Chapter 747 William’s Thoughts

Not to mention how much of a sensation this naval shipbuilding order caused around the world, it was a real encouragement to the people of Australasia.

After all, this is still the era of strong ships and powerful guns. The public may have no idea about the size of the army, but they attach great importance to the size and strength of the navy.

Why is the British Empire the undisputed world hegemon? Isn’t it just relying on a navy that can crush the world’s second and third largest navy?

As for the weak army of the British Empire, it was benignly ignored by the people of other countries. After all, Britain is an island country, and its navy is the first line of defense against its homeland.

No matter how powerful the armies of other countries are, what can they do? As long as the navy cannot defeat Britain, it will be impossible to land on British soil.

Of course, there is currently another way to land in the UK, and that is to use transport aircraft to drop paratroopers.

Regarding the development of the air force, this is also one of the themes of the arms race between Britain and France.

The French knew that they could no longer keep up with Britain in terms of naval power, so what they did more was to build submarines that could threaten merchant ships.

Anyway, submarines are usually underwater, so as long as they are careful, they will basically not be discovered by the fleet.

When submarines attack, they are a nightmare for merchant ships and small warships. In World War I, Germany used submarines to sink a large number of British merchant ships. The purpose of the French in developing submarines was to learn from the Germans.

The British naturally understand their own shortcomings in the air force, and naturally cannot allow the French air force to surpass their own.

The British not only deployed a large number of aircraft on aircraft carriers, but also formed their own air force, developed and built a large number of new aircraft, and strengthened their local air defense capabilities.

Arthur can't control the competition between Britain and France, and he doesn't want to do it for the time being.

If you think about it carefully, it is also beneficial for Britain and France to build a large number of navies and air forces. If Germany starts a war in the future, the arms race between Britain and France will reserve a large amount of military equipment for both countries. This is also an opportunity for Britain and France to defeat Germany.

On the contrary, if Britain and France are tired of war, begin to massively reduce their armaments, and indulge in the dream of world prosperity, then Arthur should worry about whether anyone in Germany will be able to stop it in the future.

After all, only Europe can stop Germany, and Australasia is beyond its reach.

If Britain and France could not withstand the German attack before Australasian support arrived, then Arthur could only sit back and watch the Germans unify Europe.

However, such a thing should be very unlikely to happen, or even basically impossible.

After all, Britain and France are both based in Europe, and they are not willing to see Germany unify Europe. In particular, Britain, which is committed to pursuing a balancing policy, will definitely resist Germany's attack wholeheartedly at that time.

This is what Arthur wants to see. Only by consuming the powerful British to almost the same extent can Arthur's Australasia have the possibility of taking over the British position.

The National Day on January 10th was very ordinary. Arthur asked William to donate a sum of funds to the people on his behalf to purchase supplies and distribute them to low-income people.

This is also a good time to increase William's prestige. At least compared to previous years, people have begun to know and understand their crown prince and the future leader of their country.

Judging from the information currently available to Arthur, the people are still very satisfied with William.

Under Arthur's education, William can't say he is excellent, but he is definitely a qualified heir to the throne.

As long as he can maintain the foundation he created, Arthur is generally satisfied. After all, for the long period of peace in the future, a stable and conservative monarch who understands the general situation is more suitable for Australasia than an ambitious and enterprising monarch.

After the National Day, it was the height of summer in Australasia. Arthur decided to go to Sydney to escape the summer heat and visit the scenery of the southeastern city.

The seasons in the Southern Hemisphere are completely opposite to those in the Northern Hemisphere. It's January now, it's winter in the northern hemisphere, and it's hot summer in the southern hemisphere.

Of course, Australasia is not located in the tropics, and the climate in most areas is relatively warm and comfortable, at least not that hot.

The contrasting seasons are one of the reasons why Australasia attracts so many tourists.

Just imagine, when your area is experiencing cold winter, somewhere else it is warm and comfortable in summer. Isn’t this exciting?

Coupled with the beautiful island scenery of Australasia, it attracts a large number of tourists from Europe, and even many Asians among them.

After all, there are still many rich people in the world. No matter whether the country is strong or not, it cannot prevent the birth of the wealthy class.

This is also inevitable in human society. There are relatively poor poor people, and naturally there will also be relatively wealthy high-level people.

The currently very famous Gold Coast, Hawaii, and many islands in the Pacific are all tourist attractions that these people are vying to visit.

Of course, because big cities like Sydney and Melbourne are located on the seaside, they also attract a lot of tourists.

After all, summer is still attractive, and the scenery in summer is much more beautiful than in winter.

Especially in Australasian summer, as long as you don’t go too far, you basically don’t have to worry about sunburn.

The kind of leisurely play on the soft beach, enjoy the refreshing sea breeze, and then look at the eye-catching beauty of the beach, it is like a midsummer scene.

Some people who know how to spot business opportunities are selling homemade iced drinks on the beach.

With the development of technology now, it is still very easy to make homemade ice cubes. Including two colas that have been around for a long time, they are also very popular in Australasia.

Of course, in Australasia, the most famous one is of course Pepsi-Cola. The beverage company, which was acquired by Arthur during the economic crisis, soon moved its headquarters to Australasia and focused on selling cola drinks.

In summer, drinking a glass of ice-cold Pepsi-Cola can not only relieve the heat and fatigue of the day, but also provide you with a short-term pleasure. It is the first choice of many people.

However, before Arthur could start enjoying Pepsi-Cola, a trouble came to Arthur.

It’s nothing new, it’s still a question about Australian hares.

I have to admit that the breeding speed of rabbits is really terrifying. Just raise a few rabbits in captivity, and as long as there are no major problems, you will harvest hundreds of rabbits the next year.

It is precisely because of the reproduction rate that can double more than ten times a year that Australian hares still maintain a high level despite the implementation of various government policies.

Although the number of hares is not increasing as much as before, such a large number of hares still causes huge damage to the environment in central Australia.

The problem Arthur encountered was the large number of hares found in the Great Artesian Basin and the Murray River Plain.

In fact, regarding the management of hares, the government has also proposed using drugs to forcibly exterminate hares.

But Arthur, who was well aware of historical developments, decisively rejected such a proposal. Historically, Australia did use drugs to eliminate hares, and at least 90% of the hares were killed.

But the problem is that there will always be hares that survive the poisoning of the drug and produce corresponding antibodies. With reproduction, all Australian hares will have the same antibodies.

The result of poisoning is that hares are completely inedible, and people have lost interest in hunting hares.

For now, at least, hares are hunted for your own consumption or for sale to canneries.

Various food factories will make corresponding canned products from wild rabbits, and then sell them to Europe and the United States at suitable prices.

Under Arthur's leadership and call, the people of Australasia have gradually begun to accept hares as a food, from not eating hares at the beginning.

Although I don’t like it too much, it’s totally fine to have it once in a while.

However, the Western way of eating hare is relatively simple. Either simply bake it and then sprinkle it with corresponding condiments; or cut it into pieces and make it into corresponding dishes.

Because there are too few condiments, the hare meat does not taste so delicious. But there is nothing that can be done. The cooking method with heavy seasoning is not suitable for Australasians, and Arthur cannot forcefully promote other cuisines.

Therefore, these canned products can only be exported abroad, or distributed as nearby food to the lower class people in need of relief.

For people who really can't afford to eat, these meat products are the best food, regardless of the taste of rabbit meat.

Arthur is in a dilemma regarding the management of Australian hares. I have thought of all the ways I can think of, but I can't really use drugs as a last resort.

Just when Arthur had a headache, William suddenly spoke up and put forward his own proposal: "Father, I have a way that may be able to effectively solve the problem of overpopulation of wild rabbits in Australia."

"What method?" Arthur asked with interest.

If this problem that has troubled the Australian government for many years can be solved by the method proposed by William, it will be enough to prove William's ability.

“Now people are very interested in hunting hare, but we have very few ways to eat hare meat, which has also reduced people’s interest in hare meat in disguise.

Why don’t we think of ways to increase the ways in which hare meat is used? For example, create a food festival about rabbit meat and reward people for their inventions of how to use hare meat to find the most suitable way for Australasians to eat hare meat.

In addition, we can also organize the army to hunt hares on a large scale, and by the way, we can also train the soldiers in marksmanship.

The hunted hares can be donated to the poor at home and abroad in the name of the royal family and you, increasing the prestige of you and the royal family.

In this way, although we may have to spend a little money, at least we will not let hares become so rampant, and we can also effectively reduce the number of hares during the training of the army and increase people's interest in hare meat. William said excitedly.

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