Rise of Australia

Chapter 215 1906 Annual Summary
The welcoming fleet from Australasia set off very early, and finally got stuck on the day of the wedding, sending the Grand Duchess Mary outside Sydney Harbour.

In addition to the fleets of both sides, the escort of the Grand Duchess Mary also included the Guards Infantry Regiment from Australasia and two divisions from Russia.

These two Russian divisions are elite troops from the European region. Although their combat effectiveness is not as good as that of the Australasian Guards, their weapons and equipment are relatively neat and uniform, and they look very shocking.

The two sides dispatched a total of more than 3 troops, just to escort a wedding.

This is also a relatively rare thing, and it adds a bit of luxury and dignity to this grand wedding.

For the soldiers of the Guards, this round-trip journey can be regarded as an exercise.

They have spent nearly two months on the ship, and they have already adapted to the swing of the warship in the ocean.

After arriving at the port, the infantry regiment can finally return to the station to rest, and hand over the task of escorting Queen Mary to the long-awaited guard cavalry regiment at the port.

Above the port, newspaper reporters and media from various countries are frantically taking pictures of these troops.

The performance of the Australasian Army has attracted their attention. Judging from the uniform formation and discipline, this is definitely an army with strong combat effectiveness.

Of course, the reason for the affirmation of these foreign newspaper reporters and media is actually the comparison with the Russian army.

Although the two Russian divisions were also relatively elite troops, the overall level of training of the Russian army was rather worrying, and it was naturally incomparable with the guards that Arthur invested a lot of money and cost to train.

In a word, with the backdrop of the Russian army, Arthur's guards made everyone feel that it was a strong army.

After the cavalry regiment escorted the Grand Duchess Mary to the Sydney Palace, the wedding ceremony was officially held in the church inside the Sydney Palace.

It was not the Archbishop of Canterbury who held the wedding this time, but another bishop from the Church of England.

The cumbersome process of inviting a bishop from the Church of England for every major event made Arthur decide to push for Australasia to have its own church and archbishop.

It is also more convenient to use the church and bishop in your own hands.At least Arthur thought so.

After the sacred wedding was held in the church, it also represented that Mary officially became Queen of Australasia and Arthur's legal wife.

This also announced the official end of this grand wedding, and Australasia has returned to a relatively peaceful life.

The cost of this wedding is relatively huge for Russia and Australasia, and the combined cost of the two countries has even exceeded 700 million Australian dollars.

Of course, the benefits brought by the wedding to the two countries are definitely not small. Russia has re-shown its strong side and let all countries in the world understand that this is still a powerful country and Russia is still a powerful power.

For Australasia, the benefits gained are even more, even innumerable.

First of all, the dowry brought by Queen Mary was as high as millions of Australian dollars, including a lot of jewelry and resources, food, and population.

Yes, it's that straightforward.Queen Mary directly brought tens of thousands of Russian peasants, who will also officially become citizens of Australasia.

After this wedding, it also represents the vigorous implementation of the immigration treaty between Australasia and Russia, and the Russian immigrants who go to Australasia every year will reach a higher level.

The most important thing that Queen Mary brought to Arthur was the legality and jurisprudence of ruling these Russian civilians.

Arthur can rely on his marriage with the Russian royal family to make these Russian civilians better submit to his rule.

And these immigrants from Russia will become good immigrants no less than British immigrants, and their recognition of Arthur's rule and kingdom is much higher than immigrants from other countries.

After the wedding, Arthur had just stepped into a happy married life for a few days, and he immediately threw himself into the busy government affairs.

Because the end of the year is approaching, and because of the establishment of the Kingdom of Australasia, the report meeting at the end of this year must be attended, and it must be held in a very formal manner.

What's more, next year will be 1907, the fourth year of this Cabinet government.

This also means that the next cabinet government election will be held next year. Because most of these cabinet members have been re-elected for two terms, perhaps the cabinet government will usher in major changes.

Of course, they still have the opportunity to continue to be re-elected. After all, Australasia has followed Australia's policy, and cabinet ministers can be re-elected for a maximum of three terms.

But in any case, this year may be the last annual report meeting they participate in, which is of profound significance to many cabinet members and is also an important way for them to fight for re-election next year.

1906年12月31日，在1906年的最后一天，澳大拉西亚王国政府1906年年度总结报告在政务院顺利举行。

In the conference room, all the officials were sitting in awe, waiting for Arthur's arrival.

As Arthur entered the conference room, there was warm applause and greetings in the conference room: "Your Majesty!".

After nodding lightly and gesturing for everyone to sit down, Arthur said with a smile: "Everyone, before you know it, the Kingdom of Australasia has been established for nearly a year. Now it's time to test your work." When the time comes, let us listen to the achievements of the government together!"

It is still the old rule, Prime Minister Evan will take the lead in summarizing the Kingdom government.

"Your Majesty, throughout 1906, the development and construction of the Kingdom reached new heights. We can proudly announce that our education, medical and other infrastructures have caught up with the footsteps of ordinary European countries and are on the way. We are catching up with the big powers. Our industry has also stepped up to a new level and we are working hard to become a stronger industrial power." Prime Minister Evan reported.

"Both the people's income and the country's income have ushered in relatively obvious growth. It is conservatively estimated that the Royal Government will completely achieve a balance of payments in the next year, and will achieve a profit in the second year. Our agricultural , the animal husbandry industry has also ushered in considerable growth, and all aspects of the country are growing steadily. I believe that under your majesty's wise leadership, the rise of the kingdom can already be seen, and the future is not too far away .”

Prime Minister Evan's flattery won applause from the audience, and Arthur nodded.

After the general summary of the government is completed, it is time for the ministers of various departments to report the detailed situation of their own departments.

Minister of Industry Pierre stood up, and after respectfully submitting a report from the Ministry of Industry to Arthur, he opened his mouth and said to everyone: "Your Majesty, everyone. Our industrial growth has ushered in obvious changes this year. Industrial investment is not limited to steel and high-end industries, but has also made significant progress in various low-end industries."

"By the end of this year, our total steel production has officially exceeded 200 million tons, reaching 210 tons. Among them, our iron production has reached 1303 tons and steel production has reached 80 tons [-] tons, has officially entered the level of an industrial power." Minister Pierre said with a smile.

"At the same time, with the assistance of the Germans, the kingdom's basic industries have also ushered in a relatively large increase. Various types of factories have been established in our major industrial areas, filling the vacancies of various types of industries in the kingdom. I It is proposed to expand our technical worker school and open more majors to meet the recruitment needs of these different types of factories." Minister Pierre proposed.

As industry in Australasia developed, so did the different needs of workers.

Under such circumstances, it is a good choice to expand the scale of technical worker schools and add more professional types.

Arthur nodded, and said decisively: "It's natural. The Ministry of Industry can immediately start expanding our technical worker school. Not only our industry needs to develop, but also the supply of various talents needs to keep up, so as to better fit The mainstream of our development."

"Currently, we have more than seven industrial areas, with a total of more than [-] Australasian workers working here. At the same time, we also have more than [-] indigenous people working in industrial areas, which is why our industry is developing so fast. The reason." Minister Pierre said with a smile.

Arthur nodded.

For the development of Australasia, the government has invested at least 60 aborigines, and this number is still increasing.

Of course, for the rapid development of Australasia, some casualties are inevitable.

According to incomplete government statistics, more than [-] aborigines have been buried in Australasia, but their vacancies will soon be filled by new aborigines.

Although it seems cruel, this is the mainstream of this era.If Australasia does not resolutely develop, I am afraid that those who are oppressed and enslaved will become Australasians.

"Your Majesty, in addition to industrial growth, our reserves of various mineral resources have also ushered in a relatively large-scale increase. We have discovered a large number of coal mines, iron mines, silver mines, aluminum mines, oil and copper mines, and other Various mineral resources. At present, our mineral resources have been exported to many surrounding countries and regions, which also provides us with many additional sources of funds.”

Australasia is an absolute country rich in mineral resources, even in the early twentieth century when exploration technology was not yet mature.

The development of surrounding countries and regions requires a large amount of mineral resources, and Australasia just fills this gap.

In particular, the previous mineral resources trade with island countries can bring more than 20 Australian dollars in profits to Australasia every year.

Of course, after the end of mineral resources trade with the island country, this income will naturally disappear.

But a mere 20 Australian dollars is really not in the eyes of the Australasian government.

After the report from the Ministry of Industry, Walter, the Minister of People's Livelihood, stood up immediately, and after submitting the same information, he introduced: "Your Majesty, everyone. By the end of this year, the total population of the kingdom has exceeded 6505 million. Among them, the total population of Australia is 520 million, the total population of New Zealand is 130 million, and the total population of New Guinea is less than [-].”

"Compared to the previous year, our population has ushered in a greater growth, and a large part of this is due to immigrants from Europe." Minister Walter explained.

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