Chapter Ninety-Seven: Travel

Massimiliano I, who had lived in East Africa, was not a man who could live idlely, and having had enough of living a boring life in Mombasa, Massimiliano I planned to plan a trip to East Africa.

In Europe, Maximiliano I's family knew through Ernst that he was staying in East Africa and thought about calling him back, but Massimiliano I was born with a strong temper and couldn't pull back ten cows.

Now the psychological state of Massimiliano I is estimated to be similar to that of Xiang Yu who killed himself in Wujiang - he has no face to face Jiangdong's fathers.

At first, he didn't listen to persuasion, and despite the opposition of his entire family, he decided to go to Mexico to realize his life ambitions and values, and finally ended up in prison.

So Massimiliano I made up his mind to stay in East Africa for three or five years, and then the people forgot that they were going back to Austria-Hungary.

If it was without concern, Massimiliano I would like to live in East Africa for the rest of his life, but Massimiliano I was a filial son, although he was a little willful, but he didn't want his mother to be heartbroken, and his mother was old, and he still had to go back to visit him in the future.

Although he felt depressed because of his failure, after arriving in East Africa, Massimiliano I sent several letters of peace to his mother to avoid her worries.

As for the others, the elder brother, the father, Massimiliano I asked the Empress Dowager Sophie to greet them in a letter.

His most beloved daughter, Massimiliano I, has no way to take it with her at present, when she went to Mexico, she was worried about the situation and environment in Mexico, and her daughter was too young to stand it.

I stayed in Austria and let my mother take care of it, after all, the living environment and educational conditions in Austria are first-class.

Now that he is even more depressed and has gone into exile in East Africa, he naturally can't force too much.

However, Queen Carlotta, who was asking for help from the countries of Europe, learned that her husband had escaped and was ready to come to East Africa to reunite with her husband after receiving news from the Habsburgs.

Originally, when she heard that Queen Sophie had set up a marriage for her daughter without the consent of herself and Massimiliano I, Queen Carlotta was still very indignant.

No matter who is engaged, as parents, they naturally have to decide the fate of their daughters, although they are also political marriages, but they and Massimiliano I are true love, Queen Carlotta was still Princess Charlotte of Belgium at that time, but she fell in love with Massimiliano I, who was not outstanding.

And the Belgian royal family is not bad in Europe, worthy of the Habsburg family, so the two have not experienced any obstacles, and it is definitely a perfect marriage in Europe in this era.

The relationship between Massimiliano I and Empress Carlotta was very good, but the bad thing was that the pursuit of the two was too high, and they ended up in the quagmire of Mexican politics.

After hearing that it was her future son-in-law who saved Massimiliano I, Queen Carlotta had a great affection for this son-in-law whom she had never met, and changed her impression of Ernst in the past.

Can organize a group of people to go to Mexico, thousands of miles away, to rescue a big man of the level of Massimiliano I from the local government.

Naturally, there is nothing to say about his ability, and this Ernst is also politically sensitive (actually from God's perspective), otherwise he would not have been able to save Massimiliano I, too early or too late, and the opportunity could have been missed.

It took courage, wisdom and responsibility to snatch people from a large country like Mexico (after all, there were not many independent countries in the world at that time).

Ernst was able to offend the Mexican government in order to save his father-in-law (in fact, the Mexican government is still in the dark), and his daughter would not be too bad in the future.

Queen Carlotta, who knows her husband's location, can't wait to go to East Africa to reunite with her husband, although it is rumored that the environment in Africa is relatively harsh, which does not scare Queen Carlotta.

After all, Mexico, like East Africa, is a tropical plateau country, and the environment in East Africa is difficult for Queen Carlotta, who lived in Mexico.

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Tanga Harbor.

In the Tanga sisal factory, the sound of machines roars.

Maximiliano I learned with great interest the movements of the workers and waited at the exit of the machine to sort and arrange the scattered sisal fibers.

"This factory is supposed to be the largest in East Africa, right?" Massimiliano I asked the head of the plant.

"Your Majesty, you are right, at present sisal processing is one of the few industries in East Africa that uses machines, and with the spread of sisal cultivation in the colonies, the scale and prospects of sisal processing in East Africa in the future are very considerable."

"What about the workers' wages? How long are the working hours? Massimiliano I asked.

"That's right, Your Majesty, our workers are mainly immigrants from the Far East, where labor costs are relatively low, so the wages are not high (almost none), and the working hours are about six to ten hours a day."

The person in charge did not lie, the time of the sisal processing plant is like this, it is not a conscience, but the current supply of sisal raw materials is relatively tight (there is no bumper harvest, used inventory), plus the coal mine in Mwanza has not yet been supplied, and the coal is still imported from Europe, so the energy supply of the machine is not solid.

However, it will not be long before the first sisal grown in the East African colonies will be ripe, and with the development of the Mwanza coal mine, the Tanga sisal factory will have to work overtime to produce sisal products.

Massimiliano I, who did not know what to do, continued: "It looks good, but are most of the employees here Chinese?" Doesn't it mean that there were also Austro-Crarian immigrants to East Africa? I've seen a lot of Austro-Hungarian immigrants in Mombasa, why are there so few in this factory? ”

The person in charge complained psychologically, on this condition, he still dared to fool the Austro-Hungarian immigrants? Many of the Austro-Hungarian immigrants had not been in a factory, and the Austro-Hungarian immigrants would accept the meager wages paid by the East African sisal factories.

"Austro-Hungarian immigrants, most of whom were peasants, were not keen on industry, so more Austro-Hungarian immigrants would choose to continue farming." So said the person in charge and Massimiliano I.

"Alas, it's a pity, industry is only modern is a symbol of civilization, at present, European countries are vigorously developing industry, and East Africa cannot be too despised for industrial development." Massimiliano I sighed.

"Your Majesty, you have been thinking too much, His Royal Highness Prince Ernst also attaches great importance to industry, but this place in East Africa can be said to be poor and white, and there is no agriculture, and only with an excellent agricultural foundation can industry be better built. For example, the Tanga Sisal Processing Factory, which was opened in conjunction with the East African sisal planting industry, would not have existed in the future if the East African government did not plant sisal first. Therefore, we must first lay a good foundation for agriculture, and only then can we develop industry in the future. The person in charge said to Massimiliano I.