The New Zealand colonial government prepared a grand welcoming ceremony for Arthur. Also at the port, but the welcoming crowd was all Kiwis.

New Zealanders, but in fact most of them are of British descent like Australians, who have lived in New Zealand for decades or hundreds of years and have made this land their home.

Because of this, they will not resist a ruler like Arthur who comes from the British royal family and has the same skin and language.

In the event that Arthur came with the relief committee, they would have welcomed him immediately.

Here, Arthur also met with General Pierce Anthony, commander of the New Zealand garrison, as well as New Zealand officials who had previously attended Australia's National Day celebrations.

Seeing Arthur again, the New Zealand officials seemed very enthusiastic, and one by one they stepped forward to salute Arthur.

After waiting for the men to salute, Arthur formally met with the New Zealand commander, General Pierce.

As one of the commanders of the colonial garrison of the British Empire, General Pierce had a very luxurious resume, graduated from the famous British Military Academy, and successively conducted more than ten years of training in the Native Army, the Guards Army, and the Colonial Army before he was finally assigned as the commander of the garrison in New Zealand.

Although he commanded only a garrison of 3,000 men in New Zealand, by the time General Pierce returned to England, he would have been promoted to the rank of division commander and above.

Arthur still has a good impression of General Pierce, after all, it is General Pierce's 3,000 garrison that keeps New Zealand's law and order very good.

"Dear Duke of Australia, His Royal Highness the Governor General of New Zealand, welcome to New Zealand!" General Pierce stepped forward and said respectfully to Arthur with a smile on his face.

Although he was a colonial commander with military power, General Pierce understood the gap between himself and Arthur's identity.

If the previous New Zealand garrison could still compete with the colonial government, then after Arthur's arrival, the New Zealand colonial government was no longer able to compete with his garrison of 3,000 people.

Even if he dared to disobey orders in any way, I am afraid that Arthur could empty his position as commander of New Zealand at any time through change.

You know, these New Zealand garrisons are all made up of New Zealanders, although there are also some British officers, but Arthur is also from the British royal family.

Once Arthur gained the trust and approval of the New Zealanders, it was a question of whether his army of 3,000 men would obey his command.

After meeting with all the officials, Arthur did not go directly to the government building where the New Zealand colonial government was located, but stopped directly at the harbor, leaving an open space for the guards to begin speaking live.

Since we have made up our minds to eat the land of New Zealand, it is necessary to win the hearts and trust of the New Zealanders as the first step.

For a prominent aristocratic and rightful ruler of a region, it is really simple to win the hearts and minds of the people.

Just imagine, the ruler of a country, the nobles of prominent status, absolutely have more trust in people's assurances and speeches than those politicians.

After all, the monarchy in this era is also considered to be the mainstream, and any monarch and ruler cherishes their prestige very much, and basically will not make that kind of move to break their word in public.

After all, the prestige and prestige of the monarch determine the credibility of the royal family, once the credibility of the royal family is insufficient, people no longer believe in and trust the royal family, then both the royal family and the monarch have the possibility of losing their dominant position.

After all, the liberal trend in Europe is still very scary, and even as a great power, hasn't France undergone several changes from a monarchy to a republic?

Compared to politicians who draw the pie when they are campaigning and do nothing, most monarchs at least know how to be considerate of their own people.

"Ladies of New Zealand, I am Conod Arthur, Duke of Australia, Governor of New Zealand. It is an honor to be your ruler for the time being, to govern this prosperous region for twenty years. It seems to me that all New Zealanders, like Australians, are a new people after the evolution of European immigrants. Even our sources are the same, and our purpose is the same. Arthur spoke, speaking to the crowd.

"Australia, like New Zealand, is the land of Oceania. Whether we are Australians or New Zealanders, we all have the same purpose, which is to protect and prosper this great land. ”

"Now, Australia has taken the first steps to raise the per capita income of all Australians, build industrial estates, and plan to build a huge railway through Australia. At this important juncture, I think it's also time to push the tide of development to New Zealand, so that New Zealand can rise and prosper alongside Australia. Arthur said with a smile.

"Your Highness, Your Highness! Will you also build industrial estates and railways for New Zealand? Will you also raise the per capita income of New Zealanders? The New Zealander asked eagerly.

They were also part of Australia, and New Zealand used to be similar to Australia.

Both colonies of the British Empire, New Zealanders and Australians had relatively low incomes.

But since Arthur was crowned Duke of Australia, Australia's development has changed dramatically.

Industrial parks, ports, railways, roads, hospitals, schools, universities, nursing homes, orphanages.

One building after another has risen from the ground, not only greatly improving the living standards and basic conditions of Australians, but also leaving a deep impression on the hearts of New Zealanders.

Isn't the reason why Australia has undergone such a huge change in just over two years is because they have one more monarch?

It turned Australia from a colony into an independent principality, and also greatly reduced taxes for Australians.

Compared to all happy Australians, New Zealanders are treated much worse.

As a colony, the New Zealand government had to pay the British Empire a large amount of revenue each year, much of which was squeezed from New Zealanders.

Looking at Australia, which can be said to be a sibling, has gradually developed and prospered, and then looking at yourself, not only has to face harsh taxes, but is not even an independent country, New Zealanders can't stop crying tears of envy.

"Raising the incomes of all New Zealanders is a given. As your Governor-General, I can't afford to watch a large number of New Zealanders still living in poverty. At the very least, I should assure you that no New Zealander is worried about hunger. Arthur nodded as a matter of course.

"But issues such as the construction of industrial zones and railways required the consultation of all the officials of the colonial government. And New Zealand probably doesn't have a lot of money to build these facilities. However, if the colonial government of New Zealand agrees to build in New Zealand, I, as the Duke of Australia and the Governor of New Zealand, am willing to provide New Zealand with sufficient funds for development in the form of loans. Arthur looked at the New Zealanders who couldn't wait, and replied with a smile.

The first is to ask for support!

(End of chapter)