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East Africa can now comparatively calmly establish the ”imperial examination” system. After all, there is the British civil service system to learn from, which has been in place for more than a decade, so East Africa only needs to address any gaps.

In terms of talent selection, it has long been time for a change for East Africa, especially since there have been no major battles for the army or navy in recent years, the military promotion model has also been significantly weakened.

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”Currently, Japan’s rhetoric about leaving Asia for Europe is rampant. Hmph, such nonsense.”

Japan’s proposal of leaving Asia for Europe was officially put forward this March, quickly sparking major debates within Japan.

However, East Africa cannot escape the identity of a ”feudal chief,” making Japan’s so-called leaving Asia for Europe appear even more ridiculous in East Africa’s eyes.

After all, although East Africa is mixed, at least half of its people genuinely have European blood, whereas Japan’s actions are mere flattery. Yet, the Japanese have always been fanatical, especially in terms of idolizing the strong, which is why they later embraced the United States as their new father.

Regarding public sentiment in East Africa, it is certainly similar to Japan’s, but Ernst does not think so. Because Europe’s perspective is the largest at present, nearly everyone in the world wishes to become part of the ”civilized world.”

Of course, it is undeniable that the whole world must currently learn from Western industrialization, or else be abandoned by the times.

At the time, industrialization was an overwhelming trend, with Europe being the first to enter this stage. Even in a previous era, Europe went through de-industrialization, which was another phase, but overall, it is a choice countries can make.

East Africa cannot fully westernize like Japan because East Africa took a different path from the beginning, mixing various systems.

Overall, it is characterized by centralization, with East Africa’s politics, economy, and military work revolving around this, fitting the needs of East Africa’s previous national conditions, and this will become normalized.

Ernst likes to think practically, much like how different personalities have different attitudes towards life: some enjoy living freely, others prefer going with the flow, while some are self-disciplined and introspective.

In the future, a country’s economic approach is essentially between the market and planning, similar to a person’s life. Ernst certainly likes a life with his own planning, and naturally, this planning should be determined by oneself; being controlled by others is naturally undesirable.

East Africa is currently in a self-determined state, but this is mostly limited to the Heixinggen royal family. The people of East Africa prefer going with the flow.

This is also why democratization in East Africa is relatively slow. Democratization is a trend of the times, but how to democratize requires specific analysis.

At least in Ernst’s view, democracy has always been limited. Like the two major ”democratic” representatives of a previous era, the United States and the Soviet Union, both claimed to be democratic countries.

However, who the ”people” are needs to be carefully discussed. This has not changed since the era of slave society; the people are very narrow, and certainly, the tens of millions of homeless people in the United States are not considered people, which is certain, and the owner of the American state is self-evident.

The same is true for East Africa. The ”people” of East Africa are not yet defined, but it is certain that the largest ”people” is the Heixinggen royal family, so Ernst believes he is very ”democratic,” as his decisions represent the basic demands of most East African citizens.

It is also true because most East African citizens are submissive. Although East Africa is not considered progressive, it can indeed resolve basic food and clothing issues by the 19th century, which is the foundation for East Africa’s stability for the next twenty to thirty years.

Unless an entire generation of immigrants in East Africa passes away, people will always remember the ”favor” from the Heixinggen royal family.

East Africa is still receiving immigrants, so this timeframe will last a long time, meaning East Africa can maintain stability for forty or fifty years without problems.

However, as a good young man once influenced by nine years of compulsory education, Ernst is not going to hold East Africa’s power indefinitely. This is also a direction for East Africa’s future deepening reform.

This is irreversible because industrialization will conform to society’s overall structure, and top-level design must adapt to this trend, matching East Africa’s economy. A royal family unwilling to decentralize will not end well.

The entire 1885 saw no major changes in the international situation, and this stability will continue until the turn of the century.

However, East Africa may find itself in a more dangerous situation, mainly due to the few ticking time bombs in southern East Africa. Ernst’s timeline for defusing them is the early 1890s, to completely resolve the external threats in southern East Africa.

The British, the Portuguese, the Transvaal people, and East Africa, four forces, are all preparing for this, but compared to East Africa, it is unknown who will provoke the conflict first.

This can be referenced to the First World War, where the Balkans was merely a catalyst; after Serbia ignited the powder keg, countries quickly stepped in.

For the South African issue, whether it is the Portuguese, the Transvaal people, or the British, any side firing the first shot will mean the other two cannot stand idly by.

Because East Africa’s ”truth” hovers over their heads, facing a common enemy in East Africa, the remaining three forces must unite, or they will be defeated in turn by East Africa, who will then clean them out.

Ernst thinks this way too, and his idea is to directly and permanently resolve the problem.

”When time passes 1885, we must address the national security issue in southern East Africa. East Africa’s two economic centers are under external threat. If the southern enemies are allowed to connect, along with the progress of East African industrialization, if this problem is not resolved, then we cannot hope to develop wholeheartedly in the future.”

The two centers refer to the eastern and central areas; the central is essentially a border, facing the Portuguese head-on, while the eastern faces the British in the Indian Ocean.

Ernst must first solve the security problem in the central area, completely control the east coast region, as the Portuguese colony of Mozambique is like a sharp knife at the center, splitting East Africa’s eastern territory in two.

Of course, this wrongly blames the Portuguese because they are passive. If East Africa doesn’t expand southwards, this situation doesn’t exist, but merely possessing it is a crime.

After removing this thorn of Mozambique, East Africa can also consider the issue of relocating the capital, and the main factors hindering East Africa’s relocation are twofold: one is the development issue of central provinces, the other is the security issue.

Currently, the development of the central provinces has been significant, but there is still a gap compared to the east, which is the advantage of early starters. One of the best ways to level this advantage is relocating the capital.

As for the security issue, it is Mozambique in the eastern Matebele Province. The combat effectiveness of the Portuguese is naturally in doubt, but who lands from Mozambique may not be Portuguese.