After entering 1908, Australasia gradually returned to calm and entered the usual development.

After more than two months of reorganization and training, the expanded new army was officially formed, and after the rank and number were awarded, the regular 4th Division, the 1st Colonial Division, and the 2nd Colonial Division went to their new stations to start the process of training while stationing.

Among them, the 1st Colonial Division went to the colony of New Guinea, and the 2nd Colonial Division went to the Australian Timor garrison.

After all, the Colonial Division is still only in its infancy, and the real soldiers can only be recruited after they go to the colony.

In any case, by the time the two colonial divisions had undergone initial training, the colonies of New Guinea and Australian Timor would have a stronger defensive force.

After the change of guard with the colonial division, the garrisons of the colonies of Timor and New Guinea officially returned to Australasia proper.

Therefore, the current defensive deployment of Australasia has been clear, with the Australian region having regular divisions from one to four divisions, and the New Zealand region with the New Zealand garrison of 6,000 troops from the previous New Zealand garrison and the garrison transferred from New Guinea.

Arthur's Guards Division was not counted. The Guards Division is directly under Arthur's orders, and his duty is only to defend the palace and protect Arthur.

In addition to these defenses, Arthur also had thousands of royal guards and guards, who were generally stationed in the palace as a defensive force for the palace.

And Arthur's defense force for general travel and overseas visits is basically the royal guard, after all, the Guards are tens of thousands of people at every turn, transportation is a problem, and it is too ostentatious.

Arthur's bodyguards were not armed with the usual Leenfield rifles in the army, but with Cassadine submachine guns developed by the military factories themselves.

As for why it is called this name, it is necessary to mention the inventor of the Cassadine submachine gun, Cassadine James Kenway.

In addition to Cassatine submachine guns, royal guards are generally armed with self-developed As-1898 semi-automatic pistols.

As for heavy weapons such as machine guns and artillery, they were stocked in the palace arsenal, but the guards generally did not use them.

After all, the royal guard's greatest duty was to protect Arthur, not to go to war with heavy weapons.

At present, Australasia's army strength is not too strong, but it is barely enough.

As an island nation composed of large and small islands, if Australasia's navy can defend its territorial waters, there is no big problem for the army to maintain its current size.

This is also the reason why Australasia's defense funding has gradually shifted towards the navy.

In fact, there are certain similarities between the strategic environments of Australasia and the United States.

The United States is bordered by the sea on both sides of the east and west, and the strength of its neighbors to the north and south is relatively weak, which also leads to the excellent geographical location of the United States, which can develop comfortably away from European disputes.

If you look closely at the geography of Australasia, you can see the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean on the east and west, the uninhabited Antarctica to the south, and the weak Dutch East Indies to the north.

Although there are colonies of great powers, most of them are small islands in the Pacific Ocean, which are not so important to the great powers.

The really important colonies are in the Strait of Malacca and India, but because of the fact that it is separated from Australasia by a Dutch East Indies, and because they are both British colonies, there is no conflict of interest with Australasia.

This also leads to the current Australasia has an excellent development environment, which can not only stay away from the conflict on the European side, but also become a spoiler after quiet development, affecting the surrounding situation.

After each department reported on its situation, Arthur nodded with satisfaction.

On the whole, although the Cabinet government underwent considerable changes in mid-1907, the pace of development of the country did not stop, and Australasia continued to develop at a high rate.

Even in 1907, the growth rate was higher than in previous years, and Australasia already had the appearance of a little bit of a powerhouse, both in terms of population and economy.

The next task for the Ministry of Livelihood is to attract large numbers of immigrants from Europe and elsewhere to feed the population of Australasia.

Under the premise of various medical and educational policies, immigration policies and welfare policies for workers, Australasia's immigration attraction has increased significantly, and it has now become the second largest choice for immigrants after the United States.

Attracting a large number of immigrants, ensuring the welfare of the current population, and paying attention to and solving people's livelihood problems are the most important tasks of the Australasian Ministry of People's Livelihood.

Henris, the Minister of Livelihood, took up the task with great dignity and promised to bring the immigrant population of 1908 to a new high.

The task of the Ministry of Transport is very simple, and at present, except for the northern railway, the construction of other roads and railways in China has basically been completed.

If you have to talk about the construction of the railway, it may be the railway related to the two colonies.

But the affairs of the colonies were generally the responsibility of the Governor-General, and even the ministers of the departments were not well involved.

The construction of the Northern Railway has entered a stable phase, with more than 60,000 indigenous people currently invested, and this number is still increasing.

If the construction progresses relatively well, it is expected that the Northern Railway will be completed and opened to traffic in time for 1914. But if the work doesn't go well, it could drag on until 1916.

The task of the agricultural sector is relatively simple, in addition to organizing the indigenous people to continue to cultivate farmland, there is also to keep an eye on the price of food throughout the country and around the world, and be ready to stock up or dump grain at any time.

The current task in the education sector is relatively onerous, in addition to expanding the size of existing universities, increasing the number of universities and technical schools, and producing more university students and skilled workers for Australasia.

Even the current progress of the construction of the university can be temporarily halted to make way for technical schools to a certain extent.

After all, whether it is the development of industry or other industries, relevant technical talents are crucial.

The development of the medical sector is relatively step-by-step, and the number of hospitals is not suitable for too much expansion before there are sufficient medical talents, so the task of the medical department is only to attract more medical talents and make a good talent reserve for major hospitals.

In order to solve the problem of medical talent shortage in Australasia, three universities have opened up medical majors one after another, and can train nearly 600 medical talents every year.

But these talents can only be used as an assistant to doctors, and without a few years of experience, making them real attending doctors is harming patients.

The work of the security service is also relatively easy. Australasia's thriving development has also led to a significant reduction in crime in the country.

Even though most of the crime cases now occur from immigrants, the order in Australasia has actually stabilized.

In order to deal with the problem of the high crime rate of immigrants, the security department also introduced corresponding solutions after consulting Arthur.

The first is to improve the treatment of immigrants, find a place for them to work and live as soon as possible, and send them certain compensation.

Those who choose the land will receive at least 10 acres of land. Those who do not want land will receive at least $100 in compensation and will be introduced to major factories or other jobs.

Of course, there are rewards and punishments. For immigrants who still commit crimes, the punishment of the security department is also very severe.

In the case of minor offenses, immigrants can face at least one month of forced labor and a small fine.

If the offence is recorded, it may also affect the verification and issuance of nationality. If you do not have true Australasian citizenship, you will not be able to enjoy the welfare policies issued by the Australasian authorities.

In the case of serious crimes, the penalties of the police range from a minimum of 10 years of forced labor to a maximum of the death penalty, in addition to the possible impact on family and friends.

However, there is also a rule that if you find out that your friends or family members are planning or have committed crimes, if you can report it, it will not affect your immigration progress.

If it's just an ordinary friend, maybe friendship will really be tested to a certain extent. After all, there are not many welfare policies brought about by Australasian nationality, and these immigrants must be ready to live in Australasia permanently.

In fact, if you want to say that the most relaxed departments at the moment, it is actually the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Because Australasia's current main policy is still boring, except for a few countries with close relations, Australasia does not appear much in the international arena.

Australasia's current influence is limited to Southeast Asia, but it is now well-known in Europe.

Although Australasia's hand is not yet in Europe, it is far from affecting European countries.

However, Australasia is now well-known in Europe, and many immigrants often consider Australasia as one of the considerations when choosing a destination.

This is not only thanks to Arthur's good reputation and support in England, but also to the previous Portuguese government and Carlos I.

Had it not been for their repeated insistence, Australasia's reputation in that war would not have been too good.

At present, the only countries with good relations with Australasia are Germany and Russia, and they also maintain good relations with the United Kingdom.

In addition, although they also have diplomatic relations with most of the great powers and many European countries, they are not actually very close to each other.

At present, Australasia has only two "allies" that it really has good relations with and can rely on: Germany and Russia.

Relatively speaking, the most onerous industry is the industrial sector that is currently more important to the country.

At present, the industrial scale of Australasia is actually the first-class level under the great powers, but the industrial base and industrial heritage are actually still just a fledgling country.

With the support of Britain and Germany, Arthur naturally would not let go of such a good opportunity. Therefore, the next step in Australasia's plan is to use a small amount of support from the United Kingdom and strong support from Germany to completely upgrade Australasia's basic industry and other industries to the same level as the steel industry, so that Australia will become an out-and-out industrial power in every aspect.

To this end, the Ministry of Industry has deliberately planned a new industrial zone, or industrial base.

The new industrial base is located at the junction of Western Australia and South Australia, and because of its proximity to the mineral resources of the West, it has very convenient conditions for the development of industry.

The only problem is transportation, but the Ministry of Industry has discussed with the Ministry of Transport, and the railway here will directly lead to the industrial railway in the south and the northern railway in the north, and there will be railways intersecting in the north and south, and the traffic problem will be solved instantly.

At present, the main industrial base of Australasia is located in the southeast of Australia and the north of New Zealand, because these two regions are the best parts of Australia and New Zealand, respectively, and are also the most populous and economically developed places.

For Australasia, it is not so difficult to develop industry, and more restrictions are often a problem of underpopulation and insufficient labor.

As a result, most of Australasia's industrial areas are currently located in the southeastern heart of Australia and the North Island of New Zealand.

However, the limited variety of mineral resources in these two regions is also an important reason for limiting the diversification of Australasian industry.

The location of the new industrial base on the border between Western Australia and South Australia is intended to address the constraints of the previous shortage of mineral resources.

Although the populations of Western Australia and South Australia are not so abundant, this time the Department of Industry is also determined to make changes.

To this end, the Australasian government will mobilize at least 200,000 Aboriginal people. Since there is a shortage of labor, then use these natives to make up for it.

Coupled with the tens of thousands of Australasian workers, it is believed that the new industrial base will soon catch up with the scale of the old industrial areas, after all, this is the current key project of Australasia, and it is also the next important task of the Ministry of Industry.

In order to show the importance of this industrial base, plus there is really not much to do in recent days.

On 2 January 1908, Arthur set out on his way to Western Australia to inspect the new industrial site that had been sited.

Thanks to the industrial railway, it takes only two days to reach the junction of Western Australia and South Australia, and then take a car to the new industrial base.

Arthur will be inspecting the industrial base for a day, and if things go well, he should be able to return to Sydney before the National Day, and then he will be able to participate in this year's National Day activities.

As Australasia develops better and better year by year, Australasia's National Day activities are also becoming more and more important year by year.

Often on National Day, shops and workshops offer discounts to celebrate the great occasion of the birth of the nation.

Especially on this day, the bright flag of Australasia will be spread to all the villages and cities of the country, which is a good sign of people's love for the country.

Today outside, just four thousand words, sorry brothers. It is expected that the second will go back, and try Riwan from the third day! Ask for support, ask for a monthly pass!

(End of chapter)