"In other words, you want to find a railway company with qualified qualifications and some experience, but not too large." Prince Karl Anton concluded.

"That's right, Uncle Carl." Ernst said.

"Well, I'll help you notice that Prussia has now integrated the North German Confederation, and the railway systems of the various states within its territory will definitely be renovated, so that some companies will not be able to turn around.

However, don't get your hopes up, Prussia has always attached great importance to the construction of railways, so it has adopted a mixed model of state and private railways, and it seems to me that Wilhelm I and Bismarck, the military also wants to further nationalize the railways, and it is bound to increase investment in related fields.

Therefore, the railway operation in the north may be ideal, the most important thing is that there may not be too much shortage of orders, and it is not easy to bargain on the price.

After all, there is the Prussian government to cover it, and they will definitely not agree to the low price, and they can sell the poorly run business to the government at a premium.

In South Germany, I think there is a great opportunity, but now the South is still relatively loose, and the standards are relatively chaotic, and the most important thing is that the market is not ideal.

Even if there were tax unions, there would be differences between the states, especially between Austria and Prussia.

However, in the end, it depends on the results of the investigation, I will let people understand, sort it out and send it to you after a while, and then you pick it out, and I will help you contact it. Prince Karl Anton said.

"Thank you, Uncle Karl, when the time comes, you can send the information to Hohenzollern Castle and give it to Tom." Ernst said.

"Aren't you staying at home during this time?" Prince Karl Anton asked.

"Alas, the main thing is that I opened a new company in Austria, engaged in the processing of agricultural products, and at that time I planned two factories, one in Vienna and the other in Trieste, the Vienna factory has been built, but the Trieste plant has just started, and I will go to inspect the construction progress at that time." Ernst replied.

"You're such a busy man right now! Ha ha. Prince Carl Anton quipped.

……

June 1869.

Dar es Salaam, East Africa.

Massimiliano I was having a cold time with 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 fine, but it's a little hotter than in Germany, is it like that all year round?" Prince Konstantin said.

"The weather is cooler during the rainy season, and now is a good time for you, especially in July, when Dar es Salaam is at its coolest, and if it's dry season, it's hard, sometimes extreme weather temperatures can reach more than 40 degrees." Massimiliano I said.

"More than forty degrees? Wouldn't that be like soaking in hot water? Prince Konstantin was surprised.

"It's extreme weather, and it may not happen in a year, and East Africa is hotter along the coast, and I heard that the inland areas are very cool, and there are plateaus, and sometimes you have to add extra clothes, and it's like a warm spring in Europe all year round." Massimiliano I said.

"Then how can the East African government move to the inland area, which should be more livable!" Konstantin said.

"Although the inland climate is good, the transportation is relatively poor, unlike Dar es Salaam and the first town, which are well-equipped, and the materials here are also relatively rich, especially the merchant ships of Europe, the Middle East and the Far East, passing here, you can enjoy the products of all over the world." Massimiliano I explained.

Of course, this is only one aspect, and the East African government's establishment in the first town is also convenient for maintaining contact with Europe, and at the same time, it can better connect with the reception of immigrants.

"I see. However, in the future, the transportation will be convenient, and it is better to move the government to the inland, because the weather is too hot to discourage people's enthusiasm. Prince Konstantin said.

"I think so, too, but I've heard them about the situation in the outback, and I was going to go to the outback for myself, but then Charlotte came and canceled the trip."

"By the way, didn't you tell me on the dock the other day to make any suggestions?" Prince Konstantin suddenly remembered.

"That's right, I've been in East Africa for a while, and I've seen some problems in East Africa, and I've sent a telegram to Ernst before, but the kid hasn't heard back to me yet." Massimiliano I said.

"I don't know what the problem is?" Prince Constantine asked, now that he is in East Africa, it can be solved, but it depends on what Massimiliano I is talking about.

"Then I will say, one is the cultural and educational work in East Africa, and I think when His Excellency the Prince arrived in Hong Kong that day, he also heard the bad performance of the band, and many Zanzibars were used, and it was indecent.

I know that Ernst has been promoting Germanization in East Africa, but not in depth, especially in terms of culture and education.

I have also visited education in East Africa, it is a primary school in the first town, the curriculum is very simple, we have so many philosophy, art and music in Germany, there are almost none, only a set of dry history textbooks, and it is very rough, and there are a lot of falsifications, of course, I am not against the falsification of history, but there are too many loopholes, easy to goof. ”

"This one! Actually, I also know that I have actually read the set of textbooks in East Africa, and many of them were compiled by Ernst himself, but he told me that East Africa is engaged in poor education, and this set of textbooks is enough at this stage, as for the loopholes, there are many illiterate people in East Africa, and they have not received education, so no one can see it. "As for German culture and art, to be honest, Ernst himself knows nothing about it, and he doesn't pay much attention to it, but I'm not here in this area, and I have people in my entourage." ”

Prince Constantine came to East Africa and brought a lot of talents, or the team of Heixingen in the past, as a country, the court band is always indispensable, and the accompanying personnel include musical talents who served Heixingen in the past, and they may not be outstanding in Europe, but they are definitely professionals in East Africa.

As for philosophy and literature, Konstantin could not bring any talent in this area, but he brought many books with him.

"It's just a small issue, but I'm most concerned about the security of the East African colonies." After listening to Konstantin's explanation, Massimiliano I said.

"Hmm!"

"Your Excellency, I wonder how much you know about East Africa?" Massimiliano I asked.

"This ...... It's not much, and I decided to come to East Africa to catch up on some knowledge, but I was in a hurry when I came, so I didn't know much. Prince Konstantin said.

"Do you know how many seaports there are in East Africa?" Massimiliano I asked.

Konstantin shook his head.

"There are five in total, of which Dar es Salaam and Mombasa are two relatively large, which are not bad compared to those top ports in Europe, and three are slightly smaller, but the potential is not small, these five ports are distributed on more than 1,000 kilometers of coastline in East Africa, and there are many bays and estuaries with port potential but not developed." Massimiliano I said, "What do you think of the conditions on the East African coast?" ”

"Of course it's better to hear you say that." Prince Konstantin said.

"Not only that, but the East African port is also the road from Europe to the Far East, and the conditions are quite good, but so far there is no navy in East Africa to protect the coastline with such good conditions." Massimiliano I emphasized.

(End of chapter)