Rise of Australia

Chapter 64 Military Industry Introduction and Production Line
"But just a group of industrial experts is not enough. I hope to introduce some skilled workers and immigrants from Germany, so as to meet the vacancies in Australia's industrial development." Send [-] international students to enter various universities in Germany. I believe that Germany's education system can cultivate excellent talents for Australia and completely solve the loopholes in the vacancies of basic talents and middle-level talents in Australia."

For Australia's industrial development, what is lacking is far more than skilled skilled workers, as well as various capable talents and a large number of immigrants.

If you want to build a complete industrial system, you need at least a large amount of mineral resources and population, so that you can have sufficient workers, labor, and intellectuals.

In terms of mineral resources, Australia has no shortage at all, and is even very rich.

The minerals owned by Australia are enough to make Australia one of the world's largest exporters of mineral resources, and there is no need to worry about resource reserves.

But in terms of population, the problems reflected in Australia are very serious.

Any one of the current European powers is a superpower with a population of tens of millions.It is precisely because of the population of tens of millions that a large-scale industry can be established.

The reason why small countries cannot develop is that apart from mineral resources and land area, population size is also an extremely important factor.

If Australia wants to rise and build a strong industry, it must have a population of at least 2000 million.

Of course, this is Arthur's future goal for Australia. The current plan is only to introduce immigrants, so that Australia's population will exceed 500 million and move towards 1000 million.

"No problem, Arthur. The great Germanic nation is a good source of immigrants, and more German immigrants will also help us build better relations." William II nodded and said: "There is no problem for international students, of course. Any university in Germany welcomes these international students if they pass the grades.”

Arthur's proposal was entirely within William II's plans.For Wilhelm II, if he wanted to firmly tie a country to his chariot, making half of the country's population German was a good choice.

When half of Australia's population is German, then even if Arthur doesn't want to, he has to take into account the feelings of all Germans in the country.

Under such circumstances, isn't Australia's policy naturally biased towards Germany?
"Thank you, Your Highness." When he made his proposal, Arthur knew that William II would not object.

Even his own proposal may be welcomed by William II. After all, it is what William II wants to do to tie Australia more firmly to the German chariot.

"Your Majesty, in addition to these, we also want to introduce various military and industrial technologies from Germany. As one of the most industrially powerful countries in Germany, the various military and industrial technologies produced by Germany are also the top in the world. We yearn for these technologies and dream of owning them," Arthur said with a smile.

Of the two sitting in front of them, William II was extremely conceited and inferior.William II had psychological defects due to physical reasons.

And Prime Minister Bernhard also has considerable conceit for Germany and himself.In the eyes of these two, the German Empire is not inferior to any country. After Prime Minister Bernhard took office, Germany's various foreign policies can also confirm this.

Because of this, both William II and Prime Minister Bernhard smiled proudly after hearing Arthur compliment the industry of the German Empire.

In terms of the navy, they may feel ashamed, but in terms of industry, they also feel that Britain is no longer Germany's opponent.

"Of course, Arthur. Except for some core strategic technologies, other industrial and military technologies can be handed over to you by selling production lines." William II said with a smile.

There is still a considerable difference between selling a production line and selling technology.Although mastering the production line can also master the production of products, once there is a problem with the production line, you can only rely on the help of Germany.

Arthur did not object, and said with a smile: "I hope to introduce the production technology of German rifles and the artillery technology of the famous Krupp company. Australia has a huge land, and it also needs a strong army and equipment to guard it."

"Rifle production line? Which rifle are you referring to?" William II frowned and asked.

"Of course it is your country's new standard rifle, the 1898 rifle produced by Mauser." Arthur replied with a smile.

The reputation of the 1898-style rifle is not loud, but his improved Mauser 98k rifle is one of the most famous rifles in the world.

"Gew98? Arthur, as far as I know, you should master a military factory built by the original Uncle Arthur. Its rifle production technology is not weaker than Gew98. In my opinion, there is no need to exchange the production line of Gew98. A country It is better to have a standard rifle, otherwise, it will be a big trouble for logistics." William II was taken aback, and then reminded.

The rifle William II was referring to was an Arthur Arsenal Lee Enfield rifle.As the British standard rifle, Lee Enfield is not weaker than the Mauser 98k in terms of performance and power, let alone the current 1898 Mauser rifle.

Under the circumstances that the production process and bullet caliber of the two rifles are different, in the view of William II, Arthur's behavior is very unnecessary, and it will also affect the logistics of the Australian army.

"It doesn't matter, Your Majesty. Whether it is the Lee Enfield rifle or the Gew98 rifle, I think they are one of the best rifles in the world. The two can also learn from each other, and maybe a better rifle can be born, isn't it?" Arthur laughed said.

Both of these rifles had a long lifespan, and their improved versions continued to be used after World War II.

Although they are not comparable to the various semi-automatic and fully automatic rifles that were born in the late World War II, in this era when automatic weapons were not widespread, these two rifles will be the second best rifles in the world in the next 40 years.

Moreover, Arthur introduced the Gew98 rifle production line not to equip the Australian army with this rifle, but to export it in large quantities during the First World War.

Although the major European countries have stockpiled a large amount of weapon resources for future wars, the consumption of the war is extremely huge. Even if the major countries convert some civilian factories into military production, they still cannot fill this huge hole.

This also led to industrial countries like the United States that did not participate in the war in the early stage to make war fortunes. The export of various resources including weapons and equipment, food, and medical supplies became the most profitable way at that time, and it also made the United States earn a lot of money. The pot is full, laying a certain foundation for the real rise of the United States.

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