Chapter 511： The response from the battleship

The news that Romania was about to build a battleship soon came out.

Building a big guy like a battleship requires cooperation in all aspects, so the news is impossible to cover up. After the domestic learned that the navy was going to build battleships, everyone was very passionate. Because of this era, the building of battleships is a symbol of a country's national strength. The battleship is also the top product of this era with high-end technology, and no one does not want his motherland to have the ability to build it.

For this reason, domestic newspapers called on the public to donate money to the Romanian battleship. The navy saw that the people’s support was available, and even asked the propaganda department to take people to give speeches in major cities. In addition, in order to make the people like the navy, they also specially produced a large proportion of large The ship model allows the public to understand the navy intuitively. Of course, the most popular one is the model of the Mircea-class battleship. The naval officers who are in charge of explaining the model every day are too tired to be straight.

In addition, the Navy Department has set up a shipbuilding fund. And in order to increase the enthusiasm of everyone to donate, the Navy not only donated various ship models to donors, but also specially made badges.

Of course, the Navy is more fully prepared for those large donations. The model of the battleship Mircea and the letter of thanks personally written by the Secretary of the Navy, Lieutenant General Lomodan, I believe it must be satisfactory.

Under the advocacy of several sets of combinations of the Navy, the shipbuilding fund raised nearly 10 million lei in just one week. Many models of the battleship Mircea were sent, and the thank-you letter handwritten by the Minister was almost sour. According to the estimates of the navy department, the entire fund-raising operation should be able to raise between 60-70 million lei. This can cover one-third of the construction cost. The construction cost of this battleship Mircea is as high as 190 million lei. Only Romania’s most expensive weapon, not one of them.

Mainly, many equipment need new research and development, and this cost is high. If you switch to the UK, where the shipbuilding industry is well-developed and technologically strong, it is estimated that it will only cost Romania 60% of the cost.

The fact that the Navy received such a huge donation caused Admiral Feleit to want the Army to also promote it. However, considering the gap between the army and the navy, his sprouting heart was let go. The navy is born with aristocratic arms, which is comparable to the army's bitterness.

The news of Romania's construction of battleships, of course, not only reverberated violently at home, but also caused an uproar abroad. When all countries stop building battleships this naval holiday, Romania’s shipbuilding operations are so conspicuous, let alone a big guy comparable to Big7.

Therefore, this incident has aroused great repercussions in the navies of all countries in the world, especially Britain and France, which have huge interest relations in Europe.

In France, Le Figaro reported on this. Romania's shipbuilding plan not only broke the naval division of the Black Sea, but also had a dramatic impact on Europe. Because as far as we know, this giant ship in this country has help from Germany and Italy. The two countries have participated in the construction of Romanian battleships, after all, to serve their navy. There are many disputes between France and these two countries, for which the French government must not turn a blind eye to this.

As for the United Kingdom, the Times also commented on the construction of battleships in Romania. We should note that in the Balkans, Romania began to build its own battleships. This shows that this country that gained huge benefits in World War I began to have its own ambitions. For this reason, the British Empire needs to be aware that the Balkans may be turbulent due to Romania. For this reason, it is best for our country to warn this ambitious country that the peaceful environment in Europe cannot be broken.

And some British tabloids even mockingly said, can Romania build a good battleship?

As for the Soviet Union, which has a huge territorial dispute with Romania, it expressed its attitude in the Red Star newspaper.

We have noticed that the construction of battleships in the Black Sea by neighboring Romania is inherently aggravating tensions in the region. Here we need to show it that the Soviet Union is not afraid of such naval preparations, because the Soviet Union also has the same construction technology. If Romania continues to build more battleships, the Soviet Union will surely complete the suppression of the Romanian navy with ten times the strength.

Of course, the Soviet Union's words are self-bragged. At present, the only thing they can do is the Siji Gangut-class battleship. Moreover, its domestic economy has just returned to its pre-war level, so I can only talk about it in the newspaper.

As for Britain and France, of course it is more than just talking in the newspapers.

Today, the British and French ambassadors joined hands to visit.

"Your Majesty, I hope that your country's naval construction plan can explain to us so as not to cause unnecessary misunderstandings."

British ambassador Reid Plyman explained to Edel when he saw him.

In fact, a Mill class battleship could not cause tension between Britain and France. Nor does it look at how rich the French and British empires are, they are really better than the navy, and the Romanian navy, which can fight only a fraction, can't find North. What they care about is whether Romania will take this opportunity to aggressively build battleships to affect the balance of power in Europe.

We must know that in the design of Britain and France, Romania's main role is to prevent the Soviet Union's penetration into Europe. But not to let it intervene in European affairs. Although the construction of battleships is not to intervene in European affairs, it is also a possible precursor, and Britain and France have to be guarded.

For French ambassador Monctor, the situation is even more serious. Although France and Italy have the upper hand in fighting for the interests of the Mediterranean, as the Romanians and the Italians get closer and closer, they can't help but be vigilant. Especially in the construction of battleships in Romania, the depth of Italian involvement is even more uneasy. The economies of Italy and Romania have become closer and closer, and if the same is true in the military, then a de facto alliance is not far away.

After watching the Anglo-French ambassador's nervous inquiry, Edel not only smiled and said. "Don’t worry about the two ambassadors. Regarding our country’s construction of battleships is also to protect Romania’s interests in the Black Sea. As we all know, our country’s poor relationship with the Soviet Union and the Soviet navy, which has four battleships, has a huge impact on our coastline Threat. In order to protect the increasingly prosperous coastline and trade, our country has to build battleships to increase its strength."

"But there is no need for your country to build such a costly super battleship. As far as I know, the cost of this super battleship in your country is enough to build a battleship with good performance. And the battleship of the two battleships will be better than this. The fat is much higher."

After all, it was British, Ambassador Reid Plyman pointed out that the cost of building this warship was unreasonable. For this reason Edel had no choice but to speak. "Because our navy considers future development and in order to keep this battleship out of date, it can only raise the requirements."

At this time, the French ambassador Monctor asked the key to their trip. "Then your Majesty, how many battleships does your country need to build next?"

Facing Monctor's question, Edel spread his hands and said. "Only this ship is about to consume too much government funds, where can we build many ships."

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The British and French ambassadors who were satisfied with the answer left, and Edel was also relieved.

Originally, according to his plan, the battleship would not be built until around 1930, but the plan could not keep up with the changes. Unexpectedly, the Romanian Navy is so strong in the construction of battleships, and the country also expects to have its own behemoths of the sea, Edel also agreed to follow the boat.

Although the future belongs to aircraft carriers, battleships also play an irreplaceable role in the Black Sea and the Mediterranean. So go ahead, and Romania does not need to take care of the feelings of Britain and France in everything.

At this moment, Edel felt that his years of intensive development had substantial meaning. ,

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