Edel looked at the panting Deputy Foreign Minister Narol who was running away, and asked with some surprise. "Is this true?"
Narol, who has served as deputy foreign minister for many years, nodded and replied: "It's true. This is a telegram from the Hungarian Republican Government. I ran all the way here."
As he spoke, Narol placed the telegram in front of Edel.
Regarding the Hungarian telegram, Narol believed that this was a God-given opportunity, an excellent opportunity to expand Romania's territory into Central Europe. Think about Romania's borders with Austria and the Czech Republic, which would bring huge economic and diplomatic benefits to Romania.
And more importantly, Romania will go from being a small power in the Balkans to becoming a regional power in one fell swoop. As long as it develops well in the future, it is not impossible for Romania to add a seat among the European powers. In my lifetime, I will see Romania transform from a Balkan country to a great power.
Narol felt that his life was worth it.
His Excellency the Vice Minister was thinking about Romania's bright future, while Eder took the telegram to check the conditions offered by Hungary.
There are various conditions listed in this telegram, but Edel seems to summarize it in only a few. First, political independence. The Republic of Hungary will be transformed into a kingdom, and it will merge with Romania to form a kingdom higher than the two kingdoms.
The new imperial government. The imperial government could not directly issue decrees to the Hungarian region, but had to go through the Kingdom of Hungary to issue decrees.
Second, limited military independence. The two kingdoms will send troops to form a new imperial army. The command of the imperial army will be led by the military department formed by the new empire. The army will be loyal to the monarch. Its main defense is in border areas, and
The kingdom can form a defense force to guard the place.
Third, judicial independence. Imperial bills require approval by the parliaments of both kingdoms before they can be implemented.
Fourth, a shared monarchy. The Kingdoms of Hungary and Romania will be loyal to the same monarch. The monarch will be the Hohenzollern Sigmaringen family, and the details will be determined by the existing royal laws in Europe.
As for the small clauses that required the expelled Hungarians to return to their homeland and receive certain compensation, Edel didn't even bother to remember.
Looking at the conditions given by Hungary, Eder smiled. He was laughing at these Hungarians for overestimating their capabilities. What do they think of Romania? They also want to form a new Austro-Hungarian dual government. They think they are cheating Habu.
The Fort family doesn't cheat enough.
Seeing Eder's smile, Deputy Minister Narol asked with some misunderstanding: "Your Majesty, do you think the conditions offered by the Hungarians are good?"
Looking at Narol's cute expression, Edel said angrily: "It's indeed good. I'll put forward a condition to them. As long as they agree, they can prepare for the merger immediately."
As he spoke, Edel picked up the pen and wrote a few lines on the paper.
"Take it and send it to the Hungarians. If they agree, the merger can be completed. If they don't agree, forget it. This is the final clause."
Narol accepted Edel's conditions and was stunned at first glance. There were only a few sentences above. Hungary would be merged into the Kingdom of Romania in a regional form, and the army would also be inspected by the Romanian military before deciding to go to Hungary.
People can fight for their rights at the Royal Assembly in Bucharest.
These few sentences rejected all the articles proposed by the Hungarians, which were intended to annex Hungary. It seems that His Majesty does not intend to accept Hungary's conditions.
Narol, who felt a little pity, couldn't help but asked: "Your Majesty, don't you think about it again?"
"Don't think about it, just do as I say."
Of course it is impossible for Edel to accept the Hungarian conditions. Nowhere in the world can you find a dualist country except Austria-Hungary. Moreover, even if the Hungarian region is annexed, it will be a long-term burden for Romania. Moreover, the Hungarian national consciousness
It is too strong, and the population of its own ethnic group exceeds that of Romania. Maybe in the future, the Hungarians will stand at the head of the Romanians.
Rather than annexing Hungary, it would be better to annex Bulgaria. Although Bulgaria is also very independent, at least Bulgaria has a small population and will not threaten Romania's status as a dominant nation. Or Ukrainians, which have a large population but are relatively poor in independence in Europe.
A nation.
Moreover, Edel also has a point of view in his mind, that is, it is not worth it to annex Hungary, which will be too close to Germany in the future. Yes, Edel is also a staunch supporter of geopolitics. Geopolitical Blood was first written by the Swedish political geographer Chiron in
It was first brought up in the book "On the State". This book was only released the year before last when Europe was at war.
However, Edel, as a half-keyboard politician in his previous life, would have been laughed at to death if he had not understood geopolitics. Of course, Mackinder’s theory of land power and Duhey’s theory of air power will not be expressed one by one.
Edel is also completing his own ideas based on these theories. In his view, the current risk of Romania's expansion into the Balkans and Central Europe is too great, and it is very easy to cause interference from other countries.
According to Romania's location at the junction of the Balkans and Eastern Europe, the vast Eastern European Plains will be the source of power for Romania's growth. Among them, Ukraine's status needs to be given absolute attention, because it is the essence of the Eastern European Plains.
In this black land that can support countless people, there are also coal, iron, manganese, nickel, titanium, mercury, graphite and other industrial raw materials needed for heavy industry. However, the only place in the world that can compare with this region is the Northeastern region of China.
and the Great Lakes region of the United States. Both of these countries relied on this region to develop rapidly into world powers.
Therefore, the only way out for Romania is Ukraine, which is also determined by geopolitics. Even if there is Soviet Russia, which has the largest territory in the world, it cannot shake Edel's determination.
Looking at what happened to Ukraine in the future by those people, Edel thought it would be better to let Romania run this region.
Edel's order made Narol feel regretful. In his opinion, Hungary's joining would increase the weight of Romania and make other powers worry about Romania's strength. However, Edel believed that this was puffiness and would not really help Romania much.
It will drag down the kingdom.
But no matter what Narol thought, it was Edel who made the final decision, so the king asked him to send it, and he had no choice but to send it.
So when Romania's reply was sent to the republican government headquarters in Kaposvár, it caused an uproar. They did not expect that the Romanians were so shameless and only planned to annex Hungary without giving them any conditions for the merger.
Facing Romania, which had no intention of annexing, these republican government officials who were driven out of Budapest could only ask the Allies for support from Britain, France and the United States, so that they could gain the power to continue to govern.
Edel, on the other hand, continues to pay attention to the current war situation in Hungary. The three-pronged army is gradually approaching Budapest, and there is news that the Hungarian Communist Party intends to fight to the death. Of course, Edel must keep an eye on it.
The proposal to merge Romania and Hungary was hastily concluded.
