Greece’s Roman Road - Chapter 211

Mediterranean hairstyle, gray hair on the temples, dark yellow face wrinkles make up.

The old king slowly got up from the rattan chair, with a look of reminiscence on his face.

“When I was twenty-one years old, I was elected king of Greece by Britain and France. It has been thirty or forty years since I came from the wealthy Denmark in northwest Europe to the barren Greece in southeast Europe.” King George seemed to be talking a lot. Tantin said.

“Actually, it wasn’t me who was most likely to win the Greek throne at that time. Among those royal families from famous families, there were many people with noble bloodlines and prestigious families who had priority over me.” Said here, King George shook his head wry smile.

Constantine could probably guess why no one wanted to go to Greece to be king.

The previous king of Greece, who was born in the royal family of Bavaria, was ousted by the Greek people through an uprising and violent means.

“None of them were willing to give up the rich aristocratic life in Western Europe and go to Greece, which was chaotic and turbulent, even if it was the temptation of a crown. At that time, Greece was impoverished and troubled both at home and abroad.”

Constantine knew about this incident.

Greece, which was independent from the Ottoman Empire, was weak and faced the threat of the Ottoman Empire.

Therefore, in order to gain the support of more foreign powers, the new king of Greece, George, elected by Britain and France, married the Russian royal family and married the Russian Grand Duchess Olga.

As King George made his statement, he put the gray coat over his body and held the felt hat in his hand.

“After being crowned king of Greece, in order to prevent the royal family from becoming the center of contradictions and getting involved in political struggles, the royal family should not be at the forefront of political struggles. Therefore, I have always maintained the rights of the prime minister of Greece and respected the rights of the parliament.”

“Don’t try to be the real monarch with the sole power, that will put the royal family in danger,” King George warned solemnly.

Constantine stood respectfully by the side, humbly listening to King George’s experience in governing the country and politics.

Many people have imagined that if they become kings or emperors, they will be powerful and unparalleled.

However, judging from the ill-fated fate of the emperors of the Eastern Roman Empire, it was not an enviable position.

In history, not many emperors of the Eastern Roman Empire were fortunate enough to die. There were not a few Eastern Roman emperors who suffered a coup d’etat, were killed, imprisoned, assassinated, and were defeated and killed.

Of course, if you have a great talent like Augustus or Constantine, that’s another matter.

Although many people will ridicule a rubber stamp when referring to the British royal family.

On the other hand, it seems that there is nothing wrong with people who don’t have to work hard, are busy running around all day, and manage all kinds of opportunities.

The work of governing the country is handed over to the Prime Minister, and the monarch is only the nominal head of state.

“Now Europe is in a state of rapid change. If you are not careful, another crown falls. You know, more and more European people are questioning the kingship. It seems that those countries without kings can also exist normally.”

“I don’t know how many people are happy to find that a country can be effectively managed without a king.”

Constantine knew that the old king meant the United States and France, two republics without monarchs.

“Although according to the constitution, Greece no longer has a real monarch, but this does not mean that the royal family does not need any political rights. If the royal family wants to continue, it still needs to have enough social influence,” King George said. .

“Constantine, I would like to hear your thoughts on how to manage the social influence of the royal family.”

Constantine was stunned when he heard this, knowing that King George was testing himself.

After pondering for a moment, various ideas emerged one by one in his mind.

“About building the influence of the royal family, there are mainly three aspects.”

“The first is the army. Continue to strengthen and stabilize the leadership of the royal family in the army, which is the foundation of the royal family’s influence.”

“Secondly, in terms of finance, since the role of capital in the political life of various countries is getting bigger and bigger, and the royal power is getting weaker and weaker, it is an irreversible trend. Then, the royal family will be turned into capital and follow this trend.”

“At present, in the financial field, the Zipao Foundation and the Royal Bank of Greece, which are controlled by the royal family, are developing well. Through the loans or investments of these two financial institutions, the influence of the royal family in the economy is amplified. After all, the financial industry is all industries. Upstream, as long as there is a place for the royal family in the financial industry, the influence of the royal family in society cannot be underestimated.”

To put it bluntly, as long as the royal family controls a huge amount of capital, they are not afraid of having no social influence!

King George looked at the chattering crown prince and nodded in appreciation.

Obviously, King George was in favor of the idea of ​​Constantine maintaining the social influence of the royal family through financial institutions.

“anything else”

“Then there is education,” Constantine replied.

“Currently, the Royal Greek Education Foundation managed by Sophie plays a pivotal role in the Greek education system. The current compulsory education in Greece is almost entirely completed with the support of the foundation.”

“Even in secondary and higher education, the role of the Royal Education Foundation is clearly visible. In recent years, the Education Foundation has invested a lot of scholarships in major colleges and universities to reward those students with outstanding academics. When these students enter the society and become Elite talents from all walks of life also invisibly demonstrate the good image of the royal family.”

King George praised: “It is indeed a good way. In any case, those students who enjoy the foundation’s sponsorship will view the royal family with a more positive attitude.”

Afterwards, he frowned and said, “However, there is also a hidden danger. The amount of funds spent on education is huge. How can the foundation’s source of funds be guaranteed?”

Tens of thousands of students, if they all rely on the royal family for their money, it is not realistic at all.

“At present, the main source of funds for the foundation still relies on the Congolese taxation. According to the agreement reached between the royal family and the Congolese government, the Congo needs to hand over more than 60 million drachmas to the Royal Education Foundation each year. All the investment income of the foundation itself will be used for the operation of the foundation itself.”

“According to my concept~www.mtlnovel.com~ the education foundation will need to rely on investment benefits to maintain its operation in the future. The proportion of funds allocated by the Congolese government in the funds of the foundation will continue to decrease.”

“The focus of the education foundation’s investment will be the resource industry. Whether it is rational or from the perspective of practical needs, the resource industry is the main focus of the foundation.”

“After all, the beneficiaries of Greece’s domestic resources should be the Greek people, which is reasonable.”

King George asked with interest: “What resources are currently invested by the Education Foundation?”

“At present, it is mainly oil and coal, and bauxite industries. The Education Foundation, together with the Zipao Foundation, previously invested in the development of oil fields in the city of Ferry.”

“Recently, it seems to have invested in several lignite mines for power generation”

“The educational foundation is a sovereign fund managed by the royal family, and the beneficiaries will be all Greek citizens”

King George paced back and forth, considering Constantine’s approach.

“It’s a good idea, just do it according to your idea, Constantine, as I said before, if there is a state conference in the afternoon, I will leave it to you to preside over it.”

When the voice fell, King George picked up the civilization stick leaning on the vine and walked out of the courtyard.

Apparently, the “retiree” wanted to relax on the street again.

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