Chapter 197 Recommendations
"That is to say, you want to find a railway company with qualified relevant qualifications and certain experience, but not too large." Prince Karl Anton concluded.
"That's right, Uncle Karl." Ernst said.
"Well, I will help you pay attention. Prussia has now integrated the North German Federation, and the railway systems of the states in the territory will definitely be unified and transformed. In this way, some companies will definitely not be able to transfer.
However, you should not have too much hope. Prussia has always attached importance to railway construction, so it adopts a mixed model of state-owned railways and private railways, and in my opinion, William I and Bismarck, the military wants to further strengthen the nationalization of railways, and it is bound to strengthen investments in related fields.
So the railway operation in the north may be relatively ideal. The most important thing is that there may not be a shortage of orders, and the price will not be easy to bargain.
After all, the Prussian government has the bottom line, and they will definitely disagree if the price is low, and they can sell the poorly managed business to the government at a premium.
In South Germany, I think there are great opportunities. Now the south is relatively loose, and the standards are relatively chaotic. The most important thing is that the market is not ideal.
Even if there is a customs union, there will be differences between the states, especially between Austria and Prussia.
However, in the end, it still depends on the results of the investigation. I will let people know. After a while, I will sort it out and send it to you. When the time comes, you choose it, and I will contact you for you. said Prince Karl Anton.
"Thank you, Uncle Carl, when the time comes, you can send the information to Hohenzollern Castle and hand it over to Tom," Ernst said.
"Aren't you staying at home during this time?" Prince Karl Anton asked.
"Well, the main reason is that I opened a new company in Austria, which is engaged in the processing of agricultural products. At that time, I planned to have two factories, one in Vienna and the other in Trieste. The Vienna factory has already been built, but The Trieste plant is just about to start construction, and I will go to inspect the construction progress." Ernst replied.
"Now you are such a busy man! Haha." Prince Karl Anton joked.
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June 1869.
East Africa, Dar es Salaam.
Maximiliano I was talking to Prince Constantine.
After taking a sip of a cup of herbal tea, he asked, "Your Excellency, are you still used to living in East Africa?"
"It's okay, but it is indeed a bit hotter than the weather in Germany. Is it like this all year round?" Prince Constantine said.
"The weather will be cooler during the rainy season. Now is a good time for you to come, especially in July, when Dar es Salaam is the coolest. If it is a dry season, it will be difficult. Sometimes the extreme weather temperature can reach more than 40 speed." said Maximilian I.
"More than forty degrees? Isn't that similar to soaking in hot water!" Prince Constantine said in surprise.
"It's extreme weather, which may not be met in a year, and East Africa is relatively hot along the coast. I heard that the inland areas are very cool. There are plateaus. Sometimes I need to add more clothes. It is as warm as Europe all year round. Spring." said Maximilian I.
"Although the inland climate is good, the traffic is relatively poor. Unlike Dar es Salaam and the first town, the facilities are complete, and the supplies here are relatively rich, especially for merchant ships from Europe, the Middle East and the Far East. Enjoy the products of all parts of the world," explained Maximilian I.
Of course, this is only one aspect. The establishment of the East African government in the first town is also convenient for maintaining contact with Europe, and at the same time it can better connect with the immigration reception work.
"So that's the case. However, the transportation will be more convenient in the future. It's better to move the government to the inland. The hot weather will kill people's enthusiasm." Prince Constantine said.
"I think so too, but I also heard what they said about the inland situation. I originally planned to go to the inland to travel in person, but then I canceled the trip when Charlotte arrived."
"By the way, didn't you give me some advice on the pier a few days ago?" Prince Constantine suddenly remembered.
"That's right, I also stayed in East Africa for a while and saw some problems in East Africa. I sent a telegram to Ernst before, but the kid hasn't replied to me so far." Maximilian I said.
"I don't know what the problem is?" Prince Constantine asked. Now that he has come to East Africa, he can solve it, but it depends on what Maximilian I said.
"Then I said, one is cultural and educational work in East Africa. Presumably, when His Excellency the Prince arrived in Hong Kong that day, he also heard the terrible performance of the band, and used many Zanzibar people, making it nondescript.
I know that Ernst has been promoting Germanization in East Africa, but the depth is not enough, especially in terms of culture and education.
I also visited the education in East Africa. It was a primary school in the first town. The curriculum was very simple. There are so many philosophies in Germany, almost no art and music. There is only a set of dry history textbooks, and they are very rough. There are also a lot of tampering. Of course, I am not opposed to tampering with history, but there are too many loopholes and it is easy to go wrong. "
"This! Actually, I also know that I have actually read the set of textbooks in East Africa. Many of them were compiled by Ernst himself. However, he told me that East Africa has poor education. At this stage, this set of textbooks As for the loopholes, there are many illiterates in East Africa and no one has received education, so no one can see it." Prince Constantine said, "As for German culture and art, to be honest, that kid Ernst doesn't know anything about it himself. I don’t pay much attention to it, but haven’t I come here in this area, and there are talents in this area among the people accompanying me.”
When Prince Constantine came to East Africa, he brought a lot of talents, or the former team of Hexingen. As a country, the court band is always indispensable. Among the accompanying personnel are the music that used to serve Hexingen Talents may not be outstanding in Europe, but they are definitely professionals in East Africa.
As for philosophy and literature, etc., Constantine couldn't bring talents in this area, but he brought a lot of books.
"This is just a small problem. In fact, I am most concerned about the security of the East African colonies." After listening to Constantine's explanation, Maximilian I said.
"Um!"
"Your Excellency, I wonder how much you know about East Africa?" Maximilian I asked.
"It's... not much. I learned some knowledge after I decided to come to East Africa. But I was in a hurry when I came here, so I don't know much." Prince Constantine said.
"Then do you know how many seaports there are in East Africa?" Maximilian I asked.
Konstantin shook his head.
"There are five in total, among which Dar es Salaam and Mombasa are two relatively large ones, which are not bad compared with those top ports in Europe, and there are three slightly smaller ones, but the potential is not small , These five ports are distributed on the coastline of more than 1,000 kilometers in East Africa, and there are many bays and estuaries that have port potential but have not been developed." Maximilian I said, "What do you think of the coastal conditions in East Africa?"
"It's better to hear what you say." Prince Constantine said.
"Not only that, but the ports in East Africa are the ultimate route from Europe to the Far East. This condition is quite good, but so far there is no navy in East Africa to guard the coastline with such good conditions." Maximilian I emphasized .
(end of this chapter)