Princess Katrina Kaif also joined the conversation between Emperor Hua and Carol I.

Zhao Qingluo, Jie Gege, Yakoterina Krimova and Catherine chatted enthusiastically with Grand Duke Carol I's wife.

Zeng Jize now understands a little. Emperor Hua directly regarded state affairs as a family matter with Grand Duke Carol I!

In the early 2nd century AD, the Roman Empire defeated the local Dacian kingdom and organized the area into a province of the Roman Empire.

The vast majority of the territory of the Roman Empire was south of the Danube, and there were basically no provinces north of the Danube. Romania was probably the only one.

This province is very important to the finances of the Roman Empire because there are gold mines here.

The gold mine attracted a large number of Romans to hunt for gold, and these people brought Roman Latin and washed away the language of the locals (the Dacians belonged to the Thracians and were close relatives of the Greeks). As a result, the land on the north bank of the Danube was quickly Romanized.

Romania has abundant minerals. In addition to its famous gold mines, it is also famous for oil.

In original history, in the 1930s, Romania's oil production ranked among the top in Europe, and the large amount of oil needed by Nazi Germany in World War II came from Romania, which was its lifeline.

After World War II, Romania became a socialist country, built many refineries, and many high-energy-consuming industries (heavy chemical industry, etc.).

The development of these industries has led Romania to gradually need to import oil.

The oil crisis broke out in the 1970s, and oil prices soared, which caused a large trade deficit for Romania, and it had to borrow foreign exchange to pay for oil imports.

At that time, several Eastern European socialist countries had already begun to borrow from countries and institutions outside the Soviet group, such as Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, etc. These countries borrowed foreign exchange mainly to import Western consumption.

Although Romania also has the problem of insufficient consumer goods, it borrows to import oil. Romanian leader Ceausescu is an outlier among the Eastern European group, and his policies on handling foreign debt and consumer goods are very heretical.

In 1979, the United States suddenly raised interest rates significantly, and loans in the world's capital market became very expensive. Countries that borrowed foreign debts had to use more and more foreign exchange to pay interest, borrow new debts to pay old debts, and "wetrition" made the foreign debts of many countries snowballed.

In 1982, Romania needed to pay interest on foreign debt with about 80% of export income, which was unsustainable.

The luxurious Pellesburg is in the Carpathian Mountains, the summer palace built by Romania's first king Carol I.

Carol was not a Romanian, but a German prince. His ascension reflects the game of power in Romania's founding and reflects the "1848 Revolutionary Tide" that swept across Europe in the mid-19th century.

This revolutionary wave began in France and later spread to many countries. Revolutionaries pursued the romantic ideal of liberalism and promoted radical social change.

"48 Fighters" also appeared in Romania, and their struggles also had local characteristics - opposing Türkiye's rule and achieving national independence.

A prince of Moldavia (Kusha) is an excellent fighter. He united Moldavia and Wallachia, two small countries controlled by Turkey, through upper-level elections, and then actively promoted land reform and popular education, while also carrying out institutional reforms to strengthen his personal power.

His reforms touched the interests of many people and were eventually forced to step down and go into exile.

He was replaced by the German prince Carroll, who is now chatting and laughing with. This was the decision after the game between Western countries. They were afraid that Russia's power would expand here, and the instability caused by radical reforms would easily "induce wolves into the house."

Germany was already very powerful in Transylvania. It could also bring Transylvania into Romania, thereby enhancing Romania's pro-Western elements and making Romania a country that is opposed to Turkey and not close to Russia.

Emperor Hua knew that when Carol I was officially founded in Romania and Carol was crowned as king, his rights would reach its peak and last for a long time, and such allies would be stable.

Among allies, we should not look at the short term, but the long term. The long term is the king.

As for Carol I, a man who has a bad reputation among the people in the Romanian Kingdom, and the Emperor Hua did not care about these things, and there was no need to care about them. It was just a combination of interests and was not about marrying a wife.

After dinner, Carol I was very enthusiastic about taking Emperor Hua to visit his palace in person.

Pelesburg is extremely luxurious, with exquisitely carved wooden walls and beautiful stained glass windows. Some rooms are Italian Renaissance style, some rooms are French Louis XIV style, and even luxurious and gorgeous Ottoman living rooms... It is dazzling and beautiful.

The cute president asked a little questions from time to time, although he was not very enthusiastic about visiting the palace.

When Carol I introduced Pellesburg to Emperor Hua, he showed pride in Pellesburg, as if this luxury and beauty were the pride of the nation.

Pellesburg is the private residence of King Carol. Pellesburg is the summer palace built for himself by Romania's first king Carol I. It is very luxurious. Each wooden wall is carved and full of luxury.

The Romanian Kingdom has not yet completely separated from the Ottoman Empire and Carol has not been crowned as the first king.

However, this country is already in the hands of Carol I. With the support of German forces, the eye of Tsarist Russian forces, and the remnants of the Ottoman Turkish Empire, this is the current situation of the Romanian Kingdom, which can be said to be very poor.

Emperor Hua believed that such a country could basically never develop, especially in a little bit of Europe, where there was no room for development at all and could only become a vassal of the great powers.

In 1806, under the instigation of French Emperor Napoleon I, the Ottoman Empire launched the Seventh Russian-Turkish War against the Russian Empire.

Although the main force of the Russian army was restrained in the distant Prussia, the "Sick Man of Europe" at the twilightest Mountain was no longer as good as before in the war. The Ottoman Empire was unable to face the Russian Empire alone in the three fronts of the Balkans, the Caucasus and the Black Sea.

Kutuzov led the Russian army to defeat the Ottoman army at a disadvantage in numbers and forced it to surrender in 1812. The Ottoman ceded part of the vassal state of Moldavia, Pisabilaya (now Moldova), to Russia.

As a result, Russian forces entered Romania and hoped to use Pisabilaya as a frontline stronghold and continue to go south to control the southern coast and strait of the Ottoman Black Sea to enter the Mediterranean.

Compared with the Caucasus region, the Danube Basin where Romania is located is more suitable for Russia on the northern coast of the Black Sea to attack Constantinople, completely controlling the Black Sea, and then entering the Mediterranean.

As the Ottoman Empire gradually declined, Russia believed that this was a good opportunity to gain control of the Black Sea, occupy the Balkans, and lead to the Mediterranean.

The expansion of the Russian Empire aroused opposition from Britain and France, who regarded the Near East and the Eastern Mediterranean as their sphere of influence.

Controlling Crimea and the Black Sea is crucial during Russia's journey south to warm oceans.

In 1853, Russia declared war on the Ottoman Empire under the pretext of protecting Orthodox believers, and Britain and France supported the Ottomans to fight Russia. The Crimean War broke out, and Russia was defeated due to backward technology and transportation.

In 1859, in order to check and balance Russia and prevent it from moving south again, France encouraged the two Ottoman vassal priests, Wallachia and Moldavia, to merge into the United Principality of Romania. In 1877, the Romanian Kingdom broke free from the Ottoman vassal independence.

Although the Romanians successfully restored their country more than 200 years later, this was not the result of their own struggles, but the product of compromise in the game between the great powers in the Balkans. In the eyes of Britain and France, Romania was just a buffer zone between Russia and the Ottomans, delaying Russia's expansion in Southeast Europe and the Mediterranean.

The distribution of Slavs in Europe shows that Romania is not only a place where several major powers compete, but also among the three major Slavic nations. The Romanians consider themselves to be descendants of the Romans.

At this time, the main Romanian body was stagnant due to the long-term development of the Ottomans of its suzerain and was far away from the center of industrialization and modernization in Western Europe. Although Romania had a large amount of food and oil resources, it was poor and weak, and was unable to recover the remaining Transylvania (ruling from the Austro-Hungarian Empire) and Bissabilaya (ruling from the Russian Empire) in Greater Romania.

From 1859 to 1878, with the establishment of the country and the influence of the nationalist trend in Western Europe, Romanian nationalism began to flourish, and Romania's modernization and the political goal of establishing a unified Romanian nation-state were gradually established.

Transylvania, a multi-ethnic mixed place under the rule of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, as the Romanians contacted other ethnic groups and later political oppression of the Romanians under the rule of Hungarian aristocracy, the Romanian national consciousness of the native Romanian speakers gradually increased, and they were eager to break away from the Austro-Hungarian Empire and merge with the independent Romanian kingdom.

It can be seen that a large number of Romanians are still under the rule of Austro-Hungary and Russia.

However, in another lost land in Greater Romania, Bisarabia, the Russianization policy achieved certain results in the upper class. Romanian landlords were rusted under the influence of the policy of winning over. Russia opened up senior government positions to them. Although the majority of farmers were minimally affected, they also had little concern about ethnic issues.

Therefore, the Romanians in Pisabilaya, as a whole, did not have a strong sense of breaking away from Russian rule and returning to Romania.

Carol I, who is exactly 40 years old, married Elizabeth of Vader in 1869. The two gave birth to Princess Maria on September 27, 1870. Four years later, the little princess unfortunately passed away and they had no other children ever since.

Because he was politically oriented, he lost the people's hearts during the Franco-Prussian War.

A revolution in 1871 almost forced him to abdicate.

But during the Russian-Turkish War, he regained the support of the people because of his outstanding military command ability in the Battle of Previn.

What Emperor Hua admired Carol I very much was that this person looked very much like Emperor Chongzhen, and Emperor Hua liked Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty in China very much.

Like Emperor Chongzhen, Carol I was a very strict person who was tempered and had very high moral standards.

Carol I's wife Elizabeth smiled and said to Princess Katrina Kaif: "The life of the grand duke is very regular. Every day, it is settled, and it will never change."

The hot Princess Katrina Kaifu and Katherine covered their mouths and laughed. Zhao Qingluo, Jie Ge, and Li Tae-hee didn't understand. After Princess Katrina Kaifu translated, they all smiled slightly.

A person who reaches the highest level of the country lives like a soldier in a military camp. This is an act that Emperor Hua demanded himself, but he never could do.

Emperor Hua can go to bed early, but cannot get up early on time. It is not only because of Emperor Hua's age. In fact, Emperor Hua is no longer young now, a 9-year-old, but he still often goes to bed late and gets up late.

Everyone talked and laughed, and before they knew it, it was time for Carol to go to bed, and Emperor Hua returned with great pleasure.

Carol I personally sent Emperor Hua to the palace gate: "Tomorrow, his Majesty will invite him to visit the factory in Bucharest and our naval fleet."
Chapter completed!