Chapter 758 The Two-Faced British

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

However, Arthur would not be complacent at this time because of a little flattery. For Arthur, verbal praise is the least important, even easier than a banknote with a face value of 1 Australian dollar.

There are not many representatives who are qualified to be received and communicated closely by Arthur. They are just a few countries with good relations or powerful powers.

It is worth mentioning that the island country among the great powers may be the only country that Arthur did not meet in person.

In the Australasian government, it is no secret that Arthur hates this country. The government officials stopped the representatives of the island country very sensibly, and the person responsible for chatting with the representatives of the island country was a deputy foreign minister of Australasia.

In fact, this arrangement is actually not wrong. The island country is the only power competitor of Australasia in the Pacific. In addition, due to different races, it is understandable to discriminate against European countries a little.

In other words, which European country does not discriminate against these indigenous peoples? Even though the island nation is already a powerful country, in the eyes of many European countries, it is just a monkey that has just been civilized.

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

Especially the special spoken language of the islanders, which makes them look funny and contemptuous when speaking English.

At about 11 o'clock in the morning, William returned to Fort St. Arthur with the motorcade and Princess Alexandrine, and the most important ceremony of the wedding was about to begin.

The wedding was of course held in Albert Cathedral in the Palais des Nations. The name of this church comes from Arthur's grandfather, the husband of Queen Victoria, the famous Prince Albert.

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

The host of the wedding was Archbishop Steed, who is also the highest-ranking bishop in the Protestant Church in Australasia.

After William and Princess Alexandrine both swore their vows, several fighter jets flew across the sky of Fort Saint Arthur, spewing colorful smoke, which was also a celebration for the two newlyweds.

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

It must be said that the Danish royal family still attaches great importance to this wedding. In addition to two huge castles in Denmark, the Danish royal family gave Princess Alexandrine a dowry consisting of hundreds of servants, a small-scale princess guard, dozens of boxes of gold and jewelry, a crown made of gold and diamonds, etc.

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

Apart from other things, the annual net profit of this medium-sized rubber production estate is as high as more than 200,000 Australian dollars.

In fact, according to reason, in the two European countries, there are not too many betrothal gifts and dowries in weddings.

Even some families’ weddings are jointly held by both parties, and the betrothal gifts and betrothal gifts are only symbolic.

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

According to the statistics of Kent’s housekeeper, the cost of the wedding alone is as high as 6 million Australian dollars. Adding various additional expenses, including gifts to the Danish royal family, the total cost of this wedding exceeds 10 million Australian dollars.

10 million Australian dollars seems a lot, but for Arthur, it is just a fraction of his annual income.

Apart from other things, the income of the pharmaceutical group alone can hold several weddings.

It’s a pity that George and Peter are still young and have not yet reached the stage of marrying and having children.

Otherwise, Arthur really wants to hold their weddings together, the sooner and more grander the better.

Watching these little guys grow up slowly, and even to the point of talking about marriage, Arthur couldn't help but sigh at the rapid passage of time.

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

Arthur was just 18 years old at that time, and now he is 48 years old, and he is already 50.

Although for the ruler of a country, this age has just matured and is the golden time to rule the country.

But for Arthur, some government affairs are also busy and overwhelmed, and sometimes he feels tired.

Governing a country is not as simple as imagined. Even if Arthur has delegated many things to the cabinet and other officials, he must control the progress of this matter and always pay attention to prevent accidents.

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

He can only look forward to the little guys growing up to a point that satisfies him, and when he rules the country he has worked hard to build for them, and makes the family stronger and stronger, this is Arthur's ultimate hope.

A person's life is actually very short, no matter if it is from an ordinary family, or a noble or royal family, it is the same.

If you can leave your own color in this world and let future generations talk about you and the Australasia you rule and admire you, then it will be worth your trip.

History is so vast, and being able to leave a short color in the long history is something that many people from ancient times to the present cannot do.

On the night of the wedding, the government also specially prepared a fireworks feast for William and Princess Alexandrine.

According to government statistics, the cost of this fireworks feast was as high as 10,000 Australian dollars. That night, the fireworks at Fort St. Arthur were bright, and those who didn't know thought it was a war.

Don't underestimate this 10,000 Australian dollars. Although it has depreciated greatly compared to before, in terms of prices, the cost is still equivalent to millions of future currencies.

Imagine the effect of spending millions to buy fireworks, and the shocking degree is self-evident.

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

William will lead an army with his newlywed wife Princess Alexandrine to inspect the entire Fort St. Arthur, then take an air force fighter to Sydney, then take a warship from Sydney to Adelaide, and finally return to Fort St. Arthur under the escort of the army.

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

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

The reason why William did this, in addition to demonstrating the majesty of the royal family, is to enhance William's popularity and reputation.

After all, he is the future ruler of the country, and Arthur still has to pave the way for William's future enthronement.

Although World War II 100% occurred during Arthur's reign, it does not mean that William's reign is not important.

Even to be prepared for danger in times of peace, it is not ruled out that there will be another world war after World War II.

Especially in the future, with the development of technology, global communication and exchanges will become rapid, and it is impossible for Australasia to get rid of the influence of all parts of the world.

Only by ensuring that William can master enough power and lead the country to become stronger, can Arthur rest assured to give up his throne and enjoy his last good life.

With the technology of this world that is a little ahead of history, Arthur may be able to see the birth of mobile phones, the Internet and computers in the future.

Of course, the activities on the second day are for William and Princess Alexandrine, and have little to do with Arthur.

But this does not mean that Arthur has no tasks. Taking advantage of the moment when representatives from various countries gathered in Australasia, major powers and small and medium-sized countries are also completing their plans.

First of all, Britain.

Prince Edward first expressed the British royal family's congratulations to the Australasian royal family, and then took the opportunity of the 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 naturally did not react to this.

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

Arthur certainly scoffed at the British approach of trying to win over allies while pursuing a balancing policy.

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

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

In other words, Britain, France and even Australasia are enemies of this newly born force.

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

But then again, the British's carelessness at this time is actually understandable.

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

Needless to say, Italy. Before World War I, Italy showed jaw-dropping army battles and even became a laughing stock in the whole of Europe.

Now the 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 World War I. An advanced power country and an indigenous country are evenly matched, which makes Britain and France completely lose the idea of ​​intervening in this war.

The Germans are actually a greater threat, but not much for the British.

The army size is strictly limited to 150,000, and it is forbidden to have main battleships of more than 10,000 tons.

It is also forbidden to develop heavy firepower weapons. Aircraft, tanks and artillery are all within the scope of prohibition, which strictly restricts the development of the German army.

For the British, they hope that the Germans will 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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