Rise of Australia

Chapter 247 Opening of the Royal Military Academy

It is worth mentioning that the Royal Military Academy finally officially opened at the end of 1907 after half a year of preparation.

Although the opening time of the Royal Military Academy is different from other universities because the construction of the school has slowed down the progress, the different opening time can also distinguish the difference between ordinary universities and military academies.

The enrollment of the first Royal Military Academy was very strict. Except for the soldiers recruited from the army, the first enrollment of the Royal Military Academy was less than 100 people.

The specific requirements are very strict. Not only must all their family members have lived in Australasia for 15 years (if they are under 15 years old, they need to live for 8 years, and those under 8 years old are not counted), and all family members must not violate any laws during the period of residence. There is no close relationship with any foreign forces or individuals.

This is a simple background requirement. In addition to these, there are also some requirements in terms of physique, intelligence, eloquence, etc., and the academic qualifications should be at least high school level.

This is why the Royal Military Academy applied for more than 2000 people, but in the end it only recruited less than 100 people from the outside world.

The conditions for recruiting students from the army are looser, but they must have served in the army for one year, and there are also requirements in terms of physique, combat ability, IQ, and loyalty.

Soldiers in the army basically don't need to check their backgrounds. After all, their backgrounds have already been checked when they were originally recruited.

The reason why the Royal Military Academy recruits students so strictly is because the graduates of the Royal Military Academy will basically become officers of the Australasian Army.

According to the rules and regulations of the military academy, a foreign recruit who successfully graduated from the Royal Military Academy has the lowest rank of second lieutenant after entering the army. If he performs well, he may even become a lieutenant or captain.

As for the students selected from the army, their initial military ranks are usually non-commissioned officers or even lieutenant officers.

After graduation, their military ranks will generally be promoted by two to three ranks, and they can basically reach the rank of lieutenant or captain.

As for the school officers above lieutenant officers, these ordinary graduates of the Royal Military Academy cannot get their hands on them.

If a lieutenant is a mid-level officer, then a school officer has reached the level of a senior officer, which requires not only talent, but also seniority in the army.

The graduates of these military academies can become colonel officers within ten years, even if they only have the rank of major, it is enough to prove their great potential.Of course, it's another matter if there is a large-scale war.

The enrollment of the aviation academy is not counted in the military academy, because the aviation academy has already started recruiting students based on the foundation of the previous aviation research room training courses.

At present, there are more than 400 students in the School of Aviation, and the annual enrollment is about 400.

This also means that nearly [-] pilots will be born in Australasia every year, which will be very beneficial to the expansion of the Australasian Air Force in the future.

In order to build the Royal Military Academy, more than 500 million Australian dollars of the 200 million Australian dollars in school building funds were used to attract professors and retired famous generals from the European Military Academy, allowing them to increase and fill the background of the military academy.

At present, with the foundation of the Royal Military Academy, the problem of mid-level officer vacancies that Australasia has been worried about can be considered to be alleviated.

And Arthur, as the honorary principal of the Royal Military Academy, coupled with Arthur's high popularity and support among the people, can fully guarantee that these students who graduated from the Royal Military Academy have a good impression of the royal family and Arthur, which is equivalent to being aboveboard. Cultivate talents who are loyal to themselves.

It is worth mentioning that most of the professors at the Army Academy of the Royal Military Academy are hired from Germany, while most of the professors at the Naval Academy are hired from the United Kingdom.

In addition to the completion of the Royal Military Academy, Australasia's technical schools have also ushered in a growth spurt.

In 1906, there were only three technical schools in Australasia, all located in Australia.

A year later, at the end of 1907, the number of technical schools in Australasia had increased to seven, and New Zealand had added two technical schools.

These seven technical schools are able to train more than [-] outstanding technical talents for Australasia every year, filling vacancies for some technical positions in major factories.

Arthur has only one requirement for these technical schools, that is, the more the number, the better, and the bigger the better.

For outstanding technical talents, Australasia naturally does not have too many, as many as there are, and as many as they can train.

The talents trained by these technical schools are often attracted to major factories by various salary packages when they first graduate.

No way, the current number of factories in Australasia has led to a growing demand for such technical positions. Even if they are just graduates from technical schools, they don't have to worry about work at all.

The final report is the financial department, and what is reported is also the data that all ministers care about.

No way, the revenue and expenditure of the Ministry of Finance also determine the budget situation of various departments in the next year.If the financial losses in the previous year were serious, the budgets of various departments will definitely be reduced in the next year.

Fortunately, Treasury Secretary Roger brought us good news.

In 1907, the total fiscal expenditure of the Kingdom of Australasia was about 840 million Australian dollars, and the total fiscal revenue was about 620 million Australian dollars. Not only did it achieve a fiscal surplus, but the fiscal surplus was as high as 780 million Australian dollars.

Under the premise of continuing to carry out a large number of industrial constructions, Australasia's fiscal expenditure has not changed much, and it remains at a level of about 3000 million Australian dollars.

The increase in fiscal revenue is not insignificant, from a little over 2000 million to more than 600 million.

This includes taxes from the arms trade and dreadnought orders, as well as taxes from the Benz Motor Factory and the Royal Consortium, which contributed at least 1000 million Australian dollars.

It is worth mentioning that, according to the constitution of Australasia, the royal family of Australasia can obtain [-]% of the total government revenue as royal funds every year for the expenses of the royal family and the royal palace.

In 1907, one percent was as high as 36 Australian dollars. Although it was only a small income for Arthur, it was a huge amount of property for the common people.

If Australasia's finances continue to develop so smoothly, even if the royal consortium has no income, Arthur believes that [-]% of the annual government revenue is enough to support the entire royal family.

Thanks to this year's fiscal surplus, Australasia's current financial available funds have not decreased but increased, returning to more than 4000 million Australian dollars.

But it is a pity that in the new year, Australasia's five-year shipbuilding plan will also officially start.

This is not a small amount of capital investment, and it is not easy to say whether this year's finances can continue to maintain a surplus.

Another major reason for maintaining high fiscal growth is the growth of animal husbandry.After the country gradually stabilized, Australasia also gradually showed the characteristics of a large animal husbandry country, that is, there are many products related to animal husbandry.

Products including beef and mutton, wool, milk, and goat milk are exported to major regions in Europe and America, and are a major source of fiscal revenue for the Australasian government.

So far, Australasia has a total of more than 7000 million sheep, and tens of millions of cattle and various livestock.

How exaggerated is this figure?Each Australasian is allocated nearly 24 sheep and seven cows, one head of other livestock.

It is precisely because of such a well-developed livestock industry that the prices of livestock products in Australasia are very low, and even beef and mutton are standard on most Australasian tables.

Especially in the military and schools in Australasia, it has become a tradition to have meat at every meal.

In the school area, cow and goat milk will be provided in the morning to supplement nutrition for the students.

At present, the largest private livestock rancher in Australasia owns large tracts of grasslands and mountains, as well as tens of thousands of cattle and sheep.

And these cattle and sheep can bring them thousands of Australian dollars in income every year.Even if the entire family is divided equally, each person can earn hundreds of Australian dollars in income, far exceeding the current per capita income level in Australasia.

Arthur's royal consortium has of course also joined the livestock industry, and owns large and small pastures and the number of cattle and sheep in all states.

These pastures add up to at least one million cattle and sheep. The wool, milk and meat produced every year are sent to the palace with good quality, and the rest are basically sold abroad.

It is worth mentioning that Arthur also owns two large pastures dedicated to breeding Australian wild horses.

A tall horse suitable for use as a military horse, the Australian mustang is currently used by cavalry units in Australasia.

Arthur's two ranches raised a total of more than [-] Australian wild horses, which could quickly arm at least three cavalry divisions.

But Arthur didn't really like the cavalry.If possible, Australasia can completely convert cavalry units into motorized units or even mechanized units in advance, which is why Australasia does not have an independent cavalry division.

Arthur is waiting for the future when the practicality of trucks improves, and the complete armed forces will form mechanized divisions.

And after the birth of tanks and automatic artillery in the future, various tank divisions and artillery units will be the mainstream of the future army.

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