Chapter 399: The Great Discussion

When news of the signing of the Treaty of Trianon reached Romania, the population marched in great victory.

A march was held in Iasi, where 140,000 people cheered their joy while holding aloft Romanian flags and portraits of Eder. In Constanta, more than 200,000 people gathered in Government Square to cheer the signing of the treaty. As for the capital, Bucharest, the number of people gathered reached 310,000.

For this reason, the Romanian Ministry of the Interior has issued orders one after another, so that the local police stations must ensure the safety of the people and not make a mistake. Therefore, when the people were cheering for this great news, the police in various places were almost all dispatched to maintain order, and even some areas that were too large also asked for help from the garrison.

So while the crowd is spreading the festive spirit, the police are guarding their safety.

It was not enough for the people to cheer for the good news of their new territory, and the government organized numerous events for this purpose. For example, new maps were replaced as soon as possible, and stamps were issued for new maps. This was also very popular with the public, and the 20 million new stamps issued were sold out on the same day.

In addition, the Romanian Government had convened a number of meetings of business people to invite them to invest in the new Territory. And give a promise that the preferential conditions of tax exemption for three years and tax for five and a half years will be given.

At the same time, he sold a lot of assets collected from the Hungarians to them at a low price. Of course, these assets belong to those that have already been selected, and the earliest profits are of course the Romanian elites. Despite this, these assets are still highly sought after by the merchants present. The price of many high-quality assets can basically reach as much as eight layers of market capitalization.

Of course, in addition to giving benefits to the middle and upper classes, the government has not forgotten to let the lower classes taste the fruits of victory. The land acquired from the Hungarians will also be sold to the lower classes. These plots of land, of various sizes, will be divided into about two hectares and will be sold to the public at a very cheap price. And each household can only buy one piece, and it is forbidden to buy more.

In addition to benefiting the population, this decision is also part of Edel's behind-the-scenes push for agrarian reform. Increase the rate of outflow from rural areas and force landowners to use more farm machinery. Let Romania complete mechanized farming as soon as possible, so as to lay a solid foundation for the future development of Romanian industry.

The scene of the whole country celebrating could not last long, after all, everyone had to live, so after ten days, the noisy and lively scene gradually calmed down. However, with the results of the victory, Romanian democracy has a tendency to spread. In terms of public opinion, the media gradually appeared to put Romania on an equal footing with Britain, France, and Italy. However, it is written more tactfully, but its content is unquestionable.

These media outlets asserted that Romania had core interests in the Balkans and Eastern Europe and that other countries had to take Romanian feelings into account when exerting influence in the region. After these articles were published, they were snatched up by the people in China. One of the articles caused an uproar, in which Romania was compared with other powers in many respects, in terms of territory, population, economy, military and politics.

Territorially, Romania has surpassed Italy (300,000 square kilometers, not counting the Galician region and western Ukraine, where it is garrisoned, with 320,000 square kilometers). Demographically, the gap is not large (Italy has 28 million people, and Romania has 22 million people, not counting the population of the regions that were not previously tacitly assumed). And the economic gap is also small. As for the military, the navy is completely incomparable, and the army is far inferior to Italy in terms of funding and results.

In terms of vital interests, there are no contradictions with Britain and France, which are currently at the helm of the European continent, that can lead to major conflicts. Moreover, Romania has no neighbors around it that pose a threat to it (Ukraine is still alive and has not yet been annexed by Soviet Russia). So at the end of the article, it is concluded that Romania can grow into a new European power. This article, which analyzes Romania from all sides, has aroused discussion at all levels of the country since its publication.

There is a strong agreement with this. Others scoffed at this, believing that it was just a sensationalist article.

Citing the article's data, those who agree believe that Romania, as long as it digests the new territory, will definitely surpass Italy, which is currently the last of the great powers, in terms of national strength. And their greatest proof is the high economic growth brought about by Romania's industrialization since 1905. And this period of rapid growth is called the golden age of Romania. And after the annexation of huge new territories, Romania's economic growth is bound to usher in a new growth point.

The main point of the article is that Romania's current pillar industries are mainly automobile manufacturing, petrochemicals, agriculture and their related food processing industries. Previously, these industries mainly took advantage of the advantages of technology and large-scale factories, as well as the monopoly operations caused by the war.

And at present in the automobile manufacturing industry, Britain and France, through the stimulation of the war, have become not inferior to Romania in scale. The petrochemical industry and the grain processing industry will also face competition after the end of the war. Gone are the opportunities to make a fortune from the war, and it is questionable whether the industry that currently supports Romania will be able to compete with other countries.

The newly occupied territories, which are far larger than their original size, and their ethnic diversity will test the government's ability to do its job. If it is not good, it will not cause instability in the region. In particular, the Hungarians, who currently occupy Romania's second largest ethnic group, are far more likely to cause unrest than any other ethnic group. All of this is likely to weigh on the current good economic growth.

The views of the two sides are constantly debated in China, and neither is convinced by the other at present. This also represents the disagreement between the perception of the people in Romania after the current eye-popping results. Optimists support the article, while pessimists oppose it. The support rates of these two sides are basically evenly matched, so no one can convince anyone in the country.

What is even more interesting is that the article has also been reprinted by other countries, among which Britain and France have not caused much turmoil in the country. The prevailing view is that this is the whimsy of a small country that has been carried away by the tremendous results it has achieved. The current status of the two countries is a status that has only been achieved after hundreds of years of hard work, and a Balkan country dares to compare itself with a great power after only a few years of development.

And this article caused a huge sensation in Italy. The people in China are convinced of this. Many believe that the government's inaction is responsible for the imminent replacement of the great power, which has also led to popular protests. Organizers have cited the article at many protest rallies. According to them, it was the incompetence of the government that led to the imminent replacement of Italy by Romania. For this reason, the Italian government even sent a protest to Romania through diplomatic channels. The two countries, which have always had a good relationship because of their cultural and linguistic proximity, have made some waves.

Eder had also seen the diplomatic note, and he only laughed at it. He also knew about the author of this article, a university professor, who wrote this article only because of interest. I never expected it to have such a huge impact.

Eder did not interfere with the current controversy. In his opinion, this controversy came at the right time to give the public a deeper understanding of the current strength of Romania. There were enormous benefits both in terms of enhancing the cohesion of the country and in deterring other ethnic groups in the new Territories. Many times, the conflict is the failure to recognize the strength of the opponent. And the discussion at least made many people realize that Romania is also good.

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