Chapter 614: Wise Choice
The current trend in the world is completely different from this period in history. Because of Arthur's interference, Germany, Russia, and Austria-Hungary, their monarchies still existed, and they were all countries with a certain amount of strength.
Although the republics are also represented by France and the United States, both countries are weakening.
More promising than France and the United States are Britain and Australasia, two real monarchies.
And with the exception of France and the United States, there seems to be no republican state that has been able to stand on the table, and there are very few even second-strongest countries.
The monarchies are different, the two British and Australian powers are not mentioned for the time being, and the more famous old monarchies in Europe are the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, Spain and so on.
Oh yes. Italy, which no longer exists, is also a kingdom and a veritable monarchy.
Of all these monarchies, it seems that none of them are weaker than Greece. This also made Kronos Alain Huberchen wonder if he was wrong, and whether a republican form of government was really suitable for Greece.
Although the former Greek kingdom lost the war with Turkey, the Turkish army also defeated the armies of the great powers, and Greece's defeat was well deserved.
At least the current Second Hellenic Republic does not dare to say that it can defeat Turkey, can they really do better than the former Greek Kingdom?
The biggest drawback of the republic is actually the efficiency of governance that is the biggest headache for Kronos.
Especially in Greece, a country where no political party has an advantage, a small issue can be debated for a long time, and the parties do not give in to each other, and even threaten to change the government at every turn.
The same policy has been practiced by other countries for a long time, and Greece is still squabbling in Congress, and it is simply unable to take practical action.
Under such circumstances, it is strange that Greece does not lag behind in its development, after all, it is impossible for a country that is one step behind others to take advantage of the situation and develop smoothly.
Faced with a difficult choice, Kronos couldn't make up his mind and set his sights on his only henchman in the government, Petros Baschen, one of the two giants of the Democratic Party.
Petros, who received a summons from Kronos, anxiously rushed to the president's office, and as soon as he opened the door, he was questioned by Kronos.
"Petros, do you think we're going to welcome His Majesty?"
Petros did not answer directly, but pondered for a while before he said, "Mr. President, do you think our rule is more important or is Greece more important?" ”
This is a very important question for those in power in any country, and the answer to this question is also related to the development of the Democratic Party and Greece.
Kronos was stunned for a moment, although he kept talking about the development of Greece, but wasn't it also for his own presidential throne?
If he had to choose one, he didn't really seem to have thought about which one to choose.
Seeing that Kronos was silent, Petros continued: "The present situation in the republic has proved that the republic is a burden, at least for Greece now.
We don't have a political party with an advantage, and the chaos within the government is even better than it was during the kingdom.
It is clear that the development of the country needs a unified voice, and at the moment we are completely unable to do so.
His Majesty clearly has the support of Great Britain and Australasia, in other words, His Majesty's restoration cannot be stopped.
My suggestion, Mr. President, is that we should look for a way back. Either submit to the rule of His Majesty the King, or leave Greek politics. ”
If George II had been alone, the republicans in Greece would have easily suppressed the royalists.
After all, the king has been ousted, and the forces loyal to the king have also been purged during this time, and the influence on the government is not so serious.
But if George II had England and Australasia standing behind him, it would not have been something that a small Greek government could resist.
Unless Greece can still have two powers of equal rank behind it, who can do it in the current time situation?
France and the United States cannot be expected to support the current Hellenic Republic at the same time! Although they are both republics, the two countries are not so kind.
European monarchies may be able to be friends, but republics don't have much good relations with each other.
"Do you mean that we are directly subject to the rule of His Majesty the King?" Kronos asked.
"Yes and no, Mr. President." Petros explained: "If we cannot prevent His Majesty's restoration, then submission to His Majesty's rule is inevitable.
But we can't sit idly by as Greece did when it continued to restore the kingdom, at least the monarch didn't have much power in his hands.
We should follow the example of Britain and establish an alternative republic under the premise of a monarchy. ”
Monarchy and constitutional monarchy are not the same thing. The previous Greek kings were too powerful, and this was not a good thing for the development of Greece.
If the rights of the Greek king can be curtailed and more executive power can be returned to the government and parliament, it will also be a good thing for the current Greek parties.
"Will the British and Australasian agree? They put His Majesty back on the throne, but they didn't want him to be a constitutional monarch! Kronos continued to ask.
"Such a monarchy is what the Greeks can accept, Mr. President. I believe that Britain and Australasia will also care about the public opinion of the Greeks, and a stable monarchy is what they want to see. Petros smiled and said, "His Majesty can work with Britain and Australasia, why can't we?"
I believe that they would also like to see more loyal forces in Greece, for the sake of the Democratic Party, for the sake of Greece as a whole, we can cooperate with the British and the Australasian people. ”
It is also true that although the British and Australasian people were willing to put George II back on the throne, neither Arthur nor George V valued George II's royal power.
The biggest purpose of the two is to rely on the joint declaration of the European royal family to brush up their prestige, and a stable monarchy is what they want to see, rather than the kind of absolute monarchy that tends to be extreme.
Kronos's proposal was quickly echoed by Britain and Australasia, as it was much better to put George II on the throne peacefully than to use war.
However, before George II's restoration, Cronos, with the consent of Britain and Australasia, took the lead in amending the Greek constitution to limit the rights of the monarchy.
More power was given to parliament and government, and the Greek king had completely lost his military powers, leaving only some executive and legislative powers.
However, the legislative power was also subject to parliamentary supervision, and the laws established by the king could only be implemented with the consent of the parliament, which also prevented future Greek monarchs from changing the constitution again after taking power.
After the constitution was amended, Kronos was also very interested, and soon convened a parliament and deliberated for a long time on whether to restore the monarchy.
Britain and Australasia also made efforts at the same time, united with the royalist party and the Democratic Party in Greece, and soon got the Greek parliament to announce the restoration of the constitutional monarchy with more than 60% support.
At the same time, the Greek Parliament was renamed the Hellenic Parliament, the Greek Republican Government was renamed the Greek Cabinet Government, and the flag of the Greek Kingdom was restored.
The change of regime in Greece has turned the eyes of the whole world on this country.
This is not good news for the republics of the world, because it represents another point of power for the monarchy.
Many media outlets have begun to speculate about the regime change behind Greece, and have even published all sorts of even more outrageous news.
However, European royal families are still very happy to see the restoration of the Greek royal family. Because of the impetus of Britain and Australasia, the royal families also have more trust in the joint declaration of European royal families that they once signed, because it can indeed help them regain power when they lose the throne.
This was good news for both Arthur and George V. George V slightly repaired relations with the German aristocracy, which helped his prestige among the European royal family.
The one who benefited the most was Arthur. As the initiator of the European Royal Family Joint Declaration, he also defended the German royal family, the Russian royal family, etc., plus helped George II restore the throne, Arthur's prestige and status in the European royal family has been very high, and the marriage of several little ones has also been frequently inquired about by the royal families of many countries.
Obviously, in the eyes of the royal families of most European monarchies, a marriage to what is now Australasia is a good deal.
Australasia is a powerful monarchy and a very powerful power.
Marrying Australasia not only boosts their international influence, but also gives them a strong ally that will be able to pull them in the face of their loss.
In addition to this, the high wealth of the Australasian royal family is also one of the reasons that attract these royal families.
Although at present, the assets of the royal family are only the banks of the royal consortium, the military industry and so on.
But the profits brought in by the banks and the military industry alone are as high as tens of millions of Australian dollars a year, and the total assets of the royal consortium have even reached hundreds of millions of Australian dollars.
According to the price ratio of gold alone, the total value of the assets of the royal consortium alone is as high as 1.5 trillion yuan, and the actual conversion ratio will only be higher.
After all, the current Australian dollar has not undergone currency depreciation, and the difference between this may be tens or even hundreds of times.
With the assets of the royal consortium alone, the Australasian royal family has been able to compete for the throne of the richest royal family in the world.
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