Chapter 208 Coronation Ceremony and Shipbuilding Plan

While shipbuilding experts were busy exploring the strategic cruiser proposed by Arthur, Arthur was also busy preparing for his coronation ceremony.

When he became the Duke of Australia, because Arthur was far away in the British Empire, and the then Duke Arthur had just been assassinated, there was no coronation ceremony, but a banquet with the royal family and Queen Victoria, and Tell the whole country.

Now that he has become the king of Audalasia, and is also the first king, a grand coronation ceremony must be held to involve both Australians and New Zealanders.

There is good news. After more than three years of construction, Sydney Palace has been officially put into use.

Arthur scheduled the coronation ceremony to October, precisely to hold this grand coronation ceremony in the new Sydney Palace.

After more than six years of long development, Australasia also needs to gain more prestige and influence in the international community.

Therefore, the Australian government invited almost all independent countries in the world to Arthur's coronation ceremony, and all European monarchies were on the invitation list.

Naturally, there is no need for the great powers to ask. Even on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, the United States has received an invitation from Australasia.

After the German Empire, the Russian Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the British Empire and other powerful countries successively agreed to Australasia's invitation, the major European monarchies also responded quickly and expressed that they would send royal personnel to participate in the coronation ceremony.

This also means that the Kingdom of Australasia is officially recognized by the world, and Arthur's throne can also be recognized by European nobles.

On October 11, 1906, Arthur's coronation ceremony officially began.

The real coronation ceremony was held privately, and most of the people who could watch were nobles from all over the world and senior officials from Australia.

In order to demonstrate legal authority and legal principles, Arthur also specially invited the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of the Church of England, to bring the crown to Arthur.

Unknowingly, Arthur has accumulated many titles, not only the crowned king title King of Australasia, but also two dukedom titles Australia and New Zealand.

After receiving the blessing from the Archbishop of Canterbury, Arthur successfully put on the crown and officially became the first king of Australasia.

While Arthur put on the crown, a total of ten cannons fired in celebration around the square outside. This number represents the ten administrative districts of Australasia, including the Capital Territory and the colony of New Guinea.

After that, everyone present will move outside the square, where Arthur will read his coronation declaration, and then led by the Prime Minister, government officials and parliamentarians of the Kingdom of Australasia will swear allegiance to Arthur.

Because this session is conducted outside the square, the reaction of the crowd in the square also becomes very important.

If the crowd responds well and even follows these officials to pledge their allegiance, it will become a great story for the crowning of a monarch.

But if there was little reaction from the crowd in the square, it would have been an awkward coronation.

Fortunately, Arthur is still very confident about his support among the people, and the second scenario is absolutely impossible to happen in Australasia.

"Members, ladies and gentlemen. I am very happy to be able to become the ruler of this great country in front of all of you." Arthur walked on the stage with a smile on his head, wearing a crown designed by a private jeweler. He stood in front of the loudspeaker that had been prepared and said with a smile.

"Australasia is a great kingdom composed of Australia and New Zealand. It shoulders the great mission and goal of the common rise of Australia and New Zealand. I am deeply aware of the responsibilities and heavy responsibilities this goal brings to me. , I will also do my best to fulfill this responsibility and goal with the support of all parliamentarians, all government officials and all citizens of the Kingdom, so that Australasia can move towards harmony and prosperity.”

"I, Arthur, King of Australasia, Duke of Australia and New Zealand, and Defender of New Guinea, pledge myself to all my subjects to safeguard the interests of all kingdoms and dominions, and to love the children of all kingdoms and dominions. People. Together with my MPs, officials, and loyal soldiers, I will defend this country until the end, and defend all my people until the end. Long live Saxe-Coburg Gotha!”

Facts have proved that Australian civilians today are still very easy to coax. After Arthur personally said to defend the country and his people, the sky above the square was filled with cheers and shouts from all Australians and New Zealanders.

"May God witness that, as the King of Australasia, I will protect the interests of every Australasian citizen, even if I pay a huge price for it. May God bless me, and I will faithfully fulfill my promise, AU Long live Lacia!”

Arthur's coronation proclamation was actually not long, and the actual speech lasted only more than ten minutes.

But what Arthur said was what the people of Australasia were willing to listen to. Who doesn’t want to have a monarch who cares deeply about the interests of the people?

What's more, Arthur is like this. He has already proven with actual actions that what he said is not false, but that he will actually use actions to realize it.

No matter what the nobles and officials of other countries think, at least the people of Australasia are very satisfied. They are very willing to be loyal to the young king and fight for the dream of Australasia's rise, even at the cost of their lives.

After the declaration was read, the next step was for the members of Australasia and officials to pledge their allegiance to Arthur.

The people who pledged allegiance included all members of the Royal House and the House of Representatives, and even members of the state parliaments of various states.

Of course, the actual members of the state parliament were not qualified to come to the stage to swear in person, but they had to stand under the stage and swear with the members on the stage.

From this point, the royal power of Australasia can be reflected. Whether it is a member of parliament or an official, the first person they pledge allegiance to is Arthur.

When the loyalty link began, guests from various countries saw the degree of support for Arthur in Australia.

You know, there must be at least nearly 80,000 people surrounding the square, and if you count the people outside the surrounding square, it may even exceed 100,000.

But looking around, most people are following the oath to express their loyalty and recognition of the young king.

Such a scene can't even be seen in many European countries, and even an autocratic country like the Russian Empire may not be able to have such a scene, even if it is artificial.

Although Australasia currently has a small population, the potential it has shown has exceeded the potential that its population should have, and it has also made many European countries begin to take Australasia, a new country, seriously again.

During the entire swearing of allegiance, Arthur sat solemnly on the throne on the stage. The objects of swearing allegiance to Arthur also evolved from Australasia's officials and parliamentarians to all Australasia people present.

"This will be a terrible country!" After watching for a while in amazement, the nobles of a small monarchy in Europe couldn't help but blurt out.

His speech also attracted the recognition of many people. Australasia has a population of only more than 6 million, and the potential it has shown is already amazing enough.

What if the population of Australasia reaches tens of millions or even tens of millions? Will it become a country like an island country that challenges the status of the great powers?

After the swearing of allegiance, the coronation ceremony was actually more than halfway through.

According to European tradition, what remained was a large banquet with foreign guests in the evening.

This large banquet was conducive to the new monarch of the country expanding his diplomatic relations and establishing better relations with nobles and rulers of other countries.

Arthur naturally had this plan, and would hold a huge celebration banquet at Sydney Palace.

But before that, Arthur felt it necessary to bring the atmosphere of the coronation ceremony to a climax.

"My people, I would like to take this great moment to announce a major decision of the country on behalf of the government of the Kingdom of Australasia." After the swearing of allegiance, Arthur did not lead everyone back to Sydney Palace to rest as planned, but stood on the stage again and said mysteriously.

Arthur's words quickly attracted the attention of all Australians and foreign guests. People wanted to know what Arthur was going to say and what impact it could have.

"My people, Australasia is a huge country that spans the entire Oceania. We have the continent-like Australia, New Zealand, which is made up of many islands of different sizes, and many overseas islands and territories. In order to protect our interests in all territories and maintain the stability and peace of Australasia, the Australasia Cabinet Government has decided that Australasia will launch a massive shipbuilding program in the next ten years. In order to have enough fleets to protect our overseas interests, Australasia will launch at least two battleships, ten medium cruisers, and three other main warships in the next ten years. , forming a large fleet with five large main warships, ten medium-sized protective warships and dozens of small cruise warships. We will take ten years to complete this huge shipbuilding plan. In order to realize this great plan, the Australasian government will use at least 50 million Australian dollars in batches. The oceans of Australasia must be protected by Australasian's own strength. This is what must be done before Australasian rises. No one can harm the interests of Australasians unless he can step over the corpses and wreckage of Australian soldiers and fleets! "

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