Rise of Australia

Chapter 61 Heading to Germany
"I never thought of asking the British government to help us emigrate." Arthur nodded and said with a smile: "For us, if the immigration plan is not obstructed and opposed by the British government, it is a success for us. "

Although Australia cannot currently prevent most of the immigrants from going to the United States, it can also attract some immigrants to Australia by virtue of its own development and friendly relations with the United Kingdom and Germany.

As long as it can attract about one-tenth of the total number of European immigrants, as many as [-] to [-] Europeans will go to Australia every year.

Is the ratio of one-tenth huge?actually not.In the original history, since the formation of the federal government, Australia has liberalized its immigration policy and began to attract immigrants on a large scale.

This also led to Australia's population increasing from more than 20 million to more than 21 million in the 100 years from the beginning of the 370th century to the beginning of the 1940st century, an increase of nearly six times.

During these 100 years, an average of more than [-] people immigrated to Australia every year and became permanent residents and full citizens of Australia.

Among them, European immigrants account for a large part, and at least [-] to [-] Europeans go to Australia every year.

It's all based on what Australia did without any help.With the help of Arthur, Australia now has sufficient development funds, as well as assistance from the United Kingdom and Germany, and its sphere of influence has also expanded to New Zealand and British New Guinea in advance.

Under the premise of neither foreign enemies nor internal troubles, it has a golden period of development.The attractiveness of such Australia in the eyes of Europeans can also be improved, which may not exceed the extent to which Australia has attracted immigrants in history.

The three ministers also nodded unconsciously, expressing their agreement with Arthur's point of view.

As long as the British government does not interfere with Australia's policy of attracting immigrants, relying on Arthur's favorability in the hearts of the British, it is still very hopeful to slightly increase the proportion of British immigrants going to Australia.

What's more, Arthur still has a lot of trump cards that he hasn't used yet, and Australia's development has just begun.

On December 1900, 12, under the witness of many media and a large number of British people, the British Empire government and the Australian government signed a treaty on aiding Australia, and it came into effect on the first day after the treaty was signed for a full ten years .

Because of the signatures of the two monarchs, Edward VII and Arthur, this treaty officially has the force of law.

In order to commemorate Queen Victoria's contribution to this treaty, under Arthur's proposal, this treaty was officially named: "British Empire Based on Queen Victoria's Will on the Isle of Wight, Concerning Aid to Australia Treaties", referred to as "English" The Treaty of the Isle of Wight.

Because this treaty does not have any diplomatic and military conditions, it only stipulates and declares Britain's funding, resources, and equipment assistance to Australia.Therefore, this treaty has not received the attention of all countries, but only looked at the assistance of the British Empire to relative countries within its sphere of influence.

The reason why it is proposed to add the names of the Isle of Wight and Queen Victoria to the treaty is that it is indeed a treaty signed in the will of Queen Victoria, and the UK would not agree to this treaty without Queen Victoria's order.

The other is to use Queen Victoria's undiminished prestige to give the treaty authority.

I believe that even if Britain changes its monarch, this treaty will still be strictly implemented.

The reason why Edward VII agreed to such a naming naturally has his own selfishness in it.

Mentioning Queen Victoria's will again is also telling all the British people that their new king Edward VII has executed the last will of the previous queen very well, and can also win the hearts of the people by the way.

The two monarchs with different minds reached a short-term unification in the naming of the treaty. Although the purpose is different, at least the interests are the same.

After the signing of the treaty, the mission of the diplomatic mission in the UK was basically a complete success, and there was no need to continue to stay in the UK.

Therefore, Arthur took the Australian diplomatic delegation, and under the "reluctant and sincere" retention of Edward VII, he resolutely went to the new destination, the German Empire.

The British people were still being touted by the media, and they were a little moved by this, thinking that although Arthur was reluctant to give up, he had to leave his hometown because of busy state affairs.

Although there was no practical benefit, it did increase the British people's favorability towards Arthur slightly, and many people even sympathized with Arthur's situation more.

This is also the benefit of controlling public opinion.Although there are only a few tabloid newspapers in the UK, they can also play an important role at certain times.

Because Berlin, the capital of Germany, is located in the inland of Central Europe, after the fleet docked at the German port of Hamburg, it still needs to go overland to reach Hamburg.

Because William II had already been informed, after the Australian fleet arrived at the port of Hamburg, they had already seen the welcoming team from Germany.

It's not that exaggerated to say it's a team.Because Australia does not currently have much international prestige, it would be inappropriate to dispatch senior government officials from Germany to greet them.

In order to show the importance he attaches to Australia, William II specially sent his son Crown Prince William to greet him.

As the heir to the German Empire, Crown Prince William must be qualified in terms of identity and status.

At the same time, because the age was similar to Arthur, William II also naturally believed that Crown Prince William would chat with Arthur better.

At this time, Crown Prince William had already received military education in Potsdam, and was regarded by William II as a relatively satisfactory heir.

When Arthur set foot on the port of Hamburg with a diplomatic delegation, Crown Prince William walked up with a smile, without any airs as a crown prince: "Your Highness Arthur, welcome to Germany!"

In fact, according to seniority, Arthur is the cousin of Crown Prince William.But because of Crown Prince William's relatively dignified status, it is impossible for him to be called uncle in such a large audience. Your Highness is a very good choice.It can not only show respect and respect for Arthur, but also not make Crown Prince William lose face in such a public occasion.

"Thank you, Your Royal Highness." Arthur nodded politely and responded with a smile.

"I originally planned to take His Highness to visit Hamburg for a few days, and then go to Berlin. But because my father is pressing, I can only take Your Highness to Berlin first. After everything is settled, I will take His Highness You appreciate the style of Germany." Crown Prince William explained slightly apologetically.

Both William II and Arthur wanted to advance the negotiation and signing of the treaty as much as possible.

This also caused Arthur and the visiting group to continue to Berlin without stopping after arriving in Hamburg.

Only in this way can we arrive in Berlin within the estimated time and officially start negotiations with Germany.

"It's okay, Your Royal Highness. What's more, it's also my idea to go to Berlin as soon as possible." Arthur said with a smile and shook his head.

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