Chapter 662 Candidates for the meeting
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" For this, Prince Karl could only express his gratitude, because Sigmaringen is the weakest, and there is no way around it.
Of course, in addition to Germany, there is also Romania as a backer behind Sigmaringen. Just to win over Romania, the German government also knows what to do. For Germany, Romania’s geographical location is very important, and it is an important link between Germany and Eastern Europe and the Ottoman Empire. One ring.
"It's all for Hohenzollern!" Constantine thanked Prince Karl and accepted it with peace of mind.
"We, the royal family, will not go to the Berlin Conference. We will select one of the ministers with outstanding abilities to go to Berlin to attend this international conference." Ernst said to his father.
There are only a few members of the Hechingen royal family, so naturally they cannot run around wantonly. This is not only responsible for themselves, but also for the country. Even the last time Ernst visited Europe, he was actually not willing to do so.
If Friedrich grows up in the future, then Ernst can consider it. What Ernst fears most now is that his inheritance will die suddenly with the death of the royal family of Hechingen.
Therefore, Ernst would not be careless about anything related to the safety of royal members. For example, for the Berlin Conference, he would definitely take a boat first and then transfer to a train.
Moreover, the meeting also has time requirements, which is very different from the last time he visited Europe. In addition, the world's transportation experience is so poor now, Ernst does not want to have to deal with it again and again.
Constantine thought so too. The last time Ernst visited Europe, although there was a naval escort, Constantine was actually still frightened.
There are a lot of relatives among other nobles in Europe. Of course, there are also many members of the Hechingen royal family. However, Sigmaringen, which has the closest relationship with the Hechingen royal family, has long been out of the fifth server, that is, everyone has their heads above their heads. The name Hohenzollern.
All in all, the thin population of the Hechingen royal family has greatly restricted the activities of the Hechingen royal family. This is why Ernst has been working hard to expand the royal family's population.
"Well, this kind of international conference should be the first time that we in East Africa have participated, and we are participating as a powerful country, so the participants must not be careless, and at least be familiar with European aristocratic etiquette to avoid mistakes." Constantine said.
Most officials in East Africa are definitely deficient in this aspect. After all, aristocratic etiquette is not a required course for East African officials.
Only many officials who have joined the ranks of the nobility will put more effort into European etiquette. After all, in this era, the center of civilization is Europe, and the right to speak of European culture lies in the hands of the nobility.
"Let's let Sweat go! Sweat is young, and going overseas is a troublesome thing after all. Being young means having strong endurance, and Sweat's business capabilities are also up to standard. The most important thing is that he has rich relevant experience."
Sweet has indeed visited many countries, but those countries are no longer there now. Those are the indigenous countries that dealt with East Africa in the past. Except for those who fled to West Africa, not even the scum are left.
Moreover, the chiefs who visit Africa are naturally different from those who go to Europe for meetings. East Africa can pretend to be whatever they want in front of the African indigenous people. After all, the indigenous people do not have civilization, and East Africa is the dominant side, so there is no need to treat the indigenous people. polite.
But this time going to Berlin is different. East Africa will definitely have to take sides, at least to make many exchanges of interests.
The countries participating in this conference are basically world powers recognized by the mainstream consciousness of European society. Only three countries are not in Europe, namely the Ottoman Empire, the United States and East Africa.
Others, such as Norway and Denmark, are considered among the world's powerful countries, which is indeed unjustifiable. For example, Norway, in Ernst's impression, has always been a country with no sense of existence, except for some resources, nothing special.
As for the welfare of Norway in the previous life, it was more attractive. This is a common feature of the Nordic countries, but it was based on the large European market and a small population.
In fact, in Norway's icy and snowy environment, it would be impossible for the population to increase if it relied on natural growth.
In the 19th century, Norway had nothing to offer, and it could not be called a "powerful country" by any indicator. Its only advantage may be that it was a "traditional European independent country."
Of course, excluding such countries that are used to make up the numbers, the strength of countries such as Germany, Austria-Hungary, Tsarist Russia, Britain, and France is still worthy of respect.
As for the United States, it is too far away from East Africa, and the Ottoman Empire was the one that cut off its flesh and blood in the past. In recent years, the Ottoman Empire’s territories in North Africa have only been limited to local autonomy by raising a flag. Self-governance by raising a flag is considered good, and most of them were directly separated from the Ottoman Empire. Independence, or occupation by other powers.
The Ottoman Empire, which has a strong influence in North Africa, will definitely not be able to please the Berlin Conference. After all, the purpose of the Berlin Conference was to carve up the African continent.
In fact, if East Africa had not emerged in central and southern Africa, all of Africa would have been a piece of fat on the plates of Europeans.
The most important thing about the rise of East Africa is to make the Berlin Conference more worthy of its name. After all, there was not even an African country in the previous life. This time, East Africa is participating, and East Africa can be regarded as the master of half of Africa.
"Our attitude at this Berlin Conference is still to mainly support the German countries. However, I do not recommend expressing our attitude too clearly. It is best to be consistent with Austria-Hungary on this matter, because our two countries are actually just Extraterritorial countries,” Ernst said.
The Austro-Hungarian Empire, like its previous life, was not enthusiastic about the colonies, or was powerless. The main reason was that its geographical disadvantage was too prominent, and it was disrupted by East Africa. The current form of the Austro-Hungarian Empire is also very different from that of its previous life.
Take the last Russo-Turkish War as an example. In the previous life, the last Russo-Turkish War was an important reason for the rapid breakdown of relations between the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Tsarist Russia. After all, the Ottoman Empire was defeated too quickly in the previous life, and Tsarist Russia fought all the way to Constantinople. This This caused panic in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, fearing that Russia would monopolize the interests of the Balkan Peninsula.
In this life, not to mention the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which annexed part of Italy's territory, was more confident in its own strength. With the help of other countries in the world, Tsarist Russia did not fight very well in the Russo-Turkish War, and in the end it turned into a stalemate. Therefore, the Austro-Hungarian Empire was more secure on the Diaoyutai.
The rational Austro-Hungarian Empire would naturally not react as excessively as it did in its previous life, angering Tsarist Russia and leading to the disintegration of the Alliance of Three Emperors.
Of course, the current relationship between the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Tsarist Russia cannot be said to be very good. During the Russo-Turkish War, the Austro-Hungarian Empire still made some small moves, such as Bosnia being included in the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
However, the overall relationship between the two countries has been greatly eased compared to the previous life. With Germany's mediation, the Three Emperors Alliance can still continue to maintain.
Of course, this is partly related to Italy. The unification of Italy in this life has come to nothing, and Europe has lost one "great power". Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire will naturally not choose Italy as an ally like they did in their previous lives.
This is actually a good thing for both countries. After all, Italy's participation may often cause more harm than good. In the previous life, Italy jumped directly to the counterattack before the war started, which was an important reason for the failure of the Allies.