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Chapter 749 Yugoslavia
After the end of World War II, Britain was in constant trouble. First there was the economic crisis, then the Washington Naval Conference, and then the independence of Ireland and South Africa. It seemed that the British Empire was on the decline and would not last long.

Based on what Nicholas the Younger knew about Britain, the British would certainly not sit idly by, so the riots in Fiume must be related to Britain.

"The most fatal flaw of the Slavs is that they are too kind. We should learn from some people and kill all the natives. Then there will be no one to oppose us—"

Little Nicholas' words made many people feel very confused.

Little Nicholas did not call out anyone by name, so whoever dared to respond at this time would have to take the name as the one named.

If the traditional skill of the Hebrews was usury, then the traditional skill of the Anglo-Saxons was genocide.

These two are birds of a feather; neither is nobler than the other.

"Tell Boris that if his knife isn't sharp enough, I can send someone to help him!"

Little Nicholas is full of murderous intent. If a traitor is killed, his entire family must be killed. It is useless to reason with him.

If Nicholas had taken a tough approach and killed all the rebels, he would not have been abandoned by his friends and relatives.

"Your Excellency, Grand Duke, you can't do this—"

Tony Merrett was shocked. This was not what he wanted.

"You want to teach me how to do things?" Little Nicholas said arrogantly: "You are not qualified!"

Tony Merrett was defeated, he still didn't know enough about the Slavs.

Little Nicholas didn't know Boris well enough, and Boris didn't need his help at all.

Unlike Nicholas, Polis had a zero-tolerance attitude towards rebellion.

The situation in the Kingdom of Bulgaria is far more complicated than that in Russia.

After the end of World War II, the Kingdom of Bulgaria expanded greatly, with its land area expanding sharply from 11 square kilometers before the outbreak of World War II to 29 square kilometers.

The full name of the Kingdom of Bulgaria is now: The Kingdom of Bulgaria-Serbia-Albania-Croatia-Slovenia.

When the World War just ended, Croatia and Slovenia were eager to break away from the rule of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and did not resist much about joining Bulgaria.

In order to eliminate the resistance of the local people, Polis formed a parliament mainly composed of local gentry, trying to complete the assimilation of the local people through a conciliatory policy.

What Boris did not expect was that the conciliatory policy not only failed to achieve the desired effect, but instead made the local government become more aggressive, demanding the establishment of an autonomous government and a country within a country.

On January 1, Polis decided to change the country's name to the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, abolish the local autonomous councils, and send officials from Adrianople to directly manage the various regions.

The decision was strongly opposed by Albania, Croatia and Slovenia.

George was too familiar with these Spring and Autumn writing styles. In Albania, Croatia and Slovenia, only a small number of people opposed direct rule by the kingdom. Most of the people yearned for a stable life and did not care whether they were ruled by local gentry or officials sent from Adrianople.

"The Bulgarian army is loyal to Adrianople, and anyone who opposes Adrianople will be completely wiped out."

Vasily was very sorry. He had already prepared to send troops to Bulgaria to quell the rebellion, but he did not expect that Polis would handle it on its own without seeking help from Constantinople.

George looked out the window at the Bosphorus in silence.

Before Christmas, Russia officially started the capital relocation, and government departments began to move to Alexandria in batches.

The Ministry of Defense will move to Alexandria in June. Vasily insisted on placing the headquarters of the Balkan Military District in Constantinople to guard the gateway to the Black Sea.

"Don't intervene unless Adrianople asks you to."

George drew a red line and regarded this turmoil as a test for Boris. Boris did not think too much about it. He remembered Catherine's instructions and would never show mercy to the rebels.

"Your grandfather was assassinated because he was too kind to the assassin. Nikita also lost his throne because of his weakness. If you want to become the Tsar of Yugoslavia, you must be tough."

Catherine has transferred all her love for George to Boris.

Polis is still the king, not the Tsar.

The Tsar is not unique to Russia. From the perspective of Eastern culture, changing the king to the Tsar is similar to the Fengshan ceremony at Mount Tai.

"In the past month, I have sentenced 1.5 people to death—"

Boris was not a bloodthirsty person, but there were endless rebels, so Boris had to kill the chicken to scare the monkey.

1.5 death sentences does not mean killing 1.5 people. Some guys who committed many crimes were sentenced to or death sentences each, which was a combination of crimes.

"It's not a pity for such people to die any more."

Catherine didn't care. Her attitude towards ordinary people was different from George's.

George firmly believes that history is created by ordinary people, and that water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it.

Like Alexandra, Catherine worshipped her namesake, Yedi.

When Emperor Ye ascended the throne, he was also strongly opposed by the Russian nobles.

Yedi then killed everyone until the blood flowed like a river, and eventually became the most respected female tsar in Russian history.

The standard for evaluating a Tsar is not how many people he has killed, but how much benefit he has brought to the country.

"We can't go too far. We still need to use the local gentry to maintain our rule over the area."

Polis remained calm and did not let power go to his head.

The most common mistake made by bigwigs is to mistake the platform's strength for their own strength, ultimately leading the entire country down the road to destruction.

"If you think like that, Yugoslavia will never become Russia."

Catherine talked a lot with Boris, ate only a small meal for dinner, and drank half a glass of wine.

The next morning, George received a telegram from Boris saying that Catherine had died peacefully in her sleep that night.

George and Anne travelled by train to Adrianople.

Polis described the events of that night in detail, and doctors confirmed that Ekaterina died of cardiac arrest.

The only consolation for George was that Catherine did not suffer any pain.

George was very sad. Not long after he was reborn, Catherine was forced to leave Russia. It was not until George went to Amur to "become a vassal" that George and Catherine lived together again.

From the assassination of Alexander II in 1881 to the present, Catherine has given all her love to George. In Catherine's bedroom, there are still some unfinished woolen gloves made by Catherine.

It was knitted by Catherine herself for George.

Although Catherine was not titled as queen, her death still attracted widespread attention. Not only did King George V of the United Kingdom come to Adrianople in person, but even William II, who was exiled to the Netherlands, also came to Adrianople with the Queen of the Netherlands to pay his respects.

(End of this chapter)