Rise of Australia

Chapter 200 To Russia
Arthur's words made William II and a group of German officials think for a long time, and even discussed the latest decision all night afterwards.

However, early the next morning, the new day of negotiations was still held as scheduled.

Obviously, the German officials and Wilhelm II on the second day changed the attitude of the German alliance that they had always insisted on before. They did not insist on the birth of the German alliance, but started a new topic, that is, the German-Russian non-aggression pact, Also known as the German-Russian Neutrality Pact.

The terms of support for Russia proposed by Wilhelm II have not changed. Germany is still willing to give Russia [-] million marks of free aid and low-interest loans to Russia of [-] million marks.

If Russia needs more financial support, Germany can also mobilize private banks to raise at least one billion marks to help Russia better restore domestic production.

All these things add up, and they have funds as high as 16 billion marks. What is the concept of 16 billion marks?

According to the latest exchange rate of 16 pound equal to 8000 marks, the capital of [-] billion marks is equivalent to [-] million pounds, which is definitely a powerful boost to the current Russian finances.

At the same time, Germany is also willing to support Russia's Far East policy and maintain permanent peace on Germany's eastern border, which is where it meets the Russian Empire.

Germany will not join any actions against Russia, and is permanently at peace with the Tsarist Empire for as long as the Neutrality Treaty is in effect.

Although on the surface, William II is more like spending money to pay for his sins.Not only will it not get any support from Russia, but it will only maintain a neutral peace with Russia.

It is not.After the Franco-Russian alliance lost Russia's maintenance, the biggest enemy Germany faced was the Anglo-French Entente.

But on the European continent, there is only one real enemy of Germany left, and that is the former defeat, France.

Without the containment of the Tsarist Russian Empire on the Eastern Front, the single-line German Empire would definitely be able to defeat France, even if France had the support of the British Empire.

This is the confidence of all Germans in their own country. Of course, it cannot be ruled out that it was the change brought to all Germans by the last Franco-Prussian War.

Now it's Germany's turn to be the hegemony of continental Europe, what about France?snort!It's just a former defeated general.

Although France has concluded a treaty with Britain, the two countries will also jointly fight against Germany.

But Germany is really not afraid of Britain in the war on land.As far as the strength of the British Army is concerned, whether it can beat the Austro-Hungarian Empire is a matter of opinion.

The change in German attitude surprised Nicholas II and Russian officials, but it was good news for Russia.

Russia does not need to break the Franco-Russian alliance treaty, but it can still get support and assistance from Germany.

Although peace was maintained with Germany, the Franco-Russian alliance treaty had been violated.

But Nicholas II really has no idea of ​​​​taking part in the European situation.

At present, the goal of the Russian government is to restore domestic stability in Russia and calm down the four domestic rebellions and strikes.

By realizing the expansion of the Far East Policy in East Asia, it can also make the Russian Empire stronger.

Facing an opponent like an island country is much better than facing an opponent like Germany, isn't it?

The change in Germany's attitude has also greatly accelerated the progress of negotiations on the new treaty.As a bystander, Arthur also witnessed the rapid negotiation of this German-Russian neutrality treaty, which had not appeared in history, and under the joint witness of the three parties, William II and Nicholas II signed their names respectively.

On August 1905, 8, after only two days of negotiations, the new "German-Russian Neutrality Treaty" was successfully signed and officially entered into force for a period of ten years.

The German-Russian Neutrality Treaty stipulated that Germany and Russia should maintain peace between the two countries and maintain maximum neutrality in wars in which the other party participated.

If war broke out between Russia's allies, France and Germany, Russia should remain neutral until the final validity of this treaty, unless Germany declared war on its own initiative.

This means that if France declares war on Germany on its own initiative, Russia cannot participate in the war between Germany and France unless the validity period of this neutrality treaty ends.

Although this treaty somewhat violates the original intention of the Franco-Russian alliance, it is indeed the external support that the Tsarist Empire urgently needs.

This neutrality treaty can bring at least ten years of peace to the German-Russian border, not only giving Russia ten years of recuperation time, but also allowing Germany to not worry about two-line warfare within ten years, and can concentrate on dealing with France. Enemy.

After the treaty was formally signed, Nicholas II and William II were obviously in a better mood.

Together with Arthur, the three also embarked on a several-day public-funded vacation.

After not having to discuss government affairs, the mood of the three of them was obviously much better.

Of course, Arthur has always been in a good mood. After all, Australia is the beneficiary of the incident no matter what, and the situation in Europe has nothing to do with Australia for the time being.

In the past few days, what the three of them discussed most was actually domestic political issues.

Speaking of the identities of the three, although they have different ways of concentrating power, Arthur and the other three are still one of the few absolute monarchs in the world. William II, Nicholas II and Arthur, in their respective countries They also have very powerful powers.

During the conversation between the three, it was inevitable to mention the private lives of European nobles, that is, mistresses and lovers.

Nicholas II and William II were very surprised to learn that Arthur not only had no engagement, but also did not have any lovers or mistresses in Australia.

After all, these two words are very common to European male nobles. If older nobles do not have a few lovers, they may even be misunderstood by others.

As duke of Australia and New Zealand, Arthur had absolute power in Australia that both William II and Nicholas II envied.

Although they also have considerable rights, they will also be restricted by other forces in the country.

What they can do can only be done without violating the wishes of the domestic interest classes.

But Arthur was different.There is currently no ruling class in Australia, and Arthur is the largest ruling class.

Moreover, the popular support in Australia and New Zealand is quite good, which also provides more possibilities for Arthur's absolute dictatorship.

It has to be said that Arthur, who had no engagement, moved both William II and Nicholas II.

Australia's development prospects are still very large, and at least it will become a second-strong European country.

In particular, Australia's unique geographical location and rich domestic mineral resources allow Australia to extend its hands to Asia and even Africa and America without internal worries, affecting the colonies of major powers in Africa and Asia.

Although the two didn't say anything, judging from the specific performance, they should have a certain plan.

On August 1905, 8, after a few days of playing and relaxing together, the negotiation this time also officially came to an end.

William II returned to Germany on a warship and began to discuss Germany's next policy with German officials.

Arthur, on the other hand, followed Nicholas II to Russia.The last stop of the European tour is Russia, and now it is time to arrive at the last stop of the European tour.

The current capital of the Russian Empire is St. Petersburg, and the previous capital of St. Petersburg was Moscow.

The city was named after one of the greatest monarchs in Russian history, Peter the Great.

But when Russia and Germany were at war, St. Petersburg was renamed Petrograd because the name of St. Petersburg was derived from the German pronunciation.

Later, in honor of Lenin, Petrograd was renamed Leningrad, but eventually after the disintegration of the Soviet Union, it was voted back to St. Petersburg.

Arthur and Nicholas II also got to know each other a lot better because of the good conversation they had had on Bjork Island before.

In addition, on Bjork Island, the cooperation between Australia and Russia in the Far East has basically been discussed, so Arthur came to Russia to build a good relationship rather than to discuss national cooperation.

Nicholas II also had this plan, so he held a grand welcome banquet for Arthur, attended by many Russian nobles.

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