Romanian Eagle

"Build this new ammonia plant in Ploiesti." Edel instructed the captain of the guards.

Now this new ammonia synthesis equipment has been purchased in Germany, which is exactly the same as that purchased by BASF. Since the crown prince has invested a huge sum of 40 million lei this time, the synthetic ammonia plant built this time is larger than BASF's own. Achieving a production level of 60 tons of synthetic ammonia per day, double what BASF would build itself.

This shows Eder's ambition. In addition to meeting the use of the explosives industry, he intends to produce large quantities of fertilizers to increase Romania's agricultural output. Ploiesti is also selected for the use of local natural gas. Now a large amount of natural gas in crude oil extraction is wasted, and only a small part is used. Building this synthetic ammonia plant can avoid wasting resources and increase the local economic level.

After Edel and the chief guard had just chosen the address of the ammonia plant, a guard knocked on the door and walked in. "His Royal Highness Minister of Foreign Affairs Barnosk has an important business request to be summoned."

When the head guard saw that the Minister of Foreign Affairs was coming, he knew that there must be something important to ask His Royal Highness, and planned to go to work on the factory first. "His Royal Highness, I will first arrange for people to investigate the synthetic ammonia factory."

"Go ahead."

Edel knew that the Minister of Foreign Affairs must have something important to do with him now, so he asked the Chief of Guards to arrange the construction of the ammonia plant.

As the captain of the guard walked out of the room, a slightly fat man in his fifties and glasses came in. This was the current Minister of Foreign Affairs, Barnosk. He has been working in the diplomatic field and was previously Romanian ambassador to Germany before being transferred to Austria. He did a very good job in the diplomatic work, and later Eedel valued the income in his team.

After Bretianu became prime minister, Eder was put into the cabinet in order to better control Romania's diplomatic situation, and our new prime minister also pinched his nose and acquiesced. After being promoted to Foreign Minister, Mr. Barnoske also respected the Prime Minister and did not hide anything from him, which made Prime Minister Bretianu slowly accept his existence. All in all, he is a shrewd, capable and wise man who knows how to read words.

"His Royal Highness, Bulgaria has just sent us a telegram that their Prime Minister Geschov and Foreign Minister Dirasloch will pay a state visit to our country in a week." Foreign Minister Barnosk said the news he had just received.

After hearing the words of the foreign minister, Eder was shocked and knew that it was Bulgaria who wanted to pull Romania into the Balkan alliance. Recently Bulgaria, Serbia and Greece have come very close. According to private information, Greece has formed an alliance with Bulgaria. Then it is not difficult to guess the target they want to deal with. Except for the territory of the Ottoman Empire in Europe, there is nothing else that can make everyone so united.

"Then how are you going to arrange to receive them?" Edel asked.

"I want to follow the principle of diplomatic reciprocity. The Prime Minister and I will meet them together. We will first explore their bottom line, and then the Crown Prince will discuss with you. I wonder what Your Highness thinks?"

The Barnosk Foreign Minister is indeed a shrewd person, not only expressing his own suggestions, but also seeking the opinions of the crown prince.

Eder heard the suggestion of Foreign Minister Barnosk and felt that it was not bad. "Yes, but you have to control the degree of it, you can't neglect them, and don't be too eager."

"Okay, Your Highness, we will pay attention to the control of the joints."

The Barnosk foreign minister walked out of the palace after answering the crown prince. He also has to discuss with Prime Minister Bretianu about the reception in it. He wants to let the crown prince see his ability in this turbulent situation in the Balkans, and also compete for enough interests for Romania to lay the foundation for his future political path. It seems that Mr. Barnosk is also not content with the status quo.

When Romania wants to get the benefits it wants in this Balkan alliance. In Bulgaria, Prime Minister Geschov and Foreign Minister Dirasloch, who were on this visit,

The bottom line of this Romanian trip is being discussed with King Ferdinand I.

The 51-year-old King Ferdinand I of Bulgaria is quite a figure. He was the nephew of Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, and the first King of Belgium, Leopold I. His mother, Princess Clementine, was the daughter of King Louis-Philippe of France. His father, Prince Auguste of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, was the younger brother of King Fernando II of Portugal, and the son of Prince Albert, Queen of Mexico, Princess Charlotte of Belgium and King Leopold II of Belgium. First cousin, first cousin of Queen Victoria of England. Among them, since the mother of Charlotte and Leopold II, Princess Louise, is the sister of Ferdinand's mother, the three of them are not only uncles and nephews, but also first cousins.

In fact, during the 19th century, the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha family had taken over the thrones of several European countries, either by marriage or by election. Following this trend, Ferdinand himself became king of Bulgaria.

Before he became king, an interesting thing happened in Bulgaria. In 1886, a coup broke out in Bulgaria, and the Bulgarian Prince Alexander I, who had been in power for only seven years, was forced to abdicate. Bulgaria once found the Caucasus from Denmark in order to find an heir, and they even wanted to invite the Romanian King Carol I, and Edel's father was their monarch, and almost formed the kingdom of Paul (you remember what). In the end, it was the Austro-Hungarian Empire, with its own influence and the shining signs of the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha-Kohali family, that made Bulgaria choose Ferdinand, who was still a prince.

In the early days of Ferdinand's reign, Bulgarian domestic politics were controlled by the leader of the Liberal Party, Stefan Stambolov. His foreign policy has brought ties between Bulgaria and Russia, formerly protected by Russia, to an apparent freezing point.

With the ouster of Stefan Stambolov in May 1894 and his assassination in July 1895, there were also the dawn of détente in relations between Bulgaria and Russia. In February 1896, under the influence of a series of events, the 2-year-old Prince Boris gave up his Roman Catholic faith and converted to Orthodox Christianity.

However, the move also earned him hatred from his Catholic Austrian relatives, especially his uncle, Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria.

Ferdinand was known among European royals for his vengeful personality. In 1909, Ferdinand traveled to Germany to visit Kaiser Wilhelm II, the eldest son of his second cousin, Princess Victoria. In the New Palace in Potsdam, Ferdinand leaned out of the window when the emperor walked behind him and patted him on the buttocks. Ferdinand felt that the emperor's actions insulted him, and the emperor apologized to Ferdinand for this. In revenge, however, Ferdinand asked Wilhelm to enter into a valuable arms contract with him, and he had intended to supply the Krupp factory in Essen to the French arms manufacturer Schneider Electric.

Another incident occurred during Ferdinand's 1910 trip to attend the funeral of his second cousin, King Edward VII. At that time, Ferdinand had a dispute with Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Crown Prince of Austria-Hungary, over the placement of the carriage. In the end, the Archduke won. His carriage was placed directly behind the engine, while Ferdinand's was was placed behind the Grand Duke. But when Ferdinand realizes that the dining car of the train is behind his own car, he refuses to let the Archduke enter the dining car through his own car, out of revenge.

"Prime Minister Geschov, the best result of this trip to Romania is to get Romania to declare war on the Ottomans and send troops." Ferdinand I said the most powerful result for Bulgaria.

"Your Majesty, if this is the case, then the price we pay is probably unbearable." Prime Minister Geschov expressed his judgment.

"Gaishov, you are really boring, let me think about it." Ferdinand I, who was in his fifties, laughed and joked. Of course he knew that this plan was unreliable. I am afraid that it would take Bulgaria to cede a large area to do it. .

"His Royal Highness, let's prepare a more feasible plan. There are only more than 100,000 Romanian people in Macedonia, and I believe they have no reason to raise too high requirements." Foreign Minister Dirasloch suggested.

"Then first we need to guarantee that after the declaration of war on the Ottoman Empire, security guarantees from Romania." Ferdinand I said the most important point.

Bulgarian executives are well aware of Romania's current strength, because it is next door to him after all. A standing army of more than 200,000, plus an annual revenue of 20 million pounds. This makes Bulgaria drool. Now Bulgaria only has a standing army of more than 90,000 people, and its financial income is only crushed. Now Bulgaria does not even get 6 million pounds. It is really envious. Bulgaria's eyes turned green when they saw Romanian exports of grain, oil, and automobiles.

The export of Romanian agricultural machinery has also surged recently, which makes Bulgarian people even more sighed at what the world is. Whatever Romania produces, it sells well in Europe. Bulgaria, on the other hand, can only be self-sufficient in food. The largest exports are actually agricultural products such as roses, yogurt and wine. Moreover, Bulgaria's mineral resources are barren, most of which are small-scale minerals, and the utilization rate of mining is extremely low.

"Your Majesty, the best way now is to pull Romania into the alliance, but we only need to provide us with logistical support." Prime Minister Geschov said his suggestion.

"The Prime Minister's words are very good. Even if there are more than 100,000 Romanian people in Macedonia, we don't have to pay such a high price." After hearing the Prime Minister's suggestion, Ferdinand I agreed with his eyes brightly.

"But is Romania willing to only do logistics for us?" Foreign Minister Dirasloch asked the Prime Minister if it was too idealistic.

Ferdinand I took over the words of the foreign minister and said. "It's time for you and the prime minister to show your skills."

"This method still has to give territory as compensation, but the price is smaller." After sighing to himself, Gaishov said that his plan still had to pay a price. Who makes Bulgaria's national strength inferior to others? No matter how many means he has, he cannot reduce the gap.

"So how much territory do you think can basically satisfy the appetites of those Romanians?" Hearing that the Prime Minister still needs to compensate for territory, Ferdinand I knew that this was the only condition that could be offered to meet the requirements, but it was still a little uncomfortable. It is said that territory is his capital.

"It is estimated that the southern Dobroga area in our hands will not be able to be preserved. This is to meet the basic requirements of Romania, and it is possible that they will want more." Gaishov expressed his judgment.

Dobroga, located in the northeastern part of the Balkans, between the lower Danube River and the Black Sea, is the geographical name for a coastal area that is the corridor from Eastern Europe into the Balkans. Now Romania's most important port city, Constanta, is located here, and Bulgaria also holds a southern area of ​​2,000 square kilometers. Geschoff's judgment was very accurate. Historically, Romania must have been very interested in this place, and finally agreed to this condition. Now that it has been replaced by an Edel who has memories of later generations, can this condition still meet the requirements of Romania?

After Ferdinand compared the strengths of the two sides, the Prime Minister's method was the best choice. And if you get Macedonian territory and Thracian territory, then the ceding of this small piece of territory is also worthwhile.

"Okay Prime Minister, your opinion is very pertinent. I can't think of any shortcomings. I will discuss it according to this plan." After thinking about the pros and cons, Ferdinand I agreed with the Prime Minister's approach.

After hearing that the king agreed to his plan, Prime Minister Geschov was not happy that his plan was adopted, but continued to speak. "Your Majesty, this is only the minimum requirement that I think Romania may agree to. In my estimation, there are plans to cede territory ranging from 3,000 to 4,000."

"Do we really need to pay so much?" Ferdinand I asked in confusion.

Geschoff said with a wry smile. "Yes, Your Highness, if it were 2,000 square kilometers of territory six years ago, I'm 90% sure they would agree. But now I'm only 10% sure they would agree to this plan."

Ferdinand I, who heard the Prime Minister's words, also sighed inwardly, Bulgaria is much worse than Romania. So for the tens of thousands of square kilometers of Macedonia and Thrace, he can only swallow this cup of bitter wine.

"Everything depends on the two." Ferdinand I still agreed with the Prime Minister's plan.

"We will do our best for the kingdom." The Prime Minister and Foreign Minister made their own promises to King Ferdinand I.

Subsequently, the Bulgarian government received a receipt from Romania, welcoming the state visit of Prime Minister Geschov and Foreign Minister Dirasloch.

After receiving Romania's reply, Prime Minister Geschov and Foreign Minister Diraslochi took the delegation from Sofia to Bucharest, the capital of Romania.

The train is moving slowly along the rugged mountain railway in Bulgaria. On the train, Prime Minister Geschov and Foreign Minister Dirasloch sat and chatted together. Others watched the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister stay far away, and only came when they were summoned.

Prime Minister Geschoff looked at the mountain scenery outside the window and spoke with Foreign Minister Dirasloch who was sitting opposite. "The mountains of Bulgaria have created the heroic and unyielding character of our people. Unfortunately, this land is not suitable for farming food, and there are not enough mineral resources to make our people rich."

"Yeah, and there are also a large number of Bulgarians in Macedonia and Thrace, who are being oppressed by the Ottoman Empire. We have a mission to give these suffering people the protection of Bulgaria." Foreign Minister Tirasloch responded to the Prime Minister if.

The train drove the Danube Bridge into Romania on the second day, and the terrain opened up immediately. Farmers working hard on the endless plains, and some driving tractors to spread fertilizer on the land. Both Prime Minister Geschov and Foreign Minister Dirasloch were envious of these pictures.

Their train came to Bucharest in the afternoon, and the Romanian side was ready and waiting for them now.

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