After the role of the radars is ensured, the next most important task is to install these radars on the warship.

Whether it is a previous battleship or an aircraft carrier, or a small and medium-sized warship, as long as the size and space are sufficient, such a radar must be installed.

Fortunately, the area of the radar is not too large, except for the kind of small ships of several hundred tons, warships of thousands of tons basically have space to install such radars.

Even the construction of Hercules-class aircraft carriers and Hurricane-class aircraft carriers was designed with regard to the installation space of the radar.

Radar is crucial to the improvement of a warship's combat effectiveness, and a warship with radar is more than a star and a half stronger than a warship of the same class.

At the same time that the Ministry of Defense was busy because of the radar experiment, the Palais des Nations in Fort St. Arthur suddenly became busy at this time.

It wasn't a special holiday, but Queen Mary and a few little ones were preparing for William's first official diplomatic visit on behalf of the country.

Born in 1909, William is now over 16 years old and is about to finish high school and go to the army.

As Arthur's eldest son, according to the country's succession law, William is the first heir to the throne of Australasia.

Because of this, Arthur is already cultivating William's ability to govern the country, allowing himself to have a qualified or even excellent heir.

Although Arthur had many children, he could choose the best to inherit the throne. But the primogeniture (daughter) inheritance law is also deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and as long as William's ability is not too bad, Arthur does not intend to abolish William's inheritance.

After all, it's the 20th century, and there's no need to be so brutal in the struggle for the throne. While the throne represents power, power also represents responsibility.

Arthur would prefer a few little guys to work together to maintain the rule of the royal family and push the country of Australasia to a new level.

Because William was on his first official diplomatic visit, he chose London, the most prosperous city at the moment, as his destination.

The Anglo-Australian relationship is the main tone of Australasia's development at the moment, and the first stop in London is a testament to how friendly the relationship between the UK and Australia is.

In fact, this is normal, after all, the royal families of the two countries are still one family. William's visit to the UK was not only a diplomatic visit to represent Australasia, but also a member of the British royal family to build ties between the next generation.

Because only more than 20 years have passed, the relationship between Arthur and the British royal family is still relatively close.

George V was Arthur's cousin and William's cousin, which can be regarded as a relative within three generations.

Even the current Arthur and William have the right to inherit the British throne, but they have to be ranked after the children of George V and the children of Edward VII, which are already more than a dozen.

Speaking of London, this is definitely one of the most prosperous and sprawling cities in the world right now. The only place that can be compared to London is New York in the United States, but New York is still slightly behind London.

This is not an exaggeration, London's population exceeded 7 million a few years ago, and the current population remains above 7.5 million, which is more than the population of some second- and third-rate European countries, which is enough to see the exaggeration of London's population.

New York, on the other hand, has a population of about 7 million, and because of the influence of Australasia, the United States has received fewer immigrants than it has historically.

Although it was normal for a city with a population of 10 million to exist in later generations, 100 years ago now, a city with a population of 1 million is already huge, and a population of 10 million is unheard of.

You know, it's not just a good thing to have a large number of people in a city. The increase in population means that the competition for jobs is more intense, and the requirements for urban security, medical environment and education are more stringent.

What's more, the large population can make traffic congested and reduce the efficiency of transportation within the city.

At the current rate of population growth in London and New York, a city of tens of millions is no longer a dream, and there is even hope that it will be realized in two or three decades.

Apart from these two behemoths, the other equally famous cities, whether Paris or Vienna, Rome, Berlin, St. Petersburg or Sydney, cannot be compared in population and size with London and New York.

In 1925, some media in Australasia selected the world's top ten cities, and this ranking received a lot of praise, with London and New York ranking first and second respectively.

The ranking of the world's top 10 cities is as follows:

First place, London, with a total population of 7.56 million.

In second place, New York, with a total population of 7.11 million.

In third place, Sydney, has a total population of 3.71 million.

In fourth place, Tokyo, with a total population of 3.32 million.

In fifth place, Chicago has a total population of 3.27 million.

In sixth place, Paris, has a total population of 3.03 million.

Seventh place, Philadelphia, with a total population of 2.94 million.

In eighth place, Melbourne has a total population of 2.47 million.

The ninth place, Osaka, has a total population of 2.11 million.

10th place, Vienna, with a total population of 1.97 million.

A characteristic can be seen from the ranking of these top ten cities, in addition to the special existence of the island nation with a large number of people, there are only two countries with two top ten cities, that is, the United States and Australasia.

Both countries have a distinct feature in that they are both countries of immigration. The large cities of the immigrant countries have relatively large populations, but more of the areas are undeveloped or rarely developed and barren areas.

Europe is different, and the European region is relatively well developed. Although it seems that the top ten cities are only one European country at most, there are many cities with a population of one million, which is not comparable to the United States and Australasia.

As the most populous city at present, London has many nicknames, and if it is called the second most famous, there is no city that dares to call it the first.

The titles of the world's financial capital, the world's political capital, the world's economic capital, the world's industrial capital, the pearl of Europe, the beacon of humanity, and so on, disguise London's reputation as unparalleled.

But at the same time, the negative reputation of the smog city and the exploitative city is also a common shortcoming of the current populous cities.

Yes, basically all cities with large populations have such problems. In the final analysis, the current industry does not pay attention to the protection of the environment, and the pollution and impact of industry on the environment is huge.

London was not only the first city to become famous for its smog, but also the first city to die due to environmental pollution.

This is also one of the black histories in the development of the British Empire. There were a large number of homicides that were disguised as deaths caused by smog, and medical care at the time was not developed at the time, and it was impossible to tell whether it was a death from chronic poisoning or something else.

Of course, there are many people who really die because of the smog. Decades ago, there were no masks, and breathing and living in a severe smog environment for a long time could be imagined as harmful to human health.

On this trip to London, Queen Mary specially prepared several customized masks for William, specifically to protect against the smog weather in London.

While industry has made London the largest city in the world, it has also made London the most dangerous city.

On the surface, London is glamorous, with more than a quarter of the world's financial transactions taking place in London, and dozens of companies listed on the London Stock Exchange every day, enough to witness the prosperity of the London economy.

But at the same time, in the dark corners and backlands of London, a large number of people die every day because of severe smog pollution.

There are also starving to death, freezing to death, no one to find in the dim corners, and it has no effect on this huge city.

Although William arrived in London at the end of March and almost April, Queen Mary still did not dare to let her guard down, and still insisted that William bring a few more masks, and even bring the royal family's personal doctor.

Fortunately, it is not winter to go to London, and in the case of severe smog, the visibility in London is less than 100 meters, which has seriously affected the life of the city.

This is one of the reasons why Arthur wants to move the capital. Rather than allowing Sydney to develop into such a smog city, it is better to strictly limit the scale of Sydney and minimize the harm caused by environmental pollution.

Fortunately, when Australasia built an industrial zone, environmental pollution was already a consideration.

Although industry cannot avoid pollution, pollution in Australasia is still within a controllable range, at least not causing great harm to human health.

Both sides have attached great importance to this diplomatic visit, and the British have already warmed up in the newspapers in advance.

On the Australasian side, although William is nominally in charge of the diplomatic corps, the government will also send Deputy Prime Minister Raul, Foreign Secretary Daizer, and Education Secretary Kylo as members of the diplomatic corps.

Although it was the first time to go far away, William did not have any timidity, and even looked forward to this trip to London.

With Arthur's encouragement and Queen Mary's farewell, William embarked on a journey to London.

30 March 1926, London.

After a long month's journey, William and his party finally arrived in London, the world's most prosperous city.

As soon as he got off the ship, William's brow furrowed. This is completely different from the prosperous London he imagined, the faint smog completely obscures the face of London, and it looks like a gray city.

"Prime Minister Raul, has London always been like this?" William couldn't help but ask curiously.

William was disappointed that the world's most prosperous city was like this, and he was curious about how the British royal family lived in such a city.

"Indeed, Your Highness." Deputy Prime Minister Raul nodded and said to William very respectfully.

Raul rose through the ranks of the Guard, successively through the Guard, the Ministry of Defense, and now the position of Deputy Prime Minister, and is loyal to the royal family and Arthur.

This time, Deputy Prime Minister Raul followed William on a diplomatic visit, not only to let Raul control the overall situation, but also to allow William to get in touch with the royalists in Australasia as soon as possible, and at the same time understand who is his own in the cabinet.

"Your Highness, His Royal Highness the Duke of York has come down." Looking at the figure of someone from afar, Deputy Prime Minister Raul hurriedly reminded William, who was about to complain.

The Duke of York was the second son of George V and the most famous George VI in history.

Of course, the current George VI is only the second heir to the throne, and he is preceded by his elder brother, Crown Prince Edward.

Australasia is different from the United Kingdom, and the identity of Crown Prince Edward's heir to the throne has long been determined, so it is naturally not suitable to come to greet William in person.

After all, William is currently just an ordinary prince, and he has neither received a division of the title, nor has he determined the identity of the heir to the throne, and it is most appropriate for Duke George, who is also an ordinary prince, to greet him.

Hearing Deputy Prime Minister Raul's reminder, William quickly dispelled his complaints, showed a very formal smile, and walked towards Duke George, who was walking towards him.

"William, welcome to London!" Duke George said with a smile on his face.

The two met in Australasia during the National Day ceremony before, after all, they are a family, but they are not so unfamiliar.

"It's my pleasure, cousin George." William nodded, smiling as well.

"The weather hasn't been too good in the last few days, let's go, let's go straight to the palace." Looking at William's obvious surprise haze, Duke George, who was already familiar with such an environment, smiled and invited William.

William is also a member of the British royal family, so naturally he went to the palace to meet George V first, and then discussed a diplomatic visit with the government.

Coupled with the good relations between the two countries, the matters to be discussed during this diplomatic visit will basically be reached.

William nodded, and followed George in the car to Buckingham Palace.

In the car, William couldn't help but ask curiously: "Cousin George, is the weather in London like this every day?" ”

As if to understand what William wanted to ask, Duke George replied with a smile: "Not strictly speaking. It's more severe when it's cold, but it's okay in summer, and I'm used to this kind of ghost weather. ”

"That's terrible, Cousin George. Wouldn't such severe smog have health effects? Why don't you want to manage it? William said with some surprise.

"The environment of the palace is fine, and there are still a lot of trees and everything." George V said: "Such an environment may be governed only by God, and no one else can do it." ”

"Why don't you try to shut down some factories?" On the way to Buckingham Palace, William couldn't help frowning as he looked at the smoke coming out of the factory chimneys.

"You see, William, the factories of the capitalists are not so easy to close. For the greedy capitalists, they don't care how harmful the emissions from the factories are to the environment, and how they are to London and its citizens.

For them, the factory can make money when it is open, and lose money when it is closed, which is the simplest truth. Trying to shut down their factories is no easier than building a London. Duke George shook his head helplessly and explained very seriously.

The biggest difference between Britain and Australasia is that the British capitalists have already formed a climate, and even become large enough to influence the situation of the country.

The British government had to take into account the opinions of the capitalists, because if the capitalists became angry, it would also make the British government uncomfortable.

Australasia is different. Although capital has also undergone considerable development in the past 20 years, except for Arthur, there has been no capital large enough to influence the country.

Most of the capital in Australasia is small and medium-sized private capital, and with relatively strict control, capital does not pose a threat to the country.

If it was under Australasian rule, the factories would have been shut down, and even the capitalists could be forced to rectify the factory's environment.

But if it were London, England, if the British government gave such an order, I am afraid that the capitalists would directly mobilize the workers to start a riot.

And most importantly, the British government does not have the right person to make this decision.

The government is afraid of responsibility, and it is impossible for it to take on such a burden on its own initiative, taking the risk of infamy and hatred of the capitalists.

After all, officials also have to live, and if they don't cooperate with the capitalists, they are already loyal to the country, so do they have to fight against the capitalists for the sake of the country?

No matter how brilliant a British prime minister is, there is a term limit, but there is no term limit for capitalists. Which one to choose for a short period of scenery or a long period of glory and wealth, most prime ministers are still relatively smart.

It stands to reason that the King of England can be the one who makes the decision and the rules for this. Unfortunately, the power of the King of England was interrupted from George V.

George V succeeded to the throne in 1910, when Germany and the United States were already a great threat to Britain and Victoria's glory was gone.

Although the change of his surname allowed George V to quell public anger, it also caused George V to lose the favor of the European royal family and the German aristocracy.

The current king of England is more of a symbol, and may not be able to fight the powerful capitalists.

"Anyway, Cousin George, you're about to have your first child, right?" William seemed to have thought of something, looked at Duke George, and suddenly asked.

"Yes, the doctor's estimate should be in late April, and if you stay longer, you should be able to see the baby come to life." Although Duke George didn't understand William's intention to ask, there was obviously nothing taboo about such a question, and Duke George naturally didn't mind answering.

"Well, to convey my father's thoughts, do you mind my father being the godfather of your unborn child?" William's face changed, and he asked a little embarrassed.

This kind of behavior of rushing to be a godfather before he was born is diametrically opposed to the mature and stable image that Arthur has always given people, and it also makes William really unable to understand what his father is going to do.

However, this is equivalent to just becoming the godfather of his own relatives, and in the end it is nothing. Coupled with the good relations between Australasia and the UK, this might show the intimacy of the UK-Australia ties, which William thinks.

"Godfather? Of course I don't mind, it's an honor for me and this kid. Duke George said hurriedly.

If he was the heir to the throne, there would be no surprise that Arthur would have done so. But he is only the second heir to the throne, and while his brother is in good health, Arthur offers to be the godfather of the children of an ordinary prince, which is actually a bit self-defeating.

In fact, this is normal, if you are not a traverser, it is impossible to understand Arthur's intention to do this.

Because Duke George is the famous George VI in history, and his first daughter is the later famous Queen Elizabeth, the monarch who re-stabilized the British royal family and the country.

Of course, George VI's elder brother, Edward VIII, is also very famous. This monarch who loved beauty in the true sense of the word was also the first and only king in British history to voluntarily abdicate.

Giving up the British throne for the love he was all about, such a move may only be made by Prince Edward.

However, later generations had different opinions about the inside story of Edward VIII's abdication, and various news continued to emerge.

On the surface, the reason for Edward VIII's abdication was that he fell in love with a woman who had been married twice, after all, divorce and remarriage were not allowed in the Anglican Church, and such an offensive behavior made all the people in England at that time oppose it.

But in reality, there was a German influence behind Edward VIII's abdication.

The FBI obtained intelligence that the real reason for forcing Edward VIII to abdicate was actually that his wife, Mrs. Simpson, was suspected of being a supporter of Germany.

Of course, this suspicion was eventually confirmed, which is why Edward VIII had to abdicate.

Mrs. Simpson was not only a staunch supporter of Germany, but even had close contacts with the German ambassador to Britain at the time.

How close? Not only is there a connection between important information, but also a close connection between the two people's bodies.

They were so bold that the German ambassador to Britain presented Mrs. Simpson with 17 pink carnations every day, a number that represented the number of secret trysts they had.

Even after Edward VIII and Mrs. Simpson went into exile in France, the connection between Simpson and the German ambassador remained unbroken.

The dual physical and intellectual contact not only made the inside story of Edward VIII's abdication a scandal for the British royal family, but also a secret document that was not released at the time.

Although the Germany of this world has changed a lot, the hatred between France and Germany still exists, and Mrs. Simpson cannot become innocent.

Although Arthur had no idea about the British throne, he laid out the heir to the British throne in advance, which was also obviously in the interests of Australasia.

And to put it bluntly, Edward VIII was not a qualified heir to the throne. Back when he was the son of the crown prince, he was bullied in the military academy.

After investigation, the subordinates who saw Prince Edward's crying nose found out that the reason why those cadets bullied Prince Edward was actually to show off to others that they had kicked the king after serving in the future.

This kind of thing happened to the British royal family, which not only means that the prestige of the British royal family among the people has been greatly reduced, but also represents Edward's cowardly character.

At that time, he was already the eldest son of the crown prince and the next heir to the country. Such an identity can be bullied by ordinary cadets of the Naval Academy, and even crying aggrievedly, which has doomed Edward's ruling career to not go well.

When the people at the bottom have no reverence for the royal family, it also means that the status of the royal family no longer exists, and it may be overthrown by the monstrous anger of the people's dissatisfaction at any time.

Although Arthur values the ideas of the people at the bottom, the royal family is a royal family after all, and it is not something that ordinary people can bully casually.

In a few words, Arthur became the godfather of Duke George's first child.

In Western philosophy, a church father is a person who is given a Christian name when an infant or toddler is baptized and who undertakes his or her religious education.

The influence of the church father on a person is still very great, after all, for Westerners, the importance and role of religion is far higher than that of religion in the hearts of Easterners.

After this episode, William followed Duke George to visit King George V and took up residence at Buckingham Palace.

The scheduled time for this diplomatic visit is one week, which is still a relatively long time, so naturally there is no rush for this day.

The main purpose of this diplomatic visit, in addition to negotiating some new cooperation, was to establish relations between the two countries and to ask the British what they thought about currency depreciation and the gold standard.

Currency depreciation and the abandonment of the gold standard have become commonplace topics in this day and age, and have attracted the attention of various countries.

France, in particular, has officially adopted the policy of paper money inflation, and the depreciation rate of the franc cannot be controlled at all, but the benefits brought by the depreciation have made the French government make a lot of money.

It is worth pondering that Britain and Italy, which have not depreciated, are suffering from an unemployment crisis, while France, where the currency has depreciated, has few unemployed people, far from the point of calling it a crisis.

This has also made many countries excited, and if they are not prepared, they will follow in France's footsteps and create a new round of currency devaluation competition.

Who would have thought that currency depreciation would also turn into a competition. But the benefits of currency depreciation are well worth it, and instead of keeping the value of the currency at suspension, it is better to take the initiative to devalue the currency and become the beneficiary of this competition.

One of the purposes of this diplomatic visit is to strengthen cooperation with the British side to build a new monetary system for the British pound and the Australian dollar, so as to advance and retreat together in this currency depreciation competition.

The French took the initiative to devaluation their currencies to put the Latin Monetary Union in name only, and the monetary systems of various countries became chaotic again.

The UK is the most powerful country, and the British pound is widely recognized for its value preservation. If it can be combined with the Australian dollar to create a British pound-Australian dollar monetary system, it is theoretically possible to unify the currency.

Of course, the unification here is not to allow other countries to use the British pound and the Australian dollar as official currencies, but to make the British pound and the Australian dollar as a common currency, directly linked to the currencies of other countries, thus affecting the economic situation of the whole world.

The good news is that the Australian dollar has been pegged to the British pound from the beginning, and it is easy to get the British pound and the Australian dollar combined.

The pennies and shillings under the Australian dollar system are not much different from the pennies and shillings under the British pound system, which also lays a good foundation for the union of the Australian dollar and the British pound.

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