"These Italians are still showing their bad side."

Eder, who was holding the latest report on the Italian-Turkish war in his hand, commented.

He had reason to say that perhaps it was the Roman Empire that had exhausted the blood of the men of the Apennine Peninsula, and that Italy had been the target of aggression by various peoples in the days that followed. From the Germanic barbarians in the past to France and Austria in modern times, they all regarded Italy as their backyard, and they came and went whenever they wanted. It was finally reunified, but the Ethiopians in the face of Africa were able to return with a crushing defeat, losing the face of the European colonizers.

Eder knew that Italy's performance in the next World War I and World War would also be the worst among the participating countries, which was of course related to the characteristics of the Italians, and it was not the relationship between Italy's national strength and the lowest among the great powers.

Putting down the Italian-Turkish war report in his hand, Eder picked up a telegram about the uprising of the new army in Wuchang in the Qing State.

Still familiar time, it seems that Eder has little influence on the Far East. Despite the previous speculation and earning nearly 20 million taels of silver, the old empire of the East still collapsed according to its own laws. Or the trouble caused by the recycling of the railway, which made him sigh. There were too many comments on this in later generations, and Eder didn't comment on it.

Interestingly, it is now widely believed in Europe that this uprising had a promoting effect on the Qing state and could make him more civilized. Only Eder knew that this was the beginning of China's misery, followed by decades of warlord warfare and misery for the people. It was not until the birth of a red government that this scene ended. Only then will this old country be reborn and lead this country back to the forefront of the world.

"Da~Da~Da"

As Eder was commenting on Italy, a knock on the door interrupted his train of thought.

"Come in."

Edel was a little uncomfortable with the sound of interrupting his train of thought, but he knew that the guards would not bother him if they were fine.

"Your Highness, General Plieshan asks to see you." A guard came in to report it.

"Ask him to come in." Eder would certainly welcome the Chief of the General Staff.

General Preshan walked in and told Eder his purpose. "Your Highness is now concerned about Italy's new equipment, especially the use of aircraft. We, the Romanian army, also need the latest aircraft. ”

"This requires the efforts of the Coanda aircraft factory, after all, we are not aircraft manufacturing experts." Eder replied to General Prissan's question, and continued. "The Chief of the General Staff should be looking for me more than just about the plane, right?"

"Yes, Your Highness." Preshan replied.

He paused before continuing. "I am here to invite the crown prince to inspect the training of the army this year. Last year, several of the new divisions performed too badly, and this time I heard that they were training harder, hoping to reclaim their honor in front of the crown prince. ”

Eder heard the words of the chief of the general staff and decided that it was time to go and inspect the army. This year, because there are many things to do, there are few inspections of the army, and now that the Balkans are turbulent, the state of the army is of paramount importance.

"Yes."

Eder, who had figured this out, agreed to General Prishan's request.

After hearing the crown prince's promise, General Prishan immediately told the time. "And how about starting our inspection of the army on November 3rd?"

Edel thought about it in a few days, "You can arrange it." ”

"Your Highness, then I'll arrange the trip."

"Go ahead."

General Prishan, who had received the Crown Prince's consent, left satisfied, and Eder thought to the Chief of the General Staff that perhaps he should go to the Koanda Aircraft Factory to see their progress.

He called one of the guards and commanded. "Prepare the vehicle, I'm going to inspect the Koanda aircraft factory."

"Yes, Your Highness."

When Eder's convoy arrived at the Koanda aircraft factory on the outskirts, Henri Koanda and his assistant Ferraiku greeted the crown prince at the door with a group of employees.

After seeing the crown prince get out of the car, Henri Koanda and Ferraiku stepped forward to greet him for inspection. "Welcome to Your Highness."

Eder looked at Henry Koanda and Ferraiku in oil-stained clothes, and it seemed that they had just gotten the news.

"I'm here to see how your new aircraft is being developed."

Hearing the crown prince's question, the two looked at each other a little embarrassed. It was Henri Koanda who answered the Crown Prince's question. "Your Highness, the new aircraft has almost been built now, but there is still a small problem to solve before the test flight."

Eder looked at Henry Coanda with some surprise when he heard his answer. In Eder's impression, this new aircraft is estimated to be still under development, because the requirements he put forward are exactly the main aircraft of various countries at the outbreak of World War I, but he did not expect that they were about to be successfully developed.

"What are the small problems that haven't been solved?" Edel asked with a smile on his face, and he knew immediately that this was no small problem.

"We were going to change the French Land God rotary cylinder star air-cooled engine to shaft rotor, but now we're in a bit of trouble." Henry Coanda was a little afraid to look at the Crown Prince said that there was trouble.

In fact, this is not a trivial problem at all, because the change of rotary cylinder to shaft involves the structure of the engine. Eder looked at Henry Coanda's expression, and it was obvious that the two of them were still at a loss for what to do. However, Eder knew that there was no rotary engine in later generations, and the two of them were right, so they didn't discuss it too much.

Seeing that the crown prince didn't say much, Henri Koanda also didn't know what to say. Ferraiku came to the rescue. "Your Highness, let's go and see this new plane."

"It's fine." Edel didn't want everyone to stand here awkwardly, so he agreed.

Henri Koanda hurriedly directed the crown prince to the aircraft factory to see the new plane that lacked engines. As he passed by his friend Ferraiku, he gave him a grateful look. The group came to the aircraft manufacturing workshop, and Eder had been here several times, and of course he was no stranger to it. At a glance, Eder saw a new plane in the middle of the workshop that was different from what he had seen before.

"Your Highness, this is the new aircraft we have developed." Henry Coanda said, pointing to the plane that Eder saw.

The biggest difference with this new aircraft is that the nose is equipped with a protective cover, which makes it look more pleasing to the eye than its previous predecessors with bare engines. And a windshield of about 50 centimeters was installed on the stand.

"The plane looks good."

Eder was pleased with the post-war style of the aircraft, complimenting Henri Koanda and Ferraiku beside him.

"This is all the result of His Highness's support, otherwise there would not be enough funds to complete our vision." Henri Koanda flattered, and Ferraiku was also practicing his approval.

Edel didn't answer when he heard their sycophants, and now he was immune to sycophants.

"Now that the demand for aircraft in the army is increasing, you must speed up your progress and not let the army wait." Eder had to give the two Romanian pioneers of aircraft construction a wake-up call, otherwise they wouldn't know what would happen next time.

The two who were beaten by the crown prince felt a little embarrassed, knowing that this was spurring them not to be ambitious.

"Your Highness, let me introduce you to this new plane." Ferraiku stepped forward to divert the subject.

Most of the work at the Coanda aircraft factory is now done by Ferraiku, so much so that the current employees privately say that he is the boss and that Henri Coanda is the aircraft designer. However, both men did not ask about this statement, and it seems that they did not care much about who owned the aircraft factory.

"Then tell me about the plane."

"Yes, Your Highness." Ferraiku gestured to the crown prince and began to explain. "This brand new aircraft, which we named Navigator, is made of iron, wood and skin. It has a length of 12.4 meters, a wingspan of 10.1 meters, a wing width of 0.9 meters, a distance between the wings of 1.1 meters, and a total weight of 641 kilograms. We expect to transform the Earth God engine as a new powerhouse, and we are still on the verge of progress. If the military is pressed for time, we can use France's latest 80-horsepower Earth God engine as a power. After we calculated that the plane was about 90-110 kilometers away from the flight distance and about 2,500 meters at an elevation, it was still a bit far from the requirements of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. ”

After listening to Ferraiku's explanation, Eder felt much better about the two of them. This at least proves that both of them are doing things with their hearts, but they are a little more ambitious.

"I'm satisfied with what you've done well, and I hope you can get this Navigator flying as soon as possible. When the time comes, I will ask the military to come and accept it, and it is estimated that another purchase list is waiting for you. ”

The two who got the approval of the crown prince breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts, for the crown prince, who is now a big financier and boss, neither of them wants to go back to raising funds to build airplanes.

Eder returned to the palace after inspecting the new, half-finished aircraft for the two. He was going to be ready to see what he was most concerned about in the Army.

(I heard that the number of tips is over 100, and the starting point should change the data.) The steamed bun is a little cheeky and begging, it doesn't need to be too interesting, let me open my eyes. ）