Towards the end of the meeting, Eder said to the ministers in front of him: "The Prime Minister, the Field Marshal, and the Chief of the General Staff stay. ”

After the others had finished, Edel looked at the three remaining and asked Admiral Fereit.

"What is the result of the contact with the German military, and can the negotiations be restarted?"

In response to Eder's inquiry, Admiral Fereitt, who was in charge of the matter, looked at it and replied: "Your Majesty, at present Sickert has no objection, and the other German officers either agree or choose to acquiesce. ”

After hearing Admiral Fereitt's words, Eder said with some joy on his face: "In this way, this negotiation will start soon. ”

"I guess so."

What Eder and Fereyt were talking about was a new military cooperation with Germany. The Romanian side had mentioned it to the national military before, but it had not been long since the end of the war, and Romania was still a former enemy, which was unacceptable to Sickert and others, so it ended in nothing. However, at a deep level, there are also apprentices who have been trained, and it is inappropriate to beat the master in turn. Of course, mistrust was also the reason for the failure of the Romanian temptation.

"So how does the military plan to cooperate with the German side this time?"

Eder asked a new question of Admiral Fereitt. In response to Eder's questioning, Admiral Fereit took out a document and handed it to him. "This is a cooperation plan made by the General Staff and the Army Department, please take a look at it."

Faced with the plan jointly made by the two military bigwigs, Eder was also full of interest. After he took the plan, he began to flip through it.

First of all, on the General Staff, the two countries had close exchanges. For the division of theaters, transportation planning, troop transportation, and even campaign planning, the two countries will send their elite staff teams to exchange and learn from each other (mainly Romania learning from Germany). In addition, the two countries will also exchange views on the division of establishments, the allocation of troops, and the training of soldiers and officers.

It can be said that this is an exchange in which the armed forces of the two countries learn from each other's strong points and complement each other's weaknesses in all aspects This is much better than the first generation of exchanges, when it was entirely the Germans who trained the Romanian army, and now at least Romania can cooperate with them on an equal footing.

Because in response to the current predicament that Germany is prohibited from owning and building weapons warships and aircraft, Admiral Fereitt also proposed that Romania could cooperate, and as for how much money and personnel each will contribute to research and develop new technologies, the plan does not specify it. However, I believe that as long as the German side is tempted, then it will be much easier, but the situation is still unknown.

At present, the most urgent need for Germany by the military is in the navy. Romania owed too much money and was in dire need of help from Germany. It is a private acquisition and cannot be compared with official cooperation. It was also after the end of the First World War that Romania had an absolute advantage in the proportion of the navy in the introduction of military technology and equipment.

"Aren't these terms too much?"

After reading it, Eder asked Admiral Fereitt.

Because Eder saw that there were hundreds of terms of cooperation that he had enumerated, covering all aspects of the army. To Eder, this form of cooperation looked more like the cooperation of two allied armies, and Romania could not have had the slightest connection with Germany at the moment. Besides, even if Romania has this idea, it is impossible for the German army to agree, and how long has it been since the two armies put down their guns, which will also make the other side uncomfortable.

"Your Majesty, these terms are not much at all. And at the moment they have no other good options besides our country. ”

It was Marshal Prisan who answered Eder's question, and of course he knew where the question the king was referring to, and gave the answer. It is clear that the expansion of cooperation with the German military should have been promoted by Field Marshal Prissan, and Admiral Fereyt also played a driving role. And with both military leaders bullish, Eder does not intend to raise objections.

In fact, the two military bigwigs are certainly aware of the concerns raised by the king. But it's a rare opportunity, and they don't want to pass it up. Anyway, it's good to give it a try, but what if the other party agrees?

As for Eder, after listening to Prissan's explanation, he turned to Prime Minister Karaturi and said: "In our negotiations with the German military and government, I think it is better to send someone of weight to negotiate. At least it can make the other person feel valued. ”

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will personally bring someone to talk about this matter."

His Excellency the Prime Minister also heard the King's words very clearly, and it was best for him to take the lead in this matter. Karaturi knew that this was His Majesty's guarantee of his position, because he had offended many people by the previous government reforms, so he needed this credit to stabilize his ruling foundation.

Of course, Eder didn't just leave them to discuss military cooperation and negotiations, and after glancing at the three people in front of him, he said, "I have the idea of making state visits to the world's major countries, what do you think?" ”

Faced with Eder's sudden desire to visit the world, the three people present were stunned. You must know that Eder has only visited twice in the past, Austria-Hungary and Germany. No matter what other important things happened, he was in the country, which made many people think that His Majesty should not like to travel.

In fact, this is their misunderstanding of Eder, the world situation in the early twentieth century was so chaotic, there may be someone who will turn against you at any time. Not to mention the Ferdinands, who caused the world wars, the assassinations of European monarchs in the early twentieth century alone were far higher than in other periods. So if you have nothing to do and go out for a walk, maybe a deranged person wants to make a big news.

"Your Majesty, I wonder which countries you are visiting?"

As the prime minister, Karaturi was the first to ask, and his words were also what the two military wanted to ask, so all three waited for Eder to give an answer.

Unlike the three who were caught off guard, Eder faced Karaturi's questioning and palletized out the countries he was currently planning to visit, only then did they realize that the king was planning to make a trip around the world.

"Your Majesty, you should have spoken out earlier."

"Didn't I just think about it? And there is no rush in time, and it is not too late to start next year. ”

Eder's answer reassured all three, especially Prime Minister Karaturi. There are so many things that a monarch needs to prepare when he goes out to visit the countries (travel around the world), such as itinerary arrangements, safety and security, domestic emergencies, etc., all of which take time.

In particular, the itinerary needs to be coordinated with the visiting countries. This is not one country, but many countries that go around the world, and it will take time. In the current traffic situation, preparing for a year or so is not rich at all.