Chapter 43 Kaiser Wilhelm II

After hearing that Arthur had built Australia in an orderly manner, Queen Victoria nodded with satisfaction and started to eat lunch.

Perhaps because of her good mood, Queen Victoria basically finished the mashed potatoes that she could never finish, and even drank most of the juice.

After a simple lunch, everyone gathered around Queen Victoria again and chatted with her.

Perhaps the happiest thing in life is to be able to stay with your loved ones at the last moment. At least now, Queen Victoria's face is full of smiles, no longer like the sick look before.

In the afternoon, another distinguished figure came to the island, that is, Emperor William II of the German Empire.

Although Germany is currently in a state of competition with Britain, and each has participated in military groups to confront each other.

But in fact, the relationship between William II and Queen Victoria is not very stiff, and can even be regarded as warm.

On the contrary, because Crown Prince Edward has gradually mastered political affairs, his relationship with William II has become worse and worse.

Arthur also met his cousin smoothly. It has to be said that the relationship between European nobles is really complicated. Arthur's network of relationships can even be connected to most of Europe.

Because there are too many nobles and officials who come to visit Queen Victoria, Arthur can only hang out on the Isle of Wight for the rest of the time except for chatting with Queen Victoria for a long time at the beginning.

Although the Isle of Wight is only about four square kilometers in size, it is an island with beautiful scenery and an active volcano.

What is more attractive on the Isle of Wight is the hot springs and fountains that can be seen everywhere. Lying in the warm and comfortable hot springs, and looking at the beautiful scenery around, people can't help but relax and immerse themselves in the beautiful scenery.

However, Arthur is not in the mood to take a hot spring bath now, so he just walks on the Isle of Wight alone.

The reason why there is no guard is that after Queen Victoria moved in, two thousand Royal Guards were stationed on the island.

In addition to the heavy guards in the manor, many guards standing guard and patrolling can be seen everywhere on the island, so there is no need to worry about the safety of the island.

The middle of the White Island was filled with smoke, because the active volcano was still accumulating energy, waiting for the next eruption.

Since Queen Victoria and Prince Albert lived on the White Island, the volcanic island has experienced dozens of eruptions, large and small. Although each eruption was not enough to cause serious harm to the White Island, the frequency of volcanic eruptions was still relatively frequent.

"Arthur, what's the matter, are you interested in this volcano?"

Suddenly, a strange voice came into Arthur's ears. Arthur turned around and saw that it was William II, whom he met for the first time this afternoon.

"What? Don't you know me? My cousin Arthur." William II chuckled and cleverly came to Arthur's left, also leaning on the railing.

"Your Majesty the German Emperor." Arthur saluted.

"Don't be so distant, Arthur. I'm your cousin, you can call me cousin William." William II patted Arthur's shoulder with his right hand and said with a smile: "Speaking of which, we haven't met properly for a few times, and it is only with such an opportunity that we can meet."

Cousin? Arthur suddenly thought of a certain lady and felt a chill in an instant.

"I deeply regret what happened to Uncle Arthur before. Because of the busy domestic affairs at that time, I didn't make it to Uncle Arthur's funeral. Arthur, please don't mind." William II metaphorically turned his body slightly so that he could better cover his left arm.

"It's okay, cousin William. As a monarch, domestic affairs are more important than anything else." Arthur nodded.

"Arthur, what do you think of Germany?" William II suddenly asked.

"Germany? The Germans are a great nation, and Germany is a great country. Although the time of unification is very short, it is now a powerful country integrating industry, military and economy. The gap between Germany and the old powers is almost small, except for the colonies." Arthur said truthfully.

It has to be admitted that the unification time of the German Empire was indeed very short, but it did take such a short time for it to grow into a powerful country integrating industry, economy and military.

Needless to say, Germany's industrial strength is naturally in the top three in the world. Its steel production is already ranked among the top three in the world. Although it is not as strong as the United States, which has the strongest industry, it has surpassed Britain by a small margin.

In terms of military, the German Army is the world's first army, and the navy is also catching up with Britain. Its comprehensive military strength is definitely the top two in the world.

Looking at the old power France, although it has vast colonies that continue to provide nutrition, France has already fallen behind Britain and Germany in both economy and industry.

If all French colonies were transferred to Germany, then Germany would have a good chance of directly impacting the world's number one power.

This is also the reason why Germany and France broke out in direct conflict. France has been declining, but it still occupies the world's second largest vast colonies.

Although Germany is powerful, the scope of its colonies is very backward among the powers, and even the total value of its colonies is not as high as the Netherlands' Southeast Asian colonies.

Under such circumstances, it is normal for the Germans to be dissatisfied with the division of colonies and their old neighbor France.

"Haha." Hearing Arthur's very sincere words, William II smiled and said: "That's right. What Germany currently lacks is the foundation and market brought by a large number of colonies. But a large number of colonies around the world are Being occupied by Britain and France, Britain is okay. As the world's largest power, it is reasonable to occupy so many colonies. But France has declined, and it is no longer qualified to enjoy so many colonies on its own. It is better to join us in resisting the old powers. Be in the camp, Arthur. Australia's geographical location is very important and can have a big impact on France's African and Asian colonies. If you are willing, Germany can provide you with a complete set of industrial equipment and a large number of immigrants to help you in the future. Within a year, we established a complete industrial system and quickly became an industrial power.”

Arthur was secretly surprised. He did not expect William II to choose this opportunity to win over himself and the whole of Australia.

At present, the confrontation in Europe has become increasingly serious, and conflicts continue to break out between the two major military groups. The arms race has exhausted all countries in the two major military groups.

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