The broadcast of the film Australasia Dream lasted throughout National Day Week in Australasia.

According to the joint statistics of the three major film studios, there were more than 30,000 screenings in Australasia during the entire National Day Week, and millions of viewers were there.

This doesn't mean that the rest of the people don't want to watch the movie, it's just that every time the movie is played, there are crowds of people around, which is destined to make some people unable to squeeze in.

But in any case, the film has been watched by at least more than 7 million people so far, which can be regarded as setting a record for the number of viewers of the current movie.

If the film had been shown more often, or for a longer period of time, Arthur believed that at least tens of millions of Australasian people would have watched the film.

Even in later generations, the name of free movies will attract many people to watch the excitement.

In this era when entertainment conditions are not developed, free sound movies, and still promote the country and the nation, there will only be more viewers.

Of course, these 30,000 screenings cost the three major studios as much as $2 million.

If you take into account the previously purchased projection equipment and trained projectionists, plus the cost of shooting the film and the cost of editing the script, the total cost of the film can be as high as 10 million Australian dollars.

But in fact, the $10 million is the most valuable money spent recently for Arthur, and there is no one.

It is evident that after National Day Week, there has been a much lower crime rate and crime in Australasia across the country, as well as a much lower number of conflicts between immigrants of different ethnic groups.

Even because most of us are Austorians, we are able to abandon our previous suspicions and become friends or partners with people who did not like us before.

For the first time, the large and general national notion of Australasian people was recognized on such a large scale by all Australasian people and all immigrants.

Even according to the news from the Royal Parliament, since the National Day holiday, there have even been dozens of applications for the formation of nationalist parties, and Australasian has become the most glorious recognition in the eyes of all Australasian residents.

This is a good thing for Arthur, and at least it will solve some of the hidden dangers of non-British immigration.

In terms of attracting immigrants, Arthur can finally absorb a large number of European immigrants without worrying about hidden dangers and contradictions within the country due to the reduction of the proportion of the main ethnic group.

It can be said that as long as the concept of the Australasian nation is well managed, Australasia will always have only one unified nation.

Those who do not accept the unified national concept of Australasian people will become an outlier in Australasia, not only will they not be recognized by those around them, but even the government's welfare policies will not be biased in the slightest.

Yes, there will be many welfare policies for Australasian people in the future, but these have a unified premise, that is, only Australasian people can enjoy them.

As the clock ticked into mid-January 1912, the British Empire's naval policy was officially changed along with a debate and meeting of the British Cabinet.

As a matter of fact, the trend of changing Britain's naval policy was already evident at the cabinet meeting at the end of last year.

The practical reason is also very simple, everything is accompanied by the British Admiral Secretary Winston Churchill's proclamation, for every battleship that Germany builds, the British Empire will follow up on the plan to build two battleships.

The 1 to 2 battleship construction ratio made the British Empire's active and planned battleships quickly crush the number of German battleships.

But herein lies the problem, Germany built a lot of battleships, and Germany invested heavily in the navy.

This also means that Britain has twice as much investment as Germany, and even if the British Empire has vast colonies and deep pockets, it cannot withstand the long period of terror attrition.

In its fiscal report at the end of 1911, the British Cabinet was surprised to find that Britain's finances could barely keep up with the progress of the Navy Act.

If Germany builds 3 battleships and 1 battlecruiser every year according to the 1:2 battleship construction ratio advocated by Churchill, it also means that the British Empire will build at least 6 battleships and 2 battlecruisers every year.

If you count the three-year plan from 1912 to 1914, the British Empire was to build a total of 18 battleships and 6 battlecruisers, and the cost of the capital battleships alone was as high as more than 40 million pounds.

Even if it is divided into three years, the annual cost of building the capital warship alone is as high as at least 15 million pounds.

Even if the current annual military expenditure of the British Empire is as high as more than 60 million pounds, it will definitely not be able to withstand such a terrible consumption.

You must know that the naval arms race, which was not too tense before, has already overwhelmed European countries.

If such a horrific construction project continues, I am afraid that sooner or later the British Empire's finances will be in trouble.

Speaking of which, we have to mention a series of welfare policies promulgated in Britain during the reign of Edward VII after the Reformation Party ruled the government.

This series of welfare policies greatly increased the prestige of Edward VII and the British government, and brought the people of the British Empire closer together.

But these welfare policies have made the British Empire's finances a little strained. If the construction of such a huge warship continues, I am afraid that the finances of the British Empire will also be overwhelmed.

What made the British Empire even more overwhelmed was that Germany had released news that it was building a super dreadnought.

This was originally a hole card used by the British Empire to crush the Germans in the quality of warships, but it has been quietly followed by the Germans.

This also means that half of the British Empire's warship construction program must be used to build super dreadnoughts, otherwise the navy will still not have much advantage when the scale of the German super dreadnoughts keeps up.

But the problem is that the most advanced dreadnoughts are already costing around £2 million.

At present, the most advanced super dreadnought costs about 2.4 million pounds.

By all accounts, the British Empire's finances will only become more and more burdensome, which also worries other officials of the British government.

You know, if the invincible British Empire goes bankrupt at the hands of this government, I am afraid that the spit of the people will be enough to spray them to death.

After all, when the government runs out of money, the welfare policies of the people will also be reduced. What does this make people who are used to getting benefits think? Isn't it just the incompetence of a proper government?

To address these concerns, the British Cabinet held an emergency meeting to discuss the current plans and financial problems.

The current Prime Minister of the British Empire is Arsquith, who is also Chancellor of the Exchequer, and the importance of finance to a country can also be seen from this.

Australasia's finance department is also one of Arthur's cabinet ministries in charge of the selection of ministers.

"Your Excellency Churchill, I think it is necessary to reconsider the construction of the Navy. Even if our fiscal revenues are almost twice as large as those of Germany, we will not be able to withstand such huge consumption! As you must have known about last year's financial situation, if we continue to build like this, I am afraid that in a few years our finances will be overwhelmed, and we will have to borrow money frantically. At the cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Asquith frowned, looked to the side, and said Churchill, the secretary of the admiralty, who was a little confident.

"Mr. Prime Minister, now is not the time for the British Empire to withdraw! The Germans are frantically building warships, and if we postpone the construction of warships, doesn't that mean that we are giving up the first position in the navy? Churchill, the Secretary of the Admiralty, looked excited, even in the face of Prime Minister Asquith, and still retorted righteously.

"There's a lot of pressure on the Navy at the moment, we know. While Germany needs to take care of the development of the army, we also need to take care of the security and welfare policies of the colonies, don't we? Our military spending has already exceeded a quarter of our fiscal revenues, and even more than a third this year. Do you want the entire British Empire to serve the navy and not even care about development? The Home Secretary stood up against Churchill's words.

It is worth mentioning that McKenna, the Secretary of State for the Interior, was the Secretary of the Navy of the British Empire half a year ago. The previous Home Secretary was none other than Winston Churchill, who swapped positions in November 1911.

During Churchill's tenure as Home Secretary, he countered the massive expansion of the navy in order to ease the financial pressures.

When Churchill became Lord of the Admiralty, he changed his position and intended to expand the navy to maintain the position of the British Empire.

And McKenna, who was once based on naval expansion, after becoming home secretary, his view has become that the government is important, and it is natural to refute the plan of naval expansion.

"I'm aware of the current financial pressures, but we can still issue bonds, right? As long as we were able to maintain naval superiority, the Germans would turn their attention to the expansion of the army, when the pressure on the navy and finances would be reduced. If we give up in advance, the Germans will overtake us in the navy and the Franco-Russian in the army. When the time comes, no country or power will be able to unilaterally suppress Germany, which will be disastrous for the present situation in Europe, and even more catastrophic for the British Empire and government. Churchill did not buy it at all, and expressed his views and opinions.

"We maintain our naval superiority, sit back and watch the German and French land forces confront each other, and lend a helping hand to France if necessary. Isn't this not only the idea and purpose of this being the idea and purpose of this not only dragging down Germany, but also avoiding the rise of France after Germany's defeat in World War II? "Churchill moved out of the European-stirring stick policy that the British Empire had always pursued, and he looked like anyone who did not agree with naval expansion was a sinner of the British Empire.

"That being said, are bonds free? In the end, the bonds issued are not repaid by the government's finances. If a large number of bonds are issued, the size of the navy can be built, and will the navy be able to bear the interest on the bonds for the government? If you say so, I am afraid that before the Germans can be dragged down, our finances will collapse completely. It is important to know that our enemy is not more than one Germany, and the Americans have also put a lot of effort into the navy, and sooner or later they will turn into one of our main competitors. If we had paid out of our own pockets to resist Germany, it would have been either France or the United States that had picked up peaches after the war. Prime Minister Asquith, who is also Chancellor of the Exchequer, shook his head and insisted on holding off on the expansion of the navy.

Although the British Empire has the most powerful navy and the largest number of colonies in the world, the status and interests of the British Empire are also coveted by more countries.

In the case of Europe, the enemy of the British Empire is every European power that has the potential to become the hegemon of Europe, which is why the British Empire's European-stirring stick policy was born.

Although the British Empire is the most powerful country in the world, it can only be in Europe in the British Isles.

This also meant that if any country became the hegemon of Europe, it would threaten the British Empire itself.

This is also an important reason why Britain fought against France before and now against Germany.

For the British Empire, the current Germany was a competitor to be defeated. But if France is allowed to rise after defeating Germany, then there is no point in defeating Germany.

The best way to do this was to make both Germany and France lose the war, so that they could not threaten Britain's position at all.

If the most powerful country in Europe is France at the moment, I am afraid that Britain will join the German camp against France.

What has caused some headaches for the British government is that in addition to the situation in Europe, there is another country that has a close eye on the situation in Europe, and that is the United States.

Although the United States was previously looked down upon by major European countries, thinking that it was just an upstart who occupied a good area.

However, we have to admit that the development of the United States has gradually caught up with the pace of Europe, and the economy and industry of the United States are already world-class.

What separates the United States from the top powers is actually its military and technological heritage. If the United States is given a few more decades, I am afraid that it will grow into a competitor even more terrifying than Germany.

"The United States?" Churchill smiled absently and asked, "Why don't we try to support Australasia?" Anyway, supporting the island country has failed, so it is better to find another country to help. Australasia is of the same roots as us, and as long as the British population makes up the majority of Australasia, they will not be able to make up their enemies with us. Isn't that the best place to support? Although the population of Australasia is a little smaller, it is basically European immigrants, and they are more qualified to be a developed country and a great power than the island nation. ”

It was not for nothing that the British Empire supported island nations.

The geographical location of the island country is destined to have a war with Russia, the hegemon of the Far East, if this country rises.

Moreover, the island countries are only separated from the United States by a Pacific Ocean, and under the premise that the United States cannot reach Europe, their expansion can only be placed in South America and the other side of the Pacific Ocean, and the Philippines is the best example.

Supporting the island nation was one of the means used by Britain to counter the United States, and it was also to contain the attention of the Russians, deplete Russia's power in the Far East, and prevent the Russians from plotting against British India.

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