Greece’s Roman Road

"Your Excellency, your new medicine will save countless poor Lord's lambs in the morning," said Philip.

"Philip, I will put the new drug on the market as soon as possible, by the way, you are here today, do you have anything else?" Constantine said.

Seeing that Constantine changed the subject, Philip no longer bothered.

"Your Excellency, the matter you promised to provide the corpses of the prisoners in the hospital..." Philip was worried that Constantine had forgotten.

"I'll ask Butler Capet to take you to the warden of the Athens prison, and he'll help you get it done," Constantine said.

........

Constantine summoned a group of servants, went to the beach where the artemisia was found in the manor, and returned with two carriages.

Then, according to the previous method, a batch of artemisinin was made and sent to the residence of the Wang Family Guards.

On the morning of April 28, Constantine, who had just woken up, met George I who hurried to his study.

"Constantine, did you know that His Royal Highness Prince William of Germany is coming to Corfu, Greece for a holiday," said King George I.

"Which Your Highness William?" Constantine didn't react for a while.

"Prince of Germany, His Royal Highness Wilhelm," George repeated.

Prince Wilhelm, that was the future Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany.

"What do you need me to do?" Constantine was still very conscious.

"You are about the same age, and I want you to receive him and accompany him on a tour of Corfu," said George.

The age is similar, where is it similar? William was born in 1858, nearly 10 years older than Constantine, and Constantine had a bad heart.

"Okay, I'll go." Constantine knew that it was indeed the most appropriate thing to do it by himself.

"Go to Corfu, maybe you will meet an elder," George I said in a mysterious tone.

The island of Corfu is located in the Adriatic Sea on the western side of Greece, between Italy and Greece.

It was once ruled by the Republic of Venice in Italy for a period of time. Therefore, there are many Italian-style buildings on the island.

The scenery is beautiful and it is indeed a good place for vacation.

As for the mysterious elder, Constantine didn't think much about it, he would know it when he saw it.

Constantine sat in the royal carriage, parked at the port of Piraeus, where ships came and went, looking at the busy wharf in front of him, crowded with people.

By connecting the dock and the freighter with wooden boards, the dockers unloaded the yellow sacks from the freighter, and then loaded new cargo onto the ship.

The ship whistled and whistled away from the dock, and then the next ship docked, and the cycle went on and on.

Speaking of which, the only thing worth mentioning in Greece is probably the shipping industry that extends in all directions.

Since ancient Greece, the Greeks have been accustomed to maritime trade. When Athens was a city-state, it was a famous Mediterranean commercial port city.

In Greece in the 21st century, the three pillars of foreign exchange income are tourism, remittances and shipping. Greece is the world's largest shipping country, and the ship tonnage under the name of Greek shipowners ranks first in the world.

The reason for this is closely related to the national conditions of Greece.

The whole of Greece is a peninsula, which is inserted into the Mediterranean Sea from the Balkans. The coastline is long and winding, and the coast is full of deep water and good harbors. Because the land in Greece is barren and the industry is not developed, many Greeks have always relied on sea boats as sailors for a living.

On the left side of Greece, facing Anatolia across the Aegean Sea, and guarding the Bosphorus Strait, Greece has thus become an important intermediate node between the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea.

On the right side of Greece, across the Adriatic Sea and adjacent to Italy, Greece became an important node from the Mediterranean Sea to the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

After the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869, Greece, which is located in the eastern Mediterranean, has increased its strategic importance. Every year through the Suez Strait, a large number of ships travel between the Indian Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, and the Atlantic Ocean. This route is in the south of Greece, under the nose.

It can be said that although the national strength of Greece is not good, its geographical location is extremely important.

It can be said that the geographical location of Greece gives Greece an unquestionable influence on the three strategic shipping routes.

This is the unique advantage of the Greek maritime industry, which makes it very convenient for Greek ships to go to all ports in the world.

Such geographical location and national conditions require Greece not only to develop an army, but also to have an influential navy to protect the interests of maritime transport.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help shaking my head and smiling bitterly. Compared with the gold-swallowing beast at sea, it is more affordable for the army to be able to fight a war with a single gun, a few bullets, and a month of training.

This is more realistic.

Sitting in the carriage, Constantine looked at the busy port through the window, thinking about the situation in Greece.

At this time, a beautiful and beautiful cruise ship, all painted in white paint, docked, with the German Black Eagle flag hanging on the mast, flying high under the blowing of Haifeng.

One of the knights on guard came to the carriage and respectfully said to Constantine, "Your Excellency, the cruise ship you are waiting for has docked."

Constantine, who was interrupted in his imagination, woke up like a dream.

"Wow, I see." He waved his hand.

Constantine, who got off the carriage, looked up at the side of the white cruise ship, and saw a majestic man in a black suit lying on the side of the ship boredly looking at the scenery of Piraeus Port.

It is Prince William of Germany.

Constantine, who boarded the cruise, looked at the future German helm in front of him.

According to the aesthetics of Westerners, William has a handsome appearance and extraordinary martial arts, and the mustache accumulated on his upper lip makes him more masculine.

"William, it's nice to meet you," Constantine greeted, trying to avoid his gaze on William's left hand.

William's left hand was injured at birth, so it was deformed. William always leaned to the side subconsciously to avoid the gaze of others.

"Me too, Constantine," William agreed.

"I am the host for a holiday in Greece," Constantine joked.

"That's to be entertained"

While the two were chatting, the ship had already left the port and headed for Corfu Island in Adriako.

By the end of the 19th century, the royal families in Europe were almost all related, such as Constantine himself and the prince in front of him.

Constantine's grandfather, King Christian IX of Denmark, is known as the "European father-in-law".

He had three daughters, namely the three aunts of Constantine, one was married to the son of Queen Victoria, King Edward VII, the Great Emperor of India, the other was married to Alexander III, the absolute monarch of Russia, and the third was married to the Ernst August II, King of Hanover, annexed by Prussia.

That is to say, before the First World War, the three major monarchies, the Emperor of England, Germany and Russia, and Constantine were cousins.

Constantine had two aunts who were queens and two uncles who were emperors.

And William's mother was Queen Victoria's eldest princess.

From this level of relationship, the two are cousins ​​of the same generation.

This is only considering the relationship line of Constantine's grandfather.

​​