The Rise of Australasia

Arthur’s command in Australasia was an absolute directive, everything had to give way for Arthur’s orders.

After notifying the government, the royal shipyard quickly received the funds for the construction of three R108-class battleships. The construction cost for each R108-class battleship was as high as 9.51 million Australian dollars. With the additional expenses of urgently mobilizing personnel, the total expenditure reached 30 million pounds.

In addition to the fast funding arriving, experts and technicians from the Melbourne Shipyard and the Oakland Shipyard were also urgently called up and rushed to Sydney.

If everything went as planned, they would spend at least two years in Sydney, ensuring that all three R108 battleships were completed within two years.

For these three battleships, except for the ongoing construction of aircraft carriers, the construction of other warships could be stopped.

After all, the construction of medium and small warships could be done at any time. It would be difficult for this large-scale battleship to be completed without revealing any information under the supervision of various powers if it was not completed before the treaty was signed.

Moreover, once the binding power of the treaty was broken, the treaty used to limit the development of the navy in various countries would become waste paper.

Without the constraints, the pace of naval construction in various countries would be extremely exaggerated, and Australasia does not have the capital to compete with countries like the United States for naval armaments.

This is also why Arthur supported the British in promoting the naval restriction treaty, as it was beneficial to Australasia.

Adelaide is the capital of South Australia State and a true forest city. Its environment ranks among the best in Australasian cities, with unexpectedly good air quality.

Although Adelaide’s population is not large, with a population of just over 700,000 people.

However, the scale and size of this city far exceed Perth, with an equal population. The most fundamental reason is Adelaide’s impressive area of greenery.

In Adelaide’s central business district, one can still see skyscrapers representing advanced technology.

However, the area of the central business district was not large, with a total population of just over 300,000.

Outside the central business district, in the suburbs, lived up to 400,000 people, most of whom lived in detached houses and villas.

Almost every house has a small garden, and there are parks of various sizes every few houses, making Adelaide look like a city of greenery at first glance.

Arthur spent two days in Adelaide, and after experiencing the unique urban planning, he moved to Leonora Industrial Base with his family.

There’s not much to say about the next journey, which took more than a month. When they left Sydney, summer hadn’t arrived yet, but by the time they returned, it was already midsummer.

Interestingly, due to its location in the southern hemisphere, seasons and climate in Australasia were entirely opposite to those in the northern hemisphere.

Although both Christmas celebrations are observed, Christmas in Australasia is during summer, when most parts of the country do not see snow, which is a completely different situation compared to the UK.

Although the climate is entirely different, this does not prevent European immigrants from celebrating the festive season in their own way.

As usual, Sydney Palace was decorated several days in advance, and the royal family joined the common people in celebrating this joyful festival.

Western Christmas is like the Eastern New Year, an essential holiday throughout the year and one that Europeans take very seriously.

Fortunately, there was Queen Mary to dress up the palace with the kids, which allowed Arthur, who had been busy for more than a month, to finally rest for a few days and return to his soft bed in the palace.

Arthur was grateful that his era was relatively advanced but not too close to the new century, and the royal power of various countries was still well preserved.

It was because of this era that Arthur, while holding considerable royal power, could also enjoy the changes brought to society by technological innovations - a feeling that monarchs before and after him could not experience.

Although the power of ancient monarchs was high, the terrible sanitation and medical conditions were enough to discourage most people from wanting to travel back in time.

Europe, which now appears to be the world’s beacon of humanity and the most developed and prosperous region, is a far cry from the ignorance and backwardness of the Middle Ages just a few hundred years ago.

December 23, Sydney Palace.

In the office next to Arthur’s bedroom, a group of people wearing worker’s clothes were bustling in and out of the room. Find your next adventure on empire

"How’s the preparation? Make sure to check everything thoroughly. There’s no room for sloppiness or any mistakes." The director of the Sydney Radio Station suddenly walked in, looked at the busy radio technicians, and asked aloud.

"It’s almost ready, Director. We can start testing at any time." Several busy technicians put down their work and replied.

"Everything is ready, Your Majesty. When should we start testing?" The director secretly breathed a sigh of relief, walked into the next room, and reported to Arthur.

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