The matter passed quickly, and Edel continued to play in the water under the leadership of the old Count Ciano, without any mention of the proposal to talk privately with Mussonelli.
The Romanian delegation seemed to have completely forgotten this proposal and did not bring it up again. Over time, Romania also reached a number of cooperation with Italy, mainly on food and oil import and export, vehicle manufacturing technology, large-caliber
Artillery and warship manufacturing technology and many other technologies.
In addition, Romania has also reached a number of cooperation with Italy in the navy and army. In the army, Romania mainly sends officers to Italy to help it train its army.
I believe that after the baptism of World War I, Italy has a sufficient understanding of the combat effectiveness of its army, and it is cooperating with Romania because the Romanian army is well-trained, so it plans to learn from it. However, according to rumors, this proposal is from the leader
Your Majesty made it forcefully, but the army was somewhat reluctant to do so. This made Eder pessimistic about the results of training the Italian army.
As for the navy, Italy sent officers to help Romania retrain its navy. This is why the Italian navy is not bad, and Edel did not miss the opportunity to learn from it.
In addition, the two countries also have a lot of cooperation in the air force and aircraft manufacturing industry. As the homeland of the famous Haig, Italy attaches great importance to air power, and Edel, who is familiar with the history of World War II, certainly does not mind working with him.
Italian cooperation in aircraft manufacturing and air force construction.
We must know that there are many talents in aircraft design in Italy, and Edel also hopes to let them serve him. Now, through cooperation, we will see what talents emerge.
As for one of the important things of this visit, regarding the development of Libyan oil, Edel only mentioned it to the old Count Ciano when the visit was about to end.
So when Edel expressed his proposal to meet Mussolini privately, the old Count Ciano did not dare to neglect and immediately conveyed the news to the Italian leader.
“What does the King of Romania want?”
Mussolini, who was at the Prime Minister's residence, began to think after hearing Eder's proposal conveyed to him.
"Tell me, what does this ruler of Romania want from me?"
Mussolini, who had no clue, raised his head and asked the old Count Ciano who was delivering the news.
Faced with the inquiry from his own leader, the old Count Ciano said based on the information he had received before and the contacts he had during this period. "Previously, the Romanian delegation proposed to establish an oil company with us, but we rejected it. At that time, the main reason was that we did not want to let
Other countries are tampering with our colonies. Now that Romania has once again proposed a separate meeting between its king and its leader, it is very likely that it will get some information."
It has to be said that Edel's actions over the years have given many people who follow him some clues, and the old Count Ciano has obviously guessed his intentions.
After hearing the words of his good friend Count Ciano, Mussolini continued to ask, "Then do you think we should cooperate with Romania to jointly develop these resources?"
Faced with Mussoniri's inquiry, the old Count Ciano thought for a while and replied. "It depends on what the leader is prepared to do. If it is to develop possible oil resources to alleviate domestic economic difficulties, then we should cooperate with Romania.
As long as we ensure that the initiative lies with our country."
When the old Count Ciano said this, he continued after seeing that Mussonelli was a little moved. "Of course, from the perspective of maximizing profits, we should develop it ourselves. However, this requires investing a large amount of money for exploration, and we have to do it.
Just be prepared to find nothing."
Speaking of this, the old Count Ciano couldn't help but smile bitterly. It is currently difficult for the Italian government to spend a large amount of money to survey the colony.
You must know that after the Mussolini government came to power, it spent a lot of money and manpower domestically, and paid less attention to the colonies. Who made his slogan is to let the people live a good life, and now that he has come to power, so many
More or less needs to be expressed. Therefore, the current government work is mainly focused on economic development and public security and transportation that the people can experience.
Moreover, the colony is so large that they have no idea how much money Italy will need to invest in carefully exploring the resources.
Otherwise, who doesn’t want to keep the oil resources in their own hands, and who would share it with others if they don’t have to? They are mentally ill. The blood of industry is not just a word, just look at Romania and you will know that an oil resource has helped them
How much money was earned to develop the economy.
"Let's do this. Arrange for me to meet the King of Romania tomorrow so that I can meet this shrewd King of Romania."
"Okay, I'll make arrangements."
It must be said that Mussolini, who had just come to power, still had his own ability and was able to fully understand what kind of decisions would be beneficial to Italy.
So the next day, I met the leader again at Edel, the Prime Minister's official residence.
"Good morning, King Edel."
As the host, Mussolini took the lead in greeting Edel.
"Hello, Your Excellency Mussolini."
During today's meeting, Mussolini and Edel each had one person by their side. Mussolini was accompanied by the old Count Ciano, while Edel was accompanied by Costel.
After both parties were seated, Foreign Minister Coster took the lead. "Your Excellency Prime Minister, we are here to meet this time mainly for cooperation. You must know that our country has rich experience in oil extraction and exploration, and our country has rich experience in oil extraction and exploration.
The petrochemical industry in Italy is also very developed, so we hope to form a new oil company with your country to contribute to the Italian petrochemical industry."
Faced with the remarks of the Romanian Foreign Minister who seemed to be considering Italy, the old Count Ciano took over and said, "Thank you for your selfless help to Italy. I wonder what your country is going to do?"
"We will invest in exploration, mining, transportation and other technologies, and your country will invest in the exploration and mining rights of Libya and Somalia. Each of the two countries will spend 10 million US dollars to establish an oil company. Of course, in order to express your country's initiative in the company,
, we only need to get 40% of the shares, and your country will allocate the rest. Of course, if oil resources are discovered on your territory, the proportion of its investment will also be implemented according to this plan."
After listening to the plan proposed by Costel, the old Count Ciano nodded secretly. The sincerity of the Romanians can be seen from this initial plan. This is to privately distribute 20% of the shares to them.
This is not a small amount. But if we continue to talk, we will get more.
"The plan proposed by your country is good, but the valuation of our country's exploration and development rights is somewhat undervalued. You must know that the areas that need more exploration are very large. For this small cost, we will buy its oil exploration and development
Power is too cheap.”
Old Count Ciano's words made Edel feel relieved. At least the Italian side was willing to talk, which was a good thing. As for the distribution of benefits, the two parties needed to discuss it next.
So he interrupted and said, "I think we can leave it to professionals to discuss topics such as the oil company's investment ratio and mining rights. I believe we will come up with a result that satisfies both parties."
Facing Edel's words, Mussolini also felt that it was inappropriate to let the leaders of the two countries discuss the specific details, so he signaled to the old Count Ciano.
So the conversation ended, and the two parties temporarily reached a consensus on the proposal to jointly form an oil company.
"Your Excellency Prime Minister, I have experienced enough local customs during my visits to Italy these days, and it feels like I am in my own country. So I think our two countries can strengthen exchanges in the cultural field. After all, we both belonged to the Roman Empire. Our people
I am also very interested in the ancient Roman era.”
Eder's words made Mussolini's eyes light up. It has always been his dream to restore Italy to the glory of ancient Rome. As a member of Latin culture, Romania may be able to further draw closer the relationship between the two countries from this aspect.
, this will be a very tempting idea for Italy. It will also strengthen Italy's influence in the Balkans.
Thinking of this, Mussolini couldn't help but said, "His Majesty the King's proposal is very good. Ancient Rome has brought the two countries closer. I think we can start from this aspect to make the people of the two countries feel close to each other."
And it is very beneficial to both countries. This will be a union from the Mediterranean to the Black Sea, which will enhance the influence of both countries. This will be a win-win result."
Speaking of excitement, Mussolini couldn't help but discuss with Eder a course on cultural exchanges between the two countries.
As for the establishment of an oil company, there will be discussions between professionals from both parties. The final result is almost the same. Romania and Italy jointly established an oil company called Luoyi, in which Romania obtained 35% of the shares with half of the capital.
, and Italy obtained 65% of the shares with exploration rights and development rights plus the other half of the capital, of which the Italian government holds 40% of the shares, and the remaining 25% will be invested by its domestic people. I believe that ordinary people should not be able to buy this
shares of the company.
After Edel got the results he wanted, he continued his visit. Next would be Britain and France, and then the United States across the Atlantic Ocean.
