Rise of Australia

Chapter 461 Diplomacy and checks and balances

According to the Ministry of National Defense's statistics on the merits of the soldiers, the enfeoffment ceremony to be held in the future will give birth to at least a dozen real nobles in the country.

And there are more honorary titles like Jazz, at least there will be hundreds of them, which greatly strengthens the aristocratic class of Australasia.

In addition to conferring military merits, conferring political achievements, conferring scientific research, etc., will be one of the ways to become a nobleman.

Arthur did value the military exploits of his soldiers, but he valued the contributions of government officials as much as the contributions of civilians and scientific personnel.

Successive government officials, all scientific researchers, and even all civilians in Australasia will be awarded awards, medals, and knighthoods according to their contributions.

With the addition of these government officials and scientific researchers, Australasia will add hundreds of nobles at one time, completely stabilizing the rights of the Australasian aristocracy, at least the Australasian aristocracy is not dead in name only.

For a monarchy country, it is very important for all classes to rise up.Even for all countries, only by ensuring that the lower classes have upward channels can the entire national order be stabilized.

The rising channel of Australasia is very simple, that is, anyone can obtain fields, funds, medals, and even titles by virtue of their contributions to the country and the royal family.

In this way, Australasia seems to be a feudal country, but in fact, Australasians can enjoy fairer treatment than those in so-called liberal and democratic countries, which is the true sense of justice and equality.

Although the aristocratic class is the largest ruling class group in Australasia, any class retains the channel to become a nobleman, which also means that anyone has the hope of becoming a nobleman.

To give a simple example, in Australasia, even farmers and herdsmen, as long as they make certain contributions to the country, such as innovating new agricultural and animal husbandry technologies, they will receive a lot of rewards and even titles.

As long as all classes and all civilians in Australasia have the hope of becoming nobles, they will not be hostile to the nobles, and will only work hard to create contributions to the country and the royal family, and then become nobles.

The reason why the common people are dissatisfied with the nobles and those in power is because the people in power have monopolized all the channels to become high-level officials.

When a person can't change his class no matter how hard he tries, it's time for the people at the bottom to challenge the top.

Therefore, Arthur deliberately stated in all the channels to ascend to the nobility that as long as he is an Australasian citizen, he is eligible to become a nobleman.

The aristocracy is open to all Australasians, as long as they can contribute to the country, they must be rewarded for their merits

This is also Arthur's promise to all Australasians.The aristocracy in Australasia will be strong as long as the means of advancement of the common people are not monopolized.

It's like working in a company.As long as a new employee has the channel to become a company's top management or even a shareholder, he will have hope for the company.

But no matter how hard you try, you will be just a worker in the end, and you will also face the risk of continuous exploitation by the company's senior management and even unemployment. Employees will naturally have no loyalty to the company, and will even do everything possible to change jobs or bring down the company.

Post-war statistics and enfeoffment rewards are currently the most important things in Australasia.

After Prime Minister Kent hastily counted domestic affairs, he took all the delegation members to London on a battlecruiser to participate in the peace talks on the division of interests among all the Allies.

In fact, the real venue for the peace talks is not in London, but in Paris, the capital of France.But before the Paris Peace Conference, there was a small meeting in London, the participants were the four original Allied Powers, Britain, France, Russia and Australia.

Although the Allies have six major powers, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the real leaders are still the original four major powers.

As a country that changed jobs midway, and its contribution in the war was not large, it is a matter of course that Italy does not have enough right to speak.

Although the United States is strong enough, it joined the war too late, and it was suspected of sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight in the early stage.

Moreover, the greatest contribution of the Americans to the war was to provide loans to all the Allied countries. There were very few military casualties, and the military's contribution was also very small.

The contribution of the Americans is not enough to enter the core decision-making level of the Allies, even if the overall strength of the United States has surpassed that of Russia and Australasia.

Among the four major powers of the Allied Powers, the status of each country has actually changed significantly.

France and Russia are the two countries with the largest casualties among the four major powers, and they are also the only two countries among the four major powers that are adjacent to Germany on land.

These two countries have a great need for the German land, so they naturally come together.

The United Kingdom and Australasia did not suffer much in the war, and they were either too far away from Germany or separated by a strait.

Neither the United Kingdom nor Australasia has much demand for Germany, and they even hope that Germany will not be divided too much.

This has also led to the Allied Powers being divided into two factions, one led by France and Russia, and the other led by Britain and Australia.

But in any case, the real leading countries of the Allies are these four great powers.Therefore, the reason for the early meeting in London is to show other countries the strength and unity of the four great powers of the Allied Powers.

For the famous Paris Peace Conference in history, Arthur still wanted to join in the fun.

But after thinking about it, forget it. After all, the monarch of no country will personally participate in such peace talks, and it is meaningless to argue with those officials.

Even if Arthur didn't say a word, it was hard to just sit there.With Arthur around, it was difficult for the officials to let go of airs and compete for benefits. Arthur was also bound by etiquette, and he sat there looking for guilt.

Instead of going to join in the fun, it is better to settle domestic affairs in the country.Anyway, the status of a country is not determined by the size of the nobility rank, but by the strength of the country and military power, determined by fists like steel.

As the saying goes, the land is measured by cannons, and the coastline is guarded by naval guns.

Only when the military strength is strong, will it win the respect of other countries.

As one of the four major powers of the Allied Powers, Australasia has been valued by many countries.

Especially the Balkan front that the Australasian army was in charge of before. Many countries, including Serbia, have found Australasia and want to seek Australasia's diplomatic support.

This kind of diplomatic action is very common in the world. After all, the interests of small countries are basically determined by big countries.

To put it bluntly, if the four major powers of the Allied Powers reached a consensus, even if all interests were annexed, other countries would not dare to say anything more.

Maybe the Americans will make a little noise, but before the US military forces are fully armed, Europeans don't care much about the actions of the Americans.

A great power country is bound to have many small countries attached to it. The great power country can provide more shelter for the small country, and the small country will also become the market of the great power country and expand its influence at the same time.

This can be regarded as complementing each other. In this era of the jungle, this is the best ending for a small country.

After a peaceful Christmas, the Paris Peace Conference is about to begin.

On January 1918, 1, the four major powers of the Allied Powers met in London, England, and reached a consensus that the four major powers dominated the Allied Powers, and reached a certain tacit agreement on the distribution of their respective interests.

Although there are still disputes over the distribution of certain benefits, at least an agreement has been reached in the general direction.

The meeting of the four major powers of the Allied Powers made the Americans feel dangerous. They worried that the four major powers might exclude themselves from the distribution of benefits, so they urgently united with Italy and used a large number of media to launch a public opinion offensive.

Under the dominance of the Americans, many American and European media began to question the intention of the four great powers of the Allied Powers to meet, accusing the Four Great Powers of the Allied Powers of plotting to exclude all the victorious countries and monopolize the interests of the defeated Allies.

But such diplomatic means are not painful to the four major powers. The propaganda departments and intelligence agencies of various countries acted together, and public opinion in Europe quickly disappeared.

Of course, the diplomatic departments of various countries also gave unified explanations, saying that this was just a normal meeting between the four major powers of the Allied Powers.As for why the United States and Italy did not participate in the meeting, who told them not to join the Allied Powers early?

In order to wait for the end of the Paris Peace Conference, Arthur even postponed the annual report and victory parade, including enfeoffment ceremonies and awards, which will be officially held after the Paris Peace Conference.

On January 1918, 1, the Paris Peace Conference was officially held in Paris, France, and the participants included all countries of the Allies and Allies.

This alliance will include the former Allies Austro-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria. The treaties signed by the Allies and all Allied countries will be merged together, collectively known as the Paris Treaty.

On the night before the peace conference, on the evening of January 1, Prime Minister Kent received a meeting request from US President Wilson.

Although I don't have a good impression of Americans, after all, the United States is a powerful country, and it would be impolite to directly refuse the request of the president of a country with great powers.

In the room prepared for representatives of various countries at the peace conference, Prime Minister Kent met the handsome American president.

As soon as the two met, they played the tradition of politicians. They looked like good friends who hadn't seen each other for many years. They were very friendly and even talked about everything.

After chatting for a few minutes, seeing that the atmosphere was getting better, Wilson said happily: "Prime Minister Kent, I think Australasia and the United States are very similar. Good industry, economy and military. If you add that we are also from the British colony, God, we are really brother countries!"

Prime Minister Kent smiled contemptuously at President Wilson's words.The United States was independent from the United Kingdom by force, while Australasia was divided peacefully. There are fundamental differences in the way the two countries were established.

What's more, the race in the United States is relatively chaotic, while Australasia has an all-white population, which is closer to European blood.

The large number of chocolates in the United States alone made Prime Minister Kent have no good opinion of the United States, let alone a brother country.

But there is no way, there are still some diplomatic etiquette, Prime Minister Kent said with a smile: "Maybe, Mr. President."

"No maybe, yes, but Mr. Prime Minister. We are extremely similar brother countries, as if we both have enough strength and status. Sir, don't you think we should build a new world order on our own strength? Emerging It is necessary for the country to increase its right to speak, and we should negotiate with established powers like Britain and France to resolve conflicts and jointly maintain world peace.” President Wilson shook his head and said with extreme affirmation.

As expected, Prime Minister Kent nodded in his heart, but there was no reaction on the surface, waiting for President Wilson's next speech.

Not to mention whether the Americans have a big appetite, even if Australasia and the United States unite to establish a new order, they will definitely not be able to withstand the combination of Britain and France.

To put it bluntly, Australasia is still very backward in terms of population and economy, and the United States is still very backward in terms of military affairs, and it is far behind the overall leading powers like Britain and France.

Moreover, Australasia does not hug such thick legs like the British, but instead cooperates with Americans who also have defects. Isn't this a brain pit?
Emerging countries are inherently contradictory.Even if Australasia and the Americans can develop, sooner or later there will be conflicts because of the Pacific Ocean.

The relationship between Australasia and the Americans is far less stable than that with the British, and the benefits Australasia has obtained from the United States are far less attractive than those obtained from the United Kingdom.

As expected by Prime Minister Kent, President Wilson's next words were all about the establishment of a new order, how Britain and France fell behind, how Australasia and the United States were advanced and powerful, and so on.

Prime Minister Kent sneered at President Wilson's speech. Perhaps the United States has some advanced aspects compared with Britain and France, but it is still far from being as powerful as Britain and France.

The current world order can only be established on the basis of the four major powers of Britain, France, Russia, and Australia. Other countries have not yet changed the strength of the status of these four major powers.

After a few casual chats, Prime Minister Kent sent President Wilson away, ending this meaningless meeting.

However, Prime Minister Kent still thought deeply about the real intention of President Wilson's visit.

There is still a huge gap in strength between the United States and Britain and France. I believe the Americans can also see this.

Logically speaking, the Americans should not be so stupid as to challenge the status of Britain and France now. This is something that even the United States, Australia and Italy cannot do together.

That being the case, it also proves that the ulterior motives of Americans are not about drinking.It seems that they want to create a new world order by uniting emerging countries like Australasia.

In fact, it may be to win over some allies and seek more diplomatic support to avoid being excluded at the core of the new world order.

From this point of view, there is no need for Australasia to cooperate with the United States.Australasia would have been one of the core layers of the new world order. Although it is the weakest of the four major powers, its status far exceeds that of countries like Italy and the United States (in the Allies).

If the United States is allowed to join the core of the Allied Powers, the status of Australasia will inevitably drop by another place.

Isn't this equivalent to lifting a rock and shooting yourself in the foot?The Prime Minister of Kent cursed secretly, the Americans were fooling Australasia into stabbing themselves, and their impression of the Americans has also dropped a lot.

Thinking of this, Prime Minister Kent immediately called British Prime Minister Asquith, mentioned President Wilson's words without any trace, and said with a smile: "Some people are already restless."

I believe that the British will take some action. Even if the British didn't think about pushing the United States out of the core of the Allies, they would definitely change their minds after hearing what Prime Minister Kent said.

After all, no one likes a restless country, especially such a potential enemy, a challenger of national interests.

The Americans would certainly not only look for Australasia, but the Americans would never have imagined that Prime Minister Kent would immediately call Prime Minister Asquith right after President Wilson left, directly clarifying the purpose of the Americans.

The British had plans to support Australasia against the United States before the war. Faced with such a good opportunity, how could the British, who are proficient in balancing policies, give up?

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