The growth of total fiscal expenditure in Australasia is not low compared to the increase in total fiscal revenue.

Australasia's free supplies and free treatment for influenza during the flu period have greatly increased Australasia's appeal to immigrants around the world, but at the same time, Australasia's total fiscal expenditure has been growing.

In 1918, Australasia's total fiscal expenditure was $170.4 million, and in 1919 it broke a new high, rising to $179.9 million on the basis of the government's four-year plan.

The good news is that Australasia's fiscal situation is still in a state of surplus, and if you include the reparations from defeated countries such as Germany and the United States, Australasia's annual fiscal surplus is still as high as more than 30 million Australian dollars, and the money cannot be spent in a short period of time.

In addition, Australasia, through the reparations of these countries, has basically paid off its foreign debts, leaving only 100 million pounds that the royal family brought to the government 20 years ago, which only needs to be paid slowly.

At present, the government plans to repay the royal family 10 million Australian dollars a year, and it is expected to pay off the 100 million pounds that the royal family has lent to the government in 20 years.

Coupled with the more than 1 million royal special funds that the royal family can obtain from the government every year, the current Australasian royal family cannot spend these two sums of money alone.

And the royal family has countless assets behind the scenes, and there is not even an accurate figure of annual income, because it includes the appreciation of various assets and stocks, which is impossible to come up with a more accurate estimate.

In any case, all the combined assets of the royal family have an annual income of more than 100 million Australian dollars, and the total income after tax is definitely more than 80 million Australian dollars, Arthur's assets have reached the point where he does not need to worry about spending at all, and it is perfectly fine to say that he is the richest royal family in the world.

At present, the number of employees of the royal consortium on the surface is as high as more than 100,000, and the number of employees of the major consortia behind the scenes is even as high as one million.

It can be said that the assets behind the royal family feed a considerable part of the Australasian people, and the assets behind the royal family have affected all aspects of Australasia, industries, and almost everywhere in the lives of Australasian people.

With so many assets, Arthur wants most to increase the influence of the royal family and the favorability of the royal family in the hearts of the people.

It would be great if Australasia's international influence could be increased.

Come to think of it, in such a peaceful era, Arthur still set his sights on those sporting events.

After all, it is not cost-effective to easily start a war at present, and if you want to attract the attention of the whole world, a sporting event with enough and enough popularity is essential.

The Olympics don't have to be thought about, although this year is the time to host the Games, the 1920 Olympics have already been contracted by the International Olympic Committee to Belgium to compensate for the Belgians' casualties in the war.

After all, Belgium was a neutral country at the beginning, and its participation in this war was forced, which also led to a large number of casualties and economic losses.

In fact, Belgium hosts the Olympic Games and has a more important point, that is, the other victorious countries are busy licking their wounds, but they are not in much mood and spend a lot of money to host an Olympic Games.

As for Australasia, although Arthur had the intention of hosting the Olympics, the last Olympics were held in Australasia (the 1916 Berlin Olympics were cancelled due to war), and it would be too inappropriate to hold two Olympics in a row.

Since the Olympics could not be held, Arthur felt the need to host Australasia's own sporting events with international influence, such as the Football World Cup, which would later have considerable influence.

The good news is that there are no sporting events in football that can have a global impact, other than the Olympics.

The World Cup, which became famous in later generations, was held in Uruguay for the first time ten years later.

This also means that if Arthur wants to set up a world-famous sporting event, it is still very easy to achieve at the moment, because there are no competitors.

The fastest way to make a sporting event famous is to do a lot of publicity, and at the same time formulate corresponding incentive policies, give the top three how much financial rewards and so on.

In addition to the idea of hosting Australasia's own international event, Arthur decided to take action immediately, after all, Arthur is not short of money, and he has a lot of free time at present.

The only obstacle to hosting a sporting event is the flu that is currently circulating, but if Arthur remembers correctly, the third flu will still be like the second one, which will disappear after the spring comes.

More importantly, the end of the third round of influenza means that this round of influenza is completely over, and the famous Spanish flu in history and the American flu, which is currently hated by people all over the world, are about to truly end.

It is worth mentioning that Belgium is also urgently estimating the risks posed by this round of influenza. In normal time, this summer is the time for the Belgian Games.

The Belgians have been preparing for several years since the end of the war, and they have invested more money in the Games.

If it is delayed or even canceled because of the flu, the Belgians simply cannot accept such a loss.

Perhaps the Belgians are also praying that the third round of flu will be as severe as the second, with the winter being severe but the spring will soon disappear so that their carefully prepared Olympics can get off to a smooth start.

Arthur was also quick to act, and within a few days, the current president of FIFA, Heath Homan, came to Arthur's office to discuss Arthur's proposal for the holding of an international football event.

More than a decade ago, FIFA was established in Australasia at Arthur's insistence.

However, due to various influences, FIFA has never been able to hold an international tournament.

First of all, because of transportation, European and American football clubs were reluctant to travel thousands of miles to Australasia, after all, the fastest cruise ship at that time also took more than a month, and the round trip was nearly three months.

Secondly, the various wars that broke out in the middle, coupled with all kinds of effects, are also the reasons why FIFA has not been able to hold a decent tournament.

It is worth mentioning that when the Sydney Olympics were held, football events were organized by FIFA, which can be regarded as accumulating some experience for FIFA to host events in the future.

So far, because of the availability of airplanes and airships, international exchanges have become more rapid, and it is possible to sail around the world in half a month, greatly reducing the distance between Europe and the United States and Australasia.

In such a situation, it has become more realistic to hold international football events and the internationalization of sports has become more achievable.

"Mr. Heathholman, long time no see!" The moment Heathholman pushed open the door and entered, Arthur smiled at Heathholman and motioned for Heathholman to sit down.

"Long time no see, Your Majesty." Heath Homan nodded respectfully, and carefully sat down in the position Arthur had indicated.

"Someone must have told you about my request, right? It's a great time to internationalise sport and I'm confident enough to host an international sporting event that belongs to Australasia. Arthur said with a smile.

"Yes, Your Majesty. There is indeed a better environment for development than before, and it is more suitable for hosting an international sporting event. FIFA is willing to give everything for this sporting event to promote the internationalization of football. Heathone stood up and said with a little excitement.

As the former secretary of the Dutch Football Association and now the president of FIFA, Heathholman hopes that football can be truly internationalised, and that FIFA will have a real status, rather than just an empty shell, as it is now.

"How is the football environment in Europe going? If we were to host an international football event, how many countries would it be able to participate? Arthur asked.

Arthur holds such a football event for a purpose, and naturally it is impossible to ignore all conditions, at least to achieve his own goals.

Arthur's core purpose is naturally to increase Australasia's international influence and the popularity of the Australasian royal family at home and abroad.

"Your Majesty, after more than ten years of development, football has become a very popular sporting event in Europe and the United States. At present, football clubs in various European countries have matured and have their own football associations.

If we can be attractive enough in terms of prize money for the event, it will not be difficult to attract these European football associations to sign up.

It would be of great benefit for FIFA to be able to unite these European football associations under FIFA through such an event, so that they can really have the power to control the World Football Association. Heath Homan stood up and said with enthusiasm and excitement.

The environment has improved more than a decade ago, and football clubs and associations in various countries have been basically improved.

But FIFA is clearly not in a position to bring these national associations together, although not strong enough to control these associations and the players.

If FIFA can host a football tournament that is recognized by countries around the world, it will naturally have jurisdiction over national football federations and football players.

In this way, FIFA's international word can be truly realized, instead of being as empty as it is now.

"Good. I hope that you will soon come up with a plan for the formation of an international football tournament. The National Stadium can be given to you for use, and if you need it, you can also build a special football stadium to meet the needs of hosting events. Arthur nodded in satisfaction before commanding.

"This international football tournament is very important for Australasia, and I hope that the first time it will be held will attract a large number of countries and become a truly international tournament that attracts the attention of countries around the world.

The royal family will definitely not be stingy, and the initial investment for this football event is about 5 million Australian dollars to 10 million Australian dollars. If more countries can be involved, it can also exceed part of the budget. Arthur said with a smile.

That's a lot of money, after all, when the Sydney Olympics were held, the budget was pretty much that.

The international impact that can be created by spending all the money on hosting an Olympic Games on hosting football events is destined to not be too low.

After all, if a lot of investment is made, whether it is the construction of the stadium or the cost of publicity, it will not be low, and the impact that can be caused is destined to be not small.

In addition, having a sufficient budget allows FIFA to formulate bonuses for the champion, runner-up and third place.

The higher the prize money, the more attractive it will be to European and American football clubs and associations.

After all, before the event has an impact, to attract the football associations of these countries to sign up for participation, can only rely on the most fundamental financial temptation.

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