The Rise of Australia - Chapter 1004

c983 The heyday of the empire (the finale)

The Warsaw City Government announced to all of Poland that Poland had regained its independence and established the Kingdom of Greater Poland.

For all Poles, this is definitely a day worth celebrating.

Ever since Poland was quickly defeated by Germany, the Poles have been thinking about restoring their country all the time. But Germany’s military power was too strong before and during the war, and even the Austrian Empire, which was a great power, had no chance to resist.

Now, with the support of Britain and Australasia, Poland can quickly become independent from the control of Germany, which is something that all Poles are happy to see.

As for whether Poland’s political system is a republic or a monarchy, it is actually not that important to most Poles.

What’s more, the name of the new Poland is the Kingdom of Greater Poland, which can highlight the Polish people’s pursuit of the Greater Poland plan.

Compared with the previous republican government that proposed the Greater Poland plan but was quickly defeated by the Germans, the Poles are not so unacceptable to the new Kingdom of Greater Poland.

In the Polish people’s expectations, the Kingdom of Greater Poland was successfully established.

The candidate for the first king of the Kingdom of Greater Poland will be voted on by the government of the Kingdom of Greater Poland, but the actual voting results are still controlled by Britain, France and Australia.

Arthur actually maintained an indifferent attitude towards the candidate of the Kingdom of Poland.

After all, the royal family of Australasia was still sparse, and there was no suitable adult male to serve as the king of Poland.

Moreover, the Kingdom of Poland was destined to confront Russia. Becoming the king of Poland was not a safe job, and it might even lead to assassination by the Russian government.

Australasia, with its deployment in the three Nordic and Baltic countries, could also exert influence on Central Europe.

Anyway, no matter who became the king of Poland, Australasia’s voice in Poland could not be ignored.

What’s more, it was very important for the future Kingdom of Poland to confront Russia in Central and Eastern Europe and obtain the support of Britain and Australasia.

The British royal family would naturally not give up this good opportunity. In the absence of opposition from Australasia, George VI successfully made a collateral member of the British royal family the new King of Poland.

Of course, although Arthur did not exclude anyone from becoming the King of Poland, this did not mean that the British could obtain the position of the King of Poland without any effort.

In the future plans of Britain and Australasia, Poland would become a Central European country that was stronger than Germany in the near future.

As the front line of the two countries’ plan to resist Russia, Poland has received continuous support, which can further reflect Poland’s importance in the whole of Europe.

For the position of the King of Poland, the British had to reluctantly sell Jamaica to Australasia.

Jamaica is located in the Caribbean Sea, across the sea from Cuba and Haiti.

With Jamaica and Puerto Rico, Australasia already has two excellent naval bases near the Caribbean Sea, which is very important for global strategic deployment.

These overseas islands and archipelagos are all to be deployed with missiles in Arthur’s future plan.

It’s just that the strike range of missiles is too short now, and the real strategic role of missiles has not been fully reflected.

When medium- and long-range missiles and intercontinental missiles with longer strike ranges are developed, these overseas territories will play their due role.

Australasia, which has multiple military bases overseas, can also achieve a truly global nuclear strike, which is also a gift prepared by Arthur for the future monarch.

Only by maintaining deterrence to the world can Australasia sit firmly on the throne of the next world hegemon.

As for Britain, it is no longer in Arthur’s eyes.

If we only talk about the local industry and economy, Australasia has surpassed Britain in the war.

Although the British still have an advantage in overall scale by relying on colonies, are the British colonies really stable?

There is no doubt that Russia will set its sights on disintegrating the colonies of colonial countries if it does not gain too much benefit.

After all, only by making all these colonies independent countries can the gap between Russia and these colonial countries gradually narrow.

And Russia can also gradually gain an advantage by relying on its vast territory and sufficient population. This is actually the reason why the United States and Russia joined forces to destroy the colonial system in history.

After all, if Britain and France continue to occupy such a large colony, it will be difficult to push them down from the position of world hegemony.

This is like fighting a boss who can continuously recover blood. The most appropriate choice is of course to destroy his blood recovery method first.

India, the most important colony of Britain, is only one Indian Ocean away from Australasia. Australasia can completely incite India’s independence to undermine Britain’s colonial system.

But Arthur does not plan to do so for the time being. After all, the British still need to be stable to ensure the stability of the whole of Europe.

If the British decline too quickly, France and Russia, as the two strongest countries in Europe besides Britain, will definitely have ideas about Britain’s colonies and European hegemony.

Especially Russia. If Australasia fights Russia alone, the casualties will not meet Arthur’s expectations.

In the case that Russia is still the biggest threat to Australasia, Britain, which relies on colonies to maintain its status as a superpower, is not a concern.

The World Peace Conference was held in Hawaii, Australasia.

This conference is not only a meeting of the entire United Nations Organization for world peace, but also a trial of Germany.

In addition to the price that Germany needs to pay for the trial, it will also determine what responsibilities the German participants, that is, the government and military leaders, will bear.

While the eyes of all countries in the world are focused on this world conference in Hawaii, another meeting is quietly held in the distant Australasia.

The United Nations Organization unanimously passed the trial of Germany.

In addition to the division and occupation of German land previously discussed by Britain, France and Australia, Germany needs to pay an additional compensation of about 18.5 billion Australian dollars as the price of launching this war.

This is not a small number.

According to the annual income of Australasia, which has the most developed local economy, 18.5 billion Australian dollars is the annual income of Australasia for more than 20 years.

For Germany, which has been severely affected by the war and even its future industries will be relocated and absorbed by various countries, this debt cannot be repaid within decades even if it sells everything it has.

As for why the Australian dollar is used to calculate Germany’s reparations, it is because among the current world currencies, the Australian dollar is the strongest and most stable of all currencies because the Australasia mainland has not been affected.

In fact, the only competitor is the British pound. But Britain was indeed affected by the war, because the pound was depreciating, and countries were unwilling to reduce the reparations they received due to the depreciation of the pound.

Germany needs to pay off the 18.5 billion Australian dollars in reparations within 75 years, with an average annual payment of 246 million Australian dollars.

The actual reparations are far more than that. In the first five years, Germany needs to pay 125 million Australian dollars in reparations each year, and 275 million Australian dollars each year from the 6th to the 15th year.

This is to take into account that Germany needs to restore its post-war economy and reduce Germany’s pressure as much as possible in the early stage.

Of course, the reason why Britain, France and Australia agreed to minimize the proportion of Germany’s reparations in the first 15 years is actually because the three countries want to achieve military control over Germany and can get the reparations in advance by robbing the fruits of Germany’s industry.

So far, most countries in the world have joined the United Nations Organization. This new world organization has replaced the World Alliance after World War I and has become a truly global joint organization.

Britain, France and Australasia are also known as the three permanent members of the United Nations.

Although they are all three permanent members, the comprehensive strength of Britain and Australasia is obviously better than that of France, and there is still a big gap between the two.

This also leads to Australasia having the most say in the entire United Nations, followed by Britain and France.

After all, the headquarters of the United Nations is located in Australasia, and the advantage of the host country is still very obvious.

Especially after Australasia deployed missiles in Hawaii and invited representatives from various countries to watch the joint exercises of the three armed forces of Australasia, it has completely secured the position of Australasia as the world’s number one military power.

Even if the British are not convinced, there is nothing they can do. Missiles are easy to say. The British have also conducted research in their own country, and it is expected that the initial version of the missile will be tested in a few years.

But another powerful weapon in Australasia that has not appeared is the most troublesome. Because that kind of weapon has only been used in island countries, the British have not yet mastered the specific parameters and design of the weapon.

This also led to the British being unable to imitate such weapons. Before there were such weapons that could destroy a city, no one recognized Britain’s claim to be the most powerful navy.

After the war, Arthur did not intend to hide some powerful weapons anymore.

For example, missiles, the missiles that Australasia is researching are already the fourth generation, and it is certainly okay to display some second-generation missiles appropriately.

This is the so-called elimination of the first generation, publicizing the second generation, serving the third generation, developing the fourth generation, and preparing to develop the fifth generation.

Even if Britain and other countries were inspired by the second-generation missiles that Australasia had disclosed, they would definitely not be able to catch up with the fourth-generation missiles that Australasia was developing and the fifth-generation missiles that were being prepared.

Keeping ahead in military technology was the only requirement Arthur set for William, and it was also the requirement of the Australasia royal family for all future emperors.

Technology is the magic weapon for military victory, and this truth will never be wrong. There will be medium- and long-range missiles and intercontinental missiles in the future, including the use of nuclear power plants, etc., which are all things that William needs to trip up for the Australasians in the future.

What Arthur can do is to leave enough property for William and Australasia, and then let William invest more in science and technology, so that Australasia can always maintain its leading position in science and technology.

The United Nations Organization has determined the status of the world’s first superpower, and the meeting in Sydney is also determining the important part of Arthur’s next.

There are not many countries participating in this meeting in Sydney, but they are basically a very important part of Arthur’s strategic deployment.

The leaders are Finland, the West Coast United Kingdom and the Kingdom of California, followed by the Philippines, Kalimantan, Sweden and Norway, including the three Baltic countries.

At the end, there are several forces of the island countries. As for whether to integrate the island countries, that is something William needs to consider in the future.

The reason why so many countries were called to Australia for a meeting was to stabilize Australasia’s world hegemony and to make defensive deployments against Britain and Russia, the two world’s second and third most powerful countries.

In fact, the current threat posed by Britain and Russia to Australasia is really limited. Unless these two countries unite, there is no fatal threat to Australasia.

But then again, is Australasia afraid of these two countries uniting?

Not so afraid.

If Britain and Russia unite, the most feared should be those European countries. Isn’t this equivalent to actively driving European countries into the arms of Australasia? Then Arthur should thank the British.

As for the possibility of Britain and Russia uniting, it depends on whether the African and Indian colonies are so important to the British.

After all, Arthur just doesn’t plan to destroy the colonial system for the time being, but it doesn’t mean that Arthur has no way to destroy the colonial system.

If the British are smart, they can still be the second most powerful country in the world.

If they are not smart, they can only become an ordinary power in Europe.

The treaties signed with these countries are confidential, and their purpose is to deal with the expansion of Russia and Britain.

Once any country is attacked by Britain or Russia, Australasia will help this country win the war.

This is a conventional defensive alliance, which is equivalent to declaring war on the entire alliance when attacked.

This defensive alliance, coupled with the construction of military bases around the world, is enough to ensure that Britain and Russia will not pose a huge threat to Australasia.

After doing all this, Arthur was completely relaxed.

Judging from the current situation, Australasia’s world hegemony will become more and more stable. It will take at least more than ten years for the Russians to recover from the war, and Australasia’s technology will not stop in these ten years.

Arthur has conveyed various ideas about important technologies such as nuclear-powered submarines, medium- and long-range and intercontinental missiles, and nuclear power plants to the Royal Academy of Sciences, and has invested heavily to help the Royal Academy of Sciences develop them.

This can ensure that Australasia will have a steady stream of advanced technology leading the world in the next few decades, and the country’s strength can at least continue until the arrival of the 21st century.

As for things that will happen in the future, Arthur cannot control or predict them. However, as his carefully cultivated successor, Arthur believes that William can lead the country to become stronger.

Arthur created the world’s most powerful country in less than 40 years. He believes that William can make the country stronger and stand on the top of the world for a long time or even forever.

And for Arthur, for the old self, the few days ahead are of course to enjoy life and the joy of having both sons and daughters.

Decades later.

“Are they all here?”

William, who is already very old, is full of the authority of the superior, and looks at his grandson with an inquiring look.

“They are all here, grandfather.” As the crown prince of the empire, little Arthur nodded and responded.

Crown Prince Arthur is the only one named Arthur in the entire Australasian royal family, which has been renamed the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha-Saint-Arthurburg family.

And his name comes from Arthur, the founder of the empire. Arthur was very happy to see his great-grandson, so he broke his tradition of not liking to have the same name and let his great-grandson call him by his name.

And little Arthur is likely to become the second emperor of the empire named Arthur, that is, Emperor Arthur II.

“Let them all see their father for the last time.” William was silent for a long time, quietly wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, and said this after a while.

Crown Prince Arthur also nodded with a heavy heart.

For the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha-Saint-Arthurburg family, this is definitely an extremely heavy day. Such a gloomy mood affected the entire Australasia and even the whole world.

Because the founder of the empire, the great Emperor Arthur, died of old age at the age of 101 after a brief reunion with all his family members.

In the next three days, the flags of Australasia were all lowered to half-mast to pay tribute to the great monarch of the empire, the most respected human being in the hearts of all Australasia.

In order to express respect for this monarch, almost all countries in the world lowered their flags to half-mast, including the United Nations, which is very important in the world.

For this monarch who was famous in the 20th century, domestic and foreign historians have extremely high praise and evaluation for him.

Counting only those very influential media, Arthur still won many world records and was praised as the greatest monarch of the 20th century, the most influential national ruler of the 20th century, the richest individual of the 20th century, etc.

Even most Australasians directly regard Arthur as the greatest monarch and ruler in human history, and use the example that Arthur created the world’s first superpower to prove this fact.

Even Arthur’s funeral at the end of the world is also the world’s best.

Almost all the rulers of all countries in the world participated, and there were dozens of kings alone.

Even the kings of some countries were not qualified to get close to Arthur’s coffin. This funeral was also called the funeral of the century and was hailed as the highest-level funeral in human history.

Because in addition to the participation of many rulers and monarchs of many countries, there were millions of people who saw him off at Fort St. Arthur that day, because the streets could not accommodate more people.

Within a few days of Arthur’s funeral, Australasia directly welcomed tens of millions of tourists, most of whom came to attend Arthur’s funeral or even to see him from a distance.

The scene of millions of tourists bidding farewell to Arthur was also made into an oil painting, which was purchased and collected by the Australasia royal family for more than 100 million Australian dollars.

Life may be short or long, Arthur’s more than 40 years of rule and 101 years of life have come to an end.

But the story is not over, the legend of Australasia continues, and the people’s longing for Arthur will never end.

(The whole book is finished)