Chapter 476: Preparations for the Navy

The trial of the red parties caused a great deal of rage in Romania, but they were all infamy.

Every Romanian with a conscience gritted his teeth at the Red Party that dared to collude with the Soviet Russian party and reach an agreement with it to offer Western Ukraine and Eastern Moldavia as a reward and invite them to help them become the rulers of Romania.

This is the inherent territory of Romania, the place where the Romanians have lived since ancient times, and these damned traitors dare to do this, and they cannot be forgiven and should be hanged. For this reason, many deceived members of the party left tears of repentance in court, and they recounted their experiences of being deceived by the organization.

Therefore, the court gave them lenient sentences in a punitive manner. These lost people will be in 5-15 years of labor reform, and during this period will learn about patriotism every day. And for those who do not repent, the court also punishes them severely. They will be sentenced to death for treason and deprived of political rights for life. The court also sentenced the political party leader Carl Moorley and others who had not yet been arrested and sentenced to death in absentia.

The trial of the court also brought this red party into the public eye, and at the same time deterred many people with ulterior motives. According to post-mortem investigations, quite a few Hungarians from the new territory left in a hurry with their families.

While there was a lot of uproar in Romania over this incident, negotiations on the navies of various countries in Washington were also coming to an end.

The United States, Great Britain, France, Italy, and Japan, five naval powers, signed the treaty after some competing negotiations. The treaty mainly stipulates that the total tonnage of the capital ships of each country is; United States, 525,000 tonnes (533,400 metric tons); British Empire, 525,000 tonnes (533,400 metric tons); France, 175,000 tonnes (177,800 metric tons); Italy, 175,000 tonnes (177,800 metric tons); Japan, 315,000 tonnes (320,040 metric tons).

Moreover, a single ship must not exceed 35,000 tons (35,560 metric tons), and the main guns of warships must not exceed 16 inches (406 mm). And more than 10,000 tons are the main battleships, which will also open the era of heavy cruisers.

In addition, for the new type of aircraft carrier, countries have also made regulations that a single ship cannot exceed 27,000 tons (27,432 metric tons).

At the same time, the total tonnage of aircraft carriers in each country is also specified, the United States, 135,000 tons (137,160 metric tons); United Kingdom, 135,000 tonnes (137,160 metric tonnes); France, 60,000 tonnes (60,960 metric tons); Italy, 60,000 tonnes (60,960 metric tons); Japan, 81,000 tonnes (82,296 metric tons).

Britain and the United States demanded dismantling, while Japan demanded to keep the Nagato-class warships because they had been donated by elementary school students, and they could not dismantle them. In the face of Japan's stubborn and unrelenting attitude, the final result of the negotiations was reservations.

However, Japan can only keep two Nagato-class ships (Nagato, Mutsu), and in response, the United States will also keep three Colorado-class ships (Colorado, West Virginia, and Maryland), while the United Kingdom can build two Nelson-class ships (Nelson, Rodney). These seven most powerful warships are also known as the "Big Seven" by naval figures.

In addition to agreeing on the navy, the countries also reached an opinion on the division of power in the Far East. The status quo will be maintained on the islands occupied by all countries in the Pacific, and no new naval bases and forts will be established, except for the Hawaiian Islands, Australia and New Zealand.

In addition, the issue of China has also become the core of negotiations between various countries, and all countries have expressed their demand for the withdrawal of Shandong, which was forcibly occupied by Japan, and some provisions of the 21 articles signed by it with the Republic of China must also be abolished. In the face of pressure from various countries, Japan's representative Kishigero Bihara issued a statement abolishing the provisions on sending advisers to China, Sino-Japanese joint police and arsenals, and the right to build railways.

At the same time, the countries also signed the nine-nation convention, the main contents of which are: the signatory countries respect China's sovereignty and independence, as well as its territorial and administrative integrity; Maintain the principle of equal industrial and commercial opportunities for all countries in China; Countries must not seek special rights in China to the detriment of the rights of friendly peoples, and must not encourage actions that are harmful to the security of friendly countries; With the exception of China, each country shall not seek or sponsor its own people to seek to obtain patents or superior rights in any designated territory of China.

This treaty affirmed the principle of "open door and equal opportunity" practiced by all countries in China, and it put an end to Japan's dominant position in China after the outbreak of World War I, and made China once again the object of profit for the great powers.

Countries are generally satisfied with this treaty. Britain once again established itself as the world's number one navy, albeit shared. With this treaty, Japan established its position in the Western Pacific and guaranteed its superiority in the Far East (the United States needed to take care of both oceans).

And the United States is also very satisfied with this, which also makes it the existence of the first in the world in the navy, even if it is tied for the first. In addition to this, he also broke up the Anglo-Japanese alliance, which was a good decision for the United States. (The Anglo-Japanese alliance provided for military assistance in the event of an attack by any third country)

The limited alliance of two countries with which it has competing interests is also very glaring in the eyes of the United States.

When this clause, which was later called a naval holiday, was brought to Eder, he felt that the time had come for Romania to catch up.

However, the ink of the Washington Treaty has not yet dried, and Romania's shipbuilding program needs to be carried out slowly, but relevant preparations need to be accelerated.

So Eder immediately called the Minister of the Navy, Vice Admiral Lomodan, and the Commander of the Fleet, Vice Admiral Nestacu.

"Have you seen the Washington Treaty?"

"I've seen it."

For the most influential thing in the world at the moment, the two Romanian naval top brass have certainly seen it. They have not only seen it, but also analyzed it, believing that in the future, heavy cruisers of less than 10,000 tons will become the focus of attention of various countries in the next ten years.

"Now that countries have stopped continuing to build capital ships, you need to pay attention to and bring in a lot of talent, equipment and technology."

Neither of them was stupid, and the meaning of Edel's words was obvious.

"Your Majesty, rest assured that the Navy will live up to expectations. However, at present, the navy's funds are limited, and I don't know if we can think of other ways to spend additional expenses. ”

Faced with Vice Admiral Lomodan's complaint, Eder thought for a moment and said, "I will ask the government to provide an unplanned funding, but this is the last funding for the Navy this year. You need to make good use of this money and bring in enough talent, equipment and technology for the navy. ”

In the face of Eder's admonition, the two immediately assured that they would.

"Please rest assured that Your Majesty will live up to expectations and will fight for the interests of Romania."

Listening to the assurances of the two, Edel waved his hand and ordered, "Go down if there's nothing to do." ”

Seeing off the two elated Navy leaders, Edel looked at the map in front of him and pondered.

There were few threats to Romania in the Black Sea, with both Turkey and Russia having only one or two early dreadnoughts. In the future, however, Romania should not be confined to the Black Sea, and Romania must also be present in the Mediterranean Sea and the adjacent Atlantic and Indian Oceans. However, these are all things for the future, and for now, we must lay a good foundation first.

The advent of the Navy holiday not only brought peace to the world, but also gave Romania the opportunity to catch up, all in these more than ten years.