Chapter 807: Exaggerated Ceremony Budget

If in the first half of 1932, people lamented the demise of the Russian Empire, sighing that a huge empire that had been passed down for hundreds of years had collapsed,

then in the second half of 1932, people were excited about the possible establishment of the Australasian Empire that was repeatedly mentioned in the news.

The Australasian people were of course excited about this, and foreign people also expressed curiosity and recognition.

After all, being able to witness the establishment of a huge empire with one's own eyes is also a very fortunate witness for an ordinary human being.

After the fermentation of public opinion had ended, Arthur did not hide his ambitions and publicly stated in an appearance that he would establish an empire for all Australasians.

Such a statement naturally made most Australasians excited, because they were also very happy to see the establishment of the empire.

For the cabinet members, they were definitely lucky. Because the empire was about to be established, they were also allowed to continue their cabinet status until the new round of cabinet elections after the establishment of the empire.

But at the same time, they were also unfortunate. Because their so-called merits of following the emperor only bought them a term of office of about half a year.

If they want to continue to stay in the cabinet government after the establishment of the empire, it will definitely be much more difficult than the current royal government.

After all, the first cabinet of the imperial government is much more important than the countless cabinets of the royal government.

And Arthur mentioned the importance of preparing for war many times. If a war really breaks out during the term of the first imperial government cabinet, it will be an unprecedented huge opportunity for the first imperial government.

Not only does he have the reputation of the first imperial cabinet government, but he also has the merit of winning the war. This is a guaranteed guarantee of the baron title.

If he has accumulated a lot of merit before,

plus a certain contribution later, he will have the opportunity to become one of the few earls in Australasia.

After all, after the establishment of the empire, the promotion of nobles is destined to be simpler than before.

Although the earls, who were very difficult before, also need a lot of merits after the establishment of the empire, at least they are not so unattainable.

For Arthur, there is naturally a corresponding plan to expand the aristocracy.

The new aristocrats in Australasia pose no threat to Arthur, but are important helpers for future monarchs to maintain their rule.

In this case, Arthur does not mind adding a few more earls to Australasia, so that the number of aristocrats will rise in the near future.

Of course, there are not many opportunities to legitimately upgrade the aristocratic title. The establishment of the empire is one, and the achievements in World War II are also.

While the Philippines and Kalimantan are frantically expanding their armies, Australasia is also nervously preparing for the relevant ceremonies for the establishment of the empire.

Not only Arthur, the government also attaches great importance to the establishment of this empire. Australasia has invited almost every recognized country in the world, and even the extinct monarchs such as Nicholas II are among the invited.

Naturally, all countries agreed to Arthur's invitation, even the countries at war sent their foreign ministers to participate.

Arthur also seemed very generous about this. Not only did he promise to use airplanes to pick up and drop off the foreign guests who came to attend, but he also arranged all of them in the Sky Hotel of the Kingdom Building.

However, this building, which was just built not long ago, will soon be renamed because of the establishment of the empire.

Arthur did not expect that after going around in circles, this building, which is highly similar to the Empire State Building in history, will eventually be named the Empire State Building.

As time came to 1933, the time for the establishment of the empire scheduled by Arthur was getting closer and closer.

In order to make people more adaptable to the establishment of the empire, Arthur deliberately chose the National Day of Australasia, January 10, to announce the establishment of the entire empire and hold the coronation ceremony of the throne.

It is worth mentioning that Arthur's birthday is January 13, which is the fourth day of the National Day.

Although Arthur has never celebrated his birthday in a big way, many Australasia people have called January 13 the King's Birthday and celebrated it as a very important holiday.

In addition to the public's high recognition and goodwill towards Arthur, January 13th is also a very important reason for being a national holiday.

The public has enough time, so they naturally don't mind celebrating with Arthur on this day.

If the public is working on this day, I'm afraid not many people are willing to take a special leave to celebrate this day's festival.

The British are somewhat reluctant to establish the Australasian Empire, but they can't do anything about it.

Although Britain is called the British Empire, it is actually just the United Kingdom. The British throne came from India. Unexpectedly, Australia, which has become independent from Britain, has already reached the point of establishing an empire.

But if you think carefully about the current strength of Australasia and the fact that Australasia occupies the entire Pacific Ocean, it seems that it is understandable to establish an empire.

The British have no reason to object, and the British government will naturally not oppose Australasia's actions for its own interests.

After all, Australasia's strength has long been confirmed, and it is a superpower that is not inferior to France.

If the British opposition led to Arthur's anger, and forced Australasia to the French side, and France and Australasia jointly fought against Britain, it would be a lot of fun.

Compared with recognizing Arthur's throne, the British were more reluctant to see the union of France and Australasia.

For King George V of the United Kingdom, his attitude towards Arthur was completely envious.

After all, Arthur and George V were of the same generation, and George V was Arthur's cousin.

But the status of George V in the UK and Arthur's status in Australasia were really far apart.

Even many British people liked Arthur better than George V. After all, Arthur was the Victorian ruler that the British missed the most, and the favorite grandson of Queen Victoria. The inheritance of this relationship could not be replaced by others.

Even now, Arthur's family has the right to inherit the British throne, but the order of succession has become dozens of generations later.

But because he also comes from Victoria's bloodline, Arthur can currently be regarded as a direct descendant of the British royal family.

But by William's generation, the blood relationship with the British royal family was relatively distant. Arthur has no interest in the British throne for the time being, and it is naturally impossible for him to destroy the relationship with the British government for an illusory throne.

For Arthur, as long as the British agree to let him establish an empire, it is good news.

As for who will be the British throne in the future, Arthur is not interested.

Regarding the legitimacy of the establishment of the empire, in fact, not many people doubt it. Even if Arthur did not express that the Russian Empire inherited the legal principle from the Eastern Roman Empire, not many countries and people questioned the legal principle of the empire.

After all, in this era, strength is the most powerful. It is impossible to establish an empire by legal principle, but strength can.

As long as Arthur's bloodline is a pure European royal family, as long as Australasia is a standard Western power, everything else can be ignored.

What's more, Arthur himself has a high status in the European royal family and has long won the support of many European royal families.

Especially this time, the public choice to rescue the Russian royal family with the British won the favor of many national royal families.

After all, Arthur's actions may seem irrelevant to them now, but in the future they may become the only way to save their lives.

A monarch who controls the ruling power of the country is willing to save their lives, which is much more important than the loyalty of those hypocritical officials in the country.

As long as Arthur is there, even if they lose their throne, they don't have to worry about the safety of themselves and their families being threatened.

If such a guarantee can't make them support Arthur, then their support is no longer important.

Especially after several kingdoms that have existed in Europe for a long time stood up to support Arthur and the establishment of the empire, there is no longer any dispute about the legal issue of the establishment of the empire.

After all, these old kingdoms have agreed, so what does it matter if ordinary people disagree?

In particular, the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha family is very happy to see Arthur establish the Australasian Empire and become the first emperor of Australasia.

Compared with the British royal family changing its name to Windsor, Arthur insisted on the surname of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, which was undoubtedly more popular with the European royal families and German nobles.

At present, whenever the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha family is mentioned, people will first think of Arthur, the famous ruler of Australia.

This is also very effective in increasing the popularity of the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha family. It is impossible for people in the family not to support Arthur.

It is relatively rare that even the German Emperor Wilhelm II, who has not appeared for a long time, stood up to support Arthur in establishing the empire.

It is precisely because of the support of these people that no one expressed opposition to the establishment of the empire in terms of public opinion. After all, standing up at this time is the real target of public criticism.

Half a year of preparation is barely enough for Arthur. Because it is the last coronation ceremony of his life, and he is the first emperor of Australasia, Arthur still attaches great importance to it.

Only if Arthur, the first emperor, does well, the Australasia Empire will be recognized by more domestic people, and the throne can be passed on in the royal bloodline.

In addition, Arthur also has the idea of ​​improving national cohesion and making the people more accepting of the empire, so he attaches more importance to this coronation ceremony.

The government naturally understands Arthur's importance and importance, and specially takes out more than 30 million Australian dollars as the budget for this coronation ceremony.

Nearly one-tenth of the government's fiscal revenue can already show the government's loyalty to Arthur and the importance of this coronation ceremony.

Arthur is naturally very satisfied, and added 15 million Australian dollars in the name of the royal family as reserve funds.

This also makes the maximum budget of this coronation ceremony reach 45 million Australian dollars, which is absolutely exaggerated.

45 million Australian dollars may not be a big deal for the powers, but for small countries it may be more than a year's income.

According to the cost of the most powerful battleship, 45 million Australian dollars is enough to order more than four super dreadnoughts. These expenses are only used in one coronation ceremony, which already shows the hugeness of this coronation ceremony.

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