Chapter 266: The German Olympic Committee mutates
More than a month has passed since the parade, and even though Arthur has been prepared before, he is already a little at home.
After all, Arthur is also a first-time father in this life, and it has been more than a month since he left Sydney, and he really misses the little guy.
From the time he returned to Australasian soil, Arthur's cruising became much easier.
After all, Arthur's control over Australia is still very strong, and with the help of the Royal Security Intelligence Service, the news in each state is basically controlled by Arthur, so the parade is just a process.
At the very least, these officials should know that Arthur will come to check on their work from time to time, so that they can maintain a cautious and positive attitude to work, so as to better help Australasia develop.
Arthur's tour mainly inspected three directions, one is the living conditions of the residents in the city, to put it bluntly, the local people's will and support for the government.
The second and third are the industrial and agricultural situation in the vicinity of the city. Needless to say, the importance of industry plays a very important role in the development of the country, no matter what type of industry it is.
And agriculture is not to mention. As the saying goes, if you can't produce enough food, then other education, medical care, industry and so on are all.
Without enough to eat, Arthur didn't dare to guarantee what his people would do.
Therefore, Australasia's statecraft strategy is simple, that is, first let all citizens eat and not go hungry, and then think about the development of the country.
The current government and Arthur are doing a good job of this, and although the population of Australasia is growing, it is able to ensure that no citizen goes hungry.
After a few days at the Leonora Industrial Base, Arthur finally set out on his way back on the industrial railroad.
The Leonora Industrial Base is the most important construction project in recent years for Australasian industrial development, which is why Arthur stayed alone for a few days at the Leonora Industrial Base.
It is important not only to inspect the current construction of the Leonora Industrial Base, but also to ensure that the construction of the Industrial Base is free of any corruption and embezzlement, which Arthur absolutely cannot allow.
If successful, the Leonora Industrial Base will be the largest and most concentrated industrial base in Australasia in the future, and Western Australia will also become the industrial center of Australasia.
Such construction cannot be dragged down by anyone, and it is not only about the future of the country's development, but also about the fate of Australasia in the next two wars.
After leaving the Leonora Industrial Base, the rest of the tour was much easier.
The journey took just over a week for Arthur to make it back to Sydney around mid-December.
As we approach the end of December, Australasia is about to usher in another Christmas.
I remember that last year's Christmas happened to usher in the good news of Queen Mary's pregnancy, and it also made Arthur have little time to be busy with government affairs for almost a whole year now.
After returning to the Sydney Palace, William and Anna were both two months old, and although they could not clearly address Arthur, Arthur knew that they were calling themselves by the babbling of their mouths, coupled with the intimate movements and curved lips of the two little ones.
Arthur also tried to teach the two little ones how to call Daddy, but in the end he had no choice but to give up.
After all, it's only been more than two months now, and it's really difficult for them to learn to call people.
Just as Arthur was enjoying the joy of having both his children together, Foreign Secretary Andrew and Propaganda Minister Grant came together to visit, interrupting Arthur's beautiful life.
"Your Majesty, the president of the German Olympic Committee has died of a sudden illness, and the Germans may have to give up the right to host the next Olympic Games." As soon as he saw Arthur, Foreign Secretary Andrew said hurriedly.
Since the first edition of the Olympic Summer Games, four editions have been held since 1909.
The number of participating countries and athletes has been increasing at each Olympic Games, especially in the London Olympics last year, when the number of participating countries and athletes set a record.
At that time, the Olympic Games even caused a sensation in half of Europe and the Americas, and barely became an event that attracted the attention of the world.
And the host country that hosts any Olympic Games will receive attention from all over the world during the Olympic Games, and even operate well, and can really attract the attention of the world.
This is very helpful for a country to increase its international presence and make a presence at the international level, which is exactly what Australasia needs right now.
If the Olympics can be used to expand Australasia's international influence and attract more immigrants from Europe, then there is no loss in hosting an Olympic Games.
"Is the message accurate? What was the IOC's reaction? Arthur immediately became interested and asked.
"The news should be fine, Your Majesty. The Germans did not hide this news and even had the intention of giving up the right to host the Games. Foreign Secretary Andrew hurriedly replied.
"This was good news, and the Foreign Ministry immediately contacted the German authorities to ask if they would give up hosting the Games. If they choose to give up, ask them if they can transfer the hosting rights to us directly. Arthur pondered for a moment, and then immediately made up his mind.
Historically, this has happened this year, but in May.
After the sudden death of the president of the German Olympic Committee at that time, Germany immediately announced that it would give up the right to host the Fifth Olympiad.
With less than three years to go, the Fifth Olympiad was a mess at the time, and was eventually won by Sweden, which had wanted to host the Olympics for a long time.
Arthur had thought that this event would not have happened in history, but he did not expect that the president of the German Olympic Committee would suddenly die of illness before the arrival of the New Year, even if he escaped May.
But there is two pieces of good news for Australasia. One is that the time is further delayed, and the mess will be even worse, and Sweden will have to think about it if it wants to take over.
The second is that with the good relationship between Australasia and the Germans, if the Germans really want to give up the right to host the Olympics, there is a high chance that the Germans will transfer the hosting rights to Australasia.
This kind of thing may seem like a fantasy in later generations, but in this era of great powers, sports are really controlled by politics.
If the German Empire, the world's second largest power, publicly announced that it would transfer the right to host the event, would there be any other country vying for the right to host the event?
It's hard to say, but there shouldn't be so many brainless people.
"Yes, Your Majesty. I immediately contacted the German sports authorities and the German government, and if it was confirmed that Germany was going to give up the hosting rights, I would ask Germany to transfer the hosting rights to us in the name of the government. Minister Andrew immediately nodded and said.
"Well, it's going to have to be done quickly. We are not the only country that wants to host the Olympics, so don't let others pick the peaches first. Arthur nodded, motioning for Minister Andrew to contact him immediately.
After Minister Andrew was given the order to leave, Arthur looked at Grant and instructed, "Minister Grant, if we do win the right to host the next Olympic Games, your Propaganda Department will have a very heavy task. ”
Grant Wilson nodded solemnly and said reassuringly, "I understand, Your Majesty." Please rest assured that whether it is for foreign or domestic publicity, the Propaganda Department will do its best to make the greatest efforts to spread our Olympic Games at home and abroad. ”
Although the Olympic Games have been taken seriously by many countries, no one can guarantee that the Olympic Games in Australasia will be unexpected.
The best way to prevent accidents is to promote the Olympic Games in Australasia to the point where they are in the spotlight of the world.
An ordinary Games that some countries may not participate in, but what if it is an Olympics that attracts the attention of the whole world and many powers will participate?
This has given the Olympics a lot of political overtones, and big countries are bound to participate in the competition for the sake of their international influence and prestige, and they will have to compete with other hateful countries.
The big countries are all involved, but the small countries that are under the shadow of the big countries dare not give face to participate? After all, the eldest brother is gone, and the younger brother is not, isn't this not giving face to the eldest brother?
With this in mind, Arthur didn't believe that his Olympics would be worse than the previous Olympics. Even if it is not as good as the London Olympics held by the British Empire, the world's most powerful country, it is still a little better than the previous three Olympic Games!
Of course, Arthur is not without a follow-up move. After thinking for a while, Arthur looked at Grant and said with a smile: "Minister Grant, in addition to your main job in the Propaganda Department, I have another task to give you. ”
Upon hearing Arthur's words, Minister Grant immediately sat down and listened quietly and carefully.
"Not a big deal, Minister Grant. If we succeed in winning the right to host the Olympic Games, we will have to send a lot of athletes to participate in the Games. But you know, the sports system in Australasia is still immature, and a lot of people in the sports industry are more interested than really passionate. If you can, I hope you can get started with the sports department and build a complete sports system for Australasia to prepare for the Olympics in the future, can you do that? Arthur smiled, relaxing the otherwise much more serious atmosphere.
Minister Grant quietly breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly said, "No problem, Your Majesty. There are still two years to go, and there is no problem in setting up a sports department and training a group of athletes. However, it is not easy to make these newly trained athletes achieve results in the Olympic Games. ”
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