Greece’s Roman Road

However, the direction of the Boer War surprised European countries.

You know, there are only 440,000 people in the Boer Republic.

And Britain was at its peak at this time, the undisputed world hegemony.

With the increase of troops before and after, the total British troops in southern Africa reached 450,000 at its peak!

It was against such a disparate power balance that the Boer War was dragged on and off.

It’s hard to say that at this time, Kaiser Wilhelm II, watching the British’s humble performance in South Africa, and the original time and space, decades later, Hitler watched the Soviet Union’s poor performance in Finland, and the two Germans in the critical period. Leaders, did they all have the illusion that the potential enemy is like a broken house, rickety and rotten, and it will collapse with a few kicks.

The enemy has fallen into disrepair, is our chance here?

In this war, the British spent 220 million pounds. How much is this money?

To make a comparison, the Boer War cost 220 million pounds, or 1.465 billion taels of silver, twice as much as the sum of the unequal treaties signed by the Manchu and Qing Dynasties.

This war was an important turning point for the world hegemon, Britain. Since then, Britain's power in the colonies began to shrink, not expand.

At the end of the 19th century, Germany and the United States, two countries that hardly depended on colonies, experienced rapid economic development. In 1894, the United States surpassed the United Kingdom and officially became the world's largest economic power.

The British industrial development is stagnant and mired in the quagmire.

A natural question is raised: Is it necessary to maintain a colony since it is so expensive?

Since then, the British Empire itself has become less confident.

Before the Boer War, Britain had always pursued a policy of glorious isolation and disdain for alliances.

After the Boer War, um, alliances are really sweet.

Soon afterward, Britain and Japan formed the Anglo-Japanese Alliance.

The world hegemony is in a hard fight, all the countries in Europe are watching the British jokes, and all the countries are making small moves.

For example, on the Balkan issue, the original German triple B railway issue, the British agreed to relax the conditions on the railway issue in order to hold back Germany, allowing the Germans to build this strategic railway.

Recalling this information in his mind, Constantine said: "Since other countries have no scruples about the Balkan issue, they can't just watch the Bulgarians secretly expand in Macedonia."

"They can send soldiers into Macedonia to promote the Great Bulgarian idea, can't we?" Constantine said.

After the defeat of the Ottomans, due to the consideration of international relations, Greece did not insist on asking for compensation from the Ottomans, which led to Greece currently in a period of weakness and urgently in need of recovering its economy and digesting its newly acquired territories.

Constantine was unwilling to let Greece fall into the turmoil at this time.

However, the Bulgarians cannot be allowed to drive out the Greeks in Macedonia. Otherwise, the Greeks in Macedonia will be gone. How can Greece claim Macedonia's territorial rights after that?

"Your Highness, what do you mean?" Alexandros asked.

"We also sent soldiers into Macedonia, and at the same time joined the Macedonian Orthodox Church to help them raise their flags, and let the Education Foundation in Macedonia sponsor more students to receive Greek education," Constantine said.

Although Greece currently does not want to cause trouble, it is not afraid of trouble.

As long as Greece can digest its current territory smoothly and its economy is on the right track, in terms of comprehensive strength, Greece will become the strongest country among the three Balkan countries.

Serbia was a landlocked country at this time, with the smallest territorial area among the three countries, and faced many difficulties in economic development.

In the original historical time and space, Serbia began to shudder. It was already after the Second Alba War. He was so confident that he even wanted to touch the **** of a tiger in Austria-Hungary.

Bulgaria is not a landlocked country, but it is not much stronger than a landlocked country.

Its harbours are all on the coast of the Black Sea. Bulgarian ships want to enter the Mediterranean Sea, but also look at the face of Ottoman, passing the Bosphorus Strait.

It is almost impossible for these two countries to become powerful countries through peaceful development.

Compared with Greece, the biggest advantage of these two countries is their arable land area. Serbia, the smallest of the two countries, has a lot of arable land, and its territory is almost all plains.

Both of these countries are located on the lower Danube River and are rich in food, so despite their underdeveloped economies, they can feed many populations.

But Greece is different. Whether it is Albania or the Greek peninsula, although there is not much arable land, it has a long coastline and many excellent ports.

The port alone can make Serbia and Bulgaria drool with envy.

So, time is on Greece's side, and the longer the peace lasts, the stronger Greece will be compared to the two countries.

Infiltration and propaganda like this is nothing more than spending money and buying influence. How can a country like Bulgaria, which relies on exporting food for a living, have the financial resources to compete with Greece?

Everyone agreed with Constantine's proposal.

Let the power of the Greeks also penetrate deep into Macedonia, fight against Bulgaria, and restrain Bulgaria's invisible expansion.

The Macedonia region is located in the northeast of Greece, and it is the only way for Greece to expand to the Balkans and the Dardanelles. If there is no Macedonia, the direction of Greek expansion will be blocked.

"The Macedonian Orthodox Church ~www.wuxiaspot.com~, in principle, is closer to us," said Prime Minister Alexandros.

"It would be really good news if Greece's influence in Macedonia could be expanded by sponsoring churches in Macedonia."

The ethnic groups in Macedonia are mixed, and the ethnic identity of the Greeks covers a wider range. Orthodox Christians and Greek-speaking people who meet these two criteria will be considered Greeks by the Greek people.

The modern Greek nation is built on the basis of belief, so that some people think that the war between Greece and the Ottomans was a religious war.

Therefore, the Macedonian church has no reason not to support Greece.

"Cavelas, your intelligence department needs to play an active role in establishing a reliable and extensive intelligence network in the Macedonian region, so that when the situation in Europe changes, Greece can successfully recover Macedonia," Constantine said to Cavelas.

"Looking at the current situation, the Ottoman Empire will continue to decline. She really does not have the strength to control the situation in Macedonia. Although it is unlikely that the situation in Europe will change significantly in the near future, your intelligence department should be prepared."

"The mapping of the map and the collection of intelligence should not be taken down."

Hearing this, Emmanuel asked, "Then, our army will also send some active soldiers as volunteers into Macedonia."

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