Chapter 87 Marriage (Please Subscribe!)

For most countries in the world, the first step to maintain good relations is to send ambassadors to each other and set up their own embassies.

For Australia, although it has already successfully gained independence, because Arthur wants to keep a low profile and has a good relationship with Queen Victoria, Australia has not widely sent ambassadors to various countries. In fact, Australia has no contact with other countries except Britain and Germany.

Hearing Minister Helbert's proposal to send ambassadors to each other, Arthur remembered that Australia's presence in Europe is a bit low, and it is indeed necessary to have embassies in some important countries to better plan some of Arthur and Australia's plans.

Thinking of this, Arthur stood up and said to Minister Helbert with a smile: "That's right, Minister Helbert. We should send ambassadors to effectively implement the treaty we are about to sign and lay the foundation for the friendly relations between our two countries. I will carefully consider the candidates for ambassadors and then inform your government. I look forward to the friendship between Australia and the Kingdom of the Netherlands lasting forever."

Hearing Arthur's direct decision, Minister Helbert was a little surprised and happy.

The details of the meeting have made Minister Helbert realize that Australian officials, including Prime Minister Evan, do not have control over the government.

The mysterious duke in front of him is the real master of Australia.

Hearing Arthur's direct affirmation and agreement, Minister Helbert was secretly delighted. After this matter was accomplished, he and Governor William had completed most of their mission to Australia this time.

The remaining tasks depend on the performance of Queen Mother Emma. But no matter what, the remaining things are definitely not something they can participate in. Minister Helbert is satisfied that they can do their things well.

If Minister Helbert knew that Arthur agreed to send ambassadors to each other in order to establish intelligence stations and spy departments in Europe, I am afraid that Minister Helbert would be so angry that he would turn the table over.

Later, Minister Helbert and Governor William had a detailed discussion with Australian officials on the number of natives purchased each year, how to transport them, and where to transport them, including the price and conditions of each native.

For some reason, Minister Helbert, who represented the Dutch government in this discussion, has always maintained a humble attitude. He has also been accommodating to many issues that should have been hotly debated, and even directly chose to give in.

Even on the more important issue of price, Minister Helbert directly agreed to the price of five pounds per native proposed by Prime Minister Evan.

You know, under the premise that the Dutch government needs to send troops to capture these natives and use fleets to transport these natives, the price of five pounds even makes Arthur suspect that the Netherlands is doing a loss-making business.

However, Arthur is neither the monarch of the Netherlands nor has any relationship with the Netherlands. Since the Netherlands agreed to this price, Arthur naturally has no objection.

It is precisely because of the concession of the Dutch side that the entire negotiation process was very smooth, and it even took only more than an hour.

Arthur and Prime Minister Evan originally thought that this was a discussion that would take a whole day or even several days, but they didn't expect it to be completed in just over an hour.

If Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands was not present, I am afraid that this treaty could be signed and implemented on the same day.

Although the repeated concessions and compromises of the Dutch government and Minister Helbert made Arthur and all Australian officials dumbfounded, it was a good thing for Australia, and everyone just thought that the Dutch were stupid and rich.

The plan to buy natives was successfully completed, making a group of Australian officials, including the Minister of Industry, smile.

After the implementation of the treaty, at least 50,000 natives will be transported to Australia as slaves every year.

This is a strong source of labor for Australia's industrial development and various economic constructions, and it is also a guarantee for Australia to carry out large-scale construction.

In previous industrial development, some more dangerous work often took a cautious approach.

Although this effectively reduced casualties, it was a big drag on the progress of industrial construction.

With these natives, all dangerous and thankless work can be done by these natives.

While ensuring that the progress is not delayed, all tasks can be completed very effectively. Except for the death of some natives, this situation can be said to be a happy ending for everyone.

Of course, no one cares if some natives die. Hundreds of thousands or even millions of natives die in the colonies of European countries every year. Who can guarantee that these natives all die normally?

After the plan was agreed upon, Minister Helbert and Governor William toured Sydney as guests for two days, and then met with the "reluctant" Queen Mother Emma and boarded the warship to the Dutch East Indies in the north.

Queen Mother Emma seemed really reluctant to leave. The chat with Princess Louise these two days made Queen Mother Emma very happy. If the two ministers hadn't urged her to return, Queen Mother Emma would have planned to stay for a few more days.

After seeing off the Dutch diplomatic delegation, Arthur returned to the manor with ease.

With sufficient development funds, most industrial equipment can be purchased from Britain and Germany, and the thorny problem of insufficient labor has been solved.

At present, Australia's industrial development can be said to have no obstacles. With the help of German experts, perhaps the growth rate next year will give Arthur a surprise.

Back to the manor, Arthur saw Princess Louise and her two sisters with a happy face.

Since the assassination of Duke Arthur, Princess Louise's face has been less smiling.

This is the first time Arthur has seen Princess Louise smile recently. He was very curious. He walked up and gently touched the foreheads of his two sisters, and then asked: "Mother, you seem to be in a good mood recently?"

Before Princess Louise answered, the two sisters rushed to answer: "Yes, brother. Don't you know? Mother is going to arrange a marriage for you with the previous woman!"

The previous woman was naturally the Queen Mother Emma who had left.

Arrange a marriage for yourself?

Arthur was stunned. He had been busy with government affairs and forgot that he was already 18 years old, which was a good age for engagement in Western aristocrats.

But who is Queen Mother Emma? As the queen of the second marriage of the former King of the Netherlands, the relationship between Queen Mother Emma and the old Dutch aristocrats is not so good.

Who can Queen Mother Emma introduce as Arthur's engagement partner? It can't be her daughter Queen Wilhelmina!

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