Rise of Australia

Chapter 371 Geographic Survey Report
In addition to the distribution of military and interests, this association meeting has another benefit for Australasia, that is, it affirms the food production of Australasia's food materials.

According to the agreement between the four major powers of the Allied Powers, after the outbreak of war, the Allied Powers will open the Sydney-Vladivostok and Sydney-Marseille transportation lines and ensure the safety of these two transportation lines.

Australasia will transport a large amount of grain, beef and mutton, livestock, weapons and equipment, ammunition and medical supplies, industrial products, living supplies, etc. to the Far East and Marseilles, and then transship them from these two areas to the three major powers of Britain, France and Russia hands.

It is also meaningful to choose these two transportation routes. Needless to say, from Australasia to the Far East, apart from the island countries and the United States, there is no other country that can pose a threat to this transportation route.

It is unlikely that these two countries dare to directly jump out against the Allies.The special island countries were still under the assistance of the British Empire before, and it is unlikely that they would directly jump out and join the Allies.

As for the United States, the Americans chose to back down in the previous war between Argentina and Chile, which also means that at least the Americans will not end directly until the European war has no clear situation.

Marseille is the third largest city in France, and it is located on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. It belongs to the south of France and is far away from the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Italy. In theory, it is relatively safe.

If the plan of the Allied Powers goes well, it is entirely possible for the four major powers of the Allied Powers to control the entire Mediterranean after the outbreak of war.

As long as the German submarines can't get in, the route from the Indian Ocean and the Suez Canal to the Mediterranean Sea is the safest, definitely much safer than the Atlantic Ocean.

You must know that most of the foreign merchant ships sunk by Germany in World War I were in the Atlantic Ocean.

Although it was more convenient to transport supplies to London, the threat of German submarines could cost Australasia dearly.

Shipping to Marseille is a bit of a hassle, but whether it's land or sea transportation, the safety is much greater than shipping to London.

Therefore, Britain, France and Russia have no objections, and this agreement on the development of transportation routes has also been affirmed.

This treaty is not harmful to the four countries. The three major European powers can obtain food and materials from Australasia during the war, and Australasia also has sufficient material dumping grounds, enough for themselves to obtain in this war. enough interest.

On February 1914, 2, the week-long meeting of the Allied Powers officially ended, and the four major powers made a relatively clear preliminary division of their respective obligations and interests.

This meeting greatly strengthened the ties between the four major powers of the agreement countries and improved the relations between the four countries.

The four countries have made a detailed division of matters before, during and after the war, which is enough to show the current confidence and strength of the Allied Powers.

From the cordial smiles of the four heads of state at the end of the meeting, it can be seen that the four major powers of the Allied Powers have become firm allies so far. At least until the end of the war, nothing or accidents can destroy the relationship between the Allied Powers.

After the meeting, the French representative left first. After all, there are still a lot of affairs to be dealt with in France.

As for the UK, George V temporarily chose to stay for a few days. After all, since his tenure, the power of the British king has been greatly reduced, and there are not many political affairs that George V can participate in.

As for Arthur, at the invitation of Nicholas II, he also chose to stay in St. Petersburg for a few days.

If the previous week was a relatively formal meeting of the Four Kingdoms, then the next few days will be a relaxing and pleasant entertainment time for the royal families of the Three Kingdoms.

In St. Petersburg at the end of February, the temperature was frighteningly cold.But for Arthur, living in the warm and comfortable Australia from time to time has some freshness.

It is summer in Australasia now, but in Russia in the far north, it is a world of ice and snow.

There are so many fireplaces in St. Petersburg, which makes the difference between the temperature inside the room and the cold outside.

Food, drinks, singing and dancing, and maids are the daily routines of Nicholas II, George V and Arthur these days.

For the current European royal family whose power and status are very stable, there is nothing that the royal family cannot enjoy.

Although monogamy is generally practiced in European countries at present, behind the monogamy, for European royal nobles, mistresses and maids are normal things that can no longer be normal.

It was even popular in Europe to compare the attractiveness of monarchs and nobles by the number of mistresses. The more mistresses, the strength of the nobles can be proved.

Arthur, Nicholas II and George V should be one of the most powerful and highest status people in the world.

Nicholas II and Arthur had real power, and although George V's power was not that great, he was still the monarch of the British Empire, and he was born with a reputation bonus.

At any banquet, the three of Arthur definitely occupy the vast majority of attention.

In addition, Nicholas II had the mentality to take the initiative to entertain George V and Arthur. Therefore, in the few banquets in the past few days, George V and Arthur were often invited to dance by the ladies.

Among them, the monarch has the highest real power, and Arthur, whose royal property is not weaker than that of the British and Russian royal families, has attracted more people's attention.

It is no exaggeration to say that if Arthur is willing, most of the noble ladies in Russia can choose at will in just a few days.

However, after all, this is in Russia, Arthur and Russia are related by marriage, which is equivalent to Queen Mary's natal family, and Arthur is not so unscrupulous.

But inaction is also a mistake.For the current Europe, the absence of mistresses and maids is a kind of alternative in the eyes of most European nobles.

If he refuses all the behaviors of flirting, even Arthur is at risk of being suspected of his sexual orientation.

In order not to lose his reputation, Arthur reluctantly chose two beautiful ladies and maids from the past few days, and formed a dewy relationship with them.

That lady was the wife of a minor local nobleman in Russia. This kind of dewy love was a kind of tacit understanding among European nobles, so there was nothing to say.

And the maid who looked like Xiaojiabiyu was asked by Arthur to serve as his personal maid in the past few days.

Originally, Arthur was related to George V and Nicholas II. This time, due to the fact that they had carried guns together, the three of them became more familiar with each other.

In addition, the three of them are all of the same generation, and even the subsequent communication is called by the relationship between them, not by name.

It's a pity that the good days are short-lived after all.After a few days in Russia, Arthur and George V were finally returning to their respective countries.

In order to catch up with the meeting of the Allied Powers this time, Arthur did not hesitate to take the airship and arrived in St. Petersburg smoothly.

But this trip back to Australasia, because there is no such urgent reason, Arthur does not plan to take the airship again.

After all, the current airship still has certain risks.Although the probability of accidents is not that high, there may only be one accident in thousands of voyages.

But who can guarantee that the accident will not happen to him?As the monarch of a country, such risky behaviors are naturally as rare as possible.

Arthur purposely borrowed a battlecruiser from George V for his return to Australasia.

If you wait for Australasia's own warship, you will have to waste at least half a month.

Anyway, now that Australasia and the United Kingdom are allies, coupled with the friendship that has been cultivated with George V in recent days, it is no problem to just borrow a battlecruiser.

Anyway, after arriving in Australasia, the borrowed warships can return, nothing more than spending more money on gas.

George V was very generous and immediately agreed to Arthur's request to borrow a battlecruiser to return.

The battlecruisers of the British Empire did well in terms of speed. The speed of the two battlecruisers brought by George V has already exceeded 26 knots.

This speed has far exceeded that of a super battleship, and it is currently the fastest warship.

Generally speaking, it only takes a little over a month to return to Australasia on such a battlecruiser.

After all, this is starting from Russia, and the journey takes a big circle compared to starting from London.

After bidding farewell to Grand Duke Sergey and his wife and Nicholas II, Arthur embarked on a journey back to Australasia on a British battlecruiser.

It was already April to return to Sydney again. Arthur spent a month and four days at sea, and then returned to Sydney in early April in a hurry.

Although it took nearly two months to travel to Europe this time, compared to the results achieved, it is undoubtedly worth it.

For Australasia, the Allied talks this time not only stabilized the alliance with Britain, France and Russia, but also found a good dumping place for Australasia's arms, food, and supplies.

Needless to say, Britain and France, these two old colonial empires have never been short of money, and Australasia will never suffer from trade with them.

Although Russia's financial situation is not so good, after all, a lean camel is bigger than a horse, and with the support from Britain and France, the Russians will not be short of money.

In the original history, the current situation of the Russians was that they had no money but could not buy any weapons and equipment.

This is not a problem for Australasia.As long as Britain, France and Russia have enough funds, no matter how much weapons, equipment and supplies they need, Australasia can produce them.

More than a month had passed before departure, and a lot of things had accumulated in Australasia waiting to be dealt with by Arthur.

The first to bear the brunt was the geographic survey team Arthur had sent to the Murray River Basin two and a half months ago.

After two and a half months of geographical survey, the team also had a preliminary understanding of the geographical environment of this area and wrote a report to Arthur.

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