Rise of Australia

Chapter 420 Colony Deployment

October 1915, Australasia.

Arthur has been in a very good mood recently. The army has been victorious on the front line, and through peace talks, it has also obtained the coastal areas of the Persian Gulf from Kuwait to Qatar.

This is critical to Australasia's future oil reserves and economic development.

If the United Kingdom can be switched to the truce states in the future, Australasia will control at least a quarter of the world's oil reserves, or even infinitely close to a third.

It is not difficult to control the pricing power of international oil by exerting influence on some countries and regions in the Middle East.

The importance of oil is self-evident. At least for 150 years, oil has been the most important energy source, and there is no one.

Although Europe is fighting hard, this large-scale war still has little impact on Australasia, and the social order of Australasia has not been affected in any way.

All of the occupied territories in Australasia are currently under wartime control, and Arthur has no intention of integrating them, at least until the end of the war.

In fact, this is also very understandable.If these newly occupied areas belong to the war zone, then militarized management is a matter of course, and no one opposes it.

But if these areas are formally integrated, they will serve as territories or colonies of Australasia, and some shady plans will not be implemented.

The first is German New Guinea. During the period of occupation of German New Guinea, the Australasian army expelled more than 40 aboriginals in this area, and deliberately released some aboriginals who opposed the rule of Australasia and residents, allowing them to abscond into areas controlled by the Netherlands.

If there is a current administrative map, it can be clearly seen that the entire New Guinea island is cut into two pieces from the middle, the west belongs to the Dutch East Indies, and the east belongs to Australasia.

New Guinea is the second largest island in the world after Greenland, which is located in the arctic region.

Although Greenland is larger, because it is located in the Arctic Circle, the development potential is lower, and even so far, not many people live there.

But New Guinea is different.New Guinea is located in the tropics, with abundant precipitation and flat land suitable for development.

The entire New Guinea peninsula covers an area of ​​78.6 square kilometers, which is larger than the total area of ​​the three countries of France and the Lowlands (only counting the mainland).

More importantly, the entire island of New Guinea is rich in mineral resources, rich in oil, natural gas, copper, gold, chrome, nickel, aluminum, etc., with huge potential value.

This island alone can accommodate up to tens of millions of people and is an excellent food producing area.

Compared with Australia, where water resources are not sufficient, New Guinea is very rich in water resources. The north-south water diversion planned by Arthur is to transfer water resources from New Guinea to Australia.

Moreover, the distance between New Guinea and Australia is closer than that between New Zealand and Australia. It is an excellent land that is easy to grasp and suitable for development.

Half of such excellent land is in the hands of the Dutch, which Arthur does not want to see, and I believe the Australasians do not want to see it either.

Therefore, Arthur felt that it was necessary for Australasia to solve this trouble for the Dutch, find an excuse to take over the island of West New Guinea controlled by the Netherlands, and unify the entire New Guinea.

That's why some rebels from Australasia slipped out of German New Guinea and headed for areas controlled by the Netherlands.

When the right opportunity came, Arthur would angrily declare that there were a large number of forces against Australasia hidden in the Dutch East Indies, conspiring to overthrow Australasia's rule in New Guinea.

Then, it was time for the Australasian Army to perform.All European countries are busy with wars. This is the best opportunity for Australasia to expand, and no country will oppose Australasia's expansion.

Of course, expelling the natives was also Arthur's goal.In the entire German New Guinea region, there are at least one million aborigines living, which is not a good thing for the future rule of Australasia.

Just while German New Guinea was still under militarized management, these natives were forcefully expelled.

For some natives who are unwilling to leave German New Guinea, they can only be asked to stay in this land forever.

The strong expulsion of these aborigines was not as gentle as that of the aboriginal families who joined the colonial army.

Families of the colonial army will also be given severance pay, and arrange for transport ships to be transported to their destinations in person.

For these aboriginals who were forcibly expelled, the army often only had one sentence to leave within a week, otherwise they would face serious consequences.

For such a long time, it is not that the Australasian army has not challenged, but what they are facing is a more brutal massacre.

Judging from the sophistication of the Australasian army's equipment, these aborigines have no contribution other than increasing the KD of the Australasian army.

After expelling 40 aboriginals, the army has slaughtered at least 20 aboriginals, and is still searching for all aboriginals.

At least in the current Australasia, Arthur does not welcome these black aborigines.No matter how high their contributions to the country are, they will only receive a bonus and be persuaded to leave.

Even if the population of Australasia is a big problem, Arthur will never include these black aborigines in the immigration plan.

Newly acquired lands in the Middle East are also militarized.Thankfully, with the exception of Kuwait, none of the other regions are overpopulated.

Of course, even with Kuwait included, the indigenous population of the Middle East occupied by Australasia is not as large as that of German New Guinea.

In particular, Saudi Arabia's Persian Gulf coast, Qatar, Bahrain and other regions have a total resident population of no more than 15. Only a little immigration is needed to completely control this region.

The population of Kuwait is relatively large, but only in the early 10s.Moreover, after the Iraq region is controlled by the United Kingdom, the connection between Kuwait and Ottoman will be cut off, and it is still easy to control a small Kuwait.

As long as there is massive immigration to this area in the next few decades, allowing Australasians to occupy the majority of the population of this land, then this land has been the sacred and inviolable territory of Australasia since ancient times.

Of course, most Australasians were reluctant to immigrate to the Middle East until the oil in the region was developed.

After all, there are too many deserts in this land, and the temperature is too high to be suitable for living.Coupled with the lack of water resources, it is better to live in mainland Australasia or other colonies.

But after the oil resources in this area are developed, the value of this area will increase significantly.

Oil workers, family members of oil companies, etc., these will be the first immigrants to the Middle East.

Utilizing the oil resources in the Middle East can also create some oases in the desert to attract more immigrants.

Of course, after the oil resources in this land are developed, there will inevitably be at least one division of troops stationed in this area.

Even judging from the scope of the land occupied by Australasia, at least 2 to 3 divisions are required to properly protect this area.

When the navy expands in the future, there will even be a Persian Gulf fleet, etc., in order to strengthen Australasia's rule in this area, and at the same time influence other countries in the Middle East, so as to achieve Arthur's goal of controlling world oil prices.

In addition to the layout of overseas territories, Australasia will also usher in good news, that is, two Hope-class battleships will be officially commissioned soon.

The Battleship Hope and the Battleship Dream officially started construction in January 1914, and it has been nearly two years since they were built.

As early as the beginning of this year, the two battleships were almost built.But because Arthur preferred to equip a 15-inch main gun instead of the current 13.5-inch main gun, it was delayed for two months.

The good news is that after the cooperation between the UK and Australasia, the 15-inch main gun has indeed been researched, and both the UK and Australasia have used it on the latest warships.

Because of this, the two super battleships of Australasia will be equipped with 15-inch main guns for the first time, becoming veritable super battleships.

In terms of firepower, these two battleships have achieved a great lead.Not to mention surpassing all, at least surpassing most super battleships in the world at present.In terms of combat effectiveness, it is definitely in the first gear of super battleships.

At present, the battleships Hope and Dream have been launched for testing in March of this year, and it is hoped that they will officially enter service at the beginning of next year, that is, two or three months later.

This will greatly strengthen the naval combat effectiveness of Australasia, and it can also increase the hope of victory of the Allied Powers.

Since the outbreak of the war, the speed of building warships in European countries has not slowed down, except for Russia.

Therefore, Arthur also signed the next round of naval expansion plan, and there are still two super dreadnought ships, named Dawn and Sunshine respectively.

The two super invincible ships began in October this year, and the expected construction time is the end of 1916, and the expected service time is the end of 1917.

In addition to the two main warships, Arthur also signed an order worth 1000 million Australian dollars, including dozens of small and medium-sized warships.

Some small and medium-sized warships will be built in Melbourne Shipyard and Orange Shipyard. With the joint efforts of powerful shipyards, it is no problem to complete the construction within one year.

After the completion of the new round of naval expansion plan, Australasia's naval strength is second only to Britain and Germany, and France and the United States are at the same level.

Of course, this is only compared with the current size of the navies of other countries.European countries have their own naval expansion plans, and no one is sure about the size of the navies of each country in two years.

If a large-scale naval battle breaks out on the European battlefield, it will also have a greater impact on the strength of the navies of various countries.

Unlike wars on land, a war on the sea affects the whole body, and often a sea battle can determine the outcome.

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