Yes, Prime Minister of Japan

"At the same time, I also want to tell you that I will build a magnificent palace in Canberra, Australia, to sponsor the coronation of the great new Queen of Australia and New Zealand, Princess Charlotte. With the support of the British Royal Family, myself, and many countries such as China, South Korea, North Korea, and Russia, Charlotte Elizabeth Diana will ascend the throne as Her Majesty the new Queen of two countries and thirty million people, ruling this land isolated beyond the World Island."

what?

Princess Charlotte herself was stunned.

what?

The British representative was also stunned.

However, after prior secret communication, the elected representatives present still applauded enthusiastically.

Australia and New Zealand now have their own queens!

This unexpected good news shocked Australia and New Zealand.

Although many insightful individuals criticized this as a complete mockery of Australians and New Zealanders, the Anglican Church and various Christian churches, as the largest grassroots organizations in both countries, stepped forward to support this seemingly conservative political line. With the churches conducting grassroots propaganda and mobilization, the intensity of social resistance in Australia and New Zealand decreased significantly.

Li Xinghe has manipulated the British royal family, Australians, and New Zealanders at will.

Although they roughly knew they had been tricked, the people of Australia and New Zealand were quite pleased with it.

Li Xinghe, Charlotte, and Olympia stayed in the Canberra Parliament to prepare for their coronation.

With the Sunak negotiations progressing smoothly, preparations for Queen Charlotte's coronation ceremony are nearing completion. She will ascend the throne in the Australian Parliament, declaring herself Queen of Australia and New Zealand, ruling over this rich 800 square kilometers of land.

"I'm so nervous," Princess Charlotte said, her eyes brimming with tears.

This is a female high school student, Her Majesty.

She's still wearing her high school uniform, and she's waiting to be crowned.

Vance called Li Xinghe:

"I heard you've been busy with some kind of coronation ceremony lately?"

Li Xinghe replied calmly:

"I'm busy preparing for the coronation ceremony of a 15-year-old girl. It's so troublesome."

After their falling out, their phone records became extremely scarce.

However, Vance's problem was:

"I wanted to ask you, how should the emperor's coronation ceremony be prepared?"

"Ok?"

Li Xinghe straightened his back.

The United States was born out of opposition to the British monarchy. Therefore, it inherently lacked the necessary technical personnel and ceremonial expertise, making it even incapable of effectively organizing a coronation ceremony for Vance and arranging the necessary rituals.

So, Vance wanted to ask Li Xinghe, who had plenty of experience in Japan, how should an emperor ascend the throne?

Chapter 852: The Queen Ascends the Throne, I Locked Olympia Up (5400 words)

As someone living in a country with a rich imperial tradition, Li Xinghe had a thousand ways to fool Vance.

He was not only deceiving Vance, but also started talking nonsense in front of Olympia and several secretaries:

“I’ll teach you. First, build two large altars outside Washington, D.C., in the style of Mayan pyramids, with a Greek-style colonnade on top, where the altars will be placed. One will represent God in the sky, the Virgin Mary, and Jesus, and the other will represent the feathered serpent god of the earth, the American god. This is a fusion of Christianity and the native Americas. More importantly, it represents a legitimacy completely different from that of the Washington Monument and Mount Rushmore.”

Vance repeatedly expressed his affirmation:

"A fantastic idea."

Li Xinghe continued:

"The emperor should live in his own palace..."

"As emperor, you should carve a stone tablet, write on it a prayer for the gods of heaven and earth to bless your family for ten thousand years, and hide it deep underground in the palace..."

Finally, Li Xinghe offered the following suggestions:

"...Then you'll have to go on a city-wide parade, but considering Washington's shooting rate, I suggest doing it indoors only. Then find several local bishops and have them set up a coronation ceremony on the altar, giving you a Napoleonic-style coronation. During the coronation, you take off the crown and put it on your own head. That way you can cosplay as Napoleon. If it's a Chinese-style ceremony, you just appear in front of everyone wearing the crown, which is less interesting."

Under Li Xinghe's eloquent tongue, Vance's coronation ceremony instantly became more elaborate.

Vance also expressed his gratitude, because no American scholar was willing to help him with this coronation ceremony (for fear of losing face).

Ms. Olympia remained speechless at Vance's performance:

"Does he really believe it?"

Li Xinghe calmly stated:

"Of course, Americans aren't very cultured. And look at his backers; they've been building up public opinion for Vance for a whole year."

Currently, support for Vance's "Tech Emperor" plan is roughly split 30/70.

30% of Americans are willing to try it, while 70% of Americans say no.

Why are there still people supporting it?

Because money is everything.

The group of crazy, dark enlightenment, right-wing tech capitalists behind Vance control American media channels. They can freely adjust the videos presented to the audience and naturally spend a lot of money to sponsor more opinion leaders to stand up and speak for them.

They even came up with an economic theory.

That is, the 'free city economics theory' based on Hayek's free market theory. They believe that as long as Vance becomes the tech emperor and sets up completely free, advanced, high-tech cities in various states, and then capitalists invest heavily to establish advanced industrial chain production plans, the gradually weakening industrial production in the United States can be revived, thereby providing cheap manufactured goods for the entire American population, reducing inflation, and restoring the economy.

According to this theory, the reason why capitalists don't invest heavily in industry in the United States is because of the lack of legal support and the fear of not getting returns. Now, as long as they are given their own cities to paint their own pictures, they will surely achieve great success.

As for the large-scale introduction of illegal immigrants as cheap labor, and who will restrict the tech giants and oligarchs resulting from free legislation, the right-wing capitalists simply don't care.

It's as if if the 'Free Tech City' plan succeeds, America will instantly become great again.

Olympia observed Li Xinghe's expression, trying to discern the current situation at the White House:

"So what do you think?"

Li Xinghe shrugged in denial:

"A nonsensical fantasy of a madman. But as long as you have money, you can always have a few days of fun."

……

The next morning.

The motorcade, formal attire, and various equipment needed for the coronation ceremony have all been airlifted to Canberra, and the ceremony is ready to begin.

Li Xinghe mobilized 33 luxury cars, numerous design teams, and industrial production teams to ensure the success of his personally presided over coronation ceremony.

Seeing the extremely luxurious queen's attire and the lavish motorcade, little Charlotte's toes curled up nervously. She pulled out her small purse:

"That's too extravagant... My princess doesn't have that much money in her bank account..."

Li Xinghe smiled and patted the girl's head:

"Don't worry, the coronation ceremony is fully sponsored by Chinese companies, Japanese companies, and the coalition forces. You don't need to spend a penny."

She looked up at the fiancé chosen for her by royalty and financial tycoons.

Princess Charlotte tentatively asked in a low voice:

"So... according to Olympia, I am now your prisoner?"

That's true.

The British Royal Family has made two phone calls demanding that Li Xinghe halt the coronation ceremony, emphasizing that the investiture of a monarch must be conducted by the British Royal Family itself. If Charlotte Diana were to bestow the title of Queen, she would essentially be establishing her own set of Oceania royal laws.

But Li Xinghe refused, so Princess Charlotte, in a sense, became Li Xinghe's prisoner.

“That’s one way to understand it. But you can also think of it as being a prisoner in a marriage. Become a prisoner queen.” Li Xinghe smiled and took the 15-year-old girl’s hand.

Princess Charlotte stood on tiptoe, looking around at Li Xinghe with a rather complicated and confused expression.

The coronation ceremony was very long, beginning with a royal procession in which the princess toured her city.

The floats used in the parade were provided by Toyota and BYD. The main body of the large eight-wheeled vehicles was decorated with tens of thousands of flowers, and the Queen would stand inside to complete the parade.

The sixteen escort vehicles in the front and rear convoys were equipped with the latest models from various domestic electric vehicle brands, each one making Australians feel like they couldn't afford them, emphasizing outrageous extravagance and aiming to dazzle Australians.

But before it even begins, there are always unexpected events.

When religious figures raised questions, Lady Olympia Churchill, dressed in her dignified duchess's gown, panicked and said:

"Oh no, the Queen hasn't been baptized yet. I mean, baptized in the relevant church in Australia."

Although she was baptized in England, she was not baptized in Australia.

Li Xinghe criticizes this kind of problem:

"How could you possibly perform baptism now? There are so many churches in Australia and New Zealand—Catholicism, Anglicanism, Orthodoxy, Buddhism, and even Islam. Are you planning to have the Queen belong to a single church?"

However, religious leaders have suggested that the Queen undergo a formal baptism in Australia to express her desire to integrate into Australian society.

Olympia consulted with these old folks:

"Now prepare a bathtub and temporarily convert this place into a chapel. Her Majesty the Queen will bathe naked three times; wouldn't that count as her baptism in Australia? We won't go into any specific church to avoid sectarian conflict." (The last part, "美呢想我美你空你林在在没呢," is a nonsensical string of characters and doesn't translate directly. It's likely a result of OCR errors.)

The leaders of various religious sects nodded in agreement, which could be considered a compromise.

So, many nuns rushed to the scene, and a nun was chosen to preside over the baptism. Li Xinghe and Olympia stood in the makeshift chapel, looking at the bathtub filled with hot water.

Princess Charlotte covered her chest, her face flushed with embarrassment.

Olympia reminded her:

"He is your future husband, Your Majesty."

The implication is that you should take your clothes off quickly.

Charlotte finally took off her outer garment, revealing the healthy and beautiful body of the royal princess.

Compared to characters like Olympia and Yuzhi, she certainly lacked charm, but she was, after all, a new queen about to emerge. Li Xinghe politely gave her an eager look, pretending to be infatuated.

The baptism was a simple ceremony; Her Majesty the Queen, naked, entered the water three times to complete the baptism.

Then she wiped herself clean, got dressed, and came out to put on makeup.

At this moment, the crown and formal attire also arrived.

This is a pure gold crown, composed of a gold body with silver trim and purple satin. Two super-large, brilliant gemstones are vertically set at the top of the crown, forming a cross-like structure. Eighteen high-quality rubies, emeralds, and sapphires are arranged around the edge of the crown. The surface of the gold crown, crafted with a special technique, displays various colored diamond-shaped gold patterns that change unpredictably under the light.

A Chinese designer from Shanghai spoke candidly to the reporter:

"Our crown emphasizes luxury and the supreme dignity and beauty of a queen, while also highlighting harmony between humanity and nature. The entire crown is made of natural and harmless materials, making it more luxurious and beautiful than the traditional Edwardian Crown of England, and also more environmentally friendly."

It's hard to imagine a crown designer trying to capitalize on the concept of green environmental protection, but in a place like Australia where white media dominate, it's understandable that they would.

Olympia asked in a low voice:

"What exactly does that mean?"

Li Xinghe, unable to contain himself, expressed:

"This means that apart from the gold and silver being genuine, the gemstones, fur, and lining used are all synthetic. The two 40-carat diamonds on top are from Huanghe Whirlwind and Nanyang Diamonds, the crystal-clear rubies and emeralds are from Tongliao Duoduo, and the crystal is from Zhejiang Yahua Tianji. These are all emerging companies in the industrial sector with significant technological achievements."

Actually, this crown is not expensive at all. Apart from the main gold part, the rest is an industrial product.

Looking at this crown now, it no longer seems so beautiful; it has become the crystallization of the sweat of countless mechanical engineers.

One misconception that should be changed is that the sweat and toil of countless mechanics represent the noblest and purest embodiment of human wisdom, rather than the blood and tears of Africans drilling in puddles, as is the case with traditional European crowns.

After the crown comes the formal attire.

The cloak, gown, and high heels prepared for Her Majesty the Queen are all predominantly light blue. The light blue Queen's cloak, adorned with 8 artificial diamonds, pearls, and crystals, weighs 11 kilograms. Beneath a delicate shawl composed of 1800 small pearls lies the Queen's gown, crafted from smooth, lustrous turquoise silk. Designed by a Chinese designer, its base is a modified cheongsam, highlighting the curves and sensuality of the female form. The high heels are also predominantly light blue, embellished with two emeralds representing the North and South Islands of New Zealand.

The entire costume design can be seen as a culmination of East Asian design prowess.

In front of reporters, the designers boasted one after another:

"The Queen's gown was designed by designers from both countries, Issey Miyake and ELLASSAY, while the cape was made by Ochirly, the high heels by Snidel, and the jewelry and makeup were handled by a specialist from Shiseido. The entire design team from China, Japan and South Korea put their ingenuity into practice."

In short, this was the first time for any East Asian country to present a queen in such a grand manner, so everyone put in their utmost effort to make the 15-year-old Queen look incredibly beautiful, elegant, and noble, even more so than the grand ceremonies surrounding her great-grandmother, grandfather, and father's future coronation.

Seeing this scene, Olympia exclaimed in amazement:

"This must be the most luxurious coronation ceremony ever held by the British royal family, and one that will never be repeated in the future."

The only one who suffered was Her Majesty Charlotte Elizabeth Diana, who was carrying a 4-pound crown, a 22-pound jeweled cloak, and a 6-pound queen's gown, with all the extra weight adding up to more than 40 pounds.

She basked in the envious glances of the various noble ladies around her, but she also secretly confided in Li Xinghe:

"Honey...it's so heavy...I'm a little...a little breathless..."