December 7, 1867.
East African colony, Mlandizi Cultural School.
Today, First Town (Mlandizi) Cultural School welcomed two special "students": Maximilian I and his wife, Empress Carlota.
A month earlier, Empress Carlota had arrived in East Africa. For his future mother-in-law's safety, Ernst had personally arranged for one of his family's ships to make room and travel to East Africa with the fleet.
When Empress Carlota saw the unharmed Maximilian I in Tanga, she and Maximilian I embraced and wept.
As the person who had once urged Maximilian I onward, Empress Carlota had wept daily in Europe and suffered unspeakable torment after Maximilian I was arrested and imprisoned in Mexico.
Mexico's disaster had made Empress Carlota abandon her dream of becoming an empress. Now, she only wanted to spend the rest of her life with the man she loved.
After putting on a scene of tender affection in Tanga, Empress Carlota said she was willing to stay in East Africa with Maximilian I for some time.
It was Maximilian I's first time visiting First Town (Mlandizi), the seat of the East African Central Government.
As the earliest-developed city in East Africa, First Town was somewhat smaller than Dar es Salaam, but its planning and facilities were clearly more complete. Its architecture and culture also reflected the style of the German territories everywhere.
What differed slightly from Europe was the local natural scenery, environment, climate, and certain supporting urban facilities in East Africa personally planned by Ernst.
For instance, roadside trees and green belts were still difficult to find in European cities. Of course, the green belts in the East African colony were extremely simple: plots of bare soil reserved in the middle or along both sides of the road, where wild grass was left to grow on its own.
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