Chapter 731 May 1st Theory
Because of the intentional approach between Australasia and Denmark, the relationship between William and Princess Alexandrine quickly warmed up in a short period of time.
Seeing that they were almost at the same point, Queen Mary formally proposed a marriage to the Danish royal family on behalf of the Australasia royal family, and the Danish royal family readily agreed.
On April 27, 1929, the Australasia royal family and the Danish royal family officially announced the engagement of William and Alexandrine, and publicly stated that the engagement date would be set in the second half of this year, around October.
Almost at the same time, the two governments expressed congratulations on the marriage of the two royal families, and the Australasia government also publicly invited the Danish government to pay a diplomatic visit to itself in order to discuss further cooperation.
The Danish government naturally accepted it with pleasure. Unless a war is about to start, no country will refuse an invitation from a great power.
What's more, the establishment of cooperation between the two countries is completely advantageous for Denmark, and the Danish government will naturally not miss such a thing.
The Australasia government's decision to do so was actually a unilateral decision by Prime Minister Raul. Doing so is not only to save face for the royal family, but also to tell the Danish royal family that the marriage partner you chose is right.
Although the marriage between two very important kingdoms has not changed the world situation much, it is good news for the European royal family.
A large number of countries have expressed congratulations to the two countries, including powerful countries such as Britain and France.
The British are actually quite disappointed. Originally, George V's idea was to deepen ties with Australasia and promote the marriage between the two countries.
Although Arthur is also a direct descendant of the British royal family, it is completely fine to find a princess who is many times younger and has a more distant blood relationship for marriage.
After the Victorian era, the British Empire has spawned two superpowers. If there is still close cooperation between these two superpowers, it is naturally a legendary story worth writing about.
After William made the marriage contract, the only one who can be married is Princess Anna of Australasia.
George V began to urgently look for suitable members of the British royal family and try to promote the marriage with Princess Anna.
In Finland, Dmitri also moved at the fastest speed. As the younger brother of Queen Mary and the uncle of William, Dmitri only had sincere blessings for William's marriage.
Moreover, William's marriage with Denmark is also good for Finland. After all, he is William's uncle, and it also represents that Finland and Denmark have a certain connection.
As one of the outlets of the Baltic Sea, Denmark is still very important in the Baltic Sea.
It is worth mentioning that Arthur's sister married to Sweden and is now the Crown Princess of Sweden.
In this way, there are three Baltic countries with close relations with Australasia, which can be said to have affected the entire Baltic Sea in disguise.
Compared with the sincere blessings of the Finnish royal family, some other small European countries are a little envious.
For a small country, an alliance with a powerful country is a great improvement.
If it is a country like Australasia where the monarch holds real power, the improvement will be more than a little bit.
As long as Princess Alexandrine can please Arthur, Denmark will get the support of one of the top three powers in the world, which is equivalent to a disguised guarantee of independence.
Especially when William becomes king in the future, the relationship between Denmark and Australasia will be closer.
In the next 50 years, as long as the Danish royal family does not commit suicide, the throne will be very stable and the security of the country can be guaranteed.
In addition to the United Kingdom, there are two other countries that are slightly disappointed, that is, Germany and Russia.
In fact, like the United Kingdom, Germany and Russia also need support from the outside world, and Australasia is a good choice.
This also makes the remaining Princess Anna a hot commodity. Most European royal families are keeping an eye on Princess Anna's whereabouts to promote the marriage they want.
Princess Anna, who is still in Denmark, naturally does not know that she has become the first choice for European royal marriages. She is also happy for her brother and worries about her future marriage.
William's marriage is settled, and Arthur is also very happy. Arthur even planned to distribute free food to ordinary people in Australasia in William's name on the day of William's engagement, so that the people could participate in the royal celebration.
The reason for using William's name was naturally to accumulate a certain reputation for William. After all, he was the future heir to the throne. William's reputation not only determined his status and power after becoming king, but also determined the power that his next heir could inherit.
After this good news, Arthur became more strict in educating Peter and George.
After all, these two little guys were going to be kings on the other side of the ocean. If they didn't grow up a few minds, they would easily be cheated by those cunning Americans.
In order to train them, they also began to gradually get involved in some political affairs. Although they did not have the power to make decisions, Arthur would also give them some questions based on these political affairs to test their judgment.
On May 1, 1929, Grant Wilson, the Chief Justice of Australasia, found Arthur and put forward some suggestions on immigration.
Grant Wilson's name is very familiar. He was once an important member of the United Party of New Zealand. After the merger of the two countries, he became one of the founders of the United Party.
The current United Party is the largest party in Australasia, and the strength of the United Party is inseparable from Arthur's support.
Arthur still has a certain liking for Grant Wilson, who is very tactful. Grant Wilson served as the Minister of Propaganda under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and then served as the Speaker of the House of Representatives in 1919. After two consecutive terms, he successfully served as the Chief Justice of Australasia in the last cabinet government election, which was in 1928.
However, the position of the Chief Justice is special, and it is very difficult to be re-elected.
Although there is no restriction on re-election for special cabinet positions other than ministers, Arthur's support becomes crucial if you want to continue to stay in the cabinet position.
Looking at Grant, who is very respectful in front of him, Arthur is generally satisfied. This official, who can be regarded as a local New Zealander, expressed his loyalty to Arthur from the very beginning, which is a point that Arthur is more optimistic about.
Officials in monarchical countries must understand whether they are loyal to the people or the monarch. Although they are generally considering the interests of the people, the ruler of the country is the monarch after all.
In terms of ability and loyalty, Arthur pays more attention to loyalty rather than a person's ability.
Because to put it bluntly, loyal people will do their best to do what Arthur tells them to do, but disloyal people won't.
Ability is important, but it also depends on whether the person is willing to use his ability.
"Judge Grant, tell me in detail about the report you submitted." Arthur smiled at the very respectful Grant.
In normal times, Arthur is still willing to give people a kind and close feeling. But important officials in Australasia understand that their monarch looks kind, but the actual interests are inviolable.
This kind of hidden monarch is the most difficult to serve, because all the monarch's thoughts will be hidden, and it is difficult for officials to guarantee that they will not anger the monarch.
This is also the political experience summed up by Arthur as an independent monarch for nearly 30 years. A qualified monarch must not show his emotions, giving people a sense of mystery.
The monarch who writes all expressions on his face is just a fool.
Doing this will easily make the ministers guess their thoughts, and by catering to their preferences, it will naturally be easy to get close to the monarch.
"Your Majesty, this is the result of my revision of the party's program for our national policy on immigration." Grant reported respectfully: "
As an immigrant country, the degree of recognition of the country by immigrants and the pride of the people in the country determine the cohesion of the entire country to a great extent.
The demise of the United States was largely broken from the inside, which also means that we, who are very similar to the United States, also have such a crisis.
For the stability of the country, I think it is necessary to unify the language and belief, and unify the writing culture."
"The stability of the country is inseparable from your Majesty. I summarize this policy as the May 1st Principle, that is, one country, one nation, one language, one government, and one king." After looking at Arthur's face and finding nothing wrong, Grant continued: "
As a symbol of the country, you play a vital role in the stability of the country. Immigrants will also trust your rule, which is conducive to our promotion of the unity of the nation, language, culture and religious beliefs.
Only when the nation, language and religious beliefs are completely unified can the country become a whole, and we will not have risks similar to the United States."
Grant waited for Arthur's decision with a little trepidation.
It was a bold attempt for Grant to say that a country that was in its heyday had serious risks.
However, Grant believed that Arthur would not be blinded by the current achievements of Australasia. As a great monarch, Arthur naturally wanted to completely solve the future troubles of Australasia, make the country a whole, and then pass it on for thousands of years.
As expected, Arthur did not express dissatisfaction with Grant's remarks, and even nodded with satisfaction.
"There are indeed such hidden dangers, Judge Grant." Arthur said to Grant, who was obviously nervous, with a satisfied smile: "I am very satisfied with your so-called May Day theory. If you can implement it through the United Party, you will be a hero of the country and the royal family, and I will not forget your contribution."
Such remarks naturally cannot be implemented by Arthur himself. It is most effective to use the United Party, the largest party in the country, to do it.
Arthur's words are also very simple. As long as Grant can do this, Arthur will not forget Grant's contribution, and a cabinet position is just a matter of words.
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