Although more than a month has passed since the end of the Olympics, Australasian officials have been surprised to find that the number of foreign tourists travelling to and from all parts of Australasia has not decreased, and even increased over time.

From the end of July after the Olympics to the end of August, more than 30,000 European tourists were registered at Australasian customs in just over a month.

This also means that there are already hundreds of thousands of foreign tourists stranded in Australasia.

Even with the contribution of the publicity department in recent times, the growing number of tourists has to make the Australasian government pay attention.

You know, the current intercontinental voyage is still a very luxurious trip for most civilians.

Steamers travel between the Atlantic and the most luxurious suites can cost hundreds of pounds during the tourist season.

The price of the most common cruise ship room in the tourist season is as high as more than 50 pounds, which is not at all affordable for ordinary people.

It is precisely because of such extremely expensive travel costs that there are not so many tourists in this era.

In addition to some middle-class Europeans, it seems that the only people who can afford expensive ferry tickets to travel all over the world are high-ranking aristocrats and capitalists.

Of course, there is now a new way to travel in addition to ships, and that is by airship.

But for the European middle class, airships are still an unattainable mode of transportation.

At present, the ticket price of airships is still above 1,000 pounds, which is more than 20 times the per capita income of Britain, and is an expensive price that the majority of European civilians and the middle class simply cannot imagine.

According to the current per capita income of major countries in Europe and the United States, the per capita income of the United States is 346 US dollars (about 69.2 pounds, 138.4 Australian dollars), the per capita income of the United Kingdom is only 244 US dollars (about 48.8 pounds, 97.6 Australian dollars), Germany's 184 US dollars (about 36.8 British pounds, 73.6 Australian dollars), France's 153 US dollars (30.6 British pounds, 61.2 Australian dollars), Italy's 108 US dollars (about 21.6 British pounds, 43.2 Australian dollars).

Compared to these European countries, Australasia's per capita income has surpassed that of Italy, but it is still far behind the old European powers and the United States.

As of now, Australasia's per capita income is about $49.7, which is about £24.85, $124.25.

If we look at it in terms of comprehensive strength, Australasia should be the last power after Britain, Germany, the United States, France, Russia, and Austria, and the strength of Italy and island countries.

Of course, the prevailing view in Europe today is that Australasia is regarded as the Eighth Power.

The island countries that lost the support of Britain were recognized as countries with relatively strong military strength after the Eight Great Powers.

In fact, this is also the work of racism in Europe. Theoretically speaking, the comprehensive strength shown by Australasia may not be comparable to that of an island country.

But after all, Australasia is a real Western country with a completely white population, and the major European media and countries don't mind selling face and directly crossing the island country to recognize Australasia as the eighth power.

Anyway, the island country is 108,000 miles away from Europe, and no matter how unhappy the island country is, Europeans don't have to care about the mood of the island country at all.

It is precisely because Australasia's status as a great power has gradually been recognized by European countries and the media, coupled with the popularity of Australasia's publicity and circumnavigation around the world during the Olympic Games, that Australasia has recently become an immigration choice and tourist destination comparable to the United States.

In addition, Australasian movies have been gradually shown in Europe recently, which has also made European people aware of the various beautiful scenery of Australasia.

Among them is the Gold Coast of Australia, a tourist destination that should have been gradually known and visited by people after more than a decade.

Of course, this stretch of coast now has a whole new name, which is the Australasian Gold Coast.

Located on the eastern coast of Australasia, the Gold Coast (Australasia) is a 42-kilometre resort made up of dozens of beautiful sandy beaches.

This beach is famous because Arthur took Queen Mary and William and Anna to Australasia during the summer in Australasia, that is, in December, after a pleasant visit to this beach, which was reported by major Australasian newspapers.

People come here just to get a feel for the place where the king's family once stayed, and this beach has gradually become a very popular tourist attraction.

The Royal Film Studios took advantage of this name to shoot a travel film to promote Australasia and named it the Gold Coast, which made this beach popular in Europe tens of thousands of kilometers away, attracting many European tourists.

Unfortunately, there are still three months to go before the Australasian winter.

During this time, tourists who come to Australasia because of the Olympic Games are destined to not see the beautiful Gold Coast.

Australasia covers almost all of Oceania, so Oceania is also used to being called Australia by many Europeans and Australasians.

In order to assert the dominance of Australasia over Oceania, Arthur naturally did not deny this trend, and even some newspapers in Australasia often rewrote Oceania as Australasia when printing Oceania news.

This brings us to Australasia, the scope of Australasia's claims.

When the French scholar Brosse first proposed the concept, the literal translation of Australasia was South Asia.

In fact, this also means that all the lands in the south of Asia can be collectively referred to as Australasia.

Geographical and political, Australasia almost perfectly encompasses the vast majority of Oceania, except for a few islands occupied by foreign powers.

As the only independent country in Oceania, Australasia is naturally subtly believed that Australasia is almost equivalent to Oceania.

Britain, Germany and France, which have colonies in Oceania, have not responded to Australasia's claims, which has also made Australia's gradual replacement of Oceania happen many times in European news newspapers, and it has gradually been accepted by the European public.

Because Australasia's per capita income is gradually increasing, it is no weaker than most European countries.

As a result, Australasia has become a good place to visit in the eyes of many Europeans, second only to the United States.

What's more, Australasia is a completely white country, and its political system is more acceptable to immigrants from European monarchies.

Coupled with the fact that Australasia is also far away from Europe and does not have to worry about possible future wars in Europe, Australasia is also the second largest choice for immigrants after the United States.

The sheer volume of immigration combined with the influx of foreign tourists has made Sydney, a city with a population of more than a million, even more crowded.

Adorned by many tourists, Sydney seems to be as prosperous as Europe, and with its busy roads and abundance of shops, the city looks modern enough.

I have to admit that the changes brought about by industry and technology to mankind are enormous. By virtue of their colonial exploitation of the world, Western countries have completely taken the lead in the world in terms of industry and science and technology.

Arthur would be stunned when he looked at the streets of Sydney from time to time, because the current appearance of Sydney was something that the East could only have after nearly a hundred years.

Coke, cars, bicycles, traffic lights, and so on that seem to be modern products can actually be found everywhere in Europe before the First World War.

Sydney has even given birth to taxi companies and profitable car parks to address people's car needs and parking needs.

The Benz Automobile Plant has grown to a very large scale. Even the main plant of the Benz Automobile Plant in Australasia employs more than 10,000 workers and produces more than 100,000 cars a year.

More than nine years have passed since the launch of the Benz car, and according to the sales results summarized by several major Benz automobile plants, it is expected that the total sales volume will officially exceed 4 million units by 1914.

Even as of the end of August 1912, Benz has sold more than 3.16 million vehicles in the sales period of more than nine years, accounting for more than 9% of the world's total automobile market.

At the moment, the price of a Benz car has been reduced to £120, but the profit on a car is still as high as more than £50.

Counting the sales of the previous car when the price was high, the gross profit of these more than 3 million Benz cars was nearly 200 million pounds.

Of course, after deducting the share of the British and German branches, as well as taxes and other expenses in the major countries, the total income of the royal consortium was only 107 million pounds.

The average annual income is just over £10 million, but it is very stable and will not decline much for at least a decade.

You know, the historical Model T has set a sales record of 15 million units.

Although the Benz car was launched five years earlier than the Model T, the car was priced low from the start and has been being improved.

Arthur is confident that he will allow Benzone to surpass the historical Model T and set a new Australasian car sales record.

More importantly, at present, in the development stage of the automobile market, who can occupy more share of the automobile market, who will be able to occupy more advantages in the future car upgrading.

At this time, the Benz Automobile Factory sat on nearly ninety percent of the world's automobile market, and there is no doubt that it is a well-deserved world automobile giant.

As long as this advantage can be maintained, the huge automobile market is enough to bring a lot of innumerable wealth to the Benz Automobile Factory and the royal consortium.

And Arthur was able to occupy the seat of the richest king in the world even with the Benz car factory alone.

If you include the royal consortium, the wealth can only be described as immeasurable.

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