Don't blame Carlo for being so surprised, because this is not the literal invitation to Marfalda to the dance, but the convention is asking for a marriage for the Prince Ferdinand, which is just a cover-up.

Faced with the sudden news, Carlo had to return to the office to discuss with Bacona.

"What's going on with that Prince Ferdinand?"

Carlo, who was confused about this, first asked the other party what was going on.

Facing Carlo's inquiry, Bacona obviously had done his homework before, and he only introduced him. Carlo learned about this basic situation only after the introduction of the Foreign Minister.

The Prince Ferdinand was born on August 24, 1865 in Sigmaringen, southwestern Germany. Ferdinand's father was Leopold, Princess Hohenzollern, and his mother was the daughter of Queen Maria II and Fernando II of Portugal, Princess Antonia of Portugal.

With his father Leopold and his elder brother William, who declared in 1880 and 1886, respectively, abandoning the inheritance of the Romanian throne, the young Prince Ferdinand became his sonless uncle, the supposed heir to Romanian King Carol I.

Prince Ferdinand was not married until he was 31 years old because he maintained a close relationship with a maid from the palace, Elena Vocorescu. Queen Elizabeth, as her aunt, knew about this, but she still encouraged the two to date. (According to the 1866 Romanian Constitution, the presumptive heir of the Romanian throne prohibited marriage to the Romanian people).

In 1891, this affair triggered a dynasty crisis, and Queen Elizabeth and Elena were exiled to Neuveau de Vader and Paris respectively.

Such a blow made Prince Ferdinand somewhat resist in terms of emotional matters. In addition, Bulgaria took over a large tract of Macedonia at that time, which made the Balkan situation a little unpredictable, so the marriage of Prince Ferdinand would be far away.

This time, the proposal to Italy was definitely the result of Romania's careful consideration. In fact, Romania is relatively alternative in language and writing in the Balkans. Unlike other countries, Romanian languages ​​and writing belong to the Latin family. They are very similar to Italy in terms of grammar and spoken language, but they retain some Latin words lost by other Romanian languages.

Of course, if the language and writing are similar alone, it will not bring great exchanges to the two countries. In fact, in the Balkans, except Bulgaria, Romania is the most friendly country to Italy. Of course, this is not caused by the similar language and writing, but by the economic and trade exchanges between the two countries.

Needless to say, Romania is the rich impact plains in the lower Danube, which has made Romania's grain exports very strong. It is Europe's second largest grain exporter, second only to Russia. Of course, in addition to grain, Romania also produces oil and gold. That's right, Romania is also Europe's second largest gold producer, producing nearly 20 tons of gold every year.

As for oil, it goes without saying that Europe's second largest oil overseas was the first oil exporter before Baku's development.

Such rich output has created trade exchanges between Italy and Romania. Italy is the largest grain importer and the second largest oil importer. (After the oil extraction of Balibaban, it has been reduced to fourth place)

Romania is not just exporting, but importing a lot. Although Italian industrial products cannot compete with other countries in terms of quality, the lowest selling price has caused many people to lose money to take out their wallets.

In addition, in view of the performance of the Italian army in recent years, Romania has also purchased a lot of Italian weapons, which of course has a lot to do with the cheap price of Italian arms. Currently, Italy is Romania's third largest import and export country, and the trade exchanges between the two countries reached 34.91 million lira last year.

Of course, the cultural, economic and trade exchanges between the two countries cannot become a destined certificate of bilateral relations.

What Romania values ​​is Italy's influence in the Balkans. Especially Italy's territory in the Balkans is not far from Romania, and is only separated by one country, and is considered a Romanian neighbor.

As we all know, Romania's independence relied on the Tenth Russian-Turkish War. However, after Romania was very afraid of Russia, and was afraid that Russia would annex it, so it had a close relationship with Austro-Hungary.

Of course, the tigers in the east want to eat people, and the tigers in the west are not bad. Soon Romania felt the penetration from Austro-Hungary.

Looking for a friend who can help for this has become an urgent need for the Romanians. Just so happened that the Italian-Turkish war allowed them to see Italy's strength, and they also obtained Albania from the Ottoman Empire.

This naturally made Romania put his hope on Italy, and it happened that his prince was not married yet, which could be considered a way to ask for directions.

Facing the invitation from Romania, Carlo looked at the Foreign Minister in front of him and asked, "Bakona, what do you think?"

"Your Majesty, I think we cannot refuse this invitation from Romania. Our country will strengthen its ties with Romania, which will benefit our country without any harm."

Speaking of this, Bacona continued enthusiastically. "First of all, our influence in the Balkans has weakened as countries continue to exert influence over the years."

There is a reason why Bacona said this. First of all, as Bulgaria, which has the best relations with Italy in the Balkans, its relationship with Italy has been no longer so close in the past two years. According to the news they received, Bulgaria's relations with Russia are slowly recovering, and its relationship with Greece is also improving.

Of course, this is understandable. Bulgaria is obsessed with the remaining half of the Macedonian region, and even Constantinople, and is not without ideas.

Italy cannot support it in this regard. Italy can no longer expand in the Balkans, otherwise it will attract dissatisfaction and even extreme behavior from Austro-Hungary and Russia.

Russia is better, but Austro-Hungary is not. The Three Emperors Alliance is still the cornerstone of Italian diplomacy, so any diplomatic strategy that has an impact on it needs to think twice before doing it.

"In addition, being in good terms with Romania is also very beneficial to our country."

As he said that, he gestured on the map with his hands. From Albania in Italy to Bulgaria and Romania, the line was connected, making Carlo's eyes lit up.

"So, our country must accept Romania's kindness."

"Absolutely, I can't think of a reason not to accept it."

The two people's discussion seemed to be missing something. They had never asked the person involved if Princess Mafalda was willing?

Sorry, as a princess of a country, there is basically no right to choose freely.

That's right, the combination of princesses and mortals in the movie is a lie, and princesses are the reality. Whether this princess loves princesses or not, she must accept it. This is also one of the reasons why there are so many lovers in the European royal family. Two people who don't know each other were forced to come together for the sake of the country's interests. They are both princesses and princes held in the palm of their hands. It's strange that they can have a good relationship.

However, after receiving benefits such as luxury and various excellent education since childhood, they rarely directly determine their future fate of their wedding.

After the two agreed, Carlo informed Princess Mafalda of the result.

He could only say sorry to his sister.

Of course, for Romania, after receiving Italy's reply, he was naturally ecstatic. He immediately prepared a grand dance for the arrival of the Italian princess.
Chapter completed!