The Rise Of Australasia

Chapter 629 - 480: Land Exchange and Royal Oil Company

Arthur was in a great mood because both giant-class aircraft carrier tests were very successful, and Australasia could be said to be the first country to truly master aircraft carriers.

Of course, the progress of the British would not be too slow, and Arthur’s investment in the navy would definitely not decrease, let alone be blinded by the current achievements.

After encouraging and rewarding the personnel involved in the tests, Arthur returned to the royal palace in a good mood, preparing to convene a cabinet meeting to determine the tasks for the new year of the Australasian government.

Frankly speaking, the tasks of Australasia in 1919 were not few. In addition to the basic tasks of national construction, the relocation plan of the new capital and the fourth phase of the Leonora Industrial Base’s construction were all major projects requiring large funds and great efforts.

At the cabinet meeting, Arthur specifically instructed the importance of the quality of the projects, requiring the government to strictly control the quality of all projects and have every cabinet member held responsible in case of any problem.

In addition to these constructions, the elections for the new Cabinet Government will also be held in 1919.

This made Australasia’s political arena quite busy after in 1919, as every change of cabinet government keeps many politicians busy striving for the highest stage of power in their dreams.

In February 1919, Arthur received more good news - the British Government basically agreed to the exchange of Kuwait and the Truce Nations, allowing Australasia to obtain the broad Persian Gulf coastline from Sutton Persian Gulf to the United Arab Emirates.

After the land exchange is completed, it will also be time to officially exploit the oil resources of the Persian Gulf coast.

Once news of the large-scale oil exploitation on the Persian Gulf coast spreads, the British will not give up their interests, and the Persian Gulf coast is destined to be controlled by Britain and Australasia.

Knowing that with the advent of airplanes and tanks, as well as the increasing popularity of cars in the world, oil prices have experienced earth-shaking changes compared to over a decade ago.

Even relying solely on oil from the Persian Gulf coast, the potential of the Royal Oil Company was even expected to reach the world’s top 50.

The news of Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates swapping did not make big headlines in Britain and Australasia.

After all, both regions are located in the Middle East, with small land areas and not so high development potential, causing little attention in both countries.

Even the clarification news from the Americans was more heated than these two news items, although not many people believed in the Americans’ clarification.

For the Wilson administration, it is essential to try to divert the responsibility of the American government from the pandemic and separate it from the country.

As long as the United States remains tied to the pandemic, there is no possibility for the country to expand actively, and its diplomacy will face more restrictions.

It’s not to say that if President Wilson continues to put forward his theory of establishing a new order, he will be sneered at by European nations as wishful thinking.

Under the actions of the American government, various news about the pandemic began to circulate, with a great effort to shift the blame from the pandemic to the corporations and accidents.

However, the credibility of US government which has experienced various events is not too high. The accidental theory and corporate threat theory promoted by US government seem to be only believed by some ignorant Americans.

To argue is one thing, but the Americans are still very active in paying compensation. After all, they know that postwar Europe is indeed short of money.

No matter how much responsibility the Americans bear for the pandemic, the Europeans are determined to blackmail the United States.