Chapter 635 Things are different and people are different

Although the combat effectiveness of the military cannot be completely measured by the degree of shock displayed during the military parade, the combat effectiveness of the military can also be clearly reflected during the military parade, at least roughly.

If Australasians just feel proud when they watch their own army, then when they see the military reviews of other countries, they can deeply understand the power of the Australasian army.

This is not bragging, it is entirely a disparity in strength reflected in the different performances of the reviewing armies of several countries.

Excluding Australasia, there are still many countries participating in the review, including more than ten.

But except for the British army, which is relatively neat and tidy, and its equipment is not much different from that of Australasia, other countries are far inferior to Australia in terms of weaponry and equipment, the orderliness of the soldiers during the review, and the shock that the solemnity and solemnity bring to people. Lasia.

This was also reflected in the news reports after the military parade. The domestic and foreign media praised the Australasian army, but most of the armies of other countries participating in the military parade were not mentioned.

Fortunately, both the Australasian and foreign media are still willing to give the British a face, and there are naturally British people in Da Kua Te Kua's army.

However, many media praise the British only for their weapons and equipment, which also shows the fact that they believe that the Australasian army has stronger combat capabilities than the British army.

After the military parade, the National Day activities have come to an end. However, representatives and military forces from various countries are not in a hurry to leave. After all, everyone is a member of the British and Australasian systems. Now is a good opportunity for many countries to draw closer to each other.

The negotiation that Arthur paid more attention to was naturally cooperation with the United Kingdom. No matter how important other countries are, they cannot compare with the benefits that Britain has brought to Australasia.

Just because the majority of Australasians are British immigrants has already determined that Britain has the greatest influence on Australasia among many countries. Arthur also had to consider the opinions of British immigrants.

Fortunately, the current good relationship with the British also destined that there will be no problems in cooperation with the British.

Arthur and George V signed a treaty, witnessed by many media, symbolizing a new chapter in the relationship between Britain and Australasia.

Of course, the specific content of the treaty will not be disclosed to the outside world, and even the areas in which cooperation has been reached will not be announced to the outside world.

Arthur paid more attention to cooperation with the British population. The number of unemployed people in the UK is constantly growing. Although the British government has promulgated corresponding welfare policies to ensure a certain income and material supply for the unemployed, it still cannot improve the current situation in the UK.

Because of this, Australasia has become the biggest beneficiary. According to the cooperation signed between Arthur and George V, Britain will vigorously promote immigration to Australasia. It is expected that up to about 500,000 people can immigrate to Australasia each year.

Don’t think that 500,000 people is too few. If 500,000 immigrants can be obtained from the UK, this means that the total number of immigrants in Australasia can exceed 1 million.

Coupled with the local newborn population, Australasia can quickly increase its population size at a rate of more than 1.5 million per year while maintaining the advantage of the British immigrant population occupying the majority.

Although this population growth rate is still not as fast as those of countries with larger populations, 1.5 million per year is definitely not slow. Before World War II, the population of Australasia could approach 40 million.

This kind of population cooperation was naturally what Arthur wanted to see the most, and it was also the condition that George V proposed that most attracted Arthur.

Obviously, both sides are very happy to see such immigrants. Because this can not only improve the social problems of the large unemployed population in the UK, but also improve the development problems of Australasia's lack of population size.

In fact, not only the UK, but also many European countries are emigrating in large numbers. The continuous growth of the unemployed population has made European countries an unavoidable problem. It is difficult to properly solve this problem. It is better to directly encourage these unemployed people to immigrate abroad. This will not only reduce the number of unemployed people, but also strengthen its influence on foreign countries.

At present, the country with the largest number of immigrants each year is Russia, which loses more than 1.3 million people in immigration every year.

Of these, 300,000 to 400,000 went to Australasia, hundreds of thousands to the Balkans, and a significant number to Poland, the Baltics and other parts of Europe.

Although more than 1.3 million people are lost in immigration every year, Russia's total population has been on the rise since the civil war ended.

There is nothing we can do about this. Most of Russia's population is engaged in agriculture, and the growth rate of the agricultural population has always been high.

The previous year of the most exaggerated population growth in Tsarist Russia was when the population growth exceeded 6 million.

You know, this is the population growth after subtracting immigrants and deaths. If we only count the number of births, the number is close to 7 million.

You know, the total population of second- and third-tier European countries such as the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, and Norway is around 7 million.

At its peak, Russia's population growth in one year was equivalent to the total population of these countries, which is enough to prove how exaggerated Russia's population growth rate was.

According to the current situation and data of various countries, the ranking of local population as of 1 is as follows:

First place, Russia, 1.5 billion people.

Second place, the United States, 1.2 billion people.

Third place, island country, 60.13 million people.

Fourth place, Germany, 58.14 million people.

Fifth place, the United Kingdom, 44.77 million people.

Sixth place, Italy, 38.42 million people.

Seventh place, France, 37.59 million people.

Eighth place, Australasia, 29.76 million people.

It can be clearly seen that the population rankings and gaps between countries before and after World War I have changed significantly.

Before World War I, Russia's population was far ahead, but now the gap with the United States is almost the same.

If Australasia had not taken away some immigrants from the United States, the population of the United States would have already surpassed Russia by this time.

In addition to the impact of the civil war in Russia, the First World War, including foreign immigration, also reduced its population by more than 10 million compared with history.

In addition, the population of the island country surpassed Germany and became the third largest among the great powers.

Compared with other major powers, the island nation was not affected by World War I. Although this also allowed the island country to gain a lot less benefits in World War I, its population did not decrease at all, and even exceeded the country's third most populous among the great powers.

Although Germany's population has dropped significantly, the population of Germany's old rival France has also not recovered much.

This situation is consistent with history, and Arthur even doubts whether France can increase its population to close to 50 million before the outbreak of World War II, as it did in history.

You know, if Germany provokes World War II, France will definitely be the leading bastion against Germany.

I don’t know if France now sets a record of surrendering in one month, as it did in history.

Although the population rankings have changed a lot, it is generally good news for Australasia.

In the population ranking before World War I, Australasia was not even qualified to be on the list, and its population was not even comparable to that of Italy, which ranked last, or even far inferior.

But now, the gap between the population of Australasia and the previous one, France, is not too big. We can even set a goal and hope to surpass it within 15 years.

However, the current population rankings still demonstrate Australasia's population deficiencies.

There is no doubt about the importance of population in this era. Only with a sufficient population can we seek a higher international status.

From the current population rankings, we can see that it was not an accident that the United States succeeded Britain as the world's hegemon after World War II. It was the accumulation of national strength over decades or even hundreds of years.

If nothing else, just look at the fact that the population of the United States has exceeded 100 million people, which is already a goal that other countries cannot reach.

And many of these 100 million people are immigrants from European countries. The rise of the United States is also weakening other European countries in disguise.

If Australasia had not attracted some immigrants, I am afraid that the gap between the United States and European countries would be even greater at this time, and the United States' voice would not be so low.

At least for now, the first choice for British immigrants is Australasia, and the first choice for Russian immigrants is also Australasia.

This is also the reason why the population of Australasia grew rapidly after World War I, and has even gradually replaced the United States as a popular choice for immigrants.

If Russia and the United States still compete with each other in terms of population, then in terms of economy, no country can match the prosperity of the United States.

Of course, I’m talking about the local area here. If Britain counts all its colonies, its economic aggregate and industrial output can barely compete with the United States.

But the problem is that the continental United States is a whole, while the British colonies are a scattered collection.

In other words, the potential for Americans to explode just by relying on their own efforts is already scary.

Counting all the colonies, the British even had to reap the dividends of India's population, plus the vast land and resources, to barely reach the current economic and industrial scale of the United States.

What a terrible statistic this is? Even Germany in its heyday could not achieve such crushing power, which is why the British are so jealous of Americans.

If it were not for the original naval restriction treaty, there would not be a thorough investigation of the industrial and economic scale of each country.

It is precisely because of the detailed investigation of the industrial and economic conditions of the United States that the British government directly regards the United States as the top threat, and the threat level far exceeds that of other countries currently.

In other words, even if they know that fighting Australasia against the United States will benefit Australasia, as long as Australasia's population, economic scale and industrial production are not comparable to those of the United States, the British think it is worthwhile to do so. of.

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