Edel had no way to stop what was happening in Ukraine. However, he had no intention of giving up on Western Ukraine, which was still occupied by Romania. At this time, a piece of intelligence was sent to him.
"Are you saying that all the main heads of the Ukrainian government have fled to Western Ukraine?"
Milok, the intelligence chief who was being questioned, answered Edel's question.
"Yes, Your Majesty. The information we have learned so far is that President Korbachev of Ukraine has gone to Odessa, while Prime Minister Morakov has returned to his hometown of Vinnitsa, and Speaker of the Parliament Mikral
In Lviv.”
While listening to Milok's narration, Edel quickly recalled its location in his mind.
These three people are really interesting. Each of them occupies three important cities in Western Ukraine. Needless to say, Odessa is the largest port city in the Black Sea region, and its importance goes without saying. And Vinnitsa is the food of the region.
Processing center, its beet sugar industry has always been very famous, and the area is also relatively wealthy. Lviv is located on a transportation thoroughfare, and business is very prosperous. However, the majority of Poles in the area are not suitable for exerting influence on the Ukrainian government.
A place of strength.
"Why did Miklar go to Lviv?"
Milok heard Edel's doubts, so he explained: "Your Majesty, we didn't know it before, but later we learned that his grandmother was Polish, and one of his aunts was married to a small nobleman in Lviv.
It has a little influence in the local area.”
Now that the explanation is clear, it seems that he intends to use these resources to benefit himself.
Edel looked at the information and asked, "Have you had any contact with them so far?"
"Not yet. We only know their whereabouts, but we don't know what His Majesty means. So we don't dare to come to them rashly, so as not to cause unnecessary misunderstandings in the future."
Edel stood up, thought for a while and said, "Then you send someone to contact us. I believe they should be mentally prepared for our visit."
Milok faced Edel's request and immediately replied: "Okay, Your Majesty."
Afraid that Milok might not understand, Edel continued: "This visit is mainly to test their attitude and views towards Romania."
"As commanded."
After Edel sent Milok away, he came to a map of Romania hanging in front of him. This map was different from the one currently on the market. In addition to assigning the newly acquired territory to Romania, the Western Ukraine currently occupied by it was also assigned to Romania.
Covered in conspicuous blue, people will notice the difference at a glance.
Edel stood in front of the map. After looking at it for a long time, he said to himself: "It seems we can't delay it any longer."
Many things that will follow require the government's cooperation, so the Prime Minister must be informed first.
After Edel made up his mind, he called a guard: "Invite the Prime Minister. I have something to discuss with him."
"As you command, Your Majesty."
About an hour later, the dusty Prime Minister Bretianu arrived at the palace.
"Your Majesty, the guard said that you have something to ask me for."
Edel nodded and replied: "Yes, Your Excellency Prime Minister."
After answering, Edel asked him. "What do you think of the Soviet Union occupying Kiev?"
How do I look at it? Of course I would just pull up a chair and sit aside and watch. Prime Minister Bretianu, who is very busy with many things such as appeasing the newly occupied territories, has never paid much attention to the Soviet occupation of Kiev. He complained to himself in his heart.
Finally, Prime Minister Bretianu organized his language and planned to repeat the few words he had read before.
Wait, Soviet Russia occupies the capital of Ukraine, and Romania occupies the territory of Ukraine. In an instant, the experienced prime minister grasped the key to the problem. He, the king, most likely has his eye on the territory of Western Ukraine currently occupied by Romania.
The Prime Minister, who was already calculating in his mind, immediately resisted the idea of deceiving the past with nonsense. He immediately thought in his mind, how much benefit would it have to the kingdom if it annexed Western Ukraine?
Of course, the benefits are great. Western Ukraine has rich land and abundant products, which is very conducive to farming. There are also many mineral resources, including coal, iron, manganese, nickel, titanium, mercury, graphite and other mineral resources, although they are not as good as those in Eastern Ukraine.
, but compared with Romania, it is simply inferior.
Moreover, the region has a large population. According to Romanian surveys, it currently has 6.74 million people of various ethnic groups. However, its main ethnic group is Ukrainian, accounting for 71% of the total population, while the second largest ethnic group, Polish, accounts for 17% of the total population.
They are mainly concentrated in several surrounding areas such as Lviv. Other ethnic groups, such as Russians, Czechs, Romanians, Hungarians, Gypsies, Jews and other ethnic groups, only account for 12% of the population.
In addition, the Western Ukraine currently occupied by Romania has 160,000 square kilometers of land. It is basically a plain terrain and about half of it is black soil, which is completely suitable for development. Which country would not want to take this kind of high-quality land as its own.
The only shortcoming is that no matter who wins the Russian civil war, the territorial conflict with Romania will be quite big in the future, which is likely to trigger a war between the two countries. Thinking of the huge size of Russia, the Prime Minister feels a little chilly. No matter how you look at it,
, Romania and Russia both have some huge disparities.
Thinking of this, Prime Minister Bretianu's initially enthusiastic heart gradually cooled down.
Edel looked at the Prime Minister's hesitant expression and already guessed what he was thinking.
"My prime minister, is he worried about the future Russian government?"
Facing the king's inquiry, Bretianu told the truth: "Yes, Your Majesty. I am a little worried about the future Russian government. After all, Western Ukraine has never been our territory, and there is not enough Romanian people living in the area."
The basis. From a legal point of view, we seem to lack the basis."
After hearing the Prime Minister's explanation, the loved ones smiled and pointed out his mentality.
"I see that you don't lack evidence, and you have some concerns about Russia."
Edel's words did not dispel the Prime Minister's concerns. Instead, he opened up and said: "That's right, Your Majesty. Although the Russian Civil War was so brutal, it has a large domestic population, a huge territory and rich resources. As long as its government capabilities are not bad in the future.
, we will be under great pressure.”
Look at who has conquered Russia in history. No one has conquered Russia. Napoleon, who was invincible throughout Europe, stumbled in Russia. Britain and France used great force in the Crimean War to cut off Russia's claws towards Istanbul.
It couldn't take much advantage from the Russian town. The Russo-Japanese War was in the far east. Just not transporting it would cost Russia half its life. Even so, it only prevented it from obtaining an ice-free port in the Far East.
thoughts.
If there is a war with Russia in the future, he does not think that Britain and France will help Romania resist its huge army. Therefore, the Prime Minister's concerns are very reasonable.
The Prime Minister's concerns are actually correct, but Edel could not explain the importance of Ukraine to Romania. This is an important part of Romania becoming a future world power. Without Ukraine, Romania would not be able to take the seat of a future power.
There is a place.
In later generations, the world's powerful countries will have an increasingly larger population and territory. This is why the European Union emerged in later generations. European countries felt that they were unable to do what they wanted, so they were forced to band together for warmth. Otherwise, according to the current territory and population of Europe, except for Russia, other countries
The existence is getting lower and lower. Even the African gendarme France only dares to dominate in front of Uncle Black. If you put him in another place, his tricks will no longer work.
So thinking of this, Edel felt that time was not waiting for me, so he insisted: "Western Ukraine is too important to Romania, and we cannot give up this good opportunity."
"But what about Russia in the future?"
Edel answered the Prime Minister's question firmly: "If Russia is strong in the future, won't we develop? Whether we can maintain territorial security in the future depends on strength. If there is no strength, Eastern Moldavia will also be spit out."
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Edel thought for a while and continued: "Just think of it as a buffer for Eastern Moldavia in the future. I have decided that we must win Western Ukraine."
Historically, Romania has indeed failed to retain the Eastern Moldavia region. Without strength, no matter how rational the law is, it is of no use. After all, this world relies on fists to make sense.
