Greece to roman road

Greece has no room to intervene in the current Congolese market. As an agricultural country, Greece itself relies on imports of industrial products such as textiles. Except for artemisinin, there are no other commodities circulating in Congo.

Constantine also watched helplessly as businessmen from various countries made huge sums of money in the Congo, but he was helpless.

After hearing Constantine's response, William was silent for a moment and said, "Sorry, Constantine, it is Germany's interest to establish good diplomatic relations with Turkey. It is impossible to help Greece because we are in-laws." "

Geopolitically speaking, a strong and stable Turkey has many benefits for Germany.

First of all, Germany's close ally, the Austria-Hungary Empire, will be more dependent on Germany. Due to its ambition to expand the territory of the Balkan Peninsula and its lack of strength, under the pressure of Russia and the Ottoman Turkey, which has a certain strength, Germany will occupy a position in Germany-Austria relations. Greater initiative.

Secondly, Turkey will be like a magnet, firmly attracting Russia's attention. The Russian-Turkish war has lasted for more than two hundred years, and the two countries will fight a war almost every twenty years.

The Bosporus and the capital of Ottoman Turkey, Constantinople, were Russia's coveted strategic locations.

As long as Russia is interested in Türkiye, the pressure on Germany's eastern border will be greatly reduced.

Russia will definitely ease relations with Germany.

This will make Germany's diplomatic activities more manageable.

Therefore, actively developing relations with Turkey is a joint decision of the entire German leadership and cannot be changed because of the marriage between royal families.

Because Ottoman Türkiye could provide Germany with benefits that weak Greece could not.

"William, actually you don't have to take this too seriously," Constantine comforted.

“Greek people can achieve something even if they rely on themselves”

Constantine did not want to show weakness in front of William.

It’s as if Greece is a European orphan.

Although in fact, King George and his wife, who strongly advocated marriage, made a move to get closer to other major powers after being threatened by the navy of Britain, their long-term friend, in Athens, Greece.

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Three days later, Constantine and Princess Sophie held a grand wedding in a church in Berlin. Almost all royal families from various countries sent personnel to participate in this event and held a grand wedding in accordance with Protestant etiquette.

(Because Sophie is a Protestant)

In the reception room of Sanssouci Palace.

Princess Sophie, who was about to leave her parents, and Constantine said goodbye to Constantine's father-in-law and mother-in-law.

Crown Prince Frederik and his wife looked at their daughter and son-in-law who were about to leave for Greece with great reluctance.

"Constantine, as a mother, I hope you can take good care of Sophie, and I hope you can be happy," Princess Victoria (Constantine's mother, Princess Victoria from England, the daughter of Queen Victoria) sincerely said Blessing the newlyweds in front of them.

Holding Sophie's arm, they looked at each other and said goodbye to the two elders.

Accompanied by King George and his wife, the newlyweds returned to Greece on a cruise ship.

After the people of Athens heard the news that Prince Constantine had married the German Princess Sophie, the entire city of Athens was filled with joy.

On the day the newlyweds landed in the port of Piraeus, people in Athens spontaneously gathered in the streets of Athens.

On the road leading to the Tatoy Palace, Constantine and Sophie rode in an open carriage decorated in golden yellow, pulled by two pure white horses, and slowly passed through the crowds of spectators. street.

The enthusiastic Athenian people loudly offered their sincere blessings to the newlyweds in the carriage, and kept coming forward and placing flowers in their hands on the carriage.

The carriage only traveled a few hundred meters, and the two of them were almost drowned in flowers. Constantine's face had stiffened from smiling for so long.

After the convoy returned to Tatoy Palace, Constantine finally relaxed and let out a sigh of relief.

Looking at his wife, the German Princess Sophie, Constantine had complicated thoughts.

To be honest, the two didn't know each other at all before this, so they became a couple in a confused way.

"Sophie, do you have any hobbies?"

Sophie, wearing a white gauze skirt, sat quietly on the sofa, and the living room was quiet.

As a boy, Constantine had no choice but to take the initiative and break the silence.

"I quite like gardening, especially English gardening," Sophie said to Constantine uneasily.

While Constantine was studying in Germany, the two met twice, but other than that they had little interaction.

"Sophie, you are now the Crown Princess of Greece. There will be many social interactions in your daily life, which is unavoidable." Looking at Sophie, Constantine said.

The royal family has frequent social activities on weekdays, and it is unlikely that Sophie, the Crown Princess, will have leisure time.

"I want to hand over the responsibility of the Royal Greek Educational Foundation to you. How about you becoming the president of the foundation?" Constantine said after careful consideration.

"Foundation? What can I do? I, I have no experience in this area, Constantine." Sophie was very surprised when she heard Constantine's words.

In fact, it is perfectly appropriate for Sophie to be in charge of the Royal Greek Educational Foundation.

First of all, this is a foundation established by the royal family with a large amount of money, and there should be a person from the royal family in charge.

Secondly, the purpose of the foundation is to promote the development of Greek education. With the progress of this significant undertaking, the royal family will also gain great fame.

If the Crown Princess of Greece is actively engaged in education in Greece, this can bring a good reputation to the royal family.

If many talents from all walks of life in Greece benefit from the royal family in the future, it will undoubtedly greatly consolidate the rule of the Greek royal family.

Times have changed, and even the Wang family has to think about how to win the favor of the people.

He told Sophie his plan, and after thinking about it, Sophie finally agreed to Constantine's request.

The next day, when Coredis and Ichios came to report on the progress of compulsory education, Constantine broke the news to them.

"Your Highness, this is good news. If Crown Princess Sophie serves as the president of the foundation, it will definitely be good news for Greek education," Ikios said happily.

Seeing Constantine and Coredis looking at him in confusion, Ichios explained: "Now there are a large number of talented people in the German academic world. In the past, those well-known German scholars or scientists did not look down on Greek schools at all. , but now the Crown Princess of Greece and the Princess of Germany are inviting these scholars to study in Greece. It is difficult for these arrogant people to shirk away."