"Horty?"

In the face of the latest situation in Hungary, Eder also got the results of the investigation by the intelligence services.

The name was familiar to Edel, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it.

"Tell me about this Horthy profile."

Edel doesn't understand, so let's start with the information, which should always have some image.

Later, during the explanation of the head of the guard, Calust, Eder learned about the life of the Horti. Born in 1868 into an aristocratic family in Austria-Hungary, Admiral Horti entered the Austro-Hungarian Naval Academy at the age of 14 and later became a naval officer. He performed well in World War I, but his more dazzling deeds were the suppression of the Cataro sailors' uprising in 1918. With this merit, he became the last naval commander of the Austro-Hungarian Navy.

And after the Austro-Hungarian dissolution, Horthy returned to Hungary. It's just that the outbreak of the revolution gave him another chance. He used his status to gather a large number of demobilized former Hungarian officers and soldiers to form a new republican army. Judging by his past experience, Horty is quite good at seizing opportunities.

This time, it seems, was a test of the Romanian army.

And for such a general who is good at seizing opportunities, Eder's opinion is to continue to observe. As long as he doesn't make a move against Romania, then let him go. And if the Admiral had any thoughts he shouldn't have, Eder would let him know the consequences.

"Let Salamik keep an eye on this IRA, and leave him alone as long as they don't get in our way. In addition, to pay attention to the issue of military discipline in the army, so as not to arouse the emotions of these Hungarian people. ”

With Eder's directives, the policy for the IRA was thus formulated. Anyway, no matter who comes to power, the new Hungarian government in the future will have to agree to Romania's conditions.

In addition to focusing on the situation in Hungary, Eder is currently focusing on another country that is crucial to Romania: Turkey. As a member of the Central Powers, Ottoman Turkey had already announced its withdrawal from the war before Germany announced its surrender. However, even when Turkey announced its withdrawal from the war, the Entente did not give up its military hostage to Turkey.

After the signing of the Mudelos Armistice, the Entente began to occupy Turkish territory. Greece landed at Izmit from the west and advanced inland, while France and Armenia entered Turkey from the south and east, respectively. Britain, France, and Italy negotiated the division of their interests in Turkey.

One of the things that most of Eder is the Black Sea Strait region, which, according to the Prime Minister's message from Paris, is currently intended to turn Turkey into an Asian country, which will be set up as an international condominium given the importance of Istanbul's Black Sea Strait region.

After deducting the "strait area" on both sides of the Dardanelles and the Bosphorus, Turkey's remaining European territory will be given to Greece. In addition to this, the Entente supported Greece's territorial claims to Anatolia (Homer's Battle of Chloe took place here).

Therefore, the Greek side was very impressed by the benefits given by the Entente. Owning the Aegean Sea completely was an irresistible temptation for the Greeks.

And Eder was helpless about it. Because judging from later maps (Eder still has an impression), Turkey is in complete possession of the peninsula of Asia Minor. And if there is a war between the two countries, it will affect the use of the Black Sea straits, which is not good news for Romania at the moment.

The outbreak of World War I had enough of Eder being locked up in the Black Sea, which dealt a blow to Romania's export-oriented economy. Had it not been for the oil and food that Romania urgently needed from the Allies, the Romanian economy would have suffered enormously.

Shipping was also the cheapest in later generations, as Eder knew it. Therefore, he did not want to see the Turkish-Greek war that threatened the safety of his own shipping.

It's just that, according to the current development of the situation, this war seems somewhat inevitable at the moment. The Entente were relentless in their support for Greece, and Turkey was ill-prepared for the possibility of defeat.

Once the final plan was decided, it would be strange not to fight the disgruntled Turkish people on the one hand, and Greece, which was greedy because of the support of the Entente powers, on the other. And this kind of war, which affects the economic development of Romania, but is powerless on his own, Eder is also a headache.

Eder didn't like the feeling of being close at hand, but he couldn't do anything about it. But even if he didn't like it, he could only endure it.

Because Eder knew that as long as he showed the slightest interest in Istanbul. Then Britain, France and other countries will be more vigilant about themselves. Moreover, Greece and Bulgaria will also change their attitude towards themselves. The reason is simple, Istanbul is so important, not only for its geographical location, but also for its place in history.

Ever since Constantine I moved the capital from Rome to Byzantium and renamed it Constantinople, it has been the capital of choice. Goods from the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea converge here, and specialties from Europe and Asia can be found everywhere here. Enormous wealth was generated here, and it was also the birthplace of the only thousand-year-old empire in the history of the world, the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantine Empire).

As the source of the legal system of European countries, the Roman Empire provided the basis for the etiquette of the kings. Take a look at the countries that have appeared under the Roman flag in European history; The Roman Empire, the Western Roman Empire, the Eastern Roman Empire, the Holy Roman Empire, the Third Roman Empire (Russia) and, next, the Lighthouse Nation, known as its guardian pearl.

If you think about the future Jerusalem, a city that is entirely dependent on history, you can see the difficulty of such a city mixed with a huge historical heritage. Of course, unlike Jerusalem, Istanbul's geographical location is so good that Eder does not dare to show a little idea until it has absolutely retained its strength.

So what can Eder do about the Black Sea Strait, which chokes Romania's choke point, and the weak Eder.

However, as for the current domestic and foreign difficulties in Turkey, Eder felt that he could try to make secret contacts. If nothing else, it would be good to improve relations with it, after all, in the future, the Black Sea straits will still be managed by it.

Who's going to do that? It is necessary to make Turkey feel the goodwill of Romania, but it must not leave a handle. At this time, a name that had been active in the war came to his mind.

Hawke Sard, a smuggler who was unusually active in the war, could get him involved. This man did not represent the Romanian government, and no one in the countries around the Black Sea knew who was standing behind him.

Eder quickly called Caluster and informed him of his decision.

"Okay, Your Majesty, I'll do it."

After receiving Eder's instructions, Calust walked out of the office with a thought in his mind, this Romanian smuggler is really a good life.