For his part, Wilhelm II would have liked to see Australia favour Germany, if not directly in future wars, at least pose a threat to France's colonies in eastern Africa and Asia.

But if Australia and the closer Britain form a close cooperation, it will be easier to win over Australia with Britain's strength and closer blood ties.

At that time, I am afraid that Australia will not only not become a surprise soldier in the war, but will also become a logistics supply depot for Britain and France, and may even threaten Germany's overseas colonies.

This was undesirable for Wilhelm II, and the extent of British aid to Australia was also likely to change Australia's stance on the war in the future.

In the event of a frontal war, Wilhelm II was confident that the German army was not weaker than anyone else, and that it could create a huge advantage even against any army.

But this does not mean that Wilhelm II has lost all his senses, if Germany is blocked, all sea transportation lines, and France and Russia have a huge territory and colonies to support it, then no matter how brave and good the German army is, it will not be able to withstand the enemy's endless logistical supplies.

Win over Australia, so that Australia can cause a certain amount of damage to France's colonies and sea transportation routes during the war, not to be able to destroy all of them, as long as they can cause some destruction, Wilhelm II is confident that he will completely defeat France in the war, and even directly solve the war.

This is why Wilhelm II was so concerned about British aid to Australia. Compared to Germany, which is far away and has no connections, Britain has a significantly higher place in the hearts and minds of Australians.

"The real negotiations have not yet begun, but it is estimated that the annual aid will not be too much, and it should be around five million pounds as stipulated by my grandmother." Arthur pretended to sigh, shook his head and said helplessly.

Arthur also knew what Wilhelm II wanted to know, so he didn't mind making Wilhelm II happy.

In any case, Wilhelm II would have been happy to see Britain reduce its support to Australia, and keeping it at £5 million would be the best answer.

Is five million pounds more? If you look at this figure alone, it is actually quite a lot, which is the total income of more than 10,000 excellent workers in a year.

But this figure is a bit small in the context of the country's industrial development.

Under the premise of huge industrial equipment, Australia's annual industrial development investment is as high as 4 million pounds, and it is only a small development plan.

For an industrially powerful country like Britain and Germany, five million pounds is only the cost of two capital warships.

"Haha, I thought it was some, Arthur. Uncle Edward's is true, Australia's development is so poor, and he is reluctant to spend more money to help Australia develop. Before leaving, my grandmother specially instructed you to take care of Arthur, but in the end, she only got five million pounds. Sure enough, Wilhelm II, who heard the five million pounds, laughed, and his words were full of disparagement of Edward.

"It's nothing, after all, Uncle Edward is not the only one who has the final say in England, and five million pounds is enough for Australia, at least so that Australian industry can have a bud." Arthur continued to feign misery, and was also waiting for Wilhelm II's next step.

"Alright, Arthur. As your cousin, I feel it is important for me to help you in such a difficult time for you and Australia. Although the German Empire was not as rich as the British Empire, it could afford to hold up the aid on the table. Wilhelm II patted Arthur on the shoulder with his right hand, stood up and said in righteous words.

"The low-interest loan of 500 million marks we agreed upon before is invalid, and I am in charge and will give you this 500 million marks directly as the start-up capital for your industrial development. At the same time, I will mobilize the major German banks to jointly finance and provide you with low-interest loans of at least one billion marks, which you can use to buy the industrial equipment and resources you want anywhere in Germany. I think that both Germany and Australia are friends, both from the point of view of interests and from the point of view of blood relations between us, aren't they? With a wave of his hand, Wilhelm II directly presented the promised 500 million marks to Arthur.

According to the exchange rate between the mark and the pound sterling, Wilhelm II provided about 25 million pounds in sponsorship and 50 million pounds in low-interest loans, which is a large amount of money for any country.

"Really? Thank you so much, Cousin William. On behalf of Australia and all Australians, I would like to thank His Majesty and all Germans for their assistance to Australia. May the friendship between Australia and Germany endure. Arthur was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Wilhelm II to be so big. Fortunately, the reaction was quick, and he quickly began to compliment Wilhelm II.

It is not a loss to compliment others with two sentences of Arthur, let alone under the premise that Wilhelm II spent a lot of money.

Even the aid plus loans have £75 million, which is a huge amount of money for Australia's development.

"That's not all, Arthur. As the saying goes, it is better to teach a man to fish than to teach him to fish, and Germany will send a team of industrial experts to contribute to Australia's industrial development in a practical way. As long as there is no particularly important strategic technology involved, Germany can sell it to Australia at the market price. We expect Australia to develop and become the hegemon of the South Pacific, which will be of great help to Germany in the future. We don't see Australia as our subordinate or weak, but as an extremely important ally, Arthur. After saying all the conditions, Wilhelm II looked at Arthur and asked with a smile: "How, Arthur, are you willing to lead Australia and become an important right-hand man of Germany?" ”

"If Australia can develop smoothly, then we will help Germany in future wars. If the sea transportation routes were not cut off, Australia could also export various mineral resources and other materials to Germany to help Germany win the war. Arthur did not answer in the affirmative, but in a more tactful way.

But all this, in the eyes of Wilhelm II, was actually Arthur's consent. After all, not every lord of Arthur's age could withstand such temptation.

In Wilhelm II's view, although Arthur was very thoughtful, his heart was actually no different from that of other people of this age, and he was more impulsive and idealistic.

I believe that as soon as such conditions are issued by Germany, even if Arthur is not immediately tempted, he will change his position to the German side after the conditions promised by Wilhelm II are fulfilled one by one.

It's just that Wilhelm II didn't expect that Arthur was not a person who would be influenced by external factors in his thinking. What's more, Arthur is a time-traveler, with the ideas and experience ahead of his mind, Arthur will only choose the one that is most beneficial to himself and Australia according to various conditions.