Chapter Thirty-Six: The Will of the People is Available
"Let's go, Minister Thomas. It seems that the front is the place where the royal rescue committee distributes supplies, and since they have all come here, let's go and have a look. Arthur suddenly saw the street in front of him crowded, and the crowd seemed to be waiting in line for something, so he said to Thomas with a little interest.
"Yes, Your Highness." Minister Thomas immediately followed, and said respectfully.
Directly in front of the crowd, officials of several relief societies were nervously and orderly registering and distributing food.
While the number of people in these columns alone is at least a few thousand, it is amazing how many thousand people form a three-line of Gap lengths from Sydney's central streets to Harbour Road to the south.
Not only that, Arthur basically didn't find any queue cutting and scrambling along the way. The people in line were anxious but orderly, poor but polite, and even the occasional strong man would make way for the elderly behind him.
"Thomas, is this what your Ministry of Justice did? It seems that the achievements of your Ministry of Public Security are far more than that, so that so many people can receive supplies in such an orderly manner, without any chaos and scramble! Arthur watched all the people in line move forward in an orderly manner with a little surprise, and couldn't help but express his inner doubts.
"No, no, no, Your Highness. It's not the Ministry of Public Security's work, it's yours! Minister Thomas hurriedly shook his head and explained, "Everyone knows that it is Your Highness who distributes the food, and most people will only line up with joy and gratitude. Occasionally, there are guys who are selfish and want to cut the line, and they will also be taught a lesson by those guys who respect you. That's why so many people seem so orderly. ”
Arthur suddenly realized, he didn't expect that he had such a appeal in Australia, seeing the orderly crowd in front of him, Arthur's heart couldn't help but rise an incomparably heroic spirit.
"Your Highness is here!"
"Long live Your Highness!"
Finally, a few sharp-eyed people still found out about Arthur's arrival, and the company couldn't care about lining up, and rushed to Arthur one after another, shouting excitedly and feverishly.
"Long live Your Highness!"
As the saying goes, a thousand words come together in one sentence, and that's what the Australian crowd is like now. In the face of the monarch who exempted them from taxes and gave them free grain, they did not hesitate to show their affection.
"Guys, I know you could be from the British Empire, you could be from France, you could be from Germany or even elsewhere in Europe. But you're in Australia now, in this beautiful place. Now, tell me aloud, who exempted you from most of your taxes, and who gave you free food to eat in times of need, so that you would not be troubled by a little food? While the crowd cheered loudly, Minister Thomas had crept to the highest place near the site, where the officials of the Committee of Old Monuments were located.
As a minister who rose from a small official to the post of parliamentarian and even chancellor of the colony, Minister Thomas was also very good at oratory.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Minister Thomas decided to make overtures to Arthur. Anyone who is smart can tell that Arthur values the cultivation of status and prestige in the hearts of Australians. In that case, Thomas also pushed the boat with the current, and took the opportunity to publicize some of Arthur's exploits on such a grand occasion as today.
It has to be said that Minister Thomas is very eloquent, and it may be that the Australians are very satisfied with what Arthur has done so far.
After Minister Thomas's two inquiries, several nearby streets resounded with a continuous stream of "Your Highness! And "Long live Your Highness!" ”。
A look of satisfaction flashed in Arthur's eyes, but his face was still very unwavering and motioned for the crowd to stop, and then said, "People, as your monarch, this is what I should and must do. Australia is a great country and Australians are a great people. I hope we can work together to make Australia the top of the world and Australians on top of the world! ”
"Long live Your Highness!"
"Long live Australia!"
There is nothing more happier than having a monarch who loves his people and his country, at least in the minds of modern Australians.
If there is a way to count the hearts of the people, Arthur is absolutely confident that his support rate in Australia is absolutely above 80 percent, and at least half of the more than one million Australians who can receive food will become his own support.
"How's the food being distributed? How many people have received our food today? After quieting the crowd, Arthur began to ask the officials in charge of distributing the food.
New South Wales is Australia's most populous state, but it does not have the largest number of poor people.
There is a big difference between immigrants in New South Wales and immigrants in other states, that is, immigrants in New South Wales are regular immigrants attracted from Europe, and the quality of their population is generally high, and they have more abilities, so their income is relatively high in the states.
Several other states, especially Western Australia, are able to have a lot of immigrants every year, but most of these immigrants are gold diggers attracted by the gold rush, although a small number of people can successfully make a lot of money with the gold rush, but there are still most people who are just gold mine workers, living beyond their means.
"Your Highness, as of now, our food relief has been going on for two days. In Sydney alone, more than 9,300 food were distributed in the space of two days, including three particularly poor families, and we gave away an extra one. The official reported.
Under normal circumstances, each person is only allowed to receive one ration of relief food. However, when encountering a particularly poor family or individual, an extra portion of food can also be given to them as appropriate.
This poverty is up to the discretion of the officials who distribute the food, but in general, there are basically no restrictions as long as it falls within the scope of special poverty.
After all, Arthur distributed food for his own reputation and prestige, and naturally he would not cause his reputation to suffer for a small profit.
Therefore, in line with the principle that it is better to give out a thousand more servings than to miss one person, this food distribution has prepared a few more.
"Well, in addition to the distribution of food, names and addresses must be fully registered. In the future, there will be many relief policies, many of which will rely on the information registered now. Arthur commanded.
In the absence of a proper identification system, it is very difficult to find a poor person in Australia.
It was only then that the officials of the relief committee came up with the idea that when distributing the food, the names and addresses of the recipients should be registered, and it would be easier to find people in the various policies in the future.