第1章 白金汉宫阴云

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When a 21st-century financial history apprentice awakens in an accident, he finds himself a member of the heart of the British Empire in 1890—Prince Arthur, grandson of Queen Victoria. He possesses knowledge from the future, yet is seen as a maverick by the ancient aristocratic system. A meticulously planned "gilding" and "exile" transports him to the far reaches of the world—Australia. This is a forgotten corner of the empire, a wild continent brimming with potential, comprised of six independent colonies. Faced with a fragmented colony, a backward industrial base, and the looming shadow of world war, Arthur knows this is the perfect stage for him to change his destiny and alter history. He mines for gold, unifies the railways, and establishes a federation, tightly binding the continent together. He "invites" the impoverished genius Tesla from America to power the entire nation with alternating current; he defies opposition to build a Pacific Fleet surpassing the "Dreadnought"; he plans ahead to avoid the Great Depression, making Australia a safe haven for global capital. When the flames of two world wars shattered the old world order, Arthur and the Australian Empire he built were no longer vassals of an empire, but rather players on the chessboard of global dominance. This is a legend of building a colony into the world's leading power from scratch, using advanced knowledge to propel the wheels of history. A new era belonging to Arthur and to Australia is about to begin.

当一位来自21世纪的金融历史学徒，在一次意外中醒来，发现自己成为了1890年大英帝国心脏中的一员——亚瑟王子，维多利亚女王的孙子。他空有来自未来的知识，却被古老的贵族体系视为离经叛道的异类。 一场精心策划的“镀金”与“流放”，让他来到了世界尽头的土地——澳大利亚。这里是帝国被遗忘的角落，一片由六个独立殖民地组成的、充满潜力的蛮荒大陆。 面对一盘散沙的殖民地、落后的工业基础和即将到来的世界大战阴云，亚瑟知道，这是他改变命运、扭转历史的最佳舞台。 他发掘黄金，统一铁路，建立联邦，将这片大陆紧紧凝聚在一起。他从美国“请”来潦倒的天才特斯拉，用交流电点亮整个国家；他力排众议，打造超越“无畏舰”的太平洋舰队；他提前布局，规避经济大萧条，让澳大利亚成为世界资本的避风港。 当两次世界大战的炮火摧毁了旧世界的秩序，亚瑟和他一手缔造的澳大利亚帝国，不再是帝国的附庸，而是作为棋手，登上了世界争霸的牌桌。 这是一段从零开始，将一块殖民地建设成世界第一强国，用超前知识撬动历史车轮的传奇。一个属于亚瑟，属于澳大利亚的全新时代，即将拉开序幕。