The Rise Of Australasia

Chapter 633 - 482: Railway Tender and University Expansion_2

Meanwhile, Nicholas II was also very interested in the tanks and aircraft from Australasia and included them in his military orders.

In order to distribute supplies to the domestic population, Nicholas II has already spent a considerable portion of Germany’s compensation, and the Russian government’s financial situation is not very good.

For this reason, Nicholas II directly took out the gold that had been stored in the Tsar’s family for a long time, using genuine gold to trade with Australasia.

In addition to weapons and equipment, Nicholas II also ordered a large amount of grain and medical supplies from European countries for distribution to the domestic population.

After previous setbacks, Nicholas II had come to understand the importance of winning people’s hearts.

Although he did not completely change, he still knew that gaining the support of the people on the surface was important.

Even if it means distributing some supplies to the people for free, the cost won’t be too much. But such actions can greatly win the goodwill of the people, which is very important for stabilizing his rule.

In the face of such a powerful enemy as Soviet Russia, Nicholas II could be said to be doing everything possible.

Arthur firmly agreed to Nicholas II’s request to purchase weapons and equipment, after all, a Russia ruled by Tsar would also be in line with Australasia’s interests.

However, Arthur’s attention is not entirely focused on Russia. After all, the development of Australasia in the new year is also important.

The first thing to be done is the construction of railways in the Persian Gulf Territories.

Australasian construction companies are clearly unable to meet the domestic construction needs, so foreign construction companies need to be tendered in order to successfully commence the construction of railways in the Persian Gulf Territories.

Although this may seem incredible, if one considers that New Guinea Island is the world’s second-largest island, it seems somewhat inevitable.

This island has a wealth of water resources and mineral supplies, making it the most important area in Arthur’s plan, besides the Australian and New Zealand regions.

This island is an important source of water for Australasia and is the core area of Arthur’s plan for the North Water South Transfer.

It is no exaggeration to say that this island can bring new hope to the Australian region and is even more important than New Zealand in terms of importance.

This island will also be the first to be directly controlled among Australasia’s colonies and territories. Once it has enough immigration and scale, it will become a new directly controlled state of Australasia.

Of course, if it is a single state, the area would be too large. The best outcome is to divide it into 2 to 3 states, joining Australasia’s ruling map.

Speaking of which, I can’t help but mention the huge administrative division of the Australian region.

It is no exaggeration to say that the land area of Australia alone exceeds that of most countries in the world.

However, the whole of Australia was only divided into West Australia, South Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, and the Capital Territory - seven administrative areas.

This kind of administrative division is somewhat unreasonable, with the largest West Australia even occupying more than one-third of the Australian region, and the smaller Capital Territory and Tasmania only a small fraction of West Australia.

For such a vast land, Arthur’s ideal administrative division is to divide it into at least ten administrative areas.

Among them, the southeastern areas of New South Wales, Victoria, and the Capital Territory must be divided into at least five administrative areas, as this is where the majority of Australia’s population lives, even accommodating more than half of the population of Australasia.