Rise of Australia

Chapter 186 New Currency Issuance

For Australia, the result of this naval battle is also good news.

The current navy can no longer tell the winner, and the island countries and the Tsarist Russian Empire will naturally pay more attention to wars on land.

At present, the Tsarist Russian Empire is already rushing to mobilize troops to the Far East.Even from the second day after the war broke out, the Tsarist Russian Empire had mobilized troops and began to support the Far East.

But for a country as large and decayed as the Tsarist Russian Empire, the war machine will start extremely slowly.

The war broke out on February 2, but the first batch of soldiers arrived in the Far East at the end of March.

This news is not unacceptable to the Tsarist Russian Empire. According to the current scheduling speed, the Tsarist Russian Empire can support about 2 troops to the Far East every month. At least until the end of the year, the Tsarist Russian army in the Far East can be maintained at 30. people around.

This number has been able to compete with the number of island countries' troops, which is why the Tsarist Russian Empire is confident from the tsarist to the various officials.

Although the system is somewhat backward compared to other European powers, the Tsarist Russian Empire is still one of the most powerful countries in the world.The majesty of the Tsarist Russian Empire is definitely not something that a small island country can offend.

But the personnel are enough, and the corresponding weapons and equipment are not so sufficient.

War represents a large consumption of weapons, equipment and ammunition, especially for ammunition.

As the country closest to the Far East and capable of providing the world's most advanced weapons, Australia has been favored by both the Tsarist Russian Empire and the island countries.

Of course, the more reason for the Tsarist Russian Empire is that the loan from the German Empire has not been spent, and this loan is designated by the German Empire to only purchase arms in Australia.

Therefore, shortly after the end of the war, Arthur received requests from the governor of the Far East of the Tsarist Russian Empire and diplomats from island countries.

The purpose of their meeting is basically the same, they all want to buy more weapons and equipment and sufficient ammunition from Australia, so that it is difficult to meet the more tragic land war.

Arthur couldn't help it.After all, under Arthur's advance preparation, the military factory has already produced a large amount of weapons and ammunition.

These are all prepared for this war, and it is also a good opportunity for Australia to make a fortune.

In the end, Australia signed an arms import order with the Tsarist Russian Empire and the island countries respectively.

The Tsarist Russian Empire obviously took a breath this time, and wanted to use a victory to ease the already conflicted situation in the country.

The import list of the Tsarist Empire included 98 Gew500 rifles, 1 million rounds of supporting ammunition, [-] German-made Maxim heavy machine guns and [-] CA-[-] machine guns.

In fact, the Russians wanted to buy the German 105mm howitzer, but after demonstrating the powerful firepower of the CA-1 cannon in Australia, they immediately chose the CA-1 cannon without hesitation.

Of course, there is another key reason for this, that is, the cost of a 105mm howitzer is enough to buy two CA-1 machine guns, but the output frequency of the CA-1 machine gun is as high as that of several 105mm howitzers. firepower.

Although it is not as great as a howitzer in terms of real lethality and damage, the current owner of the Far East is the Tsarist Empire, and the island country is the attacker.

Naturally, the Russian army does not have to face the threat of a strong fortress. In terms of destructive power, the CA-1 cannon is also enough to make the island army alone feel death.

These weapons and equipment are all in stock in Australia. Therefore, under the premise of a [-]% price increase, all these weapons and equipment have been loaded the next day and shipped to the Pacific Fleet, which still occupies the port of Lushun.

In order to prevent being affected, all the flags of the German Empire are hoisted on the transport fleet.

The island country is not stupid enough to provoke another enemy for itself during the war, so when faced with the fleet flying the German flag, it can only choose to let it go very helplessly.

The island country bought more weapons and even bought a few warships.

Of course, this is also a helpless choice.The Tsarist Russian Empire is about to usher in the completion of the maintenance of the Crown Prince, so naturally there is no need to worry about naval strength.

But island nations are different.The warships damaged by the island nation were all advanced warships produced by the British Empire, and the difficulty and time of repairs naturally increased significantly.

Judging from the current level of the island country, it will take at least half a year for all these warships to be repaired.

But no one can guarantee what will happen in half a year, so it is very necessary to increase one's own naval strength again.

In this naval battle, Australia's Duke-class cruisers aroused the interest of the islanders.

Although this kind of small and medium-sized warship is useless in real naval battles, it is still very useful when performing certain tasks.

Whether it is to protect the transportation route or intercept the enemy's transportation route, or perform the task of cruising or setting up minefields, this kind of cruiser with fast speed, high protection and good firepower can always complete the task very well.

And its high speed also allows him to get away with it when facing danger, especially when facing the older battleships of the Tsarist Empire.

Almost half of the cruisers of the island country were lost this time, which also means that there are not many warships capable of performing missions.

Like the Duke-class cruiser, warships that are not expensive to build and can be launched in a short period of time naturally aroused the interest of the islanders.

On the premise that Australia guaranteed that four ships would be launched within half a year, the island country ordered four Duke-class cruisers in one go, and also urged the launch of the Brunswick-class battleship.

Yes, the Brunswick-class battleship ordered by the island country has not yet launched, and is still in the final stage of construction.

This battleship has been built for a year and four months. Under normal estimates, it will be ready for sea trials in half a year.

After repeated urging by diplomats from the island country and finally spending an extra [-] pounds to express his "condolences" to the staff and experts who built the warship, Arthur nodded and promised to launch the warship as soon as possible within four months , and delivered to the island nation.

In addition to four cruisers and one hundred thousand pounds, the island nation has also ordered a lot of army weapons.

The first is 98 Gew[-] rifles.

In the first landing battle, the islanders felt the power of this German-made weapon.The island nation's army equipped with Gew98 rifles has indeed exploded with strong combat effectiveness, which has caught the eyes of the island nation's government.

It is worth mentioning that the island nation’s army is trained with reference to the German army, and many island nation soldiers have also been exposed to German-made weapons. Therefore, the replacement of weapons is relatively smooth.

This is also the reason why island countries dare to order weapons and equipment on a large scale. They can almost skip the relatively long training time, at least soldiers can display their combat effectiveness when they get weapons.

In addition to these 40 rifles, the island nation also ordered more than 30 German-made Maxim heavy machine guns and more than [-] artillery pieces.

These artillery are all 105mm howitzers and 155mm howitzers, in order to increase the firepower of the leading landing troops and break through the fortresses of the Tsarist Empire in the Far East as soon as possible.

Because it is the offensive side, the difficulty of attacking the island country and the casualties will be greater than those of the Tsarist Russian Empire.

At least the fortresses built by the Tsarist Empire in some areas are enough to cause headaches for the island nation, which is why the island nation suffered more than 30 people in this war in history.

In addition to these weapons and equipment, the island nation also ordered 1000 million rounds of rifle ammunition, 500 million rounds of machine gun ammunition and tens of thousands of shells to replenish the ammunition depot that has been rapidly consumed since the start of the war.

Once a war starts, for each country, it is not the population that consumes the most, but weapons, equipment and ammunition.

According to unsourced statistics, more than 2 rounds of ammunition were needed to eliminate an enemy in World War I and World War II, and even tens of thousands or even more than [-] rounds of ammunition were needed to eliminate an enemy in wars after World War II.

In terms of consumption alone, it is indeed so terrifying.

But such a calculation is actually very approximate. It simply divides the number of ammunition consumed by the number of enemies killed, ignoring many situations that occurred in the war, including daily training, being captured, losses and so on.

Except for some special factors, the data that can be barely believed is about [-] bullets killing an enemy. This is a more credible ratio of bullet consumption to the number of people killed in World War I.

From this ratio alone, it can be seen how much war consumes logistics.If you want to kill 2000 enemies a day, you need to consume at least [-] million rounds of bullets.

Not to mention the island countries and the Tsarist Russian Empire, even the current British Empire and the German Empire cannot afford such logistical consumption.

This is also the reason why World War I and World War II were able to drag down European countries. In addition to the massive destruction and loss of land and population caused by the war, the consumption of the war also made all countries exhausted.

These two weapons orders can earn Australia at least 50 pounds, although more than half of them belong to military factories and shipyards.

Leveraging this shareholder style, coupled with the joy brought to Australians and New Zealanders by the establishment of the Federation of Australia and New Zealand some time ago, Arthur successfully issued a new currency - the Commonwealth Commemorative Coin.

Of course, the Commonwealth Commemorative Coin also has a full name, that is, the Commonwealth of Australia and New Zealand Founding Commemorative Coin.It also has a relatively simple and pleasant name, which is the Australian dollar commemorative edition.

There are three models of Commonwealth commemorative coins, namely Australian dollars, shillings and pence.

The shillings and pence of the Australian dollar are basically the same as the shillings and pence of the British pound, and they are all equivalent.

One pound is equal to two Australian dollars, one Australian dollar is equal to ten shillings, and one shilling is equal to twelve pence.

On the front of the Australian dollar, Arthur's portrait and the words commemorating the Commonwealth of Australia and New Zealand are used, plus the number 1 written by Arthur himself and the English word for one Australian dollar.

On the back is the royal coat of arms of Australia and some anti-counterfeiting stripes, together with the specific time of the establishment of the Federation of Australia and New Zealand, to form this brand new currency.

The shilling uses a portrait of Queen Victoria on the front and the coat of arms of the British royal family on the back, which also declares Arthur's noble identity and blood.

On the front of Penny is a preview of the Sydney Palace, and on the back is a simplified map of the Federation, which also declares the specific scope of the Federation.

Whether it's Australian dollars, shillings or pence, their denomination numbers are written in Arthur's own handwriting, and anti-counterfeiting stripes are also added a lot.

The total issuance of the three currencies is about 500 million Australian dollars, 5000 million shillings and 12 billion pence.

The total value of these currencies is equal to 500 million pounds, and it will take some time to fully circulate in the Australian and New Zealand markets.

Of course, with Arthur's good reputation and the good credibility of the Australian government, there is no problem in making these currencies popular and occupying a considerable part of the market.

In addition, Australia's currency exchange rate is temporarily aligned with the British pound, basically maintaining the ratio of one pound to two Australian dollars, so there is no need to worry about the impact on the Australian dollar.

It just takes time for more people to accept the new currency and for it to circulate in more places.

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