Chapter 558 The Irish War Ends

To be honest, Arthur is looking forward to the improvement of air conditioners and refrigerators, but he is far from expecting them to reach the level of later generations.

Although 100 years does not seem far away, the progress of mankind in science and technology during this period is still exaggerated.

However, if the improved air conditioners and washing machines can be used to facilitate the lives of Australasians, this is of course good news.

In addition to these household appliances, Australasia has been running at the forefront of the world in terms of cars, tanks, airplanes and engines. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is one of the biggest beneficiaries of electrification.

Although Australasia was established much later than the time of the electrification revolution, it is one of the countries that performed best in the electrification revolution.

Although the help of Britain and Germany is indispensable in this, Australasia is undoubtedly a typical representative who can seize the opportunity to catch up.

Judging from the sales data of automobiles, the number of cars in the world is about 19 million, and the sales volume of Benz cars in Australasia is as high as more than 14.5 million.

What kind of exaggerated concept is this? At least 76% of all cars in the world are produced by Benz Automobile Factory.

Although automobile companies in many countries are also catching up, there are not many automobile companies that can pose a threat to Benz Automobile Factory. Most of them are just challengers, and the position of Benz Automobile Factory is still very stable.

Even after the next generation of Benz Automobile is released, I believe that the sales of Benz Automobile will usher in a considerable increase.

Although the sales of automobiles in the world are declining, Benz Automobile is still a money-making monster in Arthur's hands, and the annual revenue generated is among the top among all Arthur's companies.

Although the economy is growing worldwide, the decline in automobile sales is inevitable.

If it weren't for the support of their respective countries, the sales of automobiles would probably be further reduced.

For example, the United States has been vigorously supporting its own domestic automobile companies Ford and General Motors, which is why the sales of Ford and General Motors have been rising steadily in a short period of time.

Of course, even with the support of the United States, it will not be able to cause an impact on Benz Automobile in a short period of time.

After all, Benz cars have been sold for more than ten years. Not only have they created historic sales data, but they are also well-known by most people around the world.

Such popularity and popularity are temporarily unmatched by other car companies. This is also a challenge that needs to be overcome under the premise of the research and development technology of automobile companies around the world.

As time entered August 1921, the Irish Civil War, which had been going on for a long time, finally came to an end.

Since the implementation of military control over the entire Ireland on May 17, the Irish Republican Army has been like an ant on a hot pot, anxious and helpless.

Because of the victory of the public opinion offensive, no country has openly supported Irish independence, which is why the British are confident and bold to implement military control in Ireland.

The British first established the Northern Ireland Parliament, won over the Republican Army in Northern Ireland, and divided the internal forces of the Republican Army.

Subsequently, a full-scale cleanup of the Republican Army in Southern Ireland was carried out. Anyone who provides intelligence can be rewarded, and any Irish who hides in the Republican Army will also be punished.

This decision separated the Irish neutrals from the IRA. After all, with the British Empire in control of the overall situation, no one wanted to have anything to do with the IRA.

After a two-and-a-half-month cleanup, the top leaders of the IRA were arrested by the British one after another, and the remaining IRA naturally became leaderless and fell into a state of self-governance.

Obviously, the small-scale IRA was no match for the British army. Under the crushing of the British army's advanced weapons, these scattered IRAs were beaten and lost their armor, and the British quickly regained control of the entire Irish situation.

Although many IRAs fled to the countryside of Ireland and lurked during this period, they had no impact on the entire Irish situation.

In order to peacefully resolve the dispute and make more Irish people obey his rule, George V decided to hold talks with Ireland to determine the status of the Irish in Britain and return the Irish to the embrace of the British Empire in a fair and unified way.

The meeting was held at the end of July and finally came to fruition in early August.

On August 5, 1921, the peace treaty signed by George V and the Irish Parliament was officially announced, and Ireland would continue to be part of the British Empire and subject to the rule of George V.

However, the new Ireland still has considerable autonomy. In order to satisfy the Irish, Southern Ireland will establish the Irish Free State as a state with autonomy and form the United Kingdom with the United Kingdom.

But Northern Ireland continues to join the rule of the United Kingdom and is still an Irish county belonging to the United Kingdom.

Although it has become an autonomous territory with autonomy, Southern Ireland still has to follow the policies of the British Empire, and all senior officials must swear allegiance to the British monarchy.

More importantly, the size of the army of the Irish Free State has also been strictly limited, and the entire army must swear allegiance to the royal family.

The weapons and equipment of the Irish army were all provided by Britain, and they had to accept the command and mobilization of Britain during the war.

In addition, the British king could also establish the Governor of Ireland to nominally manage everything in Ireland, including administration and military.

Although the Governor of Ireland was the actual leader of Ireland, the Irish Parliament could also elect its own Senate President, and was actually in a state of confrontation with the Governor of Ireland.

Moreover, this treaty stipulated that in times of emergency or war, the British Empire had the right to establish a military base in Ireland until the end of the emergency or war.

Overall, although Ireland was given administrative power, the British Empire could still control Ireland's diplomacy and military, and would not lose this important territory.

The Irish people obtained the autonomy they had always wanted, and they could control both administrative and financial powers, which made some Irish people quite satisfied.

Although some people still wanted to seek higher autonomy, or even complete military power, it was obvious that the British Empire would not agree to this request.

This also prompted the conflict between the Irish neutrals and the Irish radicals, which was good news for the British Empire.

The end of the Irish Civil War relieved the British government and Arthur.

It was not that Arthur was worried about the safety of Britain. Even if Britain lost Ireland, it was still the most powerful country.

But if Britain was unable to spare its hands because of the crisis in Ireland, it would be impossible for Australasia to end the Philippine Civil War.

Although the United States could not pose too great a threat to Australasia at present, Australasia could not make the Americans surrender either.

If the Americans were desperate and launched a full-scale war in the Philippines, Arthur would not be able to decide whether to join this full-scale war without the support of the British.

If they could not win the war, they would have to enter a war of attrition without any limit. But if they did not fight, they would lose the potential sphere of influence of the Philippines in vain, which would be a small blow to the development of Australasia.

The strategic location of the Philippines is still relatively important. It can not only remove the American base on the west coast of the Pacific, but also serve as a vanguard base against the island countries.

If World War II developed as it did in history, Australasia, as part of the fight against Germany, would inevitably have to compete with the island countries.

Although the island country has various disadvantages, its military strength is still worthy of attention.

If the Philippines can be used to resist the attack of the islanders outside the mainland, it will definitely be a good thing for Australasia.

Even if the Filipinos are a little stronger, the war between Australasia and the island country may become a war between the island country and the Filipinos. Australasia only needs to provide weapons and equipment to the Philippines to drag the islanders outside the territory.

If there is no Philippines, relying on Australasia to resist the attack of the island country will definitely cause heavy losses in manpower.

Powerful countries will cultivate their own younger brothers. Generally speaking, they will not take action themselves, but let their younger brothers do it for them.

Arthur naturally has such an idea. Whether it is the current Philippines or the current Dutch East Indies, they are all within Arthur's training range.

As neighboring countries of Australasia, these two regions with a large indigenous population are too troublesome to occupy, and all these indigenous people must be expelled.

Compared with occupation, supporting a force close to oneself is a more appropriate choice.

And because it is relatively close to Australasia, this is Australasia's natural sphere of influence, and the influence of other countries is far less than that of Australasia.

As long as you can fully control the economy and military of these regions, it is equivalent to fully controlling these regions.

Cultivating them into loyal fighters to fight for Australasia is much better than sending troops to Australasia for large-scale consumption.

Although the combat effectiveness of these indigenous troops may not be very strong, they have a large population.

At present, the population of the Dutch East Indies should be more than 32 million, and the population of the Philippines is more than 10 million, which can mobilize at least 4 million troops.

The data of later generations is even more exaggerated. For two countries with a population of more than 100 million, the combined force that these two countries can provide is at least tens of millions.

As for how many tens of millions of soldiers there are, it actually becomes unimportant. After all, a war that can allow Australasia to mobilize tens of millions of soldiers must be a super war at the level of a world war.

In the super war after World War II, because nuclear weapons have been controlled by many countries, it is possible to turn into a war of extermination of mankind at any time.

Such wars are very cautious in all countries, and they will not break out unless they are forced to do so.

In any case, Australasia, which controls the Dutch East Indies and the Philippines, is equivalent to having two more brothers who can provide millions of troops. It can also become a dumping ground for goods at ordinary times. This deal is not a loss no matter how you think about it.

Moreover, the geographical location of these two regions can also resist the north of Australasia, guarding against possible attacks from the United States and island countries from the north.

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