After the treaty was signed, peace finally ushered in the Philippines and Central America.

For Australasia, how to deal with the Philippines and El Salvador has become a top priority.

These two countries certainly cannot directly join Australasia. The vast majority of the population of the Philippines is Filipino, and the population of El Salvador is also mostly of mixed Indian and European descent, but there are also a significant number of Indians and whites.

Rather than annexing them outright, controlling them administratively and economically is the best option at the moment.

At present, the development of the Philippines is still under the control of Australasia. The Philippines has already declared itself a parliamentary republic, and the current Philippine republican government is already in proper operation.

The three largest independent forces in the Philippines, the Revolutionary Army of Independence, the Free Army and the Legion of Independence, have evolved into three political parties, namely the Independent Revolutionary Party controlled by Manuel, the Liberal Party controlled by Waleed and the Independent Party controlled by Sandro.

The so-called parliamentary republic is actually a parliament that controls the power of the state and entrusts or organizes the national government to govern the entire country.

This also means that the power of the parliament is greater than that of the government, and whoever gets the majority of the parliament is actually the actual controller of the country.

At present, the dominant party in the Philippine Congress is still the Independent Revolutionary Party controlled by Manuel.

Australasia's influence on the current Philippine government is unquestionable, and this has led the Philippine Parliament to heavily imitate the Australasian Parliament's system.

Manuel's Independent Revolutionary Party (IRP) controls nearly 53 percent of the seats in the Philippine Congress, while the remaining Liberal and Independence parties together control just over 47 percent.

This also dooms the current situation in the Philippines not to be a three-way competition, but a coalition of Manuel against the remaining two political parties.

This is actually what Australasia wants to see. If it is a unified and stable Philippines, it is difficult to control it completely.

If the Philippine government has its own contradictions and several political parties compete with each other, it will be much less difficult to control the Philippines.

Compared to the Philippines, El Salvador is obviously much easier to control. As the smallest country in Central America, El Salvador has a population of more than one million.

The bad news is that El Salvador's economy, which had a slight boom in the early 20th century, has been affected by the interference of the Americans.

At present, El Salvador is a relatively chaotic Central American country, and various gangs are more prevalent, which seriously hinders the economic development of El Salvador and also affects the quality of life of the Salvadoran people.

In order to better control these two countries, a very effective alliance and alliance is necessary.

Arthur gave the task to the government, and the government quickly gave the answer, which was a covenant of alliance that included administrative, economic, military, and diplomatic aspects.

On October 25, 1924, in Sydney, Australasia, witnessed by Arthur, Australasia, the Philippines and El Salvador signed the Pacific Strategic Alliance Treaty to form the Pacific Strategic Alliance, advance and retreat together in diplomacy, and cooperate comprehensively in the military field.

In fact, this also means that Australasia has complete control over the economy and military of these two countries, and has a deep influence on the diplomacy of the Philippines and El Salvador.

One of the first things that happened after the signing of the Covenant was for Australasia to help the Philippines and El Salvador train their defense forces.

The armies of the three major powers in the Philippines were originally integrated into the Philippine Defense Force, with a total number of 258,000 troops.

El Salvador will also organize an army of more than 20,000 people, trained by the Australasian army in all aspects, to help El Salvador better control the domestic situation and maintain national stability.

At the same time, on the economic front, the three countries will carry out all-round cooperation and deepen economic ties between them.

This is good news for Australasia, as Australasia's industrial products can be sold to the Philippines and El Salvador, which equates to an additional market with a combined population of more than 12 million.

At present, the Philippines and El Salvador will definitely not lose, after all, most of the industrial products in Australasia are still relatively cheap, inheriting the advantages of German industry before World War I, that is, good quality and low price.

The treaty that best demonstrates Australasia's control over these two countries is the military and diplomatic cooperation.

Under the terms of the Pacific Alliance Treaty, Australasia provided material support to the Philippines and El Salvador to ensure their independence at all times.

At the same time, the Philippines and El Salvador will be consistent with Australasia's diplomatic choices at the international level, and will have more complete autonomous administrative powers without violating Australasia's interests.

And on the military side, any country in the alliance is attacked by a non-alliance country, which is regarded as a provocation and attack on the entire alliance.

If the alliance starts a war against a certain country, or is attacked by a certain country, Australasia, as the most powerful alliance militarily, has the right to control the command of the Philippine and Salvadoran armies, and arrange corresponding counteroffensive and offensive policies according to the actual military situation.

In addition to this, there is the military base established by Australasia in El Salvador and many more. Of course, unlike the military bases set up by the U.S. military, the military bases in Australasia are nominally designed to help El Salvador train its own troops, rather than garrisoning them to control the situation on the ground.

Salvadorans also understand how bad their lives really are, especially under the influence of gangs, there are many fights and shootings in El Salvador, which also makes the arrival of the Australasian army responsible for maintaining order welcomed by Salvadors.

In order to gain more support from Salvadorans, the arrival of the Australasian army was accompanied by a large amount of supplies and aid, which effectively improved the quality of life of Salvadorans.

This substantial interest is what the Salvadorans welcome the most, and it is the real reason why they did not reject the Australasian garrison.

Along with Australasia, the British Empire was equally rewarding. It's just that the British Empire's control over Central American countries is much stronger than that of Australasia.

Although only Nicaragua and Guatemala were acquired, most of Central America was already occupied or controlled by the British if Honduras, which was previously occupied by the British, was added.

This has crucial implications for the situation in the Americas. Central America and Canada, which Britain controlled, and Mexico, which had always been at odds with the United States, made the situation in North America an enemy of the North and the South.

The United States is not only worried about the safety of the Panama Canal, but also about whether the south coast of the United States will be blockaded by the British fleet under the premise of a conflict with the British.

Although they did not acquire the Panama Canal, the British were well known for their ambitions for the Panama Canal.

The British increased the deployment of their navy in Central America and strengthened the Atlantic Fleet.

As long as there is any crisis in the United States, the fleets of Britain and Australasia can be flanked from east to west and blockade the east and west coasts of the United States.

The U.S. military may be able to deal with threats from either side, but it is not so easy to deal with if it is flanked from both the East and the West.

It will depend on how much the island nations attach importance to the US alliance and the price that the Americans can pay.

While obsessed with domestic development, time also progressed rapidly, and the remaining month of 1924 passed quickly, and the time came to January 1, 1925.

1924 was a year of development for Australasia and a year of good progress in the overall strategy.

Whether it is the successful holding of the King's Cup, or the successful four-year plan that followed, the launch of the first rocket, the successful sale of penicillin, etc., all represent the contribution and achievements of the national government in this year.

To comment on Australasia's achievements in 1924 in one sentence, that is, it has a better status in the international arena and a further comprehensive strength.

Especially after controlling the Philippines and El Salvador, Australasia can be regarded as a real power and has its own little brother.

Although the combined population of these two younger brothers is only 12 million, they can also provide Australasia with millions of troops in times of crisis, which is more reliable than the previous indigenous army, and Arthur is very satisfied.

Although the previous indigenous army was able to organize millions of troops, first, the loyalty to the national government was not high, and second, the quality of training was worrying, and the combat effectiveness of the indigenous army was difficult to guarantee.

Although the army composed of Filipinos and Salvadorans is not as strong as the Australasian army, it is still much higher than the indigenous army, and even cannon fodder is excellent cannon fodder.

Especially before the outbreak of World War II, the populations of the Philippines and El Salvador were able to see further development.

At that time, perhaps the army formed by these two countries alone will exceed 2 million, and Australasia will be able to gain more results and benefits in World War II.

Of course, while Australasia was developing, other countries did not stand still.

The pace at which European countries recovered their economies and industries was still very fast, and the French finally recovered from the throes of the First World War, and their economies and industries began to grow prosperously.

So far, France has basically recovered its pre-war industrial level, its economic growth is also in a state of prosperity, and the French have forgotten the pain of the war and have more laughter.

This is true not only in France, but also in Russia, which ended the civil war.

Because the civil war is over, Russia's industry is finally recovering. Although the scale of Russian industry is not yet too large, it has made significant progress compared to the period of the Civil War.

Nicholas II was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief, believing that the finances of the Russian government in 1924 would not be as tight as the civil war.

However, it will probably take a long time for the Russian government to pay off its debts during the Civil War and World War I.

In order to obtain more support for materials and weapons and equipment, Nicholas II not only mortgaged or sold a considerable part of Russia's mineral mining rights, but also mortgaged a large part of the previous reparations from Germany and the United States.

Russia's recovery period is still a long time away, and if the subsequent economic recovery is relatively stable, it will not be until at least ten years later to return to pre-war levels.

Where there is growth, there must be weakness, and this is also a constant theme in the world environment.

There are certainly countries with weak industries and economies, and the most obvious and special one is probably the United States.

The damage to American industry and economy was evident in the demonstrations, which also caused the total value of American industry to fall by more than 3% in 1924 compared to 1923.

On the economic front, the increasingly pronounced racial crisis, combined with a variety of problems, has kept the U.S. economy on paramount with neither growth nor decline.

While the economies of other countries are growing slowly, the balance of power in the U.S. economy is already declining.

Looking back at the development of Australasia, Arthur was very satisfied with the government's answer sheet in 1924.

In terms of transportation, which Arthur is more concerned about, Australasia has a total railway mileage of more than 57,000 kilometers, and the railway trunk lines extend in all directions, and even the two newest state-level administrative regions already have very long and developed railways.

Highway construction is even more rapid, and new highways in Australasia can be seen everywhere.

In terms of main transport roads, Australasia's roads are currently three-lane roads in both directions, with a total of six lanes and two emergency roads in eight-lane roads.

These roads are generally built by the national government and cost the most expensive per kilometre.

The state government generally built a two-way two-lane road, plus a six-lane road with an emergency road.

Roads connecting small and medium-sized cities in the states are generally like this, which has the advantage of being cheaper to build and taking less time to build.

However, the connection between large cities is still an eight-lane option, or even a two-way four-lane plus two temporary roads with ten lanes.

After all, the population of Australasia is mainly concentrated in large cities, and the convenience of transportation is still very important, and it is also related to whether the country's comprehensive strength can be fully utilized.

In terms of colonies and territories, a double-track railway has been built in the Persian Gulf region, connecting the Saudi coast, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and other places.

The reason why Qatar and Saudi Arabia will become an island country in later generations is actually because of the contradiction between Qatar and Saudi Arabia, which led to Saudi Arabia directly hollowing out the land connected with Qatar and forcibly turning Qatar into an island country.

The next step for the transport sector is to help the Philippines and El Salvador build railways, not only to better control the two regions, but also to speed up the economic development of the two countries and turn them into reliable markets for Australasia during the Great Depression.

As the saying goes, if you want a horse to run, you have to let the horse eat grass first. In order to turn these two countries into reliable markets, it is necessary to increase the per capita income of these two countries.

Although it is also a large investment, the construction of the railway has been under the control of Australasia for a long time, and it is relatively easy to recoup the cost.

Arthur was also satisfied with the economic growth of Australasia in 1924.

The best way to judge people's income and the country's economic development should be the gross national product.

In 1924, Australasia's GDP was $1.573 billion, an increase of 9% compared to the previous year.

The rapid development of the economy is reflected in the government's fiscal revenue. In 1924, the government's total revenue exceeded 220 million Australian dollars, setting a new record for total fiscal revenue.

However, this is not something to be proud of, as many great powers have already exceeded £100 million in revenues many years ago, and Australasia still has a lot of room for economic improvement.

However, more revenue also means more budget. It is believed that in 1925 the government will have a higher budget allocated to various departments, and the results of more budget will be fed back to the government in the next year's annual report.

This one is one today, and two more are guaranteed tomorrow

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