Chapter 601 The Second Four-Year Plan (24 Plan)

The situation in Greece was decided by George V and Arthur in a few words. This is also the most obvious feature of this era, that is, the law of the jungle.

Neither Arthur nor George V would feel wrong, because in this world, the fate of small countries dominated by the great powers is absolute.

Any country that wants its fate not to be dominated can only rely on other great powers, except for developing into a powerful country as much as possible.

Afterwards, Arthur played in the UK for a few days, waiting for the officials to discuss their affairs, and then embarked on the journey back to Australasia.

This diplomatic visit took a relatively fast time. After attending the coronation ceremony of Dmitry in mid-to-late June, Arthur completed the entire diplomatic visit in just over half a month, and hoped to return to Australasia in early August.

Fortunately, there were not many things to deal with in Australasia at this time. Although they had already embarked on the return journey, Arthur and his party were still in no hurry. They walked around along the way and regarded it as a way to relax.

Arthur had already seen Patricia when he went to Finland last time. This time when he returned to Australasia, he also decided to visit his sister Charlotte who was in France.

Fortunately, the return trip with Arthur was basically on the same route, so it didn't delay the return time. He returned to Australasia smoothly on August 7, 1924.

The scene of welcoming Arthur was very grand. Even though Arthur had said not to make too much noise, the huge fleet returning still attracted a lot of attention from Australasia.

Fortunately, the safety of the entire Sydney Port had long been controlled by the royal guards, and Arthur didn't have to worry about being attacked.

It was also because of this that Arthur and Queen Mary brought a few little guys to appear in public in front of the public and waved to the public with a smile.

Obviously, such a people-friendly move is still very popular with Australasia. For Australasia, such a monarch who allows them to live a good life is already popular. If you add the characteristics of being people-friendly and kind, it is simply a wise monarch that is rare in a century.

After returning to Sydney Palace smoothly, the little guy was obviously sleepy and hurried back to his room to rest.

Although the trip to Europe was not tiring, the trip of more than two months on the sea was definitely physically and mentally exhausted.

Even though the cruise ship that Arthur and his family took was very luxurious, it could not compare to life on the ground after all.

Compared with the bumps on the sea, Arthur preferred to lie on the soft and comfortable big bed and quietly enjoy his life as a king.

Early the next morning, the new Prime Minister Roger asked to see Arthur and brought his own development plan.

The development of Australasia since its establishment has been quite smooth, which is inseparable from the five-year plan and the four-year plan.

The four-year development plan formulated by Prime Minister Kent in 1919 has achieved great success, and it also made Prime Minister Kent's last term extremely glorious.

Even Prime Minister Kent's earldom enfeoffment ceremony is already in intense preparation, waiting for Arthur to return to Australasia and officially grant Kent the earldom.

Although it was not only the success of the Four-Year Plan that made Prime Minister Kent gain such great credit, the bonus that the Four-Year Plan brought to Prime Minister Kent also made Roger, the new Prime Minister, envious.

After thinking for a long time, Prime Minister Roger decided to formulate a new four-year development plan to seek re-election and greater merits for himself.

As an old cabinet member who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer as early as the Principality of Australia, Prime Minister Roger was knighted after World War I, and was only one step away from obtaining the title of Baron.

According to Prime Minister Roger's qualifications, even if he did not make much contribution in this term, there would be no problem in getting a baron title.

But for Prime Minister Roger, who obviously has greater ambitions, although the title of Baron is already good, the further title of Earl is obviously more attractive.

If Baron is the real aristocracy, then Earl is the powerful aristocracy, and the bonus that Baron brings to the aristocracy and status is simply incomparable.

Especially after Australasia became strong, the earls of Australasia were respected everywhere, and their noble status and position would be recognized by the European royal family.

Arthur was not surprised to see the proposal of the new four-year plan put forward by Prime Minister Roger.

Compared with the aimless development without any purpose, it is more reasonable and reliable to formulate a four-year plan with a macro goal.

Prime Minister Kent's four-year plan has achieved great success, and a large part of the reason is that each department knows its goals and knows what to strive for.

Although the four-year plan was not issued in the first year of Prime Minister Roger's term, the current four-year plan will not be too late for Prime Minister Roger.

After all, at least the first three years of the four-year plan were spent during Prime Minister Roger's term. The success or failure of the four-year plan could be seen at that time, and it also related to whether Prime Minister Roger could be re-elected.

Prime Minister Roger's new four-year plan is roughly divided into four modules, namely industry, economy, population and people's livelihood.

In the industrial goals, Prime Minister Roger put forward the requirement of maintaining rapid development. In 1923, Australasia's steel production was 20,000 tons and 10,000 tons respectively, just one step away from the threshold of 10 million tons of total steel production.

In Prime Minister Roger's four-year development plan, he specifically mentioned maintaining a growth rate of at least 5% in total steel production, so that the total steel production will reach at least 7.5 million tons and 4.5 million tons respectively in four years, and the total steel production will exceed 12 million tons.

Considering the sales volume of the automotive industry and the consumption of steel caused by various infrastructure construction in Australasia, this total steel production is still easy to achieve.

After all, whether it is building cars or building railways, a large amount of steel is required. With various infrastructure construction, the domestic steel demand in Australasia will only increase.

The reason for maintaining such a relatively reasonable development expectation is that Arthur has mentioned many times that Australasia's production demand needs to be planned according to actual consumption demand, and production cannot be expanded blindly.

There are many plans for industry, including the construction of a new industrial base after the completion of the fourth phase of the Leonora Industrial Base, as well as reforms for some industries, expansion of factories, etc.

Including corresponding subsidies, tax cuts, support and encouragement for industry to ensure that the growth of industry can meet the government's estimates.

In addition to industry, Arthur is also interested in Prime Minister Roger's demand for population.

At present, the population of Australasia is about 26.33 million, and the speed of population development has slowed down. After all, Arthur still attaches great importance to the size of the British population.

But now, with the increase of British immigrants, Australasia can also begin to imagine the population growth after the increase of immigrants.

In Prime Minister Roger's estimate, the population growth has been relatively good.

According to Prime Minister Roger's plan, Australasia will receive 35+35+15 European immigrants every year in the new four-year plan, plus the increase of Australasia's local population by about 500,000, which can achieve an annual population increase of at least 1.3 million.

35 plus 35 plus 15, in fact, is 350,000 British immigrants, 350,000 Russian immigrants, and 150,000 immigrants from other countries.

This data is relatively easy to achieve. Under the premise of the soaring unemployment rate in the UK, the number of British immigrants to Australasia continues to rise, and it has exceeded 300,000 last year.

If this number can be maintained, plus the same number of Russian immigrants, the annual immigration scale is still quite considerable.

On this basis, the population of Australasia will be able to achieve a surge in the next four years, and the population will be able to reach about 32 million four years later.

Although this population size does not meet Arthur's expectations, the growth rate is definitely not low.

If this population growth rate can be maintained, the population of Australasia will grow to about 40 million in ten years, and there will be no problem fighting World War II.

But if you want to become one of the world's top countries after World War II, the population must grow to at least 60 million, and you must weaken other countries as much as possible, which is still a problem for Australasia at present.

In terms of economic growth, Prime Minister Roger is still relatively conservative. In 1923, Australasia's GDP was about 52.7 billion Australian dollars, and the level was still quite good.

There is no faster way to grow the economy, which also allows Roger to keep the expected GDP growth at 5% and strive to stabilize the current growth trend.

What remains are a lot of plans about people's livelihood, including medical care and education, as well as taxation and various policies.

Overall, this four-year plan has a lot of content that refers to the previous four-year plan, but it is still necessary for the current development of the country.

After confirming that there are no problems, Arthur has passed the four-year plan proposed by Prime Minister Roger and named it the second four-year plan, collectively referred to as the 24 plan.

If the construction of this four-year plan is relatively smooth, I believe that there will be more cabinet prime ministers to follow suit and launch the 34 plan, 44 plan, and so on.

It is not a bad idea to even become a routine for every government. Such a development plan is not a bad thing for the government and the country. It can also measure the specific performance of each government in each plan as a basis for their political achievements and re-election.

The current international environment is still very friendly to the development of Australasia. There are no powerful hostile countries, and there is no shortage of its own development resources.

In particular, a considerable part of the region is in civil strife. Australasia's food and weapons are exported to major regions of the world. The profits earned each year and the taxes collected by the government are large figures, which also keep the government's financial situation very good.

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