As the king of Australasia, Arthur's work was actually very easy and enjoyable during the period when government affairs were not too busy.

Because the Cabinet meetings are held once a week, this also means that Arthur has six days a week and is free to arrange his time without a Cabinet meeting and with little government.

But in the early 20th century, it was not easy to find some kind of entertainment that was enough to entertain, even as Arthur was the head of a country.

Fortunately, Arthur has enough power to do whatever he wants, including audio films, football, sports, etc., which are now very popular in Australasia, all of which are driven by Arthur.

Arthur's current pastimes are also numerous, in addition to occasionally going to a new movie, watching football matches organized by the Australasian states, horse racing, and even hunting by traditional nobles are one of Arthur's pastimes.

Speaking of horse racing, it is an aristocratic sport that has been passed down for hundreds of years and is loved by the aristocracy of both the East and the West.

Horses, as the only convenient means of transportation for human beings before the birth of automobiles and trains, appeared in all aspects of people's lives before the 20th century.

As early as 1174, at the Smithfield Friday horse market in London, there was the first time that a more formal sport of horse racing appeared.

With the development and spread of horse racing in England, around the 13th century, a horse racing craze was set off in Europe.

In the West, horse racing is known as the sport of kings. Because horse racing is determined by the skill of the rider and the speed of the horse's galloping, it is a great test for the requirements of riding and the endurance of the horse.

In the underdeveloped Middle Ages, it was generally the local aristocracy and wealthy families who could afford to organize and participate in horse races.

By now, horse racing is popular in the UK, France, the US, Germany, Italy, Australasia and parts of Asia, where every horse race attracts a large number of people.

The history of horse racing in Australasia dates back to 1840 during the colonial period. At that time, Flemington Racecourse was still under colonial rule, and Flemington Racecourse had already hosted relatively official horse races, which have continued to this day.

As the largest horse owner in Australasia, Arthur owns hundreds of thousands of Australian wild horses in his assets.

Of course, the Australian Mustang is a more uniform name. In fact, Arthur owns hundreds of thousands of horses, which can be divided into about three types, the thoroughbred Arabian horse imported from other places and the Australasian native Victoria Kent horse, the Donald horse.

These three horse races are the oldest and most abundant horses in Australasia.

The history of the Arabian horse can be traced back to more than 100 years ago, and it was introduced by the British colonists at that time to improve the pedigree of working horses in Australia.

The remaining two Australian horses, because they both have excellent speed and endurance, have been preserved in the long history of Europe, and have become one of the few excellent horses among the many horse races in Australia.

All three of these herds are suitable for military horses, and they are also the main breeding goals of Arthur's horse farm.

At present, Arthur's private horse farm has a total of more than 500,000 Australian horses, which is the largest horse breeder in the whole of Australasia, and the total number of horses owned can even directly arm at least 100,000 cavalry troops.

As the monarch of Australasia and the true owner of the horse farm, Arthur has ridden more than a dozen horses, and is the best of all horses in Australia.

As the largest horse owner, Arthur's horse farm also hosts horse races. Although not at Arthur's behest, for most of the large horse farms in the West, it is even more normal to hold horse races than to eat and drink.

Arthur's largest horse farm in Australasia, Kent Racecourse in Victoria, hosts the largest horse race in all of Australasia every year.

Of course, Kent Horse Farm actually has nothing to do with the Kent Butler father and son, this is because the area where Kent Horse Farm is located is Kent Town, Victoria, which is the birthplace of Kent horses in Victoria, so the horse farm will be named Kent Horse Farm.

With more than 100,000 Victorian Kent horses and tens of thousands of horses of other races, Kent Stud is not only the largest horse farm under the Royal Family, but also the largest horse farm in Australasia.

Whenever a horse race is held at Kent Racecourse, tens of thousands of onlookers often gather around the racecourse.

There are quite a few people who just come to have fun and find a lively and cheerful atmosphere. But there are also people who use gambling to realize their fantasies in order to get rich overnight, taking advantage of horse racing.

But fortunately, Arthur's horse farm has a rule, and the maximum bet amount per person will not exceed ten Australian dollars.

After all, gambling is still a matter of luck, and although there will be no cheating at Kent Racecourse, who can guarantee that these gamblers will not lose money?

In order to avoid the current situation of gamblers being ruined as much as possible, the maximum bet amount for each person was set, and this was the solution that the staff at the horse farm came up with.

Of course, for the truly noble aristocrats and capitalists, this restriction does not actually exist.

Because the aristocracy and capitalists would not bet with the commoners, this restriction would only take effect on the commoners.

In fact, if you think about it, ten Australian dollars is not a lot. According to the current per capita income of Australasia, ten Australian dollars is equivalent to more than two months' salary per capita in Australasia, which is also a huge amount of money for civilians.

Of course, there is much more to Australasian civilians than that.

In addition to the racecourse's annual horse races, Arthur has built a number of zoos in Australasia, large and small, where visitors and citizens can buy tickets to watch.

The zoo was the first entertainment enjoyed by the ancient nobles and monarchs of the East and the West, enclosing a garden with different scenery, and then stocking a variety of rare birds and beasts for the nobles and monarchs to play and hunt.

In the beginning, the zoo evolved more like a hunting ground, and at first it was just a place for some of the more common wild animals to be provided to the nobles for hunting.

Over time, some zoos have become more formalized, planted with trees and flowers, and raised more rare wild animals for recreation and viewing.

In Europe, such zoos first appeared at the end of the 18th century, more than 100 years ago.

With the development of zoos, even some zoos have begun scientific research work on biological aspects.

The development of zoos in Australasia is also relatively early, but because there are too many wild animals in Australia, and there is no support for this aspect in the previous colonial policies, the development of zoos is not fast.

After Arthur's arrival, two major zoos were established in the ACT and Victoria, followed by a large zoo in New Zealand.

The good news is that Australia has a huge variety of wildlife, with each of the three major zoos boasting at least 100 species of animals.

Of course, Australasia's zoos don't exhibit venomous snakes. Although there are many species of venomous snakes in Australia, Arthur has no interest in this animal, which can easily kill people.

Australasia's largest zoo, Royal Zoo Sydney, is home to more than 300 species of flora and fauna, and welcomes more than 5,000 visitors a day.

At $0.5 per person, the Royal Zoo in Sydney alone earns more than $2,500 per day.

However, with more than 300 species of plants and animals in the zoo and more than 5,000 animals, the daily feed cost is far more than that.

The good news is that near the zoo, there are ranches belonging to the royal consortium, which can provide some meat for the zoo's wild animals.

Of course, there are also many vegetarian animals in the zoo, and their daily food depends partly on the extensive vegetation in the zoo, and partly on the zoo's feeding.

It is worth mentioning that the reception hours of Sydney Royal Zoo are only from Sunday to Friday of the week, and Saturdays are dedicated to serving the royal family and nobles.

Even at other times, if there are members of the royal family who want to visit, it is theoretically necessary to clear the venue to serve the royal family.

However, after a visit or two, Arthur did not have much interest in the flora and fauna of the zoo.

On the contrary, Queen Mary and the two little ones have to run to the zoo from time to time to have a look.

This also reminded Arthur that since Australasia's own zoo has no flora and fauna from other regions, why not get some rare animals and plants from other regions to come over and breed in specific places in the zoo?

In particular, some rare wild animals and plants in later generations can be regarded as an advance layout and investment if they can be planted and raised in Australasia in advance.

Arthur spent a few days thinking about some of the rarer animals and plants in the future, and then submitted a list to the Kent butler, so that the Kent butler could use the power of the royal consortium to buy them from all over the world.

It is not difficult for the royal consortium to get some rare wild animals and plants from all over the world, and then transfer them to Australasia for cultivation and cultivation.

Compared with later generations, because it was a hundred years ago, some of the more precious wild animals and plants in later generations are actually not too precious now.

Moreover, in this era, the concept of protecting rare wild animals and plants is not popular, and even because the environmental pollution caused by industry is not so serious, hunting is now common in Europe.

For Australia, where industrial development is relatively slow, this phenomenon becomes even more obvious.

At present, most of the land in Australia is in an undeveloped and barren state, with a large number of primeval forests, wild animals and plants.

Australasia had previously carried out a ban on long guns for a period of time, but Arthur regretted his mistake and changed to a ban on short guns, and long guns were not banned.

Of course, most of the firearms that can be circulated in the Australasian private market are ordinary quality shotguns, muskets, etc.

The more advanced Lee Enfield rifles, Gew-98 rifles, as well as standard rifles, submachine guns, light and heavy machine guns, grenades, and larger caliber weapons in other countries, are under relatively strict control.

Even fully automatic pistols, which are more popular abroad, need to be prepared after strict management in Australasia.

Of course, this does not mean that Arthur is afraid of the assassination. In fact, under the protection of a large number of intelligence officers and guards, guards, and defensive forces, Arthur stayed in Australasia, and there could be no accidents and dangers.

You must know that even if it is just a simple trip for Arthur, the security force that follows him is as high as thousands of people.

It is no exaggeration to say that within two or three hundred meters of Arthur's surroundings, anyone who makes a rash move will be subdued by the defense forces as soon as possible.

For these of Arthur's exclusive security personnel, they were guided by the principle that they would rather kill ten by mistake than miss one.

After all, Arthur's safety is the most important thing, and everything else has to stand aside first.

The second is to ask for a monthly pass!

(End of chapter)