In places like South Sudan, the East African government's arrangement was to first scatter some population there, ensuring it remained under East African control. As for land development, that could be done step by step, slowly wearing it down through the use of large numbers of slaves. South Sudan could be considered the most difficult region to develop within East African territory aside from the tropical rainforest climate zones, so it would be left alone for the time being while other regions were developed first.
March 21, 1871.
Sweden.
After several days of inspection, Hechingen Bank finally reached an agreement with the Swedish Bank. Hechingen Bank spent a huge sum to order a complete set of banknote-printing equipment and related technology from the Swedish Bank.
Once Hechingen Bank had filled in the gaps in anti-counterfeiting measures and other technologies, it would assemble and produce the Kingdom of East Africa's first set of currency in Mbeya city.
Along with the birth of East Africa's first currency came the following changes: Hechingen Bank's headquarters would relocate to Mombasa city, while the East African Central Bank would be established in First Town. To this end, after returning to Germany, Ernst convened a senior meeting in Berlin—the current location of Hechingen Bank's headquarters—to discuss the headquarters relocation.
Ernst said, "Today, I want to stress this: relocating the headquarters is necessary. The Hohenzollern Conglomerate itself is a multinational group. Although conditions in East Africa may be somewhat inferior to those in Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, that is the Hechingen Royal Family's home ground. Furthermore, I myself will be heading to East Africa before long. Therefore, for the bank's future prospects and development, the headquarters must move to East Africa with me."
Sure enough, just as Ernst had expected, when he made this decision,