Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Clean-up Plan
The cost of building a state-of-the-art university and its subsequent costs is comparable to the cost of building a large number of primary schools across Australia.
This may seem surprising and ridiculous, but it makes perfect sense when you think about it.
As the beginning of basic education, the construction cost of primary schools is actually very small, and even some people who have graduated from secondary school can become primary school teachers.
Under such circumstances, the cost of teaching teachers to build a university has been reduced by half, and the primary school does not need any scientific research equipment, only needs to prepare teaching materials, desks and chairs, and a simple primary school can be put into operation.
"Minister Richard, I give you a total of five million pounds and allow you to apply for an additional budget of one million pounds in three years. My request is to see at least 100 primary schools established within this year, and to see results in the construction of universities within two years. Can you do it? Arthur looked at Minister Richard and asked with a slightly meaningful smile.
The difficulty of setting up education and building industry is not the same, and the construction of industry only needs to follow the rules and demarcate suitable industrial areas for equipment production.
However, the construction of education needs to consider not only the reasonable input of teachers, teaching materials and materials, but also the source of students and the needs of schools in each city.
If you blindly build a school, you may not only waste a lot of money, but also fail to play any role, and your efforts will be in vain.
"No problem, Your Highness! I promise that within one year we will see the results of basic education and within two years of the results of universities. Minister Richard stood up and said very solemnly.
Arthur gave him a difficult task, but if he was able to complete it, he could also get a great deal of credit.
Both Minister Pierre and Minister Richard were born in the British political elite and are now in the prime of their forties and fifties.
They don't want their political careers to end like this, even if it's a sea of swords, let alone a slightly more difficult task.
"Good." Arthur nodded with satisfaction and said to Minister Richard and Minister Pierre: "The tasks of the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Industry in the past three years have been very heavy, but if you can successfully complete it, you will all get a lot of credit. Australia is in the midst of one of the most important golden years of development, and this is when you are needed. ”
Seeing Arthur say this, Minister Pierre and Minister Richard were overjoyed, and they were even more determined to do a good job in the tasks of the past three years.
"Minister Thomas, how's the situation at the Ministry of Security? After consolidating police services in six states, how many police officers does Australia have now? Arthur turned to the Minister of Sheriff, Thomas Cech, and asked.
After the establishment of Australia, the police stations of the original six states were naturally integrated and put under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Peace.
However, due to the fact that the state police stations were in their own ways before, it will take some time to manage the strength of these police stations reasonably.
"Your Highness, Australia currently has 41 municipal police stations and 6 state police stations, with a total of more than 600 police officers. However, neither the current number of police stations nor the number of police officers can meet the needs of maintaining normal law and order in Australia. The distribution of police stations is also very uneven, with the number of police stations in New South Wales approaching that of Western Australia and South Australia combined. The Minister of Justice, Thomas Cech, stood up and reported truthfully.
Arthur was stunned, he didn't expect Australia's security forces to be so weak, no wonder Australia's economy did not develop well during the previous colonial period.
"What is the crime rate in our country? How many cases have occurred since the founding of the country? Arthur asked with a solemn face.
The weakness of the Ministry of Public Security means that the order in Australian society is not stable.
In addition, the management of the states was very lax before, and there were not a few fights and even gun fights on the streets.
If such a serious case occurs and the police department fails to deal with it on time, it is easy for people to be slightly disappointed with the government.
Once such incidents pile up, even if they can be resolved one by one in the future, the government's lost prestige will not be salvageable.
Therefore, the problem of law and order also needs to be solved urgently, which can not only improve the law and order situation in Australia, but also increase the attractiveness of immigrants in disguise.
After all, no one wants to immigrate to a country where gunfights often occur, and on the premise that their own safety is not guaranteed, no matter how much temptation they have, it will make people hesitate or even give up.
"Your Highness, because the current efficiency of the police stations is not high, the crime rate is not well counted. But according to what I investigated, in New South Wales alone, there have been more than 1,000 cases and at least 50 homicides since the establishment of Australia. Minister Thomas bowed his head a little ashamedly.
"It's okay, Minister Thomas, it's not your fault that the previous statistics were incomplete." Arthur looked at Minister Thomas's slightly ashamed appearance and comforted him.
"But I hope that the chaos in Australia will be resolved within a year, and I hope that next year, the crime rate in Australia will be significantly reduced, and it is better that homicides do not happen." In the event of a serious case, especially a homicide, it must be dealt with promptly and fairly, and the victim's family must be compensated to a certain extent. Arthur turned his head and demanded in a loud voice.
"At the same time, I want all of our cities to build police stations, even if it's just a small police station for two or three people. Australia should be a prosperous and beautiful home, not a cradle of damn criminals. Arthur looked around and said firmly: "But this does not mean that the Ministry of Public Security does not have any requirements when recruiting police officers. First of all, all police officers must go through strict identity and background verification, and then go through a long period of training before they can take up their posts. We can't afford to sit back and be short of Australia's poor policing until our officers have been trained. The Ministry of Public Security immediately launched an investigation, and anyone with a gang background was the focus of their investigation. For any individual or force, once the investigation of the evidence of the crime or crime is found, the arrest will be carried out directly. If you don't have enough men, I'll send an army of 1,000 men to your aid. ”
Arthur's words directly sentenced all the dangerous gangs in Australia to death.
No matter how powerful a gang is, it can't compete with a country.
Everyone felt pity for those gangs, and when faced with a regular army of 1,000 men, even all the gangs in Australia combined, there was absolutely no way to compete with them.