Chapter 438: Eastern Galicia Heavy Industry Zone Part 2
"The situation you mentioned is most likely his true inner thoughts."
Sitting on a wicker chair, Struer was analyzing Bretianu's true state of mind for his nephew Karaturi.
Karaturi, who got the news from Bretianu that he no longer wanted to be prime minister, rushed to his uncle's house overnight to tell this old fox in politics the news he had just received, but his uncle's words made him feel a little puzzled.
"But there is no reason. His reputation is so high now, and there is no one in the country who can challenge his status. How can he really want to spend time with his family?"
Seeing that his nephew still didn't understand, Stuart analyzed it for him: "How is this possible? Just listen to what he said about spending time with his family, and don't take it seriously. According to my analysis of his character, he doesn't want to continue doing it.
The reason is most likely our powerful Majesty."
Struer's analysis made Karaturi suddenly realize. "Uncle, you are saying that His Majesty is too strong. It makes him feel unhappy in his position as Prime Minister."
"Yes, don't forget that this prime minister is the nephew of Ion Constantin Bretianu. Of course, his uncle is the founder of the Liberal Party, and he has been cultivated by his uncle since he was a child, and his political career has been smooth. Of course.
His abilities are also very outstanding, otherwise he would not have served as Prime Minister from 1910 to today. Generally, people with outstanding abilities have their own ideas, but don’t forget the Prime Minister’s familiarity and admiration for British and French politics.”
Caraturi's eyes lit up when he heard his uncle's clear words. "So, after being Prime Minister for ten years, our Lord Bretianu found that his political ideas cannot be fully implemented in Romania. So he is arrogant.
He doesn’t want to continue doing it at all.”
Listening to his nephew's analysis, Stuart nodded and replied: "There may be other reasons, but this is definitely his main reason."
In fact, the old Prime Minister Stuart made a good analysis. There are other reasons why Brutianu does not want to continue to be Prime Minister. However, Romanian politics has become more and more like a monarchy, which is definitely the main factor.
If we say who gained the most fame among Romania’s huge new territories this time, Bratianu was not ranked in the top three. The second and third ones were Marshal Presan and Colonel Freit of the Romanian military.
General, two generals who made great military exploits for Romania, completely set the trend in the country.
Now that the power of the domestic military has increased significantly, everyone has a good impression of the army that opened up and expanded the country's territory. Many people regard the two generals as the patron saints of Romania. It can be seen from the number of people who plan to apply for military academies this year.
In support of the military, the number of people applying for military academies this year has reached 31 to 1, making it the most difficult school to apply for.
The person with the greatest reputation for profit is King Eder. The vast majority of the people attribute Romania's current strength to his Majesty's leadership. From the initial domestic industrialization to the choice of the Balkan War, and then the First World War
In terms of taking sides, His Majesty completely chose the situation that was most beneficial to Romania. As for the subsequent occupation of Eastern Galicia and the annexation of Western Ukraine, his keen insight into the situation was fully demonstrated.
Therefore, Edel's prestige in the country is now completely unrivaled, so much so that Bratianu, who inspired to bring Western European political ideas to Romania, became frustrated and planned to retire from the position of prime minister.
So after his uncle analyzed that Bretianu really planned to retire from the position of prime minister, Karaturi felt a little moved.
"And he told me this alone because he wanted to push me out and run for the position of prime minister."
"That's right. Is there a better candidate than you in the Liberal Party currently?"
Karaturi analyzed the candidates of the Liberal Party. No one else can hinder him. Those who are more capable than himself are more likely to be favored by His Majesty than himself. Those who are more favored than him lack sufficient prestige in the government.
Not to mention that he still has his uncle to guide him behind his back, and he has worked hard as prime minister without any credit, so the Liberal Party really has no more suitable candidate than him.
"Am I going to compete for the prime ministership?"
Thinking of this, he felt a little hot inside.
"But you have to think clearly about your philosophy and ability to govern. If you are in power, what plan will you need to implement your ideas?"
But at this time, his uncle's words pulled him back from his greed for the position of Prime Minister. As expected, having an old man in the family is like having a treasure, let alone an old man who has been the Prime Minister, he is like a spirit.
Facing his uncle's words, Caraturi said after careful consideration: "At present, Romania needs to turn its energy to developing the domestic economy, which I am better at. As for diplomacy and other aspects, I need to ask His Majesty for his opinion."
It seems that Karaturi is self-aware and knows what he is not good at, and he intends to follow His Majesty's instructions on these issues. Some people may say that doing so is completely reducing the power of the Prime Minister, but these people are completely standing up and talking without pain.
At present, between the Romanian royal power and the prime minister's power, it is obvious that the former has an absolute advantage. Where there is an advantage, there is a disadvantage. Politics is the art of mutual compromise, and there is nothing wrong with giving up some rights to the royal power for this purpose.
Seeing that his nephew was very clear about the current political situation and had his own thoughts, Stuart finally said: "It seems that you have a very good understanding of what the Prime Minister needs to do next, so I won't say more. But you
The drafted plan to establish a heavy industrial zone must be implemented expeditiously. This can be the last thing you do as Minister of Industry. Discuss it with the Prime Minister. After all, he has no worries about retiring and can do more work in this area.
After all, our Majesty is also a reasonable person."
The old fox is indeed an old fox. He is almost eighty years old and is still so far-sighted.
And his words made Karaturi's eyes light up. It was completely feasible to package his plan as a reward for the Prime Minister's resignation. And even if the promoter of this plan was changed to the Prime Minister, the executor would be himself, which would be very important to his future.
There are many benefits. Not to mention that this plan will have a great impact on Romania. I believe His Majesty will definitely see the benefits.
Karaturi did what he said. He left his uncle's residence that night and immediately rushed to the Prime Minister's home. After a confidential discussion between the two, the Prime Minister rushed to the palace early in the morning with this plan.
In the palace, after some secret discussions between the Prime Minister and His Majesty, Karaturi's plan was approved.
Finally, regarding the plan to build a heavy industrial zone in Eastern Galicia, funds were raised through the issuance of domestic bonds by the royal family. The total investment in the entire plan reached 3.1 billion lei, of which 2.8 billion lei was raised. Major domestic banks were used as bonds
Issuance contractor. As Finance Minister Albert said, these long-term bonds are not easy to sell in the country, but luckily someone has taken them over.
Among them, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China took 80% of the bonds, which also caused the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China to be extremely short of funds for a while, which made President Variocchi anxious. However, fortunately, with the endorsement of the royal family, the situation was gradually eased, but
Subsequently in the development of Romania, the development of other businesses of ICBC was far lower than that of other banks.
After taking in these bonds, the royal family's funds have been almost completely drained. Next, we need to look at the government's role in promoting economic development.
