Chapter 824 Respect the fate of others
What makes George feel troublesome is not Rothschild, but Romania.
As Russia's most loyal ally, the Kingdom of Romania has always been consistent with Russia since its establishment. Whether it was the two Balkan Wars or the World War, the Kingdom of Romania fought side by side with Russia.
The old King Ferdinand of Romania passed away two years ago, and the current king is Ferdinand's grandson Michael.
Michael's father is the former Crown Prince Carol, and his mother is Princess Helen of Greece.
During World War I, Carole and Rambolina eloped and got married secretly in Odessa. They had a child. The marriage was later ruled invalid and their child became illegitimate.
In 1921, Carol married Princess Helen, soon had Michael, and Carol became Crown Prince of Romania again.
The good times didn't last long. After Carol married Princess Helen, she met a woman named Elena Lupescu. Carol returned to her old ways and eloped to Paris with Elena again.
At this point, Ferdinand was completely disappointed with Carol. He legislated to deprive Carol of his inheritance rights and devoted himself to cultivating Carol and Princess Helen's son Michael as the crown prince.
In 1927, Ferdinand died and Michael, who was only 6 years old, succeeded to the throne and became the youngest king in Europe.
Considering Michael's young age, Ferdinand decided that until Michael came of age, Michael's uncle Nicholas, the Romanian Orthodox Bishop Christie, and the Romanian Supreme Court Justice Buzdugen would be the regents.
These three came from the royal family, the Orthodox Church, and the Romanian government. Ferdinand's original intention was to hope that the three of them would work together to assist Michael and check and balance each other.
Unfortunately, things backfired. After Ferdinand's death, Romania soon came to the verge of collapse due to the inability to coordinate the interests of the three parties.
George receives a secret report from Alpha, saying that Carol has secretly returned to Romania recently, which may cause greater political turmoil.
George's first reaction was that Carroll might stage a coup.
But this is unlikely. After all, Michael is Carol's son. If Carol launches a coup, the father will inherit his son's throne. This is really contrary to Tiangang.
George certainly did not want the Kingdom of Romania to fall into chaos, but Russia lacked reason to intervene.
Although Ferdinand had a very good relationship with George, Ferdinand had always been wary of Russia and did not want Russia to interfere excessively in Romania's internal affairs.
Carol is an extremely selfish person. If he becomes the king of Romania, there will be too many uncontrollable factors, which may even affect the relationship between Russia and Romania, which Russia will never allow.
George sent a telegram to Grand Duke Mikhail, the Russian ambassador to Romania, asking Mikhail to pay close attention to the movements of the Romanian government and parliament.
At the same time, a telegram was sent to Christian, the person in charge of Alpha in Romania, asking Alpha to use all resources to find Carol as soon as possible.
Christian was efficient and quickly determined that Carol was hiding in the Elisabeth Palace on the outskirts of Bucharest.
The Elisabeth Palace was built by Ferdinand for his eldest daughter, Princess Elizabeth of Polis.
So, does this matter have anything to do with Polis?
Before George could send a telegram to Polis, news came from Bucharest that the Romanian Parliament had officially lifted the ban on Carol becoming heir to the throne.
Carol's speed was very fast. Just as the news reached Alexander, Carol came to the palace surrounded by a group of officers and asked Michael to pass the throne to him.
Vasily and Guchkov came to George at the same time, and their suggestions were completely different.
Vasily hoped to intervene. As long as George gave the order, Vasily could send troops to bring order to the chaos.
Guchkov brought a telegram from Carroll, believing that Carroll's succession would be more in line with Russia's interests.
Carroll's first phone call after taking office was to Guchkov, hoping that the Russian government would increase investment in Romania, which would help Russia expand its influence in Romania.
Leonid also brought Carol's telegram. Carol changed Ferdinand's resistance and took the initiative to send an invitation to the Yuriev family, hoping that the Yuriev family would also increase investment in Romania.
"So, not only must we not interfere, but we must maintain Carol's rule. This will help us strengthen our control over the Kingdom of Romania."
Guchkov was very happy that during Ferdinand's time, Russia's influence on Romania was far from controlling.
"Let this bastard be the king, sooner or later people will be angry and resentful, which will also harm Russia's interests."
Vasily's purpose is actually similar to Guchkov's.
After the end of the world war, Russia withdrew all its troops from Romania.
If we take this opportunity to re-send troops to Bucharest, we can also strengthen our control over Romania.
Just in a different way.
"Unless invited by the Kingdom of Romania, we shall not interfere in the internal affairs of the Kingdom of Romania."
George made the right choice.
What George has to consider is not whether Russia can control Romania, but the subsequent impact once Russia sends troops.
No matter how much trouble Romania makes, that is Romania's own business. Once Russia sends troops, it will be left behind.
Carol must have learned the lesson of Goryeo, so he transferred his interests to Russia as soon as possible during the coup, hoping to gain Russia's support. If Russia brazenly sends troops, it will trigger international public opinion. Russia's allies may have ideas.
It is good to embrace Russia's lap, but no one wants to be annexed by Russia.
"The Kingdom of Romania is an important link in the Balkan Union. If Romania falls into chaos, it will have an impact on the security and stability of the entire Balkan region."
Vasily refused to give up and did not want to miss this golden opportunity.
Russia has only two allies, one is the army and the other is the navy.
The air force can now be added as well.
Not to mention the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and the Grand Duchy of Yuriev, other countries such as Romania, Korea, and even Germany are all burdens in Vasily’s view and must be completely transformed based on Russia’s interests.
"As long as the army is not in chaos, Romania will not be in chaos."
George was already on guard.
Romania's current Prime Minister is Field Marshal Alexandru Averescu, who has a 30-year military career.
During the World War, Averescu served as a military commander of the Kingdom of Romania stationed in the Balkan theater. He had a close relationship with George and was promoted to deputy commander-in-chief of the Kingdom of Romania.
The commander-in-chief was Ferdinand himself.
When Ferdinand died, Averescu would have been eligible to become the regent. Perhaps he was worried that Averescu's outstanding achievements would shock the emperor, so Ferdinand did not choose Averescu.
Immediately after the Carroll coup, Averescu sent a telegram to George, hoping that Russia would not interfere in the internal affairs of the Kingdom of Romania.
Averescu assured George that Romania would always be Russia's most loyal ally, no matter who served as king.
George called Averescu back, promising not to interfere in Romania's internal affairs, and offering to help the Kingdom of Romania improve its military weapons and equipment.
The weapons and equipment currently equipped by the troops of the Kingdom of Romania are still at the level of World War I, especially in the air force, which has lagged far behind Russia and the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
The Army of the Kingdom of Romania is still good, with a standing strength of 200,000, which is second only to Russia and the Kingdom of Italy in the Free Trade Alliance.
It should be noted that more than 70% of the officers in the Romanian army graduated from Russian military academies, and a large part of them are Russians who have become Romanian citizens.
Since Carroll took the initiative to transfer interests to Russia, George reciprocated and took the initiative to send a batch of fighter jets and armored combat vehicles to the Kingdom of Romania to improve the combat effectiveness of the Romanian army.
What George did not expect was that even if Russia did not interfere in Romania's internal affairs, it would still cause controversy within a certain range.
The British ignored the facts and determined that Carroll was forced by Russia to deliver benefits to Russia, describing Carroll and Romania as the injured parties.
Romania is indeed the injured party.
Carol certainly wasn't.
"Only people with dirty hearts will over-interpret it from a dark perspective. Despicable people cannot understand noble feelings and will attribute all good intentions to ulterior motives, because those noble behaviors will expose all the dirt in their hearts. Under the sun, there is no hiding place!”
Andrei is indeed more educated than Nicholas Jr., and his level of swearing is much higher.
"Is this the so-called nobleness of exchanging the scraps eliminated by one's own country for the high-quality assets of other countries?"
Edward rises up to resist, and whoever ultimately benefits will be the most suspect.
Therefore, judging from the results, Russia was the mastermind behind the Carroll coup.
"You are right, Russia should indeed increase its export efforts——"
Andrei means a lot. Since the British Empire thinks it has not enough troubles, Russia will add more fire.
After Canada, Australia, and New Zealand became independent, the Commonwealth existed in name only. After the economic crisis broke out, the United Kingdom increased its exploitation of overseas colonies and continued to suck blood from the colonies and feed back to the British mainland.
Now let alone India, even the Lion City has been sucked by the British to the point where it can no longer hold on, and its economy has been severely affected.
When Britain was the dominant player in Southeast Asia, Lion City was a transit point for East Asian trade. Thanks to maritime trade, Lion City developed into the largest city in Southeast Asia in just a few decades.
Other countries did not dare to offend Britain, but the Grand Duchy of Yuriev did not.
When the Grand Duchy of Yuriev was just established, a port was built opposite the Lion City to provide more convenient services for passing ships.
The Lion City is a small country, and even with the support of the United Kingdom, its potential is always limited.
The first phase of the Ekaterina Port built by the Grand Duchy of Yuriev is ten times the size of the Lion City.
(End of chapter)