Chapter 616: The Treaty of Hi-Ao

Although he successfully returned to his throne, George II was not in such a good mood at this time.

After Kronos amended the constitution, George II should have become the least powerful king in the world, with far less power than other monarchs.

Even the most basic right of a king to dissolve parliament and cabinet was amended to only allow the dissolution of the cabinet, and it also needs to be approved by the parliament.

The parliament became the most powerful and stable institution in the Kingdom of Greece. It not only has the right to supervise the government, but is also not restricted by the king and the government.

The Greek king lost the right to appoint and dismiss the cabinet, and only has the right to nominate. This also means that if the Greek king has no reputation, he is basically in a state of being sidelined.

At the same time, the core of Greek power is the Greek Parliament. This is also the biggest reason why the Greek Parliament at that time agreed to restore the monarchy. After all, their power will not change much.

The most important military and financial powers for a country are managed by the government and supervised by the monarch and parliament.

The military and financial powers that George II can control are nothing more than the guards of the palace and the annuities of the royal family members.

Although Greek officials are still loyal to the king in name, the Greek Parliament has become the real manager of the government and officials.

This also means that if George II wants to regain power, he must obtain the support of most people in Parliament and control the parliament's right to speak.

This is also George II's biggest challenge. After all, it was Parliament that once supported the abolition of the monarchy. It is the biggest problem for any monarch to get the support of these people.

Arthur is also clear about the changes in the Greek constitution, and even secretly admires Kronos's approach.

The Greek Democratic Party made a very smart choice. Not only did it comply with the requirements of Britain and Australasia, George II was pushed back to the throne, but it also guaranteed its own status to the greatest extent, ensuring that George II, who regained the throne, would not pose a threat to his rule.

The current Greece is definitely the most republican among the monarchies, and it can even be said to be a republic in the shell of a monarchy.

Because the political system of Greece has not changed much from the former republic, it just has a so-called spiritual leader king.

As for whether the so-called king can attract the attention of various parties and members of parliament, it depends on what George II does after he regains the throne.

Arthur doesn't care about George II's actions, because Greece can only provide limited help to Australasia.

If the British attach importance to the geographical location of Greece, then what Arthur cares about is actually the Greek throne owned by George II, the support of a so-called European king.

As for the actual power of this European throne, Arthur doesn't care and doesn't care at all.

However, Kronos's act of amending the constitution to restrict the royal power still has a great impact on the European royal family.

This also provides a precedent for other European monarchies, a precedent for how to better restrict the royal power and make their own countries more democratic.

From the king's point of view, Arthur not only condemns Kronos's behavior, but also prevents people in Australasia from following suit and wanting to amend the Australasia constitution.

Although Arthur also wants to limit the royal power of Australasia, it is definitely not now, at least it has to wait until after World War II.

At that time, Australasia would also become one of the top powers, and it would no longer need a pioneering monarch, but a monarch who could maintain the status quo.

Although limiting the royal power is an inevitable trend, Arthur does not want to see the royal power of future generations being restricted too much.

Keeping a certain amount of operating space, at least allowing capable monarchs to control the right to speak, is the best way to limit the royal power.

Fortunately, the royal power in Australasia is not too restricted at present. The royal power has penetrated almost every corner and has the right to manage national affairs.

Although many powers are nominally restricted by parliament and the government, judging from Arthur's current great reputation in Australasia, the restrictions of these two institutions are almost equivalent to nothing.

This also means that the royal power under the current constitution of Australasia has unlimited possibilities. With the blessing of Arthur's great prestige, this is a system that is more autocratic than monarchy, and it is only suitable for Arthur's reign.

If this system is retained until the next monarch, neither William nor the other little guys will have the possibility of completely controlling this system for the time being.

They either face the hatred of the entire government or will be sidelined by the government and the parliament.

In the face of the struggle for power, any relationship is fragile. If Arthur is gone, this official will not give up the struggle for power for Arthur's sake.

After the Greek problem was solved, the war in Persia was also smoothly launched. Britain and Australasia attached great importance to this war and sent a total of more than 150,000 troops to fight.

Among the 50,000 troops sent by Australasia, one was in Persia to help the British attack, and the other troops were in the Arabian Peninsula, attacking the so-called Rashid Emir State.

Because the opponent was an indigenous country, the Ministry of Defense issued a death order for this war, requiring the battle to be resolved as soon as possible and to win beautifully.

Fortunately, the main attacking army included a division in the Persian Gulf territory, otherwise it would be unlikely to win beautifully relying on the Philippine army alone.

Under this premise, if the navy and air force are supported, this will be a war of comprehensive crushing of the three services.

The development of the war is indeed as good as the advantage on paper. Tens of thousands of troops in Australasia are like a dead tree, advancing dozens of kilometers every day.

The British are the only one in Persia. Without the interference of other powers, the British are determined to completely annex Persia.

With the help of a division assisted by Australasia, the British army in Persia has exceeded 100,000 people, and its weapons and equipment are fully ahead of the Persian army.

There is naturally no other possibility for such a war. The British have a huge advantage, and the huge Persia has no ability to resist at all.

Unlike other colonial countries, the Persian Empire has long been corrupt, and its combat effectiveness is not even as good as other natives in the Middle East.

After several major cities were captured in succession, the Persian Empire finally couldn't hold on and asked for peace talks with the British.

Now there is no Russian to help Persia, and Persia alone can't resist the attack of the powers.

Ahmed Shah, the ruler of the Persian Empire, naturally understood this, and didn't even have the confidence to resist the British.

Arthur originally thought that the war with Persia could delay the British for a while, but he did not expect that the Persian Empire would soon give in after less than two months of the war.

However, long before the Persian Empire gave in, Australasia had almost conquered the entire territory of the Rashid Emir State and had completed the mission of this operation.

After occupying the Rashid Emir State, Australasia directly announced that it would be incorporated into the Persian Gulf Territory and expanded the garrison in the Persian Gulf Territory to three divisions.

After all, this is also a land of millions of square kilometers, and there are relatively important oil resources, so it is inevitable to increase some defense forces.

July 1925 was also the third month after George II took the throne again.

After temporarily stabilizing the domestic order, George II finally took action. The first step was to visit Britain and Australasia as a king, which was equivalent to announcing his trump card to the outside world.

This action is indeed effective. After all, the most influential country at present is definitely the great powers, and the most powerful among the great powers is Britain, especially for European countries.

Greece was the younger brother of the British before, and the British naturally have the greatest influence. This also allowed George II to consolidate his position. At least the government did not dare to completely overthrow George II in public, and some space was left for George II in the handling of some government affairs.

Australasia was the second stop of George II's visit. Unlike the last time he came to Australasia, this time George II made an official diplomatic visit as a Greek country.

However, Australasia is a great power after all. Although George II is a king, he does not need to pay too much attention to it. He can receive it according to the usual etiquette.

The Greek government will not refute cooperation with the great powers, which also made the signing of the treaty between Greece, Britain and Australasia very smooth.

Australasia's industrial products can easily enter the Greek market, and Greece can easily obtain support from Britain and Australasia.

This has a certain promotion for the Greek economy and has also improved the quality of life of the Greek people.

Although it is not so obvious, it is definitely improved compared to the republican rule.

Many royalist media have made a big fuss about this, promoting the benefits of the monarchy to Greece to consolidate George II's position.

The biggest cooperation between Australasia and Greece is actually about economy and international students.

This is also one of the means by which the great powers influence a country. Greece will send at least hundreds of international students every year to learn advanced knowledge from Australasia.

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