Chapter 366 Disadvantages of Urban Population

In his National Day speech, Arthur also adhered to his previous plan, which was to vaccinate all Australasians against war.

Although it was a speech, it actually had some mobilization implications. After all, according to the geographical location of Australasia, Australasia could completely ignore the European war and sit back as a neutral party, and even take the opportunity to sell a large amount of food and weapons resources to both sides.

However, if Australasia wants to rise and become a real world power, it has to participate in this war.

If it does not participate in this war, it will not be possible to obtain benefits after the war. Without benefits distribution, Australasia can only be the eighth power forever.

More importantly, in this way, the gap between Australasia and the United States will become larger and larger.

When Europe gradually loses its leading position due to internal friction, no one can stop the strength of the United States.

As for another country born in Russia in the future, from the perspective of the national system, this country cannot become an ally of Australasia.

The real reason why European countries generally besieged this country after its birth was precisely because the terrible system and ideas brought by this country were enough to subvert most of the monarchical countries in Europe.

The good news is that Australasia has been well managed by Arthur. The royal family and the government have made great efforts in people's livelihood, and the living standards of Australasia people have also risen sharply.

The happy life that ordinary civilians want can be basically realized in Australasia.

This also leads to the fact that the support of the civilians in Australasia for the government is actually very high. Coupled with Arthur's prestige, the stability of the country is very guaranteed.

At least in Australasia, there is no way out for a revolutionary party like this. The country is stable and strong, and the people live happily. Who would risk their lives to oppose such a country?

Most of the people with ulterior motives have been seized by the Royal Security Intelligence Agency, either sent to the mines for labor or directly executed in secret.

Even if there are fish that slip through the net, in such a stable political environment as Australasia, they can either choose to escape or lurk and wait for opportunities.

But will there really be opportunities for these people? As long as the people of Australasia do not decline in their happiness, there will be no chance for these revolutionaries.

The good news is that after Arthur's speech, the reaction of the Australians is still supportive of the decision made by Arthur and the government.

Even many people who are fanatically loyal to Arthur have been clamoring to actively prepare for war and join the army.

The people support the country's participation in this avoidable war, which is good news for the government and Arthur.

Taking this opportunity, Arthur also announced a donation of 5 million Australian dollars to the Royal Relief Committee, which attracted cheers from the audience.

At present, the Royal Relief Committee can receive 2 million Australian dollars from the royal family every year, plus various donations from the outside world.

But the total of the two will not exceed 3 million Australian dollars. The 5 million Australian dollars donated by Arthur is equivalent to the relief funds needed by the Royal Relief Committee for two years.

All these funds are used for low-income people in Australasia, which is why the people of Australasia cheered.

In addition to donating to the Royal Relief Committee, Arthur also announced the lifting of restrictions on residents' purchase of food.

Before, each family was not allowed to buy more than 500 kilograms of grain each time, but now it has been raised to one ton, or 2,000 kilograms.

According to the average of 6.3 people per household in Australasia, if each household buys the maximum grain limit, it will take about 2.21 million tons of grain.

You should know that the total annual grain consumption in Australasia is less than 3 million tons.

This also means that the total amount of grain per household can basically meet the food needs of this family for more than half a year.

And 2.21 million tons of grain is actually only about one-tenth of Australasia's strategic grain reserves.

Letting it be sold to the people can not only alleviate the food anxiety of the people because of the upcoming war, but also send a message to the people, that is, the country's food is completely sufficient and there is no need to worry about famine.

In order to ensure the stability of food for the people, Arthur also specifically stipulated that the price of grain must be consistent with last year's selling price at this stage, and no substantial increase is allowed.

Australasia is a major grain-producing country, and Arthur will not tolerate any behavior of buying at a low price and selling at a high price.

Anyone who makes money from national disasters is a betrayal to the country and a stain to the nation.

Australasia has always been a well-developed meat and grain production country, and is also a well-known meat exporter and cattle and sheep exporter.

Coupled with the relatively developed agriculture at present, Arthur can even confidently say that even during the entire World War I, Australasians do not have to worry about food shortages.

Of course, the rise in food prices is inevitable, and Arthur and the Australasian government will also control food prices within a reasonable range.

For Arthur, exporting food abroad to make money abroad is much more cost-effective than making money from his own people at home.

Arthur doesn't care how much food prices rise abroad, and the two domestic Australasian food prices must not rise sharply at any time.

After the customary flag-raising ceremony, this National Day event was also a successful conclusion.

The crowd gathered in Sydney Palace Square was not in a hurry to disperse, because the military parades in Australia and Australia were held in Sydney Palace over the years, and a fairly prosperous economic chain had already been formed around Sydney Palace.

There are even many shops and vendors around the avenue from Sydney City to Sydney Palace, which also shows the current prosperity of Sydney.

As the most populous city in Australia and Australia, Sydney is undoubtedly developed.

It is also because most of the population in Australia and Australia are immigrants, which also leads to a somewhat distorted population distribution in the country.

Although various policies have improved a lot, the two cities of Sydney and Melbourne are the two strongest in Australia and Australia, and there is no rival.

At present, the population of Sydney and Melbourne alone is nearly 3 million, more than one-fifth of the total population of Australia and Australia.

Although the various policies of the government have a certain effect, the population of the states around these two major cities and Western Australia, which is building an industrial base in the west, has increased significantly.

But immigrants still have a lot of right to choose where they want to go. No one doesn't want to go to a bigger city, which leads to at least one-third of the more than one million immigrants each year choosing to stay in Sydney and Melbourne.

According to statistics from the Ministry of People's Livelihood, Sydney is expected to exceed 2 million people this year and become one of the largest cities in the world.

A population of 2 million is not a small number, and cities with a population of 2 million also have a considerable status in the world.

Judging from the population of the capitals and developed cities of the major powers, cities with a population of more than 2 million include London, England, New York, Germany, Berlin, France, St. Petersburg, Russia, and Vienna, Austria-Hungary.

Among them, the populations of Berlin, St. Petersburg and Vienna are all over 2 million, and the population of Paris is only about 3 million, which is enough to show that the current city with a population of 2 million is indeed very large.

Of course, compared with London, the most populous and developed city in Europe, there is still a certain distance.

London's current population is nearly 8 million, which is more than many small and medium-sized countries, which is enough to show the current strength of the British Empire.

As one of the European powers, Italy, its capital, Rome, currently has a population of just over 600,000, which is about one-third of Sydney.

You should know that the population of Italy is more than twice that of Australasia.

The population of the Italian capital is only one-third of that of the Australasia capital, which is enough to show the imbalance of the current population distribution in Australasia.

Including another major city, Melbourne, the population distribution in Australasia will be even more serious, and it has even hindered the development of other states in Australasia.

Every year, one-third of immigrants stay in the Sydney and Melbourne areas, and many people stay in New South Wales and Victoria.

This results in only about half of the total number of immigrants going to other states, and they have to be diverted to New Zealand and colonies.

Except for Victoria, New South Wales and the Capital Territory, the number of immigrants that other states can get each year is basically around 100,000.

In areas such as Western Australia, which focus on industrial development, the number of immigrants each year is only about 200,000 to 300,000, which is completely unable to meet the needs of urban and regional development.

The size of Sydney and Melbourne has been growing. The population of any city is larger than that of some states, and it is very troublesome to manage.

If necessary, the functions of these two cities, especially Sydney, should be reduced to allow the cities and regions of Australasia to develop better.

Sydney is currently the administrative center, religious center, cultural center, economic center and military center of Australasia.

If the Leonora Industrial Base had not been built, Sydney would probably have been called an industrial center.

Although this makes Sydney the largest city in Australasia and one of the top six cities in the world in terms of population.

But for Australasia, which has a population of less than 14 million, Sydney's large population is a problem.

Apart from other things, even if Sydney's urban planning was revised early. But as of now, Sydney's population has tripled in more than ten years, and some urban areas have become chaotic and congested.

In order to properly solve such problems, in addition to spending a lot of time and money to replan the urban area, re-finding the location of the capital is also an effective solution.

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