Chapter 282 St. Vincent-Class Battleship
Arthur's action of attracting talents lasted for four days. In addition to Alexander Fleming and his mentor Dr. Wright, Arthur also personally visited Moseley, Joseph Thomson, William Henry Bragg, William Lawrence Bragg, Charles G. Buckla and many other famous physical and chemical talents. The list of talents that Arthur did not personally visit also included hundreds of physicists, chemists, writers, historians, novelists, artists, composers, scientists, medical scientists, etc. The total number of talents on the list reached 204.
After four days of efforts by Arthur and David, 115 people have agreed to go to Australasia.
There are nearly 70 people who have been obviously shaken and need a few days to consider.
Among the 204 people, only about 20 people are unwilling to leave the British Empire. Arthur has no way to deal with this. After all, every country has pure patriots.
If nothing unexpected happens, Australasia will be able to obtain more than 100 of the 204 talents, which is a huge supplement for Australasia's high-end talents.
It is a little regrettable that Arthur's efforts to attract military talents were not very successful.
However, this is understandable. After all, as time entered the second decade of the 20th century, the contradictions and competition between the two major military groups in Europe became more and more intense, and European countries' control and attention to military talents became higher and higher.
Under such circumstances, it is basically impossible for Arthur to attract many military talents with some funds and benefits like other talents.
On June 25, 1910, a piece of news that excited Britain and Australasia was jointly issued by the British government and the Australasia government.
After a long period of friendly negotiations between the British government and Australasia, the two sides decided to continue to maintain the aid treaty signed at that time, and on the basis of the treaty signed ten years ago, some clauses were strengthened, and many new aids were added.
In terms of aid, the British government agreed to give the Australian government higher aid. According to preliminary estimates, the annual aid amount will not exceed 10 million pounds, but at least more than 7 million pounds.
The direction of aid includes military industry, industry, machinery and various other industries. Arthur is very interested in France's submarine technology, which has been written in the aid treaty.
Of course, Australasia will not get so many benefits for nothing. Britain and Australasia signed a peace treaty. The ports in Australian Timor and New Zealand in Australasia were opened to the British Empire, allowing the British Empire's fleet and merchant ships to dock as transit ports and supply bases for the British Empire.
Arthur had no problem with this. After all, with the good relationship between Australasia and Britain, British merchant ships and warships wanted to dock at these ports, and Arthur had no reason to refuse.
After all, the ports where these merchant ships docked could also drive consumption in local port cities, and Arthur was not worried about the safety of these ports after opening to Britain.
On the premise that Australasia and Britain were not completely on opposite sides, Britain had no reason to take the lead in attacking Australasia.
Australasia also reached a further trade treaty with Britain. Australasia will officially become the main importer of grain and meat for Britain.
Arthur does not have to worry that Australasia's massive increase in grain and meat production will enter a state of sluggish sales. With the British Empire as a backup, coupled with the consumption of future wars, this has formed a double layer of protection.
Of course, this trade treaty not only includes Australasia's export of grain and meat to Britain, but also includes Britain's export of various medical supplies, machinery and equipment, relatively advanced systems and various talents to Australasia.
If it is said that during the reign of Edward VII, the British government turned a blind eye to Australasia's behavior of attracting talents, neither supporting nor opposing it, then during the reign of George V, at least before the First World War, the British government expressed support for Australasia's behavior of attracting talents.
This is of great help to Australasia in attracting talents in Britain, and the number of British immigrants should also usher in a short-term increase.
King George V of the United Kingdom and Arthur are of the same generation, and George V is Arthur's cousin.
But George V, like William II, is now 45 years old, more than a generation older than Arthur.
This also led to the fact that George V and Arthur did not have much to talk about, but this did not prevent George V and Arthur from pretending to be very close brothers outside, even closer than real brothers.
For Arthur, it is indeed necessary to have a good relationship with Britain at present, after all, it seems that the Allies are the ones who have the greatest chance of winning.
You know, in history, the Allies still won when Russia withdrew halfway.
Although Russia still has hidden dangers at home, its situation is much better than that of Russia in history.
Russia still controls most of the interests of the Far East and is the absolute overlord of the Far East. The island country, which should have stepped on Russia in the Russo-Japanese War, seemed to have stagnated in its development because it only gained the interests of the Korean Peninsula at that time, and has now become the weakest of the great powers.
The island country has seven battleships so far, but all of them are old battleships and their combat effectiveness is not that strong.
Although the island country had a plan to build a dreadnought, the plan was even formulated in 1907.
However, in order to reach cooperation with Russia, Britain promised to suspend its aid to the island country during the validity of the Anglo-Russian Agreement.
Without the help of Britain, can the island country independently build a dreadnought? The answer is no.
The earliest dreadnought in the island country in history, the Hanoi-class battleship, was not officially completed until the end of March 1912, even with the help of Britain.
The second dreadnought was not completed until the beginning of July 1912. Among all the powers, except France, the island country was the latest in the construction of dreadnoughts.
Now, the island country has no British assistance, and the plan to build a dreadnought has naturally been postponed for a long time.
Arthur has always been concerned about the island country. If the intelligence of the Royal Security Intelligence Service is correct, the construction of the dreadnought in the island country seems to have been in trouble. Not to mention that it was built in 1912 as in history, it was good to see their dreadnoughts in 1913.
But this doesn't matter to Arthur, after all, the island countries are also potential enemies of Australasia.
The slow progress of the island countries in dreadnoughts may not be a bad thing for Australasia.
After establishing good relations with Britain, Australasia has a good relationship foundation with the main countries of the Allies and the Entente.
This will be helpful for Australasia to join the First World War in the future, at least it can calmly choose the side with advantages to join.
However, Arthur does not intend to directly enter the European war before the European countries are severely damaged.
But the damage to European countries cannot be too serious, otherwise the rise of the United States will become inevitable.
At least let European countries still have the ability to compete with the United States after the two wars, so that it will not be like in history. After the two world wars, facing the liberal nationalism exported by the United States and the Soviet Union, the major European powers can only let the major colonies become independent because they are powerless.
The collapse of the colonial system is a heavy loss for the old European powers, and it is not necessarily a good thing for Arthur.
After all, Australasia also has a large number of indigenous people, although these indigenous people are not recognized now, and their role is only free and cheap labor.
But when the colonial system collapses in the future, we can't massacre all the indigenous people in Australasia.
If these indigenous people still exist after World War II, they are likely to seek opportunities for independence under the influence of the United States.
This is also a headache for Australasia. After all, after World War II, if you want to wantonly massacre colonial indigenous people, public opinion is not so easy to control.
At the invitation of George V, Arthur visited the Royal Fleet stationed off the coast of London and personally boarded the first dreadnought, the battleship HMS Dreadnought.
The three dreadnoughts of Australasia also conducted joint training with the Royal Navy for several days. Judging from the combat effectiveness shown, the combat capabilities of the Monarch-class battleship and the HMS Dreadnought battleship should not be much different.
George V was also very interested in the battleships independently developed and manufactured by Australasia.
In fact, George V's princely career was called the Sailor Prince.
This is because George V, as a naval cadet, was sent to the battleship Britannia for navigation education.
During his service, George visited the British colonies in the Caribbean, South Africa and Australia, and even went to Norfolk, Virginia, South America, the Mediterranean, Egypt and East Asia.
At that time, because George V's brother Prince Albert was still alive, Prince Albert was the second heir to the throne and needed to prepare for the succession to the throne.
George V's order of succession to the throne was after his father Edward VII and his brother Prince Albert, so his choice was to be a professional naval officer.
George V's naval officer career, experienced the captain of a torpedo boat, the captain of a naval squadron, etc., but because of a severe typhoid fever, his naval career came to an end.
However, this did not hinder Prince George's love for the navy and warships, and his title of sailor prince was named after this.
It is worth mentioning that during his naval service, George V was always under the command of his uncle, Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh.
During this period, George V fell in love with Princess Mary, the daughter of the Duke of Edinburgh. Then, George fell in love with a princess of the Kingdom of Futtenberg named Mary.
Unfortunately, George V's elder brother, Prince Albert, was engaged to Princess Mary, which caused the relationship between the two brothers, who had a very good relationship, to break down.
It is worth mentioning that six weeks after Prince Albert and Princess Mary announced their engagement, Prince Albert died unexpectedly of pneumonia.
And Prince Albert's fiancée, Princess Mary, was also engaged to George V at the behest of Queen Victoria, that is, Queen Mary of George V.
George V finally got his beloved woman, although the process was a bit bloody and bumpy.
Arthur saw that George V was very interested in the Monarch-class battleships, and invited George V to visit the battleship Australasia.
This move also won the favor of George V. At least during the few days that Arthur was in the British Empire, George V was always very affectionate to Arthur.
Arthur also took the opportunity to put forward his own request, hoping to reach a deeper level of cooperation with the British Empire in terms of warships.
Specifically, Arthur was willing to use the design drawings and materials of the Monarch-class battleships to exchange for the construction drawings of the St. Vincent-class battleships currently under construction in the UK from the British Empire to strengthen the design of Australasian warships.
Arthur's request made George V a little embarrassed.
The St. Vincent-class battleship is an improved model of the Bellerophon-class battleships, and its combat effectiveness has been improved compared to the Dreadnought battleships and the Bellerophon-class battleships.
In terms of artillery, the artillery equipped by the St. Vincent-class battleships is a 305mm 50-caliber twin gun, while the caliber of the guns of the first two classes of dreadnoughts is 305mm 45-caliber.
This improvement has greatly increased the firepower output of the St. Vincent-class battleships. Coupled with a slight improvement in armor and horsepower, the speed of the St. Vincent-class battleships has been able to be maintained at around 21 knots.
It is no exaggeration to say that this is the most advanced dreadnought currently under construction and the main battleship of the British Empire's 1910 construction plan.
But the problem is that St. Vincent is not the most advanced battleship currently designed by the British Empire.
After the St. Vincent-class battleships, the British Empire has currently designed the Neptune-class battleships and the Mammoth-class battleships, but the construction will have to wait until 1911.
This aspect can also reflect the current strength of the British Empire's warships. When Germany was still at the 283mm main gun, the technology of the British 305mm main gun had broken through 50 times the caliber, and the dreadnoughts had been developed for several levels.
The importance of the St. Vincent-class battleships is self-evident, but it is not so important that it is absolutely strategically confidential.
At least for George V, exchanging warship blueprints and data with Australasia is acceptable, which will quickly make George V gain a reputation for loving his cousin and valuing feelings, which is very beneficial for him to consolidate his rule.
After all, Arthur is the treasure of the British people now, and it is absolutely right to have a good relationship with Arthur.
Besides, Australasia is not giving nothing. There are many German technologies in the Monarch-class battleships, which is also helpful for Britain to understand German technology.
Although George V has agreed to the deal in his heart, he did not promise it directly, but said that he would try his best to discuss it with the cabinet government.
Arthur nodded to show his understanding. After all, George V has not yet officially ascended the throne. Even if he ascends the throne, his voice in the cabinet will not be too high in a short time.
Such things still have to be decided by the British cabinet government, but George V does not object, which is also good news.
After the discussion, Arthur instructed David, the general manager, to visit some officials of the British cabinet government late at night.
Some officials had a good relationship with the old Duke Arthur before, and I believe that after Arthur's operation, there should be a few who will stand up and support Arthur.
As long as a quarter of the cabinet government directly supports it, Arthur is confident that this deal can be completed.
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