Chapter 601 The Second Four-Year Plan (Second Fourth Plan)

The situation in Greece was decided in a few words by George V and Arthur. This is also the most obvious feature of this era, that is, the law of the jungle preys on the strong.

Neither Arthur nor George V would find it inappropriate, because in this world, the fate of small countries dominated by great powers is absolute.

If any country wants to prevent its own destiny from being dominated, in addition to developing as powerful a country as possible, it can only rely on other powers.

Afterwards, Arthur spent a few days in the UK, waiting for the officials to discuss his affairs before embarking on the journey back to Australasia.

This diplomatic visit took relatively quickly. After attending Dmitry's coronation ceremony in mid-to-late June, Arthur completed the entire diplomatic visit in just over half a month. He is expected to return to Australia in early August. Greater Lasia.

Fortunately, there were not too many things to deal with in Australasia at this time. Although they had already embarked on their return journey, Arthur and his party were not in a hurry. They walked around along the way and regarded it as a way to relax. .

He had already visited Patricia when he went to Finland last time. Returning to Australasia this time, Arthur also decided to visit his sister Charlotte in France.

Fortunately, the return journey with Arthur was basically smooth, so it didn’t delay the return journey much, and we managed to return to Australasia smoothly.

The scene to welcome Arthur was grand. Even though Arthur had already said not to be too public, the huge returning fleet still attracted the attention of a large number of Australasians.

Fortunately, the security of the entire Sydney port has long been controlled by the royal guards, and Arthur does not have to worry about being attacked.

Because of this, Arthur and Queen Mary took a few little ones to appear in public in front of the people, and smiled and waved to the people.

Obviously, such a people-friendly move is very popular with Australasians. For Australasians, such a monarch who allows them to live a good life is inherently popular. If coupled with characteristics such as being close to the people and benevolent, he is simply a wise monarch that is rare to see in a century.

After successfully returning to Sydney Palace, the little guy was obviously sleepy and hurried back to his room to rest.

Although the journey to visit Europe is not tiring, the more than two months of traveling to and from the sea is definitely physically and mentally exhausting.

Even though the cruise ship that Arthur and his family took was very luxurious, it couldn't compare to life on the ground.

Compared to the bumps on the sea, Arthur preferred to lie on a soft and comfortable big bed and quietly enjoy his life as a king.

Early the next morning, the new Prime Minister Roger asked to see Arthur and brought his own development plan.

The development of Australasia since its establishment has been quite smooth, which is inseparable from the contribution of the Five-Year Plan and the Four-Year Plan.

Prime Minister Kent achieved great success in the 1 development plan, which also made Prime Minister Kent's last term extremely glorious.

Even Prime Minister Kent's earl enfeoffment ceremony is under intense preparation, waiting for when Arthur will return to Australasia and officially grant Kent the earldom.

Although Prime Minister Kent received such huge credit, it was not just the success of the Four-Year Plan, but the bonus that the Four-Year Plan brought to Prime Minister Kent also made Roger, the new Prime Minister, envious.

After thinking for a long time, Prime Minister Roger decided to formulate a new four-year development plan to seek re-election and greater merit for himself.

As an old cabinet minister who had served as minister of finance as early as the Principality of Australia, Prime Minister Roger was knighted after World War I and was only one step away from obtaining the title of baronet.

Judging from Prime Minister Roger's qualifications, even if he does not make much contribution during this term, there is still no problem in getting a baron title.

But for Prime Minister Roger, who obviously has greater ambitions, although the title of baron is already good, the further title of earl is obviously more attractive.

If the baron is a true aristocratic class, then the earl is a powerful aristocratic class, and the bonus it brings to the nobility's identity and status is simply unmatched by the baron.

Especially after Australasia becomes stronger, the earls of Australasia will be respected everywhere, and their aristocratic status and status will also be recognized by European royal families.

Looking at Prime Minister Roger's proposal for a new four-year plan, Arthur was actually not too surprised.

Compared with clueless development without any purpose, it is more reasonable and reliable to formulate a four-year plan with macro goals.

Prime Minister Kent's four-year plan has been a huge success, in large part because each department knows its goals and knows where to strive.

Although Prime Minister Roger did not issue a four-year plan in his first year in office, the current four-year plan will not be too late for Prime Minister Roger.

After all, at least the first three years of the Four-Year Plan were spent during Prime Minister Roger's term. The success of the Four-Year Plan could already be seen at that time, and it was also related to whether Prime Minister Roger could be re-elected.

Prime Minister Roger's new four-year plan is roughly divided into four modules, namely industry, economy, population and people's livelihood.

Among the industrial goals, Prime Minister Roger put forward the requirement to maintain rapid development. The steel production in 1 was 20,000 tons and 10,000 tons respectively, which is only one step away from the threshold of total steel production of 10 million tons.

In Prime Minister Roger's four-year development plan, he specifically mentioned maintaining a growth rate of at least 5% in total steel production, so that total steel production will reach at least 7.5 million tons and 4.5 million tons respectively in four years. Total steel production exceeded 12 million tons.

Considering the sales volume of the automobile industry and the consumption of steel caused by various infrastructure construction in Australasia, this total steel production is still easily achievable.

After all, whether building cars or railways requires a large amount of steel, and coupled with various infrastructure construction, the domestic demand for steel in Australasia will only get higher and higher.

The reason why such a relatively reasonable development expectation is maintained is because Arthur has mentioned many times that Australasia's production needs need to be planned based on actual consumption needs, and production cannot be expanded blindly.

There are many plans for industry, including the construction of a new industrial base after the completion of the fourth phase of the Leonora Industrial Base, as well as the reform of some industries, the expansion of factories, etc.

Including corresponding subsidies, tax reductions, support and encouragement for industry to ensure that industry growth can meet government estimates.

In addition to industry, Prime Minister Roger was also more interested in Arthur's needs for population.

At present, the population of Australasia is about 2. The development speed has slowed down. After all, Arthur still attaches great importance to the size of the British population.

But now, as immigration increases in the UK, Australasia can also begin to envision what population growth will look like as a result of increased immigration.

In Prime Minister Roger's estimate, he maintained a relatively good estimate of population growth.

According to Prime Minister Roger's plan, Australasia will receive 35+35+15 European immigrants every year in the new four-year plan. Coupled with the growth of Australasia's native population by about 500,000, it can reach at least 130 immigrants every year. The population increased by 10,000.

35 plus 35 plus 15 actually means 350,000 British immigrants, 350,000 Russian immigrants, and 150,000 immigrants from other countries.

This data is relatively easy to achieve. Under the premise of the skyrocketing unemployment rate in the UK, the number of British immigrants to Australasia continues to rise, exceeding 300,000 last year.

If this number can be maintained, coupled with an equal number of Russian immigrants, the annual immigration scale will still be considerable.

On this basis, the population of Australasia will increase dramatically in the next four years, and the population will reach about 32 million four years later.

Although this population size does not meet Arthur's expectations, the growth rate is definitely not low.

If this rate of population growth can be maintained, Australasia's population will grow to about 40 million within ten years, and it will be no problem to fight World War II.

But if it wants to become one of the world's first-class countries after World War II, its population must at least grow to the point of weakening other countries as much as possible. This is still a problem for Australasia at present.

In terms of economic growth, Prime Minister Roger is still relatively conservative. The GDP of 1 is about 52.7 billion Australian dollars, which is still quite good.

There is no faster way to grow the economy, which also keeps Roger Hand's expectations for GDP growth at 5%, striving to stabilize the current growth trend.

What remains are a large number of plans related to people's livelihood, including medical care and education, as well as taxation and various policies.

Overall, this four-year plan has a lot of reference to the previous four-year plan, but it is still necessary for the current development of the country.

After confirming that there were no problems, Arthur had adopted the four-year plan proposed by Prime Minister Roger and named it the Second Four-Year Plan, collectively referred to as the Second Four-Year Plan.

If the construction of this four-year plan goes relatively smoothly, I believe that more cabinet prime ministers will follow suit and launch the Third and Fourth Plans, the Fourth and Fourth Plans, and so on.

Even if this becomes the practice of every government, such a development plan is not a bad thing for the government and the country. It can also measure the specific performance of each government in each plan as a basis for their political achievements and re-election. in accordance with.

The current international environment is still very friendly to the development of Australasia. There are no too powerful hostile countries and there is no shortage of its own development resources.

In particular, a considerable number of regions are in the midst of civil strife. Australasia's food and weapons are exported to major regions around the world. The annual profits earned and the taxes collected by the government are huge, which also keeps the government's financial situation in check. All very good.

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