After the war, the first problem to be solved by the new prime minister of Greece, in addition to the messy financial problem, is the digestion and absorption of the newly acquired territory of Greece.

With the permission of King George, the new government officially entrusted the three major banks of Greece, the Royal Bank of Greece, the National Bank of Greece, and Alpha Bank, to issue 50 million drachma of national debt in order to alleviate the financial difficulties.

Among them, the Royal Bank of Greece, that is, after the funds of the Royal Educational Foundation became more and more complicated, Constantine appointed the executive director of the Educational Foundation. The bank created by Koledis was originally only to solve the trouble of capital flow.

The source of funding for the Royal Greek Education Foundation is 10% of the Congolese government's fiscal revenue.

The amount of this money in 1896 was £500,000, or about 12.5 million drachmas.

In addition, according to the original agreement, the 5% of the Congolese fiscal revenue received by the Greek royal family every year will be directly deposited into the royal family's account in the Royal Bank.

After more than ten years of development, the Royal Bank of Greece has grown stronger day by day with the help of the deep resources behind the royal family.

Especially with the influence of Constantine, the upstream and downstream enterprises of the Greek cotton textile industry, the steel industry, and the giant enterprise of the Greek Congo General Corporation, the current funds of these enterprises are generally transferred through the Royal Bank.

It is by virtue of such unique advantages that in recent years, Royal Bank has emerged in the Greek financial circle. Together with the deeply rooted Alpha and the National Bank of Greece, the three have become the three largest banks in Greece with strong financial strength.

Especially in recent years, after Greece acquired the Congo colony, the industry and commerce developed rapidly, and the Alpha Bank and the National Bank of Greece also shared a lot of benefits.

With the growth of the Royal Bank, the Greek royal family now has a considerable right to speak in the financial world.

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Syntagma Square Conference Room.

For the first time, the new Prime Minister Alexandros attended the Imperial Council to discuss how to absorb and digest the newly acquired territories.

"Among the newly acquired territories of Greece, the most difficult one at present is Albania," Alexandros said to the crowd.

After all, he looked at the confused King George and said softly, "Your Majesty?"

"Ah." Seeing that everyone's eyes were on him, King George rubbed his face with his hands to cheer himself up.

After the victory of the war in 1896, even King George's desire to participate in government gradually disappeared.

Now this old man, after getting up every day, does not bring guards, just like a retired old man, he runs to the streets and greets people enthusiastically.

Affected by this, the Greek royal family had a wave of goodwill among the Greeks, especially the goodwill of the Athenian people.

At least in 1896, when the feudal monarch was still under his power, such a down-to-earth king was rare in Europe.

Therefore, the constitutional monarchy also has its advantages, and King George must have felt this: there is no need to do anything, the king will do it.

Everyone follows the established rules to maintain the normal operation of the country.

"Go on, Prime Minister, I'm listening," King George woke up.

Looking at Constantine's helpless shrug, Prime Minister Alexandros had to continue: "Albania covers an area of ​​about 28,000 square kilometers, three-quarters of which are mountains and hills, and the Adriatic coast is part of the region. The plain, which concentrates most of the arable land in the region”

"The coastal plain area is also the most economically active place in Albania"

"The majority of the population also lives here"

"The total population of the region is about 300,000, of which 240,000 msl, and the rest are Orthodox and Catholics"

Prime Minister Alexandros introduced the basic situation of Albania to everyone.

"So far, the Greek Army has maintained about 15,000 troops in Afghanistan."

"The current situation is that in order to stabilize Greece's control over Albania, the government needs to strengthen the connection between mainland Greece and Albania."

"The best way is to build a railway to connect Greece and Albania"

Having said that, Alexandros looked at everyone present.

"In this way, Epirus, which is located between Albania and Greece, can also pass through the railway."

"The most optimistic railway plan of the government is to connect Trarica (a city in north-central Greece), which is already connected to the railway in northern Greece, and the railway line will continue to extend northward, passing through Ioannina, the capital of Epirus, and Albania Vlora in the south, Tirana in the center, up to the northern part of Afghanistan"

Everyone understands that in order to effectively control the region of Afghanistan, it is indeed necessary to build this railway.

But building a railway requires a lot of capital investment.

After such a war, the Greek economy is still in the recovery period. Now the Greek government is still relying on borrowing to maintain it, and it really can't come up with extra money.

Albania is the most valuable piece of land that Greece got from the Ottomans this time. It is large enough and also has some arable land and minerals. Moreover, Albania is adjacent to the Adriatic Sea. There are many excellent ports along the coast. In addition to the huge investment in the early stage, The prospects are still promising.

When everyone heard the situation in Albania, they could not help frowning.

Judging from the experience of former Prime Minister Trikupis investing in Greek infrastructure, if the Albania region wants to generate income, it is estimated that the investment will also go to Greece, which means that this amount may reach hundreds of millions of drachmas.

Constantine thought about the information about Albania and encouraged everyone: "Is there a good side? Although there are more than 200,000 msl in Albania, the Albanians do not have their own words, which is very important for the assimilation of the Albanians by Greece. , is a benefit”

"Also, from a historical point of view, the relationship between Albania and the Greeks is quite good," Constantine said to everyone who calmed down when the Prime Minister mentioned money~lightnovelpub.net~.

Although the word Greece is mentioned, people will think of the splendid ancient Greek civilization, thus linking modern Greece with ancient Greece, but the ancient Greeks may have nothing to do with the so-called "Greeks" living in Greece in the 21st century. relation.

Historically, the Greek region was conquered by ancient Rome and ruled for a long time until the fall of the Eastern Roman Empire.

During this long period of time, Greece has been massacred several times. For example, Athens, the most famous city in Greece, has recorded several massacres.

So much so that some sociologists and historians say: not a drop of blood in the veins of modern Greeks belongs to the ancient Greeks.

The ancient Greeks may have literally been buried in the dust of history.

In terms of blood, the people who lived in the land of Greece in later generations were closer to the blood of Albanians and Slavs.

Moreover, in the Greek War of Independence, many Albanians participated, and there were also many Albanian Orthodox Christians in Greece.

Therefore, the relationship between Greece and Albania is not bad.

Constantine's so-called historical factors did not just refer to these.

The Ottoman Empire's conquest of Albania was also a story of ups and downs.

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