Greece to roman road

In the weather in November, the biting cold wind has begun to rage. In the reception room of Tatoy Palace, the crackling of dry firewood in the fireplace made Constantine and Yakov, who were sitting in front of the fireplace, feel... Warmth.

"So, Andros is already planning to build a car production line?" Constantine said to Yakov while stirring the hot coffee in the cup with a spoon.

"Yes, Mr. Andros has found several investors, and the initial start-up capital is enough." Yakov sat respectfully on the chair and replied seriously.

"How is the performance of Greek Petroleum Company recently? Has it improved?" Constantine asked calmly.

Since its establishment, Hellenic Petroleum has not made a profit so far. The income gained from selling kerosene and heavy oil can only cover the initial investment expenses, which is barely even.

"The construction of the refinery has been completed, and the prototype sales channels for petroleum products have been formed. In the next period of time, if there are no accidents, Hellenic Petroleum Company will enter a period of stable profitability," Yakov reported.

“When internal combustion engines become more popular in Greece, Hellenic Petroleum’s revenue should see a rapid leap,” Constantine reminded.

Yakov seemed to be reminded by Constantine's words and said: "Your Highness, the research team led by Gad recently"

Seeing Constantine's confused look on Gaade's face, he explained: "Gaade is a chemical researcher employed by the Greek Petroleum Company. He has been studying topics related to petroleum refining in the laboratory in Ferri."

"Recently, Gadde's research team has made a technological breakthrough. They have improved the distillation method and found that by increasing the pressure during its standard heating process, kerosene can be "cracked" into gasoline. This cracking process can The smelting efficiency of gasoline has doubled, and the oil yield rate has reached 40%," Yakov said.

"I think this technology will be very useful in the future, so oil companies have increased their investment in this technology."

Yakov explained: "Although the main income of Greek Petroleum Company is still the sale of kerosene, including exports to Italy, I think the future lighting market must belong to electricity. Now all major countries seem to realize that The advantages of electricity and the rush to build thermal power stations have cast a shadow on the market prospects of kerosene."

"On the contrary, gasoline, which is not taken seriously by people now, is likely to become the protagonist of petroleum products in the future."

Constantine stood up and said in an appreciative tone: "It's a very forward-looking approach, although oil cracking technology can only be a reserve technology."

"In short, I will leave the affairs of the Purple Robe Foundation and Hellenic Petroleum Company to your management. Investing in the factory in Andros is also a wise choice."

After that, he stood up and left the reception room first, heading to the palace in Constitution Square to attend the state meeting.

When Constantine arrived and took his seat, all the Greek cabinet ministers were already there.

"The current total population in Greece has reached 3.87 million, of which 3.2 million are Orthodox Christians, and the rest are mainly MSL," Prime Minister Alexandros said in his State of the Union address.

"I think Greece's population encouragement policy is still very successful. The measure of issuing 50 drachmas to Greek families with more than four children has had a positive effect."

As time entered 1910, Alexandros, who had served as prime minister for more than ten years, entered a countdown to his political career. This was likely to be the last time he presided over a meeting.

Therefore, this State of the Union address, for Alexandros, is more like a meeting to introduce political results.

"The achievements of education cannot be underestimated. Compulsory education in Greece has been very successful in recent years and has contributed a lot to the growth of the Greek population," said Education Minister Laris.

"Children who have received a full five years of compulsory education, regardless of their parents' senses, have their own national identity with the Greeks strengthened."

"Especially in Albania, through the extensive promotion of education, the national identity of the local Albanians has been shaken. Although some local Albanians raised funds to establish some Albanian-language schools, they were limited by the lack of funds and the lack of public education. The willingness is not high, and it is obviously not the right climate.”

Most of the real wealthy people in Albania are landowners. Under the subtle hints of the Greek government, many of the descendants of these landowners converted to Orthodoxy in order to preserve their wealth.

Speaking of this, Laris's joy was palpable: "Almost no one can refuse compulsory and free compulsory education."

"The increase in grain production has provided the basis for Greece's population growth. Currently, Greece has maintained zero tariffs on imported grain from overseas. Domestic grain has always been relatively cheap. Rice from Congo, wheat from Ukraine, plus domestic production, are stable. Food supply contributed to Greece's population growth," Constantine added.

"In terms of agriculture, the agricultural cooperatives promoted in the country in recent years have developed very well. People are engaged in agricultural production like operating companies. In recent years, Greek domestic grain production has also been growing steadily."

In fact, the reason for maintaining domestic food at land price levels was not only to promote population growth, but also to weaken the will of non-Greek people to resist.

Whether it is Greek wheat or imported Congolese rice, they also provide a material basis for promoting national unity - easily filling their stomachs, even those who do not identify with the Greek nation will not easily go to extremes.

"In order to maintain national stability in Greece, we still adhere to a multi-pronged strategy, making efforts from cultural, educational, legal, economic and other aspects to increase the emotional recognition of the domestic people," Alexandros concluded.

"Culturally, we maintain the mainstream cultural status of Greek culture; educationally, we vigorously promote Greek education; legally, we insist on fair law enforcement; economically, we increase people's income and provide residents in Greece with a relatively relaxed life."

"Last year (1909), Greece's fiscal revenue reached 200 million drachmas, an increase of 8%"

"Greece's steel production has reached 390,000 tons, and growth is currently sluggish," Industry Minister Mio Aris said helplessly.

“The lack of coal and iron ore is still the main reason restricting the development of heavy industry in Greece. In recent years, we have obtained iron ore from southern Spain and imported British coal to raise raw materials for Greek steel plants. All raw materials must be imported. , causing the cost of steel to be very high, this situation will not improve until Greece does not have its own hard coal mines and iron ores.”

The sluggish growth in steel production is no longer news in Greece, and no one expects a miracle to happen this year.

Greece's largest consumer of steel - the army, in order to save,