On April 1, 1901, while Arthur's army reform program was in full swing, a fleet arrived in the harbor of Sydney, flying the black, white and red tricolor of the German Empire on every warship and transport.

This fleet was escorted by the first aid of the German Empire, a large amount of equipment, materials, funds and personnel, including fifty million pounds.

We have to admit the importance that Germany attaches to aid and the speed with which it acts. When there was no news of British aid, Germany had already prepared the first batch of aid and sent a fleet to escort it to Sydney.

In order to show the importance of this aid, Arthur and Prime Minister Evan appeared at the port together to greet the head of the German escort of the aid, Crown Prince Wilhelm.

"Your Highness Arthur, long time no see!" As soon as he got off the boat, Crown Prince William walked up with a smile and said to Arthur, who also walked over with a smile.

"Long time no see, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. I didn't expect that it was Your Highness who delivered the supplies this time, and I thought it would be a German general or a minister. Arthur said with a smile.

"Originally, it was true that the foreign ministry guys were in charge, but out of the importance of Australia, my father put me in charge of this delivery." Crown Prince William explained with a smile.

"This is Prime Minister Evan, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Now that you're in Australia, you can have a good time here for two days. Although Australia is nowhere near as prosperous as Berlin, there are many beautiful landscapes to offer. Arthur didn't bother with why Wilhelm II sent Crown Prince William, and said to Crown Prince William with a smile.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." After Arthur's introduction, Prime Minister Evan saluted Crown Prince William.

"Hmm." Crown Prince William nodded faintly, and then, Yu Guang saw that the ship had begun to unload the supplies, and said with a smile: "His Royal Highness Arthur, Prime Minister Evan." This was the first batch of German aid to Australia, and it included a total of one billion marks, one hundred and forty industrial specialists, the Gew98 rifle line, the artillery line, and the drawings of the Braunschweig-class battleships. These experts will develop a detailed and reliable industrial development plan for Australia, tailored to the specific circumstances of Australia. As for the production lines and drawings of the military industry, they are distributed by yourselves. But I have to say a word more, His Highness Arthur. The blueprints of the Braunschweig-class battleships were important to Germany, and we wanted Australia to keep them a secret for at least twenty years. ”

Unlike other support supplies, the blueprints of the Braunschweig-class battleships are protected by hundreds of elite German soldiers, and can destroy themselves at special moments.

This is the importance of a warship drawing, which clearly describes all the layout of the warship and lists the weakest parts in the form of drawings and words.

If it is obtained by a hostile country, it is equivalent to handing over its lifeblood to the enemy, and the balance of war will tilt in an instant.

"It's natural, Your Highness the Crown Prince. Australia will not and has no reason to divulge this warship drawing, and the friendship between Australia and Germany is far more important than this battleship drawing. Arthur said with a smile.

That's true. Before the outbreak of World War I, the German Empire was the second most powerful power in the world, with the world's first army and the world's second-largest navy.

Maintaining the friendship between Australia and the German Empire was far more important than a blueprint for a warship, let alone a battleship that would be obsolete in a few years.

There were still many things in the German Empire that had not been excavated by Arthur, and Arthur would not take the initiative to destroy friendly relations with the German Empire until then.

"Hahaha, of course I believe in Your Highness! It's not just me, but my father believes in Australia as well. It's just that the importance of this drawing is really high, and my father instructed me to tell His Highness again. Crown Prince William laughed, and it was the end of the topic.

With the exception of the more than 100 industrial experts and a billion marks in funding, the rest of the aid was not easy to count and could take hours.

Arthur and the others naturally won't stand here and wait. So, at Arthur's invitation, Crown Prince William went to Arthur's wine estate.

It has been more than nine months since the Duke of Arthur's wine estate was built. During this time, the planted grape seeds and finished vines have survived, and even the first finished vines have already borne fruit, been harvested and vinified.

As a drink widely sought after by Western aristocrats, wine estates are also one of the ways for Western aristocrats to show their identity.

As the next owner of the German Empire, Crown Prince Wilhelm naturally also owned his own private wine estate.

However, the wine estates of the Western aristocracy were naturally not as extravagant as Arthur's, and large tracts of land were used for cultivation.

Generally speaking, a small private winery of the aristocracy covers an area of more than ten hectares. Some of the private wineries of the great nobles are only a few tens or hundreds of hectares.

And Arthur's winery covers a terrifying area of 300 hectares, that is, about three square kilometers of land.

You must know that there are two countries in later generations that cover an area of less than three square kilometers, in addition to the Vatican, a relatively special religious center, the southern European city-state of Monaco also has an area of only two square kilometers, of which, about 0.5 square kilometers are still reclaimed from the sea...

Such a large wine estate is already the size of some medium-sized European towns.

Such a huge area naturally attracted the curiosity and surprise of Crown Prince William.

However, after thinking about Australia's huge land area and barren population, Crown Prince William suddenly thought about it a little again.

"Arthur, when will your first wines be produced? The climate in this neighborhood seems to be very suitable for the growth of grapes, and it may make good red wines. Crown Prince William said to Arthur with a smile.

When it comes to Europe's more famous red wines, it is natural to avoid France, a famous wine producing country.

French wine even monopolized the wine market of most European aristocrats, and was one of the most sought after red wines by European aristocrats.

The German Empire, although there are also a large number of red wine estates, the quality and production of red wine are not comparable to France, and can only compete for the ordinary domestic market.

"The first batch of red wine has been brewed, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. You've just arrived, the first batch of red wine has just been brewed, and it's time to taste it. Arthur said with a smile.

Serving guests with red wine from private wineries has always been a tradition of Western aristocracy. Although Arthur's winery has only been built for less than a year, it does not occupy any wine market.

But Arthur, the red wine that has just been brewed, has also tasted it. While retaining the mellow aroma of grapes, it also adds a few hints of fruity aroma and sweetness, which has a special taste.

Although the production and reputation are far from those of the long-established Western wine brands, Arthur believes that the wines produced by his winery are not too inferior to those of Europe in terms of taste alone.

In fact, even in later generations, Australia was one of the world's top five wine producers.

Although the quality of red wine is slightly inferior to that of the West, Spain, Italy and France, it is definitely one of the better wine producing regions.

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