Romanian Eagle

Chapter 476 Preparations for the Navy

In the trial of the red party, there was a lot of noise in Romania, but it was all infamy.

As for the red party that dared to collude with the Soviet-Russian political party, it reached an agreement to pay Western Ukraine and Eastern Moldavia, and invited it to help itself become the ruler of Romania. Every Romanian with a conscience gritted his teeth.

This is the inherent territory of Romania, where the Romanian people have lived since ancient times. These darn traitors dare to do this, and they should all be hanged. For this reason, many members of the party who were deceived left tears of repentance in the courtroom, and they eloquently recounted their experiences of being deceived by the organization.

So the court gave them a lenient sentence with a punitive attitude. These lost people will be in 5-15 years of reform through labor, and during this period will learn about patriotism every day. And for those who do not repent, the court also severely punishes them. They will be sentenced to death for treason and deprived of political rights for life. For the party leader Karl Morley and others who have not been arrested and brought to justice, the court also sentenced them to capital punishment in absentia.

The trial of the court also allowed the red party to appear in front of everyone, and at the same time deterred many people with ulterior motives. According to post-mortem investigations, many Hungarians in the new territories left in a hurry with their families.

When there was a lot of uproar in Romania because of this incident, the negotiations on the navies of various countries in Washington were also coming to an end.

The United States, Britain, France, Italy, and Japan, the five naval powers, signed the treaty after a lot of scrambled negotiations. The treaty mainly stipulates that the total tonnage of the capital ships of each country is; the United States, 400 metric tons); the British Empire, 400 metric tons); France, 800 metric tons); Italy, 800 metric tons); Japan, 040 metric tons).

And each country's single ship must not exceed 0 metric tons), and the main gun caliber of each country's warships must not exceed 16 inches (406 mm). And more than 10,000 tons are the main battleships, which will also open the era of heavy cruisers.

In addition, for the newly emerged aircraft carriers, countries have also made regulations, and a single ship shall not exceed 432 metric tons).

At the same time, the gross tonnage of aircraft carriers in various countries has also been stipulated, the United States, 160 metric tons); the United Kingdom, 160 metric tons); France, 960 metric tons); Italy, 960 metric tons); Japan, 296 metric tons).

Among them, for the warships that have already been built beyond the standard, countries have also engaged in fierce quarrels in the negotiation. Among them, the United Kingdom and the United States demanded to be dismantled, while the Japanese side asked to keep it on the grounds that the Nagato-class was donated by elementary school students, and they could not dismantle it. This class of warships. In the face of Japan's stubborn attitude, the final negotiation result was reservation.

However, Japan can only retain two Nagato-class (Nagato, Mutsu), and in response, the United States will also retain three Colorado-class (Colorado, West Virginia, Maryland), while the United Kingdom can build two Nelson-class ships (Nelson, Rodney). These seven most powerful warships are also called "Big Seven" by naval personnel.

In addition to reaching an agreement on the navy, the countries also reached an opinion on the division of the Far East forces. The island fortresses occupied by all countries in the Pacific region shall maintain the status quo, and new naval bases and fortresses shall not be established, except for the Hawaiian Islands, Australia and New Zealand.

In addition, the issue of China has also become the core of negotiations among various countries. For Shandong, which was forcibly occupied by Japan, all countries have expressed their request to withdraw from it.

And the twenty-one articles signed with the Republic of China must also abolish some clauses. In the face of pressure from various countries, Japan's representative Kihara Kijuro issued a statement, abolishing the terms of dispatching consultants to China, the joint police and arsenal between China and Japan, and the right to build railways.

At the same time, countries also signed the Nine-Power Pact. The main contents of the treaty are as follows: the contracting countries respect China's sovereignty and independence, as well as the territorial and administrative integrity; maintain the principle of equal industrial and commercial opportunities for all countries in China; The rights of the people of friendly countries shall not encourage actions that are harmful to the security of friendly countries; except for China, no country shall seek or sponsor its own people to seek patents or privileges in any designated area of ​​China.

This treaty affirms the principle of "open door and equal opportunity" implemented by all countries in China. It ends the dominant position Japan occupied in China after the outbreak of the First World War, and makes China once again the object of profit-making by the great powers.

Countries are basically satisfied with this treaty. Britain has once again established itself as the world's first navy, albeit shared. Japan, on the other hand, established its position in the Western Pacific by virtue of this treaty, ensuring its superiority in the Far East (the United States needs to take care of the two oceans).

And the United States is also very satisfied with this, which also makes it the number one existence in the naval world, even if it is tied for the first place. In addition, he also dismantled the Anglo-Japanese alliance, which is a good decision for the United States. (The Anglo-Japanese Alliance stipulates that military assistance should be provided in the event of an attack by any third country)

The two limited alliances that compete with their own interests are also very dazzling in the eyes of the United States.

When this clause, which later generations called a naval holiday, was presented to Edel, looking at these clauses that were almost the same as in the previous life, he felt that it was time for Romania to catch up.

However, the ink of the Washington Treaty has not yet dried, and the Romanian shipbuilding plan still needs to be carried out slowly, but the relevant preparations need to be accelerated.

So Edel immediately called Admiral Lomodan, Minister of the Navy, and Admiral Nestaku, Commander of the Fleet.

"About the Washington Treaty, have you read it?"

"I've seen it."

Of course, the two Romanian navy executives have seen the most influential thing in the world at present. They have not only read it, but also analyzed it, and believe that in the future, heavy cruisers under 10,000 tons will become the focus of attention of various countries in the next ten years.

"Since countries have stopped building capital ships, you need to pay attention and introduce many talents, equipment and technologies."

Neither of them are idiots, and the meaning of Edel's words has been revealed very clearly.

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, the Navy will definitely live up to its expectations. However, the current Navy's funds are limited, and I don't know if there are other ways to think of additional expenditures."

Facing Lieutenant General Lomodan's complaints, Edel thought about it and said: "I will ask the government to provide an unplanned funding, but this is the last funding for the Navy this year. You need to make good use of this funding. Money to bring in enough talent, equipment and technology for the Navy."

In the face of Edel's admonition, the two immediately assured.

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, that the navy will live up to expectations and will fight for Romania's interests."

Listening to the assurances of the two, Edel waved his hand and said, "If you have nothing to do, just go down."

Sending off the two cheerful navy executives, Edel looked at the map in front of him and pondered.

There were few threats to Romania in the Black Sea, both Turkey and Russia only had one or two early dreadnoughts. However, Romania should not be locked in the Black Sea in the future, and Romania must also be present in the Mediterranean Sea and even in the adjacent Atlantic and Indian Oceans. But these are things in the future, and it is still necessary to lay the foundation first.

The arrival of the naval holiday not only brought peace to the world, but also gave Romania a chance to catch up, all within this decade.

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