Chapter 768 Princess Alexandrine Is Pregnant

As long as Arthur speaks, the government and other institutions will naturally have no objection to such equity distribution.

And then again, Australasia is also Arthur's property, which is stipulated in the Constitution.

The Persian Gulf oil fields belong to the Persian Gulf territory. If Arthur really wants to enjoy these oil fields alone, he can use many methods to reasonably and legally occupy them.

But Arthur chose to win-win with the government, which is the greatest respect for the government.

If the government still doesn't know what's good for it, Arthur can only let government officials understand why Australasia is a kingdom.

The oil price negotiated with the British is the most appropriate oil price predicted by economists of the two countries based on the current livelihood of the two countries.

It can not only make enough profits for the two countries, but also prevent the people from bearing heavy burdens.

After all, oil is only a small part of people's daily needs. If the people are burdened with high oil prices, they are likely to switch to horses and carriages again, which will have a negative impact on the development of the country and the operation of society.

Besides, Arthur's hope of raising oil prices is actually to let the government earn more money, so that it can develop better and drive the country's economy and people's income.

If this makes people bear a huge burden, it will be a case of picking up sesame seeds and losing watermelons, which will backfire.

At least, Arthur feels that he is different from British capitalists.

Although Arthur also hopes that the royal consortium can make more money, the basis of everything is to ensure the interests and daily life of ordinary people.

Of course, the approximate range of international oil prices negotiated by Britain and Australasia is actually different in different regions.

For Australasia, domestic oil prices must be cheaper than foreign ones. Anyway, they will make money anyway, so there is really no need to make money from their own people.

In addition to slightly reducing oil prices, the government will also formulate subsidies for oil in the future, so that it will be more cost-effective for people to use oil.

For foreign countries, they can export according to normal international oil prices. Anyway, Europeans have escaped the influence of the economic crisis, and it is also beneficial to squeeze Europeans appropriately.

The reorganized Persian Gulf Oil Company soon entered operation. Coupled with the continuous investment of the royal family and the government, the next few years will inevitably be in a state of crazy expansion.

Arthur's expectation for the Persian Gulf Oil Company is to make Australasia's oil industry firmly ranked second in the world.

You know, the oil industry is far more than just oil extraction. After oil extraction, all you get is turbid crude oil.

After crude oil is refined by the petrochemical industry, you will also get corresponding gasoline, diesel and other petroleum products.

This also means that the price of gasoline and diesel must be more expensive, and the export of petroleum products must be more cost-effective than the export of crude oil.

This is also equivalent to the export of ore and industrial processed products, and the profits that can be earned are definitely different.

In the state of stagnation of steel and other industries, if petrochemicals can make considerable progress, it will play a vital role in Australasia's industry.

More importantly, with the exploitation of Persian Gulf oil, the Persian Gulf territory will become more and more important.

The exploitation of oil requires a large number of oil workers, which also means that there will be a need to continuously immigrate to the Persian Gulf territory for some time in the future.

This is also good news. But as the number of Australasians in the Persian Gulf Territory increases, it also means that Australasian control over the Persian Gulf is getting stronger and stronger.

Even if there is a problem with the British rule in the colonies in the future, Australasian can take advantage of the fire and take over the Straits Settlements and some colonies along the Persian Gulf coast.

If the oil along the entire Persian Gulf coast can be completely controlled, relying on the huge profits brought by the extraction of oil and the export of oil processed products, just by spending money, Australasian can be smashed into a superpower.

The oil issue is settled, and Arthur is relieved. Now the government will basically have no shortage of income in the next few years, and the scale of large-scale construction can be larger.

After he was free, Arthur decided to find something to do for himself.

Before, it was Princess Louise who urged him to have a baby, and now it has become Arthur who urged William to have a baby.

After William married Princess Alexandrine, he had bid farewell to his military career and has gradually begun to get involved in government affairs.

After all, the wedding at that time was still very famous in Australasian, and William's appearance had long been known to people with news reports.

Under such circumstances, it is impossible for William to return to the army in a low-key manner. In addition, William has been in the army for nearly three years, and the necessary training has been enough, so there is no need to waste time in the army.

William is now 21 years old, and it is time to start getting involved in the political affairs of Australasia.

However, before getting involved in political affairs, Arthur's biggest wish is that William and Princess Alexandrine will add to the royal family, so that the Australasian royal family will not have only such a pitiful few people.

In order to achieve his goal of stimulating birth, Arthur has tried every possible means. First of all, Arthur explained directly to William and Princess Alexandrine.

As long as the two have a child, Arthur will reward them with 5 million Australian dollars.

Moreover, the raising of children does not need to be a concern for the two. Arthur and Queen Mary, and even Queen Mother Louise can help them raise their children.

Under the urging of the royal family and William's efforts, finally, in September 1930, the Australasian royal family finally welcomed the good news that Princess Alexandrine was pregnant.

As William's first child, Arthur could accept whether the unborn child was a boy or a girl.

After Princess Alexandrine became pregnant, Arthur did what he said and directly gave William a check worth 5 million Australian dollars.

Because he was in a good mood, Arthur said that he would expand and renovate William's private castle to ensure that William's small family would not live in the castle crowded.

In order to ensure that the little guy in Princess Alexandrine's belly was born smoothly, Arthur ordered the obstetrics and gynecology experts of the Royal Private Hospital to be on call at any time and stationed in the palace 24 hours a day.

William was about to hold the baby, which made Arthur start to urge Anna. After all, William and Anna are the same age, William is about to hold the baby, and Anna's marriage has not yet been determined.

In fact, if William is the most popular candidate for future husband among European women, then Anna is the most popular candidate for future wife among European men.

As the only princess of the Australasian royal family, Princess Anna is very favored by the royal family.

Not to mention the tens of millions of Australian dollars in property owned by Princess Anna herself, the annual pension she can receive from the royal family alone has actually exceeded the property of many European nobles.

More importantly, with the support of the superpower of Australasia, it is an important ally for many countries.

Many countries whose thrones are not stable are planning to marry Anna and form an alliance with Australasia to consolidate their thrones, and frequently let young men of their royal families contact Princess Anna.

September 1930 was spent in Arthur's joy and the laughter of the royal family.

As time entered October, another major event happened in Europe, which made the British very angry.

This has to mention the issue of counterfeit currency. The development of currencies in various countries has basically been based on paper currency, supplemented by coins made of various materials.

This is the case in Australasia. Most currencies are paper, and coins of different materials are 1 Australian dollar and below.

Because the Australian dollar and the British pound are highly tied, there are fake Australian dollars, but not so many in reality.

After all, the Australian dollar and the British pound are highly tied, so why not just make fake British pounds, which are more valuable, instead of fake Australian dollars, which are only half the value?

In addition, the British pound is currently the world's number one currency, so some counterfeit currency incidents are inevitable and even happen from time to time.

Originally, only some counterfeit money circulated in a small range, which was no big deal for the British.

But since September, a large number of high-quality counterfeit British pounds have circulated in the market and began to disrupt the normal order of the British pound.

Obviously, the counterfeit British pounds should be made by a gang, and it is not ruled out that it is a country.

Because of the repeated discovery of counterfeit British pounds in the market, the public's trust in the British pound has been reduced by a level, and the British pound has begun to depreciate strangely.

The British tried to investigate the source of the counterfeit British pounds, but the other party was obviously an organized gang, and no useful information has been found so far.

In fact, when fake pounds began to circulate in the market, Australasia was also affected to a certain extent.

Because the Australian dollar and the British pound are highly bound, there is not much difference between fake pounds and fake Australian dollars.

However, there are only a few fake pounds circulating in Australasia, and the number is getting smaller and smaller after the efforts of the government.

But as the largest and most prosperous city in the world today, London has countless fake pounds.

It is difficult for ordinary people to distinguish between real pounds and fake pounds, which also makes people lose trust in pounds when trading and start to pay in other currencies.

This situation makes the British very uncomfortable. Even if they have guessed who is the force making counterfeit money, they cannot take relevant actions before they have enough evidence.

However, this actually saw an alternative opportunity for Arthur.

Since other countries can make counterfeit money to disrupt the order of the pound, Australasia can also use the same method to disrupt the currencies of other countries.

In fact, there are not many options for making counterfeit money now. In addition to the British, only the franc has an international influence.

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