Rise of Australia

Chapter 153

Sydney Harbor, Australia, January 1903, 1.

It's National Day again, and Sydney is still crowded with people, but the place where people gather has changed from the central square in front of the government building to the open space in Sydney Harbour.

Because of the naval parade, and the fact that the Australian government and the royal family had warmed up within Australia a month in advance, the open space near the port was filled with crowds of onlookers, and many people didn’t even have a place to stay.

People were crowded, or people sitting or standing on flat ground were almost shoulder to shoulder, and some narrow places even made it difficult to reach out.

But this does not affect the enthusiasm of Australians for participating in the military parade.Just after five o'clock in the morning, the open space was almost full of people, and it was still increasing rapidly.

If the open space in the port is not large enough, and the Australian government has prepared a flat concrete floor for this naval parade, even the Sydney port may not be able to accommodate so many onlookers.

Although the more people watching, the higher people's trust in the government and the royal family, but too many people crowded in a small place is not a good thing.

Because of the large number of people, it is very easy to have a stampede.Coupled with the fact that people are talking so much, they may not even be able to hear each other's shouts.

In order to ensure the safety of these people, the Ministry of Public Security specially transferred many police forces from other places, even the troops who were training near Sydney.

Even the police and the army mobilized more than 1000 people to barely maintain the order at the scene.

Of course, everyone knows.Before the military parade began, the order at the scene was relatively quiet.

After the real naval parade begins, I'm afraid the scene will become more chaotic and noisy.

While everyone was standing on the field and waiting for the parade to start, the security department was still mobilizing manpower urgently, and even mobilized a group of doctors from Sydney and the nearby New South Wales State House to deal with accidents at any time preparation.

A total of at least ten ships will be dispatched in this naval parade, including four armored cruisers, five coastal protection frigates, and one coastal defense gunboat.

These three types of warships respectively represent the current main warships of the Australian Navy, and are equipped with large numbers of warships and patrol ships.

Compared with other countries, Australia's navy is a completely lower level.The coastal defense cruisers currently used as the main battleships of the Australian Navy are only subsidiary warships of the fleet in other countries. Australia does not have a single battleship that is truly the main battleship of the current world navy.

Of course, this is not because Australia does not have the strength to equip battleships.On the contrary, Australia has already mastered an independent construction technology of a main battleship, and has even negotiated to build a battleship for the island country in the agreement with the island country.

But the current battleships seem to be too high to be high enough to be low enough. Although the current battleships can indeed greatly improve the strength of the navy, it can also make people satisfied with the strength of the navy.

But how long can such a battleship last? The dreadnought will be born in 1906, and it will be more than three years from now.

It takes one or two years to manufacture a warship. Is it necessary to spend millions of pounds to build a former battleship that can only be seen for a year or two?

At that time, when all countries in the world start the construction plan of dreadnoughts, the former dreadnoughts built by Australia will also be reduced to scrap iron.

It's better to wait until three years later to start the navy's big launch.Start building dreadnoughts in one go, and hope to have an impact on the current world naval class.

Although such a plan is indeed beneficial, it can only temporarily force all Australians in a short period of time.

Although Arthur and the officials know that Australians attach great importance to the navy, even the launch of a small armored cruiser has attracted the attention of many Australians.

But there is no way, in order to prevent the country from losing millions of pounds in vain, this is the only way to do it for the time being.

However, although the construction plan of the battleship needs to be stranded temporarily, these small and medium-sized warships do not need it.

These warships can be used as auxiliary warships of the dreadnought ship in the future, forming a battleship fleet with a powerful dreadnought ship.

Moreover, the cost of these small and medium-sized warships is very cheap, even the profits from the arms trade with island countries are enough to build more than a dozen ships.

Amidst the noisy waiting of the crowd, finally the port bell rang for the first time.

This is a big clock specially prepared for the National Day event, and his memory also represents the official start of the National Day event on the third anniversary of the founding of Australia.

As usual, the host of the National Day event is still Prime Minister Evan who was then Prime Minister.After more than two years of his career as prime minister, Prime Minister Evan's temperament has become stronger and stronger, and he also has the taste of those Western politicians.

"Gentlemen and ladies. Welcome to the site of Trooping the Colors in Sydney Harbour, Australia. Today is 1903 January 1, the third birthday of our great motherland, Australia. To this end, on behalf of all members of Government, I would like to welcome the I am here, and I would like to extend my sincere greetings to our great Duke. Without His Royal Highness, I am afraid that Australia is still a region consisting of six colonies. A large part of our income has to be handed over to the colonial government. We It is not easy and fast to travel to other states, because the policy between the colonies is segregated. So, gentlemen and ladies. Let us say to His Royal Highness with the most sincere words: 'Long live Your Royal Highness!'” Prime Minister Evan Standing on the stage, he said respectfully.

"Long live His Royal Highness the Duke!"

Following the guidance of Prime Minister Evan, the entire port and all the stands immediately thought of deafening shouts, as if all Australians were announcing the achievements of their respected Highness the Duke to God.

Seeing the success of his guidance, Prime Minister Evan respectfully asked Arthur to say a few words.

"Long live Australia!" Arthur's first sentence was nothing else, but a response to the shouts of the people just now.

"Long live Australia! Long live His Royal Highness the Duke!"

Now, the shouts that had just fallen silent broke out again, even stronger than at the beginning.

This is also Arthur's purpose, to promote nationalism at a point in time that is acceptable to all Australians.

Only by uniting all Australians to form a new nation and highly recognize the country can Australia have more hope of becoming a powerful country, and Arthur's rule will be more stable.

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