May 23, 1870.

"Your Majesty, these are the students who have achieved excellent results in the examinations in various regions this year, a total of more than 500 people, excluding the parents who do not support going abroad, and only about 200 people are supported by the families of immigrants in Germany and the Far East."

"Well, if you don't want to go, you don't have to pull hard, this is what you want me to do, studying abroad is not necessarily a bad thing, but it is not necessarily a good thing. It's just that we in East Africa are too backward, and now we have to learn from the world's powers. ”

"But Your Majesty, you can't say that, the implementation of universal compulsory education in East Africa alone is a very remarkable thing, and our East African Kingdom has just been founded, but it will definitely surpass other countries in the future."

"Don't be arrogant! We must calm down and do things well, backwardness is backwardness, there is nothing to justify, this time the students going to Europe must take care of it, let them get in touch with the best education in Germany and Austria, and come back to build our East Africa in the future. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Also, since the families of these children have chosen to believe in us, we must do things well, after all, who dares to put the fate of their children in the hands of others, so we must not live up to this trust, the food of international students must be nutritious, textbooks, pens and other learning tools must also be prepared by us, and we should also find someone to take care of and manage the daily life."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

On May 30, the Kingdom of East Africa sent a total of 243 students to Austria and Prussia on behalf of the country.

When it comes to education, the Kingdom of East Africa is really not good, in addition to the low level of education per capita and the high illiteracy rate, at the same time, the so-called compulsory education in East Africa is completely the kind of building high-rise buildings on flat land, and now even the foundation has not been laid.

The Kingdom of East Africa plus the colonial period has been in total for more than three years, and the first batch of primary school students have not yet graduated, and the first batch of international students can only be selected from these semi-old children.

……

"Marklov, next door Karl sent his son back to Europe for education, you said that our son's grades are better, is it a little bad at the beginning?" Maklov's wife asked, slightly worried.

"Learn! Learn a fart! I didn't see a few people going to school in Europe back then! Isn't everyone doing well now? ”

Maklov's so-called Europe actually refers to Tsarist Russia, Maklov, formerly known as Maklovsky, was born in a serf family, and the education level of the commoners in Tsarist Russia can be imagined.

"Moreover, now that the government is enforcing compulsory education, I think it is enough, I can write, and reading government notices is almost enough."

"But ......"

"How can there be so much, but, listen to me right, and not a noble man, study and can't be eaten, if it weren't for the government's enforcement of that compulsory education, I would never let my son go to any school, have that kung fu, grow vegetables at home, raise chickens, and be able to give the family a hand when the farm is busy, doing housework is not better than going to school!" Maklov said.

Under the involution of Chinese immigrants, the Western garden is still defeated, it is beautiful to look at, but it cannot be eaten, especially in this era of scarcity of materials.

Therefore, the area of the garden that is not very practical is directly reduced, turned into a vegetable field or planted with fruit trees, but the garden has not been completely defeated, and the pleasing things still have some effect, and even the Chinese will learn from the Europeans to plant a few flowers and plants in the yard to decorate it.

The picture turns, and the neighbor next door is at the house.

"Carl, little Carl is so young, it's too dangerous to let him go abroad alone!"

"What are you afraid of, the government has already said that it will take care of them, even if they stay in East Africa, it may not be better than going to Europe."

"But little Carl is only eleven years old!"

"Hmph, I'm almost eleven years old, I started working in the field when I was ten years old, and now Carl Jr. is a man of culture, so it's a good thing for him to go to Europe for a higher education. Besides, Germany is our roots, and it is also a good thing for Carl Jr. to be exposed to German culture, although East Africa is good, but it still depends on Germany in terms of culture. ”

At the same time, Chinese immigrant families in the same village.

"Hans! Wouldn't it be bad for Frank to be so young and let him go to Europe alone? Petra, the Paraguayan wife, asked worriedly.

"What are you afraid of! There is an old saying in my hometown, everything is inferior, but reading is high. In the past, there were no conditions, but now that there is a chance, I naturally want my son to break through, and how much profit can we have to farm all the time. ”

"I don't think there's anything wrong with farming! It's too risky to go on a rampage! ”

"You know what? How tiring it is to farm! As long as Frank uses his pen in the future, he will earn more money than the two of us combined, and maybe he can be an official, and look at our village chief, not because of a little culture. ”

……

The first group of students to study in Europe departed from Dar es Salaam, one hundred and eight of them went to Austria, and the rest to Prussia and other German states, where they had the opportunity to study at universities in various countries, and before that in secondary schools in various countries.

Although the young age of the international students going to Europe, most of them are intelligent, and they can be selected with excellent grades from the free-range schools in East Africa, and finally pass the examination organized by the central government, which shows that this group of people is not only smart, but also has a certain interest in learning.

"Remember, don't lose the nameplate, repeat the address of your home every day, and don't forget the way home."

"When you go to Europe and enter school, you must remember that you are there to study, don't care what your classmates think, if someone asks, say that you are a student of the Kingdom of East Africa, and tell him that you are also German."

"If you have any difficulties, you can contact your person in charge and teachers, food, clothing, housing and transportation are provided by the government for free, you are responsible for studying with peace of mind, all ......"

On board, the staff repeatedly stressed the precautions with these children.

At the same time, in order to leave some memories for the parents of these children, the Kingdom of East Africa has opened a telegraph line from Europe to East Africa, and a telegram can be sent to the home every three months.

Two telegraph lines in East Africa lead directly inland and are sent by post offices to families studying abroad.

The cost of this alone is quite high, and it can also be seen that the East African government attaches great importance to it.

The biggest problem that international students may encounter overseas is not studying, but discrimination and habits, but there is no good way, and the first batch of international students is destined to be the most difficult one.

The first batch of international students, choose Germany to integrate into the local social and cultural atmosphere, German is the passport, and at the same time Europe acquiesces that East Africa is a German country, this cannot be changed, it may not be easy to use German identity in other parts of Europe, but it is enough in Germany.

(End of chapter)