"Your Majesty, please see, this is our No. 3 production workshop. The workshop is 350 meters long, 105 meters wide, and has 1,200 production workers. It can produce 850 50-horsepower parallel-bar tractors per month. This is just one of our main production tractors.
workshop."
Under the introduction of factory director Sodavar, Edel watched the extremely busy workers in the workshop working on the assembly line. The parts were gradually integrated together, and a tractor slowly rolled off the assembly line.
Moreover, Edel can also see that this workshop has just been cleaned once before, otherwise why are the corners and ceilings so clean. Having been out for more inspections, Edel has the experience to identify those that have been specially prepared. But fortunately, the Second Machinery Manufacturing Factory
It was just cleaning and no other actions, which were all within Edel's tolerance.
Edel was very interested in the work on the assembly line on the tractor, and he couldn't help but grab a worker and ask him.
"How many years have you been working here?"
When the worker saw King Edel standing in front of him, his face flushed with excitement and he stuttered in reply. "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, I... I have been working here... here... for four years.
.”
Seeing the unspeakable feeling about this worker, Edel patted his shoulder with a loving expression. "Don't be nervous, just think of me as an employee in the factory."
Edel said this, how could this employee think this way? However, Edel's words at least made him recover a lot, at least he could speak fluently.
"May I have your name?"
"Your Majesty, my name is Ramf and I come from Cluj."
"How many people are there in the family?"
"There are me, my wife, our three children and our parents at home, a total of seven people."
"Then the income is enough to support the family?"
"Coupled with my wife's income, it is enough to support our family and send our children to school."
Edel's conversation with Ramf gave him a preliminary understanding of the living conditions of ordinary people in the current wartime situation. Of course, Edel could not make this decision without asking just one person. He asked several questions in a row.
This is the case for everyone.
Moreover, during Edel's inquiry, these people generally earn a monthly income of 260-380 lei in the factory, and this salary is only considered above the average level among their relatives and friends. This makes Edel have a deep understanding of the current Romanian people.
I have a general understanding of income levels.
Generally speaking, the income level of Romanian people is considered to be at a medium level in Europe, but in the Balkans and Eastern Europe, it is very good.
Of course, this has a lot to do with Romania's industrialization development over the years. Through various plunders and plunders over the years, Romania still has to give back to the people to some extent.
Of course, it was also due to the influence of the gold standard that the currency Leu did not depreciate much.
Edel's visit to the No. 3 production workshop always came to an end. After spending more than half an hour on the tour, Director Sodaval asked, "Your Majesty, do you need to see the tank production workshop?"
Since Sodaval, the director of the factory, asked this, how could Edel not visit it? Besides, tank production is crucial to the army's formation of armored forces, so Edel naturally needed to see it in person.
"Lead the way."
Following Edel's words, a group of people came to the No. 3 production workshop and walked to the No. 1 tank production workshop. On the way, Director Sodavar kept introducing the specific situation.
"Currently, the No. 1 workshop has our strongest technical workers, with an average working experience of more than 5 years. Among them, there are 2 senior engineers, 11 intermediate engineers, and 76 junior engineers. Currently, the No. 1 production workshop occupies the factory's tank production
Half of the quantity, mainly producing R20 tanks that are urgently needed by the army."
During Sodaval's introduction, they arrived at the No. 1 production workshop. The workshop was separated from other workshops and was guarded by soldiers. There were also soldiers holding down wolves and dogs to patrol back and forth. It could be seen that the defense was still very tight.
Naturally, the soldiers would not check this group of people. Edel's face alone was the best pass.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, the 1st Battalion and 2nd Company of the 2nd Regiment of the Lviv Guard Division have been ordered to protect the factory."
When Edel arrived at the gate of Workshop No. 1, a company commander wearing the rank of captain saluted and loudly reported to him.
"Hello, Captain, thank you for your contribution to the kingdom. The people will never forget your contribution."
Edel was very experienced in dealing with soldiers, and his words made the captain's blood boil.
Then Edel entered the workshop under the leadership of Sodavar.
As soon as he entered the workshop, Edel felt the difference. Throughout the workshop, the sound of welding and cutting never stopped, and the harsh noise never subsided for a moment.
Edel took the earmuffs from Sodavar and put them on, listening to the factory director's loud introduction.
"Your Majesty, due to the special nature of the work, Workshop No. 1 can only operate two shifts of 9 hours each. However, although the time is not long, the quality of the tanks it produces has always been well received by the military. At present,
The workshop has an assembly line and more than 900 workers, capable of producing two armored companies of R20 tanks every day."
Sodaval's words made Edel very satisfied. He looked at the semi-finished metal monster in front of him and asked Sodaval, "Are there any difficulties in the factory now?"
As soon as Sodaval opened his mouth, Edel regretted asking this question.
"Yes, Your Majesty. The number of armor steel plates currently in the factory is insufficient. We contacted the steel rolling mill and they said that the current quantity of special armor steel is insufficient. There is only this much."
Well, this responsibility needs to be shouldered by Edel. In exchange for these Jews, Edel supplemented the domestic labor gap. The exchange with Italy was not bad. They mainly exchanged some military supplies and did not have much other needs. (It can also be said that
There are not many Jews in Italy, so they don’t have many people to change)
However, when it came to Germany, his vision became tricky. In addition to supplementing its armor strength and acquiring nearly 300 tanks from Romania, marrying her was basically used to exchange for basic processing materials. In addition to rubber and oil, just
Armor steel is the most frequently replaced.
Romania only produces 240,000 tons of armor steel a year (the advantage of early mobilization), but more than 70,000 tons were exchanged by Germany. Of course, these steel products are not considered a loss for Romania. Currently, there are many Jewish labor forces in the country.
In addition, it is crucial for Romania to maintain its industrial scale, so no one can say bad about the trade-offs.
Moreover, Romania has also received news that the German Navy's shipbuilding has not stopped, but is accelerating. The help of steel from Romania is also crucial.
Therefore, Edel did not answer Sodaval's words. Instead, he looked at the tanks being produced with relish, which made Director Sodaval's eyes become resentful.
Edel didn't stay in the tank production workshop as long as before. On the one hand, the noise was really too loud, and on the other hand, he felt a little guilty towards Director Sodaval. After staying for almost half an hour, Edel walked out of the workshop.
Of course, it was impossible for Edel to just visit these two workshops. He then continued to visit the employee dormitories, office buildings, and living areas, and also had a meal with the employees in the cafeteria, vividly displaying the image of a monarch who is close to the people.
After walking through all of this, Edel left the Second Machinery Factory.
After leaving the No. 2 Machinery Factory, Edel visited several nearby factories. For example, in the steel factory, he praised the hard-working spirit of the workers in the factory.
After a day of visiting, Edel dragged his exhausted body back to where he was staying. Unexpectedly, good news was waiting for him.
With the cooperation of the three Romanian armed forces, the island of Cyprus has been captured. The Romanian army completely annihilated the defenders on the island at the cost of more than 5,000 casualties (including nearly 3,000 paratrooper casualties). It also successfully rescued the previously captured
More than 30 pilots.
This telegram immediately swept away Edel's fatigue. Now after the three armies have rested, the battle in the Middle East will begin.
