Chapter 615: Treaty of Greece and Australia
Although he successfully returned to his throne, George II was not in such a good mood at this time.
After Kronos changed the constitution, George II should become the most powerless king in the world at present, with far less power than other monarchs.
Even the most basic right of a king to dissolve parliament and cabinet was changed to allow the dissolution of the cabinet only, and it also required the approval of the parliament.
The parliament became the most powerful and stable institution in the Kingdom of Greece, not only with the right to oversee the government, but also without the restrictions of the king and the government.
The Greek king, on the other hand, lost the right to appoint and dismiss the cabinet and only had the right to nominate people. This also meant that if the Greek king did not have any prestige, he was basically in a state of being hollowed out.
At the same time, the core of Greek power is the Greek Parliament. This was the biggest reason why the Greek parliament at that time was able to agree to restore the monarchy, after all, their power would not change much.
The military and financial powers, which are the most important for a country, are managed by the government and supervised by the monarch and parliament.
The military and financial power that George II could control was nothing more than the guards of the royal palace and the annuities of the members of the royal family.
Although Greek officials were still nominally loyal to the king, it was the Greek parliament that actually ran the government and officials.
This also means that if George II wants to regain power, he must have the support of the majority of the parliament and control the voice of the parliament.
This is also George II's biggest challenge, after all, it was Parliament that was in favor of abolishing the monarchy, and it was the biggest problem for any monarch to get the support of these people.
The change of the Greek constitution Arthur was also clear, and even secretly admired Kronos's approach.
The Greek Democratic Party made a clever trade-off, not only complying with the demands of Britain and Australasia, and re-enthroned George II, but also maximizing its position to ensure that George II, who had regained the throne, would not pose a threat to his rule.
At present, Greece is definitely the most republican of the monarchies, and it can even be said that it is a republic with a shell of a monarchy.
Because the political system of Greece and the former republic have not changed much, except that there is a so-called spiritual leader king.
Whether the so-called king can attract the attention of all parties and members of parliament depends on what George II did when he regained the throne.
George II's action Arthur didn't care, because a Greek could really be of limited help to Australasia.
If the British valued the geographical location of Greece, then Arthur really valued the Greek throne possessed by George II, the support of a so-called European king.
As for the actual power of this European throne, Arthur did not care and did not care at all.
However, Kronos's revision of the constitution to limit the royal power still had a great impact on European royal families.
It also sets a precedent for other European monarchies on how to better limit royal power and make their own countries more democratic.
From the king's standpoint, Arthur not only condemned Kronos's actions, but also prevented anyone in Australasia from following the example and wanting to change the constitution of Australasia.
Although Arthur also wants to limit the royal power of Australasia, it is definitely not now, at least after World War II.
At that time, Australasia would also become one of the top powers, and what was needed was no longer a pioneering monarch, but a conservative monarch.
Although the restriction of royal power is an inevitable trend, Arthur does not want to see the royal power of future generations being limited too much.
The best way to limit royal power is to reserve a certain amount of room for maneuver, or at least to allow capable monarchs to control the right to speak.
Fortunately, at present, the royal power of Australasia is not too restricted, and the royal power has penetrated almost every corner, and it has the right to manage national affairs.
While nominally much of the power is also subject to parliamentary and governmental constraints, Arthur's current enormous prestige in Australasia makes the two institutions almost identical to none.
This also means that the current Australasian constitution has unlimited possibilities for royal power. With the blessing of Arthur's immense prestige, it was a system that was even more despotic than an absolute monarchy, and it was only suitable for Arthur's reign.
If this system is kept until the next monarch, whether it is William or a few other little guys, there is no possibility of completely controlling this system for the time being.
They will either face the hatred of the entire government or will be hollowed out by the coalition parliament of the government.
In the face of the struggle for power, any relationship is fragile. If Arthur was gone, the official would not have given up the struggle for power for Arthur's sake.
After the Greek problem was resolved, the war in Persia also began smoothly. Britain and Australasia took the war very seriously, sending a total of more than 150,000 troops to fight.
Of the 50,000 troops sent by Australasia, one was in Persia to help the British attack, and the rest were in the Arabian Peninsula, attacking the so-called Emir state of Rashid.
Because the opponent is an indigenous country, the Ministry of Defense has issued a death order for this war, demanding that the battle be resolved as soon as possible, and that it should also be won.
Fortunately, the main attacking army included a division in the Persian Gulf territory, otherwise it would be impossible to win the beautiful country with the Philippine army alone.
Under such a premise, if it is combined with the support of the navy and air force, it will be a war in which the navy, land and air force will be comprehensively crushed.
The development of the war was indeed like a paper advantage, and the tens of thousands of troops in Australasia were like a withering and decaying, advancing dozens of kilometers every day.
The British were the only ones in Persia, and without the intervention of other powers, the British were determined to completely annex Persia.
Together with a division aided by Australasia, the British army in Persia exceeded 100,000 men, and the weapons and equipment were comprehensively superior to the Persian army.
Naturally, there was no other possibility for such a war, the advantage of the British was enormous, and the huge Persia simply did not have any ability to resist.
Unlike other colonial nations, the Persian Empire had long since decayed, and its combat effectiveness was inferior to that of the other natives of the Middle East.
After conquering several large cities in succession, the Persian Empire finally could not hold out and demanded peace negotiations with the British.
Now there is no Russians to help Persia, and Persia alone cannot resist the attack of the great powers.
The ruler of the Persian Empire, Ahmad Shah, naturally understood this, and did not even have the slightest confidence to rebel against the British.
Arthur originally thought that the war with Persia would be able to drag on the British for a while, but what he didn't expect was that the war lasted less than two months, and the Persian Empire quickly confessed.
However, long before the Persian Empire admitted, Australasia had conquered almost the entire territory of the Emir of Rashid and had completed the mission of this operation.
After the capture of the Emir of Rashid, Australasia directly declared its annexation to the Persian Gulf Territory and expanded the garrison of the Persian Gulf Territory to three divisions.
After all, this is also a million square kilometers of land, and there are relatively important oil resources, so it is inevitable to increase a little protection force.
July 1925 was also the third month since George II returned to the throne.
After temporarily stabilizing the domestic order, George II finally took action, and the first step was to visit England and Australasia as king, which was equivalent to announcing his hole cards to the outside world.
This action is also indeed effective, after all, the most influential country at the moment is definitely the great powers, and the most powerful of the great powers is the United Kingdom, especially for European countries.
Greece was the younger brother of the British before that, and the influence of the British was naturally the greatest. This also allowed George II to consolidate his position, at least the government did not dare to completely empty George II on the surface, and some government affairs also left George II a certain amount of space.
Australasia was the second stop on George II's visit. Unlike the last time he visited Australasia, this time George II was on an official diplomatic visit as a Greek state.
However, Australasia is a great power after all, and although George II is a king, he does not need to pay too much attention to it, and can be received according to the usual etiquette.
Cooperation with the Great Powers was something that the Greek government would not argue with, and the treaty between Greece and Great Britain and Australasia went smoothly.
Australasian industrial products can easily enter the Greek market, and Greece can easily receive support from the United Kingdom and Australasia.
This has boosted the Greek economy to a certain extent, and has also improved the quality of life of the Greek people.
Although it is not so obvious, compared to the period of the Republic, there is definitely an improvement.
Many royalist media outlets made a lot of use of this, promoting the benefits of the monarchy to Greece in order to strengthen George II's position.
The biggest cooperation between Australasia and Greece is actually about the economy and international students.
It is also one of the means by which the great powers influence a country. Greece will send at least 100 students every year to learn the advanced knowledge of Australasia.
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