The Rise Of Australasia
Chapter 460 Diplomatic Means and Checks and Balances

According to the Ministry of Defense's statistics on soldiers' merits, the upcoming enfeoffment ceremony will give the country at least ten more real nobles.

Even more honorary titles like "Sir" will be granted, at least a hundred, significantly expanding Australasia's aristocratic class.

In addition to granting noble titles for military merit, there are also grants for political achievements, scientific research contributions, and others.

Arthur values the soldiers' military accomplishments, but he also values the contributions of government officials, common people, and scientists.

All former government officials and scientists, and even all common people in Australasia, will be rewarded and honored with medals and noble titles based on their contributions to the nation.

Along with these government officials and scientists, Australasia will add hundreds of nobles at once, completely consolidating their aristocratic class's power and ensuring its existence.

In a monarchical country, upward mobility channels for all classes are crucial. Ensuring lower classes have an opportunity to rise is essential for maintaining order in any country.

Australasia's channels for upward mobility are simple: anyone can, based on their contributions to the country and the royal family, receive land, funds, medals, and even noble titles.

In this way, Australasia may seem like a feudal state, but in reality, it offers a fairer treatment to its people than many supposedly "free and democratic" countries, reflecting true justice and equality.

Although the aristocracy is the largest ruling class in Australasia, any class can become nobility, representing hope for all to rise in status.

For example, in Australasia, even farmers and herdsmen can receive substantial rewards and even noble titles for their contributions, such as developing innovative agricultural and pastoral techniques.

As long as all classes and citizens in Australasia have the hope of becoming nobility, they will not despise the aristocracy but instead work towards making contributions to the country and the royal family and eventually achieve noble status.

Resentment against the nobility and those in power arises when all avenues for upward mobility are monopolized by those at the top.

When people can no longer change their status despite their efforts, unrest among the lower classes is inevitable.

Thus, Arthur has specifically declared that every Australasian citizen is eligible for noble status provided they make relevant contributions.

The aristocratic class is open to all Australasians, with rewards and recognition for their contributions to the nation.

This is Arthur's promise to all Australasians. As long as the commoners' path to upward mobility is not monopolized, the aristocratic system will remain stable in Australasia.

This is similar to working at a company. A new employee, when given the opportunity to reach the company's top ranks or even become a shareholder, will remain hopeful.

However, if no amount of effort can change their status, employees will naturally lose loyalty to the company and may seek other opportunities or even try to bring the company down.

Post-war statistics and enfeoffment rewards are currently the most critical matters in Australasia.

After quickly summarizing domestic affairs, Prime Minister Kent traveled with the delegation aboard a battlecruiser to London to attend negotiations to divide the Allies' interests.

The actual negotiations venue is in Paris, France's capital. But before the Paris Peace Conference, there is a smaller meeting in London involving Britain, France, Russia, and Australia – the original four great powers of the Allies.

Although there are six great powers among the Allies, the true leaders are still these four.

Italy, having switched sides midway through the war and contributed little, has limited influence in the negotiations.

While the United States has sufficient strength, it entered the war late and had early suspicions of remaining neutral before joining the cause.

The American people's greatest contribution to the war was providing loans to Allied countries, but their military casualties and accomplishments were minimal.

Such contributions from the United States are not enough to enter the core decision-making circle of the Allies, even though their overall power has surpassed Russia and Australasia.

Among the four great powers of the Allies, the status of each country has also changed significantly.

France and Russia suffered the greatest casualties, and they are the only two among the four who share land borders with Germany.

These two countries have a significant interest in German territory, so they have naturally formed an alliance.

Both Britain and Australasia sustained relatively few casualties and are either too far from Germany or separated by a strait.

Neither Britain nor Australasia has significant interest in German territory, and they both hope that Germany is not divided too much.

This has caused the Allies to split into two factions, one led by France and Russia, and the other by Britain and Australia.

Regardless, the true leaders of the Allies are these four great powers. The pre-meeting in London aims to demonstrate their combined strength and unity to other countries. Find adventures at empire