October 1915, Austrsia.


    Arthur''s mood has been quite good recently as the military scored continuous victories on the frontline, and through negotiations, he managed to obtain the coastal areas from Kuwait to Qatar along the Persian Gulf.


    This yed a crucial role in Austrsia''s future petroleum reserves and economic development.


    If they could negotiate a truce with the United Kingdom in the future, Austrsia would control at least a quarter of the world''s petroleum reserves, and could even approach a third.n/?/vel/b//in dot c//om


    By exerting influence over some countries and regions in the Middle East, it won''t be difficult to gain control over the international pricing of petroleum. Continue reading on m|v-l''e -NovelBin


    The importance of petroleum is self-exnatory—it is by far the most important energy source, and will remain so for at least 150 years.


    Even though Europe is in an all-out war, thisrge-scale conflict has negligible effects on Austrsia, and its social order remains intact.


    Currently, all of Austrsia''s upied regions are under wartime control, and at least before the war ends, Arthur has no ns to integrate these areas.


    This is easy to understand. If these newly upied areas were in the war zone, the militarization of management would be natural, and there would be no opposition.


    But if they formally integrate these regions, they will be territories or colonies of Austrsia, and some undesirable ns can''t be implemented.


    First and foremost is German New Guinea. In the time since Austrsia''s army upied German New Guinea, they have driven out over 400,000 indigenous people from this area and purposely let some natives and residents who are against Austrsian rule escape to areas controlled by the Dutch.


    If you look at the current administrative map, you can clearly see that New Guinea Ind has been divided into two parts: the west belongs to the Dutch East Indies, and the east belongs to Austrsia.


    New Guinea is the secondrgest ind in the world, just after Greend, located in the frigid zones.


    Although Greend isrger, it has lower development potential due to its location within the Arctic Circle, and to this day, not many people live there.


    But New Guinea is different. Located in the tropics, with ample rainfall and tnd, it is suitable for development.


    The area of the entire New Guinea penins is as high as 786,000 square kilometers, higher than the total area of France plus the three Low Countries (maind only).


    More importantly, the entire New Guinea ind is rich in mineral resources including petroleum, natural gas, copper, gold, chromium, nickel, aluminum, etc., which hold huge potential value.


    This ind alone could amodate tens of millions of people and is a great grain production area.


    Compared to Australia, where water resources are not abundant, New Guinea has plentiful water resources. Arthur''s previously nned North Water South Transfer aimed to transfer water resources from New Guinea to Australia.


    Furthermore, the distance between New Guinea and Australia is closer than between New Zend and Australia, making it an easy-to-control and development-friendly piece ofnd.


    Arthur was unwilling to see such an excellent piece ofnd remain halfway in the hands of the Dutch, and it is believed that the Austrsians feel the same way.


    Therefore, Arthur felt it was necessary for Austrsia to take the trouble off the Dutch''s hands and find an excuse to take over West New Guinea, which is controlled by the Dutch, and unify the whole of New Guinea.


    This is also why those who resist Austrsian rule have slipped away from German New Guinea and fled to the areas controlled by the Dutch.


    When the timing is right, Arthur will angrily dere that the Dutch East Indies harbors plenty of forces resistant to Austrsian rule, and is plotting to overthrow Austrsia''s rule in New Guinea.


    Afterward, it will be time for the Austrsian army to perform. As all European countries are busy with war, this will be the best opportunity for Austrsia to expand, and no country will oppose it.


    Of course, the expulsion of the indigenous people is also one of Arthur''s goals. The indigenous poption in German New Guinea alone is over one million, which is not advantageous for future Austrsian rule.


    During the period when German New Guinea remains militarized, these natives are forcibly expelled.


    For those natives who are unwilling to leave German New Guinea, they get to stay on thisnd permanently.


    The forceful expulsion of these natives is noticeably different than their treatment of the families of local military forces.


    The families of the colonial military forces will be given dispersal fees and personally transported to their destination by cargo ships.


    For the forcefully expelled natives, the military often had one sentence: leave within a week, or face severe consequences.


    Over the long term, there have been those who chose to challenge the Austrsian army, but they were met with even more brutal massacres.


    Given the advanced equipment of the Austrsian army, these natives could do nothing but increase the body count of the Austrsian army.


    Behind the expulsion of 400,000 indigenous people, the military has already ughtered at least 200,000 natives, and is still hunting for all remaining natives.


    At least in the current Austrsia, Arthur does not wee these ck natives. Even if they make significant contributions to the country, they will receive only a bonus and be urged to leave soon after.


    Even though poption is a big issue in Austrsia, Arthur would never include these ck natives in his immigration ns.


    The newly acquirednd in the Middle East is also being militarized. Fortunately, except for Kuwait, the poption in other regions is not toorge.


    Of course, even including Kuwait, the poption of indigenous people in the Middle East regions upied by Austrsia is much less than that of German New Guinea.


    In particr, the total poption of the Persian Gulf coast of Sutton, Qatar, Bahrain and other regions in Saudi Arabia does not exceed 150,000. A small influx of immigrants would be enough to thoroughly control this region.


    The poption in Kuwait is rtivelyrger, but it is just over 100,000. Moreover, once Iraq is controlled by Britain, the connection between Kuwait and the Ottoman Empire will be cut off. It should be easy to control a small ce like Kuwait.


    As long as arge number of immigrants are sent to this region over the next few decades, with Austrsians upying the majority of the poption, thisnd will be a sacred and invible territory of Austrsia since ancient times.


    Of course, most Austrsians are not willing to immigrate to the Middle East before the oil in this region is developed.


    After all, thisnd has too many deserts and the temperature is too high forfortable living. Coupled with theck of water resources, it would be better to live in Austrsia''s nativend or other colonies.


    But when the oil resources of this area are developed, the value of this area will greatly increase.


    Oil workers and their families would be among the first immigrants to the Middle East.


    By utilizing the oil resources of the Middle East, it would also be possible to create some oases in the desert and attract more migrants.


    Of course, once the oil resources of thisnd are developed, there is bound to be at least one division of the army stationed in this area.


    Considering the area ofnd upied by Austrsia, at least two to three divisions are needed to adequately protect this region.


    In the future, when the naval strength expands, there may even be a Persian Gulf fleet, etc., to strengthen Austrsia''s rule in this region, while influencing other countries in the Middle East, thus achieving Arthur''s goal of controlling world oil prices.


    In addition to strategic nning for overseas territories, Austrsia is about to receive good news that two hope-ss battleships are ready to be put into service.


    The Hope Battleship and Dream Battleship officially started construction in January 1914, and it has been under construction for nearly two years now.


    As early as this year, these two battleships were almost built. But because Arthur preferred 15-inch main guns over the current 13.5-inch guns, it dyed the production by two months.


    The good news is that, through the cooperation between Britain and Austrsia, 15-inch main guns have indeed been developed and both have applied it on thetest warships.


    Exactly for this reason, the two super-battleships of Austrsia will be equipped with 15-inch main guns for the first time, bing legitimate super-battleships.


    In terms of firepower, these two battleships have made a great lead. They outperform a majority of the super-battleships from other countries globally, cing them at the top in terms ofbat effectiveness.


    The Hope Battleship and Dream Battleship went for a test run in the waters in March of this year and are expected to be put into service early next year, that is, two to three monthster.


    It will significantly boost the naval power of Austrsia and add some hope for the Allies to win.


    Since the outbreak of the war, the speed of warship building in European countries has not slowed down, except for Russia Country.


    Therefore, Arthur has also signed the next round of naval expansion n, which still includes two super dreadnoughts, respectively named Dawn Battleship and Daylight Battleship.


    These two super-battleships havemenced construction from October this year, expected to be built by the end of 1916, and to be in service by the end of 1917.


    In addition to the two main battleships, Arthur has also signed a contract worth 10 million Australian dors, which includes dozens of medium and small warships.


    Some medium and small warships will be built at Melbourne Shipyard and Ondo Shipyard. Given theirbined powerful capacities, there should be no problem toplete the construction within a year.


    Once the next round of naval expansion ispleted, the naval strength of Austrsia will be second only to Britain and Germany. It will be on par with France and the United States.


    Of course, this is just rtive to the current naval size of other countries. All European countries have their naval expansion ns, and the size of each country''s navy is uncertain in two years.


    If there is arge-scale naval battle on the European battlefield, it will also have a significant impact on the naval strength of each country.


    Unlikend wars, naval wars impact all aspects. A singlerge naval battle can often decide the oue.