Chapter 467 World Alliance and Enfeoffment Ceremony

The news of the new alliance between Britain and Australia quickly spread throughout Paris, and attracted the attention of many European countries.

After the four major powers of the Allied Powers became the world's largest power, Britain only concluded a new alliance with Australasia, which made people feel a little meaningful.

Before the European media reported too much about this, another news immediately appeared in the newspapers of European media.

In April 1918, after friendly consultations among many countries, all the Allied countries that signed the Treaty of Versailles joined the newly established World League.

Many European media even regarded the establishment of the World League as a signal of the end of the war, because from then on there would be no more wars in the world, and all conflicts would be mediated by the World League.

As expected, the four major powers of the Allied Powers became permanent members of the World League and had a right named veto.

And many Allied countries, including Italy, were ordinary member states and only had the most basic right to vote.

To take into account the feelings of countries like Italy, the World Alliance also has a special position in addition to the permanent members, and its name is the elected member.

As the name suggests, the World Alliance will hold elections among the non-permanent members, and the country with the highest number of votes will become an elected member with a term of two years, responsible for assisting the four permanent members in handling the affairs of the World Alliance.

Although there is no veto power with the greatest power, the rights and status of the elected members are still quite huge compared to ordinary member states.

Of course, this is subject to the approval of the permanent members. The permanent members with a veto can actually veto the elected members voted.

This also means that the so-called World Alliance is still under the control of the four major powers of the Allied Powers, and it is also the most satisfactory way of handling it for Britain, France, Russia and Australia.

This also leads to the fact that although the World Alliance is located in Geneva, Switzerland, which is the place where the famous Geneva Convention was signed, the rights of the World Alliance are controlled by the four major powers of the Allied Powers, and the overall world situation has not changed at all.

The United States, which first proposed a system similar to the World League, did not join the World League because the U.S. Congress did not agree with the Treaty of Versailles.

This also made the only country that had the opportunity to compete with the four major powers of the Allied Powers lose its right to compete in the World League, and also left other small and medium-sized countries in the World League with no room for resistance.

After all, if they joined the World League, Britain and France might be fairer in face.

But if they were non-World League countries, even if they were invaded by any major power, they could only consider themselves unlucky.

With the establishment of the World League, representatives of various countries also returned from Paris. According to the agreement of the World League, all member states will hold a meeting in Geneva every three months, and must attend unless there is an accident.

This also made Prime Minister Kent immediately decide to send a diplomatic team to Geneva to participate in the meeting held in Geneva at any time.

After all, Australasia is not close to Geneva, and it takes at least more than two months to go back and forth.

If you come to Geneva from Australasia, you are probably either holding a meeting or on the way.

During the peace talks at the Paris Peace Conference, Australasia was also preparing for the enfeoffment ceremony and the victory parade.

In order to celebrate the victory of the war, the government and the royal family will have a large number of activities and distribute materials for free, striving to achieve the effect of national celebration.

When Prime Minister Kent's diplomatic team returns to Australasia, it will be time for the enfeoffment ceremony and activities to be officially held.

Perhaps this is also the last event held in Sydney as the capital. With the victory of the war, it is decided to put the capital relocation plan on the agenda as soon as possible and develop the Murray River Basin as soon as possible, which is also conducive to the development of Australasia.

The current environment in the Murray River Basin is much better than 100 years later, and it is also the last chance for the development of this area.

If it is delayed for a while, the difficulty of developing this area will only increase, and the consumption of the government, manpower and materials will become more and more serious.

In May 1918, as the diplomatic team led by Prime Minister Kent was about to arrive in Sydney, the enfeoffment ceremony was also in the tense final preparation stage.

On May 15, Prime Minister Kent arrived in Sydney and met with Arthur to report the results of the war.

Only three days later, on May 18, 1918, the Australasian noble enfeoffment ceremony, which was also the celebration of the victory of the war, officially began.

"All my people, I am very happy to be here and celebrate the victory of this war with you.

All of you have made great contributions to this war. After more than three years of hard work and dedication, we finally ushered in this great victory.

And you, my beloved people, you are the biggest contributors to this victory, and Australasia is proud of you!"

After expressing our feelings about the victory of the war and the contributions made in the war, the celebration finally ushered in the climax, which was to enfeoff all the meritorious people.

Unlike the complicated and luxurious enfeoffment ceremonies of the traditional old nobles, the enfeoffment of the new nobles in Australasia emphasizes frugality and openness.

Arthur's goal was to let everyone see the enfeoffment of the new nobles, which would not only inspire the new nobles' confidence, but also make those watching them fanatical.

As for whether the overly simple enfeoffment ceremony would make the enfeoffed nobles dissatisfied, Arthur smiled and said that he was overthinking it.

The vast majority of people who were enfeoffed were commoners or the middle class. They were overjoyed to become new nobles, let alone being enfeoffed by Arthur himself in front of tens of thousands of common people.

As for the old aristocrats who pay attention to tradition and ceremony, well, except for Arthur, it seems that there are none in Australasia.

"In view of your significant contributions to the country and the royal family, I declare that Ludwig Cole, Hunter and Andrew will be knighted. You will become the glorious knights of Australasia and guard this country in your new capacity. Your courage and honor will be an example to everyone, and you will become heroes of the country. "The knighthood is the lowest noble title that cannot be inherited, and the threshold for obtaining it is also the lowest among all noble titles.

According to statistics, the number of people who have been awarded knighthoods is close to two hundred, which is enough to show how exaggerated the scale of this enfeoffment ceremony was.

Of course, this was the reason why Arthur was eager to expand the size of the Australasian nobility. If it weren't for the small size of the Australasian nobility, Arthur would not exaggerate to the point of having more than 200 knights at one time.

"I will fight for your Majesty and the royal family, I will fight for the country, and I will fight for the people. Please God witness my oath. I am willing to dedicate my life to your majesty and the royal family, and use sword and blood to forge the glory of the knight. !”

All the people who were entrusted came forward with a tacit understanding, knelt down on one knee in front of Arthur, and said their oaths neatly.

The title of knighthood is a unique title of nobility in Australasia and is also a representative of the new nobility in Australasia.

Therefore, the oath of the knighthood is also relatively unique. It was adapted by Archbishop Steed based on the oath of knights in the Middle Ages, and it is in line with the factors of the knighthood in Australasia.

Arthur's gift to these new nobles was a special dagger with the name of each knight engraved on one side and the time when he was awarded the knighthood.

The other side is engraved with five words: loyalty, bravery, passion, fearlessness, and justice, which are also Arthur's expectations for these new nobles.

After the title of knight, there is the title of baronet, which is a higher level.

Although barons are theoretically only the lowest level of true hereditary nobles in Australasia, there are not many people who have obtained the title of baron this time, and only a dozen people are full.

Director Teodor, who was responsible for developing the aircraft, and Diesel, the general manager of the engine factory, were also awarded the title of baron, which is also the highest title currently awarded to scientific researchers.

Of course, many scientists and researchers who have contributed to Australasia, such as Benz and Ludwig, have also received knighthoods.

The knighthood has been awarded to nearly 200 people in total, and more than 30 of them are scientific researchers, which shows that Arthur attaches great importance to scientific research work.

In fact, this has indeed gained the gratitude and enthusiasm of many scientific researchers. After all, being able to obtain a country's noble title through scientific research is something that many people never dare to dream of.

In addition to these scientific researchers, including the commanders of several divisions, the three prime ministers since Arthur became the monarch, and the six colonial governors during the Australian colonial period, all also received the title of baron.

Several division commanders have also served as commander-in-chief of the Australasian Expeditionary Force. Their performance during their tenure was considered good, which gave them hope for promotion in the military.

Needless to say, the three prime ministers have made indelible contributions to the development of Australasia for more than ten years, and it is natural for them to receive a rewarding title.

As for the remaining prime ministers of the colonial period, giving them titles was also an attempt to win them over. After all, their ability to give up the opportunity to return to the British Empire and continue to stay in Australasia was a sign of trust in Arthur.

Moreover, these six prime ministers (including Prime Minister Evan) have not caused any trouble to Arthur so far, but they have followed Arthur's orders very seriously, whether on the surface or behind the scenes.

Allowing these people to obtain the title of baron also gives hope to those with seniority. Even if the ability is not too strong, as long as they are loyal to the royal family and the country and work hard for the royal family and the country for a lifetime, Arthur and the royal family will never forget the contributions of these people.

Except for knights and barons, no one at the higher level of earl has obtained it yet. After all, Australasia did not perform much in World War I, and no one's contribution was great enough to be awarded the title of earl.

Of course, there is another important reason, that is, the earl has almost reached the top of the civilian aristocracy.

But in theory, civilians can also be promoted to the title of Duke, but such difficulty is too high, and it is basically impossible to do it without Arthur's appreciation.

Unless it can allow Australasia to obtain an unexpected large amount of land, or save Australasia from the crisis of national annihilation, both of these requirements are currently unrealistic.

The direction in which Australasia can currently expand is the Arabian Desert in the Middle East and the remaining Dutch East Indies.

It is not difficult to occupy these two areas, but it is laborious and laborious, which is not in line with Arthur's current development plan.

The rule of Australasia is also very stable, without any crisis of national annihilation.

At present, it seems that unless there is a very outstanding contribution to science and technology, or until the future World War II.

Before that, it was not easy to become a duke based on merit.

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