The news that Romania was going to build battleships soon came out.

Building a big guy like a battleship requires the cooperation of all sides, so it is impossible to cover up the news. And when the country learned the news that the navy was going to build battleships, everyone was excited. Because in this era, the construction of battleships is a symbol of a country's national strength. The battleship is also the top product of the high and cutting-edge technology of this era, and no one does not want their homeland to have the ability to build it.

For this reason, some newspapers in China called on the people to donate money for the battleships of Romania, and the navy saw that the people's hearts were available, and even asked the propaganda department to bring people to major cities to give speeches, and in order to make the people like the navy, a high proportion of large ship models were also specially made, so that the people could intuitively understand the navy. Of course, the most popular among the people is, of course, the model of the Mircha-class battleship, and the naval officers who are in charge of explaining the model every day are so tired that they can't straighten their waists.

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

Of course, for those large donations, the Navy is more prepared. The model of the battleship Mircea and the letter of thanks personally written by Vice Admiral Lomodan, the Minister of the Navy, will surely be satisfying.

Under the publicity of several sets of combinations of the Navy, the shipbuilding fund raised nearly 10 million lei in just one week. The model of the battleship Mircia alone was also sent, and the handwritten thank you letter from His Excellency the Minister was almost sour. According to the estimates of the naval department, the entire fundraising operation should be able to raise between 60 million and 70 million lei. This can be up to one-third of the construction cost, and the construction cost of this battleship Mimircha is as high as 190 million lei. Only one of the most expensive Romanian weapons, not one.

The main reason is that many equipment needs new research and development, and this cost is high. If you switch to the United Kingdom, which has a developed shipbuilding industry and strong technology, it is estimated that it will only cost 60% of the cost in Romania.

And the Navy received such a huge donation, which caused Admiral Fereit to want the Army to publicize it as well. However, considering the gap between the army and the navy, his budding heart was put down again. The navy is born an aristocratic class, and there is a bitter and unrivaled army in the army.

The news of the construction of battleships in Romania, of course, caused an uproar not only at home, but also abroad. At a time when countries are stopping the construction of battleships during this naval holiday, Romania's shipbuilding operation is so conspicuous, let alone a big guy comparable to a big7.

So this incident caused a huge repercussion in the navies of various countries around the world, especially Britain and France, which have huge interests in Europe.

In France, Le Figaro reported on this. Romania's shipbuilding program not only broke the division of naval power in the Black Sea, but also had a dramatic impact on Europe. Because, as far as we know, this huge ship of the country has help from Germany and Italy. And these two countries were involved in the construction of Romanian battleships, after all, in the service of their own navy. France has many disputes with these two countries, and the French government must not turn a blind eye to them.

As for the British side, the Times also commented on the Romanian construction of battleships. We should note that in the Balkans, Romania began to build its own battleships. This shows that the country that had gained great benefits in the First World War began to have its own ambitions, and the British Empire needed to be aware of the possibility of turmoil in the Balkans caused by Romania. For this reason, it would be better for my country to caution this ambitious country that the peaceful environment in Europe cannot be broken.

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

As for the Soviet Union, which had a huge territorial dispute with Romania, it made its attitude clear in the Red Star.

We note the actions of neighboring Romania to build battleships in the Black Sea, which in the Bunsen is to increase tensions in the region. Here we need to show it that the USSR was not afraid of such naval readiness, because the USSR also had the same construction technology. If Romania continued to build more battleships, the Soviet Union would have completed the suppression of the Romanian Navy with tenfold strength.

Of course, the Soviets are boasting about themselves, and the only thing they can do at the moment is the four Gangut-class battleships. Moreover, its domestic economy has just returned to its pre-war level, so it can only be said in the newspapers.

As for Britain and France, of course, it is not only in the newspapers.

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

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

As soon as the British ambassador Reid Pleman saw him, he explained his intentions to Eder.

In fact, a Mir-class battleship could not cause tension between Britain and France. Don't look at how rich France and the British Empire are, it's really better than the navy, and the Romanian navy, which can fight just a fraction of the time, can't find the north. They were concerned about whether Romania would take this opportunity to build battleships on a large scale and affect the balance of power in Europe.

You must know that in the Anglo-French design, the main role of Romania was to prevent the penetration of the Soviet Union into Europe. It is not for him to interfere in European affairs. Although the construction of battleships was not a precursor to European affairs, it was also a precursor to the possibility that Britain and France had to be guarded against.

And for the French ambassador Munctor, the situation is even more serious. At present, France and Italy have the upper hand in the competition for interests in the Mediterranean, but as the Romanians and Italians draw closer, they cannot be wary. Especially in the construction of battleships in Romania, the deep involvement of the Italians is even more reassuring. Italy and Romania are already growing closer and closer economically, and if this is the case militarily, then it is not far from a de facto alliance.

Eder said with a smile after looking at the British and French ambassadors' nervous inquiries. "Don't be nervous, ambassadors, about the construction of battleships in our country is also aimed at safeguarding Romanian interests in the Black Sea. As we all know, our country has poor relations with the Soviet Union, and the Soviet Navy, which has four battleships, poses a huge threat to our coastline. In order to secure an increasingly prosperous coastline and trade, our country had to build battleships to strengthen 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 your country's super battleship is enough to build two battleships with good performance. And the combat power of the two battleships will be much higher than this one. ”

In the end, it was the British, Ambassador Reid Pleman pointed out that the cost of building this battleship was unreasonable. For this reason, Edel had no choice but to speak. "Because our Navy takes into account future developments, in order to keep this battleship from falling behind, it can only raise the requirements."

At this time, the French ambassador Munketau asked the key to their trip. "Then Your Majesty, how many more such battleships will your country need to build next?"

In the face of Munktor's questioning, Edel spread his hands and said. "This one is about to consume too much government funds, where can we build many ships."

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The British and French ambassadors, who received satisfactory answers, left, and Eder breathed a sigh of relief.

Originally, according to his plan, the construction of battleships would not begin until about 1930, but the plan could not catch up with the changes. Unexpectedly, the Romanian Navy is so strong about building battleships, and the country also expects to have its own sea monsters, and Eder also agreed.

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

At this moment, Eder felt that his years of immersion in development had a real meaning. ，