December 27, 1890

The Ocean Kingdom officially announced the full occupation of Melbourne, and the battle for Melbourne came to an end, and the news caused a huge shock in the European and American worlds, and the London government, which had always been in the gods, could not sit still, and after the Christmas holidays, the cabinet held an emergency consultation, and then issued an official statement.

January 7, 1891

Prime Minister Robert Gascoigne-Cecil was commissioned by Her Majesty Queen Victoria to officially issue the Queen's Decree;

Li Fushou, Earl of Queensland, was awarded the title of "King of Qin", and the title of Grand Duke of Shangri-La was conferred, officially recognizing the legitimacy of the Ocean Kingdom, being a patron of the British Empire, a member of the Commonwealth, and welcoming new members of the Commonwealth family.

In the Queen's Decree, the King of Qin Li Fushou Jiade was awarded the Order of Guardianship in recognition of his outstanding contributions to Australia, and the medal needed to be awarded by Her Majesty the Queen in person, so King Li Fushou of Qin needed to leave for the United Kingdom as soon as possible after dealing with Australia's internal affairs.

Of course, this time may also be three or five years, or ten or eight years, and the king is very busy, how can he have time to receive this Order of Garter of the Rauschzigda?

London's quick response was expected by Li Fushou, and it was natural for Li Fushou to obtain the title of "King of Qin", which was naturally requested by Li Fushou in the communication in London, which was the title that Li Shimin, Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, once obtained, and it was of extraordinary significance to Li Tang's descendants.

Otherwise, where would the British know what the "King of Qin" is, which is too embarrassing.

At the beginning of the communication

Buckingham Palace is not willing to give the title of prince, only the title of duke.

The British Empire did divide dozens of princes in the princely states of India, but that was the original royal inheritance, not a newly crowned prince, but when the old king died and the new king inherited, the Indian queen who was concurrently served by Queen Victoria of the British Empire was divided, so that the rule of the local princely princes of India had legitimacy.

Li Fushou took out two killer features, one soft and one hard, and after weighing the pros and cons, Buckingham Palace quickly agreed to his request for the title "King of Qin".

The hard thing is that the moat fortress of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which has the ability to cut off the trade between Europe and Asia, has strategic influence, which is the most direct weight for the ocean kingdom to raise its own value.

Anyway, this thing can't be hidden for long, it's time to come out and make a debut.

The soft hand is that after accepting the title of "King of Qin", Li Fushou is willing to swear allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Victoria of the British Empire, and the Ocean Kingdom is willing to become a part of the British Commonwealth.

If you can't meet your own requirements, then it will be difficult to fulfill your promises.

Over the course of more than 10 days

The frequent exchange of transatlantic telegraphs between London and Australia resulted in a compromise acceptable to both sides, with a surprising efficiency.

Is the focus of the bargain mainly focused on the prince or the duke? The status of Shangri-La (a kingdom or a duke's fiefdom)? Is it necessary to send a governor (which the Kingdom of the Ocean firmly refuses)? Is the kingdom positioned, is it joining the Commonwealth? Do you pay taxes? What are the treatment of Britons doing business and buying property in Australia?

In the end, both parties agreed;

Buckingham Palace immediately gave a duke, so it simply gave another duke title and included Shangri-La Island in the duke's fief to solve the problem of Shangri-La's unique status. After being crowned the "King of Qin", the Ocean Kingdom will join the British Commonwealth as a part of it, Buckingham Palace does not send a governor, and the Ocean Kingdom still has to pay taxes, which are fixed at 3.2 million pounds per year, which can be understood as a suzerainty tax or protection fee.

The two sides happily reached an agreement, and at this stage, the Ocean Kingdom did not have the strength and confidence to demand to be on an equal footing with the British.

Li Fushou set foot in Australia in a white body, and in just 15 years, he has created a kingdom dominated by Chinese, and the brilliant achievements he has achieved are enough to satisfy him.

As for the dwarfing of the kingdom or something, this thing has to depend on whether it competes or not, and if it competes, it will develop into a powerful country that attracts the attention of the world, and it will be on an equal footing with the British Empire, and it will participate in the world table competition, and it can leave a wonderful and dazzling imperial legend.

If you don't fight for it, it's useless to give a throne, and you will still be beaten down to the dust and become a laughing stock.

Just look at the current status of Fuso Country without embarrassment or embarrassment, the eternal emperor is a laughing stock in the eyes of Europeans, have you ever seen an emperor who is so poor that he eats rice balls every day?

After being opened by the American gunboats, Fuso signed a series of humiliating treaties with the European and American powers, and was reduced to the status of a semi-feudal and semi-colonial country.

Originally, it was the American gunboats that took the lead in opening the gate of Edo, and it stands to reason that the United States should be the suzerainty of Fuso, but the United States is an outlier in today's era, and the society practices democracy and freedom, and does not engage in any suzerainty.

And the British and French obviously look down on the poor Fusang country, and they dislike it tightly, and they don't want to be a father at all.

Therefore, Fusang Kingdom, a character that grandma does not hurt and uncle does not love, has become a weak fish belly that any European and American power can bully.

After the Ocean Kingdom was officially canonized by Buckingham Palace, one of the first things to do in diplomacy was to re-sign a trade treaty with Fuso, and the original content and terms remained unchanged, but the name of the subject of the treaty was changed.

Some people say that the Queen of England is not the same as the King of Qin?

Actually, it's not true.

In the feudal tradition of Europe, there are royal families, principalities, princely states, and ear states, all of which are also feudal states, and the rank gradually decreases from high to low.

For example, Bulgaria is a principality, and the king is the Grand Duke of Bulgaria who inherits it. The two kingdoms of Bavaria and Hesse in the German Empire were also principalities.

Luxembourg was originally a Plice of the German Confederation, but with the secession of the Netherlands, it was upgraded to a principality, and after independence in 1890, it became the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

is also a duke, and the grand duke who owns the country is very different from the average duke, and his status and power are completely different.

The Grand Duke has the right to divide the nobles below the marquis, but the Duke does not.

Although Britain is the name of the kingdom, it is the personality of the empire, Her Majesty Queen Victoria is also the Empress of India, has undoubted imperial power, a level higher than the general European feudal kingdoms, and Russia, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottomans, Manchus are a level of players, of course, can be canonized, this is not contradictory.

January 10, 1891

Li Fushou officially issued a royal decree, accepting the titles of "King of Qin" and "Duke of Shangri-La" by Her Majesty Queen Victoria, announcing that he would publicly recognize the suzerainty status of the British Empire, and the Ocean Kingdom would join the British Commonwealth as a part of it.

At the same time, it is expressed;

Ocean Kingdom will be committed to maintaining security, peace and stability in the South Pacific region, alleviating the contradictions between the north and south of Australia, establishing a fair, just and open social environment, and is committed to maintaining the unity and unity of the British Commonwealth.

The performance between Buckingham Palace and the Red Fort almost burped the French popularity, this is the standard daughter-in-law marrying into the door, and the matchmaker throwing it over the wall!

Paris Saint-Germain said sourly in its commentary;

Recently, the so-called Ocean Kingdom, located in a remote place in the South Pacific, was established with the great help of France, and after the initial difficult moment of its establishment, this oceanic kingdom, which is dominated by Orientals, has plunged into the arms of London in spite of the goodwill of France.

People don't just have to ask...... France's friendship didn't pay off as it should be, what happened?

The truth of the facts cannot escape the word "interests", the princes, dukes and dazzling glory promised by Buckingham Palace, as well as the huge benefits of joining the British Commonwealth, made Li Fushou, the king of Qin, choose to support the old master.

From this point of view, it is a shame that His Majesty has the potential to be pragmatic in the interests of the British.

At a time when the whole kingdom of the ocean was rejoicing, France, as a friend, had to be kindly reminded;

Don't rejoice too soon, man, there's a gold mining city called Ballarat in Victoria, where 260,000 white rebels are gathered in the mountains, and that's probably the first thing you should address.

Castle of Dreams

Immortal Residence Hall

Putting down the compilation document of the summary of important news from European and American newspapers and periodicals in his hand, Li Fushou smiled bitterly and relaxed back on the chair, pinching his eyebrows with his hand; It seems that the French are not satisfied.

The country is like a person living in society, it is impossible to do everything and everyone is happy, you always have to choose the camp, choose the policy, choose which big thick leg to hold, meet the expectations of this one, and must offend that one, which is also a helpless thing.

He thought about it for a while, picked up a pen and wrote a few points, which was nothing more than to strengthen cooperation in economic and trade, colonies, supply ports, etc., which was beneficial to both sides, so that Foreign Minister Tang Zhaoyi, who was still in Europe, could negotiate with the French side, so as to show the goodwill of the Ocean Kingdom and soothe the fragile and sensitive heart of France.

For the nascent kingdom of the ocean

The cornerstone of foreign policy was to maintain the interests of the British Commonwealth, with the British Empire at the lead, and on this basis, to focus on developing relations with France and Germany, and when necessary, with Tsarist Russia, the three continental powers that were the main players in the world at the end of the 19th century, far more important and influential than the other powers.

The second level was its relations with the Manchus, Italy, Austria-Hungary, the United States, the Ottoman Empire, and the Kingdom of Spain.

At the end of the 19th century, the rules of the world were dominated by the British Empire, France, Russia, and Germany, the three major European land powers, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Ottoman Empire were slightly inferior in strength.

As an economic power, the United States is a political dwarf, and its domestic political system is incompatible with the European feudal kingdom system, so it is particularly excluded.

It's not that the beautiful country is born with a preference for the "Monroe Doctrine", but that Europeans don't like to see this rich and humble anomaly, so they can only find their own steps and play in North America.