Greece to roman road

The first is the religious reason.

Most Europeans are Christians, while Jews believe in Judaism.

Historically, Judaism and Christianity were two incompatible religions. For example, Jesus the Savior was betrayed by Judas to the Romans and was crucified on the cross.

Judah is a Jew. (Actually, Jesus was also a Jew)

In the beginning, Christianity was just a branch of Judaism.

Later, Christianity, a rising star, developed and grew, while Judaism fell into decline.

How can Christianity have a favorable opinion of Judaism?

Naturally, we must fight tooth and nail to suppress Judaism.

The second reason is race.

The Jewish nation is very closed and exclusive, and they do not like to marry foreigners.

This resulted in Europeans being unable to assimilate them at all.

Moreover, the Jews also firmly believe that they alone are God's chosen people, which means that God only blesses them.

Jews actually look down on other ethnic groups in their hearts.

The country itself was ruined, the family was destroyed, the country was displaced, and they were living in all directions. They also had a sense of national superiority. You can imagine how Europeans felt about them.

There are also economic reasons.

Too much money.

Think about it, if a foreigner (Jew) opened a local bank and made a fortune, and made achievements in all walks of life, what would others think?

In other words, their social status does not match the wealth they acquire.

Yakov himself was a refugee from Poland to Greece. Now seeing his Jewish compatriots living in Salonika, he naturally felt sympathy and helped Jacob to plead with Constantine.

Today's Yakov family has once again become prosperous in Greece after climbing the big tree of Constantine.

Yakov himself helped Constantine manage the Purple Robe Foundation, and all the shareholders of the Purple Robe Foundation were Greek nobles.

Through this relationship, Yakov's family made many connections with huge political and military power.

Yakov's younger brother Gad also works as a technical director in an oil company.

Coupled with the Jews of Salonika who have recently joined Greece, the Jews have quietly occupied a place in the Kingdom of Greece without realizing it.

Moreover, Constantine was also somewhat covetous of Jewish scientists and technical talents, as well as their abundant funds.

Thinking of this, Constantine said warmly: "Mr. Jacob, for the Jews living in Salonika, we will protect their property and life safety, you can rest assured."

Constantine assured.

Afterwards, Constantine politely bid farewell to Mr. Jacob, the manager of Thessaloniki City Bank.

After handing over the work, Constantine, who had been away from Athens for several months, took the battle cruiser Trikopis and returned to Athens where he had been away for a long time.

On the way back to Tatoi Palace, after learning that the Greek Prime Minister Venizelos, who went to London to discuss the post-war consultation conference, had returned to Athens yesterday, Constantine directly ordered the coachman to go to the Prime Minister's official residence.

Afterwards, he informed Venizelos about the Jews in Salonika.

"Prime Minister, what do you think about the Jewish affairs?" Constantine looked at Constantine who came to greet him and asked directly.

Constantine could not afford to be careless when it came to religious and national issues.

Even royal marriages must take into account the sentiments of the people. For example, after Constantine married Crown Princess Sophie, the Crown Princess had converted to Orthodox Christianity.

There is also a close connection between religion and royal power. According to traditional European practices, the coronation ceremony of kings of various countries is generally presided over by the archbishop of each country.

Today's Greece is actually a single nation state, and religion and nation are closely related - having similar religions is more conducive to generalization.

In the emotional perception of ordinary Greek people, the symbol of Greek national identity is Orthodox Christianity.

Hundreds of years after being destroyed by the Ottomans, the current Greeks are a nation reshaped by faith. For example, when the Greek kingdom became independent, Orthodox priests played an important role.

If you believe in the Orthodox Church, you are a Greek. This is the general consensus among the Greek people.

As for MSLs living in Greece, it is actually a sensitive issue in Greece. Although there are hundreds of thousands of MSLs living in Greece, it seems that these people do not exist at all in Greek society.

The Greek people tacitly chose to ignore them as a whole.

In sharp contrast, there are a large number of Slavic Christians in Macedonia, and the Greeks have a strong sense of identity with them, and these Slavs are not emotionally opposed to the rule of the Greek Kingdom.

I have to say that the special bond of religion is really wonderful.

After thinking for a moment, Vezenilos asked: "What policy Greece should adopt to treat the Jews depends on the path Greece will take in the future. How does His Highness think Greece should develop?"

Europe at the beginning of the 20th century was an extremely turbulent period in European history. It also coincided with the perfect time for the Ottoman Empire to fall into trouble and gradually disintegrate.

Who should fill the political and military vacuum left after the decline of the Ottoman Empire?

There is no doubt that if Greece wants to develop and become a powerful country, it will inevitably adopt an expansionary policy and continue to expand its territory.

People like the Jews of Salonika, who are completely different from the Greeks and have different beliefs, will increase in number as Greece expands.

If Greece wants to expand smoothly and reduce the cost of expansion, Greeks must accept a less pure Greece with only a single style of Orthodox Christianity.

Greek people need to be more tolerant to accommodate those who are different.

It is hard to imagine what kind of bloody storm a country with a single ethnic group will cause if it wants to successfully expand. It cannot learn to clean up the Jews and directly engage in genocide, a costly policy.

Such an extreme policy will cost Greece a great deal and reduce its possibility of success.

The experience of the Ottoman Empire in its early days was of great reference for the expansion of Greece.

The early Ottoman Empire was more Roman than Rome. It didn't matter if the nationality was different, and it didn't matter if the religion was different.

It was the tolerant and enlightened policies adopted by the Ottoman Empire in the early and mid-term that won the recognition of the Greeks. The Greeks, who were desperate for the decadent rule of the Eastern Roman Empire at the end of the period, actually turned to the arms of the Ottoman Empire established by the aliens.

(Just like the last rulers of various dynasties, the Eastern Roman Empire had completely lost its normal social order in the late period, and even the Greeks themselves gave up on the Eastern Roman Empire)

The Ottoman Empire was able to quickly digest the legacy of the Eastern Roman Empire and develop rapidly, becoming a large empire spanning Europe, Asia, and Africa. Its enlightened ethnic and religious policies were absolutely indispensable.

Of course, we also learned from the lessons of the Ottoman Empire. Enlightened policies must be based on the Greek population accounting for the majority.

Venizelos was undoubtedly an imperialist and advocated restoring the glory of the Eastern Roman Empire. It was completely impossible for him to rely on narrow nationalism to establish a new Roman Empire.

He has obviously already considered this issue.