Rise of Australia

Chapter 66 Christmas Warship Visit
The negotiations between Arthur and William II went very smoothly. In less than three hours, the framework of the aid treaty was determined, and more important technology purchases including the military industry were also negotiated.

Whatever the purpose of William II, this treaty is only good for Australia, not bad.

With the help of Germany, coupled with the aid from the United Kingdom, Australia's economy and industry will usher in an explosive stage.

Although accompanied by the signing of the aid treaty, some military agreements have also been clarified.

But the good news is that William II did not explicitly ask Australia to participate in future wars.

Australia only needs to provide resource support to Germany within half a year after the outbreak of the war, and take the opportunity to find opportunities to harass France's major colonies.

This was perfectly acceptable to Arthur.It is not harmful to Australia to make the war in Europe break out more violently without directly falling into the quagmire of this war.

After all, along with the war, it will also create a lot of wealth opportunities.Australia's military industry comes from the support of the United Kingdom and Germany, and it is naturally more acceptable to the United Kingdom and Germany.

After all, with a choice, the same standard equipment is more proficient than different equipment, and the explosive combat effectiveness is naturally higher.

December 1900, 12, was the day after Arthur and William II negotiated.

After the monarchs of the two countries finalized the framework of the treaty, officials also began to get busy finalizing the details of the contract.

Because the general framework has been determined, the progress of the negotiations is still very fast.The original thorny issue has been resolved by Arthur and William II. Officials of the two countries only need to discuss the type of assistance and the specific share.

But after all, it is a huge aid plan with funds of up to 7500 million pounds, as well as various advanced technologies and excellent workers.Even though the progress of the negotiation was very fast, it still took about five days to complete the negotiation.

Fortunately for Australia.Because William II decided to completely end the treaty negotiations before Christmas, on December 12, the day before Christmas Eve, some issues that were still in dispute were quickly resolved by officials of the two countries. Compromise.

This is also an unavoidable solution. For the two countries that really want to conclude a treaty, it can only make Germany, the aid side, suffer a bit.

December 1900, 12, Berlin, Germany.

Before Christmas Eve, Germany and Australia finally negotiated all the details of the treaty, and printed out the formal treaty, which was signed by the monarchs of both sides and officially entered into force.

The official name of the treaty is "Germany and Australia in Berlin on various assistance and cooperation plans", referred to as the German-Australian "Berlin Agreement".

Because part of the agreement is about military operations and diplomatic support during the war, out of consideration for both parties, this agreement will only disclose part of the content to the outside world. Except for some assistance plans, other cooperation plans will not be disclosed to the outside world. .

Under the spotlight of the media, William II and Arthur held up their respective treaty backups with a smile, and took a group photo with a smile.

After the political settlement is completed, the remaining days left for Arthur and the diplomatic visit team are for rest and entertainment.

After a brief Christmas holiday, Arthur had to prepare to return to Australia to attend the government's annual report meeting and New Year's planning meeting.

It has been nearly two months since I left Australia, and most of the time was still spent on sea journeys.

Not to mention, Arthur really missed the manor in Australia and the free life.

In order to express his apology for the previous poor hospitality, William II specially held a large banquet on Christmas Eve, and invited Arthur and all members of the diplomatic delegation to attend.

Of course, for Christmas Eve, the banquet is very traditional.However, being able to get acquainted with many German nobles and high-level officials through the banquet is still very beneficial to the development of Australia in a short period of time.

Because of William II's generous recommendation, Arthur still attracted a lot of attention at the Christmas Eve banquet.

Especially as a duke with real power and the grandson of the late Queen Victoria, Arthur's popularity is not low.

Many of them also had nobles who wanted to marry Arthur, but Arthur rejected them one by one.

The free life now is very good, and Arthur does not want to get married so soon.Of course, it may also be because I don't want to get too close to Germany.

After all, the German nobles would be overthrown after World War I. Whether it was the Hohenzollern family or the dukes and earls of various states, they would eventually lose their titles and become ordinary rich men.

But Arthur did not refuse to have a good relationship with them.The traditional German military industrial families, including Krupp and Mauser, were all the targets of Arthur's wooing.

When Germany fails, it may not be impossible to win over these military enterprises that are about to be liquidated and attract some talents to join Australia.

After the huge feast on Christmas Eve, the Christmas holidays immediately follow.

As a traditional Christian holiday, the German Empire will naturally have a holiday on this day, and William II is no exception.

However, in order to entertain Arthur, William II specially invited Arthur to visit a Brunswick-class battleship to feel the power of the German Navy.

It has to be said that the small warships owned by Australia are nothing compared to this huge battleship.

The current battleships are the strongest warships after all. As the mainstream main warships of all countries in the world, battleships represent a proof of the strength of a country's navy in terms of size and combat effectiveness.

You know, even in 1900, there were not many countries with battleships in the world, only less than twenty.

Among them, there are even fewer countries that have the production capacity of battleships. Except for a few major powers, few countries can master the construction technology of battleships, even battleships that are outdated by the times.

There are even many regional countries that dream of battleships.The two battleships that the Ottoman Empire once dreamed of even did not hesitate to launch a large amount of donations across the country, attracting the enthusiasm and donations of the people of the whole country, which is enough to see how important the battleships are to these countries in this era.

The delay in the delivery of these two battleships by the United Kingdom is also one of the important reasons why Ottoman Turkey chose to join Germany in World War I.

After all, these are the two battleships that caused a national sensation. The delay in delivery or even direct denial by the British under the watchful eyes of the public made the Ottoman Turkish top leaders and the people very angry.

In this era, a battleship's improvement in the combat effectiveness of the navy is huge and qualitative.

The current Australian navy is not popular at all, but if it has a battleship of the active service level of a great power, then the Australian navy will directly become the top [-] in the world.

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