Chapter 310 National Day Speech
For a small arms expert like Browning, Arthur would naturally give full respect and trust. newᴄᴏᴍ
As long as Browning spends all his funds on the research and development of weapons, what if there is no upper limit on funds?
Anyway, the research and development of weapons does not cost hundreds of thousands of Australian dollars a year. If Australasia can obtain an extremely advanced light weapon, it will be much more valuable than the hundreds of thousands of Australian dollars.
You know, the types of light weapons are not limited to pistols and submachine guns. Including rifles, light machine guns and heavy machine guns, they are all considered as small weapons.
If Browning is used well, the improvement and development of small arms in Australasia in the next twenty years will not be a problem at all, and Australasia will always be at the forefront of the world in military industry.
You know, the heavy machine guns carried by current aircraft and tanks are also very important sources of firepower.
This also means that the research and development of machine guns is also very important for heavy weapons such as aircraft and tanks. After all, the performance of the machine guns they carry also determines the combat capabilities of tanks and aircraft. It is also one of the most effective means of killing tanks and aircraft at present.
Although Browning had half a month's vacation, Arthur still gave him a few tasks because Browning wanted to work very much.
Of course, this is just an advance understanding. Browning will not invest in formal weapons research and development until after the National Day holiday.
There are many talents in the military industry in Australasia, but in history, there are not many people as big as Browning.
As the saying goes, those who are capable work hard. Since Browning can make such a big name in history, it means that his ability must not be low.
As the chief expert on small arms at the Royal Ordnance Factory, Arthur handed over all the research and development tasks of submachine guns, pistols, and light and heavy machine guns to Browning, allowing him to quickly become familiar with and master the technology of these three types of weapons currently in the Royal Ordnance Factory, and based on his own ability to make certain improvements.
Rifles are not among them for the time being. It is not that Browning does not know about rifles, but that the Geweld rifles currently in Australasia are completely sufficient. For at least twenty or thirty years, the performance of these two weapons has been very good, and there are no plans to design new weapons for the time being.
Of course, if Browning could make further improvements to these two weapons, Arthur would have no reason to refuse.
After chatting happily with Browning for several hours, Arthur handed Browning a check for one hundred thousand Australian dollars, allowing Browning to settle down in his residence and bring his family to Australasia. A pleasant meeting finally ended.
One hundred thousand Australian dollars is equivalent to fifty thousand pounds, which is a huge sum of money even for Browning, who previously served as the chief firearms designer of the Belgian National Arms Factory. newᴄᴏᴍ
You know, because the business of the Belgian National Arms Factory is not very good, even Browning, as the chief expert, has an annual salary of no more than two thousand pounds.
This check of 100,000 Australian dollars is almost equivalent to Browning's salary in Belgium for 25 years, which is enough to show Arthur's sincerity.
With these 100,000 Australian dollars in banknotes, it is enough to buy a nice property or a single-family villa in any city in Australasia, or to fully purchase some small and medium-sized enterprises in Australasia. It is more than enough to become a capitalist from now on.
Browning was surprised and grateful at Arthur's generosity. As the king of Australasia, Arthur gave Browning very high respect and attention.
This also gave Browning, who originally came here because of sufficient R\u0026D funds, the impulse and motivation to die for his confidants.
To properly complete the tasks assigned by His Majesty Arthur, and at least to improve and upgrade some weapons in Australasia, this is the task that Browning has assigned to himself within a few years.
A weapons research expert like Browning could angrily give up the cooperation and go to Belgium because the partner company looked down on his weapon design. He could also be determined to work harder to complete Arthur's mission because of Arthur's respect and trust.
Time flies by very quickly, and within a few days it’s January 10th, which is Australasia’s National Day.
This year's National Day is more grand. Although there is no military parade or other activities, there are many normal National Day activities, and it is rumored that Arthur and the royal family will also participate, so it attracts many people.
More importantly, this is also the first time that Arthur's children, Prince William and Princess Anna, have made a public appearance, so it also attracted a lot of domestic media.
Even many European newspapers came here to report news about Arthur and the royal family first.
In Australasia and some European countries, people still have a very good impression of Arthur.
In particular, the two major powers, Britain and Russia, Prince William and Princess Anna, are frankly related to the British royal family and the Russian royal family.
Even if there is another row, Arthur also has the right to inherit the British throne, but the order is already very low.
As Arthur's children, Prince William and Princess Anna naturally have the right to inherit the British throne.
Although it is theoretically impossible to inherit the British throne, having the right to inherit actually represents the closeness to the British royal family.
After all, if one is not a direct descendant within three generations, it is impossible to have the right to inherit the British throne.
The flag raising on National Day is different from other times. The flag must be raised as soon as the sun rises.
This also means that the National Day activity time is different every year, but it is almost always around six o'clock. New 🅇.🄲🄾🄼
No way, January is also summer in Australasia, so the sun naturally rises faster.
After the Australasian flag fluttered in the blue sky, Arthur began to speak.
“My fellow citizens, I am very happy to meet you all on this special day. January 10th every year is a special day for Australasia. We have experienced the colonial era and integrated from a colony into a nation. , from a country to a kingdom. The royal family and the government have been working hard to create a peaceful and happy social environment so that all Australasians don’t have to worry about hunger, poverty, war, and oppression.”
"So far, we have achieved considerable results and are continuing to work hard towards our highest goal. I believe everyone has understood that although Australasia is a peaceful and stable country, there are currently There are still a lot of wars and crises in the country. As the king of Australasia, I am committed to preventing Australasia from being involved in wars, and I hope that all my people can live in peace and happiness."
"But at the same time, we should also be prepared in anticipation. We don't want war to happen, but if any country or force wants to infringe on the interests of Australasia and its people, then all our troops will not hesitate to do so. Fight with it. Let us unite in this great country and fight for our highest dream - the rise of Australasia, let Australasia be remembered by the world, let Australasians, stand On top of the world!”
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Unsurprisingly, Arthur's speech received a response from Australasians. When the audience burst into continuous cheers and applause, Arthur knew that he was ready for Australasia's possible participation in the war in the future.
After all, Australasia is an Oceanian country, and the future war will be a European war.
If preparations are not made in advance, it will not be easy to get the Australasian people in a peaceful environment to support a war against a certain European military group.
After all, there are bound to be casualties and losses in war.
Once Australasia participates in a war, military casualties, material consumption, and financial losses are inevitable.
Although a large amount of compensation and benefits will be received after the victory of the war, the people cannot enjoy these things, not to mention the illusory time after the victory of the war.
Behind Arthur, two little guys, William and Anna, stood obediently next to Queen Mary. After seeing the Australasians in the audience applauding, the two little guys also applauded, and they were so happy.
Arthur smiled when he saw this. If nothing else, this should be the last time these two little guys can enjoy.
As the only princes and princesses of Australasia, Prince William and Princess Anna will receive a very good and traditional aristocratic education from the age of three.
Even Princess Anna, who is only the second heir to the throne, must receive various aristocratic etiquette educations and develop various hobbies from an early age.
As the first heir to the throne and the only prince, Prince William has to receive an even more demanding aristocratic education.
The first few years were fine, that is, some aristocratic etiquette education and ideological education, accompanied by some simple language courses.
But starting from the age of six, Prince William will begin to be exposed to history, politics, psychology, language, economics and other education. Under the training of various private teachers, he will also learn how to become an excellent heir to the throne and future successor. king.
Especially in an autocratic monarchy like Australasia, Arthur attaches great importance to the training of heirs.
All kinds of education that can be imagined and cannot be imagined are all that Prince William has to learn before he reaches adulthood.
Take language as an example: English, the official language of Australasia, French, which is more popular among European aristocrats, Russian, the mother tongue of Queen Mary, and German, the language of the third largest ethnic group in Australasia. These are the most basic things that Prince William needs to learn. language.
In addition, even if you don't learn the more popular European languages such as Dutch and Spanish, you still need to be able to communicate simply.
History, politics, economics, psychology, etc. are necessary knowledge for the ruler of an authoritarian country.
If you don’t understand this, you will easily be deceived by your subordinates. If you want to come up with some plans to improve the current situation of the country and enhance development, you will not be able to do so. How can you govern a country well?
Although the subject of history seems to have the smallest role, its actual significance is very important.
Only by taking history as a mirror and learning the fine qualities of those great monarchs can we better transform ourselves into a great monarch.
In Arthur's plan, if the training of the heir does not go well, it is possible to turn Australasia into a constitutional monarchy with certain military power before he abdicates, rather than an autocratic monarchy.
Although autocratic countries can improve national cohesion and enhance the administrative efficiency of the government. But the disadvantage is that the requirements for the monarch are very strict, and this kind of government system is only suitable for one generation of wise kings.
Of course, even if the country's system is reformed into a constitutional monarchy in the future, Arthur will give future monarchs the hope and trump card to gain power.
As long as later generations of monarchs have the ability to obtain sufficient monarchical power from the cabinet government, then even a constitutional monarch can have monarchical rights like a despot.
Vice versa, the emperor's power in Eastern dynasties was more authoritarian than autocracy, but weren't many emperors still easily dismissed?
This also represents a truth. A monarch who is capable and able to gain the trust of the people will naturally have a certain say in the government.
If a monarch is indifferent to people's livelihood, even if he controls a lot of power through monarchy, he will push the country into the abyss and the royal family will perish.
However, Arthur turned his head and looked at Prince William and Princess Anna, who had silly smiles on their faces. He felt that with his careful training, his two children would at least not become kings of subjugation.
Arthur's speech was followed by the government's foreign exchange report on the work of the previous year.
In fact, this is almost a tradition of the Australasian government, because the National Day falls at the beginning of each year, so the National Day is also the time when the cabinet government publicly reports on the work of the previous year.
Of course, although most of the people listening to the report were Australasian people, there were still many foreign tourists and media among them.
Therefore, not all news will be reported to foreign countries. Except for the most basic ones such as the approximate growth of industrial scale, economic and agricultural growth, education, medical care, policy popularization, and transportation construction, other foreign reports will not be too detailed. many.
Because this information had already been reported in detail in the cabinet meeting, Arthur had no intention of hearing it again.
Arthur sat in his seat, ostensibly listening to Prime Minister Kent's report, but in fact he kept looking at Prince William and Princess Anna, with many smiles on his face.
The National Day activities lasted for several hours, starting at six o'clock and not ending until after ten o'clock.
But even if the National Day activities are over, there are still a large number of Sydney citizens who choose to stay.
Because after a while, in Sydney Square, the movie will be ready to be played.
Although Australasian Dreams hasn't started airing yet, promotion in Australasia has been going on for a long time.
In the past, the price of showing a movie was not cheap. Now you can watch the movie for free. Arthur participated in the filming, and it is about the Australasian nation. This makes many people very interested, even if there are still several hours in the movie. It just started, but I still don’t want to leave for a while.
As the largest square in Australia, Sydney Palace Square has prepared ten sets of equipment to play movies this time.
And Arthur will also show up to watch the movie. For Australasians, Arthur being able to watch a movie with them is worth more than watching several movies for free.
What's more, although the movie will be broadcast simultaneously across the country today, it will definitely be played here first, which is why the people of Australasia are unwilling to leave.
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