Romanian Eagle

Soon the German side responded and agreed to the investment. And sent an invitation to visit Crown Prince Eder. Standard Oil was quicker than Germany to agree to the contract. So in April 1905, the Romanian Oil Company was established. The total share capital of 300 pounds was 60% for the royal family, 10% for the Romanian government, 15% for Standard Oil, and 15% for Germany.

For this matter, the British and French ambassadors have approached the crown prince, hoping to contribute money to join. The crown prince, on the grounds that there is enough money now, refused, but when he left the expansion, he gave priority to Britain and France to be appeased. Now Edel plans to go to Germany. This visit is very important to Romania, but it is necessary to get an agreement with King Carol before again.

“The situation in Europe should be increasingly tense now. France and Germany both regard each other as a serious concern. Although Russia is fighting in the east, it must also see that France’s economic assistance to Russia continues. No matter whether Russia wins or loses, France will use capital to The reins pulled Russia to its chariot. In addition, the agreement with the UK was signed last year. Britain, France and Russia are moving closer, although the United States and Britain are supporting Japan against Russia. After all, Europe is the core of Russia. If something happens, Russia will join the war. Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy The Three Emperors Alliance will not back down, especially in the Balkans, Austria-Hungary and Russia have too many interests entangled. Once an accident occurs, it will be a war in Europe. For us Romania, whether it is self-protection or fighting for interests, it has always been strong. The army is indispensable. This requires good industrial support." In the king's office, Eder told the king and the prime minister about his purpose of going to Germany. Both King Carroll and the Prime Minister were very happy to have such an opinion on the crown prince, "My Edel, when you grow up, feel free to do it. It will be your young people's world from now on."

A few days later, Crown Prince Eder got on the train to Germany, accompanied by the military generals and government officials. General Preshan has a wealth of military literacy and excellent command skills, and is the help King Carol needs to prepare for Edel to control the army. The train passed through Austria-Hungary and soon came to Berlin, the capital of Germany. Getting out of the car and seeing Crown Prince William Entes welcoming them, Edel stepped forward and gave the Crown Prince a hug. "Cousin William didn't expect you to come back to pick me up."

"After all, you can come now to support us. The Hohenzollern family is still very united." The crown prince patted Edel on the shoulder. Eder knew that what the crown prince was talking about was the first Moroccan crisis, and almost all countries did not support the Kaiser's demands in this crisis. For the visit from Romania, William II considered it to be support for his "reasonable" request. In fact, this is also the reason why Edel chose this time to come. At a dinner for Romania in Charlottenburg that evening, Eder and Crown Prince Entes were having a friendly exchange.

At this time, the duty officer came in, "His Majesty Wilhelm is here." At this time, everyone took up to greet the German emperor, and then Wilhelm II walked in front of the crown prince and Edel.

"Welcome to Germany, Edel."

"I am very grateful to Uncle William. I can feel the wealth of the powerful German people here. All this was achieved under the leadership of my uncle." Eder flattered a little. "No, this is the result of the people's efforts." Obviously, the Kaiser was still very clear-headed, and he was not interested in this flattery. Eder took out a letter and handed it to the Kaiser, "This is what my father gave to your uncle. I'm sorry for not being able to come this time." The Kaiser took the letter and walked out of the banquet hall. Obviously, the Kaiser came here to show German-Romanian closeness. Then the banquet continued, but no one cared about drinking, and they all chatted about their own topics in a low voice.

The German Kaiser looked at King Carroll's letter and pondered slowly in his heart, and Prime Minister Bernhard was silent, since Prime Minister Pismart stepped down. Other prime ministers have become puppets of William II, and now facing the large loan from King Carroll, the prime minister does not dare to express his views at will. The Kaiser himself could not make up his mind. The next day the Kaiser summoned important ministers,

The Prime Minister told everyone. Mauch said that if Romania can be drawn into the alliance, then he is fully supported. The Minister of Industry also supports that this is very good for the economy. The Chancellor of the Exchequer is very opposed to this, which will increase the country's deficit. The capitalists and factory owners knew in less than half a day that Romania was going to borrow money to buy German machinery and supplies. At this time they also exert their influence. Finally, after three days of discussions, the Kaiser finally agreed to the loan.

Eder took General Preshan to Charlottenburg Palace to see William II and Prime Minister Bernhard after mutual insistence. "Uncle, this is our purchase list for this visit." Edel took out a document and gave it to William II. In the letter from the old King Carroll, the Kaiser did not mention anything to buy. The old king reiterated his obligations to Romania after the Three Kings Alliance and his support for Morocco-German rights. The most important is the loan of 250 million gold marks, mainly used to buy German machinery, technology and arms. Twenty-year loan repayment after five years, secured by Romanian customs and mineral taxes. In order to pull Romania into the chariot, I finally agreed. I looked at the purchase list I started, mainly in the military industry, chemical industry, and emerging internal combustion engines, a 200,000-ton steel factory, and purchased Mauser 98 rifle technology, G08 heavy machine gun, 105 light howitzer, Knubb 150 Heavy howitzer, 210 heavy cannon, etc. After reading it, the Kaiser handed it to Prime Minister Bernhard, who will discuss the next details.

"Crown Prince Eder, there is no problem with the military-industrial government. You only need to find Mauser and Knubber, and I believe there will be a satisfactory result. For chemical industry, you can find Farben Chemical, and the internal combustion engine is no problem, 200,000 tons. Steel mills? The crown prince has not heard that there are coal and iron minerals found in Romania. Is it too expensive to import them?" At the end, Prime Minister Bernhard asked with some uncertainty.

"Yes, we intend to put this steel plant in Constanta and use sea freight to reduce costs," Edel responded to Prime Minister Bernhard. Who would have thought that Romania has no coal and iron mines, Eastern Ukraine has abundant coal and iron, so Russia has become a success, and Bohemia also has Austria-Hungary, not to mention that France and Germany fought a war for it in the Ruhr region. Ready for the second round. There is still a third round waiting in the future.

Edel also had no choice but to build, and could only rely on himself. Thinking of China in later generations, East Ukraine is not far away, the freight is not too high, and there are also many Ottoman iron ore.