Rise of Australia

Chapter 558 The End of the Irish War

To be honest, Arthur was looking forward to improvements in air conditioners and refrigerators, but he was far from expecting them to reach the level of later generations.

Although 100 years does not seem far away, the progress of human beings in science and technology during this period is still exaggerated.

However, it would certainly be good news if improved air conditioners and washing machines could make life easier for Australasians.

Speaking of which, in addition to these household appliances, Australasia is already at the forefront of the world in cars, tanks, aircraft and engines. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is one of the biggest beneficiaries of electrification.

Although Australasia was founded long after the electrification revolution, Australasia was one of the countries that performed best in the electrification revolution.

Although the help of the United Kingdom and Germany is indispensable, Australasia is undoubtedly a typical representative of those who can seize the opportunity to catch up.

Judging from car sales data, the number of cars in the world is about 1900 million, and the sales volume of Benz cars in Australasia is as high as more than 1450 million.

What kind of exaggerated concept is this?At least 76% of all cars in the world are produced at the Benz Automobile Factory.

Although automobile companies in many countries are also catching up, there are currently not many automobile companies that can pose a threat to Benz Automobile Factory. Most of them are only challengers. Benz Automobile Factory's position is still very stable.

Even after the next generation of Benz cars is released, I believe that the sales of Benz cars will usher in considerable growth.

Although the world's car sales are declining, Benz Motors is still a money-attracting monster in Arthur's hands, and the annual income generated is among the best among all Arthur's enterprises.

Although economies around the world are growing, a decline in car sales is inevitable.

If it were not for the well-known car companies to rely on the support of their respective countries, I am afraid that car sales would have dropped even further.

The United States, for example, has been vigorously supporting its local car companies Ford and General Motors. This is why the sales of Ford and General Motors have been rising in a short period of time.

Of course, even with the support of the United States, it still cannot have an impact on Benz Automobile in a short period of time.

After all, Benz cars have been on sale for more than ten years, not only creating historic sales data, but also being well known to most people around the world.

This kind of popularity and popularity is currently unmatched by other car companies. This is also a difficulty that car companies around the world still need to overcome given the R&D technology.

As time entered August 1921, the Irish Civil War, which had been going on for a long time, finally came to an end.

Since the imposition of military control over the entire Ireland on May 5, the Irish Republican Army has been like ants on a hot pot, anxious but helpless.

Because of the victory of the public opinion offensive, no country currently openly supports Irish independence. This is also the reason why the British confidently and boldly implemented military control in Ireland.

The British first established the Northern Ireland Assembly to win over the Republican Army in Northern Ireland and divide the internal forces of the Republican Army.

Subsequently, a full-scale sweep was carried out against the Republican Army in Southern Ireland.Anyone who provided information could receive a reward, and any Irishman who lurked the IRA would be punished.

This decision separated the Irish neutrals from the IRA. After all, no one wanted to have anything to do with the IRA when the British Empire was in control of the situation.

After a two-and-a-half-month sweep, the top leaders of the IRA were successively arrested by the British. Naturally, the rest of the IRA was leaderless and fell into a state of independence.

It was clear that the small IRA was no match for the British army.Under the crushing force of the British army's advanced weapons, these scattered IRA forces were beaten into pieces, and Britain quickly regained control of the situation in Ireland.

Although many IRA members fled and lurked in the Irish countryside during this period, they had no impact on the situation in Ireland as a whole.

In order to peacefully resolve this dispute and allow more Irish people to submit to his rule, George V decided to hold a meeting with Ireland to determine the status of the Irish in the United Kingdom, and to allow the Irish to rule in a fair and unified way. Back into the arms of the British Empire.

The meeting was held at the end of July and finally came to fruition in early August.

On August 1921, 8, the peace treaty signed by George V and the Irish Parliament was officially announced, and Ireland would continue to be part of the British Empire and submit to the rule of George V.

However, the new Ireland still has considerable autonomy.In order to satisfy the Irish people, Southern Ireland would form the Irish Free State as a self-governing state and form a United Kingdom with the United Kingdom.

However, Northern Ireland continues to join British rule and remains an Irish county belonging to the United Kingdom.

Although it has become a self-governing territory, Southern Ireland still has to abide by the policies of the British Empire, and all senior officials must swear allegiance to the British Crown.

More importantly, the size of the Irish Free State's army was also strictly limited, and the entire army was required to swear allegiance to the crown.

The weapons and equipment of the Irish army are all provided by the United Kingdom, and they need to accept British command and mobilization during wartime.

In addition, the British king can also establish the Governor-General of Ireland to nominally manage everything in Ireland, including administrative and military affairs.

Although the Governor-General of Ireland is the actual leader of Ireland, the Irish Parliament can also elect its own President of the Senate, and is actually in a state of rivalry with the Governor-General of Ireland.Moreover, this treaty stipulates that in times of emergency or war, the British Empire has the right to establish military bases in Ireland until the end of the emergency or war.

Overall, although Ireland was given administrative power, the British Empire was still able to control Ireland's diplomacy and military and would not lose this important territory.

The Irish people have gained the autonomy they yearned for, and they can control administrative and financial power, which makes some Irish people quite satisfied.

Although there are still some people who want to seek higher autonomy and even complete military power, it is obvious that the British Empire cannot agree to this request.

This also contributed to the conflict between Irish neutralists and Irish radicals, which was good news for the British Empire.

The end of the Irish Civil War was a relief to the British government, and a relief to Arthur as well.

It's not that Arthur is worried about Britain's safety. Even if Britain loses Ireland, it is still the most powerful country at present.

But if Britain is unable to intervene because of the crisis in Ireland, it will be impossible for Australasia to end the Philippine Civil War.

Although the United States is currently unable to pose a huge threat to Australasia, Australasia is also unable to make the Americans surrender.

If the Americans were desperate and launched a full-scale war in the Philippines, without the support of the British, Arthur would really not be able to decide whether to join this full-scale war.

After fighting and failing to win, we have to enter a borderless war of attrition.However, if we do not fight, we will lose the potential sphere of influence of the Philippines in vain, which will be a small blow to the development of Australasia.

The strategic location of the Philippines is still relatively important. Not only can it remove the American bases on the west coast of the Pacific, it can also serve as a leading base against island countries.

If World War II develops as it did in history, Australasia, as part of the fight against Germany, will inevitably have to compete with the island countries.

Although the island country has various disadvantages, its military strength is still worthy of attention.

It would definitely be a good thing for Australasia if the Philippines can be used to resist the attacks of the islanders outside the homeland.

Even if the Filipinos work harder, the war between Australasia and the island countries may become a war between the island countries and the Filipinos. Australasia only needs to provide weapons and equipment to the Philippines to drag the island countries out of the country.

If there is no Philippines and Australasia is relied on to resist the attack of the island country, the loss of manpower will definitely be heavy.

A powerful country will train its own younger brothers. Under normal circumstances, they will not take action, but let their younger brothers do the work for them.

Arthur naturally had such thoughts.Both the current Philippines and the current Dutch East Indies are within the scope of Arthur's cultivation.

As neighboring countries of Australasia, these two areas have large indigenous populations. It would be too troublesome to occupy them, and all the indigenous people would have to be expelled.

Compared with occupation, supporting a force close to oneself is a more appropriate choice.

And because it is relatively close to Australasia, this is Australasia's natural sphere of influence, and the influence of other countries is far less than that of Australasia.

As long as one can fully control the economy and military of these regions, it is equivalent to fully controlling these regions.

It is much better to train them into loyal thugs to fight for Australasia than to send out troops for large-scale attrition in Australasia.

Although the combat effectiveness of these indigenous armies may not be strong, they are better than their larger population.

The current population of the Dutch East Indies should be more than 3200 million, and the population of the Philippines is more than 1000 million. Together, they can dispatch at least 400 million troops.

The data from later generations are even more exaggerated.As two countries with a population of more than [-] million people, the combined force that these two countries can provide is at least tens of millions.

As for the tens of millions of soldiers, it actually becomes unimportant.After all, a war that would allow Australasia to employ tens of millions of soldiers would definitely be a super war no less than a world war.

The super war after World War II may turn into a war to exterminate mankind at any time because nuclear weapons have been controlled by many countries.

All countries are very cautious about such wars and will generally not break out unless they are forced to do so.

In any case, Australasia, which controls the Dutch East Indies and the Philippines, is equivalent to having two more subordinates who can provide millions of troops. It can also become a dumping ground for goods. No matter how you think about it, this deal is unreasonable. Losing money.

Moreover, the geographical location of these two areas can also protect the north of Australasia and guard against possible attacks from the north by the United States and island countries.

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