Greece’s Roman Road

Alexandros has his reasons for being so resistant to Venizelos' alleged change in Greek policy.

Since the war in 1896 and now in 1907, the period of nearly ten years has been the fastest period of Greek economic development. Although the statement of gdp has not yet appeared, it is only from the lowest growth rate of the Greek government's fiscal revenue. From the perspective of 9%, it is possible to roughly assess the growth rate of the Greek economy from the side, and it will not be lower than this figure.

Greece defeated the Ottoman Empire, and since the independence of Greece, the threat to the north has been weaker than ever; due to the failure of the Italian-Egyptian War in 1897, during this period, Italy was also politically and economically chaotic, and the desire for expansion was curbed.

Under such circumstances, the two neighboring countries around Greece were caught in the predicament of their own predicament. Taking advantage of this rare gap, Greece seized the time to digest the fruits of expansion.

It is precisely because the threat of neighboring countries has been greatly reduced that the Greek military, including the navy and the army, has repeatedly applied to Constantine and King George for increased military spending, but both were pressed by Constantine and Alexandros. That is, the pressure on national defense has been greatly reduced, and there is no need to invest too much money in the military in a short period of time.

This has also led to the almost slow growth of Greece's military in recent years. The army's standing army has been maintained at 60,000 people for a long time. Except for the construction of several hundred-ton torpedo boats, the navy does not have any new warships in service.

The chief of the general staff, Emma Inur, went to the palace to lobby the royal family in person. No matter whether it was sideshots or harsh words, they were all blocked by Constantine on the grounds that the development of the domestic economy was the main reason for him to suspend his participation in the army.

Under such favorable conditions, the Alexandros government relied on the support of the royal family, and most of the government's fiscal revenue, except for normal expenditures, was invested in the economic field.

Moreover, as the Greek economy is on the fast track, the government's finances are ample, and the Greek government's huge foreign debt has also begun to repay the principal, instead of only repaying interest as before.

The foreign debt owed to Britain and France totaling about 600 million drachmas has been repaid nearly half through the efforts of the Alexandros cabinet.

The second industrial revolution represented by electric and internal combustion engines is in full swing, and the economies of European countries are generally developing rapidly. In Alexandros' view, this is a rare opportunity for rapid development in Greece.

How can the Ottoman revolution take the initiative to interrupt the good development momentum of Greece?

The so-called change of Greece's current policy by Venizelos means to increase the investment in the field of military expenditure, reduce the funds in the economic field, and deal with the upcoming military threat in Europe.

During the reform in 1897, Prime Minister Alexandros had made many enemies in Greek politics and offended many people. According to the situation at the time, he might soon be ousted by the parliament.

Due to the rapid economic development of Greece in recent years, Alexandros relied on his excellent political performance, supplemented by the support of the royal family, and with his excellent internal affairs, he firmly secured his position as Prime Minister.

Once the government begins to pour funds into the army, the current good situation of the Greek economy will inevitably be affected, and Alexandros naturally does not want to see such a thing happen.

Constantine knew the trend of history, and naturally knew that the two major groups of the Allies and the Entente in Europe were prophets and foresight.

However, Venizelos relied on his keen sense of diplomacy. This discovery shows that his ability in the field of diplomacy is outstanding.

The situation in Europe is about to change, and Alexandros is good at internal affairs, so he is relatively ignorant of the complex international situation.

And Venizelos' keen diplomatic insight is what Greece needs next.

Therefore, under the lobbying of Constantine, King George appointed Venizelos as the foreign minister of Greece.

Although the positions of Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of the Interior, Minister of Justice, etc. are nominally equal, the position of Minister of Foreign Affairs is quite special. For example, Prime Minister Bismarck of Germany has long held the position of Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany.

And Venizelos was appointed as the Minister of Foreign Affairs, which means that he was tacitly regarded as the successor of the Prime Minister.

"France has been brooding ever since it was defeated by Germany in the Franco-Prussian War and lost its throne as the hegemon of the European Continent. It has always wanted to form an ally with Russia, attack Germany from the east and west, and wash away the shame of France and Prussian," Venizelos said. The crowd analyzed.

"Russia's gold standard reform and the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway, most of the funds were loans to France. Even if the French feel pain, they have to do it in order to win over Russia as an ally."

"The Germans are naturally aware of France's strong sense of revenge, so there has always been a voice in the German General Staff - since a war between Germany and France is inevitable, a preventive war is simply launched, and the French are still under their wing. Before Feng, completely eliminate this threat"

"Of course, such a move by Germany was opposed by Great Britain and Russia, as was unmistakably demonstrated in the Moroccan crisis of 1905"

The Moroccan crisis of 1905-1906 refers to the crisis caused by the struggle for control of Morocco between France and Germany.

This crisis led to tensions between Germany and France. Millions of German and French troops were displayed on the French-German border, confronting each other, and war was imminent.

During the crisis, the German army once clamored to launch a preventive war against France while Russia was in a weakened state (Russian-Japanese War).

(If Russia hadn't been badly damaged in the Russo-Japanese War, perhaps the world war would have broken out years earlier.)

Germany once tested the British opinion on this move, but was strongly opposed by the British and had to give up.

Later, in order to solve the crisis, an international conference was held to negotiate the Moroccan issue. France received the support of most countries, especially the United Kingdom. The conference negotiation achieved favorable results for France, while Germany was unable to applaud at the conference. The supporters only Austro-Hungarian family.

Since the Franco-Prussian War~www.novelmt.com~ Germany has completed its reunification, and national confidence has been unprecedentedly high, and this crisis has severely humiliated Germany and made the Germans deeply ashamed.

At present, the two major military blocs in Europe, France and Russia on the one hand, and Germany and Austria on the other hand, are already clearly divided. Although the UK has not yet clearly expressed its position, from the increasing contradiction between Germany and Britain, its tendency between the Allies and the Allies Self-explanatory.

"However, the two sides are currently only forming an alliance, and the economic development of each country is good, so it may not necessarily break out a war?" Alexandros retorted.

"At present, the development of countries in the world is very different. The industrial development of Germany and the United States is advancing rapidly, and the total economic volume of the United States has surpassed that of the United Kingdom. According to the current development speed, the total economic volume of Germany will soon surpass that of the United Kingdom, unless the United Kingdom really Be willing to give up the throne of world hegemony, otherwise the British will have to do something to save their centuries of hard work and the hegemony they have won,” Venizelos analyzed to everyone.

"In fact, in order to contain the two emerging countries, Germany and the United States, the United Kingdom has already settled."

"In Europe, the United Kingdom will inevitably join France and Russia to fight and contain Germany. For example, the recent trade war between the two countries, naval competition, etc., have made this attitude clear."

Hearing this, Constantine asked curiously, "You said just now that Britain was besieging Germany and the United States in order to maintain its hegemony, so how did Britain besiege the United States?"

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