Chapter 476： Navy preparation

The trial of the red party was violent in Romania, but it was all infamy.

For the daring to collude with the Soviet-Russian parties, they reached an agreement to reward Western Ukraine and Eastern Moldavia, and invited them to help themselves become the red political parties of Romania. Every Romanian with a conscience gritted his teeth.

This is an inherent territory of Romania, where the Romanian people have lived since ancient times. These **** traitors dare to do this, and they cannot forgive that they should all be hanged. For this reason, many of the party members who were deceived left tears of repentance in the courtroom, and they talked about their experience of being deceived by the organization.

So the court gave them a lenient sentence in a punitive manner. Those who have lost their way and know how to return will be under 5-15 years of labor reform, and during this period will learn the patriotic spirit every day. For those who do not repent, the court also severely penalizes them. They will be sentenced to death for treason and deprived of political rights for life. As for the leader of the party, Carl Morley and others, who have not been arrested and brought to justice, the court also missed the sentence of capital punishment.

The court trial also made this red party appear in front of everyone, and at the same time it deterred many people with ulterior motives. According to subsequent investigations, many Hungarians in the new territories left with their families in a hurry.

When there was a lot of trouble in Romania because of this incident, the negotiations on the navies of various countries in Washington were also coming to an end.

The five naval powers, the United States, Britain, France, Italy, and Japan, signed the treaty after a negotiation. The treaty mainly stipulates the total tonnage of battleships of various countries; the United States, 400　　metric tons); the British Empire, 400　　metric tons); France, 800　　metric tons); Italy, 800　　metric tons); Japan, 040　　metric tons).

and a single ship of each country shall not exceed 0　　 metric tons), and the caliber of the main guns of warships of various countries shall not exceed 16 inches (406 mm). Moreover, the main battleship of more than 10,000 tons will also open the era of heavy cruisers.

In addition, for the newly-emerged carrier type aircraft carrier, various countries have also made regulations that a single ship shall not exceed 432　　 metric tons).

At the same time, the total tonnage of aircraft carriers of various countries has also been stipulated, the United States, 160　　metric tons); the United Kingdom, 160　　metric tons); France, 960　　metric tons); Italy, 960　　metric tons); Japan, 296　　metric tons).

For warships that have been built beyond the standard, various countries have also engaged in fierce quarrels during negotiations. The United Kingdom and the United States demanded to be dismantled, while Japan requested to keep it on the grounds that the Nagato class was donated by elementary school students and they could not dismantle it. Battleship of this class. Faced with Japan's persistent attitude, the final result of the negotiation is reservations.

However, Japan can only keep two Nagato-class ships (Nagato and Mutsu). In response, the United States will also retain three Colorado-class ships (Colorado, West Virginia, and Maryland), while Britain can build two. Nelson class (Nelson, Rodney). These seven most powerful warships are also called "Big　　Seven" by the navy.

In addition to reaching an agreement in the navy, all countries have also reached an opinion on the division of the Far East. The island fortresses occupied by all countries in the Pacific region shall maintain the status quo, and no new naval bases and fortresses shall be established, except for places such as the Hawaiian Islands, Australia and New Zealand.

In addition, the issue of China has also become the core of negotiations among various countries. Regarding the Japanese occupation of Shandong, all countries have expressed their desire to withdraw, and the 21 Articles signed with the Republic of China must also be abolished. In the face of pressure from various countries, Japanese representative Kishijuro Motohara issued a statement to abolish provisions such as the dispatch of consultants to China, the Sino-Japanese joint policing and arsenal, and railway construction rights.

At the same time, countries have also signed the nine-country convention. The main contents of the treaty are: contracting countries respect China’s sovereignty and independence and territorial and administrative integrity; maintain the principle of equal business opportunities for all countries throughout China; countries must not seek special rights in China to harm The rights of the people of friendly nations shall not encourage actions harmful to the safety of friendly nations; with the exception of China, countries shall not seek or sponsor their own people to seek patents or superior rights in any designated area of ​​China.

This treaty affirmed the principle of "open door and equal opportunity" implemented by all countries in China. It ended Japan's dominant position in China after the outbreak of the First World War, and made China once again an object of profit for the great powers.

For this treaty, all countries are basically quite satisfied. Britain once again confirmed its status as the world's number one navy, although it was shared with others. By virtue of this treaty, Japan established its position in the Western Pacific and guaranteed its advantages in the Far East (the United States needs to take care of the two oceans).

The United States is also very satisfied with this, which also makes it the number one presence in the naval world, even if it is tied for number one, it is also number one. In addition, he also broke up the Anglo-Japanese alliance, which is a good decision for the United States. (The Anglo-Japanese alliance stipulates that military assistance should be provided when attacked by any third country)

The two limited alliances that compete with each other for their own interests are also very dazzling in the United States.

When this clause, which was called a naval holiday by later generations, was sent to Edel, looking at these clauses that were almost the same as in the previous life, he felt that the time had come for Romania to catch up.

However, the ink on the Washington Treaty has not dried yet, and the Romanian shipbuilding plan needs to be carried out slowly, but relevant preparations need to be accelerated.

So Edel immediately called Lieutenant Admiral Lomodan, Secretary of the Navy, and Lieutenant Admiral Nestaku, commander of the fleet.

"Have you read about the Washington Treaty."

"I have already seen it."

Of course, the two Romanian navy leaders have read about the most influential events in the world. They have not only seen it, but also analyzed it. They believe that in the future, heavy cruisers below 10,000 tons will become the focus of attention of all countries in the next ten years.

"Since all countries have stopped building capital ships, you need to pay attention to and introduce many talents, equipment, and technologies."

Neither of them are idiots, and the meaning of Edel's words has been very obvious.

"Your Majesty, please rest assured that the Navy will certainly not live up to expectations. However, the current navy funds are limited, and I wonder if we can think of other ways for additional expenditure."

Facing Lieutenant General Lomodan’s grievances, Edel thought for a while and said: “I will let the government provide an unplanned funding, but this is the last funding for the navy this year. You need to make good use of this. Money, to bring in sufficient personnel, equipment, and technology for the Navy."

Facing Edel's warning, the two immediately promised to arrive.

"Please rest assured, your majesty, the navy will certainly not live up to expectations and will fight for Romania's interests."

Listening to the assurances of the two, Edel waved his hand and said: "If nothing happens, go down."

sent away the two high-ranking navy leaders, Edel looked at the map in front of him and started thinking.

Romania faces few threats in the Black Sea. Both Turkey and Russia have only one or two early dreadnoughts. However, in the future, Romania should not be confined in the Black Sea. The Mediterranean and the adjacent Atlantic and Indian Oceans must also have Romanian presence. But these are things for the future, and we still need to lay a solid foundation for now.

The advent of the naval holiday not only brought peace to the world, but also gave Romania a chance to catch up. Everything has been in the past ten years.

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