Rise of Australia

Chapter 366 The Disadvantages of Urban Population

In the National Day speech, Arthur also adhered to the previous plan, which was to vaccinate all Australasians. Australasia may not be far from war.

It is said to be a speech, but in fact it also has a sense of mobilization.After all, according to Australasia's geographical location, Australasia can completely ignore this European war, sit back and watch as a neutral, and even take the opportunity to sell a large amount of food and weapon resources to both sides.

But if Australasia is to rise to become a true world power, it will have to be fought.

Without participating in this war, it is impossible to obtain the distribution of benefits after the war.Australasia, without the distribution of benefits, will always be the eighth power.

More importantly, in this way, the gap between Australasia and the United States will become wider and wider.

When Europe gradually loses its leading position due to internal friction, no one can stop the strength of the United States.

As for another country born in Russia in the future, from the perspective of the national system, it is impossible for this country to become an ally with Australasia.

And the real reason why European countries generally encircled and suppressed this country after its birth is precisely because the terrible system and ideas brought by this country are enough to subvert most of the monarchy countries in Europe.

The good news is that Australasia has been well run by Arthur.The royal family and the government have paid a lot for people's livelihood, and the living standards of Australasians have also risen sharply.

The happy life that real ordinary people want has been basically realized in Australasia.

This also led to the fact that the civilians in Australasia had very high support for the government. Coupled with Arthur's prestige, the stability of the country was guaranteed.

In Australasia at least, there isn't any way out for a revolutionary party like this.The country is stable and strong, and the people live a happy life. Who would risk their own lives to oppose such a country?
Most of the people with real ulterior motives have been seized by the Royal Security Intelligence Service and either sent to the mines for labor or directly executed secretly.

Even if there are fish that slip through the net, in a stable political environment like Australasia, they either choose to flee, or they can only lurk and wait for the opportunity.

But will there really be a chance for these people?As long as the happiness of the people in Australasia does not decrease, there will be no chance to give these revolutionaries.

The good news is that after Arthur's speech, the reaction of Australasians still supports the decision made by Arthur and the government.

Even, many people who are fanatical and loyal to Arthur are already clamoring for active preparations and joining the army.

The public supported the country's involvement in this avoidable war, which was good news for both the government and Arthur.

Taking this opportunity, Arthur also announced a donation of 500 million Australian dollars to the Royal Relief Committee, which further aroused cheers from the audience.

At present, the Royal Relief Committee can receive 200 million Australian dollars a year from the royal family, plus various donations from the outside world.

But the combination of the two will not exceed 300 million Australian dollars.The 500 million Australian dollars donated by Arthur is equivalent to the relief funds required by the Royal Relief Committee for two years.

All of this money goes to low-income people in Australasia, which is why the Australasian crowd is cheering.

In addition to donating to the Royal Relief Committee, Arthur also announced the relaxation of restrictions on residents' purchase of food.

In the past, each family could buy no more than 500 catties of grain at a time, but now it has been raised to one ton, which is 2000 catties.

Based on an average of 6.3 people per household in Australasia, if each household buys the maximum amount of grain, it will need about 221 million tons of grain.

You must know that the total annual grain consumption in Australasia is less than 300 million tons.

This also means that one ton of grain for each family can basically satisfy the family's food for half a year.

The 221 million tons of grain is actually only about one-tenth of Australasia's strategic grain reserves.

Allowing it to be sold to the public will not only relieve the people's food anxiety caused by the upcoming war, but also send a message to the people that the country's food is completely sufficient, and there is no need to worry about famine at all.

In order to ensure the stability of grain among the people, Arthur also specially stipulated that the price of grain sold at this stage must be consistent with last year's price, and no significant increase is allowed.

Australasia is a large grain-producing country, and Arthur will not tolerate any behavior of buying grain at a low price and selling it at a high price.

Anyone who makes money for the country is a kind of betrayal to the country and a kind of defilement to the nation.

Australasia's meat and grain production has always been very developed, and it is also a famous exporter of meat and cattle and sheep.

Coupled with the relatively developed agriculture at present, Arthur can even confidently say that even during the entire World War I, Australasians do not have to worry about lack of food.

Of course, the rise in food prices is inevitable, and Arthur and the Australasian government will also control food prices within a more reasonable range.

For Arthur, it is more cost-effective to export food abroad to earn money abroad than to earn money from his own people at home.

Regardless of how far the price of food abroad has risen, Arthur, the two in Australasia are not allowed to rise significantly at any time.

After the usual flag-raising ceremony, this time the National Day event can be regarded as a successful conclusion.

The crowd gathered in the Sydney Palace Square did not rush to disperse, because the military parades in Australasia have been held in the Sydney Palace over the years, and a fairly prosperous economic chain has already formed around the Sydney Palace.

Even around the avenue from the Sydney city to the Sydney Palace, there are many shops and vendors, which can also show the current prosperity of Sydney.

As the most populous city in Australasia, Sydney's development is beyond doubt.

It is also because most of the population of Australasia is immigrants, which also leads to a somewhat deformed population distribution in the country.

Although a lot has been improved due to various policies, the two cities of Sydney and Melbourne stand side by side in Australasia without any rivals.

At present, the combined population of Sydney and Melbourne alone is nearly 300 million people, which is more than one-fifth of the total population of Australasia.

Although the government's various policies have had certain effects, the populations of the states surrounding these two major cities, as well as Western Australia, which is building an industrial base in the west, have grown considerably.

But immigrants still have a great deal of choice over where they want to go.No one wants to go to a bigger city, which leads to at least one third of the more than 100 million immigrants each year choosing to stay in Sydney and Melbourne.

According to statistics from the Ministry of People's Livelihood, Sydney is expected to exceed 200 million people this year and become one of the largest cities in the world.

A population of 200 million is not a small number, and a city with a population of 200 million has a considerable status in the world.

Judging from the current populations of the capitals and developed cities of the major powers, cities with a population of more than 200 million include London in England, New York in the United States, Berlin in Germany, Paris in France, St. Petersburg in Russia, and Vienna in the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Among them, the populations of Berlin, St. Petersburg, and Vienna are all in the early 200 million, and the population of Paris is only about 300 million, which is enough to show that the current city with a population of 200 million is indeed very huge.

Of course, compared with London, the most populous and most developed city in Europe, there is still a certain distance.

London's current population is nearly 800 million, which is larger than many small and medium-sized countries, which is enough to show the current strength of the British Empire.

As one of the European powers, the current population of Rome, its capital, is only in the early 60s, which is almost one-third of Sydney.

You know, the population of Italy is more than twice that of Australasia.

The population of the capital of Italy is only one-third of that of the capital of Australasia, which is enough to show the current imbalance of population distribution in Australasia.

Including another major city, Melbourne, the population distribution in Australasia will be even more serious, and it has even hindered the development of other states in Australasia.

One-third of migrants stay in the Sydney and Melbourne regions each year, and many people stay in New South Wales and Victoria.

This resulted in only about half of the total immigration going to other states and being diverted to New Zealand regions and colonies.

Except for Victoria, New South Wales and the Capital Territory, the number of immigrants that other states can share each year is basically around [-].

Areas that focus on industrial development like Western Australia have only about 20 to 30 immigrants per year, which cannot meet the needs of urban and regional development at all.

The two cities of Sydney and Melbourne have become larger and larger, and the population of any city is larger than the population of some states, and it is very troublesome to manage.

If necessary, reducing the functions of these two cities, especially Sydney's functions, will allow the cities and regions of Australasia to develop better.

Sydney is currently the administrative center, religious center, cultural center, economic center and military center of Australasia.

If it weren't for the construction of the Leonora Industrial Base, I'm afraid Sydney would still have the title of an industrial center.

Although this makes Sydney the largest city in Australasia and the sixth most populous city in the world.

But for Australasia, which has a population of less than 1400 million, Sydney's overpopulation is a problem.

Among other things, even if the urban planning of Sydney was revised early.But so far, Sydney's population has tripled in more than ten years, and some urban areas have become chaotic and congested.

To properly solve such a problem, apart from spending a lot of time and money on re-planning the urban area, re-finding the location of the capital is also an effective solution.

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