Chapter 800 Preparation for War

After Britain and Australasia agreed to Russia's request, the operation to rescue the Russian royal family was actually successful.

As long as Russia no longer takes action against Nicholas II, Nicholas II will have no problem reaching the Far East with his loyal army.

Since the lives of Nicholas II and his family are no longer in danger, what Arthur is concerned about at this time is naturally the subsequent issue of the establishment of the Australasian Empire.

Arthur still had some hesitations about whether to establish it before the war or after the war.

If the empire is established before the war, the new empire will become more stable after the war is successfully passed.

But if the empire is established after the war, no country will oppose it, and the new empire will become the leader of all monarchies.

In general, there are benefits to both establishing an empire before the war and after the war.

And the longer the empire was established, the more deeply the people recognized the empire. When the throne is passed to William in the future, no one will oppose William's throne, and both the royal family and the country will exist in the long run.

Thinking of this, Arthur decided to prepare as early as possible and try to establish an empire all over Australasia before the war.

Although it is just a change of status and title, this is definitely a big event for the entire Australasia.

The same goes for Arthur. Whether it is the corresponding ceremony or clothing, careful preparation is required to be worthy of Arthur's hard work.

To this end, Arthur decided to reorganize all of Australasia and wait in the best condition for Arthur's most glorious moment, that is, the moment when he became the emperor of Australasia.

After it was determined that Nicholas II and his family were not in danger, Arthur was no longer interested in when Nicholas II and his family would come to Australasia.

After all, Nicholas II at this time had no other way to ensure the survival and prosperity of the Romanov family besides fulfilling his agreement with Arthur.

Arthur, who was really free, decided to conduct a detailed nationwide population survey to determine the real population of Australasia.

If we only discuss population figures, the population of Australasia has exceeded 40 million.

However, because statistics in various places are not so detailed, the proportion of each ethnic group in the total population, as well as the specific population figures, are still approximate.

In order to better understand the entire country, it is necessary to conduct a large-scale census.

In addition to determining the specific population figures of the country, it is more important to exclude spies from other countries in the country as much as possible.

If Australasia has a war with the island countries in the future, then it is necessary to completely eliminate the island countries' population now for the stability of the country in the future.

"Minister Hunter, how is the country's fiscal revenue and economic situation this year?" Arthur looked at the son of the old Kent housekeeper and the younger brother of former Prime Minister Kent, Finance Minister Hunter, and asked with a serious face.

"Your Majesty, in 1931, our economy still maintained rapid growth. Our annual GDP reached 7.831 billion Australian dollars, and our annual fiscal revenue exceeded 437 million Australian dollars." Minister Hunter said with excitement: "

Our total fiscal expenditure was only A$403.5 million, and our fiscal surplus reached A$33.5 million. "

After hearing the economic and financial news reported by Minister Hunter, Arthur nodded with satisfaction and quite recognized the work of Minister Hunter.

Since the end of the economic crisis, Australasia's economy has begun to take off again.

Especially after the demise of the United States, with the arrival of a large amount of American capital and European immigrants, Australasia took off much faster than before, and has become the country with the fastest economic and industrial development.

Although it is not as terrifying as the industry and economy of the United States in its heyday, Australasia's current real industrial and economic data can be said to be second only to the powerful British Empire.

If Arthur had not deliberately concealed some external data, I am afraid that the now recognized second power would have been Australasia, not France.

The reason why Arthur was relieved to let France stay on the throne of the second great power was that in addition to the fact that France was really needed to attract the hatred of the British, Arthur was also very relieved about the French.

Although France is also developing, there are still too many problems within France. France was not even growing as fast as Britain and was not even a competitor for Arthur.

As long as Britain was weakened in future wars, Australasia would become the most powerful nation in the world.

Except for Russia, the country with the greatest potential to become a powerful enemy, the remaining countries will not have any resistance to the hegemony of Arthur and Australasia in a short period of time.

"How much budget does the Ministry of Finance currently have available? If a super war of the same scale as the previous European war occurs in the next few years, can our economic situation last for at least 3 to 4 years?" Arthur continued to ask .

Although we don’t know when the next World War II will occur, it is necessary to be fully prepared.

Although in theory Australasia could obtain sufficient income by selling large quantities of resources and supplies during World War II, Australasia also faced a relatively powerful enemy, the island nation.

As soon as the war starts, expenses will come in a continuous stream. If we cannot make advance response measures and wait until the war comes to prepare various materials and equipment, it will be too late.

Only by preparing in advance and being able to deal with super wars like the previous European war at any time can Australasia deal with the next World War II calmly.

"Your Majesty, the current funds available for dispatch from the Ministry of Finance are about 257 million Australian dollars." Minister Hunt quickly replied: "

Considering the good economic development in our country, I think our economy can support at least five years of war.

As long as we can protect our maritime trade routes, we can last longer."

War will definitely not be carried by the little money in the treasury. Once the war breaks out, the government will issue various national debts and try to raise more funds from the private sector for military expenses.

Secondly, after the outbreak of the war, whether it is state-owned or civilian factories, they are obliged to obey the country's dispatch to produce various materials and equipment needed by the country.

In addition to the two medium-sized markets like Kalimantan in the Philippines and the large market of Europe, Australasia will have no problem supporting at least five years in the war.

"What is the current situation of the Ministry of Industry? Do we have sufficient reserves of food and weapons and equipment?" Arthur continued to look at the Minister of Industry and the Minister of Agriculture, and asked the questions he was more concerned about.

In order to cope with the war, the reserves of various industrial products, including weapons and equipment and food, are actually very important.

Before the outbreak of World War I, Arthur asked various factories to produce a large number of weapons and equipment and materials, and successfully made a lot of money in World War I.

This is also why the Royal Consortium quickly became the largest capital in Australasia, and its annual income is not much different from that of the government.

World War II and World War I are actually not much different. Arthur also plans to prepare a large number of weapons and equipment and food and materials that are in short supply in the war in advance according to the methods of World War I, and then sell them to Europe at a higher price when the war breaks out.

Anyway, after the outbreak of the war, the prices of various materials will skyrocket. Now that these materials are produced at a low cost price, the future profit will be at least several times, or even more than ten times.

The money earned from these weapons and food supplies can be used as military expenses for Australasia. In a word, it is equivalent to using the money of Europe and other countries to support the Australasia army. Australasia only needs to be a middleman to make a profit.

"Your Majesty, our total steel production reached 14.552 million tons last year, second only to the United Kingdom, the Great Lakes Industrial Zone and France, and slightly ahead of Germany.

Because of your order to restrict industrial development, we have not increased the total steel production in recent years, but have focused on the development of chemical industry and other industries.

If necessary, we can expand the total steel production to 20 million tons at any time, and expand the total steel production to 25 million tons within three years." Industry Minister Joy replied.

Arthur nodded, and he was not dissatisfied with the total steel production falling to fourth in the world.

The previous economic crisis has made the world see the disadvantages of barbaric development. The current market in Australasia is not large. In addition to the local market, there are only two relatively good markets in Kalimantan and the Philippines.

But these two markets can only be said to be good, and there is still a long way to go from being excellent. The two markets are not very capable of absorbing industrial products, which also means that Australasia's industrial development will not see a huge improvement in the short term.

Although it seems to be only ranked fourth in the world, Australasia's industrial strength is definitely not weak at this time.

As Minister Joy said, if Arthur is willing, Australasia's industrial scale can be expanded to the top three in the world at any time, easily driving France off the throne of the top three in industry.

But the problem is that it is somewhat unnecessary to do so. After all, France has vast colonies that can be used to dump various industrial products, but Australasia does not.

Once the industry expands blindly, it is very likely to face another economic crisis, which is obviously not in line with Arthur's plan.

It is worth mentioning that the industrial strength of the island country, Australasia's biggest rival, has not seen much development.

In 1931, the island country's steel production was only about 650,000 tons, and the total steel production was only 1.5 million tons, which is almost one-tenth of Australasia.

With such a huge lead in industry, it is destined that in future wars, the island country will definitely be the first country to fail.

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