The Rise of Australasia

Arthur still agreed to the Finnish naval order request, after all, strengthening Finland’s naval might had no downside. The stronger Finland became, the more benefits Australasia could derive from Finland.

Beyond the naval orders, Dmitry also brought another request from the Government of Finland, which was to strengthen the cooperation with Australasia and even to sign a direct alliance treaty.

The reason the Finns acted so proactively was that after a period of silence, Nicholas II’s ambition to reunify Tsarist Russia could no longer be suppressed.

Of course, the current Nicholas II was not foolish enough to directly target those separated nations, at least not in the short term.

The sole target of the current Nicholas II was to unite the two Russias into one, to once again make Tsarist Russia the true ruler over Russia Nation.

Even if they lost many regions, including Poland, a reconsolidated Russia Nation was still the European Bulldozer that inspired fear.

That had always been the goal of the Tsarist Government, to first unify and restore domestic strength, and then seek ways to recover their former territory.

Having suffered the ravages of a long civil war, Nicholas II had come to understand that it was impossible for Russia Nation to quickly return to its pre-war prosperity.

A weakened Russia Nation obviously served the interests of numerous countries, even France did not wish for Russia to be too powerful.

Although Russia did not set its sights on the Baltic Sea and Finland, those countries that had separated from Russia Nation couldn’t help but feel tense, and they all hastened to strengthen cooperation with the Powers that influenced them.

Consequently, Finland naturally turned to Australasia, seeking to sign an alliance treaty to ensure their independent status.

Arthur naturally would not refuse. An effective alliance treaty would allow Arthur to consolidate his control over Finland more firmly.

In order to protect their independent status, the Finns would also lean closer to Australasia and enhance the relationship between the two countries.

Besides Finland, Arthur also opportunistically drew in the Philippines, the United Allied Sultanates of Kalimantan, as well as El Salvador, to sign an alliance treaty together.

The alliance treaty stipulated that should any signatory country be attacked by a non-treaty nation, it would be considered an attack on all treaty nations.

The other nations must respond within one week, and after a month must be in the same diplomatic state as all Allied Nations.

This meant that if any Allied Nation were attacked, the rest would be obligated to declare war on that country after one month.

While it seemed that Australasia, with its status as a superpower, was protecting its allies, in reality, it was Australasia that benefited the most.

Because small and medium-sized countries would not declare war on the entire alliance due to conflicts, rather, it was Australasia that, in the face of war, would receive the support of the entire alliance.

Of course, Australasia also generally assured the peace of the alliance, whether for Australasia or the other treaty-signing countries, it was simply a case of mutual benefit and mutual gain.

As for the rest of the treaty concerning economic and diplomatic cooperation, these had essentially been implemented before the signing of the alliance treaty, and thus needed no further mention.

This alliance treaty would ensure that these countries became steadfast allies of Australasia, as well as markets for cooperation.

Even El Salvador, the smallest in terms of scale, had a population of millions and a fairly okay economic situation.

The Philippines and the Sultanate of Kalimantan, having relatively larger populations for various reasons, were the two markets most deeply controlled by Australasia.

With their independence, it was inevitable that the economies of the Philippines and the Sultanate of Kalimantan would encounter development, the expansion of their markets would be beneficial for Australasia in mitigating losses during the upcoming economic crisis.

To ensure stable relations within the alliance, at the suggestion of Australasia, all nations agreed that in times of crisis within the alliance, Australasia would act as the mediator.

However, the fact that the five allied nations were scattered across four continents meant there were essentially no issues among them.

The reason Australasia made such a suggestion, was to clarify its leading and even dominant position within the alliance.

Regardless of whether issues would arise within the alliance, it was crucial to establish the decisive role of Australasia’s voice.

The New Year’s Day of 1926, due to the gathering of numerous country representatives, celebrity nobility, capitalist magnates, and media from newspapers in Saint Arthur Castle, this Urban City quickly became bustling with activity.

With the participation of multiple countries, this parade ceremony, which was quite grand, attracted the attention of many nations and a vast number of people, being labeled as a flex of the British-Australian system’s muscle.

It was an unavoidable affair, as basically all participants in the parade were nations that had alliance treaties with Britain and Australasia. Although France and the United States would send diplomatic representatives to the parade ceremony of Australasia, they would not engage their military forces.

Under the close watch of all countries, time swiftly advanced to 1926, and the date of the parade ceremony on January 10th was drawing nearer.

Radio stations and Propaganda Departments were already urgently testing broadcast facilities, as the location of the National Day celebration had moved to Arthur Castle, they had to ensure that the speech during the National Day festivities could be received by most Domestic regions.

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