Chapter 635 Things Have Changed and People Have Changed

Although the combat effectiveness of an army cannot be completely measured by the degree of shock during the military parade, the combat effectiveness of an army can be clearly reflected during the military parade, at least in general.

If the Australasians only feel proud of watching their own army, then seeing the military parade of other countries will enable them to deeply appreciate the strength of the Australasian army.

This is not self-praise, but the disparity in strength reflected by the different performances of the military parades of several countries.

If Australasia is not counted, there are still many countries participating in the parade, more than a dozen at most.

But except that the British army is relatively neat and its equipment is not much different from that of Australasia, other countries are far inferior to Australasia in terms of weapons and equipment, the neatness of soldiers during the parade, and the shock brought by solemnity.

This can also be reflected in the news reports after the military parade. Domestic and foreign media praised the Australasian army, but most of the armies of other countries participating in the military parade were not mentioned.

Fortunately, both the Australian and foreign media are willing to give the British a face, and there are naturally British people in the army that is praised.

However, many media only praise the British for their weapons and equipment, which also indirectly shows that they believe that the Australian army has stronger combat capabilities than the British army.

After the military parade, this National Day event has come to an end. However, representatives and troops of various countries are not in a hurry to leave. After all, everyone is a member of the British and Australian system, and now is a good opportunity for many countries to get closer to each other.

The negotiations that Arthur attaches more importance to are naturally cooperation with the UK. No matter how important other countries are, they are ultimately not as good as the benefits that the UK brings to Australasia.

The fact that the majority of Australians are British immigrants has determined that the influence that the UK brings to Australasia is the greatest among many countries, and Arthur has to consider the opinions of British immigrants.

Fortunately, the current good relationship with the British also means that there will be no problems in cooperation with the UK.

Arthur and George V signed a treaty under the joint witness of many media, symbolizing that the relationship between Britain and Australasia has entered a new chapter.

Of course, the specific content of the treaty will not be disclosed to the outside world, and even the areas in which cooperation has been reached will not be announced to the public.

Arthur attaches more importance to population cooperation with the British. The number of unemployed people in the UK is constantly increasing. Although the British government has promulgated corresponding welfare policies to ensure a certain income and material supply for the unemployed, it still cannot improve the current situation in the UK.

It is precisely because of this that Australasia has become the biggest beneficiary. According to the cooperation signed by Arthur and George V, Britain will vigorously promote immigration to Australasia, and it is expected that up to 500,000 people can be immigrated to Australasia every year.

Don't think that 500,000 people are too few. If 500,000 immigrants can be obtained from the UK, it means that the total number of immigrants in Australasia can exceed 1 million.

Coupled with the local newborn population, Australasia can maintain the advantage of the majority of immigrants in the UK, and still be able to rapidly increase the population size at a rate of more than 1.5 million per year.

Although such a population growth rate is still not as fast as those countries with larger populations, 1.5 million per year is definitely not slow, and before World War II, the population of Australasia would be close to 40 million.

Such population cooperation is naturally what Arthur would like to see most, and it is also the most attractive condition offered by George V to Arthur.

Obviously, both sides are very happy to see such immigration. Because this can not only improve the social problems of a large number of unemployed people in the UK, but also improve the development problems of Australasia's lack of population size.

In fact, it is not just the UK, many European countries are emigrating in large numbers. The continuous growth of the unemployed population has made it an unavoidable problem for European countries. It is difficult to properly solve this problem. It is better to directly encourage these unemployed people to emigrate abroad, which can not only reduce the number of unemployed people, but also strengthen the influence on foreign countries.

At present, the country with the largest number of emigrants each year is Russia, with a population loss of more than 1.3 million people in immigration each year.

Among them, 300,000 to 400,000 people go to Australasia, hundreds of thousands go to the Balkan Peninsula, and a considerable number of people go to Poland, the Baltic Sea and other parts of Europe.

Although Russia loses more than 1.3 million people in immigration every year, its total population has been rising since the end of the civil war.

There is nothing we can do about it. Most of Russia's population is agricultural, and the growth rate of agricultural population has always been high.

In the year when the population growth of Tsarist Russia was the most exaggerated, the population growth that year exceeded 6 million.

You should know that this is the population growth after deducting the number of immigrants and deaths. If it is just the birth population, it is even close to 7 million.

You should know that the total population of second- and third-rate European countries such as the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, and Norway is also hovering around 7 million.

The population growth in Russia during its peak period was equivalent to the total population of these countries, which is enough to prove how exaggerated Russia's population growth rate is.

According to the current situation and data of various countries, as of the beginning of 1926, the local population of the great powers ranked as follows:

First place, Russia, 1.5 billion people.

Second place, the United States, 1.2 billion people.

Third place, the island country, 60.13 million people.

Fourth place, Germany, 58.14 million people.

Fifth place, the United Kingdom, 44.77 million people.

Sixth place, Italy, 38.42 million people.

Seventh place, France, 37.59 million people.

Eighth place, Australasia, 29.76 million people.

It can be clearly seen that there are obvious changes in the population rankings and gaps of various countries before and after World War I.

Before World War I, Russia's population was far ahead, but now the gap with the United States is almost the same.

If Australasia had not taken away some of the immigrants from the United States, I am afraid that the population of the United States would have surpassed Russia at this time.

In addition to the impact of the civil war, the First World War, including foreign immigration, also reduced Russia's population by more than 10 million compared with history.

In addition, the population of the island country surpassed Germany and became the third among the great powers.

Compared with other great powers, the island country was not affected by World War I. Although this also made the island country lose many benefits in World War I, its population did not decrease at all, and even exceeded the 60 million mark, becoming the third most populous country among the great powers.

Although Germany's population has dropped significantly, the population of Germany's old rival France has not recovered much either.

This situation is consistent with history. Arthur even doubts whether France can increase its population to nearly 50 million before the outbreak of World War II as in history.

You know, if Germany provokes World War II, France will definitely be the vanguard of resistance against Germany.

I don't know whether France will create a record of surrendering in one month as in history.

Although the population ranking has changed a lot, it is generally good news for Australasia.

In the population ranking before World War I, Australasia did not even qualify for the list. Its population was not even comparable to that of Italy, which ranked last, or even far behind.

But now, the population gap between Australasia and the previous France is not too big, and even if we set a goal, there is hope to surpass it within 15 years.

However, the current population ranking still proves Australasia's population deficiency.

The importance of population in this era is beyond doubt. Only with sufficient population can we seek a higher international status.

From the current population ranking, it can be seen that it was not accidental that the United States replaced Britain as the world hegemon after World War II. It was the accumulation of national strength for decades or even hundreds of years.

Apart from anything else, just looking at the population size of more than 100 million Americans, it is already a goal that other countries cannot reach.

And many of these 100 million people are immigrants from European countries. The rise of the United States is also weakening other European countries in disguise.

If it were not for Australasia attracting some immigrants, I am afraid that the gap between the United States and European countries would be even greater at this time, and the United States’ voice would not be so low.

At least now, the first choice for British immigrants is Australasia, and the first choice for Russian immigrants is also Australasia.

This is also the reason why the population of Australasia has grown rapidly after World War I, and it has even gradually replaced the United States and become a popular choice for immigrants.

If there is still competition between Russia and the United States in terms of population, then in terms of economy, no country can match the prosperity of the United States.

Of course, this is talking about the mainland. If Britain counts all its colonies, its total economic output and industrial output value can barely compete with the United States.

But the problem is that the United States is a whole, while the British colonies are a scattered collection.

In other words, the potential for Americans to explode by their own efforts is already frightening.

The British, including all their colonies, even have to take advantage of the Indian population dividend, plus the vast land and resources, to barely reach the current economic and industrial scale of the United States.

What a terrible data is this? Germany in its heyday could not achieve such a crushing, which is why the British are so taboo about Americans.

If it were not for the original naval restriction treaty, there would not be a comprehensive investigation of the industrial and economic scale of various countries.

It is precisely because of the detailed investigation of the industrial and economic situation of the United States that the British government directly regards the United States as the top threat, and the degree of threat is far greater than that of other countries at present.

In other words, even if it is known that confronting Australasia with the United States will benefit Australasia, as long as Australasia's population, economic scale and industrial production are not as good as those of the United States, the British think it is worth doing so.

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