Chapter 346: Royal Zoo Sydney
After continuing to walk in this forest for most of the day, under the witness of the two little ones, Arthur and Kent butlers, as well as the accompanying guards, hunted dozens of wild deer and bison and other prey, and then returned to the villa satisfied.
There are still a lot of wild animals in Australasia, especially some captive animals, such as cattle and sheep, which will slowly become wild animals after escaping from pastures.
For the hunting team, the main food during this time is the wild animals they hunt.
Although Arthur's trip plus all the guards totaled several hundred, the food consumed every day was as high as hundreds of catties.
In addition to the small amount of staple food he carried, such as potatoes and flour, Arthur's main meal consisted of roast venison, beef and lamb, and some wild fruits from the woods.
Fortunately, the chef who accompanied him was not bad, and even if the ingredients were relatively simple, the food was still delicious.
Of course, the accompanying servants and guards were not treated so well. Their food is mostly just simple roasted meats, with the occasional wild fruit and some staple food.
As for the drinking water for everyone, there is a very clear stream near this forest villa.
Although the water flow is not too large, the water source is very clean and has not been subjected to any industrial pollution.
Soldiers generally take water directly and drink it, but Arthur needs to boil it before he can drink it.
It is precisely because of this creek that Arthur and the two little ones do not have a problem washing.
Otherwise, according to the previous hunting situation, it is often only possible to take a bath once in a few days during hunting, and you have to touch a water source with a good water flow.
That evening, after a brief wash, Arthur sat down with Anna and William to enjoy a dinner prepared by the chef.
The two little ones were also very excited about the day's hunting experience, and talked tirelessly about the white herding deer and other animals they had hunted today.
"Father, when will I be able to hunt on my own like you?" At this moment, William put down the knife and fork in his hand and asked curiously.
Today's hunting experience is certainly wonderful, but for the two little ones, they were just being held on horseback and passively experiencing all this.
Seeing it with one's own eyes and experiencing it firsthand, these are two completely different feelings, which also made William ask such a curious question.
"Wait until you practice your marksmanship, William. Your shooting class hasn't started yet, and you can't hold your gun steadily, so how can you hunt? Arthur said amusedly.
"It's a deal, father." William was not discouraged when he heard this, but said very expectantly.
For traditional aristocrats, having good marksmanship is an essential requirement. Especially for a nobleman like William who wants to become the ruler of the country, he must not only be familiar with the most mainstream weapons in the world, understand the construction principles and advantages and disadvantages of weapons, and even have a further understanding of the military, and the military academy is also an institution that must be studied by him.
If nothing else, regardless of William's academic performance before university, his final university choice must be the Royal Military College in Sydney.
It doesn't matter if the three major departments of the Military Academy are there, but after graduating from the Royal Military Academy, William should also usher in at least three years of service, and he has really experienced training in the army in order to have a better understanding of the military and the low-level troops.
The king of Australasia had great power, and the same was true of the military aspect.
Arthur did not want William to have an interest in the military aspect, but he did not have the military ability to do so.
After the war has occurred, blind command of the war has led to the loss of the war.
To have power, you must have power. If he did not have the military capacity, Arthur would also have to consider reducing William's future military authority and transferring wartime command back to the Ministry of Defense.
Of course, a unit like the Guards Division will always be the last card to defend the royal family, and it will always be under the control of the royal family.
But if William's military talent was mediocre, the Guards Division was probably the only force he could personally command.
In the relaxed and pleasant conversation of the father and son, the slightly hectic day passed quickly.
In order to make sure that the injured white herding deer would not have any problems, after two days in the forest, on April 28, 1913, Arthur decided to end the hunting trip and return to Sydney.
The purpose of this hunt is to relax and have fun, and so far it seems that it has been successfully accomplished.
At least Arthur himself is now a lot more relaxed, and the two little ones are not as under as much academic pressure as before.
It took almost a day to return to Sydney from the place where the hunt was held. It wasn't until the convoy stopped at the gate of Sydney Palace that Arthur breathed a sigh of relief.
Although there are not many wild carnivores in Australasia, they pose no threat to Arthur's hunting team.
But this does not stop Australasia from having a large number of wild wild poisonous snakes and insects, especially in the deep mountains and old forests where hunting, you can encounter poisonous snakes and insects from time to time.
Although Arthur has the protection of the entire hunting team, for the current medical situation, if he is bitten by these snakes and insects, there is really no good way to save his life.
Therefore, in addition to enjoying the process during the hunt, Arthur is also very concerned about the snakes and insects that may be hiding in the shadows.
Fortunately, every hunt went relatively smoothly along the way, and even if there were occasional snakes and insects, they would flee in a hurry because of the attack of the large army.
Wild animals are rarely afraid of people, and these snakes and other animals are also afraid of huge and strange "animals" that they have not seen.
As early as when he was hunting, the news that Arthur had successfully captured a white herding deer had been released by the newspapers, and it had already attracted the attention of many media and people.
Even many European media outlets have sent inquiries to Arthur, wanting to get first-hand information about this matter.
Although the religious color of Europe is long gone, the hunt for a pure wild white herding deer is definitely something to remember and promote.
While the development of science has led to many things that can be explained by science, the importance and legend of the gods have been downplayed.
But when something surprising happens, people still habitually use miracles to explain it.
The influence of thousands of years of religion cannot be eliminated in a short period of time. Even more than 100 years later, don't future generations have a large number of religious believers?
Not to mention that technology is just beginning to develop, and most of the technology has not yet been shown and born.
In Australasia, Arthur has been lauded as the son of God, and it is widely believed that Arthur was the man who God had sent to Australasia to help make Australasia a prosperous place.
Combined with Arthur's achievements in the past ten years, Arthur's popularity and support among the people have risen.
If people's attitude towards Arthur was recognized and supported in every way before, now it is extremely fanatical and highly sought after.
It's a pity that it's not the Middle Ages, otherwise such deeds would have been publicized, and the fresh wild white herding deer would have directly made Arthur a little more divine.
By the time the convoy arrived at the Sydney Palace, there was already a large crowd outside the Sydney Palace, wanting to see the wild white herding deer and welcoming Arthur in person, pursuing the already great monarch of Australasia, although there is only one monarch in the history of Australasia.
It's a pity that the white herding deer is well protected, and people only catch a glimpse of it, and then disappear from people's sight.
However, to everyone's delight, the palace guards soon came with the news that Arthur had decided to exhibit the white reindeer at the Royal Zoo in Sydney from three days later.
And during the white reindeer exhibition, the Royal Zoo of Sydney no longer has a viewing time limit, and you can go to the zoo seven days a week to buy tickets to watch.
Tickets to the Royal Zoo of Sydney are even discounted for Australasians. As long as you have the identity and proof of legal citizenship of Australasia, you can enjoy a 70% discount on tickets to the Royal Zoo.
In fact, the tickets to the Royal Zoo are not very profitable, even with the popularity of the white herding deer, the daily tickets are at most several times higher, and it is difficult to say whether it can reach 10,000 Australian dollars.
Since you can't make money, it's better to give Australasian people a little practical discount, and by the way, brush up the Australasian favorability again.
You know, after the news of Arthur's hunting of white herding deer spreads to Europe, it is bound to attract a group of European tourists and media.
Australasian tickets to the zoo can be discounted, which will also give Australasian people a sense of national pride.
Even in the face of European people, the Australasian nation has an advantage, which is the embodiment of national pride.
And Arthur, who single-handedly contributed to this situation and made the Australasian people better than the Europeans in some status, is also bound to be sought after by the Australasian people.
National pride is very important for the development of a country, and even determines the outcome of whether a country can develop well.
If a nation of a country does not have any self-confidence in the face of other nations and nationalities, how can it push its own country to surpass other countries?
Again, how can a country become stronger if it not only does not encourage its own nation to cultivate pride, but tramples on its own nation and pursues and encircles the nations of other countries?
The development of the country and the pride of the nation are closely linked. Only when the country is strong and has sufficient confidence can it protect its own nation and make people have a sense of pride.
In a word, my country can firmly protect me, but my country cannot, and that's why I'm proud.
But if a country deliberately praises other peoples and ignores its own national feelings. If one's own nation has been wronged and has nowhere to speak, how can one have the confidence to develop one's own country well?
The current state of Australasia is that the state sincerely protects the people and pays real attention to the interests of the people.
And the people are sincerely and enthusiastically supporting the government, and doing everything they can to make the beautiful country they live in stronger.
Because Australasian people know that the motherland that they have developed as best they can will definitely do everything in their power to protect themselves and their own interests.
As long as the people and the country are both prosperous and the country is lost, then the people are invincible and the country is invincible.
After three days of treatment at the Palace's private hospital, the deer, named Xiaobai, was housed at the Royal Zoo in Sydney.
As early as during the treatment, Arthur's mother, Princess Louis, Queen Mary, and the two little ones, all visited Xiaobai from time to time, firstly, to satisfy their curiosity, and secondly, to have a good impression of such a fluffy and pure white animal.
Although several people were a little reluctant to send Arthur to the Royal Zoo, they also knew that instead of watching the royal family alone in Sydney Palace, it was better to let people from all over the country and even the world watch it, which could not only increase Arthur's legend, but also show the generosity of the Australasian royal family.
After all, what the Australasian royal family wants is to rule for a long time, and the prestige of the royal family is far more important than the interests of the royal family.
During these three days, the Victoria Newspaper and the Australasian Daily were the only media and newspapers in Australasia that had access to the novices.
These two newspapers also took advantage of the news gap to report on the legendary process of Arthur's hunting of Xiaobai, and even rarely attached a photo of Xiaobai to the newspaper.
This is like hunger marketing, directly sending Xiaobai to the Royal Zoo, maybe people will not expect so much from Xiaobai.
After a three-day healing period, on the day Xiaobai entered the Royal Zoo, the zoo tickets were quickly sold out, and even the people surrounding the zoo gate were clamoring for the zoo to pre-sell the next day's tickets in advance.
You know, zoo tickets are basically non-refundable. This also means that after people buy tickets, if they have something to do the next day, they may lose a lot of money.
Although the zoo's tickets are discounted, they are worth only $0.35, which is just over two days' wages for Australasian people.
But that doesn't mean the ticket price isn't expensive. Even if it is converted to future generations, if the per capita income is calculated according to 5,000 per month and 60,000 yuan a year, the ticket price of a royal zoo is almost 350 yuan.
For ordinary people, it may not be much to be able to afford to buy a 350 yuan zoo ticket, but they are willing to buy it in advance in the form of pre-sale.
From this point, it can also be seen that the Australasian people are very popular with Xiaobai. If it weren't for the fact that only one of the rare white herding deer has been found in Australasia, Arthur would have even planned to list it as a national treasure of Australasia.
In fact, Arthur's previous plan to collect endangered animals and plants for future generations has already been implemented after the Kent steward returned to the palace.
At present, discussions have been held with some countries in East Asia and some countries in Europe. If the progress is relatively smooth, it can be purchased and shipped back to Australasia within one to two months.
The first batch of precious wildlife to be purchased includes Caribbean monk seals, Mexican grizzly bears, black bear insect warblers, Kenai mountain wolves, Wake Island coots, and more.
These are wild animals that became extinct in the 20th century, and the extent of their rarity is self-evident.
Of course, this is only the beginning of the 20th century, and although many of these animals have already declined in number, they can still be found if you look closely.
Arthur's goal was to establish a museum of endangered animals in Australasia. By the time these animals became extinct elsewhere, the only remaining animal in Australasia was the scorpion poop.
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(End of chapter)