Rise of Australia

Chapter 202 Engagement and Returning to China

The news that Arthur finally chose the Grand Duchess Mary quickly reached the ears of Nicholas II and Queen Alexandra.

The two are very satisfied with the result, thinking that this is another beautiful combination between the European royal families.

At least for now, the alliance between Australia and Russia has the same interests. Russia needs more support in the Far East, and Australia also needs an ally at the level of a great power, while at the same time limiting the rise of possible future enemies, island countries.

After marrying the Russian royal family, it can also effectively accept immigrants from Russia.After excluding some revolutionaries and dangerous elements, the Russians who have been living under the tsarist autocracy are actually more suitable to become Australian residents, and their acceptance of autocracy will be higher than other European immigrants.

On August 1905, 8, Arthur and the Grand Duchess Mary had a brief contact for a few days. After meeting for a few times, an engagement ceremony was held in St. Petersburg.

In the past few days, Arthur also sent a telegram to the country to seek the advice of his mother, Princess Louise. Naturally, Princess Louise had nothing to do, and even urged Arthur to get engaged quickly.

Although the engagement was only attended by members of the Russian royal family and the Australian royal family, there were only a few senior Russian officials who were qualified to congratulate on-site.

But this engagement still caused a certain sensation in Europe. This is another great union between the Romanov family and the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha family.

For the Tsarist Russian Empire, this engagement also carried a certain sense of joy, which made some people in the Tsarist Russian Empire focus on the protagonists of the two engagement parties, and some parade teams were even much thinner.

Because of Arthur's good reputation among the people of the British Empire, many British people paid great attention to Arthur's engagement, and offered their sincere blessings.

Although the current relationship between Russia and the United Kingdom is not very good, in the face of Arthur's marriage, this little conflict can be temporarily forgotten.

With the help of the engagement, Arthur, on behalf of Australia, also negotiated a lot of close cooperation with the Tsarist Empire, including the introduction of more immigrants, the strengthening of trade between the two sides, and the import and export of resources between the two sides.

Because it has established a good relationship with the Tsarist Russian Empire, Australia can also open up some markets in the Far East and establish some insignificant interests.

What attracted Arthur's attention the most was the issue of immigration.As of 1905, the total population of the Tsarist Russian Empire was as high as 390 million, making it a properly populous country.

Because of its large population, Russia does not care about the casualties in the war, which is why it has the title of European Bulldozer.

Russia's weapons and equipment are generally relatively backward, but it is precisely because of the continuous population that the Russian army maintains a fairly strong level.

Russian immigrants have many advantages, not only being able to accept the absolute monarchy well, but also being hardworking.

The Russian people are relatively tough, and the army they formed is also very powerful, and they are not afraid of death.

If the cause of domestic turmoil, in addition to the long-term oppressive rule, the excessive exploitation of the ruling class and the low status of Russian civilians are also very important factors.

This will basically not happen in Australia, and it is also a prerequisite for Australia to maintain national stability after receiving these immigrants.

Coupled with the marriage between Arthur and the Russian royal family, the relationship is also closer to the Russians.Russians will also become immigrants who are more loyal to the Australian royal family besides the British.

Of course, this is the situation after removing those revolutionaries and rioters.Arthur will not accept those dangerous elements who instigate revolution. The royal family can guarantee the interests of Australian civilians. What civilians have to do is to work hard and maintain order.

The Russian government has remained indifferent to Australia's proposal to seek immigration.Russia has a large population, and emigrating abroad can also reduce some of the burden.

Even if it weren't for Australia's limited capacity, the Russian government would like to sign an immigration treaty with Australia with an annual immigration volume of at least 50.

Russia's population growth has always remained at about 200 to 300 million per year, and sometimes the population growth will exceed [-] million.

1800年的俄国总人口只有三千500多万，100年后的1900年就已经达到了恐怖的一亿3000两百万，翻了将近四倍。

This is not a big deal. In just 1900 years from 1916 to 16, Russia's population growth reached about 100 million, and the annual population growth even reached more than 310 million.

This kind of trouble in a country with a large population is actually something that a country with a small population cannot envy.

Russia's one-year population growth is equivalent to more than half of Australia. In this era when the number of people still determines the advantage of war, more people also represent more advantages and can consume manpower.

The immigration treaty that Arthur signed was not quite so insane.The treaty will be officially implemented from the date of signing, and the specific immigrant population will be determined according to Australia's transportation situation.

What does it mean, that is, as many immigrants as Australia can transport, it can get as many immigrants from Russia every year.

Of course, immigration matters cannot be rushed.According to Arthur's estimate, starting from 1905 this year, the number of Russian immigrants going to Australia every year within three years will not exceed 10, and the average annual number will only be about 5 to [-].

This is because Russian immigrants need to be carefully screened, and any factors that may join the revolution and chaos and affect Australia's stability need to be excluded in advance.

Of course, these jobs need to be done by Barty Crouch's Royal Security Intelligence Service.

It has been more than three years since the establishment of the Royal Security Intelligence Agency, and the personnel selected from the army at the beginning have also been very skilled in intelligence work.

Of course, the manpower expansion in the past three years has not stopped, but intelligence personnel need to undergo more rigorous background checks and loyalty tests before they can successfully enter the Royal Security Intelligence Service.

So far, the number of the Royal Security Intelligence Service has exceeded 500, but the most elite backbone is still more than 100 people selected from the army.

At present, the Royal Security Intelligence Service has dispatched more than one hundred intelligence personnel to various regions of the world. They live in other countries in various identities, providing intelligence work for the Royal Security Intelligence Service.

Of course, at present, the main scope of work of the Royal Security Intelligence Service is still in Australia and New Zealand. There are more than [-] intelligence personnel stationed in these two regions, collecting all the intelligence of Australia and New Zealand for the Royal Security Intelligence Service and Arthur, and at the same time being able to monitor All officials and political parties in the two regions have detected some unstable factors in advance.

Compared with the sensation caused in Europe, this engagement caused a greater sensation in Australia.

After all, one of the protagonists of the engagement is their beloved Duke Arthur, and the other protagonist is also the princess of a powerful country, Her Royal Highness the Grand Duchess of Tsarist Russia.

Such a strong alliance has made Australians very satisfied, and they have offered their blessings one after another.

Even if it weren't for the persuasion of Australian government officials, the people would even spontaneously form a parade to celebrate and offer greater blessings and cheers to Arthur.

It can only be said that parades, an act of expressing one's own thoughts, have been deeply engraved in the minds of Europeans.

Whether expressing dissatisfaction or excitement, the parade has become the top priority that Europeans can think of.

Because of Arthur's good reputation in Australia and New Zealand, a large number of residents in the entire Commonwealth of Australia and New Zealand paid close attention to this engagement, and even created many versions of this engagement with their own imagination.

It is said that Arthur and Grand Duchess Mary fell in love at first sight, and the two sides decided to stay together for life. There are also various other versions, and they are widely circulated.

Even the Australian government sent a telegram to ask Arthur whether to impose certain restrictions on various domestic gossip about the engagement.

After all, this is related to the prestige of the monarch himself, and entertainment gossip may also go astray.

Although Arthur did not agree to ban these news, he still instructed the two newspapers, The Victorian and the Australian Daily, to publicly report the engagement, to eliminate some of the increasingly outrageous rumors about the development.

But the good news is that Arthur's reputation is good, and all kinds of entertainment gossip are limited to this engagement, and most of them have blessings, without any slander or negative emotions.

On August 1905, 8, after staying in Russia for more than half a month, Arthur finally embarked on a journey back to Australia.

This trip to Europe has already taken more than two months, plus the journey back, it is almost exactly in line with the originally planned four-month itinerary.

This trip was somewhat beyond Arthur's expectations at the time. Not only did the negotiations with Germany and Russia go smoothly, but a further immigration treaty was also signed.

It can be predicted that in the next few years, the number of immigrants in Australia will usher in a greater explosion, and Russian immigrants will also become the main force of the Australian immigrant group.

In addition to immigration and engagement, Arthur is looking forward to the basic industry technology discussed with Germany.

At present, Australia's industrial situation is relatively unscientific. The steel industry and some manufacturing industries that can be used in Australia are relatively developed, and this aspect has already begun to take shape.

However, the basic industries involved in all aspects and industries that are not currently used in Australia are still in a relatively weak state. If the development of these industries does not have a strong boost, it may take a long time to make up for it.

Compared with Australia, Germany's basic industry is very strong, and there are basically no shortcomings.Germany's basic industry assistance this time can also usher in the growth of Australia's basic industries.

If it can be matched with certain incentive policies, it is hoped that within a few years the weakness of the basic industry will be made up for.

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