Rise of Australia

Chapter 311 Why not support Australasia?

The broadcast of the movie Dream of Australasia lasted throughout the National Day week in Australasia.

According to the joint statistics of the three major film studios, during the entire National Day week, there were more than [-] screenings in Australasia, with millions of viewers.

This doesn't mean that the rest of the people don't want to watch the movie, but every time the movie is played, there are crowds of people around, which means that some people are destined to be unable to squeeze in.

But in any case, this movie has been watched by at least 700 million people so far, which can be regarded as creating the current record for the number of movie viewers.

If the movie had been screened more times, or if the movie had been shown for a longer period of time, Arthur believed that at least tens of millions of Australasians would have watched the movie.

Even in later generations, the title of free movie will attract many spectators to watch it.

In this era of undeveloped entertainment conditions, free sound movies, and still promote the country and the nation, will only attract more viewers.

Of course, these 200 screenings cost the three major film studios as much as [-] million Australian dollars.

If you count the previously purchased projection equipment and trained film projectionists, plus the cost of shooting the film and editing the script, the total cost of this film may be as high as tens of millions of Australian dollars.

But in fact, for Arthur, the 1000 million Australian dollars is the most valuable sum he has spent recently, not one of them.

It can be clearly felt that after the National Day week, the crime rate and crime cases across the country in Australasia have decreased a lot, and the conflicts between immigrants of different ethnicities have also decreased a lot.

Even most people can put aside their previous grievances and become friends or partners just because we are all Australasians.

For the first time, the broad and general national concept of Australasians has been recognized by all Australasians and all immigrants on such a large scale.

Even according to the news from the Royal Council, since the National Day holiday, there have even been dozens of applications for the formation of nationalist parties. Australasians have become the most glorious recognition in the eyes of all Australasian residents .

This is a good thing for Arthur, at least it can solve the hidden dangers of non-English immigrants.

In terms of attracting immigrants, Arthur can finally absorb a large number of European immigrants with confidence, without worrying about hidden dangers and contradictions within the country due to the reduction in the proportion of the main ethnic group.

It can be said that as long as the concept of the Australasian nation is managed well, there will always be only one unified nation in Australasia.

Those who do not accept the unified national concept of Australasians will become an outlier in Australasia. Not only will they not be recognized by people around them, but even the government's welfare policies will not have the slightest bias.

Yes, there will be many welfare policies for Australasians in the future, but all of these have a unified premise that only Australasians can enjoy them.

As time entered mid-January 1912, along with a debate and meeting of the British Cabinet, the naval policy of the British Empire was officially changed.

In fact, the trend of the UK to change its naval policy has already been revealed at the cabinet meeting at the end of last year.

The actual reason is also very simple. Everything is accompanied by what the British Secretary of the Navy Churchill preached. For every battleship built by Germany, the British Empire must follow up with the plan to build two battleships.

With a battleship construction ratio of 1:2, the number of battleships in active service plus planned construction of the British Empire quickly overwhelmed the number of battleships in Germany.

But that's the problem. Germany built a lot of battleships, and Germany spent a lot of money on the navy.

This also represents that the investment of the United Kingdom is twice that of Germany. Even if the British Empire has vast colonies and rich wealth, it cannot withstand the long-term horror consumption.

In the financial report at the end of 1911, the British cabinet was surprised to find that the British finances could hardly keep up with the progress of the Navy Act.

如果根据丘吉尔所宣扬的1比2的战列舰建造比来说，德国每年要建造3艘战列舰和1艘战列巡洋舰，这也代表着大英帝国每年要建造至少6艘战列舰和2艘战列巡洋舰。

如果算上1912年到1914年整整三年的计划，大英帝国一共要建造18艘战列舰和6艘战列巡洋舰，光是主力战舰的花费就高达4000多万英镑。

Even if it is divided into three years, the annual cost of building the main battleship alone is as high as at least 1500 million pounds.

Even if the annual military expenditure of the British Empire is as high as more than 6000 million pounds, it will definitely not be able to withstand such a terrible consumption.

You must know that the previous less intense naval arms race has already overwhelmed European countries.

If such a terrifying construction plan continues, the British Empire's finances will sooner or later be in trouble.

Speaking of this, I have to mention a series of welfare policies promulgated in the UK during the reign of Edward VII and after the Reform Party ruled the government.

This series of welfare policies greatly improved the reputation of Edward VII and the British government, bringing the people of the British Empire together more united.

But these welfare policies have made the British Empire's finances somewhat tight.If the construction of such a huge warship continues, I am afraid that the finances of the British Empire will also be overwhelmed.

What makes the British Empire even more overwhelmed is that Germany has released news that it is building a super dreadnought.

This was originally the hole card used by the British Empire to crush the Germans in terms of warship quality, but it has been quietly followed up by the Germans.

This also means that half of the British Empire's warship construction plan must be used to build super dreadnoughts, otherwise, the navy will still not have much advantage when the German super dreadnoughts catch up.

But the problem is that the cost of the most advanced dreadnought ship is already around 200 million pounds.

At present, the cost of the most advanced super dreadnought ship is as high as 240 million pounds.

In any case, the financial burden of the British Empire will only become more and more burdensome, which also makes other officials of the British government a little worried.

You must know that if the invincible British Empire goes bankrupt in the hands of this government, I am afraid that the spittle of the people will be enough to spray them to death.

After all, after the government has no money, the welfare policy of the people will also be reduced.How does this make people who are used to receiving benefits think?Isn't it proper government incompetence?
In order to address these concerns, the British cabinet held an emergency meeting in order to discuss the current shipbuilding plan and the financial difficulties it faces.

The current Prime Minister of the British Empire is Asquith who is also the Chancellor of the Exchequer. From this, we can also see the importance of finance to a country.

The treasury department of Australasia is also one of the cabinet departments where Arthur controls the selection of ministers.

"Your Excellency Churchill, I think it is necessary to reconsider the navy's construction plan. Even if our financial revenue is almost twice that of Germany, we cannot withstand such a huge consumption! I think you know the financial situation last year. If we continue to be so crazy If we continue to build, I am afraid our finances will be overwhelmed in a few years, and we can only borrow money like crazy." At the cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Asquith frowned and looked aside, the slightly confident navy Minister Churchill, said.

"Mr. Prime Minister, now is not the time for the British Empire to withdraw! Those Germans are frantically building warships. If we suspend the construction of warships, doesn't it mean that we will hand over the status of the number one navy to others?" Secretary of the Navy Churchill looked excited, even if he was facing Prime Minister Asquith, he still retorted righteously.

"We know that the navy is under a lot of pressure. Although Germany needs to take into account the development of the army, we also need to take into account the implementation of the security and welfare policies of the colonies, don't we? Our military expenditure has exceeded a quarter of our fiscal revenue One, even more than one-third this year. Don’t you want the entire British Empire to serve the navy, regardless of development?” The Secretary of the Interior stood up to refute Churchill’s words.

It is worth mentioning that the Secretary of the Interior, McKenna, was the Secretary of the Navy of the British Empire half a year ago.The last Home Secretary was Churchill, and they switched positions in November 1911.

During Churchill's tenure as Home Secretary, he went from refuting the aggressive expansion of the navy to alleviating financial pressure.

However, after Churchill became Lord of the Navy, he changed his views, intending to expand the navy to maintain the status of the British Empire.

And McKenna, who was once based on the expansion of the navy, after he became the Secretary of the Interior, his view has become that the government is the most important, and he naturally has to refute the plan for the expansion of the navy.

"I also know that the current financial pressure is facing, but we can still issue bonds, can't we? As long as we can maintain the superiority of the navy, the Germans will turn their attention to the expansion of the army. At that time, the pressure on the navy and finances Both will be reduced. If we give up early, the Germans will surpass us in the navy and France and Russia in the army. At that time, no country or force will be able to suppress Germany unilaterally. This is the current situation in Europe It is disastrous, and it is even more disastrous for the British Empire and the government." Churchill did not buy it at all, telling his own views and opinions.

"We maintain our naval superiority, sit back and watch the German and French armies confront, and lend a helping hand to France when necessary. This will not only drag down Germany, but also prevent the rise of France after Germany's defeat. Isn't this what we have been implementing Is it the idea and purpose?" Churchill brought up the European shit stick policy that the British Empire has always implemented, as if whoever disagrees with the expansion of the navy is the sinner of the British Empire.

"That being said, are the bonds free? The bonds issued are not ultimately repaid by the government's finances. If a large number of bonds are issued, the size of the navy can be built. Can the navy bear the interest on the bonds for the government? If you say so according to your Excellency, I am afraid that our finances will be completely ruined before the Germans are brought down. You must know that our enemy is not only Germany, and the Americans have also worked hard on the navy, and sooner or later they will become ours. One of the main competitors. If we resist Germany at our own expense, either France or the United States will pick up peaches after the war.” Prime Minister Asquith, who is also the Chancellor of the Exchequer, shook his head, still insisting on suspending the expansion of the navy.

Although the British Empire has the most powerful navy and the most colonies in the world, the status and interests of the British Empire are also coveted by more countries.

Taking Europe as an example, the enemy of the British Empire is every European power that has the potential to become a European hegemon.

Although the British Empire is the most powerful country in the world, after all, it can only be partial to the British Isles in Europe.

This also means that if any country becomes the hegemon of Europe, it will threaten the mainland of the British Empire.

This is also an important reason why Britain fought against France before and now against Germany.

For the British Empire, the present Germany was a rival to defeat.But if France takes the opportunity to rise after defeating Germany, then defeating Germany is meaningless.

The best way is to let Germany and France lose both in the war, so that it is impossible for them to threaten the status of Britain.

If the most powerful country in Europe is France, I am afraid that Britain will join the German camp to fight against France.

It is a headache for the British government. In addition to the situation in Europe, there is another country that pays close attention to the situation in Europe, and that is the United States.

Although the United States was looked down upon by major European countries before, they thought it was just an upstart occupying a good area.

But I have to admit that the development of the United States has gradually caught up with the pace of Europe. At present, the economy and industry of the United States are already world-class.

The gap between the United States and the top powers is actually its military and technological background.If the United States is given another few decades, I am afraid it will grow into a more terrifying competitor than Germany.

"America?" Churchill smiled indifferently, and asked, "Why don't we try to support Australasia? Anyway, we have failed to support island countries, so we might as well find another country to help. Australasia has the same roots as us." The same origin, as long as the British population occupies the majority of Australasia, they will not be able to be our enemies. Isn’t this the best support object? Although the population of Australasia is a little smaller, it is basically European immigrants, who are more qualified to be a developed country and a great power than an island nation."

It is not without reason that the British Empire supported the island nation.

The geographical location of the island country is doomed that if this country rises, it will definitely have a war with Russia, the overlord of the Far East.

Moreover, the island country is only one Pacific Ocean away from the United States. Under the premise that the United States cannot reach Europe, their expansion can only be placed in South America and the other side of the Pacific Ocean. The Philippines is the best example.

Supporting the island nation is one of the methods Britain uses to counter the United States. It is also one of the methods used by the United Kingdom to restrain the eyes of the Russians, consume Russia's power in the Far East, and prevent the Russians from planning against British India.

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