Greece to roman road

Judging from the current results obtained by each of the three Balkan countries, Bulgaria has undoubtedly benefited the most.

Although Greece and Bulgaria were almost the same in terms of newly acquired territory, by occupying Thrace, Bulgaria not only expanded its territory and population, but also changed Bulgaria's strategic position.

The victory in Western Thrace gave Bulgaria an extremely important Aegean port, and Bulgaria became an Aegean coastal country.

The port city of Kavala in Western Thrace is not as important a port city or transportation hub city as Thessaloniki, but it is indeed extremely precious to Bulgaria.

With this city, Bulgaria's overseas trade and commercial exchanges no longer have to pass through the Bosporus and Dardanelles straits as before, except in the Black Sea area.

Bulgaria can now connect to other parts of the world conveniently and quickly through Kavala and communicate with other parts of the world without hindrance.

Compared with the importance of Kavala to Bulgaria, the Salonika obtained by Greece is much lower.

After all, Greece had no shortage of excellent ports before.

The long and winding coastline provides Greece with a large number of deep-water harbors.

On the contrary, Serbia, although it has gained territorial expansion, the rope around Serbia's neck has not been lifted - Serbia is still a closed landlocked country.

Therefore, Serbia was the one that benefited the least from the expansion of the three countries. It simply expanded its territory and increased its population.

Moreover, Serbia's most important acquisition this time, Kosovo, is the largest Albanian settlement area outside of Albania, and is home to more than 200,000 Albanians who believe in YSL.

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In the office in Constantine's temporary residence, the officers of the Macedonian Legion gathered together again.

"Frankly speaking, the Greek army's entry into Salonika was not as welcomed as expected. Many of our soldiers are quickly getting bored after the initial novelty," the Corps Chief of Staff Samaras complained gloomily. .

"Yes, there are so many Jews here. It's hard for me to imagine that this is the historical city of Thessaloniki in Greece."

“There are Jews wearing yarmulkes and big beards everywhere.”

Constantine listened silently.

The soldiers were told by their commander that they had liberated a Greek city, but what they saw and heard after entering the city quickly calmed them down from their enthusiasm.

"Well, nothing can be changed about this situation in a short period of time. Tell us about your impressions of the Macedonian region," Constantine interrupted everyone's discussion.

"Moreover, Macedonia has just stopped fighting and has not yet recovered from the chaos caused by the war. You should not cause any more chaos."

Constantine knew what these people were paying attention to.

The outbreak of the war provided the Balkan countries with an excellent opportunity to solve the mixed population problem.

Thousands of MSLs fled from the Macedonian region to the Ottoman Empire. According to Constantine's intelligence, about 400,000 people fled to Asia Minor during the war and in the ten days after the armistice.

The chaos in Macedonia has lasted for too long. Long before the Balkan War, Greece, Bulgaria, and Serbia had already sent paramilitary forces to infiltrate Macedonia.

The underground armed forces supported by each of the three countries have been engaged in tug-of-war here for a long time, attacking villages and towns that reject them, and winning over villages and towns that are close to them.

After this war, Macedonian population withered, the land was desolate, and a large number of people were lost.

After arriving in Macedonia in person, Constantine felt a strange feeling.

There are vast, vast primeval forests, in which there may be more bison than the population here, let alone other wild animals; there are completely unmodified muddy roads, and a blue sky without any haze. .

Except in the city of Salonika, there is no trace of industry at all.

To the east of Thessaloniki is a large swamp, with long-legged storks walking leisurely on the water.

Such a fertile land full of primitive customs, these Greek officers naturally did not want the Jews to get involved, and instead wanted to drive away the Jews.

Colonel Hammett, Constantine's attendant, suddenly walked up to Constantine, bowed beside Constantine and whispered: "Mr. Yakov is looking for you in an emergency. He is waiting for you in the back garden."

After Constantine apologized to everyone, he walked towards the back garden. Vaguely, Constantine seemed to have guessed Yakov's intention.

Seeing Constantine walking into the back garden, the two people who were sitting at the round table drinking tea and chatting quickly stood up and said hello to Constantine.

Yakov, the president of the Purple Robe Foundation appointed by Constantine, is dressed in black business clothes. It is obvious at a glance that he is a shrewd and capable businessman.

"Your Highness, this is Mr. Jacob, the general manager of Thessaloniki City Bank." Yakov pointed to a man next to him wearing a blue round hat and a long beard tied into a small braid. He was about fifty years old. said the year-old man.

Constantine welcomed the two of them to sit down together and asked curiously: "So, what is Mr. Jacob doing here this time?"

Yaakov obviously had a purpose in introducing this fellow Jew to Constantine.

"Your Highness, there are a large number of Jews living in Salonika. I know that Salonika was historically a city founded by the Greeks. However, these poor people have nowhere else to go but here." Jako The husband said with tears in his eyes.

"Your tolerant and merciful Highness, let these poor people have a place to live." Jacob looked at Constantine with expectation in his eyes.

When Constantine heard the two people's requests, he fell into deep thought.

Anti-Semitism is a matter with a long historical tradition in Europe. Almost every country in Europe has expelled and expelled Jews.

These Jews have been wandering around the world since they were destroyed by the Romans. Jewish settlements can be found in many countries around the world.

Especially after entering the 20th century, Poland and Russia, where a large number of Jews originally lived in Eastern Europe, also began to persecute and expel Jews on a large scale.

At present, the priority place of residence for these Jews has become the United States across the Atlantic.

The reasons why the Jews were excluded and planned by the Europeans are complicated.

Although there are European reasons, when it comes to the Jewish issue, all European countries have such a consistent attitude, and the issue of the Jews themselves cannot be ignored.