Romanian Eagle

While Romania is showing economic prosperity due to orders from European countries, the European battle continues. After Germany occupied Belgium, its five armies with millions of troops invaded northern France, intending to capture Paris in one fell swoop to force France to submit. The British and French troops, led by the French commander-in-chief Xia Fei, stopped the German attempt at the Marne River.

In this battle of the Marne, the quality of the generals and troops of both sides is deducted, and the automobile as a means of transportation is also eye-catching. Among them, the 12,000 trucks used by the British and French troops will be scattered from Verdun to Paris and the troops will be quickly assembled to the Marne River to counterattack the German first and second armies.

The German army was also unambiguous, and 14,000 of the 21,000 transport trucks assigned to the right wing were mainly used to reinforce the 1st and 2nd Army, mainly to support its small ammunition to withstand the British and French attacks.

Trucks on both sides became the focal point of the battle in which 600,000 troops were killed or wounded. Transport people and ammunition to the front lines, transport the wounded back to the rear, and keep trucks busy until the end of the battle. Although 10,000 of the 26,000 trucks owned by the two sides after the battle could not be used due to missing parts and were broken down by the enemy, they were still much higher than the current main energy storage transportation of the two sides.

After the battle, the commanders of both fronts asked the rear to replenish their trucks as much as possible, and the government in the rear could only try to collect domestic trucks and hand them over to the army. Volkswagen Dongfeng, which is now almost synonymous with trucks, is 90% of the trucks in this battle are Volkswagen Dongfeng trucks. And Volkswagen's truck orders have changed from three months later to six months later.

Under the circumstance that the number of trucks held by the two parties cannot be changed in a short period of time, the oil used as their fuel has also become the target of competition between the two parties. After German-Austrian overseas transportation was cut off, the only Romanian oil that can be supplied to Germany and Austria has now become the focus.

Inside the Romanian Royal Palace, Eder is listening to Prime Minister Bretianu's report. The British and French ambassadors approached the prime minister before, wanting to discuss the purchase of the entire export share of Romanian oil, and the price was not low. Of course, the Prime Minister does not dare to make a decision privately, and can only discuss this matter with the Crown Prince.

Edel sat behind the desk and asked the Prime Minister in front of him with great interest. "You mean Britain and France have agreed to buy all the refined oil we export at £8 a tonne?"

Looking at the crown prince sitting in front of him, Prime Minister Bretianu replied. "Yes. British Ambassador Richard Mann and French Ambassador Jean Budd said it himself, and it was authorized by the government. So I think it can be considered."

Now Romania's annual oil production is about 3 million tons of crude oil, and after refining, 1.8 million tons of refined oil can be obtained. Moreover, the remainder of the refined oil can also be obtained from solvents and petrochemical products, so now the Romanian petrochemical industry is also at a good level in Europe.

After leaving 400,000 tons of refined oil for personal use, there are also 1.4 million tons of refined oil, which is more than 11 million pounds at a price of 8 pounds. In the face of this huge sum of money, it is no wonder that the Prime Minister couldn't help rushing to the Crown Prince to discuss it. You must know that the government also owns 15% of the shares of oil companies, which is not a small amount for the government whose fiscal revenue has been eased only because of the outbreak of World War I.

Edel looked at the obviously tempted Prime Minister and said. "Now we are not in a hurry to reply to the British and French ambassadors. When the news is released, we say that Britain and France will package all of Romania's exported refined oil."

Prime Minister Bretianu is not stupid either. As soon as he heard the crown prince's words, he knew that he was waiting for a reply from Germany and Austria-Hungary. And now the two countries do not produce oil, and now Germany and Austria can only rely on Romanian oil to ensure their own consumption. So in the face of this news, Germany and Austria will definitely rush over to stabilize Romania.

It is what the two countries are most willing to see if all the oil exports exported by Romania can be packaged back to China.

Sure enough, the day after Eder asked the Prime Minister to release the news. The German ambassador, Baslob, and the Austrian-Hungarian ambassador, Berly, came to see the crown prince. Edel, who had been waiting for the two ambassadors at the palace, immediately asked the guards to invite them in.

"His Royal Highness, may I ask if there are rumors that Britain and France want to buy all the refined oil exported from Romania? Is there such a thing?"

After the necessary diplomatic etiquette, Austro-Hungarian Ambassador Berly hurriedly asked the crown prince.

Facing the question of the Austro-Hungarian ambassador, Eder admitted generously. "Yes, the British and French ambassadors came to the Prime Minister before and wanted to buy all the refined oil exported by Romania. Now we are considering it."

After hearing Edel's reply, German Ambassador Baslober stood up and spoke. "His Royal Highness, now Germany still owns 12.5% ​​of the shares in the Romanian oil company. Germany has also contributed a lot to the development of Romania, and now has a loan of more than 200 million marks. Therefore, I hope that His Royal Highness can take into account the deep friendship between our two countries and refuse. Malicious demands from Britain and France. You must know that their two countries have no shortage of oil at all, and all the oil in the world can be supplied to them.”

Edel also scoffed at Ambassador Baslob's words. When are we still talking about friendship, we can only talk about interests between countries. The current hegemon, the United Kingdom, is a positive example in this regard. As long as you need you, even mortal class enemies can talk about the long history of the relationship between the two countries, even if most of them are fighting to the death.

However, when facing the two ambassadors, of course he would not say this, but changed his rhetoric. "However, the conditions given by Britain and France are so good that it is difficult for us to choose."

Hearing the Crown Prince's words, Ambassador Baslob, who was mainly in charge of the meeting, knew that the drama was coming. He didn't hold out hope for the previous set of rhetoric, mainly to see if Edel would be like his majesty, and agreed in a moment of confusion. It just seems that the shrewd Romanian crown prince has always been IQ online.

In the face of the crown prince's words, Ambassador Baslob also stated the conditions given by the two countries. "We believe that the current oil price is not reasonable, and we intend to increase the price of Romanian oil to ensure the interests of both parties."

He took a look at the Austro-Hungarian ambassador, Berly, and continued to speak after being signaled by the ambassador. "Our two governments have decided to increase the price of oil products exported from Romania to us to £9."

Regarding Ambassador Baslob's remarks, Eder did not give a specific answer but only mentioned it. "Thanks to the two countries for their support to Romania. I still need to discuss this matter with the government, so I can't answer you directly now. I hope the two masters will forgive me."

Regarding the words of the crown prince, both masters mentioned it. "No problem, we will understand your country's difficulties."

Ambassadors Baslob and Bailey know that now is the time when the two camps begin to fight for this oil-producing country that is vital to Germany and Austria. They are rushing over now just to stabilize Romania and prevent it from agreeing to the terms of Britain and France in advance. And the governments of the two countries not only gave them this price, they also need to release it slowly in order to obtain sufficient benefits for their own countries.

PS; According to the data, the price of oil exported from Romania to Germany and Austria is 35 pounds per ton, and it only accepts precious metals such as gold. Considering the huge increase in demand in Germany and Austria, this price is obviously impossible, but how to write to me later Take it slow.