Although the Sultanate of Zanzibar had only abolished the slave trade on the surface, being able to end it at the legal level still counted as progress.
Hechingen.
In the early morning at Hechingen, halfway up the mountain beneath Hohenzollern Castle, a large clearing had been temporarily cleared out, surrounded by lush green trees.
"Fire!"
Bang... Bang... Bang
"Salute!"
All the teachers and students of Hechingen Military Academy, along with Leopold, held a memorial ceremony for the cadets who had fallen on the Franco-Prussian battlefield. Principal Ernst personally raised a monument and offered earth for the cadets who had died in battle.
"Today is a sorrowful day for us, because our outstanding students, your close comrades, had their lives taken by war. They fell upon the road to German unification. The academy will not forget your contributions, nor will the House of Hohenzollern. You did not disgrace the honor of being soldiers. Your courage..." Ernst delivered the eulogy, giving the finest appraisal to these fallen cadets.
"All right, everyone, head down the mountain! You still have more important duties to carry out. The days ahead are still long!" Ernst said after the memorial ceremony ended.
"Yes, Principal!"
"By the way, Heinrich, stay behind."
Hohenzollern Castle.
Ernst, Leopold, and Heinrich sat in the sitting room.
"Heinrich, where is your family from?" Ernst asked.
"Naturally, Hechingen."
"I mean before you came to Europe."
"Then it should be Laiyang County."
"Mm, a county under Yantai, right? You still remember the place you came from. Good. But in the future, remember that you are now a German, and that your ancestors came from the Far East."
"Yes, Principal. I will remember it clearly," Heinrich answered with ringing force.
Leopold instead asked curiously, "Where is Laiyang? You know, Ernst?"
"Mm, I've heard of