The Rise Of Australasia-Chapter 1090 - 816: Anna’s Other Half

Finn Hudson's career in the Australasian government circles was quite inspiring. As a native of Australasia without any background connections, Finn Hudson graduated from the National University at its inception through his own efforts and returned to his hometown, West Australian State.

During the construction of the Leonora Industrial Base, Finn Hudson, due to his expertise, was fortunately selected to join the management department of the Leonora Industrial Base, considered a national key project.

Later on, Finn Hudson showed his talents at the Leonora Industrial Base and became the person in charge of the construction of the Third Phase Industrial Base.

With such a resume, Finn Hudson was ultimately honored to be elected as the second governor of the special district of the Leonora Industrial Base, and due to his good performance, he was elected by the State Parliament of West Australia as the new governor of the state.

After becoming a principal officer of the state, Finn Hudson's quite inspirational political career naturally also reached Arthur's ears.

As a native born and bred in Australasia, Arthur had a fair amount of goodwill toward him. After a series of meticulous political background investigations, Finn Hudson was successfully identified by Arthur as one of the key figures for development, and at the time, Finn Hudson was only 37 years old.

After completing his resume in West Australia, Finn Hudson was transferred by Arthur to Sydney Territory to assume the new role of Governor.

Then he was transferred from Sydney Territory to the Capital Region, and his abilities were fully recognized by Arthur.

In fact, Arthur's original plan for Finn Hudson's key training direction was actually in the industrial sector.

Even if he entered the Cabinet, he should have become the Industry Secretary of the Cabinet Government. But two events exceeded Arthur's expectations.

The first was that Butler Kent's health was gradually getting worse, requiring some of the royal financial group's affairs to be handed over to Hunter.

The other event was that Finn Hudson's resume in Sydney and the Capital Region showed such capability in the economic field that Arthur was very satisfied.

As for the vacant position of Industry Secretary, it was used by Arthur as compensation for the Conservative faction. After all, the industry of Australasia only needs steady development at the moment, and does not require any significant adjustments or more aggressive strategies.

Therefore, the position of Industry Secretary was ultimately obtained by the Conservative Party faction. Leader of the Liberal Party within the Conservative faction, David Paul Oliver, eventually secured the position of Industry Secretary and smoothly entered the Cabinet.

Previous Speaker of the House of Representatives and Chief Justice Grant Wilson, as a major leader of the Unity Party, also took over the position of Minister of Agriculture, which became vacant after Machey Swinney became Deputy Prime Minister of the Cabinet.

As for the Imperial Chief Justice, which is the original position of Chief Justice, it is the most frequently changed position within the Australasian Cabinet.

But this is normal. As the head of the Imperial Court, the Chief Justice actually holds great power.

The Imperial Government holds immense power over All States, and the Imperial Court also has a high level of Power over the state courts of All States.

While each state has a certain degree of sovereignty in administration and Judiciary, the administration and Judiciary of each state must act in accordance with the supreme Imperial constitution.

At the same time, the Imperial Court has the right to overrule administrative and judiciary laws established by the states, which also means that the Chief Justice has a high level of Power, including some supervision over Governors of States and Cabinet Officers.

The political structure of Australasia was created as a special political system based on the political structures of various countries.

The Cabinet Government, Imperial Court, and House of Representatives are similar to the three branches of the American system. The Cabinet Government has the highest executive Power, the Imperial Court has the highest Judicial Power, and the House of Representatives holds the highest Legislative power.

The three branches mutually monitor and cooperate with each other, contributing to the high stability of the country. Unlike the tripartite system of the United States, Australasia also has Arthur as the Emperor.

Arthur simultaneously holds the three powers, and in the constitution, the Monarch's rights are higher than those of the tripartite system.

However, Arthur did not specify in the constitution the detailed division of powers between the Monarch and the tripartite system. This approach has its advantages; if Australasia has a Monarch like Arthur who is popular with the People, it would be easy to influence the government, the courts, and the House of Representatives based on the vague division of powers in the constitution.

But if the successor Monarch does not have much support, they can also retreat to the royal palace, reduce their influence, and comfortably be a puppet.

The new position of Chief Justice was secured by Pedro Henrik. This guy is one of the rare neutral figures in the Australasian House of Representatives, not belonging to any Political Party, and not even having supported any political movements.

Throughout Pedro Henrik's political career, he exhibited fairness, impartiality, and meticulousness.

It is because of such a character and principles that he was loved by many citizens and also gained the respect of Representatives, being elected as the new Chief Justice.

After all, in legal work, the most important thing is to achieve fairness and impartiality, and to be meticulous in any affairs and work.

After the election of the Cabinet members was over, as per custom, the new Cabinet of the Imperial Government would make a grand oath of allegiance to Arthur on the second day after their successful election.

This was an inevitable step. Officials had to understand for whom they were working and whose interests they should prioritize.

Because the elections lasted an entire month, by the time the new cabinet members swore their allegiance to Arthur, it was already July of 1933.

Time always slips away unnoticed, and Arthur firmly believed this.

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Before one knew it, over half of 1933 had passed. In this time, Germany had successfully expanded its army to 250,000 men and, with Italy's support, purchased a large quantity of light weapons from the United Kingdom, thoroughly arming its military.

In order to secure the loyalty of the military, the little mustache didn't hesitate to spare any expense. He held the reins of two major military forces, namely Germany's regular army and the Stormtroopers that had been reorganized into the Schutzstaffel.

Clearly, one mountain cannot harbors two tigers, and a country must ultimately determine who the regular army is and who receives the state's support.

Clearly, in the final confrontation, the army ultimately had the upper hand. The little mustache pared down a portion of the Schutzstaffel, shifting all support from the Schutzstaffel to the army.

Such actions were naturally embraced by the military, which in turn pledged its loyalty to the government, and Germany ultimately began to unify.

It is worth mentioning that while the British seemed to earn some income from Germany's military expansion, it was Australasia that profited the most.

The massive military expansions in Kalimantan and the Philippines provided a dumping ground for all kinds of Australasian weapons.

Add to that the wars instigated by the Island Nation, Australasia delivered some of its weapons to the enemies of the Island Nation, adhering to the principle that the enemy of my enemy is my friend, selling these weapons at low prices to create some trouble for the Islanders.

All kinds of weapons added up, and Australasia also made a tidy income from this arms trade.

This emboldened Arthur's plans for naval expansion, and he even directly requested the Ministry of Defence to accelerate naval construction at the first meeting of the new cabinet.

As for the government, Arthur also had demands for sustaining rapid development. Taking advantage of war not yet arrived, it was an excellent opportunity for all sectors in Australasia to flourish.

Only by stockpiling enough war readiness supplies before the war could Australasia respond calmly in times of war and seek more interests for itself in the future conflicts.

Time raced by, and the second half of the peaceful year of 1933 quickly passed.

Of course, there were many big events in the second half of 1933.

First among them was Arthur's most cherished daughter, Princess Anna Miller, born in 1909 and now 24 years old, finally found her significant other.

Only, the identity of Princess Anna Miller's significant other was a bit "special."

When Arthur heard that Princess Anna Miller had found the person she liked, he was initially happy.

But upon hearing that Princess Anna Miller's beloved was Juan, a prince four years his junior, Arthur instantly developed a headache.

Prince Juan, this name might seem unfamiliar. But he had another historical title, Juan, Prince of Spain, a member of the Spanish royal family who never ascended to the throne but posthumously received the title of Juan III.

Prince Juan's father was the famous last Monarch of the Kingdom of Spain, Alfonso XII's posthumous son, Alfonso XIII of Spain.

If this were two years earlier, the title of Prince Juan would have been very prestigious. He would still be a prince of Spain, and his father one of the most revered nobles at the time, the king of the European superpower, the Kingdom of Spain.

But now, due to his support for the dictatorship of Miguel Primo de Rivera, a revolution broke out in Spain, and Alfonso XIII was forced to abdicate and flee the country.

Afterward came a rather dramatic story. The fleeing Prince Juan, having roamed many countries, encountered Princess Anna Miller in Australasia, whom he had once met in Europe, and the two began a romantic relationship.

As for the prospective son-in-law's identity, Arthur was indeed troubled. Although carrying the pure bloodline of the Spanish royal family, the Spanish monarchy had ceased to exist.

Even if Arthur were to help Alfonso XIII restore the monarchy, Alfonso XIII still had an older son, Prince Alfonso. The line of succession for Prince Juan would come only after Prince Alfonso and Prince Jaime.

However, with Arthur's fondness for Princess Anna Miller, such an issue wasn't an insurmountable problem for him.

Moreover, if the issue proved truly unsolvable, getting rid of those who raised the issue was also a good solution.