After Edel and his party ended their visit to Warsaw, they took a special train all the way west into Germany.
Unlike Poland, which seemed relatively stable and peaceful, many people in Germany were looking for something in the wilderness wearing shabby clothes, and this phenomenon attracted Edel's attention.
"Your Majesty, these are the German people who are living in difficulty and are looking for firewood and food."
His words aroused the curiosity of Queen Sophie Marie.
"Isn't it said that the Ruhr crisis has been resolved? Why are so many people still living in such difficulty?"
Edel was able to answer his wife's curious questions. Who allowed Romania to introduce so many technologies, personnel and equipment from Germany, and he already had a thorough understanding of all aspects of them.
It is true that the Ruhr crisis has long been resolved, and Germany has resumed economic production activities. However, the fragility of its economy makes its recovery extremely difficult. Take the unemployment rate as an example, last year during the Ruhr crisis, Germany's unemployment rate reached 9.6
%.
The crisis has been resolved, so this year should be much better, right?
Sorry, the delayed economy has caused the unemployment rate not to decrease, but to increase. The current unemployment rate in Germany reaches 13.5%. Millions of people have no jobs and can only rely on relief funds to survive. However, the German government itself is very poor.
What feeds the appetites of millions of people, let alone the families behind it.
Therefore, everyone in German society attaches great importance to Edel's visit this time. Because Germany's current trade volume with Romania actually occupies the first position in its exports. And the German government hopes to continue to expand the scope of this trade. They
Think of Romania as a panacea to Germany's current economic woes.
So when the Romanian delegation arrived in Berlin, a grand welcome ceremony was held at the train station. German President Friedrich Ebert and Prime Minister Wilhelm Marx both came to the scene to greet Eder and his delegation in person. You can see it from here
There appears to be an urgent need for funds from Germany to Romania.
Faced with Germany's grand welcome ceremony, Romania was shocked. Of course, they also knew why there was such a huge welcome ceremony. To put it bluntly, they were interested in the money in Romania's pockets.
In fact, it was almost the same. In addition, there was another reason. That was that Edel was the first head of state to visit normally after Germany's defeat. In order to show respect, the German side also took the opportunity to make arrangements.
"Hello, President Albert."
After getting off the bus, Edel walked up to Germany's first president and stretched out his hand to hold the leader of the Social Democratic Party. Speaking of which, the president's life in Germany was not easy at all.
The left accused him of being a "traitor to the revolution" because he suppressed workers' uprisings and killed well-known left-wing leaders such as Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg; the right accused him of forcing the Kaiser to abdicate during the November Revolution.
He signed a peace treaty with the Allies and accused him of being a "traitor to the nation" and prosecuted him.
During his administration, he suppressed both the leftist Soviet uprising (Hamburg Uprising) and the right-wing nationalist restoration coup (Kapp Coup). Therefore, the president's reputation abroad was not very good, and many people criticized him.
However, he still has his own abilities as president. Even though there are so many people who oppose him, he can be regarded as the savior in the Weimar Republic.
As for Prime Minister Wilhelm Marx, he was a lawyer. When he became prime minister, he also attracted the Catholic Center Party. As one of the few parties that favors the Social Democratic Party, the Catholic Center Party also has great support for him.
In addition, there were also prominent figures closely related to Romania such as bankers and business owners at the station, and Edel met all of these people one by one.
After meeting people from all walks of life in Germany, Eder got into the same car with President Albert.
"His Majesty the King's visit this time makes our people very happy. In addition, I would like to thank His Majesty the King for his goodwill towards Germany. On behalf of the people, I am here to thank His Majesty for your generous assistance, which allowed the poor people to survive those days."
"You don't need to be so polite. Our family also came from Germany before, and we have our own feelings for this land and its people."
Edel answered this way, not only fearing that Mr. President would misunderstand, but also exerting his own influence. Moreover, it will also make the German people have a good impression of the Romanian royal family, at least it will make them prefer Romania when choosing jobs with the same remuneration. This is what Edel has always said.
As a result of releasing goodwill to Germany, although the aid is not much, the friendship is there to provide help in times of need. Then it is worth it.
"Your Majesty, I hope we can achieve maximum cooperation with your country this time."
After chatting for a few words, President Albert changed the topic to cooperation. Because Romania had already communicated with Germany before the visit, the main issues discussed had been reviewed by Germany, and the following discussions were mainly about the two parties.
Price issues. President Albert's words show his attitude. He is willing to see results in the cooperation between Germany and Romania.
In fact, President Albert was the only one who wanted to express his attitude. At the welcome dinner later in the evening, people flocked to the Romanian delegation. Feeling that they were in good standing, they naturally chose to take the opportunity to meet with Eder to have a few words.
For those who do not have enough status, of course they can only choose Foreign Minister Kostel or Chief of General Staff Freit to talk to them.
Therefore, at this welcome dinner, the Romanian delegation was completely unable to withstand the enthusiasm of the Germans.
"Your Majesty, this is Mr. Juncker. The Juncker Aircraft Company he founded currently occupies a large position in the world's air transportation industry, and he also produced the world's first passenger aircraft called the F-13."
Edel looked at the sixty-year-old man walking towards him and adjusted his clothes. An attendant was introducing the life story of the visitor to him. For Edel, the name Junker was not only for the Junker nobles, but also for Edel.
It is the Junkers Aircraft Factory, the manufacturer of the famous transport aircraft and Stuka in World War II. For this company that made great contributions to the Third Reich, Edel certainly needs to pay attention to it.
I saw Edel with a smile on his face, stepped forward to greet him, stretched out his hand first and said: "Good evening, Mr. Juncker."
Old Junker, who was startled by Edel's actions, quickly stretched out his hand and replied: "Good evening, His Majesty the King."
"It's really admirable that your company was able to take the lead in seeing the right time and produce the world's first passenger aircraft. I believe that under your leadership, Junkers aircraft will be sold all over the world."
The praise spoken by Edel made Old Junker a little bit moved. Is his crappy aircraft company really that good?
You must know that Juncker was a little hesitant just now about whether to choose to meet the King of Romania. The reason for his hesitation was that the company was too small, and adding everything together, it was doubtful whether the total assets could exceed US$500,000.
Who were the people who met the King of Romania before? Well-known families such as the Krupp family, the Bayer family, and the Mauser family. These people are at least large companies worth tens of millions of dollars, and Junkers Aircraft
Totally unqualified compared to it.
But what finally made Juncker take this step was his demand and desire for Romania's capital and technology. Because Henry Coanda Aircraft Manufacturing Factory has recently developed a 410-horsepower aeroengine, which consumes very much fuel.
Low, very suitable for use as a transport model. Moreover, the old Juncker also needed to obtain funds from the Romanians to expand the size of his company, so in the end he took a firm step, and Edel's words made the old Junker feel that this decision was wise.
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Although he really wanted to tell Edel about his grand goal on the spot, looking at the people standing next to Edel, he knew that it would be quite rude if he entangled himself too much. Therefore, the old Junker, who knew that time was limited, immediately seized the time.
Said.
"Thank you for your majesty's interest in our company. If you have the opportunity, I hope your majesty can come to visit our company. This is my business card, so I won't disturb your majesty."
