As the time enters May, the public exhibition of White Deer and Little White has officially begun.

As one of the few wild white herding deer, Xiaobai is treated like a national treasure at Sydney's Royal Zoo.

Eating and drinking are taken care of by special zoo staff, for fear that Xiaobai will have any problems.

They eat specially harvested fresh grass, young branches and leaves. Drink the flowing water from the river to ensure that the water source is clean.

And the ticket sales of the Royal Zoo of Sydney have also been noisy recently.

Because many people ask to open the pre-sale in advance to avoid the hard work of going to the zoo, not only will they not see Xiaobai, but they may not have the opportunity to see it next time.

As a result, the rush to buy tickets at the Royal Zoo in Sydney, which allows for ticket sales, is even more frenzied.

Perhaps because white herding deer are rare to see, Sydney has been crowded with people recently.

Not only the citizens of Sydney, but also tourists from all over the country and even the world come to make the already crowded Sydney even more crowded and busy.

However, this has allowed Sydney's GDP to grow even faster. Since last year's Sydney Olympics, tourism has become a major economic pillar industry in Australasia, especially in the nearby cities of Sydney and Melbourne.

Because the south-eastern region of Australia is the most central part of the whole of Australasia, it also receives the most tourists.

Not only did two large cities with a population of one million give birth, but there was also a trend to give birth to urban agglomerations in southeastern Australia.

In order to limit the current wave of pre-purchase tickets at the Royal Zoo of Sydney, the Royal Zoo has also issued a rule that tickets can only be pre-sold after a maximum of three days.

If it weren't for this restriction, I am afraid that tourists from other places who come to the Royal Zoo of Sydney will face an exaggerated situation where tickets are sold out within a month or two, and tickets after two months can even be purchased in queues.

However, this has made the Royal Zoo's ticket revenue soar. Previously, the cost of daily tickets was only a few thousand Australian dollars at its peak.

Ticket revenue can now easily exceed $10,000, and Sydney's Royal Zoo is hopeful of becoming profitable.

It's just that all of this is temporary.

As Kent Stewards buy more wild and rare animals from all over the world, the cost of running the Royal Zoo Sydney on a daily basis will rise.

It is important to know that every rare wild animal needs a different living environment.

In particular, rare animals from all over the world have strict requirements for their living environment, and the environment of each ethnic group is also very different.

Even just arranging the living environment of these creatures is enough to put the Royal Zoo into a state of loss for a long time.

Fortunately, the Royal Zoo is the property of the royal consortium after all, and it is backed by the arrogant royal consortium, and these expenses are only a small number.

With the successful display of white herding deer in the Royal Zoo, various reports about white herding deer have been reported by major media around the world.

Yes, although only a few days have passed, it is definitely big news that the white herding deer has been hunted, so the foreign media do not care about the thousands of pounds of airship tickets, and have brought camera equipment to organize people to arrive in Australasia.

Fortunately, Australasia is the initiator of the airship round-the-world voyage, and it is also the first country to establish an airship airline to start the round-the-world voyage business.

In addition, Australasia's airship technology is world-leading, so airship companies from all over the world will also consider docking in Australasia when planning airship round-the-world sailing routes.

Since the better overhaul and maintenance of airships in Australasia, these techniques have not been properly mastered by airship companies in other countries.

Especially after a big problem, it can only be sent to Australasia for maintenance, which also makes the current round-the-world flight indispensable for Australasia's participation.

Don't underestimate the stops of the round-the-world voyage, the basic choices are the large cities and capitals of all countries in the world, so that there can be big capitalists and dignitaries to ride, and the primary customers of the airship are basically these people.

Because of Xiaobai, Australasia has a lot more tourists than before, which has also had a certain impact on Sydney's urban security.

But this is no longer a concern for Arthur at the moment, because shortly after Xiaobai entered the Royal Zoo, the world situation was chaotic again.

The London contract signed more than half a year ago was finally torn up by the Balkan Alliance.

The Balkan Alliance, which had been dealing with the Ottoman Turkish Empire with the same hatred and hatred, was eventually divided into two camps under the influence of the uneven distribution of interests.

Of course, one of them is only Bulgaria, and who allowed Bulgaria to profit the most from the last Balkan war.

Moreover, the other bloc joined the Kingdom of Romania, which turned the situation in the Balkans into a coalition of countries against Bulgaria, that is, an anti-Bulgarian alliance.

It stands to reason that Bulgaria should be the weaker side in the face of several enemies and should try to avoid war or seek help from the outside world.

In fact, Bulgaria did exactly that. Because Serbia, the main member of the anti-Bulgarian alliance, was friendly with Russia, which was one of the four great powers of the Entente.

In search of protection, Bulgaria soon hooked up with the allies, the allies, or more precisely Austria-Hungary, which wanted to reach out to the Balkans.

Austria-Hungary was worried about the consolidation of the previous Balkan alliance, and could only sit back and watch Russia control the situation in the Balkans.

Seeing that Bulgaria was sent to the door, Austria-Hungary naturally had no excuse to refuse.

After the anti-Bulgarian alliance between the Balkan states was revealed, Bulgaria did not hesitate to sign a treaty with Austria-Hungary to defend its sovereignty.

The treaty stipulated that Austria-Hungary would provide loans to Bulgaria to help it maintain its armaments and internal order.

and to send troops to protect Bulgaria's independence and territorial integrity when Bulgaria's territorial security is seriously threatened.

This treaty gave Bulgaria enough confidence, and the Bulgarian top brass confidently believed that with the help of Austria-Hungary and the guarantee of Bulgaria's security, Bulgaria could sit back and relax, and even take the initiative to launch an attack on the Balkan states.

In fact, Bulgaria has done just that.

On May 19, 1913, with the consent of Germany and Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria took the lead in attacking Greece and Serbia.

The 350,000 Bulgarian troops, divided into 100,000 against Greece, 150,000 against Serbia, and 100,000 in reserve, launched a mighty offensive.

In order to fulfill the Covenant and to get a piece of the war, on 23 May Romania declared war on Bulgaria on the pretext that Bulgaria had caused damage to the Romanian border when it was mobilizing its troops.

On the same day, Montenegro also declared war on Bulgaria, and the Balkan Peninsula was once again plunged into a brutal war after just one year.

But that was not the end of the story, as the Turkish government, which thought it had an opportunity, declared war on Bulgaria at the end of May, demanding the recovery of the country.

All of a sudden, the Balkans, with the exception of Bosnia, occupied by Austria-Hungary, and Albania, which were administered by many countries, were plunged into the dark clouds of war.

At this time, Austria-Hungary was originally thinking of fulfilling the agreement signed with Bulgaria at that time.

Even Austria-Hungary had prepared enough troops to launch an offensive against Serbia to relieve Bulgaria's military pressure.

You must know that Bulgaria at this time was already under the siege of the anti-Bulgarian alliance and the Ottoman Turkish Empire, and its attacks were repeatedly frustrated and all were defeated.

If no timely support is given, Bulgaria's defeat is almost certain.

But the problem is that Russia is firmly behind Serbia and has expressed its support for the war provoked by Serbia.

Russia had the help of Britain and France behind it, and if Austria-Hungary acted rashly, it was very likely to directly provoke a war between the Central Powers and the Entente.

Russia's unwavering support for Serbia is unquestionable. This is because Serbia has long been a staunch ally of Russia and a guarantor of Russia's interests in the Balkans.

Serbia was responsible for Russia's ease of control over the Balkans.

And Britain and France were also very firm in their attitude towards Russia's support, and even called Arthur directly for this reason, asking Arthur's attitude, and even explicitly and secretly meaning that if Austria-Hungary was firm, Britain and France would not hesitate to start a war.

The British and French statements were actually asking about Arthur's attitude.

After all, Australasia, as one of the four major powers of the Entente, could not stand alone under the premise of the conflict between the Central and Entente powers.

Unless Arthur wanted to change jobs halfway like Italy, he would have to firmly support Britain, France and the Entente in order to ensure his status as the four major Entente powers and the distribution of interests after the war.

After receiving the telegram of inquiry from the British and French governments, Arthur was also quick to respond, saying that Australasia was ready to fight at any time, and would do everything in his power to support Britain, France, Russia and the entire Entente collective.

The resolute attitude of the four major powers of the Entente made the three major powers of the Central Powers, especially the most powerful country, the German Empire, feel strong pressure.

Although Austria-Hungary had sharpened its knives against Serbia, the German Empire, after much deliberation, finally decided to stop Austria-Hungary's actions.

In June 1913, Wilhelm II's attitude can be seen in a letter sent from Berlin to Vienna to Kaiser Franz: "It is right to support Bulgaria, but it would be more than worth the loss to start a war with the Allies for this purpose." It's not that we're afraid of them, but for the time being, the military preparations for a world-class war have not yet been completed, and we should postpone hostile military operations with the Entente until the military preparations are complete. ”

Even Wilhelm II, who was slightly proud and eccentric, had to admit that he was under tremendous pressure when facing the four great powers of the Entente.

France and Russia were located on the east and west sides of Germany, which meant that Germany would have to face the pressure of a two-front war if it had to fight the Allies.

If the French and Russian armies were enough to contain the German armies, then the combined British and French fleets could also crush the German high seas fleet.

After Australasia joined the Entente, the overall strength of the Entente was not significantly improved.

Of course, this does not mean that Australasia is not strong. In fact, the overall strength of the Entente is too strong, even if it joins Australasia, the proportion of improvement is actually not high.

Although the overall strength of Italy seems to be stronger than Australasia at present, William II, who has visited Australasia many times, understands that the overall strength of the army and navy is stronger than that of Italy.

What's more, Australasia itself is not in Europe, and as long as the mainland is not damaged, it can be compared with the Allies.

Although the other three major powers of the Entente had domestic and core interests in Europe, they all had large land areas and much larger populations.

If it was to fight against the Entente, the final result faced by the Allies would only be defeat.

Austria-Hungary was Germany's staunchest ally, and after receiving a letter from Wilhelm II, Kaiser Franz had no choice but to terminate military operations at home, if he was no longer willing.

Bulgaria's biggest hole card abandoned Bulgaria, and in the face of the siege of several other countries, Bulgaria was defeated and almost lost the land it had gained in the First Balkan War.

On June 15, 1913, Bulgaria, which had been unable to wait for military support from Austria-Hungary, finally understood the seriousness of the situation.

The Bulgarian army's all-out offensive was changed to all-out defense, and their goal changed from victory in the war at the beginning to the defense of the homeland.

On June 17, a major battle between the Greek and Bulgarian armies was held, and the Greek army finally won and set the final tone of the war.

Bulgaria's defeat has already been revealed, and even if Ferdinand tries to hold on, he may not be able to hold on for a month.

The wise renunciation of Germany and Austria-Hungary greatly satisfied Britain, France, and Russia, and temporarily relieved Arthur.

If World War I had broken out earlier, it would not have been good news for Arthur either.

First, Australasia's domestic preparations were not sufficient, and it was difficult to guarantee sufficient military strength after the end of the war.

Second, the radical change in the world situation is also likely to make Arthur lose the opportunity to anticipate everything.

After all, the war broke out early, which also means that everything in the original world has changed in advance.

Arthur's advantage as a traverser will also be wiped out, which is not good news for Arthur.

Before Britain, France, Russia and other powers could stop for a moment, at the end of June 1913, conflict broke out again in South America, which soon attracted the attention of the major powers and the world.

This part of South America is home to three major powers: Brazil, Argentina and Chile.

The overall strength of these three countries is about the same, and apart from the obvious difference in land area, the size of population, economy and industry is not much different.

This also leads to the fact that although the three countries have territorial disputes, it is basically unlikely that a large-scale war will break out.

If you want to win the war, you must gamble on the fortunes of the country and do everything you can.

None of the three countries has such courage and courage, after all, losing the bet means falling behind the other two countries.

The previous vigorous South American naval race also represented the conflict and dispute between the three countries.

In addition, Chile has the world's largest saltpeter mine, and is an important saltpeter mining area in the British Empire and the world.

Thus, after the outbreak of conflict in this region, it quickly attracted the attention of the British Empire, the Entente and the world.

The conflict has nothing to do with Brazil, the largest country in South America, and the main protagonists are the two major countries in the south of South America, Chile and Argentina.

Chile and Argentina were not countries that large enough until decades.

During these decades of expansion, they expanded a large amount of land to the south, and these lands were all adjacent to each other.

Faced with a very narrow national border, it is impossible not to have any problems.

This has also led to a long history of poor relations between Argentina and Chile, and there have been considerable conflicts between the two sides over the national border.

Both countries were previously under Spanish colonial rule, and after independence, the Andes Mountains formed a natural dividing line.

But the problem is that this is only a simple demarcation line on land, and the boundaries of the offshore strait are not determined.

This has also led to ongoing disputes over the ownership of the three islands, Picton and other Lennox and Nueva islands on the border of the Beagle Strait.

Although the combined area of these three islands is only more than 300 square kilometers, the Beagle Strait, where the three islands are located, has a very important geographical location and rich seabed resources.

Whoever of the two countries can occupy this strait will gain some advantage over the other.

This is the key to breaking the balance between the two countries that are evenly matched.

In 1902, Argentina and Chile signed a General Treaty of Arbitration, entrusting the conflict between the two parties to the arbitration of the British Empire.

However, because Chile was friendly with the British Empire, Chile naturally gained the ownership of the three islands and became the victorious side in the conflict.

But that doesn't mean the conflict is over. On the contrary, the Argentines were not satisfied with the arbitration, and the conflict with Chile did not end because of the arbitration, but became more and more intense, and there was even a tendency for the two countries to form hatred.

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