Your Majesty, please see, this is our No. 3 production workshop. The workshop is 350 meters long and 105 meters wide, with 1,200 production workers. Able to produce 850 units of 50 hp parallel bar tractors per month, this is just one of our main tractor production workshops. ”

Under the introduction of the factory manager, Sodawal, Eder watched the unusually busy workers in the workshop work on the assembly line. The pieces were gradually put together, and slowly became a tractor off the assembly line.

And Eder could see that the workshop had only been cleaned before, otherwise why the corners and ceilings were so clean. Having come out to inspect a lot, Edel had the experience to discern that those were specially prepared. But fortunately, the Second Machine Building Plant was just cleaning and did not make any other moves, and it was still within Eder's capacity.

Edel was so intrigued by the tractor that he grabbed a worker and asked.

"How many years have you been working here?"

The worker stammered in reply when he saw King Edel standing in front of him, a flush of excitement. "Your Majesty...... Your Majesty, I ...... I'm here...... What is dry here...... I've been doing it for four years. ”

Seeing the worker, who was somewhat unspeakable, Edel patted him on the shoulder lovingly. "Don't be nervous, just treat me as an employee in the factory."

Eder said, how could the employee think that. But Eder's words had made him recover a lot, or at least he could speak neatly.

"What's your name?"

"Your Majesty, my name is Ramf and I'm from Cluj."

"How many people are in the family?"

"There are seven people at home, including my wife and me, three children and their parents."

"So is the income more than enough for the family?"

"Coupled with my wife's income, it is more than enough to support the family and the children go to school."

Eder's conversation with this Ramf gave him a preliminary understanding of the current situation of ordinary people in wartime. Of course, Eder couldn't just ask one person to make this decision, and he asked several people in a row, all of which were like this.

Moreover, in Eder's inquiry, these people generally received a monthly income of 260-380 lei in the factory, which was only in the upper middle range among his relatives and friends. This gave Eder a general idea of the current income level of the Romanian people.

In general, the income level of the Romanian people is in the middle of Europe as a whole, but in the Balkans and Eastern Europe it is very good.

Of course, this also has a lot to do with the development of Romania's industrialization for many years.

Of course, it was also affected by the gold standard, and the currency leu did not depreciate much.

At the end of Eder's visit to the No. 3 production hall, after spending more than half an hour on the tour, the director of the factory Sodawar asked. "Your Majesty, do you need to see the tank production workshop?"

Since Sodavar, who is the director of the factory, asked like this, how could Eder not visit it, and besides, tank production is crucial to the formation of armored troops in the army, so Eder naturally needs to go and see it for himself.

"Lead the way."

Following Eder's words, the group came to open the No. 3 production workshop and walked towards the No. 1 workshop for the production of tanks. On the way, the director of the plant Sodawar kept introducing the specific situation.

"At present, the No. 1 workshop has our strongest skilled workers, whose average working experience is more than 5 years. Among them, there are 2 senior engineers, 11 intermediate engineers and 76 junior engineers. At present, the first production workshop accounts for half of the number of tanks produced in the factory, mainly producing the R20 tanks that are urgently needed by the troops. ”

In Sodavar's presentation, they came to production hall No. 1. The workshop is separated from other workshops, and there are soldiers guarding it, and there are soldiers who control the wolf dogs to patrol back and forth, so it can be seen that the defense is still very tight.

For their group, the soldiers naturally did not check, and Eder's face alone was the best pass.

"Report to Your Majesty, the 2nd Company of the 1st Battalion of the 2nd Regiment of the Lviv Garrison Division, ordered to protect the factory."

As Edel arrived at the gate of Workshop 1, a company commander with the rank of captain saluted and reported loudly to him.

"Hello, Captain, thank you for your dedication to the kingdom, and the people will not forget your credit."

Eder was very experienced in dealing with soldiers, and his words made the captain's blood boil.

Edel then entered the workshop, led by Sodaval.

As soon as he entered the workshop, Eder felt the difference. In the whole workshop, the sound of welding and cutting has never been interrupted, and the harsh noise has not subsided for a moment.

Eder took the earmuffs handed by Sodavar and put them on, listening to the factory director's loud introduction.

"Your Majesty, at present, due to the particularity of the work, the No. 1 workshop can only be done in two shifts and 9 hours per shift. However, although it has not been for a long time, the quality of the tanks produced by it has always been praised by the military. At present, the workshop has an assembly line, more than 900 workers, and is capable of producing two armored companies of R20 tanks per day. ”

Sodaval's words made Edel very satisfied, and he looked at the metal monster in front of him, which was still half-finished, and asked Sodaval. "Are there any difficulties in the factory at the moment?"

As soon as Sodavar spoke, Edel regretted asking.

"Yes, Your Majesty. At present, the number of armor steel plates in the factory is insufficient, and we contacted the rolling mill, and they said that the number of special armor steel is insufficient at present, only so much. ”

Well, this pot needs Eder to carry. In exchange for these Jews, Edel supplemented the gap in domestic labor. The exchange with Italy was okay, they were mainly in exchange for some military supplies, and there was not much demand for others. (It can also be said that there are not many Jews in Italy, and there are not many of them)

But when it comes to Germany, its vision is tricky. In addition to replenishing its armor strength and exchanging nearly 300 tanks from Romania, marrying her is basically used in exchange for basic processing materials, except for rubber and oil, which is the most exchanged for armor steel.

And Romania, which only produces 240,000 tons of armor steel a year (the advantage of early mobilization), was replaced by Germany with more than 70,000 tons. Of course, these steels are not a loss for Romania. The replenishment of the country's large Jewish labor force was essential to the maintenance of Romania's industrial scale, so no one could afford to lose.

Moreover, Romania has also received news that the construction of ships by the German Navy is still not stopped, but is accelerating. Steel from Romania is also crucial to its help.

So Sodavar's words, Eder didn't answer, but looked at the tanks being produced with relish, which made Sodaval's eyes become resentful.

Eder didn't stay in the tank shop as long as he used to, partly because it was too noisy, and partly because he felt a little guilty about the director of the factory Sodavar. After about half an hour, Eder walked out of the workshop.

Of course, Eder couldn't just check out these two workshops, he continued to visit the staff dormitory, office building, living quarters, and had a meal with the employees in the cafeteria, showing the image of a monarch close to the people to the fullest. And after all this has been done, Eder left the second machine factory.

After Eder left the No. 2 Machinery Factory, he visited several nearby factories by the way. In a steel mill, for example, he praised the hard-working spirit of its workers.

After a day of visiting, Eder dragged his tired body back to his accommodation, unexpectedly a good news waiting for him.

With the cooperation of the Romanian army, the island of Cyprus has been captured, and the Romanian army has completely annihilated the defenders of the island at the cost of more than 5,000 casualties (including nearly 3,000 casualties among paratroopers). And also successfully rescued more than 30 pilots who were previously captured.

This telegram immediately swept away the tiredness of Eder's body. Now, after the three armed forces have rested, the battle for the Middle East will begin.