The Rise Of Australasia

As time entered 1930, the economic crisis had actually come to an end.

Currently, apart from some countries that were more affected by the economic crisis, other countries have begun to recover their import and export trade.

Under such circumstances, nations could finally catch their breath and address their own domestic economic chaos.

As parts of the former United States, the Kingdom of California and the United Kingdom of the West Coast were severely affected by the economic crisis.

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After establishing their respective kingdom governments, they decisively closed the stock market and established a centralized material distribution system.

The biggest advantage of this was ensuring that the unemployed population could also get a certain amount of grain, avoiding starvation and chaos.

The good news was that the populations of both kingdoms were not too large, and therefore, the number of unemployed people was within a controllable range.

This was a case of losing something to gain something else. The British acquired New York and Pennsylvania, two states with unemployed populations reaching millions and the most severely impacted areas in the United States.

Just dealing with the unemployment in these regions was enough to give the British a headache.

Moreover, the unemployment issue on the British mainland had not been resolved. The London Stock Exchange was still closed, greatly impacting Britain’s economy.

To better help the Kingdom of California and the United Kingdom of the West Coast recover from the economic crisis, Arthur decided to implement certain reforms in these two kingdoms, enabling them to shed their American identity and grow into two new nations.

The first step was the complete abolition of the National Guard in all states.

This was a power dispute between the federal government and the state governments of America, which resulted in a less cohesive connection between the states.

To harness the potential of the Kingdom of California and the United Kingdom of the West Coast, it was necessary to integrate these two countries.

Therefore, the first step of the reform was to abolish the National Guard and to establish the National Defense Army for California and the United Kingdom of the West Coast.

However, because the populations of both kingdoms were only a few million, the size of their National Defense Armies was only one division each.

As for the structure of the division, it naturally followed the model of the regular division of the Australasia Army.

These armies were all composed of Americans, and the salaries and benefits were not much different from those of the Australasia Army, which was considered a relatively good job in the midst of the economic crisis.

Thus, even if it meant working for a new country, a large number of Americans were eager to enlist.

The two divisions quickly filled their ranks and began training under the guidance of Australasia Army officers.

The second step in reforming these two countries was to eliminate the barriers between states, centralizing most of the state governments’ powers to the kingdom governments.

Since they were two kingdoms, it was natural that they could not distribute powers to the states as the former United States Federation had done.

The states, apart from the police, were not allowed to form any other armed forces and were only granted administrative and judicial power.

Furthermore, both the Kingdom of California and the United Kingdom of the West Coast prohibited states from enacting laws that contradicted the kingdom government’s regulations, and the kingdom government had the authority to modify and abolish the state governments’ laws.

This was mainly aimed at the United Kingdom of the West Coast. The bulk of the Kingdom of California was California State, and Nevada had such a small population that it posed no threat to California.

The United Kingdom of the West Coast was composed of five states with relatively balanced power among them.

Although Washington State had a notably larger population, the difference was not so significant compared to the other states.

If the rest of the states teamed up, their population would far exceed that of Washington State, which was the fundamental reason for weakening the power of the individual states.

After all, the primary citizenry of both countries was American, and certain precautions were still needed.

The third step in the reforms was to strengthen food production and undertake specific infrastructure projects.

According to preliminary statistics, the Kingdom of California had about 500,000 unemployed, while the United Kingdom of the West Coast had about 400,000 unemployed.

Solving the unemployment for nearly a million people was relatively straightforward.

The first priority was the construction of the Hoover Dam previously proposed by President Hoover.

Regardless of what one thought of President Hoover, the construction of the Hoover Dam was still greatly beneficial for the Kingdom of California.

Once the dam was completed, it could ensure water supply for parts of the desert regions in California State, making it a more habitable place.

However, the Hoover Dam as proposed by President Hoover was suitable for the United States, not for the present Kingdom of California.

The scale of the dam was too large, meaning that it would require more funds and manpower. Although once constructed, the dam’s benefits were not negligible, to a large extent, it was also facilitating Arizona State.

Since Arizona State was under Mexican control, naturally, there was no need to build such a large-scale Hoover Dam, inadvertently favoring Mexicans.

After modifications by the Kingdom of California government, the dam was renamed the Kingdom Dam, in commemoration of the establishment of the kingdom.

The scale of the dam was also significantly reduced, currently only serving the water needs of California State and Nevada.

The downsized dam was expected to require an investment of 20 million Australian dollars and around 50,000 laborers to build, with a construction time of around five years.