Chapter 469: Moving the capital proposes
a large-scale military parade, which can obviously increase people's recognition of the country and even their enthusiasm for the country.
When all the advanced weapons of the three Australasian armed forces were dispatched, the people once again burst into enthusiastic cheers, accompanied by the roar of tanks and aircraft one after another.
Including the enfeoffment ceremony and the military parade, the event in Australasia attracted national and international media attention.
The enfeoffment ceremony was okay. After all, it was only a matter for the royal family. Arthur could even enfeoff dukes and earls at any time if he was willing.
But the military parade is different. This military parade deployed Australasia's advanced weapons and equipment (first-generation aircraft and tanks), and the number of aircraft and tanks has led the world, reaching 500 and 200 vehicles respectively.
It can be seen from the fact that British Prime Minister Lloyd George did not forget to include the exchange of military technology when signing the alliance. The British powers are still very interested in some military technologies in Australasia. They are also more curious about the use of technologies such as aircraft and tanks in Australia. It 's a pity that Australasia has kept
these military technologies very secretive. Currently, only the aircraft that have been sold to Britain and France and the tanks that have been put on the battlefield have been exposed.
Although concealment is a basic confidentiality method for all countries, after all, the aircraft and tanks were deployed on real battlefields before. Britain and France cannot guarantee whether Australasia has really spent all its resources or is still hiding its concealment.
The best way to solve this problem is to send intelligence personnel to keep an eye on the movements of various weapons in Australasia.
Many of the diplomatic media from various countries who came to Australasia this time were disguised as foreign intelligence agents.
But what disappointed them was that no new weapons participated in the parade, and Arthur and the Australasian government did not reveal any news about new weapons.
This also means that either the Australasian government has very strong concealment skills, or the Australasian government really does not have new weapons. The aircraft and tanks currently exposed are already their strongest designs.
But no matter what, the numerous ceremonies and military parades in Australasia have been the focus of countries around the world in recent days, attracting the attention of many European people and raising their international reputation.
But within a few days, the European powers represented by Britain and France also began military parades. Compared with the Australasian military parade, the British and French military parades were larger, even more luxurious and eye-catching.
This also caused the hot news in various countries around the world to instantly turn into post-war celebrations in other countries, and the news in Australasia was no longer so hot.
But this is enough. After all, in such a large-scale war, almost all victorious countries will hold their own celebration ceremonies.
Especially those countries in Europe with relatively large casualties, their celebrations must be large, so as to cover up the pessimism of the people due to the high casualties in the war, and also to make the people forget the suffering the country suffered during the war.
Especially because the war has caused the people to reduce supplies and even face problems of hunger and famine, this must be covered up with some big news.
After all, the famine was clearly the fault of the government, especially the Russian government. At this time, it was already planning to hold a military parade of the century to wash away the suffering Russia suffered during the war.
After the military parade, Australasia has concluded its post-war aftermath and is about to embark on new development.
The next task is even more onerous for the Australasian government. Not only do we have to face the problems of moving the capital, changing the government, and handling the occupied territories, but we also have to continue to steer the development of the country and come up with a satisfactory answer before the end of the year.
With the war now over, it was time for the War Cabinet to come to an end. This also means that these guys who are still in the cabinet are about to face a new round of cabinet elections. Whether they can stay in the cabinet is unknown. It also depends on their performance during their term of office, as well as the public and major political parties' opinions on them. Level of support.
This war was an accident, giving them a few extra years of tenure. But this does not mean that every one of them can continue to stay in his position unscathed. After all, it is tradition for each cabinet minister to serve a maximum of three terms, and exceptions will not be easily made.
At the new round of cabinet meetings, Arthur raised two issues, the relocation of the capital and the division of new territories, to the cabinet government, and requested that they be dealt with as soon as possible in a short period of time. It would be best if a charter could be given on the same day.
The decision to move the capital had been made early in the war, but due to the war, it was decided to take place after the war.
There are many real reasons for moving the capital of Australasia. In addition to the fact that Sydney is currently too bloated, the terrain where Sydney is located is not suitable for development into a super city.
More importantly, moving the capital to the Murray River Basin is related to the development plans of Australasia.
If there is a topographic map of Australasia, it can be seen that the southeastern part of Australasia that is currently proud of is actually a mountainous area named the Great Dividing Range.
Only the southeastern coast is suitable for development, but this area is too small and contains more than half of Australia's population.
This is extremely uneven for the development of Australasia. Forget about the western region, it is a desert area after all and is completely unsuitable for development.
But the famous Great Artesian Basin and Murray River Plain are one of the few plains and basin areas in Australasia. Logically speaking, they should be very suitable for the development of agriculture, animal husbandry and economy.
However, due to land desertification or even desertification, the central plains of Australia have already been partially desertified and are in urgent need of treatment.
The best way to manage this area is to move the capital to the Murray River Basin and use the government for decades or even hundreds of years to improve this area.
If the Murray River Basin is managed well, the Murray River Basin alone will be enough to become a delta that can accommodate hundreds of millions of people, and will also be the future agricultural and animal husbandry center of Australasia.
Exploration work for relocating the capital was completed several years ago, and it is expected that the new capital will be placed at the junction of the Murray River and the Darling River, in the center of the Murray River Delta.
The advantage of placing it here is that it is backed by two rivers and is more suitable for urban development. Secondly, it can go straight down the Murray River and have relatively developed shipping.
Moreover, there are vast plains in the east, west, north and south. Whether it is developing agriculture and animal husbandry, building cities or developing industry, it is a very good choice.
As the largest river in Australia, the Murray River's development potential is, needless to say, one of the best in Australia.
The issues that the cabinet government needs to solve are, first, how to move the capital, when to move the capital and what to name the new capital.
It is not easy to move the capital of a country. After all, the capital, as the most basic administrative center of the country, is bound to accommodate most institutions of the national government.
For Australasia, the new capital also needs to accommodate palaces, courts, etc., so it also requires a long construction period.
Also, the current population in the Murray River Basin is not large. If the capital is to be relocated, will a part of the population have to be relocated from Sydney and Melbourne? As the two largest cities in Australasia, Sydney and Melbourne each have a population of more than 2 million.
It is a wonder that a country with a population of less than 20 million has two cities with a population of 2 million, and it is also one of the problems currently facing Australasia.
If the capital remained in Sydney, Sydney would definitely have the greatest immigration appeal of any city in Australasia.
At least 30 to 40 percent of immigrants are absorbed by Sydney every year, which is not a good thing for the development of Australasia, nor is it conducive to the development of the Leonora industrial base in Western Australia.
The biggest characteristics of an industrial base are that it requires a sufficient population, rich mineral resources and a developed transportation network.
The latter two items are completely lacking in Australasia, but the population in industrial areas has always been a problem, which has been somewhat solved by the government's strong support for immigration to Western Australia.
In addition to the problem of moving the capital, the issue of dividing the newly occupied land is also something that the current cabinet government needs to consider.
Throughout the war, Australasia newly acquired German New Guinea, German Samoyed, West New Guinea, Sulawesi, Java Sea Islands, etc., as well as the Saudi Arabian Gulf Coast, Qatar, Bahrain and the Middle East. Kuwait (not officially exchanged yet).
These lands are still very large and need to be divided into new administrative regions or incorporated into the original colonies.
The Middle East issue is easy to solve. It was decided early on that the lands occupied in the Middle East would be unified to form the Persian Gulf coastal territory, which would also be the future oil exploration area of Australasia.
This is more of a military management area. After all, it has the richest oil resources in the world and requires the guard and protection of a large number of troops.
Arthur even plans to establish a naval base in the Middle East, form a Persian Gulf squadron, and establish the Persian Gulf Regional Command of the Australasian Defense Forces.
The Persian Gulf Territory will be the most special administrative region in Australasia. It will be militarily managed by the army for a long time and will be responsible only to Arthur and the government.
Beyond this, the government needs to discuss the division of newly acquired territories in Southeast Asia.
Although most of these lands came from the Dutch East Indies, it would be too large to form a complete colony.
After a small-scale discussion by the cabinet government, Arthur finally decided to merge the entire New Guinea region to form the complete Australian New Guinea colony.
The island of New Guinea has huge development potential. It is the second largest island in the world. It is rich in mineral resources and has water resources that are urgently needed in Australia.
In order to solve Australia's currently unclear water problem, Arthur even has a plan in mind to transfer water from the north to the south, waiting for the technology to be implemented in the future to launch a major water transfer project from New Guinea to Australia.
As the largest island in Australasia outside of the mainland, New Guinea's value is definitely the highest outside of Australia and New Zealand.
The value of the complete colony of New Guinea is not weaker than that of any state in Australasia, and the governor of Australian New Guinea can only be Arthur's confidant.
In addition, German Samoyed in the Pacific was annexed to the Australian Western Pacific Territory. Establishing Samoyed independently as a new colony is obviously not worth the gain. It is better to directly merge it into the Western Pacific Territory and make it easier to manage as part of the Australasian island defense chain.
Many islands in the Java Sea were incorporated into the royal domain, and Sulawesi formed a separate colony of Sulawesi, becoming a part of the Australasian colony.
Under this division, regardless of whether the exchange of colonies along the Persian Gulf takes place or not, it will not affect the existing colonial system of Australasia, and there will be no need to redivide it later.
After truly annexing these lands, Australasia's hegemony in the South Pacific and South Indian Ocean has become unstoppable. Even Britain, France and the United States cannot stop Australasia's hegemony in these areas.
With a series of external defensive island chains, Arthur believed that even if Australasia and the United States fell into war, there would be absolutely no need to worry about invasion of the homeland.
However, when Australasia faces a country with developed industry and economy like the United States, it does not have a good way to win.
Unless Australasia can take the lead in developing missiles and nuclear weapons, the pressure of nuclear weapons can be used to make the United States surrender.
But the research on nuclear weapons is not that easy. At least the current progress is still very slow and it takes a lot of time to advance.
But in any case, facing a more powerful country, Australasia is confident.
When the size of the navy catches up, Arthur can confidently declare that he will not be afraid of provocation from any country.
Regarding the matter of moving the capital, Arthur had already asked the people for their opinions.
Most people still support the relocation of the capital, but many Sydney people are not willing to see the capital relocation happen. After all, there are certain differences between capital citizens and non-capital citizens.
But these people obviously cannot stop the general trend of the country, not to mention that they are not firmly opposed, but are somewhat reluctant and worried. They are worried that after the capital is relocated to other places, the large number of preferential policies currently enjoyed by Sydney as the capital will be reduced. .
Arthur also provided protection for such concerns. Arthur said that regardless of whether it is the capital or any city, all Australasians will fairly enjoy all welfare policies issued by the government.
As long as you are in the land of Australasia, the welfare policies for the people will never change, and there will be no differences depending on the region.
Arthur also specifically pointed out that even if the capital is eventually moved elsewhere, Sydney will still be one of the most important cities in Australasia, which offsets the concerns of some Sydney citizens.
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