Chapter 211： End of 1914

Shortly after the introduction of the new refugee management measures, time has passed since 1914. &1t;/

In this year, the two major European groups began a tragic fight. After the Battle of the Marne on the Western Front, the German and British and French troops formed an endless line of defense for hundreds of kilometers in northern France. The Eastern Front also fell into calm after the Battle of Lodz. As for Serbia, Austria-Hungary finally occupied Begelled and Valjevo after the third offensive. However, the Serbs will not admit defeat. A counterattack is still in the making. It depends on whether the Austro-Hungarian army can defend. live. &1t;/

In addition to the dynamics of the two sides of the battlefield, the biggest news is that the German Chief of Staff Xiao Maoqi was dismissed from his post and replaced by General Fakingham. This was because General Maurice Jr. failed to defeat France on the crucial western front. William II believed that he had failed his expectations and was dismissed. &1t;/

Romania is also more prosperous because of this war. By the end of the year, Edel received a report from the Ministry of Finance that Romania’s tax revenue will reach 973 million lei this year. The largest increase was in export tariffs, which increased directly from 8.76 million lei last year to 218 million lei. &1t;/

The abnormal increase in Romania’s tariffs can only be explained by raising export tariffs. Yes, Romania has set very low taxes (6%-10%) in order to ensure competitiveness in grain and oil exports. Now because of the war and geographical location, Romania has become the only buyer in several countries, so the tariffs have to be increased, not many but generally to 25%. In this regard, Romania’s fiscal revenue has increased immediately. &1t;/

Of course, Romania's domestic taxation, etc., only flourished in the second half of the year, so this year's taxation growth failed to show the momentum of a rocket. However, it has already been reflected in the gross national product. In 1914, Romania's GDP reached 7.647 billion lei, an increase of 21.36% over the previous year. It was within the forecast of Buletianu, but unfortunately it did not reach a 25% increase. This also has a lot to do with the closure of the Black Sea Strait by Ottoman. Because Romania’s previous export goal was completely blocked in Western and Southern Europe, factories can now only switch to the surrounding countries of Germany, Austria, and Russia to provide them with the goods they need. &1t;/

At present, the Romanian private economy is basically a processing and export industry that imports raw materials from various countries for processing and then sells them back to other countries. For example, most of the raw materials such as cotton and wool in the textile industry are imported from Ottoman, and a small part is imported from Russia. After processing and production in Romania, a small part is sold to them. &1t;/

The situation in the steel industry, which is vital to Romania, is the most prominent. After the war broke out, the purchasers of steel plants in Russia were warned by Russian officials more than once. The steel products produced are not allowed to be exported to Ottomans, especially military supplies, if they will stop exporting to Romania now. They also knew that Germany and Austria did not need Romanian steel, only the Ottoman Empire had this demand. For this reason, the Romanian government also specially summoned the Russian ambassador, telling him that Romanian steel is only enough for domestic needs and will not be exported to other countries. &1t;/

In the agricultural machinery and equipment that Edel is most concerned about now, there is also a very big exhibition this year. As a major manufacturer of agricultural machinery, Ploiesti Machinery Plant is under the leadership of the director of Podos Rico. This factory, which mainly produces agricultural machinery, has been expanded from an annual output of 10,000 tractors when it was established to 45,000, and its workers have also reached 23,000. After the war broke out, the director of Podos Rico even used three shifts to make workers work overtime to produce tractors. His orders were all scheduled to the end of 1915, which was even more popular than Volkswagen. Only because of the late start, and the fact that these tractors are basically used in the countryside, made Ploiesti Machinery Plant less conspicuous. &1t;/

However, half of the orders from the Ploiesti Machinery Plant are domestic orders. Now those big landowners in China are increasingly feeling the convenience brought by mechanized farming. And when the situation of farmers withdrawing their rents and going to cities to work becomes more and more prominent, using machinery to replace the passing farmers has also become their last choice. &1t;/

In order to allow these landowners to change their minds more quickly, Edel even ordered the director of Podos Rico not to accept orders from abroad, and did his best to ensure the use of domestic tractors. In the face of the crown prince’s request, the director of Podos Liku dare not refute, so he could only refuse orders from Germany and Austria abroad. For a time, the German and Austrian government thought that Romania was going to produce some moths. For this reason, the Austro-Hungarian ambassador specifically asked Edel to ask the reason, but he used it to improve Romania’s food. &1t;/

And now the total number of tractors in Romania has reached 68,752, and other agricultural machinery is not worth mentioning in comparison with the number of tractors. It needs to be pointed out here that the director of Podos Rico has not been fascinated by the current results. In addition to trying to expand the tractor production capacity, he also hopes to broaden the types of his products. In addition to cooperating with Dean Diesel of the Power Laboratory to produce another large tractor, he also asked the factory research department to expand the use of tractors At present, most of the tractors used are concentrated. Plowing before transportation and planting, etc., will not help the subsequent harvest of grain. The director of Podos Rico considers that the use of machinery in agricultural harvesting will improve its efficiency, so as to avoid food waste during the harvest season due to untimely harvesting. In the end, they improved the traditional accumulator harvester and understood the overhead harvester. &1t;/

The suspended harvester is suspended behind the tractor, and the working parts are driven to rotate by the power output shaft, which is suitable for large-area brush cutting operations. It is mainly composed of frame, saw blade, transmission device, suspension device and push plate. When the brush cutting operation, the tractor moves backwards, the working rate is 5 km/h, and 2.4 hectares of wheat can be harvested every day. This is also a new farm tool that they developed for tractors only this year. &1t;/

Edel is still very satisfied with the economic situation this year, especially for the leading Romanian companies. Only when these companies are profitable can they promote the healthy development of small factories in the middle and lower reaches. Of course, the purpose of developing the economy is to allow Romania to have more funds to invest in the army, or to develop new weapons and equipment. In this war, Romania needs to capture too many benefits. Without a strong army, there is no guarantee that Romania will keep its part. &1t;/

In addition, when a red regime appeared next to him, Edel would not be relieved. Not to mention that Edel knew something about the actions of this red regime in later generations, and the system of the Kingdom of Romania was inherently hostile to this regime. &1t;/