Arthur looked at Princess Louis with a surprised expression, only to see Princess Louis's face full of smiles, and said happily: "Queen Emma and I have been chatting with each other, and we agree that Arthur, you and Queen Wilhelmina have a very similar experience. Arthur, the marriage of the nobility is like this, I think the Kingdom of the Netherlands can be a powerful help for you, and the marriage with Queen Wilhelmina is quite good. ”

Saying that, Princess Louise was still worried that Arthur would not be able to accept it for a while, and added: "Although I would like to achieve this marriage, the final choice is yours, Arthur." I support your final decision, and I hope you will make the choice that follows your heart, no matter what. ”

Indeed, as Princess Louis said, most marriages among Western nobles are political marriages.

Many aristocrats didn't even meet their marriage partners a few times before they got married, and they came together just because of the approval of their parents and elders.

Arthur: This is already a relatively good situation. The close elders Duke Arthur and Queen Victoria died one after another, and only Princess Louis was left who could influence Arthur's marriage.

Even Arthur was largely able to follow his own ideas without facing the embarrassing situation of getting engaged without meeting his fiancée.

So the question is, what is Arthur's idea?

has been busy with government affairs, so Arthur really didn't think about this problem. Even when Queen Emma visited, Arthur always thought it was just a normal diplomatic visit to the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Suddenly faced with his marriage event, Arthur was a little at a loss for a while, and for the first time showed the immaturity and confusion that he should have at his age.

"Mother, there's no need to be so early! Australia is in the prime of life and I think my marriage can be postponed until three or four years from now. Arthur said with some embarrassment.

"Theoretically, there's no rush, Arthur. But as time goes on, it will not be easy to find a suitable marriage partner like Queen Wilhelmina, Arthur. Australia is still too far away from Europe after all, and you can't find a homegrown civilian in the future, Arthur. Princess Louis persuaded bitterly.

Although Arthur was born into a well-established British royal family, he was a duke in a remote principality.

Although it is not difficult to find a suitable marriage partner in Europe, it is rare to find a marriage partner like Queen Wilhelmina, who has the title of queen and controls a second-rate European country.

What's more, if Arthur can really marry Queen Wilhelmina, then the Kingdom of the Netherlands will also become a marriage country with the Duchy of Australia.

Arthur would become Prince of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and Queen Wilhelmina would become Duchess of the Duchy of Australia.

Such marriages between the supreme heads of state are often accompanied by the birth of a union and a co-confederation.

The first descendant of Queen Arthur and Wilhelmina will become the rightful heir to the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Duchy of Australia.

Of course, there is another factor that can make the co-federation and the union come sooner. That is, under the premise that Queen Wilhelmina is willing to rule the Netherlands with Arthur, Arthur has the opportunity to fight for the title of king by the Dutch parliament.

Arthur then understood why Minister Helbert was so humble in his deliberations, and so respectful and respectful in his dealings with him.

Everyone knows that Queen Emma and Princess Louis are discussing the marriage of Queen Wilhelmina and Arthur, and once the matter is settled, then Arthur will at least become the prince of the Netherlands, facing his future monarch spouse, no wonder Minister Helbert can have such respect for a foreign monarch like Arthur.

Come to think of it, it is indeed a good choice to marry the Netherlands. Through the marriage relationship with the Netherlands, Australia can also have a certain amount of action in Europe, and the layout of some actions in Europe will be smoother.

At the same time, the relationship with the Dutch East Indies will also become an ally. The Dutch East Indies can also be easily mobilized with various resources and manpower, not only to develop Australia more easily, but also to unite with the Dutch East Indies, and to have a lot of influence in Southeast Asia.

Even after thinking about it, this marriage did no harm to Australia, except for restricting Arthur's freedom to marry.

Another benefit is the ability to pursue a higher title. Europe attaches great importance to the concept of jurisprudence, and Arthur, who was born in the British royal family, is generally very difficult to qualify for kingship.

Unless Australia, New Guinea and New Zealand can be fully integrated, and Australia can be developed into an existence that is not weaker than Italy and Spain, it will have the qualifications to be promoted to the kingdom.

Of course, this does not mean that it is justified. Such a king would not be recognized by most of the powers, and unless he could have the power to get the powers to approve of it, he would always be a king in name and not in name.

Arthur had some headaches, and theoretically, the benefits of marrying the Netherlands far outweighed the disadvantages.

But the problem is that Arthur has not met Queen Wilhelmina, and even knows very little about the queen with her legendary story.

Under such circumstances, it is really unacceptable to directly agree to the engagement of Queen Wilhelmina.

Arthur could only reply ambiguously, "I'll think about it, Mother." I have not met this Queen Wilhelmina, and it is somewhat arbitrary to make a rash decision now. Wait until normal diplomatic relations between Australia and the Kingdom of the Netherlands are established. ”

Princess Louis nodded, taking Arthur's words of abscurity as an embarrassed reply.

After all, many European aristocrats are like this, and most people can only give such ambiguous answers without knowing who they are engaged to.

I don't refuse, I don't agree. Marriages of nobles need to be done with caution, especially if both parties are monarchs of the same country.

Seeing that Princess Louis no longer persuaded Arthur breathed a sigh of relief.

After a pleasant chat with his two sisters, Arthur returned to his room.

I thought that the engagement was over for the time being, but I didn't expect that just a few minutes later, Princess Louis sent several photos and portraits of Queen Wilhelmina, as well as Queen Wilhelmina's deeds and some brief introductions.

Looking at the black-and-white photographs taken by a relatively rudimentary camera, Arthur actually thought that the people in the photos were somewhat good-looking.

Shaking his head, abandoning the other thoughts in his mind, Arthur looked at Queen Wilhelmina's introduction, but his mind was about the deeds of Wilhelmina in the original history.

The third is to ask for support! I see that a lot of brothers are still talking about the problem of the update, I am staring at the severe cold and cough, and three more every day, it's not easy, well, I will definitely try four more or even ten thousand days directly. I just ask my brothers to support me, and the author is grateful.

(End of chapter)