Ernst was completely unaware of Rosens's behavior, and if Ernst knew that such a talent still existed under his command, he would definitely be greatly rewarded. At this time, Ernst was finally busy with his visit in Germany, taking the train from Berlin in the direction of Austria, and Ernst chartered two carriages, in addition to himself, there were security personnel and a team of think tanks.

"Your Highness, your tea."

"Well, put it aside, don't spill the tea on the table and wet the manuscript." The train was clattering and the bumpy feeling was strong, which was used to Ernst, who often traveled around by train.

"Your Highness, why do you have to deal with the Boers yourself, you must know that it is thousands of kilometers from the city of Dar es Salaam to the Matabele Plateau (Zimbabwe), and you may not be used to the environment in Africa."

Ernst: "It doesn't matter, I know a lot about this part of Africa, especially East Africa, it's no different from going home." ”

In fact, not only East Africa, West Africa, South Africa Ernst has also been to many countries, but he has not stayed for long.

"Your Highness, the main thing is that you have never been to Africa, and if you study the map every day, I am afraid that you will not be able to intuitively feel all aspects of Africa, and the environment in Africa is not as superior as in Europe."

Not to mention anything else, the two-dimensional flat map in Ernst's hand is not very intuitive, but Ernst does not feel unfamiliar with it, and he has thoroughly studied the topography of East Africa in his previous life.

The first thing Ernst had to do on this trip to East Africa was to command the war against the Boers, and it was almost the beginning of the year when he arrived on the Matabele plateau, just in time for this war.

The so-called I command, I am present, Ernst to the Matabele plateau is also the same reason, this matter is a little bitter, there can be no danger, Ernst to the front line is not to charge, mainly responsible for supervising the battle, and at the same time can take ideas on the spot for some general events in the battle.

This is how much attention was paid to the Boer wars, first of all, the Boer regime was a white regime, which was completely different from the enemies faced in East Africa in the past, and the elimination of 10,000 indigenous forces was not as great as the shock of the East African people by the elimination of a small white state.

At the same time, the situation in the Transvaal Republic is very complicated, the black Zulu Kingdom, the Orange Free State of the same origin as the Transvaal Republic, the British, and Mozambique all need attention, among which the capital of Mozambique, Maputo, is in the south, not far from the power of these countries, so the strength of Mozambique should not be underestimated.

Maputo and Pretoria, the capital of the Transvaal Republic, are both near 25 degrees south latitude, so the core of the Portuguese colony of Mozambique is directly west of the battlefield area demarcated by East Africa.

For example, the border between Mozambique and East Africa is much worse, which is why Mozambique watched the Germans annex East Africa but could not do anything, Mozambique is long and narrow from north to south, with a length of 2,000 kilometers from north to south, which is exactly the northernmost distance from Maputo to Mozambique.

In the southern part of Maputo, the situation was very different, and the Portuguese dared to strike hard at the British who were plotting against Mozambique, and even if the British went south, the capital of Mozambique, Maputo, could be in danger, separated by a Zulu kingdom.

In addition to the above forces to be aware of, there is also the Kingdom of Eswatini in the eastern part of the Transvaal Republic, which is also an indigenous kingdom.

After three days of traveling, Ernst and his party arrived in Vienna, where Ernst was ready to say goodbye to Rudolph, which had been agreed before, and Rudolph wanted to give his eldest brother a ride after knowing that Ernst was going to East Africa.

The train slowly minus the Vienna railway station, ready to complete the maintenance and other work in Vienna, plus Vienna is a big station, so the stay time will be longer.

Ernst got out of the carriage, and Rudolf had been waiting here for a long time: "Ernst, here. ”

"Rudolph, did you tell His Majesty the Emperor when you came?"

"Of course he didn't know, he and his mother had another quarrel recently, so I sneaked out."

"Ahh Aren't you afraid that Emperor Franz will settle accounts with you after the autumn? Ernst pinched a cold sweat for him, but he was the one who started it, so it was not easy to preach.

"At most, it's just a beating, I'm not afraid, compared to being stuffed in the palace, I still feel happier outside." Now Rudolph has completely become a leather child, trying to escape from the palace all day long, and Franz can't keep an eye on him every day, Franz also has a lot of things to do, and the recent German-Austrian-Russian alliance alone is in full swing.

In fact, Rudolph used to live under his mother and grandmother most of the time, but he was less influenced by Franz, but later his mother and grandmother fell out, and he was completely adopted by his grandmother.

If Rudolph had been under the control of Queen Elizabeth, it was at least certain that he would have lived happily, because Queen Elizabeth herself was an idle lord and was not strict with her children.

Later, under the pretext of taking Rudolf to Prussia to study, Ernst took Rudolf to Berlin, where Rudolf finally found a confidant, that is, Wilhelm II, who was in sympathy with the disease.

The source of William II's pain came from his mother, Princess Victoria, Princess Victoria and Queen Elizabeth were almost the same, both isolated at court, the only difference was that Victoria had a good husband, and Crown Prince Frederick and Victoria had a good relationship.

Because his mother felt guilty about his physical defects, she constantly asked Wilhelm II to increase his exercises, but he had a very bad relationship with his mother. Because his mother was born into the British royal family, he was often instilled with the concept of the supremacy of British status. and insisted on calling him by his English name, which also gave Wilhelm II a very mixed feeling for Britain from an early age, and thus influenced his future foreign policy towards Britain.

Therefore, Wilhelm II's childhood experience can be said to be similar to Rudolph's, and the two later took different paths, but in terms of results, Wilhelm II is obviously more optimistic than Rudolph's personality, which is worth learning from Rudolph.

"Forget it, I'm afraid I won't be able to come back for a year or two when I go to Africa this time, so I won't have an excuse to take you out to play, you have to do it yourself, don't worry about your father, if you are in his position, you can probably understand his difficulties.

Don't think that Hungary is a good thing, they are just a small group of people pulling the whole of Hungary as a bargaining chip to threaten your father to compromise and make concessions to fight for privileges, in fact, your father also hopes that all ethnic groups can live in harmony and it is best to integrate, but this Hungarian nobles also know that they will not let it go, but will oppose Austria everywhere to continue to maintain this state of affairs Believe it or not, Austria is inseparable from Hungary.

If you lose Hungary, you will set off a chain reaction, Czechoslovakia, Croatia, Slovenia...... If you do that, Austria will immediately fall from the top powers, and anyone who is in your father's position will be in a dilemma. ”

Rudolph: "I know this, and Friedrich [Wilhelm II] also told me about this, and he also saw the Hungarian question in this way, because I used to think that the Hungarian question was only a national question. ”

The children can be taught! Enskey nodded and said: "Very good, political matters, sometimes it's good to be clear in your heart, you don't have to worry about it now, you still have a long way to go, anyway, there is your father in front of you, you don't have to express any opinions, just do everything according to your father's ideas." ”

Franz's standby time was quite long, and the history of the Austro-Hungarian Empire was basically the history of Franz's rule, so Rudolf didn't have to worry at all.

"Alright, the train is about to leave, and I'll say goodbye to you here!" Ernst said.

Rudolph: "Well, see you in two years. ”

(End of chapter)