So Bels could only note down all of the Crown Prince's demands, then return to discuss them with everyone. One man's wisdom was short; if there was going to be a headache, everyone had to share it. He could not suffer alone.
Thus, after finalizing the specific site for Rhine City, Bels and his team shifted their main task to urban planning and design. In the end, they were to build a moderately sized new city where old and new cultures intertwined, rich with the bustle of everyday life yet orderly overall, with sensible zoning—one that fulfilled its role as the political, cultural, and diplomatic center of the capital while also carrying some economic and transportation functions.
Of course, Ernst, as the client, was not overly worried about the construction of Rhine City. Even if East Africa was building a new capital, it would take time, during which all kinds of problems could be corrected. Rhine City was being raised from level ground, and could be torn down and rebuilt entirely if necessary. Moreover, its location ensured that it would not encounter any major problems at most, it would run into a few minor troubles.
"Your Highness, just yesterday, the Far East government requested that our country mediate its dispute with Japan over interests on the Korean Peninsula."
The East African Foreign Minister hurriedly brought a telegram from the East African embassy in the Far East Empire to Svit Palace to report to Ernst.
What was meant to come had come after all, Ernst thought, taking the telegram and reading it carefully.
On July 6, after the Far East Empire failed in its attempt to seek help from the British Government, it had no choice but to place its hopes on other great powers such as Germany, the United