Chapter 219： German requirements

"Your Majesty, this is a private request of the German Ambassador Baslobb. I dare not make a decision privately. I can only hope that your Majesty will make a ruling."

General Puleshan, the general staff, was talking to Edel about what Ambassador Baslobb had just talked to him.

In fact, this matter is very simple. The German government hopes to purchase two aircraft from Romania at a price of 1 million DM. Of course, to make Germany pay such a high price, it is certainly not because the Germans think too much money. They need two Vulture fighters newly developed by Romania. To be more precise, what they need is a shooting coordinator.

With regard to the information of the Romanian army, Germany still has many channels to know by virtue of its advantages as an adviser over the years. This time I learned that Romania has a new aircraft that can attack the front without damaging the propellers. The Germans who are fighting fiercely in Europe urgently need this weapon. Berlin not only knows the news of the new aircraft, but also the armored experimental battalion that is being formed, but they have not encountered it on the battlefield. This kind of formed armored force has not been taken seriously, so it makes sense.

Ambassador Baslob was asked by Berlin to test Romania's attitude towards Admiral Pule. So why didn't he ask Edel directly? Because Romania is now a neutral country, and Ambassador Baslobb would be too conspicuous if he went to Edel, and would be easily noticed by the ambassadors of the Allied countries. That's why he asked the Chief of Staff, General Prieshan.

The chief of the general staff, Preshan, of course, did not dare to make his own decision, and he knew that it was the German ambassador Baslob who wanted to send a message to Edel himself. The Prime Minister Bretianu is notoriously pro-British-French faction, and it is even less possible to go to the Prime Minister to spread a message. After all, this is a shameless matter, and Ambassador Baslob has distrusted Prime Minister Bretianu.

(According to the law of the Central Committee, neutral countries cannot sell military materials and technology to participating countries. Of course, this is for small countries. For example, the neutrality of the United States in World War I was completely biased towards the Allies, and the Allies did not dare to criticize it. The strength, you have the strength, it is up to you to call it neutral.)

Eder is also very embarrassed about Germany's requirements. He is not surprised that Germany knows that Romania has new aircraft. After all, Germany has a military advisory group in Romania for nearly ten years, and it is normal to know some news. Moreover, there are many military officers in Romania who have a good impression of Germany. After all, there are not too many officers who go to Germany for training every year.

"What do you think of the chief of staff?"

Edel asked about the Admiral Prieshan in front of him. After the withdrawal of the German military advisory group from the outbreak of the war, his confidant has been working to weaken the influence of Germany in the Romanian military, but it has not been a year. , The current effect is not obvious.

Admiral Preeyama replied after thinking about it. "Your Majesty, we cannot provide Germany with our new aircraft in a fair manner. This will undermine our country's principle of neutrality. And rejecting Germany's request will also have an adverse effect on our external environment. After all, the current situation in the Allies is very favorable, and we are also It’s not easy to refuse. So I don’t have a good way."

In the face of Admiral Prieshan kicking the ball, Edel is thinking differently now. He knew that it would not be long before the French would install the prototype of the firing coordinator on the plane, and now providing it can gain a little bit of benefit for Romania. If you wait until Germany gets this technology from the wreckage of the plane, then there will be nothing wrong with Romania, and it will also make Germany a lot of guard against Romania. In order to be able to paralyze Germany better, Edel felt that it was necessary to hand over something to Germany.

After careful consideration, Edel told Admiral Prieshan his decision.

"Your Excellency, the Chief of Staff, you can tell Ambassador Baslob that Romania does not intend to sell new aircraft, but we can let them obtain this technology. But this can only be a secret situation. If someone finds out, Romania will stop Germany provides the technology, and Romania will never admit it."

The reason why Edel said this was because he was afraid that Germany would deliberately expose the secret transaction with Romania, which would make the Allies wary of Romania. This is not what Edel wanted to see. He also intends to **** benefits in the later part of the First World War. If Britain and France are on alert against Romania, it will not be a small shooting coordinator that can be exchanged.

After hearing Edel's reply, Preshan replied. "Okay Your Majesty, I will discuss with Ambassador Baslobb a plan that satisfies everyone."

It wasn't that he didn't have the answer just now, only this kind of secret technology trade with other countries still needs Edel to decide. He can't make decisions for the king, this is very clear on Mount Pree.

"Admiral Prieshan, when secretly exporting technology with Germany, he doesn't need to charge them."

When Edel was about to leave on Preeshan, he added that Romania’s fiscal revenue has increased so much that he can’t afford the 2 million lei.

"Good Majesty."

After watching Admiral Pree’s departure, Edel suddenly missed his wife and children. He called a guard at the door to talk about it. "Don't call me if there is nothing serious today."

"Good Majesty."

After obtaining Edel's approval, Admiral Preysan arranged for a confidant to go to the German Embassy and told Ambassador Baslob of the news. Ambassador Baslob, who has been waiting for a long time, soon arranged a confidant of his own to discuss with him how to secretly complete this technology transaction. In the end they came up with an incredible plan.

The Romanian military will take out the drawings of the Condor fighter from the Coanda Aircraft Factory, and then leave the drawings of the shooting coordinator, and arrange other things for nearby guards. The German side arranged for an agile person to go to the reference room during this time to pick up the "left" drawings. The next day, the Koanda Aircraft Factory will report that its data has been lost, and the police will come over and check it at will. As for how to send it back to China, I believe these Germans will always know.

Fortunately, this plan was not seen by Edel, otherwise he would have thought of the word "cover one's ears and steal the bell". Stories that have appeared in the motherland for two thousand years in the previous life will actually appear in Romania.

Within two days, the Romanian military found the Coanda Aircraft Manufacturing Plant and requested that the drawings of the Condor be sent to the General Staff. The reason was that the General Staff needed a backup. Koanda and Felaycu had no doubts and asked the military to take out the data of the Condor from the data room. As a result, a staff officer "unintentionally" left the drawing of the shooting coordinator in the data room.

On the same day, the aircraft factory "unexpectedly" powered off, and the guards were also sent to check the situation. As a result, the "left" drawings were taken away by the caring person, and the data room was turned over in a mess. So the next day, news came out that the aircraft factory was patronized by thieves. It's just that this drawing has already departed for Berlin on the early morning train.

So the secret transaction between Romania and Germany is complete. 8)