Chapter 809 George V's Request

The grand occasion when the empire was founded seemed to be a flash in the pan. In addition to the people of Australasia who were still celebrating, the senior government officials and royal families of foreign countries had already embarked on the road back.

Of course, there were still many government representatives and royal families of many countries who chose to stay and prepare to celebrate Arthur's birthday.

This was Arthur's first birthday after becoming the emperor, which also meant that Arthur officially turned 45 and was gradually moving towards the 50-year-old mark.

Although he was constantly praised by representatives and royal families of various countries for his political prime, Arthur had long been exhausted by the numerous government affairs every day.

If William had not grown up and taken over a considerable part of the government affairs, Arthur really felt that his day as king was not easy.

Especially now that he is already 50 years old, Arthur does not intend to control the royal power until the day he dies.

Handing the throne to William at the right time is the most conducive to national stability and the most conducive to the succession of the throne.

Not only Arthur, Arthur will also teach and require future monarchs to give up the throne in a timely and proactive manner at the appropriate time to consider their heirs and descendants.

The most vivid example is right in front of us, that is Queen Victoria, who once ruled the Victorian era in Britain.

Queen Victoria remained the sacred Queen of the British Empire until the day she died of old age.

Although Arthur had no opinion on this, it cannot be denied that the frequent changes of the throne of the British Empire after Queen Victoria and the gradual loss of power of the British king were related to Queen Victoria's long stay on the throne.

Queen Victoria's son Edward VII was born in 1841 and was 60 years old when he became king.

In the early 20th century, the average life expectancy of Europeans was only 5 years old. This means that Edward VII was very old at the age of 60. Even if he would get a better medical team than ordinary people, it was inevitable that he would not stay on the throne for long.

What's more terrible is that because of Edward VII's informality and indiscretion, Queen Victoria has not allowed Edward VII to take charge of any affairs related to the government.

It was not until Edward VII turned 50 that he was allowed to gradually get involved in government affairs.

What loyalty can officials have to a crown prince who is already 50 years old?

Because of such an obvious example in the UK, Arthur will take himself as an example and ask every monarch in Australasia in the future to pay attention to the successor to the throne.

When the crown prince reaches the age of 18, he must gradually get involved in government affairs in order to gain the loyalty of some officials.

Most of the representatives and royal families of various countries who continue to stay in Australia are familiar with Arthur, or are directly Arthur's blood relatives and family members.

It is worth mentioning that King George V of the United Kingdom also stayed. And looking at George V, it seems that he has something to discuss with Arthur.

Sure enough, on the second day after Arthur's birthday, that is, January 14, 1933, George V approached Arthur and finally told him the purpose of his visit.

The purpose of George V's visit, in addition to taking advantage of the opportunity to participate in Arthur's coronation ceremony to get closer to Arthur, is to ask Arthur for help in royal affairs.

This has to mention George V's eldest son, Edward VIII, who is famous in British history.

In fact, no matter which son George V admires, theoretically, it has nothing to do with Arthur.

Although Arthur has the right to inherit the British throne, he ranks behind all the descendants of Edward VII, which is already quite low in order.

But because Arthur and Queen Mary became the godparents of Princess Elizabeth before, they are naturally related to the succession of the British throne.

You should know that Edward VIII, the current Prince Edward, has not married and had children so far.

According to common sense, the prince, who was born in 1894, is now almost 37 years old.

If he does not marry and have children, when the prince succeeds to the throne and becomes king in the future, he will have no energy and ability to pass on to future generations.

But George V obviously can no longer control Prince Edward who has his own ideas. Like his grandfather with the same name, Prince Edward's private life is very indecent.

Although he has not been married so far, Prince Edward likes to mess around with women and likes to have affairs with some married women, just like a dandy boy with a corrupt private life.

Although European royal families generally have lovers, most aristocrats value their reputation and protect their private lives very well.

Prince Edward is different. Prince Edward did not shy away from having affairs with some married women and was reported, which also dealt a heavy blow to the reputation of the British royal family.

In the original history, George V was very dissatisfied with his eldest son, Prince Edward, and once said: "After my death, this child (Prince Edward) will destroy himself within 12 months. I pray to God that my eldest son will never get married, and there will never be anything to prevent Bertie (George VI) and Lily White (Elizabeth) from inheriting the throne."

From the attitude of George V's speech, it actually shows George V's disgust with Prince Edward and his recognition of George VI and later Queen Elizabeth's succession to the throne.

Then the question is, since George V hated and opposed Prince Edward's succession to the throne so much, why didn't he change the crown prince?

This has to mention the restrictions that the British constitutional monarchy imposed on Edward V. It is not so easy to change a crown prince, and it will cause a huge blow to the reputation of the royal family.

If you want to change the crown prince, you must prove that the crown prince is no longer suitable to stay in his position.

Even if George V can change the crown prince in this way, the reputation of the royal family will no longer exist after George VI succeeds to the throne.

Therefore, even if George V does not want to see Prince Edward succeed to the throne, there are not many ways to oppose or even depose Prince Edward.

And Prince Edward did not disappoint George V's expectations. The first marriage triggered a constitutional crisis, and there were no offspring. In the end, the throne was peacefully inherited by George VI.

At this time, George V's purpose of looking for Arthur was to help the British royal family in the future when the British throne was in crisis.

Arthur naturally nodded in agreement to George V's request. After all, he and Queen Mary were the godparents of Princess Elizabeth, and it was no harm for Arthur if Princess Elizabeth ascended to the throne.

Moreover, it was also very important for Arthur to stabilize the British internally in the face of a powerful enemy.

At least before the end of World War II, Arthur wanted to see a stronger Britain, so that the war in Europe would become more chaotic and the foundation of colonial empires such as Britain and France would be further consumed.

Moreover, if Australasia helped the British royal family, it would naturally be able to demand more land in World War II, and even achieve the goal of smooth and peaceful takeover.

Arthur's demands were not many. A complete Straits Settlements, plus some islands in the Indian Ocean, and the right to rule over other oil-producing areas in Arabia were enough to maintain Australasia's hegemony.

As for India and Africa, Arthur was completely uninterested. After World War II, even without the participation of the United States, Russia was destined not to let go of the extremely weak colonial empire.

The collapse of the colonies was a matter of time, and even without the interference of other countries, these colonies would sooner or later have an independent day.

Unless Arthur is willing to put most of Australasia's energy on maintaining colonial order, this is obviously unrealistic for Arthur who wants to compete for global hegemony.

Before World War II, the great powers could forcibly control other countries, but after World War II, they could only rely on the economy to control them.

This is why Arthur wants to establish a unified market and include countries such as the Philippines and Kalimantan.

As long as there is a unified market, these two countries will not be out of Australasia's control.

Sometimes, economic control is more effective than all-round control. After all, the people will hate the person who stands on the surface, and they cannot see the deeper interests.

After talking with George V for a long time, Arthur was quite satisfied. At least from George V's attitude, the British royal family had no intention of making enemies with Australasia.

What does this mean? The Anglo-Australian alliance can be maintained until the outbreak of World War II, and Arthur does not have to worry about the world situation being different from historical accidents.

In the current world situation, the focus of Europe is still the alliance between Germany and Italy against the alliance between France and Austria.

It is worth mentioning that the two sides of the confrontation are still called the Allies and the Central Powers, but the members of the two major forces have already turned upside down.

The British continued to maintain their own balanced policy. They did not join any of the two major military groups, but remained neutral.

The British remained neutral, so Arthur would naturally not take the initiative to stand up. For Australasia, the most important thing is to weaken Europe as much as possible.

Especially Britain and France, both of which are Arthur's weakening targets. This also means one thing, the Germans must find another powerful ally to make the British abandon the regional balance policy and join the alliance with France.

The question is, within the European scope, which country is a reliable ally of Germany and can make the British also aware of the danger?

Arthur looked through the entire European map, and most countries did not have this ability, nor would they easily join the military confrontation in Europe.

Although it was just a simple stand, if a war broke out between the two major military groups, it would not be good news for those countries that hastily stood.

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