Greece to roman road

On June 18, 1913, the waiting hall of Athens Railway Station, which used to be bustling with people, was still busy today, but it was not as noisy as before.

The hall was full of reluctant family members, coming to bid farewell to their husbands and sons.

The sorrow of parting, the whispers of diligent instructions, and the sounds of crying from time to time added a sad atmosphere to the hall.

"Wu-wu-"

The long whistle sounded, and the steam train being warmed up on the platform rails impatiently made an urging sound, urging its passengers to set off as soon as possible.

The Milis family was among the crowd, like other families in the waiting hall, seeing off their son who was about to leave for the Macedonian border.

Milis's wife, Madliana, hugged her youngest son Rofus tightly and said with red and swollen eyes: "If a war really breaks out, you must be smart on the battlefield. Rofus, don't be so reckless."

"Oh, my poor little Rofus, at such a young age and just an adult, you have to face such cruel things. The original owner bless you."

The 18-year-old Rufus was just in time to meet the end of the Greek army recruitment, so he received the order to summon the army.

For the army's recruitment order, the young Rufus felt very fresh. Although he had already received formal military training in the summer recruit training camp, the unfamiliar military career still made Rufus look forward to it.

Whether it is school education or public opinion in society, the propaganda of patriotic ideas for young people makes Rufus completely unable to understand his mother's feelings.

Rofus, who was holding his luggage in both hands, was held in his mother's arms, completely at a loss.

Turning around, she saw her husband, Milis, smoking one cigarette after another in a dull manner. Madeliana couldn't help complaining: "Miris, little Rufus is leaving soon, don't you have any parting words?"

Milis looked at his immature son, and with one hand he clenched the two treasury bonds with a denomination of one thousand drachmas in his pocket. This was originally the family property accumulated for his younger son Rofus.

After learning that his son had received an order to summon the army, Milis immediately took out the two thousand drachmas he had saved over the years and used it to purchase national debt issued by the government.

Milis's plan is very clear. If his younger son Rofus can return from the army safely, he will be old enough to start a family.

The income from the national debt plus interest is enough to purchase a piece of Macedonian land from the government for Rufus' future livelihood.

In recent years, with the development of the Greek economy, more and more Greek people have entered factories to work, and the income of workers is more generous than that of farmers.

But Milis still wanted his youngest son Rofus to become a farmer with land.

Even though Milis has been running restaurants in the town of Le Mans for many years and has never been exposed to agriculture, deep down in his heart, Milis still has a simple Greek desire, hoping that his son will become a person with land assets. .

And Milis believes that compared to the busyness of workers, the life of Greek farmers is quiet, leisurely, slow-paced, rural life far away from the city, and the cost is cheaper.

Although Rufus prefers bustling big cities.

This father, who was usually taciturn in front of his son, didn't know what to say when faced with his son who was about to travel far away.

"Wu-wu-"

The train blew its whistle again.

The originally silent atmosphere in the hall was instantly broken. Many young people of the same age as Rofus walked toward the train with their luggage on their shoulders under the lingering gaze of their families.

"Oh my God"

Madriana looked at her son Rofus's retreating back, threw herself into Milis's arms, and cried bitterly.

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In the Prime Minister's Palace, everyone gathered in the Prime Minister's Office to discuss the progress of the issuance of national debt.

"Yesterday I received another telegram from Manugianasky, requesting to allocate more military supplies and ammunition supplies to them," Constantine said.

After Constantine returned to Athens, Manougianaski currently served as the supreme commander of the Greek army stationed in Macedonia, and was fully responsible for the northeastern defense of the Greek army against the Bulgarian army.

In addition to the nearly 100,000-strong Albanian Army currently responsible for defending Serbia, the Macedonian Army has assembled all the forces of the Greek Army, including a total of 150,000 Greek troops and more than 100,000 Congolese indigenous soldiers.

"How is your national debt issuance going now?"

In recent days, in order to issue national debt, the Greek government has cooperated with public opinion newspapers to promote the patriotic craze for buying national debt.

The government was short of funds, and war with Bulgaria was imminent. Constantine had to take such drastic measures to solve the government's financial dilemma.

Linking patriotism with the purchase of national debt, engaging in moral kidnapping, and encouraging people to buy national debt.

"The issuance of national bonds is going very smoothly. Your Highness the Crown Prince, Your Excellency the Prime Minister. In just a few days, with the help of the government and Greek newspapers, our issuance of national bonds is progressing at a rapid pace and has raised 240 million drachms. Horse," Koredis responded in a relaxed tone.

The look on Prime Minister Venizelos's face still showed no sign of relaxation: "Two hundred and forty million, although it can be dealt with in a short time, but this number is obviously not enough to support the consumption of an army of 400,000 for several months. Conservatively It is estimated that before the war breaks out, the Ministry of Finance also needs to raise 500 million drachmas in order to barely guarantee the huge consumption during the war."

After hearing the statement of Prime Minister Venizelos, Alfa Bank manager Aristina said: "According to the existing data of our three major banks, the Greek people have the habit of hoarding currency. The currency deposited in the hands of the people is about Between 4 and 5 billion drachmas, based on the U.S. Treasury bond issuance experience during the Civil War, we can raise 5% of it through the issuance of treasury bonds, which is approximately 4 to 5 billion drachmas."

"This is only theoretical. We may not be able to fully mobilize the public to purchase national debt to achieve this ratio."

"Our three major banks will continue to work hard to issue government bonds, but this method is destined to have worse and worse results in the future. After all, the currency in the hands of the Greek people is also limited."

In recent days, in order to raise funds, the government has almost tried every means. The first is to sell the developable wasteland in Macedonia to the Greek people, and the second is to auction the mineral resources in Greece.

Due to the short duration of these methods and the panic within Greece about the impending war, these fundraising measures were not very effective.

"Let me see it this way. I informed Congolese Governor Banning to urgently borrow 100 million drachmas from the Congolese government to alleviate the emergency situation of the Greek government," Constantine said to several people.