The situation in Greece was thus decided by George V and Arthur in a few words, which is also the most obvious feature of this era, that is, the law of the jungle.

Neither Arthur nor George V felt inappropriate, because in this world, the fate of small nations dominated by the great powers was absolute.

Any country that wants its own destiny not to be dictated can only be dependent on other powers except to develop as strong as possible.

Arthur then spent a few more days in England, waiting for the officials to discuss his affairs before returning to Australasia.

After attending Dmitry's coronation in mid-to-late June, Arthur completed the entire diplomatic visit in just over half a month, and is expected to return to Australasia in early August.

But fortunately, Australasia at this time did not have too many things to deal with, although they had already embarked on the journey back, Arthur and his party were still not in a hurry, and they walked around along the way, as if they were relaxing.

Having already seen Patricia on his last trip to Finland, and returning to Australasia, Arthur also decided to visit his sister Charlotte in France.

Fortunately, the return trip with Arthur was basically a smooth one, and the return time was not delayed much, and it was still a smooth return to Australasia on August 7, 1924.

The scene that greeted Arthur was grand. Even though Arthur had already said not to be too loud, the large fleet on the return still attracted the attention of a large number of Australasian people.

Fortunately, the security of the entire Sydney Harbour has long been controlled by the royal guards, and Arthur does not have to worry about being attacked.

Because of this, Arthur and Queen Mary, with a few little ones, appeared in public in front of the people, and smiled and waved to the people.

Obviously, such a pro-people move is still very popular with Australasian people. For Australasian people, such a monarch who allows them to live a good life is already popular, and if you add the characteristics of being close to the people and benevolent, it is simply a rare monarch in a century.

After a smooth return to the Sydney Palace, the little guy was visibly sleepy and hurried back to his room to rest.

While the journey to Europe is not exhausting, the more than two-month journey to and from the sea is absolutely exhausting.

Even if the cruise ship that Arthur's family took was very luxurious, it could not compare to life on the ground after all.

Rather than the bumps on the sea, Arthur prefers to lie on a soft and comfortable bed and enjoy his life as a king.

Early the next morning, the new Prime Minister Roger asked to see Arthur and brought his own development plans.

Australasia's development since its inception has been quite smooth, thanks to the five-year plan and the four-year plan.

The Prime Minister of Kent's four-year development plan in 1919 was a great success and made the last term of the Prime Minister of Kent extremely honorable.

Even the Earl Division Ceremony of the Prime Minister of Kent is already in intense preparations, just waiting for when Arthur will return to Australasia and officially confer the earl title on Kent.

Although it is not only the success of the four-year plan, but the bonus that the four-year plan brings to the Prime Minister of Kent also makes Roger, as the new Prime Minister, envious.

After much thought, Prime Minister Roger decided to draw up a new four-year development plan to seek re-election and a chance for greater merit for himself.

As a cabinet elder who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer as early as the Principality of Australia, Prime Minister Roger was knighted after the First World War, just one step away from receiving the title of baron.

Judging from Prime Minister Roger's qualifications, even if this term does not contribute much, there is no problem in mixing the title of a baron.

But for Chancellor Roger, who clearly had greater ambitions, the barony was already good, but the more enticing earl title was noticeably more enticing.

If the baron is a real aristocratic class, then the count is a powerful aristocratic class, and the bonuses brought to the nobility status and status are simply incomparable to the baron.

Especially after Australasia became strong, the earls of Australasia were respected everywhere, and their nobility and status would be recognized by European royal families.

Looking at Prime Minister Roger's proposal for a new four-year plan, Arthur was actually not too surprised.

Compared with clueless development without any purpose, such a four-year plan for setting a macro goal is more reasonable and reliable.

A large part of the success of the Prime Minister's four-year plan was the fact that departments were clear about their goals and where they should be fighting.

While Prime Minister Roger did not enact a four-year plan for his first year in office, the current four-year plan will not be too late for Prime Minister Roger.

After all, at least the first three years of the four-year plan were spent during Prime Minister Roger's tenure, and the success of the four-year plan could already be seen at that time, and it was also related to whether Prime Minister Roger could be re-elected.

Prime Minister Roger's new four-year plan is roughly divided into four modules, namely industry, economy, population and people's livelihood.

Among the goals of industry, Prime Minister Roger put forward the requirement of maintaining a high rate of development. In 1923, Australasia's steel production was 3.842 million tons and 6.071 million tons, respectively, just one step away from the threshold of 10 million tons of total steel production.

In Prime Minister Roger's four-year development plan, he specifically mentioned maintaining a growth rate of at least 5% in total steel production, so that the total steel production will reach at least 7.5 million tons and 4.5 million tons respectively in four years, so that the total steel production will exceed 12 million tons.

This total steel production is easily achievable given the sales volume of the automotive industry and the consumption of steel due to various infrastructure projects in Australasia.

After all, both cars and railways require a lot of steel, and with all kinds of infrastructure, the demand for steel in Australasia will only increase.

The reason for maintaining such a reasonable development expectation is that Arthur has mentioned many times that production demand in Australasia needs to be planned according to actual consumption demand, and production cannot be blindly expanded.

There are many other plans for industry, including the construction of a new industrial base after the completion of the fourth phase of the Leonora industrial site, as well as the reform of some industries, the expansion of factories, and so on.

This includes subsidies for industry, tax cuts, support and incentives to ensure that industry grows to meet government estimates.

In addition to industry, Roger was also of interest to Arthur in relation to the needs of the population.

At present, the population of Australasia is about 26.33 million, and the rate of population development has slowed down, after all, Arthur still attaches more importance to the size of the British population.

But now, with the increase in immigration to the UK, Australasia can also begin to envisage population growth with more immigrants.

In Prime Minister Roger's projections, there is a relatively good estimate of population growth.

According to Prime Minister Roger's plan, Australasia will receive 35+35+15 European immigrants per year in the new four-year plan, plus Australasia's native population growth of about 500,000, which can achieve at least 1.3 million population growth per year.

35 plus 35 plus 15 is actually 350,000 British immigrants, 350,000 Russian immigrants, and 150,000 immigrants from other countries.

This figure is still relatively easy to achieve, and the number of British immigrants to Australasia has continued to rise under the premise of the UK's soaring unemployment rate, and it has exceeded 300,000 last year.

If this figure can be maintained, combined with the same number of Russian immigrants, the annual scale of immigration is still considerable.

On this basis, Australasia's population could explode over the next four years, and four years later it could reach around 32 million.

Although this population size does not meet Arthur's expectations, the growth rate is definitely not low.

If this rate of population growth can be maintained, the population of Australasia can grow to about 40 million within ten years, and it will be no problem to fight World War II.

But if it wants to become one of the world's largest countries after World War II, the population needs to grow to at least 60 million or more, and the other countries have to be weakened as much as possible, which is still a problem for Australasia today.

In terms of economic growth, Prime Minister Roger is still relatively conservative. In 1923, Australasia's GDP was about $1,452.7 million, which was quite good.

There is no faster way to grow the economy, which also keeps Roger's expectations for GDP growth at the 5% level, trying to stabilize the current growth trend.

All that's left is a lot of plans for people's livelihoods, including health care and education, as well as taxation and various policies.

Overall, the four-year plan has a lot of references to previous four-year plans, but it is still necessary for the current development of the country.

After confirming that there were no problems, Arthur had approved the four-year plan proposed by Prime Minister Roger, and named it the second four-year plan, collectively known as the 24th Plan.

If the construction of the four-year plan goes smoothly, I believe that more prime ministers will follow suit, and launch the third and fourth plans, the fourth and fourth plans, and so on.

It is not unavoidable that such a development plan is not a bad thing for the government and the country, and it can measure the performance of each government in each plan as a basis for their performance and re-election.

The current international environment is still very friendly to the development of Australasia, there are no too strong hostile countries, and there is no shortage of its own development resources.

In particular, a significant part of the region is in the midst of civil unrest, and Australasian food and weapons are exported to all parts of the world, and the annual profits and taxes collected by the government are large figures, which has kept the government's finances in good shape.

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