Rise of Australia

Chapter 147 Military Parade Plan
On December 1902, 12, after a week of preparation and sailing, Australian Foreign Minister Andrew set off from the port of Hamburg in Germany to a port in the Russian Empire, and was immediately received by the Russian Empire.

Of course, it was not Minister Andrew and his party that made the Tsarist Russian Empire grandly receive them, but the relationship from the German Empire.

Australia does not deserve too much attention from the Russian Empire, but the German Empire is different.Although the Organization of the Allied Powers where the Tsarist Russian Empire is located and the Allied Powers Organization where the German Empire is located are currently engaged in a very fierce arms competition in Europe, there are also frictions between them from time to time.

But this does not change the fact that the German Empire currently ranks first in the army and second in overall strength.

In the absence of war between the two major military blocs in Europe, anyone with a relationship with the German Empire will be valued wherever they go.

Although the Russians do not quite believe the fact that the island countries have begun to carry out some actions against them, a loan worth up to 500 million pounds from Germany is still acceptable.

Although these loans must be used to purchase military weapons and equipment from Australia, after all, the money is not paid by itself, and the Russian Empire does not have to worry about financial burdens.

As for the issue of repayment in the future, isn't there a French guarantee?Besides, in the event of a war between the two major military blocs in continental Europe, maybe the Tsarist Russian Empire would not have to repay the German Empire's loan.

It is precisely because of this mentality that the intention of the Russians to purchase weapons and equipment after receiving military loans from the German Empire became more obvious and stronger.

Of course, it cannot be denied that Russia was interested in Australia's military industry after Minister Andrew admitted that Australia possessed a complete set of German small arms production technology.

But no matter what, as long as the final result is good, no one cares how tortuous the process is.

On the third day after arriving in the Tsarist Russian Empire, that is, on December 1902, 12, Minister Andrew reached a preliminary arms purchase treaty with officials of the Tsarist Russian Empire.

Of course, the funds for this treaty are within the scope of loans from the German Empire, and the Tsarist Russians will not pay for additional weapons themselves, even if it is used to maintain the hegemony and advantages of the Tsarist Russian Empire in the Far East.

The specific agreement includes 98 German Gew100 rifles, [-] million rounds of ammunition, hundreds of heavy machine guns and more than ten [-]mm howitzers.

The Tsarist Russian Empire has no plans for the expansion of the Far East fleet for the time being, so the arms purchase treaty only includes various weapons of the army.

However, such a number of weapons has been able to slightly enhance the combat effectiveness of the Far East Army of the Tsarist Russian Empire, and even deal a heavy blow to the island army when the island army is unprepared.

In order to ensure that Australia is not at the forefront, and at the same time allow the German Empire's wooing plan to be carried out secretly, after friendly negotiations with the Tsarist Russian Empire, the arms trade between the two countries and Germany's aid are carried out in private and will not be made public.

Even countries with certain intelligence capabilities in the Tsarist Russian Empire may not be able to know exactly what the treaty between Australia and the Tsarist Russian Empire is.

Not to mention Asian countries like island countries, they don't even know anything about it, and are still immersed in their so-called secret development, defeating Tsarist Russia, and seizing the beautiful dream of East Asian hegemony.

While Minister Andrew is leading a diplomatic mission in Europe on a grueling diplomatic mission, Australia is also preparing a big plan.

It's not really a private thing.Because Australia's National Day is approaching, and five new warships for the expansion of the Australian Navy have already been launched, under the discussion between Arthur and the government, a grand military parade will be held on National Day.

Of course, unlike the last army parade, this time the parade is more inclined to the navy.

Not only will all the five warships built by Australia in half a year be unveiled, but the previous naval warships will also appear one by one.

Of course, this is also due to the fact that the Australian Navy is not large.

If it is an extremely large fleet like the Royal Navy of the British Empire, it may take half a day or even more than a day to review one after another.

Because the troops and services involved in the military parade are different, the venue of the military parade this time has also been changed to Sydney Harbor in Australia.

In order to better prepare for this naval parade, the Australian government has already prepared near the port two months in advance.

Not only has the road connecting the city and the port been widened to ensure that more people can go to the port smoothly, but a solid site has also been built near the port, which will be the best viewing platform for all those who visit the naval parade.

In order to ensure that more people can watch the naval parade, special personnel will patrol the venue throughout the National Day, even the first two days, to ensure that there will be no occupation of the venue for sale.

In order to increase the enthusiasm of Australians for participating in the military parade and even for the country, this naval parade will randomly select hundreds of lucky spectators, let them board the new warships of the Australian Navy, and watch the scene of the Australian Navy shooting strategic targets in the offshore.

Although the current size of the Australian Navy is not large, it is completely enough to shock an ordinary person.

Of course, such a link is actually reviewing the combat capabilities of the Australian Navy.If the timing of the strategic goal is misaligned under the eyes of everyone, it will undoubtedly greatly reduce the Australians' goodwill towards the navy, and even reduce the trust in the government and the royal family in a disguised form.

After all, the navy that the country spends a lot of money to build can't even hit the target accurately, so can it effectively protect all citizens?

Especially for an island country, the importance of the navy is unique.People can accept that the army is not very strong, but they absolutely cannot accept that the navy has been weak or even decayed.

Like the previous National Day, although it is just approaching the National Day, nearby streets in Australia have begun to sell Australian flags made in scale.

These flags are not from official handles, but from many small and medium private workshops in Australia.

Australians still have a high degree of recognition of the country, which also leads to a surge in the sales of the Australian flag at this time of year, and it is also a good opportunity for these small and medium-sized private workshops and handicraftsmen to make money.

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