Romanian Eagle

When Germany signed the armistice, everyone cheered for ending the war.

Soldiers on both sides left the trenches to say goodbye to their former opponents. They will leave this hellish environment, change into clean clothes, eat delicious food, and then fall asleep on the soft bed. Don't worry about artillery shells, and don't worry about enemy sneak attacks.

People in Germany are also thinking about a peaceful life in the future. The war is over, and the current shortage of supplies will also be alleviated. Soon they will be replenished with supplies from all over the world, and they will no longer be dominated by hunger and severe cold. The predicament of the shortage of supplies for several years will also be improved. Everything is a good start.

It's just that in the last few days, there were no German ports that foreign civilian ships entered, and no trains carrying living materials came on land. Facing the doubts of the German people, the Allied countries responded that they would not release the blockade until the German army was disarmed.

In the face of the reply of the Allied Powers, the naive German soldiers and civilians believed it, and they handed over a huge amount of arms and materials to the Allied Powers.

The German naval ships, which were built with a lot of money, were also escorted by the Allied Powers and drove to Scapa Flow. In order to disarm these German warships, which were considered to be the most dangerous confidants, the Allied powers ordered that all their guns have been dismantled, the number of sailors was limited to a minimum, and the fuel they carried was barely enough to keep the fleet sailing around the Orkney Islands. waters.

However, after disarming the German army, the Allies still did not release the blockade against Germany. And this time their rhetoric must wait until Germany agrees to the compensation clause. As for the amount of compensation for Germany's invasion of other countries, information is still being collected.

In the face of the rhetoric of the Allied Powers, the German people now have absolutely no way to object. After being disarmed, Germany was like a lamb to be slaughtered and had to wait. The government can wait, but the people can't. Years of war not only caused many casualties to German soldiers and civilians, but also reduced domestic production to a minimum, especially agricultural production.

Because too many people are invested in war-related sectors, the grain production in Germany is also decreasing year by year, especially this year, which has been reduced to 68% of the pre-war level. More importantly, Germany's production of grain is not enough to belong to the point where it needs to import grain.

The continuous war made it impossible for them to import food and other living materials from other countries. Now facing the unwillingness of the Allied countries to lift the blockade, the German people can only wait in agony, hoping that the compensation payment will be reviewed as soon as possible.

However, the food shortage caused by Germany itself this time has allowed one person to see an opportunity.

In the palace in Bucharest, Eder is very interested in the current situation of extreme food shortage in Germany. For this reason, he also specially asked the intelligence department to collect,

The current level of food shortages across Germany.

Your Majesty, the food shortage situation is very serious all over Germany at present. In Stuttgart, the German people can only get a minimum of 300 grams of food per day. In Munich, the people in this area can get 310 grams of food per day. As for Berlin Here, its daily food can get a ration of 350 grams. Our survey found that the gap between the food obtained in Germany from the west to the east is gradually widening. Compared with the shortage of food in the west, the east is much better, the main reason is that the east has Poland and the former Russian territories have been partially supplemented. But with the signing of the armistice, the gap between the east and the west will gradually decrease.

Eder carefully listened to the information from the investigation by the chief guard, and it seemed that the lives of the German people were really difficult at present. Then it's time to show the German people the hand of friendship from Romania. In Eder's view, when the German people are suffering from hunger and cold, a warm and selfless help will reap endless gratitude, which will help to change Romania in the image of the German public.

Think about it, when you were too hungry, the previous enemy gave him a piece of food, and then said: I'm sorry, I had no choice but to beat you before, and I can't do anything about it. I hope this food can relieve you. pain of.

In the face of him holding life-saving food and sincerely apologizing, you can have a lot of resentment against him in your heart. Next, I will accompany you for a while, pay attention to your state, and then ask for help. It is estimated that you will immediately regard him as a true friend. Of course, it is not so simple between countries, but the ideas are the same, but the practice is slightly different.

Therefore, Edel immediately called the Prime Minister to discuss after learning about the current food shortage in Germany. After all, this matter still requires the government to come forward to mobilize materials, and it can't do it on its own. It's good to discuss it and listen to the Prime Minister's opinion.

After recruiting Prime Minister Bretianu, who was busy with his feet on the ground, Eder told him his plans.

After listening to Edel's words, Prime Minister Bretianu frowned and said, Your Majesty, this is a bit difficult.

Hearing the Prime Minister's difficult words, Eder smiled and said, Are you worried about the attitude of the United States, Britain and France?

Yes, Your Majesty.

Seeing that his monarch understood the relationship, Prime Minister Bretianu let go and said: Obviously, this matter was initiated and organized by the three countries. If we break the blockade against Germany first, I'm afraid it will provoke The attitude of the United States, Britain and France towards us has changed drastically.”

Regarding the Prime Minister's concerns, Eder nodded and admitted: You are right, this will indeed cause the three countries to be unhappy.

After admitting one sentence first, Eder changed his words: But we are not trying to completely solve the German famine problem, and the current grain storage in our country is far from that step.

At the end of the talk, Eder gave a figure that he considered: 200,000 tons of grain. In the name of the Hohenzollern family I was born in, I will help the German people. The cost is also paid by me, so that the German people can feel the food from Romania. bona fide.

But……

Okay, Prime Minister.

Seeing that Prime Minister Bretianu was still trying to persuade himself, Eder interrupted and said: It is good enough for Romania to express goodwill to Germany. And it is impossible for the Allied countries to change the way we treat us because of this incident. attitude, that's it.

In the face of Edel's strong decision, Prime Minister Bretianu could only answer: Okay, Your Majesty. But this gift can only be done once.

Seeing that the Prime Minister was a little unwilling to be forced to agree, Eder also knew that he needed to be appeased. Prime Minister, please rest assured that this incident is only a special case, there will be no next time, I can guarantee this.

After hearing Edel's assurances, Prime Minister Bretianu breathed a sigh of relief. My own monarch is too strong and assertive. I don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing for the kingdom.

After the two chatted for a while, Prime Minister Bretianu was about to leave, but at this time Eder remembered something and stopped him loudly: Prime Minister, wait a minute.

Turning around, Bretianu asked curiously, Your Majesty, is there anything else?

How are your preparations for this Paris Peace Conference?

The Paris Peace Conference that Edel asked about was a conference where the Allies negotiated compensation for the Allies. Romania, as one of the warring nations, certainly had the right to participate. Moreover, in order to obtain the victory that Romania deserves, Prime Minister Bretianu certainly did not dare to relax, and had already identified the candidates for this peace meeting early.

It's almost ready. This time, the foreign secretary and I will lead the team.

That's good.

After hearing the Prime Minister's answer, Edel waved to indicate that he understood.

After the Prime Minister was sent away, the food donation to Germany was prepared very quickly. In fact, the needed food could be collected from the king's possessions. Eder made the announcement publicly on the fifth day after consulting with the Prime Minister.

Germany, on the other hand, welcomed the Romanian King's donation of food to the public. Albert, who just took over as the head of the coalition government, also publicly praised the Romanian monarch's righteous deeds in his busy schedule, calling him a saint with noble morals and a compassionate heart.

Albert's words made Edel's face turn red. Listen to the saint, if he is donating more times, he is the spokesman of God in the world. But he knew that the future president of the Weimar government only wanted to express his goodwill to the Allies through him, but it was also good for him.

Among German folks, there is praise for the Romanian monarch who donated donations during everyone's suffering, and even the image of Romania is much better in their eyes.

Among them, a voice came out, saying that Romania did not want to go to war with Germany, but in order to regain the Transylvania area occupied by Austria-Hungary, it had to be forced to join the war. And Romania is already very grateful to Germany, because most of their achievements were built with German help. In their hearts, Romania has always been a German student, and it is the kind with very good grades.

This kind of remark makes people who are currently depressed much better. No one wants their country to fall to second-rate status, especially when they were at the top.

Gradually, these remarks spread to the ears of an Austrian-born corporal: It seems that these Romanians are not bad in nature.

In a blink of an eye, he thought of the suffering that his beloved empire was currently experiencing, and held back his anger and said, These damn Jewish capitalists have destroyed the empire, and they all deserve to go to hell.

Regarding the issue of Romania's food aid to Germany, there was also a small disturbance within the Allies. However, in a telegram from the Romanian government, it was stated that this was just a little relief from the king to the suffering of the German people at present, and it was only for this time, and the small disturbances about this point also subsided.

200,000 tons of grain seems to be enough, but for the German people, it is only enough for the whole country to eat for three days, which is not a big problem. And judging from the performance of the Romanian army in the war, this is not a big problem.

In this way, Eder's donation of food to the German people is over. Eder and Romania got a good name, and the German populace got a boon.

As for now Eder has withdrawn his attention to Germany, many domestic affairs in Romania need his attention. But at present, he is most concerned about the upcoming Paris Peace Conference, which is the topic that Romania is most concerned about.

Everyone is very concerned and excited about harvesting the spoils, and no one can avoid it.

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