In fact, after Romania's surprise attack on Alexander, not only countries around the world were affected, but many powerful families from the Middle East also paid close attention to it.
This caused Romania, which originally had little influence in the Middle East, to suddenly increase its influence. Many local royal chiefs suddenly became interested in the country of Romania.
The beautiful Amman is a city with a long history. There are still Roman Empire ruins such as the Colosseum, amphitheater and palaces in the city. In addition, churches, ponds and baths from the Eastern Roman era can also be seen from time to time. At that time, most of them were
Arabic style architecture.
As the Emir of Jordan, Abdullah I lived in Lagdan Palace. This building was also built when Abdullah I came to Jordan.
As a famous holy descendant, Abdullah I was born into the Hashemite family and was the second son of Hussein ibn Ali, the leader of the Arab Uprising. Their family was originally the controller of Mecca, and later used the uprising to
The Kingdom of Hijaz was established, but due to a conflict with King Ibn Saud of Najd, the guardianship of Mecca was eventually lost, and the family had no choice but to withdraw from the Kingdom of Hijaz. And his father, the 38th generation patriarch Hussein Ibn
Ali also died in Amman in 1931.
However, although the Hashemite family was forced to withdraw from the holy city of Mecca, it is still a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad (it has no direct descendants alive) and still has a distinguished position in Christianity.
Moreover, during the Arab Revolt, the Hashemite family took the opportunity to establish the Kingdom of Hejaz in the western part of the Arabian Peninsula, the Kingdom of Jordan in Jordan, and the Kingdom of Syria in Syria. Hussein's three sons served as kings of the three countries respectively.
But because the British were unwilling to unify the Arab world, they conspired with the French to give Syria to the French. The French expelled King Faisal of Syria, and Faisal had no way to escape to the United Kingdom. In order to compensate Faisal, the British
He was sent to Iraq under the British mandate as king.
However, Faisal passed away in 1933 due to heart disease, and his son Ghazi also drove a sports car and passed away in March this year. The king of Iraq is currently succeeded by his grandson Faisal II, but Faisal II is only four years old.
Years old, how can you have any rights and prestige?
Therefore, Abdullah I is currently the patriarch of the Hashemite family, and his prestige is one of the highest in the Arab world.
Today, outside Lagdan Palace, a large number of guards guarded the area to prevent others from approaching. Because Emir Abdullah was receiving an important guest.
In the audience hall, Abdullah was talking with a Westerner wearing an Arab robe.
"Sir Rawls, thank you for sending these funds. God will not forget those friends who helped us."
Abdullah, who was sitting in the main seat, was entertaining the businessman named Rawls.
"The Emir is very polite. This is a small gesture of goodwill from our country to the Arab world. I have always believed that the Arab world needs sensible people like you. Generations are changing, and those who cannot keep up with them will be
They will be eliminated, and the British obviously belong to this kind of people. They completely ignore the needs of the Jordanian people, so they will also be eliminated."
In the words of this businessman named Rawls, the British seemed vulnerable. As the Emir of Jordan, Abdullah did not raise any objection at all. Although he deeply understood the power of the British, this man
The guest's other identity made him think that what the other party said was somewhat reasonable.
Of course, Abdullah cannot be convinced by logic alone. Abdullah, who has served as the Emir of Transjordan since 1921, is no fool. Abdullah can give up the throne of Iraq to his younger brother Faisal.
La, it can be said that he is brave and resourceful, so naturally he will not be impressed by just a few words.
What really moved him was the other country represented behind this guest. Romania is a country that is very popular in the Arab world. All of this was caused by Alexander's raid. Before that, many people had the impression that
, not familiar with this country at all.
Of course, this is just for other people. For Abdullah, he was interested in this country when he was the representative of Mecca in the Ottoman Empire Parliament. Because the Romanian king was three years older than him, and Romania was among the most popular countries at that time.
Under control, rapid development.
Of course, this is just a personal interest. After the end of World War I, Romania suddenly became the most powerful country in the Balkans, which only enhanced his personal interest. Because Jordan is in the hands of the United Kingdom, and he is only
He is the emir in name only, so he cannot even think about having great power.
But things were so unexpected. Abdullah, who only paid a little attention to him at the time, gradually came into contact with the country's businessmen in the 1930s, and his understanding of them deepened. At the same time, Romania made several actions in succession, which made
Its influence in the Middle East has greatly increased.
First, they annexed Bulgaria, and then acquired its northern territory from Greece, making Romania a Mediterranean country. Then Romania declared war on Britain, which improved Romania's recognition in the Arab world. They did not expect that anyone would dare to challenge Britain, so many of them had done so before.
There is no successful case in the country's challenge to Britain.
I just didn't expect that the Romanians still had some skills. An Alexandria air raid destroyed the British fleet to pieces. According to the report of the spies sent to inquire about the news, there are currently no warships of more than 10,000 tons in Alexandria. They are not sinking ships.
It means he has already left.
The British are currently trying to find ways to salvage the sunken warship. However, I heard that there is not much progress and it will take at least half a year.
This air raid on Romania perfectly demonstrated its strength, making the princes and chiefs in the Middle East more aware of it.
Therefore, when faced with the visit of Mr. Rawls, Abdullah naturally had to show enough respect, not to mention that the other party came to give him money.
Of course, he knew the other party's intentions quite well, but if it was in his own interests, what reason would he have to refuse?
Obviously, Rawls also knew the strength behind him. So I saw him continue. "In order to express goodwill, our country plans to give His Excellency the Emir a batch of weapons. Yesterday, 500 Lee-Enfield rifles arrived in Amman. I don’t know.
Do you need it?"
Rawls' words made Abdullah a little entangled. Of course he wanted weapons to enhance his strength, but he also knew that there was no such thing as a free lunch. If the other party gave it to him, he would ask for it.
Abdullah decided to ask better. "I don't know how I can thank your country for your kindness?"
Rawls laughed after hearing Abdullah's words. "Hahaha, your Excellency the Emir may not know much about our country. We don't intend to ask you to do anything because we simply want to make friends."
That’s all.”
It's just that Rawls's words cannot convince Abdullah, who is an emir. His father's teachings have told him since he was a child that the more help you give without asking for anything in return, the more you ask for in the end.
"Your Majesty, it would be better if you explain it, otherwise I will not be able to accept your country's kindness."
"Your Excellency, please believe me, our country is simply expressing goodwill to you."
"Then I can't accept the anger."
In the end, the banquet ended unhappily, and Rawls left angrily with everyone.
After Rawls left, Abdullah sat here and continued to eat the food on the plate, while Ibrahim, who had served as Prime Minister, ran in anxiously. "Your Highness the Emir, we should not neglect our distinguished guests. They
Very useful for us in Jordan.”
Seeing the anxious Ibrahim, Abdullah picked up a piece of fruit and said, "Why are you anxious, my friend? Allah teaches us that we need to be calm and not impulsive when doing things. And where did you see our distinguished guest being angry?"
"
"Isn't this called..."
Ibrahim had an idea and thought for a while and stopped talking. Indeed, Rawls left in a hurry, but his face was covered the whole time and his expression could not be seen at all.
Abdullah was right. Rawls, who looked like he left in anger, was not angry at all. Instead, he was very satisfied with the Jordanian emir's attitude.
Anyone who wants to do big things cannot be greedy for petty profits. He has already contacted several powerful people before, and among them, Abdullah's attitude is the most satisfactory to him.
After returning to his residence, Rawls wrote down his evaluation. "Send to Bucharest."
After sending away the entourage, Rawls seemed to be thinking about a plan.
That's right, Rawls is executing a plan formulated by Romania's diplomacy, intelligence, military and other departments. The plan is code-named Saladin, which is the name of the medieval Arab strongman.
The plan is mainly divided into three parts, the first part of which he is responsible for, and then based on the progress, he will decide to make certain modifications to the subsequent plan.
But no matter how it is revised, Romania must become the leading force in the Middle East.
