Chapter 98 Travel
Maximiliano I, who was wandering around in East Africa, was not born to live leisurely. After living a boring life in Mombasa, Maximiliano I planned to plan a trip to East Africa.
In Europe, Maximilian I's family knew that he was staying in East Africa through Ernst, and they also thought about calling him back. However, Maximilian I was born with a stubborn temper and could not bring back ten cows. kind of.
The current mental state of Maximilian I is probably similar to that of Xiang Yu who committed suicide in Wujiang - he had no face to face the Jiangdong elders.
He didn't listen to the advice at first, and despite the opposition of the entire family, he decided to go to Mexico to realize his life ambitions and values, and ended up in jail.
So Maximilian I made up his mind to stay in East Africa for three to five years, waiting for people to forget that he was returning to the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
If he had nothing to worry about, Maximilian I could not wait to live in East Africa for the rest of his life. However, Maximilian I was a filial son. Although he was a little willful, he did not want his mother to be heartbroken. Moreover, as his mother got older, he would still have to do it in the future. Went back to visit.
Although he felt decadent because of his failure, after arriving in East Africa, Maximilian I still sent several letters of peace to his mother to prevent her from worrying.
As for the others, brother, father, Maximilian I asked Queen Sophie to say hello to them in the letter.
Maximiliano I currently has no way to take his beloved daughter with him. When he went to Mexico, he was worried about the situation and environment in Mexico. His daughter was too young to bear it.
So he stayed in Austria and let his mother take care of him. After all, the living environment and educational conditions in Austria were first-class.
Now that I am so depressed that I am living in exile in East Africa, I naturally can't force too much.
On the other hand, Queen Carlotta, who was seeking help from various European countries, received news from Habsburg and knew that her husband had escaped death, and was ready to come to East Africa to reunite with her husband.
Queen Carlotta was still very angry when she heard that Queen Mother Sophie had arranged a marriage for her daughter without the consent of herself and Maximiliano I.
Regardless of who the engagement partner is, as a parent, you naturally have to decide the fate of your daughter. Although you are also in a political marriage, you and Maximilian I are true love, and Queen Carlotta was still Charlotte of Belgium at that time. The princess fell in love with Maximilian I, who was not outstanding at first glance.
The Belgian royal family is not bad in Europe, and it is worthy of the Habsburg family, so the two people have not experienced any obstacles. In this era of Europe, it is absolutely a perfect marriage.
The relationship between Maximilian I and Queen Carlotta was very good, but the bad thing was that their pursuits were too high, and they ended up falling into the quagmire of Mexican politics.
After hearing that it was her future son-in-law who saved Maximiliano I, Queen Carlotta had a great impression of this son-in-law whom she had never met before, changing her previous impression of Ernst.
He could organize a group of people to go to Mexico thousands of miles away to rescue a big shot like Maximiliano I from the hands of the local government.
Of course, there is nothing to say about his ability, and Ernst also had strong political sensitivity (actually from God's perspective), otherwise he would not be able to save Maximiliano I. If it was too early or too late, the opportunity would be missed.
It takes courage, wisdom and responsibility to snatch people from a big country like Mexico (after all, there were not many independent countries in the world at that time).
Ernst would not hesitate to offend the Mexican government in order to save his father-in-law (in fact, the Mexican government is still kept in the dark), and he will not treat his daughter too badly in the future.
Queen Carlotta, who knew her husband's whereabouts, couldn't wait to go to East Africa to reunite with her husband. Although it was rumored that the environment in Africa was relatively harsh, this did not scare Queen Carlotta.
After all, Mexico, like East Africa, is a plateau country in the tropics. The environment in East Africa is not difficult for Queen Carlotta, who has lived in Mexico.
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Port Tanga.
In the Tanga sisal processing factory, machines roared.
Maximilian I imitated the workers' movements with great interest, waiting at the exit of the machine to sort and arrange the scattered sisal fibers.
"This factory should be the largest factory in East Africa, right?" Maximiliano I asked the person in charge of the factory.
"Your Majesty, you are right. Currently, sisal processing is one of the few industries in East Africa that uses machines. And with the expansion of colonial sisal cultivation, the scale and prospects of sisal processing in East Africa are very impressive in the future."
"What about the wages of the workers? How long are the working hours?" Maximiliano I asked.
"That's right, Your Majesty, our workers are mainly immigrants from the Far East. The labor costs there are relatively low, so the wages are not high (almost none). As for the working hours, they are about six to ten hours a day."
The person in charge did not lie. The time of the sisal processing factory is like this. This is not because of conscience, but because the supply of sisal raw materials is currently relatively tight (there has not been a good harvest yet, so there is no shortage of inventory), and the coal mine in Mwanza has not yet supplied it. Coal was still imported from Europe, so the energy supply for the machines was not secure.
However, it will not be long before the first batch of sisal grown in the East African colonies will mature. With the development of the Mwanza coal mine, the Tanga sisal processing factory will definitely have to work overtime to produce sisal products.
Maximiliano I, who didn't know the details here, continued: "It looks pretty good, but are most of the employees here Chinese? Isn't it said that there are also immigrants from the Austro-Hungarian Empire to East Africa? I have seen many in Mombasa Why are there so few immigrants from the Austro-Hungarian Empire in this factory?”
The person in charge complained psychologically, under these conditions, how dare you deceive the immigrants from the Austro-Hungarian Empire? Many of the Austro-Hungarian immigrants had never been in a factory. The Austro-Hungarian immigrants would accept the meager wages paid by the sisal factory in East Africa.
"Most of the immigrants from the Austro-Hungarian Empire were farmers, so they were not keen on industry, so more immigrants from the Austro-Hungarian Empire would choose to continue farming." The person in charge told Maximiliano I.
"Oh, what a pity. Industry is modern and is a symbol of civilization. Currently, European countries are vigorously developing industry, and East Africa cannot underestimate industrial development." Maximiliano I sighed.
"Your Majesty, you are worrying too much. His Royal Highness Prince Ernst also attaches great importance to industry, but East Africa is so poor that it does not even have agriculture. Only with an excellent agricultural foundation can we build industry better. For example, Tanga Sisal Processing Factory is a factory established to cooperate with the sisal planting industry in East Africa. If the East African government does not plant sisal first, this processing factory will have no value and will have no development prospects in the future. Therefore, we must first focus on agriculture. This foundation is the basis for the development of industry in the future." The person in charge said to Maximiliano I.