Chapter 236: The Temptation of Romania (Part II)
Eder had known for a long time about the Prime Minister's private contacts with the Entente bloc, and in fact he was behind Prime Minister Bretianu's contacts with the Entente countries. Moreover, the conditions put forward by the prime minister were passed down to him through the chief of the General Staff, Prishan.
Because Admiral Priosan whispered to him during a meeting with the Prime Minister some time ago. If the Entente could give Romania east of the Tisza River to Romania's terms, he would support Romania's entry into the war.
Prime Minister Brettianu was very surprised by the Chief of the General Staff's statement of his attitude. Anyone with a rudimentary knowledge of the political situation in Romania knows that Admiral Prì was the spokesman of the king in the army. Moreover, this Admiral Pureshan is usually very cautious and never easily expresses his opinion on matters outside the army. To be able to make the Chief of the General Staff show his attitude, then it is clear that someone is telling himself through his mouth. As for why you don't tell yourself yourself, you need to understand it yourself.
However, Prime Minister Bretianu had a good understanding and quickly guessed the intention, which was not intended to alarm too many people, and this was most likely a test of the Entente. Then you can't let the people stand behind it, because there will be no room for maneuver.
That's why Prime Minister Brettianu asked his cousin to act as a liaison. This temptation at present is also very beneficial for Romania, because it can give an idea of the attitude of the Entente towards Romania's entry into the war and lay the foundation for real negotiations in the future.
In fact, after Romania revealed its intention to join the Entente. It was an unexpected surprise for the Entente countries, which were now showing fatigue due to the war of the war. However, the three countries also had different attitudes towards the conditions for Romania to enter the war.
In the case of France, which was fighting the Germans in Verdun for a life-and-death battle, they thought that they could continue to negotiate the conditions of Romania. If Romania had been able to flank the German-Austrian underbelly, the war would have ended in an Entente victory.
Russia, on the other hand, was resolutely opposed to Romanian conditions, which, unlike in history, overlapped with those of Russia (in the Carpathians and parts of Galicia, and with Serbia and partly in Banat). As a greedy polar bear, of course I don't want someone to snatch meat from my own bowl. Therefore, the Russian demand for Romania was that the conditions for the overlapping parts must be revised.
As for Britain's conditions for Romania, it believed that Romania's ambitions must be suppressed and that it could not be given too generous conditions. Britain considered the future post-war situation, and if Romania benefited too much from this war, then the Balkans would still not be peaceful.
After eliminating the different demands of the three countries, they all agreed that they could continue to negotiate terms with Romania. Thus began the longest negotiations in World War I, which none of the three countries expected.
The ambassadors of the three countries in Romania and Wentil became the liaison between them, and they kept passing on each other's terms to their own governments.
And Eder, who stayed in the palace, was also concerned about this negotiation, because of the negotiations he triggered.
"Your Majesty, this is the Entente condition that I got from the Prime Minister."
The chief of the guard, Calust, placed the negotiation information he had secretly obtained from the Prime Minister in front of Eder's desk. said that it was obtained secretly, but in fact, the prime minister did it on purpose, which is the tacit understanding between Eder and the prime minister in this matter.
"Karui, leave it right here."
Edel looked up and replied to the chief of the guard, continuing to care about the captain's family. "Is Vimia feeling better?"
Caluster told Eder the truth. "Thanks to Your Majesty's concern, she has gotten better, and the doctor said that she will be fully recovered in just half a month"
This Vimya is Calust's wife, and yes, our chief of guard is married. In the previous two years, Edel had seen that the chief of the guard was still single, and he didn't care about his personal problems at all. So he mentioned it to his wife, Sophie Marie, and asked her to pay attention to whether there was a suitable girl for the head of the guard.
Sophie Marie was also keen to find a wife as a chief of the guard, and she had originally planned to match her personal maids, Anna and Calust. However, neither of them has feelings for each other, so Sophie Marie can only look for another one. During a court meeting, she found the gentle Vimya, so she introduced the two to each other, and the result was that Miss Vimya became the wife of the chief of the guard. It's just that Vimia had a serious illness some time ago, so Edel asked about it.
However, Eder asked with concern, and after receiving an answer from the chief of the guard, he picked up the conditions that the Entente had given the prime minister. The region of Barnet and the area east of Salesad in Krissana to the east of Sebish (now all of Timiš County, all of Kalash County, eastern Adela County, southeastern corner of Bihor County, Romania). For the benefits that the Entente is now giving, if it is to enter the war, Eder will not be satisfied with the final conditions for entering the war. However, this was only the first concession of the Entente camp, and Eder thought it was still negotiable.
Eder hinted that the prime minister was testing the conditions of the Entente this time, and he also had his own considerations. Because he thought about whether his many movements in Romania had affected the course of the First World War. If Germany suddenly broke down France on the Western Front, Eder's plans for Greater Romania would have come to naught. It's just that at present, it seems that Britain and France, like in their previous lives, have withstood the German offensive on the Western Front as always.
This can be seen in the replies of the three countries to the Romanian conditions. If the war situation is critical, then the three countries will not hesitate to agree to Eder's conditions. The fact that the current negotiations with Romania because of the large gap in conditions shows that the three countries are confident that they will block the German offensive. This was also good news for Romania, because no one wanted to join the war on a condition that would not be honored.
Now Edel thinks it is okay to continue the conversation, but it can be delayed for a while. Because so far, he has not figured out whether he should snipe the Red Russians out.
Privately, Eder had been considering this issue that the emergence of the Red Russians would maximize Romania's benefits in World War I. But given its strong organizational skills, World War II will also be an insurmountable hurdle for Romania.
But in order to prevent the Red Russia from appearing, in terms of Romania's strength, it is necessary to use the power of milk. This would have left Romania without sufficient benefits in the First World War. This is the sacrifice of Romania for the benefit of the entire capitalist world, and Eder is not so sentimental now.
So Eder couldn't make up his mind about the timing of the war. However, we can slowly negotiate the conditions for now, and as for when Romania will enter the war, we will need to wait for Eder to make up his mind.