"Your Highness, this is an urgent letter from East Africa!" The telegraph room staff sent a copy of the latest date to Ernst's office.

Ernst took the telegram and read it: "In March 1869, in the city of Mbeya, the personnel officer Becker, and the military governor Merck, sent an envoy...... The Yeke Kingdom was basically captured, and a small part of the area was annexed by the surrounding indigenous forces. - Student, Chief of the General Staff of the East African Army, Si Te. ”

"Well, that's a rarity! I didn't expect that diplomatic talent would be revealed so soon, Tom, how do you say I should reward this Becker? Ernst asked Tom.

"Your Highness, Mr. Becker was born in the Wallen region of Prussia, once participated in the army of the kingdom, and later retired to participate in the East African colonial activities organized by you, to be honest, Becker is not young, and it is estimated that he will not stay long in East Africa, it is better to directly send him and his family two huge bonuses, divided into two and stored in the account of the Hexingen Bank." Tom said.

"If nothing else, why split it into two parts!" Ernst wondered.

"Young master, people's hearts are unpredictable, Mr. Becker, who works for East Africa, lives separately from his family all the year round, and it is difficult for us to investigate their family situation to be honest, so divide this bonus into two accounts, and also provide Mr. Becker with an insurance policy in the future." Tom explained.

Ernst fell into deep thought, and lay back in his chair with his head up, his eyes blinking at the light.

"You're saying a great deal! Tom, families are complex, not all families are happy, and the relationship between the family is very good.

At the beginning, some of the first people who went to East Africa may have fled from their families, or they did not adapt to living in the East African colonies after being discharged.

In any case, they have all sold their lives for our Heixingen royal family, and we can't ignore their old age.

In this way, you go and count the family situation of the first batch of mercenaries at the beginning, see if there are any changes, and if you have difficulties, you can record it first, and then I will come up with a plan to take care of it. Ernst commanded.

"Yes, Your Highness." Tom replied.

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"Father, this is the captain of the bodyguards I arranged for you, Anderson, and they will take care of your safety along the way.

When you arrive in East Africa, you spend a while in Dar es Salaam to get used to the climate, where your father-in-law and mother-in-law also live, and you can visit if you want.

After you get used to the local climate, you can go to the first town, and by the time you go to East Africa, it is estimated that the first town of the Swaite Palace will also be built.

If you don't understand something, you can send me a telegram, and the telegram from the first town can be contacted directly to me.

......," Ernst babbled to Konstantin.

"Okay, okay, I know, my head is big, what I don't understand, I'll send a telegram to ask you when the time comes, can't I? It's so long-winded. Konstantin said impatiently.

"Well, isn't that worrying about you!"

"Okay, hurry up and help me transport everything to the ship, I haven't seen any winds and waves in my life, and I want you to educate." Konstantin said.

Ping An - an unpretentious name.

It is currently the largest vessel under the Heshingen umbrella, and it is very stable on the sea, and it is equipped with a steam power system to maintain a constant speed even when there is no wind.

Originally, it was positioned as a merchant ship and mainly transported goods, but in practice, mixed loading of people and goods would be arranged.

This large ship, which is also the main force of the East African migrant ships, was temporarily transferred by Ernst, and after more than ten days of transformation, the ship took on a new look.

In order to strengthen the defense of the sea and avoid pirate attacks, Ernst specially invited a Dutch ship expert to upgrade the defense system of the Ping'an.

At the same time, this time there will be three purely armed ships to escort the ship.

The merchant ship, which was originally used for immigration and cargo loading, had a large amount of space, but this time the ship was temporarily occupied by only a few of Prince Konstantin's cronies and servants, in addition to sailors and security personnel.

"The environment of this boat is not bad, if it is not adrift on the sea, it can have a fight with the manor where I live for a long time." Konstantin said as he sat on the sofa in his bedroom.

"Father, don't say it too soon, you will be at sea for at least a month, and then you will know how boring it is." Ernst said.

"A month's time, it's over, how can it be like you said." Konstantin said.

"I can't tell you, I have prepared a lot of wine and drink for you on the boat, as well as all kinds of food, there are not many people on this boat, and there is plenty of food and drinking water.

There are five shelves of books in your study to relieve boredom on the road, and I have also equipped you with a game hall on the ship, where you can play cards and ......chess with your entourage if you are bored," Ernst introduced the ship's facilities.

"Okay, I know, you don't need to tell me about this kind of trivial matter, Kaino will arrange it when the time comes, I have a bunch of people here to take care of me, and you don't need to worry about it.

It's you, after I leave, your task will be heavy, you have to move around more on the Prussian royal family, I won't be able to contact you personally in the future, if there is anything that can't be solved, remember to find you Uncle Karl, he used to be the prime minister of Prussia and concurrently served as the commander-in-chief of the army of the kingdom, and now although he has retired, his influence in Prussia is still very great, with him coming forward, Wilhelm I and Bismarck will also give you some face for this young man. "Konstantin entrusted Ernst's time in Prussia directly to Prince Karl Anton.

Karl Anton worked in the Foreign Office after Sigmaringen was annexed to Prussia, and then served as Prussian Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Army from 1858 to 1862.

Later, when the old king died and Wilhelm I succeeded to the throne, Prince Karl retired, after all, once a son of heaven and a courtier, Wilhelm I was ambitious and ready to strengthen Prussia's military power, while Prince Karl opposed the expansion of Prussia's army.

The reason why Prince Karl was like this was that he was more conservative on the one hand, and on the other hand, because he was a good friend of Napoleon III of France and paid more attention to the relationship between the French and the general law.

This is also the reason why Napoleon III supported Carol I to become king of Romania, and Heshingen and Sigmaringen both belonged to the Rhine League established by Napoleon and were inextricably linked to France.

Sigmaringen, however, was clearly more closely associated with France than Heshingen, after all, Konstantin had faded out of politics early on.

At present, it seems that Wilhelm I and the new government did bring great changes to Prussia, and several wars in succession allowed Prussia to directly annex the whole of North Germany.

However, William I still had more respect for Prince Karl, and in addition to being his father's important minister, he also belonged to the same family.

Bismarck, the current prime minister of the kingdom, was also a subordinate of Prince Karl, who also had a strong influence in the army, both sons served in the Prussian army, and Leopold still has real power in the army, which also reflects the status of the Sigmaringen royal family in Prussia.

All kinds of deeds also show that Heixingen is indeed inferior to Sigmaringen now, even if it has two colonies in East Africa and Alaska.

After all, in the eyes of Europeans, a Romanian throne is much more valuable than the so-called overseas colonies.

Ernst also had to admit that if there was a ready-made throne to inherit, Ernst might also choose Romania.

The conditions in Romania are really good, especially from the perspective of Romania's historical development, there have been several periods of opportunity, if you can take advantage of it, you can also become a big country, and at worst, you can maintain the status of an important European country.

Africa, on the other hand, has strong potential, but there is no ready-made case, and the step-by-step development depends on Ernst's own exploration in this life, which is a combination of risks and opportunities.

However, Hei Xinggen bets on the route of overseas colonial expansion, and what the future development will be, it is impossible to see the way out, and the future fate of the two royal families is still unknown.

Whatever the fate of the two royal families in the future, it will not change the close relationship between Heixingen and Sigmaringen.

In Europe, Heshingen and Sigmaringen were not only the closest relatives, but also the closest political allies, and with the care of Prince Karl, Ernst was able to walk sideways in the Prussian kingdom.

(End of chapter)