Chapter 037: The Queen Drains Me
may really have a good impression of He Xiao's behavior of engaging in "free" aid projects in Zazia, and Queen Christina II of Tulip gave the new Duke of Hawke enough face, and even sent a royal private jet to pick him up.
He Xiao was not too shabby here, not only brought twelve bodyguards, but also dozens of entourages such as Andre and his wife, Old Peter, etc.
The duke's row can not be less.
Upon arrival in Amm, the Queen's uncle, Prince Ghent, greeted him at the airport, and then settled into the Royal Hotel Amm, probably the most luxurious hotel in the Blue Star, which has never accepted only the Queen's guests.
Since 1875, the kingdom has begun to strictly restrict the awarding of titles, especially the granting of hereditary titles, so at present, the number of hereditary titles like Duke Hawke is only a few hundred, and there are only 9 dukedoms, Duke Hawke may be the most special one among them, and the only one whose territory is overseas.
Duke Hawke was originally the title of the former suzerain, but during the Second Blue Star War, the then Duke Hawke firmly stood on the anti-Hawke side for reasons of faith, took out all his family property to aid the allies, and used Hawke Island in the Eastern Ocean as a base (at that time, it was not called Hawk Island, but Glasses Island...... After the war, the king of Hawke was forced to abdicate, and Hawk Island was entrusted to Tulip Country as an overseas territory, and Duke Hawke was retained and accepted the canonization of Queen Tulip, and the territory was changed from Hawk County to Hawk Island overseas......
And He Xiao's grandfather, as Duke Hawke's partner during the war, saved Duke Hawke's life many times, which allowed He Xiao to get Duke Hawke's inheritance.
This story was naturally made up by He Xiao, he was made up in as complex a direction as possible, disturbing people's eyes, in fact, it will be a bit ridiculous in the eyes of people with more historical common sense, but now it is a real fact.
No one will question the facts.
It is precisely because of the particularity of Duke Hawke, coupled with the fact that the former Duke Hawke and many parliamentarians scolded the media traffic password, so He Xiao came to accept the canonization this time, which naturally caused a great sensation.
Numerous media outlets tried to interview him, but he refused, which is not unusual, the aristocracy of the tulip country has always advocated low-key humility, rarely giving media interviews, and rarely appearing on social media.
But in the newspaper the next day, he still appeared, but it was tightly wrapped and his face could not be seen.
The canonization ceremony was held in the Beatrix Palace, where the tulip queen Christina II lived, and He Xiao, accompanied by Roger André and others, went to the Beatrix Palace to accept the canonization ceremony.
This is also the first time He Xiao has seen Christina II, who looks only in her twenties, with natural red hair unique to the royal family, good looks and unparalleled temperament.
The most striking feature is her graceful tiara, said to be set with 2,800 small diamonds, as well as the famous 105-carat Star of Zhar.
According to the process, the canonization ceremony needs to be carried out in speeches, displays, canonization, salutes and other links.
During the canonization ceremony, the young queen stood on the steps, holding a sword, and gently tapped He Xiao's shoulder with it. He Xiao was at the foot of the steps, "kneeling on one knee" and accepting the canonization.
I don't know who it is, I put a small chair on the ground, so I said that I was kneeling on one knee, but in fact, I just put one knee on the small chair, and it was not really kneeling...... [Note, this is a real thing, there are photos on the Internet]
It is said that a few years ago, some parliamentarians attacked the canonization and investiture ceremonies, and the kneeling ceremony was a symbol of inequality, so the royal family made improvements.
They finally did a good thing.
After the ceremony, the two sides had a friendly conversation.
The two sides started with the old Duke Hawke, Christina II recalled that when she was a child, every time the old Duke Hawke came to the Beatrix Palace, he would always bring her some special small gifts, such as parrots or shells, and would tell her the story of all the overseas possessions of the Tulip Country.
She then went on to talk about the previous project of the Hawk Island Ambrera Company to provide free assistance to Zaza's smartphones, and the Queen spoke highly of it, calling it "a model of friendship and mutual assistance between the countries of the Tulip Federation", and praised He Xiao as a "gentleman of integrity and compassion".
He Xiao took this opportunity to introduce to Her Majesty the Queen the basic situation of Ambrera Technology Company, including the overseas construction of coconut water production factories and the research and development project of seawater desalination semi-permeable membrane......
The queen is very interested in this, saying that there are many coconut producing countries in the Tulip Federation, and hopes that Ambrera can give priority to these federal countries to build factories, especially backward countries like Zai, and then the Tulip Federation also has some desert countries, if the desalination technology can be developed, it is also great good news for these federal countries.
Then the two sides talked about the bronze globe, according to the "Cultural Relics Protection Law" of the Tulip Country, these bronze globes should belong to the Duke himself, but as the head of the suzerain, the queen expressed the hope that the duke can transfer his ownership to the suzerain, after all, Hawk Island does not have the ability to protect the most precious and valuable cultural relics of the Blue Star, and the "Cultural Protection Law" also stipulates that the lords of overseas territories can entrust the suzerainty to manage and protect their cultural relics.
He Xiao said that it can be considered.
Anyway, it's already rented out, and I don't want to come back if I want to, and I don't want to come back.
It's better to sell the suzerain's favor, as for whether the suzerain's country can come back, and how much it can get back, it's none of his business.
He took the opportunity to make a request to the queen, saying that Ambrera was building factories in Zazi and other countries, and security was a serious problem, and hoped that the suzerain's support would be granted, such as asking the Sixth Bureau to help train some special talents......
The Queen expressed her personal support in principle, and it was the responsibility of the Queen and the authorities to protect all the people of the Kingdom, but it was up to Prime Minister Van Boguis to decide.
He Xiao knew that she could only say this, because according to the provisions of the Magna Carta of the Tulip Kingdom, the queen could not express a formal opinion on this kind of thing, but usually as long as she had this will, the prime minister would most likely give face, as for whether to implement it seriously or fool around, it depends on the prime minister's mood.
Originally, today's duke's canonization ceremony, Prime Minister Van Boguis was supposed to be there, even if it was for a few seconds, but he didn't come.
Obviously, he is not a generous person, or he is still afraid of the decolonization of the domestic community.
But He Xiao didn't care.