"Let's build this new ammonia plant in Ploiesti." Edel commanded the chief of the guard.

Now the new ammonia plant has been purchased in Germany, which is exactly the same as that purchased by BASF. Because the crown prince invested a huge amount of 40 million lei this time, the ammonia plant built this time is larger than BASF's own. It produces 60 tons of ammonia per day, twice as much as BASF builds itself.

This shows Eder's ambition to produce a large amount of fertilizer to increase Romania's agricultural output, in addition to satisfying the use of fire explosives in the industry. The reason for choosing Ploiesti is to use local natural gas, which is now wasted and only a small part is used, so the construction of this ammonia plant will avoid wasting resources and increase the local economy.

As soon as Edel and the chief guard had chosen the location of the ammonia plant, a guard knocked on the door and walked in. "His Highness, Foreign Minister Barnoske, has something important to ask for a summons."

As soon as the chief of the guard saw that the foreign minister had something to do, he knew that he must have something important to do with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and planned to go to the factory first. "Your Highness, I'll arrange for someone to survey the synthetic ammonia factory first."

"There you go."

Eder knew that the foreign minister must have something important to ask him for, so he asked the chief of guard to arrange the construction of the ammonia plant.

As the chief of the guard walked out of the room, a somewhat chubby man in his fifties with glasses entered, and this was the current Minister of Foreign Affairs Barnoske. He has been working in the diplomatic field, previously as Romanian ambassador to Germany, and later as ambassador to Austria. He did a very good job in diplomacy, and later Edel valued it as part of his team.

After Brettianu became prime minister, Eder was put into the cabinet in order to better control the diplomatic situation in Romania, and our new prime minister also pinched his nose and acquiesced. After Mr. Barnosque was promoted to Minister of Foreign Affairs, he was also respectful to the Prime Minister and did not hide anything from him, so that Prime Minister Blettianu slowly accepted his existence. In general, he is a shrewd and capable smart man who knows how to read words and feelings.

"Your Highness, Bulgaria has just sent us a telegram that their Prime Minister Gaisov and Foreign Minister Dilas Lodge will pay a state visit to our country in a week's time." Foreign Minister Barnosque said what he had just received.

Hearing the words of the Foreign Minister, Eder was shaken and knew that this was Bulgaria's attempt to draw Romania into the Balkan League. Recently, Bulgaria and Serbia have been very close to Greece, and according to private information, Greece has formed an alliance with Bulgaria. Then it is not difficult to guess what they want to deal with, except for the territory of the Ottoman Empire in Europe, there is nothing else that can make everyone so united.

"And how are you going to arrange to receive them?" Edel asked.

"I want to follow the principle of diplomatic reciprocity, and the Prime Minister and I will meet them, and we will first find out what they are doing, and then you, the Crown Prince, will come forward to negotiate. I wonder what His Highness thinks? ”

The foreign minister Barnosque was a shrewd man, and not only gave his own advice, but also asked the crown prince for his opinion.

Eder heard Foreign Minister Barnosk's suggestion and thought it was not bad. "Yes, but you have to control the degree of it, don't snub them, and don't be too eager."

"Okay Your Highness, we'll take care of the control of the joints."

The Barnosk foreign minister, after answering the crown prince, walked out of the palace. He also had to consult with Prime Minister Bletianu about the reception therein. He wanted to let the crown prince see his ability in this turbulent situation in the Balkans, and also fight for enough interests for Romania to lay the foundation for his future political path. It seems that this Mr. Barnosque is also a person who is not satisfied with the status quo.

When Romania wants to get the benefits they want in this Balkan alliance. In Bulgaria, Prime Minister Gaisov and Foreign Minister Dolasloch are discussing with King Ferdinand I the bottom line of the trip to Romania.

King Ferdinand I of Bulgaria, now 51 years old, is a considerable figure. He was the grandnephew of Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, and Leopold I, the first King of Belgium. His mother, Princess Clementina, was the daughter of King Louis Philippe of France. His father, Prince Auguste of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, was the younger brother of King Fernando II of Portugal and the first cousin of Prince Albert, Queen of Mexico, Princess Charlotte of Belgium and King Leopold II of Belgium, and the first representative of Queen Victoria of England. Among them, since Princess Louise, the mother of Charlotte and Leopold II, was the sister of Ferdinand's mother, the three of them were not only uncles and nephews, but also the first representatives.

In fact, during the 19th century, the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha had taken control of the thrones in several European countries, either through marriage or by election. Following this trend, Ferdinand himself became the king of Bulgaria.

Before he became king, an interesting incident happened in Bulgaria. In 1886, a coup d'état broke out in Bulgaria, and Prince Alexander I of Bulgaria, who reigned for only seven years, was forced to abdicate. Bulgaria once sought the Caucasus from Denmark in search of an heir, and they even wanted to invite King Carol I of Romania, whose father was Eder's father, to be their monarch, and almost formed the kingdom of Paul (do you think of anything). In the end, it was the Austro-Ōtro-Hungarian Empire that made Bulgaria choose Ferdinand, who was still a prince, by virtue of its influence and the shining signboard of the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Kohali family.

At the beginning of Ferdinand's reign, Bulgaria's domestic politics were controlled by the leader of the Liberal Party, Stefan Stambolov. His foreign policy brought relations between Bulgaria, which had previously been under Russian protection, to a noticeable freezing point.

With the ouster of Stefan Stambolov in May 1894 and his assassination in July 1895, there was a glimmer of détente in relations between Bulgaria and Russia. In February 1896, at the age of two, Prince Boris renounced his Roman Catholic faith and converted to Orthodoxy.

However, this move also earned him the hatred of his Austrian relatives who believed in Catholicism, especially his uncle, the Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I.

Ferdinand was known among European royals for his vindictive character. In 1909, Ferdinand traveled to Germany to visit Kaiser Wilhelm II, the eldest son of his second cousin, Princess Victoria. In Potsdam's Palazzo Neueva, Ferdinand leaned out of the window when the Emperor walked up behind him and patted him on the buttocks. Ferdinand felt that the Emperor's actions had insulted him, and the Emperor apologized to Ferdinand for this. However, in revenge, Ferdinand asked William to sign a valuable arms contract with him, which he had intended to offer to the French arms manufacturer Schneider Electric.

The other happened when Ferdinand went to attend the funeral of his second cousin, King Edward VII, in 1910. At that time, Ferdinand had a dispute with Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Crown Prince of Austria-Hungary, over the placement of the carriage, which resulted in the Grand Duke winning and his carriage being placed directly behind the engine, while Ferdinand's was placed behind the Grand Duke. But when Ferdinand realized that the train's dining car was behind his own carriage, he refused to allow the Grand Duke to enter the dining car through his own carriage in revenge.

"Prime Minister Gaisov, the best result of this trip to Romania is to win Romania to declare war on the Ottomans and send troops." Ferdinand I spoke of the most powerful result for Bulgaria.

"Your Majesty, if this is the case, then I am afraid that the price we pay will not be bearable." Prime Minister Gaisov's judgment was voiced.

"Gaysov, you're so boring, let me think about it." Ferdinand I, who was in his fifties, laughed and joked, of course he knew that this plan was not reliable, and he was afraid that Bulgaria would have to cede a large area of territory to do so.

"Your Highness, let's prepare a more feasible plan. There are only a few hundred thousand Romanians in Macedonia, and it is believed that they have no reason to make too high demands. Foreign Minister Dilas Lodge suggested.

"Then first of all, we need to guarantee the security of Romania after the declaration of war on the Ottoman Empire." Ferdinand I said the most important point.

The Bulgarian top brass knows the current strength of Romania, after all, it is next door to them. More than 200,000 standing troops, plus 20 million pounds a year in revenue. This makes Bulgaria drool, now Bulgaria has a standing army of more than 90,000 people, and the financial revenue is only crushing, and now Bulgaria is not even 6 million pounds, which is really envious. Bulgaria's eyes were green when it saw Romanian exports of grain, oil, cars, etc.

Recently, Romania's agricultural machinery exports have also soared, which has made Bulgaria even more secretly sigh what kind of world this is. Whatever Romania produces, it can be sold well in Europe. Bulgaria, on the other hand, can only achieve food self-sufficiency, and the largest export is actually agricultural products such as roses, yogurt and wine, and Bulgaria has poor mineral resources, most of which are small-scale minerals, and the mining utilization rate is extremely low.

"Your Majesty, the best way now is to draw Romania into the alliance, but we only need to provide logistical support." Prime Minister Gaisov spoke out his proposal.

"The Prime Minister's words are very good, even if there are more than 100,000 Romanians in Macedonia, we don't have to pay such a big price." When Ferdinand I heard the Prime Minister's suggestion, his eyes lit up and he agreed.

"But is Romania willing to do logistics just for us?" Foreign Minister Dolasloch asked the prime minister if he was too idealistic.

Ferdinand I took the words of the Foreign Minister and spoke. "That's when you and the prime minister show their abilities."

"This method still has to give territory as compensation, but the cost is a little smaller." After sighing secretly, Gaishov said that his plan still had to give a price. Whoever makes Bulgaria inferior to others, no matter how many means he has, he will not be able to reduce the gap in it.

"So how much territory do you think will be able to basically satisfy the appetites of those Romanians?" Hearing that the prime minister still needed to compensate for the territory, Ferdinand I knew that this was the only condition that could be taken up to meet the demands, but he was still a little uncomfortable, for a country the territory was his capital.

"It is estimated that the southern region of Dobroga in our hands will not be saved. This is to meet the basic requirements of Romania, and it is also possible that they will want more. Gaishov spoke out of his judgment.

Dobroga, located in the northeastern part of the Balkan Peninsula, between the lower Danube and the Black Sea, is the geographical name for the coastal strip of the corridor from Eastern Europe into the Balkans. Today, Romania's most important port city is located in Constanta, and Bulgaria also controls 2,000 square kilometers of the southern region. Gaischov was right, and Romania must have been interested in this place historically, and finally agreed to this condition. Now there is an Edel with the memory of the afterlife, so can this condition still meet the requirements of Romania?

After Ferdinand compared the strengths of the two sides, the prime minister's approach was the best choice. And if the territory of Macedonia and Thrace is obtained, then the cession of this small piece of territory is also worth it.

"Okay, Prime Minister, your opinion is very pertinent, I can't think of any shortcomings, so I'll talk about it according to this plan." After thinking about the pros and cons, Ferdinand I agreed with the Prime Minister's approach.

Hearing that the king agreed to his plan, Prime Minister Gai Shuov was not happy that his plan had been adopted, but continued. "Your Majesty, this is only the minimum that I think Romania may agree to, and in my estimate there are also options for cessing territories ranging from three thousand to four thousand."

"Do we really need to give so much?" Ferdinand I asked, a little puzzled.

Gaishov said with a wry smile. "Yes, Your Highness, if it had been two thousand square kilometers of territory six years ago, I am 90% sure that they would have agreed. But now I'm only 10% sure they'll agree to it. ”

Ferdinand I, who heard the words of the prime minister, also sighed in his heart, compared to anything, Bulgaria is much worse than Romania. Then for the sake of the territory of Macedonia and Thrace, tens of thousands of square kilometers, he can only swallow this cup of bitter wine.

"It's all up to the two of you." Still, Ferdinand I agreed to the Prime Minister's proposal.

"We will do our best for the sake of the Kingdom." The Prime Minister and Foreign Minister made their own promises to King Ferdinand I.

Subsequently, the Bulgarian Government received a receipt from Romania to welcome the State visit of Prime Minister Geesov and Foreign Minister Dolas Cloch.

After receiving Romania's reply, Prime Minister Gaisov and Foreign Minister Dolasloch led a delegation from Sofia to Bucharest, the capital of Romania.

The train is moving along the rugged mountain railway that winds through Bulgaria. On the train, Prime Minister Gaishov and Foreign Minister Dilas Lodge sat together and chatted, and the rest of the staff watched as the Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister were far away together, and only came when they were summoned.

Prime Minister Gaishov looked out the window at the mountain scenery and spoke with Foreign Minister Dolasloch, who was sitting across from him. "The mountainous terrain of Bulgaria has forged the heroic character of our people, but unfortunately this land is not suitable for cultivating food, and there are not enough mineral resources to enrich our people."

"Yes, and there are also large numbers of Bulgarians in Macedonia and Thrace, who are being oppressed by the Ottoman Empire. We have a mission to bring refuge to Bulgaria to these suffering people. Foreign Minister Dolasloch responded to the Prime Minister's words.

The next day, the train entered Romania on the Danube Bridge, and the terrain opened up, with farmers toiling on the endless plains and tractors spreading fertilizer on the land. These images were watched with envy of Prime Minister Gaischov and Foreign Minister Dolas Sloch.

In the afternoon their train came to Bucharest, and the Romanian side was ready to receive them and was now waiting for their arrival.

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