Turkey is not a qualified ally, as was already confirmed in the First World War.

It is not an exaggeration to say that Australasia, as a great power, cannot trust any of its allies at any time and is wary of any country, which is in line with the pattern of today's world.

However, Arthur was more interested in Turkey's strategic location than the Turkish-Australasian pact mentioned by Arleigh Ustafa Youssef.

As a nominally Eurasian country, Turkey is very close to the Suez Canal and the Strait of Constantinople, as well as to the Balkans.

In the long run, Turkey's geographical location can also have a profound impact on the Middle East, which could be helpful for Australasia's Middle East oil strategy.

Overall, the benefits of gaining Turkey as an ally outweigh the disadvantages. After all, Turkey is not the Ottoman Empire it once was, a new country that is being reformed, and it is still worth looking forward to in theory.

This is not to say that Arthur is blindly confident in Turkey, just from the list of Turkish reforms outlined by Vice President Ali, we can actually see Kemal's firm attitude towards reforming Turkey.

The previous war had already given Kemal the majority of power in the Turkish government, and there was little opposition to the modernization reforms.

In Kemal's reform program, he planned to abolish the religious system of the Ottoman Empire, as well as the polygamy that had prevailed for hundreds of years, as well as the traditional dress of the Ottoman Empire, and so on.

This is a huge change for the current Turkey, and the new Turkish Republic is destined to be different from the previous Ottoman Empire.

At Arthur's suggestion, the talks between Australasia and Turkey went smoothly.

In March 1924, the two sides formally agreed on a cooperation plan, which also marked the beginning of Turkey's modernization reforms.

In order to establish Turkey as an advanced country, Kemal made an extremely bold decision to implement full Westernization.

Kemal first abolished the traditional dress of the Ottoman Empire, and required all government officials to wear suits and top hats while working, and forbade all non-clergy to wear religious robes or religious insignia.

In addition to this, all independent madrasas and madrasas in Turkey will be closed, and the long-established system of imam, the Shari'a law, which is enshrined as a sacred law, will be abolished, greatly reducing the influence of religion in Turkey.

Many countries in Europe were surprised by Turkey's bold reforms, because it was the first country to learn from the West in its entirety, and even the usual clothing and government system came from Australasia and Europe.

In order to ensure a republican system in Turkey, Kemal modeled on the political system of Australasia, as well as the current system of the world's republics, and established a president-centered republican government, with the Loya Jirga in charge of the legislature.

In the astonished eyes of countries around the world, Turkey has officially begun to secularize and modernize reforms, and the success of the reforms will also determine whether this investment in Australasia will be successful.

While Turkey is creating big news, the rest of Europe is not so quiet.

The first was Greece, which did not do well in the war with Turkey, and also deposed Constantine I and his cabinet, who had promoted the war.

He was succeeded by Arthur's brother-in-law, King George II. However, at this time, Greece had already experienced three kings in four years, the domestic political situation was not stable, and the rise of the revolutionary faction prompted George II to lose his throne.

Hearing a telegram from his sister Charlotte stating that her husband, George II, had been deposed from the throne, Arthur could only smile wryly.

The current fate of the Greek royal family is inextricably linked to the radicalization of successive Greek kings.

This is also a typical example of Arthur's warning to Dmitry that it is better not to jump out of the monarch of a small country, and he may lose his throne if he is not careful.

With the exception of Greece, the current situation in Europe is not too peaceful.

The first is the situation of Germany's reparations. It has been four years since the last three-year reduction of the reparations, which means that this year has come to Germany to repay the full amount of the repayment.

This is naturally unacceptable to the Germans, after all, the first three years of reparations relief gave the German government a breather, and now they are facing high annual reparations, and the good days are coming to an end.

In order to gain more benefits for itself, Germany tried to delay the time of reparations and try to obtain a longer period of reparations relief.

But such a move soon angered the French. The French were already very dissatisfied with the reduction of Germany's share of reparations within three years, and naturally it was impossible to agree to a longer reduction of reparations.

What's more, France's current economic situation is not too good, and it is naturally waiting for the reparations from Germany to restore the domestic economy, let alone agreeing to reduce Germany's reparations again.

Even Tsarist Russia under Nicholas II was waiting for German war reparations to ease the country's more serious debt disputes.

Under such circumstances, the French are still very firm in their attitude towards repaying Germany's debts. He even strongly stated that if the Germans were unwilling to repay their debts, France would use its own means to urge Germany to repay its debts.

The good news is that such a threat does reach the German government, and the bad news is that the German government is currently in disarray of its own, and no one has the ability to deal with this threatening telegram.

Speaking of which, we have to mention the complex political system in Germany today. Because of the influence of Britain and France, Germany currently has a military government and a monarchy, as well as the influence of states and political parties, and the political system is extremely chaotic.

Neither Kaiser Wilhelm II nor the military government of Hindenburg could hold a sufficient amount of weight, which also made the unification of Germany nominal rather than practical.

In particular, Bavaria, a relatively powerful state in South Germany, has a much lower army than the government, and the autonomy of the Kingdom of Bavaria is already quite high, and even the imperial government is not in the eye.

Under such circumstances, it became natural for the Germans to delay the payment of reparations.

After all, collecting taxes from the states was a problem, and even Bavaria had not paid taxes to the Imperial Government for more than two years.

The economic independence of these powerful states also exacerbated Germany's economic crisis in disguise.

At present, the German government really has no money to repay the reparations, and after thinking about it for a long time, the German government decided to temporarily repay the debt, anyway, the government really has no money to pay back, and the French can't do anything with themselves.

In 1924, many of the countries that had signed the treaty also received requests from Germany to postpone the payment of reparations from 1924 to 1926 in order to alleviate the severe financial crisis in Germany.

If this were before the relief of reparations took place, States might have convened a negotiating conference for that purpose. After all, Germany's financial situation after the defeat was indeed bad, and some concessions were inevitable.

But what time is it?

Only four years have passed since the reduction of German reparations and the reduction of the proportion of reparations in the previous three years, and this year is the time for the first payment of the reduced reparations.

Even if Germany's fiscal situation did go wrong before, it has been slowed down for four years, at least it has improved, right?

If not even a single curtailed reparation could be obtained, then it would be necessary to consider the attitude of the Germans with regard to war reparations.

As one of the major contributors to Germany's reparations, Australasia naturally received Germany's request for a postponement of reparations.

When asked by Roger's men about his attitude, Arthur gave an ambiguous answer: "If both England and France agree to extend the time for reparations again, we will have no problem." Most of our debts have already been mortgaged to Britain and France, and it is enough to follow the actions of Britain and France in terms of reparations. ”

Australasia's reparation ratio was originally relatively small among the Entente countries, and after the last reduction of the reparation ratio, there was not much left.

In the course of his development, Arthur transferred these loans to Britain and France more or less, and the remaining share of German reparations in Australasia was about 100 million pounds, which was far less than the share of German reparations held by Britain and France.

Whether it is a delay in repayment or a default, Australasia's losses are far less than those of Britain and France.

This is also the real reason why Arthur asked the government to follow the British and French actions, after all, there are people in the front who take the lead, and someone will be more anxious than Australasia.

Compared with Australasia's temporary wait-and-see, the attitude of the French can be described as very resolute.

Because of the reasons that the Germans had been warned before, the French government publicly stated that it would not accept any way or reason to delay the payment of reparations, and demanded that the German government pay off this year's reparations as soon as possible within the specified time and fulfill the responsibilities of the contract signed at that time.

The demands of the French were supported by a considerable number of small and medium-sized countries, after all, these small and medium-sized countries did not have so much confidence in the face of Germany, the former great power.

Britain and France could raise their eyebrows and direct demands, but they also had to establish good relations with German diplomats when facing German diplomats.

After all, the limitation treaty cannot always restrict Germany, and Germany is still within the scope of the great powers, and it is not something that an ordinary small and medium-sized country can offend.

Besides, even with only 150,000 troops, Germany's current military strength is far greater than that of some small and medium-sized countries, which is why those small and medium-sized countries are unwilling to directly offend Germany.

France was able to stand up directly against Germany's demands, which for these small and medium-sized countries was like a ray of light in the night, which seemed so just and so eye-catching.

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