Chapter 624 Old Morgan's Funeral
In May, Bulgaria and Greece signed a treaty of alliance, which stipulated that when Turkey attacked the territory of one of the contracting parties or violated the rights enjoyed by the treaty or the fundamental principles of international law, both parties would assist each other with all their armed forces.
The role of Imperial Russia in winning over Greece to join the alliance cannot be underestimated. Although Greece and Britain have better relations, the Russian Empire still has its own ways to exert influence. It is not only the Russian Empire that claims to be the successor of the Eastern Roman Empire, but the Kingdom of Bulgaria also claims so.
However, in terms of legitimacy, Greece, which had long been independent, believed that it was the true successor of the Roman Empire. The entire Greek population believed in Eastern Orthodoxy, and the largest Eastern Orthodox country in the world was Imperial Russia.
Imperial Russia was not the only country that wanted to seize Constantinople. Greece was particularly strong in this regard.
Greece's main value lies in its navy. In fact, few people know that before World War I, the Greek navy was stronger than the Ottoman navy. The Greek navy had four battleships, three cruisers, and eight destroyers.
The Ottoman navy was weaker than the Greek navy, with a total of three battleships, two cruisers, and eight destroyers. The Ottoman navy was not even as good as Greece, so how could it break through the Italian blockade and support North Africa?
If there were no daring slave owners in this world who would use sea transport forces to land on the beach when no one believed in a private enterprise and dared to help a country transport soldiers, how could the many Pashas in Constantinople have the opportunity to boast about their miraculous operations.
Several major characters have united together. If we ignore the existence of the Central Powers and the Entente, Bulgaria, Serbia and Greece, it is actually a bit like a Balkan version of the World War.
Considering that after defeating the Ottoman Empire, several countries that were planning to unite against foreign enemies quickly turned against each other and started killing each other.
The slave owners who were almost looking forward to the war could not help but wonder, if the Russian Empire of the Allied Powers had not let down its guard, but had really fought the war to the end, and waited until the Allies won a great victory and divided the fruits of victory, would they have really been able to get Constantinople?
You have to know that the reason why Central European countries are so afraid of Pan-Slavism is that the Slavs' base in Europe is so large that it destroys the balance. Not to mention Bulgaria, Serbia and other countries.
At the beginning of the 20th century, the Russian Empire alone, together with Poland as a part of it, occupied three-fifths of Europe, or six million square kilometers of land. If the Allies won a great victory, the Russian Empire would swallow up the Balkan countries and Constantinople. Of the ten million square kilometers of Europe, the Russian Empire would occupy more than seven million square kilometers. Would Britain and France fulfill their promise to let the Russian Empire get these pre-war promises?
If the Russian Empire had not collapsed, another Crimean War might have broken out immediately after the war, and Britain might have turned its guns on preventing the Russian Empire's dream from coming true.
What Sheffield feared most now was that the Ottoman Empire would remember him again, so he quickly pushed all the issues onto Anne, letting the French deal with the Ottoman envoys, and finding a reason to prevent the Ottomans from finding him.
The slave owners did not dare to get involved in the Balkan Alliance, which puzzled Anne. How could they dare to get involved in the Italo-Turkish War? Now that a group of small countries have just united and there is no sign of a real war, her husband has backed down? This is not the usual style of the slave owners, is it?
Sheffield did not explain, and this was impossible to explain. It was very difficult to explain the whole story. It seemed that Italy was the most powerful country on the surface besides the five major European powers. The Balkan Alliance was a group of poor countries with nothing!
However, there was a member in the Balkan Alliance that seemed to be not very strong, called Greece. Decades later during the Second World War, Italy mobilized 500,000 troops to invade Greece. One and a half months after the war began, the Greek army counterattacked into the territory of Albania that was previously controlled by Italy.
Even on the border between southeastern France and Italy, a sign written in Greek appeared, asking the Greek army to stop advancing: "Dear Greek soldiers, France is just ahead."
The war lasted until the spring of the following year, and eventually the German army, which was preparing to attack the Soviet Union, was forced to attack Greece.
Sheffield could not tell his wife that he dared to operate against Italy, but he did not dare to do anything to a group of seemingly weaker Balkan countries. He only told Anne, "Based on the performance of the Italian army in the war, once the Balkan Alliance and the Ottoman Empire go to war, if France seizes the opportunity, it can easily deal with the Italians and reap the benefits."
"Congressman Philip has been coordinating this matter in Congress!" Anne gave Sheffield an accurate answer over the phone. After a few months, the entire French people have now completely absorbed the Italian joke.
After several months of investment in public opinion, Italy has become a joke in the eyes of the French. The French people themselves are also racking their brains to recreate the material.
"As long as you are happy, spending some money is nothing. The overall strength of the Allied Powers is stronger, and your husband will be more confident when doing business with the Germans." Sheffield used some words to make Anne happy before hanging up the phone.
"The most important thing in life is to be happy." Without the mentality that I am doing this for the good of France, Sheffield walked out of the room with such a bright smile. Spending some money is nothing, you will earn it back sooner or later.
Sheffield knew the principle of playing the long game, so he supported the resistance to the Italian invasion from the Ottoman side. He also stabbed Italy from the French side, thinking that the Russian Empire's infiltration into the Balkans was justified, and that the Germans were right to fight for the land under the sun.
Similarly, it is the legitimate right of the British to maintain their status as the world's hegemon. Every country has its own position. There is nothing wrong with deciding the outcome in one war. We should stab each other and bleed. Whoever can hold out will be the winner.
The eliminated countries should not blame others. It is your fault for not persisting to the end. The nature of the world is so cruel.
They had no mercy on the slave owners of weak countries. When the Confederacy was defeated in the Civil War, who would have mercy on these slave owners?
Sheffield was so eager to learn about the situation in the Balkans that he cared more about it than any other woman.
A telegram was sent to her, and she would take it out and read it when she had nothing to do. She would laugh from time to time, which made Mary Pickford feel puzzled. Although she offered herself voluntarily, as a female star, she still did not understand the nature of the slave owner well enough.
"It seems that war is about to break out in Europe, and you look very happy." Mary Pickford said uncertainly.
"War can reduce population and promote technological development. It is a good thing for all mankind." Sheffield put the crumpled telegram in his pocket and replied with a smile.
As soon as he opened his mouth, he was talking about old society Darwin, which surprised Mary Pickford. "But war is a terrible thing. Everyone wants to live, right?"
"No, humans have the right to die." Sheffield shook his head firmly, "The strong prey on the weak and only the fittest survive. The demand for war is increasing, not stagnant. Often when there is a war, the locals need me to be there. The entire United States is the descendant of the colonists. Those benevolence and love that fool ordinary citizens are just for listening. It would be stupid to believe them. I hope I can stay out of those so-called propaganda, but I hope that most citizens will listen to it. Only in this way can it be more conducive to my existence."
If you really believe that, when the Soviet Union first appeared, all other countries should have surrendered. But what happened later? Of course, they immediately formed an intervention army to eliminate this threat in the bud.
Death is equal to everyone! Sheffield was still a little overwhelmed when he got on the airship to New York. As far as he knew, old Morgan died within two months of being exhausted from continuous questioning by Congress after the sinking of the Titanic.
So when Louisa Morgan made the first call, the slave owner did not take it seriously, but the subsequent urgent calls made Sheffield set off with doubts.
The airship landed at Rockefeller Manor. Sheffield put on a serious face and asked Rockefeller Jr., "Nothing serious happened, right?"
"The date of the funeral has not been set yet." When Sheffield boarded the airship, old Morgan was still in Schrodinger's cat state. But now that young Rockefeller spoke, it meant that this thing had already happened.
It seems to be a little earlier than history! Sheffield complained in his heart, "What went wrong? Was it because of my sneak attacks that Morgan's recent operations were not completely successful? Did it cause the stagnant energy to be unable to be released? Did it cause the five elements in the body to be disordered?"
"I'm going to find Louisa!" Sheffield, who was full of random thoughts, simply said hello to Rockefeller Jr. and was about to leave. "You're going to the funeral too, right? After all, he's a famous wealthy man in the United States, so he's qualified to have you attend. After all, you have a good relationship with J.P. Morgan, and you both hold shares in United General."
The news of Morgan Sr.'s death has appeared in reports in the Wall Street Journal. The newspaper praised Morgan Sr.'s life journey, believing that he was a person who could influence the world and that losing this person was a loss for the entire country.
"William!" When Louisa Morgan saw Sheffield coming, she threw herself into the man's arms and couldn't help crying. "Although I knew this day would come, I'm still not ready when it really happened."
"Oh, Louisa, this is such a tragedy." Sheffield reached out and patted Louisa Morgan on the back. His voice was equally sad, but there was not even a trace of sadness on his face.
(End of this chapter)
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