Chapter 371 Geographical Survey Report

In addition to the distribution of military and interests, this meeting of the Association of Nations has another benefit for Australasia, that is, it affirms the grain production of Australasia.

According to the agreement between the four major powers of the Allied Powers, after the outbreak of the war, the Allied Powers will open up the Sydney-Vladivostok and Sydney-Marseille transportation lines and ensure the safety of these two transportation lines.

Australasia will transport a large amount of food, beef and mutton, livestock, weapons and equipment, ammunition and medical supplies, industrial products, daily necessities, etc. to the Far East and Marseille, and then transfer them from these two regions to the hands of the three major powers of Britain, France and Russia.

It is also meaningful to choose these two transportation routes. It goes without saying that Australasia to the Far East is naturally a threat to this transportation route except for the island countries and the United States.

It is unlikely that these two countries will dare to jump out directly to oppose the Allied Powers. Especially since the island countries were previously assisted by the British Empire, it is unlikely that they will jump out directly to join the Allies.

As for the United States, the Americans chose to retreat in the previous wars between Argentina and Chile, which also means that at least before the situation of the European war is clear, the Americans will not directly go out.

Marseille is the third largest city in France and is located on the Mediterranean coast. It belongs to the south of France and is far away from the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Italy. In theory, it is relatively safe.

If the Allied plan goes smoothly, after the outbreak of the war, the four major powers of the Allied Powers are likely to control the entire Mediterranean.

As long as the German submarines cannot enter, the route from the Indian Ocean and the Suez Canal to the Mediterranean is the safest, which is definitely much safer than the Atlantic Ocean.

You know, most of the foreign merchant ships sunk by Germany in World War I were in the Atlantic Ocean.

Although it is more convenient to transport supplies to London, the threat of German submarines can make Australasia pay a heavy price.

Although it is a bit troublesome to transport to Marseille, whether it is subsequent land transportation or sea transportation, the safety is much greater than transporting to London.

Therefore, Britain, France and Russia have no objections, and this agreement on the development of transportation routes has also been affirmed.

This treaty is not bad for the four countries. The three major European powers can obtain food and supplies from Australasia during the war, and Australasia also has sufficient dumping grounds for supplies, which is enough for them to gain enough benefits in this war.

On February 27, 1914, the one-week Allied Conference officially ended, and the four major powers made a relatively clear preliminary division of their respective obligations and interests.

This conference greatly strengthened the connection between the four major powers of the Allied countries and improved the relationship between the four countries.

The four countries have made detailed divisions on matters before, during and after the war, which is enough to show the current confidence and strength of the Allies.

From the friendly laughter of the four heads of state at the end of the meeting, it can be seen that the four major powers of the Allied countries have become firm allies so far. At least before the end of the war, nothing and no accident can destroy the relationship between the Allied countries.

After the meeting, the French representative left first, after all, there are still a lot of affairs to be dealt with in France.

As for the British side, George V chose to stay for a few days temporarily. After all, since his term, the power of the British king has been greatly reduced, and George V can not participate in many political affairs.

As for Arthur, at the invitation of Nicholas II, he also chose to stay in St. Petersburg for a few days.

If the previous week was a more formal four-nation talks, then the next few days would be a relaxing and enjoyable entertainment time for the royal families of the three countries.

The temperature in St. Petersburg at the end of February was a little scary. But for Arthur, living in warm and suitable Australia often has a sense of freshness.

It is summer in Australasia now, but in the far north of Russia, it is a land of ice and snow.

There are many fireplaces in St. Petersburg, which makes the temperature inside the room and the ice and snow outside form a clear difference.

Food, wine, singing and dancing, and maids are the daily life of Nicholas II, George V and Arthur in these days.

For the European royal family, whose power and status are currently very stable, there is nothing that the royal family cannot enjoy.

Although monogamy is widely practiced in European countries, mistresses and maids are normal things for European royal nobles.

It was even popular in Europe to compare the attractiveness of monarchs and nobles by the number of mistresses. The more mistresses, the more powerful the nobles are.

Arthur, Nicholas II and George V should be among the most powerful and highest-ranking people in the world.

Nicholas II and Arthur have real power, and although George V's power is not that great, he is still the monarch of the British Empire and has a reputation bonus.

At any banquet, Arthur and his three men definitely occupy the vast majority of attention.

In addition, Nicholas II has the mentality of actively entertaining George V and Arthur. Therefore, in several banquets in the past few days, George V and Arthur have been invited to dance by noble ladies.

Among them, Arthur, who has the highest real power and royal property that is not inferior to the British and Russian royal families, has attracted more people's attention.

It is no exaggeration to say that if Arthur wanted, he could choose most of the noble ladies in Russia at will within just a few days.

However, after all, this was in Russia, and Arthur had a marriage relationship with Russia, which was equivalent to Queen Mary's family, so Arthur was not so unscrupulous.

But not taking action was also a mistake. For the current Europe, not having mistresses and maids was an alternative in the eyes of most European nobles.

If Arthur refused all the acts of throwing himself into his arms, he would even be suspected of his sexual orientation.

In order to protect his reputation, Arthur reluctantly selected two beautiful ladies and maids in the past few days and had a fleeting relationship with them.

The lady was the wife of a local Russian noble. This kind of fleeting relationship was a tacit understanding of European nobles, and there was nothing to say.

And the maid who looked like a little girl was asked by Arthur to come over and act as his personal maid in recent days.

Originally, Arthur had a relationship with George V and Nicholas II. This time, because they had carried guns together, the three of them became more familiar with each other.

In addition, the three of them were of the same generation, and even the subsequent communication was addressed by the relationship between them, not the name.

Unfortunately, the good days are short-lived. After staying in Russia for a few days, Arthur and George V had to return to their respective countries.

In order to catch up with the Allied Conference this time, Arthur took an airship and successfully arrived in St. Petersburg.

But this time, Arthur did not plan to take an airship again on his journey back to Australasia because he was not in such a hurry.

After all, the current airships still have certain risks. Although the probability of an accident is not that high, there may be an accident only once in thousands of voyages.

But who can guarantee that the accident will not happen to him? As a monarch of a country, such adventurous behavior is naturally the less the better.

Arthur specially borrowed a battlecruiser from George V as a means of transportation back to Australasia.

If he waited for Australasia's own warships, it would take at least half a month.

Anyway, Australasia and Britain are allies now, and coupled with the comradeship cultivated with George V in recent days, it is still no problem to just borrow a battlecruiser.

Anyway, after arriving in Australasia, the borrowed warship can return, it's nothing more than spending more fuel money.

George V was very generous and immediately agreed to Arthur's request to borrow a battlecruiser to return.

The battlecruisers of the British Empire were still good in terms of speed. The two battlecruisers brought by George V could already exceed 26 knots.

Such speed is far beyond the super battleship and is the fastest warship at present.

It generally takes only a little over a month to return to Australasia on such a battlecruiser.

After all, this is from Russia, and the journey is a long way around than from London.

After saying goodbye to Grand Duke Sergei and his wife and Nicholas II and his wife, Arthur boarded a British battlecruiser and embarked on the journey back to Australasia.

It was already April when he returned to Sydney again. Arthur spent a total of one month and four days at sea, and finally returned to Sydney in early April.

Although it took nearly two months to go to Europe, it was undoubtedly worth it compared to the results achieved.

For Australasia, this Allied talks not only consolidated the alliance relationship with Britain, France and Russia, but also found a good dumping ground for Australasia's arms, equipment, food, and supplies.

Needless to say, Britain and France are two old colonial empires that never lack money, and Australasia will never suffer from trading with them.

Although Russia's financial situation is not so good, after all, a lean camel is bigger than a horse, and with the support from Britain and France, the Russians will not lack money.

In the original history, the current situation of the Russians was that they had money but could not buy any weapons and equipment.

This is not a problem for Australasia. As long as Britain, France and Russia have enough funds, even if they need more weapons and equipment and supplies, Australasia can produce them.

More than a month has passed since the departure, and Australasia has accumulated a lot of things waiting for Arthur to deal with.

The first to bear the brunt is the geographical survey team that Arthur had sent to the Murray River Basin two and a half months ago.

After two and a half months of geographical survey, the team also had a preliminary understanding of the geographical environment of this area and wrote a report to Arthur.

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