Ch.343Islamic-Hellenistic Federation Founding

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Greece’s conquest of Afghanistan.

It seems that what Papagos of Greece said wasn’t a lie after all.

If that’s true, isn’t this quite surprising?

At first I thought so, and secondly, I thought these crazy people were lying because they desperately wanted to crack Afghanistan somehow.

But it seems that was actually true.

“It is truly an honor to have an audience with His Majesty, the Emperor of Rome.”

The King of Afghanistan, Mohammad Zahir Shah, has come to see me.

His face looks quite sturdy—he must be from the period when Afghanistan was still somewhat functional before it became a mess.

Anyway, isn’t this all happening too easily?

Faisal is my fan club, Pahlavi is enthusiastic about Western-style reforms, and Afghanistan has also embraced reforms.

Setting Faisal aside, the other two must have had clear positions in the original world.

Considering how Afghanistan completely fell apart in the 21st century, this king’s reforms or attempts to change the country must have failed.

That’s why things like the Taliban emerged.

“It must have been a difficult decision to accept the federation proposal.”

Usually, there would be some resistance before being captured.

Iraq was honestly lucky too. The Prime Minister’s regime originally tried to fight us somehow.

Iran was also a special case. Afghanistan is the first where the government itself was in the king’s hands.

Anyway, it’s not bad for us.

“It’s not like the country is being destroyed, is it? We’re just being bound into an Islamic-Hellenistic Federation, right?”

“That’s correct.”

That’s absolutely not the case. It will only be like the Roman Treaty.

Within the large framework of Rome, each country just has its own territory.

“Will Afghanistan become more prosperous and better off than it is now?”

I think so? At least it will be much better than now.

I’m certain. Afghanistan could really become amazing. Since it’s originally Taliban territory, I want to pay special attention to it.

We need to finish things before something explodes.

If they hand over those resources to us, that is.

“Yes. The lands of the Islamic-Hellenistic Federation are blessed with resources. We will develop those resources and take a portion of the shares, and in return, the Islamic-Hellenistic Federation will build advanced civilization and infrastructure, developing more than ever before.”

“I will simply trust in Your Majesty the Tsar.”

Right. Once you trust only me, your country will be torn apart—

No, I mean you’ll enjoy the sweet benefits of the Islamic-Hellenistic Federation.

“Well, we’ll establish headquarters in Tehran, and with the help of the Roman Treaty, we’ll develop Arabian resources.”

“What benefits does the Roman Treaty provide?”

What benefits?

Obviously, we can monopolize resources, and in the future, there won’t be any disturbances in Europe over Islamic issues.

Do you know how chaotic it became when Islam flowed into Europe? I have no intention of dealing with such a future. No will either.

Just as the Korean Peninsula and Manchuria should be ruled only by the Balhae people, Europe should only be run by Europeans.

“As I said, we’ll receive some shares of the resources. The resources of our Islamic-Hellenistic Federation will trade exclusively with us, but we’ll help sell them to the United States or third-world countries through us.”

Of course, we’re not just doing this for no reason.

“Hmm. I see.”

“Don’t worry. We won’t mishandle the resources of the Islamic-Hellenistic Federation.”

We’ll just take some shares.

And we’ll directly mediate and sell in between. That’s all.

We’re doing what you couldn’t develop even after many years, aren’t we?

“Thank you, Your Majesty.”

“Well, wouldn’t it be good to establish headquarters in Tehran and unify the currencies of the three countries?”

The three countries, on the verge of launching the Islamic-Hellenistic Federation, compromised where needed, coordinated what needed coordination, and adjusted to each other.

For now, until the countries stabilize, the kings will be in charge of reforms, but the Islamic-Hellenistic Federation authority based in Tehran will be decided by vote, like the Roman Treaty Organization.

There are just three kings. In the end, it’s just electing a leader from the unified federal government.

First, they’ll unify the currency, second will be political integration, third will enter the stabilization phase, and gradually complete with the resource multi of the Roman Treaty Organization.

“I apologize. I have committed a great disrespect to the two kings.”

Papagos immediately bowed deeply.

With his country at stake, he can’t afford to be reckless.

Papagos, grinding his teeth, eventually apologized several times.

“Originally, I was going to let it slide completely, but I personally stepped in to smooth things over. Do you understand what this means? Since you handled Afghanistan so quickly, I’m letting you off with just this. Since the expedition is practically over anyway, it wouldn’t matter if you were dismissed, right?”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

Don’t dare to be insolent anymore! That’s what it means.

Greece should know its place and act under us.

If Greece harbors resentment and acts up over this incident, then I’ll deal with them properly.

Maybe putting Greece directly under the Russian Federation’s control would be a good method?

But it would be difficult to do that to a country of Greece’s caliber.

After that, everything proceeded smoothly.

There’s nothing more to interfere with now, and the three kings of the Islamic-Hellenistic Federation have officially begun the process of integration.

“With this, we have established the Islamic-Hellenistic Federation!”

The establishment of the Islamic-Hellenistic Federation.

It was the moment when a resource colony of the Roman Treaty Organization officially appeared in the world.

“The three kings will become the Three Kings of Islamic-Hellenism and will be able to exert influence in the federal government second only to the chairman!”

I didn’t spare my congratulations to the three kings.

The first thing the newly created federal government did was one thing.

“The Babylonia Project?”

More precisely, the reconstruction of Babylon.

Tehran is not a bad city, but it’s where the federal central government is located, and they’re talking about rebuilding Babylon, which will be managed together with the Roman Treaty Organization.

They want to rebuild Babylon in a modern style.

Hmm. Does this make sense?

Perhaps as the Hellenistic Federation, they want to establish a clear connection with us through Babylon.

“It’s probably because of the relationship with the Roman Treaty Organization, isn’t it?”

Yes. It seems that way, but this still makes me exclaim out loud.

“Hmm. I smell a strong request for our support.”

But, certainly, this is worth trying.

Babylon. Didn’t Alexander also say “Wow, really cool!” and make it his capital?

Though it was largely destroyed as time passed, if restored, it could truly become an amazing cradle of civilization.

Later, what if the Roman Treaty Organization supports building something like Balhae’s nine-story wooden pagoda of Hwangnyongsa?

That would be quite nice.

If we say it’s for cultural heritage preservation, it makes reasonable sense.

“It’s nice to see everyone chatting so amicably.”

The sight of the three Arab kings chatting pleasantly evoked a warm feeling in observers.

“The problem is that’s not all.”

“What do you mean?”

Is there something more going on there? I need to deal with Japan, and if things are like this right now, I’ll be in a very difficult position.

Babylonia is somewhat feasible to some extent. But if there’s something more beyond that, I think I’ll get angry.

No matter what, that doesn’t seem right.

“Surprisingly, there are also people who want to build a mosque for Your Majesty.”

What? Build a mosque for me? What kind of crazy act is that?

Are these Islamic people really all lunatics?

“Aren’t they crazy?”

Why on earth would they want to build a mosque for me? A mosque is like a place of worship, right? Surely they don’t intend to stuff me in there and use me?

“Anapa” might be added to Islamic doctrine.

Seriously, without a single lie.

“Perhaps it’s because you showed an intact appearance even after the bomb? Hahaha!”

I glared at Ungern, who spoke as if it were my fault.

A mosque. A mosque. Hmm. Somehow it doesn’t feel bad, I’d say.

“Well, if that’s the case, there’s nothing I can do, but…”

I should acknowledge what needs to be acknowledged.

Still, somehow after hearing about it, I feel… should I say I don’t like it?

No, these crazy people really seem to want to turn me into something from a fantasy.

Unfortunately, I’m already sufficiently deified as it is.

I mean, I’m already enough as myself. If my deification becomes insane after several decades, then fanatics of a different kind might emerge.

“Let’s just moderate it for now.”

“How about leaving it alone? If we suppress it too much, it will only explode more later.”

Even now they’re like this, and if we forcibly suppress it—oh, it’s terrible. There’s certainly that possibility. Then should we leave it alone for now?

“Fine. Let’s leave it alone.”

Now, it’s really time to end this.

“With this, it’s done.”

The completion of the Islamic-Hellenistic Federation stretching from Iraq through Iran to Afghanistan.

Look at this elongated territory.

From our perspective, it’s a sweet resource colony, but the Islamic-Hellenistic Federation will actually develop more with European involvement.

We already crushed all the fundamentalist rebels when fighting in Iran last time. What remains now is how and in what way it will develop.

At least while I’m in the Tsar’s position, the Islamic world will accept Westernization, and before I die, I need to immerse them in Western culture.

“Afghanistan has finally been completed.”

“The Arab world and Africa. We’ve essentially dealt with all elements that could interfere with us.”

That’s right. At least all countries bordering the Roman Treaty are either pro-Roman, lack the capacity to resist us, or are in a similar situation.

“When the world stabilizes a bit, people from the Middle East or Africa will come to study in Rome.”

“That will happen.”

“I understand that the Education Minister of the Roman Treaty has already been dispatched directly to the Hellenistic Federal Government. However, the African region still hasn’t formed proper countries.”

That’s understandable since it’s Africa.

We’ve granted them all independence, but they can’t possibly have good feelings toward the colonial empires that ruled them.

However, it was the colonial empires that laid down the infrastructure, and without the support of those colonial empires, Black Africans cannot survive in the harsh African environment.

Of course, in the case of Black Africans, I have some personal experiences that make me feel some aversion, but as long as they’re not refugees, we can accept the elite class.

Honestly, it’s not generalization, but… no, I have to generalize. Well, giving them the benefit of the doubt, it can’t be helped. Even if I try to be understanding, my perception of Black people has worsened because of the previous Africa incident.

I’ll continue to support them as I do now, but in the future, I should just let them develop on their own in Africa.

Even if some great power emerges from Africa later, it’s not our concern.

We’re already draining their resources, so it doesn’t matter. However, we have one more task left.

Yes. None other than Japan.

“But the biggest issue is still waiting.”

“You mean Japan.”

Yes. This damn Japan is the problem.

It’s not Renya Mutaguchi’s fault, but anyway, this could lead to World War III.

Of course, a world war would just be a fight between the Roman Treaty and the United States. Anyway, countless lives would be lost.

How we handle Japan will ultimately lead to world peace. We could just step back, provide weapons and support, and maintain a principle of non-intervention together.

There are many ways to maintain peace, but ultimately, my position as Tsar is the issue.

Because I’m a saint, I should save everyone if possible. I need to maintain that image.

“This has become troublesome.”

This requires a lot of thought.