The Rise Of Australasia

Chapter 662 - 503: Public Security Department Reform, Expansion of the General Staff (Seeking Monthly Tickets!)

In the long run, the industrial level of Australasia can still be ranked as the fourth in the world, only after the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany.

Germany’s industry was affected by mass destruction and looting after the war, but it still has the foundation of being the second-largest industrial power in the world. In 1918, its steel production output was maintained at around 8 million tons, only second to the United States and Britain.

What is more exaggerated is that even though the United States’ industrial level has stagnated for several years, the combined industrial scale of Germany and Britain still cannot match that of the United States.

It must be admitted that this country has already become a superpower in industry and economy before World War I and World War II, which laid the foundation for the United States to become the world hegemon in the future.

Even if the United States is limited at this time, it still can surpass the total industrial levels of Germany and Britain, which shows how exaggerated the United States’ industry is.

If it were the historical United States that profited enormously from World War I, there would be no need to play. With its military power and international influence greatly enhanced, the severely damaged Britain could not stop it.

However, there is some good news. It will take a long time for the French to restore their industry and economy, and the industries and economies of Britain and the United States will also stagnate in a short period.

This is the best time for Australasia to catch up with powerful countries like the UK and the US, and even to establish the foundation of being the world’s third-ranked power, just below the UK and the US.

For the United States and Britain, there is an even more serious economic crisis waiting for them.

Australasia can avoid the heavy damage caused by this economic crisis if it takes precautions in advance.

At the same time, the upcoming World War II is another excellent opportunity. Europe’s weakening during World War II is inevitable, and Australasia will also benefit from it.

If Australia can weaken the United States’ strength as much as possible during the economic crisis before World War II, maybe Australasia will be the only beneficiary.

Under such a great opportunity, Australasia has the hope of reversing the situation, dominating the world after World War II, and ascending to the throne of world hegemony in one fell swoop.

Of course, it is still a long way from that moment, and even the hope is quite slim.

The main task of Australasia at the moment is to speed up development and surpass the French during their recovery period, laying the foundation of being the third-ranked power only after the UK and the US.

After deciding on a four-year plan for the new Cabinet Government’s development, the next step of the Cabinet meeting has become the competition for budget allocation among various departments.

However, the current financial budget of Australasia is still quite abundant. Not to mention the annual compensation of up to 120 million Australian dollars, which can already support most of the government’s expenditures.

The financial budgets of most departments are formulated according to their tasks in the four-year plan, and the corresponding budget is obtained based on the number of tasks.

In the four-year plan, the Public Security Department is rarely mentioned, which is actually because the security environment in Australasia is very good.

However, Arthur’s requirements for the current Public Security Department are more than these. He has a new plan for the organization and division of the Public Security Department.

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Although the Ministry of Defence’s importance during wartime will far exceed that of the security department, during peacetime, the security department’s power will expand significantly.

Since the security department previously only consisted of police responsible for maintaining the country’s security and handling various cases, it seemed to have little else to do.

But now, maintaining the country’s border defense is one of the critical tasks of the security department, making it a powerful armed force in Australasia, allowing Minister Robert to stand tall among the Cabinet.

The last department in the security division is the Comprehensive Police Department, which covers a wide range of jobs, filling some gaps in the police force.

Some civilian jobs, such as personnel for organizing archives, the security department’s finance staff, forensic doctors, police force allocation, and so on, are all covered under the Comprehensive Police Department.

The expansion of the security department represents a significant step forward for Australasia in national security, while changes in the Ministry of Defence mark the full expansion of Australasia’s military power.

Arthur has modified the wartime Ministry of Defence system, separating the General Staff Department from the Army, Navy, and Air Force departments, while the three services still belong to the Ministry of Defence.

The Ministry of Defence is responsible for military expansion, reorganization, downsizing, and the procurement and assembly of weapons and equipment, essentially covering most aspects of the military’s logistics, and having significant command authority during peacetime.

Meanwhile, the General Staff Department is responsible for the appointment of middle and senior military officers, the garrison and deployment of the military, wartime command, the distribution of wartime supplies, and more. This organization is responsible for the appointment of officers during peacetime and the full takeover of the military during wartime.

According to the plan, Defence Secretary Raul holds the rank of Lieutenant General, as does Thomas, the newly appointed Chief of Staff and former Brigadier General of the First Guard Division.

Next, Arthur will focus on cultivating talent in the military, seeking opportunities to train them and find more talent for Australasia’s General Staff.

As the organization controlling the entire military during wartime, the General Staff must store some of Australasia’s exceptional military talents to ensure that any decisions made during wartime are correct.

After the General Staff Department’s separation from the Ministry of Defence, some army school graduates will also go to the General Staff Department for training before entering the military.

As an organization that can control the promotion of middle and senior military officers, the new General Staff Department is expected to be well-received by a considerable portion of students and officers.

The new Ministry of Defence and General Staff Department will share power, with the General Staff Department responsible for the military’s garrison and the Ministry of Defence responsible for logistics. These two organizations can restrict each other, preventing military power from being controlled by a single organization.

Although the power of the General Staff Department will expand dramatically during wartime, the financial power of the military will still be controlled by the Finance Department, preventing a situation similar to Germany’s from occurring.

Regardless of Hindenburg’s contribution to Germany, Arthur certainly does not want someone like Hindenburg to appear in Australasia.

Military power undermining monarch power is something that monarchism is unwilling to see, and something that Arthur strives to prevent.

After all, the current situation in Germany has proven that military governments’ extremities do not benefit the country.

If Wilhelm II were still in power during the later stages of the war, Germany would still lose, but the outcome might not be as disastrous.

At the very least, Wilhelm II would weigh the pros and cons and seek an honorable resolution when realizing that victory in the war was no longer possible.