Until their upper echelons are willing to undertake comprehensive reforms, these will only amount to surface level changes, futile and incomplete.
Arthur feels there's no need to participate, but of course, if they wish to order battleships, Arthur would certainly welcome it.
About the query for buying grains, Arthur unreservedly agrees. The current floods in East Asia are severe, reaching to millions of refugees, which also have a significant impact on the price of grain.
Not to mention, it's only normal to increase the price of grain by about ten percent on the original basis, right? Don't underestimate this event, it could bring no small income to Australasia, and also provide an opportunity to replace the old grains in the strategic grain reserves.
In addition to these developments, at the end of August came the great news that Edison successfully invented the sound film, dragging movies into a new era.