Chapter 186 New Currency Issued
For Australia, the result of this naval battle is also good news.
The current navy can no longer determine the winner, and the island countries and the Russian Empire will naturally pay more attention to the war on land.
At present, the Russian Empire has been mobilizing troops to the Far East in an urgent manner. Even from the second day of the outbreak of the war, the Russian Empire has summoned troops and started to support the Far East.
But for a huge, corrupt and backward country like the Russian Empire, the war machine will also be extremely slow.
The war broke out on February 8, but the first batch of soldiers arrived in the Far East at the end of March.
This news is not unacceptable to the Russian Empire. According to the current dispatch speed, the Russian Empire can support about 20,000 troops to the Far East every month. At least before the end of the year, the Russian army in the Far East can be maintained at about 300,000.
This number can already compete with the number of island countries' troops, which is also the reason why the Russian Empire, from the Tsar to the officials, is confident.
Although the system is somewhat backward compared to other European powers, the Russian Empire is still one of the most powerful countries in the world. The majesty of the Russian Empire is definitely not something that a small island country can violate.
But the personnel are enough, but the corresponding weapons and equipment are not so sufficient.
War means a large consumption of weapons, equipment and ammunition, especially for ammunition.
Australia, as the country closest to the Far East and capable of providing the world's most advanced weapons, has been favored by both the Russian Empire and the island countries.
Of course, the main reason for the Russian Empire is that the loan from the German Empire has not been spent, and this loan was designated by the German Empire to only purchase arms in Australia.
So, shortly after the war, Arthur received requests for interviews from the governor of the Far East of the Russian Empire and the diplomats of the island countries.
Their purposes for the interviews were basically the same, all wanting to buy more weapons and equipment and sufficient ammunition from Australia, which was difficult to meet the more tragic land war.
Arthur had no objection to this. After all, the military factory had already produced a large number of weapons and equipment and ammunition under Arthur's advance preparation.
These were all prepared for this war, and it was also a good opportunity for Australia to make a fortune.
In the end, Australia signed an arms import order with the Russian Empire and the island countries respectively.
The Russian Empire obviously held its breath this time, and wanted to use a victory to ease the domestic situation where conflicts were already rising.
The Russian Empire's import list included 20,000 Gew98 rifles, 5 million rounds of matching bullets, 100 German Maxim heavy machine guns and 30 CA-1 machine guns.
In fact, the Russians wanted to buy Germany's 105mm howitzers, but after demonstrating the powerful firepower of the CA-1 machine gun in Australia, they immediately chose the CA-1 machine gun without hesitation.
Of course, there is another key reason, that is, the cost of a 105mm howitzer is enough to buy two CA-1 machine guns, but the output frequency of the CA-1 machine gun is as much as the firepower of several 105mm howitzers.
Although the actual lethality and degree of destruction are not as great as howitzers, the current owner of the Far East is the Russian Empire, and the island country is the attacker.
The Russian army naturally does not have to face the threat of a solid fortress, and the destructive power of the CA-1 machine gun is enough to let the island country army feel death with only flesh and blood.
These weapons and equipment are available in Australia, so, with a 10% increase in price, the next day, all these weapons and equipment were loaded and shipped to the Pacific Fleet, which currently still occupies the Port of Lushun.
In order to prevent being affected, the flags of the German Empire were all hung on the transport fleet.
The island country was not stupid enough to provoke another enemy during the war, so when facing the fleet flying the German flag, it could only choose to let it go very helplessly.
The island country bought more weapons and even bought several warships.
Of course, this is also a helpless choice. The Russian Empire is about to complete the repair of the Crown Prince, so there is no need to worry about the naval strength.
But the island country is different. The damaged warships of the island country are all advanced warships produced from the British Empire, and the difficulty and time of repair are naturally greatly increased.
Judging from the current level of the island country, it will take at least half a year to complete the repair of all these warships.
But no one can guarantee what will happen in half a year, so it is very necessary to increase their naval strength again.
In this naval battle, Australia's Duke-class cruiser aroused the interest of the island people.
Although this type of small and medium-sized warships will not play a role in real naval battles, they are still very useful when performing certain tasks.
Whether it is to protect transportation routes or cut off enemy transportation routes, or to perform cruise or minefield tasks, this type of cruiser with fast speed, high protection and good firepower can always complete the task well.
And its high speed can also allow it to escape by chance when facing danger, especially when facing the older battleships of the Russian Empire.
This time, the island country's cruisers were almost lost, which also means that there are not many warships that can perform tasks.
Like the Duke-class cruiser, the cost is not expensive and the warships that can be launched in a short time naturally aroused the interest of the island people.
On the premise that Australia guaranteed that four ships could be launched within half a year, the island country ordered four Duke-class cruisers at once, and also urged the launch of the Brunswick-class battleship.
Yes, the Brunswick-class battleship ordered by the island country has not yet been launched and is still in the final stage of construction.
This battleship has been built for one year and four months. Normally, it will be launched for sea trials in another six months.
After repeated urging by the diplomats of the island country, and finally spending an additional 100,000 pounds to express "condolences" to the employees and experts who built the warship, Arthur nodded and agreed, promising to launch the warship as soon as possible within four months and deliver it to the island country.
In addition to four cruisers and 100,000 pounds, the island country also ordered a lot of army weapons.
The first is 30,000 Gew98 rifles.
In the first landing battle, the islanders felt the power of this German weapon. The island army equipped with Gew98 rifles did indeed burst out with powerful combat effectiveness, which made the island government's eyes light up.
It is worth mentioning that the island army was trained with reference to the German army, and many island soldiers had also been exposed to German weapons. Therefore, the replacement of weapons was relatively smooth.
This is also the reason why the island dared to order weapons and equipment on a large scale. They can almost skip the relatively long training time. At least the soldiers can exert their combat effectiveness when they get the weapons.
In addition to these 30,000 rifles, the island country also ordered more than 40 German Maxim heavy machine guns and more than 30 artillery pieces.
These artillery pieces are 105mm howitzers and 155mm howitzers, in order to increase the firepower of the vanguard landing troops and break through the fortress of the Russian Empire in the Far East as soon as possible.
Because it is the attacking party, the difficulty and casualties of the island country's attack will be greater than that of the Russian Empire.
At least the fortresses built by the Russian Empire in some areas are enough to give the island country a headache, which is why the island country suffered more than 300,000 casualties in this war in history.
In addition to these weapons and equipment, the island country also ordered 10 million rifle bullets, 5 million machine gun bullets and tens of thousands of artillery shells to replenish the ammunition depot that has been rapidly consumed since the start of the war.
Once the war breaks out, for each country, the biggest consumption is not the population, but weapons and ammunition.
According to statistics without a source, it took more than 20,000 bullets to eliminate each enemy in World War I and World War II, and it took tens of thousands or even more than 100,000 bullets to eliminate each enemy in the war after World War II.
In terms of consumption alone, it is indeed so terrifying.
But such a calculation is actually very approximate. It is just a simple number obtained by dividing the number of ammunition consumed by the number of enemies killed, ignoring many situations that occurred in the war, including daily training, seizure, losses, etc.
Throwing out some special factors, the data that can be barely believed is about 2,000 bullets to kill one enemy. This is a more credible ratio of bullet consumption to the number of people killed in World War I.
From this ratio alone, we can see how huge the consumption of war on logistics is. If you want to kill 10,000 enemies a day, you have to consume at least 20 million bullets.
Such logistical consumption is not something that the island countries and the Russian Empire can bear, even the current British Empire and the German Empire cannot afford.
This is also the reason why World War I and World War II were able to drag down European countries. In addition to the massive destruction and loss of land and population caused by the war, the consumption of the war also exhausted all countries.
These two weapon orders can earn Australia at least 500,000 pounds, although more than half of them belong to military factories and shipyards.
With this favorable wind, coupled with the joy brought to Australians and New Zealanders by the establishment of the Australian and New Zealand Federation some time ago, Arthur successfully issued a new currency-the Commonwealth Commemorative Coin.
Of course, the Commonwealth Commemorative Coin also has a complete name, which is the Australian and New Zealand Federation Establishment Commemorative Coin. It also has a relatively simple and nice name, which is the Australian dollar commemorative edition.
There are three types of Commonwealth Commemorative Coins, namely Australian dollars, shillings and pence.
The shillings and pence of the Australian dollar are basically the same as the shillings and pence of the British pound, and they are all equivalent.
And one pound is equal to two Australian dollars, one Australian dollar is equal to ten shillings, and one shilling is equal to twelve pence.
The front of the Australian dollar uses Arthur's portrait and the words "Commemoration of the Federation of Australia and New Zealand", plus the number 1 and the English word "Australia Dollar" written by Arthur himself.
The back is the Australian royal emblem and some anti-counterfeiting stripes, plus the specific time of the establishment of the Federation of Australia and New Zealand, forming this brand new currency.
The shilling uses the portrait of Queen Victoria on the front and the emblem of the British royal family on the back, which also declares Arthur's noble status and bloodline.
The front of the penny is a preview of the Sydney Palace, and the back is a brief scope map of the Federation, which also declares the specific scope of the Federation.
Whether it is Australian dollars, shillings or pennies, their denomination numbers are all written by Arthur himself, and many anti-counterfeiting stripes are added.
The total issuance of the three currencies is about 15 million Australian dollars, 50 million shillings and 1.2 billion pennies.
The total value of these currencies is equal to 15 million pounds, and it will take some time for them to circulate in the markets of Australia and New Zealand.
Of course, with Arthur's good reputation and the Australian government's good credibility, there is no problem in making these currencies popular and occupying a considerable part of the market.
In addition, Australia's currency exchange rate is temporarily aligned with the British pound, basically maintaining a ratio of one pound equal to two Australian dollars, so there is no need to worry that the Australian dollar will be impacted.
Now it only takes time for more people to accept the new currency and allow the currency to circulate in more places.
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