The conversation with Wilhelm II went well, and not only did he finalize German financial aid to Australia, but he also roughly agreed on a series of plans for industrial aid and aid for future war.

At least in the eyes of Wilhelm II, he had initially and successfully tied Australia to the German chariot, and Germany would have one more ally in future wars.

Arthur and Wilhelm II agreed to leave for Germany, around mid-December.

If the negotiations go well, you can have a nice Christmas in Germany and then return to Australia.

However, there is one more slightly important thing to negotiate before leaving for Germany, and that is the aid treaty with Great Britain.

Although Britain certainly will not be as generous as Germany, for Arthur, this kind of free aid is a fool who does not want it, and of course it is best to come as much as you want.

Moreover, there is no conflict between the aid of Germany and the United Kingdom, both countries are very strong in terms of industry, and one is biased towards army equipment, the other is biased towards naval warships, and both have their own world-leading technology, which can be studied and received by Australia.

After leaving Wilhelm II, Arthur returned to Buckingham Palace and convened a meeting of key members of the diplomatic mission in his office.

Luckily, Buckingham Palace is huge, and the rooms allocated to each member of the royal family are also large. Not only does it have its own exclusive living room and meeting room, but the scale is also relatively large, so there is no problem in accommodating more than a dozen people for a meeting.

In fact, the focus of this meeting was to determine the direction in which British support was needed. After all, with the support of Germany, many industries and technologies no longer need the support of the British.

It is not that Germany is technologically advanced than Britain in some way, but that it is a waste and luxury to spend limited support in the same direction.

Australia is currently in a golden phase of development, and Arthur will not tolerate the fact that these valuable resources and development opportunities will be missed or wasted because of such negligence.

The meeting lasted for several hours, and finally it was decided that the technology that needed British support would be focused on shipbuilding.

This is also an inevitable result, compared with the German industry, Britain has a clear advantage in the shipbuilding industry and the warship industry.

Britain is still the number one in the world in terms of warship manufacturing, and it will not be surpassed by other countries in the near future.

Members of the diplomatic corps agreed that it would be most reasonable and effective to devote Britain's limited resources to shipbuilding, especially to warships.

Although Australia occupies the entire Australian continent, it is actually a huge island nation with a large number of overseas territories and territories.

This means that Australia must have a strong fleet to protect its overseas territories and spheres of influence.

After all, for a non-continental country like Australia, the navy is more important than the army in many ways, and the security of the coastline is the first line of defense for the territorial security of the first country.

The shipyard that Arthur originally owned was a shipyard with advanced British shipbuilding technology.

Although it is only a small shipyard, it can only build small-scale warships, but the technology used is all relatively advanced shipbuilding technology from the United Kingdom.

If we can introduce and absorb some more advanced technology, as well as the technology of building medium and even large warships, then Australia's navy will have hope of rising.

As for the purchase of warships from the major European powers, the cost of the warships ordered is generally expensive, generally about twice the cost.

Second, Arthur was not unaware of the events in Turkey. Under the premise of the growing arms race in the navies of European countries, the current order of warships will inevitably lead to such risks.

Mastering the means of building warships on their own was the best way to go, even if it cost something, it was worth it in the eyes of Arthur and everyone in the diplomatic community.

Once the direction in which they wanted to seek support was determined, the next task of the diplomatic corps was relatively easy, which was to establish good relations with British politicians, buy a few small newspapers by the way, and rush to print newspapers, so as to increase the favorability of Arthur and the Australians in the hearts of the British.

Although this task may seem urgent, it is actually the easiest to accomplish.

With a background from the British royal family, coupled with a slightly tragic situation and Queen Victoria's will, plus the heat of Queen Victoria's funeral has not dissipated, Arthur's popularity in the UK at this time is not low, and he is even quite loved.

With Arthur and the diplomatic corps busy, the coronation of Edward VII soon arrived.

On December 6, 1900, the coronation of King Edward VII of England officially began.

Unlike the mournful atmosphere of Queen Victoria's funeral a week ago, after a week of overturning, the streets of London have become jubilant, and the white of London has disappeared, as if nothing had happened.

As a sign of respect for the late Queen, Edward VII's coronation was streamlined and lasted only about two hours.

This is much simpler than Queen Victoria's coronation, not to mention that Britain is now the world's number one power.

However, this move of Edward VII won the favor of many Englishmen.

After all, the British still have Queen Victoria in their hearts, and it is not a good thing to hold most of the special coronation ceremonies at this time.

The most senior bishop in England's Anglican is the Archbishop of Canterbury.

In fact, the more formal weddings, baptisms and funerals of the royal family members are basically presided over by the Archbishop of Canterbury.

In the absence of a bishop, another bishop appointed by the monarch presides, but this is rare.

All the proceedings of the coronation were carried out in accordance with Westminster Abbey, a red manual of conduct that had not been published publicly for nearly a thousand years.

After the ceremony, the royal musicians played a celebratory tune, and then Edward VII rode in a gilded carriage to the cheers of most Britons to the cheers of most Britons.

Although there were many fewer British people on both sides of the road than at the last funeral, on the whole, it was bustling.

Edward VII waved to the crowd with satisfaction and walked towards Buckingham Palace amid cheers.

As the most powerful country in the world today, the coronation ceremony of the British king still attracts many British people to watch.

If it weren't for the Queen's funeral not long ago, I'm afraid the crowd of onlookers would have increased.