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Chapter 708: Cutting at one's own people

The Paris Peace Conference did not bring peace, but instead became the beginning of more conflicts.

The Austro-Hungarian Empire was divided into four parts. In addition to the ceded territory, four countries were born on the territory of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire, namely Austria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and Poland.

The fate of the Ottoman Empire was equally tragic, and the British kneaded the Kurds, Sunnis and Shias into a new kingdom.

Palestine was divided into two parts with the Jordan River as the boundary, forming two countries.

As if things weren't chaotic enough, the British threw the Hebrews in as well, making it a complete hodgepodge.

France took the Libyan and Syrian territories. Apart from the part of the Anatolian Peninsula ceded to Russia, the territory occupied by Italy was larger than that of Greece, leaving only 45 square kilometers for the Ottoman Empire.

This result was unacceptable to the Ottomans.

The Ottomans admitted that they had lost to the Russians and that they were indeed inferior in skills.

The Middle East was divided up by Britain and France, and the Ottomans accepted it. After all, the Middle East was not the core interest of the Ottoman Empire.

Italy and Greece, one was a loser who showed almost no performance during the world war, and the other was a weakling who allowed the Ottoman Empire to massacre millions of people without daring to resist. However, the territories allocated to these two countries were both in the Anatolian Peninsula.

Constantinople has been very busy 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 hoped that Russia would remain neutral and not interfere in the wars between the Ottoman Empire, Greece, and Italy on the condition that Russia recognized the provisions concerning Russia in the Treaty of Versailles.

Georgy came to Constantinople in person, hoping that George would use force to protect the interests of the members of the Balkan League from infringement.

The Kingdom of Italy hoped that Russia would become the defender of order in 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 be involved in a controversial war.

During the World War, the Greeks retaliated against the Ottomans in the Russian-occupied areas. There are no relevant statistics from Russia and Greece. The Ottomans claimed that at least 200 million Ottomans were massacred by Greece.

The Kingdom of Greece separated from the Ottoman Empire in 1832.

The Ottoman Empire massacred 100 million Greeks. This is a figure provided by the Kingdom of Greece, which the Ottoman Empire has never acknowledged.

Therefore, the Kingdom of Greece also did not recognize the 200 million claimed by the Ottoman Empire.

"This is a messed up deal. Both sides are talking about their own things and do not acknowledge each other."

Little Nicholas's inclinations were obvious.

After the envoy of Mehmed VI arrived in Constantinople, he first visited Nicholas the Younger.

Guchkov reported secretly that when Muhammad's envoys visited little Nicholas, they rode in two trucks.

Judging from the condition of the tires, the truck was fully loaded when it entered Little Nicola Estate, and the condition of the tires returned to normal when it came out.

“I would have held the same attitude even if I had not accepted the Ottoman gifts.”

Little Nicholas is still very honest and will speak for whoever he takes money from.

George was curious.

What little Nicholas said didn’t count, so why didn’t the Ottomans give gifts to George?
"The Ottomans have already given you access to the Black Sea. What else do you want?"

Little Nicholas' words made George indignant.

Is the Black Sea outlet a gift to George?

Russia snatched that with its own ability!
Besides, the Black Sea outlet belongs to Russia, not George.

Little Nicholas pouted.

I asked you to be the Tsar, but you don't want to be one.

Now you say that the Ottomans don’t respect you. What kind of respect do you want?
If I give you a group of maids, would you dare to accept them?
George really didn't dare.

It's not that there is a ferocious beast in the house, but it's for family harmony.

"Georgy should be taught a lesson."

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 on Corfu Island.

When Nicholas the Younger was coming back from Paris, he passed through Greece and talked with Georgi about Corfu. Nicholas the Younger wanted to sign an agreement with Georgi to formally cede Corfu and Crete to Russia.

If it was a loan, Georgi might have agreed.

Georgi really didn't dare to cede it.

That's why little Nicholas wants to teach Georgi a lesson.

"Are you short of money?"

George was not too happy with Georgi either.

During the World War, Romania and Bulgaria were aligned with Russia, and every time Russia mobilized, Romania and Bulgaria would also mobilize at the same time.

In comparison, the attitude of the Kingdom of Greece was less positive, and its enthusiasm for mobilization was 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 did promise to help the Kingdom of Greece gain gains in the Asia Minor Peninsula.

As for whether the profits can be maintained, it depends on the strength of the Greeks.

And the most crucial thing is that during the Paris Peace Conference, the relationship between Greece, Britain and France became increasingly close, which made George particularly dissatisfied.

This is actually understandable.

Little Nicholas is sharpening his knife and has begun to set his sights on Corfu and Crete. It is no wonder that Greece is moving closer to Britain and France.

"Why not take the money that's delivered to your doorstep for free?"

Little Nicholas was confident.

George was furious. You are right to take bribes!
“Donate the money to the Ministry of Health.”

George pointed it out directly.

"Why?" Little Nicholas looked conflicted and seemed to be in great pain.

"You don't even have a child, what do you need so much money for?"

George really wasn't trying to induce labor; Anastasia was already past childbearing age.

"Who said that? I'll bring them here to get familiar with the place some other day—"

Little Nicholas was so happy that he felt like he had eaten honey, and from the sound of his voice, there was more than one person who was happy.

"Stop talking nonsense. I want to see your donation tomorrow."

George didn't reason with little Nicholas, but gave orders directly as the head of the family.

"Why?"

Little Nicholas reacted strongly.

“If you want your children to inherit your wealth, you better do this.”

George's tone was threatening.

The empire collapsed and the Romanov family dwindled in numbers. If they didn't cherish them anymore, even the lineage of little Nicholas could not be preserved.

Little Nikolai was rich, richer than most Russians.

As long as he stays in line with George, young Nicholas can maintain his current position.

But if little Nicholas cannot keep up with George and the situation in Russia, he is destined to be marginalized.

"George, you've changed—"

Little Nicholas was ready to have a serious discussion with George about this issue.

George didn't want to discuss this. This wasn't just little Nicholas' problem.

Russia has entered a new stage, and everyone needs to change their mindset and adapt to the changes in Russia.

As a large number of military officers retire and become local administrative officials, some regions of Russia have exposed many problems that need to be urgently addressed.

Russia gradually relocated the population of the Baltic coastal areas to Siberia in batches, and more than 80 percent of the land in the Baltic coastal areas was transferred to local military officers and administrative officials.

Guchkov is investigating whether there were any illegal transactions.

If the transaction was made in a legitimate manner, George would not interfere. This was the bonus that the officers who fought under George during the World War deserved.

If it involves the transfer of interests, George will ask Brusinov which is greater, Russia's interests or the interests of the military officers group.

It’s actually the same here in Constantinople.

The best-located residences in Constantinople now basically belong to military officers.

Some profitable industries are also monopolized by the families of senior generals.

Guchkov's report to George was rather obscure and did not mention anyone by name.

George knew why.

The route between Vladivostok and Constantinople was basically monopolized by three companies, which belonged to the Dolgorukov family, Vasily, and Andrei respectively.

Not to mention the Dolgorukov family, Vasily and Andrei’s wives are George’s elder sister and younger sister respectively.

What else could George do?

I can only warn Vasily and Andrei that they must strictly abide by Russian laws when doing business, not a penny of tax should be paid less, and the interests of workers must be protected.

Having said that, if George's sisters are still greedy, George will not indulge them.

Little Nicholas has been having a hard time these past few days.

Accepting gifts from the Ottomans was actually not a big deal. It was just a donation and it wasn’t much money.

After the end of the Russian Civil War, the property belonging to the Nikolayevich family was returned to little Nicholas.

In front of George, little Nicholas cried poor and said he could hardly make ends meet.

George took the initiative to offer little Nicholas a new project.

During the Imperial Russian era, 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 produced to Europe and the United States.

Little Nicholas really wanted to invest, but because the Nikolayevich family suffered heavy losses in the civil war, Little Nicholas could not come up with much money at once.

Little Nicholas's brother-in-law, Prince Sto, gave little Nicholas some advice.

Sell ​​land!

In St. Petersburg and Moscow alone, the Nikolayevich family owned more than 1.5 acres of land.

This translates to 150 million acres.

If the land in these two places was sold to the Russian government, Nicholas Jr. would definitely get a lot of money.

Little Nicholas hesitated.

Compared to operating land, cars are definitely more profitable.

But the advantage of land rent is that it is more stable, and little Nicholas finds it difficult to make a choice.

"Niki, you are in danger now-"

Sto suggested that little Nicholas should transform himself, retreat behind the scenes and stop causing trouble.

Russia is in a period of transition, and George will definitely take action against someone to scare the monkeys.

Felix has started to build the railway honestly. If little Nicholas does not know how to behave, the consequences will be unpredictable.

Little Nicholas frowned, because George was chopping his own people with his sword.

(End of this chapter)