Rise of Australia

Chapter 270
The British population has remained at around 70%, which is good news for Australasia and something that makes Arthur more satisfied.

Although Australasia is an open immigration country, it does not exclude any white immigrants from Europe in theory.

But in any case, immigrants also have a close relationship.For Australasia and Arthur, the closest people will always be the British immigrants, because both Australasia and Arthur were born in the United Kingdom, and the British immigrants are the foundation of Australasian rule.

Secondly, Russian immigrants are a more acceptable and governable ethnicity for Australasia besides British immigrants.

The first is the marriage relationship between the Australasian royal family and the Russian royal family, which turned the two countries into close and friendly countries by marriage.

In addition, Russian immigrants are generally converted from former serfs, and Russia is also a tsarist autocratic country. These Russian immigrants have a higher degree of acceptance of autocratic monarchy, and even most immigrants maintain an attitude of love for autocratic monarchy.

As for the German immigrants who are currently the second largest in Australasia, although Arthur is not too repulsed by them, he does not want to introduce too many.

At least the size of Russian immigrants should be raised to the second, so that Arthur is more satisfied with the racial ratio.

In fact, the reason is very simple. Although Germany and Australasia currently have a very good relationship, this is because Germany and Australasia do not have any conflict of interest.

But Arthur knew that Germany was bound to stand against Britain in the future.If there are too many German immigrants in Australasia, conflicts with British immigrants will inevitably break out in the future. This is what Arthur does not want to see, and it is very likely to threaten the stability of the country.

What's more, Arthur can't guarantee that Australasia can always maintain a friendly state with Germany.

For example, in history, after Germany failed in World War I and the Third Reich was born after the monarchy was abolished, Arthur did not dare to make friends with it.

If in the future he is pulled onto the chariot of the Third Reich, then Arthur will be miserable.

Overall, though, population growth is good news for Australasia.Even in today's world, a country with a population of less than 5000 million cannot be called a powerful country, and a population of less than [-] million cannot be qualified to compete with the great powers.

Take a closer look at every great power in the world, which one is not a large country with a vast territory and a large population.

Resources, land area and population are major factors that limit the development of a country. For Australasia, the only limit is population.

This is why Arthur is looking forward to the population rising to tens of millions or even tens of millions.By that time, what kind of potential will Australasia explode.

Currently, the most populous state-level administrative region in Australasia is Victoria, with a total population of 1399795.New South Wales is not much different, with a total population of 1396487.

Sydney, the capital and the capital territory, is the first and only city in Australasia with a population exceeding 100 million. The current total population has reached 1194594.

Except for these three state-level administrative regions, the only state with a population exceeding one million is South Australia, with a total population of 1125487.

The neighboring state of Western Australia has a total population of 864679.Because of the construction of the Leonora industrial base in these two states, the government tried to transport a large number of immigrants.

This is also the real reason why the population growth in southeastern Australia is gradually slowing down, because a large number of immigrants were transported to Western Australia and South Australia to prepare for the construction of industries and industrial bases in the two states.

It is conservatively estimated that before the initial completion of the Leonora industrial base, the populations of South Australia and Western Australia will reach 130 million and 100 million respectively, fully able to meet the initial worker and labor demand of the industrial zone.

Around 1916, when the industrial zone was actually built, the populations of South Australia and Western Australia could even be as high as 150 million and 120 million or more, completely bringing vitality to these two sparsely populated areas.

Compared with the seven major regions of Australia, New Zealand's population appears to be much smaller.The current population of North New Zealand is about 92, and that of South New Zealand is about 57.Except that the population size of North New Zealand can barely keep up with several states in Australia, the population of South New Zealand is the smallest among the larger states.

In terms of cities, the most populous city is of course Sydney, and the second most populous city is Melbourne, with a population of more than 87.At present, except for the two colonies and Hobart, the capital of Tasmania, the capital cities of other states have a population of more than [-].

According to information from the Ministry of People's Livelihood, there are 23 cities in Australasia with a population of more than [-], and more than half of them are located in the southeastern part of Australia.

This also highlights the current state of development in Australasia: the best of Australasia is in Australia, and the best of Australia is in the South East.

While the population has experienced substantial growth, per capita income in Australasia has not been affected, and even increased.

According to the report of the Ministry of People's Livelihood, as of January 1901, the per capita annual income in Australasia was nearly 1 Australian dollars, and the per capita annual income in Australia even reached 47 Australian dollars.

New Zealand is not bad either, with a per capita annual income of about A$44, far exceeding the A$26 per capita income of the two colonies.

Arthur is convinced of the growth data of per capita annual income, because from the depositor information of the royal bank controlled by Arthur, it can be seen that Australasians have accumulated more and more deposits in recent years, and whose family has not What about the deposit of 100 and [-]?
Of course, economic growth is also reflected in government finances.

Throughout 1909, the total fiscal revenue of the Kingdom of Australasia was about 5425 million Australian dollars, an increase of 1908 million Australian dollars compared to 800, and it was the first time that it exceeded 5000 million Australian dollars.

In comparison, the total financial expenditure was as high as 4900 million Australian dollars, an increase of 1908 million Australian dollars compared to 600, which included part of the military expenditure and other government departments.

Throughout 1909, the total military expenditure of Australasia exceeded 1900 million Australian dollars for the first time. This is also because the various tests and maintenance of the battleship after its completion required a lot of expenses.Coupled with the training of corresponding naval officers and soldiers, it is normal for military expenditures to increase.

More importantly, under the premise of crazy growth in various expenditures, Australasia has maintained a fiscal surplus, which is good news for the development of finance and the government.

According to the relevant regulations on royal family funds, in 1909, the royal family received 54.25 Australian dollars from the government to maintain the operation of the royal family and the royal palace, as well as special funds for the royal family.

The rule that the royal family obtains 1% of the total government revenue each year as a special fund for the royal family existed in Australia, but the income at that time was only tens of thousands of pounds.

This has also led to the fact that although the royal family wants to allocate more than 50 Australian dollars from the finances, no official or member of parliament has expressed any objection.

After all, when the country was in crisis, the royal family received very little funds. Now the more than 50 Australian dollars is what the royal family deserves. What's more, Arthur's annual private investment in Australasia's people's livelihood and various policies far exceeds up this number.

At present, Australasia's financial available funds have reached a terrifying 3000 million Australian dollars, which even gives Arthur the illusion that he can't spend it all.

But Arthur quickly eliminated this idea, because he knew that the consumption of war was huge.

The old powers that are as huge as Britain and France occupying a large number of colonies, didn't they also slow down for a long time after World War I?
You must know that the top powers such as Britain and France can earn a lot of profits from their colonies every year. Such profits are far beyond the imagination of Australasia.

But this kind of profit can hardly support World War I, let alone Australasia, which has just entered a state of surplus.

The development of agriculture in Australasia is also very good news.At present, the total arable land area in Australia has reached 9503 acres, and the per capita arable land area remains at about 950 acres.

It is precisely because of the increase in cultivated land that the grain output of Australasia has reached a new high in 1909, reaching about 890 million tons.

Yes, the increase in grain is exaggerated. Compared with 1907 two years ago, the total grain output has increased by nearly 200 million tons, but the total cultivated land area has only increased by less than 200 million acres.

The real reason for the large increase in food production is the result of the widespread use of agricultural machinery such as tractors in parts of New Guinea and Australasia.

Coupled with the construction and production of some agrochemical plants and fertilizer processing plants, the grain yield per mu in Australasia has gradually increased, and even the trend of effective European grain yield is approaching.

At present, the grain output of the colony of New Guinea has exceeded 100 million tons, accounting for 11.00% of the total grain output of Australasia.

Thanks to the increasing grain production in various regions, Australasia's strategic grain reserves have reached 200 million tons, which is enough for all Australasians to eat for a year.

At present, the total annual grain consumption in Australasia is about 200 million tons. In 1909, Australasia exported 500 million tons of grain, and the grain was exported to Europe, America and some colonies of the great powers.

Veteran powers like Britain and France basically have a certain cooperative relationship with Australasia.

Whether it is grain or meat products, Australasia is one of the suppliers, and it also occupies a lot of markets in these two powers.

Thanks to Oceania's geographical environment that is more suitable for grazing, Oceania beef and mutton, or Australian beef and mutton, has already gained a lot of reputation, which is also the current achievement of Australasian animal husbandry.

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