Greece’s Roman Road - Chapter 206

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King George heard that the two of them were not in awe of the British Balkan balance policy preached by Lord Tristan.

Hearing King George’s worries, Constantine thought about it and was able to measure King George.

In the hearts of the older generation of politicians like King George, the UK holds a lot of prestige, and they are used to the impression that the British play an important role in the world political arena and cannot be defied.

Because in their long time in power, they have witnessed too many instances of Britain’s tyrannical and domineering decision to determine the fate of small countries.

No country on the European continent has dared to confront the British Empire head-on since the Napoleonic Wars.

Despite the changing times, the development of the international situation, and the ebb and flow of national strength, the older generation of politicians like King George are not used to ignoring the British.

“In the eyes of the British, Greece is their sphere of influence, but that does not mean that Greece has to ask the British for instructions on everything, and dare not step beyond the red line they have drawn, His Majesty,” Constantine explained in a warm voice. .

“In fact, what kind of policy the British should adopt in relation to the current situation in the Balkans, they may not have really figured it out themselves. The original words of the Lord Tristan just now were, “They tend to maintain the situation in the Balkans.” “The British themselves are hesitant, and their attitude is not clear,” Constantine continued to explain in order to allay King George’s concerns.

King George nodded thoughtfully, his expression was a little lonely, and his warm eyes revealed reminiscence of the past: “Although I am a little unwilling, but I am indeed old, and the older a person is, the more inclined he is to be conservative and hate radicals. action”

After that, he looked at Constantine and Venizelos, and said in an exhorting tone: “I still want to remind you that war risks are extremely risky, in fact, it is no different from gambling, both sides put all the chips on it. , bet to win or lose, until the real result is revealed, no one knows what the outcome of a war will be.”

“Even if it is a war that seems to have a good chance of winning, the hidden risks are not necessarily small.”

Seeing that the two of them listened to their words carefully, took a sip of tea, and said unhurriedly, “In the Russo-Japanese War, who would think that the Japanese would be able to defeat the European road roller, Russia?”

“Italian army of tens of thousands went to Ethiopia, who would have expected the Italians to be defeated by African black chiefs?”

Poor Italian, the embarrassing thing was once again brought out and flogged.

“If these things are too far from Greece, let’s say that the ongoing war in North Africa is now going on. Before the war, the Italians were confident that it would be over in a few months, as long as the Italian Navy blocked the coast and cut off the Ottomans. Foreign aid, and then occupying several important cities along the coast, you can declare the war over, very confusing, isn’t it?”

“What’s the result? Until now, there is no sign of the end of the war anyway. An accident has occurred. Those nomads in Libya are surprisingly difficult to deal with. The Italians are now in a dilemma. Every day the war is prolonged, it will consume a huge amount of money. resources and money”

King George said with a serious expression: “Military adventure is something that must be done with caution, especially now, the price of failure in a full-scale war with the entire country as a bet is too great, and it is very likely that a country will never recover.”

“Winning, of course, is a good thing, and losing, everything is over.”

Having said that, King George stood up, picked up the hat on the table, put it on, and left the Civil War.

How important is the outcome of a war? Especially now that the whole world is facing a special period of transition to a capitalist country. In the words of Li Hongzhang, this is a major change unseen in a thousand years.

In 1894, the Sino-Japanese War occurred between Japan and the Qing Dynasty. After the war, the fates of the two countries were completely different, and the cost of a war was vividly displayed.

Before this war, the Qing Dynasty, at least on the bright side, still maintained its status as a great power: although the two Opium Wars were fiasco, they lost to the world hegemon, Britain.

Before the Sino-Japanese War, the situation between Japan and Qing was almost the same, and they were both semi-feudal and semi-colonial countries.

After the First Sino-Japanese War, the two countries went completely different paths, one was promoted to become a great power, and the other was completely reduced to fish belly.

The success or failure of a war has far-reaching significance and influence, completely changing the fate of the two countries.

Until the 21st century, Japan’s per capita GDP is still three times that of China, and the differences and impacts of this war on the two countries still exist.

For Greece at this time, it is also facing an urgent need for industrialization.

Over the past two years, Greece’s economic development has also slowed down year by year. Barren resources, a small market, and a sparse population have made the development of Greece’s industry face more and more challenges.

The current economic scale of Greece is completely insufficient to support the development of a well-developed industrial system.

Greece’s only industry of note at present, the textile industry, is also facing fierce competition in the international market.

No way, for any country that has an idea for industrialization, the textile industry is the first threshold that needs to be crossed. As a traditional industry, the barriers of the textile industry are really not strong.

After pondering for a moment, Venizelos said: “His Majesty the King is right, military adventures do require caution. Once Greece goes to war with the Ottoman Empire again, it must be a victory. We cannot afford the price of failure.”

Constantine nodded in agreement: “On the one hand, prepare for war, and on the other hand, watch the changes in the situation with a cold eye.”

“Anyway, the stalemate between Italy and the Ottomans will continue, and the war that will determine Libya will continue.”

Greece’s two east and west neighbors, the Kingdom of Italy and the Ottoman Empire, are locked in a stalemate and continue to weaken each other, which is a good thing for Greece.

Now, time is on Greece’s side. Whether it is the stalemate between Italy and Austria in the North African battlefield, or the patient competition between the two countries, Greece should not be the one to worry.

Tatoi Palace

Green grass grows in a horse pen surrounded by a wooden fence.

Constantine holds his daughter, Princess Helen, 14, on a black horse.

Helen sitting at the front of the saddle, a pair of fleshy little hands, kept stroking the elegant and slender mane at the neck of the horse.

Constantine carefully controlled the reins~www.mtlnovel.com~ and drove the horses around the circular wooden fence. The seated horse seemed a little excited, snorted and trotted in circles.

“Helen, how about the black pearl your uncle gave you?” Sophie, who was standing outside the fence, asked the father and daughter on horseback.

“This horse is so beautiful, I really like it,” giggled Helen in her petite riding suit and little leather boots.

This horse is William II, a 14th birthday gift to his niece, Princess Helen.

Friesian horses, known as the black pearls of horses, have no variegation on the whole body, the whole body is jet black, the fur is shiny like forging, the neck and the tail have a vigorous mane, and the streamlined muscles of the whole body are rhythmic when running.

While the father and daughter were playing, Prime Minister Venizelos hurried to the horse pen. After greeting Sophie, he turned his attention to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince on horseback.

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