The Rise of Australia

March 17, 1929, No. 10 Downing Street, London, the famous residence of the British Prime Minister.

British Prime Minister Baldwin looked solemn at this time, and those sitting next to Baldwin were all important ministers of the British cabinet.

"Everyone, tell me, what should we do in the United States?" Prime Minister Baldwin said with a solemn expression.

The so-called handling is not the division of the United States, but the handling of the chaos that just broke out in New York.

Yes, chaos is back in New York.

New York State has a population of more than 12 million. New York's population is second only to London. It is the second largest city in the world in the eyes of the great powers.

In the eyes of the British, getting New York State was a big advantage, but if you understand the situation in the United States, you will know that the British also got back a huge trouble.

If the chaos in the United States is caused by racial conflicts, ethnic disputes, and class conflicts, then as the largest and most prosperous city in the United States, New York has perfectly inherited these shortcomings. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a chaotic little America.

As a prosperous international metropolis, New York is home to hundreds of thousands of urban white-collar workers, who constitute the majority of New York's population and occupations.

At the same time, New York is also home to some American consortiums, and a large number of companies and factories have considerable assets in New York.

In addition, New York naturally attracts a large number of refugees and low-income people, which makes the actual situation in New York much worse than imagined.

If it was the US government that had a headache before, then it is naturally the British government now.

What's even more terrible is that because of the previous massacre in Washington, the American people are extremely repulsive to military suppression.

Although forceful suppression is one method, if the British really adopt it, it will be more difficult to establish a country that obeys them in the United States.

At the same time, the large number of black people on the East Coast of the United States is also a problem. How black people deal with it is a question if they don’t accept what these black people say.

But if these blacks were accepted, the conflict between blacks and whites would create a huge rift within the soon-to-be-formed nation on the East Coast.

But the British cannot deal with black people like Australasia. There are relatively few black people in the western region occupied by Australasia. After all, the total population is not large.

It's easy to deal with the small number of people, and they can be sent to other areas at will without causing too many conflicts.

But the East Coast is different. There were millions of black people in the areas controlled by the British, and there was no suitable area for these black people to move to.

Moreover, these black people are certainly not willing to return to Africa. After all, compared to the East Coast of the United States, where the climate is comfortable and prosperous, hot and desolate Africa is simply uninhabitable.

In addition to black people being a problem, the major conglomerates in the United States on the east coast and immigrants of various nationalities from Europe are huge problems.

The reason why American consortiums are able to control American politics is that, in addition to the huge financial resources among the consortiums, they also control a large number of companies in the United States and indirectly control a large number of American workers.

If consortiums are not guarded against or even controlled, these consortiums will be a huge challenge for the country to be established.

And, of course, there are the vast numbers of workers on the East Coast. The working class is also a considerable force and may also affect the situation on the east coast of the United States.

What has resulted from such chaos?

Of course, it created the parade that European and American people loved to see.

If you are on the streets of New York, you can see many people marching. Of course, in these parades, the slogans and purposes of each team's parade are also inconsistent, and the specific groups of people participating are naturally inconsistent.

Each group's march is related to their own interests, and the slogans displayed are also diverse.

Most white people asked the British government to take care of their rights, restore order in factories and businesses, protect their jobs, etc.

Black people asked Britain to distribute relief food to them, while ensuring their political status in the new country in the future and ensuring that black people were also legal citizens of the country.

In addition to protecting jobs, workers' demands also include increasing workers' wages, reducing the current high food prices in the United States, and so on.

Speaking of food prices in the United States, they have been rising since the outbreak of the war, and have risen to a quite terrifying figure.

Coupled with the sharp depreciation of the U.S. dollar after the demise of the United States, food prices in the United States are almost uncontrollable, except in some areas under military control.

In addition to these demonstrations, some vested interest groups also asked the British government to open an exchange channel for pounds and US dollars and temporarily guarantee the value of the US dollar.

The dollar system was established by the United States, and it will naturally collapse after the demise of the United States.

The worst thing is naturally those American people and companies who hold large deposits. The dollars in their hands instantly turned into waste paper. This is a huge blow to the American people and companies.

Although U.S. dollars can theoretically be converted into British pounds, no one is willing to convert their British pounds into U.S. dollars.

The fate of the U.S. dollar is also a question worth thinking about. This is not only related to the practical interests of a large number of American companies and people, but also related to whether the economic crisis in the United States can be alleviated.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, I think we should temporarily protect the value of the U.S. dollar until the British pound completely replaces the U.S. dollar." The finance minister stood up first and said: "This is also conducive to the promotion of the British pound, and our currency will become a truly global currency."

Prime Minister Baldwin nodded and said: "Has the Treasury Department calculated how much money is needed to do this?"

While it would be nice to convert all the US dollars popular on the east coast into pounds, it would also require a lot of pounds to convert.

"It's simply impossible to calculate." The finance minister looked embarrassed and said more bluntly: "The East Coast is the core area of ​​the United States. If all US dollars were replaced with pounds, the number of pounds required would be impossible to calculate, and would even reach one of ours. Unimaginable numbers.”

Prime Minister Baldwin gritted his teeth with a headache, and finally said: "Then let's temporarily guarantee the value of the U.S. dollar. Send an announcement to all regions on the east coast that we will protect the value of the U.S. dollar, so that they can relax.

Contact Australasia as soon as possible. The country's formation work should enter the preparatory state. The troubles in the United States should be solved by the Americans themselves. "

"Australasia has been contacted. They said they are preparing for the World Aircraft Expo and will not start the formation of a new country until May." The Foreign Minister stood up and replied.

"Damn!" Prime Minister Baldwin cursed in his heart, but his expression didn't change much.

The World Aircraft Expo is obviously just an excuse. Australasia, where work is easier, obviously does not want to unite with the British. This also means that the British must face various problems on the east coast alone.

"Don't they have to prepare for the king selection?" Prime Minister Baldwin asked somewhat depressedly.

Seeing the strange expressions of everyone in the cabinet, Prime Minister Baldwin realized how funny his question was.

According to the negotiations between Britain and Australasia, the two countries in North America are basically at the kingdom level.

Of course, such a kingdom title does not have much recognition in Europe. It can only be said that Britain and Australasia entertain themselves.

But after all, they are two kingdoms, with a small population of millions and a large population of tens of millions. Their overall strength can definitely reach the third rate in Europe.

Australasia will definitely give priority to Arthur's two sons, rather than conduct a king-selection process across Europe like Britain.

The reason for this completely different situation is actually the difference between the British and Australasian royal powers.

In Britain, the king's power and the chancellor's power are actually in a confrontational relationship. The prime minister is the most powerful person in the UK, so he will naturally be wary of the king who holds royal power.

This also means that the two kingdoms to be established in the UK are destined to not all be members of the British royal family, because this is equivalent to Prime Minister Baldwin himself cultivating competitors for the power of the prime minister.

The Australasian side is much simpler. Arthur holds a lot of power in his hands, and the government has no strength to oppose it, and will not oppose it at all.

To be honest, based on Arthur's reputation in Australasia, the people will undoubtedly choose to support Arthur between Arthur and the Prime Minister.

For something as small as choosing a king, the people would definitely be more happy to see Arthur's son become the king of the new country.

As for the opinions of Americans, they can actually be ignored. After all, the two countries in Australasia have relatively small populations, so the operational difficulty is naturally much lower.

With a slight change in expression, Prime Minister Baldwin quickly recovered and ordered to the Foreign Secretary: "Tell Australasia that establishing a kingdom in the United States requires the joint efforts of both of us. After the World Aircraft Expo, and before May, There must be some progress in related work.”

May is the latest time Prime Minister Baldwin can accept. Because in May this year, the UK will start a new round of general elections, which will also determine whether Prime Minister Baldwin can be re-elected successfully.

While victory over the United States was huge good news, Prime Minister Baldwin's tenure also saw massive workers' demonstrations and the impact of the economic crisis.

There is still a large number of unemployed people in the UK, which is likely to affect Prime Minister Baldwin's votes.

After all, Prime Minister Baldwin's opponents are not ordinary. His opponent, who historically succeeded Baldwin as prime minister this year, is the previous prime minister, McDonald, the leader of the British Labor Party.

If it is not handled well and leads to public dissatisfaction, Prime Minister Baldwin is likely to bid farewell to the throne of Prime Minister again. He can only watch his competitors sit in his position, criticize the policies he has formulated, and it is not impossible to even deny them entirely.

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