The Rise Of Australasia

Chapter 611 - 468: Proposal to Move the Capital

A large-scale military parade can obviously increase the public’s recognition of their country and even their fanaticism for it.

With the various advanced weapons of the Australasian armed forces all on display, the public erupted in cheers again, accompanied by the roaring tanks and airplanes.

Both the enfeoffment ceremony and the grand parade of Australasia received attention from domestic and international media.

The enfeoffment ceremony was manageable, as it was merely a matter for the royal family, and Arthur could confer dukes and earls at any time if he wished.

However, the grand parade was different. This time, Australasia deployed its advanced weapons and equipment (first-generation airplanes and tanks), and their quantities of airplanes and tanks had already taken the lead worldwide, reaching 500 and 200 respectively.

It can be seen from the fact that during the signing of the alliance, British Prime Minister Raul George did not forget to exchange military technology, the European powers were very interested in some of Australasia’s military technology. They were even more curious about how far the technology of airplanes and tanks had been developed in the hands of Australasia.

Unfortunately, Australasia still maintains a high level of confidentiality for this military technology, and currently, the only things exposed are the airplanes sold to Britain and France and the tanks deployed in the battlefield.

Although concealing one’s skills is a basic means of keeping secrets for all countries, the airplanes and tanks had been deployed in a real battlefield before, so Britain and France could not guarantee whether Australasia had really given their all or were still hiding something.

The best way to solve this problem was to send intelligence personnel to keep an eye on the movements of various weapons in Australasia constantly.

Among the foreign media that came to Australasia this time, many were disguising as foreign intelligence personnel.

But what disappointed them was that no new weapons participated in this grand parade, and neither Arthur nor the Australasian Government revealed any information about the new weapons.

This means that either the Australasian government is very good at hiding its skills, or the government genuinely has no new types of weapons, and the exposed airplanes and tanks are already their strongest designs.

Regardless, the various ceremonies and military parades of Australasia have attracted the attention of many European citizens in recent days, enhancing international visibility.

However, after a few days, the European powers, represented by Britain and France, also started their own military parades. Compared to the parade in Australasia, the British and French parades were even larger and more luxurious, attracting more attention.

As a result, the focus of global news quickly shifted to other countries’ post-war celebrations, and the news heat surrounding Australasia was no longer so high.

But this was enough, as such a large-scale war warranted that almost all victorious countries would hold their own celebratory ceremonies.

Especially for European countries with significant casualties, their celebrations had to be grand, in order to cover up the pessimistic emotions of the people due to the high casualties of war, and to help them forget the suffering the country experienced during the war.

Especially since the war led to a reduction of supplies for the people, causing hunger and famine issues, these problems had to be masked with major news stories.

After all, famine was essentially the government’s fault; the Russian government, in particular, was already planning a century-scale grand parade to wash away the suffering Russia experienced during the war.

After the parade ceremony, Australasia finally finished the post-war arrangements and was about to enter a new development phase.

The upcoming tasks are even more difficult for the Australasian Government. They have to face relocation, government change, handling of occupied territories, continue to steer the development of the country, and produce a satisfactory report card before the end of the year.

With the war over, it is time for the wartime cabinet’s status to end as well. This means that those still in the cabinet are about to face a new round of cabinet elections. Whether they can stay in the cabinet is uncertain and depends on their performance during their tenure and the support they receive from the public and various political parties.

This war was an accident that allowed them to gain several additional years of tenure. But this does not mean that each of them can stay securely in their positions. After all, it is a tradition for each cabinet minister to serve a maximum of three terms in a row, which is not easily broken.

At the new round of cabinet meetings, Arthur threw the issues of relocation and the division of new territories to the cabinet government, requesting that they be dealt with as soon as possible and produce a charter on the same day, if possible.

Relocation was decided during the early stages of the war but was postponed until after the war due to its outbreak.

There are multiple reasons for relocating Australasia. In addition to Sydney being too bloated, its geographical location is not conducive to its development as a super urban city.

More importantly, relocating to the Mure River Basin is essential for Australasia’s development plan.

If there is a topographic map of Australasia, it could be seen that the southeastern part, which Australasia is currently proud of, is actually a mountainous region named the Great Watershed.

Only the southeastern coastal area is suitable for development, but this area is too narrow and yet holds over half of the Australian region’s population.

This is extremely unbalanced for Australasia’s development. As for the western region, it is a desert area and completely unsuitable for development.