usatvline Chapter 861 - 644: Trip to London, The Godfather, Monetary System
Chapter 861 - 644: Trip to London, The Godfather, Monetary System
Chapter 861: Chapter 644: Trip to London, The Godfather, Monetary System
After securing the functioning of the radar, the next important task was to install these radars on warships.
Whether it was the previous battleships or aircraft carriers, or even medium and small warships, as long as the size and space allowed, such radars would be installed.
Fortunately, radars did not take up too much space. Except for the small vessels of a few hundred tons, warships of over a thousand tons generally had space for such radar installation.
Even the construction of Hercules-class and Hurricane-class aircraft carriers had to consider the design of radar installation spaces.
The radar was crucial for enhancing a warship’s combat capability; warships equipped with radar were significantly more powerful than their counterparts of the same classification.
While the Ministry of Defense became busy with radar experiments, the Palace of Nations at Saint Arthur Castle also suddenly bustled with activity.
It wasn’t due to any special holiday. In fact, it was Queen Mary and several youngsters preparing for William’s first official diplomatic visit representing the country.
William, born in 1909, had already turned 16 and was about to complete his high school studies and join the military.
As Arthur’s eldest son, according to the country’s succession law, William was the first in line for the throne of Australasia.
For this reason, Arthur had been training William in the capabilities of national governance, to have a qualified or even an outstanding successor.
Although Arthur had many children and could choose the most competent to inherit the throne, the principle of primogeniture was deeply ingrained. As long as William wasn’t inadequate, Arthur had no intention of revoking his right to the throne.
After all, it was already the 20th century, and the struggle for the throne did not need to be so brutal. While the throne represented power, power also came with responsibilities.
Arthur hoped that the youngsters would work together to maintain the royal family’s rule and take the nation of Australasia to new heights.
In 1925, some Australasian media outlets voted on the top ten cities in the world, and this ranking received a lot of positive feedback. London and New York were respectively ranked first and second.
The exact ranking of the world’s top ten cities is as follows:
First Place, London, with a total population of 7.56 million people.
Second Place, New York, with a total population of 7.11 million people.
Third Place, Sydney, with a total population of 3.71 million people.
Fourth Place, Tokyo, with a total population of 3.32 million people.
Fifth Place, Chicago, with a total population of 3.27 million people.
Sixth Place, Paris, with a total population of 3.03 million people.
Seventh Place, Philadelphia, with a total population of 2.94 million people.
Eighth Place, Melbourne, with a total population of 2.27 million people.
Ninth Place, Osaka, with a total population of 2.11 million people.
Tenth Place, Vienna, with a total population of 1.97 million people.
From this ranking of the top ten cities, a characteristic can be observed: apart from the special case of Island Nation with its massive area and large population, the only countries with two top ten cities are the United States and Australasia.
These two countries share a common feature: both are immigrant nations. In immigrant nations, large urban cities tend to have high populations, but many areas remain undeveloped or scarcely developed wilderness.