In the days that followed, Arthur summoned the bishops of the Church of Australia and New Zealand, sent a telegram asking for the opinion of the General Association of Protestants in England, and then announced the establishment of the General Protestant Council of Australasia and the creation of the title of Archbishop of Australasia.

The Archbishop of Australasia is first and foremost a priesthood title and is also the Archbishop of the Australasian Protestant Church, overseeing all Australasian Protestants.

As such, this is the highest point in the Australasian priesthood and the position that all Australasian Protestant bishops dream of becoming.

The first Archbishop of Australasia was Stede Malblanck, an archbishop from the British Protestant Association.

If all goes well, Archbishop Steed will arrive in Australasia in early July to become the first Archbishop of Australasia.

Of course, in exchange for the Australasian Protestant Society, the Australasian Protestant Society would split away from the British Protestant Society and become an independent Kingdom Protestant Church.

The resident church of the Archbishop of Australasia is Victoria Cathedral in the heart of Sydney. With a history of more than 100 years, this church is currently the oldest and largest church in Australasia, and it is also the church with the largest number of believers.

In order to show his support for the church, Arthur smiled and announced that he would donate 500,000 Australian dollars to the church for the construction of the church, and personally donated 100,000 Australian dollars to Victoria Cathedral to help with the repair and construction of the church.

Australasia's independent Protestant church also made it easier for Arthur to rule in Australasia.

At least in the future, the royal family will only need to invite the bishop of Australasia for all its activities, and there will be no need to go to England to invite the bishop in person.

Arthur's efforts to build the church also aroused the affection of some loyal believers. Coupled with Arthur's openness to Christianity as a whole, the founding of the Protestant church did not affect the arrival of other European immigrants.

In early July, Stede officially arrived in the port of Sydney, and Arthur personally received Sted, and personally conferred the title of Archbishop of Victoria, Stede.

Archbishop Stede was also very deferential to Arthur, after all, he knew who he was coming from as an archbishop, and he knew that it was not a time when divine power was greater than royal power in the Middle Ages.

A few days later, at the suggestion of Minister Grant, Arthur enlisted Archbishop Sted to co-establish the Victorian Language School, with the aim of helping immigrants to Australasia quickly master the English language.

Although the British Empire is now the world's number one power, this does not prevent most ordinary Europeans from not mastering English as a language.

If it's a Western European immigrant, it's fine, but the immigrant from Russia doesn't know much English.

Most of them are low-class Russians, and if they can master English proficiently, they are ghosts.

But Australasia is, after all, a predominantly British-American country, with the official religion being Protestant and the official language being English.

This also means that these people who are not proficient in English must be able to communicate in a short period of time in order to be able to live in Australasian society.

With the increasing number of immigrants from Russia, the problem of many people not being able to speak English has become apparent.

This is also the original intention of Arthur and Archbishop Stede to create the language school, so that these Russians can better adapt to life in Australasia.

As for involving the Church, it was Archbishop Sted's request. As for the reason, Arthur didn't have to think about it, but the newly appointed archbishop had already begun to plan a mission.

However, this is also a good thing for the unification of Australasia, so it is only natural to involve the church forces.

At the same time, the election of the House of Representatives is also going on vigorously.

As we move into July, the ballots in the states will be reviewed by the state governments for a period of 20 days, after which the states will report the final election results to the government and Arthur, and then release them to the outside world.

This is the time when some candidates feel the most apprehensive. Before, because I was busy with the election campaign, although I felt nervous, I was not so nervous.

But now that I am idle all of a sudden, all kinds of psychology are troubled, which makes people feel more panicked.

Fortunately, time passed quickly, and on July 21, 1908, with the last state reporting the results to the government and Arthur, the voting count officially ended.

This will be followed by a four-day random check, and if there is basically no problem in determining the votes in each state, then the list of candidates for the new House of Representatives will be basically determined.

First of all, all cabinet ministers, without exception, were given seats in the House of Representatives.

This is actually a tacit acquiescence, after all, they have all reached the highest point of government, and it is impossible to not even get a small position as a member of the House of Representatives.

It is worth mentioning that not only the current ministers of the current cabinet, the former Prime Minister Evan, but also the previous ministers have all won seats in the House of Representatives, which also means that they are likely to attack the cabinet seats again.

On July 25, 1908, after a random sampling of the reported data from several states, the Australasian government and the royal family jointly released the names of the new members of the House of Representatives, and asked the House of Representatives to elect a speaker to join the cabinet government as soon as possible.

This is a direct way to create a Cabinet member, and it is the most promising opportunity for all MPs to enter the Cabinet Government.

However, things will certainly not turn out as these parliamentarians think, and it is Prime Minister Evan who has accumulated great prestige in the previous two governments to finally get the post of Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Of course, a more appropriate title at this time would be Sir Evan.

As the first two prime ministers of the government, and was also knighted by Arthur himself, Sir Evan has the highest prestige among many parliamentarians, and the position of Speaker, which requires a lot of prestige to preside over the work of the House of Representatives, naturally falls into the hands of Sir Evan.

However, it is clear that Sir Evan also has a plan, otherwise it is very likely that the major political parties will win the position of Speaker.

In fact, this is normal, although he is the first two prime ministers, Sir Evan has been out of politics for more than a year, and the next cabinet government election will be three years away.

Seeing that the development of Australasia is getting smoother and smoother, the current Prime Minister Walter and many ministers are also accumulating their own prestige.

If he had participated directly in the next election, Sir Evan might not have succeeded. After all, even if Sir Evan succeeds in winning the premiership, it is unlikely that he will be re-elected.

This is because according to the Australasian constitution, the Prime Minister can serve a maximum of two consecutive terms and a maximum of three terms.

If Sir Evan is elected, it will also be his third term as Prime Minister, and it is impossible to be re-elected unless Arthur personally orders it.

In such a situation, should we befriend the Prime Minister who can be re-elected, or Sir Evan who cannot be re-elected? That's a good question.

Being able to re-enter the Cabinet in other ways, and continue to build up his prestige like everyone else, will undoubtedly raise Sir Evan's chances of getting the Prime Minister again.

It is worth mentioning that on the day he was successfully elected Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sir Evan or Speaker Evan first asked to see Arthur, and after a long and intimate and pleasant chat with Arthur, he went to the Cabinet to meet his old friends.

Regardless of what everyone was thinking, the meeting of the Cabinet government was very pleasant. Speaker Evan's old subordinates also congratulated and welcomed Speaker Evin and congratulated him on his re-entry into the Cabinet Government.

Now that the House of Representatives elections have been completed, it is time to fill up the remaining cabinet seats.

On 3 August, Arthur nominated the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State to the House of Representatives, and after three days of election and discussion, it was decided that the final Chancellor would be Gerry Harris and the Secretary of State would be Kent.

Yes, it was the Secretary of State for Defense, Kent. Because the Secretary of State is a higher rank than the Secretary of State for Defence, Kent is also eligible to run.

However, after being elected Secretary of State, the post of Secretary of State became vacant, and Arthur immediately nominated three members of the military for another election in the House of Representatives.

The eventual new Minister of Defense was also elected, Raul Plange, the former commander of the Guards Division.

The members of the reformed cabinet were almost all confirmed, except for the ministers of royal affairs appointed directly by Arthur.

It's just that this is a private matter of the royal family after all, so no one mentions it.

At present, the specific positions in the Australasian Cabinet government are: Chief Minister (Prime Minister) Walter, Secretary of State (Deputy Prime Minister) Kent, Archbishop Sted, Lord Chancellor Gerry, Speaker of the House of Representatives Evan, Foreign Secretary Andrew, Secretary of State for Education Richard, Secretary of State for Industry Pierre, Minister of Justice Thomas, Minister of Livelihood Henris, Secretary of State for Agriculture Mark, Secretary of State for Transport Lauren, Secretary of State for Medical Care Willy, Chancellor of the Exchequer Roger, and Secretary of State for Defence Raul.

Although the Cabinet government has expanded its seats, the actual changes have not been significant. With the exception of the Minister of National Defense, Kent became the Secretary of State, and the Commander of the Guards Division, Raul, became the Secretary of State for Defense, most of the other newly added positions were relatively independent, such as the Archbishop, the Chancellor, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

These positions have little impact on the Cabinet government's usual handling of government affairs, and what they do in the Cabinet government is more voting power in Cabinet meetings.

The only thing that could affect the Cabinet government is the position of Secretary of State held by Kent. This is a veritable deputy prime minister, but because he is an acquaintance of the cabinet ministers, and Kent is usually relatively low-key, it has not caused much unease and turmoil in the cabinet government.

From August 5, when the candidates for the new positions were almost decided, Arthur gave the new cabinet members two weeks to deal with their own affairs, and two weeks later, on August 20, a cabinet meeting was held not only to determine the goals and specific responsibilities of the new cabinet, but also to have a formal meeting with all the members.

This is a relief for those who take up new positions. After all, this is a new position for Australasia, and it will take a while for them to establish their responsibilities and collective message.

If a cabinet meeting is convened immediately, I am afraid that they will only be able to ask and ignore some things, and the meeting will be useless.

3,200 words for the second change, ask for a monthly pass, ask for support!

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