"Mr. Afonso, how did most of your men go?" Merk asked.

Just yesterday, Santos left the capital of the Yek Kingdom with many people.

"It's a shame that they chose to leave and go to the kingdom of Kazenbe in the south!" Afonso said that he was sorry, but a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and it was fleeting, and no one noticed.

……

The undecided Prince Konstantin finally sent Maximiliano I's proposal to Ernst via a telegram from Dar es Salaam.

After a few days in Dar es Salaam, people from the Central Government of East Africa have arrived.

"Your Majesty! How have you stayed lately? Are you still used to the weather in East Africa? Von der Leyen, an official at the East Africa Center, asked respectfully.

"Not bad, we're going to First Town today!" Prince Konstantin asked.

"Yes, His Royal Highness has informed us to come and greet you, and it is not too far from Dar es Salaam to Town One, but it will take two days to travel." Von der Leyen said.

The road from the first town to Dar es Salaam has been repaired twice and has been smoothed down to masonry, while most of the roads in East Africa at the same time were still rammed earth.

In fact, if you don't spare any horsepower, you can reach it in a day, but Prince Constantine has a noble status, so the speed can't be too fast.

"Your Excellency Archduke Ferdinand, I am leaving today, and if there is any news, I will send someone to inform you." Prince Konstantin said to Massimiliano I.

"Of course, Your Excellency, if this time it succeeds, I will be happy to serve." Massimiliano I responded.

Prince Constantine and Massimiliano I talked a few more times, and he found out that Massimiliano I really had a crush on the Navy.

So he proposed to Massimiliano I that if Ernst replied with his consent, he could invite him to participate in the formation of the East African Navy.

Massimiliano I really took the bait, in fact, Massimiliano I's own idea is very simple, anyway, the future of East Africa is his grandson (daughter), and he is also obliged to contribute.

Soon, Prince Konstantin and his entourage of Heshingen were gathered, and Dar es Salaam was only a stopover on this trip, and the procession of more than 1,000 people marched in the direction of the first town.

……

June 13, 1869.

First Town.

The East African government held a warm welcome ceremony for Prince Konstantin, and the people and officials of the first town all took a day off to welcome Prince Konstantin's arrival.

It was also the first time that the residents of First Town had witnessed the dignity of a member of the de facto ruling family in East Africa.

The marching band began to play, and this time First Town was prepared, and did not make the same mistakes as Dar es Salaam.

Five officials from the first echelon of East Africa came forward to meet Prince Konstantin and introduced themselves, in fact, the central government of East Africa is now six people in charge.

One of them was von der Leyen, who accompanied Prince Constantine, who was mainly responsible for the economic work of East Africa, and he was the one who went to Dar es Salaam to pick up Prince Constantine to the first town, so he was not among them.

"Welcome to First Town! My name is Yarman, and I am currently the military chief of East Africa, and I was one of the first mercenaries to arrive in East Africa to pioneer and previously served in the Prussian army. Yarman said excitedly to Prince Constantine.

It was also the second time that Yarmann had come into close contact with a real big man (the first time was Ernst), especially since Prince Constantine had been his boss, even though he was a humble soldier in the Prussian Army.

"You served in the Prussian army! The number of your troops is ......" Prince Konstantin and Yarman had a short meeting.

"Your Majesty, the Chief of the General Staff of the East African Army, Sith, reports to you!"

Thinker is obviously different from others, and the style of academic school is deeply rooted in the bone marrow.

"I remember you, you were a student of the second phase of the Heshingen Military Academy, and you were very good at that time...... Prince Konstantin said.

Witt was indeed an all-round king, so he was remembered by Prince Constantine, and the excellent Witt was entrusted with a heavy task by Ernst, who was in dire need of manpower at that time, and sent to East Africa, where he is currently the ceiling of Chinese immigrants in East Africa.

"Hello, Your Majesty, I'm the head of the East African agriculture department, and you can call me Wiggins."

"Hello ......"

"I'm Belled, the head of the CDC, from the Würzburg region of Austria."

"Hello ......"

The last one is Carral, who is in charge of major engineering projects in East Africa.

These five men, together with von der Leyen, are the six troikas of East Africa, basically representing the current direction of development in the East African colonies.

Previously, only von der Leyen, Yarmann, and Witt were called the troika, and now the six are clearly the split and checks and balances of government power.

In addition to this, there are some other important independent departments, such as communications, immigration, etc.

In addition, the subsidiaries and units of the Hexingen Consortium are also involved in the management of East Africa, so East Africa is effectively ruled by the government and companies.

All in all, the East African government is a mess, the system of powers is chaotic, and Prince Constantine is dumbfounded anyway.

One meeting as the chief of military affairs, the other as the chief of the general staff, the name is awesome, more exaggerated than his position in the Prussian army, and then directly to the head of a department, which does not sound like a formal government agency and job title, and finally there is still a bureau, and the executives of various companies under the Heixingen consortium in East Africa.

The administrative system of East Africa as a whole is a mess, as is the army, which is divided into regular armies and militias.

Needless to say, the militia can be temporarily conscripted with a gun, and the numbers of the regular army are also varied.

Although the East African Regular Army was divided into eight military regions in eight directions, each military region had a variety of unit numbers, and there was no uniform standard.

This is obviously not the level that the East African army should have, most of the German mercenaries in charge of the army are from the Prussian army, and the basic military literacy is still there, and the students of the Heixingen Military Academy have also received a systematic Prussian-style military education, so under normal circumstances, East Africa should directly copy the Prussian army model.

Therefore, the chaotic situation of the East African army is completely the masterpiece of Ernst, and the power of the government departments is broken apart, and the army is naturally even more so.

Fortunately, the opponents in East Africa are all indigenous, and even if the East African army is abolished, it is still a few grades better than the indigenous in terms of organizational ability.

Although this greatly reduced the efficiency of the army, it made it easier for Ernst to balance the power of all parties and prevent the emergence of strongmen other than himself in East Africa.

However, now the arrival of Prince Konstantin can put an end to this particular situation.

Prince Constantine took over the East African government, and Ernst could have more energy to advance the construction of projects in Europe and East Africa.

Prince Constantine's arrival in the first town also means that the royal family of Hexingen has officially settled in the colony of East Africa, which will be the center of gravity of the royal family of Hexingen in the future, and the Swaite Palace in the first town has officially become the center of East African politics.

(End of chapter)