Arthur nevertheless agreed to the order request of the Finns, after all, it would not hurt to strengthen the Finnish navy. The stronger Finland, the more Australasia can gain from Finland.

In addition to the naval order, Dmitry brought another request from the Finnish government to strengthen cooperation with Australasia, and even to sign a direct alliance.

The reason why the Finns took the initiative was that after a period of silence in Russia, Nicholas II's ambition to reunite Russia could no longer be suppressed.

Of course, the current Nicholas II is not too stupid to directly target the countries that have been separated, at least not for a short time.

Now Nicholas II had only one goal, and that was to turn two Russias into one, so that Tsarist Russia would once again become the true ruler of Russia.

Even with the loss of many regions, including Poland, the reintegrated Russia is still the feared European bulldozer.

This was also the aim of the tsarist government, first to restore the strength of the country through unification, and then to find a way to recover the former territory.

There was no way around it, and after the attrition of a long civil war, Nicholas II understood that it was impossible for Russia to restore its pre-war prosperity in a short time.

A weakened Russia is clearly in the interest of more countries, even France, who does not want Russia to be too strong.

Although Russia did not set its sights on the Baltics and Finland, the countries that had separated from Russia could not help but feel nervous and strengthened their cooperation with the powers that had an impact on them.

Finland naturally approached Australasia and wanted to secure its independence by signing an alliance with Australasia.

Naturally, Arthur would not refuse this. An effective alliance treaty would have given Arthur a firmer grip on Finland.

For the sake of their independence, the Finns will also move closer to Australasia and strengthen the relationship between the two countries.

In addition to Finland, Arthur also took advantage of the situation to sign a treaty of alliance with the Philippines and the Sultanate of Kalimantan, as well as El Salvador.

The treaty of alliance provided that an attack on any of the signatories to the treaty by a non-treaty state would be considered an attack on all signatories.

The rest of the countries should respond within a week, and after a month they must be in the same diplomatic status as all the allied countries.

This also means that if any allied nation is attacked, the other allies must declare war on that country a month later.

While it may seem that Australasia is using its position as a great power to protect its other allies, in reality, it is Australasia that has benefited the most.

Because small and medium-sized countries basically do not declare war on the entire alliance because of conflict, but Australasia, when faced with war, will get the help of the entire alliance.

Of course, Australasia also ensured the peace of the alliance under normal circumstances, whether it was Australasia or other countries that signed the alliance, it can only be said that it is mutually beneficial, and everyone has their own gains.

As for the remaining economic and diplomatic cooperation in the treaty, these were basically realized before the signing of the alliance treaty, and naturally there is no need to mention it.

This covenant will ensure that these countries will be strong allies of Australasia and a market for cooperation in Australasia.

Even El Salvador, the smallest country, has a population of one million and an economy that is okay.

The Philippines and the Sultanate of Kalimantan, which have relatively large populations, are the two markets that Australasia controls the most for a variety of reasons.

After independence, the economies of the Philippines and the Sultanate of Kalimantan are bound to grow, and their markets will expand more and more, which will also help Australasia to reduce its losses in the following economic crisis.

In order to ensure the stability of relations between the allies, Australasia proposed that Australasia should mediate in the event of a crisis between the allies.

However, the fact that there are five allied countries spread across four continents means that there will be no problems between the allies.

The reason why Australasia proposed this is to clarify its dominant and even dominant position in the alliance.

Regardless of whether there will be problems between the alliances, Australasia's voice must be established.

On New Year's Day in 1926, the city of Fort St. Arthur quickly became lively because of the gathering of many national representatives, nobles, big capitalists and newspaper media in Australasia.

Because of the participation of many countries, this grand military parade has attracted the attention of many countries and many people, and is known as the show off of the muscles of the British and Australian systems.

Basically, all the people who participated in the parade were countries that had allies with Britain and Australasia, and although France and the United States would send diplomatic representatives to participate in the Australasian parade, they would not use the military to join.

Under the close attention of various countries, the time quickly came to 1926, and the military parade on January 10 was getting closer and closer.

Broadcasters and propaganda departments are already urgently commissioning their radio stations as the venue for the National Day celebrations has been moved to Fort St. Arthur, and they have to ensure that speeches at the National Day events are received in most parts of the country.

For distant areas such as New Zealand and New Guinea, although the broadcast signal cannot be received on the same day, the news about the speech will be released as quickly as possible the next day, and public opinion will never miss it.

It is worth mentioning that in 1926, the population of Australasia experienced a year of rapid growth, reaching more than 29.76 million people.

The population is about to cross the 30 million mark, which Arthur is very happy to see.

The population of 30 million is not a lot, but it is the biggest improvement for Australasia, which once had a population of only a few million.

Another advantage of a growing population is that the number of newborn babies will gradually increase as the population grows, and the population will grow faster and faster.

If the population growth rate of last year can be sustained, Arthur is confident that he will have Australasia's population of more than 35 million by 1930.

After the New Year's Day, the armies of all countries participating in the parade are conducting intense training to avoid any mistakes at such a time when everyone is watching.

You must know that if there is a problem with the military parade, it is not only Australasia that will lose face, but also the country that has the problem.

If there is no problem with the military parade in other countries, but there is a problem with itself, doesn't this mean that the combat effectiveness of their own army is not as good as that of other countries?

For such an opportunity to show strength and show off muscles in front of the whole world, even those small countries will not miss it.

On January 10, 1926, under the watchful eye, Australasia's National Day celebrations officially began.

In the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, a speech by Arthur is destined to be indispensable. This speech does not need to be too sensational, it only needs to affirm the efforts of the Australasian government and people over the past 20 years, which is already the best encouragement for the country and the people.

Obviously, the people are also very satisfied with the efforts of the state over the past 20 years. In 20 years, Australasia has made the leap from an ordinary country to a great power, and even became one of the four permanent members of the World Alliance.

Although there are still many voices who believe that Australasia is only the fourth or fifth player in the world, no matter which country it is, it is impossible to ignore the influence of Australasia.

Even France, as one of the old powers, did not dare to say that it could crush Australasia in all aspects.

If it weren't even for the heritage that the colonies had brought to France, I am afraid that France would no longer be qualified to compete with Australasia.

There are many parts of this National Day event, and Arthur's speech is followed by the official National Day time.

The guards escorted an Australasian flag and walked forward slowly to the national anthem "Australasia, Forward!" Surrounded by the national flag, the national flag slowly rose and finally fluttered in the sky of the square.

After reading all this with a little solemnity and seriousness, Arthur signaled Prime Minister Roger to move on to the next step.

What's next? Naturally, it is a reward for the heroes of the past 20 years.

Of course, ceremonies such as dividing ceremonies and rewards have been held many times, and this time only to reward those who have established new merits, and at the same time to promote those who have accumulated enough merits.

Tsiolkovsky, Herman, who developed rockets before, as well as the researchers of the Royal Shipyard who developed the aircraft carrier, many scientists of the Royal Academy of Sciences, etc., have been given new titles.

This further increased the number of nobles in Australasia, all of whom together had more than 300 nobles, although more than 200 of them were non-hereditary knights.

To be precise, there were 315 Australasian nobles, of which 268 were knights, 42 were barons, 4 were viscounts, and 1 was an earl.

In addition to the Prime Minister of Kent, who is an earl, the other highest titles are only viscounts, and they can receive about 5,000 Australian dollars in dividends every year, which is the income that every nobleman can get, and it is also one of the main sources of income for the new Australasian aristocracy.

The Prime Minister of Kent has more earl titles, with an annual dividend of up to 12,000 Australian dollars, which is equivalent to the annual income of nearly 200 Australasian people combined.

Although the power of these new aristocrats was much lower than that of the traditional European aristocracy, their position was relatively secure.

As long as the royal family is there, as long as the throne of the King of Australasia is there, the aristocratic class will not be abolished, and those who have obtained the title will always enjoy this benefit.

Although dividends seem to be a lot, the number of aristocratic classes is not destined to be too much. After all, if you want to get a noble title, it is impossible to accumulate enough credit.

The requirement for merit is also destined that most people's titles will stay at the knighthood, and the baron is already the pinnacle of ordinary people's lives.

Viscounts, earls on the Internet, it is no exaggeration to say that ordinary people are unattainable in a lifetime.

But every time the title takes a step forward, the promotion it brings to himself and his family is huge. Judging from the annual dividends alone, the difference in dividend income between different nobles is as high as several times or even more than ten times.

Fortunately, Arthur has established a joint consortium of nobles, and the annual income is completely enough to distribute dividends to the nobles.

These new aristocrats must also guarantee the status of the royal family and the king in order to earn their annual dividends.

The reason is simple, if the position of the royal family is not stable, the income of these many consortia is destined to be unmaintained.

At that time, even if the royal family wants to give them dividends, they will not be able to come up with money, and these new nobles will still understand such a simple truth.

Under the envious gaze of the people, dozens of new nobles were born in Australasia, and the power of the aristocratic class was strengthened.

Subsequently, the National Day activities came to the next part, that is, the government reported on the achievements of the country in the past 20 years, and commemorated the soldiers and heroes who sacrificed their lives for the country.

This link lasts for a long time, after all, this is the first anniversary of Australasia held in ten years, and there are still many changes in the country in 20 years.

By the time all these ceremonies were done, it was around 11 noon.

Although more than three hours have passed, the hundreds of thousands of people in the square have no intention of leaving, but are waiting for the next link with an expectant face.

The National Day ceremony is relatively solemn, and there is no rest time in the middle of each link, which is a test for all those who participate in the ceremony.

Fortunately, Australasian people still have a deep patriotic feeling for the country, and this little wait will naturally not cause any dissatisfaction.

At nearly 12 o'clock, the parade officially began.

Although it was time to eat, the soldiers were still in good spirits and did not feel in a bad state of mind because of the long wait.

The first to be inspected was naturally the Australasian Army, and the carefully selected Guards soldiers solemnly and majestically passed the parade platform, and after Arthur extended his hand to greet him, he shouted in his loudest voice: "Long live Your Majesty!" Long live Australasia! ”

Arthur nodded, still satisfied with the guards who took the lead. The parade is not only to flex its muscles to the outside world, but also to increase Australasia's international influence in disguise.

Therefore, it is very important for the army to take the lead. After careful consideration, Arthur decided to use the carefully selected review team of the Guards to prepare for the National Day parade.

After the Guards, there were cavalry companies formed by the regular army. The horses of these cavalry companies were all made up of Australasian wild horses, which were carefully selected and bred, and looked very robust, and the cavalry in military uniform looked mighty and domineering.

In order to add to the sense of intimidation and solemnity of the cavalry company, all the horses of the cavalry company were uniformly white, carefully selected and maintained, and looked without any flaws.

Such horses and seemingly majestic and powerful armies will naturally bring the shock of other small and medium-sized countries to a higher level.

In order to avoid the embarrassment of the horses pooping in front of the crowd in the square, the horses were fed less and defecated in advance before being inspected.

A whole troop of cavalry solemnly passed by the parade stand, and then shouted to Arthur with great fervent and respect: "Long live Your Majesty!" Long live Australasia! ”

The neat clatter of horses is the most effective way to prove the combat strength of this army.

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