Chapter 59 Treaty of the Isle of Wight

Outside the church, tens of thousands of people braved the cold and damp weather to wait.

In order not to miss the coronation ceremony of King Edward VII, at least hundreds of people set up tents on the boulevard in front of Buckingham Palace to spend the night the night before.

The price of a seat in the simply built viewing platform has also been raised to more than ten pounds. At the best location overlooking the road, the price of a seat can even reach hundreds of pounds.

After Edward VII delivered his coronation speech, the Archbishop of Canterbury raised St Edward's Crown aloft and then lowered it onto the head of His Undisputed King.

St. Edward's Crown is made of gold as the main body and is surrounded by many diamonds as embellishments. It is the oldest and most valuable crown of the British royal family, and it is also the special crown used by monarchs of all ages to ascend the throne and be crowned.

There is also a crown that is similar to St. Edward's crown. It is the crown of the British Empire and is only used for daily wear and ceremonial purposes.

"Long live His Majesty the King!"

Under the leadership of Prime Minister Robert, the British people present began to cheer and shout for the new British monarch.

After the rather grand coronation ceremony, there was the first banquet held by Edward VII as king.

The scale of this banquet was relatively large. Not only the senior royals from various countries who had attended the funeral and coronation ceremony were present, but also the British nobles and senior officials were present one by one to offer blessings and celebrations to Edward VII.

The only protagonist of this banquet was Edward VII, so the main theme of the parliament was to congratulate Edward VII, which was very boring for Arthur.

After briefly chatting with Edward VII and expressing his "heartfelt" congratulations, Arthur found a quiet corner and sat alone.

Perhaps he had already anticipated such a situation, or perhaps he simply did not bother to congratulate King Edward VII in person.

William II did not appear at the banquet, but asked his son Crown Prince William to attend on his behalf.

William II, on the other hand, had returned to Berlin after meeting Arthur that day.

Fortunately, the banquet lasted not long, from eight to ten o'clock in the evening, which was only about two hours.

After reluctantly enduring these two hours, as the banquet ended, Arthur quietly returned to his room.

Although I was interested in asking Edward VII, I wanted to ask about the specific time for negotiations with the British government.

But seeing the crowd of congratulators surrounding Edward VII at the banquet, Arthur had no choice but to give up.

What Arthur didn't expect was that just on the afternoon of the next day, the guard conveyed good news to Arthur. The British government decided to start discussions with the Australian diplomatic delegation on December 10, two days later. Negotiate support plan.

This is good news for Arthur. After dealing with the British affairs earlier, he can also finalize the treaty with Germany earlier.

Staying in the UK is not an option. Australia is now in dire straits and needs Arthur's personal attention.

Time goes by very quickly, and December 10th is here in a blink of an eye.

After two days of relatively thorough preparations, the Australian diplomatic delegation officially visited Whitehall in Westminster, London, which is where the Prime Minister's Office, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Defence, the Privy Council, the Ministry of Finance, etc. A street of important government offices.

The negotiation took place in the conference hall of the Prime Minister's Office. Officials from both parties participating in the negotiation included a prime minister, six ministers, and more than 40 officials from important departments.

Because Edward VII handed over the decision-making power of negotiations to the British government, it was difficult for Arthur to come forward for a negotiation of this scale, and he could only leave it to the diplomatic mission to handle it.

This is also a conspiracy of Edward VII. If the monarchs of both parties come forward together, then as Arthur's uncle, Edward VII will inevitably have to give in a little more.

But now, Edward actually handed over the power of negotiation to the British government. Without Edward VII, Arthur's identity would not be easy to show up in such a diplomatic occasion.

After all, you are a member of the royal family and a distinguished Duke. To appear in such a fussy discussion would undermine the majesty of a nobleman and a member of the royal family.

But if they do not come forward, Australia's diplomatic visiting team will not be directly proportional to the British officials in terms of position, status or number, and will have some inherent disadvantages.

However, Arthur has also made arrangements in advance. How the negotiation will turn out depends only on the efforts of all members of the diplomatic delegation.

While Arthur was waiting anxiously, the discussion in the conference room of the Prime Minister's Office also continued continuously. There were some arguments from time to time, but in the end they disappeared.

At around eight o'clock in the evening, there was a knock on the door of Arthur's room, and a familiar voice came in: "Your Highness, the deal is done!"

It was three ministers from the diplomatic mission who knocked on the door. At this time, the faces of the three people were somewhat excited. It was obvious that the negotiation went smoothly and the agreement reached was in line with everyone's expectations.

"Tell me, what was the result of the negotiation?" After sitting down in the office and letting the waiter serve a few cups of coffee, Arthur asked expressionlessly.

"Overall, it went smoothly, Your Highness." The leader, Foreign Minister Andrew, said excitedly.

Because various diplomatic means were required, this diplomatic mission was actually headed by Andrew as the leader, and Minister Pierre and Kent as the deputy leaders.

"Have all our requirements been met? Has the aid plan been formally signed?" Arthur nodded calmly and continued to ask.

"Basically, everything has been satisfied, Your Highness. Today we have discussed all the details of the treaty with the British government, and have agreed to formally sign the treaty tomorrow, and it will be officially implemented in the post-apocalypse for ten years." Minister Andrew said with a smile.

The ten-year period was decided by Queen Victoria, and neither Britain nor Australia had any intention of changing it.

For the UK, it is not willing to bear such unconditional support for a few more years. After all, even if the support is small, it will still cost its own real money.

For Australia, ten years of support is completely acceptable. After all, people's hearts are not enough, and both Arthur and all officials are quite satisfied with this deadline.

"Approximately how much money can the aid treaty support us every year? How much can the corresponding industrial equipment and talents be supported? Has the issue of immigration been discussed?" Arthur continued to ask.

There are so many areas where Australia needs support, especially the immigration issue, which is the biggest difficulty that Australia needs to solve before it can rise.

Whether it is developing industry or building infrastructure, a large amount of labor and population are needed.

For Australia, which has a population of less than 4 million, there is only one way to achieve sufficient development, and that is to attract a large number of immigrants from Europe to increase Australia's population size as much as possible.

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