In the next negotiation, Carlo did not participate, because this kind of thing requires professional negotiation skills, which is not embarrassing for him. Besides, this kind of thing is not a glorious thing, why is Carlo involved in it.

But then again, in the final analysis, this negotiation depends on how much Germany is willing to pay, and of course, no matter what the final negotiation is, Italy will accept it.

Although Carlo was not involved in the negotiations, it does not mean that he has nothing to do. Taking advantage of this time, Carlo gave the German people a good taste of the charm of the Italian king. Of course, this also has a lot to do with his age and appearance, people are visual animals.

Of course, this also needs to be set off by peers, and the other three monarchs are a lot older, how to be with Carloby. And the only Russian crown prince Nikolai, who can compete in terms of family and appearance, rarely appears in public because of his personality, so Carlo, who frequently shows his head, is familiar to the German public.

It's not enough to be familiar with the German people, people are forgetful. However, at present, with Carlo's family background, he can't make any meaningful moves.

Of course, it is not that nothing is done, such as setting up an orphanage for the homeless, and orphanages are still possible. This kind of thing that can show himself for a small amount of money, Carlo has also done several times.

In addition to communicating with the German public, Carlo was also more concerned about another matter, and that was the meeting with the Romanian monarch Carol I.

Although they were from the Hohenzollern family, the Romanian monarch was of the Swabian line, a distant departure from the Franconian line, which currently served as Kaiser. Although they both belong to the Hohenzollern family, they have been separated for nearly 700 years.

Faced with the request of the King of Italy to wish to meet, Carol I, who had been the monarch of Romania for more than twenty years, was also very willing. As the second largest grain exporter in Europe, Romania is the largest buyer of grain from Italy.

In addition, the two countries have close ties in terms of ethnicity and culture.

Of course, there is a saying that the great powers of all Europe are claiming to be the heirs of the Roman Empire, but who would have thought that in fact, the Romanians were the remnants of the Roman Empire.

The descendants of the last conquests, but the first to abandon them, were the most pure-blooded Romans.

Of course, who can represent Rome, this topic may be controversial in later generations, but now, it is to speak by strength. So there was nothing to do with the Romanians, even if they were really the purest of blood.

True, even the Italians, other countries, by blood, are not qualified to claim to be the heirs of Rome.

However, this does not stop two countries with similar cultures and languages from becoming friends. Of course, it's only limited to being friends, and don't think about anything else. Romania, under the threat of Austria-Hungary and Russia, can only try to play its own harmless role for the time being.

"Hello, King Carroll."

For some reason, Carlo felt a sense of closeness as soon as he saw the Romanian king.

"Hello, King Carlo."

King Carol, who is nearly half a hundred years old, has a thick beard, which makes his whole person look very majestic.

"King Carroll, the cultural and economic exchanges between our two countries have brought us closer together. As the King of Italy, I also pay attention to Romania. ”

When Carlo opened his mouth, King Carroll was taken aback. The young king was concerned about Romania, and if it weren't for the distance between the two countries, he would have thought that Italy had ill intentions towards Romania.

But before King Carol could speak, Carlo continued. "I think that at the moment there is a lack of decent industry in Romania, although your country can develop well with agriculture alone, but a country without industry has no possibility of being strong."

Well, the King of Italy is worried about the affairs of his own country, and Carol doesn't know what to say, so he can only take a look first.

"Thank you King Carlo for your concern for Romania, but the industry is not easy to develop, our country currently lacks the resources to develop industry, I think your country is in the same situation, there is no coal and iron ore in the country, which makes it difficult for industry to develop."

Although Carol compared Italy to the barrenness of Romania, Carlo was not angry because the other party was telling the truth.

It's okay, listen to my quibbles.

No, listen to me fool.

Phew, listen to what I have to say.

"In fact, industry is not just coal and iron, although countries basically start the road of industrialization from the steel industry, but this does not mean that industrialization must be dominated by the steel industry. As far as China is concerned, we are currently developing the electric power industry, and using electricity as a new power to drive the development of other industries. ”

Carlo's words made Carol I a little moved, who doesn't want their country to be strong, but sometimes, this does not change with people's ideas, when there is no coal and iron ore in the country, and there are few other minerals, how do you let it develop industry.

"So King Carlo thinks our country can develop like this?"

In response to Carol's inquiry, Carlo nodded in reply. "Yes, your country can, but it needs to be adapted to your country's actual resources."

After hearing Carlo's words, King Carol asked me to continue. "At present, Romania actually has one resource that may allow Romania to develop better, and that is oil."

That's right, Carlo is interested in Romanian oil, although Romanian oil has been exploited since 1857, but until now, Romania's oil exploitation is still very primitive, basically using manpower and animal power, not to mention the small amount, even the refining method is almost the same as the best soil method.

Carlo wants to invest in Romanian oil, expand its production and refining methods, and allow Romanian oil to contribute to the electrification of Italy. Because this is the only oil that Italy can get its hands on at the moment. As for Baku's oil, it's okay to think about it, don't think about anything else.

What, you said that there is oil in the ground in Libya, and this Carlo also knows it, but what is the use of not extracting it.

The oil of Romania in Carlo's mouth, this Carol also knows. However, he was suspicious of Carlo's use of oil to expand Romanian industry.

Because now is the most critical time for the use of oil, the current role of oil in various countries is mainly to refine kerosene for lighting. With the popularization of electricity, high-quality electric lights have beaten gas lamps to the ground. I didn't see this time, even the oil king Rockefeller felt a headache, and several of its refineries were closed.

This is the darkest period of oil use, although the internal combustion engine has been invented, and the power is not bad, but the practical internal combustion engine has not been used on a large scale, only on a small scale. Of course, after 1890, the use of reliable internal combustion engines will allow the use of oil to expand on a large scale.

And Carlo's thoughts on oil were also remembered after seeing Carol I, the king of Romania, and those who had studied World War I knew the famous Romanian oil.

"I don't know how King Carlo plans to get Romania to use oil to complete industrialization?"

It is clear that Carol I was moved.

As long as the heart is moving, Carlo said immediately. "I think the use of the internal combustion engine is going to make oil important, so it's a good way to start industrialization with oil in your country. Of course, if your country wishes, I can invest a sum of money to help Romania expand its use of oil. ”

Carlo said that he helped, but if he really invests money, he must count shares, and of course King Carol also knows this. As for King Carol, after listening to Carlo's suggestion, he did it alone, and people who think like this can't be kings.

"Since King Carlo is interested, and my country is very willing to accept it, I don't know how much money you plan to invest?"

Carlo held out four fingers and spoke. "Forty million lira."

“……”

I'm in a good mood