Chapter 218: Rising Nationalism (Part II)
Eder temporarily solved the YMCA's problem. It's just that now he needs to solve the problem, and the two camps are doing everything possible to force Romania to enter the war, which is the most urgent thing for him at present.
Eder was a little puzzled as to why the two camps were persecuting Romania so much. In the history of his previous life, Eder seems to remember that apart from Belgium and Greece, World War I had not persecuted a country that was persecuted by both sides at the same time. So why is this happening in Romania? Whether the position is too critical, or some other reason, both sides are targeting Romania.
Eder didn't know why, but in fact, in London, Paris and Berlin, he had a deep understanding of Romania, that is, Romania wanted to speculate in this big war. In fact, there are many countries that want to speculate, but Romania has seized a lot of benefits by virtue of its position and export advantages.
This makes several big countries that are still fighting for life and death very unhappy. We are fighting for life and death for the sake of profit, you can watch the excitement from the side, and secretly eat a little while we are not paying attention, the most important thing is that Romania is completely inferior to the great powers. Even Italy, the weakest of the powers, has twice as much economy as Romania, not to mention its population.
Which of the European powers has a population of less than 25 million, so Romania, which seems to be a large number of 10 million people in other countries, is actually far from meeting the target. So in Eder's mind, both Lansylvania and Bessarabia were the cornerstones of Romania becoming a great power. In addition, Romania could seize territory from Austria-Hungary and Russia, which had been chaotic for several years, so in Eder's view, it was completely impossible to become a great power with a population of less than 25 million, and Eder was also prepared in this way.
Therefore, Romania's behavior is very prominent among several small neutral countries, and it only takes a discerning person to see that Romania's armament is different from that of other countries. Other countries did not attach as much importance to the military as Romania, and even joining the war was a model of supplementing the militia with a standing army. In fact, the main reason is that the number of infantry with guns has increased, and the expansion of artillery, machine guns and other equipment has not been so much.
Romania is completely different, it is completely an expansion of the military establishment, and its technical arms and equipment are all upgraded together. Moreover, the news of Romania's military expansion could not be concealed, and other countries were disturbed by the expansion of Romania's standing army to more than 400,000. Many of the countries involved had secretly calculated that Romania had invested one-third of its profits in the war. This is not the performance of a neutral country, but more like a pre-speculative preparation.
Eder hadn't figured it out at first, and it was only in the office that he figured it out.
Eder, who fully understood, laughed at himself helplessly. "I didn't expect it to expose my thoughts like this."
This is a lesson for Eder not to think that understanding the general situation of the world can make the most advantageous choice. Other countries are not stupid either, and will react naturally, based on Romania's reaction.
But now that he needs to get both sides to remove their attention from Romania, it would be better to divert attention from Romania, but that would only ease the situation temporarily. Now it is necessary to dispel the two sides from the idea of Romania, which is not an easy task.
Now Eder can only figure out how to solve the problem, and if he can't, he will delay time. However, Eder's own plan to enter the war in 1918 seems unlikely to be a time for Romania to wait.
But now Eder can only let the domestic atmosphere calm down first, and he needs to keep himself out of chaos for the two camps.
The day after Eder met with the YMCA executives, the Romanian media was no longer focused on nationalism, and there was far less news about the oppression of ethnic Romanians in Transylvania and Bessarabia. Instead, Romania is in a position of economic power and other distances, and the media now want to tell the people that Romania is still weak and needs to continue to develop.
The YMCA, which primarily promotes fervent nationalism, has also recently changed its style. In its propaganda slogans, it is no longer proclaimed to the population that Romania must have Transylvania and Bessarabia. Instead, the slogan has been turned to alleviate the high expectations of the people for the government.
Spurred on by the news brought back by the president of the YMCA Jan Uskov, the YMCA has adopted measures to stop radical moves at this stage. Of course, there is also someone who does not intend to give up, and that is the Minister of Propaganda, Carl Moore. He still hasn't thought about it. After a night of persuasion by the YMCA executives, it did not have the slightest effect to make him give up.
Carl Moorley has always been stubborn in his belief that the YMCA leadership's love for Romania was not pure, but had degenerated into self-care like other bureaucrats. The YMCA leadership has completely abandoned the fanatical nationalist, but they are reluctant to keep him in the YMCA because of his superior propaganda skills. However, it is very inappropriate for the Minister of Propaganda to let him do it, so they have another candidate, which is the former Minister of Propaganda Bo Biba. Carl Mooreley, on the other hand, still served in the Ministry of Propaganda, but only as an indifferent deputy minister.
It's just that they don't know that Carl Moore didn't sleep all night. With heavy dark circles under his eyes and a haggard face, he sat on his apartment bed and drank wine. There were several empty wine bottles on the ground, and the whole person showed a clear sense of baldness.
In Carl Moore's mind, the top of the YMCA is now decaying, and they have become indistinguishable from other politicians, all of whom have become political creatures vying for power. And he Moorley was wholeheartedly for the ideals of the Romanians, but he was not stupid, and knew that his own opposition was of no avail. Even though he had been against it yesterday, the YMCA executives, who had been blinded by the parliamentary seats, quickly reached an agreement. Propaganda of nationalism will be stopped, and it will also help the government suppress the people's desire for reunification.
Now Karl Moorley is confused, and for some reason, His Majesty Eder, who he thinks will save Romania, will refuse his proposal. This made him feel very bad as a person, and he needed to think about whether his previous decision was correct. Of course, he only thinks about whether it is appropriate to put his hopes on other people, and Carl Moore does not see his own goals as a problem.
There is no question of the purpose, but the means seem to need to be adjusted. However, Carl Moorley did not plan to leave here when he did not think about a new way out, and now he still needs the power of the YMCA.