Chapter 636 The Naval Shipbuilding Plan Codenamed H (Part 1)
With Edel taking over Bulgaria and aid funds from Romania, Bulgaria was immediately full of vitality.
Although the political forces led by the People's Party are still opposing Eder's appointment, their momentum has long since been reduced by Prime Minister Kerstev.
The reason is very simple. They will support whoever can give them food and jobs. These are things that the opposition parties cannot provide at all, but the Bulgarian government, which is supported by Romanian funds, can provide them.
As long as you are not lazy, you will never be hungry. So you can see busy people all over Bulgaria. Some of them are repairing water canals and irrigation station facilities, and some are working on roads or in the city. Although it is a bit hard, everyone
Everyone has a look of hope on their faces.
Admiral Lomodan, as the Romanian Navy Minister, cannot feel all this.
Although Admiral Lomodan, who was riding the train, could not feel the earth-shaking changes in Bulgaria, at least he could still see the difference compared with the country.
“Compared to domestic ones, the folk customs in Bulgaria appear to be more simple.”
Lomodan compared what he had seen and heard from the two countries and gave a fairly fair evaluation.
However, although he was praising Bulgaria's customs and customs, he still couldn't hide his worries from the depths of his eyes. Mainly because with the expansion of Romania's naval strength, the United States, Britain, France and other countries have become increasingly enthusiastic about including Romania in the naval treaty.
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This time when he went to Sofia, in addition to calling Edel, he also wanted to find out from His Majesty what his attitude towards this was.
Admiral Romodan was worried about the Romanian Navy. But as he watched the warships being launched one by one in the dock, he felt that his hard work was not in vain. He also caught up with the good times and could see the rapid speed of the Romanian Navy.
Expansion. When I first joined the navy, Romania didn’t even have ironclads. The navy was still full of old-fashioned warships with iron-wood structures. There were only two to three thousand officers and soldiers in the navy. The largest warship was the training cruiser Elizabeth.
This battleship was a gift from Germany in order to strengthen relations with Romania. The other ships were either torpedo boats of dozens of tons or gunboats of hundreds of tons. It makes me feel pitiful when I think about it.
And now Romania is capable of building the world's top battleships. The cannonballs it throws at one time weigh ten tons, and they are the backbone of maritime power.
Therefore, in order to ensure Romania's maritime strength, it is necessary to express its attitude. However, the speed must be well controlled, otherwise it will restrict the development of the Romanian Navy. Admiral Lomodan does not want this to become a means of restricting himself.
The rumbling train carried Romodan towards Sofia, and the thick smoke left by the train drifted among the high mountains.
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Sofia Railway Station has been relatively busy during this period, because Bulgaria is undergoing major construction projects everywhere, so raw materials imported from Romania are constantly arriving here.
But today is a bit special. There were many soldiers wearing military uniforms and weapons in the train station. They protected the VIP passage of the train station tightly, causing many people to secretly speculate that a big shot was coming to Sofia.
When some interested people saw Horiya, the king's chief of guard, also waiting on the platform, these speculations became more numerous. Some people speculated that the king's family brought it, and some even speculated that it was a foreign royal family.
However, people guessed that Horia, as the captain of the guard, did not know that this arrival was indeed considered a big shot. But this is not important to Horia. The most important thing is that His Majesty asked him to come to greet him and he could not go out.
There was no mistake, so he turned to look at the person in charge of security work next to him.
The person in charge, who was stared at by Horia, quickly replied, "Don't worry, our Guards Corps will not disappoint you."
Facing the words of the officer in charge who led the team, Horia said calmly, "How can I not be worried about your work? Everything is done now."
After following Edel for a long time, Horia gradually learned that Edel's indifference can be said to be red when you are close to red and black when you are close to ink. And his attitude is neither too close nor too close.
It makes people feel uncomfortable, just right.
These guards, formed by the most loyal people from Edel's guards, are also the troops Edel feels most at ease with. Their main responsibility is to protect Edel's safety in Bulgaria, and by the way, they have also become a force that competes with the armed police to compete with the military.
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"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"
The whistle of a train arriving at the station announced that another train had arrived, and the unique carriage hung at the end of the train also cheered him up.
Sure enough, when the train stopped, what he saw from the window was the person he was waiting for, Admiral and Minister Lomodan.
When the gray-haired general was about to step off the train, Horia immediately greeted him.
"Your Excellency, welcome to Bulgaria."
Romodan smiled and nodded at the personal greeting from the captain of the guard beside Edel.
"I'd like you to personally welcome this bad old man like me."
Faced with Romodan's self-deprecation, how could Horia dare to accept it. "Your Excellency, the Admiral, is not old at all. He can at least ensure the development of the Navy for ten years. And only with Your Excellency in command of the Navy can we ensure the stability of coastal defense, so Your Excellency, you must be willing to
You can’t say you’re old.”
Listening to Horia's praise, even though he knew that Xiao Xiao was flattering him, Lomodan still laughed heartily and made him forget about the troubles during the journey. There are not many people in Romania who can be treated like this by the captain of the guard.
Even adding Bulgaria is just a handful.
"Your Majesty must be very busy recently."
Admiral Lomodan suddenly turned the topic to Edel.
Faced with the general's inquiry, Horia reported truthfully. "Yes, His Majesty is busy in Bulgaria. In addition to receiving Bulgarian people from various places, he also conducts on-site inspections of the actual situation in various places."
According to Horia, this should be regarded as leaking Edel's whereabouts, but he can tell Admiral Lomodan as long as he does not specifically need to conceal information. After all, these whereabouts have been reported in Bulgarian newspapers, and it does not count as leaking secrets.
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"How is it going?"
Horia's answer aroused the curiosity of the Navy Minister.
Faced with Romodan's question, Horia shook his head and answered. "It's not very good. Compared with Romania, the gap between the two is more than ten years, and..."
Horia spread his hands and continued. "Bulgaria has too many mountainous areas, and its agricultural foundation is destined to be unable to compare with Romania. However, with the large-scale construction of bonds issued by the government, it will slowly catch up."
Of course, this is just Horia's rhetoric. He heard Prime Minister Kirstev report to Eder and said that Bulgarian agriculture can at best not starve people, and it is doomed to be impossible to develop and grow. Its natural terrain
The disadvantage is that he can only adopt a small farm economy, and it is impossible to cultivate on a large farm like Romania. But in this case, he dare not spread the word, otherwise he will not reap the benefits.
After Lomodan asked, he said nothing further. Instead, he said, "Since His Majesty is waiting for my arrival, let's not waste time and take me to see His Majesty first."
Hearing Lomodan's words, Horia hurriedly said, "Why don't you take a rest? We have already prepared a resting place. After taking a rest, you can meet His Majesty in a better state."
Horia knew that traveling would make people tired. Even though His Excellency the Admiral was traveling in a separate vehicle, it was still impossible for him to have a good rest, and His Excellency the Admiral was so old.
"No, I've already rested on the train."
Facing the captain of the guard's concern, Romodan didn't care at all.
"Okay, General, please get in the car with me. We will go to the palace right away."
Faced with Romodan's insistence, Captain Horia naturally had no choice but to take him to see Edel first.
