Chapter 531 Good News for Industry
Speaking of Australasia’s agriculture, the development situation is actually pretty good. As a country with a population of just over 20 million, Australasia's food production is fully sufficient for domestic consumption, and there will be no problem if the population doubles.
Because of Arthur's emphasis on agriculture, in 1920, the cultivated land area in Australasia reached 39.5 million acres, and the total grain output reached 18.5 million tons, setting a new record.
Of course, this has also led to Australasia's grain exports increasing year by year. Australasia's grain has been exported to Asia and Europe, becoming one of the famous grain exporting countries.
This is also the benefit of a relatively small population. Less resources are consumed, and more materials can be exported in exchange for a large amount of foreign exchange earnings.
As the first step in the localization of the Australasian colony, Timor's grain output has also exceeded 80,000 tons, and the total cultivated land area has exceeded 172,000 acres, nearly 700 square kilometers of land.
Thanks to the vigorous development during this period, Timor's total population also exceeded 140,000, barely reaching 145,300. Compared with the previous year, there has been a lot of population growth.
Currently, Timor is still undergoing a period of full development. It is expected that within two years, the population will reach about 180,000, the total cultivated land area will exceed 1,000 square kilometers, and the grain output will reach 120,000 tons.
By that time, Timor would naturally be incorporated into the mainland of Australasia, and with the reform of the administrative divisions of Australasia, it would become a new state of Australasia.
Speaking of administrative division reform, it has been put on Arthur's action list, and he can start it just waiting for the construction of the new capital to be completed.
The current administrative divisions of Australasia are not very reasonable. Australia, which covers more than 7 million square kilometers, has only seven administrative divisions. The area of a single state is too large, and management is actually a burden.
Especially the western states of Western Australia and South Australia generally cover an area of more than 2 million square kilometers, which is larger than the combined area of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, and Portugal. However, it is only one state of Australia and cannot be managed. The burden can be imagined.
Especially after the construction of Australia's western industrial base, the management costs of Western Australia and South Australia have skyrocketed.
Because the territory is too large, it is easy to breed crime. After all, it is difficult for the number of police in these two states to cover the entire state. There will always be some places that the security departments cannot reach, which is a hidden danger to national security.
Dividing such a huge administrative division will help governments at all levels better manage their own land, and can also effectively promote economic development and exchanges between regions.
The same is true for the eastern region of Australia. The administrative divisions of the eastern region currently include Queensland, the Capital Territory, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania. The administrative region is too large and it is Australasia itself. The most elite part, which brings together more than half of the entire population of Australasia, is very difficult to manage.
The administrative divisions of Australia in later generations do not have much reference value. After all, the total population of Australia in later generations is only more than 20 million, and Australasia will be able to catch up in a few years.
This also means that the administrative divisions of Australasia, especially the administrative divisions of Australia, need to be modified according to the specific facts, and there is no reference.
But this is also good news. To put it bluntly, the current administrative divisions are the former colonies. Because there are no big differences in the lives of Australasians now, there is no problem of wrong administrative divisions.
In addition to focusing on agriculture, the Four-Year Development Plan also places great demands on the development of industry.
The results delivered by the government in 1919 were still good, and Australasia's industry as a whole was still growing at a high speed and was not affected at all.
It is worth mentioning that before the war, Australasia's industrial output accounted for only 3.7% of the world's share, and the top eight countries in the world were the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, Russia, France, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Australasia, and Italy.
After experiencing this war, the top eight positions in the world have undergone major changes. The United States is still number one in the world, and its share of industrial output in the world has reached 35.1%.
The United Kingdom overtook Germany to become second, and the proportion also increased to 16.2%.
The third is Germany, with industrial output accounting for 12.4% of the world's share.
Australasia has made great progress, with industrial output rising from 3.7% to 7.8%.
France also followed closely behind. Although it suffered a lot of losses, its industrial output value also accounted for 7.5% of the world's share.
Sixth is Italy, with industrial output accounting for 5% of the world's share.
The seventh is the Austro-Hungarian Empire, with industrial output accounting for 2.7% of the world's share.
The eighth is the island country, with industrial output accounting for 1.9% of the world's share.
The industrial output value of these eight countries accounts for 88.6% of the world's total industrial output value. From this, we can also see the huge gap between the current powerful countries and ordinary countries.
It can be seen from the current industrial rankings how great the damage caused by World War I to European countries.
Although it seems that the proportion of some countries is increasing, this is because the industrial output of the entire world is decreasing.
The Russians fell directly from being the fourth most powerful industrial country to not being ranked on the list. The civil war has caused the extreme collapse of Russia's industry and agriculture.
If Soviet Russia had not imposed restrictions on the controlled population, a large number of the Russian population would have fled long ago.
But even so, millions of people immigrate from Russia every year, and the number of people who secretly flee is countless, at least hundreds of thousands. Among many countries, Australasia's industry is undoubtedly the most advanced.
Before the war, Australasia's industry ranked only seventh in the world, which was far behind the previous countries.
But now Australasia's industry is ranked fourth in the world. Although the gap with France is not big, the progress is obvious.
It is not surprising that Germany, which was defeated in the war, still maintains the world's third largest industrial output value. After all, Germany's industry is too huge and it is impossible to completely stop production.
What's more, many European countries are also obsessed with Germany's cheap industrial products. This has undoubtedly stimulated the growth of German industry. Although it is only some light industry, the foundation of industry is still there.
The same is true for the Austro-Hungarian Empire. As a great power, the industrial scale of the Austro-Hungarian Empire is still good.
Although Hungary became independent, it is a grain-producing region, not an industrial-level region.
Czechoslovakia, which became famous in later generations and had a considerable industrial scale, was actually Bohemia and the northern region of Hungary in the current Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Coupled with the developed industry in Austria, this is the reason why the current Austro-Hungarian Empire is still on the list of industrial output value.
Of course, compared with its fellow sufferers, the Austro-Hungarian Empire was not in good shape either.
After Hungary became independent, Bohemia did not think about independence, but was severely suppressed by the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
It is worth mentioning that the current Austro-Hungarian Empire has actually been renamed. To be precise, it is the Austrian Empire, and Hungary in it has become the Hungarian Republic.
Relatively speaking, the only countries that are currently in relatively good condition are the United Kingdom, France, the United States and Australasia.
For other countries, the industrial growth and economic development of these countries are relatively good, which also leads to the fact that no other country can suppress any of these countries in terms of international status.
Needless to say, the Russian Civil War goes without saying. Italy does not have much say in Europe, let alone the entire world.
Apart from this, the only ones that are not defeated but are still considered great powers are island countries. But after the islanders became a joke at the naval meeting, no major power took them seriously.
Even the U.S.-Japan alliance has a crack. If the Americans had not received too much infamy in the international community, I am afraid the Americans would not want this ally.
The relatively good economies of the four countries have also created a current situation, which is the rise in housing prices.
Yes, house prices are rising steadily in several countries, including Australasia.
This is actually unavoidable, because the economy is changing and housing prices cannot remain at the same level.
Of course, this rise in housing prices is, to put it bluntly, a premeditated action, mainly targeting the United States, while other countries are also affected.
The real estate economy that is booming in the United States will also spread to Europe and Australia, and it is normal for it to have an impact on Europe and Australasia.
However, compared to the United States, where the impact is very serious, the increase in house prices in Australasia is controllable, and the increase is not too large.
Who makes Australasia's greatest asset Arthur himself? As long as there is no involvement of capitalists, stable housing supply can be guaranteed.
As long as there is a stable supply of housing, it will not cause panic about the housing crisis to the public, otherwise they will not rush to buy houses, let alone have a too drastic impact on housing prices.
During this period, the increase in house prices in Australasia has remained within 5%, which is far less exaggerated than the increase in house prices in Europe and the United States.
According to the latest news, housing prices in New York have risen to around US$500, which is an increase of more than US$130 compared to a few months ago. This is not a small income.
After all, the currencies of various countries have not yet depreciated too much, and the famous era of devaluation has not yet arrived.
The money is still very valuable now. US$130 is equivalent to the income of Americans for more than half a year. Such a price increase is still exaggerated.
However, the rise in housing prices has also allowed governments to see dividends, and it has also allowed capitalists to see dividends.
Many capitalists made tens of thousands or even more than 100,000 US dollars during this period of rising housing prices, directly doubling their net worth.
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