Chapter 403： Industry gap

Edel thought about who else Romania needed urgently in the unemployment frenzy in Germany.

Then the first place must be education talents, which is also the most urgent and most in demand in Romania.

Yes, universal education in Romania has been going on for decades. Since Carol I, the kingdom has issued a decree that every child over the age of six needs to go to school and receive a five-year education (because the elementary school lasts for five years, and later the elementary school was changed to six years and also became six years compulsory education).

However, unlike the education of later generations, the Cyrillic alphabet was mainly taught in schools during this period, and it was gradually changed to the Latin alphabet in the later period. By the time Edel was in power, it had all been changed to Latin letters. Primary school mainly involves subjects such as language, mathematics, geography, history and so on. Compared with other powers, Romania does not have much difference in disciplines. The main difference is the lack of teachers. From the beginning, a primary school had only 4-6 teachers, and gradually expanded to 8-11 teachers now in charge of educating students.

The main gap between Romania and the big powers lies in the lack of higher education teachers. Take the more famous Iasi University in Romania as an example. Its predecessors were the Vasily Lupu College established in Iasi in 1640 and the Iasi Royal College established in 1714. After Romania was unified, it was established in 1860 on the initiative of Cuza and named after him. At the beginning of the establishment of the school, there were three departments of Chinese-Philosophy, Law and Theology, and there were only a few professors.

In the later period, natural science teaching was introduced and expanded to 8 departments of philosophy, law, language and literature, physics, chemistry, mathematics, medicine and economics, and the teaching staff reached more than 20 people. From 1908 to 1914, the departments of agriculture, electrical machinery, chemical engineering and geography were added, gradually becoming a more comprehensive institution of higher education.

Until now, Iasi University has not added any more departments, but it has been subdivided among the departments. For example, physics sets up categories of mechanics, electromagnetism, and thermodynamics, while other disciplines are also subdivided. At present, Iasi University, together with the personnel recruited from abroad, currently has a faculty of nearly 100 people, and it can also be ranked in the top three in Romania.

In Edel's view, what is most enviable in Germany at present is of course the various professors and scholars in Germany. Speaking of it, since the end of the nineteenth century, a variety of world-renowned German scientists have emerged in endlessly. Whether it is Gauss, Ohm, Einstein, who have long been well-known in the world, or Hertz, who is not well-known at present, German scholars have always been shining in the world.

And what scientists in Romania can do well?

Ashamed, there is only one Konstantin I. Bahun, who is still a medical scientist and is not too famous. So Edel couldn't sleep at night for the shining German scientists.

Fortunately, the current chaotic situation in Germany is a great opportunity for Romania. (Someone tried to invite Einstein to teach in Romania, but was declined)

In addition to education talents, Romania currently has a large gap for high-level talents in all walks of life.

Take Romania's most famous automobile manufacturing and petrochemical industries as examples. Volkswagen, which represents the automobile manufacturing industry, has been unable to make breakthroughs in the research of gasoline engines in terms of power systems. The main reason is the shortage of basic research talents in various materials, which slowed down the research progress. As a result, Volkswagen still has not been able to develop new major models to replace the T-cars and Dongfeng trucks that have been sold for many years.

In the petrochemical industry, it still mainly produces a variety of basic chemical raw materials, and these are basically technologies imported from Germany. Regarding the production of a variety of organic chemical raw materials and synthetic materials from basic chemical raw materials, Romania still needs to purchase outsourcing due to the inability to purchase the technology. Therefore, in addition to the synthetic ammonia that Edel focused on obtaining at the time, Romania still has less involvement in other industries that rely on the petrochemical industry.

Therefore, regardless of the current development of Romania’s industry, the most important thing is the lack of previous industries. This is to make up for the gap in Romania. Coupled with the outbreak of the war, the rapid development of various industries can make it through the most dangerous initial stage. Otherwise, the Romanian industry, which was just in its infancy, would have been overwhelmed by the state. After all, you can't force the people to buy high-priced and poor-quality domestic products, and abandon useful foreign products.

Even Japan, where **** is the most prevalent, is forcing people to buy inferior steel produced by Nanman Corporation. This is still in Asia, and no government in Europe can do this.

As for the military industry, Romania currently has little technological development. At present, the technology imported from Edel from Germany is still used, and at most some minor changes are made in the details.

If Romania is still a bit reluctant to make progress in the research and development of army equipment, then it is a forgotten child in the manufacture of warships. Yes, Romania’s warship manufacturing capabilities are not much different from the previous ones. At present, inland river and offshore patrol boats are the limit of the industry’s capabilities.

All this is caused by money. Constanta Naval Shipyard, as the main producer and maintainer of Romanian naval vessels, usually depends on various civil aviation vessels to survive. To count on naval orders and maintenance, this shipyard closed down early.

Think about it, the Romanian military spending on the navy is basically just a fraction of the army. After deducting various expenses, where is the money to buy warships. So not to mention that the navy is not strong. The Kolburg-class "Count Dachila" cruiser currently purchased from Germany is a treasure of the navy. Even if it had to be dispatched for various wars, it was used carefully for fear of wiping it. It can be said that the Navy's life has been very hard.

However, there is no other way. Whoever allows Romania to be located on the Black Sea, there is no other country besides Russia and Turkey that can threaten its coast. And Romania does not have the money to vigorously develop the navy, or that it does not have enough overseas interests to develop the needs of the navy.

However, in Edel's view, after the end of the war, the great development of the navy is about to come. However, it needs to wait until enough shipbuilding capacity is obtained from Germany. The Royal Shipyard, Wessel Shipyard, Vulcan Shipyard, Germania Shipyard, Krupp Shipyard, etc. are all first-class shipyards that can build battleships.

The fate of these shipyards in the future, of course, Edel is well aware of. The shipyards that build warships for Germany will have enough hard times to live, and let alone Britain and France, they will not let them go. They will not give up unless they destroy Germany's shipbuilding capabilities. At this time, Romania appeared as a savior and took over these shipyard equipment and workers, which is believed to be a great help to Germany. After all, there are fewer hungry people, right?

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