Chapter 58 Edward's Coronation

The conversation with William II went very smoothly. Not only did they finalize Germany's financial aid to Australia, but they also roughly agreed on a series of plans for industrial aid and future war aid.

At least in the eyes of William II, he had initially and successfully tied Australia to the German chariot, and Germany would have an additional ally in future wars.

Arthur and William II agreed to go to Germany around mid-December.

If the negotiations go smoothly, they can spend a good Christmas in Germany and then return to Australia.

However, before going to Germany, there is another slightly more important thing to be negotiated, that is, the aid treaty with Britain.

Although Britain will definitely not be as generous as Germany, for Arthur, whoever does not want this kind of free aid is a fool, of course, it is best to get as much as possible.

Moreover, the aid from Germany and Britain does not conflict. Both countries are very strong in industry, and one country is biased towards army equipment and the other towards naval warships. They both have their own world-leading technology, which can be studied and received by Australia.

After leaving William II, Arthur returned to Buckingham Palace and called the key members of the diplomatic delegation to meet in his office.

Fortunately, Buckingham Palace is very large, and the rooms allocated to each royal member are also very large. Not only does it have its own exclusive reception room and conference room, but it is also relatively large in scale, so it is not a problem to accommodate more than a dozen people for a meeting.

In fact, the focus of this meeting is to determine the direction that needs British support. After all, with the support of Germany, many industries and technologies no longer need British support.

It is not that Germany's technology in some aspects is more advanced than that of the United Kingdom, but it is a bit wasteful and extravagant to use limited support in the same direction.

Australia is currently in its golden development stage, and Arthur will naturally not tolerate that these precious resources and development opportunities will be missed or wasted due to such negligence.

The meeting lasted for several hours, and finally it was determined that the technology that needed British support was mostly concentrated in the shipbuilding industry.

This is also an inevitable result. Compared with Germany's industry, Britain has a clear advantage in the shipbuilding industry and the warship industry.

In terms of warship manufacturing, Britain is still the world's number one, and will not be surpassed by other countries in a short time.

Members of the diplomatic mission unanimously agreed that it is most reasonable and effective to put Britain's limited resources on the shipbuilding industry, especially warships.

Although Australia occupies the entire Australian continent, it is actually a huge island country with a large number of overseas territories and territories.

This also means that Australia must have a strong fleet to protect its overseas territories and spheres of influence.

After all, for non-continental countries like Australia, the navy is more important than the army in many aspects, and the security of the coastline is the first line of defense for the territorial security of the first country.

The shipyard that Arthur originally owned was a shipyard with advanced British shipbuilding technology.

Although it is only a small shipyard that can only build small-scale warships, the technology used is all relatively advanced shipbuilding technology from Britain.

If it can introduce and absorb some more advanced technologies and technologies for building medium-sized or even large warships on top of this, then Australia's navy will have hope of rising.

As for purchasing warships from major European powers, the cost of ordered warships is generally expensive, generally about twice the cost.

Secondly, Arthur was not unaware of the Turkish incident. Under the premise of the increasingly intense naval arms race among European countries, ordering warships now will inevitably lead to this risk.

Mastering the means of building warships is the best way, even if it costs some money, it is worth it in the eyes of Arthur and everyone in the diplomatic community.

After determining the direction in which they want to seek support, the next task of the diplomatic mission is relatively easy, which is to establish good relations with people in the British political arena, purchase a few small newspapers, print newspapers in a hurry, and improve the favorability of Arthur and Australians in the hearts of the British.

Although this task seems urgent, it is actually the easiest to complete.

With a background from the British royal family, coupled with a slightly tragic situation and Queen Victoria's will, and the heat of Queen Victoria's funeral has not dissipated, Arthur's popularity in the UK is not low at this time, and he is even quite loved.

Under the busyness of Arthur and the diplomatic mission, Edward VII's coronation ceremony is also coming soon.

On December 6, 1900, the coronation ceremony of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom officially began.

Unlike the sad atmosphere of Queen Victoria's funeral a week ago, after a week of transition, the streets of London have become festive, and the white color of London has disappeared, as if nothing had happened.

In order to show respect for the late queen, Edward VII's coronation ceremony was streamlined, and the total duration was only about two hours.

This is much simpler than Queen Victoria's coronation ceremony, not to mention that Britain is now the world's undisputed number one power.

However, Edward VII's move has won the favor of many British people.

After all, the British still have Queen Victoria in their hearts, and it is not a good thing to hold a special coronation ceremony at this time.

The person in charge of presiding over the coronation ceremony is the Archbishop of Canterbury, the most senior bishop in the Church of England.

In fact, the more formal weddings, baptisms and funerals of royal family members are basically presided over by the Archbishop of Canterbury.

In the absence of the bishop, another bishop designated by the monarch will preside over it, but this is rare.

All the procedures of the coronation ceremony are carried out in accordance with the red manual of Westminster Abbey, which has never been published in the past thousand years.

After the completion of the grand ceremony, the royal musicians played the celebratory music, and then Edward VII took a gilded carriage and passed through Buckingham Palace amid the cheers of most British people.

Although there were fewer British people on both sides of the road than at the last funeral, it was generally bustling.

Edward VII waved to the crowd with satisfaction and walked towards Buckingham Palace amid cheers.

As the most powerful country in the world today, the coronation ceremony of the British king still attracted many British people to come and watch.

If it weren't for the Queen's funeral not long ago, I'm afraid the crowd would have increased.

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