Chapter 908 An Organization

According to the script agreed upon by Charles and Clemenceau, they would not discuss the issue of Greece too much.

That’s enough. At this moment, it is not appropriate for France to overly stimulate the British Empire. After all, France still needs to continue to “deepen cooperation” with Britain at sea.

However, something unexpected happened at this point in the meeting.

Constantine I thought this was an opportunity. For him, the withdrawal of French troops was not enough, far from enough.

The main force of the "invasion" is the British army, which alone is enough to subvert Greece. If he does not launch a crusade against Britain now, he may never have the opportunity to receive fair and just treatment.

So he mustered up his courage and stood up, trying to maintain his restraint. He knew that neither Britain nor France could afford to offend him:

"Gentlemen, I support France's decision to withdraw its troops. France has done the right thing."

"Please allow me to pay tribute to the Prime Minister and Lieutenant General Charles. You are true French people, respectable French people!"

Amid the applause of the guests, Constantine I turned his gaze to the Minister of Munitions and said, "In addition, I would like to ask you, Your Excellency, do you agree with France's decision?"

What Constantine I said was very thoughtful. He was not asking the Minister of Munitions to withdraw his troops as the King of Greece, as this would put him directly in opposition to Britain.

He brought France along, ostensibly asking the Minister of Munitions whether he agreed, but in fact he was using France to put pressure on the Minister of Munitions.

Charles smiled slightly. He had just helped Constantine I, but now he was being used by him.

But this is normal. There are only interests between countries, and it would be naive to hope for "reciprocity".

The Minister of Munitions was in a dilemma. It was not right to agree or disagree.

If you agree, you should withdraw your troops from Greece like France did.

If you don't agree, then go against France and even all the countries that support France.

However, the Minister of Munitions thought for a moment and replied: "I appreciate France's approach, but I do not agree with it."

He glanced at Charles and continued:

"Gentlemen, this situation has arisen because we have a disagreement with France on our strategy against the enemy."

"France has chosen to negotiate an armistice and therefore believes that there is no point in keeping troops in Greece."

"But we choose to continue to fight the enemy to the end, so it is our duty to protect Greece's security and prevent it from being annexed by Germany!"

There were a few faint sneers from the meeting room.

"Protecting Greece's security"?

Like forcibly making Egypt a British "protectorate"?

Another meaning of this statement is to include it in the colony.

But the guests dared not speak out, as no one dared to offend the world's most powerful country, otherwise, its navy might arrive at their doorstep at the next moment.

Charles secretly praised him in his heart, saying that he was indeed a cunning and experienced Minister of Munitions, who transformed "illegal invasion of Greece" into "differences between Britain and France" in just a few words.

This not only diverts attention and gives a seemingly reasonable explanation, but also gives others a psychological deterrent: "I just did it, what can you do to me? If you don't accept it, try it."

Clemenceau hesitated. He was not sure whether he should be tough or try to be a peacemaker, so he could only look to Charles for help.

Xia Er stood up slowly, without responding to the question directly.

"Gentlemen." As soon as Charles opened his mouth, the entire meeting room fell silent.

Under everyone's gaze, Ciel walked towards the stage naturally, saying as he walked:

“I often think about a question: Why does war happen?”

"What's wrong with this world that makes people kill each other over meaningless things?"

“Like what are we doing, what do we get?”

He walked up the steps to the stage and turned to face the guests. Clemenceau tactfully gave up his seat.

"We have gained nothing from this war."

"All we get is death, poverty and hunger."

"This shouldn't be happening, I think there has to be something that can stop it!"

The guests seemed to be thinking about something. They were used to this kind of situation so they didn't think much about it. But now after hearing what Charles said, they felt that they could indeed do something.

There was a gleam in Pershing's eyes. This was Charles. His thinking was different from others. When others were thinking about how to defeat the enemy, he was already thinking about how to ensure world peace.

General Winter is stuck in the problem raised by Charles. What solution can he get? Is Charles overthinking it?

Tijani's mouth twitched. This guy started acting again. It was really unbearable.

However, there is nothing wrong with this, it can also be called the "art of war" because it is "defeating the enemy without fighting."

The Minister of Munitions was puzzled. What was Charles doing? Which side was he on?

Charles continued:

"Think about it, gentlemen."

“When a dispute arises in a certain village or town, it will be handled by the mayor.”

"When a dispute occurs in a city, the mayor will be there to enforce justice, and above that there is the national government, which can use laws, police and the military to enforce it."

"This is why a country with a large population can maintain good order for a long time. They rarely have large-scale wars."

The guests nodded one after another. There is no order without rules. As kings and ministers, they all knew this.

Ciel raised his voice:

"However, above the state there are no constraints and no order."

"Countries are like a disorderly society, and they can provoke disputes at will."

"Or they do things that are not approved by others out of their own interests, but no one can interfere or restrain them. I think this is why wars often break out."

Pershing couldn't help but applaud. It was very well said. Only Charles could think of this question.

The guests followed suit and applauded.

Yes, if the country is personified as towns, they are a group of unmanaged units that rely entirely on the "law of the jungle" where the strong prey on the weak.

The Minister of Munitions' face turned pale. Although he still didn't know what Charles wanted to do, he was sure that he would never stand on the side of Britain.

Albert I stood up excitedly: "So, Lieutenant General, how do you think we can solve this problem?"

"An organization." Charles raised his index finger in the air:

“We need an organization that is made up of representatives from participating countries.”

"It's like a parliament and it can make laws, which is what we call the international order."

“In this way, we can at least determine from a legal perspective which disputes are reasonable and which are unreasonable, so that we can resolve these disputes and speak up for bullied countries instead of allowing war to break out.”

Applause broke out again in the conference room.

Constantine I responded excitedly: "Yes, we need such an organization, and Greece will be the first country to join!"

(End of this chapter)