Chapter 13 Headquarters Relocation
In a place like South Sudan, the East African government's arrangement is to scatter some people first to ensure that it is under the control of East Africa, as for land development, step by step, the use of a large number of slaves to slowly consume, South Sudan can be regarded as the most difficult area in East Africa except for the tropical rainforest climate, so for the time being, focus on the development of other areas.
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March 21, 1871.
Sweden.
After several days of investigation, the bank finally reached an agreement with the Riksbank, and the bank spent a huge amount of money to order a complete set of banknote printing equipment and related technology from the bank of Sweden.
After completing the anti-counterfeiting measures and other technologies, the Hesingen Bank will assemble and produce the first set of currencies of the Kingdom of East Africa in the city of Mbeya.
With the birth of the first set of currencies in East Africa, there are also the following changes, the headquarters of the Hexingen Bank will be moved to the city of Damonbasa, and at the same time the East African Central Bank will be established in the first town.
Ernst: "Today! I would like to emphasize that the relocation of the headquarters is a must, the Hexingen consortium itself is a multinational group, although the conditions in East Africa may be a little worse than those of Germany and Austria-Hungary, but it is the basic territory of the Heixingen royal family, and I myself will soon be going to East Africa, so for the future future and development of the bank, the headquarters must also go to East Africa with me. ”
Sure enough, just as Ernst had expected, when Ernst made this decision, many people looked bitter.
So, Ernst continued: "What about this matter! After all, it is closely related to you, what opinions can you put forward, Davis, I think you seem to have the biggest opinions, so let you express your opinions first! ”
Davis, who was named, had no choice but to say: "Your Highness, I myself am against the relocation of the headquarters, you must know the scale of the Hexingen Bank, which is a matter of affecting the whole body, not to mention the headquarters of the brain, just the relocation of data and data is a difficult job." ”
Ernst affirmed: "You're right, the headquarters is the brain of the bank, and it's because of its importance that he has to be in a safer environment, and I think East Africa is a safer environment, don't you think?" ”
For Ernst, it must be East African security, the nearly 200,000 troops in East Africa are the confidence, and most importantly, they are all under the orders of the Heshingen royal family.
"As for the impact on the progress of the work, as well as the data migration work you mentioned, it is indeed a bit difficult, so I give you time to prepare, the time limit of this time is one year, enough for you to sort out all the data that need to be moved, and at the same time, in order to avoid too much work, in Berlin and Vienna we will design two sub-centers to share the work of the headquarters, mainly some business in Europe is decentralized, and the headquarters is mainly responsible for command and decision-making." Ernst continued.
Davis: "Your Highness, if the headquarters is relocated to East Africa, how can we ensure the smooth flow of communication, we must know that business information is the most important thing for us, and I am afraid that it will be more troublesome in East Africa!" ”
Ernst: "You can rest assured that East Africa is not lagging behind, it is connected to the entire European telegraph network, and at the same time that the headquarters of the Heshingen Bank is moved to East Africa, we will build a separate submarine telegraph line to facilitate the communication between the bank's headquarters and various subordinate institutions in Europe." ”
The telegraph network from East Africa to Europe has in fact been in a state of surplus, because there is almost no civilian use, and the lines will not be crowded, so no new submarine cables will be laid, and the East African telegraph lines will be enough for the headquarters of the Heixingen Bank.
Technical Director Mars: "Your Highness, it doesn't really matter to me where I work, but many of us have families in Germany, so you see ......"
Ernst: "This problem is easy to solve, first of all, everyone who goes to East Africa, in addition to the East African government's citizenship, also provides a house for free, you can choose to take the family to live there, if you want to keep your family in Europe, it is all up to your personal choice, in addition to salary, monthly meal allowance and free medical insurance. ”
Mars: "Your Highness, how to solve the problem of education!" I have three sons at home, so education is more important to me. ”
Ernst promised: "Around the new headquarters, we will hire famous teachers from Europe to set up a special school for the children of employees, including primary and secondary schools, as for the university, it is up to you to choose, after all, your children can live independently in college, so you can rest assured!" ”
"Your Highness, I heard that the weather in Africa is very hot......"
"There are many places in East Africa that are cooler than Europe, and they are very livable all year round, so there is no need to worry about that."
"Mosquitoes and Disease ......"
"We will build the best hospital in East Africa around the new headquarters and employ European doctors, so you don't have to worry about that, as for mosquitoes, they are rare in urban areas in East Africa, and even if you do, you can get by by relying on mosquito coils and mosquito nets."
In addition to building a Western hospital, a traditional Chinese medicine hospital will also be built, but Ernst believes that the staff at the bottom will give preference to Western hospitals, even if Western medicine is outrageous at the moment, but Europeans eat this way.
As for the mosquito problem, it is still rare in East African cities, and the East African government will regularly eliminate the mosquito breeding environment, so there is no need to worry too much.
"Your Highness, on the last question, we would prefer to be able to return to Europe from time to time."
"No problem, I will arrange a special boat so that you can return to Europe at any time to visit relatives, travel and other personal affairs."
The vast majority of the employees of the bank are reluctant to work in East Africa, so it is important for East Africa to ensure that these employees are connected to Europe, so as to appease their emotions and continue to create value for the royal family.
Ernst: "Okay, so I don't think you have any objections to moving our headquarters to East Africa?" ”
ERNST has come up with solutions based on the needs of the employees, and working in East Africa, albeit in the middle of nowhere, has won a lot of benefits, so there is no objection to it.
Ernst: "Very well, then this matter is settled, and now we will discuss the question of where the headquarters is located, I have here some of the best cities in East Africa for your reference, you can all take a look, and the last city with the most support will be the location of the new headquarters of the future Hexingen Bank." ”
The cities named by Ernst were Mombasa, Nairobi, Dar es Salaam, First Town, Bagamoyo, and Mbeya, and after a lively discussion among the staff, Nairobi won the competition with the best climatic conditions.
Even in the hottest month, the temperature in Nairobi does not exceed 30 degrees, generally around 20 degrees, 29 degrees is very hot, and other times it is only a dozen degrees, although the traffic here may be a little worse, but this temperature and climate is simply a paradise for the staff of the Heixingen Bank, after all, the temperature in Berlin can easily break through 30 degrees in summer, and the fireplace is needed to heat up in winter, which is a bit extreme for the employees of the Heixingen Bank, so there is no problem in choosing Nairobi, where the infrastructure is relatively perfect, In addition, there are many Germans and Italians living there, so there is no need to worry about anything unaccustomed to life.
They really think about it too much, East Africans have their own unique living habits, to sum up, there are many government rules, but most of the employees of Hexingen Bank are highly educated and have relatively high quality, and many of the rules set by the East African government may just be their daily routine, so they may be more accustomed to the East African way of life.
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