Romanian Eagle

There is nothing Eder can do to stop what is happening in Ukraine. However, for Western Ukraine, which is still occupied by Romania, he may not give up at all. At this time, a piece of information was sent to him.

You mean the main heads of the Ukrainian government have all fled to Western Ukraine?

The intelligence chief Milok who was being questioned answered Edel's question.

Yes, Your Majesty. The information we have learned so far. At present, President Kolbachev of Ukraine has gone to Odessa, while Prime Minister Morakov has returned to his hometown of Vinnitsa, and Parliament Speaker Mikral has in Lviv.

While listening to Milok's narration, Edel quickly came up with its position in his mind.

These three people are really interesting, each occupying three important cities in Western Ukraine. Needless to say, Odessa, as the largest port city in the Black Sea region, need not say much about its importance. Vinnitsa is the food processing center of the region, its sugar beet industry has always been very famous, and the region is relatively wealthy. Lviv, on the other hand, is on the main road, and business is very prosperous. However, the majority of Poles in the region is not a suitable place to exert the influence of the Ukrainian government.

Why did Mikral go to Lviv?

Milok heard Edel's doubts, so he explained: Your Majesty, we didn't know it before, but later we learned that his grandmother was Polish, and an aunt married a small nobleman in Lviv, and her A little bit of local influence.”

This explains it now, and it seems that it intends to use these resources for its own benefit.

Edel looked at the information and asked, Have you ever been in contact with them?

Not yet. We only know their whereabouts, and we don't know what His Majesty means. So we don't dare to approach the door rashly, so as not to cause unnecessary misunderstandings in the future.

Edel stood up and thought about it and said, Then you send someone to contact us, I believe they should be mentally prepared for our visit.

Milok responded immediately to Edel's request, Okay, Your Majesty.

Afraid that Milok might not understand, Eder continued: This visit is mainly to test their attitude and views on Romania.

As ordered.

After Eder sent Milok away, he came to a map of Romania hanging there. This picture is different from the current market.

In addition to assigning the newly acquired territory to Romania, the currently occupied Western Ukraine is also covered in a conspicuous blue, making the difference immediately noticeable.

Edel stood in front of the map, looked at it for a long time and said to himself: It seems that it can't be delayed.

In the future, many things need the cooperation of the government, so the Prime Minister must know it first.

After Eder made up his mind, he called a guard: Invite the Prime Minister. I have something to discuss with him.

Yes, Your Majesty.

About an hour later, the dusty Prime Minister Bretianu arrived at the palace.

Your Majesty, the guard said you have something to ask me.

Edel nodded and replied, Yes, Your Excellency the Prime Minister.

After answering a sentence, Edel asked him. What do you think about the Soviet occupation of Kyiv?

How do I see it, of course I pull up a chair and sit aside and watch. Because Prime Minister Bretianu, who was very busy with various things such as the appeasement of the newly occupied territories, has not paid much attention to the occupation of Kyiv by the Soviet Union. After complaining about his own king in his heart, Prime Minister Bretianu sorted out the language and planned to repeat the few words he had read before.

Wait, Soviet Russia occupies the capital of Ukraine, Romania occupies the territory of Ukraine. For a moment, the old-fashioned Prime Minister grasped the crux of the problem, and most of the king himself was looking at the western Ukraine territory currently occupied by Romania.

The prime minister, who already had a mind in his heart, immediately held back his plan to fool the past with nonsense. Immediately in his mind, he wondered, how good would it be for the kingdom to annex Western Ukraine?

Of course, the benefits are great. Western Ukraine is rich in land and products, which is very conducive to farming. And there are a lot of minerals, including coal, iron, manganese, nickel, titanium, mercury, graphite and other mineral resources. Although it is not comparable to the East Uzbekistan region, it is more than comparable to Romania.

Moreover, the population of the area is also quite large. After a survey in Romania, there are currently 40,000 people of all ethnic groups. However, its main ethnic group is Ukrainian, accounting for 71% of the total population, while the second largest ethnic group, the Polish ethnic group, accounts for 17% of the total population, mainly concentrated in several surrounding areas such as Lviv. Other ethnic groups such as Russians, Czechs, Romanians, Hungarians, Gypsies, and Jews account for only 12% of the population.

In addition, the western Ukraine currently occupied by Romania has 160,000 square kilometers of land. Basically, about half of the plain terrain is black land, which is completely suitable for development. No country wants to own such high-quality land.

The only downside is that no matter who wins the civil war in Russia, there will be some territorial conflict with Romania in the future, which is likely to lead to war between the two countries. His Excellency the Prime Minister felt a little chilly at the thought of Russia's huge size. In any way, Romania and Russia are somewhat disparity.

Thinking of this, Prime Minister Bretianu's eager heart at first slowly cooled down.

Edel looked at the Prime Minister's hesitant expression, and had already guessed his thoughts in his heart.

My prime minister, is he worried about the future Russian government?

In the face of the king's inquiry, Bretianu told the truth: Yes, Your Majesty. I am a little worried about the future Russian government. After all, Western Ukraine has never been our country's territory, and there are not enough Romanian people living in this region. The basis for it. From a legal point of view, we seem to lack a basis.

After hearing the Prime Minister's explanation, the loved one smiled and pointed out his state of mind.

I don't think you lack evidence, and you have some concerns about Russia.

Edel's words did not dispel the Prime Minister's concerns. Instead, he opened up and said: Yes, Your Majesty. Don't look at the tragic civil war in Russia. However, the country has a large population and a huge territory and rich resources. As long as its government is not bad in the future. , we will be under a lot of pressure.”

Look at who in history has conquered Russia, not one. Napoleon, who was invincible all over Europe, fell into trouble in Russia. Britain and France made great efforts in the Crimean War to cut off Russia's claws to Istanbul, and they failed to take much advantage from the Russian town. And the Russo-Japanese War, it was in the far east, and Russia would have been half-lived if it was not transported. Even so, it just dispelled the idea of ​​obtaining an ice-free port in the Far East.

In a future war with Russia, he did not think that Britain and France would help Romania against its huge army. So the Prime Minister's concerns are very reasonable.

The Prime Minister's concerns were actually correct, but Eder couldn't explain the importance of Ukraine to Romania. This is an important part of Romania becoming a future power in the world. Without Ukraine, Romania would not have a place in the seat of the future powers.

This is a world power in later generations, and the population and territory are getting bigger and bigger. This is also the reason why the European Union appeared in later generations, and its European countries felt powerless and were forced to huddle together for warmth. Otherwise, according to the current territory and population of Europe, except for Russia, the existence of other countries is getting lower and lower. Even the African military police, France, only dares to be intimidated in front of Uncle Black. Let him change places, and his set will not work immediately.

So thinking of this, the Eder people felt that the time was not for me, and he insisted: Western Ukraine is too important to Romania, and we cannot pass up this good opportunity.

But what about Russia in the future?

To the Prime Minister's question, Edel answered firmly: Russia will be strong in the future, why don't we develop it? Whether we can maintain territorial security in the future depends on strength. If there is no strength, East Moldavia will be spit out. .

Eder thought for a while and continued: You can use it as a buffer for East Moldavia in the future. I have decided that we must win Western Ukraine.

Historically, Romania did not keep East Moldavia. A word has no strength, even if there is reason and law, it is of no use. After all, this world relies on fists to reason.

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