The Rise of Australasia

The value of the Philippines to Arthur and Australasia is undoubtedly very high, but if the Philippines is unified and completely cohesive, the value it brings to Australasia would be greatly reduced.

This is not only reflected in the Philippines, but also in various aspects of life.

A completely united Philippines can easily, as it is now, erupt various anti-Australasian uprisings in the future.

When a country is completely stable and free of internal strife, its focus would be on external affairs.

Therefore, it is a better way to plunge the Philippines into internal chaos in order to manage it more properly.

The immense prestige of Manuel in the Philippines’ political and civilian spheres can certainly speed up the anti-American progress and even effectively undermine the United States’ rule in the Philippines.

However, this would also bring up a problem -the Philippines, which becomes independent from the United States, would form a whole centered around Manuel, and the successful independence would make Manuel’s prestige even stronger.

Australasia may be able to temporarily accommodate the Philippines under its rule with force, but such rule will eventually run into problems, as the Philippines is bound to develop and have a complete army, navy, and government, and ambition for complete independence will be born.

To prevent this situation from happening, Manuel needs to find several domestic competitors in the Philippines, cultivate a few people of similar status to Manuel, and disperse the future Philippine government into several large and small forces competing with each other.

In the competition, the weaker party always needs to rely on Australasia’s support to maintain its power.

As a result, the Philippine government would not be able to unite and face outward, and it would be even less likely to wage an independent war.

Once Australasia completely controls the Philippines’ economy and military, it will be impossible for the Philippine forces to turn the tables.

More importantly, finding temporary allies for Manuel could also strengthen the current anti-American forces in the Philippines.

After all, if only Manuel stands up and openly resists the United States, it would not only look isolated but also be more easily targeted by the American government.

For the American government, as long as they deal with Manuel, they can deal with the majority of the anti-American forces in the Philippines.

This is something that Australasia does not want to see, as without Manuel, the real leader, the remaining anti-American forces in the Philippines would be insignificant and pose no threat to the US rule in the Philippines.

Whether it is for the consideration of consolidating future rule in the Philippines or strengthening the current anti-American forces in the Philippines, more Philippine power figures should be found to both share the spotlight with Manuel and set the stage for the establishment of the future Philippine government.

It is precisely because of such a decision that, in addition to finding Manuel, intelligence personnel have found many middle and high-ranking Philippine officials, who are almost the top echelon of the Philippine native forces.

After all, under the control of the United States, it is not easy for native Filipinos to become middle and high-ranking officials of the Philippine government, and those like Manuel who become Senate Speaker are extremely rare.

These native Filipinos may not have a significant impact on the United States, but their influence on the Philippine people is still considerable, and some are even from local powerful families.

The process of the Philippines resisting the United States is also the process of Australasia testing these people.

The closer they can connect with Australasia, the more say they will have in the future Philippine government.

As for those who want to use Australasia’s power to achieve the independence of the Philippines wholeheartedly, they are now a knife in the hands of Australasia and are destined to be discarded into the scrapheap in the future.

While intelligence work is underway, another important task has arrived in Australasia.

After eight years, Australasia finally welcomed another cabinet election. The outbreak of the war in 1914 forced the current cabinet government to continue until 1917, and then the American influenza in 1918 led to the new round of cabinet elections only starting now. Compared to the last cabinet election, it has been exactly eight years or two terms.

It is worth mentioning that wartime cabinets are not included in the members’ term count. This means that many cabinet members can be re-elected and continue to vie for the cabinet throne.

Like the current Prime Minister Kent, who has been in office the longest in Australasia, he still only counts as one term and can continue to seek re-election.

Cabinet members like Mark, the Minister of Agriculture, who have only been re-elected twice, can still seek a third term.

However, joy for some means sorrow for others. Since Willie became the Minister of Health in 1903, he has successfully held the position for sixteen years through three consecutive terms.

He is considered one of Arthur’s veterans, having been Arthur’s right-hand man since the era of the Australian Principality.

Willie’s contribution to bringing Australasia’s medical care up to par with Europe’s is undisputed. However, there is no other choice, as the constitution stipulates that each cabinet member may serve a maximum of three terms. Thus, Willie has to leave the center of Australasian politics.

Regardless, Arthur will never forget these outstanding contributors to Australasia. It is almost inevitable that Willie will leave the cabinet upon becoming a knight, and by the time a new round of elections concludes, it will be time for him to receive a higher honor.

It is only appropriate to reward this minister, who has dedicated sixteen years to the country, with the title of Baron.

Before Willie, the first and second Prime Ministers of Australia, Evan, as well as the first and second Civil Affairs Ministers and the third Prime Minister, Walter, and the first and second Defense Ministers and State Ministers, and current Prime Minister, Kent, were all awarded the title of Baron to reward their hard work and contributions to the country.

Those governors from the colonial era, and the first two cabinet officials of Australasia, have also basically been conferred the titles of Baron and knight.

Although these people are not ministers that followed Arthur directly from Britain to Australasia, they respect Arthur’s rule and have no ulterior motives, so rewarding them is only right.

This has also resulted in a peculiar phenomenon—cabinet members who serve more than two terms receive at least the title of knight as a reward for their contributions.

As such, this further stimulates the determination of cabinet members to serve consecutive terms. Not only does continuity represent staying at the center of national power in the cabinet, but it also means taking one’s status a step further.

This holds great appeal for cabinet members like Minister of Civil Affairs Philip and Secretary of Public Security Robert, who have served only one term.

Even if it is just the title of knight, it still represents the aristocratic class of Australasia. Nobility and commoners are, after all, different even in today’s world.

Even if it is just an honorary title, it still determines that there is a gap in status between them and ordinary people.

With the passage of time, the atmosphere of elections in Australasia gradually intensifies.

Although the election is only taking place in the House of Representatives, the entire Australasia is closely following the election situation.

This is perfectly normal since the new cabinet will decide who, besides Arthur, will hold the highest positions in the Australasian Government in the next four years.

Since the previous election took place eight years ago, the various political parties and non-aligned individuals have experienced many changes, and no one dares to predict the outcome of the upcoming election.

As such, the uncertainty of the election adds some topicality and heat to it, after all, who would be interested in an election with predetermined candidates?

Prior to this election, Arthur had communicated with some of the cabinet officials.

First among them is one of Arthur’s confidants, the current Prime Minister, Kent. Kent, the eldest son of the Kent family, is one of Arthur’s absolute confidants who came to Australasia with him.

From the beginning, Prime Minister Kent served as Australia’s Defense Minister. When the position of State Minister, or Deputy Prime Minister, was established, Kent was promoted to this new role, making Arthur’s intentions to cultivate a trusted aide quite clear.

Ultimately, in the 1911 cabinet election, Prime Minister Kent defeated numerous strong opponents and became the new Prime Minister of Australasia, embarking on an eight-year term.

Overall, Arthur is quite satisfied with Prime Minister Kent. He carries out Arthur’s orders thoroughly and without hesitation. Also, he never asks too many questions.

This allows Arthur to entrust most of the country’s affairs to Prime Minister Kent, leaving him to focus on macro controls and major decisions affecting the country.

It is obvious that Prime Minister Kent is quite competent, as Australasia has developed well over the past eight years, currently achieving the status of the fifth world power, following Britain, France, America, and Russia, surpassing Italy in all aspects except population.

Even the future strength of Russia, after experiencing this civil war, remains uncertain, and it is doubtful whether they can maintain their position as the fourth superpower.

Considering the current situation, Soviet Russia possesses an advantage. However, Britain and Australasia are unwilling to see Soviet Russia win the war, and this conflict is, therefore, a struggle between Tsarist Russia and Soviet Russia, fueled by British support. Experience more on empire

Such a civil war is unlikely to end swiftly. With assistance from Britain and Australasia, Tsarist Russia can still withstand a few more years of struggle.

Even if Soviet Russia achieves a complete suppression, Britain may launch an intervention war, as they did in history, to eliminate the country that threatens the British colonial system.

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