Chapter 112 The Earl of Queensland

  In this short moment

  Countless thoughts arose in Queen Victoria's heart. From history to the present, from the invasion of nomads to Europe to the British Empire, there was a bumpy journey all the way to the peak.

  For nearly half a century

Queen Victoria, who dominated the world's strategic landscape, consolidated and strengthened the hegemony of Great Britain, and achieved a colonial empire covering an area of ​​33 million square kilometers. She is undoubtedly an outstanding monarch. She has superb governance methods and extremely aggressive tendencies. , In the eyes of the people of the world, is a figure of mixed reputation.

  In the eyes of the British, Queen Victoria is the most outstanding monarch of the British Empire, not one of them.

  Now that he is old

  Queen Victoria's political style has changed from sharp and revealing to gentle and reserved. From another perspective, it can be said that she has been infected with a layer of twilight.

  Look around the world

There are almost no new large colonies to compete for. Looking at Europe, almost all have inextricable blood relations with the British royal family. Queen Victoria is known as the grandmother of Europe, which at the same time makes her decision-making an extra layer of worry. , So that the empire’s aggressive expansion policy became moderate.

  Queen Victoria and Prince Albert have a total of 9 children, 5 of which are daughters. Her daughters have been married to various European royal families, and their descendants are all over the European royal families.

  As an outstanding monarch, mother of nine children, and grandmother with descendants of European royal families, Queen Victoria looked at Li Fushou with kindness, pity, and regret.

  In the inherent concept of Queen Victoria;

  Sovereign power is firm and unshakable, and the noble blood is always noble, even if it has been down for nearly a thousand years, it is still the noble blood that originated from the royal family of the East.

   "Duke Victor, can you come here for a while?" Queen Victoria said lightly.

  Duke Victor, wearing a red velvet robe, immediately bends forward and salutes carefully when he hears the sound, and said respectfully; "Your Majesty the Queen, your pious servant Victor, always listen to your call."

"This poor child used to be of the blood of the ancient Eastern royal family. Because of his merits, he was intended to be divided into viscounts. Out of respect for the ancient Eastern royal family, we should not neglect him because of the decline of the dynasty." At this point, Queen Victoria turned her face. Came to look at Li Fushou kindly, and said softly; "Isn't it a testament to the glory of the British Empire that the children of the Eastern royal family can take root in Australia and develop in the world? In this sense, why not give an earl?"

  This seems to be consulting the Duke of Victor, and in essence, the tone has long been determined.

  Duke Victor doesn’t care about a new earl. His family is an extremely human minister. His only concern is the grace of Her Majesty the Queen. How could it be possible to contradict this trivial issue?

"Your Majesty is wise and wise, with insight into the world, I have to sincerely admire your meticulous observation. This is indeed a testament to the glory of the empire. Even the children of the eastern royal family who are living outside are willing to overcome the thorns and thorns of the empire and do their best to be the subjects of Her Majesty the Queen. , To contribute a piece of effort to open up the barren continent, once again proved the supreme glory of the British Empire, illuminating the world, all glory belongs to Her Majesty the Queen."

  Duke Victor’s words of flattery are fluent and smooth, and the flattering Queen Victoria nodded and said; "If this is the case, then change it."

   So, in a light and fluttering sentence, Li Fushou went directly from the Viscount to the Earl, and no one can say anything yet.

  Sovereign grace, thunder and rain are all graces.

  The British Empire is now in the world. Could it be the land of the king, the shore of the land, and the great power of the kings and ministers. What is important is that all directions come to worship, and the four barbarians come to obey.

  Her Majesty Queen Victoria is keen to give medals and knighthoods to conquered princes and monarchs of small countries, so that they will be recognized and protected by the British Empire, which is a clear manifestation of this imperial psychology.

  Not only that

  The British Empire also awarded the monarchs and dukes of Europe with the honor of the Guardian Knight as a supernumerary. From the German Emperor Wilhelm I to the royal monarchs of the Netherlands, Denmark, Spain, and Sweden, they are all members of the Guardian Knights.

  At the same time, it is also the great honor of Queen Victoria's name in the history. It is unanimously praised by all countries in the world and regarded as the co-lord.

  From beginning to end

Li Fushou and his wife Gu Liuyan are like outsiders. They can't figure out what happened like this. They can only kneel in front of the king to give thanks, and then be led like wooden people into the crowd waiting to be entrusted. This time they are in the first row. The third place is second only to the two newly promoted earls.

  When Her Majesty Queen Victoria divided the first two earls, Duke Victor arranged for the royal concierge to summon Li Fushou, and he had something to ask.

  The Duke of Victor’s family can always stand by the side of the monarch and enjoy the emperor’s grace that no one can match. There must be unique ways of acting.

"Mr. Li, we can only spend a few moments in a brief exchange." Duke Victor graciously showed his respect for Li Fushou, drew a cross on his chest and said; "For God's sake, yours This grace has never been seen before. Her Majesty values ​​you very much, and I also value you very much."

"Your Excellency Duke, I cannot express my inner excitement in words at this moment. All this is too sudden. A huge happiness fell on a rancher from Australia. I can only deeply thank Her Majesty the grace and kindness. Your Excellency the Duke’s caring feeling like spring breeze..."

  At this moment, Li Fushou is like a kid who won a big prize, chattering words of gratitude in his mouth, but it doesn’t make any sense to listen carefully, not even a small promise.

  Duke Victor is very satisfied with his performance;

  It is understandable for this young and lucky rancher to behave in a behaviour when he is favored by the king. After all, he is from the remote Australia where birds don’t shit. How much knowledge can he have?

  As for the deep meaning contained in it, naturally there is no need to explain it.

  Limited to time constraints, Queen Victoria's entrustment of the two earls was coming to an end, and it only took a few minutes to add up.

Duke Victor could only interject impolitely and said; "Sorry, I have to interrupt your gratitude. This is the noble quality that a pious Queen subject must possess. Now that you are satisfied, you are satisfied with the Earl of Red River Valley. Title? Or do you still have your own ideas?"

  After finishing speaking, Duke Victor looked at Li Fushou's face with profound eyes, and seemed to find something unusual in it.

  But let him down.

Li Fushou appeared excited and incoherent, just like a young man who has encountered great happiness should behave; "Uh...I'm sorry, my honorable Duke, I don't quite understand what you mean? Is it my noble title? Is there any right to say? Oh my God... I never thought about this. The Earl of Red River Valley sounds good, because Red River Valley is my ranch. Is there any other choice? I’m not questioning you. My ranch is in Queensland, Australia. You may never have heard the name..."

  "You mean Queensland, is this a place name in Australia?"

   "Yes, my ranch is in Queensland, Australia. This is an Australian place name, not far from the bay..."

"Oh, I understand." As the top nobleman in the British Empire, Duke Victor knows where Queensland is and has no interest in understanding. He summoned Li Fushou to release goodwill, so he said naturally; "Queensland sounds good, so what about the Earl of Queensland? Do you have any hope for your fief?"

  This is both a promise and a temptation, showing Duke Victor’s skillful court methods.

  In the face of huge interests, will a new nobleman stun his head and make unrealistic demands?

"Oh...Earl of Queensland, I don’t think there is a more wise decision than this. I like this name very much. As for my Earl’s beloved Red River Valley Ranch, this is enough. Thank you again for your dear Duke for being so caring, and I will do my best to express my sincere thanks." Li Fushou finally behaved more normal, and at the end of the words, he revealed the naked meaning of holding his thighs naked.

   "Very good." Duke Victor took a deep look at the young man in front of him, nodded and said; "After the ceremony is over, you will be invited to a private banquet, cherish this opportunity young man."

  Li Fushou nodded heavily; "I look forward to it."

  The procedure for assigning counts is very simple

Li Fushou knelt in front of Queen Victoria on one knee, bowed his head and kissed the ring on the Queen’s hand to show respect and surrender, and then held a sword-giving ceremony. Queen Victoria held the sword and patted Li Fushou’s shoulder gently, following the ancient etiquette of the Queen of England and India. The status of empress granted her the title of Earl of Queensland, with the Red River Valley fief.

  The whole ceremony does not exceed three minutes, and then it is the turn of the next-level Viscount and the next-level Baron. The process is very fast.

Queen Victoria will only personally hold ceremonies for the 17 real nobles. The remaining more than 260 medalists will be read aloud by the royal courtesy officer, and then the royal family members and the members of the Knights of the Guardian will issue the medals. The whole process The compression must be completed within 60 minutes to prevent the elderly Queen from getting too tired.

  With so many people, it takes a long time to just read the name.

  So the royal etiquette officials’ mouths are like machine guns. They "crack" and speak very quickly. The high-class people who attend the ceremony will miss it if they don’t pay attention, and stand a little farther and can’t hear it at all.

  But everyone’s attention was not focused on these people, but on the newly promoted Lord Li Fushou, Earl of Queensland. He is now a hot character thanks to the special grace of Her Majesty the Queen.

Li Fushou’s name, according to the official British address, should be "Honorable Queensland-Fu Shou-Earl Li", or simply "Honorable Earl of Queensland", or "Honorable Lord" for short, prefixed with honorifics and suffixed with honorific titles. .

  Gu Liuyan is the Countess of Queensland, which is the title for formal occasions.

  　 Readers, from the Viscount of Red River Valley to the Earl of Queensland, is it unexpected?

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  　　 How to reasonably explain the psychological activities of Queen Victoria, especially with Eun and Li Fushou, Mr. Grape took great pains to make the story more reasonable.

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  (End of this chapter)