Chapter 531 Good News for Industry

Speaking of Australasia’s agriculture, the development is actually quite good. As a country with a population of only more than 20 million, Australasia’s food production is completely sufficient for domestic consumption, and there is no problem even if the population doubles.

Because of Arthur’s emphasis on agriculture, in 1920, Australasia’s cultivated land area had reached 39.5 million acres, and the total grain output was as high as 18.5 million tons, setting a new record.

Of course, this also led to Australasia’s food exports growing year by year. Australasia’s food has been exported to Asia and Europe, becoming one of the famous food exporters.

This is also the benefit of a relatively small population, with less resource consumption, and more materials can be exported in exchange for a large amount of foreign exchange income.

As the first step in the localization of the Australasia colony, Timor’s food production has also exceeded 80,000 tons, and the total cultivated land area has exceeded 172,000 acres, nearly 700 square kilometers of land.

With the vigorous development during this period, Timor's total population has exceeded 140,000, barely reaching 145,300, which is a considerable increase compared to the previous year.

Timor is currently still experiencing a period of full development. It is expected that within two years, the population will reach about 180,000, the total cultivated land area will exceed 1,000 square kilometers, and the grain output will reach 120,000 tons.

By then, Timor will naturally be incorporated into the mainland of Australasia, and along with the reform of the administrative divisions of Australasia, it will become a new state of Australasia.

Speaking of administrative division reform, it has been put on Arthur's action list, and it can be started only after the construction of the new capital is completed.

At present, the administrative divisions of the entire Australasia are not very reasonable. Australia, with an area of ​​more than 7 million square kilometers, has only seven administrative divisions. The area of ​​a single state is too large, and it is actually a burden to manage.

Especially in the western states of Western Australia and South Australia, the area is generally more than 2 million square kilometers, which is larger than the combined area of ​​the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, and Portugal, but it is only one state in Australia, and the burden of management can be imagined.

Especially after the construction of Australia's western industrial base, the management costs of Western Australia and South Australia have risen sharply.

Because the territory is too large, it is easy to breed crime. After all, the number of police in these two states is difficult to cover the entire state. There will always be some places that the public security department cannot reach, which is a hidden danger to national security.

Dividing such a large administrative division will help governments at all levels to better manage their own land, and can also effectively promote economic development and exchanges between regions.

The same is true for the eastern region of Australia. The administrative divisions in the eastern region are currently only Queensland, the Capital Territory, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania. The administrative area is too large, and it is the most essential part of Australasia, gathering more than half of the population of Australasia, and it is very difficult to manage.

The administrative divisions of Australia in later generations are not of much reference value. After all, the total population of Australia in later generations is only more than 20 million, and Australasia will be able to catch up in a few years.

This also means that the administrative divisions of Australasia, especially the administrative divisions of Australia, need to be modified according to the specific actual situation, and there is no reference.

But this is also good news. To put it bluntly, the current administrative divisions are the previous colonies, because there is not much difference in the lives of Australasia people now, so there is no problem of wrong administrative divisions.

In addition to focusing on agriculture, the four-year development plan also has great requirements for the development of industry.

The results delivered by the government in 1919 were still good. The overall industry of Australasia was still in a state of rapid growth and was not affected at all.

It is worth mentioning that before the war, Australasia's industrial output accounted for only 3.7% of the world, and the top eight in the world were the United States, Germany, Britain, Russia, France, Austria-Hungary, Australasia, and Italy.

After this war, the throne of the top eight in the world has changed greatly. The United States is still the world's number one, and its industrial output value accounts for 35.1% of the world's total.

The United Kingdom surpassed Germany to become the second, and its proportion has also increased to 16.2%.

Germany is third, with an industrial output value accounting for 12.4% of the world's total.

Australasia has made great progress, with its industrial output value rising from 3.7% to 7.8%.

France is also close behind. Although it has suffered a lot of losses, its industrial output value also accounts for 7.5% of the world's total.

Italy is sixth, with an industrial output value accounting for 5% of the world's total.

The seventh is the Austro-Hungarian Empire, with an industrial output value accounting for 2.7% of the world's total.

The eighth is the island country, with an industrial output value accounting for 1.9% of the world's total.

The industrial output value of these eight countries accounts for 88.6% of the world's total industrial output value, which also shows how huge the gap is between the current powerful countries and ordinary countries.

From the current industrial ranking, it can be seen how great the damage of World War I was to European countries.

Although it seems that the proportion of some countries is increasing, this is because the industrial output value of the entire world is decreasing.

The Russians have fallen from the fourth most powerful industrial country to not even on the list. The civil war has caused the industry and agriculture of Russia to collapse.

If it weren't for the restrictions imposed by Soviet Russia on the population under control, a large number of Russians would have fled long ago.

But even so, the number of people who emigrated from Russia to foreign countries each year was as high as one million, and the number of people who fled secretly was countless, at least hundreds of thousands.

Among many countries, Australasia's industry is undoubtedly the fastest-growing.

Before the war, Australasia's industry was only ranked seventh in the world, with a considerable gap from the previous countries.

But now Australasia's industry is already the fourth in the world. Although the gap with France is not big, the progress is obvious.

It is not surprising that the defeated Germany still maintains the third industrial output value in the world. After all, Germany's industry is too large, and it is impossible to completely stop production.

What's more, many European countries are also very fascinated by Germany's cheap industrial products, which undoubtedly stimulated the growth of German industry. Although it is only some light industry, the foundation of industry is still there.

The same is true for the Austro-Hungarian Empire. As a powerful country, the industrial scale of the Austro-Hungarian Empire is still good.

Although Hungary has become independent, Hungary is a grain-producing area, not an industrial area.

Czechoslovakia, which is famous in later generations and has a considerable industrial scale, is actually the Bohemia of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the northern region of Hungary.

Coupled with the developed industry in the Austrian region, this is the reason why the current Austro-Hungarian Empire can still be on the list of industrial output value.

Of course, compared with its fellow sufferers, the situation of the Austro-Hungarian Empire is not very good.

After Hungary became independent, Bohemia did not think about independence, but was severely suppressed by the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

It is worth mentioning that the current Austro-Hungarian Empire has actually changed its name, to be precise, the Austrian Empire, and the Hungarian has become the Republic of Hungary.

Relatively speaking, the countries that are still in good condition are actually the United Kingdom, France, the United States and Australasia.

For other countries, the industrial growth and economic development of these countries are relatively good, which also leads to the fact that no other country can suppress any of these countries in terms of international status.

Needless to say, the Russian Civil War was a major issue. Italy did not have much say in Europe, let alone the international community.

In addition, the only countries that were not defeated but still considered great powers were island countries. But after the islanders became a laughing stock at the naval conference, no great powers paid attention to them anymore.

Even the US-Japan alliance had a crack. If it were not for the fact that the Americans were too infamous in the international community, I am afraid that the Americans would not want this ally.

The relatively good economies of the four countries have also created a current situation, that is, the rise in housing prices.

Yes, including Australasia, housing prices in several countries are rising steadily.

This is actually unavoidable, because the economy is changing, and housing prices naturally cannot remain at the same level.

Of course, this rise in housing prices is simply a premeditated action, mainly targeting the United States, and other countries are affected.

The real estate economy that is booming in the United States will also spread to Europe and Australia, and it is normal to have an impact on Europe and Australasia.

However, compared with the United States, which is severely affected, the rise in housing prices in Australasia is controllable, and the increase is not too large.

Who said that Arthur himself is the biggest capital of Australasia? As long as there is no participation of capitalists, a stable supply of houses can be guaranteed.

As long as there is a stable supply of houses, there will be no panic of housing crisis among the people, otherwise they will not scramble for houses, and there will be no too drastic impact on housing prices.

During this period, the increase in housing prices in Australasia has remained within 5%, which is far less exaggerated than the increase in housing prices in Europe and the United States.

According to the latest news, the housing price in New York has risen to about US$500, which has increased by more than US$130 compared to a few months ago. This is not a small income.

After all, the currencies of various countries have not depreciated too much, and the famous depreciation era has not yet arrived.

The current money is still very valuable. US$130 is equivalent to the income of Americans for more than half a year. Such a price increase is still very exaggerated.

However, the rise in housing prices has also allowed governments of various countries to see dividends, and also allowed capitalists to see dividends.

Many capitalists made tens of thousands or even more than 100,000 US dollars during this housing price increase, directly doubling their wealth.

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