Greece’s Roman Road

From the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century, more than 200 daughters of American upstarts married British aristocrats all the way.

Intermarriage between nobles like this was unimaginable in the previous era.

"Liberalism is a kind of specter that threatens peace in Europe. According to the idea of ​​liberal democracy, the country needs a referendum to elect a government, which will cause confusion in the national consciousness, the people will be at a loss, the government's policies will be swaying, and it will change course at every turn. Continued, in the long run, liberalism will cause serious internal friction," William said.

William's view is the mainstream view of the monarchy ruling the country.

Not entirely unreasonable.

In France after the Franco-Prussian War, the monarchy was overthrown and a republic was established.

According to the views of liberal democrats, such an advanced state system is far stronger than an ignorant, decadent, autocratic, autocratic monarchy, and promotes the development of the country.

But it is an obvious fact that the fastest-growing European country in the 19th century was not a liberal democracy, France, where the referendum voted, but Germany, which was an autocratic monarchy.

At the end of the 19th century, after the reunification of Germany, the economy was the best in Europe, and it was proud of other countries.

On the other hand, in France, the democratic government is inefficient and the government changes frequently.

This status quo makes the views of the democrats questionable. The advanced system you advocate has been established. Why is the economic development not as good as that of Germany, an autocratic backward country?

It can be seen from this that liberal democracy is the result, not the cause, of the development of productive forces.

"Constantine, what do you think?" Rudolph asked.

Although there is no expectation that Constantine, who is only 15 years old, can express any refreshing views.

However, it is also one of the rules in aristocratic banquets not to neglect the guests at the table.

"There is no doubt that the times are developing rapidly. In the new era, all classes need to have new survival wisdom and find their new position in society," Constantine said.

Although Constantine's liberal remarks are obscure, all of you here are not ordinary people, so you can naturally hear them.

To be honest, Constantine had a different identity from the three, and it was a bit embarrassing to talk about freedom.

Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Russia, at the end of the 19th century, were the representatives of the absolute monarchies in Europe - the emperors of the three countries held full power within each country.

Bismarck (one of the main figures of German reunification and long-term German prime minister) concluded a "Three Emperors Alliance" (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Tsarist Russia) in order to isolate France after the reunification of Germany, largely because the three countries were similar ideology.

The situation in Greece is different, since Trikupis (the first Greek politician) forced George I to recognize the principle that the king wins the love and trust of the majority in the parliament. The parties come to form the government, and their leader is the new prime minister, not the king who appointed the prime minister as before.

This is another extreme in Greek politics.

Because of the majority principle, the opposition parties often unite against the ruling party, forcing the incumbent prime minister to step down. The prime minister's term of office is only a few tens of days, but the long term is only one year.

It is unimaginable in Greece to be Germany's prime minister for decades like Germany's Bismarck.

From this point of view, Greece can be said to be the most liberal and democratic country in Europe.

Of course they do.

Innate resource disadvantages and geographical conditions make economic development slow, political chaos, freedom and democracy cannot solve Greece's development problems.

"Constantine, I remember that Greece today, from the point of view of those liberals, is very democratic. The Greek people use votes to elect their parliamentarians, the parliamentarians participate in politics, and the prime minister organizes the government. I just don't understand why. Greece's development is so bad, as far as I know, the Greek government often borrows foreign debts to make up for the lack of fiscal revenue, is borrowing foreign debts the wisdom of Greece's survival?" William retorted.

William's view of the current situation in Greece to refute Constantine's point of view is somewhat like a son's spear attacking his son's shield.

What he said made sense, but the embarrassed Constantine was powerless to refute it.

Why was Constantine in Greece, as the crown prince of Greece, basically never caring about politics and just watching from the sidelines?

First, Constantine was too young to be convincing.

Second, it was not that Constantine did not try.

Of course, Constantine knew about the development of the country. He should promote industry and commerce, carry out compulsory education, cultivate talents, enrich the country and strengthen the army, develop armaments, defeat powerful enemies, dominate Europe, expand territory, and reach the pinnacle of the country.

But the reality of Greece, it does not allow it.

Without coal and iron, it is possible to develop a ghost industry and commerce, without energy, without industrial raw materials, how to develop any industry?

The essence of industrialization is to use energy and machines to replace part of manpower, improve production efficiency, and enhance the ability of human beings to obtain materials to support themselves.

Of course, coal and iron can be imported, but in the 19th century, industrial raw materials and energy such as coal and iron with huge demand had to be imported. Steel is worth it!

Every part of industrialization requires money.

Where does the money come from?

Greece has to import all its food!

I want money but no money, no one, and no food.

Therefore, after asking George with great interest about the economic situation of Greece, Constantine was thrown a pot of cold water.

Constantine knew in his heart that the political, economic and military issues of Greece were basically unsolvable problems without external forces!

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Comparing Germany and France is not convincing at all.

In fact, the concept of liberal democracy really took root in the hearts of the people, and that was after World War II.

The wealthy and resourceful Americans have shown the world that democratic politics can enrich the country and strengthen the army.

But just like a large number of countries that have learned from Soviet Russia's planned economy, how many have developed?

How many of those who learned from the United States to engage in democratic politics have developed?

English, French and German?

Stop being funny, when people became a world power, there was nothing like the United States!

Without the unique advantages of the strong, it is useless to learn some fur.

"William, I think Constantine is right, but you are also right", Rudolph and Mud.

"The times are changing rapidly, no matter whether it is politics or ideas, nothing is static. Only those who can adapt to the new era more quickly can stand out," Rudolph continued.

"Respect for the change", Queen Elizabeth raised the goblet filled with blood red wine in her hands.

"Respect for the change", everyone should be in harmony with the Tao and raise their glasses together.

After talking about serious topics, Elizabeth said, "William, how is this Achilles Palace?"

"I like this palace very much, the statues of characters in ancient Greek legends, the courtyard overlooking the sea, standing in such a courtyard, the surrounding scenery is unobstructed, if only I could have such a courtyard, it is quiet and quiet , what a great place to take a vacation," William exclaimed.

Although Germany also has many scenic tourist attractions, the Mediterranean Sea is truly unique with its beautiful sunshine, blue waters, and yellow beaches.

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