Chapter 797: Crisis of the Russian Royal Family

After hearing the prices of the three missiles, Minister Thomas finally breathed a sigh of relief and said to Herman confidently: "Director Herman, the Ministry of National Defense plans to order 2,500 missiles from you in the next three years.

Among them, 1,200 air-to-air Tester-3 missiles, 800 air-to-ground Tester-3 missiles, and 500 Dove missiles are ordered.

According to the price you provided, the Ministry of National Defense will pay a deposit of 12 million Australian dollars this year, and pay the balance of 7 million Australian dollars each year for the remaining two years. How about it?"

The purchase of 2,500 missiles is a number that Minister Thomas came up with after careful consideration. With these 2,500 missiles, the air force of Australasia can be further strengthened, and there is no need to worry whether the island country will surpass Australasia in terms of the navy.

In World War II, the island country once took a suicide attack on American warships, which was to let the pilots of the aircraft rush directly to American warships and aircraft carriers.

Such behavior did cause casualties to American warships in a short period of time, and overall it was still somewhat effective.

The new generation of missiles in Australasia is a way that is much more lethal than suicide attacks.

For the attack on warships, even if the hit rate is only one-third, these 500 dove missiles are enough to make the island nation's navy suffer.

Moreover, missiles can be specifically responsible for attacking the enemy's large warships. Those small warships can be surrounded and suppressed by the Australasia Navy.

In this way, missiles can play a greater role. After all, large warships will be larger in size and the hit rate will be correspondingly higher.

As for whether the island nation's warships have the ability to intercept missiles, at least in the next ten years, basically no.

In other words, through missiles that are not so expensive, the pressure on the Australasia Navy can be greatly reduced.

In the Pacific, Australasia's only competitor is the island nation. This also means that the size of the Australasian navy only needs to be maintained at a level similar to that of the island countries, and combined with the surprise attack of missiles, it can define its advantage on the Pacific Ocean.

Hearing the missile ordering plan mentioned by Minister Thomas, Sherman would naturally not reject it. After all, this order can also bring a lot of research funds to the Missile Research Institute. As a scientist who attaches great importance to research, Herman will never refuse the funds that come to his door.

When the two discussed the details of the missile ordering plan, Arthur had already got on the car and returned to Fort St. Arthur.

Arthur was not very interested in the details of the order, so he let Minister Thomas and Director Herman decide the specific contents of the order.

A few days after returning to Fort St. Arthur, Arthur received bad news from Russia. Nicholas II was completely defeated in the war, and a small number of troops were escorting Nicholas II to flee eastward.

This army is the only remaining army loyal to Nicholas II, and the current number of people is less than 5,000.

This army is escorting many Russian royal family members, including Nicholas II, to flee to Siberia.

Siberia is even more vast, and this is an area that neither Nicholas II nor his opponents control.

At present, the other side has occupied St. Petersburg, which also means that the war is actually over.

Arthur doesn't know what he thinks about this. Nicholas II's failure is good news for Arthur, after all, Arthur's throne has a legal source.

However, the legal basis is only a theoretical basis. Whether the throne is stable depends on the country's own strength and the degree of recognition of the royal family by the people.

According to Arthur's current reputation and status among the people, even without legal basis, Arthur can still establish an empire of all Australasia.

However, it is unknown how long such an empire can last. Napoleon once established an empire of all French people, but the Napoleonic dynasty did not last long.

Later, there was the empire of all Germans established by Prussia, and the empire of all Austrians established by Franz, the then Emperor of Austria-Hungary.

However, both empires claimed to have inherited the legal basis of the Holy Roman Empire, and they were not truly countries without legal basis.

In fact, the defeat of Nicholas II was a mixed blessing for Arthur.

The good news is that Russia will be stronger than during the reign of Nicholas II. If he is given a few years to develop, he will be an important force against Germany in the future.

But the bad news is that because the potential of this country is much greater than during the reign of Nicholas II, he is a potential competitor for Arthur.

When Australasia defeats the island country, it will inevitably have some conflicts with the Pacific Northwest Coast of this country.

After all, for a country like Russia that has few natural excellent ports, the excellent ports on the Pacific Northwest Coast do not want to be wasted.

Even if the island country is defeated, it will still face an opponent with greater potential. This is not good news.

After the defeat of Nicholas II, Arthur must re-plan the current world situation.

Who is the biggest competitor at present and who will be the biggest competitor in the future must go through detailed planning and formulate certain strategic defenses.

For example, Russia now. Even in the future World War II, it will become an important force against Germany.

But for this country, it was impossible for Arthur not to take certain precautions. After the demise of the United States, the future world situation is likely to evolve into Australasia and this country as the two poles of the world.

If certain restrictions are not imposed on this country, Arthur does not want to see a confrontation similar to the Cold War occur in Australasia in the future.

This kind of situation, which is very likely to be thrown by the enemy with a nuclear weapon above the head, neither Arthur nor the future monarch would want to happen to him.

In order to prevent such a scene from happening, the best way is to weaken your competitor as much as possible so that he can maintain a certain level of strength but not too strong.

Of course, even if there are restrictions, they will definitely have to wait until later. The most important thing at the moment is how to deal with the Russian royal family and how to properly handle the transfer of legal principles.

When it comes to such issues, of course, a meeting must be held in the cabinet government.

On January 17, 1932, a cabinet meeting was officially held in St. Arthur's Castle, specifically to discuss how to deal with Nicholas II and others, as well as the concept of building a new empire.

To be honest, everyone in the cabinet is actually very happy to see the establishment of a new empire.

When Arthur becomes emperor, they will of course be the most important assistant ministers. Even if you can't rely on such merit to stay in the cabinet position, you can at least get a lot of merit and take your title a step further.

When people strive for this life, apart from the grand goal of realizing their ideals, isn't the only thing left for them to do is to get themselves promoted to a higher position so that they and their family can live a good life?

As long as Arthur can become the emperor, these important cabinet ministers will definitely be able to take a step forward in their titles.

Apart from anything else, it should be indispensable to ensure a hereditary baronetcy. With such a generous reward, which official would jump out and express opposition?

"Everyone, tell me, how to deal with the current situation in Russia?" At the cabinet meeting, Arthur directly entered the topic and looked at the cabinet officials.

Everyone understood that the countdown to the establishment of the Australasian Empire had entered, and they looked quite excited.

Prime Minister Raul was the first to stand up and give his own opinion: "Your Majesty, the Russian royal family must be protected. After all, your Majesty also signed the European Royal Family Joint Declaration. This declaration cannot be violated.

However, when to rescue the Russian royal family and which members of the Russian royal family can be rescued are not something we can decide artificially. "

Regardless of whether Arthur had reached a private agreement with Nicholas II, relying solely on the joint declaration of European royal families that Arthur had drafted at the time, Arthur would not have been able to watch Nicholas II and his family being arrested.

After all, in history, Nicholas II and his family were shot directly during the revolution. This direct massacre of royal members was naturally a direct provocation to the European Royal Family's Joint Declaration and Arthur.

If Arthur just sits back and does nothing, when the Russian royal family is massacred in the future, Arthur and many European royal families who signed the European Royal Family Declaration will become the laughing stock of the world.

However, the meaning of Prime Minister Raul's words is also very clear. Retaining the bloodline of the Russian royal family, that is, Princess Scheiana, was an agreement between Arthur and Nicholas II at that time.

But whether the remaining people can come to Australasia safely seems to be something that Australasia cannot decide, but in fact it is within human control.

However, it was impossible for Arthur to directly nod in agreement with such a strategy. Raul naturally understood this, so he looked at the other cabinet ministers.

"That's true, Your Majesty, Your Excellency Prime Minister." Defense Minister Thomas stood up and echoed: "Currently we only have rough information. His Majesty Nicholas II led the royal family and a small army eastward from St. Petersburg. get away.

We can't determine where they are, so we can't carry out a more detailed rescue.

Moreover, it takes a long time for Australasia to travel to St. Petersburg or the Russian Far East.

Even if we dispatch our troops in time, we may not be able to arrive in time to save most of the Russian royal family. "

Minister Thomas's words were to give Arthur a step down and prevent the Australasian army from being suspected and ridiculed by other countries after only rescuing a small number of Russian members.

After finding the steps, Arthur went down the stairs: "I understand the difficulties of this rescue operation. But for us, our friendship with Russia is very important, and we cannot turn a blind eye to the crisis of the Russian royal family. "

"Minister Wellington." Arthur looked at Foreign Secretary Wellington.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Minister Wellington quickly stood up and respectfully waited for Arthur's order.

"Contact all the royal families that signed the European Royal Family Declaration at that time and ask them to join us in testing Russia to ensure the safety of Nicholas II and his family.

At the same time, try to gain the consent of the World Alliance as much as possible to make our rescue of the Russian royal family legal.

On this basis, Minister Thomas, I hope you can form a small army to rescue Nicholas II and his family as much as possible without the outbreak of conflict. "

"As you command, Your Majesty!" Foreign Secretary Wellington and Defense Secretary Thomas said in unison.

Although according to the European Royal Family Joint Declaration at that time, the countries that signed the declaration could legally rescue the royal families of various countries in danger.

But the problem is that it is still quite difficult to rescue Nicholas II's family throughout Russia.

Moreover, only Princess Sheyanna and a small number of Russian royal family members need to be rescued, and the timing of the rescue must be grasped.

For Arthur, of course, he does not want to see Nicholas II being rescued to Australasia.

After all, there are still a large number of Russian people in Australasia, including many Russian capitals.

If these Russians support the restoration of Nicholas II, Arthur will inevitably be in a dilemma.

After all, the enemies of Nicholas II's restoration are very powerful, and there are some taboo reasons, which is impossible to achieve.

Instead of creating some troubles in the future, it is better to eliminate such troubles directly. In addition to Nicholas II, most of the other members of the Russian royal family can actually be rescued.

Including Nicholas II's queen, Princess Sheyanna, many members of the Russian royal family, and some of Russia's last capital, etc.

These Russian capitals are not stupid. By being loyal to Nicholas II, they can also rely on Nicholas II to gain some benefits, and it is even easier to exploit the people's fat.

But if the regime is controlled by another Russia, the fate of these capitals is hard to say.

At that time, the capitalist Russian government and another Russia had a big conflict, and the capital also had a deep understanding of the ideas and ways of doing things of this Russia.

Therefore, after the complete failure of Nicholas II, the few remaining capitals in Russia also chose to flee.

When these Russian capitals fled, there were only two first choices, namely Western Europe and Australasia.

After the demise of the United States, only Europe and Australia were indeed developed, and other regions were not so attractive to capital for various reasons.

The reason why Australasia can become the most popular region for Russian capital on par with Western Europe is that there are many Russians in Australasia.

These Russian capitals are most familiar with Russians, and they know how to exploit Russians to the greatest extent under legal circumstances.

In addition, they are also optimistic about the capital environment in Australasia. Although Western Europe is currently the most developed region, the capital in Western Europe is very strong, and it is not something that the current Russian capital can touch.

After Russian capital went to Western Europe, there were not many companies that could take root stably. Many companies will be divided up by local capital and become the best nutrients for others.

Because of the monopoly and control of various industries by the royal consortium in Australasia, Australia does not have such a large private capital.

The best result of this is that the companies and capital do not form a monopoly, and they cannot use price increases to squeeze the people.

All walks of life are in a state of blooming everywhere. Under such circumstances, the prices of various commodities are destined not to be too high.

Doing so is beneficial to the people, which is why Arthur wants to eliminate the private enterprises that have monopolies in various industries.

Even if Arthur's royal consortium has a monopoly, it is impossible to squeeze the people like capital.

But private enterprises are different. Even if private enterprises and capital are well-intentioned at the beginning, they will not be able to resist the poisoning of capitalism and interests.

Arthur does not believe that capital can strictly monitor and check enterprises like himself.

For Arthur, Australasia is also his property, and the stability of Australasia cannot be destroyed.

But for those capitalists, only the money they get in their hands belongs to them. National interests and stability are nothing in front of their own interests.

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