The Rise Of Australasia
Chapter 495: Chapter 392: Penicillin

After discussing with ambassadors Winston and Cret, Arthur very generously decided to provide 200,000 reinforcements to France within three months, and in the following wars, transport at least 200,000 combat troops to Europe each year to alleviate the pressure on the British and French forces.

This also means that Australasia will send at least millions of expeditionary troops in this war, and the contribution cannot be underestimated, at least as Arthur sees it.

As compensation for Australasia's great contribution, it will have priority in selecting some of Germany's industrial equipment, technology, and scientific achievements.

This is essential for making up for some of Australasia's industrial foundations; using Germany's achievements from the past few decades can directly raise Australasia's foundation.

To show his sincerity, after the two representatives left, Arthur called Defence Secretary Raul and ordered the Ministry of Defense to immediately start drafting new native soldiers. Within two months, they will train at least 200,000 combat troops and send them to the European battlefield.

Of course, going to the battlefield is also a way to train soldiers. So, for these native soldiers, there is no need for overly strict training. They just need to be proficient in using weapons and able to follow the commander's orders.

The European battlefield needs cannon fodder, not elite soldiers. Even elite soldiers, facing a protracted war of attrition, cannot help but suffer huge casualties.

In this case, sufficient cannon fodder becomes increasingly important. The 200,000 native troops from Australasia serve to replace the British and French forces in dying, using human lives to fill the gaps in the Allies' fighting strength. Read the next part on m|vl-e-mpyr

This also means that, including these 200,000 native troops, all the native forces dispatched by Australasia will face very serious casualties.

However, Arthur is not distressed. For Australasia, millions of native casualties mean nothing; on the contrary, they are beneficial to the development of the nation.

Running out of natives in Australasia is a good thing – at least it can save the government's energy and prevent them from wasting time in relocating these natives.

Of course, the natives of Australasia are not endless, and they will likely be wiped out in such a brutal war of attrition.

But Arthur is not worried. Australasia's neighbor, the Dutch East Indies, has tens of millions of natives.

If they lack natives, they can simply ask their neighbor. After all, the Dutch in the Dutch East Indies do not have the final say; the land belongs to Australasians.

This is probably the tragedy of small countries. Although the Dutch East Indies is the Netherlands' most important colony, it has been surrounded by a British colony in the past and is now too close to one of the powers, Australasia, making it impossible to gain much autonomy.

To put it bluntly, Australasia even has the ability to occupy the entire Dutch East Indies at any time. Based on the relationship between Britain and Russia, the Dutch can only swallow their broken teeth and not dare fart.

This is also the truth of society and the world since ancient times.

The strong make the rules, and the weak must obey them.

Unless you have the confidence to challenge the strong, as Germany does towards Britain, the world order will never be broken, and the weak will always remain weak.

200,000 native troops are just a side note. For Arthur, no matter how many natives there are, they will eventually become cannon fodder.

As long as Arthur is willing, relying on the Dutch East Indies' population, forming an army of millions of natives is not a problem.

But the stability and combat capability of such an army are problems, and they are destined to become cannon fodder only.

The good news is that the French battlefield currently only needs cannon fodder; this is convenient, Australasia has more channels to contribute, and these natives have more ways to contribute to the world.

As for the placement of dead and injured natives, Arthur generously stated that the British and French can handle it themselves.

Those who are not seriously injured can be sent back to the battlefield after healing, and the dead can be buried on the spot, with a large pit being enough for tens of thousands of people.

Of course, since they made contributions to the Australasian government, Arthur will fulfill his promise to the families of the deceased natives: he will give them freedom.

All family members of the deceased natives will receive a sum of money sufficient for them to move to other regions, and under the escort of Australasian official fleets, they will head to Southeast Asia or Africa.

As for obtaining Australasian citizenship, don't even think about it. Although Asians are accepted, Arthur has no intention of accepting black people.

Of course, this is not racial discrimination but Arthur's simple dislike of chocolate.

After all, the few East Asian immigrants in Australasia are doing well – isn't this proof that Arthur treats every race equally?

As for chocolate, sorry, that is a specialty of African gorillas. Australasia has no habit of eating monkey brains and does not welcome gorillas.

In addition to training native troops, the Royal financial group set up a medical group, where Arthur received very interesting news.

Before World War I, he established the medical group responsible for all medical and pharmaceutical research, production, and talent cultivation.

This news comes from the medical group's biological research lab, an area that Arthur invested heavily in.