Rise of Australia

Chapter 392
Although it is stable for Australasia, the French actually have deep meaning behind this transaction.

Although the Kerguelen Islands are located in the southern part of the Indian Ocean, they are also in the Indian Ocean after all.

If Australasia acquires this area, it will not only get closer to South Africa, but also expand its influence in the Indian Ocean region.

For the British Empire, which regards the Indian Ocean and India as forbidden, whether it can accept it is a question.

In other words, such actions by France are suspected of provoking the relationship between Australasia and the United Kingdom.

The reason why France provokes the relationship between Australasia and the United Kingdom is actually very simple.

The four major powers of the Allied Powers seemed to be united as one, but only to concentrate on dealing with Germany.At present, Germany has shown signs of decline, so dividing up the interests after the war has become a more important thing, at least it needs to be planned in advance.

For France, what the French most want to do after the war is to recapture the Alsace and Lorraine regions, and to occupy part of Germany, when France becomes the hegemon of Europe or even the world again.

But such behavior will naturally not be allowed by the British.You know, France is Britain's neighbor across the Channel.

In any case, the British will never allow the French to become bigger and become the new hegemon on the European continent.

This also means that after the war, the relationship between Britain and France is questionable.

If the French want to achieve their own strategic goals, it becomes very important to win over their allies within the Allied Powers.

As for the remaining two members of the Allied Powers except Britain and France, Russia exposed too many disadvantages in the war, and the damage this war brought to the Russians was also very great.

Even if the war is won in the future, it will take some time to lick the wounds and restore the domestic economy and stability instead of competing for interests with Britain and France.

This also means that after the war, it is impossible for the Russians to unequivocally support France in acquiring more land.

Aside from Russia, the only other great power in the Entente was Australasia.

Although Australasia seems to be very weak at present, it is still one of the great powers, and it is destined not to be consumed too much by this war.

But with the construction of the Australasian Navy, after the end of this war, Australasia will definitely become a power with a certain right to speak.

Even if Australasia will not support France, it is necessary to provoke the relationship between Australasia and the United Kingdom so that Australasia will not firmly support the United Kingdom. This is the plan and intention of the French.

The Kerguelen Islands are closer to Africa and can serve as an excellent naval base and Australasia's breakthrough in the Indian Ocean.

Arthur really has ideas about this, because this area is very close to Madagascar and South Africa. If the Kerguelen Islands are obtained, it is even possible to take over the French Madagascar and successfully turn Australasia into a country that spans three continents. countries, namely Africa, Asia and Oceania.

Moreover, by occupying more land and spheres of influence in the southern hemisphere, Australasia can also claim more territory in Antarctica.

Although there is currently no technology and method for mining Antarctica, considering the abundant resources on Antarctica, it is still beneficial to claim a large area in advance.

Among other things, from the Kerguelen Islands to the easternmost South Pacific islands of Australasia, Australasia's sphere of influence will cover most of Antarctica.

As long as Australasia's guns are strong, then most of Antarctica belongs to Australasia.

However, although he already had an idea, directly agreeing was not Arthur's way of doing things.

"Mr. Craite, I admit that what you said is indeed true. But a barren land like Kerguelen is not very useful to us." Arthur shook his head and rejected the French ambassador Craite's proposal.

"Your Majesty, if your country is willing to continue to provide combat troops, I can, on behalf of the government, agree with your country to take more industrial equipment and technology from Germany in terms of the distribution of benefits after the war. I won’t object.” Seeing that Arthur already wanted to refuse, Clayt hurriedly continued.

The distribution of post-war benefits within the Allied Powers has a preliminary appendix, and the proportion of each country's distribution has been fixed.

In exchange for a steady stream of reinforcements from Australasia, the French have paid a lot of money and are willing to get less industrial equipment and technology.

As for the acquisition of German talents, including Britain and France, they have no idea about attracting most of the German talents.

Among other things, this war has been fought so fiercely that Germany has caused hundreds of thousands of British and French casualties, and Britain and France have also caused hundreds of thousands of German casualties.

The hatred between several countries is not to say bloody, but it is definitely a deep hatred.

Perhaps some of the talents had family members who joined the army and were killed by the British and French allied forces.

Under such a premise, except for some particularly outstanding talents who can change a certain industry, Britain and France dare not recruit talents in Germany.

The Russians may have ideas, but Russia can't even control itself now. If it is said that absorbing such German talents after the war, it will cause even greater chaos in the country.

In this way, there will be no countries in the Allied Powers competing with Australasia for German talents, and most of the German talents will also fall into the hands of Australasia.

Although Australasia also participated in the war against Germany, and had mutual casualties with Germany.

After all, the relationship between Australasia and Germany is already good. As long as the hatred between the two parties is transferred to the indigenous people, these German talents can be perfectly absorbed.

Anyway, the Australasian Expeditionary Force was indeed overwhelmingly composed of Aboriginal troops.Those Aborigines who fought in the war were credited to Australasia and they might have been repatriated to South East Asia and elsewhere.

As for the remaining aborigines in Australasia, they can only serve as the backers of the aborigines who participated in the war, and bear the hatred of Germans for the Australasians.

Only then did Arthur nod his head, agreeing with Clater's opinion.

The reason why Arthur participated in the First World War was to obtain more benefits in the distribution of benefits after the First World War, and push Australasia to the status of a top power.

The most attractive of all the distribution of post-war benefits is naturally the many factory equipment, skilled workers and talents in Germany.

Germany has developed for decades and achieved excellent results.In education, medical care, scientific research and many other aspects, Germany has cultivated a large number of talents, and these talents even number in the hundreds of thousands or millions.

Coupled with Germany's powerful industry, factories blooming everywhere and tens of millions of workers.

To be able to absorb a part of German industrial equipment, industrial technology, industrial technology and technical workers, and scientific research talents, Australasia's national heritage will take a big step forward, and it is even hoped that it will fully catch up with countries like Italy after the war.

If before World War I, Australasia was competing with Italy and the island countries for the position of the last power, then after World War I, Australasia would compete with the United States. In terms of the position of great powers, the goal is to maintain five and three.

The good news is that because of Australasia's support for the Allies, the United States has not gained much from the current war.

When signing the covenant, Arthur specifically pointed out that Australasia would be the main supplier of supplies to the Allies.

Before Australasia was short of supplies, the Allies could not import large quantities of supplies from non-Entente countries, which was a reward to their allies.

This also led to the fact that the arms trade between the Allied Powers was almost always carried out between the four major powers. The United States has not received any arms orders from Europe since the beginning of the war.

The Germans have no idea of ​​buying weapons for the time being, because the war is not long and the supplies in Germany are barely enough.

Under such a premise, the Germans naturally rely more on the weapons produced by their own factories instead of purchasing them from the distant United States.

What's more, the Atlantic Ocean has long been blocked by the Allies.It is very difficult for the Germans to buy resources and weapons from overseas, so it is better to count on their allies to make some contributions.

"Mr. Ambassador, since you have made such concessions in terms of interests, Australasia will naturally not chill the hearts of allies. Please rest assured that 20 reinforcements will arrive in Europe before April and will be invested in German combat. If you can guarantee that Australasia can give priority to choosing German industrial equipment and technology after the war, then I can also guarantee that at least 50 indigenous troops will be provided to the European battlefield every year, and the whole country will defeat the enemy." Ah Se smiled and looked at the two ambassadors.

Winston and Clater looked at each other, but did not agree to Arthur's request.

However, Arthur felt that it was still possible.At present, it can be clearly seen that the United Kingdom and France are prepared for each other. They are unwilling to absorb the achievements of Germany after the war, so as to stabilize their respective hegemony.

The French want to become the European hegemon after the war, and the British want to stabilize their hegemony, so it is naturally impossible to agree with the French to expand too much.

This also caused problems between Britain and France to break out sooner or later, but because the current enemy is the Germans, and the strength of the Germans is far greater than the rift between Britain and France.Thus, Anglo-French relations remained strong.

Australasia could indeed benefit from a rivalry between Britain and France.

After all, neither side wants the other to gain too much benefit, so it is better to give all the benefits to Australasia. Except for some land, Britain and France still maintain the current situation.

If Arthur made such a request, I am afraid that the representatives of Britain and France would stare directly.

Arthur's request is tantamount to a war won by Britain and France at a great price, directly making a wedding dress for Australasia.

Although Britain is unwilling to see France regain its hegemony in Europe after the war, threatening its own status.

Presumably the United Kingdom is also unwilling to see the rapid rise of Australasia, which has become a new major problem for the British Empire by virtue of its superior geographical location.

For the British, France and Australasia were their allies.Since it is an ally, it cannot be too strong.

France gained the lost territories of Alsace and Lorraine, and it was enough to compensate some colonies.As for Australasia, it is enough to acquire some German colonies and industrial equipment and have the strength to compete with the United States.

As for the biggest interests, of course, the British themselves control it.If you can't ensure that your position as the world's hegemon will not be shaken after the war, then for the British, this war is unnecessary

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