Rise of Australia

Chapter 148 Government Annual Report Meeting
Of course, before the National Day, there is another very important meeting of the Australian government, which is the annual summary of the government's annual report.

At this time of year, it is also time to measure all the things and achievements of various departments and all officials in a year, and even decide whether they can stay in this position in the next election.

Although Australia's political scene is not very competitive, these ministers have a good chance of being re-elected without making mistakes.

But there is also an x ​​factor, and that is Arthur's attitude.As the real power of Australia, Duke Arthur has the power to appoint cabinet members.

Once these officials are dissatisfied with Arthur due to incompetence or negativity, they will lose their official positions in vain, which will be a big loss.

You must know that although Australia's international reputation is very low, it is also a huge country with a territory of several million square kilometers and a population of several million.

Being a cabinet minister and cabinet member in such a country is far more powerful than being an ordinary official.

What's more, it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from luxury to frugality.After these officials have tasted the huge power of the cabinet members, wanting them to give up these powers is tantamount to cutting off a piece of meat in their hearts.

Therefore, these cabinet members are very serious about this government annual report summary meeting. Not only have they summarized all the evidence produced by their respective departments within a year, they have also collected a lot of information, and they have plans for their respective departments for the next year. Made a clear layout.

December 1902, 12, the last day of 31, was also the day when the Australian Cabinet Government held its annual summary report meeting.

In the early morning of this day, several cabinet ministers, including Prime Minister Evan, arrived in the conference room early, and carefully studied the materials in their hands, lest they forget some data.

It would be a lot of fun if Arthur suddenly asked them some statistics from their respective departments that they didn't know.

Can a person who does not know the data of his department be understood as incompetent or dereliction of duty?

At eight o'clock in the morning, Arthur arrived at the meeting room on the top floor of the National Government Affairs Building very punctually.

Everyone quickly stood up and saluted, and then sat down after Arthur's gesture.

"Everyone, 1902 has come to the last day, and we are about to usher in a brand new 1903. Similarly, our cabinet government has also gone through a full year of work, and it must have achieved a lot of results. Now, it is also It’s time for all of us to test the achievements of the government. Prime Minister Evan, you should come first! Introduce the general achievements of the cabinet government so that everyone can understand the changes in Australia.” After everyone was seated , Arthur said straight to the point.

"Yes, Your Highness." Prime Minister Evan nodded respectfully, took the information report he had prepared, and walked step by step to the central podium of the circular conference table.

"Your Highness, everyone. Looking closely at 1902, the most noticeable changes in Australia were industry and economy. In terms of industry, our steel output, industrial areas, and the number of large, medium and small factories continued to climb. In some respects We have joined hands with some small European countries. Of course, our goal is far more than this, and Australia’s various construction and development needs to continue and be vigorously promoted.” Prime Minister Evan said.

"Industrial changes, I would like to ask Minister of Industry Pierre to explain in detail. There are many changes in this area, and it is also one of the most changed aspects in Australia." Prime Minister Evan looked at Minister of Industry Pierre, said with a smile.

"Happy to help." Minister of Industry Pierre nodded with a smile, and walked to the podium to temporarily take over the position of Prime Minister Ivan.

"Your Highness, Your Excellency the Prime Minister, colleagues. If you look closely at the entire year of 1902, Australia's industrial changes were earth-shaking. If we said that we had some initial industrial output a year ago, then we have already initially become an industrial country. "Minister Pierre took out the materials he had prepared and spoke neither humble nor overbearing.

"First of all, the biggest and most obvious change is our steel output. Last year, our steel output reached 61000 tons and 93000 tons, which can be compared with some European countries." Minister Pierre reported: "Now we It has far exceeded this figure. So far, our steel output is 263100 tons and 422200 tons respectively. The growth multiples are 3.8 times and 4.5 times respectively. In terms of steel production, we are already one-sixth of France One, one-thirtieth of Germany."

One-sixth of France, one-thirtieth of Germany, is it a shame?No shame, even an honor.

You must know that one of these two countries is one of the old powers that once dominated Europe, and the other is the current hegemon and second power in Central Europe.

These two countries already have relatively complete industrial systems, and their industrial strength is definitely at the level of great powers.

Although the weakness of France has been obvious, Australia's steel production can reach one-sixth of France's, which is enough to prove how fast Australia's industry is developing.

You know, when the Principality of Australia was first established, the total output of steel was less than [-] tons.

In just over two years since Arthur came to Australia, the steel output has reached a terrifying 26 tons, and the total steel output has even exceeded 68 tons.

This level has even surpassed the island country that has been reformed for decades. In terms of steel production alone, it can already be called the top fifteen in the world.

Of course, this ranking is actually very false. The industrial scale of any big power country is several times or even dozens of times that of Australia.

Hearing the great results of steel production, Arthur nodded in satisfaction.

The construction and development of Australia requires a large amount of steel production, and the current steel production has just been able to meet the needs of domestic construction and development.

For Australia, which has large and very rich mineral resources, the industrial scale can only be large or small.

Under the premise of having a sufficient supply of mineral resources, Arthur's expectation for the Australian industry is to reach the level of the great powers.

Seeing that Arthur didn't have anything to ask, Minister Pierre continued: "At present, we have added three new industrial zones, and the total number has reached five. These five industrial zones are located in Western Australia, South Australia, New South Wales and Victoria. Among them, New South Wales is currently the only state with two industrial areas because of its large population."

The establishment of industrial zones previously depended on the population of each state.Especially in a state with a small population like Tasmania, there is no need to set up an industrial zone for the time being.

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