During World War II, European countries experienced earth-shaking changes, especially the impact on people's thinking was no less than that of a nuclear bomb.
For a long time, Western society has demonized the Chinese, and the Chinese have become the most cowardly and least rebellious group in the world.
This is pure nonsense and outright slander. In fact, Europeans are the most cowardly. The Chinese people's spirit of resistance is outstanding in the world. Europeans' obedience to the hierarchy is truly deep-rooted and they have almost never resisted.
In order to maintain their rule, the ruling class has developed a complete set of rhetoric, such as the divine right of kings, the equivalence of rights and obligations, etc., etc., just to maintain the legitimacy of their power.
After the outbreak of World War II, the kings, princes and nobles of Yugoslavia, Greece and Italy fled one after another. They did not assume the responsibility of protecting the country and left the country and the people to the invaders. As a result, all the previous rhetoric was completely bankrupt and the legitimacy of the ruling class was lost.
Being questioned, people can't help but begin to wonder what the existence of the privileged class means to the country.
The collapse of trust all starts with doubt. The development of capitalism promoted the outbreak of the bourgeois revolution in Britain. The awakening of the French people sent Louis XVI to the guillotine. Now it is finally the turn of countries such as Greece, Yugoslavia, and Italy.
After the recovery of Greece, military control was implemented for a long time, and the actual person responsible for management was the Southern African Expeditionary Force.
Unlike the wealthy gentry and cruel officials of the Greek Kingdom, the Southern African Expeditionary Force, which advocates the idea of equality, gave the Greek people a completely new feeling.
It turns out that officials also look pleasant when talking to the people.
It turns out that soldiers will not shoot if they disagree with the public.
It turns out that taxes don’t need to be that high at all to maintain the operation of the ruling institutions——
The last point is the most important to the Greek people.
The direct cause of the French Revolution was taxation.
The logistics of the Southern African Expeditionary Force are provided by the federal government of Southern Africa. There is no need to recruit excessively in Greece. Greece, which has just experienced the war, really does not have much to gain. Many areas that have been seriously damaged by the war need the expeditionary force.
With help, I was able to get through the most difficult stage.
The Greeks, who had experienced being abandoned by the king, invaded by aliens, social collapse and reconstruction, and were in a period of violent ideological fluctuations, were also impacted by Russian ideas. The national guerrillas developed very quickly. In just half a year, the Greeks grew in size.
Reaching nearly 300,000 people.
Arthur also realized that the situation in Greece was about to get out of control, so he allowed George II to return to the country.
After George II returned home, the first order he issued was to increase taxes to repair the palace, which was severely damaged during the war.
This act was strongly opposed by the Greek people, and serious conflicts broke out between the national guerrillas and the army commanded by George II.
"Currently, the king's control area is limited to the area around Athens, and more areas are under the control of the national guerrillas. Under our mediation, the national guerrillas agreed to negotiate with the king to form a coalition government - which the national guerrillas recognized in principle.
King George has the leadership of the kingdom, and most important positions in the coalition government are held by officials sent by the national guerrillas-" Arthur's face turned slightly red, which was his mistake.
If it had been Rock, I guess the national guerrillas wouldn't have had any chance.
When Southern Africa first gained autonomy, the People's Party led by Louis Botha and Jan Smuts was easily suppressed by the Liberal Party founded by Roque and Stoudemire. Roque did not even feel much pressure, and the People's Party died down.
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The same goes for Greece. Rock is very familiar with the techniques of the national guerrillas, and it is not difficult to deal with them. Arthur's attention was on Hungary during this period, ignoring Greece, so he let the national guerrillas
Take advantage of the opportunity.
"The national guerrillas are in contact with us and will recognize our rights in Crete in exchange for us not intervening in the Greek civil war -" Arthur is not completely letting it go. He certainly cannot give up the benefits he has obtained easily.
When Southern Africa counterattacked Greece, it obtained the right to lease the island of Crete for a period of 99 years.
This agreement was approved by George II and is now confirmed by the national guerrillas. No matter which party wins, it will not affect the interests of southern Africa.
Arthur was not satisfied with this result, so the condition offered by Arthur to the national guerrillas was that unless the national guerrillas agreed to the expiration of the lease of Crete, the people of Crete would decide the island of Crete.
The fate of the future, otherwise the Southern African Expeditionary Force will re-implement military control on Greece.
During the last military control, George II and the Greek princes and nobles were all exiled overseas. The military control was not thorough, and many things could not be completely resolved.
Now George II had to rely on the help of southern Africa to maintain his rule, and Arthur had a higher degree of freedom.
"What experience do you have?" Rock was happy to see Arthur's progress.
"Interests, the stability of the ruling order, lies in fully satisfying the interests of all classes, which requires mutual compromise, tenant farmers and landlords, the emerging bourgeoisie and old vested interest groups, interest groups with external support behind them, and so on -
"Arthur has obviously thought about it, but it's not enough. It's not easy to do it.
Compromise is necessary, but to the extent of compromise, the interests cannot be reconciled.
For example, how much land rent should be charged? Should it be reduced or exempted in disaster years? Who should bear the kingdom's taxes?
Another example is emerging industries. Should they be opened to the emerging bourgeoisie? Should they impose heavy taxes on imported goods to protect domestic industries, or should they reduce taxes and promote exports to earn money from foreigners?
As for interest groups——
Not even Arthur or Rock can resolve this contradiction.
Tenants and landlords, the emerging bourgeoisie and the old vested-interested classes, are fighting over who earns more and who earns less.
The competition behind the interest groups is a matter of life and death. The winner takes all, and the loser gets nothing. It is almost impossible to sit in a row and share the fruits.
"Greece is the Greece of the Greeks. We should not get involved too deeply. We must step out of the outside world and look at the Greek issues as an arbiter." When Roque said this, he suddenly remembered the British attitude towards Greece.
Greece is one of the most important countries around the Mediterranean.
If Britain wants to ensure its interests in the Mediterranean, Greece is a must-win place.
So how could Britain remain aloof from the Greek Civil War?
If you think about it this way, the supporters behind the Greek national guerrillas are probably not the only Communist International.
It is actually not difficult to solve this problem.
The day after Roark arrived in Cyprus, Winston also arrived successfully.
When meeting Roark, Winston was still complaining that Roark did not agree to hold the meeting in Malta.
"There was an accident at the Malta airport a few days ago. Large planes were unable to take off and land smoothly. The airport is undergoing emergency repairs." Roque had a good reason. Everyone's time is precious. If the plane cannot land, we can't go by boat.
Even if Rock and Winston could go to Malta by boat, Roosevelt couldn't because he was too far away.
"Okay, I won't go, but why can't the residents of Malta return?" Winston's face was as heavy as water. He must have been under a lot of pressure during this period.
Britain is one of the countries best at settling scores.
After France was restored, there was huge controversy in France over De Gaulle's use of France's East Asian interests in exchange for support in Southern Africa. This was the main reason why De Gaulle was criticized.
De Gaulle also had a hard time talking.
The facts are indeed facts, but what could De Gaulle do at the time?
At that time, the United Kingdom and the United States were not optimistic about De Gaulle and did not recognize the free France led by De Gaulle. De Gaulle could only gain the capital to confront Germany by trying his best to win the support of southern Africa.
So does Winston.
In the arms race before the world war, Britain almost depleted its treasury and its finances were exhausted. After the outbreak of the world war, it didn't even have the money to buy weapons and equipment for new soldiers. What could Winston do? It's hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice.
Judging from the current situation of the destroyer-for-island plan, Britain will definitely suffer a loss.
But if it had not done so at that time, Britain would not even have been able to win the Battle of Britain, and the German troops might have landed on British soil. Winston also knew the consequences of doing so, but he still chose to do it. It was not because of lack of ability. In fact,
It was just the wrong time.
It doesn’t matter if it were the time when the British Empire was at its peak. Twenty years ago, Britain would not be in such a mess.
Now that the world war is not over yet, the opposition forces in Britain can't wait to launch attacks on Winston.
It is estimated that a certain British MP who petitioned for the people used the Malta issue as an excuse to launch a new attack on Winston.
"When we exchanged Malta, there was no one on the island of Malta!" Roque turned over the table without discussing how to solve the problem.
What residents?
There are no residents in Malta at all, so where can we start to return?
This is not a lie with open eyes. When the German and Italian forces invaded the island of Malta, all the British people on the island had left, and not a single living mouse was left.
Now that all the fighting in the Mediterranean is over, a group of people suddenly appear claiming to be residents of Malta and demanding to return to their homeland——
It’s noisy!
"Locke, you can't always be like this. Last time in Chagos, you cheated me hard." Winston glanced at the prosperous East Cape and felt even worse.
I almost forgot, Cyprus seems to have been a British colony before.
Not entirely, only half, and the other half is from the Ottoman Empire.
All must now belong to Lord Cyprus.
Chagos is Diego Garcia, the brightest pearl in the center of the Indian Ocean, the home port of the Indian Ocean Fleet in southern Africa, and the most important supply point for ships traveling to and from the Indian Ocean——
The more comments there are, the more complicated Winston's mood becomes.
This is also not a question of ability, it is simply that a certain golden finger hanging on the wall is too scary, so Britain has to swallow this bitter pill.
A few decades ago, no one would have imagined that one day, ocean-going technology would develop to the point it is today.
Likewise, no one thought that the combat radius of bombers could be as high as thousands of kilometers, so that bombers taking off from the Chagos Islands could threaten the entire Indian Ocean.
This is just the beginning.
In a few years, all planes over the Indian Ocean will face the threat of Diego Garcia. Whoever doesn't like it will just let the plane fly over. How dare you not come?
malta--
Could become the second Diego Garcia.
"This is an internal issue within your United Kingdom. How can you go back on what you have agreed to do? Aren't you the ones who believe in the spirit of contract the most?" Rock attacked his shield with his spear, and everyone would say nice things.
"Allowing Maltese residents to return to Malta does not conflict with our agreement!" Winston also learned from each experience and would not make the same mistake twice.
When the United Kingdom sold the Chagos Islands to Rock, it promised to move all the residents of the Chagos Islands away, leaving Rock with a clean Chagos.
When Malta was exchanged, there were no residents on the island of Malta, so the agreement between Southern Africa and the United Kingdom did not involve this issue.
This was considered a mistake by the relevant personnel, which gave Winston room to use the topic to his advantage.
"I don't know much about this matter yet. I need to know more about it in detail." Luo Ke resorted to procrastination. If there is anything that cannot be solved in one day, it will take ten years.
Malta's problem can be postponed, but the war cannot be postponed. Russia's strength is expanding so fast that both Roark and Roosevelt were caught off guard.
The main reason is that Big Beard's ambitions are too great. Just like the original Little Beard, he is no longer satisfied with Eastern and Northern Europe and is expanding to Western Europe and the Mediterranean. This is unacceptable to everyone.
Western Europe and the Mediterranean are the first chain blocking Russia.
If Russia breaks through the blockade, with Russia's mobilization capabilities and war potential, it might be like a flying dragon entering the sea and getting out of control.
"We must divert Russia's attention and exchange the interests of East Asia for Russia's expansion into Western Europe." Winston's plan was beyond Roark's expectation.
"No, we absolutely can't do this!" Rock refused decisively.
Just kidding, in the past it was okay to divert the disaster to the north, but now if it diverts the disaster to the east, you think you are Dayu.
The key thing that Winston wants to sacrifice is not even Japan. This is what Rock cannot accept.
Speaking of the relationship between Britain and Japan, we have to start from the Russo-Japanese War——
This matter has been mentioned before, so I won’t repeat it here. I will just say that Britain has not completely given up its interests in East Asia.
Regardless of the fact that Britain's situation in East Asia is over, traditional craftsmanship cannot be lost. Since it can achieve continental balance in Europe, it can also be bloody in East Asia.
"Why? For us, this is the best plan!" Winston did not expect that Rock's attitude would be so fierce.
Rock is rarely so direct. Even if there are differences, Rock will resolve them in a more tactful way.
"Winston, most of the southern Africans are from East Asia. No matter what, I can't hurt their feelings." Roque upholds national justice, why don't you give up India to Russia?