Along with the opening of universities, there are also Australian basic education schools, that is, primary schools.

Compared with universities with stricter admissions, the admission requirements for Australian primary schools are very low, or even basically non-existent.

Compared to universities, basic education does not require expensive tuition fees, and Arthur has waived half of it, so Australians are still happy to let future generations go to basic education.

More importantly, compared with universities with relatively high investment, the investment in primary schools is basically equivalent to zero except for teachers and textbooks.

Even an ordinary person who graduated from a secondary school can barely become a primary school teacher, in this case, the cost of opening a primary school has been infinitely reduced, and the cost of building a primary school in Australia is even equivalent to that of an Australian national university.

On 21 October, Arthur set out again on his journey to the Isle of Wight.

It's been more than four months since the last trip to the Isle of Wight, and under Arthur's management, Australia has been booming and order has largely stabilized.

But at the same time, Queen Victoria's body is also aging, although it is longer than the three-month life expectancy mentioned by the previous personal doctor, but it is true that the light has dried up, and her life is short.

This time Arthur was informed by Crown Prince Edward, who had come all the way from England on a warship.

Seeing his uncle again, Crown Prince Edward was depressed compared to a few months ago, and now he seemed to be a different person, full of oil, so unhappy.

Although Queen Victoria's bad news made Crown Prince Edward lose his smile, the inner satisfaction and relaxation were also involuntarily displayed.

"Arthur, long time no see!" After seeing Arthur, Crown Prince Edward patted Arthur on the shoulder and said with a smile.

"Yes, uncle, I haven't seen you for more than half a year." Arthur nodded calmly, thinking about Crown Prince Edward's intentions.

"How are you doing in Australia?" Crown Prince Edward smiled and asked.

"Very good." Arthur nodded.

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The atmosphere was a little awkward, but the good news was that it was soon in the port of the Isle of Wight, where the warship slowly docked, and Crown Prince Edward and Arthur disembarked.

This time, no one greeted her, and everyone was busy taking care of Queen Victoria, and there was really no one to spare.

"Let's go, Arthur, and go see your grandmother." Crown Prince Edward chuckled twice and walked straight towards Queen Victoria's estate.

Walking into the manor, Arthur smelled a strong smell of medicine, accompanied by the pungent smell of disinfectant.

The servants in the manor were so busy that some of them did not notice the arrival of Crown Prince Edward and Arthur, and some of them were also signaled by Crown Prince Edward not to salute.

Walking quickly into Queen Victoria's room, the room was already full of Queen Victoria's children and grandchildren, who were smiling and talking to all the children and grandchildren.

Seeing Crown Prince Edward and Arthur walking in, Queen Victoria's eyes lit up and hurriedly said, "Arthur! Come to Grandmother. ”

Hearing Queen Victoria's words, everyone hurriedly gave Arthur a place, so that he could easily come to Queen Victoria's side.

"Arthur, good boy, how have you been in Australia lately?" Queen Victoria trembled and took Arthur's hand and asked with a smile.

"I'm fine, grandmother. You don't have to worry about me, with the Guards, I'm safest in Australia. Arthur replied with a smile.

"That's good, that's good, kid. Pity you, my good boy. Australia is a land of poverty and poverty, and you suffer there. Queen Victoria expertly touched Arthur's forehead and said.

"Mother, since everyone is here, why don't we eat first? These little guys must have been hungry for a long time, so why don't we talk after dinner, okay? Princess Beatrice was in a good mood when she saw Queen Victoria, and hurriedly asked.

In recent days, perhaps because of both physical and psychological illnesses, Queen Victoria's appetite has become worse and worse, and she even barely eats two slices of bread and drinks a glass of milk every day.

This time, Queen Victoria was in a much better mood, and Princess Beatrice also wanted the queen to have a good meal.

Seeing the Queen's nod, Princess Beatrice hurriedly instructed the servants to bring lunch.

Because the room can't accommodate so many people to eat at the same time, most people have to go to the restaurant next door to eat.

Seeing that Arthur was about to leave, Queen Victoria hurriedly pulled Arthur and said, "Arthur will accompany Grandmother to dine with him today, okay?" ”

Looking at Queen Victoria's hopeful gaze, Arthur really couldn't say anything to refuse, so he could only nod vigorously.

Queen Victoria's lunch was simple, as it was difficult to digest, so the main dish was a serving of mashed potatoes and milk, and a few stewed grains of already soft beef.

"What's life like in Australia? There wasn't that much good food, especially when Australia was barely enough to feed itself. Queen Victoria asked, fiddling with the mashed potatoes in the bowl.

"It's fine, grandmother. Australia's growable area is still quite large, and even if the population is larger in the future, it will be able to afford it. Although the variety of food may not be so abundant, it is also totally sufficient for me. In such a remote area as the Isle of Wight, although New Zealand's livestock industry is still relatively developed, most of the basic food supply still depends on the support of the British mainland. If it weren't for the fact that there aren't any Australian specialties, I'd love to send you something every once in a while. Arthur said apologetically.

"I heard that you founded a university in Australia some time ago, how is it going? Do you need support from the UK? Queen Victoria asked tirelessly.

"Very good, grandmother. Given Australia's student population and the number of teachers, the university has an annual enrollment of only 800 students, and this year's enrollment has ended and the university is officially operational. So far, the establishment of the university has been very successful. From a conservative point of view, in three years, universities will be able to produce at least 800 outstanding college students for Australia every year, and these college students will enter all walks of life in Australia and accelerate the development and construction of Australia. When it comes to the university's results, Arthur is basically satisfied.

In this era when the scale of universities is basically small, the Australian national university with an annual enrollment of nearly 1,000 students is already a relatively large university.

Although the current teaching quality of the university is not high, the college students that can be taught are completely sufficient for the development and construction of Australia.