Chapter 189： Carol 1 thoughts

After discussing the current situation in Europe with the senior army, Edel immediately put aside his other work and rushed to the residence of his father Carol I. German ambassador Baslob's interview with King Carol I was considered to have caused him a lot of trouble.

As soon as the war broke out, Romania, in a good position, felt the wooing of the Allies and the Allies. The Ambassador Baslob and the Austro-Hungarian Ambassador Bailey rushed to the palace on the second day of the outbreak of the war. Del offered the terms negotiated between Germany and Austria-Hungary.

In order to allow Romania to join the Allied Powers, Germany and Austria-Hungary, they also spent the money. As long as Romania joins the Allied powers, the two countries promised to hand over the Russian-occupied Bessarabia region and Suceava to Romania after the war, and the German ambassador Baslob also hinted that if Romania joins, then Russia’s important port city Ode The Saskatchewan region can also be discussed.

Of course, in addition to these territorial commitments that need to be defeated, the two countries have also come up with many visible benefits. Among them, Germany will forgive Romania’s 227 million marks of foreign debt, and it will also provide 150 million marks of free assistance. At the same time, Germany also provides its own existing technology to help Romania improve the level of various industries, the most important of which is that Germany will provide its secretly developed poison gas technology after its participation in the war in Romania.

It is said that Edel, who is a traverser of later generations, has forgotten the chemistry knowledge he has learned, except for knowing too famous historical events.

Of course, in addition to the benefits given by Germany, the Austro-Hungarian Empire is not bad. The Austro-Hungarian ambassador Bailey also offered the conditions given by Austria-Hungary, but only because of its limited national power, Austria-Hungary can offer much less. Austria-Hungary promised to provide 50 million crowns of free aid, and after occupying Serbia, they handed over the three regions of Brasóda, Covasna, and Harghita in the Transylvanian salient to Romania.

If it weren’t for knowing that the Allies were doomed to fail, Edel would have almost agreed. The conditions were really good.

It's just that Edel looked at the conditions of the Allies and could only politely refuse, for the same reason as Italy. All signed before is a defensive alliance, and Romania can only consider neutrality on the premise that Germany and Austria lead the offensive.

As for the conditions of the Allied Powers, they looked for Prime Minister Bretianu, the famous Anglo-French leader of Romania. Under the conditions given by Britain, France, and Russia, the Transylvania region of the Austro-Hungarian Empire was allocated to Romania as a whole, and the three countries also provided assistance worth 15 million pounds. The condition is that Romania invades the Austro-Hungarian Empire from Transylvania to ease the pressure on Serbia and Russia.

It's just that Edel also rejected their proposal on the grounds that Romania currently does not intend to join the war.

After both parties failed to win Romania to join their camp, the German ambassador did not give up, it seems that he intends to start with King Carol I.

In fact, this Ambassador Baslob is very smart. When he interviewed Carol I, he didn't start with national interests. Instead, the king’s family is also a side branch of the Hohenzollern family, and now the Hohenzollern family in Germany needs help from the Romanian side branch. This made Carol I, who had a 19th century noble tradition very tempted, and his family was very important in his understanding.

Now Edel is going to extinguish the fire, let his father know that as a royal family, the country is more important.

When Edel rushed to Carol I’s residence, he saw his father sitting on a deck chair resting. Under the fiery weather in August, the 80-year-old man was overwhelmed by such a long journey, and his face covered with age spots was full of exhaustion.

"Edel, you are here, sit down."

While Edel sighed quietly, the old king saw Edel’s arrival, so he greeted his son to sit down.

At the greeting of his father, Edel sat on a chair in front of him. Edel organized in his mind how to persuade his father to speak, and for a time quieted the room.

Seeing Edel hesitating and stopping, Carol I, who knew his son well, was the first to arrive. "Edel, is there anything you want me to do?"

After 　　 was opened by his father, Edel had to ask. "Father heard that Ambassador Baslob looked for you."

Carol I, who knew what Edel wanted to say, also admitted generously. "Yes, I don't know where this ambassador Baslobb came from. I was blocked by him when I got off the train. After all, I was also a diplomatic ambassador, so I just chatted with him."

Carol I continued after talking about his encounter with Ambassador Baslob. "Edel, I know that Romania is developing well now, but Romania can have the current development. Germany has contributed a lot, and the Hohenzollern family has also helped us a lot. Even I, the King of Romania, was helped by William I. I am crowned the crown. So this time we Romania should help Germany to tide over the difficulties, and the conditions given by Germany this time are still very generous."

Hearing the words of Carol I, Edel almost fell into death. Unexpectedly, his father became very nostalgic at this age, which caught him off guard. Now he must dispel his father's thoughts, otherwise Romania's current size is just a fish on the chopping board.

And now, most of Romania’s power has been concentrated in the hands of the royal family. As the prime minister who can contain the power of the king, Edel has taken too much power away. He is just a large minister and can no longer compete with the royal power. If his father insists on going his own way, he can't change it unless he initiates a coup. This is because Edel's previous life was deeply influenced by the centralization of power in the East, and now Romania has gradually become one of the few countries in Europe that is still supreme in power. He still needs to carry this pot himself.

"Father, now we don’t necessarily need to participate in the war to help Germany. Now you see that the major European powers are fighting with millions of troops. Romania is completely mobilized and cannot meet this requirement. Moreover, Germany is now full of momentum. We can take a look. . And we in Romania are completely unprepared for this war. So watch it before making a decision."

Edel racked his brains and said words trying to dispel his father's thoughts.

Facing Edel’s remarks, Carol I had a different opinion. "Edel, what you said is wrong. I remember you foreseeing a war in Europe a few years ago, so you were reorganizing the army aggressively. How can you be completely unprepared now? And this time Germany and Austria-Hungary gave very bad conditions. It's rich and worthy of our participation in the war."

In the face of his father Carol I, Edel couldn't wait to slap himself, obviously he was wrong. But he bit the bullet and continued. "Father, I think we only have one chance when the current situation is still unclear. It is too risky to enter now, and we have developed well in the past few years. If we participate in the war now, it will disrupt our economic momentum. So I think it’s better to prepare slowly. After all, we don’t know how long this war will last. It’s best to join the war again when both sides are exhausted. We still have a small population and can’t provide too many troops. If there are casualties. The conference affected the position of our royal family in Romania."

Seeing that his son is still reluctant to participate in the war, Carol I suddenly asked. "Do you want to join the Allied Forces?"

Facing the sudden inquiry from his father Edel quickly denied. "Without this idea, the conditions provided by the three countries of Britain, France and Russia are too few. I still think that we need to join the German side. Now it is just to reduce our casualties. Now we can not afford the battle with hundreds of thousands of casualties in each battle."

After hearing his son's words, Carol I sighed and said in a sad tone. "Edel, I'm afraid time is running out."

Hearing what his father said, Edel, who was still planning to use other reasons to dissuade him, was very surprised, he asked quickly. "Why does my father say that?"

Facing his son's question, Carol I talked about his body. "I feel that my body has declined rapidly recently. Good evening dreamed of seeing your grandparents. They told me that they missed me very much in heaven."

Hearing what Carol I said, Edel let go of the thoughts in his heart, thinking of his father who loved him so much in this life, he comforted. "Father, it is estimated that you are too tired. As long as you have a good rest, you will still be healthy. You have to wait to see the birth of my child and Mary."

Edel said that his eyes turned red at the back, and his voice was trembling.

Looking at the appearance of his son, Carol I said to Edel with a smile. "I will wait until my grandson is born, and I will hold him in my arms to coax him to sleep."

Eder didn't leave his father's room even after getting Carol I's physical limit soon. Today, he does not intend to continue to monitor various affairs at home and abroad. He just wants to accompany his father who has not chatted with him for a long time.

There is a loud laughter from Carol I’s room that I haven’t heard in a long time.