Chapter 515: The Philippines in Action

Since September, almost all the powers have been busy. This is also a good thing for Australasia. This is one of the few golden development periods, and it is also the best time for Australasia to catch up with old powers such as Britain and France.

As the most important industrial base in Australasia, the construction of the fourth phase of the Leonora Industrial Base naturally attracted the attention of Arthur and the entire government.

In fact, when the Leonora Industrial Base was first built, there were only three phases of construction plans, and there was no so-called fourth phase construction plan.

However, the 550,000 jobs provided by the three-phase construction plan can no longer meet the development needs of Australasia. The construction of more and larger industrial bases has become an urgent matter.

Compared with the previous three-phase construction plan, the fourth phase of the Leonora Industrial Base Construction Plan has expanded its scale several times during the planning.

The first three phases can only provide a total of 550,000 jobs, and the construction of the fourth phase of the industrial base can provide more than 750,000 jobs, which is more than the sum of the first three phases of the industrial base.

Because of this, the construction period and scale of the fourth phase industrial base are far beyond the current existing construction site scale.

For the fourth phase industrial construction alone, more than 13,000 acres of land are planned, which is equivalent to 52.6 square kilometers of land, and its huge scale can be seen.

Thanks to such a large-scale land use planning, the fourth phase industrial base construction also has more than 2,500 acres of green area, artificial ecological environment and drainage, environmental protection and road facilities, while developing industry, trying to reduce the impact on the environment.

The remaining 10,500 acres are basically factory buildings and storage areas, as well as various ancillary areas.

The fourth phase industrial base has more than 900 standardized factory workshops and more than 120 large storage areas, and the roads have also been widened a little to facilitate the transportation of materials in the industrial base.

The fourth phase industrial base is also connected to the railway station to ensure that various resources can be transported to the industrial base more smoothly and conveniently, and then transported more finely by trucks.

According to estimates, the construction of the fourth phase of the industrial base will be able to accommodate 500 super-large factories and thousands of small factories, with a total of more than 750,000 employees.

Such a huge construction plan has also extended the construction time of the fourth phase of the industrial base to more than three years.

This also means that if the fourth phase of the industrial base wants to be truly put into use, it will take at least three years.

It will take four to five years to fully put it into use.

Once the entire Leonora Industrial Base is fully put into use, a huge industrial base with more than 1.3 million jobs will naturally be very important to Australasia.

The current Leonora Industrial Base has accounted for more than 40% of Australasia's industrial output value.

If the fourth phase of construction that has already started is included, the output value of the Leonora Industrial Base can even account for more than half of Australasia's total output value. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is the industrial heart of Australasia.

In order to protect such an important area, more than one regiment of troops were stationed near the Leonora Industrial Base to protect the industrial base.

The airspace above the industrial base is also a no-fly zone, and there is an air force stationed not far from the industrial base to protect the safety of the airspace above the industrial base.

The good news is that the Leonora Industrial Base is located in Western Australia, in the heart of Australasia, and is relatively safe.

Unlike the Ruhr area in Germany, the Leonora Industrial Base basically does not have to worry about external threats.

From the three aspects of sea, land and air, there will be no threat to the Leonora Industrial Base.

The nearest enemy territory to the Leonora Industrial Base is the Dutch East Indies, but it is also more than 2,000 kilometers away.

It is impossible for current aircraft to achieve a range of 2,000 kilometers. In the absence of transit stations and supply points in the middle, aircraft from any country except Australasia cannot reach the airspace above the Leonora Industrial Base.

The navy cannot pose a threat to the Leonora Industrial Base in the inland area. As for the army landing in Australasia, this is also a very difficult thing. After all, it is necessary to defeat the navy and air force of Australasia first, and break through the defense of the Australasia Army.

When building the Leonora Industrial Base, the reason why the industrial base was located in Leonora was that in addition to the relatively rich mineral resources in this area, it was also a major reason for being inland and having a relatively high safety factor.

Compared with inland cities, coastal cities have certain hidden dangers. After all, if the enemy's navy is too strong, as long as the Australasian navy can be suppressed in the port, it can pose a threat to the coastal cities.

The construction of the industrial base requires a lot of manpower, and the natives staying in Sulawesi Island at this time will come in handy.

The millions of natives in Sulawesi Island are the reserve of manpower in Australasia, and they are also the reserve cannon fodder of the Australasian army before the population reaches an ideal number.

With the start of the fourth phase of the construction of the Leonora Industrial Base, hundreds of thousands of natives were instantly recruited and transported to the vicinity of the Leonora Industrial Base to do hard labor.

There is no need to worry about these natives being disobedient. Compared with the natives who were previously hidden in the mountains, these natives who were restricted to the indigenous tribes of Sulawesi Island are easier to control.

As long as they don't obey, their families living in the tribe will also suffer.

Australasia has never been kind to the natives. Although it is not so cruel, it is necessary to kill chickens and sternly deal with some typical cases among the natives.

While the construction of Australasia is in full swing, a surrounding area of ​​Australasia is also plotting earth-shaking events.

"Sir, is there any news from Australasia?" In the office of the Philippine Senate President, a middle-aged man with a strong beard looked at Manuel expectantly and asked.

"Not yet, Edmond. How is the army's armament? How many people have been raised so far?" Manuel shook his head, but immediately asked.

"We have gathered more than 2,000 people. After a brief training, they have initially acquired combat effectiveness. Mr. Senate President, we have an army that is better than the one during the Philippine-American War. With the support of the Australasians, we can definitely defeat those damn Americans." The strong man named Edmond said proudly.

Manuel participated in the Philippine War of Independence and the Philippine-American War. He has a good reputation in the Philippine rebel army and political circles. He is an excellent politician and military strategist.

The strong man named Edmond was Manuel's partner during the revolutionary war. He is currently Manuel's most trusted subordinate and also controls the Philippine Independence Revolutionary Army founded by Manuel.

Manuel smiled and nodded on the surface, but actually sighed in his heart.

People like Edmond, who are careless, don't know that Australasia will never be so kind.

Even if the Philippines can drive away rulers like the United States, Australasia will never let the Philippines go easily.

"How is the investigation of the other two forces that I asked you to investigate going?" Manuel did not say much, but focused on the topic he was concerned about.

"It has been investigated clearly, Mr. Senate President. The other two forces that have contact with the Australasians are Walid Jadali's Philippine Freedom Army and Sandro Botticelli's Philippine Independence Corps.

The Philippine Freedom Army has a size of about 500 people, and the size of the Independence Corps is about 1,000 people.

They should also have received arms support from Australasia. If the Philippines successfully becomes independent, they will become our direct competitors." Edmond replied.

The intelligence department of Australasia will not only look for one force. On the one hand, it is to distract the attention of the Americans, and on the other hand, it is to split the united Philippines into several forces to facilitate the future rule of the Philippines.

Manuel is definitely the largest force in the Philippines and the individual with the highest reputation and status.

There is no way. Manuel's personal experience is too luxurious. As early as the Philippine War of Independence, he was already one of the leaders of the Philippine revolutionary team.

After becoming the President of the Senate of the Philippines, Manuel's position in the Philippine political arena can be said to be a hundred feet high, and he has almost no rivals.

It is precisely because of this that under Manuel's call, more than 2,000 soldiers were easily summoned, far more than the 500 and 1,000 people of other forces.

Hearing the information said by Edmond, Manuel nodded without surprise, but he was thinking about the plan in his heart.

The size of the army of the three largest independent forces in the Philippines is somewhat intriguing.

It is true that the independent revolutionary army controlled by Manuel is the largest force, but the other two forces combined are not much different, and the Australasians are destined not to let Manuel control all the discourse power.

With the Americans as the biggest enemy, the three independent forces will temporarily share the same hatred and work together to resist the rule of the Americans.

Once the Philippines succeeds in independence, some hidden problems will erupt between the three forces, causing the Philippines, which should have been united, to split into several forces.

How can we gain the greatest discourse power in the Philippine government after independence? To achieve this, it is essential to gain the support of the Australasians.

This is also the sadness of weak countries. Sometimes the fate of weak countries cannot be controlled by themselves. It mainly depends on which force they belong to and the strategic plans of the powerful countries to which the force belongs.

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