Chapter 388： Romanian ≠ merger

"Ro-Hun and Union?"

Edel looked at the running panting Deputy Foreign Minister Naror, and asked with some surprise. "This is real?"

Narol, who has served as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for many years, nodded and replied: "It is true. This is a telegram from the Hungarian Republican government. I ran all the way."

Speaking, Narol put the telegram in front of Edel.

Regarding the Hungarian telegram, Narol believed that this was a godsend, an excellent opportunity to expand the territory of Romania in Central Europe in one fell swoop. Think about Romania, Austria, and the Czech Republic. This will bring huge economic and diplomatic benefits to Romania.

And more importantly, Romania will become a regional power in one fell swoop from a small power in the Balkans. As long as the next development is good, it is not impossible to add a Romanian seat among the European powers. Seeing Romania from the Balkan countries to become a great power in his lifetime, Narol felt that his life was worth it.

His Excellency the Deputy Minister was thinking about Romania's bright future, while Edel took a telegram to check the conditions given by Hungary.

There are many conditions listed in this telegram, but Edel seems to be mainly summed up with only a few. First, political independence. The Republic of Hungary will be transformed into a kingdom, and will merge with Romania to form a new imperial government that is higher than the two kingdoms. The imperial government cannot directly issue laws to the Hungarian region, it needs to be issued through the Kingdom of Hungary.

Second, there is limited military independence. The two kingdoms will send troops to form a new imperial army, and the command of the imperial army will be led by the military department formed by the new empire. And the army will be loyal to the monarch. Its main defense is the border area, and the kingdom can form a defense army to guard the place.

Third, judicial independence. The imperial bill requires the approval of the two kingdom councils to be implemented.

Fourth, the total monarchy. The kingdoms of Hungary and Romania will be loyal to the same monarch. The monarch will be appointed by the Hohenzollern Sigmaringen family, which will be determined by the existing royal laws in Europe.

As for the small clauses like returning the expelled Hungarians to their homeland and getting a certain amount of compensation, Edel didn't bother to remember.

Seeing the conditions given by Hungary, Edel smiled. He was laughing at these Hungarians overwhelmingly. What do you think of Romania? They also want to form a new dual Austro-Hungarian government. They think that the Habsburgs are not enough.

When Deputy Minister Naror saw Edel’s smile, he asked with a bit of misunderstanding: "Your Majesty, do you think the Hungarians offered good terms?"

Seeing Narol’s cute expression, Edel said angrily: “It’s really good. I offer them a condition. As long as they agree, they can prepare for the merger immediately.”

Speaking, Edel picked up the pen and scribbled a few lines on the paper.

"Take it and send it to the Hungarians. They can merge if they agree, and even if they don't agree, this is the final clause."

Narol took Edel's offer, and he was stunned. Just a few words above, Hungary will be incorporated into the Kingdom of Romania in a regional form, and the army will also be decided by the Romanian military to check and school. The Hungarians can fight for their rights in the Royal Parliament in Bucharest.

These few words have rejected all the articles proposed by the Hungarians. This is an article intended to annex Hungary. Your Majesty, it seems that he does not intend to accept Hungary's terms.

Feeling a pity, Narol couldn't help but ask: "Your Majesty, don't think about it anymore?"

"Don't think about it, just do as I said."

Edel certainly couldn't accept the Hungarian's terms. Except for the wonderful flower of Austro-Hungary, in a dualistic country, where can you find it in this world? And even if the Hungarian region is annexed, it will be a long-term burden for Romania. Moreover, the Hungarian national consciousness is too strong, and the population of its ethnic group exceeds that of Romania. Maybe in the future Hungarians will stand on the heads of Romanians.

Rather than annex Hungary, it is better to annex Bulgaria. Although Bulgaria's national independence is also strong, at least Bulgaria has a small population, which will not threaten the status of Romania's dominant nation. Or Ukrainians, there are many people but their independence can be regarded as some of the poorer ethnic groups in Europe.

And there is a point in Edel's mind that the annexation of Hungary will be too close to Germany in the future, which is not worth it. Yes, Edel is also a staunch supporter of geopolitics. Geopolitical blood was first proposed by the Swedish political geographer Cheren in his book "On the State". This book was only released the year before last year when Europe had a hard time dealing with each other.

However, as a keyboard politician in his previous life, Edel would not be laughed at if he did not understand geopolitics. Of course, Mackinder’s theory of Lu Quan and Du Heikong’s theory are not expressed one by one.

And Edel is also completing his vision according to these theories. In his view, the current risk of Romania's expansion into the Balkans and Central Europe is too great, and it is extremely easy to cause interference from other countries.

According to Romania’s location at the junction of the Balkans and Eastern Europe, the vast Eastern European Plains will be the source of Romania’s growth. Among them, Ukraine's status needs to be given absolute attention, because it is the essence of the Great Plains of Eastern Europe.

On this black land that can nourish countless people, there are industrial raw materials such as coal, iron, manganese, nickel, titanium, mercury, graphite, etc., which are needed by heavy industry. In the world, only the Northeast of China and the Great Lakes region of the United States can be compared with this region. Both of these countries are world powers that rely on this region to develop rapidly.

Therefore, the only way out for Romania is Ukraine, which is also determined by geopolitics. Even if there is Soviet Russia, the world's largest territory, Edel's determination cannot be shaken.

Seeing how Ukraine was harmed by those people in later generations, Edel thinks it is better to let Romania run this area.

Edel's order makes Naror feel sorry. In his opinion, the addition of Hungary will increase Romania's weight and make other powers worry about Romania's strength. But Edel thinks this is puffiness, which is not really helpful to Romania, but will drag the kingdom down.

But no matter what Narol thought, it was Edel who made the final decision, so if the king asked him to send it, he could only send it through.

So when Romania's reply was sent to the republican government station in Kaposvár, it caused an uproar. They did not expect that the Romanians were so shameless and only intended to annex Hungary without giving them the terms of merger.

In the face of Romania, which had no intention to merge at all, these republican government personnel who were expelled from Budapest could only seek the support of the Allied Powers in the hope of getting the support of Britain, France and the United States, so that they could gain the power to continue to govern.

While Edel continued to pay attention to the current situation in Hungary, the three-way army gradually approached Budapest, and there was news that the Hungarian Communist Party planned to fight to the death. Of course Edel must stare.

The proposal for the merger of Romania and Hungary came to a hasty conclusion.

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