The Rise Of Australasia

Chapter 823: 615: Treaty of Sino-Australia

Chapter 823: Chapter 615: Treaty of Sino-Australia

Although George II had successfully returned to his throne, his mood was far from good at this time.

After Kronos amended the constitution, George II should have become the king with the least power in the world, far less than other monarchs.

Even the most basic right of a king to dissolve Parliament and the Cabinet was changed to allow the dissolution of only the Cabinet, and it still required the approval of Parliament.

Parliament had become the most powerful and stable institution in the Kingdom of Greece, possessing not only the power to monitor the government but also operating without restrictions from the king or government.

And the King of Greece had lost the power to appoint and dismiss Cabinet members, retaining only the right to nominate. This meant that if the King of Greece lacked any prestige, he was effectively sidelined.

At the same time, the core of power in Greece was the Greek Parliament. This was the main reason why the Greek Congress agreed to restore the monarchy at that time, as their power would not change much.

For a country, the most important military and fiscal rights were managed by the government, with oversight from the monarch and Parliament.

The military and fiscal power George II could control were nothing more than the Royal Palace Guard and the annual pensions of the Royal Family Members.

Although Greek officers were nominally still loyal to the king, it was actually the Greek Parliament that truly managed the government and officers.

This meant that to regain power, George II would have to secure the support of most of the Parliament and control its narrative.

This was George II’s greatest challenge; after all, it was the Congress that once supported the abolition of the monarchy. To garner the support of these individuals was the greatest difficulty for any monarch.

Arthur was well aware of the changes to the Greek constitution, and he even secretly admired Kronos’s approach.

The Greek Democratic Party wisely made trade-offs, not only complying with the requests of the United Kingdom and Australasia to re-establish George II on the throne but also ensuring their own status to the greatest extent, making sure that George II’s restoration did not pose a threat to their rule.

Greece at the present is the monarchy that leans most towards a republic; it could even be said to be a republic in the guise of a monarchy.

Because Greece’s political system had not changed much from the former Republic, there was just an additional so-called spiritual leader, the king.

As for whether the so-called king could attract the attention of the various parties and members of Parliament, that would depend on George II’s actions after he regained the throne.

Arthur didn’t care about George II’s actions, since Greece’s help to Australasia was very limited.

If the British value Greece’s geographical location, then what Arthur really cares about is George II’s possession of the Greek throne, the support of a so-called king of European Nations.

As for the actual power of this European throne, Arthur didn’t care, nor would he mind.

However, the act of Kronos amending the constitution to restrict royal power had a significant impact on the European royal family.

Unlike other colonial nations, the Persian Empire was already rife with decay, and the exhibited combat power was even less than other indigenous groups in the Middle East.

After several major urban cities had been captured in succession, the Persian Empire finally couldn’t hold out any longer and requested peace negotiations with the British.

Now without Russian support for Persia, Persia alone could not resist the onslaught of the powers.

The ruler of the Persian Empire, Ahmad Shah, also understood this and didn’t even have the confidence to resist the British.

Arthur had thought that the war with Persia would tie up the British for a while, but unexpectedly, the war had lasted less than two months when the Persian Empire quickly capitulated.

However, even before the Persian Empire capitulated, Australasia had almost completely conquered the Rashid Emirate and already completed the mission for this operation.

After occupying the Rashid Emirate, Australasia immediately announced its annexation into the Persian Gulf Territory and expanded the stationed forces there to three divisions.

After all, this was a territory of millions of square kilometers, also with significant petroleum resources, so increasing a bit of defensive power was inevitable.

July 1925 was also the third month since George II had ascended to the throne again.

After temporarily stabilizing the domestic order, George II finally took action, the first step being to visit the United Kingdom and Australasia in his capacity as king, effectively announcing his position to the outside world.

This action was indeed effective, given that the most influential countries at the moment were certainly the powers, among which Britain was the strongest, especially for European nations.

Greece had been a junior ally of Britain, so the British influence was naturally the greatest. This helped secure George II’s position, at the very least ensuring that the government would not dare to completely sideline him openly, and left him with some space for handling government affairs.

Australasia was the second stop on George II’s visit. Unlike his previous trip to Australasia, this time George II was officially visiting in a diplomatic capacity as the head of the Greek state.

Nevertheless, as a power, Australasia did not need to pay excessive attention to a king, and could simply receive him with standard diplomatic protocols.

Cooperation with the powers was something the Greek government would not refute, which facilitated the smooth signing of treaties between Greece, Britain, and Australasia.

Industrial products from Australasia could easily enter the Greek market, and Greece could easily receive support from Britain and Australasia.

This provided a certain boost to the Greek economy and also improved the quality of life for the Greek people to some extent.

Although not pronounced, there was definitely an improvement compared to the period of the Republic’s rule.

Many monarchist media outlets prominently featured this topic, promoting the benefits of monarchism for Greece to secure George II’s position.

The most significant cooperation between Australasia and Greece was actually in terms of the economy and exchange students.

This was also one of the methods used by the powers to influence a country. Every year, Greece would send out at least hundreds of students to study the advanced knowledge of Australasia.