The Rise of Australia

Arthur looked at Princess Louise with a surprised look on her face. Princess Louise's face was full of smiles and she said happily: "The Queen Mother Emma and I had a great time chatting. We all agreed that you and Arthur Queen Wilhelmina has a very similar experience. Arthur, this is how noble marriages are. I think the Kingdom of the Netherlands can be a strong support for you, and your marriage to Queen Wilhelmina is quite good."

After saying that, Princess Louise was worried that Arthur might not be able to accept it for a while, and added: "Although I really hope to achieve this marriage, the final choice is still yours, Arthur. I support your final decision, and No matter what, I hope you can make a choice that follows your heart."

Indeed, as Princess Louis said, most marriages between Western nobles are political marriages.

Many nobles did not even meet their marriage partner several times before getting married, and they got together just because of the approval of their parents and elders.

Arthur is already in a relatively good situation. The closest relatives, Duke Arthur and Queen Victoria, passed away one after another, leaving only Princess Louise who could influence Arthur's marriage.

Even Arthur was able to follow his own ideas to a large extent and did not have to face the embarrassing situation of getting engaged without meeting his fiancée.

So the question is, what does Arthur think?

Arthur has been busy with government affairs, so Arthur really didn't think about this issue. Even when the Queen Mother Emma came to visit, Arthur always thought it was just a normal diplomatic visit from the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Suddenly faced with the important matter of his marriage, Arthur was at a loss for a moment, and for the first time he showed the immaturity and confusion that he should have at his age.

"Mother, there is no need to go so early! Australia is currently in its golden period of development. I think my marriage can be postponed until three or four years later." Arthur said with some embarrassment.

"Theoretically, there is no rush, Arthur. But as time goes by, it will not be easy to find a suitable marriage partner like Queen Wilhelmina, Arthur. After all, Australia is still too far away from Europe. In the future, you You can't find a local civilian, Arthur." Princess Louise persuaded her earnestly.

Although Arthur was born into a well-established British royal family, he was the Duke of a remote principality.

Although it is not difficult to find a well-matched marriage partner in Europe, it is rare to find a marriage partner like Queen Wilhelmina, who has the legitimate title of queen and controls a second-rate European country.

More importantly, if Arthur can really get engaged to Queen Wilhelmina, then the Kingdom of the Netherlands will also become a marriage country with the Principality of Australia.

Arthur will become Prince of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and Queen Wilhelmina will become the Duchess of the Principality of Australia.

This kind of marriage between the supreme heads of state is often accompanied by the birth of the United Federation and the Co-President Federation.

The first descendant of Arthur and Queen Wilhelmina will become the legal heir to the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Principality of Australia.

Of course, there is another factor that can make the common federation and the unified union come faster. That is, on the premise that Queen Wilhelmina is willing to rule the Netherlands with Arthur, Arthur will have the opportunity to fight for the title of king by the Dutch Parliament.

Only then did Arthur understand why Minister Herbert was so humble during discussions, and why he was so respectful and respectful when facing him.

Everyone knows that Queen Emma and Princess Louis are discussing the marriage of Queen Wilhelmina and Arthur. Once the matter is settled, Arthur will at least become the prince of the Netherlands and face his future monarch spouse. No wonder How could Minister Herbert have such respect for a foreign monarch like Arthur?

After thinking about it, getting married in the Netherlands is indeed a good choice. Through its marriage relationship with the Netherlands, Australia can also have a certain degree of mobility in Europe, and the deployment of certain operations in Europe will be smoother.

At the same time, the relationship with the Dutch East Indies will also become allies. The various resources and manpower of the Dutch East Indies can also be easily mobilized. Not only can it develop Australia more easily, but it can also unite with the Dutch East Indies and have considerable influence in Southeast Asia.

Even thinking about it carefully, this marriage has no disadvantages for Australia, except for restricting Arthur's freedom of marriage.

Another advantage is that you can seek higher-level titles. Europe attaches great importance to the concept of legal principles, and it is generally very difficult for Arthur, who was born in the British royal family, to advance to become king.

Unless Australia, New Guinea and New Zealand can be completely integrated, and Australia can be developed into an entity that is not weaker than Italy and Spain, can it be qualified to be promoted to a kingdom.

Of course, this does not mean that it is justified. Such a king would not be recognized by most of the great powers. Unless he had the power to be recognized by the great powers, he would always be a king with an unfair reputation.

Arthur had a headache. In theory, the benefits of marrying the Netherlands far outweighed the disadvantages.

But the problem is that Arthur has never met Queen Wilhelmina and even knows little about this legendary queen.

Under such circumstances, it is really unacceptable to directly agree to be engaged to Queen Wilhelmina.

Arthur could only answer vaguely: "Let me think about it, mother. I have never met Queen Wilhelmina, and it is a bit arbitrary to make a decision now. Wait until Australia and the Kingdom of the Netherlands establish normal diplomatic relations."

Princess Louise nodded and took Arthur's evasive words as an embarrassed answer.

After all, many European aristocrats are like this. Before they know the person they are engaged to, most people can only give such ambiguous answers.

Neither reject nor agree. Marriage matters of nobles need to be cautious, especially when both parties are the monarchs of a country.

Seeing that Princess Louise no longer persuaded Arthur, Arthur breathed a sigh of relief.

After chatting happily with his two sisters for a while, Arthur returned to his room.

I originally thought that the engagement was over for the time being, but unexpectedly, just a few minutes later, Princess Louise sent someone several photos and portraits of Queen Wilhelmina, as well as Queen Wilhelmina's deeds and some brief introductions. .

Looking at the black and white photos taken with a relatively simple camera, Arthur actually felt that the people in the photos were somewhat good-looking.

Shaking his head and discarding other thoughts in his mind, Arthur looked at Queen Wilhelmina's introduction, but in his mind was Wilhelmina's original deeds in history.

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