Seeing Constantine who was emotionally excited before him, Brute was a little surprised. In his previous contact with Constantine, Constantine was gentle, courteous and courteous, and he had never seen him so gaffe.
"Your Excellency, I will do my best." Brute was very grateful to his benefactor Constantine from the bottom of his heart.
"Brut, your future and destiny depend on this mission."
When Brute, who had no experience in the military, was promoted to the position of regimental commander, Constantine underwent considerable pressure. There were originally many people with deep connections and good military talents. They fell in love with the Royal Guards. The position of the regiment.
It's just that this position is special. The main responsibility of the Royal Guards is to protect the safety of the royal family. Military talent is not the most important selection condition, because the possibility of the Royal Guards on the battlefield is very slim.
If Greece is really in danger to the point where all the Royal Guards need to go to the frontline battlefield, it does not matter whether there is a Guards regiment or not.
For the position of the Royal Guards, loyalty to the royal family is the most important selection condition.
Therefore, Constantine declined other candidates and chose Brute, a person with a relatively simple social relationship.
From Constantine's words, Brute clearly felt the importance of this mission.
"Yes, Lord Duke, do you have any more orders?" Brute asked.
Constantine, who felt that he was a little gagged, took two deep breaths, adjusted his emotions, and continued to say to Brute:
"As you know, I have been planning a colony in Africa. Because of the weak power of the country, we can't rush to alert the powers, so we can't send troops to Africa on a large scale," Constantine said.
"The 500-man Royal Guards Regiment is distributed across the vast Congo River Basin. I am afraid that it is still incapable of completing the plan. Therefore, Brute, if the time is right, you need to train some indigenous troops in Africa to strengthen us. Strength in the Congo River," Constantine whispered to Brute.
The reason for this is that no matter how many indigenous troops there are, the nations will not care too much. After all, the indigenous people at this time are savages and stupid in the consciousness of Europeans.
This is not considered racial discrimination, it is simply ignoring it.
This request of Constantine really exceeded Brute's expectations.
Just let the natives appear in the army, whether they are officers or soldiers, there will be complaints.
Fortunately, the officer said that in addition to the ethnic sentiment, the indigenous people joined in, after all, it strengthened the military power in their hands, and those soldiers were very disagreeable.
After the indigenous people joined the army, they were under the command of the officers. Doesn't it mean that they are the same as the indigenous African soldiers?
As long as it is a European soldier, I am afraid that it will be uproarious.
"Your Excellency, is this too radical?" Constantine's instructions made Brute feel a little embarrassed.
"Didn't I say that, the timing is right, not to let you do it," Constantine said.
"Besides, we must be careful of the powers of other countries, such as France and Portugal, and try not to provoke them if it is not necessary."
The strength of the French is hard to offend. The Portuguese have been operating in the Angolan colony for hundreds of years, and they are deeply rooted, and they cannot be provoke by the Greeks who have just arrived.
"Your will will be carried out, Lord Duke." Seeing that Constantine had no other requirements, Brute stood upright, saluted Constantine respectfully, and turned and left the reception room.
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After dinner that day, Nina came to Constantine's room with a gloomy face.
"What's the matter, Nina?" Constantine asked concerned.
"Constantine, I'm going to university to study," Nina said glumly.
After hearing Nina's words, Constantine was taken aback, and the two of them were about to start their education journey, which also meant that they would be separated soon.
"Which school are you going to? What major?" Constantine asked curiously.
"University of Athens, as for what to study, I haven't decided yet, Constantine, what major do you think I should choose and what major is more useful? Can you give me some suggestions."
Although Nina is smart, she still wants to seek help from her friends when she encounters a significant life choice in the world.
The University of Athens has decades of history and is located in the Acropolis of Athens.
The Acropolis is 156 meters above sea level and can be seen from anywhere in Athens.
The hilltop of the Acropolis gathers the most outstanding works of ancient Greek civilization, and the Acropolis is also famous for these museums.
The most well-known ones are the Parthenon (also known as the Temple of Athena), the entrance to the Acropolis and so on.
Although the University of Athens is not bad, there is a problem. Most of her majors are liberal arts, such as politics, law, philosophy, theology, business, etc.
Science and engineering majors are scarce, and not many people are interested.
People who can afford college in this era are rich people who don't lack money. Most of the students from this family have studied liberal arts.
Of course, this may have something to do with the current state of Greece.
Greece's commerce is developed, but the Greek industry, for various reasons, is still in a primitive state.
After students study science and engineering, there is no use for them.
In fact, at the end of the 19th century, schools with profound knowledge in science and engineering can be counted in one hand throughout Europe, and every one of them is famous.
However, thinking of the plan in Africa, my heart moved, I will definitely need business talents in the future.
"Nina, if you don't have any special hobbies, then go to the Law School of the University of Athens," said Constantine.
The courses of law school mainly include law, politics, economics and other subjects. Nina goes to study these courses, and she will definitely find a place to use her skills in the future.
Two days later, Constantine, who was in the palace waiting for the news of the experiment, met President Philip, who hurried to the Athens City Hospital in the Tatoy Palace.
"Your Excellency, what is the medicine you gave? Didn't you pretend to be cinchona bark?"
He ran all the way from the gate to Philip in the reception room, with sweat on his forehead and panting.
Since Constantine sent the medicine three days ago, Philip first filtered the mixture, then heated to evaporate the alcohol solution, and got some white and green mixed crystals.
The suspicion Philip experimental team, for the sake of safety, first used four white mice to verify the toxicity of the drug.
It was discovered that the four mice had no obvious abnormalities after consuming the drugs mixed in the food.
Only then did the Philip team dare to conduct a human controlled experiment.
Among the eight patients with mild malaria who were compared with each other, the experimental team gave two people quinine, two people took the experimental drug, and the other four people only took some placebos made of flour (no effect, just For comparison).
"How is the result of the experiment?" This is what Constantine is concerned about.
"This drug is undoubtedly effective against malaria," Philip said excitedly.