Rise of Australia

Chapter 59 Treaty of the Isle of Wight
Outside the church, tens of thousands of people braved the cold and wet weather to wait.

In order not to miss the coronation ceremony of Edward VII, at least hundreds of people set up tents on the avenue in front of Buckingham Palace the night before.

The ticket price for a seat on the simply built viewing platform has also been fired up to more than ten pounds. In the best place overlooking the road, the ticket price for a seat is even as high as hundreds of pounds.

After Edward VII delivered his coronation speech, the Archbishop of Canterbury lifted the St Edward's Crown aloft before lowering it on the head of His Majesty the Undisputed King.

The crown of St. Edward is made of gold, surrounded by many diamonds as embellishments.It is the oldest and most precious crown of the British royal family, and it is also a special crown for the coronation of successive monarchs.

There is also a crown similar to the crown of St. Edward, the crown of the British Empire, which is only used for daily wear and etiquette.

"Long live His Majesty the King!"

Under the leadership of Prime Minister Robert, the British people present began to cheer and shout for the new British monarch.

After the fairly grand coronation ceremony, it was the first banquet hosted by Edward VII as king.

The scale of this banquet is relatively large. Not only the high-level royal families from various countries who participated in the funeral and coronation ceremonies were present, but also the great nobles and high-level officials from the British mainland will be present one by one to offer blessings and celebrations to Edward VII.

The protagonist of this banquet was only Edward VII, so the main theme of the parliament was to congratulate Edward VII, which was very boring for Arthur.

After talking briefly with Edward VII and expressing his "heartfelt" congratulations to him, Arthur found a quieter corner and sat alone.

Perhaps this situation had already been expected, or it might be that he simply didn't bother to personally congratulate Edward VII.

William II did not appear at the banquet, but asked his son Crown Prince William to attend on his behalf.

William II, on the other hand, had already returned to Berlin after meeting Arthur that day.

Fortunately, the time for this banquet was not long, from [-]:[-] p.m. to [-]:[-] p.m., about two hours.

After reluctantly enduring these more than two hours, Arthur quietly returned to his room as the banquet ended.

Although I have the heart to ask Edward VII, I want to ask about the specific time to negotiate with the British government.

But seeing congratulatory crowds around Edward VII at the banquet, Arthur had no choice but to give up.

What Arthur didn't expect was that only in the afternoon of the second day, the guards conveyed good news to Arthur. The British government decided to discuss with the Australian diplomatic mission on December 12, two days later. Negotiate support plans.

This is good news for Arthur. After dealing with the British affairs earlier, he can also finalize the treaty with Germany earlier.

It is not an option to stay in the UK all the time. Australia is now in need of a lot of waste, and Arthur needs to sit in person in person.

Time flies fast, and December 12th arrives in an instant.

After two days of relatively adequate preparations, the Australian diplomatic mission officially visited Whitehall in Westminster, London on this day, which is where the Prime Minister's Office, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry of Defense, the Privy Council, and the Ministry of Finance, etc. A street of important government offices.

The venue for the talks was in the conference hall of the Prime Minister's Office. Officials from both sides included a prime minister, six ministers, and more than 40 officials from important departments.

Because Edward VII handed over the decision-making power of the negotiations to the British government, it is not easy for Arthur to come forward for negotiations of this scale, and can only be handled by the diplomatic mission.

This is also a conspiracy of Edward VII.If the monarchs of both sides come forward together, then as Arthur's uncle, Edward VII will inevitably have to give in a little more.

But now, Edward has actually handed over the right to discuss to the British government. When Edward VII does not show up, Arthur's identity is not good to show up on such diplomatic occasions.

After all, you are a member of the royal family and a noble duke.Showing up in such a haggling discussion session will damage the dignity of being a nobleman and a member of the royal family.

But if you don't show up, Australia's diplomatic visit team is not directly proportional to the officials dispatched by the United Kingdom in terms of position, status, or number of people, and it has some inherent disadvantages.

However, Arthur has already made arrangements in advance, and what can be discussed will only depend on the efforts of all members of the diplomatic mission.

While Arthur waited anxiously, discussions continued in the conference room of the prime minister's office. There were arguments from time to time, but they disappeared in the end.

At around eight o'clock in the evening, there was a knock on the door of Arthur's room, and a familiar voice came in: "Your Highness, the negotiation is over!"

It was the three ministers of the diplomatic mission who knocked on the door.At this time, the faces of the three people were somewhat excited. It was obvious that the negotiation went smoothly, and the agreement reached was in line with the expectations of several people.

"Tell me, what's the result of the discussion?" Arthur asked blankly after sitting down in the office and letting the guard serve a few cups of coffee.

"Overall, it's going well, Your Highness." The leader, Foreign Minister Andrew, said excitedly.

Because of the need to use various diplomatic means, this diplomatic mission was actually headed by Andrew, with Minister Pierre and Minister Kent as deputy heads.

"Have all our requirements been met? Has the aid plan been formally signed?" Arthur nodded calmly and continued to ask.

"Basically everything has been satisfied, Your Highness. Today we have discussed all the details of the treaty with the British government, and agreed to formally sign the treaty tomorrow and implement it after the apocalypse, for a period of ten years." Minister Andrew said with a smile.

The ten-year period was set by Queen Victoria, and neither Britain nor Australia intends to change it.

For the United Kingdom, it is not willing to bear such unconditional support for a few more years. After all, no matter how little the support is, it will cost itself real money.

For Australia, ten years of support is completely acceptable.After all, the hearts of the people are not enough to swallow the elephant, whether it is Arthur or all the officials, they are more satisfied with this deadline.

"How much money can the aid treaty support us each year? How much can the corresponding industrial equipment and talents support? Has the issue of immigration been discussed?" Arthur continued to ask.

There are too many places where Australia needs support, especially the immigration issue, which is the biggest difficulty that Australia needs to solve before it rises.

Whether it is developing industry or building infrastructure, a large amount of labor and population are required.

For Australia, with a population of less than 400 million, there is only one way to achieve sufficient development, and that is to attract a large number of immigrants from Europe and increase Australia's population size as much as possible.

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