Chapter 708: Slashing one’s own people with a knife
The Paris Peace Conference did not bring peace, but instead became the beginning of more conflicts.
The Austro-Hungarian Empire was fragmented. In addition to the ceded territory, four countries were born on the territory of the original Austro-Hungarian Empire, namely Austria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and Poland.
The fate of the Ottoman Empire was equally tragic. The British kneaded the Kurds, Sunnis and Shias into a new kingdom.
Using the Jordan River as the boundary, Palestine was divided into two and two countries were established.
The British didn't think it was messy enough, so they threw the Hebrews into the mix, making it a complete hodgepodge.
France took away Ribach and Syria. Except for the part of the Asia Minor peninsula ceded to Russia, Italy occupied a territory larger than Greece, leaving only 450,000 square kilometers for the Ottoman Empire. .
This result was unacceptable to the Ottomans.
Losing to the Russians, the Ottomans recognized that their skills were indeed inferior.
The Middle East was divided between Britain and France, and the Ottomans recognized it. After all, the Middle East was not the core interest of the Ottoman Empire.
Italy and Greece, one was a bastard who performed almost nothing during the World War, and the other was a weakling who allowed the Ottoman Empire to massacre millions of people but did not dare to resist. However, the territories allocated to them were both in the Asia Minor Peninsula.
Constantinople is very lively these days. The Ottoman Empire, the Kingdom of Greece, and even the Kingdom of Italy have sent envoys to Constantinople, hoping to get support from Russia.
Muhammad VI was very smart. He made it conditional on acknowledging the Russian terms in the Treaty of Versailles, hoping that Russia would abide by its neutrality and not interfere in the wars between the Ottoman Empire, Greece, and Italy.
Georgi came to Constantinople in person, hoping that George would use force to protect the interests of the members of the Balkan Alliance from infringement.
The Kingdom of Italy hopes that Russia will become the defender of order on the Asia Minor Peninsula and ensure the results of the Paris Peace Conference.
Nicholas the Younger was inclined to accept the Ottoman Empire's request. As long as Russia's interests were not harmed, there was no reason for Russia to get into a controversial war.
During the World War, the Greeks retaliated against the Ottomans in the areas occupied by the Russian army. There were no relevant statistics from Russia and Greece. The Ottomans claimed that at least 2 million Ottomans were massacred by Greece.
The Kingdom of Greece broke away from the Ottoman Empire in 1832.
The Ottoman Empire massacred 1 million Greeks. This was data provided by the Kingdom of Greece, but the Ottoman Empire has never acknowledged it.
So the 2 million claimed by the Ottoman Empire was also not recognized by the Kingdom of Greece.
"This is a bad debt. Both parties are talking to themselves and do not recognize each other."
Little Nicholas's tendency is obvious.
After the envoy of Mohammed VI arrived in Constantinople, he immediately visited Nicholas the Younger.
Guchkov secretly reported that when Muhammad’s envoy visited little Nicholas, he took two trucks.
From the analysis of the condition of the tires, the truck was fully loaded when it entered the Little Nicholas Manor. When it came out, the condition of the tires returned to normal.
"Even if I didn't accept the gift from the Ottomans, I still have this attitude."
Little Nicholas is still very honest and will speak for anyone who takes money.
George was curious.
Never mind what Nicholas said, why didn’t the Ottomans give George a gift?
“The Ottomans have given you the entrance to the Black Sea, what else do you want?”
George was indignant at what little Nicholas said.
Is the Black Sea outlet given to George?
Russia stole that with its own ability!
And the Black Sea outlet belongs to Russia, not George.
Little Nicholas pouted.
You are not allowed to be the tsar, but you are not worthy.
Now it is said that the Ottomans do not respect you. What kind of respect do you want?
Do you dare to give you a group of maids?
George really didn’t dare.
It’s not that there are wild beasts in the house, but it’s for the sake of family harmony.
"Georgi should learn some lessons."
Little Nicholas has a problem with Georgi.
During the World War, in response to the invasion of the Austro-Hungarian Navy, the Kingdom of Greece invited the Russian Mediterranean Fleet to station in Corfu.
When Nicholas came back from Paris, he passed by Greece and talked about Corfu with Georgi. Nicholas wanted to sign an agreement with Georgi to combine Corfu and Georgi. Crete was officially ceded to Russia.
If it was a loan, Georgi might have agreed.
Georgi really didn't dare to cede.
This is why little Nicholas wants to teach Georgi a lesson.
“Are you short of money?”
George was not very satisfied with Georgi either.
During the World War, Romania and Bulgaria were aligned with Russia. Every time Russia mobilized, Romania and Bulgaria would also mobilize at the same time.
In comparison, the attitude of the Kingdom of Greece is not very positive, and the enthusiasm for mobilization is far less than that of Romania and Bulgaria.
This is understandable. After all, the Kingdom of Greece is in the rear and is under far less pressure than Romania and Bulgaria.
George indeed promised that he would help the Kingdom of Greece gain profits in the Asia Minor Peninsula.
As for whether the income can be maintained, it depends on the strength of the Greeks.
And the most important thing is that during the Paris Peace Conference, the relationship between Greece, Britain and France became closer and closer, which made George particularly dissatisfied.
This is actually understandable.
Little Nicholas sharpened his sword and began to think about Corfu and Crete. He could not blame Greece for moving closer to Britain and France.
“Why don’t you want the money that was given to you for free?”
Little Nicholas was confident.
George is angry, you are still justified in collecting illegal money!
"Donate the money to the Ministry of Health."
George made it clear directly.
“Why?” Little Nicholas looked confused, and it looked like he was in a lot of pain.
“You don’t even have children, why do you need so much money?”
George really didn't induce the birth, Anastasia was already past childbearing age.
"Who said that? Another day I will bring them to identify the door——"
Little Nicholas was as happy as if he had eaten honey, and there was more than one person who heard this.
“Stop talking nonsense, I want to see your donation tomorrow.”
George did not reason with little Nicholas and directly gave the order as the head of the family.
"Why?"
Little Nicholas reacted strongly.
"If you want your children to inherit your wealth, you'd better do this."
George's tone was threatening.
The empire fell and the Romanov family members withered away. If we don’t cherish it, even little Nicholas’ lineage will not be preserved.
Little Nicholas is rich, richer than most Russians.
As long as he remains consistent with George, Nicholas Jr. can maintain his current status.
But if Little Nicholas cannot keep up with George and the situation in Russia, Little Nicholas is destined to be marginalized.
"George, you have changed——"
Little Nicholas is ready to discuss this issue with George.
George didn't want to discuss it, and this wasn't just a problem for little Nicholas.
Russia has entered a new stage, and everyone must change their mentality and adapt to the changes in Russia.
With a large number of military officers retiring and becoming local administrative officials, some regions in Russia have exposed many problems that need to be solved urgently.
Russia gradually moved the population of the Baltic Sea coast to Siberia in batches. More than 80% of the land in the Baltic Sea coast was transferred to the names of local military officers and administrative officials.
Guchkov is investigating whether there were illegal transactions.
If the transaction is through legitimate means, George will not interfere. This is the bonus that those officers who followed George in the bloody battles during the World War should receive.
If the transfer of interests is involved, George will ask Brusinov which is greater, Russia's interests or the interests of the officer group.
The same is true here in Constantinople.
The best-located residences in Constantinople are basically owned by military officers.
Some profitable industries are also monopolized by the families of senior generals.
Guchkov's report to George was relatively vague and did not mention names.
George knew why.
The route between Vladivostok and Constantinople is basically monopolized by three companies. These three companies belong to the Dolgorukov family, Vasily, and Andrei.
Not to mention the Dolgorukov family, Vasily and Andrei’s wives, one is George’s sister and the other is George’s sister.
What else could George do?
I can only warn Vasily and Andrei that they must strictly abide by Russian laws when doing business, pay no less tax, and the interests of workers must be protected.
Having said that, if George’s sisters are still greedy, George will not condone them.
Little Nicholas has been having a hard time these days.
Accepting gifts from the Ottomans is actually not a big deal, just donate, it doesn’t cost much.
After the Russian Civil War, the property belonging to the Nikolayevich family has been returned to Nicholas Jr.
In front of George, little Nicholas cried about poverty and could hardly survive his life.
George offered little Nicholas a new project.
During the Russian Empire, all cars sold in Russia and Europe were produced in Amur.
George decided to set up a new car company in Jutland and sell the cars to Europe and the United States.
Little Nikolay wanted to invest, but because the Nikolayevich family suffered great losses in the civil war, little Nikolay could not afford much money for a while.
Little Nicholas's elder brother, Prince Stowe, gave Little Nicholas advice.
Selling land!
In St. Petersburg and Moscow alone, the Nikolayevich family owned more than 15,000 acres of land.
Converted to 1.5 million acres.
If the land in these two places is sold to the Russian government, little Nicholas will definitely get a lot of money.
Little Nicholas hesitated.
Compared with operating land, cars are definitely more profitable.
But the land rent was more stable, so it was hard for Nicholas to choose.
"Nicky, you are in danger now-"
Stowe suggested that Nicholas transform, retreat behind the scenes, and stop causing trouble.
Russia is in a period of transition, and George will definitely want to take advantage of someone and kill the chicken to show the monkey.
Felix has started to build the railway conscientiously. If little Nicholas does not know what to do, the consequences will be unpredictable.
Little Nicholas frowned, George was killing his own people with one knife after another.
(End of this chapter)