Chapter 806 The Empire is Preparing

Compared to the Philippines, which has an army of only 150,000, the United Sultanate of Kalimantan has a larger army.

But considering that Kalimantan is a pure colony compared to the Philippines, the combat effectiveness of Kalimantan's army is naturally questionable.

Because Arthur wanted to balance the strength gap between the sultanates, apart from certain differences in land area, the population differences among the several sultanates were very small.

This also represents a very terrible current situation. Any sultanate in the United Sudan has a population of at least 4 million.

In particular, the Kutai Sultanate, which originally existed, occupies the second largest land area in Kalimantan and is close to the sea. It is considered to be the richest among several small sultanates.

If the Great Sultan Muhammad had not obtained the area ruled by the Great Sultanate, which is a narrow strip leading to the coast, the Kutai Sultanate might have become the country with the best terrain in the entire Great Sultanate of Kalimantan.

The benefit of a larger population is the armed forces of each sultanate. The so-called army numbers are actually not large.

According to the regulations established by Muhammad, small sultanates can have 80,000 to 100,000 troops, and each small sultanate is responsible for its own military expenses.

The army of the Great Sultanate is jointly supplied by all the small Sultanates. Whether it is military expenses or the weapons, equipment and supplies needed by the army, all must be equally divided among each small Sultanate.

The advantage of doing this is that it allows other small sultanates to support themselves with troops.

Muhammad currently has a total of 300,000 troops. In addition to the 100,000 troops belonging to his own sultanate, which must bear all military expenses, the military expenses and weapons and equipment of the remaining 200,000 troops belonging to the great sultanate are shared equally by all small sultanates. stall.

But these armies of the Sultanate were naturally managed and commanded by Sultan Muhammad himself, which was equivalent to Muhammad's own private army.

This was also the rule established by Muhammad to ensure his right to rule. Because it was conducive to controlling the entire Great Sultanate, Arthur and Australasia acquiesced.

It is easy to maintain such rules. As long as there is the support of Australasia, it is not so easy for other small sultanates to rebel even if they want to.

But it is easy to overturn this rule. As long as they lose the support of Australasia, the various small sultanates that are dissatisfied with the Great Sudan will involuntarily form an alliance to jointly attack the Great Sudan.

By doing this, Muhammad made himself the common enemy of all the small sultanates, to the point where Arthur could rest assured.

Anyway, as long as there is support from Australasia, Muhammad's throne as the Great Sultan will become very stable.

The dissatisfaction of some small sultanates is not that important. As long as it does not threaten Muhammad's status, they can only grit their teeth and endure it.

Because the eight small sultanates have their own armed forces, this results in a very large number of troops that can be mobilized by the entire large sultanate of Kalimantan, even close to one million.

The army configuration of most small sultanates is four reinforced infantry divisions, one cavalry division, and one artillery division.

This kind of army configuration can keep the number of soldiers at just about 100,000, which is also the maximum number of the small Sudanese army limited by the Great Sultan Muhammad.

The 200,000-strong army of the Great Sultanate is composed of 8 infantry divisions, 3 cavalry divisions, and 2 artillery divisions, and the number is just over 200,000.

Regarding the expansion of the Great Sultanate of Kalimantan, Arthur has not considered the various small sultanates for the time being.

Judging from the current actual situation of various small sultanates, supporting 100,000 troops is already a relatively large burden for them.

Moreover, the more troops the small sultanate had, the more difficult it would be for the great Sultan Muhammad to rule.

Since Muhammad is still very sensible and loyal so far, Arthur has no intention of creating difficulties for his rule.

This also led to the fact that if Kalimantan wanted to expand its army, it could only expand its army affiliated with the Grand Sultanate.

Anyway, military expenditures are jointly borne by each small sultanate. If they are shared, the burden on each small sultanate will not be that big.

At present, the Sultanate's army is only 200,000, which is still far from enough. Because we don’t know when war will break out, it becomes necessary to prepare early.

Under Arthur's order, Muhammad also wisely expanded his army, expanding the army of the Great Sultanate of Kalimantan from 200,000 to 500,000.

In order to give these indigenous people sufficient motivation to expand their army, Arthur also made promises, both overt and covert, saying that he would negotiate with the British and try to purchase the North Kalimantan colony from the British so that the Sultanate of Kalimantan could occupy the entire Kalimantan.

This is equivalent to painting a pie. Arthur also did not promise time to purchase the land, and it was impossible to give the land to these indigenous people for free.

But such flatbreads are still very attractive to Muhammad and other small indigenous sultans.

After all, their territory is limited to Kalimantan. The only way to expand their land, other than internal war, is to find a way from the North Kalimantan colony of the British in the north.

After the Philippines and Kalimantan each expanded their armies, most of Arthur's worries about future wars had dissipated.

Even excluding the Australasian army, the estimated combined number of troops in the Philippines and Kalimantan at this time is approximately 1.6 million.

Leaving 300,000 troops to guard Kalimantan and the Philippines, Australasia can mobilize at least 1.3 million soldiers.

Although the combat effectiveness of these troops is worrying, they can be regarded as relatively qualified cannon fodder in war.

With these 1.3 million troops, we can at least reduce hundreds of thousands of casualties in Australasia.

Moreover, when the war started, the expansion of the indigenous army continued. The Philippines alone can create an army of at least one million, not to mention Kalimantan, which has a population of tens of millions.

With the supply of various weapons in Australasia, I believe that no matter how poor the combat effectiveness of these indigenous people is after the war breaks out, they can almost achieve a battle loss ratio of 5 to 1 or 10 to 1.

Even if ten natives were used to destroy an enemy, Arthur would never feel distressed, and even felt that he had made a profit.

Especially the population of Kalimantan, it is better to weaken it if it can be weakened. After World War II, Australasia's sphere of influence would have spread across the globe, and small markets like the Philippines and Kalimantan would have become less important.

Compared with the revenue from dumping goods in these two areas, Arthur paid more attention to the burden brought to the country in order to counter the rebellion after the crisis broke out in these two areas.

As Nicholas II arrived in London, Princess Scheiana's renunciation of the right to inherit the throne of the Russian Empire became a major news that was spread around the world.

What is hotly discussed by the people is naturally the destruction of the huge Russian Empire and the crown of the Russian Empire.

In a corner that no one paid attention to, a report about the news about the Australasian Empire gradually spread to the world.

Yes, an empire is coming.

But before the establishment of the empire, Arthur also had to test the attitudes of the people at home and abroad towards the establishment of the empire.

Although there is a high probability that others will not object, Arthur does not want the empire he has worked so hard to create to become a pseudo-empire in the eyes of others.

The good news is that the people of Australasia welcomed the establishment of the Empire and even organized spontaneous parades to celebrate it.

Yes, in addition to publicly demonstrating against the government and other forces, the parade actually also serves a celebratory purpose.

The people held up banners with the words "Long live the Empire!" and "Long live His Majesty Arthur!" and walked with their heads held high on the streets of St. Arthur's Castle, proudly cheering "Long Live the Empire", just like fanatical followers running for their idols. By.

Although people in the country have different attitudes, they all actually recognize Arthur's contribution to Australasia as a monarch.

Arthur was born in 1888. He was only 45 years old at this time, which was the golden age for a politician.

Generally, at this age, people will feel that they are becoming mature and can rule a region with more mature thoughts and concepts.

But for Arthur, this year is already his 32nd year of ruling Australasia. To be precise, it is the 32nd year of ruling the Australian region.

In the long history of human beings, 32 years flies by so quickly that not even a single punctuation mark can be left.

But for an ordinary person's life, 32 years is a long time, and it is also an important part of a person's life.

Among Australasians born after 1900, the fastest at this time has reached the age of 32, which is the age of the mainstay of a country's population.

For this group of people, their monarch has been Arthur since birth, and they have been deeply blessed by Arthur.

Especially those whose original family income is not high, they can have enough food, clothing and graduate from free schools. The biggest project is naturally Arthur as their monarch.

In addition, Arthur always treats others with a kind image, travels without much airs, and has almost no negative news.

The loving royal family is also a role model for almost all Australasians. This has allowed Arthur's image to continue to improve in the hearts of the people, and has even been promoted as the savior to save Australia under the exaggeration of some media.

Needless to say, these people were loyal to Arthur, and they were very happy to see the establishment of the empire.

Whether it is the country's territorial expansion since Arthur's accession to the throne, or the legendary story of Australia's gradual transformation from a colony to a great power, it is enough to qualify this country to become an empire.

And Arthur, who facilitated all of this, was naturally qualified to become the first emperor of Australasia.

As, who was already prepared for diplomacy, decided not to wait any longer and put the establishment of the empire on the agenda.

Doing so can not only improve the cohesion of the entire country, but also speed up the establishment of the Australasian nation.

As for whether other countries will object, it is not that important to Arthur. Judging from Australasia's current strength, except for countries that have become mortal enemies, who else will directly stand up to oppose it?

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