Chapter 806 The Empire Is Preparing

Compared to the Philippines, which has only 150,000 troops, the United Sultanate of Kalimantan has more troops.

But considering that Kalimantan is a pure colony compared to the Philippines, the combat effectiveness of the Kalimantan army is naturally questionable.

Because Arthur wants to balance the power gap between the sultanates, the population gap between the sultanates is very small except for the land area.

This also represents a very terrible situation. Any sultanate in the United Sultanate has a population of at least 4 million.

In particular, the existing Kutai Sultanate occupies the second largest land area in the whole of Kalimantan, and is close to the sea. It is considered to be the richest among the small sultanates.

If it weren't for the fact that the Great Sultan Muhammad obtained the Great Sultanate's ruling area, which is a narrow strip leading to the coast, I'm afraid the Kutai Sultanate would have become the country with the best terrain in the entire Kalimantan Sultanate.

The benefit of a large population is the armed forces of each sultanate. The so-called number of troops is actually not small.

According to the rules set by Muhammad, small sultanates can have 80,000 to 100,000 troops, and each small sultanate is responsible for its own military expenses.

The army of the Great Sultanate is jointly supplied by all small sultanates, and all military expenses, weapons, equipment and supplies needed by the army must be evenly distributed to each small sultanate.

The advantage of doing this is that other small sultanates can provide their own armies.

At present, Muhammad's army has a total of 300,000 troops. In addition to the 100,000 troops belonging to his own sultanate, which need to bear all the military expenses themselves, the remaining 200,000 troops belonging to the Great Sultanate are evenly shared by all small sultanates.

But these armies of the Great Sultanate are naturally managed and commanded by the Great Sultan Muhammad himself, which is equivalent to Muhammad's own private army.

This is also the rule set by Muhammad to ensure his own rule. Because it is conducive to controlling the entire Great Sultanate, it was tacitly approved by Arthur and Australasia.

It is easy to maintain such a rule. As long as there is the support of Australasia, it is not so easy for other small sultanates to rebel.

But it is also easy to overturn such a rule. As long as they lose the support of Australasia, the small sultanates that are dissatisfied with the Great Sultan will involuntarily form an alliance and jointly attack the Great Sultan.

Muhammad did this to make himself the common enemy of all the small sultanates, so that Arthur could rest assured.

Anyway, as long as there is support from Australasia, Muhammad's throne as the Great Sultan will become very stable.

The dissatisfaction of some small sultanates is not that important. As long as they cannot threaten Muhammad's position, they can only grit their teeth and endure it.

Because the eight small sultanates have their own armed forces, the number of troops that can be mobilized by the entire Kalimantan Great Sultanate is very large, even close to one million.

Most of the small sultanates are equipped with four reinforced infantry divisions, one cavalry division, and one artillery division.

Such an army configuration can keep the number of soldiers just around 100,000, which is also the maximum number of small sultanate troops limited by the Great Sultan Muhammad.

The 200,000 troops of the Great Sultanate are configured with 8 infantry divisions, 3 cavalry divisions, and 2 artillery divisions, with a number of just over 200,000.

As for the expansion of the army of the Great Sultanate of Kalimantan, Arthur has not yet considered the various small sultanates.

According to the actual situation of the small sultanates, supporting 100,000 troops is already a relatively large burden for them.

Moreover, the more troops the small sultanates have, the more difficult it will be for the Great Sultan Muhammad to rule.

In view of the fact that Muhammad is still very sensible and loyal so far, Arthur has no idea of ​​creating difficulties for his rule for the time being.

This also means that if Kalimantan wants to expand its army, it can only expand the army affiliated with the Great Sultanate.

Anyway, the military expenses are jointly borne by the small sultanates, and the burden on the small sultanates is not that great.

At present, the Great Sultanate has only 200,000 troops, which is far from enough. Because it is not known when the war will break out, it becomes necessary to prepare early.

Under Arthur's order, Muhammad also expanded the army sensibly, expanding the army of the Great Sultanate of Kalimantan from 200,000 to 500,000.

In order to give these natives sufficient motivation to expand their army, Arthur also made promises, saying that he would negotiate with the British and try to buy the North Kalimantan colony from the British, so that the Great Kalimantan Sultanate would occupy the entire Kalimantan Island.

This is equivalent to drawing a pie in the sky. Arthur did not promise the time to buy the land, and it was impossible to give the land to these natives for free.

But such a pie in the sky is still very attractive to Muhammad and other small native sultans.

After all, their territory is limited to Kalimantan. In addition to internal wars, the only way to expand the land is to find a way from the British North Kalimantan colony in the north.

After the Philippines and Kalimantan expanded their armies, Arthur's worries about future wars have dissipated by half.

Even if the Australasian army is not counted, the estimated number of troops in the Philippines and Kalimantan at this time is about 1.6 million.

Leaving 300,000 troops to guard Kalimantan and the Philippines, Australasia can mobilize at least 1.3 million soldiers.

Although the combat effectiveness of these troops is worrying, they are also relatively qualified cannon fodder in the war.

With these 1.3 million troops, at least hundreds of thousands of casualties can be reduced for Australasia.

Moreover, when the war starts, the expansion of the indigenous army is endless. The Philippines alone can create at least one million troops, not to mention Kalimantan, which has a population of tens of millions.

With the supply of various weapons from Australasia, I believe that after the outbreak of the war, no matter how poor the combat effectiveness of these indigenous people is, they can almost achieve a 5 to 1 or 10 to 1 loss ratio.

Even if ten indigenous people are used to eliminate an enemy, Arthur will never feel bad, and even feel that he has made a profit.

Especially the population of Kalimantan, it is better to weaken it if it can be weakened. After World War II, Australasia's sphere of influence should be spread all over the world, and the importance of small markets such as the Philippines and Kalimantan will not be so important.

Compared with the income from dumping goods in these two regions, Arthur paid more attention to the burden brought to the country by the rebellion after the crisis broke out in these two regions.

With Nicholas II's arrival in London, Princess Sheiana's relinquishing the right to inherit the throne of the Russian Empire also became a major news that was spread to the world.

What was hotly discussed by the people was naturally the destruction of the huge Russian Empire and the crown of the Russian Empire.

In a corner that no one noticed, a report about the news of the Australasian Empire was gradually spread to the world.

Yes, the empire is about to be established.

But before the establishment of the empire, Arthur still has to test the attitude of the people at home and abroad towards the establishment of the empire.

Although it is highly likely that others will not object, Arthur does not want the empire he has worked so hard to create to become a pseudo-empire in the eyes of others.

The good news is that the people of Australasia welcome the establishment of the empire very much, and even spontaneously formed a parade to celebrate it.

Yes, in addition to publicly demonstrating against the government and other forces, the parade actually also has a celebratory function.

Holding high banners with the words "Long live the Empire!" and "Long live His Majesty Arthur!", the people walked in the streets of Fort St. Arthur with their heads held high, proudly cheering "Long live", just like fanatical followers running for their idols.

Although the attitudes of the people in the country are different, they actually recognize Arthur's contribution to Australasia as a monarch.

Arthur was born in 1888, and he was only 45 years old at that time, which is the golden age for a politician.

Generally, at this age, people will feel mature and can rule a region with more mature ideas and concepts.

But for Arthur, this year is his 32nd year of ruling Australasia. To be precise, it is the 32nd year of ruling Australia.

In the long river of human history, 32 years are fleeting, and even no punctuation marks can be left.

But for an ordinary person's life, 32 years is long and an important part of a person's life.

For those born after 1900 in Australia, the youngest has reached the age of 32, which is the age of the mainstay of the country.

For this group of people, their monarch is Arthur since they were born, and they have benefited from Arthur in various ways.

Especially for those whose family income is not high, they can eat and dress warmly and graduate from free schools. The biggest project is naturally Arthur as their monarch.

In addition, Arthur often treats people with a kind image, does not have too much airs when traveling, and has almost no negative news.

The loving royal family is almost a role model for all Australians, which makes Arthur's image continue to improve in the hearts of the people, and even under the exaggeration of some media, he has been promoted as the savior of Australia.

Needless to say, these people are loyal to Arthur, and the establishment of the empire is also very happy for them.

Whether it is the expansion of the country in terms of territory since Arthur took the throne, or the legendary story of Australia gradually moving from a colony to a great power, it is enough to make this country qualified to become an empire.

Arthur, who made all this happen, was naturally qualified to become the first emperor of Australasia.

As he was already prepared in diplomacy, he decided not to wait any longer and put the establishment of the empire on the agenda.

Doing so would not only improve the cohesion of the entire country, but also promote the establishment of the Australasia nation more quickly.

As for whether other countries would object, it was not so important to Arthur. Judging from the current strength of Australasia, except for the countries that have really become mortal enemies, who would directly stand up and oppose it?

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