Rise of Australia

Chapter 176 Suitcase and Edward VII

If it is said that some newspapers' forecasts for New Zealand's economy in the next few years make New Zealanders feel uneasy and fearful, then Arthur and Australia behind Arthur are the last straw in the hearts of New Zealanders.

The official who gave the speech also grasped this point, boldly compared the British Empire and Australia together, and finally came to a disturbing conclusion, that is, New Zealand joining Australia is better than staying in the British Empire. It is more promising, or more appropriate, under the rule.

What is disturbing is not this conclusion, but the impact of this conclusion on the situation in New Zealand.

After all, New Zealand is still under the rule of the British Empire.Although the governor is Arthur as the Duke of Australia, this only brings unlimited imagination to New Zealanders.

To get rid of the rule of the British Empire and join the embrace of Australia is not something that many rational New Zealanders have not seriously thought about.

It's not that they have no expectations for Australia, it's just that the prestige of the first power of the British Empire is still there, and New Zealand is still an autonomous colony of the British Empire.

Isn't this equivalent to New Zealand being a concubine of the British Empire, stealing the man Australia, the son of the British Empire, behind his back?
Of course, there is also the background that New Zealand is independent from Australia and can be regarded as a child of Australia. . .

Um?Why is it a little messy?
In any case, this is the current situation.If New Zealand wants to join Australia, it must first pass the British Empire.

However, if there are rationalists, there must also be extremists, or people with more extreme ideas and not so rational.

The speech caused a great stir in the Coalition member's hometown, and the fact that the member had a lot of influence in his hometown led to many people expressing support for such a speech, and the number of people who supported this conclusion was also expanded.

Like a prairie fire, in less than a week, this conclusion has been widely spread across the North Island of New Zealand, and its influence has even radiated to the northern part of the South Island, and it is still spreading crazily.

After all, the intellectuals are still a minority, especially in this ignorant era where the people are easily influenced.

Beginning on December 12, demonstrations broke out in major cities in New Zealand, demanding that New Zealand hold a referendum so that all New Zealanders can decide the fate of New Zealand.

The flames of the parade spread from Auckland, the largest city in the north of New Zealand, to Christchurch on the South Island, which is currently the most developed and most elite area in New Zealand including the North Island.

There were more and more people marching, and even some workers who were doing reconstruction work on the west coast of New Zealand gradually began to rebuild New Zealand during the day, and joined the two-point and one-line life of the parade at night.

The attitudes of the New Zealand colonial government and the House of Commons towards this New Zealand-wide parade are very ambiguous, and there is no sign of approval, but correspondingly, there is no sign of opposition.

In fact, it is no wonder that the New Zealand colonial government, as the governor, Arthur did not speak out. What right do ordinary officials like them have to stop this parade?
So will Arthur stop it?
The answer is no.Although this parade came earlier than Arthur had expected, it did not mean that Arthur would miss such a good opportunity to merge New Zealand.

But in order to keep a low profile, and also to prevent the British from thinking that he was related to the parade, Arthur announced that he would not participate in the turmoil in New Zealand, and let the House of Commons and the New Zealand colonial government elected by all New Zealanders resolve the crisis.

On December 1903, 12, just as 29 was drawing to a close, events in New Zealand also caused quite a stir in Europe.

After all, one of the protagonists of this incident is the British Empire, the most powerful country in the world today. The whole incident seems to be a civil strife in the British Empire. All European countries are watching the British Empire as a joke, and they are also waiting for the British Empire to respond to this incident. reaction.

At the same time, David Martins Simao, Director of European Affairs of the Australian Royal Family, went to the German Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Tsarist Russian Empire successively. Judging from the performance of the general manager leaving these three countries, it seems that he has achieved his goal.

On January 1904, 1, Steward David went to the British Empire and met with one of the protagonists of the incident in New Zealand, the current monarch of the British Empire, Edward VII.

Edward VII's complexion was not very good at the beginning. After all, the British Empire was the party criticized in this incident. Even though New Zealand's departure from the British Empire was something that Edward VII had already expected, leaving in this way would always It's not very decent to return.

Manager David had expected it a long time ago, and he respectfully presented three autographed letters, as well as a new-style suitcase that looked very tight.

David's itinerary in Europe was no secret, and Edward VII naturally understood where the three letters came from and what they said.

Therefore, Edward was actually only curious about the suitcase, but when he opened the suitcase, or saw the contents of the suitcase, he regretted it a little.

"How did you get this thing?" Edward VII's face was constantly changing, sometimes gloomy, sometimes shocked, and also mixed with suspected fear and regret.

"His Highness gave it to me, His Majesty. His Highness told me that when you see the contents of the suitcase with your own eyes, Your Majesty, you will understand how important it is to maintain friendship with Australia." Director David said calmly.

Edward VII's reaction all proved how important the contents of the suitcase were, but as a loyal servant and subordinate, Manager David also knew very well that curiosity would really kill a person.

Don't ask what you shouldn't ask, don't do what you shouldn't do.This is the truth that Director David has summed up in dealing with people for decades, and he is also practicing it all his life.

"Hmph! Very good! What else did Arthur ask you to bring?" Edward VII nodded vigorously, his face livid.

"His Royal Highness said that the current situation in New Zealand is actually inevitable, but the typhoon made it happen more than ten years earlier. His Highness hopes that the British Empire can support New Zealand's referendum. No matter what the result is, this is a result that will satisfy the people of New Zealand ’” Director David said.

Edward VII stared at Steward David for a long time, but Steward David remained calm, as if there was nothing in front of him.

In the end, Edward VII was defeated, and he slapped the documents on the table heavily, saying: "Tell Arthur that he won. The British Empire will support the decision of the people of New Zealand. But also pass on a word for me, I hope this document is the only one in the world, he is also a member of the royal family of the British Empire, and he should also be aware of the importance of the royal family's prestige."

This document was Queen Victoria's last hole card for Arthur, and it was also Edward VII's biggest crime.

If this document is made public, the damage to Edward VII and the royal family of the British Empire will be irreparable, and it may even lead to the weakening of the British monarchy.

This was something neither Edward VII nor Arthur wanted to see, and it was one of the reasons why Arthur did not make this document public.

Now that this document has finally come in handy, it is worthy of Queen Victoria's painstaking efforts to collect and hand over these documents to Arthur.

After receiving the promise from Edward VII, Director David left the British Empire very wisely.

Although people don't know exactly what Edward VII and Steward David talked about, judging from the relaxed look on the face of Steward David when he left and the large number of pieces of decorations discarded by Buckingham Palace, after Steward David left, Edward VII There have been some demolition incidents in Shi's office.

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