Greece’s Roman Road

After the banquet, Constantine put down his knife and fork, and said to the full house: "Gentlemen and ladies, take advantage of this banquet to show everyone a novelty."

Having said that, he waved to the servants who were accompanying him.

Seeing Constantine's actions, everyone who knew it took down several silver candlesticks on the tablecloth.

Constantine's actions made the guests very puzzled. They couldn't figure out what Constantine was doing, and they whispered to each other.

The light in the dining room dimmed, and people could only see the image blurry by the faint moonlight shining through the window in the dining room.

"Clap, crack" two crisp applause, clearly passed into the ears of everyone present, and the room suddenly burst into brilliance.

I saw the crystal chandelier directly above the dining table. The golden brass skeleton was embedded with colorful crystals. The light emitted drove away the darkness in the dining room and liberated everyone's eyes.

This was specially made by Constantine for the Tesla team in France. In fact, a tungsten filament light bulb was placed in the polished crystals of various colors.

The light emitted by the light bulb, through the processing of crystal, changes its color, which is magnificent and unusual.

Everyone raised their necks and observed this rare item.

As a businessman who has been around Europe for a long time, Angel Heath is well-informed and rich in experience, and naturally he has seen electric lights.

In Europe at this time, DC lamps were no longer a rarity.

"Your Highness, what's so special about this crystal chandelier?" Angelis naturally wouldn't think that Constantine would be so superficial that he would hold a banquet to show off a chandelier to everyone.

Constantine, who was on the main seat, explained to everyone; "This is a light bulb that uses alternating current, which is different from the common direct current light bulb."

Hearing Constantine's words, the people who reacted quickly already understood the purpose of Constantine's banquet.

"Your Excellency, I have also heard about the DC-AC debate in recent days. It seems that AC is changing all the time, and it seems to be difficult in application," said Angelis.

Hearing the words, Constantine stood up, walked behind Tesla, and introduced to everyone: "Due to the outstanding work of Mr. Tesla and his team, the current problems in using alternating current have basically been overcome."

Seeing Constantine introducing himself to everyone, Tesla hurriedly nodded to everyone.

After this episode, the banquet quickly came to an end.

After the meal, the guests were divided into two groups.

The female companion among the guests, led by Sophie, went to the flower hall to appreciate the gardener brought by Crown Princess Sophie from Germany, the result of her work over the past few months - an English-style garden full of British style.

(Sophie's grandmother was Queen Victoria of England)

Women in the upper class, the topic is probably what kind of perfume is better, the new fashion in Paris, etc.

It's all topics that men won't be interested in.

Under the guidance of Constantine, the men came to the parlour, sighing and chatting.

In the default rule after the banquet, the men would gather to discuss topics such as economics and politics.

Among the people present at the meeting, no one was stupid enough to believe that the banquet carefully prepared by the Crown Prince and his wife was just for eating and drinking.

"The Ottoman Empire is getting more and more degenerate. It's really infuriating to hear that Christians have been attacked in recent years."

Sitting on the sofa, Angelis complained.

As a Fanar who was born in Constantinople (living in Constantinople, the name of the high-status Greeks), Angelis could not help but worry about the situation of Christians in the Ottoman Empire.

"Did you know? Those cases of msl attacking Christians are like sinking stones after entering the government. The criminals are only held for a while before they are released."

"This empire, once upon a time, was so tolerant and great, with a mind as broad as the sea, accommodating Jews, Greeks, Armenians, Serbs, Bulgarians, Arabs, etc., people of all nationalities and religions. on her land"

"It's a pity now that it has become a hideous appearance."

Angelis said worriedly.

"Discord within the Ottoman Empire?" Constantine asked.

"Forget it, it's a mess"

There is no doubt that the Ottoman Empire was once the greatest empire in the world.

This is not a compliment.

When the Ottoman Empire was prosperous, European countries often had a headache to choose the candidate for ambassador to Constantinople.

They racked their brains to choose an ambassador who was loyal to the country and would not defect to the Ottoman Empire.

Because the western European cities of the same period, such as Paris and London, were almost like the countryside compared to the magnificent Constantinople.

It can be said that the city of Constantinople, in the hands of the Ottoman Turkish Empire, at least in the early and middle periods, did not humiliate her name of "New Rome".

(The original name of Constantinople, New Rome)

The Ottoman Sultan, who enjoys the title of "Caliph", is nominally the supreme leader and religious leader of all msl.

The territory of the Ottoman Empire, including North Africa, Egypt, Arabian Peninsula, Asia Minor, the Balkan Peninsula, the Black Sea coast, etc., is the last empire in human history that spanned three continents of Europe, Asia and Africa~www.wuxiax.com~ The entire Europe has a standing army of 100,000 in the Ottoman Empire He was trembling and trembling in front of him.

Due to the Ottoman Empire's policy of tolerance, allowing subjects to keep other religions, you can see Orthodox churches, mosques, synagogues in Constantinople.

It can be said that the weather is magnificent, and all ethnic groups come to the DPRK.

There is a saying that flowers are good for a hundred days, and tasks are red for a hundred days.

Even such a great empire cannot escape the fate of decline.

Under the blow of the Russo-Turkish war again and again, the empire once tolerated and self-confidence disappeared, but became more and more conservative and closed.

"The Ottoman Empire has fallen, and it will continue to fall," Constantinople said.

When everyone heard Constantine's judgment, they all looked at him and hoped that he would explain.

"The Ottoman Empire has completely lost Romania since the last war (Russian-Turkish war in 1878), and now even Bulgaria and Serbia are about to be completely lost (now Ottoman Turkey still has suzerainty over Bulgaria and Serbia

"Its main food production areas have disappeared, and it can no longer maintain the huge body of an empire."

In fact, after losing Romania, Bulgaria and Serbia, the empire was doomed to decline.

The three countries have one thing in common, that is, they are located on the impact plain of the lower Danube River, which is rich in rainfall and rich in grain.

Romania, for example, has always been an important granary in Eastern Europe.

After losing these important grain producing areas, it can be said that the fate of the Ottoman Empire was already doomed.

Although the territory owned by the Ottoman Empire is still vast, these important grain-producing areas are irreplaceable for the empire.

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