When the meeting was about to end, Eder said to the important ministers in front of him: "The Prime Minister, the Marshal and the Chief of General Staff are staying."
After everyone else had left, Edel looked at the three people left behind and asked about Admiral Freit.
"What is the outcome of the contact with the German military? Can negotiations be restarted?"
Faced with Eder's inquiry, General Freit, who was in charge of the matter, looked at it and replied: "Your Majesty, Sickert has no objection at present, and other German officers either agree or choose to acquiesce."
After hearing Admiral Freit's words, Edel said with a somewhat joyful expression: "So, this negotiation will start soon."
"Maybe."
What Edel and Freit were talking about was new military cooperation with Germany. Romania had mentioned it to the Chinese military before, but the war had only ended not long ago, and Romania was still a former enemy, which made the West
Kurt and others could not accept it, so it ended without any problem. However, deep down, it was not appropriate to train the apprentice and then beat the master. Of course, distrust was also the reason why the Romanian experiment failed.
"So how does the military plan to cooperate with Germany this time?"
Edel asked General Freiit a new question. Faced with Edel's inquiry, General Freiit took out a document and handed it to him. "This is what the General Staff and the Army Department did.
Please take a look at the cooperation plan, Your Majesty."
Edel was also full of interest in the plan jointly made by the two military leaders. After taking over the plan, he began to read through its contents.
First of all, in the staff department, Rhodes and Rhodes have close exchanges. Regarding theater division, transportation planning, troop transportation, and even campaign planning, both countries will send their own elite staff teams to exchange and learn from each other (mainly Romania learns from Germany)
.In addition, the two countries will also exchange views on organizational division, troop allocation, and training of soldiers and officers.
It can be said that this is an exchange between the two armies to learn from each other's strengths and weaknesses in all aspects. This is much better than the first generation of exchanges, when the German army trained the Romanian army, but now at least Romania can cooperate with it on an equal footing.
In response to the current dilemma that Germany is prohibited from developing and building weapons, warships and aircraft, Admiral Freit also proposed Romania to cooperate. As for how much money and personnel each will contribute to develop new technologies, there is no specific mention in the plan. But I believe it.
As long as Germany is interested, it will be much easier to handle, but the situation is still unknown at present.
At present, the military's most urgent need for Germany is in the navy. Because Romania had too many debts before, it urgently needed help from Germany. Even if it is a private acquisition, it cannot be compared with official cooperation. It was also after the end of World War I
, in the introduction of Romanian military technology and equipment, the navy has an absolute advantage.
“Are these too many terms?”
After reading it, Edel asked Admiral Freit.
Because Edel saw that there are hundreds of clauses for cooperation currently listed, covering all aspects of the military. In Edel's view, this method of cooperation looks more like cooperation between two allied armies, and currently Romania is absolutely
It is impossible to have the slightest connection with Germany in this regard. Besides, even if Romania had this idea, the German army would not be able to agree. How long has it been since the two armies put down their guns? This will also make the other party uncomfortable.
"Your Majesty, these terms are not much at all. And at present, they have no other good choice except our country."
It was Marshal Preshan who answered Edel's question. Of course, he also knew where the problem the king was referring to and gave the answer. Obviously, it was Marshal Preshan who was pushing for the expansion of cooperation with the German military, while Fei
General Leiter also played a driving role. Since the two military leaders were optimistic, Edel did not intend to raise objections.
In fact, the two military bosses are certainly aware of the concerns raised by the king. However, this kind of opportunity is rare, and they don't want to give up this good opportunity. Anyway, it's okay to give it a try. What if the other party agrees?
As for Edel, after listening to Preshan's explanation, he turned to Prime Minister Karaturi and said: "In our negotiations with the German military and government, I think it is best to send someone with weight to negotiate. At least we can let
The other person feels valued.”
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will personally bring people to discuss this matter."
The Prime Minister also heard the king's words very clearly. It is best for him to take the lead in taking charge of this matter. Karaturi knew that this was His Majesty's way of ensuring his own status, because he had offended many people through previous government reforms.
So he needs this credit to solidify his ruling foundation.
Of course, Edel didn't just keep them here to discuss military cooperation and negotiations. After taking a look at the three people in front of him, he said: "I have the idea of conducting state visits to major countries in the world. What do you think?
"
Faced with Edel's sudden desire to visit the world, the three people present were shocked. You must know that Edel has only visited twice, once each to Austria-Hungary and Germany. No matter what other important things happened
He is all at home, which makes many people think that His Majesty does not like to travel.
In fact, this is their misunderstanding of Edel. The world situation at the beginning of the 20th century was so chaotic that someone might be unfavorable to you at any time. Not to mention the Ferdinands who triggered the world war, the European monarchs alone in the early 20th century
The number of assassinations encountered was much higher than in other periods. So if you go out for a walk, maybe a mentally disturbed person wants to make big news.
"Your Majesty, I wonder which countries you are visiting?"
As the Prime Minister, Karaturi asked first, and his words were also what the two military officers wanted to ask, so the three of them were waiting for Edel to give the answer.
Unlike the three people who were caught unawares, Edel faced Karaturi's question and listed out the countries he was currently preparing to visit. Only then did they discover that the king planned to visit the world.
"Your Majesty, you should have said it earlier."
"I just thought about it. And there's no rush. It won't be too late to start next year."
Edel's answer reassured the three of them, especially Prime Minister Karaturi. A monarch needs to prepare too many things when traveling to other countries (traveling around the world), such as itinerary arrangements, security guards, domestic emergencies, etc.
Waiting, it all takes time.
Especially the itinerary arrangement requires coordination with each visiting country. This is not just one country, but multiple countries around the world, and it takes time. Under the current traffic conditions, it will take about a year to prepare.
