Chapter 511 The repercussions brought by the battleship
The news that Romania was going to build a battleship soon spread.
Building a big thing like a battleship requires cooperation from all aspects, so it is impossible to conceal the news. When the country learned the news that the navy was going to build a battleship, everyone was excited. Because in this era, building battleships is an important factor for a country with strong national strength.
Symbol. Battleships are also the top products of this era's cutting-edge technology. No one wants their motherland to have the ability to build them.
For this reason, domestic newspapers called on the public to donate to this Romanian battleship. The Navy saw that the people's support could be used, and even asked the propaganda department to bring people to major cities to give speeches. In addition, in order to make the people like the Navy, it also specially produced a high-proportion large-scale
Ship models allow the public to intuitively understand the navy. Of course, the model that is most popular among the public is the Mircea-class battleship model. The naval officers who are responsible for explaining the model every day are so tired that they cannot stand upright.
In addition, the Navy has also set up a special shipbuilding fund. In order to increase everyone's enthusiasm for donating, the Navy not only gives away various ship models to donors, but also makes specially produced badges as gifts.
Of course, the Navy is more fully prepared for those large donations. The model of the Mircea battleship and the thank-you letter personally written by the Minister of the Navy, Lieutenant General Lomodan, must be satisfying.
Thanks to several combinations of publicity by the Navy, the shipbuilding fund raised nearly 10 million lei in just one week. Several models of the Mircea battleship alone were given away, and the Minister's handwritten thank-you letter was almost sour.
According to the estimates of the naval department, the entire fundraising operation should be able to raise funds between 60 and 70 million lei. This can cover one-third of the construction cost of the Mircea battleship.
Up to 190 million lei. It is only one of the most expensive weapons in Romania.
The main reason is that many equipment require new research and development, and the cost is high. If you switch to the United Kingdom, which has a developed shipbuilding industry and strong technology, it is estimated that it will only cost Romania 60% of the cost.
The Navy received such a huge donation, which made Admiral Freit want the Army to also promote it. However, considering the gap between the Army and the Navy, he gave up his budding heart. The Navy is a naturally aristocratic branch, and the Army is
Kuhanhan can compare.
The news that Romania is building battleships has of course not only caused a violent response at home, but also caused an uproar abroad. During this naval holiday, when all countries have stopped building battleships, Romania's shipbuilding operation is so conspicuous, not to mention that it is comparable to the big7
The big guy.
Therefore, this incident caused huge repercussions among navies around the world, especially Britain and France, which have huge interests in Europe.
In France, Le Figaro reported on this. Romania’s shipbuilding plan not only breaks the division of naval power in the Black Sea, but also has a huge impact on Europe. Because as far as we know, the country’s giant ship has come from
The help of Germany and Italy. These two countries have never participated in the construction of Romanian battleships, and after all, they serve their own navy. France has many disputes with these two countries, and the French government must not turn a blind eye to this.
As for the British side, The Times also commented on Romania's construction of battleships. We should note that in the Balkans, Romania began to build its own battleships. This shows that this country that gained huge benefits in World War I began to have its own ambitions. For this reason, the British
The empire needs to note that the Balkans may be turbulent due to Romania. For this reason, our country had better warn this ambitious country that the peaceful environment in Europe cannot be broken.
Some British tabloids even ridiculed, can Romania build a good battleship?
As for the Soviet Union, which had a huge territorial dispute with Romania, it made its attitude clear in the Red Star newspaper.
We have noticed that neighboring Romania's actions to build battleships in the Black Sea are inherently exacerbating regional tensions. Here we need to show it that the Soviet Union is not afraid of this kind of naval war preparations because the Soviet Union also has equivalent construction technology.
If Romania continues to build more battleships, the Soviet Union will definitely suppress the Romanian navy with ten times its strength.
Of course, the Soviet Union is just bragging. The only thing they can offer at the moment is the Sikang Gangut-class battleship. Moreover, its domestic economy has just returned to pre-war levels, so it can only talk about it in newspapers.
As for Britain and France, of course, we don’t just talk about it in newspapers.
Today the British and French ambassadors came together to pay a visit.
"Your Majesty, I hope your country's naval construction plan can be explained to us to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings."
British Ambassador Reid Pleyman explained his purpose to Edel as soon as he saw him.
In fact, a Mir-class battleship cannot cause tension between Britain and France. No matter how rich France and the British Empire are, it is really better than the navy. The Romanian navy, which can fight for just a fraction, cannot find North. What they care about is Romania.
Will we take this opportunity to build battleships on a large scale and affect the balance of power in Europe?
You must know that in the design of Britain and France, Romania's main role is to prevent the Soviet Union from infiltrating Europe. It is not to allow it to interfere in European affairs. Although the construction of battleships is not to interfere in European affairs, it is also a possible precursor, and Britain and France have to take precautions.
For French Ambassador Mencteau, the situation is even more serious. Although France and Italy currently have the upper hand in the competition for interests in the Mediterranean, as the Romanians and Italians get closer, they cannot help but be wary. Especially the Romanian-built
Among the battleships, the depth of Italian involvement is even more disturbing. Italy and Romania have become increasingly close economically. If the same is true militarily, then a de facto alliance is not far away.
After Eder looked at the nervous inquiries from the British and French ambassadors, he not only smiled and said, "Don't be nervous, two ambassadors. Regarding our country's construction of battleships, it is also to protect Romania's interests in the Black Sea. As we all know, our country has a poor relationship with the Soviet Union, and has four
The Soviet navy of battleships poses a huge threat to our country’s coastline. In order to protect our increasingly prosperous coastline and trade, our country has to build battleships to increase its strength.”
"But there is no need for your country to build such an expensive super battleship. As far as I know, the cost of your country's super battleship is enough to build two battleships with good performance. And the combat power of the two battleships will be higher than this.
Much higher."
After all, it was the British. Ambassador Reed Pleman pointed out that the cost of building this battleship was unreasonable. For this reason, Edel had to say. "Because our navy takes into account future development and in order to keep this battleship from falling behind, we can only
Raise the demands."
At this time, French Ambassador Mencteau asked the key to their trip. "So, Your Majesty, how many more such battleships does your country need to build in the future?"
Facing Mengtuo's question, Edel spread his hands and said, "This one ship is almost consuming too much government funds. Where can we build many more ships?"
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After getting a satisfactory answer, the British and French ambassadors left, and Edel also breathed a sigh of relief.
Originally, according to his plan, he would not start building battleships until around 1930, but the plan could not keep up with the changes. Unexpectedly, the Romanian Navy was so keen on building battleships, and the country also wanted to have its own maritime behemoth, so Edel followed suit and agreed.
Although the future belongs to aircraft carriers, battleships also play an irreplaceable role in the Black Sea and the Mediterranean. So go ahead if you do. Romania does not have to take into account the feelings of Britain and France in everything.
At this moment, Edel felt that his years of hard work and development had substantial meaning.
