The Rise Of Australasia-Chapter 1293 - 946 Cession of the Strait Colony

Chapter 1293: Chapter 946: Cession of the Strait Colony

Chapter 1293 -946: Cession of the Strait Colony

Following the vine that was Donald Maclean, the British Intelligence Department quickly found several other significant leads and almost completely rounded up the spies Russia Nation had infiltrated into Cambridge University.

The good news was, because the infiltration by the Russia Nation Intelligence Department lasted only a few years, the British nobility led by Donald Maclean hadn’t betrayed much British intelligence.

At least for now, Russia Nation had not obtained much military technology and Industry data through its intelligence operations, and things hadn’t reached the worst-case scenario.

But regardless of the consequences, traitors like Donald Maclean, who sold out British interests, were definitely going to face some very severe sanctions.

The foremost among them, the leaders, were sentenced to death in secret at the highest level, while the least were sentenced to at least twenty years in prison.

At the same time, Britain-France-Australia also agreed to strengthen the surveillance of Russian immigrants to prevent Russian spies from infiltrating them and penetrating industries in the Three Countries.

There was no choice, for the Three Countries, this completely different ideology was what needed to be guarded against the most.

Of course, Britain and France were not entirely cooperative with Australasia. In terms of military deployment, Britain and France clearly preferred that Australasia mobilize more troops to support Europe and even hoped that the war could be ended as soon as possible.

But this was precisely what Arthur and Australasia didn’t want to see. The current depletion of Britain wasn’t too severe, and if the war ended too early, the British would still be able to maintain their status as the world’s superpower.

This, in turn, would create more unknown factors for the future world situation. Arthur certainly didn’t want Britain to continue to act as a chess player in world affairs, having Russia Nation as an opponent was already enough of a headache.

However, not sending more troops to Europe was impossible. After negotiations with the British, it was finally agreed that Australasia would send an additional 500,000 troops to Europe within three months and 1.5 million within six months, bringing the total strength of the Australasia Army in Europe to over 2.3 million.

To ensure that Australasia sent troops on time, the British really went all out.

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Firstly, the Strait Colony and the North Kalimantan Territory that had long been contentious were sold in their entirety to Australasia.

Though Australasia needed to use funds totaling 56 million Australian dollars to purchase these two colonies, they could also choose to exchange them for weapons and equipment, medical supplies, grain, and other critical supplies of equivalent value.

Given the current import-export relationship between Britain and Australasia, this was essentially no different than giving them to Australasia outright.

After all, 56 million Australian dollars was basically the revenue from a mid-sized order in the vast armaments market.

This was still quite significant for Australasia; after taking control of the North Kalimantan Territory and the Strait Colony, they could exert a tremendous influence on Asia’s economy, making it the most critical strategic region on the Pacific Coast.

The land of the Kalimantan union of sultanates could also be expanded, and naturally, this would accommodate a larger population of indigenous people.

The current total population of Kalimantan was unknown, but at the very least, it exceeded 40 million people. After the merger with North Kalimantan, the population of the Great Sultanate of Kalimantan was expected to rise above 50 million, which was a decent increase for Australasia.

Of course, before the merger with Kalimantan, it was crucial to distribute the land of North Kalimantan.

Britain controlled two indigenous countries in North Kalimantan, namely the Sultanate of Brunei and the Kingdom of Sarawak.

The good news was that these two countries occupied less than one-third of the North Kalimantan Territory, leaving the rest of the land free to be awarded to other sultanates.

To heighten the Kalimantan indigenous peoples’ combat desire, Arthur and the Cabinet Government, after discussion, devised a policy of exchanging military achievements for land.

Put simply, it meant that the eight small sultanates of the Kalimantan union, including the Sultanate of Brunei and the Kingdom of Sarawak from North Kalimantan, could exchange their military merits during this war for a certain scale of land.

As long as their achievements were significant enough, even awarding them all of the remaining land in Kalimantan was not impossible.

Stimulating these sultanates with straightforward land and population rewards to fight more vigorously for Australasia, on the whole, meant that Arthur and Australasia came out on top.

More importantly, through the military achievement competition among the small sultanates, it was possible to disrupt the relationships between these sultanates.

This way, not only could the union of the small sultanates be completely prevented, but they could also compete against each other and even harbor hatreds.

As a result, the Great Sultan, who mediated between these small sultanates, would be even more uneasy. Without the trust of Australasia, the Great Sultan would never be able to stand firm in Kalimantan with the concurrent sultanates.

This could be considered an overt strategy proposed by the Australasian Government. Even if the small sultanates knew that this was a ploy by Australasia, they would definitely take the bait willingly.

After all, the rewards offered by Australasia involved actual land and population, which not only could increase the power of each sultanate but also boost their voice in the union of sultanates.

With this approach, as long as the Great Sultan’s power could not completely suppress the other countries, Australasia would be able to firmly control the entire Great Sultanate of Kalimantan.