Romanian Eagle

"Think about it, gentlemen. Germany is weakened by defeat, Austria-Hungary is divided, and Russia is occupied by the Red Devils. France will find itself at the end of the war with the best era since Napoleon."

The ministers listened to Churchill's generous speech, and no one wondered why Italy was not mentioned. As a major power, Italy can lose even a small African country, which is simply a shame. I thought it would be brave, but it can be seen from its performance in this war. In the face of a small number of local troops in Austria-Hungary, Italy can still be defeated, and there is no one in this war.

"But why did we have to choose Romania?"

Seeing a cabinet member questioning himself, Churchill said naturally. "This is a combination of factors I consider from location, economics and politics."

Churchill's words made everyone look at him. Seeing the interest of the cabinet members, he decided to explain.

"I believe everyone knows the geographic location, so I won't say more. The documents I gave you about politics and military have already explained enough. Now I will talk about what I value the most."

Churchill said what he valued most. "That is the king of Romania, Eder I. Here I need to say that this young king has a very high prestige and power in Romania."

"How high can it be?"

Asked by a cabinet minister who didn't know much about Romania, Queen Victoria's power and prestige were already high. For the British Empire, the Victorian period was the most memorable era. During this period, the British Empire overwhelmed the great powers.

As the British economist Jevons described in 1865: "The plains of North America and Russia are our cornfields; Canada and the Baltic Sea are our wooded regions; Australia has our sheep pastures; Peru sends silver, South Africa and Australia's Gold flows to London; Indians and Chinese grow tea for us, and we have coffee, sugarcane and spice plantations all over the East Indies. Our cotton has long been cultivated in the southern United States and has now spread to every warm part of the planet.”

Imagine how spectacular this is, the whole world is serving Britain. Unfortunately, when the Second Industrial Revolution arrived, the British Empire allowed two late-developing countries to take the lead. Economically, the United States and Germany have surpassed the empire. The economic base is reflected in the military, the two countries' peeping at sea power, which was vital to the British Empire, the Kaiser's High Seas Fleet, and the United States also quietly built the Great White Fleet.

In the face of the actions of the two rising stars, the British Empire quietly adopted superb political tactics, suppressing one and winning over the other. For the United States across the Atlantic Ocean, the Empire pulled on board the greedy Wall Street capitalists by giving up a small portion of their interests. They strongly encouraged the United States to join the Entente for their own interests.

As for being close to itself, of course, Germany, which is located in Central Europe, can only suppress it. The Empire wooed the two land powers, allowing Germany to retain only part of its energy at sea. The British Empire was able to devote most of its energies to the navy to ensure absolute overwhelming power over Germany at sea to protect its colonies across the globe. Now it seems that the process is a bit tortuous, but everything is moving forward according to the established development track.

"According to my investigation and the report of the ambassador to Romania, the Romanian monarch Eder I is a bit like an eastern monarch."

After Churchill finished speaking, he added involuntarily. "It's kind of like the power of a Far Eastern monarch."

In the face of Churchill's remarks, the cabinet ministers present smiled. It was rare to see Churchill have such an expression, but they all knew the reason.

Churchill was madly infatuated with religion and oriental culture when he was young, and his family had to write letters to discourage him from becoming a ***. In 1907, for example, Gwendline Bertie, soon-to-be Churchill's sister-in-law, pleaded in a letter. "Please don't convert to *******. I noticed your oriental, pasha-like tendencies.

"If Churchill had believed in Christianity at the time, then he would not have been able to hold a high position in politics.

"Can there still be a backward power structure like the Far East in Europe?"

A cabinet minister who obviously did not believe in asked Churchill. In his opinion, the power structure of the monarchy in the Far East is backward, and it is not enterprising. It is unbelievable that such a power structure still exists in the civilized continent of Europe, but fortunately he does not yet have the universal spirit of the later United States.

In the face of inquiries, Churchill spoke frankly. "Yes, I didn't think of this kind of political structure in Europe before. The Romanian monarch has more power than Germany and Russia, but it's not a bad thing for us."

Churchill's words, let Prime Minister David George speak. "Indeed."

Excessive concentration of power has various disadvantages, such as reducing the government's ability to adapt, which is not conducive to mobilizing the enthusiasm of subordinates, and officials wantonly cater to their superiors for their own future. But there are also good aspects, such as ensuring the unity of the overall policy and the speed of decision-making. Now, there are enough advantages for the United Kingdom, that is, as long as a few people such as the Romanian monarch can be persuaded, they can be pulled into the camp.

"In order to make the war end as soon as possible, and for the layout after the war, I think it is of sufficient interest for us to agree to Romania's conditions now."

In the face of Churchill's words, there are still voices of disapproval, and Foreign Secretary Belfort has different opinions. "Mr. Churchill, I think your proposal still has many details that need to be negotiated. For example, Romania's separation of power and obligations in the Balkans after the war, its attitude towards the Russian red regime, and its willingness to form an intervention army. Something that cannot be taken lightly.”

Balfour's words made Churchill scolded, and the Foreign Secretary was confused. For the Russian red regime, he was a well-known hardliner in British politics. However, he can still sort out the priorities. To discuss these matters with Romania now will only increase the difficulty and is not conducive to the progress of the negotiations. Does the foreign secretary still think this is the Victorian era?

Churchill thought of this, sorted out the language and said it a little angrily. "Gentlemen, what we need to see now is the benefits of Romania's participation. I don't think its shortcomings should be discussed now. We have spent too much manpower and money in this war, if it drags on , will allow us to have more challengers around the world. And the purpose of our war is not to find more competitors for ourselves.”

Churchill's words made Prime Minister David George feel that they couldn't let their discussions go on like this, and he ended the conversation. "Gentlemen, I don't think it's our country's business for Romania's accession conditions. I believe Paris must be more anxious than us. I think we can wait for news from France."

Prime Minister George's words made Churchill even more anxious, and he spoke to him in an eager tone. "But Mr. Prime Minister, if we wait for the news from France, then we can't seize the opportunity. You must know that the Serbs have already received strong support from France. After the war, it is estimated that Serbia will pay more attention to the voice of France."

"But you must also note that France's losses in the war, my quartermaster, you are too eager."

Finally, Prime Minister George ended the discussion of the government, and everything was mainly waiting for news from France.

As a result, they did not wait any longer, and France sent its own decision the next day. This made Churchill indignant, feeling that his proposal was completely ignored. (https:)

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