May 10, 1900, Sydney streets.

Henrith walked the streets of Sydney as usual, and his destination was the government building where he had worked for half his life, which has now been renamed the New South Wales State House.

In order to make room for the upcoming elections to the House of Commons, a number of government agencies have relocated on these two days, giving up their original places to the state houses.

"Morning, Mr. Henris, are you going to run for the election of a councilor?" On the street, an aunt who obviously knew Henries saw Henris, immediately stepped forward, and said excitedly.

"Oh, it's Lady Katie, how is your son? Are you feeling better? Henrith also quickly recognized the person who greeted him, and responded with a smile.

"Thanks to you that day, if you hadn't lent me £7, I'm afraid Rumple wouldn't have been cured." Speaking of her son, Katie seemed to open up the conversation, looking at Henries gratefully, and said happily.

There is no clear statistic on Australia's per capita income, but the previous year, in 1899, the average annual income in Britain was about £50, and the annual income of a skilled worker had reached about £200-400.

Don't be fooled by this data, the reason why Britain's per capita income is so large is actually that it has absorbed a lot of wealth from the major colonies.

As a senior official of the City of Sydney, Henrith earns only about £20 a year, which is enough to see the gap between the British mainland and the colonies.

And being able to lend one-third of his annual income to someone who has nothing to do with him is enough to see Henris's courage and love.

"That's a small thing, besides, after His Highness Arthur came to Australia, he directly exempted us from most of our taxes. Compared to what His Highness did, what I did was nothing. Henris said with a quick wave of his hand.

"That's right, but in any case, Mr. Henris, you are a good person like Your Highness, and Australia has a great monarch like Your Highness, and an excellent official like Mr. Henris, why can't you be revived?" Katie smiled softly and said.

Ever since Arthur announced Australia-wide tax cuts a few days ago, Arthur has become the great ruler in the hearts of all Australians.

After all, for all ordinary people, what can give them practical benefits is the one who is truly great.

"All right, Mr. Henris. Go ahead, I'll vote for you, and I wish you all the best in your candidacy. Katie saw that it was not too early, and quickly terminated the chat with Henrys.

Although Henris's residence was only a little more than ten minutes away from the current state house, it took him half an hour to arrive because of the acquaintances he met from time to time on the road.

Henrith also expected this situation in advance, so he set off half an hour early, just in time for the opening of the House of Commons elections.

In order to allow as many Australians as possible to vote, the House of Commons elections will be held simultaneously in three cities in each state.

Sydney, where Henrith is located, is Australia's capital and Australia's most populous city.

There are 198 seats in the House of Commons, with 71 in New South Wales, the most populous state. Sydney, the most populous state in New South Wales, also gets 22 seats.

But that doesn't mean it's easier to run in Sydney, which is Australia's most populous city with a population of 420,000.

The number of eligible candidates has reached a terrifying 300,000 people, and even if most of them have no intention of running, there are definitely not a few contenders.

In such a situation, Henris is ready to lose the House of Commons, after all, even if he loses his bid for the House of Commons, as long as he has a good vote, he will enter the lower New South Wales House.

The number of seats in the state parliament varies according to the state's population, and this time there are 136 seats in the NSW parliament, and Henries is still very confident that he will be in contention.

Walking through the door of the state house, Henrith realized that the number of candidates this time was much higher than he expected.

The seemingly huge state chamber is already packed with voters at this time. Even if most of them weren't candidates, it was enough to shock Henris.

Originally, in Henris's expectation, today is the first day of the election, and many people should be watching and planning, why is the state house crowded on the first day?

All of this may only be attributed to Arthur's appeal in the hearts of all Australians now.

Just on the first day of the election, a large number of Sydney's citizens have already participated in the election, and many people are still coming one after another, even if the state parliament does not even have a foothold at this time.

"Henris, hey! Here! Just as Henrith was at a loss, a familiar voice caught Henris's attention.

As far as the eye can see, it is none other than Henris's colleague and friend, Martin.

Henris was overjoyed, and hurriedly walked through it, and said with a smile: "Martin! Are you also coming to the elections for the House of Commons? ”

"Of course!" Martin nodded as a matter of course and said, "This is a right that we have never had, since His Highness has given it to us, then why should we give it up?" ”

"What's going on now? How many candidates are there today? Henris asked curiously as he looked at the crowd around him.

"Haha, do you know what time I came in the morning? Henris. Martin didn't answer directly, but smiled mysteriously.

"What time is it? Did you come at five or six o'clock in the morning? Henris looked at his friend in disbelief and asked in disbelief.

He knows the virtues of his friends, and he can do anything for what interests him. But isn't it a little too crazy to come to the state house at five or six in the morning? You must know that the election does not officially start until eight o'clock, and it will come at five or six o'clock, except for facing the very familiar wooden door, what else can there be?

“bingo！ You guessed it, bro. Do you know what I saw in the morning? It's all people! These guys are crazy, I thought I would be early enough to come at five or six in the morning, who would have thought that by the time I came, the door would be full? If I wasn't familiar with the terrain, I wouldn't even have a place to sit, and I'd have waited until now. Martin poured bitter water at Henrith with an expression of absolute disbelief.

Originally, Martin thought that he would be able to seize the opportunity by coming early in the morning, but who would have thought that Martin was not the only one who had the same idea, and the state house, which officially started the election at eight o'clock, was full of people at five o'clock in the morning?