Chapter 589

  How can we make enough money from the current situation in Europe?

  Arthur first set his sights on Russia, which was now divided into several parts. Compared to other parts of Europe, where the situation is nearing stability, Russia is now at peace, but the state of rebuilding is a good opportunity to start.

  Russia needs to restore its own industry and economy, and the necessary condition for this restoration is loans from other countries.

  It is clear that both Russia are now poor and need the support of other countries to restore their own domestic situation.

  Even Russia, which has just been divided into two parts, those newly established small and medium-sized countries, they are like freshly baked cakes, luring the covetousness of many great powers and European countries.

  The good news is that for the three countries of Latvia, Estonia and Finland, the three powers of Britain, France and Australia have already made up their minds, and Arthur can calmly sign any cooperation with Finland without worrying about the interference of other countries for the time being.

  As for the newly born European power, Poland, this was clearly a cake for Britain and France, and Arthur had no interest in interfering, and there was no need to go all the way to finalize cooperation with the Poles.

  The last two months of 1923 were harvest times for the Great Powers. Aside from the United States, which has been isolated, the three strongest powers, Britain, France and Australia, still have a lot of gains.

  Although Lithuania was nominally controlled by Poland among the three Baltic states, Poland was also backed by Britain and France.

  In other words, the three Lithuanian countries are basically controlled by Britain and France, and the power of Britain and France has been greatly expanded, and it is also the top two European powers with a current fault line.

  Neither Germany, nor Russia, nor Italy, nor the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which still nominally retains the name of Austria-Hungary, but is actually only the Austrian Empire, is far less powerful than Britain and France at present.

  The economic growth of Britain and France at this level is also proudly called by the media of the two countries: "A new era in Europe!" ”

  Is it a new era in Europe? Compared to Europe before it, it may indeed be. However, the hidden dangers hidden in this era are also a mortal threat to Britain and France at present.

  As the year 1924 passed, the situation in Europe changed again.

  The first is the British government, MacDonald led the Labour Party to successfully form a new generation of British cabinet, which is also the first British prime minister of the Labour Party in the entire history of the British Empire.

  Let's not talk about MacDonald's reputation in later generations, but MacDonald opposed the war before World War I, and his appointment also means that the British government's goals in the near future will not be too radical, and it is likely that development and recuperation will be the mainstay.

  As a friendly ally of the British Empire, the Australasian government expressed concern about the new cabinet of the British Empire, and immediately contacted the new British prime minister after MacDonald's successful combination.

  Fortunately, no matter how the British prime minister changes, the relationship between Australasia and the United Kingdom will not be affected.

  Unless rivals such as France and the United States are as fragmented as Russia, or Australasia rapidly grows into a second power surpassing the United States, this is simply impossible to accomplish in a short period of time, and it is destined to set the tone of the relationship between Australasia and Great Britain in this era.

  In the same month, former U.S. President Woodrow Wilson was pronounced dead, and the U.S. government expressed its condolences.

  But in the eyes of Americans, President Wilson's reputation, the news of his death did not make Americans feel much regret, and the impact was not enormous.

  In fact, as early as 1919, President Wilson suffered a more serious stroke, resulting in the left side of his body.

  Coupled with the flu of the same year, the Philippine War of Independence, etc., brought pressure to the US government, so that the half-dead US president not only had to face the damage to his reputation, but also had to complete his work under extremely high pressure.

  The current President Wilson is nearly 67 years old, and in this era of underdeveloped technology, it can be regarded as the end of his life.

  Despite the controversy surrounding his reign, the current US President Coolidge still gave him dignity, and the US government's commemoration of President Wilson is still spectacular.

  It's just that, at the international level, Europe and other countries are not very interested in the death of the former US president.

  Originally, the former president of the United States did not receive much attention, let alone the United States, whose reputation has suffered greatly.

  The timeline changes are much more than that. Historically, Russian cities have also undergone renaming.

  But now, it was still Tsarist Russia that ruled Russia, and its capital, naturally, did not need to be renamed, it was still called St. Petersburg.

  Before the end of the month, Dmitry, who had settled in Finland, immediately ordered the government to sign a cooperation agreement with Australasia.

  The agreement includes a $20 million loan from Australasia to Finland, closer trade cooperation in agriculture and agriculture, import and export agreements, ore and fuel imports, industrial and infrastructure assistance, and more.

  In exchange for the agreement, Australasia will receive a piece of land in Finland to build a military base on a 99-year lease.

  Fortunately, the current Finns have fewer people and more land, and it is worth it for the Finnish government to exchange a cold piece of land with little value in exchange for the great power of Australasia.

  As for Dmitry, although he has become the Grand Duke of Finland, he also knows the importance of good relations with Australasia.

Although it is said that cooperating with the great powers is a tiger seeking the skin of the tiger, Australasia is too far away from Europe to have much thought about Finland.

  But Britain and France are different, Britain and France are really cannibalistic, and even more so for European countries.

  In February 1924, Arthur again received a telegram from Dmitry.

  Dmitry said in a telegram that he had begun work on the formation of the Grand Duke's Guard, asking Arthur to send military experts to help Dmitry with his training.

  Arthur readily agreed, as Dmitry had a well-trained Grand Duke's guard to keep him safe and his rule in Finland.

  Although Arthur did not pay much attention to the political situation in Finland, the Royal Security Intelligence Service did his best to report the political situation in Finland to Arthur.

  I have to admit that Dmitry's studies in Germany and Australasia were still useful.

  In particular, he was over thirty years old, and he did not act radically and did not want to take back Finland's rights completely from the beginning.

  After all, the Grand Duchy of Finland has a history of more than 100 years, and the history of Finland's autonomy goes back decades.

  The history of this region can be traced back to 100 years ago in Novgorod, and it is impossible to rule the region by recklessness and radicalism.

  Arthur's precedent in Australasia cannot be imitated, after all, Arthur had the support of the British Empire at that time, and the Australian region was previously a colony of the British Empire, Arthur's rule can be said to be a matter of course.

  But Finland is different, Dmitry is only an outsider compared to Finland. Rather than seize the power of the government early, it is better to gain the support of the Finns as much as possible, which is the first thing a foreign monarch should do.

  After gaining the hearts and minds of the people, it is natural to gain rights again. With the support of Australasia, even an extremely mediocre monarch has a great hope of gaining high power, not to mention Dmitry, who seems to be steady.

  After learning all this, Arthur was still very relieved about Dmitry's rule in Finland, and as a matter of course, he told Queen Mary the good news.

  Queen Mary was naturally very happy, and he was also happy to see her brother spread out in Finland, although it was only a small country, but the advantage of a small country was stability.

  As long as the successive Finnish rulers after Dmitry did not have excessive ambitions, they could develop in Finland with peace of mind and maintain their position as monarchs.

  But if Dmitry or later the Finnish monarch wanted to establish a high-power absolute monarchy, then Arthur could only say one thing.

  Arthur's high monarchy was inimitable, and even Arthur did not think of retaining it in the next Australasian monarch.

  Although such a high monarchy can greatly improve the administrative efficiency of the country, the slightest carelessness may overturn.

  The monarch is in control of power, which means that the monarch's rule is laid out in the open.

  The success of a policy is at stake in the reputation of the monarch, and a single failure can bring the monarchy's rule to an end.

  This has already been demonstrated in Germany and Russia. If it weren't for the intervention of Australasia and the British, these two countries would have abolished their monarchies long ago.

  In fact, this is also the biggest difference between a powerful monarch and a constitutional monarch. When the power of the government is concentrated in the cabinet and parliament, although it is extremely difficult for the monarch to rule the country, the advantage is that he can also throw the blame on the government and the parliament, and he will not be burdened with great infamy.

  When the government's reputation is notorious, and it directly stands up to remove the government, and even wins the favor and approval of the people, this kind of system of standing behind the scenes and controlling everything is safe for the monarchy.

  However, there is a problem with this, that the hope for the continuation of the monarchy cannot be placed on the government.

  If a prime minister feels that the monarch is useless and wants to remove the monarch, then it may also be the biggest crisis for the constitutional monarch.

  Based on more than 20 years of rule, Arthur already had a certain understanding of the rights of the future king of Australasia.

  The power should not be excessive, because it is impossible for every Australasian monarch to be a Ming monarch.

  But the power should not be too low, at least you must have a certain amount of cards in your hand to ensure that the monarch's position will not be threatened because of the high amount of power.

  At present, the royal consortium, the Royal Parliament, the Guard, etc., are the cards that Arthur left to future Australasian monarchs.

  In normal times, you can stand behind the scenes of the government and hand over all the work on the surface to the government. In the event of any danger, these hole cards are also enough to guarantee the status of the monarch, and the monarchy will not be threatened.

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