As Volkswagen opened up in Europe, Eder also looked elsewhere. Now Eder is in Constanta, inspecting the new steel plant.

As an important part of the German payment, the Constanta steel plant is the skeleton of what is now Romanian industry. Industries need steel, and Romania could be considered to have no steel industry because there was no coal and iron. Knowing that World War I was about to break out, Eder was also worried about the current situation, and Eder had learned from books about China's treatment in World War II in his previous life. In peacetime, it can be imported from abroad, and in wartime it is not only expensive but also not necessarily available. That's why Eder had to build this steel plant.

Now that the first phase of the steel plant has been completed, Eder is led by the plant manager Duz Wigan to visit the factory floor that has been built. The first phase of the factory is capable of making 30,000 tons of steel, 70,000 tons of iron, coal, mainly from Russia and Austria-Hungary, and iron ore mainly from Ottoman Turkey. Before World War I, as long as there was no war, you could buy the goods you needed. Now even Germany can import steam turbines from Britain and equip its own dreadnoughts to compete with Britain in naval competitions. This was unthinkable after World War II, but now it's the norm.

"Your Highness, now we use the open-hearth steelmaking method, and the workers of the steel mill can already operate the factory equipment independently, without the need for German experts to guide them." The director of the Duzwigan plant stood next to Eder and spoke as if he were taking credit. Now they are watching the Romanian workers in front of them busy in front of the steel-making furnace. "Very well done, the kingdom is satisfied with your efforts." Eder praised the group of people at the steel mill behind him, and Duzwigan, who was praised by the crown prince, said with a smile on his face. "It's all up to the Kingdom's leadership to get to where we are now."

Edel knew that this Duzwigan said this in order to remember his merits, and in the investigation of the head of the guard, Calust, the fat factory director in front of him was not a good man, he was a bully, a clever man, and his feet were not very clean, and if he went too far, he could be used to calm the workers. But as long as the useful person Eder doesn't care about the person's habits, as long as he can help him do things.

With a smile on his face, Eder visited the steel mill under the leadership of the director of the Duzwigan plant, and at noon Edel saw that the time was almost up, and instructed the director of the Duzwigan plant.

"Let's eat in your factory cafeteria today."

"Your Highness, please."

Led by the fat man, Eder and his party came to the cafeteria and saw the workers queuing up to receive food in the cafeteria. Thick soup, mashed potatoes, black bread, and an apple per person, and when I saw the workers in the queue swallowing saliva, the people who received them gulped down the food in front of them. Edel knew it was a credit to his arrival. A ball of meat with pockmarks on his face, when he saw his group coming, he hurriedly ran over with a smile on his face.

Edel was also a little flurzy when he saw a meat ball running fast on his short legs. Seeing the crown prince's expression, the director of the Duz Wigan factory hurriedly said, "Your Highness, this is the canteen steward, who just came to greet the crown prince." He turned his head and shouted to the meat ball that was running over. Polo, you haven't gone to prepare food for Your Highness, what are you doing here? When the meat ball named Polo heard the words of the director of the Duzwigan factory, he immediately understood what the director of the Duzwigan factory meant, and knew that his honor might cause the crown prince to be unhappy. Hurriedly ran back to the kitchen, and sure enough, after eating, Edel didn't see the meat ball.

"Is there any difficulty in the work of the director of the Duzwigan plant right now?" Eder asked the fat factory director with a concerned face, and the factory director of Duzwigan hurriedly replied. "Thank you for your concern, the Constanta Iron and Steel Plant is bathed in the glory of the kingdom, everything is so orderly, and I have nothing to complain about as the director of this steel plant." Edel was choked by the fat man's fleshy ass, and the shrewd fat man saw that the crown prince's face was a little wrong, and knew that he had gone too farth, so he hurriedly remedied, "Your Highness just said that it was a joke, but there is actually no difficulty." Edel nodded, "I don't care, I like your joke." ”

After the meal, Eder and his party came to the construction site of the second phase of the steel plant and saw busy workers working on it. Eder is now followed by Gatersman, the chief engineer of the Knoob Iron Works sent to Romania by the head of the second phase of the project, which was also built under his direction.

Now Gatersman is explaining the progress of the second phase of the project to the crown prince, "Your Royal Highness has benefited from the hard work of the workers, and now the second phase of the project has been carried out to 20 percent, and many materials and construction machinery have been completed during the first phase of construction, and according to my estimate, the work can be completed three months ahead of schedule." ”

"Thank you for the great help of the engineers in your country, especially Mr. Gatkesmann, and I will write a letter of thanks to Krupp Steel for your support." Eder was also a good man, and knew what kind of way to make these Germans work harder. Sure enough, when Gatkesman heard that the crown prince was going to write a thank you letter to his company, specifically mentioning himself, he was very excited and couldn't help but say it. "These are all things that every Krupp employee should do, and the crown prince is so polite."

"Good people deserve to be decorated or it would be unfair to them, and Mr. Gatkesman is such a talent." Edel continued to pour the fascination soup, and the group behind him was not stupid, and he also said. "It's the people like Gatkesman who can win more reputation for Krupp." Hearing the praise of everyone behind him, the rigorous chief engineer was not calm, and hurriedly said, "This is all the company's wise decision." ”

After inspecting the steel mill site, Eder returned to his residence, where the chief of the guard, Calust, stepped forward to explain to the crown prince what to do for tomorrow. "Your Highness, we will inspect the port tomorrow." "Okay, got it." Eder said with a tired face, who made Constanta now the focus of Eder's plan for industrial city. Because Romania's resources are too unbalanced, there are good reserves of salt, oil, gold, etc. However, the iron and steel industry, which is needed to develop the industrial base, does not exist in large quantities of coal and iron. This allowed Eder to build a steel plant in Constanta using the convenience and cheapness of sea transportation, so many factories that needed a lot of steel could only be built in Constanta, such as the Volkswagen plant, which helped them reduce costs.