Rise of Australia

Chapter 922: The Royal Family Spreads Out
While the whole of Eastern Europe was in chaos, Australasia was still in a peaceful state.

Because of the strength of the navy and air force, the war had little negative impact on Australasia. Instead, it promoted the rapid growth of heavy industry and military industry, allowing the economy to further rise.

Against the backdrop of war, Australasia's per capita income has actually increased. The national per capita annual income has now reached 187 Australian dollars, and some more prosperous regions have even approached 210 Australian dollars.

Such data is definitely an excellent level even if it is viewed from a global perspective. Thanks to this, Australasia's GDP has also been rising steadily, and it is now firmly ranked among the top three economic powers in the world.

Although it was only a level of competing for second place in the third place, this was based on the premise that Britain owned large colonies and Germany occupied a large amount of European territory.

If we only count the local area, Australasia can even compete for the title of the world's number one economic power.

As time goes by, William's eldest son and Arthur's eldest grandson Alexander is about to enter his own school.

Born in July 1931, little Alexander is in primary school this year. Primary school in Australasia starts at the age of 7. After 6 years of primary school and 5 years of secondary school, it is the most critical stage of life, which is the 4-year high school study period.

At this stage, most students will also choose their future direction, either going to university for further studies or entering a technical school to learn relevant skills.

In Australasia, whether it is a university or a technical school, there is actually no difference between high and low. According to Arthur, whether it is a university student or a technical student, the purpose of both is the same, that is, to fight for the motherland Australasia that everyone loves deeply.

It is precisely because of the rapid economic and industrial growth in Australasia that technical talents are still relatively scarce in various industries.

Precisely because they are relatively scarce, technical talents are generally paid very well, and the public has no dissatisfaction or hesitation about becoming technical talents.

Back to the topic, as the eldest son of Crown Prince William, little Alexander is the de facto second in line to the throne, only after his father William.

Arthur attached great importance to the education and training of little Alexander. In order to train little Alexander into a qualified monarch, Arthur even gave up most of the state affairs and handed them over to William.

William is now 27 years old and has gradually matured under Arthur's training and education. At least for now, Arthur is very satisfied with his heir William.

Arthur was very satisfied with both his ability as a monarch and his reproductive ability as the heir to the throne.

So far, William and Princess Alexandrine have three children, namely the eldest son Alexander born in 1931, the second son Albert born in 1933 and the eldest daughter Anne born in 1935.

It can also be seen from the birth years of the three children that William and Princess Alexandrine have a child almost every two years.

The reason why they were so eager to have children, in addition to Arthur's repeated urging, was also Arthur's rewards for royal family members who gave birth to offspring.

According to Arthur, for every offspring born to William and his family, Arthur would reward them with 200 million Australian dollars. Due to fluctuations in currency values, the current reward has been increased to 350 million Australian dollars.

This is also a huge sum of money for William and others, because their assets are only in the tens of millions. The one with the largest wealth should be Anna. With her jewelry company and other properties, her current total assets should exceed 3000 million Australian dollars.

Just by virtue of the reward of having children, William and his wife received nearly 10 million Australian dollars from Arthur. Arthur was also happy about this. The expansion of the royal family can not only stabilize the status of the royal family, but also make the seemingly empty and lonely royal family more lively.

Especially as he grew older, the feeling of loneliness emerged involuntarily. Among Arthur's elders, Queen Victoria and Princess Louise were probably the closest.

But it had been nearly 40 years since Queen Victoria's death, and several years since Princess Louise's passing.

If it weren't for Queen Mary who was always with him, and if Alexander and the other little ones hadn't often made Arthur happy, Arthur really didn't think he could last long in such an environment.

People are strong, but they are also fragile. People are strong in their hearts, but they are also fragile in their hearts.

Speaking of Arthur's children, William and his wife were not the only ones who had children.

Arthur's only daughter, Anna, now has a daughter named Castina after her wedding to Prince Juan of Spain.

As for the remaining two sons, Peter and George, one was born in 1915 and the other was born in 1919. The oldest was only 22 years old and had not even been married, let alone had children.

Peter's marriage has become the most concerned issue for Arthur and Queen Mary. If it weren't for the war going on in Europe, Arthur would probably have planned another trip to Europe to find a suitable marriage partner for Peter.

Fortunately, Peter is only 22 years old now, and if he is delayed for a few years by the war, his age is not too old.

It just so happens that George has just turned 18 years old. After a few years, George will be able to choose a suitable marriage partner and get married, allowing the royal family to expand again and the number of members will reach more than double digits.

Speaking of the current Australasian royal family, it is currently a branch of the British royal family and can be understood as a branch family.

The British royal family is a branch of the German House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. In addition, because the surname has been changed to Windsor, it has been completely separated from the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and became the founder of the Windsor dynasty.

Australasia is in an awkward situation at this time. In terms of blood relationship, the Australasia royal family should be closer to the British royal family.

But in terms of family inheritance, the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, as members of the same family, are obviously closer than the branch House of Windsor.

Such branch families are very common in Europe. After all, sometimes it is not in one's own interest to carry the original family name, just like the British changed their surname to Windsor.

Arthur also attached great importance to the education of the second generation heir to the throne, that is, his grandchildren.

As Arthur's eldest grandson and second in line to the throne, Alexander had to receive a very strict elite aristocratic education.

As the future heir to the throne, Alexander must have excellent results in politics, military affairs, economy and other aspects, so that Arthur can rest assured that he will inherit the entire country after William. This also means that Alexander will receive a very strict education since he was a child, and the difficulty of his education will be much higher than that of other royal family members.

There is no way, the abilities required of the heir to the throne are different from those of ordinary royal family members. Although the throne represents supreme power, it also represents huge obligations and responsibilities.

Alexander has received an elite aristocratic education since he was 3 years old. At that time, he had already started learning English, German and Russian, which are also the three major mainstream populations in Australasia.

It is also this year that Alexander will be sent to a special school for aristocrats, where he will receive primary to secondary education.

During the entire learning period, Alexander also found and trained his right-hand man. The role of the aristocratic school is also the same, to train loyal assistants and subordinates for the entire royal family.

In order to prepare Alexander for entering elementary school, French and Spanish, two of the mainstream languages ​​of the European aristocracy, have been added to Alexander's studies since the beginning of this year.

In addition, Alexander will also be exposed to the study of modern history, as well as the etiquette, horsemanship, archery, etc. required by traditional aristocrats.

This kind of traditional aristocratic education was something that William, Peter and George had already experienced. Arthur's method of educating Alexander was to combine the new elite aristocratic education with the traditional aristocratic education to cultivate an excellent heir to the throne.

As for the noble titles of Alexander's children, Arthur did not wait until they came of age to confer them, but granted them when they were born.

As Arthur's eldest grandson, Alexander was made the Duke of Auckland. Arthur also built a huge and prosperous palace for Alexander in Auckland, which would also be the place where Alexander would hold his wedding when he came of age.

Arthur did not favor any of the other little ones over any of them.

Albert was created the Duke of Hobart, whose domain was located in Tasmania, the southernmost state of Australia.

Princess Anne was granted the title of Duchess of Burke, whose fiefdom is located in the north of the capital district and has a large, dense forest.

After these little guys were enfeoffed, the Australasia aristocracy system suddenly had several more top nobles.

So far, these little guys are also the pinnacle of the Australasian aristocracy. Apart from members of the royal family, no one has yet been able to obtain the title of duke.

But this is normal. In the European aristocratic system, the importance of the duke is unquestionable.

The development of the aristocracy system in different European countries was different, but the duke level already owned large tracts of territory, and in the Middle Ages was the lord of a unified country.

Although the Australasian nobility system is much easier to advance than the traditional European nobility, it is obvious that the promotion of a duke is not that easy.

The current war should be the most promising opportunity to give birth to a non-royal duke. After all, there are military merits everywhere in war, and once a lucky guy has made great contributions, Arthur doesn't mind going with the flow and granting a few dukes.

Anyway, the aristocracy system in Australasia is a new aristocracy, and apart from the lands granted as rewards, the nobles basically have no territories.

Although they have ownership of these lands, it is only reflected in the economic aspect. It is impossible for them to become a state with political and military power like in the Middle Ages.

However, judging from the current situation, it is unlikely that the Australasian officers will be able to achieve significant achievements in the short term.

After all, the focus of Australasia at this time was still on the war with the island country, and the General Staff at this time obviously had no plan for a large-scale attack on the island country, which also meant that the credit was still far from the officers.

Although Australasia also deployed a large number of troops in Europe, there were only about 30 Australasia soldiers, and it was difficult for these people to achieve any results.

This does not mean that the combat effectiveness of the Australasian Army is not good. Except for the German Army, the combat effectiveness of the Australasian Army can be said to be at least one level ahead of other countries' armies.

But the problem is that the number of troops deployed by European countries is generally as high as millions or even tens of millions. Facing hundreds of thousands or even millions of enemy troops, the 30 Australasian troops really have no chance to create excellent results.

At present, Australasia is just waiting for the counterattack of Britain and France. At least for now, it can rely on the war with the island countries to delay for a while, allowing Britain, France, Russia, Germany and Italy to fight internal friction.

Only when it is certain that the manpower of several countries has been almost exhausted, will Australasia quickly eliminate the island country, which is an incompetent enemy, and then deploy large troops to the European battlefield.

By then, it would be time for Australasia to harvest other European countries in large quantities. Although Arthur had no interest in most of the colonies of Britain and France, he still wanted to get the Straits Settlements which were relatively close to Australasia.

There is also the territory of the Persian Gulf, which has vast tracts of oil. Every square kilometer of colony acquired could potentially yield thousands or even tens of thousands of tons of oil reserves.

As long as Australasia can maintain its position as the world's hegemon after the war, the rich oil reserves on this land will enable Australasia to firmly control the price of international crude oil and thus manipulate the economies of countries around the world.

After all, even in later generations, oil is still a very important energy source and an important material that is indispensable for people's food, clothing, housing and transportation in all countries.

Traveling by car or plane takes time, and all walks of life also require a large amount of petroleum processed products. Even plastic bags are one of the main raw materials of petroleum, which can prove the importance of petroleum.

Using one layout to exchange for a large amount of oil reserves and countless assets, such a deal is not a loss at all, and this is also the reason why Arthur has been restrained from attacking the island country.

After all, the island country is just a country that can be destroyed at will. As long as Arthur is willing, dozens of atomic bombs can be dropped on the island country. Most of the people of the island country will evaporate in an instant, and the entire country will become a hell on earth.

It's not that Arthur doesn't want to do it, it's just that the time is not right yet.

Once the strength of European countries is mostly consumed, the time will be almost right for the people of the island countries to receive the delivery of the atomic bomb.

(End of this chapter)