Chapter 135: Endless Balkan Disputes

Dresden is an important hub for European land transport, with wide highways leading north to Berlin. To the west, you can reach Calais, Belgium, the Netherlands and other countries; To the east, you can reach Poland, Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan. To the southeast is the border between the German Confederation and Czechoslovakia, and the road that turns into the Czech Republic at Ust-Ust leads directly to Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic.

The unique geographical location is an important factor in the economic development of Dresden, water transportation is a major feature of Dresden, the Elbe River running through the north and south is one of the busiest major inland waterways in Central Europe, through the Elbe River and its connected shipping waterways, goods can reach Magdeburg and enter the North Sea through Bremen, Wolfsburg, Hanover, Hamburg and other places. To the northwest is the main channel of the Elbe, which leads from the mouth of the Elbe to the Baltic Sea and to the various coastal countries of the Baltic Sea. The southern direction was the focus of Dinah's expedition, and in fact, the Elbe could reach Prague, the capital of Czechoslovakia, without hindrance.

Historically, Dresden was the capital of the Kingdom of Saxony for a long time, and also served as the capital of Poland for a long period of time, with a history of prosperity for hundreds of years, splendid culture and art. Due to the geographical limitations, the city includes many rural areas, especially the Dresden steppe in the north of the city, with an area of up to 50 square kilometers, so Eric preferred this place at first, because the place is big enough, the transportation is convenient enough, and most importantly, it is easier to start, because it is cheap enough to buy land.

The tributaries of the water system that originate in the southern mountains flow into the Elbe, which flows through the inner city in all seasons, and Dresden's location on both sides of the Elbe's busy waterways makes Dresden even more potential as a commercial hub in Central Europe.

Located on the east bank of the Elbe River, the Eric Group Arsenal is a modern garden-style factory with local characteristics.

The First World War brought disaster to many countries, but it also brought new opportunities for development to a few. With the end of the war, many countries do not seem to have woken up from the pain, and Germany, as the axis of the war, is doing everything possible to carry out nirvana, although the lack of resources and other factors lead to weak economic development, but Eric is good at collecting and using talents, through the continuous optimization of the investment environment, encourage creativity and invention, and constantly find a breakthrough in the problem.

After leaving Frankfurt, Dinah came to the Eric Arsenal in Dresden, her own business, which was equivalent to returning to her own home. Regardless of the relationship with the president's wife, Dinah can still find a lot of partners in Dresden, because the influence of the Eric Group here is far from comparable to other industries, not to mention that Dinah's popularity is even more difficult after becoming the president's wife. Eric hopes that his wife can make good use of the family's honor and Dresden's favorable geographical environment to conduct field visits, and report first-hand information to the presidential palace and cabinet in a timely manner, so that the state and local governments can work together to build an economic and trade hub as soon as possible. As this important national initiative, Dinah knows very well in her heart, because it will be related to the fact that the German Confederation will get more low-cost production energy, and will also export more high-precision and new technology equipment and high value-added finished products abroad, in exchange for a steady stream of foreign exchange, and plug in the wings of take-off for the upcoming economic take-off.

Dinah's arrival was very exciting for the city government of Dresden, and the German Confederation surprised the city government and the two councilors, and the feasibility report received a positive response from the state less than a week after it was issued, which they did not expect. To this end, the city government immediately set up an inspection team to assist Dinah in her work, and in addition, the site selection and confirmation of land management are also being carried out simultaneously.

The local people have always been very supportive of the new federal government of Germany, and President Eric's good intentions for the country and the people have been highly recognized by them. As long as it is a good thing to promote the good and eliminate the disadvantages, the local government and the people will respond positively, especially when selecting the site for land acquisition, the good story of the people taking the initiative to give way regardless of the gains and losses has become a national praise for a while.

At the same time that Germany's economic revival was in full swing, Transylvania, with the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, was becoming a place of contention between Hungary and Romania.

Eric had also tried to balance and intervene in it, but he was more interested in the internal affairs of the country, especially the economic and military developments, so he only turned a blind eye.

In a sense, this incident had to do with the irresponsibility of the British, who had not been given the land promised by the British at the end of the First World War, so they planned to go out on their own and do everything they could to get the cake they wanted in the region. The British Government knows that it is at a loss, and because it is isolated overseas, it may already be unfavorable to raise troops, and when the call for world peace is extremely strong, I am afraid that it will not be able to win the support of the people at home and Congress, and can only sigh and sigh, and it is not able to stop it at all.

Hungary, one of the countries involved, was very innocent on the surface, because as the main belligerent in the First World War, Hungary did not get the fruits of its victory, and Hungary and Romania were old enemies, so the two countries had been at loggerheads over the land of Transylvania, and they did not show weakness to each other, until they sent troops to force their troops into the country. For a while, there was a lot of turmoil and conflict, and although the level of war was very low, it was extremely unfair to the inhabitants of Lansylvania and caused great harm.

In addition to domestic development, Eric has no interest in neighbor fighting, but as a large country with considerable influence in the region and even Europe, it is definitely not possible for the German Confederation not to come forward, not to mention that the problem will happen at his own doorstep, if the situation is seriously out of control, refugees may flood into Germany at any time, which will inevitably cause chaos on the border. Eric was so annoyed that he had to urgently call Foreign Minister Miller, who was visiting the United States, to end his trip to the United States ahead of schedule, and quickly went to the above-mentioned countries to conduct emergency mediation, and ordered the Minister of National Security, Hans? Kluge closely watched the domestic tide of public opinion and the attitude between the international powers; At the same time ordered Defense Minister Walter? Brauchitsch secretly dispatched troops in case of an unforeseen situation on the border.

After all the preparations and border guards were in place, Eric handed over the task of continuing the verification of the Type III tank to Fletcher? Feng? Admiral Watt and Major General Guderian told them that from now on, all weapons and equipment in the country's military field must be verified in accordance with the inspection procedures of major national projects before they can be allowed to enter service, and foreign trade products are equally important, and then quickly returned to Berlin from Frankfurt.

The next day, Eric delivered a well-worded and forceful national radio address, warning individual irresponsible countries not to deliberately provoke trouble, and warning the entire army and the whole population that no matter what happens in the world, Germany must move forward without all interference. Because the Germans have only one goal in front of them: continued stability and prosperity.

In the evening of the same day, at the regular meeting of the presidents of the Hansafelt Palace, Eric made a clear division of labor among the various government departments, with Chancellor Stresemann responsible for internal and external coordination, and directly to the President of the German Confederation; Foreign Minister Müller is responsible for international affairs and is directly accountable to the President of the Federal Republic of Germany; Finance Minister Yarmar? Schacht, Interior Minister Hans? Luther was responsible for domestic economic construction and was directly responsible to the President of the German Federal Federation; It also reaffirmed that the German Confederation remains committed to the all-round development of its comprehensive national strength, to its active participation in international peaceful foreign affairs, and to opposing power politics and an irrational economic blockade.

President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Erik? Shortly before Adrian's radio address to the nation, there was another limited escalation of the conflict between Hungary and Romania, but despite the unremitting diplomatic and military efforts of the two countries, neither side was able to defeat the enemy, and in the end it was difficult to distinguish between the winners and losers. Eric's attitude greatly reduced the frequency of conflicts between the two countries, and immediately afterwards, Miller personally went to the two countries to mediate, and hoped that Hungary and Romania would give up their hatred and sit down at the negotiating table to negotiate and resolve the dispute, with a view to reaching an understanding and ending the fierce bloodshed and armed conflict between the two sides.

Under German pressure, both Hungary and Romania reluctantly agreed to sign a cease-fire agreement, but the differences were still too great.

The Provisional Government of the Democratic Republic of Hungary, which was politically unstable after the declaration of independence, sent diplomats to Berlin to ask President Eric for justice. As an ally of the German Empire, which did not play a key role in the First World War, but has always supported the German Empire ideologically, there are many people on the German side who feel that they should help, but the cabinet meeting was not passed, for the simple reason that Germany is in a new period of development, its comprehensive national strength is relatively fragile, and France, which has been looking for an excuse to sanction Germany, is eyeing it. Prime Minister Stresemann and Minister Miller conveyed President Eric's greetings and lamented the Hungarian diplomats about the results of the "love can not help".

Soon after, a Romanian delegation arrived in Berlin, where Stresemann was so cold that he had to be received by Foreign Minister Miller. Miller, who had already received important instructions from President Erik, received the Romanian representatives very warmly on the surface, and after a day of negotiations, Germany made it clear that the German Confederation did not take a position on the issue of dealing with Transylvania. This result is not a good thing for Romania, but it is not a bad thing, at least it proves that Germany has no intention of interfering in the Balkan Peninsula issue now, and that Romania can seize the land it wants on the basis of the "Berlin peace talks".

In fact, Romania was forced to cling to Germany, because the Soviet Union itself was in constant trouble at this time, and did not want to be entangled in the affairs of the Balkan Peninsula, and Romania, which had always been intimidated by Germany's combat effectiveness, was very worried that Germany would favor Hungary at this time. If the President of the Federal Republic of Germany agrees to Hungary in a hot mind, then Romania will be in a very disadvantageous situation, and there is a risk of repeating the historical tragedy or even annihilation. In fact, since the First World War, relations between countries have been very delicate, and while they have been protecting themselves, they have been cleaning up their troubles at home. Not to mention Germany and the Soviet Union, even France, Britain, the United States and other countries are reluctant to intervene again in a local war where there is no oil and water to fish, so as to avoid getting into trouble.