Arthur's words provoked action from the entire cabinet government, and the greatest result was the rapid indigenization of all the colonies.

Even if the construction goes well, it is hoped that it will take two years to indigenize all the colonies.

Such a time was in line with Arthur's expectations, and Arthur couldn't help but relax. After all, judging from the current situation, Tsarist Russia can still hold out for a while.

In addition, after the fall of Tsarist Russia, there was a transitional stage in the middle, and two years was almost a very suitable time.

After relaxing, Arthur decided to spend more time with his family, let his heir to the throne, William, take on more government work, and exercise his abilities by the way.

Now while Arthur can still completely control the government, it is William's best opportunity to exercise. When William takes control of the throne in the future, he wants to train him, and there will be no Dinghai Divine Needle like Arthur to control the overall situation.

After all, there is a backer behind it and there is no backer, and the difference and influence between the two is still very great.

The reason why I chose to spend more time with my family is because my mother, Queen Mother Louise, is much worse with the naked eye.

It's also something you can't avoid in life. Arthur was born in 1888 and is about to turn 43.

Arthur's mother, Queen Louise, was born in June 1860 and is currently 70 years old.

In this era, you can live to be 70 years old, which is definitely one of the few years of high life.

The Queen Mother Louise in history only lived to 1917, which is 13 years longer than now, which is a big change.

No matter how much power Arthur had, he could not stop his mother, Queen Louise, from aging visibly year by year.

Unless you can have the advanced technology of 100 years now, it will be a matter of time before you part with Queen Louise.

Queen Louise obviously understands this, which is one of the reasons why she frequently urges William to get married and have children early.

Older people want to see their offspring thrive and flourish, as did Queen Victoria and Queen Louise.

The good news is that Princess Alexandrine has been pregnant for several months. Queen Louise only needs to hold out until this time next year to see her grandson or granddaughter born.

But before that, for all the family, including Queen Mother Louise, Arthur intends to accompany him more.

Anyway, with William to help him deal with government affairs, ordinary cabinet meetings can also allow William to participate, and he can be much easier.

Time passes quickly, especially when you're with your family.

Before you know it, it's Christmas 1930, and 1930 is about to pass.

This year's Christmas has become much more lively. Not only is there more Princess Alexandrine, but there is also more little guy in Princess Alexandrine's belly that has not yet been born.

With the exception of a live national address on Christmas Day, much of the rest was left to William.

Including the distribution of food and other subsidies to low-income people through the Royal Relief Committee, William also made public appearances.

This did allow William to accumulate a certain amount of prestige, at least the people were still very satisfied with the heir appointed by Arthur.

Mature, unpresumptuous, and as passionate as Arthur is for the people, this is already a qualified monarch in the eyes of Australasian people.

Time passed, and time quickly came to 1931.

At the beginning of the year, several major events took place around the world.

The protagonists of the current world events are undoubtedly Germany, Italy and the island nations.

All three countries have radical administrative philosophies, and they are all acting accordingly.

The first big world news of 1931 should be attributed to the end of the war between Italy and the Abyssinian Empire.

It was the second war between the two countries, which ended with a successful Italian revenge.

In this war, the Abyssinian Empire committed about 500,000 troops, and Italy also increased its army from 100,000 to 350,000.

The war lasted almost eight months, from May 1930 to January 1931, with more than 100,000 dead and wounded on both sides.

When it comes to the scale of casualties on both sides, this is a topic that Mussolini is reluctant to mention.

Although the Italian army won the war with a smaller number of men, the cost of the war was much higher than that of the Abyssinian Empire, and the casualties of the soldiers were not at all as good as those of the Western powers against the African natives.

Let's start with the military spending of both sides in this war.

The Italian army dispatched a large number of aircraft to occupy air superiority, and mobilized a considerable transport fleet to ensure the supply of supplies in East Africa.

Under such circumstances, Italy's victory in the final war can only be said to be an inevitable result. With such a huge disparity in weapons and equipment between the two sides, if Italy cannot achieve a final victory, then Mussolini should really consider whether the country has any hope of rising.

Although Mussolini was satisfied with the final result, the ratio of casualties on both sides simply made Britain and France laugh out loud.

Italy has deployed a total of 350,000 troops, with an estimated death toll of more than 10,000 and a cumulative wounded of more than 83,000.

In addition, about 15,000 non-combat casualties or wounded, adding up to nearly 110,000 casualties, which is already quite high.

On the side of the Abyssinian Empire, about 170,000 of the 500,000 troops were killed (estimated), and the casualties were even more incalculable.

However, considering the small stockpile of thermal weapons in the Abyssinian Empire, the high casualties were also justified.

After all, the weapons of the Italian army can be called excellent in Europe, and the weapons of the Abyssinian Empire are even in the age of cold weapons.

The end of this war was not the signing of a peace treaty, but a unilateral declaration by Mussolini.

On January 17, 1931, Mussolini publicly announced the annexation of the entire territory of the Abyssinian Empire to the Kingdom of Italy, and said that he would send troops within the new territory to help the new territory restore order and return to production more quickly.

Although it is said to be fanciful, in fact, the real purpose is to guard against the resistance of the Abyssinians.

The Abyssinian Empire was still fierce in its colonial resistance, which was why the Kingdom of Italy lost its first war with the Abyssinian Empire.

Without a sufficient number of garrisons, it was not impossible for the Abyssinian Empire to revolt again, and even drive out the Italians.

It is worth mentioning that although there was no indication in the war between Italy and the Abyssinian Empire, the British accepted the last emperor of the Abyssinian Empire, Haile Selassie I, and allowed him to live in London as a distinguished guest.

This is actually the British strategy in terms of diplomacy. At the very least, it reflects the British Empire's dissatisfaction with Italy's land in the Abyssinian Empire, and draws a line with the Italians.

But in fact, although under the dominance of Britain and France, the world alliance imposed economic sanctions on Italy.

But this economic sanction can only be said to be painless. Although it contains food and many other supplies, there are no provisions on the two most important sanctions, namely, the embargo on oil and the blockade of the Suez Canal.

You know, Italy does not have any large oil fields, and domestic oil consumption basically depends on overseas imports.

If an oil embargo is imposed on Italy, most of Italy's tanks and planes, including warships, will be paralyzed.

Not to mention the blockade of the Suez Canal. Italy is a purely Mediterranean country, with access to the sea all located inside the Mediterranean.

As long as the Mediterranean Sea is blocked, if the Italian navy wants to get close to East Africa, it will have to pass through the Strait of Gibraltar and bypass all of Africa in order to reach East Africa.

Not to mention whether the Strait of Gibraltar will be similarly blocked after the blockade of the Suez Canal, even if it can be passed, in the case of such a long detour, the logistical advantage of the Italians will disappear.

From this aspect, it can be seen that Britain and France do not actually want to promote sanctions against Italy.

Because of this, throughout the war, Mussolini was very confident, and quickly announced the occupation of the entire Abyssinian Empire after the war, without taking into account European public opinion.

Putting aside European public opinion, many Italians in Italy are still very satisfied with Mussolini's expansion of the country by hundreds of thousands of square kilometers.

Even in World War I, Italy's expansion was not large. Even if it was only a colonial country annexed, it would be enough to send many ideologically radical Italians into a state of frenzy.

Because the power of the Italian king has been hollowed out, the object of popular fanaticism can only be the dictatorship Mussolini.

Mussolini was very satisfied with the public opinion in Italy, and he felt that there was nothing wrong with his policies, and that Italy was on the road to revival and rise.

Italy's success in this colonial war has given other countries an opportunity to breed greater ambitions.

Britain and France may not have imagined that their connivance with Italy for various reasons would make other even more crazy countries have even more crazy ideas.

If there is a regret pill, perhaps the current leaders of the British and French governments want to buy a box in the future.

But now, they simply think that the situation is still under their control.

After Italy succeeded in expanding its territory by hundreds of thousands of square kilometers, Hitler admitted that he was impressed.

However, Germany has suffered from many restrictions, and the most important thing at present is to gradually lift the restrictions on Germany.

Considering the connivance of Britain and France in Italy during the war, Hitler decided to test the attitude of Britain and France towards Germany to determine what strategy he should adopt.

At first, Hitler was cautious. Among the many tentative plans, Hitler chose the more moderate one, that is, to quietly study heavy weapons and equipment to test the attitude of Britain and France.

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