After the demise of the United States, the situation in the world in general was not so chaotic. Because basically most countries can share some benefits, this also makes the people of many countries have a little hope, at least their future is promising.

But this is not representative of all countries. There are still some countries that are still in dire straits, and the situation in some regions is still in chaos and even war.

This refers not to Germany, accustomed to chaos, or to Russia, where its economy and industry are still collapsing, but to Portugal, a country that has not had much presence in Europe and has been gradually marginalized.

Why is Portugal being mentioned extra? This country is typical of Europe, where it has been transformed from a kingdom into a republic.

It is worth mentioning that the last dynasty of Portugal was none other than Arthur's family, the famous Saxe-Coburg Gotha dynasty.

Even further back, there was an Australasian reason for the fall of the Kingdom of Portugal. It was precisely because of the disastrous defeat in the war with Australasia, coupled with the bad rule of the then King Carlos I of Portugal, that the Portuguese people were very dissatisfied with the king's rule, which broke out and directly buried the kingdom.

Of course, more than 20 years have passed, Arthur has long forgotten about this small war, and the Portuguese do not hold much grudges.

But now the Portuguese are not in good shape, the economic crisis has caused Portugal to suffer quite a lot, and the so-called republican government is actually very chaotic, so that the country is suffering the most chaotic moment in a century.

Speaking of which, we have to mention the Greek kings who Arthur and George V jointly propped up.

The fates of Greece and Portugal were similar, both were destroyed by revolutions, and the countries were in chaos after entering the republic.

Even Portugal is worse than Greece.

Although the population was very supportive of the republican government at the time, Portugal's republican system was too bad.

To what extent is it exaggerated? In the 20 years since the establishment of the republic, the Portuguese government has changed nearly 46 different governments, including democratic, republican, socialist, dictatorial and military governments.

There was even a small stretch of fascist dictatorship in it. Had it not been for this period of time that had not lasted for long, I am afraid that the fate of Portugal would have changed dramatically.

In 20 years, there have been 46 governments, and the average number of days in office is less than 160 days. If such an exaggerated situation didn't really happen, Arthur actually had some disbelief.

Think about it, what can you do in 160 days? It takes at least half a year for a policy to start from discussion to formulation, to implementation and completion, and it even takes several years for larger policies to be promoted.

160 days is not even half a year, which is also doomed to Portugal has not implemented too many effective policies and construction in these 20 years.

After 20 years without any construction, it is not surprising that the country has suffered enormous trauma in the economic crisis.

You must know that the past 20 years have directly spanned the entire World War I, and the progress of human science and technology in these 20 years is still very rapid.

Portugal's development has stagnated during these 20 years, which means that their level of construction is still stuck before the First World War.

Coupled with the frequent change of government and the distrust of the government among the population, it can be said that Portugal is currently suffering from the most severe crisis, and it will even directly affect the fate of the First Portuguese Republic.

Arthur's concern about the situation in Portugal was not because Arthur had an idea of Portugal.

To be honest, this country that had been at war with Australasia, and had a relatively good relationship with the United Kingdom, Arthur really didn't have much thought.

But helplessly, someone in Portugal found Arthur, which also made Arthur have to pay attention to the country.

Speaking of the Portuguese side, it is actually a member of the extinct royal family of Portugal, Manuel II, who is from the same family as Arthur.

The reason why Manuel II sent someone to Arthur was to ask Arthur to help him restore the throne and restore the rule of the Saxony-Coburg Godhard family in Portugal.

The fall of the Kingdom of Portugal Arthur was clear. Although because of the intervention of the war, King Carlos I did not die in that assassination.

However, the subsequent kingdom of Portugal did not last long, and the angry Portuguese people overthrew the rule of Carlos I.

After this, the throne fell into the hands of Manuel II. Unfortunately, Manuel's immature rule was clearly no match for the political parties, and his rule lasted less than a year before it perished.

When all is full, it has been almost 20 years since Manuel left the throne. It seemed strange that it took 20 years to find Arthur to ask for restoration, and it made Arthur pay attention to the situation in Europe again.

Well, after some investigation, Arthur is actually not surprised.

The real reason why Manuel II didn't think about the restoration until 20 years later was actually that the Portuguese people were very dissatisfied with the rule of the royal family.

To put it simply, even if the government has been in turmoil for 20 years, the royal family has no hope of regaining the right to rule in those 20 years.

Because to put it bluntly, Portugal during the reign of Carlos I was not very strong, and the people were not willing to have more kings on their heads for no reason.

So why did Manuel II find Arthur now?

In fact, it is the difference in the political situation in Portugal.

In the past, Portugal switched back and forth between various governments, trying to find a more suitable form of government for Portugal.

So now the political situation in Portugal is basically dominated by the military. On 28 May 1926, the Portuguese military staged a coup d'état, abolished the government's republican rule, outlawed all political parties, and established a national military government.

This was not the biggest blow to the Portuguese population.

With the outbreak of the economic crisis, Portugal's economy has also ushered in a heavy blow. It stands to reason that the government should do everything it can to revive the economy, ensure that the unemployed can apply for relief food, and at the same time allow them to find jobs as much as possible.

But what is the Portuguese government doing at this time?

The Portuguese government is engaged in a new power struggle. Yes, there is also a rather fierce power struggle in the military government.

Eventually, after more than a year of power struggle, the dictator Antonio Carmona succeeded in assuming the presidency and established an even more extreme dictatorship.

Antonio Carmona is more like the uncrowned king of the country than the president of the country, wielding power that is even more despotic than an absolute monarch.

Because he held the army in his hands, Antonio was extremely cruel to what he did not like, and even executed government officials at will.

The most serious result of this is actually the destruction of government order and social order.

As a result, the prestige of the government has dropped dramatically, and the people have begun to distrust not only the government, but also anything that involves the government.

Of course, this was not the last straw that overwhelmed the situation in Portugal.

After the end of the war against the United States, Portugal was also able to share a considerable amount of benefits because of the dispatch of troops.

It is precisely because it is clear that the Portuguese government has received a share of the benefits, a large number of Portuguese people who have lost their jobs and cannot eat have enough food have taken to the streets, demanding that the government mortgage this part of the benefits and exchange food from other countries to help the unemployed in the country.

For European countries, this should be a very ordinary parade. But for Antonio, it was the equivalent of a provocation of the damned civilians to their own rule of power.

It is up to the government to decide what to do, not to change its opinion just because of a demonstration.

Rather than distributing relief food to the population, Antonio wanted to buy more weapons and equipment to expand his army.

The difference in ideas naturally led to a certain conflict, which also led Antonio to decide to suppress the Portuguese march by force.

This seemed to ignite the anger of the Portuguese people, and also made Antonio completely lose the hearts of the people.

At this moment, the Portuguese people are finally reminded of the benefits of the former monarchy.

They were not without marches during the reign of Carlos I, but the worst result was only to be persuaded to achieve their desired goals.

Where is it now, it will face military repression at every turn, making the demonstrations that are so common in Europe a taboo that people dare not participate in.

In addition, the strength of the monarchy also led to the revival of royalists in Portugal, and active contacts with Manuel II as far away as London.

Manuel II was very happy to receive the news from the Portuguese Protectorate.

Although they can now live the life of a rich man, the European royal family also recognizes their status as a former king.

But after all, it's just an acknowledgement, and there is no blessing of status and power for yourself.

As a man who had spent time on the throne, Manuel II still longed for the throne of Portugal.

If given a choice, who would want to stay in London, live under the fence of others, and endure the occasional ridicule?

Manuel's first choice was to find the King of England, George V, who was also a member of the House of Saxony Coburg Gotha.

In Manuel II's view, although George V changed his surname, the two remained a family by blood.

Secondly, it is also beneficial to support him to return to the throne George V, and I believe that George V is still very happy.

But unexpectedly, just as Manuel was rushing to find George V, he was greeted by George V's euphemistic refusal.

Seeing Manuel II with a disappointed face, George V's heart was very embarrassed. To be honest, it's not that he wants to refuse.

But the problem is that George V does not have that much prestige in the British cabinet to allow the British government to unconditionally support George V's decision.

What's more, when choosing a king for the kingdom of the United States, George V had already had a lot of conflicts with the government.

In this case, the British cabinet will naturally not follow George V's orders, after all, after supporting Manuel to sit on the throne, it can only be George V who benefits the most.

After being rejected by George V, Manuel had to look for his next target. The only Australasia that is also a monarchy and ranks among the top three powers in the world is Arthur.

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