Chapter 495: A dismal trip to England and France
The evening breeze in the Atlantic Ocean brings cool breezes on the cruise ship, which greatly relieves the scorching summer heat, and many tourists come to the luxury cruise ship St. Louis to escape the heat. And the captain Abel looked at the leisurely tourists, turned his head and asked the first mate with concern, "Is our distinguished guest of honor feeling better?" ”
The first mate, who was the captain's deputy, nodded in reply. "I just brought someone over in the afternoon to deliver some fresh fruit, and I heard that it was much better."
Hearing the adjutant's words, Captain Abel, who was already accustomed to seasickness, was also relieved. No way, some of the distinguished guests this time are too noble, and Captain Abel can't help but care.
In the largest and most luxurious room of the luxury cruise ship St. Louis, Eder's face was still a little pale, and there was no way for anyone to make him seasick. He has never been far away since he was born, and he certainly has never been an ocean cruiser. The first time I sat down, I was unfortunately seasick, and the situation was quite serious, which made the attachés busy.
However, at present, there is no specific medicine for seasickness in the world, and some sleeping pills can only be prescribed to relieve it. So Eder has been looking languishing these days. Fortunately, with a few days of adaptation, Eder's seasickness symptoms have improved a lot, and people are not so anxious to watch.
"Mary, it's okay, it's just seasickness."
Edel looked at his worried wife beside him and spoke to reassure her.
"Your face is so bad these days, how can I not be worried."
"It's really fine, you see I'm much better."
In the face of Eder's words, his wife Mary's face softened a lot. You know, when Edel was on the boat for only a day, he vomited so much that he almost vomited bile. Compared to then, Eder just doesn't look very good-looking now.
"Then you can eat some fruit, I heard that eating some fruit can relieve seasickness."
Looking at his wife's concerned eyes, Edel took the apple from his hand.
In fact, Eder's face was not good, in addition to the reason for seasickness, there was also the fact that the Anglo-French visit did not go well.
If the previous trips were a success, the visits to Britain and France were somewhat disheartening. Eder, who had just finished a visit to Italy at the time, was a little satisfied with the results he received in three consecutive countries. Therefore, the expectations for the visit of Britain and France were somewhat exaggerated, and the result gave him a head start.
Originally, Eder planned to discuss with the French government the introduction of military industry and other technologies, as well as the relations between the Little Entente and Romania, etc. However, I don't know if it was because the Soviet Union turned to domestic construction, and France delayed the export of various technologies under various pretexts. In addition, the relations between the small Entente and Romania were also refused to be discussed with Romania on the grounds of non-interference with other countries.
This was very frustrating to Eder, because the so-called Little Entente, which was currently composed of France, included Poland, the Czech Republic, and Serbia. Although these countries have good relations with Romania at the moment, given their geographical location, it may be possible that this alliance against Germany will turn its guns on Romania.
Although it did not appear in the original history, it is not impossible for Romania to grow to such a point now. In Romania, however, many people are worried about the alliance.
Because these countries and Romania can not be said to be without disputes, for example, Poland has a contradiction in the western Galicia region, because Lviv is a famous Polish city, which should belong to Poland in terms of history and ethnic composition, but was forcibly occupied by Romania. So don't look at the current good things in Romania and Poland are like honey, and the Romanian government has not let down its guard against the Poles there. Because Romania cannot afford to lose the region, it is currently its only base of heavy industry. Just like the relationship between Northeast China and China in the fifties and sixties, it was a top priority.
The Czech Republic also has a dispute with Romania over the Eastern Transcarpathian Mountains, which annexed Slovakia, where ethnic Slovaks make up more than 40% of the population. In the Czech Republic, from time to time, newspapers have declared that the region should be incorporated into the country. Especially after the discovery of oil resources in the region, this cry has reached new heights. Although the Czech government has not responded to this, Romania is still wary of it.
Serbia also has a dispute with Romania over the Sava Valley. This was because the area was inhabited by nearly half of the Serb ethnic group, but it was assigned to Romania by treaty.
Therefore, for this small Entente led by France, many people in Romania believe that such an alliance may be directed against Romania. You must know that the tragic war that ended not long ago was caused by the small country of Serbia, if it were not for Russia's backing, would they dare to stand up to Austria-Hungary like this?
Therefore, after being categorically rejected by France, Romania's intentions to form an alliance were even more speculated by the Romanian public. In essence, France had previously had the idea of drawing Romania into such an alliance, but the idea was shelved in view of the possibility that Romania would compete for dominance of the alliance if it joined.
And the setback in France has shown Eder the complex mentality of France towards the current Romania. Both because Romania was on the front line of the Soviet Union and hoped that it would grow strong enough to block the invasion of the Red Empire, and because it was afraid that Romania would be too powerful to compete with France for the interests of the Balkans and Central Europe. This kind of action is what makes Eder unable to negotiate much in France. Aside from a treaty on the two countries' joint response to the red threat, almost nothing has been found.
As for the visit to the UK, it was also bad.
In addition to the etiquette of the British, it is also difficult for Romania to introduce many technologies such as shipbuilding, aviation, and engines.
In Eder's talks with Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin, the moderate Conservative leader was less wary of the Red Empire than previous prime ministers. This made Eder, who had intended to start in this area, feel that the outcome of the visit was worrying, but in fact it was.
Although the British government welcomed the arrival of the Romanian king with a grand ceremony, George V even invited the Eders to stay at Buckingham Palace. But the British were not so hospitable to Romania during the talks, and all kinds of excuses made the talks almost nothing.
As a result, Eder, who had planned to stay in England for more than half a month, took the St. Louis to the United States in just a week.
Next, I hope that the United States will not be like Britain and France, and you must know that Eder has high hopes for the trip to the United States.