Chapter 294: A Familiar City
At this time, the Kingdom of Italy and the Quadruple Alliance were considered honeymoon periods, but no one expected that Mr. Mussolini would be so confident that he directly forced Yugoslavia to compromise on the border, and the ownership of several cities was changed from Yugoslavia to the Kingdom of Italy.
This was undoubtedly a breakthrough in the bottom line of the four-nation alliance, and the first prime minister, Massena, rebuked the Kingdom of Italy for the first time. Yes, it was a reprimand, but this was only the beginning, and then Ernst announced his attitude in Warsaw that if the Kingdom of Italy did not withdraw its troops from Fum within three days, then the Quadruple Alliance would not mind tearing its skin and inflicting a military attack on Italy.
Ernst's proclamation was not discussed by anyone, so when Ernst announced his warning, Massena and other prime ministers and officials knew what their king (Grand Duke) had done, and hurriedly contacted Ernst, but no one wanted to refuse their attempts to contact Ernst.
In desperation, Massena and others could only follow Ernst's advice and change their attitude towards the Kingdom of Italy to a tough warning, and even the military began to take action, in charge of the Balkans was General Andrei of the Second Theater of Operations, and the main target of the Kingdom of Italy was Lieutenant General Hu Xuanting of the Twelfth Army.
100,000 Royal Army is 300,000 Italian Army that they dare not provoke, even if the current Royal Italian Army combat effectiveness has improved a lot, but compared with the strength of the army of the Four-Nation Alliance, they still have a big gap. A peak, a second-rate peak, even if the number is 1:3, there is not the slightest confidence.
Mussolini was actually just testing the Quad, which now seems to be focused on the economy, and Mussolini speculated that perhaps the Quad would make some compromises on this matter. In fact, it was in the first place. Massena was a rebuke rather than a warning. But then......
To be honest, Mussolini was really a little afraid of Ernst, because a series of things said that the Czech Grand Duke, His Majesty the King of Poland and Lithuania, seemed to be mentally abnormal, he liked to do something unscrupulous, but his strength was still so strong, once he was angered, it was often his opponents who were unlucky.
Mussolini did not want to give up everything he had now because of this small matter, and he knew very well that once a war with the Quad Alliance began, no matter what the outcome of the war would be. The Kingdom of Italy was the one that was bound to fall, and the outcome of the Quadruple Alliance depended on the unity of Britain, France, and the United States.
To be honest, Mussolini is also very troubled now, the Kingdom of Italy has finally risen, and when he was about to expand his territory, he suddenly found that there was no territory to continue to expand. In the north are France and Germany, which Italy does not dare to provoke and does not want to provoke, while the east is better, but the Quadruple Alliance regards the Balkans as closer than its own son, and has no way to start.
The strength is too terrifying on the one hand, what really makes Mussolini taboo is that he can't afford the result. It had nothing to do with the defeat of France, at most it was just reparations and cedes. Be careful, maybe you can keep everything you have now, and if you are in alliance with the four countries...... Not to mention their own status, even the Kingdom of Italy may not be able to keep it. In the event of a sudden compromise between Britain, France, and the United States, it is impossible to say that the Kingdom of Italy would become the territory of Ernst and the new land of the Habsburgs.
Think about it, maybe the only place that the Kingdom of Italy can conquer is Africa, and it is better to have two colonies than to do nothing at all, this is the idea of Mussolini, the de facto controller of Italy after being warned. Not to mention that Mussolini began to shift his focus to Africa, and the prelude to a war that had just dissipated had brought Ernst back to boredom.
To be honest, Ernst really wanted to promote the elite of the Quadruple Army again, but the Kingdom of Italy suddenly compromised and did not give him this opportunity, which made Ernst a little disappointed, and he despised Mussolini fiercely in his heart, and Ernst turned his attention back to the economy.
Perhaps the biggest sporting event in 1924 was the opening of the first Olympic Winter Games in France, and the combat effectiveness could not be continued to improve for the time being, and it was necessary for Ernst to regain his prestige, so the nobles and high-ranking officials led by Ernst paid more attention to this matter.
The athletes of the Four-Nation League almost wanted to cry, how many years, how many years and years of Ernst's influence countries paid a lot of attention to sports, but when did they actually really care? Gold medal or silver medal! The most attendance was only Empress Maria (Queen), and Ernst and several prime ministers did not even appear in person, which made the athletes very sad.
This time, Ernst actually really cared about the sports project, and even came to the newly renovated Warsaw Stadium with the directors and executive directors of the Four-Power Alliance to meet those athletes, which was a picture that was unimaginable in the past, and a large number of sports reporters and relevant radio stations reported it, and the net worth of sports stars has more than doubled for a while. When several women around him expressed Ernst's value, Ernst couldn't help but smile bitterly, he didn't expect that a thing he casually dealt with would have such a big impact, and the entire four-nation league seemed to be blowing a sports wind, football, basketball, baseball, etc. quickly became hot.
Speaking of the happiest are the owners of those clubs, they are the ones who make a lot of money, several club owners jumped directly into the millionaire sequence in this storm, and the most they said in media interviews is to thank the government, thank His Majesty the King (Grand Duke)!
Every time he saw such a picture, Ernst had a sense of irony, was he not a monarch but a god of wealth? Because he saw very clearly, the eyes of those merchants were full of faith and worship, and of course this incident also led to a small increase in the economy of the Quad Alliance.
There is still some time before the Winter Olympics, the athletes of the four-nation alliance are ready, and this time the rare leader of the team is a ministerial-level official, and their group will rush to Chamonix, France before January 25, but unfortunately they are estimated to not be able to catch up with one of the important and lively festivals of the four-nation alliance - the Spring Festival!
There are interviews in China, France will naturally also interview these sports club owners and athletes, compared to the implicit ones in the country abroad, they can be described as crazy, there is nothing to thank the government and the like, the unity is the king (Grand Duke) Long live His Majesty! The madness in those eyes made the French reporters retreat, as if they were afraid of being swallowed.
A small detail directly allows French citizens to see Ernst's influence in the Quad Alliance, with sighs, envy, and anger, but one thing, no matter what their attitude, does not affect Ernst, he still does his own thing.
Warsaw is an international metropolis, at least in Ernst's definition, so in some respects Warsaw is a metropolis that is biased towards the United States, without that kind of historical and cultural atmosphere, and even if it was, it has been erased, which also causes some people to be dissatisfied.
If there are more small villas and small commercial buildings in Prague, then most of Warsaw will be changed to high-rise buildings, new building materials can support fifty or sixty storey buildings, and new elevators will meet people's needs, so in the next ten years you will see Warsaw become a modern metropolis little by little.
At night, the number of horse-drawn carriages on the streets began to dwindle, replaced by cars and trams, people walked through the streets in bright costumes, and traffic lights and street lights were scattered at all the interfaces, but now they are still in their infancy, and there is a sense of nondescriptry.
Warsaw's commercial buildings have formed a market, and a large number of businessmen who make a living from this are full of oil, and a dozen millionaires are shaking their euros in their hands for all kinds of investments and purchases, and most of Warsaw's luxury market is supported by these people.
Ernst doesn't like these real estate businessmen very much, but they also have a lot of credit for the economy of Warsaw, even if Ernst doesn't like it, he can't exclude it, and even invite them to some banquets, to show that I support and am optimistic about you.
As the biggest leader of the temple, Ernst naturally can't break free from such an environment, but compared to anyone, his degree of freedom is very high, only he has the privilege to make a choice, and others can only wait to be chosen.
"It's starting to get a little familiar."
Sitting here, looking out the window of the city, Ernst suddenly said an inexplicable word, which made Bert next to him a little strange, but it was not the first time that the owner's nervous words were not the first time, and Bert was also a little used to it. This is the way to a banquet, and the main topic of the banquet is charity.
The charity banquet was hosted by Golden Melody Records, and Ernst was also a fan of Anne, but of course he did not reveal his identity, but only auctioned off two items as a wealthy businessman.
Charity banquets have always been a good place for women to gain international fame, and Anne, Jessica, and Maria are not exempt from it, and it seems impossible if they don't hold a few charity banquets a year. And many ladies and ladies are indeed very active in choosing to support, and spending a lot of money is a common thing here.
Ernst has never been a stingy person, but he can't help but feel heartache when he sees the ladies bidding for a small piece of collectible value for tens of millions of euros.
The aristocracy is not easy to mix, and it is not even as easy as those ordinary rich merchants, if the rich merchants are not rich in their hands, they can completely reduce their expenses, but you ask any noble family, they can do this? The answer is no, because in their eyes, the honor of the family is everything, and some of the huge expenses are undoubtedly linked to the honor. (To be continued.) )