Rise of Australia

Chapter 182 The war is anxious
Why have autocratic countries around the world basically disappeared since World War II, and most monarchies have basically become constitutional monarchies?

This is a question worth thinking about, perhaps because the foundation of the monarchy, that is, the divine right of kings is not stable, and people are not as ignorant as in ancient times.

It may also be because most countries in Europe and the United States transformed into democratic republics after the two wars. Under the strong cultural output and influence of these two regions, many colonies after World War II followed after independence. Europe and the United States, Democracy was implemented, and the Republic also sprung up like mushrooms at this time.

But one reason cannot be denied, that is, the old aristocracy had a deep impression of the oppression of the people. For example, in the Tsarist Russian Empire, revolution broke out directly during the war, overthrew the royal family, and even executed the monarch, which is a typical representative of the aristocracy oppressing the people.

In addition, Tsar Nicholas II resolutely participated in the world war regardless of the emotions of the Russians. The defeat in the early war caused heavy losses to the Tsarist Russian Empire, which naturally made the already turbulent situation in the Tsarist Russian Empire even more chaotic.

The monarch and the landlord class represented by the monarch, that is, various nobles in the West, oppressed the bottom masses, which led to the decline and disappearance of the monarchy after the war.

In addition, the newly-emerging capitalists have effectively transferred the hatred of workers and civilians for the exploitation of capitalists to the monarchy, causing the emerging class of workers to hate the monarch and the monarchy. This is also a major reason for the decline of the monarchy.

But this is not often seen in Australia. Although Australia is considered an autocratic monarchy system, including the current Commonwealth of Australia and New Zealand, the federal royal family does not oppress the people, but has formulated various welfare policies.

The income of workers throughout the federation is higher than the federal per capita annual income, so will the workers still hate the royal family?
At least in Australia, Arthur is most grateful to the poor people and these workers who were assisted by the royal family.

The royal family gave these impoverished people the hope of living, and also gave the emerging working class hope for a better life.

Although these people don't understand the major principles, they will also make simple comparisons.After comparison, it is clear at a glance who treats them well and who treats them poorly.

This is Arthur's means of gaining the hearts of the people to stabilize his dominance. As long as the welfare benefits the royal family brings to the people are higher than those of other people in the country, in contrast, people will also know that the royal family will at least not oppress them.

Without the hatred of being oppressed and exploited, the emerging classes would not be hostile to the royal family and the monarch, and the Australian monarchy would not be shaken by it.

This is also the benefit of an emerging country. If a country like the Tsarist Russian Empire carries out reforms, it will not only face the hatred and distrust of a large number of emerging classes, but also the opposition of the aristocratic class it represents.

Even if the tsar wants to change and resolve the conflicts in Russia, will those nobles who have been pampered for hundreds of years agree?
The nobles will not give up their privileges for those untouchables. After hundreds of years of accumulation, the noble class is a huge group that can fully influence the tsar.

This is also the reason why the reforms of many countries in history ultimately failed, because they could not solve the huge interest groups that had formed, so the reforms were only superficial.

While the various reforms and measures of the Commonwealth of Australia and New Zealand are being carried out, the wars in the far north of Australia and the Far East are gradually heating up.

The Tsarist Empire was quick to act, at least in terms of accountability.

One month after the outbreak of the war, the Tsarist Russian Empire quickly dismissed General Tusk, who showed himself useless in this raid, and replaced Makarov, the last famous general of the Tsarist Russian Empire.

As for why the commander was changed only a month later, it was because Lieutenant General Makarov rushed to the Far East, and it would take at least a month.

Lieutenant General Makarov, whose full name is Stepan Ospovich Maklov, is a famous naval general, military theory expert and scientist of the Tsarist Russian Empire.

Lieutenant Admiral Makarov's original position was the Naval Commander of Karangstadt Port, St. Petersburg.

As early as the eve of the outbreak of this war, General Makarov sent a letter to the Admiralty of the Tsarist Russian Empire, warning that the war between the Tsarist Russian Empire and the island countries was imminent, and suggested that the Pacific Fleet moored outside the port of Lushun be assembled in one place, and Be prepared for possible attacks at any time.

However, General Makarov offended most of the officials of the Navy Department because of his straightforward character.

This caused the Admiralty to ignore Makarov's suggestion, and even threw the letter into the trash can after receiving it.

But unexpectedly, the next day, the Pacific Fleet of the Tsarist Russian Empire was attacked, and two battleships were severely damaged.

The original Pacific Fleet had a slight advantage over the warships of the island countries, but after being attacked, it became the joint fleet of the island countries that gained the advantage.

This defeat made the imperial government of Tsarist Russia extremely angry, and immediately ordered Lieutenant General Makarov in St. Petersburg to go to the Far East to replace Stark, the former commander of the Pacific Fleet.

By the time Makarov arrived in the Far East, it was already March 1904, 3, a month later.

After taking office urgently, Makarov took a series of measures to prevent the island country from a possible second attack, and the fleet also dispatched on a large scale, laying a large minefield along the Liaodong coast to prevent the island country from landing. Sneak attack from the rear of Lushun Fortress.

In order to cope with possible battles, Makarov also strengthened the defense of Lushun Port, and at the same time stepped up the repair of some slightly injured warships, and strengthened the navy's combat readiness training.

Under the orders of Makarov, the Vladivostok fleet also dispatched several times to interfere with the maritime traffic and transportation lines of the island country, which to a certain extent dispersed the pressure of the island country on the port of Lushun.

These policies were extremely effective in mobilizing the morale of the naval soldiers of the Tsarist Russian Empire. Makarov personally led the team several times, which also made the naval officers and soldiers double recognize the new commander.

The most troublesome thing for the island nation was the new commander of the Tsarist Russian Empire. After thinking hard for a long time, the island nation finally came up with a very insidious solution.

Why did the Pacific Fleet become extremely difficult in a short period of time?Isn't it because of their new commander Makarov?

Since the Pacific Fleet cannot be solved in a short time, it is better to solve Makarov directly. Isn't this equivalent to solving the Pacific Fleet in disguise?

Based on this mentality, the island nation secretly dispatched warships to lay a large minefield in Lushun port, preparing to lure the Tsarist Russian Empire to fight at the right time, and use this minefield to deal with the indeed capable General Makarov.

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