According to the statistics of the Ministry of National Defense on the merits of the soldiers, the future ceremony will give birth to at least ten real nobles in the country.

And there are even more honorary titles like knights, not to mention hundreds, which greatly strengthens the aristocratic class of Australasia.

In addition to the knighthood of military merit, the knighthood of political achievements, the knighthood of scientific research, etc., will be one of the ways to become a nobleman.

Arthur did value the military exploits of his soldiers, but he also valued the contributions of government officials and civilians and scientists.

Successive government officials, as well as all scientific researchers, and even all civilians in Australasia, were awarded awards, medals, and knighthoods according to the merit they had made.

With the addition of these government officials and scientific researchers, Australasia will add hundreds of nobles at one time, completely consolidating the rights of the Australasian aristocratic class, at least the Australasian aristocratic class is not in name only.

For a monarchy, the channels of ascent of the various classes are very important. Even for all countries, it is necessary to ensure that the lower class must have a channel for rising in order to stabilize the entire national order.

Australasia's ascent was simple: anyone could earn land, money, medals, and even knighthoods for their contribution to the country and the royal family.

In this way, Australasia seems to be a feudal country, but in fact, Australasian people can enjoy fairer treatment than those so-called liberal democratic countries, which is the real sense of justice and equality.

Although the aristocratic class is the largest ruling class group in Australasia, any class retains a channel to become an aristocracy, which also means that anyone has the hope of becoming an aristocracy.

As a simple example, in Australasia, even farmers and herders will receive a lot of rewards and even knighthoods as long as they make a certain contribution to the country, such as innovating new agricultural and animal husbandry technologies.

As long as all classes and commoners in Australasia have the hope of becoming nobles, they will not be hostile to the nobles, but will only work hard to create contributions to the country and the royal family, and then become nobles.

The reason why the commoners were dissatisfied with the aristocracy and the interests in power was because the interests in power monopolized all the channels to the top.

When a person can't change his class no matter how hard he tries, it is time for the people at the bottom to challenge the top.

Therefore, Arthur deliberately stated in all the channels of nobility that as long as he was a citizen of Australasia, he had the qualifications to become noble.

The aristocracy is open to all Australasian people, and as long as they can contribute to the country, they will be rewarded

This is also Arthur's promise to all Australasian people. As long as the avenues for the common people were not monopolized, the Australasian aristocracy would be solid.

It's like working in a company. A new employee, as long as he has the channel to become a senior or even a shareholder of the company, will have hope for the company.

But if no matter how hard you work, you will only be a part-time worker after all, and you will also face the risk of continuous exploitation and even unemployment by the company's top management, and employees will naturally have no loyalty to the company, and will even try their best to change jobs or collapse the company.

Post-war statistics and rewards are the most important things in Australasia at the moment.

After the Prime Minister of Kent hastily counted the affairs of the country, he took all the members of the delegation to London on a battle cruiser to participate in the peace talks on the division of interests among all the Entente powers.

In fact, the real place of peace talks is not in London, but in Paris, the capital of France. But before the Paris Peace Conference, there was a small meeting in London with the participation of Britain, France, Russia, and Australia, the four original Allied powers.

Although the Entente had six major powers, anyone with a discerning eye could see that the real dominants were the original four powers.

Italy, as a country that changed jobs halfway, and its contribution to the war was not large, it is natural that it does not have enough say in it.

Although the United States has sufficient strength, it joined the war too late, and there is a suspicion of sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight in the early stage.

Moreover, the greatest contribution of the Americans to the war was to provide loans to all the Entente countries, and the casualties of the army were few, and the merit of the army was similarly small.

Such a contribution from the Americans was not enough to enter the core decision-making level of the Entente, even if the combined strength of the United States had surpassed that of Russia and Australasia.

Among the four major powers of the Entente, the status of the countries has actually changed significantly.

France and Russia were the two countries with the greatest casualties among the four powers, and they were the only two of the four powers to be land-adjacent to Germany.

Both countries have a great demand for German land, so it is only natural that they come together.

Neither Britain nor Australasia suffered significant losses in the war, and were either too far away from Germany or separated from each other by the Strait.

Neither Britain nor Australasia has much demand for Germany itself, and even hopes that Germany will not be carved up too much.

As a result, the Entente is now divided into two factions, led by France and Russia, and led by Britain and Australia.

But in any case, the real dominant powers of the Entente were these four great powers. Therefore, the reason for the early meeting in London was to show the strength and unity of the four great powers of the Entente to the other countries.

For the famous Paris Peace Conference in history, Arthur still wanted to join in the fun.

But after thinking about it, forget it, after all, no country's monarch will personally participate in such peace talks, and it is not interesting to talk to those officials.

Even if Arthur didn't say a word, it would be uncomfortable just to sit there. With Arthur here, it is difficult for the officials to let go of the shelves to compete for interests, and Arthur is also bound by etiquette, sitting there and asking for guilt.

Instead of going to join in the fun, it is better to settle domestic affairs in the country. In any case, the status of the state is not determined by the size of the aristocratic rank, but by the strength and military power of the country, with a fist of steel.

As the saying goes, the land is measured by artillery, and the coastline is guarded by naval artillery.

Only when the military is strong will it win the respect of other countries.

As one of the four major powers of the Entente, Australasia has received the attention of many countries.

In particular, on the Balkan front, which the Australasian army was previously responsible for, many countries, including Serbia, approached Australasia and wanted to seek diplomatic support from Australasia.

This kind of diplomatic maneuver is very common in the international community, after all, the interests of small countries basically depend on the big countries.

To put it mildly, if the four major powers of the Entente reached a consensus, even if all the interests were annexed, the other countries would not dare to say anything.

Maybe the Americans will make a little noise, but until the American military is fully armed, the Europeans don't care much about the actions of the Americans.

A great power country will inevitably have many small countries to rely on, and the great power countries can provide more shelter for the small countries, and the small countries will also become the market of the great powers, and at the same time expand their influence.

This can be regarded as complementing each other, and in this era of the jungle, this is also the best ending for a small country.

After a peaceful Christmas, the Paris Peace Conference was about to take place.

On January 16, 1918, the four major powers of the Allied powers met in London, England, and reached a consensus that the four major powers would dominate the Entente powers, and reached a certain tacit understanding on the distribution of their respective interests.

Although there are still disputes over the distribution of certain benefits, at least there is agreement on the general direction.

The meeting of the four Entente powers made the Americans feel in danger, and they feared that the four powers would most likely exclude themselves from the distribution of interests, so they urgently united with Italy and mobilized a large number of media to launch a public opinion offensive.

Under the leadership of the Americans, many American and European media began to question the intention of the four major Entente powers to meet, accusing the four major Entente powers of conspiring to exclude all the victorious powers and monopolize the interests of the victorious allies.

But such diplomacy was not painful for the four great powers, and the propaganda and intelligence services of various countries acted together, and public opinion in Europe quickly disappeared.

Of course, the foreign affairs departments of various countries also gave a unified explanation, saying that this was just a meeting of the four major powers of the Entente as usual. As for why the United States and Italy did not participate in the conference, who told them not to join the Entente early?

In anticipation of the end of the Paris Peace Conference, Arthur even postponed the annual debriefing and victory parade, including the sealing ceremony and awards, which would be officially held after the Paris Peace Conference.

On January 27, 1918, the Paris Peace Conference was officially held in Paris, France, with the participation of all the countries of the Entente and the Central Powers.

The alliance included the former Central Powers Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria, and the treaties signed by the Entente and all the Allied powers were to be combined into a single treaty, known as the Treaty of Paris.

On the evening of January 26, the day before the peace conference, Prime Minister Kent received a request from US President Wilson.

Although he has little affection for the Americans, after all, the United States is a powerful power, and it would be too rude to directly refuse the request of the president of a power.

In a room prepared for delegates at the Peace Conference, Prime Minister Kent met with the personable President of the United States.

As soon as they met, the two played into the tradition of politicians, looking like good friends who had not seen each other for many years, and the two sides were very friendly and even talked about everything.

After chatting for a few minutes, seeing that the atmosphere was almost bright, Wilson said happily: "Prime Minister Kent, I think Australasia and the United States are very similar, they are both emerging countries that have developed later, and both have very good industry, economy and military. Add to that the fact that we both came from British colonies, and oh my God, we are truly fraternal countries! ”

The Kent Prime Minister smiled contemptuously at President Wilson's words. The United States was armed and independent from the British, while Australasia was peacefully divided, and there was a fundamental difference in the way the two countries were formed.

What's more, the United States is more chaotic, while Australasia is an all-white population, closer to European blood.

The large amount of chocolate in the United States alone also makes the Prime Minister of Kent have little affection for the United States, let alone in terms of fraternal countries.

But there is no way, there is still diplomatic etiquette, and Prime Minister Kent said with a smile: "Perhaps, Mr. President." ”

"Not perhaps, yes, Mr. Prime Minister. We are extremely similar fraternal countries, like we all have enough strength and status. Sir, don't you think we should build a new world order on our own? It is necessary for emerging countries to increase their voice, and we should consult with old powers such as Britain and France to deal with conflicts and jointly maintain world peace. President Wilson shook his head and said with great certainty.

Prime Minister Kent nodded in his heart, but there was no reaction on the surface, waiting for President Wilson's next speech.

Not to mention whether the Americans have a big appetite, even if Australasia and the United States unite to establish a new order, they will definitely not be able to withstand the alliance of Britain and France.

To put it bluntly, Australasia is still very backward in terms of population and economy, and the United States is still very backward in terms of military affairs, and it is still far from being able to compare with the all-round leading powers such as Britain and France.

Moreover, Australasia does not hold such big thick legs as the British, and instead cooperates with the Americans, who are also flawed, isn't there a hole in the brain?

Emerging countries are inherently contradictory. Even if Australasia and the Americans can develop, sooner or later there will be contradictions because of the Pacific Ocean.

Australasia's relationship with the Americans was far less stable than with the British, and Australasia's benefits from the United States were far less attractive than those from the British.

As Prime Minister Kent expected, President Wilson's next words were all about establishing a new order, and how Britain and France were falling behind, and how Australasia and the United States were advanced and powerful.

The head of Kent scoffed at President Wilson's speech, saying that perhaps the United States has some advanced aspects compared with Britain and France, but it is still far less powerful than Britain and France.

The current world order can only be established on the basis of the four great powers of Britain, France, Russia, and Australia, and other countries have not yet had the strength to change the status of these four great powers.

After a few casual conversations, Prime Minister Kent sent President Wilson off and ended the pointless talks.

Still, the Prime Minister of Kent pondered the true intentions of President Wilson's visit.

There is still a huge power gap between the United States and Britain and France, and I believe that the Americans can also see this.

Logically speaking, the Americans should not be stupid enough to challenge the position of Britain and France until now, which is something that even the United States, Australia and Italy cannot do together.

In this case, it proves that American drunkards do not mean to drink. It seems that they want to build a new world order by uniting emerging countries like Australasia.

In fact, it may be an attempt to co-opt some allies and seek more diplomatic support to avoid exclusion from the core of the new world order.

In this way, Australasia has no need to cooperate with the United States. Australasia would have been one of the core layers of the New World Order, and although it was the weakest of the four powers, it was far superior to countries like Italy and the United States (in the Entente).

If the United States were to join the core of the Entente, Australasia's status would inevitably fall by one more place.

Isn't that the equivalent of shooting yourself in the foot? Prime Minister Kent secretly cursed that the Americans were fooling Australasia and stabbing themselves, and their impression of the Americans also dropped a lot.

Thinking of this, Prime Minister Kent immediately called Prime Minister Asquith of the United Kingdom, mentioned President Wilson's words without a trace, and said with a smile: "Some people are already restless. ”

I believe that the British will take action, even if the British did not think about squeezing the United States out of the core of the Entente, after hearing the words of Prime Minister Kent, they will definitely change their minds.

After all, no one likes a restless state, especially this potential enemy, a challenger to national interests.

The Americans certainly would not be looking for only one country, Australasia, but the Americans certainly could not have imagined that Prime Minister Kent would call Prime Minister Asquith immediately after President Wilson left, and directly find out the purpose of the Americans.

And the British, who had planned to support Australasia against the United States before the war, could not give up on such a good opportunity in the face of such a good opportunity?

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