Chapter 598 The tacit understanding of the strong

Different from the seriousness with which Arthur and Nicholas II discussed state affairs, the conversation between Queen Mary and members of the Russian royal family seemed much warmer. After all, they all once belonged to the Russian royal family and were a family in the true sense. {What? You don’t know yet|Read COM, read the chapters without mistakes|Hurry up and Google them}

Several little ones also received the attention of the Russian royal family, especially the youngest Peter, who received the love of almost everyone.

However, no matter how warm the conversation was, it would eventually end, and Arthur's visit to Russia also ended quickly in everyone's warm life.

After leaving Russia, Arthur did not choose to go to Germany. Instead, he decided to go to London, England, making London the last stop of his European visit.

Although the relationship between Australasia and Germany was relatively good before, after all, various countries have framed Germany as the culprit of World War I. It is not appropriate to visit Germany at this time.

More importantly, the situation in Germany was not very good at this time. The power between the government, the monarch and the states was crisscrossed, and the political situation was relatively chaotic.

The poor economy has put many German people under tremendous pressure to survive. Demonstrations can be seen everywhere in Germany, and various conflicts and chaos can easily break out.

If someone were to attack Arthur's convoy blindly, not to mention the impact on the situation in Europe, the risk alone would be unacceptable to Arthur.

The best way to avoid danger is not to run around or go to dangerous places. This is also the most basic truth.

What’s more, there’s really nothing to visit in Germany right now. The economy, industry and military have all suffered a lot of restrictions. The German people are very dissatisfied with the Allied countries, and Australasia will inevitably be affected.

Instead of visiting Germany, it is better to visit France. After all, France is currently the second most powerful country in Europe.

As for Italy, another European power, it was never within the scope of Arthur's visit.

Originally, Italy's presence was not high. After Mussolini came to power, Italy became even more low-key in the international arena.

Arthur has never wanted to win over Italy. After all, if this country became an enemy, it would not be a headache.

But if Italy becomes its ally, the cost of protecting Italy alone will be enough to give Australasia a headache.

During World War II, there was a joke circulated by the German army: "If war breaks out, it is best for Italy to remain neutral, so that if the enemy fights with him, it can help us contain the strength of 10 divisions. If he joins the enemy, , we can handle it with only 5 divisions. The worst case scenario is that he joins the German army, then we will have to dispatch 20 divisions to protect him."

Regardless of whether it is true or not, the poor performance of the Italian army in World War II is indeed not worth being prepared for and fearful of.

As the third stop of Arthur's visit to Europe, the British still attach great importance to Arthur's arrival.

After all, Arthur was once a member of the British royal family. Arthur had a deep connection with the Victorian era, the greatest era in Britain, and because of Queen Victoria's will, many British people paid attention to it.

Coupled with the current relationship between Australasia and the United Kingdom, the two countries are closely united.

The British crowd to greet Arthur at the Port of London exceeded tens of thousands of people, as well as a guard of honor specially prepared by the British government, members of the British royal family, etc.

Because Arthur was traveling as a family, in order to express the importance he attached to Australasia and Arthur, and to restore his reputation among the people, George V also decided to go and greet him in person.

The last time Arthur and George V met was at the coronation ceremony of George V. More than ten years have passed since then.

A rather special phenomenon is that although many European monarchs, including George V, William II and Nicholas II, are the same generation as Arthur, Arthur's age is the youngest among all European monarchs of his generation.

This is actually normal. After all, the way most European monarchs obtain the throne is by inheriting it from their parents, but you can't just have your parents die when you become an adult.

This also resulted in British monarchs like George V and even Edward VII being already in their thirties or forties when they obtained the throne, or even in their fifties or sixties.

This depends on the longevity of the previous monarch. If you encounter a long-lived monarch like Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth, it will not be a good thing for the crown prince.

Although being the crown prince of a country means that he has become the official heir of the country, as the heir of the country, who doesn't want to go further?

Is there anything in the world that a certain prince named Charles wants to say most?

It was still a seemingly warm and harmonious conversation, and Arthur's family was also invited into Buckingham Palace to live in the place where old Duke Arthur and Arthur once lived.

Fortunately, the area of ​​Buckingham Palace is also very large. Even if the old Duke Arthur's place is kept, it will not have any impact on the huge Buckingham Palace.

Arthur was also very emotional when he returned to his former residence in the British royal family.

It was in this bedroom that I received the news of the death of old Duke Arthur, and also started my path to becoming the Duke of Australia.

After a short rest, early the next morning, Arthur went to the Royal Cemetery to pay homage to Duke Arthur and Queen Victoria.

Naturally, Queen Mary and a few little guys were also accompanied. George V was not accompanying him. After all, as the King of England, he still had certain state affairs to deal with, and it was impossible to accompany Arthur around the clock.

Arthur's feelings for the old Duke Arthur were not that deep, but he was still very grateful for Queen Victoria's care.

After taking a few little ones to worship, Arthur returned to his residence and prepared some matters to discuss with the British government.

Of course, the specific negotiations were certainly not conducted by Arthur. Although the main purpose is to take the whole family to Europe, there is still a diplomatic purpose.

Because of this, many officials followed Arthur to Europe this time. In addition to a few ministers, there were also many deputy ministers, important government officials, etc.

Coupled with a defense force with good combat effectiveness and several battleships for escort, it can also prove that Australasia attaches great importance to Arthur's travel.

After a short rest, George V also finished his government affairs and invited Arthur and his family to have lunch.

The place to have lunch together was the banquet hall that Arthur was familiar with. After all, there were more than ten members of the two royal families in total, and the banquet hall seemed relatively spacious and formal.

Because of the similar blood and the similar language, several young people from the two royal families quickly sat together and started talking. Queen Mary also started laughing with the queen of George V and the female members of the British royal family.

Arthur was left sitting with George V, discussing state affairs and trying to win over each other's feelings.

Looking at Arthur who was many years younger than him, George V had to admit that he was still a little envious of Arthur.

Although the British Empire he owned was much more powerful than Australasia, his actual power as King of England was far less than that of Arthur as King of Australasia.

For example, during the war, George V had to change his surname due to domestic pressure. Arthur did not have such troubles. This can already show the obvious difference in status between the two.

This also leads to the fact that the current British royal family is the Windsor family, while the family of Arthur and several little guys is still Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.

Although it is only a name change, it has no impact on the actual bloodline. But it also proves the fact that the Windsor family and the German family of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha are increasingly estranged.

Changing the name also means denying the former glory and status of the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha family, which makes some German nobles quite dissatisfied.

Because of this, Arthur, who firmly stated that he was a member of the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha family, naturally gained the favor of the German nobles, and his influence in the European royal family increased significantly.

"Arthur, you have done a lot. If I hadn't seen this big ship with my own eyes, I would have thought that you were only building a battleship of less than 30,000 tons." After giving up his thoughts, George V He looked at Arthur and teased with a slight smile.

"I originally thought that the battleship would be remodeled after the treaty was signed, but I didn't expect that the signing of the treaty was delayed for a long time. But this is also good news, it means there is no breach of contract." Arthur did not deny the hugeness of this battleship, laughing. said.

Although there is no explanation, the meaning of the words is very clear. In any case, Australasian warships were built before the naval limitation treaty was signed and do not violate the naval limitation treaties signed by various countries.

George V laughed, and naturally he would not mind the warships built in Australasia.

Besides, not just Australasia, but basically all countries that have signed naval limitation treaties are dishonest.

Australasia is quite good. Although it is concealing information, it still complies with the naval restriction treaty, and it is legal and compliant when investigated.

Some countries are still planning to build large-scale navies after the signing of the naval limitation treaty. This is truly irregular behavior.

If the scale and number of warships built privately by the British Empire were not larger than those of these countries, I am afraid that the British Empire would have spoken out about this.

"How is the current test of this battleship? Can it be put into real combat?" George V asked quite seriously.

With the addition of such a powerful battleship, the hope of defeating the US Navy in the future will be greatly improved.

Because of this, George V is still very interested in whether this battleship can be put into actual combat, and he can also judge the approximate combat effectiveness of the current Australasian Navy.

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