The founding of the empire was short-lived, and in addition to the people of Australasia still celebrating, the top government and royal families abroad have already embarked on their way back.

Of course, there are still many government representatives and royal families who choose to stay, ready to celebrate Arthur's birthday.

This is Arthur's first birthday after becoming emperor, and it also means that Arthur has officially turned 45 years old and is gradually moving towards the 50-year-old mark.

Although he was constantly praised by representatives of various countries and the royal family for his political prime, Arthur was already tired of the daily work of government affairs.

If it weren't for William growing up and taking over a considerable part of the government, Arthur would not have had an easy day as king.

Especially now that he is 50 years old, Arthur does not intend to control the imperial power until the day of his death.

Handing over the throne to William at the right time is the most conducive choice for the stability of the country and the most conducive to the succession of the throne.

Even not only Arthur, Arthur will teach and ask future monarchs to take the initiative to give up the throne in time and time, for the sake of his heirs and future generations.

The most striking example of this is Queen Victoria, who once ruled the Victorian era in England.

Queen Victoria remained the Holy Queen of the British Empire until the day she died of old age.

Although Arthur has no opinion on this, it cannot be denied that the frequent changes of the throne of the British Empire after Queen Victoria, as well as the gradual loss of power of the British king, have a certain relationship with Queen Victoria's long-term stay on the throne.

Queen Victoria's son, Edward VII, was born in 1841 and was 60 years old when he became king.

At the beginning of the 20th century, the average life expectancy in Europe was only 47.5 years. This means that Edward VII is already very old at the age of 60, and even if he will get a better medical team than ordinary people, it is inevitable that he will stay on the throne for a short time.

What's worse is that because of Edward VII's informality and indecency, Queen Victoria has not allowed Edward VII to take charge of any affairs related to court affairs.

It was not until Edward VII reached the age of 50 that he was allowed to gradually come into contact with government affairs.

A crown prince who has reached the age of 50, what loyalty do officials have to say about him?

Because of such a clear example in England, Arthur will use himself as an example and ask every future Australasian monarch to value the heir to the throne.

When the crown prince reached the age of 18, he had to start gradually getting involved in government affairs in order to gain the allegiance of some officials.

Most of the representatives of various countries and the royal family who continue to stay in Australia are more familiar with Arthur, or directly Arthur's blood relatives and family.

It is worth mentioning that King George V of England also stayed. And looking at George V's appearance, it seems that there is something to discuss with Arthur.

Sure enough, on January 14, 1933, the day after Arthur's birthday, George V approached Arthur and finally told him what he was coming for.

The purpose of George V's trip, in addition to taking the opportunity to participate in Arthur's enthronement ceremony, was to get closer to Arthur, and also to ask Arthur's help in royal affairs.

This has to mention George V's eldest son, Edward VIII, who is famous in English history.

In fact, no matter which son George V admired, theoretically it had nothing to do with Arthur.

Although Arthur has the right to inherit the English throne, he is already quite low in line after all the descendants of Edward VII.

But because Arthur and Queen Mary became Princess Elizabeth's godparents before, they were naturally related to the succession to the British throne.

You must know that Edward VIII, who is now Crown Prince Edward, has not married a wife and had children so far.

According to common sense, the crown prince, who was born in 1894, is now almost 37 years old.

If you don't marry a wife and have children, and wait until the crown prince succeeds to the throne and becomes the king in the future, you won't have the energy and ability to pass on the succession to future generations.

But George V obviously can't control Crown Prince Edward with his own ideas. Like his eponymous grandfather, Crown Prince Edward's private life was very inappropriate.

Although he is still unmarried, Crown Prince Edward is very fond of messing with flowers and grass, and is extremely fond of cheating with some married women, like a gentleman with a corrupt private life.

Although European royal families generally have lovers, most nobles value their reputation and protect their private lives well.

Crown Prince Edward is different. Crown Prince Edward did not shy away from being reported to be cheating with some married women, which also dealt a heavy blow to the reputation of the British royal family.

In the original history, George V was very dissatisfied with his eldest son, Crown Prince Edward, and once said: "After my death, this child (Crown Prince Edward) will kill himself within 12 months." I prayed to God that my eldest son would never marry and that nothing would ever prevent Bertie (George VI) and Lilybeth (Elizabeth) from inheriting the throne. ”

From the attitude of George V's speech, in fact, it has already shown that George V's dislike for Crown Prince Edward and his approval of George VI and later Queen Elizabeth to succeed to the throne.

So the question is, since George V is so disgusted and opposed to Crown Prince Edward's succession, why didn't he change the crown prince?

This has to mention the restrictions imposed on Edward V by the British constitutional monarchy. It is not so easy to change the crown prince, and it will deal a huge blow to the reputation of the royal family.

If you want to change the crown prince, then you must prove that the crown prince is no longer suitable to stay in his position.

Even if George V could replace the crown prince in this way, the prestige of the royal family would have long since ceased to exist after George VI succeeded to the throne.

Therefore, even if George V does not want to see Crown Prince Edward succeed to the throne, there is not much way to oppose or even depose Crown Prince Edward.

And Crown Prince Edward did live up to George V's expectations. The first marriage caused a constitutional crisis, and there were no descendants, and the throne was peacefully inherited by George VI.

At this time, George V's purpose in finding Arthur was to help the British royal family in the future when the British throne was in crisis.

In response to George V's request, Arthur naturally nodded in agreement. After all, he and Queen Mary are Princess Elizabeth's godparents, and it doesn't hurt for Arthur that Princess Elizabeth ascends the throne.

Moreover, seeing that the British are currently strong, it is also very important for Arthur to stabilize the British internally.

At least until the end of World War II, Arthur wanted to see a stronger Britain, so that the war in Europe could become more chaotic and more depleting of colonial empires like Britain and France.

Moreover, if Australasia helped the British royal family, it would naturally be able to claim more land in World War II, and even achieve the goal of a smooth and peaceful takeover.

Arthur didn't ask much, a full Straits Settlements, plus some islands in the Indian Ocean, and domination over the rest of Arabia's oil-producing regions, would be enough to maintain Australasian hegemony.

As for India and Africa, Arthur was completely uninterested. After World War II, Russia was destined not to spare its extremely weakened colonial empire, even without the participation of the United States.

The collapse of the colonies was a matter of time, and even without the intervention of other countries, these colonies would have become independent one day.

Unless Arthur is willing to focus most of Australasia's energy on maintaining colonial order, this is clearly unrealistic for Arthur who wants to compete for global supremacy.

Before World War II, the great powers could forcibly control other countries, but after World War II, they could basically only rely on the economy.

That's why Arthur wanted to create a unified market and bring the Philippines and Kalimantan into it.

As long as there is a single market, these two countries will not break away from Australasian control.

Sometimes, economic control is more effective than control in all aspects, after all, the people will hate the person who stands on the surface, and they cannot see the deeper interests.

After talking with George V for a long time, Arthur was still quite satisfied. At least judging by George V's attitude, the British royal family has no intention of making enemies with Australasia.

What does this mean? The Anglo-Australian alliance could last until the outbreak of World War II, and Arthur did not have to worry about a different accident in the world than it was in history.

In the current world situation, the focus of Europe remains on the Entente between Germany and Italy against the alliance of France and Austria.

It is worth mentioning that the two sides of the confrontation are still called the Entente and the Allied Powers, but the members of the two powers have long been turned upside down.

The British continued to maintain their balancing nature, not joining either side of the two major military blocs, but maintaining a theatrical neutrality.

The British remained neutral, and Arthur naturally did not take the initiative to come forward. For Australasia, it is important to weaken Europe as much as possible.

Britain and France, in particular, were among Arthur's weakening targets. This also meant that the Germans had to find another strong ally in order to get the British to abandon the regional balance policy and join the alliance with France.

The question is, which country within Europe is a reliable ally of Germany and can make the British aware of the danger?

Arthur had looked at the entire map of Europe, and most countries did not have this ability, and they would not be so easily added to the military confrontation in Europe.

Although it is only a simple side, if a war breaks out between the two major military blocs, it will not be good news for those countries that have taken sides in a hurry.

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