Chapter 520: Walker in the Desert. His
many years of career as a monarch taught Arthur a simple truth. It is actually very simple for a person in power to achieve something.
For example, if Arthur wants to set up an internationally famous sports event now, he only needs to move his fingers and allocate a sum of funds, and a large number of people will serve Arthur and get involved in the planning of this sports event.
In just one week, some ideas have been drawn up about football sports events in Australasia, and the specific system of sports events is already under urgent discussion.
Regarding the length of sporting events, this is relatively important. Because it is an international event, it is destined to not be a league.
After all, it takes more than half a month for the participating national football associations to arrive in Australasia. Therefore, it is best for the participation time to be relatively short.
After careful consideration, the football tournament hosted in Australasia was named the Copa del Rey.
You can tell from the name that it is a football cup specially held by King Arthur of Australasia.
The competition will last approximately one month, and the specific time will depend on how many countries have signed up.
In order to make the competition more international, those who sign up must be the official football associations of each country, rather than private football clubs.
This also means that these participating football associations are in the name of the country. They will bring glory to the country in the sports arena and also represent the dignity of the country.
In this way, I believe that the football associations that signed up to participate will also pay more attention to this event. If you win, it's fine. If you lose, you won't lose the face of your own people, but the face of all compatriots across the country.
In order to attract more countries to participate in this football event, the prize money of the King's Cup is unmatched by other events.
First of all, there are bonuses for the top ten in the King's Cup. This is to encourage more countries to sign up and increase the enthusiasm of these national football associations.
For 6th to 10th place, the prize money is the same and is expected to be A$12,000.
The 5th place is expected to have a bonus of 25,000 Australian dollars, which is already very generous compared to the 6th to 10th place.
The fourth place is also slightly higher, with a prize of about A$36,000.
The prizes for the top three are naturally the highest, with the third place receiving a bonus of AU$50,000, the second place receiving a bonus of AU$88,000, and the first place receiving a bonus of up to AU$150,000.
The prize money of the King's Cup is as high as 409,000 Australian dollars, plus the gold trophy belonging to the championship winner and some commemorative gifts, the total cost is about 500,000 Australian dollars.
Compared with the prize money, the hosting and publicity costs of the King's Cup are the highest.
The good news is that Sydney's National Stadium fully meets the needs of hosting such a football event, so there is no need to build a dedicated football stadium for the time being.
This can save Arthur a lot of money, and the saved budget can be spent on the promotion of the game.
In order to increase the enthusiasm of other countries to participate in the event, Arthur still decided to bear the travel expenses of all participating countries as he did in the previous Sydney Olympics.
After all, Australasia has its own shipping and air transport companies, and the round-trip transportation costs are actually not high.
With a small expenditure in exchange for other countries actively signing up, this deal is still a good deal.
In order to build the reputation of the King's Cup, it takes a long time to promote it, and it also gives football associations in many foreign countries a completely sufficient time to register.
The first Australasian Football King's Cup is expected to be held in October this year, which will be able to avoid the Australasian winter and facilitate the hosting of football matches.
The registration period began in January 1920 and lasted until May 1920.
The qualifiers for the King's Cup will start at the end of August and the beginning of September, and the 16 places for the King's Cup main event will be determined through the group stage and the knockout round.
After all, there are not many recognized countries in the world at present, and 16 main competition places are completely enough.
Then, in October, 16 teams representing their respective countries will compete in Australasia for the final winner, who will have the opportunity to be interviewed by Arthur.
The entire schedule is roughly designed in this way. As the schedule is initially determined, the subsequent publicity work has become a top priority.
In order to build the King's Cup's international reputation, Arthur spared no effort, instructing the Kent steward to use all the contacts of the Australasian royal family to promote a large number of European and American media to report on this event.
This is not good news for Belgium. The Belgians found out with tears that before the influenza was completely over, the Olympic Games they had carefully prepared ushered in a strong opponent.
At present, the Olympic Games are more famous around the world than the King's Cup organized by Australasia.
But the problem is, Olympic winners don't get such generous prizes. In addition to their respective gold, silver and bronze medals, most of the prize money for Olympic champions is given by their respective countries, not the organizer of the competition.
The King's Cup held in Australasia alone relies on its relatively generous prize money to attract the participation of a large number of national football associations, which is currently unmatched by the Olympic Games.
Fortunately, the Copa del Rey is only a football event. Apart from football, there is basically no conflict with the Belgian Olympic Games.
This can be regarded as a blessing in misfortune. The Belgians immediately decided to reduce the proportion of football and put the core of the Olympics on several other events, so as not to lose some attention to the King's Cup.
News of the Copa del Rey quickly spread throughout Europe and the United States, and FIFA, led by Heath Homan, quickly entered the attention of football federations around the world.
The first stipulation of the King's Cup is that all participating teams must be official football federations from all over the world, and must notify the World Football Federation and obtain real permission before they can successfully register.
This also means that FIFA has certain jurisdiction over the football associations participating in the King's Cup.
If the football associations of various countries want to successfully qualify for the King's Cup, they must obey the management of FIFA.
If FIFA can successfully obtain the jurisdiction of the football associations of these countries, this will also be a good thing for Arthur.
After all, FIFA is based in Sydney, which also means that Australasia has a natural influence on FIFA, which is simply impossible for other countries.
Even if FIFA is formalized in the future and more foreign senior officials will be welcomed, as long as they are based in Australasia, Australasia will have the highest influence on FIFA. This is something that other external forces cannot change at all. .
The matter of hosting the King's Cup is left to FIFA. After all, professional things still need professional people to do it. Arthur's intervention will only make this matter more complicated.
Besides, as the king of Australasia, if Arthur has to spend all his energy to handle such small things, it only means that the officials in Australasia are just doing nothing and have no ability or effect.
In addition to hosting the King's Cup, Australasia was also relatively busy in 1920.
The first is the proposal put forward by the British to limit the naval armaments of various countries. In order to determine the specific ratio of the size of each country's navy, it is necessary to investigate the industrial and economic scale of each country.
The investigation of Australasia has already begun. In order to avoid suspicion, Australasians cannot participate in the investigation of their own country. Instead, they go to other countries to conduct investigations to ensure the accuracy of the data. Arthur expressed his welcome to the foreign investigation teams who came from afar. After holding a welcoming banquet for them, he said that the entire Australasia was free for them to investigate.
Of course, before these people arrived, some important industries in Australasia had been hidden in advance and were beyond their reach.
Most of what can be investigated through exploration is the civilian industry and light industry in Australasia.
They have no right to approach the more important aircraft and tank manufacturing plants, military factories, etc. for investigation.
Perhaps this will have a certain impact on the investigation of the final development of Australasia, but Arthur does not have much ambitions for the proportion of the size of the Australasian navy. He only hides the development of Australasia's aircraft and tanks. is more important.
January 27, 1920, in a dry desert in the Persian Gulf Territory of Australasia.
A carefully armed exploration team, protected by a small number of troops, marched toward the depths of the desert.
Accompanying the expedition were more than a dozen trucks, carrying supplies and equipment needed by the exploration team, including water and food, which are relatively precious in the desert.
The leader of the exploration team is Reg Rogers, a native Australasian exploration scientist who has a good reputation and ability in mineral exploration, especially oil exploration.
Regal has been involved in the exploration work of some oil fields in Australasia, which has also made Regal a prestigious and status expert in mineral exploration in Australasia.
This mineral exploration in the Persian Gulf Territory was naturally led by Rigg. The main purpose was to explore oil reserves within the Persian Gulf Territory and make preliminary development preparations.
The composition of this exploration team is very complex. In addition to experts in mineral and oil exploration, there are also railway experts, geographers, soldiers, doctors and employees, as well as indigenous laborers.
After determining the oil reserves and areas, the next step of development will naturally follow.
Because there is a large area of desert in the Persian Gulf territory, it is necessary to ensure the smooth flow of roads and railways before conducting actual exploration to ensure the supply of materials in the exploration area.
The scale of this exploration team is very large, with a total of about 200 people, and the manpower is still very sufficient.
Dozens of kilometers away, there is a supply point set up by the exploration team in advance. There are dedicated people responsible for transporting materials to the supply point to ensure that the exploration team can obtain sufficient supplies at any time and there will be no danger in the hot and arid desert.
The accompanying soldiers were first to protect the safety of the entire exploration team, and later to ensure that the natives in the team would not engage in any dangerous behavior. After all, the natives also needed to be on guard even if they did not understand the language.
"Kyle, move faster! Based on the geographical location, if there is oil nearby, this should be the most likely burial place." Rigg, the leader of the exploration team, lifted up his clothes and wiped the sweat from his forehead, facing Behind him, his apprentice and subordinate, Kyle, a newly graduated geography college student, said.
"Okay, teacher." Kyle also wiped the sweat from his forehead and turned to convey his teacher's order to the crowd behind him.
As the leader of the exploration team, Rigg also has the authority to command the armed forces of the exploration team.
However, Rigg naturally also understands the reliability of his false command authority, so when carrying out some operations, he will try his best to listen to the opinions of the leader of this small army, Platoon Commander Grete.
After arriving at the place where the oil was most likely to be buried, the driven natives took the lead and set up tents and parasols. Then, under the command of a group of experts and students, they moved sophisticated instruments from the truck. Down.
"What the hell, how come there are so many deserts here?" Platoon leader Grete ordered the soldiers to be vigilant around them and to take care of the natives. Then he walked to Rigg's side and took out the military kettle he carried. He took a sip of water and complained.
"Based on the geographical environment of the Middle East, Platoon Commander Grete, I'm afraid most of the areas here are deserts." The long-term exploration work has made the relationship between Rigg and Platoon Commander Grete very familiar, and naturally they will also Saying such words that hit Platoon Commander Grete.
Fortunately, Australasia's training for officers is still very complete.
Although Platoon Commander Grete is not satisfied with the geographical environment here, as a soldier, Platoon Commander Grete will not slack off at all, let alone escape.
After all, the order for oil exploration in the Persian Gulf territory was issued by Arthur. Platoon Commander Grete would not question Arthur's order, because the most important thing a soldier needs to do is obey the order.
Fortunately, the exploration team has hundreds of indigenous laborers who can do some physical work for the exploration team.
These indigenous people were hired by the exploration team from those indigenous tribes at a small cost. To the local indigenous people, manpower was not valuable.
The exploration team can take away an indigenous person for a bag of grain, and the local indigenous chief personally promised that these indigenous people who were taken away would be completely sold to the exploration team regardless of their life or death.
Such natives are also relatively safe to use. At least they don't have to worry about casualties. At least the exploration team has enough food.
The installation of the equipment took several hours, and by the time the installation was completed, it was already dark.
Fortunately, during this period, the installation of the tents had been completed and the campfire had been lit, so that the exploration team could not feel the huge difference in temperature between day and night in the desert.
"Mr. Rigg, is there really oil in this area?" Platoon Leader Grete sat next to the fire, with a piece of beef on the stick in his hand. While roasting the beef, he turned back to Rui next to him. Ge asked.
"God bless, there will definitely be something." Rigg said with some certainty.
As the leader of the exploration team, Rigg certainly hopes that this area will have oil.
This not only means that the work of the exploration team for such a long time has not been in vain, but also means that Arthur's order is not groundless.
"When oil is discovered, I must go to the city to relax. This period of time is really tiring. I feel like my stomach is full of sand. This damn desert!" Gary Snyder, a geography expert next to him, came up and said, He took a sip of the scalding coffee in his hand and complained.
Every time the exploration team discovers minerals or oil, they will also get the opportunity to go to the city for repairs.
After all, people's hearts are made of flesh, and no one can withstand long hours of high-intensity work, especially when the team is looking like this, carrying out exploration work in places where birds don't shit.
Although the exploration team has a large number of people, it is derailed compared to the development of society.
This is also a kind of psychological torture for people. After all, if you have to be separated from your family for a long time, you will inevitably feel lonely.
At this time, a short vacation becomes necessary. Generally speaking, as long as mineral materials can be explored, a few days of vacation is fine.
If the mineral reserves discovered are relatively large, such as a super-large oil field, or super-large minerals, etc., they will even be given a holiday ranging from one week to several weeks, so that the exploration team staff can relax and unwind. So that you can better devote yourself to your work in the future.
Arthur doesn't skimp on these hard-working prospectors either. The wages of these prospectors are generally relatively high, and there will be certain rewards after prospecting for mineral materials.
There are more than a dozen exploration teams like the one led by Rigg in the entire Australasia.
Teams with excellent exploration results every year will basically receive generous rewards, including the most basic funds, as well as rewards such as food, supplies, cars, etc.
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