Chapter 832 Unbearable
At the end of August, Russia’s population officially exceeded 190 million.
In fact, at the end of last year, Russia's population was approaching 190 million. The reason why it has not exceeded this number has a lot to do with Russia's population migration.
After the outbreak of the economic crisis, while a large number of new immigrants from Europe and the United States poured into Russia, many Russians also moved out. Australia, in particular, has become a new hotspot for Russian immigration.
Before Australia became independent, Russians mainly moved to countries around the Black Sea, and some also moved to the Grand Duchy of Yuriev, about 300,000 people every year.
The number of new immigrants to Australia has increased every month in the past two years, with nearly 30,000 people going to Australia in July alone.
For Russians, the Grand Duchy of Yuriev is really too hot. In this era before air conditioning has become popular, Russians prefer to go to the Grand Duchy of Yuriev for short-term trips to experience the exotic customs and have many concerns about immigration.
Compared with the Grand Duchy of Yuriev, Australia has a more suitable climate, a wider territory, and more job opportunities, making it more attractive to Russians.
Australia, with a total area of nearly 7.7 million square kilometers and a population of less than 5 million, is more sparsely populated than Siberia.
Yuriev Mining Company is developing iron ore deposits in the Pilbara region.
The Yusupov family recruited farm workers from across Russia to work in Australia.
Port George Port is expanding its port facilities and may become Australia's largest port upon completion of the first phase of the project.
Victoria is also undergoing major construction projects, hoping to become the textile center of Australia.
In just a few years, the number of Russians settled in Australia has exceeded 500,000, which has also caused concern among Australian conservative forces. Franklin, a professional writer, published an article in the "Sydney Daily", saying that if restrictions are not imposed, the Anglo-Saxons will Lose the subject status after 10 years.
The article quickly drew widespread criticism, with Gordon writing a counter-argument himself, arguing that Australia only had Australians and no need for subdivision.
Douglas, a professor at the University of Melbourne who was originally from Ireland, was even sharper, reminding Franklin not to forget that Australia was not the land of white people in the first place.
Before Europeans arrived in Australia, there were many Aboriginal people living in Australia, with a total number of more than 3 million people.
The Europeans said that "the colonists had the right to kill any armed indigenous people." This rule was soon expanded, and all indigenous people, regardless of gender, old or young, were bloody massacred.
Franklin still wanted to quibble, but the "Sydney Daily News" rejected his article, which made Franklin extremely angry.
"Sorry, the editor-in-chief is not here."
Franklin came to the Sydney Journal and was also turned away.
"Deco is my old friend. He will not refuse me. His car is obviously in the parking lot——"
Franklin didn't yell, Deco's sedan was a brand new Polaris.
The secretary smiled and did not explain, nor did he pick up the internal phone.
Even though you are in the office but you refuse to see you, this is enough to show that the friendship between Deco and Franklin is not as indestructible as Franklin imagined.
Franklin was very sad. He was a professional writer for the "Sydney Daily News". Without this income, Franklin could not maintain his decent life.
However, Franklin did not despair. There were many newspaper offices in Sydney, and there was always a place for him to stay. Franklin believed that he could always find food with his pen.
A week later, Franklin realized the seriousness of the matter. Within this week, he visited almost all newspapers in Sydney, but no newspaper was willing to give him a chance.
Why is this happening?
Franklin stood in the street, bewildered.
"Squeak"
The brand new Polaris car parked next to Franklin, with the window rolled down, it was Deco, the editor-in-chief of the "Sydney Daily News".
In the dimly lit cafe, Franklin and Deco sat opposite each other. Deco smiled and shook his head: "Old man, you don't look good."
Franklin was embarrassed. He had been busy looking for a job these days. His hair had not been washed for three days, his trousers had not been sent to the dry cleaners, the wrinkles were obvious, and his leather shoes no longer looked good.
"The times have changed, and all those who do not adapt to the development of the times will be eliminated by the times."
Deco stirred the coffee gently, and the aroma spread, but Franklin only smelled bitterness.
"Australia is still a member of the Commonwealth. Without the British Empire, there would be no Australia today——"
Franklin really didn't understand why things changed so quickly.
"We cannot always live in the past, and the United Kingdom cannot be unscrupulous just because Australia is a member of the Commonwealth."
Deco still has feelings for Franklin.
Not too much.
"A civilized society should allow different voices!"
Franklin was excited.
Deco spreads his hands, if you do this, we won't be able to communicate.
"Isn't it?"
Franklin's subtext was that Russia was barbaric.
"The fact that we are well-dressed and sitting in an elegant cafe drinking coffee can only mean that our lifestyle is civilized and nothing else."
Deco's eyes were getting colder and colder than the temperature of the coffee.
"What do you mean?" Franklin was shocked, feeling that his three views had been subverted.
Deco let out a long sigh, took out 10 pennies and pressed it under the coffee cup, stood up and left the cafe.
Franklin watched Deco leave the coffee shop, his eyes full of confusion.
Three days later, Franklin left Sydney on a passenger ship for England.
In the minds of many people, Russia is indeed synonymous with "barbarism".
George doesn't think so.
George did not deny that Russia was indeed barbaric in history, but everyone had just come down from the tree not long ago, and no one had the right to laugh at anyone.
Speaking of civilization, Britain is still a dynasty. Who is feudal?
This year's Rivne exercise saw the Air Force show off its capabilities. The Army's armored units participating in the exercise suffered huge losses from the Air Force's attacks. George asked the Army to increase its air defense weapons and also asked the Air Force to firmly control the air after the war broke out.
In 1893, British Major Fullerton proposed that future wars might start from the air; in 1921, Italian G. Douhet published the book "Air Dominance" to establish the theory of air superiority.
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In the 1930s, countries were not paying enough attention to air supremacy. The United Kingdom was still focusing on developing its navy, France was repairing the Maginot Line, and Germany paid great attention to it. Unfortunately, it was restricted by the Treaty of Versailles and was unable to form an air force.
George made personnel adjustments and appointed Peter as the commander of the air force and Kolchak as the commander of the navy. Vasily was still the commander-in-chief of the army.
Peter hopes that the Air Force will field jet fighters as soon as possible.
George didn't agree, for two reasons.
One is that propeller engines still have potential that can be tapped.
The second reason is that if the jet fighters are fielded now, it may cause technology leakage.
There are still many German pilots receiving training in Russia.
Although Germany was an ally of Russia, George had to be on guard.
Germany not only trains pilots in Russia, but also jointly researches and develops military technology with Russia.
George sensitively noticed that Germany was increasing its oil reserves.
After cutting off trade with the United States, Germany imported more than 90% of its oil from Russia.
The remaining ten percent is imported from the Kingdom of Romania.
The oil imported from the Kingdom of Romania is also transported through the official road built by Russia, so Russia is very clear about Germany's oil reserves.
Germany still has a large amount of foreign debt that has not yet been repaid. While large-scale construction is underway in the country, it is also increasing its oil reserves. Could it be that Mustache has already begun to prepare for war?
But this is not necessarily the case.
Germany's current annual car production is about 80,000 vehicles, and its car ownership has exceeded 500,000 vehicles. Therefore, it is normal for Germany to appropriately increase its oil reserves. This does not mean that Mustache has begun to prepare for war.
Russia's car production last year was 5 million, ranking first in the world, and its car ownership exceeded 30 million, also ranking first in the world.
On a per capita basis, the United States ranks first in the world.
What worries George is that neither Vasily nor Peter believe that Germany will become a potential opponent of Russia.
"If the Germans were smart, they would not choose Russia as their opponent. They should learn the lessons of the world war."
Vasily is confident that Germany is no match for Russia in any aspect.
"Why should we support Germany if Germany will become our enemy?"
Peter didn't raise his guard either.
"So, Russia has dominated Eurasia and is invincible. From now on, we can rest on our laurels and sleep on it?"
George's void shooting was a bit reluctant. Mustache had just come on stage. No one except George knew how powerful Mustache was.
"That's not the case, at least we are not confident enough to defeat the Royal Navy."
Peter still resents George's suppression of the navy.
The Washington Naval Conference was the last glory of the Russian Navy. Peter once thought that George would fill Russia's capital ship share. Unexpectedly, George was still suppressing the development of the navy as before the World War.
George also didn't expect that before Mustache showed his ambition, the Pole would take the initiative to jump out.
The country surrounding Russia that is most hostile to Russia is none other than Poland.
Russia participated in the three partitions of Poland in history. Russia, Germany, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire were all responsible for the demise of Poland.
During the Paris Peace Conference, Poland demanded that Russia return the territory that belonged to Poland, but Russia firmly refused.
The Poles have not given up on this demand and have been asking Russia for occupied territories in the League of Nations at regular intervals.
After the outbreak of the economic crisis, the Polish economy was severely affected. In order to make up for the financial losses, the Polish government targeted the Slavs living in Poland. While confiscating their property, they concentrated their residence and centralized management.
George definitely couldn't bear this.
(End of chapter)