Soon the German side replied and agreed to the investment. And sent an invitation to Crown Prince Eder to visit. Standard Oil, a little faster than Germany, agreed to the contract. So in April 1905 the Romanian Oil Company was founded, with a total share capital of 300 pounds and 60 percent for the royal family, 10 percent for the Romanian government, 15 percent for Standard Oil and 15 percent for Germany.

For this matter, the British and French ambassadors approached the crown prince, hoping to contribute funds to join. The crown prince refused on the grounds that he had enough funds now, but when he left the capital expansion, he gave priority to Britain and France to appease. Now Eder intends to go to Germany, and this visit is very important for Romania, but it is necessary to get agreement with King Carol before doing it again.

"Now that the situation in Europe is becoming more and more tense, France and Germany regard each other as a great danger, and although Russia is fighting in the East, it must also see that France's economic assistance to Russia continues, and whether Russia loses or wins, France will use the reins of capital to pull Russia down its chariot. In addition, an agreement was signed with the United Kingdom last year. Britain, France, and Russia are drawing closer, although the United States and Britain are supporting Japan against Russia. After all, Europe is the core of Russia, and once something happens, Russia will definitely enter the war, and Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy will not back down from the Triple Emperor's Alliance, especially in our Balkans, where Austria-Hungary and Russia have too many interests entangled. If something happens, it's a big war in Europe. For us in Romania, a strong army is indispensable, both for self-preservation and for profit. This requires decent industrial support. In the King's office, Eder told the King and the Prime Minister about his purpose in Germany. King Carroll and the Prime Minister were very happy that the crown prince had such an opinion, "My Edder, you have grown up, don't worry." From now on, it will be the world of you young people. ”

A few days later, Crown Prince Eder boarded a train to Germany, accompanied by the military, General Prieshan, and government officials. General Prissan, with his rich military literacy and brilliant command skills, was the helper King Carol needed to prepare Eder for control of his army. The train passed through Austria-Hungary and soon came to Berlin, the capital of Germany. Getting out of the car and seeing Crown Prince William Entes greeting them, Eder stepped forward to give the crown prince a hug. "Cousin William didn't expect you to come back to pick me up."

"After all, you are here to support us. The Hohenzollerns are still very united. The crown prince patted Eder on the shoulder. Eder knew that the crown prince was talking about the first Moroccan crisis, and that almost all countries did not support the Kaiser's demands in this crisis. For this visit from Romania, Wilhelm II saw it as support for his own 'reasonable' demands. In fact, this is why Edel chose this time. In the evening at a dinner for Romania in Charlottenburg, Eder and Crown Prince Entes were in a friendly exchange.

At this time, the duty officer walked in, "His Majesty William has arrived." The Kaiser was greeted by the crowd, and Wilhelm II walked up to the Crown Prince and Eder.

"Welcome to Germany, Eder."

"Thank you very much, Uncle Wilhelm, for the richness of the powerful people of Germany, which I have experienced here, all under his leadership." Edel patted his ass slightly. "No, this is the result of the efforts of the people" Obviously, the Kaiser is still very sober and is not interested in this sycophancy. Eder saluted and took out a letter and handed it to the Kaiser, "This is my father's letter to your uncle, and I'm sorry I can't be here this time." The Kaiser took the letter and walked out of the ballroom, apparently to show the intimacy between Germany and Romania. Then the banquet continued, but no one cared about drinking, and everyone whispered about their own topics.

The Kaiser looked at King Carroll's letter and thought slowly, and Chancellor Bernhard was silent since Chancellor Bismarck stepped down. Other prime ministers have become puppets of Wilhelm II, and now in the face of King Carroll's large loans, the prime minister does not dare to express his opinion at will. The Kaiser himself could not make up his mind. The next day, the Kaiser summoned his ministers, and the chancellor spoke to everyone. Moltke Jr. said that if Romania could be drawn into the alliance, then he would fully support it. The Minister of Industry also supports that this is a very big benefit to the economy. The Chancellor of the Exchequer is very opposed to this, which would increase the country's deficit. The news that Romania was going to borrow money to buy German machinery and supplies was known to the capitalists and factory owners in less than half a day. At this time, they also exert their influence. Finally, after three days of discussion, the Kaiser finally agreed to borrow.

Eder took General Prieshan to the Charlottenburg palace to meet Wilhelm II and Prime Minister Bernhard after they had a mutual agreement. "Uncle, here's our purchase list for this visit." Eder took out a document and gave it to Wilhelm II. The Kaiser did not mention what to buy in the letter sent by the old King Carroll. The old king reaffirmed his obligations to Romania, the alliance of the Three Emperors, and his support for Morocco's German rights. The main thing was the borrowing of 250 million gold marks, mainly for the purchase of German machinery, technology and munitions. The twenty-year loan is repaid after five years, secured by Romanian customs and mineral taxes. In order to pull Romania into the chariot, it was finally agreed. I looked at the purchase list on hand, mainly the military industry, the chemical industry, the emerging internal combustion engine, a 200,000-ton steel plant, and purchased Mauser 98 rifle technology, G08 heavy machine guns, 105 light howitzers, Knoober 150 heavy howitzers, 210 heavy cannons, etc. After reading it, the Kaiser handed it to Chancellor Bernhard, and it was up to the Chancellor to discuss the details.

"Crown Prince Eder, there is no problem with the military-industrial government. You only need to find Mauser and Knoober, and I am sure that there will be a satisfactory result. In terms of chemical industry, you can find Faben Chemical, and there is no problem with the internal combustion engine, 200,000 tons of steel plant? The crown prince has not heard that there are coal and iron minerals found in Romania, and they all need to be imported, is it too costly? At the end, Prime Minister Bernhard asked a little uncertainly.

"Yes, we intend to put this steel plant in Constanta and use sea freight to reduce costs," Eder responded to Prime Minister Bernhard. Who would have thought that Romania has no coal and iron mines, Eastern Ukraine has a wealth of coal and iron so it has made Russia, Bohemia also has Austria-Hungary, not to mention that France and Germany in the Tyrur region have fought a big war for it and are preparing to play the second leg. There is a third round waiting in the future.

Eder had no choice but to build it, so he could only rely on himself. Thinking of China in later generations, Eastern Ukraine is not far, the freight is not high, and there are not many Ottoman iron ores.