The value that a Philippines brings to Australasia is definitely very high, but if it is a Philippines with only one voice and is very united, the value it can bring to Australasia will be greatly reduced.

This is not just true in the Philippines, but also in all aspects of life.

A fully united Philippines could easily erupt in the future with all sorts of unrest against Australasia, as it is now.

When a country is completely stable and there is no internal strife, then his attention will also be on the outside.

Therefore, it is better to deal with the Philippines more properly and plunge the Philippines into internal chaos.

Manuel's huge popularity in Philippine politics and among the people can certainly accelerate the progress of anti-American behavior in the Philippines, and even effectively undermine American rule in the Philippines.

But this will also usher in the problem that the Philippines after independence from the United States has formed a whole centered on Manuel, and the success of gaining independence will also make Manuel's prestige stronger.

Australasia may be able to temporarily contain the Philippines under Australasian rule by force, but sooner or later such a rule will go wrong, after all, the Philippines will also develop, sooner or later it will have a complete army, navy and government, and it will also have the ambition to be completely independent.

If we want to put an end to this situation, we must find a few domestic competitors for Manuel, cultivate a few people similar to Manuel's status, and let the future Philippine government be dispersed into several large and small forces, competing with each other.

The competition between several powers also made it easier for Australasia to operate externally.

There is always the underdog in the race, and they can only rely on the support of Australasia if they want to maintain power.

In this way, it is impossible for the Philippine government to unite with the outside world, let alone break out into a war of independence.

When Australasia fully controls the economy and military of the Philippines, it will be impossible for the local forces in the Philippines to turn the tables on the tables.

More importantly, finding some temporary allies for Manuel could also strengthen the current anti-American forces in the Philippines.

After all, if Manuel is the only one who stands up and stands up against the United States, not only will he seem a little alone, but he will also be more likely to be targeted by the US government.

For the U.S. government, as long as it deals with Manuel, it will be able to deal with most of the anti-American forces in the Philippines.

This is what the Australasian side does not want to see, after all, without Manuel as a real leader, the remaining anti-American forces in the Philippines are not worth mentioning at all, and they are unlikely to pose a threat to American rule in the Philippines.

Whether it is out of consideration for the stability of future rule in the Philippines or for the current consideration of strengthening the anti-American forces in the Philippines, we should look for more Filipino powerful figures, first, to share the vision for Manuel, and second, to lay out the layout for the establishment of the Philippine government in the future.

It is precisely because of this decision that in addition to Manuel, intelligence officers have also found many middle- and high-level Philippine officials, who are almost at the top of the Philippine forces.

After all, under the control of the United States, it is not easy for Filipinos to become middle and high-level members of the Philippine government, and it is even rarer for a Filipino to become a speaker of the Senate like Manuel.

Although these Filipinos cannot have much influence on the United States, they still have a great influence on Filipinos, and some are even local families.

The process of the Philippines' rebellion against the United States is also the process of Australasia's examination of these people.

Whoever can connect more closely with Australasia will also have more say in the future Philippine government.

And those who are bent on using the power of Australasia to achieve Philippine independence are now a knife in the hands of Australasia, and they are destined to be abandoned in the scrapyard in the future.

While the intelligence work is in progress, Australasia is also ushering in a more important work at this time.

After eight years, Australasia has finally ushered in another cabinet election. The outbreak of war in 1914 forced the Cabinet government to last until 1917, followed by the 1918 flu in the United States, and only now that a new round of Cabinet elections has resumed, exactly eight years after the last Cabinet election, that is, two terms.

It is worth mentioning that the wartime cabinet is not included in the term of office statistics of cabinet members, which also means that many cabinet members can be re-elected and continue to compete for the throne of the cabinet.

For example, the current Prime Minister Kent, although he is already the longest-serving Prime Minister of Australasia, is still only counted for one term and can continue to seek re-election.

Cabinet members like Agriculture Secretary Mark who has only been re-elected for two terms can still seek a third term.

It's just that some people are happy and some people are worried. Since becoming Secretary of State for Medical Care in 1903, Wiley has served three consecutive terms of 16 years.

This is also one of the elders who followed Arthur, and was already Arthur's right-hand man during the Principality of Australia.

Australasia was able to catch up with Europe in terms of medical standards, and Willy was indispensable. But there was nothing to be done, after all, the constitution stipulated that each cabinet member could serve a maximum of three consecutive terms, and Willy had to leave the center of Australasian politics.

Either way, Arthur will never forget these heroes of Australasia. The departure of Medical Secretary Willy from the cabinet has almost become inevitable, and the last time Willy was knighted, it is time to raise it up when the new election is over.

It is also a matter of course to deserve the title of a baron to reward a minister who has devoted sixteen years to his country.

Long before Willie, Australia's first and second prime ministers, Evan; and Walter, the first and second Minister for People's Livelihood and the third Prime Minister; The first and second Secretaries of State and the first Minister of State, the current Prime Minister, Mr. Kent, were all awarded baronies in reward for their hard work for the country.

The colonial governors, the first two Australasian cabinet officials, were also largely awarded barons and knighthoods.

Although these people are not considered to be the ministers of the dragon who followed Arthur to Australasia from England, they have great respect for Arthur's rule, and they do not have any distractions, and they should be rewarded.

This has also created a rather peculiar phenomenon, where cabinet members who serve more than two consecutive terms will be rewarded with at least knighthood for their contributions.

Because of this, the determination of cabinet members to be re-elected has been further stimulated. Re-election not only means staying at the center of the country's power, but it also means taking your position one step further.

This is a great attraction for a series of cabinet members such as Philip, the Minister of Livelihood, and Robert, the Minister of Justice, who only serve one term.

Even if it was just a knighthood, it represented the aristocratic class of Australasia. No matter what time it is, nobles and commoners are not the same after all.

Even if it is just an honorary title, it also determines that the gap between him and ordinary people in terms of status has been widened.

As the time progressed, the electoral atmosphere in Australasia gradually intensified.

Although the election is only taking place in the House of Representatives, the situation is being closely watched throughout Australasia.

In fact, this is normal, after all, the new cabinet government also determines the most powerful people in the Australasian government for the next four years, except for Arthur.

Because eight years have passed since the last election, and in these eight years, the major political parties and people without party affiliation have undergone too many changes, and no one is sure what the final election result will be.

In this way, the uncertainty of the election has also added some topics and heat to this election, after all, if it is an election that has been scheduled for a long time, who will pay attention to it for no reason?

Prior to this election, Arthur had communicated with some cabinet officials.

The first is one of Arthur's henchmen, the current Prime Minister Kent. The Prime Minister of Kent is the eldest son of the Kent butler and the absolute confidant who followed Arthur to Australasia.

From the beginning, Prime Minister Kent was Australia's Secretary of State for Defence. From the creation of the Secretary of State, who was also the Deputy Prime Minister, and Kent was promoted to the position of Secretary of State, Arthur's purpose in cultivating his confidants was already obvious.

Eventually, in the 1911 Cabinet election, Prime Minister Kent defeated a number of strong opponents and became the new Prime Minister of Australasia, beginning an eight-year term.

Overall, Arthur is very satisfied with Prime Minister Kent. The Kent's orders were carried out very thoroughly, without any hesitation, and definitely not too much.

This allows Arthur to rest assured that most of the central affairs will be handed over to the Prime Minister of Kent, and he only needs to carry out macro control and make decisions on some more important interests at the same time.

Obviously, Prime Minister Kent is still very capable, and Australasia has developed very well in the past eight years, and has now become the fifth largest power after Britain, France, the United States and Russia, except for the population, the others have surpassed Italy.

Even after this civil war, it is not known to what extent Russia's strength will be restored, and whether it will be able to retain its position as the fourth power is also a question.

As it stands, Soviet Russia has an advantage. But the problem was that Britain and Australasia absolutely did not want to see Soviet Russia win the war, which also meant that the Russian civil war was actually a human drain on Tsarist Russia and Soviet Russia with the support of Britain.

It is almost impossible to decide the winner in such a civil war in a short period of time. With the aid of Britain and Australasia, Tsarist Russia would have no problem holding out for a few more years.

Even if Soviet Russia were to be completely suppressed, Britain would most likely launch a war of intervention to eliminate the country, which had caused great damage to the British colonial system.

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