After the military got the funding it wanted, Romania has been calm in the past few months. The government is functioning well, agriculture is also going well this year, and industry is still developing steadily. In a word, the country is peaceful and the people are safe.
Edel also works half a day and rests half a day. As the wedding day approaches, he also increases training in wedding etiquette. Naturally, there are a lot of people busy with his marriage, and the most enthusiastic one is his mother, Queen Elizabeth.
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While Romania is developing steadily, an event that has attracted European attention is taking place in Morocco, North Africa.
At the end of March 1911, a rebellion broke out in Morocco against the Sudan. By the beginning of April, the Sudan was besieged in the palace in Fes. On the pretext of protecting European lives and property, the French prepared to send troops to help suppress the rebellion, and at the end of April
The army occupied most of Morocco. On June 8, the Spanish army occupied Larache. Faced with this situation, the German government, which had benefited from the first Moroccan crisis, believed that this was an infringement of Germany's interests. The Leopard gunboat
They arrived at the Agadir port on the pretext of protecting German trade interests. More importantly, a few days later, the Bremen-class cruiser Berlin also arrived at the Agadir port and formed a small fleet with the previously arrived gunboat Leopard. Germany
The main purpose of the government's move is to test whether the relationship between Britain and France is strong, and to ask France to compensate Germany for the commercial losses caused by its effective control of Morocco.
Faced with Germany's actions, the British began to worry that Germany's arrival would disrupt the situation in North Africa. Now the main fulcrum of the Royal Navy of the British Empire in the Mediterranean, the Gibraltar Naval Base is not far from the Port of Agadir.
The British Navy believed that the Germans planned to turn Agadir into a naval base in the Atlantic Ocean. The British immediately dispatched warships from the Mediterranean Fleet to Morocco to prevent the outbreak of war between France and Germany due to the Moroccan issue. And it was related to the first Moroccan crisis.
Likewise, Britain's support for France demonstrated to Germany the power of the Entente.
When Eder received the news, the Moroccan, British and French navies had already surrounded the German small fleet in Agadir Port.
Facing the Moroccan crisis, Edel still has an impression. This is due to the fact that in his previous life, he was preparing to write a German historical novel and looked up the information. The manager could not remember the specific situation, but he still had an image of the general situation. Edel looked at his hand
Comparing the information in it with the memories of previous lives, it seems that they are almost the same.
"Pay close attention now." Edel, holding the intelligence in his hand, ordered Calust.
"Okay, Your Highness."
The captain of the guard agreed and walked out of Edel's office.
After watching Kalust go out, Edel continued to be busy arranging domestic work matters.
Under Edel's close attention, the British and French counterattacks against Germany continued. On July 4, a financial crisis suddenly broke out in Germany. This financial crisis came too suddenly, causing a large number of people to suffer heavy losses in this storm. Frankfurt stocks
The market plunged 30% in one day, and many people's hard work was wiped out. The same happened in the securities market. A large number of German securities were sold, causing people in the market to panic and began to use their marks to ask banks to exchange for gold. This made the German state
The bank lost a lot of gold reserves, losing one-fifth of its gold reserves in one month.
In the palace in Berlin, the Kaiser was anxiously discussing the recent financial crisis with Prime Minister Bernhard.
"The financial crisis that broke out in Frankfurt was too sudden, and many people suffered heavy losses. Rumors are spreading around the world, and our bank has also suffered a run. A large number of people holding marks are asking to exchange for gold. What should we do now?"
Prime Minister Bernhard asked the Emperor a little uneasily. This is not because the Prime Minister is timid, but mainly because Germany is currently arguing with Britain and France in Morocco. He is afraid that if it continues, it will be like the first time, with both sides massing troops on the border to create a tense atmosphere.
Germany, which is experiencing a sudden financial crisis, cannot afford it.
"I understand the financial difficulties, Your Excellency Prime Minister."
William II certainly knew the Prime Minister's purpose, but the thought that Britain would unite with its feuding France to oppose Germany made him more resentful of Britain. He had previously thought of reconciling with Britain, as long as Britain recognized Germany.
The status they have achieved. They can definitely challenge all European powers just like the Thirty Years War. This time, Britain and Germany will win a great victory. This is his affirmation of the strongest combination of the German Army and the British Navy. It is a pity that the Kaiser's charm
The British turned a blind eye to Germany's friendship and directly moved closer to France and Russia to be hostile to Germany. This was something the ambitious Wilhelm II could not understand.
In fact, this is easy to understand. Germany and the United States are now the two fastest-growing backward industrial countries. Since industrial products need markets, Britain and France, which currently occupy the largest market share and colonies, certainly have reasons to oppose spoilers. And due to geography and size
Britain and France have nothing to do with the United States, so Germany under their noses can make a fuss. In addition, Germany and France have territorial conflicts, so Britain and France are consistent on the German issue, and Russia is controlled by French capital.
, this will be a very stable combination. In short, Germany is chosen as the weak persimmon.
"This time the Chinese people made a better move using the algorithm."
After repeated thinking, William II could only give in when faced with the current combination of Britain and France. The Moroccan incident also made him see the distance between Britain and Germany. He was very suspicious of the sudden financial crisis.
With the presence of Britain and France, and the current confrontation in Morocco, the two countries have every reason to do this. After all, French capital is much stronger than Germany, and coupled with the British, it is entirely feasible to create a financial crisis.
"Your Majesty, shall I arrange for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to show goodwill to them (Britain and France)?" Prime Minister Bernhard proposed a way.
"You can make arrangements, but you can't give in too much in terms of interests, otherwise it will be difficult for the country to explain." The Kaiser stated his conditions.
"Okay, Your Majesty, I will make it clear to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. They (Britain and France) do not want Germany to surrender. The most we can do is take a step back." The Prime Minister answered and walked out of the palace.
On July 7, the German ambassador in Paris informed the French government that Germany had no territorial aspirations in Morocco and would negotiate "compensation" from France to Germany in the Congo, and Germany could give up its economic interests in Morocco.
In response, France saw Germany's concessions and agreed to negotiate to resolve the issue.
The German terms presented on 15 July included an offer requiring France to give up areas of northern Cameroon and Togo, and for France to transfer to Germany the entire French Congo from the mouth of the Sangha River to Germany. French transfers were later added in an effort to win over Belgium.
Congolese rights.
On July 21, British Prime Minister David Lloyd George delivered a speech in the hall of a mansion in London. He declared that national honor is more precious than peace: "If British interests are seriously affected, we must defend the interests of the British Empire. Now
I strongly point out that achieving peace at such a price is an intolerable humiliation for a great country like ours."
Germany interpreted this remark as a warning from Britain that he could not impose unreasonable solutions on France.
In the office of Eder in Romania, the chief of the guard was reporting to the crown prince on the latest situation of the Moroccan crisis.
"Your Highness, Germany has already made concessions. Now France is mainly negotiating with it. Britain just said that it cannot damage its interests."
After hearing the report from the captain of the guard, Edel knew that only the finishing work was left for this crisis, but it would not be over in a short time.
"Is there something wrong with the captain of the bodyguard?"
Edel asked, looking at the captain of the guard who seemed to have something to report.
"Your Highness now has the latest situation in Italy that he needs to report to you."
Italy? Edel thought in his heart, what could happen to this country that has good relations with Romania?
"Say it."
Facing the Crown Prince's inquiry, Calust reported the anomalies discovered by the Romanian Petroleum Company to the Crown Prince.
"Your Highness, the Italian government recently made an emergency purchase of 80,000 tons of refined oil from the oil company. It was in a hurry and didn't care much about the price."
After hearing the words of the captain of the guard, Edel immediately felt a different message. Eighty thousand tons of refined oil is not a small amount, and it can only be said that Italy wants to cause trouble in this crisis.
Edel sat behind his desk and thought. The captain of the guard stood there and did not dare to disturb the crown prince's thoughts. Edel accidentally saw the globe next to him, and his memory came back. He stepped forward to flip the globe and saw Italy across the sea.
It was still Ottoman territory. During World War II, Edel still remembered that it was Italian territory. Before World War I, there seemed to be an Italian-Turkish war, so was it during this period?
Edel thought of this and immediately gave the order. "Pay close attention to the developments in Italy. I guess they have ideas about the Ottomans."
"Okay, Your Highness, I will arrange for the people below to pay more attention to Italy."
"Go ahead."
Looking at the captain of the guard leaving, Edel thought about Italy's performance in the two world wars. This is really not a nation suitable for fighting.
The ultimate solution to the crisis in Morocco was the Franco-German negotiation of the Treaty of Fez, which resulted in a convention under which Germany accepted French protection of Morocco in exchange for the French Central Equatorial African Colony (now the Republic of the Congo
). This 275,000 square kilometers (106,000 square miles) of territory, known as Neukamerun (Northeastern Congo), became part of the German colony of Cameroon. The area was partly swampy, but gave Germany an outlet on the Congo River
.Germany ceded a small portion of its territory to France (Fort Lamy).
(My mistake, I didn’t expect that it would be more difficult to code when I got home.)
