The busy Constanta is still the largest port in Romania. Millions of tons of goods are shipped to the world through this port every year. Of course, as the largest commercial port in Romania, it is also the first stop in Romania chosen by many people.
David Ben-Gurion looked at the various ships docked at the port and said to his entourage with envious expressions. "Don't worry, our country will not be inferior in the future."
Ben-Gurion was born in Poland, whose original name was Gaglin. In his youth, he was a ardent Zionist. In 1906, he came to Palestine. First, he worked as a journalist. When his political career began, he changed the name The Jewish name Ben-Gurion.
In 1915, he met his wife Pola Ben-Gurion from Russia in New York, USA. They married in 1917 and they later had three children. In 1918, they returned to Palestine, and in 1921 he organized the General Assembly of Israel. Trade unions. In 1930 he founded the Israeli Labor Party.
This time, his mission was to contact Edel to see if he could gain support from Romania, and also to get a taste of Romania's strength.
The Romanian personnel responsible for receiving them quickly came to them.
"Hello, Mr. Ben-Gurion, I am Monar, and I will be responsible for receiving you this time."
An official who greeted them introduced himself.
"Hello Mr. Monard, I will follow your instructions from now on."
Facing the Romanian reception staff, Ben-Gurion also responded very politely. However, judging from the words and deeds of these people, they should not be government officials. So in his heart, Ben-Gurion was not sure whether he could communicate with Romania. Some feel uneasy about reaching a favorable agreement.
Yes, the royal attendant is responsible for this reception. Because Edel does not want to make this reception known to everyone at the moment. If the negotiation is successful, it will be easy to talk about, but if it is not, it will be embarrassing.
As for Ben-Gurion, he was already used to this, because he had seen even more unaccustomed people, which was why he desperately wanted the Jews to have their own country.
After picking up Ben Gurion and his entourage at the port of Constanta, they took a car and rushed to Bucharest. Although the Romanians who were responsible for receiving them along the way were very polite, no matter what Ben Gurion said, they all No useful information can be obtained.
Just kidding, they are all servants, it would be embarrassing and embarrassing if Ben Gurion tricked them out of them like a child.
After a series of inspections, Ben-Gurion finally met Edel.
"Hello, Mr. Ben-Gurion."
As soon as he met Edel, he greeted him in a friendly manner.
"Hello, His Majesty the King."
Compared with Eder, Ben-Gurion seemed much more restrained.
However, Edel turned a blind eye to this and directly stated the purpose of his invitation. "Mr. Ben-Gurion, this time I met with you mainly to help the Jews in Palestine. I understand that the Jews currently in the area We have poor relations with the local Arabs, and conflicts occur from time to time. This makes me very sad, so I plan to sell a batch of weapons to you to ensure the safety of the Jews there."
When Edel said that he would send weapons to the Jews in Palestine to fight against the Arabs, Ben-Gurion was certainly willing. But he also knew that there is no free lunch in the world. Since His Majesty Edel is so generous, he must have requirements for this. .
"Thank you for His Majesty's concern for the Jews. We are deeply grateful to Romania for being able to help the Jewish community so selflessly. We don't know how we can help His Majesty."
Seeing that Ben-Gurion was so successful, Edel also expressed his request. "That's right, I am very interested in Professor Einstein's theory of relativity, but Romanian universities have invited him to come to Romania many times.
However, Professor Einstein may be too busy and has not been able to make the trip. So I hope to meet Professor Einstein in person. I believe this is also the hope of the Romanian scientific community. Of course, it is best for him to come to Romania to promote his theory.
We can also provide some help in other aspects.”
Regarding Edel's words, Ben-Gurion certainly knew his intention to keep Einstein in Romania. However, Einstein was currently a trump card for the Jews. How could he agree without asking clearly.
"Then Your Majesty, I wonder what the help you are talking about includes?"
Knowing that you were going to ask this question, Edel immediately said the help he could provide. "Including diplomatic, military, and economic assistance to the Jews in Palestine. Of course, if the results are satisfactory, then Romania can become a refuge for the Jews to ensure that
Your fellow citizens are protected from persecution.”
The answer Edel gave made Ben-Gurion a little moved, because the current situation for Jews in Europe is difficult. With Hitler coming to power, Germany's intention to be hostile to the Jews has become more and more obvious. In addition to Germany, there is also a lot of hostility in other European countries.
The behavior of the Jews. At present, there are not many ways that the Jews can deal with it. The most they can do is to turn to the United States, which has the least hostile behavior.
But it is not as easy as it sounds to transfer, and how to deal with the assets. Moreover, many ordinary Jews do not have much savings at all. They, like ordinary people of other ethnic groups, need to work to support their families.
Moreover, the United States is not a paradise. Although the Jewish power in the United States is not bad, the Anglo-Saxons who control the American power do not have much goodwill towards the Jews. Apart from the British, the Germans are the largest ethnic group in the United States. As for the Jews,
More often than not, they play a steward or accountant role in American society.
Therefore, although American Jews are relatively rich, they cannot provide much help in supporting the establishment of a Palestinian state. Unless the United States steps away from isolationism and needs to use Jews, then American Jews can take advantage of the situation to gain some benefits for it.
So this is why Ben-Gurion was tempted by Edel's conditions. At present, if the Jews want to restore their country in Palestine, they must get the support of major European countries. Although the most important thing is the United Kingdom, they cannot give up on other countries.
Apart from anything else, just providing weapons to the Arabs would make the Jews extremely uncomfortable. Because compared with the Arabs, the population disadvantage of the Jews is simply impossible to compare.
So Ben Gurion felt that this matter was of great importance and must be discussed. "Your Majesty, this matter needs to be discussed by our council. We cannot give a direct answer now."
"It's okay, I can wait for your news."
Sure enough, when Ben-Gurion returned to his residence and told the other people accompanying him what Edel had said, the crowd cheered. And Ben-Gurion also informed the other members of the council of Edel's request, and after passing
After a series of discussions, the Jewish Council decided to agree to Edel's request.
As for doing Einstein's work, it was not difficult at all for the Jewish Council.
So after a while of haggling, an agreement was reached between Romania and the Jews.
Romania will provide weapons worth US$10 million to the Jews in Palestine. In addition, the Romanian military academy will provide 40 places for Jews every year. The Zionist Organization will pay US$20 million for this purpose.
In addition, Romania will guarantee that it will not persecute Jews and will also accept Jewish refugees. The Zionist Organization will provide $100 per person for food, shelter and other services provided by Romania.
In addition to allowing Einstein to come to Romania to teach and do research, the Zionist Organization will also mobilize other Jewish scientists to serve Romania.
In addition, when the Jewish state is established, Romania will recognize it as soon as possible.
The signing of this agreement provided shelter for the Jews in the future. When Germany began to persecute the Jews, a large number of Jews came to Romania through various channels. They not only helped Romania improve its scientific and technological and industrial capabilities, but also in the arts and other fields.
Romania has been improved.
Of course Edel didn't know that this agreement not only brought Einstein to Romania. There were also Jewish scientists such as Edward Teller who also came to Romania under the persuasion of the Zionist Organization and made great contributions to Romania's nuclear research.
