To Arthur's surprise, Australia was involved in the "German-Russian Alliance Treaty" that almost changed the world pattern before World War I, and what Arthur didn't expect was that this treaty was not as frustrated as in history, but the negotiations went very smoothly, and Nicholas II and Wilhelm II also established a relatively good relationship.

Either way, a trip to Europe was inevitable. If Australia wants to gain more benefits in the First World War in the future, or even more international status after the war, it will have to engage with Europe frequently to prove that Australia and Europe have a close relationship with the same origin.

On June 9, 1905, after receiving Wilhelm II's request to visit Germany, Arthur readily agreed, and the next day he took some of his entourage and bodyguards with him and embarked on a journey to visit Germany, and even the whole of Europe, on a convoy organized by the Navy.

Of course, in order not to disappoint the British with Arthur and ruin Arthur's goodwill for a long time in Britain, Arthur went to Europe this time in the name of visiting Europe, and the trip also covered Britain, Germany, and Russia, which lasted at least four months.

Of course, after deducting the more than two months required for the round-trip journey, Arthur will not stay in any of the three countries for more than half a month.

While visiting the other two countries, one has become the main rival of the British Empire, and the other is a long-standing rival of the British Empire.

But Kaiser Wilhelm II and Arthur were related and had a good personal relationship. As for Russia, although not a close relative, Nicholas II married Queen Victoria's favorite granddaughter, who was also Arthur's cousin-in-law.

In addition, Russia and Australia have reached good arms trade cooperation in the previous war, and it is normal for Arthur, as the ruler of Australia, to visit Russia, which has good cooperation at the national level.

In order to show his recognition of Britain on the surface, as well as to satisfy the vanity of the British, Arthur chose the British Empire as his first stop, and stayed in Britain for half a month.

From his arrival in London on 3 July until his departure on 19 July, Arthur returned to Buckingham Palace for a few days, visited several former estates of Queen Victoria, and spent some time in front of Queen Victoria's mausoleum.

In any case, Arthur can have everything he has so far, and Queen Victoria has at least ninety percent of the credit.

For Arthur, at least, Queen Victoria was a kind and kind grandmother, the warmth that Arthur felt during his most perilous times.

Arthur's not deliberate move once again won the favor of many Britons. Although Queen Victoria has been dead for more than five years, this does not mean that the British will forget the credit of Queen Victoria and the glory of Britain in the Victorian era.

Britain now has its biggest challenger, and many Britons are nostalgic for the time when they had no opponents.

Arthur's reappearance reminded many Britons of the Victorian era and the great monarch who once represented the British royal family.

At the same time, it has also made many British people start to pay attention to the situation in Australia. As the grandson of Queen Victoria, who was very concerned about before her death, Arthur also gained a lot of attention from the British, and Arthur's name and Australia's name were also popular in major British newspapers.

It was a year and a half ago that Arthur's and Australian's names last appeared in major British newspapers.

When the British learned that Australia had formed a federation with New Zealand, the overwhelming majority of the people reacted with only blessings and approvals.

After all, this is Queen Victoria's will before, even if the time is much earlier, the result has not changed.

After learning that Arthur's first stop was the British Empire, the British were even more satisfied with the independent duke who had been separated from the British crown.

Even if Arthur had to visit Britain's biggest rival, Germany, and his longtime rival, Russia, the first stop would be England, wouldn't he?

During this more than half a month, Arthur also visited the major shipyards and automobile factories of the British Empire.

As the world's largest power and the largest naval power, Australia sends hundreds of naval academy and more than 10 shipyard experts to the British Empire every year for further study and study to learn the advanced experience and knowledge of the British Empire's shipbuilding and navy.

Australians and the British share the same roots, and with Queen Victoria's will, these Australian naval officers and shipbuilding experts will learn a lot in the UK, and the British will also teach them.

These preparations are all for the future equipping of Australia with dreadnoughts. Not only must Australia have the ability to produce dreadnoughts on its own, but it must also have enough soldiers to operate dreadnoughts once they are launched.

Sending naval soldiers to study now can speed up the process of building the navy to the greatest extent and also improve the combat effectiveness of the navy more effectively.

Arthur's arrival flattered these naval soldiers and specialists. A large proportion of these people are actually descendants of the previous generation of British immigrants in Australia.

These people can be said to be born and raised in Australia, and they are also more recognized by Australia than ordinary immigrants.

Arthur spoke to the crowd and gently encouraged all the soldiers and specialists before embarking on his journey to Germany.

Arthur's trip to Europe this time had to go through a total of three European powers.

Whether it is Britain, Germany or Russia, they are currently one of the hegemons in Europe, and they have obvious advantages compared with other countries.

The only European country that can be compared to these three countries is France, which has just concluded an entente with Britain.

But France is a republic, and Australia and France have no interests at stake.

In addition, the relationship between Australia and France's old enemy Germany is good, so France is not the target of Arthur's trip, and Arthur has no intention of wooing and making peace with France.

France was one of the countries most affected by the two world wars. From the former hegemon of Europe, the invincible Napoleonic Empire, to the country that was ridiculed in the future that the national flag could be quickly made into a surrender symbol, the white flag, the French only took a short period of more than 100 years.

Especially in World War I and World War II, the time span from desperate resistance to rapid surrender of France was only twenty or thirty years.

As the joke goes, you'll never be able to capture Paris before the French surrender. But it can also be seen from this sentence how great the consumption of the First World War was on France.

If the Germans after the First World War were generally vindictive, then the French after the First World War were generally war-fearful.

What is even more outrageous is that in order to make up for the large losses of the population due to the war, France introduced a large number of blacks into its own colonies.

This also led to a skyrocketing number of black French people in the future, and even dyed such a French with excellent white blood black.

France is still the France of the French, but France is no longer the France of the whites.

On 23 July, Arthur successfully arrived in Berlin, the capital of the German Empire.

The last time he came to Berlin was the last time, and even Arthur, who had been in Berlin for a long time, couldn't remember it anymore.

But Arthur could still feel the changes in Berlin.

With the worldwide success of the Benzone, vehicles are already common throughout Europe and the Americas.

Especially in Berlin, the capital of the German Empire, cars have become commonplace.

Because there were many states in the German region, there were also countless local nobles. These aristocrats all had one thing in common, that is, they were very rich.

With the popularity of automobiles all over the world, owning a more luxurious car has become one of the ways to show the aristocratic heritage.

Of course, the Benz Automobile Factory actually undertakes the modification of cars, not only for interior and exterior decoration, but also for more luxurious materials, and also for the configuration and protection of the car body to be fully upgraded.

Arthur's arrival attracted the attention of the German side, and of course it cannot be ruled out that the German-Russian negotiations are currently in great need of Australia's accession.

Wilhelm II prepared a guard of honour and welcome music for Arthur, and many Germans lined the road to greet him.

Regardless of whether the Germans came voluntarily or not, at least judging by the size of the honor guard and the way they greeted him, Wilhelm II already regarded Arthur as the leader of an important country.

Seeing Wilhelm II again, Arthur found that Wilhelm II was obviously in a good mood at the moment, and he was also very happy to see Arthur, and greeted him with a smile.

"Long time no see, Arthur!" Wilhelm II was the first to speak.

"Long time no see, Your Majesty the Kaiser." Arthur responded.

"Let's go, I've prepared a welcome banquet for you at the Berlin Palace, take a good rest first, and we'll talk about business another day." Wilhelm II said with a smile.

The current German-Russian negotiations are going very well, and what is lacking is the Australian shareholder style.

Arthur was the happiest when he arrived in Europe this time, and it was Wilhelm II who was the happiest. Because he saw the hope of the German-Russian alliance, and saw the future of the German Empire, because it got rid of the troubles of the Eastern Front, concentrated its main forces on the Western Front, and quickly resolved France, and became the new world hegemon.

Arthur gladly accepted. The current mode of long-distance transportation across the sea is still only by boat.

But most of today's ships are slower, and even the shortest trips take longer.

It even takes more than a month to travel from Australia to Europe, and several days to travel from the UK to Germany.

In addition, there are relatively few entertainment facilities in this era, and there are no TV shows and novelties.

Arthur spent most of his time on the ship taking lessons with private tutors to ensure that Arthur was knowledgeable enough in politics, psychology, history, military affairs, etc.

Of course, military knowledge is not just a matter of words. Arthur also clearly understands this, therefore, Australia's military is basically managed by a person who Arthur trusts enough, and Arthur basically does not personally go into battle to command.

The embarrassment of an outsider leading an insider, Arthur didn't want to experience it, and the wrong leadership would make the soldiers lose confidence in the ruler and commander.

This is also the reason why Arthur frequently sends cadets to major military schools in Europe, and Arthur wants to use these military schools to train Australia's own military talents to meet the shortage of high-end military talents in Australia.

At the moment, the operation has been very effective, Australia has already had its first graduates from the European Military Academy, and has already entered the army to take up important positions.

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