Edel watched the pre-war turmoil caused by the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand in Bucharest. He received the news as soon as the crown prince was assassinated, only 10 minutes later than the Austro-Hungarian Chief of Staff. The situation was also the same.
It was the same as what he knew in his previous life: countries refused to give in to each other and ultimately relied on force to resolve their disputes.
After Edel received the news that Austria-Hungary had declared war on Serbia, he immediately summoned the general manager Edri and planned to stop the export of Romanian grain this year until the grain could be sold at a "good price."
"Your Highness, you are looking for me."
As the palace steward, Viscount Edley, although his hair has turned gray as he gets older, he is still meticulously combed, and he still looks elegant with decent clothes. Faced with the call of the crown prince, he rushed quickly
come over.
Looking at the palace manager in front of him, Edel said to him, "Let the Grain Import and Export Association make adjustments and suspend grain exports this year."
After hearing what the Crown Prince said, Viscount Edley looked at the Crown Prince in disbelief.
You must know that Romania's annual grain export volume is about 3 million tons, and now is the time to sign bulk grain purchase contracts. If Europe lacks Romania, a major grain exporting country, a sharp rise in European grain prices is inevitable.
Moreover, bulk grain exports are not only an economic account, but also a political account.
If Romania's grain exports are suspended, the market share may be occupied by other countries, which will be a big blow to the newly established association. After all, the businessmen of the Grain Import and Export Association now don't care whether you are a royal family, as long as you prevent them from making money.
There would be no good results. Viscount Edley inevitably hesitated.
After seeing the hesitation of the palace manager in front of him, Edel could not tell him that the European war would last for four years and there was no need to worry about whether the food could be sold. He then expressed the palace manager's concerns. "The situation in Europe is too extreme now.
Nervous, let's wait and see before making a decision. If those businessmen can't wait, you can buy it first on behalf of the royal family at the price of previous years."
After hearing the Crown Prince's explanation, Viscount Airdrie felt much more at ease. After all, he was not afraid of the grain export merchants on the surface, but the various land nobles standing behind the merchants were more than he, a little Viscount, could bear. Now that he has the Crown Prince
If so, he thinks this problem is much simpler.
"Okay, Your Highness, I will have someone send a telegram to the association to suspend the export of food. I believe those businessmen will feel the goodwill of the royal family."
After speaking to Edel, Viscount Adri was about to leave the Crown Prince's office, but Edel stopped him. "Viscount Adri, wait a moment."
The palace steward turned around and asked, "Is there anything else wrong with the Crown Prince?"
Edel left his desk and walked to the palace steward and asked softly, "Is my father in poor health recently?"
Recently, Edel has been paying attention to the aftermath of the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand, as well as Romania’s reserves of various supplies, and his wife Sophie Marie’s delivery is approaching. For Carol, who is summering at the Peres Palace
The first couple showed much less concern, but there was still news that his father's health had deteriorated recently and he had not been out for a few days. So Edel asked the palace steward to see if he knew anything about the situation.
"Your Highness." Viscount Edley said as he thought about it and organized the words. "His Majesty the King has indeed felt unwell recently, but he is much better now. It is mainly His Majesty's own intention, in order not to worry you too much."
Hearing the words of the palace steward did not dispel Edel's worries. After all, he was his father in this life. Moreover, Carol I was already over 80 years old. In this era when the medical level was not as good as that of his previous life, any minor problems would appear in his life.
This old man may have a big problem. Edel plans to go to the Peres Palace to see it after he is done with this period of time. After all, he still has to see it for himself before he can rest assured.
After sending away Viscount Adri, Edel still needs to do a lot. In addition to export controls on grain, Edel also needs to care about Romania's strategic reserve materials. Now Romania imports a large amount of raw materials near Constanta.
Reserves, local warehouses are full, and now they are shipped to various places via railway lines. Fortunately, government departments are doing this, otherwise he would not be able to take care of it at all.
At present, the domestic finance is just enough, and there is no funds to implement many things. For example, the medical and education department's request for funding to build a new school and hospital cannot be met, and the transportation department requires the renovation of old railways and the replacement of old locomotives.
Work can only be done in critical areas. The army has always wanted to change the current backward reserve force, but it has not been satisfied. When Puleishan inspected the reserve forces in various places, he also saw militiamen holding Mannlicher 1871 rifles.
Training. These can be summed up in one sentence. They are all caused by lack of money.
On the whole, Romania's development is good, but just like our motherland in the previous life, there are still many places that need to be improved. These require huge amounts of funds. However, Romania's fiscal year is only more than 20 million pounds.
The small country is extremely eye-catching, but compared with the major countries, it is completely inadequate. Italy, the country with the lowest income, is more than five times that of Romania.
Edel was immersed in domestic affairs in the office. In the evening, he looked up at the red sunset in the sky and the gradually brightening lights in the palace. He put down his work and planned to spend time with his wife. Now Sophie Marie's body is getting heavier and heavier, and there is no one around her.
It’s not very good to have someone to accompany her. Her parents are on vacation in the Peres Palace. In this palace, she is the only family. Although there are ladies coming to the palace these days to accompany their wives to relieve their boredom, what they need most is themselves.
This husband.
Edel walked out of the office and asked the guard beside him. "Where is the Crown Princess?"
"The Crown Princess is in the Rose Room, with the Countess of Berwick accompanying her."
After hearing what the guard said, Edel walked towards the Rose Hall.
The Rose Hall is famous because my mother likes to place a large number of books. In the past days, my mother convened many literary figures to hold literary salons here. If anyone in Romania is not invited to the Rose Hall, then he is not considered a national celebrity.
A famous writer. His wife Sophie Marie also likes the bookish atmosphere here, but she prefers to gather ladies and ladies to chat together.
When Edel walked into the Rose Hall, he saw his wife Sophie Marie with her hands on her belly talking to a lady of about thirty years old. She said happily after seeing Edel walk in. "Edel, what are you doing today?"
Are you busy yet?"
"It's done. I heard you were here and I came over to take a look."
Edel walked to her and leaned down and whispered. At this time, Mrs. Berwick was very discerning and said to the crown prince and his wife, "Your Highness, I have to leave first."
After getting the approval of the crown prince and his wife, the lady left the Rose Hall with small steps.
After seeing no one around, Edel said to Sophie Marie, "Are you happy lately, my princess?"
Sophie Marie tilted her head and pretended to think about it and said playfully, "It was fine before you came."
Edel pretended to be annoyed and said, "Am I not as good as these people who chat with you?"
Sophie Marie looked at Edel's expression and smiled sweetly. Seeing her wife laughing happily, Edel lay on his wife's lap and listened carefully to her belly. "Has our little cutie made any noise recently?"
"You kicked me in the stomach a few times today, and I will be as naughty as you in the future."
Listening to his wife's words, Edel felt extremely fulfilled. He had his own country, a happy family, and now a little life was about to be born. He was leaving his own footprints in this world.
