After Eder arranged for Volkswagen to develop a new model, Austria-Hungary finally couldn't bear the Serbian and Russian sides that had been secretly manipulating on the Bosnia and Herzegovina issue.

With the support of Germany, Austria-Hungary will announce a semi-mobilization in early March. At the same time, Germany also sent a threatening note to Russia, declaring that Russia must recognize Austria-Hungary's sovereignty over Bosnia and Herzegovina, and if Russia continues to support Serbia's dispute over Bosnia and Herzegovina, then Germany and Austria will take military action against Russia.

While Eder was watching the play, a telegram from Germany pulled him into this crisis.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince, Your Majesty has asked you to come over." Edel was at work that day. Steward Edri came over and told the crown prince that the king had something to do with him. When Edel heard this, he thought to himself that nothing big had happened lately that could alarm his father. In the past two years, Carol I handed over most of the work to Eder in order to train the crown prince. Now that the king rarely asks about political affairs except for major affairs, this time his father's invitation naturally made Edel think that there was something going on in the country.

After thinking about what had happened, Edel asked, "Who's in my father's place now?" ”

"The German ambassador Baslober is with His Majesty."

When Eder heard what the governor said, he thought to himself whether it was because of the crisis in Bosnia and Herzegovina that he was seeking our diplomatic support. The crown prince didn't think much about it, and walked to the old king Carol's room, and saw that there were only his father and the German ambassador in the room, and even the chief steward Edri closed the door after the crown prince entered the room.

"Father, are you looking for me?" Despite his doubts, Edel asked the old king first.

"Eder has one thing right now, and I think I need to fight for your opinion." Carol I said.

"Father, please speak, I'll think about it seriously." The crown prince saw that this was not a simple matter, so he had better listen to it first. Unexpectedly, the next person to talk about this matter was the German ambassador Baslober.

"Your Highness, in order to ensure the accuracy of this matter, let me tell the crown prince."

Seeing that the old king had no objection, Eder motioned for Baslobeth to continue.

"I have come this time to get your country's support for the issue of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Your Highness should know about the relations between our Germany and Austria-Hungary, and this time they issued an ultimatum to Russia, and they were too unscrupulous in the Balkans. This is something that every peace-loving person cannot endure. ”

Eder asked, hearing what Ambassador Baslober was saying. "What kind of support do you need?"

In the face of the crown prince's interrupted questioning, the ambassador was not annoyed and continued. "We hope that Romania will join us in disciplining Russia when it is obsessed, and that in return we will be able to forgive your country's debts. At the same time, we believe that the people of Moldavia have the right to choose their favorite country. ”

Eder basically understood what Germany meant, and if Germany and Austria-Hungary declared war on Russia now, and Romania participated, Germany could forgive more than 200 million marks of debt and give it back to the Romanian region of Moldavia (because most of the people were Latin-speaking Romanians).

After hearing this astonishing news, Eder did not respond immediately, and the old king and the ambassador Baslober did not immediately ask, and they were all waiting for the crown prince's reply. He carefully recalled that there was no war between Germany and Russia before the First World War, how could it be that Romania could be involved this time?

In fact, historically, the crisis in Bosnia and Herzegovina has nothing to do with Romania, and it is Eder's own reasons that implicate Romania this time. After borrowing heavily from Germany, Germany believed that Romania was on the verge of falling to the Allies. In addition, after returning home, Ludendorff told Moltke the Younger about the strength of the Romanian army. In the current crisis in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Kaiser also wanted to see if Romania was genuinely willing to follow in Germany's footsteps. That's why there was this move to woo Romania for a military act.

"Mr. Ambassador, can you give us two days first, this matter is too big and we need to discuss it." The crown prince can only drag it out for a moment now, things are too sudden, and he needs to ease down and clear his mind.

"Alright Your Highness, I'll come back in two days." Ambassador Baslober did not think that Romania would agree in one go, and two days of such a major matter were already fast enough.

After seeing the German ambassador Baslober walk out, the old king asked Eder. "Eder is now facing a request from Germany, what are we going to do?"

"My father asked me to think about it first, and I don't dare to make a decision on such a big thing."

When the crown prince returned to his office, he asked not to disturb him, and in a quiet environment, Eder carefully analyzed the impact of the crisis on Romania.

The Kaiser's request to join the war was a headache for Eder, even though the First World War had only broken out in 1914 in his previous memories. But there are no absolutes in everything, in case in this life Nicholas II knocked his head and rejected the demands of Germany and Austria. France will not let Russia face Germany and Austria alone, so that Germany and Austria will declare war on Russia, France will declare war on Germany and Austria, and Britain will follow suit, so that the first war will break out in advance.

This was unacceptable to Eder, who was bent on making a lot of war money in the early stages of World War I. However, if the Kaiser's request was refused, the First World War broke out according to the predetermined track. Then it is certain that the withdrawal of German capital is a matter of high probability, and the payment for the goods will also be required to be paid off in advance.

Now the industrial construction of Romania is at a critical juncture, and the reorganization of the army has not been completed, where is the money to pay off the debt. Even if Eder sells himself, it won't be enough to pay off the debt, so it's a dilemma. Now we can only carefully analyze the situation and choose a choice that is not prone to unexpected situations.

"Bring me the current information on Russia." Edel shouted to the guards outside the door. Thanks to the fact that Romania now attaches the most importance to Russian intelligence, it didn't take long for the guards to walk in with a large pile of information about Russia now.

"Post it on your desk and go out, don't let people disturb me." Edel instructed the guard, and saw the guard walk out and close the door. Eder picked up all kinds of materials about Russia and consulted them, and in the following time, Eder looked up all kinds of Russian materials on politics, economics, security, etc. After inspecting it, Eder preliminarily judged that the Russian economy had not fully recovered to the state before the Russo-Japanese War, despite the blood transfusion from France, and the war potential was greatly reduced.

In this case, the chances of Russia rejecting the demands of Germany and Austria are very small, and even if Tsar Nicholas II refuses, he will be dissuaded by the ministers to come back, after all, no one is a fool.

Edel walked out of the room with an answer, and found the chief guard anxiously waiting for him outside with a group of guards.

"Your Highness, you've finally come out, you've been in there for five hours." Seeing the crown prince who opened the door, the chief of the guard, Calust, stepped forward and spoke with concern.

"I don't have anything to do with them to disperse, I'm a little hungry when I bring something over." Edel commanded his chief guard. After eating, Eder went to Carol I's office and saw his old father, who was also thinking about the same problem.

"Father, I have thought about it, and we can agree to this request from Germany."

"Tell me why." Carol asked her crown prince with interest.

"The reason is very simple, the Russian economy has not fully recovered yet, and now there is not enough money to fight the finances. Politically, the activities of the Socialists have not yet completely subsided, and there are still small insurrections among the people, which show that Russia is not yet capable of fighting a big war. ”

After talking about the Russian problem, Eder spoke of the country. "Now that Germany has a great influence on us, we cannot do without their support, both economically and militarily, and we are now not in a position to refuse the Kaiser's request."

After listening to Eder's analysis, Carol I thought about it, he knew what the crown prince meant, now Russia did not dare to fight, plus Romania now needed Germany, so it could do a speculation. After Carol himself didn't come up with the problem of Eder's plan, he said, "You can do what you say." ”

Two days later, the German ambassador Baslober came to the palace, still in the old king's office, still the same three as before. However, this time, Eder, who had already made up his mind, told the German ambassador. "Thanks to Germany's great love, if Germany and Austria take military action against Russia in this crisis, Romania is willing to follow in Germany's footsteps and join this action."