Chapter 816 New Cabinet

Although Britain and France also announced the various conditions Germany agreed to in response to the public's suspicion and confusion, such a statement obviously could not be hidden from Arthur.

France gave in, which is an indisputable fact.

Perhaps, this is the only time France can shatter Hitler's fantasy without war.

Because Germany's army is limited to 150,000, Italy's army looks large, but its combat effectiveness is not strong.

Even if a war breaks out, without the intervention of other countries, nearly 500,000 French troops can easily break through Germany's defense, after all, the German army does not have large-scale heavy weapons.

But there is no way. Although France is a victorious country in World War I, the damage caused to France by World War I makes the French afraid of such a war.

On the contrary, after World War I, the damage and hatred of various countries to Germany were basically transferred by Germany to France and Jews.

Coupled with Hitler, a very outstanding speaker and emotional agitator, Germany chose hatred instead of cowardice like the French when facing the same damage as the French.

Although this means that the war is not far away, the increase in Germany's military strength is also good news for Arthur.

Only a stronger Germany can consume more of Britain and France's national strength within a controllable range.

When Britain and France can't hold on, they will ask for help from Australasia, the world's third largest power.

Only in this case can Australasia get what it wants and get it in a peaceful way.

It will take some time for Germany to expand its army, and it is definitely impossible to start a war with only these 250,000 troops.

This also means that Europe will have at least two years of peace, which is also the golden time for Australasia's development.

It is not clear whether Britain and France have sensed the smell of war, but Arthur can no longer care about Britain and France at this time.

Because as time came to June 1933, the first cabinet government of the Australasia Empire officially began elections.

Although cabinet elections have been held many times in Australasia, this is the first cabinet election since Arthur established the empire.

This cabinet can not only have the title of the first cabinet of the empire, but also obtain a higher status than before, which is one of the reasons why many officials are competing for it.

Under the management of more stringent party laws, the number of political parties in Australasia has been reduced to 15.

Among them, there are only 9 parties with more than one million supporters, and only 6 parties that have obtained at least one seat in the House of Representatives.

Although the number is small, the competition between the parties will be more brutal. Moreover, all members of the House of Representatives can sign up to run for the cabinet.

In addition, those who have been elected as cabinet members and are still eligible for election can also participate in the election of the first cabinet of the empire.

This has led to the competition for all seats in the first cabinet being far greater than before.

Even some ministers of unimportant departments have caused competition among many officials, and the difficulty of re-election of the current cabinet has been magnified many times.

In addition to paying attention to the election competition of the cabinet, people are also paying attention to whether the regulations that were implicitly formed by the previous cabinet will continue after the establishment of the empire.

This rule is that after serving as the Secretary of State (Deputy Prime Minister), if the current Prime Minister cannot be re-elected, he will be 100% elected as the next Prime Minister of the Cabinet.

This rule has been in place since the establishment of the Secretary of State during the Prime Minister Kent period, and it is still the case so far.

According to this situation, if Prime Minister Raul cannot be re-elected, then the current Secretary of State, Daze Watson, should become the Prime Minister of the new Cabinet government.

Is this really the case?

Arthur actually has relevant considerations.

Although the candidate for Prime Minister can be directly decided by Arthur, Arthur does not want to use this seemingly autocratic power frequently.

From the changes in the cabinet government in Australia to date, it can be seen that although the position of Prime Minister is very important, there are still some candidates that Arthur does not favor to be elected.

Although the political parties are different, the ideas of these officials can be roughly divided into two factions, radicals, conservatives and balanced factions.

The current Prime Minister Raul has stepped up from the Minister of Defense to the Prime Minister step by step, and is considered a representative of the radical faction.

The representatives of the conservatives, mainly during the period of the Principality of Australia, were the first Prime Minister Evan and the second Prime Minister Walter.

As for the Balancers, there are currently two representatives, Prime Minister Kent and Prime Minister Roger.

Both of them have an obvious commonality, that is, they entered the first cabinet directly as Arthur's confidants, and then stepped up to the top of the government step by step.

It can be understood that the radicals are the military, the middle class and small capital with a pioneering spirit; the conservatives are big capital and local forces.

The Balancers can actually be understood as Arthur's diehards. Their political ideas are not fixed, and Arthur's ideas are the fundamental reason for determining their political ideas.

If Arthur has to make a choice, Arthur actually prefers the radicals and the balancers.

It's not that one side is more loyal, the main reason is that Arthur is impressed by the support and excitement of the radicals and the balancers for the war.

As the name implies, conservatives are somewhat conservative in their thinking. For example, the second Prime Minister Walter, who was born in Australia, advocated low-key development in Australia, and even advocated streamlining the army and saving military expenditure.

In such an era, radicals are obviously more suitable for ruling the country. Although Daze Watson has been re-elected as a member of the cabinet for four consecutive terms, Arthur is not optimistic that the more conservative Daze Watson can lead Australasia to win this war.

Arthur's attitude has determined the candidate for the next cabinet prime minister.

After about a month of elections, Prime Minister Raul was successfully re-elected and became the first cabinet prime minister of the Australasia Empire.

Daze Watson also ended his political career as a member of the four-term cabinet, and with his baron title, he chose to retire very wisely.

With the hereditary baronial title, Daze Watson made the Watson family, which was originally a civilian, successfully become an aristocratic family in Australasia.

This credit is enough. Daze Watson is also a smart man who knows when to choose to leave.

For such a smart man, Arthur will naturally not burn bridges after crossing the river. After all, he is also a veteran of four cabinet governments. He has served as the Minister of the Australasian Cabinet since 1911 and has been in the country's most important cabinet government for 22 years.

When Daze Watson left, Arthur specially rewarded Daze Watson with a large piece of land and awarded him a medal as a reward.

Back to the cabinet.

Although Raul is still the prime minister, this cabinet government has changed a lot compared to the previous one.

Former Prime Minister Roger led the Australasian National Party to return successfully and successfully won the very important position of Speaker of the House of Representatives.

In order to appease the conservatives, Arthur chose the Minister of Agriculture Maciej, who is also a conservative, as the Secretary of State of the new cabinet government.

Needless to say, the archbishop will only usher in a new bishop in Australasia after the death of Archbishop Steed.

Thomas will continue to serve as the Minister of Defense. In the event that war is likely to break out in the next few years, Arthur does not intend to replace the Minister of Defense in this cabinet government.

After all, Thomas's ability is still very good. Since he took office as the Minister of Defense, Arthur is very satisfied with some of the military expansion plans he has proposed and the investment in military technology.

It's just that this guy seems a little too crazy when he asks for military expenses every year, which makes many members of the cabinet, including Arthur, a little annoyed.

However, it is also known that Minister Thomas is for the country's military considerations. Even if Arthur is annoyed by Minister Thomas at the beginning of each year, Arthur still has no idea of ​​punishing Minister Thomas.

After all, Arthur also hopes to see the country's military become stronger. Although the economy, industry, population and military factors determine the country's comprehensive strength, only when the military strength becomes strong can the enemies really feel afraid.

The previous Chancellor of the Exchequer, Hunt, became the Minister of Royal Affairs again. And the previous Minister of Royal Affairs, Ajedine, was the Prime Minister of the West Coast United Kingdom prepared by Arthur for George.

It is worth mentioning that, as the old butler Hunter is getting older, many things of the royal consortium have gradually been handed over to Hunter.

This is also the reason why Hunter stepped down from the important position of Chancellor of the Exchequer. The Minister of Royal Affairs does not have many things to do on weekdays, and this period of time is just right for him to control the entire royal consortium.

With the experience of two consecutive terms as Chancellor of the Exchequer, Arthur is still relatively relieved whether Hunter can control the entire royal consortium.

After all, even the national finances can be managed, let alone the royal consortium.

What's more, Arthur has many other confidants, and each enterprise under the royal consortium has its own management personnel.

Hunter only needs to manage the leaders of these enterprises to indirectly manage the entire royal consortium.

Of course, the current royal consortium actually has a new name, called the Royal Consortium.

After all, the empire has been established, and the Australasian royal family has successfully become the Australasian royal family, and can legitimately give some enterprises and units the title of royal.

Back to the cabinet. In addition to these familiar members, other cabinet positions have more or less personnel changes.

The most important of these positions should be the Chancellor of the Exchequer who is in charge of the national finances.

The candidate for Chancellor of the Exchequer is a new name, Finn Hudson. Finn Hudson has served as the Governor of the Leonora Industrial Base Special District, the Governor of Western Australia, the Governor of Sydney and the Governor of the Capital Special District. Under the recommendation of the House of Representatives, he became the Chancellor of the New Cabinet Government.

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