Rise of Australia

Chapter 269 The Good News of the Population
Seeing Arthur's emphasis on the construction of the stadium, the cabinet members naturally did not dare to be careless.

After a week of discussions and preliminary plans, the specific plan for the construction of the stadium was finally negotiated.

The first is the size of the stadium. Under Arthur's insistence, the stadium's capacity has become a maximum of 5 people.

This will be a super-large stadium, and the venue is located in the northern part of the ACT very close to Newcastle, where there is enough plains to build a stadium.

In order to meet the needs of the Olympic Games, many venues will be built inside the stadium to meet the use of the Olympic Games at that time.

Regarding the naming of the new stadium, the cabinet named the new stadium the Australasian National Stadium after seeking Arthur's opinion.

After all, the purpose of this Olympic Games is to enhance the prestige and international influence of Australasia. Advertising for Australasia from the beginning of the sports venues can be regarded as a confirmation of the original intention of the Olympic Games.

After the preliminary construction plan was determined, the cabinet government decided to initially allocate 1000 million Australian dollars for the construction of the new stadium in two years, and invited construction companies to undertake the major modules of the stadium.

Australasia welcomes all construction companies from home and abroad.

But the government's requirements are also very strict. If there is any problem in the construction of the Olympic venues, it will rise to a dispute between countries, and the person in charge of the construction company will be sentenced by the Australasian government.

You must know that the laws of Australasia are relatively strict, and this is also a major means for the government to sanction criminal cases.

After all, civilians in Australasia can eat enough and wear warmth. Those who carry out illegal and criminal activities in Australasia are often habitual criminals and desperadoes who cannot be saved at all.

These people are of no use to the development of Australasia, and may even hinder the development of the country and social stability.

Strict laws are used to sanction them. More serious crimes are basically the death penalty, and they are all hanged or shot.

According to the rough statistics of the public security department, from the establishment of Australia in 1900 to the end of 1909, in the past ten years, more than 100 people have been sentenced to death in I Australasia, and more than 2000 of them have been sentenced to death. A murderous man with a life.

After the execution of more than 3000 people, the current crime rate in Australasia has dropped by more than 1900 times compared to 20, and there have been few fatal cases in major cities.

After the government released the news of the construction of the stadium, the construction of the stadium has also attracted the attention and support of a large number of Australasians.

This is not because of Arthur's high morale, but because Australasians have plenty of mood and time for other entertainment after eating and clothing.

But at present, there are not many entertainment environments and entertainment facilities in Australasia, and because the government has gradually begun to control the sale and circulation of large weapons, it is unrealistic to use low-quality civilian pistols for hunting, so hunting, which is one of the few Entertainment methods have also gradually fallen out of the mainstream.

But it is worth mentioning that because the major factories in Australasia have strictly implemented the ten-hour working system, and several factories of the royal family even implemented the eight-hour working system, people have a lot of free time to spend To splurge, and under the premise that all kinds of entertainment facilities are impossible, making humans has become a helpless choice for quite a few Australasians.

Coupled with the fact that the government has been very encouraging in recent years to give birth, a sum of money will be rewarded for each child born, and it also guarantees the education and life of all children in multi-birth families before they reach adulthood.

This has led to Australasian people not rejecting childbearing. Even if it works well, having more children can create extra income for the family, which is equivalent to having an extra labor force in the family to make money.

At present, Australasia is adding more than [-] newborn babies every year. This is one of the reasons why Australasia's population growth rate is rising steadily.

How high is public support for the new stadium?Even before the construction of the stadium has really started, a large number of Australasian people have spontaneously gone to the planning area of ​​the stadium, intending to level the land in the stadium area to facilitate future construction.

However, such actions were quickly stopped. After all, although the leveling of the construction area was required before construction, there was no need to waste such precious labor.

Isn't this hard work just done with those natives?Anyway, for Australasia, the aborigines are the least valuable. Who cares if tens of thousands of people die a year?

Time passed quickly, and it was January 1910 before the construction of the stadium officially started.

Instead, he attaches great importance to this year's annual report summary meeting. After all, Arthur did not handle government affairs properly throughout 1909. It is also time to fully grasp the domestic development and plan for the next few years by the way.

According to history, there should be a few years before the outbreak of World War I.But who can guarantee that the course of the world will develop like history, what if a war breaks out tomorrow?
It was also with the attitude of making preparations in advance that Arthur decided to remind the government to prepare the government for a super war that may break out in the European continent in the future.

Before the Cabinet meeting, Arthur announced the appointment of Hunt, the second son of Kent's steward and younger brother of Kent, the Prime Minister, as Secretary of State for the Crown, the last vacant cabinet seat.

The appointment was a bit sudden, but it was a matter of course in the eyes of everyone in the cabinet.

The position of Minister of Royal Affairs is destined to be held by Arthur's absolute confidant, and no one else has the qualifications to get involved.

To say that Arthur's absolute confidant, butler Kent is definitely counted, and it deserves to be the first choice.

It's just that the Kent steward has already served as the prince's steward, and is also responsible for managing the affairs of the royal consortium.

Even if the post of Minister of Royal Affairs to Kent's steward is just to make the position of Kent's steward sound a little better, the actual power and role will not change in any way.

It is also reasonable for Hunter, the second son of Kent's butler, to replace his father Kent as Minister of Royal Affairs.

After all, a position like a palace steward is basically a hereditary inheritance system on the premise that there are no accidents.

It is usually the family most trusted by the monarch who controls the position of steward of the palace.Although it sounds like a servant, in an autocratic monarchy like Australasia, the Kent housekeeper has less rights than cabinet members.

It is not even an exaggeration to say that when choosing between the cabinet members and the Kent steward, Arthur would choose the Kent steward without hesitation.

There is no other reason, Arthur can ensure the absolute loyalty of the Kent steward to himself.Not even kidding, if Arthur thinks that Butler Kent is useless, he won't say no to letting Butler Kent die.

As the second son of the butler of Kent, Hunter is destined to inherit the mantle of the butler of Kent and become the next butler of the palace under the premise that his elder brother is going to the political arena.

Therefore, the position of Minister of Royal Affairs is also quite suitable for Hunter. It can also allow him to get familiar with the feeling of working for Arthur in advance, and he can also accept the guidance of Kent's butler at any time.

As for the Steward of Kent, the Minister of State Kent, and the Minister of Royal Affairs Hunter, all of whom have become prominent cabinet ministers or royal house stewards, will their families wield huge power to threaten the kingship or give birth to other ideas, Arthur I won't worry at all.

Not to mention that the power of the Butler Hunter family comes from the royal family. Without the royal family, they would not have the premise of real power. The loyalty of the Butler Kent family alone is enough for Arthur to trust.

What's more, the Royal Security Intelligence Service is not a vegetarian. If it has been developed for such a long time, if it cannot control the intelligence of the entire palace and protect the safety of the royal family, then the head of the Royal Security Intelligence Service should also be replaced.

Hunter also attended this cabinet meeting, and received congratulations from the cabinet ministers.

For the future palace steward who is basically a certainty, everyone in the cabinet still wants to get along well.

Although Hunter has just come of age now, by the time Hunter becomes the butler of the palace, they will most likely have stayed away from the political arena.

If something happens at that time, you can ask Hunter for help based on your familiarity, can't you?

The cabinet meeting was held for a whole day, which also allowed Arthur to thoroughly understand the current developments in various aspects of Australasia.

Even several newly added positions were debriefed, allowing Arthur to better understand the current judicial and religious situation in Australasia.

Overall, the development of Australasia is still going smoothly, and the population growth is also very gratifying.

As of January 1910, the total population of Australia has exceeded 1 million, which is getting closer and closer to the goal of tens of millions of people in a regional power proposed by Arthur at that time.

Among them, Australia has a population of nearly 700 million, and New Zealand has a population of about 150 million.The population of the colony of New Guinea has exceeded 52150, and the specific number is about [-].

The number of Australian Timor with the smallest population has also exceeded 13500, which is also the result of the two colonies' continuous establishment of various policies to attract immigrants.

From the perspective of population structure, British immigrants accounted for 69.7% of the total population of Australasia, the German population accounted for 12.1% of the total population of Australasia, the Russian population accounted for 11.9% of the total population of Australasia, and other populations accounted for 6.3% of the total population.

It can also be seen from the population structure that the largest population in Australasia is still British immigrants, with a total number of 594 million.

The second and third largest populations are German and Russian populations, with 103 million and 101 million respectively.

This also shows the current intensity of immigration from European countries to Australasia, and most of the population growth in Australasia also depends on these European immigrants.

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