Chapter 519 Football King's Cup
Compared with the growth of total fiscal revenue, the growth of total fiscal expenditure in Australasia is not low.
The free supply of materials and free treatment of influenza during the flu period greatly increased Australasia's attractiveness to immigrants worldwide, but at the same time, Australasia's total fiscal expenditure has also been growing.
In 1918, Australasia's total fiscal expenditure reached 170.4 million Australian dollars, and in 1919 it broke a new high, increasing to 179.9 million Australian dollars on the basis of the government's four-year plan.
The good news is that Australasia's fiscal situation is still in surplus. If the reparations from defeated countries such as Germany and the United States are included, Australasia's annual fiscal surplus is still as high as more than 30 million Australian dollars, and the money cannot be spent in a short time.
In addition, Australasia has basically paid off its foreign debts through the reparations from these countries, leaving only the 100 million pounds that the royal family brought to the government 20 years ago, which only needs to be paid back slowly.
The government currently plans to return 10 million Australian dollars to the royal family every year, and it is expected that the 100 million pounds loaned by the royal family to the government can be repaid in 20 years.
In addition to the more than 1 million royal special funds that the royal family can obtain from the government every year, the current Australasian royal family can no longer spend these two sums of money.
The royal family has countless assets behind the scenes, and there is no accurate figure for annual income, because it includes the appreciation of various assets and stocks, which cannot be estimated accurately.
In any case, the annual income of all the royal property added up is definitely more than 100 million Australian dollars, and the total income after tax is definitely more than 80 million Australian dollars. Arthur's assets have reached the point where he does not need to worry about spending at all. It is no problem to say that he is the richest royal family in the world.
At present, the number of employees of the royal consortium in the open has reached more than 100,000, and the number of employees of the major consortiums behind the scenes even adds up to millions.
It can be said that the assets behind the royal family feed a considerable number of people in Australasia. The royal family's behind-the-scenes assets have affected all aspects of Australasia, all industries, and almost exist in every aspect of Australasia's life.
With so many assets, Arthur's biggest wish is to increase the influence of the royal family and the favorability of the royal family in the hearts of the people.
If he can increase Australasia's international influence, it would be the best thing.
After thinking about it, in such a peaceful era, Arthur still set his sights on those sports events.
After all, it is not cost-effective to easily start a war at present. If you want to attract the attention of the world, a sports event with enough popularity is essential.
There is no need to think too much about the Olympics. Although this year is the time to hold the Olympics, the 1920 Olympics has long been contracted to Belgium by the International Olympic Committee to compensate Belgians for casualties in the war.
After all, Belgium was a neutral country at the beginning, and it was forced to participate in this war, which also led to a large number of casualties and economic losses.
In fact, there is another important point about Belgium hosting the Olympics, that is, other victorious countries are busy licking their wounds, and they are not in a mood to spend a lot of money to host an Olympics.
As for Australasia, although Arthur has the intention to host the Olympics, the last Olympics was held in Australasia (the 1916 Berlin Olympics was cancelled due to the war), and it is too inappropriate to hold two Olympics in a row.
Since it is impossible to host the Olympics, Arthur feels it is necessary to host a sports event that belongs to Australasia and has international influence, such as the football World Cup, which has considerable influence in later generations.
The good news is that, in terms of football, apart from the Olympics, there are currently no sports events that can have an impact on the world.
The famous World Cup in later generations was not held for the first time until ten years later in Uruguay.
This also means that if Arthur wants to establish a world-famous sports event, it is still easy to achieve at present, because there are no competitors.
The fastest way to make a sports event famous is naturally to carry out a lot of publicity, and at the same time formulate corresponding reward policies, giving the top three a certain amount of financial rewards, etc.
After Arthur came up with the idea of hosting an international event for Australasia, he decided to take action immediately. After all, what Arthur lacked the least was money, and he had plenty of free time.
The only obstacle to holding sports events was the flu that was currently spreading, but if Arthur remembered correctly, the third round of flu would still disappear after the arrival of spring, just like the second round.
More importantly, the end of the third round of flu would also mean the end of this round of flu. The famous Spanish flu in history and the American flu that is currently hated by people all over the world will really end.
It is worth mentioning that Belgium is also urgently estimating the risks brought by this round of flu. According to normal time, this summer is the time for the Belgian Games.
From the end of the war to now, the Belgians have been preparing for several years, and the funds invested in this Olympics are countless.
If the flu causes delays or even cancellations, the Belgians simply cannot accept such losses.
Perhaps the Belgians are also praying that the third round of flu will be as severe in winter as the second round, but disappear quickly in spring, so that their carefully prepared Olympics can start smoothly.
Arthur acted quickly. Within a few days, the current FIFA President, Heath Homan, came to Arthur's office to discuss the issue of holding international football events proposed by Arthur.
More than ten years ago, FIFA was established in Australasia at Arthur's insistence.
But due to various influences, FIFA has never been able to hold an international event.
First of all, due to transportation reasons, European and American football clubs were unwilling to travel thousands of miles to Australasia. After all, the fastest cruise ship at that time took more than a month, and the round trip was nearly three months.
Secondly, the various wars that broke out in the middle, coupled with various influences, were also the reasons why FIFA failed to hold a decent event.
It is worth mentioning that when the Sydney Olympics were held, the football events were held by FIFA, which can be regarded as accumulating certain experience for FIFA to hold events in the future.
So far, because of airplanes and airships, international communication has become faster. It takes more than half a month to sail around the world, greatly reducing the distance from Europe and the United States to Australasia.
Under such circumstances, it has become more realistic to hold international football events, and the internationalization of sports is easier to achieve.
"Mr. Hithman, long time no see!" The moment Hithman pushed open the door and came in, Arthur smiled at Hithman and motioned Hithman to sit down.
"Long time no see, Your Majesty." Hithman nodded very respectfully and sat down carefully at the position indicated by Arthur.
"Someone should have told you about my request, right? Now is a good time for the internationalization of sports. I have enough confidence to host an international sports event belonging to Australasia." Arthur said with a smile.
"Yes, Your Majesty. Now there is indeed a better development environment than before, and it is more suitable for hosting an international sports event. FIFA is willing to give everything for this sports event and promote the internationalization of football." Hithman stood up and said with a little excitement.
As the former secretary of the Dutch Football Association and the current president of FIFA, Hirshman hopes that football can be truly internationalized and that FIFA can have a real status, rather than just an empty shell as it is now.
"How is the current football environment in Europe developing? If we want to hold an international football match, how many countries can we attract to participate?" Arthur asked.
Arthur has a purpose in holding such a football match. Naturally, he cannot ignore all conditions. At least he must achieve his goal.
And Arthur's core purpose is naturally to increase the international influence of Australasia and the popularity of the Australasia royal family at home and abroad.
"Your Majesty, after more than a decade of development, football has become a very popular sporting event in Europe and the United States. At present, football clubs in European countries have gradually matured and have their own football associations.
If we can have sufficient attraction in terms of the prize money of the event, it is not difficult to attract these European football associations to sign up enthusiastically.
I can unite these European football associations under FIFA through such an event, which is also of great benefit to FIFA, so that it can truly have the power to control the world football association." Hirschman stood up and said with enthusiasm and excitement.
The current environment has made sufficient progress compared to more than ten years ago, and the football clubs and football associations of various countries have been basically perfected.
But the current FIFA obviously does not have enough status to unite the football associations of these countries, although it does not have enough strength to control these football associations and those football players.
If FIFA can hold a football event that is recognized by countries around the world, it will naturally have jurisdiction over the football associations and football players of various countries.
In this way, the word "international" of FIFA can be truly realized, instead of being just a show as it is now.
"Very good. I hope you can make a plan as soon as possible to organize an international football match. The National Stadium can be given to you for use. If you need, you can also build a special football stadium to meet the needs of hosting the event." Arthur nodded with satisfaction and then gave the order.
"This international football match is very important to Australasia. I hope that the first time it is held, it can attract a large number of countries to participate and become a truly international event that attracts the attention of countries around the world.
The royal family will definitely not be stingy. The initial investment in this football match is about 5 million Australian dollars to 10 million Australian dollars. If more countries can participate, it can also exceed part of the budget." Arthur said with a smile.
This budget is already quite a lot. After all, the budget was about the same when the Sydney Olympics was held.
If all the expenses of hosting an Olympic Games are used to host football matches, the international influence that can be created is bound to be not too low.
After all, if the investment is not small, whether it is the construction of the stadium or the cost of publicity, it will not be low, and the impact that can be caused is bound to be not small.
In addition, with sufficient budget, FIFA can formulate bonuses for the champion, runner-up and third place.
The higher the bonus, the more attractive it will be to European and American football clubs and associations.
After all, before the event has any influence, to attract the football associations of these countries to sign up and participate, they can only rely on the most basic financial temptation.
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