Greece to roman road

The morning sun was rising, but the chill left by the night still lingered in the air.

At seven o'clock, the town of Le Mans was a busy scene, with pedestrians coming and going on the streets in a hurry and brisk pace.

As a satellite town of Piraeus Port, Le Mans Town is only three kilometers away from Piraeus Port. The residents of the town either work at the port or in the industrial area near Piraeus Port. Work.

As the largest industrial area in Greece at present, there are several such satellite towns near the Piraeus Industrial Area.

The breakfast shop next to the street opened its doors early for business.

At seven o'clock, the store owner Milis is the busiest time of the day.

Milis, who wears a white top chef's hat and a round body, and a white apron in front of his body, stands behind the counter, constantly following the customer's instructions and passing the breakfast on the glass counter to the customer.

A little newsboy, about ten years old and wearing a gray felt hat, with a big green canvas bag on his chest, quickly walked to the counter and shouted with his head raised: "Uncle Milis, give me a potato and carrot mashed quickly. , a glass of milk”

Potato and carrot mashed is a dish launched by the breakfast shop owner Milis after he responded to the government's call to promote potatoes as a new crop. It is very popular with customers in the shop, and apparently the little newsboy is also one of them.

In fact, the reason why Milis is so active is not because of his high political consciousness, but purely because of his interests.

The price of potatoes is very cheap, and the government has recently issued a lot of subsidies to farmers who grow potatoes. Compared with other meals, potato food is more profitable.

Now, whenever the owner Milis sees a customer walking into the store, he will sell him potatoes, a delicacy personally endorsed by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Milis saw the newsboy and put the plate directly on the counter. He watched the newsboy gulp down the food directly on the counter. He leaned over the counter and joked: "John, is there any big news today?"

Little John is Milis' neighbor. The family lives above Milis's breakfast shop, and the two of them are very familiar with each other.

This summer vacation, Little John specially applied for a job as a newsboy at the Athens Daily News. This was the summer vacation experience that Little John had been looking forward to for a long time.

After working for 60 days, this job can earn Little John a total of 60 drachmas.

For many kids, this is a much-desired summer job.

During work, I need to get up at five o'clock before dawn to deliver newspapers to the homes of customers who subscribe to the Athens Daily in the town of Le Mans.

Little John, who had a red face because of the strenuous exercise before, swallowed the free omelette given by the boss of Milis. He picked up the glass, took a sip of milk, put the omelette in his mouth into his stomach, and excitedly Said: "There is really big news, Uncle Milis"

After the summer vacation started, the war was over, and the newspapers were full of daily news. People were not at all like they were during the war. Whenever there was a newspaper of the day on sale on the street, everyone rushed to read the newspaper in order to get war news and progress.

John's excitement as a newsboy was dampened.

It’s just that there is really big news in today’s newspapers.

As he spoke, Little John took out a newspaper smelling of ink from his canvas bag and waved it excitedly: "A big crisis, the Greek government's financial crisis will break out, or it may be forced to surrender to Bulgaria due to the financial crisis. Greece will pay a huge price." Will the gained Macedonia be lost?”

"This is the front page of today's Athens daily"

"What?" Milis said in surprise. He immediately closed the newspaper in Little John's hand and saw that the headline on the front page of the newspaper was in bold and bold letters: The Greek Government's Financial Crisis.

The movement between the two caught the attention of the customers in the shop and caused a commotion.

"The Greek Times I read today had this news on the front page. Do you think the government is really out of money?" A young man wearing a blue suspender overalls who was having a meal sat at the table and shouted loudly said.

As soon as these words came out, almost all the customers in the shop put down their knives and forks and started talking.

"I subscribe to the Southern European Daily News, and the headline on the front page is the same news. It seems to be that the government has recently spent a lot of money, the national debt issued has been cold, and the government has a shortage of funds," said the middle-aged man in a suit.

"Isn't the war over? Why is there still such a huge expense?" the woman opposite the middle-aged man asked doubtfully.

"Yes, the war is finally over, I don't know what we are doing again," someone agreed.

The Greek army has recruited more than 200,000 Greek young people to join the army. It can be said that every household in Greece has relatives serving in the army.

Because of this, in Greece at this time, whenever war is mentioned, it will attract the attention of many Greeks.

"It is said that Bulgaria is dissatisfied with the territorial division and wants to gain ownership of Salonika. The Greek and Bulgarian armies frequently confront each other on the border of Macedonia, and war is likely to break out again," the middle-aged man explained to everyone.

"And Bulgaria is backed by the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The newspaper said that the Austro-Hungarian Empire provided Bulgaria with a huge interest-free loan."

"The government is preparing military expenditures to cope with possible new wars, and Prime Minister Venizelos is very worried."

The discussion in the store became more and more heated, and this topic firmly attracted everyone's attention.

"I heard that the government is already auctioning mineral resources in Macedonia in order to raise funds."

In order to increase the funds at its disposal, the Greek government officially announced that it will auction mineral mining rights on the Chalkidiki Peninsula. People with Greek nationality have the right to participate in this auction.

Chalkidiki Peninsula is a peninsula located south of Thessaloniki. It has a peculiar shape. The southern part of the peninsula has three slender "legs" extending into the Aegean Sea.

The tradition of gold mining on the Halkidiki Peninsula has a long history. Since Alexander the Great mined here, this treasure land has produced more than 3,300 tons of gold.

In addition to gold, the Halkidiki Peninsula is also rich in various precious metals, including gold, silver, copper, tin and lead.

After the news was revealed, many mining companies in Greece actively signed up to participate, hoping to take this area rich in mineral reserves into their hands.

"What is the national debt? Is it a donation that the government requires from us?" someone asked confusedly.

In the 1912 War, the Greek army once again defeated the Ottoman Empire, which made the Greek people's pride unprecedentedly high. The propaganda during the war made the people's nationalist sentiments strong. In addition, Greece's economic development has been rapid in recent years, and the entire country has revealed a high-spirited attitude. momentum.

Under such circumstances, the people still have a high sense of identification with the current Greek government, and naturally cannot bear to see their own army defeated by neighboring countries due to lack of funds.