Arthur moved very quickly, and in the second day alone, he allocated hundreds of natives to Theodor Kerber and Ludwig Durr to help them build new laboratories and research bases, and also gave them 100,000 pounds of start-up capital to purchase research equipment and research expenses.

At the same time, Arthur also asked Hunt's butler to assist in the acquisition and transfer of a large number of books on aeronautics and aerodynamics from the Australian National University and even Europe, for Theodor Kerber and Ludwig Dürr, as well as for more aviation experts in the future.

If it weren't for the lack of manpower at the moment, Arthur would even want to open an aviation major at the Australian National University to train more aviation industry talents for Australia.

There is no need to rush this matter for the time being, and when more aviation professionals are attracted from Europe, there will be manpower to open it.

In order to make other countries and forces think that Theodor Kerber and Ludwig Dürr's aeronautical research institute was researching airships, Arthur even mobilized a lot of Australian workers to build a new airship, not only announced the construction plan of the airship, but even made a big statement that after the successful construction of the airship, it would be openly tested in Australia.

This move aroused the curiosity of many Australians, and it also succeeded in making the aviation laboratory still under construction and the airship that has not yet begun construction known in Australia.

Of course, this is exactly what Arthur wants to see. Although Australia seems to be calm at the moment, no one can guarantee that there will be spies from other countries within Australia.

If Australia's airship construction achieves certain achievements, then it will naturally attract the attention of the great powers.

If most of the great powers' investment in the aviation industry can be attracted to airships, then Australia will also be able to occupy a part of the opportunity in the development of aircraft.

On October 19, 1902, after more than five months of preparation, the Australian diplomatic mission set sail for Europe.

The diplomatic mission was much smaller than the last, and was headed only by Foreign Minister Andrew, accompanied by officials from other departments.

In addition to carrying samples of new cars to the British Empire and the German Empire to seek the support of the two countries to jointly open automobile factories, the purpose of this diplomatic mission is to recruit more human resources in Europe.

Since Australia's independence, both old and new industries in Australia have not escaped the current status quo in the UK, which is the rejection and disdain for new technologies.

Yes, the British Empire, which rose in the first industrial revolution, lagged behind other countries in the second industrial revolution and was successively surpassed by the United States and Germany in terms of industry.

It is important to know that many of the emerging technologies in the Second Industrial Revolution were born in the United Kingdom, but British entrepreneurs were reluctant to apply these new technologies and processes to production.

Britain is an old capitalist country and the mother country of the Industrial Revolution. Many factories in the UK are more than 100 years old, and the equipment is outdated.

In the eyes of the British capitalists, it was not cost-effective to dismantle the old equipment and replace it with new ones, which also hindered the progress of British industry.

At the same time, because of the large gap between the cost of raw materials and labor costs between the British mainland and the major colonies, the capitalists preferred to transport a large amount of capital and equipment abroad rather than update the production equipment and technology of British enterprises.

The export of capital, of course, brought great profits to Britain, but it also limited Britain's industrial production and progress.

As one of the former British colonies, Australia also received a lot of British capital investment before independence, and even now some British capitalists and entrepreneurs come to Australia every year to open factories in order to reduce Australia's low raw material and labor costs.

In the UK, a skilled worker earns at least £50 a year, and in the case of a scarcer job, the salary is doubled.

But in Australia, £10 is already a per capita income, and even if the economy improves, workers will not be paid more than £15.

What a huge gap this is? The difference in the cost of a skilled worker's salary is thirty-five pounds a year, combined with cheaper labour costs and resources, which is why British capital is flowing out.

This is a good thing for Australia, but it also has some drawbacks.

Fortunately in recent years, most of the outflow of British capital has also been new technologies. But before Australia's independence, and even earlier, British capital built factories and enterprises in Australia using old technology, and many factories in Europe have entered the era of electrification, and some Australian factories are still using the technology of the first industrial revolution.

Arthur naturally can't tolerate the constraints that the technology gap will put on Australia's industrial development, so Australia's next step is to go all-out electrified.

While there is currently a shortage of talent in electrification, it is simple for Australia to deploy electrification.

At present, the two most commonly used power generation methods are thermal power generation and hydropower generation. Among them, thermal power generation is more extensive because there are no terrain restrictions.

Of course, thermal power generation is not without its flaws. Thermal power generation requires a large amount of coal as an energy source, which also limits the laying of power grids in many coal-poor countries.

But there is no shortage of coal mines in Australia, which also has certain inherent advantages for the development of electrification.

Arthur's favorite person is Tesla, a great man who has been forgotten by the times.

Unfortunately, Tesla at this time had already become an American, and had already made some achievements in electrical.

Even after several attempts to woo Australia, Tesla only agreed to go to Australia as an American expert to guide the laying of the AC network.

But that's enough. Tesla's alternating current patents are completely free, which can also save a lot of money for laying out the circuit network in Australia.

As for Edison's direct current, Arthur didn't even think about it. Not to mention the controversial issue of Edison's identity as an inventor, Arthur was not destined to adopt the huge flaws exposed by direct current alone.

Because Arthur wants to achieve full electrification in Australia, the diplomatic mission has an additional purpose, which is to attract some electrical experts and talents in Europe.

Of course, it's not that difficult. In Britain alone, there are many experts in electrical appliances, but the British capitalists do not pay much attention to these technologies.

The first is to ask for support!

(End of chapter)