The Rise of Australasia

Speaking of Australasia’s agriculture, the development is actually quite satisfactory. As a country with a population of just over 20 million, Australasia’s food production is already sufficient for domestic consumption, and even if the population doubles, there would be no problem.

Due to Arthur’s emphasis on agriculture, by 1920, Australasia’s cultivated land area had reached 39.5 million acres, and total grain production was as high as 18.5 million tons, setting a new record.

Of course, this has also led to the annual growth of Australasia’s grain exports. Australasia’s grain has been sold far and wide in Asia and Europe, becoming one of the most famous grain-exporting countries.

This is also the advantage of having a smaller population; fewer resources are consumed, so more materials can be exported in exchange for a large amount of foreign exchange income.

As the first step in the localization of Australasia’s colonies, Dili’s grain output has exceeded 80,000 tons, and the total cultivated land area has reached 172,000 acres, covering nearly 700 square kilometers of land.

Under the strong development during this period, the total population of Dili has exceeded 140,000, barely reaching a scale of 145,300. This is a significant population growth compared to the previous year.

Currently, Dili is still in a period of full development. It is expected that within two years, the population will reach around 180,000, and the total cultivated land area will exceed 1,000 square kilometers, with a grain output of 120,000 tons.

By then, Dili will naturally be incorporated into Australasia’s territory, accompanying the reform of Australasia’s administrative divisions and becoming a new state of Australasia.

As for the matter of administrative division reform, it has already been put on Arthur’s action list, waiting for the completion of the new capital construction before it can be carried out.

At present, the administrative divisions of the entire Australasia are not very reasonable. Australia, with over 7 million square kilometers, has only seven administrative divisions, and the area of a single state is too large, making it a burden to manage.

Especially for the western states of West Australia and South Australia State, their areas generally exceed 2 million square kilometers, which is larger than the combined area of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, and Portugal, but they are only one state of Australia, so the management burden can be imagined.

Especially after the construction of Australia’s western industrial base, the management costs of West Australian and South Australian states have risen sharply.

Because their territories are too large, it is easy for crime to breed. After all, the number of police in these two states is difficult to cover the entire state, and some security departments are inevitably left out, which is a hidden danger to national security.

Dividing such large administrative divisions is conducive to the better management of their land by all levels of government, and can effectively promote economic development and exchange between regions.

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The situation is also the same in the eastern region of Australia. At present, there are only Queensland State, Capital Territory, New South Wales State, Victoria State, and Tasmania State in the eastern region’s administrative divisions.

The administrative regions are too large, and they are the most refined parts of Australasia, gathering more than half of the Australasian population, making them very difficult to manage.

Later Australian administrative divisions have no great reference value either, since the total population of later Australia is only over 20 million, which Australasia will soon catch up with.

This also means that the administrative divisions of Australasia, especially the Australian region, need to be modified according to specific circumstances, and there is nothing to refer to.

But this is also good news. In short, the current administrative divisions were former colonies. Since there is not much difference in the lives of Australasian people now, there are no problems with incorrect administrative divisions.

In addition to focusing on agriculture, the Four-Year Development Plan also has high requirements for industrial development.

The achievements the government handed over in 1919 were quite good. The overall industry of Australasia was still in a state of rapid growth, unaffected.

It is worth mentioning that before the war, Australasia’s industrial output value accounted for only 3.7% of the world, while the top eight in the world were the United States, Germany, United Kingdom, Russia Nation, France, Austro-Hungarian Empire, Australasia, and Italy.

After experiencing this war, there has been a significant change in the ranking of the world’s top eight. The United States is still the world’s number one, and its industrial output value now accounts for 35.1% of the world.

The United Kingdom has surpassed Germany to become second, with its proportion also increasing to 16.2%.

Third is Germany, with its industrial output value accounting for 12.4% of the world.

Australasia has made significant progress, with industrial output rising from 3.7% to 7.8%.

France is also closely following, and although it has suffered heavy losses, its industrial output value still accounts for 7.5% of the world.

Sixth is Italy, with its industrial output accounting for 5% of the world.

Seventh is the Austro-Hungarian Empire, with its industrial output accounting for 2.7% of the world.

Eighth is the island nation, with its industrial output accounting for 1.9% of the world.

These eight countries’ industrial output occupies 88.6% of the world’s total industrial output, which shows the huge gap between powerful countries and ordinary countries.

From the current industrial rankings, one can see how much damage World War I has done to European countries.

Although it seems that the proportion of some countries is increasing, it is because the entire world’s industrial output value is decreasing.

Russia Nation has dropped directly from the fourth strongest industrial country to not being ranked, as the civil war has caused the collapse of its industry and agriculture.

If it weren’t for Soviet Russia’s restrictions on controlling the population, a large number of Russians would have fled early.

Even so, the number of people migrating from Russia to other countries each year is as high as one million, and the number of people secretly fleeing is countless, with at least hundreds of thousands.

Among many countries, the industry in Australasia is undoubtedly the fastest growing.

Before the war, Australasia’s industry was only ranked seventh in the world, with a considerable gap from the previous countries.

But now, Australasia’s industry has confidently become the fourth in the world. Although the gap with France is not large, progress is evident.

It’s not surprising that defeated Germany still maintains the third largest industrial output in the world. After all, German industry was so huge that it was impossible to shut down entirely.

Moreover, many European countries are very fond of Germany’s cheap industrial products, which undoubtedly stimulate Germany’s industrial growth, albeit only in light industry, but the industrial base is still there.

The same goes for the Austro-Hungarian Empire, a powerful country with a decent industrial scale.

Although Hungary has become independent, it is a grain-producing area, not an industrial area.

The famous Czechoslovakia with considerable industrial scale in later generations is actually the current Bohemia and northern Hungary of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

In addition, the developed industry in the Austrian region is the reason why the current Austro-Hungarian Empire can still be named on the industrial output list.

Of course, compared with its own troubled brothers, the situation in the Austro-Hungarian Empire is not very good.

After Hungary gained its independence, Bohemia also wanted to be independent, but was heavily suppressed by the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

It’s worth mentioning that the current Austro-Hungarian Empire has actually changed its name, to be precise, the Austrian Empire, with the Hungarian part becoming the Hungarian Republic.

Relatively speaking, the current situation in the United Kingdom, France, the United States, and Australasia is still good.

In terms of industrial growth and economic development for other countries, these few countries are considered satisfactory, which also leads to the fact that no other country can suppress any one of them on the international stage.

Naturally, nothing needs to be said about the Russian civil war, and Italy doesn’t have much say in Europe, let alone the whole international stage.

Besides, the only powerful country that is not defeated is the island nation. However, after the island nation became a laughing stock at the naval conference, no major power took them seriously.

Even the US-Japan alliance has some cracks, and if it weren’t for the Americans’ bad reputation in the international community, they probably wouldn’t want this ally.

The good economy in these four countries has also led to a situation - the rise of housing prices.

Yes, including Australasia, housing prices in these countries are steadily increasing.

This is inevitable because the economy is changing, so housing prices cannot remain at the same level.

Of course, this increase in housing prices is a premeditated move, mainly targeting the United States, while other countries are just affected by it.

The booming real estate economy in the United States will also spread to Europe and Australia, and it’s normal for Europe and Australasia to be affected by it.

However, compared to the severe impact on the United States, the rise of housing prices in Australasia is controllable, and the increase is not too substantial.

Who can say that the largest capital in Australasia isn’t Arthur himself? As long as there is no involvement of capitalists, a stable housing supply can be guaranteed.

As long as there is a stable housing supply, it will not cause panic on a housing crisis among the people. Otherwise, there would be no rush to buy houses, and the impact on housing prices would not be too dramatic.

In recent times, the increase in housing prices in Australasia has been maintained within 5%, which is far less exaggerated than the increase in housing prices in Europe and America.

According to the latest news, housing prices in New York have risen to about 500 US dollars, which is more than 130 US dollars higher than a few months ago. That is not a small income.

After all, the currencies of various countries have not depreciated too much yet, and the famous depreciation era has not yet arrived.

Money is still valuable these days, and 130 US dollars are equivalent to more than half a year’s income for Americans. Such an increase is quite exaggerated.

However, the rise in housing prices has also allowed governments and capitalists of various countries to see profits.

Many capitalists have made tens of thousands or even more than 100,000 US dollars during the housing price surge, doubling their net worth directly.

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