"Luo Hun and merge?"

Edel asked with some surprise as he looked at the running and panting Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs Narol. "Is this true?"

Narol, who had been under foreign minister for many years, nodded and replied, "It's true." This is a telegram from the Hungarian Republican Government, and I trotted all the way over. ”

With that, Narol placed the telegram in front of Edher.

In response to the Hungarian telegram, Narol saw it as a godsend, a golden opportunity to expand Romania's territory into Central Europe in one fell swoop. Consider that Romania shares borders with Austria and the Czech Republic, and this would bring huge economic and diplomatic benefits to Romania.

And, more importantly, Romania will go from a small power in the Balkans to a regional power in one fell swoop. As long as the next development is good, it is not impossible to add a Romanian seat among the European powers. Seeing Romania rise from a Balkan state to a great power in his lifetime, Narol felt that his life was worth it.

His Excellency the Deputy Minister was imagining a bright future for Romania, while Eder took a telegram and checked the terms offered by Hungary.

The telegram listed a number of conditions, but Eder seemed to have summed up only a few. First, political independence. The Republic of Hungary was restructured into a kingdom that would merge with Romania in a kingdom situation to form a new imperial government that would be higher than the two kingdoms. The Imperial Government could not issue decrees directly to the Hungarian regions, but through the Kingdom of Hungary.

Second, limited military independence. The two kingdoms will send troops to form a new imperial army, and the command of the imperial army will be led by the military department formed by the new empire. And the army will be loyal to the monarch. Its main defenses are border areas, and the kingdom can form a defense army to defend the area.

Third, the independence of the judiciary. The Imperial Act required the approval of the parliaments of both kingdoms before it could be implemented.

Fourth, the republican monarchy. The kingdoms of Hungary and Romania will owe allegiance to the same monarch. The monarch will be the Hohenzollern Sigmaringen family, which will be governed by the existing royal acts in Europe.

As for the small clauses such as the return of the Hungarians to his homeland and some compensation, Eder did not bother to remember.

Looking at the conditions offered by Hungary, Eder smiled, he was laughing at the inadequacy of these Hungarians. What is this taking Romania for? They also wanted to form a new Austro-Hungarian dual government, and they didn't think the Habsburgs were enough of it.

Seeing Eder's smile, Deputy Minister Narol asked a little misunderstood: "Your Majesty, do you think the conditions given by the Hungarians are good?" ”

Looking at Narol's cute expression, Eder said a little angrily: "It's really good, I put forward a condition for them, as long as they promise to prepare for the merger immediately." ”

As he spoke, Edel picked up his pen and scribbled a few lines on the paper.

"Take it and send a report to the Hungarians, they can merge if they agree, forget it if they don't agree, this is the final clause."

Narol took Eder's terms, and he was stunned at first glance. In a few words, Hungary will be incorporated into the Kingdom of Romania in a regional form, and the army will be inspected by the Romanian military, and the Hungarians will be able to fight for their rights and interests in the Kingdom Council in Bucharest.

These few sentences vetoed all the articles proposed by the Hungarians, which were intended to annex Hungary. His Majesty, it seems, does not intend to accept Hungary's terms.

Narol, who felt a little pity, couldn't help but ask, "Your Majesty, don't think about it anymore?" ”

"Don't think about it, just do as I say."

Eder, of course, could not have accepted the Hungarians' terms. In addition to the wonderful flower of Austria-Hungary, where else can you find a dualist country in this world. Moreover, even the annexation of Hungary would be a long-term burden for Romania. Moreover, the Hungarian national consciousness is too strong, and the population of its own ethnic group has surpassed that of Romania, so it is not clear that in the future, the Hungarians will stand on the head of the Romanians.

Instead of annexing Hungary, it is better to annex Bulgaria. Despite the fact that Bulgaria is also very independent, at least Bulgaria has a small population and does not threaten the status of the Romanian main nation. Or the Ukrainians, who are numerous but independent of the poorer peoples in Europe at the moment.

And Eder also had in mind that the annexation of Hungary would be too close to Germany in the future, and that it would not be worth it. Yes, Eder is also a staunch supporter of geopolitics. Geopolitical blood was first proposed by the Swedish political geographer Cheren in his book On the State. This was only when Europe was fighting the year before last when the book was released.

However, Eder, as a half-keyboard politician in his previous life, would not have been ridiculed to death if he did not understand geopolitics. Of course, Mackinder's theory of land power and Duhei's theory of air power will not be expressed one by one.

And Eder is also based on these theories, in the completion of his own vision. In his view, Romania's current expansion into the Balkans and Central Europe is too risky for other countries to intervene.

Depending on Romania's location at the junction of the Balkans and Eastern Europe, the vast Eastern European Plain will be the driving force for Romania's growth. And the status of Ukraine in this needs to be absolutely valued, because it is the essence of the Great Plain of Eastern Europe.

In this black land, which can support countless people, there are also industrial raw materials such as coal, iron, manganese, nickel, titanium, mercury, and graphite needed for heavy industry. The only places in the world that can be compared to the region are China's Northeast region and the Great Lakes region of the United States. And both of these countries are world powers that have developed rapidly by relying on the region.

So the way out for Romania can only be Ukraine, which is also geopolitically determined. Even if it was the largest Soviet Russia in the world, it could not shake Eder's determination.

Looking at what Ukraine would become by those people in the future, Eder thought it would be better to let Romania run the region.

Eder's order made Narol feel sorry. In his opinion, Hungary's accession would increase Romania's weight and make the other powers worry about Romania's strength. Eder, on the other hand, thought that this was fat, and that it would not really help Romania, but would drag down the kingdom.

But no matter what Narol thinks, it was Edel who made the final decision, so the king asked him to send it, and he could only send it.

So when the Romanian call back reached the republican government residence in Kaposburg, it caused an uproar. They did not expect that the Romanians would be so faceless and only intended to annex Hungary and not give them the conditions for their annexation at all.

In the face of Romania, which had no intention of merging with Romania at all, these republican government personnel who had been driven out of Budapest could only ask the Entente to get the support of Britain, France and the United States, so that they could continue to govern.

Eder, on the other hand, continued to pay attention to the current situation in Hungary, with the three-way army gradually approaching Budapest, and there was news that the Hungarian Communist Party intended to fight to the death. Eder certainly had to keep an eye on the point.

The proposal for a merger between Romania and Hungary was hastily concluded.