Rise of Australia

Chapter 758 The two-faced British

As the host and the ruler of one of the great powers, Arthur was naturally touted by many countries.

But at this time, Arthur would not be complacent just because of a little flattery. For Arthur, verbal praise is the least important, even easier than an Australian dollar note.

There are actually not many representatives who are qualified to be received by Arthur and have close communication. They are just those countries with relatively good relations, or the relatively powerful powers.

It is worth mentioning that the island country among the great powers may be the only country that Arthur did not personally receive.

It was also no secret within the Australasian Government that Arthur had a distaste for the country. The government officials stopped the island country representatives very wisely. The person responsible for talking to the island country representatives was a deputy foreign minister of Australasia.

In fact, having said that, this arrangement is actually correct. The island nation is Australasia's only competitor for power in the Pacific. Coupled with the different races, a slight discrimination against European countries is understandable.

In other words, which European country does not discriminate against these indigenous people? Even if the island country is already a great power, in the eyes of many European countries, it is just a newly enlightened monkey.

Especially the height of the islanders, in the eyes of tall Europeans, is no different from those of short monkeys.

Especially the special spoken language of the islanders, which makes them open their teeth and mouth when speaking English, is even more funny and contemptuous.

At about 11 noon, William returned to St. Arthur's Castle with his motorcade and Princess Alexandrine, and the most important ceremony of the wedding was about to begin.

The wedding was of course held at the Albert Cathedral in the Palais des Nations. The church is named after Arthur's grandfather, the famous Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria.

The venue for the wedding was the Victoria Hall in the church, which symbolized the beautiful meaning of completing the wedding of William and Princess Alexandrine under the watchful eyes of Prince Albert and Queen Victoria.

The wedding was officiated by Archbishop Steed, the highest-ranking bishop in Australasian Protestantism.

After both William and Princess Alexandrine said their vows of yes, several fighter jets flew across the sky of St. Arthur's Castle, spraying out colorful smoke, which was also a celebration of the two newlyweds.

After several hours, the ceremony was finally completed, which also meant that the Australasian royal family finally had a new member.

It has to be said that the Danish royal family attaches great importance to this wedding. The dowry given to Princess Alexandrine by the Danish royal family included, in addition to two huge castles in Denmark, hundreds of servants, a small princess guard, dozens of boxes of gold jewelry, and a hat made of Crowns of gold and diamonds and more.

Of course, Arthur's betrothal gift was also more generous. In addition to the battleship that was about to be retired as mentioned before, Arthur's gift in return also included more than a ton of gold jewelry, hundreds of precious paintings and calligraphy and antiques, precious antique porcelain from the East, and second-generation aircraft. design drawings, as well as a rubber production estate in Java, etc.

Not to mention anything else, the annual net profit of this medium-sized rubber production estate alone has reached more than 20 Australian dollars.

In fact, logically speaking, in the two countries with European customs, weddings do not include too many betrothal gifts and dowries.

Even some family weddings are held jointly by both parties, and the bride price and bride price are only symbolic.

But for the royal families of the two countries, it is naturally impossible to be so simple.

According to statistics from Kent Butler, the cost of the wedding alone is as high as 600 million Australian dollars. Coupled with various additional expenses, including gifts to the Danish royal family, the total cost of the wedding exceeded 1000 million Australian dollars.

A$1000 million seems like a lot, but for Arthur it is just a fraction of his annual income.

Not to mention anything else, the income from the pharmaceutical group alone can already hold several weddings.

It is a pity that George and Peter are still young and have not yet married and had children.

Otherwise, Arthur really wanted to hold their wedding together. The sooner and more grandly the better.

Seeing these little guys growing up slowly, and even reaching the point of talking about marriage, Arthur had to lament the rapid passage of time.

Thirty years have passed since I came to Australia in 1900.

Arthur was just 18 years old at the time and is now 48 years old, already on his way to 50.

Although for the ruler of a country, this age is just mature and is the prime time to rule the country.

But for Arthur, dealing with some government affairs also made people extremely busy, and sometimes he felt tired.

Governing a country is not as simple as imagined. Even though Arthur delegated many things to the cabinet and other officials, Arthur still had to control the progress of the matter and always pay attention to prevent accidents.

Now that the little ones are growing up slowly, Arthur is both happy and emotional.

He can only hope that the little guys will grow up to a point that satisfies him, and when he can rule the country he has worked so hard to build for them and make the family stronger and stronger, this is Arthur's ultimate hope.

A person's life is actually very short, whether it is an ordinary family, a noble person, or a child of a royal family, it is the same.

If you come to this world, you can leave your own color, and let future generations talk about you and the Australasia you rule with admiration, then your trip will be worthwhile.

History is so vast, and it can leave a short-term color in the long history. This is something that many people throughout the ages have not been able to do. On the night of the wedding, the government also specially prepared a fireworks feast for William and Princess Alexandrine.

According to government statistics, this fireworks feast cost as much as 1 Australian dollars. The fireworks at St. Arthur's Castle that night were so bright that those who didn't know it thought it was a war.

Don’t underestimate this 1 Australian dollars. Although it has been highly devalued compared to before, in terms of commodity prices, the cost is still equivalent to millions of future generations' currency.

Just imagine the effect of spending millions on fireworks, and the shock is self-evident.

In order to show the strength of the country, the second day of the wedding actually had some content.

William will take his new wife, Princess Alexandrine, to lead an army to inspect the entire Fort St. Arthur, then fly to Sydney on an Air Force fighter jet, then take a warship from Sydney to Adelaide, and finally serve in the Army Returned to St. Arthur Castle again under the escort.

While aboard the warship, William will also visit Melbourne to demonstrate the majesty and power of the royal family.

Setting foot in the four cities of St. Arthur, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide actually represents the entire Australian region.

The reason why William was allowed to do this was not only to demonstrate the majesty of the royal family, but also to enhance William's visibility and reputation.

After all, he is the future ruler of the country, and Arthur still has to pave the way for William to ascend the throne in the future.

Although World War II took place 100% during Arthur's reign, this does not mean that William's rule is unimportant.

Even speaking of being prepared for danger in times of peace, we cannot rule out the possibility of another world war after World War II.

Especially in the future, with the development of science and technology and global communication and exchange becoming faster, it will be impossible for Australasia to get rid of the influence from all over the world.

Only by ensuring that William can grasp sufficient power and lead the country to a stronger place can Arthur give up his throne with confidence and enjoy his last good life.

With the technology in this world that is earlier than in history, Arthur might be able to see the birth of mobile phones, the Internet, and computers in an unknown number of years.

Of course, the activities on the second day were for William and Princess Alexandrine, and had nothing to do with Arthur.

But that doesn't mean Arthur has no mission. Taking advantage of the moment when representatives from various countries gathered in Australasia, the major powers and small and medium-sized countries were also completing their plans.

First is the UK.

Crown Prince Edward first expressed the congratulations of the British royal family to the Australasian royal family, and then took advantage of the interval of congratulations to reiterate the relationship between the two royal families, and expressed the hope that the two countries can restore their previous friendly relations and re-establish close cooperation. .

Arthur would naturally have no reaction to this.

Just kidding, if the intelligence agency hadn't reported that officials from the British Foreign Office had quietly found representatives of the island country the night before, Arthur would still have some trust in what Crown Prince Edward said.

Arthur certainly sneered at the British approach of wooing allies while pursuing a balancing policy.

I don’t know whether the British government really didn’t notice or was too concerned about the fight with France. The changes in several European powers have symbolized the rise of a new force.

What's even worse is that this force is not only more radical, they also have common goals and interests for various reasons.

In other words, Britain, France and even Australasia were enemies of this newly born power.

The current struggle between Britain and France and the small actions behind the scenes of the British are actually funding these forces, giving them the opportunity to grow, and eventually becoming a huge danger in the eyes of the British.

But having said that, the British's carelessness at this time is actually understandable.

Although the rulers of Germany and Italy behaved more radically. But the problem is that both countries actually have too many restrictions.

Of course, Italy goes without saying much. Before World War I, Italy showed jaw-dropping army combat and even became the laughing stock of the entire Europe.

The current war between Italy and the Abyssinian Empire is a repeat of the past. The performance of the Italian army is not much better than before the First World War. An advanced power country and an indigenous country are actually fighting at a 50-50 split. This also makes Britain and France I have completely given up the idea of ​​intervening in this war.

The Germans were actually a bigger threat, but not that big of a threat to the British.

The size of the army is strictly limited to 15, and it is prohibited to own main warships of more than tons.

It also prohibited the development of heavy firepower weapons, including aircraft, tanks and artillery, which strictly restricted the development of the German army.

For the British, they instead wanted the Germans to become stronger and stronger. In this way, the British do not need any motivation to sit back and watch the confrontation between Germany and France, and use this method to maintain the stability of the European region and maintain their hegemony in the European region.

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