Chapter 182 The War Is Intense

Why have the autocratic countries in the world basically disappeared since World War II, and most monarchies have basically become constitutional monarchies?

This is a question worth thinking about. Perhaps it is because the foundation of the monarchy, that is, the divine right of the king, is not stable, and people are not as ignorant as in ancient times.

It may also be because most countries in Europe and the United States have transformed into democratic republics after the two wars. Under the strong cultural output and influence of these two regions, many colonies after World War II also followed Europe and the United States after independence, and implemented democracy. Republics also emerged like bamboo shoots at this time.

But one reason cannot be denied, that is, the old aristocracy had a deep impression of the oppression of the people. For example, the Russian Empire, which directly broke out a revolution in the war, overthrew the royal family, and even executed the monarch, is a typical representative of the aristocracy oppressing the people.

In addition, Tsar Nicholas II resolutely participated in the world war regardless of the emotions of the Russians. The defeat in the early war caused heavy losses to the Russian Empire, which naturally made the already turbulent situation of the Russian Empire even more chaotic.

The oppression of the lower classes by the monarch and the landlord class represented by the monarch, that is, the various Western aristocrats, led to the decline and disappearance of the monarchy after the war.

In addition, the newly emerging capitalists effectively transferred the hatred of workers and civilians for capitalist exploitation to the monarchy, resulting in the emerging class of workers being extremely hateful of the monarch and the monarchy, which is also a major reason for the decline of the monarchy.

But this is not often seen in Australia. Although Australia is also a monarchy, including the current Australia and New Zealand Federation, the federal royal family does not oppress the people, but has formulated various welfare policies.

The income of workers throughout the federation is higher than the average annual income of the federation. Will the workers still hate the royal family?

At least in Australia, the poor people and workers who were relieved by the royal family are the most grateful to Arthur.

The royal family gave these poor people the hope of survival, and also gave these emerging working classes the hope of a better life.

Although these people do not understand any big principles, they will also make simple comparisons. After the comparison, it is clear who treats them well and who treats them badly.

This is Arthur's way of gaining the hearts of the people to consolidate his ruling position. As long as the royal family brings more welfare to the people than other people in the country, people will know that the royal family will at least not oppress them.

Without the hatred of oppression and exploitation, the emerging class will not be hostile to the royal family and the monarch, and the monarchy in Australia will not be shaken.

This is also the benefit of an emerging country. If a country like the Russian Empire is reformed, it will not only face the hatred and distrust of a large number of emerging classes, but also the opposition of the aristocracy it represents.

Even if the tsar wants to change and resolve the contradictions in Russia, will the nobles who have been pampered for hundreds of years agree?

The nobles will not give up their privileges for those untouchables. After hundreds of years of accumulation, the aristocracy is a huge group that can fully influence the tsar.

This is also the reason why many countries' reforms in history ultimately failed, because they could not solve the huge interest groups that have been formed, so the reforms were just superficial.

While various reforms and measures were being carried out in Australia and the New Zealand Federation, the war in the Far East, far north of Australia, was gradually heating up.

The Russian Empire acted quickly, at least in terms of accountability.

One month after the outbreak of the war, the Russian Empire quickly dismissed General Tasker, who had shown himself to be useless in this raid, and replaced him with Makarov, the last famous general of the Russian Empire.

As for why the commander was replaced only a month later, it was because it took at least a month for Lieutenant General Makarov to rush to the Far East.

Lieutenant General Makarov's full name is Stepan Ospovich Makarov. He is a famous naval general, military theory expert and scientist of the Russian Empire.

Lieutenant General Makarov's original position was the naval commander of the port of Kronstadt in St. Petersburg.

As early as the eve of the outbreak of this war, General Makarov wrote to the Navy Department of the Russian Empire, warning that the war between the Russian Empire and the island country was imminent, and suggested that the Pacific Fleet anchored outside the Port of Lushun be gathered together and be prepared for possible attacks at any time.

However, General Makarov offended most of the Navy officials because of his straightforward character.

As a result, the Navy did not pay attention to Makarov's suggestions, and even threw the letter into the trash can after receiving it.

But unexpectedly, the next day, the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Empire was attacked, and two battleships were severely damaged.

The original Pacific Fleet still had a slight advantage over the warships of the island countries, but after being attacked, it was the combined fleet of the island countries that gained the advantage.

This defeat made the Russian Empire government extremely angry, and immediately ordered Lieutenant General Makarov in St. Petersburg to go to the Far East to replace Stark, the former commander of the Pacific Fleet.

When Makarov arrived in the Far East, it was already a month later on March 7, 1904.

After taking office urgently, Makarov took a series of measures to prevent the island country from a possible second attack, and the fleet was also dispatched on a large scale, laying a large minefield along the coast of Liaodong to prevent the island country from landing and attacking from the rear of the Port Arthur fortress.

In order to cope with possible battles, Makarov also strengthened the defense of the Port Arthur port, stepped up the repair of some lightly injured warships, and strengthened the navy's combat readiness training.

Under Makarov's order, the Vladivostok fleet also dispatched several times to interfere with the island country's maritime traffic and transportation lines, which to a certain extent dispersed the pressure of the island country on the Port Arthur port.

These policies have effectively gathered the morale of the Russian Empire's naval soldiers. Makarov personally led the team several times, which also made the naval officers and soldiers more recognized the new commander.

The island country was most troubled by the new commander of the Russian Empire. After thinking hard for a long time at night, the island people finally came up with a very insidious way.

Why did the Pacific Fleet become so difficult in a short period of time? Isn't it because of their new commander Makarov?

Since the Pacific Fleet cannot be dealt with in a short time, why not just deal with Makarov? Isn't this equivalent to dealing with the Pacific Fleet in disguise?

With this mentality, the island nation secretly dispatched warships to lay a large minefield in the Port of Lushun, preparing to lure the Russian Empire to fight at the right opportunity, and use this minefield to deal with the truly capable General Makarov.

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