Chapter 493: In Italy (Part I)

The weather in Rome in June has become a bit hot, but it still can't stop the charm of the city. The Colosseum, the Pantheon and other ruins are all legacies left to the city by the Roman Empire. Although there is no famous Roman holiday in the future, Rome is still very popular.

"Your Majesty, Queen here, please, this is the Colosseum."

"The Colosseum was built by Emperor Vesmaleciano of ancient Rome and was built by 80,000 people over a period of ten years. It was the focus of Rome ever since, until the Germans came in. ”

The old Count Ciano, acting as a guide, was introducing the famous Colosseum ruins to the Eder couple.

"It's hard to imagine that the ancient Romans built such a huge building, which is simply a miracle in the history of architecture. Standing in this ruin, it is hard for me to imagine its previous striking and glorious moments in the city of Rome. ”

Edel looked at the Colosseum in front of him and praised the ancients of the Roman Empire. His wife, Queen Mary, visited with interest.

Unlike later generations, the Eders can visit anywhere here, but there are many places where the Colosseum ruins are dangerous, after all, this is a 2,000-year-old ruin, and the Eders will certainly not ignore these dangers, so the visit is also safe.

As the Colosseum, which was originally able to accommodate 87,000 people to watch the games, it was naturally huge. Even the buildings that are larger than the Colosseum today are not many, let alone in Roman times 2,000 years ago. So for the visit to this huge ruin, the Eders are also very interested.

Looking at the Eder couple, who were very interested, the old Count Ciano breathed a sigh of relief.

This can be seen from the fact that the old Count Ciano personally served as a guide, and the Italian people attached great importance to the Romanian delegation led by Eder.

In fact, it is true that as Mussolini's close friend and bridge between the king, the old Count Ciano played an immeasurable role in Mussolini's support. That's why he was able to serve as a guide and personally receive the Eder couple on their tour of Rome. Because everyone knows that the Romanian king in front of him is the final decision-maker who decides on the cooperation of Romania.

"Please, we'll visit the Pantheon next."

Led by the old Count Ciano, Eder and his party continued to visit other attractions in Rome.

Today's visit was also very enjoyable, the Eder couple not only visited the ancient Roman ruins, but also made great progress in the negotiations on commercial and technical cooperation between the two countries.

"Your Majesty, the favorable terms offered by the Italian side in the trade and peace talks. Sofia hopes to work with Volkswagen to develop a vehicle for Italy. They also have great sincerity in cooperation with the navy, and they are also happy to build large-caliber artillery and paper-making technology for warships. ”

At Eder's stay, Foreign Minister Costel, who was the negotiator, was reporting to Eder on the outcome of today's negotiations.

"Today's talk is good, it looks like the Italians urgently need to cooperate with our country."

Listening to the Foreign Secretary's words, Edel pondered.

"Yes, Your Majesty, according to the current state of negotiations, the Italian economy is not completely out of the predicament at present."

Kostel also spoke his own judgment.

Mussonili, who looks ambitious, is still trapped by the current situation in Italy. Come to think of it, in Italy's predicament, even if the FΓΌhrer comes, there is no good way.

Lacking sufficient coal and iron resources, Italy was completely a lame power, just looking good and staggering in the face. In World War I, the performance of the Italians was already telling, and it was not something that could be solved by a change of leader. The old saying that a good woman is difficult to cook without rice fully reflects the plight of Italy.

"However, the cooperation with Italy will allow us to open up the market in southern Europe, which is also beneficial to us. However, it would be best if you could dominate it. ”

Eder sat in his chair, looked at the Foreign Secretary in front of him, and said what he thought.

"Your Majesty, this ......"

Looking at the somewhat embarrassed Foreign Secretary, Edel waved his hand. "Okay, I'm just thinking about it. There's no way they're going to give us the lead, or the leader will go berserk. ”

Edel knew that the leader was a man of good face. This can be seen from the welcome ceremony, where it is revealed that he is the protagonist. And Eder doesn't care about these false names, the key is to get real profits, and the false names will be given to him.

Speaking of Shili, Edel couldn't help but ask. "As for the proposal of the two countries to jointly establish an oil development company, what is the Italian side considering?"

Listening to Eder's inquiry, Costel said with a frown. "Your Majesty, it's not ideal. The Italians were too cautious about their colonies, and their previous suggestions were politely rejected. ”

Listening to the Foreign Secretary's words, Eder was also a little irritated. "As far as their colony is full of sand, these Italians are so precious."

Eder was a little helpless about his proposal being rejected. Now the colonies of each country are their own treasures, and even those who are not in the stream refuse to share them with other countries. And Eder's proposal was clearly to exploit resources in the Italian colonies, and even if the colonies had not yet found resources, the Italians clearly did not want to cheapen the Romanians.

This made it a bit difficult for Eder, who intended to make some money for Romania and to change World War II. You must know that in the future, Germany and Italy will be short of oil, and a large number of newly produced tanks and warships will be parked in ports and factories, which will not play a role at all. If Libyan oil can be developed, at least Germany and Italy will pay more attention to the Mediterranean direction. And Romania also has an idea for the future of the Middle East, which is the best of both worlds.

And now Italy is very sorry for his little colonial treasure, which makes it a little difficult for Eder to deal with.

He could not have told Italy about Libyan oil, he was not so selfless. Perhaps the next opportunity to speak privately with the leader is not enough to discern any intentions. So we can't just talk about Libya alone, but we have to talk about Somalia and Libya together.

Thinking of this, Eder said to the Foreign Secretary. "You don't have to worry about this matter next, I'll figure it out."

Next, perhaps through the guide old Count Ziano to think of a way, the living can still be forced to die by urine.