Romanian Eagle

"Am I not good to them, Germany is about to lend them a loan of 300 million marks."

Kaiser Wilhelm II asked the Prime Minister Bernhard in front of him with an angry face.

The prime minister who was asked actually thought it was nothing, a country eager to develop its industry, who would refuse a low-interest loan to itself. Between countries, everyone talks about interests, but who talks about feelings. Now it's just that the emperor himself feels sorry for his own face, so he will vent. After all, William II also asked the General Staff to add the Romanian army to the war plan. Unexpectedly, something went wrong with the sure thing. Of course, the Prime Minister will not speak his mind.

After some thought, Prime Minister Bernhard gave his opinion. "Your Majesty is not that you are too kind to Romania, but that you are too kind to them."

After hearing the Prime Minister's words, Wilhelm II thought in his heart that this was indeed the case, and the Kaiser rarely refused Romania's request. On the one hand, Eder knew about the Kaiser, (this is what later generations must understand when writing about Germany). On the other hand, it was also related to his cognition, because he believed that Romania was already a boiled duck that could not fly. Who knew that such a situation would still be encountered, and as a result, the Kaiser could not hold on to his face.

"Should we do something about Romania?" William II muttered to himself.

The Kaiser's words were heard by Bernhard, and the first line hurriedly persuaded the Kaiser. "Your Majesty, Romania is only borrowing money after all. There is no need for us to have a deadlocked relationship with them. This is not good for our two countries."

When William II heard the Prime Minister's words, his head calmed down, and he knew that he was just angry. If he makes small moves against Romania because of loans from Britain, France and Russia, then he is not the Kaiser who has been in control of Germany for more than 20 years. After the Prime Minister's dissuasion, William II thought carefully, for the sake of the overall situation, there was really no way to take Romania. Finally, when he saw the message on the desk, he said angrily. "Send a reprimanding cable to the ambassador to Romania and ask him what the hell is he doing in Romania."

"As your majesty, I will ask the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to send this rebuke telegram shortly."

For the prime minister who is in charge of every day, it is no big deal if an ambassador is scolded, at most it is to change another ambassador, so he agreed very simply.

It was terrible news for the ambassador to Romania, Bas Lobo. He has worked hard enough, he is just an ambassador and cannot control the Romanian government, how can this be blamed on him. But looking at the telegram from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kaiser's rebuke, he didn't dare to justify anything. Who made him a small person and could only do the blame. However, the news that he was scolded by the Kaiser also spread in the embassy, ​​and was listened to by people with a heart.

In the palace, Eder soon received news that the German ambassador had been reprimanded. He did not care about the poor ambassador, but was concerned about why the Kaiser scolded the ambassador.

"There is no news from Germany this time, but just scolded the ambassador, indicating that our actions are still within their tolerance. This is good news for us." Edel, who was sitting in a chair, said to the captain of the guard who sent the news. own judgment.

"His Royal Highness, does this have too much impact on Romania?" the captain of the guard asked worriedly.

Calust asked this question because Romania and Germany now have the largest investment quota, accounting for 47% of Romania's foreign investment. In addition to the proportion of Austrian-Hungarian investment, Romania's foreign investment in the Allied countries accounted for two-thirds. If Germany warns of withdrawing capital, then Romania's economy will be very uncomfortable, which can drag down Romania's development momentum for several years.

"Isn't that the only way to scold the ambassador." Edel explained to his chief guard indifferently.

In Edel's eyes, it is necessary to break the relationship with Germany if necessary. Joining the Allies in World War I was out of his consideration, and Romania could not be the decisive force to change the situation.

Now that the Anglo-German naval competition is fierce, the Royal Navy has just received parliamentary approval for a budget for four Iron Duke-class "super-dreadnoughts" and one battlecruiser.

Germany immediately followed up and began building three King-class battleships with a standard displacement of 25,796 tons. According to the current situation, it seems that the trend along the historical trajectory is very large, which makes the crown prince even more afraid to bet on Germany.

While Edel looks at the current situation in Europe from the memory of later generations, the Prime Minister uses previous cases to analyze the situation. In the Prime Minister's House Prime Minister Bretianu was also in his office and his cousin discussed both the German response. Although he is relatively close to Britain and France, as the Prime Minister of Romania, his first concern is the interests of Romania.

"Germany didn't respond to our actions this time, which shows that it is still within the tolerance range. But during this time, try not to sway German emotions, so that they feel that Romania is like a fifteen or six-year-old boy."

Wentiller asked in confusion after hearing the words of his cousin Bretianu. "But we have only signed loan agreements with the governments of Britain, France and Russia. Can we do this?"

"This loan is not pure in their mind, and it is also for Romania." Prime Minister Bretianu explained to his cousin. Seeing Wendyler, who was still a little unwilling, he continued. "The domestic economy still needs Germany's help, and during this period of time, we cannot do anything that will affect the relationship between the two sides too much."

"I know this, but the smell of gunpowder over Europe is too strong now. I'm afraid that Romania will be forced to get involved, which will make the country unbearable." Wentiller expressed his worries.

The current rivalry between great powers has led most politicians to believe that a major war is inevitable. At present, the military expenditure of each major country is more than 30% of the fiscal revenue, and Romania's reorganization of the army has not reached their level. With such a high military expenditure and the rising antagonism of various countries, it is impossible for everyone to wake up without a major war. Romania, as a small country, has no choice but to be cannon fodder no matter which side it stands on, which is why Wentiller is anxious.

"Wentiller, you are too anxious. Although most people in the country have a good opinion of Germany, the decision is not up to them." Prime Minister Bretianu persuaded his cousin.

After hearing his cousin's words, Wendyler sighed and said. "I hope I'm over-hearted."

After finishing speaking, Wentiller walked out of the room and saw Bretianu, who had left his cousin, closed the door and was lying on the sofa exhausted. Before he became the prime minister, he always thought that this was a position that everyone envied. After he became the prime minister, he found that too many unsatisfactory things were waiting for him.

Now recalling the prime minister's post, Bretianu secretly hurt himself. From the very beginning of the establishment of the kingdom when my uncle was the prime minister, the king needed the approval of the prime minister to make decisions, and when he was the prime minister, he needed the approval of the royal family to do things. I felt really aggrieved. In recent years, the royal family has gradually withdrawn its power, especially in recent years, the royal family has increased its investment in industry. Now, half of the large-scale enterprises that are developing well in Romania are held by the royal family. Among them, the former Prime Minister Stulier should bear the main responsibility. If he hadn't obeyed the royal family, he would not have been like this. This hidden thought, Prime Minister Bretianu did not tell anyone, including his cousin Ventiler and his family.