Chapter 179

Romania has snowed heavily in November, and silver attire is everywhere. People put on thick winter clothes. In the Royal Palace of Bucharest, Crown Prince Edel is sitting in a warm office with Prime Minister Bretianu discussing the progress of material reserves.

"Prime Minister Bretianu, now Romania's reserves of materials need to be accelerated."

Edel watched the progress of the material reserves in his hand, and expressed his dissatisfaction with Prime Minister Bretianu.

"His Royal Highness, the outdoor temperature in winter has dropped to more than ten degrees below zero, which has caused the workers' efficiency to drop a lot. Coupled with the huge increase in imports this year, the dock stevedores have not had a vacation for two months. So now their efficiency has dropped. Too much, now the throughput efficiency of the terminal can only reach"

Faced with the dissatisfaction of the crown prince, Prime Minister Bretianu can only talk about the difficulties that have appeared.

After hearing Prime Minister Bretianu's words, Edel said without thinking. "Then increase dockers and improve their treatment."

"His Royal Highness, the government has also made such a proposal to the port company before, but now most of the terminal loading and unloading business is done by private individuals. Our government cannot force them to increase manpower."

Prime Minister Bretianu said that there was a situation encountered by the government. It's true that the loading and unloading of ports in various countries are now handed over to private companies, who purchase a part of the port and then recruit manpower to carry out the loading and unloading business.

Take the largest and most advanced port of Constanta in Romania. There are 18 private companies, large and small, that provide port loading and unloading services. They have divided up the civilian port of Constanta and compete with each other. Today you reduce the cost of loading and unloading, and tomorrow I will increase the speed of loading and unloading. Sometimes they will use some shameless means to attack their opponents, but in general, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.

It's just that, facing the suddenly busy port scene, these private companies also have financial resources that cannot purchase large-scale port machinery and equipment. Labor alone cannot meet the current surge in import and export volume. Moreover, recruiting more loading and unloading workers also requires greater expenditure. Obviously, these private loading and unloading companies are all in order to make profits and recruit more workers, but the loading and unloading equipment has not increased, and they are unwilling to rely on more manpower to increase efficiency. the reason.

After hearing the reasons given by the prime minister, Edel knew that the government was indeed not easy to intervene in this regard. But for the crown prince, this is not a problem. Miloc and Carust are both suitable to do such a thing under him. Obviously, Prime Minister Bretianu also has this idea.

"Prime Minister, tell me about this. You need to speed up the purchase quantity."

Edel had not considered the throughput of the port before. He vaguely remembered that Nigeria had insufficient port throughput in the previous life, and it took a full year for the large quantities of purchased materials to be loaded on the transport ship before they were completely unloaded. At that time, Nigeria had an ambitious plan to develop the country after independence. They purchased a large amount of machinery and materials from all over the world, and soon a large amount of materials were shipped to the Nigerian port at that time. At this time, the government found that its port throughput was completely insufficient, so a large number of Machinery and materials can only float on the sea, waiting for the port to unload. It was a well-known counter-example at the time, and I didn't expect Edel himself to make this mistake.

"Da~Da~Da"

When Edel and Prime Minister Bretianu discussed the problems in the port, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in"

Edel stopped discussing the matter with the Prime Minister and waited for a briefing from the guard.

Sure enough, a guard walked into the office with joy, and he walked to Edel and said quietly.

"really?"

After hearing the news, Edel asked again with some uncertainty.

"Yes, Your Highness, Dr. Rodsk has already confirmed."

The guard gave the exact news, and Edel knew that Dr. Rodsk, as the royal family doctor, was afraid to say such things without being sure, so what the guard said was true.

Prime Minister Bretianu saw the guards and the crown prince playing dumb puzzles, he guessed in his heart, but he still asked without change. "His Royal Highness, is it convenient to tell me?"

Edel said with a smile. "It doesn't matter the Prime Minister, Sophie Marie is pregnant. Dr. Rodsk has confirmed that she has more than a month."

After hearing the words filled with happiness from Crown Prince Edel, Prime Minister Bretianu also said happily. "His Royal Highness, congratulations, you are about to become a father."

"Thank you, Prime Minister. That's it for today. I don't have the mind to continue to deal with things now."

Prime Minister Bretianu also spoke with a smile. "Understandably, you must know that the first time I heard the news that my wife was pregnant, it was even more unbearable than your Highness had shown.

After the Prime Minister said his congratulations, he suggested it. "Hurry up and see your Royal Highness, you need your husband by her side at this time"

After hearing the Prime Minister's suggestion, Edel stood up and hurried to his room with the guard. He was anxious to see his wife now.

Prime Minister Bretianu looked at the leaving crown prince and was not ready to stay any longer. He also wants to share the news that the crown prince is pregnant. Even in the era when the royal power has fallen, news about the royal family is still the focus of people's pursuit, not to mention that in Romania, a country where the royal power is still very strong, the news of the crown prince and concubine's pregnancy is believed to be even more anticipated. Not to mention the era when the Hohenzollern Sigmaringen family is rare.

Edel quickly came to his room. His parents, King Carol and Queen Elizabeth, came here long ago, talking with his wife Sophie Marie who was lying on the bed. At this time, seeing Edel hurried back, her mother, Queen Elizabeth, turned her head and talked about him.

"Edel, you should be more concerned about your wife. If I had tea with Sophie Marie today, I asked Dr. Rodsk to check her pregnancy when she saw her suddenly nauseated. Otherwise, we don't even know about it. More than a month."

In the face of his mother's education, Edel accepted his mother's reprimand with a hehe smirk, and looked at his wife with caring eyes.

Seeing Queen Elizabeth reprimanding her husband for not caring enough about herself, Sophie Marie talked about Edel's rescue. "Mom, don't talk about Edel, he is also for this country, he is usually busy with work, and I understand him very well."

Hearing Sophie Marie's words to relieve her husband, Elizabeth just behaved like this, but Edel could not really scold her son, she turned to her daughter-in-law Sophie Marie. "Well, I won't talk about him, it's all about your young couple, but now you are pregnant, you have to rest more."

"Good mom."

Elizabeth saw the loving couple and told them. "Then talk more, and your father and I will go back."

Seeing this, Edel planned to send his parents away, but was stopped by Queen Elizabeth who had been expecting it a long time ago. "You spend more time with your wife, and your father and I don't have to send it."

After speaking, he walked out of the room with Carol I.

After watching his parents walk out the door, Edel turned and walked to Sophie Marie, leaned down and touched Sophie Marie's hand and said affectionately. "Thanks for your hard work, Sophie."

Faced with her husband's concern, Sophie Marie said happily. "It's okay. This is my wife's obligation."

Soon news of the crown prince and concubine's pregnancy spread, and Romania was cheered. And Austria-Hungary also quickly sent people to care and condolences Princess Sophie Marie.