Romanian Eagle

In fact, after Romania's surprise attack on Alexander, it was not only the world that was affected, but many powerful families from the Middle East also paid close attention to it.

This made Romania, which had no influence in the Middle East, suddenly increased its influence, and many local royal chiefs suddenly became interested in Romania.

The scenic Amman is a city with a long history, and the city still has the Colosseum, the amphitheatre and the palaces and other relics of the Roman Empire. In addition, the churches, ponds, and baths of the Eastern Roman generation can also be seen from time to time. At that time, most of the buildings here were Arabic-style buildings.

As the Emir of Jordan, Abdullah I lived in the Lagdan Palace, which was also built when Abdullah I came to Jordan.

As a famous saint, Abdullah I was born in the Hashemite family and was the second son of Hussein ibn Ali, the leader of the Arab uprising. Their family was originally the controller of Mecca. Later, the Hejaz Kingdom was established through the great uprising. However, due to the conflict with King Ibn Saud of Najd, the guardianship of Mecca was finally lost, and the family could only withdraw from the Hejaz Kingdom. . His father, the 38th patriarch Hussein ibn Ali, also died in Amman in 1931.

However, although the Hashemite family was forced to withdraw from the holy city of Mecca, it was still a descendant of the Prophet Mohammed (who had no direct descendants) and still held a distinguished position in the ***.

Moreover, in the Arab uprising, the Hashemite family took the opportunity to establish the Kingdom of Hejaz in the western Arabian Peninsula, the Kingdom of Jordan in Jordan, and the Kingdom of Syria in Syria. Hussein's three sons acted as kings of the three countries.

But since the British were unwilling to unify the Arab world, they conspired with the French to give Syria to the French. The French expelled the Syrian King Faisal, and Faisal had no way to go to England. In order to compensate Faisal, the British sent him to be the king of Iraq under the British mandate.

It's just that Faisal died in 1933 because of a heart attack, and his son Gazi also passed away in March this year, driving a sports car. At present, the king of Iraq is succeeded by his grandson, Faisal II, but Faisal II is only four years old, so how can he have any rights and prestige.

Therefore, Abdullah I is currently the patriarch of the Hashemite family, and his prestige in the Arab world is also one of the highest.

Today, outside the Lagdan Palace, a large number of guards are guarding the Song Nei Jing and prohibiting others from approaching. Because Emir Abdullah was receiving a distinguished guest.

In the audience hall, Abdullah was talking to a Westerner wearing an Arab robe.

"Your Excellency Rawls, thank you for these funds, and Allah will not forget those friends who helped us."

Abdullah, who is sitting in the main seat, is entertaining the businessman named Rawls.

"Emir is very polite, this is a little goodwill from our country to the Arab world. I have always believed that the Arab world needs reasonable people like your Excellency. Generations are changing, and those who cannot keep up with the generation will be Eliminated, and the British are clearly one of those people who have completely ignored the needs of the Jordanian people, so they will also be eliminated.”

Among the businessmen named Rawls, the British seem to be vulnerable. Abdullah, the Emir of Jordan, made no objection at all. Although he deeply felt the strength of Britain, the other identity of this guest made him think that what the other party said was somewhat reasonable.

Of course, reason alone can convince him Abdullah. Abdullah, who has been the Emir of Transjordan since 1921, is not stunned. Abdullah, who can cede the Iraqi throne to his younger brother Faisal, can be described as brave and resourceful, and naturally he will not be moved by a few words.

What really moved his heart was the other country behind the guest, Romania, which is very familiar to the current Arab world. All this was caused by the raid by Alexander. Before this, many people remembered that,

Not familiar with this country at all.

Of course it's just other people, for Abdullah he was interested in the country when he was Mecca's representative in the Ottoman parliament. Because the Romanian king was three years older than him. And at that time Romania was developing rapidly under its control.

Of course this is just personal interest. After the end of World War I, Romania jumped to become the most powerful country in the Balkans, which only increased his personal interest. Because Jordan is in the hands of the United Kingdom, and he is only an emir in name, so don't even think about it.

But things were so unexpected. Abdullah, who was only concerned about him at the time, gradually came into contact with businessmen in this country in the 1930s, and his understanding of him was deepening. At the same time, Romania has made several moves one after another, which has greatly increased its influence in the Middle East.

First annexed Bulgaria, then acquired its northern territories from Greece, making Romania a Mediterranean state. And then Romania declared war on Britain, which raised Romania's awareness in the Arab world. They did not expect that someone would dare to challenge the UK. There was no successful case of so many countries challenging the UK before.

I just didn't expect that the Romanians still have some ability. An Alexander air raid knocked the British fleet into pieces. According to the report of the spies sent to investigate the news, there are no warships of more than 10,000 tons in Alexandria at present. Either they have sunk or they have already left.

At present, the British are trying to find a way to salvage the sunken warship. It's just that I heard that there is not much progress, and it will take at least half a year.

And this time Romania is an air strike, which is also a perfect demonstration of its strength, which has made the princes and chiefs of the Middle East more deeply aware of it.

So in the face of Mr. Rawls's visit, Abdullah naturally has to show enough respect, not to mention that the other party still sent him money.

Of course, the other party's intentions are quite clear to him, but if it is in his own interests, then why should he refuse?

Obviously, Rawls also knows the strength behind him. So I saw him continue talking. "In order to show goodwill, our country intends to present a batch of weapons to His Excellency Emil. Yesterday, 500 Lee-Enfield rifles arrived in Amman. Do you need them?"

Rawls's words made Abdullah a little tangled. Of course he wanted weapons to enhance his strength, but he also knew that there was no free lunch in the world, and since the other party gave it, he wanted something.

Abdullah intends to ask the best. "I wonder how I can thank your country for your kindness?"

Rawls laughed when he heard Abdullah's words. "Hahaha, Your Excellency Emir may not know much about our country. We don't plan to ask you to do anything, because we just want to make friends."

It's just that Rawls's words cannot convince Abdullah, who is an emir, to believe that his father's teachings told him since he was a child that the more help he does not ask for in return, the more he asks in the end.

"It's better for your ambassador to explain, otherwise I can't accept your country's kindness."

"Your Excellency, please believe me, my country is simply expressing goodwill to you."

"Then I can't accept anger."

In the end, the unhappy banquet ended like this, and Rawls left in a rage.

After Rawls left, Abdullah sat here and continued to eat the food on the plate, and Ibrahim, who had served as the prime minister, ran in anxiously. "His Royal Highness Emir, we should not neglect our distinguished guests, they are very useful to us in Jordan."

Seeing the anxious Ibrahim, Abdullah picked up a fruit and said. "What's the hurry, my friend. Allah has taught us that we need to be calm and not impulsive in doing things. And where do you see our honored guest angry?"

"Isn't that called..."

Ibrahim, who had a flash of light in his brain, thought about it and stopped talking. It was true that Rawls walked in a hurry, but he couldn't see his expression by covering his face the whole time.

Abdullah was right, it looked like Rawls, who left in a rage, was not angry at all. Instead, he was very satisfied with the attitude of the Jordanian emir.

Anyone who wants to do big things can't be greedy for petty profits. He has been in contact with several powerful people before, and he is most satisfied with Abdullah's attitude.

When he returned to his residence, Rawls wrote down his evaluation. "To Bucharest."

After dismissing the entourage, Rawls seemed to be thinking about a plan.

That's right, Rawls is implementing a plan formulated by Romania's foreign affairs, intelligence, military and other departments. The code name of the plan is Saladin, which is the name of the medieval Arab powerhouse.

The plan is mainly divided into three parts, of which he is responsible for the first part, and then he will decide to make certain amendments to the follow-up plan according to the progress.

But no matter how it is amended, Romania must become the dominant force in the Middle East.