Chapter 730 William's Lifelong Event (13 More)

Although the hit rate of both rockets is not ideal, they are the weapons with the longest range at present, so it is necessary to equip a certain number of missiles.

After careful consideration, Arthur decided to equip 1,200 ground-launched missiles and 500 small missiles that can be carried by transport aircraft.

The total cost of these missiles is close to 18 million Australian dollars, which is also a considerable investment.

It is not realistic for the government to bear all these funds. After all, the government still has a long eight-year construction plan, which is the real money-making big head.

The Ministry of Defense can only reduce part of the budget, and the government will raise 13 million Australian dollars from other places as funds for building missiles.

Although the direct investment of 18 million Australian dollars will make the government's finances slightly tight, Arthur believes that if a war really breaks out, the 18 million Australian dollars of missiles will definitely be several times or even dozens of times the strategic strike.

However, I believe that in the short term, no country will have the courage to start a war with Australasia.

Although the world situation is still very chaotic, the overall peaceful style will not change unless a country has reached the point where war is inevitable.

While ordering missiles, Arthur also made several suggestions to the missile project team.

The first is the speed, range and maximum flight altitude of the missile. These three factors are related to the probability of missiles being intercepted, and are also factors that must be considered in the development of missiles.

However, no country has the ability to intercept missiles at present, after all, missiles are still an unknown concept for other countries.

But it must be admitted that other powerful countries have excellent military imitation capabilities. Once the news and data of missiles are leaked, other countries' missiles will also be imitated and developed in a short time.

If we don't prepare for all aspects in advance, we may not be able to compete with the rich technological background of other powers in the future if we make hasty improvements.

In addition to the three factors related to power, Arthur also has high expectations for the accuracy of missiles.

For now, there is no doubt that there is still a lot of room for improvement in missiles. As long as the missile's hit rate is increased to 30% to 40%, its effect will be greatly improved, which is also the direction of the missile project team's next research and development.

After confirming the missile order, Arthur received news from Queen Mary, that is, it seems that William's lifelong event has some clues.

Although there is only half a month before Queen Mary and her entourage set off, because they took a plane, the speed is actually very fast.

Half a month is enough to travel around the world twice. Queen Mary and her entourage have already arrived in Europe, and even made a brief visit to the UK, and went to Denmark, one of the five Nordic countries.

In fact, in theory, Australasia and Denmark are not closely related. Queen Mary and her entourage should go north to Finland or Sweden, or go directly to St. Petersburg to return home.

However, for William and Anna's lifelong event, Queen Mary quickly found an excuse to stay in Denmark, that is, the plane transfer and replenishment of supplies.

After contacting Denmark in advance, the plane taken by Queen Mary and her entourage landed smoothly in Denmark.

Because Denmark does not have a dedicated airport, the landing section was chosen on a very wide road.

This road had been cleared in advance, the plane landed smoothly, and the pilots were carefully selected.

Queen Mary and her entourage received a warm welcome from the Danish royal family.

This is actually a very normal thing. After all, Australasia is one of the great powers, and it is also recognized as the third great power in the world.

Denmark is just a small European country, and the power of the Danish royal family is constantly losing.

The huge Danish Kingdom that once ruled Finland, Norway and Iceland now only has Denmark and Iceland.

And Iceland also gained autonomy not long ago, and Denmark's influence on Iceland is no longer that great.

The Danish royal family also speculated about the purpose of Queen Mary's entourage, but did not dare to take the initiative to propose it.

Of course, on the second day after Queen Mary and her entourage arrived in Denmark, the Danish royal family held a grand welcome banquet for them, and a large number of local Danish nobles attended.

The news that Queen Mary said came from this banquet. To be precise, it should be the daughter of Danish King Christian X, Alexandrine Frederick August.

Princess Alexandrine was born in 1909, the same age as William, and is 19 years old this year.

Because she is the only daughter of Christian X and the youngest child, she is the most favored.

At a banquet, William and Alexandrine fell in love at first sight, and the two soon exchanged glances, which was naturally noticed by Queen Mary and Christian X.

Christian X was naturally happy. In fact, before holding this banquet, Christian X specifically asked Princess Alexandrine to dress herself up carefully because there would be a distinguished guest at the banquet.

What makes people happy is that the two young people of similar age have a good impression of each other, which makes Christian X very satisfied, and the Danish royal family may have a reliable ally.

Queen Mary does not object to this. Australasia has certain intelligence about the members of the European royal family, and the Danish royal family is naturally among them.

Although Denmark is not a strong country and the royal family does not have much power, it is one of the ancient kingdoms in Europe after all, and its geographical location is also considered superior.

Although after the construction of the Kiel Canal in Germany, Denmark's importance declined a lot. But looking at Europe as a whole, the advantages of forming an alliance with Denmark definitely outweigh the disadvantages.

More importantly, Denmark itself still has a certain influence on the original Kalmar Union countries.

Together with Finland, Australasia's influence on the Baltic coast will also increase, which will be beneficial to Australasia, Finland and Denmark.

In this case, Queen Mary would naturally not prevent the contact between William and Alexandrine.

While allowing the two to contact each other, Queen Mary also sent a message to Arthur, asking for his opinion.

What could Arthur say?

Of course I agreed.

In fact, from a long-term perspective, Denmark is one of the five Nordic countries (Iceland is not yet independent), has rich resources, and has relatively few overall affairs.

The only flaw is that in future wars, it is very likely to be breached by Germany, and the Danish royal family will be exposed to certain risks.

However, as long as Australasia exists, there is no need to worry about the Danish royal family being abolished. After all, Germany is now also a monarchy, and William II also has to consider his own interests.

If he allowed the Danish royal family to be deposed, his own throne would be in great danger.

The best result is to protect their respective thrones. As long as the interests of the royal family are not lost, the monarchy can make a comeback at any time.

Arthur quickly sent a call back to Queen Mary to express his approval of the contact between William and Princess Alexandrine.

Even if both parties are interested, Queen Mary can propose marriage to the Danish royal family on behalf of the Australasian royal family under suitable circumstances.

After all, William and Princess Alexandrine are both 19 years old and not far away from their 20th birthday.

It is in the best interest of the royal family for the two to get engaged as soon as possible and get married within a few years.

After all, for the heir to the throne of a country, the first thing to do is to give birth to a new generation for the royal family.

Only through continuous inheritance from generation to generation can the royal family continue and the family prosper.

Anyway, the Australasian royal family has strong assets and can afford to have more little ones.

Only when the number of people in the royal family increases, the rule of the royal family will be stable.

Otherwise, any minor accident may lead to the death of the royal family and the country that Arthur worked so hard to run would fall into the hands of others.

This kind of ending has not happened before in history, and it all proves the importance of having successors.

Arthur said he was very confident when he got engaged because he never considered whether Denmark would say no.

To be honest, Denmark has no reason to refuse at all. No matter how you look at it, marrying a powerful country is a good deal, and King Christian X of Denmark is definitely smart.

Queen Mary, who had Arthur's support, asked William directly for his opinion the next day.

"William, what do you think of Princess Alexandrine?" Queen Mary suddenly asked with a smile, looking at William who came back happily after a day out.

"Ah?" William was stunned, not expecting the inquiry to come so soon.

"Yes, maybe it's not bad." William, who had never experienced this, turned a little red, and his originally happy expression became a little panicked.

"It's nothing, William." Looking at William's nervous look, Queen Mary said with a smile: "You know, originally this trip was just to find a suitable engagement partner for you. If you think Princess Alexandrine If it's not bad, your father and I will support your engagement.

If you like her, then I will propose marriage to the Danish royal family on behalf of the royal family and get you engaged as soon as possible. How about it? "

"Are you getting engaged so soon?" William asked in surprise.

"Of course, you are the heir to the throne. The first thing you have to do is to give birth to offspring to ensure that someone will inherit the throne in the future." Queen Mary nodded and explained to William with a smile: "I also want to see it sooner. William, you have to work harder for the birth of your grandchildren."

As the heir to the throne, William naturally received education on how to produce offspring.

Of course, such education is common among European royal families, and the purpose is to prevent the royal heirs from being seduced and coaxed by others in the future.

When William came of age, Arthur arranged for a maid to serve William personally. William has already been exposed to this kind of thing, but the maid's status is not qualified to give birth to William's children. Such a result will be informed to the maid and William in advance.

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