Rise of Australia

Chapter 460 The Rising New Aristocrats and Military Merit Grants

Before the peace talks representatives from various countries arrived in London, the site of the peace talks, the countries were also methodically counting their own casualties and war consumption.

Compared with Russia, which is more chaotic, other European countries are the fastest to count.

The Allies mobilized 2914 million troops, with 1421 million casualties and 511 million deaths.The total civilian casualties were 1515 million and the death toll was 411 million.

The Allies mobilized 1532 million troops, with 940 million casualties and 410 million deaths.The total civilian casualties were 975 million and the total deaths were 232 million.

Although there must be some differences between the statistics of various countries and the actual situation, judging from the tragic degree of World War I, it should not be much less.

It can also be seen from the data that the army suffered the most casualties in the war, but it also had a great impact on civilians.

Even most countries do not count the number of citizens who died of starvation. After all, such things are disgraceful to the government.

Anyway, the war is won, and who cares about the non-combat deaths of civilians in the war?

According to the statistics of casualties in various countries, the worst country in World War I should be France. The total number of soldiers killed in battle exceeded 120 million, and the number of wounded soldiers exceeded 400 million. It can be said that there are not many uninjured soldiers in France.

The civilian casualties in France were between 60 and 70. After all, a large amount of French territory was invaded during the war, and the attitude of German soldiers towards the French people was destined not to be very good.

The second highest casualties were in the Russian Empire, with more than 180 million soldiers killed, more than 500 million wounded, and civilian casualties somewhere between 200 and 300 million.

It is worth mentioning that more than 100 million Russian troops were captured, and these people were not counted in the casualties.In addition, Russia's statistics are actually relatively chaotic, and there are still a large number of casualties among soldiers and civilians that have not been counted, which makes France the country with the largest casualties.

According to the real data, Russia's casualties far exceed those of France, and even if it is just starvation, there are definitely more than a million people.

The next two countries with the highest casualties were Germany and Austria-Hungary, both with more than 500 million casualties.

Among them, more than 220 million German soldiers were killed and 450 million were injured.The civilian casualties of the Germans were relatively small compared with the French and Russians. After all, the war did not spread to the German mainland until the last few months.

German civilian casualties were only about 15, of which more than 10 were injured or died on the Eastern Front.

The casualties of the Austro-Hungarian Empire were not much worse than those of Germany. After all, the Austro-Hungarian Empire was beaten by Russia in the early stage of the war, and several armies were even wiped out.

The death toll of soldiers in the Austro-Hungarian Empire was as high as 135 million, and the casualties of soldiers were as high as 400 million. Almost all soldiers were injured.The civilian casualties of the Austro-Hungarian Empire ranged from 80 to 100 million, making it the country with the second largest civilian casualties after Russia.

Followed by the British Empire, the number of soldiers killed in battle was about 100 million, and the number of injured was about 190 million. Civilians suffered very few casualties. After all, the war did not spread to the British mainland.

Australasia is the country with the sixth highest number of casualties, and Italy ranks seventh, with more than 30 soldiers killed and more than 60 wounded, trailing Australasia by [-].

Except for the five major powers of Britain, France, Russia, Australia and Italy, the remaining countries of the Allied Powers, including the United States, did not actually have high casualties.

The average casualty in the Balkan countries was around 10, and the Belgian casualty exceeded [-].

In addition, the casualties of other countries have not exceeded [-], and they are destined not to distribute too many benefits.

This list of casualties was initially calculated by various countries. It was originally given to the outside world for verification, and later it was to strive for more benefits at the peace negotiation table.

But in fact, many of this list of casualties are not taken seriously by the governments of various countries, such as the Australasian indigenous army, they will not receive the Australasian pension policy.

Of course, Arthur will also fulfill his promise to send these soldiers and their families to other regions, and give them a certain amount of severance expenses.

The severance payment is about 50 Australian dollars to more than 200 Australian dollars, but they have placed some items in the new living place to allow themselves to live stably.

Those who can really enjoy the pension policy are the 0.8 soldiers who died in the regular army, and the 1.7 soldiers who were injured will also receive corresponding compensation and rewards.

It can be seen from the casualties of the Australasian regular army that it was the indigenous soldiers who endured the suffering of this war for Australasia.

In addition to Australasia, the situation of the British Empire is the same as that of Australasia. More than half of the casualties are indigenous soldiers. Although there are also casualties of the real British main force, they account for less than one-third of the total casualties.

According to the pension system of Australasia, the total casualties of 2.5 will require the government and the royal family to contribute nearly 700 million Australian dollars as pensions.

Among them, the government and the royal family each contribute half, which is about 350 million Australian dollars, which is not a large expenditure for the government and royal family's finances, and it is completely acceptable.

Although most of the soldiers have not returned home safely, Arthur ordered the government and the royal consortium to urgently prepare this pension fund, and strive to distribute it to all soldiers as soon as possible.

In addition, for all soldiers participating in the war, the Ministry of National Defense will also provide certain subsidies, with an average subsidy of about 50 to 60 Australian dollars per person, which is also an expenditure of up to 600 million Australian dollars.

Of course, the rewards of the government and the royal family are far more than that.Soldiers who have earned merit will also receive more rewards such as fields, titles, medals, etc., which can be regarded as the Australasian version of military merit.

Anyway, Australasia and the major colonies have a lot of undeveloped land, and it is a waste of these lands to be vacant. It is better to give these soldiers who have made credit to develop them.

These people will also serve as a class that benefits from military exploits under the nobility, similar to the knights in the European Middle Ages, who guard the royal family and the aristocratic class in disguise.

In order to allow soldiers to choose better, the pensions and rewards given to soldiers can also be changed flexibly.

For example, rewarded fields can be replaced with funds equivalent to the fields, and funds can also be replaced with fields of equivalent value.

And the military merit is cumulative, because it will be cleared when the reward is awarded this time.As long as the accumulated military merits reach a certain level, they will be awarded titles.

According to the military merit granting plan given by the government and the Ministry of National Defense, on average, each soldier can get about 3 acres of land, which is just over 1.2 hectares.

This is just a reward for the soldiers who participated in the war. After making military achievements of various sizes, the land area obtained will also increase rapidly.

About 150 to 200 hectares have been accumulated, and the military industry has reached the point where it can be awarded the title of jazz.

1000公顷到1500公顷，可以被授予男爵头衔。8000公顷到1万公顷可以达到子爵，3万公顷到5万公顷可以授予伯爵，10万公顷为公爵。

A duke is basically the highest rank of nobility that an ordinary soldier can achieve by accumulating military merits, and theoretically there is also a prince, but this rank can only be obtained by the direct line of the royal family.

In fact, 10 hectares is definitely not small, that is, 1000 square kilometers, which is equivalent to a smaller county.

Moreover, the land obtained from these military merit grants is permanent, and a nobleman who has obtained a duke by military merit can completely become a rich man with his own land.

Although honorary peerages such as knighthood are not hereditary, the land is permanent, and this is Arthur's reward to all those who have contributed to the country and the royal family.

Because it is a reward, there is a lot of flexibility in granting military merit.The royal family and the government generally choose a large area for collective enfeoffment to ensure that the land acquired by the soldiers is connected together, avoiding embarrassing scenes from east to west.

Theoretically speaking, those who have received land rewards can apply to the government for land exchange every 15 years, trying to gather their own land together.

Of course, changing the address can change the land with the same price and the same area, so as to avoid some people taking advantage of the government's loopholes.

In order to better train the new nobles in Australasia, after enfeoffing the soldiers, Arthur will establish a noble school to provide good education for the descendants of the new nobles, so that they can become pillars of the country and the royal family, and It's not just a waste of pleasure.

The aristocratic school can also unite the descendants of the new aristocrats, forming a complex network of relationships between the aristocrats, and all the new aristocrats are attached to the rule of the royal family, becoming a powerful aristocratic class that obeys the royal family.

In order to improve the rights and status of the new nobles, Arthur also specifically stipulated that, except for the crime of treason and the crime of harming the interests of the royal family, all other crimes could only be placed on the nobles themselves, not the titles of nobles.

In other words, for all crimes other than these two charges, only the noble who committed the crime can be executed, and the title cannot be directly revoked.

This also means that as long as the interests of the country and the royal family are not harmed, even if the new nobleman breaks the law, his title can be inherited by his descendants instead of being revoked because of the crime.

However, if treason and the crime of endangering the interests of the royal family are committed, Arthur will not hesitate to abolish the title of the new nobleman. After all, the interests of the country and the royal family are the most important.

Under normal circumstances, these new nobles would not be so stupid as to offend the interests of the royal family.After all, all their rights and status come from the royal family, who would be so stupid as to dig their own roots?

Moreover, as the king of Australasia, it was very simple for Arthur to deal with the new nobles he entrusted.

After all, the crime of treason and crime against the interests of the royal family is just a title, and this title can be attached to any nobleman at any time, as long as Arthur is willing.

It can also be regarded as a means for Arthur to control the new nobles. After all, there are all kinds of birds in the forest, and there must be the ultimate hole card against fools.

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