Romanian Eagle

This matter passed quickly, and Edel continued to play in the water under the leadership of the old Count Ciano, not at all mentioning the proposal to talk privately with Mussonelli.

The Romanian delegation seemed to have completely forgotten about the proposal and did not bring it up again. Over time, Romania has also reached a number of cooperation with Italy, mainly on the import and export of food and oil, vehicle manufacturing technology, large-caliber artillery and warship manufacturing technology.

In addition, Romania has also reached a number of cooperation with Italy on the navy and the army. The army mainly sends officers from Romania to Italy to help it train its army.

I believe that after the baptism of World War I, Italy has a sufficient understanding of the combat effectiveness of its army, and the cooperation with Romania is also because the Romanian army is well trained, so it intends to learn from it. However, according to the grapevine, this proposal was made by the leader, and the Army was somewhat reluctant. This made Eder pessimistic about the results of training the Italian army.

As for the navy, Italy sent officers to help Romania train its navy. This is also the Italian Navy is not bad, Edel did not miss the opportunity to learn from it.

In addition, there is a lot of cooperation between the two countries in the air force and aircraft manufacturing industry. As the famous homeland of Haig, Italy attaches great importance to air power, and Eder, who is familiar with the history of World War II, certainly does not mind cooperation with Italy in aircraft manufacturing and air force construction.

To know that there are many Italian aircraft design talents, Eder also hopes to make it work for himself. And now through cooperation, see what talent emerges.

As for one of the important things in this visit, Eder also mentioned the development of Libyan oil to the old Count Ciano when the visit was about to end.

So when Eder expressed his proposal to meet Mussolini privately, the old Count Ciano did not dare to neglect and immediately passed the news to the Italian leader.

"What does this Romanian king want to do?"

Mussolini, who was at the Prime Minister's residence, pondered after hearing Edel's proposal conveyed.

"Tell me, what does the ruler of Romania want from me?"

Mussolini, who had no clue, looked up and asked the old Count Ciano, who had passed the message.

Facing the inquiries from his own leader, the old Count Ciano said in combination with the information he had obtained before and the contacts during this period. "The Romanian delegation proposed to jointly establish an oil company with us, but we rejected it, mainly because they did not want other countries to infect our colonies. Now Romania has proposed a separate meeting between its king and leader, and it is very likely that its What news do you get?"

It has to be said that Edel's actions over the years have given many people who are following him some clues, and the old Count Ciano obviously has some guesses about his intentions.

And Mussolini continued to ask after hearing the words of his friend the old Count Ciano. "Then do you think we should cooperate with Romania to jointly develop these resources?"

Facing Mussonelli's question, the old Count Ciano replied after thinking for a while. "It depends on what the leaders are prepared to do. If it is to develop possible oil resources to alleviate domestic economic difficulties, then we should cooperate with Romania, as long as the initiative is in our country."

The old Count Ciano said this, and continued to talk after seeing Mussonelli's heartbeat. "Of course, from the point of view of maximizing profit, we should develop it ourselves. But this requires a large investment in exploration, and we have to be prepared to find nothing."

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Old Count Ciano couldn't help but let out a wry smile. At present, it is difficult for the Italian government to spend a lot of money to survey the colonies.

You must know that after the Mussolini government came to power, a lot of funds and manpower were used domestically, and less attention was paid to the colonies. Whoever made his slogan is to let the people live a good life, and since he came to power, he needs to make a statement more or less. Therefore, at present, the government's work is mainly focused on economic development and public security and transportation that can be experienced by the public.

And the colony is so big, how much money Italy needs to invest in order to carefully explore the resources, they have no idea.

Otherwise, who doesn't want to keep oil resources in their own hands, and who would share their brains with others? The blood of industry is not just a word, just look at Romania and you will know how much money a petroleum resource has helped them to earn money for economic development.

"Well, arrange for me to meet the Romanian king tomorrow, so that I can meet the shrewd Romanian king."

"Okay, I'll make arrangements."

It must be said that Mussolini, who had just come to power, still had his own skills and was able to fully realize what kind of decision would be beneficial to Italy.

So the next day, I saw the leader again at Eder, the Prime Minister's official residence.

"Good morning, King Edel."

As the master, Mussolini was the first to greet Edel.

"Hello, Your Excellency Mussolini."

In today's meeting, Mussolini and Edel also stayed with one person each. On Mussolini's side was the old Count Ciano, and on Eder's side was Costel.

After both parties were seated, Foreign Secretary Costel took the lead. "Your Excellency Prime Minister, this time we came to meet mainly for cooperation. We must know that our country has rich experience in oil exploration and exploration, and our petrochemical industry is also very developed, so we hope to form a company with your country. A new oil company, contributing to the Italian petrochemical industry."

In the face of the Romanian Foreign Minister's remarks considering Italy, the old Count Ciano took over and said. "Thank you for your selfless help to Italy. I wonder what your country plans to do?"

"We invest in exploration, mining, transportation and other technologies, while your country invests in exploration rights and mining rights in Libya and Somalia. The two countries each set up an oil company with 10 million US dollars. Of course, in order to express your country's initiative in the company , we only need to get 40% of the shares, and the rest is allocated by your country. Of course, if oil resources are explored on your territory, then the proportion of investment will also be implemented in accordance with this plan. "

After listening to Costel's proposal, the old Count Ciano nodded secretly. From this initial proposal, the sincerity of the Romanians can be seen. This is to let them distribute 20% of the shares privately, which is not a small amount. But keep talking and you'll get more.

"The plan given by your country is good, but whether the exploration rights and development rights of our country are undervalued. You must know that the area that needs to be explored is very large, so you can buy its oil exploration and development at this cost. Power is too cheap."

The words of the old Count Ciano made Edel feel relieved. At least the Italian side is willing to talk about this, which is a good thing. As for the distribution of interests, it needs to be discussed between the two parties.

So he interjected and said, "I think I can leave it to professionals to discuss topics such as the investment ratio of oil companies and mining rights, and I believe they will come up with a result that will satisfy both parties."

Facing Edel's words, Mussolini also felt that it was inappropriate for the leaders of the two countries to discuss the specific details, so he signaled to the old Count Ciano.

So this conversation ended, and the two sides reached a tentative consensus on the proposal to jointly form an oil company.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, these days, I feel enough people and local customs to visit Italy. It feels like I am in my own country. So I think our two countries can strengthen exchanges in the cultural field, after all, we both belonged to the Roman Empire. Our people I am also very interested in ancient Roman times.”

Eder's words made Mussolini's eyes shine, and it has always been his dream to restore Italy to the glory of ancient Rome. And Romania, as a member of Latin culture, may be able to further close the relationship between the two countries from this aspect, which will be a very tempting idea for Italy. It could also strengthen Italy's influence in the Balkans.

Thinking of this, Mussolini couldn't help but say. "His Majesty's proposal is very good. Ancient Rome has brought the relationship between the two countries closer. I think we can start from this aspect and make the people of the two countries feel close to each other. And it is very beneficial to both countries. This will be from The union of the Mediterranean to the Black Sea will allow both countries to gain increased influence, which will be a win-win result."

Speaking of excitement, Mussolini couldn't help but discuss with Eder about a course on cultural exchanges between the two countries.

As for the formation of an oil company, there will be two professional discussions. The final result is almost the same. Romania and Italy jointly formed an oil company called Roe, in which Romania obtained 35% of the shares with half of the funds, while Italy used the exploration rights and development rights plus the other half of the funds. Get 65% of the shares, of which the Italian government will occupy 40% of the shares, and the remaining 25% will be funded by its domestic public. I believe that ordinary people should not be able to buy shares in this company.

After getting the result he wanted, Edel continued his visit, followed by Britain and France, and then the United States across the Atlantic.

Hope the next visit will have a good result.