Chapter 614 A Dilemma

"Your Majesty, Arthur, the current situation in Greece is very chaotic, and this is the best opportunity to intervene in the situation in Greece." Early the next morning, George II, who had been thinking all night, finally found Arthur and began his long speech.

"If you can help me regain the throne, I am willing to sign a covenant with Australasia on behalf of Greece. Greece will always be Australasia's partner, and we can cooperate in all aspects." George II said with a little sincerity.

Arthur was prepared for George II's impatience. After all, George II, who had finally become king, was abolished just a few years after becoming king. This kind of blow and gap was huge, and his desire for the throne was naturally huge.

But anyway, it was impossible to ask Arthur to help George II unconditionally. First of all, George II had to understand the priority of Australasia and Greece in diplomacy, and what he should do for Arthur.

After hearing George II's speech, Arthur smiled and asked, "The republican resolution was made by the Greek Parliament, right? Wanting you to restore the throne, isn't this going against the whole of Greece?"

"Although this is the case, Your Majesty Arthur." George II explained, "But it is obvious that the Greek people are influenced by the idea of ​​republican democracy. The current Greek government has not achieved complete republican democracy, and they are very chaotic politically, which has aggravated Greece's weakness.

The reason why the people do not trust the royal family is the previous Greco-Turkish War, but the blame for the failure of the war should not be entirely placed on the royal family.

Your Majesty Arthur, please give me a chance. As long as I can sit on the Greek throne again, I will definitely be able to improve the current situation in Greece and make the Greeks believe in the royal family again.

In addition, Greece will also establish all-round cooperation with Australasia, and we are willing to reform under the guidance of Australasia."

Previously, Greece was biased towards Britain, but this does not mean that the country's diplomatic bias cannot be changed.

The relationship between Charlotte and Arthur made George II understand that perhaps Australasia, far away from Europe, was the most reliable support. At least Greece was safe and would not be affected too much.

Of course, George II would not give up the relationship with the British. If a cooperative relationship could be established with Britain and Australasia, with the help of these two powers, the rise of Greece would only be a matter of time.

"Even if you can regain the throne, it may not be easy to gain power, right?" Arthur asked with a smile.

The restoration of the monarch needs the support of local Greek forces, otherwise the restoration will only be a castle in the air without any power basis.

George II was delighted. Arthur's question meant that Arthur recognized his support for him to return to the throne.

As for whether he could gain power, it was actually not important. After all, to put it bluntly, under the joint pressure of Britain and Australasia, it was easy for George II to gain power.

This question was not so much a test of George II's ability as it was a test of George II's political inclination.

"Whether I can gain power or not, I will never forget Australasia and your Majesty's kindness to the Greek royal family. I have another request when I come to Australasia this time, that is, to let little Alexander study in Australasia. Compared with Greece, Australasia's safer and more advanced learning environment can allow Alexander to learn more knowledge, and also allow him to experience the strength of Australasia, which is also good for him to govern Greece in the future." George II threw out his trump card and said sincerely.

It is better to say that Alexander is left in Australasia as a hostage in exchange for Arthur's support for his restoration.

George II and Charlotte have only two children, in addition to Alexander, the eldest son, and Elizabeth, the eldest daughter.

If nothing unexpected happens, Alexander will be the next king of Greece. Although he lives as a hostage in Australasia, as long as he does not cause trouble, Australasia will definitely treat him with courtesy.

Although there are some restrictions imposed by others, he can learn a lot of advanced knowledge in Australasia and build good relations with the Australasia royal family.

More importantly, Alexander, who is far away in Australasia, can be guaranteed to be safe.

This is also a way out left by George II for the Greek royal family. If he is deposed again or even in danger of his life, the Greek royal family can still have Alexander sit on the Greek throne again.

Doing so is also good news for Australasia. First of all, Alexander grew up in Australasia and is easily influenced by Australasia and becomes close to Australasia.

A Greek king who is closer to Australasia is obviously in Arthur's best interest.

Secondly, Alexander can also ensure that what George II said will come true in Australasia.

After all, this is a living hostage, and George II cannot ignore his only son.

Arthur did not expect that George II's trump card was to send hostages, but he had to admit that such conditions did represent George II's sincerity.

Nodding slightly, Arthur promised: "As the initiator of the European Royal Joint Declaration, I am naturally willing to help the Greek royal family regain the Greek throne.

But I cannot guarantee the power of the Greek king. I also hope that after you regain the Greek throne, you can focus on the development of Greece instead of foreign wars."

After proving George II's sincerity, Arthur would naturally not refuse to help George II regain the throne of Greece.

After all, the more monarchies there are, the more stable Arthur's monarchical status will be, and there will be no need to worry that the monarchs of Australasia will lose the throne in the future.

And there is another more important point. If he can successfully help George II return to the throne of Greece, Arthur's reputation and status in the European royal family will be further enhanced.

Don't underestimate the influence of many European royal families, even in later generations, they are still influential groups.

If he can become a monarch with high influence and respect among many European royal families, it will be a bonus to Arthur's own status and influence, as well as the status and influence of Australasia.

Imagine the scene where Arthur shouted loudly and many monarchies responded one after another, and there was a trace of blood.

George II nodded, and took Arthur's exhortation and warning very seriously in his heart.

In fact, even if Arthur didn't say it, George II would do so.

It is not clear whether the war is harmful to Greece, but the harm to the Greek royal family is huge.

If the war is won, the royal family will be praised for their merits. But if the war fails, the responsibility for the war will fall entirely on the royal family.

Looking around the world, there are not many royal families in many countries that can bear such a responsibility. Even the British royal family, whose status seems to be stable, will also be at risk of losing its throne if it bears the stigma of losing the war.

Perhaps so far, only Arthur's throne is relatively stable. But such stability is only temporary and can only be reflected in a certain monarch.

This is also the reason why the monarchy is difficult to maintain. Although a generation of wise monarchs will make the monarchy stable, as long as a tyrant appears, the monarchy will become precarious.

After achieving his goal, George II finally stopped being impatient and his brows relaxed.

Arthur's promise made George II feel relieved. In the next few days, he also had a good time in Australasia and personally felt the current strength and advancement of Australasia.

Powerful and advanced is not a boast. This is George II's evaluation of Australasia after arriving in Sydney.

"Not inferior to London and Paris." This is George II's feeling about Sydney, the capital of Australasia.

Arthur also asked George II with a smile about his feelings about Sydney, and received a very sincere reply from George II: "

Honestly, Your Majesty. Sydney is an international metropolis that is not inferior to London, and is even more advanced than the famous Paris.

If it were not for the smaller population than London, then Sydney would be the most developed city in the world.

If I have to choose a city to live in, I would choose Sydney instead of London. Although London is huge and developed, the bad air and environment doom it to not be a city that can be lived in for a long time."

Poor environment is an inevitable part of the development of great powers. Why can they become great powers? Technological reform drives industry, industry drives economy, economy drives population, population drives national potential and comprehensive strength, and comprehensive strength determines great powers.

Each of these links is very important, especially industry, which directly measures the strength and development of a country.

But the current industrial technology still has great defects compared with later generations. Most industries cannot avoid high emissions and high pollution, which also makes some industrially developed areas face serious pollution.

The famous foggy city of London has proved that industry is extremely harmful to the environment. Although this cannot change the fact that London is the largest city in the world, the poor air quality is also seriously affecting the life and health of Londoners.

At present, countries have very strict requirements for environmental quality and sanitation, and people are also paying attention to their own sanitation and environmental problems.

The issue of governing the sanitary environment in London has been raised many times by the British government and the London City Government, but it is probably a long-term problem to completely change the current situation in London.

After playing in Australasia for a few days again, George II took Charlotte on a ship to London, England.

They will seek the support of the British royal family in London, England, and then prepare to embark on the journey to Greece again.

However, compared with the uneasiness of coming to Australasia, George II was still very relaxed when he went to London, England.

The current ties between Britain and Australasia are still very close, which also means that as long as the support of Australasia is obtained, the support of Britain is inevitable.

Moreover, the royal families of Britain and Australasia are actually one family, which also means that George II and the British royal family have an inseparable relationship.

Well, speaking of this, we have to mention Queen Victoria, the grandmother of Europe.

George II is the great-grandson of Queen Victoria, and his blood relationship with the British royal family is relatively distant.

But after marrying Charlotte, he became the grandson-in-law of Queen Victoria and the cousin-in-law of the current King George V of the United Kingdom, and the relationship was further shortened.

This is also a common problem of the European royal family. Basically, they are all related by blood. Strictly speaking, everyone is a relative.

Fortunately, the blood relationship between Arthur and Queen Mary is still relatively distant, which also avoids the risk of inbreeding.

Others can't control it, but the Australasian royal family should still try to avoid inbreeding.

At least within three generations, there is no need to marry into the British royal family. Anyway, the power of the British royal family is constantly weakening, and Arthur himself has a close relationship with the British royal family, so there is no need for marriage to bring the relationship closer.

Things are indeed as George II expected. The journey in the UK is also very smooth, and he soon won the support of George V.

It’s not that the two guys named George hit it off at first sight. More reasons are that George V hopes to increase his voice, and helping the Greek royal family to restore is a good starting point.

How to increase the voice of a monarch? There are two major aspects, one is to gain international influence, and the other is to gain domestic influence.

For George V now, it is difficult to increase his influence in the UK.

The cabinet will not allow a highly influential monarch to appear, and he himself does not have much ability and opportunity to increase his voice in the cabinet and parliament.

Then the only opportunity is to increase international influence. If he can get the support of the Greek royal family and even repair the relationship with many German nobles, George V’s influence in the monarchy can still be further improved.

This is still very necessary for George V at the moment. After all, his status in the country has weakened too much compared to his father Edward VII and grandmother Queen Victoria.

George II, who has obtained the support of the two powers of Britain and Australasia, is in a good mood. He has already contacted the royalists in Greece and is ready to fight a desperate battle with the republicans.

However, it is really not that difficult for the powerful countries to interfere in the situation of a small country.

At the end of March 1925, Britain and Australasia took action.

The first step of the action was to launch a public opinion offensive, criticizing the Greek government's actions from the republic to the present, believing that the Greek government has done nothing, but has weakened the current Greek economy and industrial regression, even worse than the Kingdom period.

This is done to arouse the Greeks' recollection of the Greek Kingdom period, at least to think of the benefits of the Greek Kingdom period, and then compare it with the current situation of the Republic period, so as to generate emotional resonance.

The second step of the action is to contact the Greek government, express the attitude of Britain and Australasia, and wait for the decision of the Greek government.

The good news is that the Greek government is still relatively decentralized. There is no party that controls most of the power, but several small republican parties are fighting for power.

Such a Greek government is obviously easier to control, because they can't have a unified voice to resist the interference of external powers.

April 1925, Athens, Greece.

Kronos Alan Huberchin, the president of the Second Greek Republic and the leader of the Greek Democratic Party, was frowning and rubbing his eyebrows alone at his desk.

Greek public opinion has seriously affected the Greek government, but such public opinion is impossible for the current Greek government to block with all its strength.

At the same time, the inadvertent statements of the British and Australasians also made Kronos understand that the attitude of the two powers is to support the restoration of the monarchy.

Whether to support George II's return to the throne is a difficult decision for Kronos, and it is also the biggest test for the current Greek government.

First of all, the monarchy is contrary to the republic advocated by Kronos, and runs counter to the Democratic Party he leads.

Secondly, as the current president of the Greek government, although Kronos has many competitors, he is undoubtedly the most powerful person in the Greek government.

If he supports the restoration of George II, Kronos' power will inevitably be greatly restricted, and it is even possible that his power will be directly taken away by George II.

After all, George II has the support of the two powers of Britain and Australasia, which has a great impact on a small country like Greece.

But if George II's restoration is rejected, it will obviously offend George II and the two powers of Britain and Australia.

Not to mention George II, the accountability of the two powers of Britain and Australasia alone is enough to make other political parties in Greek politics abandon the Democratic Party.

In other words, if Britain and Australasia really come in force, Kronos has no doubt that other political parties will surrender directly and put all the blame on the Democratic Party.

This also means that no matter which choice is made, it will have a far-reaching impact on the current Greek government.

It even has a huge impact on all political parties in Greece and Kronos himself.

To put it bluntly, in the struggle for power, there is only progress, no retreat. Concessions mean failure, and failure means destruction.

Party leaders like Kronos have many party members and officials behind them.

Even if Kronos agrees to make concessions, other party members will not agree, because this is really related to their interests.

But the question is, if there is no concession, can the current fragmented Greek government really withstand the pressure from Britain and Australia?

Besides, there are royalists in Greece. Although the monarchy was abolished by the Greek Parliament, there are still a small number of people in Greece who continue to support the monarchy, including senior government officials and senior military generals.

If there is a coup, the situation in Greece will be really hard to say. Once the current Greek Republican government is overthrown, Kronos and others will not only lose power, but may even lose their lives.

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