Rise of Australia

Chapter 208 Coronation Ceremony and Shipbuilding Plan
While the shipbuilding experts were busy exploring the strategic cruiser proposed by Arthur, Arthur was also busy preparing for his own coronation ceremony.

When he became the Duke of Australia before, because Arthur was far away in the British Empire, and the Duke Arthur had just been assassinated not long ago, the coronation ceremony was not held, but a banquet was held with members of the royal family and Queen Victoria, and Announce the whole country.

Now that he has become the king of Australasia, and is still the first king, a grand coronation ceremony must be held, involving both Australians and New Zealanders.

There is good news that Sydney Palace has been officially put into use after more than three years of construction.

Arthur had fixed the coronation until October, and it was precisely for this grand coronation to be held at the new Sydney Palace.

After more than six years of long development, Australasia also needs to gain more prestige and influence in the international community.

Therefore, the Australian government invited almost all independent countries in the world to Arthur's coronation ceremony, and all monarchy countries in Europe are on the invitation list this time.

Naturally, the big powers don’t need to ask too much. Even on the far side of the Pacific Ocean, the United States has also received an invitation from Australasia.

After the German Empire, the Tsarist Russian Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the British Empire and other great powers agreed to the invitation of Australasia one after another, the major European monarchies also responded quickly, expressing that they would send royal family members to participate in the coronation ceremony.

This also means that the Kingdom of Australasia is officially recognized by the world, and Arthur's throne can also be recognized by European nobles.

On October 1906, 10, Arthur's coronation officially began.

The real coronation ceremony was held in private, and most of the onlookers were nobles from all over the world and senior officials from Australia.

In order to demonstrate legal authority and jurisprudence, Arthur also specially invited the head of the Church of England, the Archbishop of Canterbury, to wear the crown for Arthur.

Unknowingly, Arthur has accumulated a lot of titles, not only the crowned king title of King of Australasia, but also two duke titles of Australia and New Zealand.

After accepting the blessing of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Arthur also successfully wore the crown and officially became the first king of Australasia.

While Arthur was wearing the crown, a total of ten cannons fired around the square to celebrate. This number represented the ten administrative regions of Australasia, including the Capital Territory and the New Guinea Colony.

After that, all the people present moved out of the square. Arthur will read his coronation declaration on the square, and then led by the Prime Minister, government officials and MPs of the Kingdom of Australasia will swear allegiance to Arthur.

Because this link is carried out outside the square, the reaction of the crowd in the square has also become very important.

If the crowd responds well, and even follows the officials in their allegiance, then it will be a coronation event.

But if there's little reaction from the crowd in the square, it could be an awkward coronation.

But fortunately, Arthur is still very relieved about his support among the people, and the second situation is absolutely impossible to appear in Australasia.

"Members, ladies and gentlemen. I am very happy to be the ruler of this great country under the witness of all of you." Arthur walked onto the stage with a smile on his head, the crown designed by a private jeweler with painstaking efforts Standing in front of the loudspeaker that had already been prepared, he said with a smile.

"Australasia is a great kingdom composed of Australia and New Zealand. It shoulders the great mission and goal of the common rise of Australia and New Zealand. I am deeply aware of the responsibilities and responsibilities that this goal brings to me, and I will also Do my best, with the support of all MPs, all government officials, and all citizens of the Kingdom, to fulfill this duty and goal to bring harmony and prosperity to Australasia."

"I, Arthur, King of Australasia, Duke of Australia and New Zealand, and Apologist of New Guinea, pledge to all my people that I will uphold the interests and love of all kingdoms and territories. Together with my MPs, officers, and loyal soldiers, I will defend this country and all its people until the last. Long live Australasia! Long live Saxe-Coburg-Gotha!"

Facts have proved that Australian civilians are still very easy to coax.After Arthur himself said to defend the country and its people, the square was filled with cheers from all Australians and New Zealanders.

"May God witness that I will, as the King of Australasia, protect the interests of every Australasian citizen, even if I pay a huge price for this. May God bless me, I will faithfully fulfill my promise, Australia Long live Lacia!"

Arthur's coronation declaration was actually not long, and the real speech only lasted more than ten minutes.

But what Arthur said was what the people of Australasia were willing to listen to.Who doesn't want to have a monarch who cares about the interests of the people?
What's more, Arthur is like this. He has already proved with practical actions that what he said is not false, but will really be realized with actions.

No matter what the nobles and officials of other countries think, at least the people of Australasia are very satisfied. They are very willing to be loyal to the young king, and fight for the dream of the rise of Australasia, even giving their lives.

After the declaration was read, the next step was for the members and officials of Australasia to pledge their allegiance to Arthur.

The crowd of allegiance includes all members of the Royal House of Representatives and the House of Representatives, and even members of the State House of Representatives of each state.

Of course, the actual members of the state house are not qualified to come to the stage to take the oath in person, but they also have to stand in the audience and take the oath with the members on the stage.

From this point, the royal power of Australasia can be reflected.Whether they are members of parliament or officials, the first object of their allegiance is Arthur.

It wasn't until the allegiance session began that guests from all over the world saw the extent of Arthur's support in Australia.

You know, there must be at least nearly 8 people around the square, and if you count the people outside the square, it may even exceed 10 people.

But looking around, the vast majority of people are following the oath to express their allegiance and recognition to the young king.

Such a scene cannot even be seen in many European countries, and even an authoritarian country like the Tsarist Russian Empire may not be able to have such a scene, even if it is artificial.

Although the current population of Australasia is not large, the potential it has shown has exceeded the potential that its population should have, and it has also made many European countries start to face up to the new country of Australasia.

During the whole process of swearing allegiance, Arthur solemnly sat on the throne on the stage.The people who swore allegiance to Arthur also evolved from Australasian officials and parliamentarians to all Australasians present.

"This will be a terrible country!" A nobleman from a small monarchy in Europe couldn't help blurting out after watching it for a while.

His speech also aroused the approval of many people.Australasia only has a population of more than 600 million, and the potential shown is already amazing enough.

What if the population of Australasia reaches tens of millions or even tens of millions?Will this become a country like an island country that attacks the status of great powers?

After the swearing-in of allegiance was over, the coronation ceremony was actually more than halfway done.

According to the European tradition, the rest is a large banquet with foreign guests in the evening.

This kind of large-scale banquet will help the new monarch of the country expand his diplomatic relations and establish better relations with nobles and rulers of other countries.

Arthur naturally has this plan, and will hold a huge celebration banquet in Sydney Palace.

But before that, Arthur felt the need to bring the coronation atmosphere to its climax.

"My people, on this great occasion, I would like to represent the government of the Kingdom of Australasia and announce a major decision of the country." After the oath of allegiance ended, Arthur did not lead everyone Returning to Sydney Palace to rest, he stood in front of the stage again and said with a mysterious face.

Arthur's words quickly attracted the attention of all Australians and foreign guests. People wanted to know what Arthur was going to say and what kind of impact it could have.

"My children, Australasia is a huge country that spans the entire Oceania. We have the continent-like Australian region, New Zealand consisting of many large and small islands, and many overseas islands and territories. In order to protect our Territorial interests, to maintain the stability and peace of Australasia, Australasia will launch a huge shipbuilding plan in the next ten years after the Australasian cabinet government studies and decides. In order to have enough fleets to protect our Overseas interests, Australasia will launch at least two battleships, ten medium cruisers and three other main warships within ten years, forming a fleet with five large main warships, ten medium protective warships and dozens of cruising small warships. A large fleet of warships. This huge shipbuilding plan will take us ten years to complete. In order to realize this great plan, the Australasian government will spend at least 5000 million Australian dollars in batches. The oceans of Australasia will use Australasia must be defended by its own power, which must be done before the rise of Australasia. No one can harm the interests of Australasians unless he can step over the corpses of Australian soldiers and fleets past!"

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