Prime Minister Mihalaka was reporting to Edel on several meetings with German Foreign Minister Ribbentrop. Edel listened very carefully and interrupted the Prime Minister's speech from time to time to ask for details.
In addition to the two of them, there were also Deputy Prime Minister Kerstev, Foreign Minister Koster, military representative General Freit and others present.
These people were listening attentively, and no one dared to interrupt the Prime Minister. Because the Prime Minister's report is the most important to Romania, and everyone can see the tense atmosphere in Europe now, and maybe a new round of war will start. And.
With Romania's rapid development over the years, it is simply impossible to be as neutral as in the last war.
How Romania chooses its side is a very serious problem. If it is chosen well, Romania's strength will be further expanded. If it is not chosen well, so many years of hard work will probably be in vain. So no one at the scene cares about it.
We analyze the intentions of the German Foreign Minister from the words of the Prime Minister.
"Your Majesty, this is the situation."
After recounting his entire meeting with Ribbentrop, Prime Minister Mihalaka stopped speaking.
After listening to the Prime Minister's words, Edel continued to ask, "So do you think the last words of the German Foreign Minister were a threat, an intimidation, or true?"
Edel's question made Prime Minister Mihalakai shake his head. "I don't know. It's hard to judge."
Edel, who failed to get an answer from the Prime Minister, asked the question to others. "What do you think?"
Faced with Edel's question, everyone present shook their heads in response.
"Your Majesty, it's hard for me to judge."
"Your Majesty, I have no clue about this either."
"His Majesty……"
Just kidding, even the Prime Minister at the scene couldn't figure it out. Can they make a judgment just by listening to the statement?
Facing a group of bobbleheads, Edel couldn't help but want to burst out. To say that these people didn't think of it, how could this be possible? It's just that some people thought of it but didn't want to say it.
However, Edel couldn't care about what others said or not. He directly asked by name. "Deputy Prime Minister Kirstev, how is the situation over there?"
Everyone present knew immediately that His Majesty was about to make a choice. So they all looked at His Excellency the Vice Prime Minister, even the Prime Minister.
Faced with the attention of so many people, Kerstev did not panic at all, because he had been prepared. After receiving the call to come to the palace to discuss matters, he was mentally prepared.
"The last condition that Colonel Baker negotiated with me was that Poland was willing to reduce tariffs to 5% and purchase military supplies worth 200 million US dollars from our country. To show their sincerity, they were willing to pay in advance. In addition, if there is a war with Germany,
Poland negotiated with Britain and France to hand over the Kosice and Prešov areas in eastern Slovakia to our control."
Hearing what Kerstev said, many people present who did not know the details of the negotiations could not help but hold their tongues. Compared with Germany's conditions, Poland is much worse.
There is no way. Although Poland's economy has recovered quickly, it can provide much less benefits to Romania. Not to mention that Poland currently has to consider the feelings of Britain and France, so its conditions cannot be compared with Germany. It can only
Think of ways to do it economically. The condition for purchasing military supplies first, money first, then goods, is probably financial aid to Romania.
And Kerstev's words made Edel also understand the attitude of the Poles. Maybe these Poles hope more to use the threat of Britain and France to make Germany have more concerns. That's why they are interested in fighting for Romania.
, no urgency.
Edel, who already had preliminary thoughts in mind, said casually, "It seems that Poland doesn't pay enough attention to our country."
And Edel's casual words immediately let everyone present know the king's tendency. It seems that His Majesty is not satisfied with Poland's conditions at all, so the next step will be much easier.
Foreign Minister Kostel immediately stood up. "Your Majesty, I think the Poles' conditions do not pay enough attention to our country's needs. Everyone knows that our country currently has two directions. One is in Ukraine, where we will directly face the situation."
The threat from the Soviet Union was not mentioned at all by Poland in the conditions. The other direction is on the Mediterranean and Macedonia, and Poland cannot give our country any help."
Kostel's intentions have been clearly revealed. He is extremely dissatisfied with Poland's conditions, because apart from economic benefits, these conditions do not match Romania's focus at all. Although he had complained about Germany before, compared with Germany
In fact, Poland turned a blind eye to Romania's needs.
In particular, the Foreign Minister has wronged Poland. Not to mention Ukraine, Poland is also negotiating with the Soviet Union on the issue of ensuring Poland's security, driven by Britain and France. Although Poland is not satisfied with Britain and France forcing Poland to negotiate with the Soviet Union, it is impossible.
Let's discuss Ukraine with Romania.
As for the Mediterranean and Macedonian issues, Poland is even beyond its reach. And in terms of Poland's attitude, they believe that Britain and France are more important than Romania.
Led by Kostel, others were not far behind and stepped forward to criticize Poland's conditions.
“I think Poland’s conditions can be rejected directly.”
"That's right, it was in vain that we helped them resist the Soviet invasion. Now that Britain and France have helped, they have forgotten us so quickly."
The speeches of those present immediately turned the situation one-sided. In their words, Poland was not worthy of Romania's continued alliance with it.
Seeing that everyone agreed with Germany's conditions, Edel made his final decision. "Your Excellency, Prime Minister."
"exist."
"When you return, please notify the German Foreign Minister Ribbentrop and discuss the remaining details with him."
"As commanded."
In fact, how could Edel, who had the memory of later generations, join the Polish side? This country, which was defeated before Germany could even hold on to its offensive for a month, was just using waste. He did not want to let Germany and the Soviet Union carve up Poland, and then
Partition of Romania.
Yes, Edel has always believed that Romania can obtain the greatest benefits by joining the German camp. This is not because Edel has a favorable impression of his family because he is from Germany. It is because everything Romania currently needs can be aligned with Germany.
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Romania needs Ukraine, and Germany can provide guarantees. Romania needs Macedonia and the Mediterranean, and Germany is even more willing to see it. Even if it goes further, Romania needs Egypt, and Germany will provide limited support.
Because Germany and Romania are both challengers to the order, they both need to break up the old interests and seek greater interests for themselves.
There is another reason for Romania, that is, Romania's development has entered a bottleneck, and it needs more land and population to continue to grow bigger and stronger. This is something that Britain and France cannot provide, and they can only do it themselves.
