Rise of Australia

Chapter 216 The Development of the University

"Our current population is still too small. Even compared with the second-strongest countries in Europe, we still have many disadvantages. If Australasia wants to become a powerful country, having a population of tens of millions is the minimum guarantee." Ah Ser shook his head and said: "In the new year, I hope that all departments can work together to carry out the immigration introduction plan vigorously. British immigrants, German immigrants, Russian immigrants and even European immigrants are our goals. I hope that Australasia will The population of West Asia can exceed [-] million as soon as possible, and it has the real potential to become a powerful country."

At any time, population is a very important resource for a country.

Looking at all the major countries in the world at present, their populations are in the tens of millions, often in the tens of millions or even hundreds of millions.

These populations have brought a lot of development potential to these countries, and it is also one of the fundamental reasons why they can become world powers.

A country with a population of less than [-] million, no matter how it develops, it will at most become a regional power, and it will be constrained by other countries in some ways.

According to Arthur's development goals, if Australasia wants to become a powerful country, it must have a population of at least tens of millions.

If you want to strive to become a great power, you need a population of at least 2000 million, or even 4000 to [-] million.

Naturally, such a population target cannot be achieved in a short period of time, but efforts must be made now, and the first step is to vigorously promote the plan to attract immigrants.

In fact, Australasia's immigration plan is much ahead of the original Australia in history.

The population of the entire Australian region has increased by more than 100 million in the past six years, and the average annual population increase of 30 million is the best proof.

But such a growth rate obviously cannot meet Arthur's expectations. According to the current needs of Australasia, the more immigrants the better, there is not too much at all.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Minister Walter nodded repeatedly, and the other ministers followed suit.

"Go on!" Arthur signaled.

"Your Majesty, although our population has grown, our per capita income has not decreased. So far, the per capita annual income of the Kingdom is about 40 Australian dollars. Among them, the per capita annual income of the Australian region is 41 Australian dollars, and the New Zealand region The per capita annual income is 37 Australian dollars, and the per capita annual income of the colonies of New Guinea is 33 Australian dollars." Minister Walter continued.

Because most of the construction in Australasia is located in Australia, Australia also has the highest per capita annual income.

In order to take care of the mood of the people in New Zealand, the construction of two New Zealand states has also started, but if we want to see the effect, I am afraid we have to wait another year or two.

Not to mention the colony of New Guinea. As the only colony in Australasia, because Australasia is currently undergoing all-round construction, New Guinea has not received much attention.

In addition, more than one-sixth of the aborigines in New Guinea have been sent to the country for construction, resulting in low income growth for the colonial population.

In fact, there is another factor. All the minerals in New Guinea are state-owned, and the main source of income for the colonial population is agriculture.

This is an area suitable for growing agriculture, and the crop production here accounts for one-fifteenth of the total output of the Kingdom of Australasia.

Although this ratio is not that high, the colony of New Guinea has a population of less than [-], and its per capita food production is much higher than that of Australasia.

Because of the lack of population in the colonies of New Guinea, the Royal Government also promulgated certain policies to attract immigrants, encouraging a small number of people to go to the colonies.

Everyone who went to the colony of New Guinea was able to obtain about ten acres of land, and at a very low price, they could rent the aborigines from the colonial government for labor.

If it weren't for the insufficient population, Arthur also planned to vigorously plant crops in New Guinea and develop the colony of New Guinea into a large granary in Australasia.

In fact, although Australasia has a large land area, a large number of areas are desert areas, or are not suitable for farming.

However, the arable area of ​​the entire Kingdom of Australasia is actually quite large.

There are not many aborigines currently engaged in agriculture in the kingdom. Even if the New Guinea colony is included, the number of aborigines engaged in agriculture is less than 10.

Coupled with the agricultural population of Australasia, it can generate more than 550 million tons of food for Australasia every year.

If you include the meat and dairy products brought by the developed livestock industry in Australasia, these foods are enough to feed more than 2000 million people.

If it weren't for the fact that the current agricultural population is too small, coupled with the immature agricultural technology, the entire Australasian region would not even have a problem feeding hundreds of millions of people.

It is precisely because of the sufficient food supply that the current poor people in Australasia can also get enough food.

At least Arthur is confident that in the Kingdom of Australasia, there will be basically no incidents of starvation to death.

Since the establishment of the Royal Relief Committee, the living standards of the people under Arthur's rule have also become better and better.

At least within the scope of the Kingdom of Australasia, the word hunger has become farther and farther away from people, and starvation has even become a rumor.

In this era, as the monarch of a country, it is actually very simple to win the hearts of the people, and Arthur has a deep understanding of this.

Just make a promise, a promise to let people have enough food and clothing to live a happy life.

Then, little by little, implement it from nothing.As long as this promise is fulfilled, it will be recognized and loved by most people, and it will naturally win the hearts of the people.

Arthur gave people in Australasia a better life, and these people would naturally support Arthur desperately to protect their better life.

After Minister Walter finished his report, Medical Minister Willie stood up and reported the situation of the medical department.

"Your Majesty, the progress of our medical work has also achieved obvious results. As of now, within the Kingdom of Australasia, there are a total of [-] large hospitals, distributed in all states and colonies of the Kingdom. We encourage folk medical treatment Professionals have set up small clinics and private hospitals. The plan has also achieved good results. At present, there are more than one hundred small clinics and private hospitals according to statistics, most of which are located in Australia and New Zealand." Minister Wiley smiled. said.

The development of medical care has reduced the death rate of the population in Australasia, and has also significantly eased the medical environment in Australasia.

Coupled with the development of transportation, people can go to the hospital very conveniently.Coupled with the establishment of various small clinics and private hospitals, people's medical needs have been well met.

"Your Majesty, there is another thing that I have to mention. During the development of medical treatment during this period, we were surprised to find that some medical techniques from East Asia have a very good relief effect on certain conditions that we don't understand. They It can even provide better solutions to some difficult and miscellaneous diseases, which is not available in the current Western medicine." Minister Wiley seemed to think of something, and said hastily.

What Minister Willie said, Arthur understood at once.

This is a medical system with a history much longer than Western medicine.The reasons for the decline of this kind of medical system in later generations are firstly because it was suppressed, and secondly because many advanced medical techniques and medical books disappeared in the development of history.

"Whether medical skills are good or not is not based on word of mouth. Don't we have a lot of indigenous people? Try it on them first. If it is confirmed that this medical skill can cure many difficult and miscellaneous diseases that Western medicine cannot cure, then it is Good medical skills. If it is determined that this kind of medical skill is useful, then I don’t mind cultivating and learning it. In short, Australasia needs an excellent medical system, and we should also learn from the excellent things of other nations.” Arthur for Australasia China's healthcare system development is open-minded.

Perhaps the combination of Chinese and Western medicine is the most suitable medical development. In addition, during this period, a lot of knowledge of Chinese medicine has not been lost. Perhaps Australasia can also grow into a big country of Chinese medicine.

After getting Arthur's attitude, Minister Willie felt relieved. He was also curious about how far the excellent medical skills of other nations could go, and how it would help the development of Western medicine.

Equally evident in the development of healthcare is the education sector in Australasia.

After more than six years of long development, universities in Australasia have also ushered in considerable development.

At present, Australasia has a total of six universities, three technical schools, and several primary and secondary schools.

The construction of primary and secondary schools has basically met the population needs of Australasia, and the per capita education level in Australasia has also grown to the junior high school level.

Then there are universities. Among the current six universities, three belong to the Australian region and three belong to the New Zealand region.

The three universities in Australia are the Victoria University in Melbourne, the University of New South Wales in Newcastle and the National University in Sydney.

The universities in New Zealand are the University of Auckland in Auckland, the University of Otago in Otago, and the Victoria University of Wellington in Wellington.

Although the number of universities seems to be many, the only universities that can truly connect with the world are the National University and the Victoria University of Wellington.

Except for these two universities, the other four universities enroll less than 400 students each year, and they are all relatively small-scale public universities.

As the largest university in Australia and New Zealand, Australasian National University currently enrolls 900 students per year, and Victoria University of Wellington enrolls 600 students per year.

These various universities add up to produce nearly [-] college students for Australasia every year, making them the most promising source of talent for Australasia.

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