Chapter 215 Summary of 1906

The Australasian welcoming fleet set off very early, and finally got stuck at the time of the wedding day, and sent Archduchess Mary outside the Sydney port.

In addition to the fleets of both sides, Archduchess Mary was escorted by the Guards Infantry Regiment from Australasia and two Russian divisions.

These two Russian divisions are elite troops drawn from the European region. Although their combat effectiveness is not as good as that of the Australasian Guards Army, their weapons and equipment are relatively neat and unified, and they look very impressive.

A total of more than 30,000 troops from both sides were dispatched just to escort a wedding.

This is also a relatively rare thing, which adds a bit of luxury and dignity to this grand wedding.

For the soldiers of the Guards, this round trip can be regarded as an exercise.

They spent nearly two months on the ship, and they could be considered to have adapted to the swing of the warship in the ocean.

After arriving at the port, the infantry regiment could finally return to the station to rest, leaving the task of escorting Queen Mary to the Cavalry Regiment of the Guards who had been waiting at the port for a long time.

Above the port, newspaper reporters and media from various countries were frantically taking photos of these troops.

The performance of the Australasian Army attracted their attention. Judging from the neat formation and discipline, this is definitely an army with strong combat effectiveness.

Of course, the reason why these foreign newspaper reporters and media are sure is actually the comparison with the Russian army.

Although the two Russian divisions are also relatively elite troops, the overall training level of the Russian army is relatively worrying, and naturally cannot be compared with the Guards Army that Arthur invested a lot of money and cost in training.

In a word, with the support of the Russian army, Arthur's Guards made everyone feel that it was a strong army.

After the cavalry regiment escorted the Archduchess Mary to Sydney Palace, the wedding was officially held in the church inside Sydney Palace.

The wedding was held this time not by the Archbishop of Canterbury, but by another bishop from the Church of England.

The cumbersome process of inviting bishops from the Church of England for every major event convinced Arthur to push for Australasia to have its own church and archbishop.

The church and bishops in your own hands are easier to use. At least that's what Arthur thought.

After the holy wedding was held in the church, it also represented that Mary officially became the Queen of Australasia and Arthur's legal wife.

This also announced that this grand wedding has officially come to an end, and Australasia has returned to a relatively peaceful life.

This wedding was relatively expensive for both Russia and Australasia. The combined cost of the two countries even exceeded 7 million Australian dollars.

Of course, the benefits brought by the wedding to both countries are definitely not small. Russia has once again shown its strong side, letting all countries in the world understand that this is still a powerful country and Russia is still a powerful power.

For Australasia, the benefits are even greater, some even too numerous to count.

First of all, the dowry brought by Queen Mary was as high as millions of Australian dollars, which included a large amount of jewelry, resources, food, and population.

Yes, it's that straightforward. Queen Mary directly brought tens of thousands of Russian peasants, who will also officially become citizens of Australasia.

After this wedding, it also represents the beginning of vigorous implementation of the immigration treaty between Australasia and Russia, and the number of Russian immigrants to Australasia every year will reach a higher level.

The most important thing that Queen Mary brought to Arthur was the legality and legal principles for ruling these Russian civilians.

Arthur can rely on his marriage to the Russian royal family to make these Russian civilians better submit to his rule.

And these immigrants from Russia will become as good as the British immigrants, and their recognition of Arthur's rule and kingdom will be much higher than immigrants from other countries.

After the wedding, just a few days after Arthur entered a happy married life, he immediately plunged into busy government affairs.

Because it is approaching the end of the year, and because of the establishment of the Kingdom of Australasia, it is necessary to attend the report meeting at the end of this year, and it must be held in a particularly formal manner.

More importantly, next year will be 1907, the fourth year of this cabinet government.

This also means that the next cabinet government election will be held next year. Because most of these cabinet members have been reelected for two terms, the cabinet government may usher in major changes.

Of course, they still have the opportunity to continue to be re-elected. After all, Australasia follows Australia's policy and cabinet ministers can be re-elected for up to three terms.

But no matter what, this year may be the last annual report meeting they participate in. This is of profound significance to many cabinet members and is also an important way for them to seek re-election next year.

On December 31, 1906, the last day of 1906, the 1906 Annual Summary Report of the Government of the Kingdom of Australasia was successfully held at the Government Council.

In the conference room, all the officials were sitting majestically, waiting for Arthur's arrival.

As Arthur entered the conference room, warm applause and greetings immediately erupted in the conference room: "Your Majesty!".

After nodding lightly and gesturing for everyone to sit down, Arthur smiled and said: "Everyone, before you know it, it has been almost a year since the Kingdom of Australasia was established. Now it's time to test your work. When the time comes, let us listen to the government’s achievements together!”

As per the old rules, Prime Minister Evan took the lead in summarizing the Royal Government.

"Your Majesty, throughout 1906, the Kingdom's development and construction have reached new heights. We can proudly announce that our education, medical and other infrastructure has caught up with the pace of ordinary European countries and is progressing To catch up with the great powers. Our industry has also reached a new level and we are working towards becoming a stronger industrial power." Prime Minister Evan reported.

"Both the people's income and the country's income have experienced significant growth. Conservative estimates suggest that the Royal Government will completely balance its revenue and expenditures in the next year and achieve profitability in the second year. Our agriculture , the animal husbandry industry has also ushered in considerable growth, and all aspects of the country are growing steadily. I believe that under your wise leadership, the rise of the kingdom can already be seen, and it is not a distant future. .”

Prime Minister Evan's flattery won a burst of applause from the audience, and Arthur nodded.

After the government's general summary is completed, it is time for the ministers of each department to report the details of their departments.

Industry Minister Pierre stood up, and after respectfully submitting a report from the Ministry of Industry to Arthur, he spoke to everyone: "Your Majesty, everyone. Our industrial growth has ushered in obvious changes this year. Industrial investment is not limited to steel and high-end industries, there has also been significant progress in various low-end industries."

"As of the end of this year, our total steel production has officially exceeded two million tons, reaching 2,137,600 tons. Among them, our iron production has reached 1,332,110 tons tons, steel production reached 805,500 tons, and it has officially entered the level of an industrial power." Minister Pierre said with a smile.

"At the same time, with the assistance of the Germans, the kingdom's basic industry has also experienced greater growth. Various types of factories have been established in our major industrial zones, filling the vacancies in various types of industries in the kingdom. I It is proposed to expand our technical worker schools and open more majors to meet the recruitment needs of these different types of factories,” Minister Pierre proposed.

As Australasian industry grew, the different demands on workers became increasingly differentiated.

Under such circumstances, it is a good choice to expand the scale of technical worker schools and add more types of majors.

Arthur nodded and said decisively: "This is natural. The Ministry of Industry can immediately start expanding our technical worker schools. Not only does our industry need to develop, but the supply of various talents also needs to keep up so that they can better fit in." The mainstream of our development.”

"Currently, we have more than seven industrial zones, with a total of more than 100,000 Australasian workers working here. At the same time, we also have more than 100,000 Aboriginal people working in the industrial zones, which is why our industry is developing so fast. The reason." Minister Pierre said with a smile.

Arthur nodded.

For the development of Australasia, the government has invested at least 600,000 indigenous people, and this number is still increasing.

Of course, for the rapid development of Australasia, some casualties are inevitable.

According to incomplete government statistics, more than 60,000 Aboriginal people are currently buried in Australasia, but their vacancies will soon be filled by new Aboriginals.

Although it seems cruel, this is the mainstream of this era. If Australasia is not determined to develop, I am afraid that those who will be oppressed and enslaved will become Australasians.

"Your Majesty, in addition to industrial growth, the reserves of our various mineral resources have also ushered in large-scale growth. We have discovered a large number of coal mines, iron ores, silver mines, aluminum mines, oil and copper mines, and other A variety of mineral resources. At present, our mineral resources have been exported to many surrounding countries and regions, which has also provided us with many additional sources of funds."

Australasia is an absolute powerhouse of mineral resources, even at the beginning of the twentieth century when exploration technology was not yet mature.

The development of surrounding countries and regions requires a large amount of mineral resources, and Australasia has just filled this gap.

In particular, previous trade in mineral resources with island countries has brought Australasia more than 200,000 Australian dollars in profits every year.

Of course, after the mineral resource trade with the island country ends, this income will naturally disappear.

But a mere 200,000 Australian dollars is really not considered by the Australasian government.

After the report from the Ministry of Industry was completed, Minister of People's Livelihood Walter stood up. After submitting the same information, he introduced: "Your Majesty, everyone. As of the end of this year, the total population of the Kingdom has exceeded 650. Fifty thousand people. Among them, the total population of Australia is 5.21 million, the total population of New Zealand is 1.3 million, and the total population of the colony of New Guinea is less than 40,000."

“Compared to the previous year, our population has experienced a large increase, and a large part of the credit is due to immigrants from Europe.” Minister Walter explained.

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