Romanian Eagle

This time Siemens won the bid, which made Dicka Sult very happy, and it was worth his effort. GM once again lost in the European market, and Siskel also left in disappointment.

In fact, the lowest price in the bidding is not Siemens but GM, but the price is only a reference, and there are other things that affect the bidding. In the end, Eder still chose the most favorable option for Romania, so it is not difficult to understand that Siemens of Germany won the bid when the price gap was not large.

In the following discussions, Siemens will help the newly established Cold Power Company (the company established for the construction of the power plant) to train personnel and guide the construction of the power plant. In return, Siemens can get Siemens at the same price as other equipment.

"Are there any other problems that need to be solved now?" Eder, who was busy with the power supply, asked his chief guard.

"There are still many things, including the fact that the domestic medical care is backward and the neonatal mortality rate is too high. The army reports that the production of ammunition is less, which is not conducive to future combat requirements, and that the wages of workers in private factories are generally lower than those in state-run factories, and they are more expensive. Not to mention the royal estate, in terms of education..."

Hearing Carust's continuous reporting of various questions, Edel regretted the question just now. The chief guard's report is related to people's livelihood, education, agriculture, national defense and other major issues. The solutions that can solve these problems now require money and are not a small amount, which makes Edel have the idea of ​​​​robbing the Bank of Scotland's treasury.

Now Edel can only choose one, which seems to be a simpler problem to solve. Edel was thinking about the various problems just reported by the captain of the bodyguard. The military industry can be solved first. It is a good solution for the national defense to be less investment and faster.

Eder asked the captain of the guards to transfer the documents about the insufficient ammunition inventory in the army. The Bucharest arsenal has now basically reached the designed production capacity, with an annual output of 50 million rifle ammunition and 5,000 machine gun ammunition. It was designed before the reorganization. After the Russo-Japanese War, the amount of ammunition used by various countries in the military during wartime has reached a new level.

After the reorganization of the Romanian army, the standard amount of ammunition consumed in daily training is 100 rounds of ammunition per soldier for one year, and the training of machine gunners requires 1,000 rounds a year to meet the basic requirements. In addition, the army is now fully using Mauser's 7.92 caliber pointed bullets, and there was no inventory before, which has exacerbated the military's worries, so it is urgent to increase the production of bullets.

"The captain of the guards help me meet with Ambassador Rob." Edel can only instruct the captain of the guards, and now he can only hope that William II can be more generous.

The next day, Ambassador Baslob came to the palace to meet Edel. The crown prince saw Mr. Ambassador's smile like a spring breeze. "Ambassador Baslob is very glad that you took time out of your busy schedule to meet."

"Your Royal Highness, my most important job in Romania is to promote the relationship between the two countries, and His Royal Highness is the key to it. I am honored to be summoned by the Crown Prince." Ambassador Baslob did not know what the Crown Prince was looking for. Although he did not forget to release Germany's friendship to Eder, he was still qualified as an ambassador, Mr. Baslob.

"Mr. Ambassador, I have a business to discuss with the ambassador." Edel said the good news first.

"I don't know what business needs the crown prince to discuss in person?" Ambassador Baslob asked curiously.

"You know that in the ammunition production line that our country introduced before, there was a deviation in the estimate of the amount of bullets. Now we need to introduce two more bullet production lines. One is 50 million rounds of 7.92 caliber rifle bullets, and the other is 30 million rounds of 7.92 caliber machine gun bullets." Edel speaks out about his needs.

Ambassador Baslobe roughly estimated the price of the two bullet production lines in his heart, and it was not too expensive at about 8 million marks.

"If there is any problem, I can send a telegram to the domestic arsenal. I believe they are still happy to do this business." Mr. Ambassador agreed casually.

"Mr. Ambassador, our government's finances are relatively difficult now, and I hope this order can be included in the previous payment." Eder now expresses his request.

"Well, this is beyond my authority. I need to ask the country for instructions. I hope His Royal Highness will not mind." Ambassador Baslob could only send a domestic report to ask for the answer in the face of the crown prince's request.

"No problem, I will wait for your reply."

After sending off the ambassador, Ander also had a new understanding of the government's financial difficulties. If it weren't for the clear financial separation between the government and the royal family, he would all have the idea of ​​contributing to the government, but this is unrealistic and it is not good for anyone, so the crown prince can only come forward to solve this difficulty.

After Ambassador Baslob returned to the embassy, ​​he sent Edel's request to the country. Let the big men consider these issues.

After the German government received the message from Ambassador Baslob, it put the Romanian request on the table of Prime Minister Bernhardt.

"Are these Romanians really that poor? Now their economic development is pretty good." The Prime Minister said to himself after picking up the telegram. After hearing the Prime Minister's words, the secretary handed over the investigation report of the German military attache in Romania to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister Bernhardt picked up the report and read it for a while. "So it is."

Facing the demands of the Romanians, Prime Minister Bernhardt was reluctant to make his own decisions, and took this telegram and other government reports to seek approval from the Kaiser. Bernhardt knew why Wilhelm II had chosen him as Prime Minister.

In the palace, William II was listening to Prime Minister Bernhardt's report on the various constructions of the empire, after finishing these domestic matters. The Prime Minister took out Romania's request and spoke to the Kaiser.

"Your Majesty, this is Romania's request for a loan to purchase two bullet production lines."

The Kaiser took the message from the Prime Minister and read it, and after reading it, he told Prime Minister Bernhardt. "I remember Romania is doing well now, and I've heard about their cars in Berlin."

Knowing that Wilhelm II was going to ask such a question, the Prime Minister told the Kaiser the report of the military attaché's investigation. "Your Majesty, Romania's economy is developing well now, and most of it is played by the funds of the royal family. The government's investment is all in infrastructure. In addition, they are now burdened with the big burden of reorganizing the army. Now their government funds Very nervous, so this time I hope to get a loan to ease the pressure on the government.”

After hearing the Prime Minister's statement, William II remembered his cousin who had visited him three years ago. The young boy who was still relatively young at the time is now showing extraordinary strength. make such a big contribution to economic development.

"This is a small amount to grant their request." William II thought that the number of 10 million marks was not a big problem, and pulling Romania into the chariot was the most important thing. Now the Kaiser's impression of Romania is that there is a capable army (this is the credit of the advisory group), a small country with a certain strength that has initially developed.

"Our advisory group has been in Romania for more than three years?" William II asked the Prime Minister about the military advisory group in Romania. The head of the advisory group, Ludendorff, has been in Romania for more than three years. The Kaiser thought it was possible to change a group of personnel and let the military advisers in Romania return home to receive rewards.

"Yes, it has been more than three years. In fact, it is a good idea to let them return to China to receive His Majesty's medal, and another group of officers to go there." Prime Minister Bernhardt suggested.

"Prime Minister, please deal with these matters first, and I will tell Xiao Maoqi about it."

A few days later, Eder received a message that Germany had agreed to Romania to increase the loan to buy the bullet production line. While Eder was happy about this, he did not know that the Kaiser planned to change a group of military advisors.