Greece’s Roman Road

"The social structure of the local people in Congo is still tribal, and the local chiefs hold the power. The relationship between different tribes is relatively indifferent," Brute said.

Brute has also studied this issue since he got Constantine to call in a large number of natives into the colonial army.

"As long as we try to avoid the situation where soldiers from local origin are stationed near their own tribe, that is, to advocate serving in other places, the so-called risk of rebellion can be effectively avoided."

This is indeed a good solution to the hidden danger of a large number of indigenous soldiers entering the colonial army. Both Constantine and Banning agree.

"At the same time, in order to maintain the safety of the trade route between Congo and Greece, it is better for you to buy a few warships in Congo," Constantine said to the two.

After Banning heard the words, he pondered for a moment, and said in a difficult way: "Your Highness, I'm afraid the Congolese finances can't support the cost of building a fleet?"

Unlike the Army, the Army has no problem with illiterate soldiers when the requirements are not high. Let a soldier shoot a few bullets and practice walking in a queue, even if he barely becomes a soldier.

The cost of the Navy is much higher, and the cost of warships is high. It can be said that the tonnage of the Navy's warships is accumulated with money.

Therefore, it is normal for Banning to feel embarrassed about the idea of ​​Constantine asking Congo to buy warships.

In fact, this is also a helpless act of Constantine. Relying on the finances of the Greek government to build a navy in a short period of time, don't expect it.

At present, the Greek navy is composed of several patrol boats, and it is reluctant to even call the navy.

Moreover, the Greek government needs to maintain the cost of the army's upgrading of technical weapons. It is really not financially scruples about the construction of the navy.

Therefore, for the Congo to purchase some warships, it is not necessary to mention the wartime use. At least it can train a group of qualified seamen for the Greek Navy.

The seafarers are not like the army. They can only be called up when the war is over.

If you don't worry that the navy will never return after leaving the port, qualified seamen also need to practice for many years.

"I know that your Congolese government is not financially well-off, but when I say buying warships, I don't want you to do it all in one step. You can buy some light ships first."

At present, the annual fiscal revenue of the Congolese government is about 5 million francs. Apart from various expenses, there are not many funds at its disposal.

After the two of Banning's vacation and debriefing, they embarked on a journey to Africa again with Constantine's new mission.

As for the purchase of warships for Congo, it still needs to be considered in the long run because of the extensive involvement.

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Syntagma Square Royal Palace

In response to the strong request of King George, King George once again organized a military council.

All high-level Greek military and political leaders attended.

Looking at the report jointly submitted by Constantine and Chief of General Staff Emmanuel, King George I almost slipped off his chair.

I saw that the report said: For various reasons, the possibility of conflict between Greece and Ottoman Turkey is increasing. In this case, it should spend no less than 200 million drachmas to fully upgrade the existing army. Equipment, including rifles and new cannons, mortars, heavy machine guns.

At the same time, there is also the army logistics department, which reserves 20 million rounds of ammunition and 1.5 million shells.

This data almost made everyone except Trikupis take a deep breath.

"Is this too much?" George I asked.

At present, the Greek government's annual fiscal revenue is 100 million drachmas, and now it has invested 200 million marks in the army alone. This is really a lion's mouth.

Emanuel said: "Your Majesty, if we want to win the war against Turkey, without winning allies, I am afraid we will have to face the Ottoman Turkish army alone"

"In this case, these are the efforts that Victory has to do"

Hearing this, King George I turned to Trikupis and asked, "Is it possible for us to win over Bulgaria and Serbia to form an alliance against the Ottomans?"

Trikupis pondered for a moment, sighed, shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, this possibility is too low."

"First of all, not long after the last war (the 1885 Baosai War), Serbia is far from recovering. Whether it is objective conditions or subjective wishes, I am afraid that Serbia will not have the will to reignite the war in a short time."

"Although Bulgaria won the war of 1885, the damage was also great, and they just won the Ottoman province of Eastern Rumelia. Whether it is Austria-Hungary or Russia, they are very afraid of Bulgaria. In this case, I am afraid they are also I don't have the will"

"And for the sake of maintaining stability in the Balkans, Britain and France will not watch us form an alliance against the Ottomans. Once the alliance wins, it is likely to stimulate the Russians."

Europe at this time, since the Russo-Turkish war in 1878, is bathing in a rare peace period in European history~www.wuxiax.com~ From a global perspective, the contradiction between Britain and Russia is the main contradiction. Blocking the bear's greedy appetite for territorial expansion, from the Balkans to the Middle East, Persia, Afghanistan, the Tibetan Plateau, and Japan, pulled up a blockade blocking the expansion of the bear.

Later (in 1902), the main purpose of Britain breaking its tradition of glorious isolation and openly allying with an Asian country (Japan) was to curb Russia's expansion on the Pacific coast.

Although France has been trying to win over Russia to achieve the strategy of attacking Germany on both sides, although Germany is making rapid progress on the road of industrialization at this time, its strength is still limited after all.

Before the Russo-Japanese War, Russia was still very confident about its 5 million troops.

It is in this general environment that Greece wants to establish an alliance against Ottoman Turkey and stir up the storm. I am afraid that no country other than Russia wants to see it.

The political and military equilibrium is largely maintained throughout Europe, and no one will destroy it for Greece's sake.

After all, the Russians’ ambitions for the Bosphorus are almost well known in Europe.

Once an alliance is actually formed and Ottoman Turkey is hit hard, it is almost certain that Russia will bring down the Ottomans.

In this case, a chain reaction may occur throughout Europe, and therefore, major countries will not agree to such a risky move by Greece.

After all, the Europe at this time was not the Europe before the First World War. At that time, Europe had formed two openly opposed armed groups, the Allies and the Allies, and at that time Turkey had clearly approached the Allies, and naturally it would not stop the Balkans. The League teamed up to take down Ottoman Turkey.

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