The Cabinet meeting highlighted all aspects of Australasia's developments, and the Cabinet budget for the new year has increased by almost $20 million.

This also means that if the revenue growth in the new year is not large, then Australasia may experience fiscal losses again.

However, the $20 million budget has been spent where it should be, so Arthur is not distressed at all.

After all, spending 20 million Australian dollars at this time is better than after the arrival of the war, when prices soar and there is a shortage of materials, which leads to several times the cost.

In particular, the advance preparation of medical supplies is important for Australasia and the future layout in Europe, and the profit that these medical supplies can make alone is enough for Arthur to prepare for them in advance.

Of course, Arthur's preparations were much more than planned at the cabinet meeting, such as the next guest.

The guest's name was John Moses Browning, an American living in Belgium.

Of course, John Moses Browning also has a famous identity, that is, the expert in the development of the Browning M1910 dual-use automatic pistol.

This small pistol has a glorious history, with nearly 1 million units produced in history.

Of course, the events of Sarajevo, which shocked the world and even caused the First World War, were the pistol used by the assassin Princip, the assassin of Archduke Ferdinand.

Now Browning is not as famous as it was later, and the weapons he produced, in addition to the breech-loading single-shot rifles designed decades ago, are only Browning series automatic pistols.

But Arthur knew that this well-known expert in the design of small arms also studied a wide variety of automatic rifles, light machine guns, heavy machine guns and automatic pistols, and made no small contribution to American small arms.

Before Browning's name resounded throughout the United States, it was the perfect time to poach him to come to Australasia.

The good news is that because in 1897 Browning's automatic smoothbore gun was refused to be produced by Winchester, Browning went to the National Arsenal in Herstal in Belgium and became the chief designer of the Belgian National Arsenal.

Australasia has some difficulty competing with the United States, but it is perfectly fine to compete with Belgium.

After Arthur proposed to invite Browning to become the chief expert on light weapons at the Royal Australasian Arsenal, and allowed Browning to design and produce his own weapons while helping the arsenal with weapons research, Browning was very excited to come to Australasia.

After all, Browning went to Belgium entirely because his talents were not well represented in the United States.

American companies did not believe in Browning's technology, which led Browning to Belgium, a small European country, in a fit of rage.

But the problem is that even if Belgium is willing to produce Browning guns, there is only so much business in the arms factories, and the Belgian arms factories are completely less competitive than the British and German military factories.

What's more, under these two powers, there are also France, Austria-Hungary, Italy, Russia and other European powers Arsenal competition market, which also leads to the fact that Belgium's production orders have been very small, and naturally it will not have too much money for Browning to spend on research.

But in Australasia, Arthur's men vowed that there would be no limit to Browning's research funding as long as he was willing to become the chief expert on small arms at the Royal Australasian Arsenal.

In addition, on the premise of producing existing weapons and equipment, the Royal Arsenal will also help Browning produce the weapons he researched himself, and strive to sell the weapons researched by Browning to the world.

You must know that the arms trade between Russia and Australasia is not secret, and Browning is naturally aware of this arms purchase treaty.

This also means that there is an international market for weapons produced in Australasia, and that Browning-designed firearms can be better developed at the Royal Arsenal.

After much consideration, Browning finally decided to agree to go to Australasia, first, to visit the Royal Military Factory, and second, to see if what Arthur said was true.

On January 2, 1912, at the Palace of Sydney, Arthur finally met the famous ordnance expert.

Browning is now in his 50s, but his eyes still look bright, and his whole body seems to be full of energy.

After meeting Arthur, Browning excitedly asked if he could officially start working the next day.

Yes, before he was summoned by Arthur, Browning had already visited the Royal Arsenal, and the response was that the size of the Royal Arsenal and the reserve of experts had completely exceeded Browning's expectations.

Browning is also looking forward to working in such a huge military factory, and can't wait to devote himself to the research and development of weapons.

Arthur smiled, what Australasia was lacking at the moment was a talent as energetic as Browning.

However, there was no rush at work, Arthur gave Browning nine days of vacation, plus seven days of the National Day holiday, adding up to more than half a month, and asked Browning to solve problems outside of work.

After the National Day holiday, it was officially put into work to research and produce more light weapons for Australasia.

"Mr. Browning, do you have any suggestions for the semi-automatic pistols and submachine guns currently available at the Royal Military Factory?" After chatting about work, Arthur looked at Browning and began some small talk.

After all, Browning was a well-known expert in the design of small arms, and although the Australasian light weapon had Arthur's vision, it was difficult to realize.

In particular, in terms of pistols, the only pistol in Australasia is the AS-1898 semi-automatic pistol researched and produced by the Royal Military Factory in 1898, which has long been outdated compared to the automatic pistols popular by other powers.

Arthur's hope for Browning was to develop the latest automatic pistol based on the AS-1898 as soon as possible, so that the Australasian army and police could equip it with such pistols.

"Your Majesty, at the moment the pistol design of the Royal Military Factory is behind the times, and it is already the era of automatic pistols. Give me three months and I'll make improvements to the pistols currently in the Royal Arsenal to design a completely new automatic pistol. Browning thought seriously for a moment, then said with a slight frown.

In fact, Browning did have this kind of confidence.

Although currently not well-known for other weapons, Browning is one of the world's leading design experts when it comes to pistol design.

Browning's M-series automatic pistols, both the M1910 and the M1911, are among the most advanced automatic pistols in the world.

In particular, the M1911 has become the standard pistol of the American army, and has been equipped in large numbers in the United States.

It is worth mentioning that unlike the Browning M1910 automatic pistol, the full name of the M1911 is the Colt M1911 automatic pistol.

Although the M1911 pistol was designed by Browning himself, it was Browning's company's competitor Colt that produced the pistol.

The Colt company bought the patent rights of this pistol, and named this pistol the Colt M1911 pistol, and won the favor of the American army, and successfully became the standard pistol of the American army.

In history, this pistol has been equipped with American troops for 70 years, and after the United States re-selected the gun in 1985, the M1911 withdrew from the stage of intellectual weapons of the American army.

This can also be seen that the performance of this pistol designed by Browning is powerful enough to equip the United States, the most powerful country in the world after World War II, for 70 years.

Attracting Browning to Australasia will not only improve Australasia's ability to design light weapons, but also weaken the United States' design capability in light weapons.

The gap between the two countries will always be narrowed, which is why Arthur attaches great importance to attracting talent in the United States and Europe.

Australasia attracted more talent at this time, and correspondingly, the United States absorbed less talent after the war.

What's more, when the time comes, the United States will also have Australasia's competitor in absorbing talent, and the United States will definitely be worse than the historical development.

Arthur nodded, having no doubts about the three months that Browning had raised.

After all, 1898 years have passed since the development of the AS-13, and this is an outdated pistol.

For a small arms specialist like Browning, it is not impossible to improve a new pistol in three months.

"As for the Cassadine submachine gun from the Royal Arsenal," Browning said of the Cassatine submachine gun, with a hint of admiration and surprise in his eyes, and said sincerely: "The design of this weapon is very advanced from the rifle, and I am very much looking forward to meeting and working with the researcher of the Cassadine." ”

Perhaps because of the sympathy between talents, Browning was very curious about the submachine gun designer he had never met, and at the same time admired his talent in weapons.

Arthur smiled and said, "That's for sure, after the National Day holiday, you should be able to meet Cassadine." Speaking of which, submachine guns are also light weapons, and you and Cassadine are both experts in light weapons, so you should be able to have a good topic of conversation. ”

Although Australasia's Cassadine submachine gun was already very advanced, Arthur didn't mind having a more advanced submachine gun either.

If Browning also has some unique views on submachine guns, it will also be beneficial for the development of submachine guns.

"Of course, improvements in pistols are also important. However, as the chief expert in light weapons at the Royal Arsenal, you are fully capable of having your own independent research room and office. In addition to the range of weapons that the Royal Arsenal currently has, I am also looking forward to seeing your own weapon designs, Mr. Browning. I believe that in addition to pistols, you are also a rare talent when it comes to other weapons. Arthur said with a smile.

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