May 23, 1870.
"Your Majesty, these are the students with outstanding examination results from every region this year. There are more than five hundred in total; after excluding those whose parents did not support their going abroad, only a little over two hundred remained. Among them, immigrant families from Germany and the Far East were the most supportive."
"Mm. If they do not want to go, there is no need to drag them along. This is a matter of mutual willingness. Studying abroad may not be a bad thing, but it is not necessarily a good thing either. It is only because East Africa is too backward that we have no choice but to learn from the world's powerful nations."
"But Your Majesty, it cannot be put that way. Simply implementing universal compulsory education in East Africa is already an extraordinary achievement. And though our Kingdom of East Africa has only just been founded, we will certainly surpass other nations in the future."
"Do not be arrogantly complacent! Keep your heads down and do your work properly. Backwardness is backwardness; there is nothing to argue about. We must take good care of this group of students going to Europe, let them receive the finest education Germany and Austria have to offer, and have them return to help build East Africa once they have completed their studies."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"Also, since these children's families have chosen to trust us, we must handle this properly. After all, who would dare place their child's fate in another's hands? We absolutely cannot betray that trust. The international students' meals must be nutritious. Their textbooks, fountain pens, and other learning tools must be prepared by us as well. Their daily lives should also be uniformly cared for and managed."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
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