"In addition, our colonies on the Persian Peninsula should also be developed. Soon, there will be some changes in the world. These changes may affect all countries, so we should be prepared!"
"What changes?"
William III, who was the most politically sensitive, was keenly aware of the meaning of John's words and hurriedly asked.
John pondered for a moment and explained to everyone present:
"This is the news I got from my friends from the Eastern God System. Perhaps some powerful people or individual forces who are concerned about the main world should have noticed some signs, that is, the natural barrier that separates the Eastern World from ours seems to have appeared recently.
With signs of weakening, this isolation may disappear in the near future. At that time, the collision and exchange between the two worlds will truly be an era of great conflict, so it is necessary for us to be prepared in advance."
After hearing this shocking news, both the old King William III and a group of older ancestors of the Hessenser family fell into deep thought.
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In the following period, the Kingdom of Emsdan began to frequently carry out its own plans, the first of which was the return of Vasilia.
The Republic of Valicia was nominally a republic that became independent from the Emsdan colony along with the colonies of Spania and Polduga during the wave of colonial independence. In fact, it was because of its small land area and the surrounding waves.
A group of former colonies in the countries of Erduga and Spania, and a group of politicians and capitalists in the White Eagle Federation coerced and lured them. A small group of upper-class people in the colonies "accorded to public opinion" and chose to join the big family of the independent republic.
But in reality?
In fact, most of Valicia are immigrants from the Holy Empire of the Old World, and the main ethnic group is the Zeman people, so most of them are loyal to the rule of Emsdan. Not to mention the royal family of Emsdan gave these colonies
The treatment is no different from that in the mainland, so the Hessenser family is even more supported.
It's just that at that time, Emsdan had just moved to the New World to establish a country, and there were wolves around it. Especially the White Eagle Federation, a country that was a troublemaker in the New World, was very active in trying to peak the old regime. Borduga and Si
Most of the colonies in the New World of the two brothers in trouble, Bania, were occupied by the White Eagle Federation or instigated independence. The dirty process and inferior methods made the White Eagle Federation, which already had a bad reputation, lose its reputation in the Old World.
It is increasingly disreputable among civilized countries.
In the minds of the rescued, independent former colonial countries in the New World, the White Eagle Federation also has a very bad impression, because those capitalists who claim to be liberating them with good intentions are actually bloody greed and plunder.
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Therefore, in the decades since they were forced to become independent, the people of Vasilia have always been attracted to Emsdan, and the country of Emsdan has not ignored Vasilia, although it is no longer a territory of the kingdom in name, but every year
Emsdan's merchants will do business with Vasilia on fair and superior terms. In the waters around the New World, when Emsdan's warships encounter Vasilia's ships, they will try their best to provide help.
So the two are two countries in name, but in fact they are very closely connected, almost as close as one family.
Over the years, Vasilia has been clamoring to return to the Kingdom of Emsdan, but due to various comprehensive considerations, William III has never really accepted it.
Until now, the rise of Emsdan has been unstoppable, and with a truly outstanding heir, the Heisenser family no longer has to be overly cautious, so the two parties hit it off.
It can be said that after losing the interference of the White Eagle Federation, the only resistance to Vasilia's return was those independent officials. Those people were all middle-aged back then, and they are basically dead now, with only a few.
The immortals were afraid of being liquidated after returning, so some immigrated to the White Eagle Federation, and some simply withdrew from the competition for power, but no one dared to oppose the return, because this was the wish of all Vasilia people.
Moreover, even if Emsdan's strength had not swallowed up the Golden Sands State, it was not something that the small Vasilian ruling officials could compete with. Fighting against the return of the general trend would be like trying to do something with a mantis.
Therefore, the return of Vasilia went very smoothly, and there was not much opposition from the international community. It was not that there were none, but sporadic voices in newspapers, which could not affect the general trend at all.
In John's words: "Brooke is currently fighting fiercely with Ivan, and Franz is also involved as the mastermind behind the scenes. Three of the four major powers are currently stuck in the quagmire of war and cannot escape in a short time. The Holy Empire is also at odds with our own.
We are one family, so it is the best time for us to annex the land."
After the return, Vasilia was declared a grand duchy by William III himself, a grand duchy under the Kingdom of Emsdan, and Klaus, the nominal and actual second male of the Hessenser family, was
Canonized as the first Grand Duke of Vasilia.
The people of Vasilia are quite satisfied with this result. Although they have not been able to return directly to the embrace of Emsdan, it is almost the same as becoming a grand duchy under the kingdom. What's more, the new grand duke and the royal family also promised that the national treatment will be the same as that of Andi.
Same as compatriots on the Isles of Les.
There are some complaints from Klaus about this, but this boy is now having a passionate fight with Thearesia's sister Christina. It seems that he has found true love, but if he wants to marry the queen's sister, he must at least be the monarch of a country.
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So even though he was reluctant, Klaus accepted the crown with great enthusiasm.
In this way, John also gave an explanation to his brother Klaus and returned his share of cause and effect.
At the end of the canonization ceremony, the Hessenser family currently has four crowns, namely the Kingdom of Emsdan, John's Kingdom of Hyjal and the Grand Duchy of Flamenco, as well as the current Grand Duchy of Vasilia. It can be said that the scenery is endless.
It is the royal family with the most crowns currently besides the double-headed eagle family. There will be one more Santis crown in the future, but that one should be merged with the Emsdan crown to become the crown of the new United Kingdom.
The reason why the Grand Duchy is one level higher than the ordinary duchy is that the crown on the head of the Grand Duke can be called a crown, and he is the monarch of a country. Although the Duke is the head of the nobility, he is still just a prince under the monarch.
Not an independent monarch.
Especially since the 18th century, the aristocratic system has also undergone some changes with the times. The traditional princely states, princely states and other vassal states in the Holy Empire in the past can be passed down basically after hundreds of thousands of mergers and marriages.
, many have been promoted to principalities or kingdoms, such as the former Wolfburg family, Heisensel family, Westerbach family, etc., so the remaining inheritance is general. Noble families who are not from ancient princes can only be called nobles.
It cannot be called a royal family.
Moreover, in the past two hundred years, the royal families of various countries have also tried their best to suppress the birth of new princes, and concentrated power in their own hands through war and other means, so as to avoid the proliferation of crowns and the loss of the majesty of the royal family.
According to the rules of this era, the highest number of newly-confessed nobles is a duke. For a monarch like a grand duke, generally only the king or emperor is eligible to be canonized. Furthermore, by delegating one's own authority and establishing a vassal state in the country, one can obtain
Most of those with the title of Grand Duke are brothers or children of the monarch, and the royal bloodline will not escape easily.
From then on, those aristocratic families such as counts and marquis could no longer be called counties or princes, and they lost the ancient opportunity to become an independent country by dividing a piece of territory.
This kind of aristocracy can only exist based on a country ruled by a monarch. Legally, it is impossible to establish itself as a king. The families that can be called royal families are all from the princes of independent states in ancient times.