Of course, this was purely Ernst's personal view. From the perspective of someone who had lived two lives, what he found hardest to empathize with were all manner of so-called "organizations" from his previous life—or rather, the "minorities" who shouted slogans the loudest. Most ordinary people remained silent. Once ordinary people became a "mute" group, those minorities would choose according to their own preferences. In the end, shared values would splinter into pieces, and social order would collapse.
Maintaining social stability was also the foundation of East Africa's assimilation policy. Once ordinary people had their food, clothing, housing, and travel needs met, they would naturally and gradually integrate into the East African collective. Everyone would be busy making a living, with no mind to dwell on other things. For the ruling Hechingen Royal Family, that was the best possible state.
Otherwise, following conventional colonial methods, the Kingdom of East Africa should have squeezed the natives to the limit in order to support the immigrant population, walking down the same road as Britain and France.
"Starting this year, make things clear to the Sultanate of Zanzibar. Have Sayyid reduce the volume of the slave trade. It would be best to turn the 'slave trade' into history within five years," Ernst told his father over the telephone.
Constantin was somewhat taken aback. "Uh, I'm afraid that will be difficult! The slave trade is an important industry for the Sultanate of Zanzibar. Asking them to give it up, I'm afraid..."
Ernst said, "The slave trade has already been getting harder and harder to conduct. Britain and France have been cracking down on the traditional slave trade all along. Zanzibar's industry is now merely the afterglow of a setting sun. Just yesterday, two Zanzibar slave ships were detained by the British. So preventing