As the saying goes, there is no panic in the heart of food, and although other construction in Australasia is important, the most basic development of agriculture and animal husbandry is absolutely indispensable.

As a major grain exporter and livestock country, Australasia's agriculture and animal husbandry industry has been developing relatively well.

However, under the premise of a growing population, the growth of agriculture and animal husbandry is also inevitable and necessary.

Last year, Australasia's arable land area was as high as 38.77 million acres, and the grain production was as high as 18 million tons.

Even if food production does not increase in the future, 18 million tons of food production will be enough to feed 20 million Australasian people for more than three years.

However, food is absolutely a necessity in the world, and it is not enough at any time.

While it may seem like there is no shortage of food in Australasia, what other countries in the world can fully meet their domestic needs?

You must know that in the 21st century, a hundred years later, there have been many incidents of food crises and famines, and there are not a few countries that have been affected by poverty and hunger, let alone now, it is not easy for those great powers to avoid food crises, let alone those poor countries in Asia and Africa.

Even in Russia, a great power that is currently in a civil war, let's not say whether the people in the country can eat enough, some of them are good to eat, and who cares about the feelings of these people?

There is no doubt that food is one of the most important strategic commodities at all times.

Not to mention the huge profits brought by grain exports to Arthur, the government and the people, just because the country has food and the people are not panicked, it is worth Arthur to continue to increase Australasia's grain production.

With Arthur's support, Agriculture Secretary Robert has developed a four-year plan for food development, which is expected to increase Australasia's arable land and food production to 42 million acres and 20 million tonnes of food production over the next four years.

An estimated 807,500 acres of arable land are cultivated annually, given that the colony is already being indigenized, and the most important way for the colonies to develop is agriculture.

Therefore, adding nearly 810,000 acres of arable land each year is not difficult, which is perfectly acceptable for Australasia today.

In mid-August 1919, Arthur traveled to Australian Timor to inspect the localization of Australian Timor and to see the agricultural development of Timor.

After all, it is the template of colonial localization in Arthur's heart, and Arthur is still very concerned about Australian Timor.

Australasia's colonial indigenisation policy officially began this year, and as such, the new Cabinet government saw it as an opportunity to make a difference.

As a pilot and model, Australian Timor, has been invested by the government at a great price.

With a total area of 30,777 square kilometers, Timor Island is actually quite large.

In terms of products, Timor has timber: mahogany, green dragonwood, sandalwood, eucalyptus, teak and bamboo; Minerals: gold ore, copper ore, manganese ore, iron ore, gypsum ore, salt ore and oil fields; Agricultural products: corn, rice, sweet potato, coconut, coffee, rubber, sugar cane and tea; Pigs, sheep, cows, horses, bees, sea cucumbers, hawksbill turtles, pearls and other seafood are also raised.

But there is a problem, among all these products, the more valuable oil Australasia is not lacking at present, and the development of oil fields in the Middle East is also the first to develop.

As for the rest of the products, it can only be said that there is, but the competitiveness is not high, compared with the more developed Australasian local area, in fact, there is not much advantage.

In order to become local, it is necessary not only to have considerable development potential, but also to have a corresponding product scale.

Compared with other products that are not easy to develop, grain cultivation is definitely more cost-effective.

Timor has a lot of suitable products for cultivation, such as maize, rice, sweet potato, coconut, coffee, sugar cane and tea.

These products can also be derived from other industries, whether it is food or manufactured goods, even if it is just animal feed made from crop straw, which has a certain value for Australasia, a large livestock country.

Arthur's focus was on the coffee plantations and large farms of Timor.

In the habits of Westerners, coffee is still very important, far more than tea from Asia.

Even in Arthur's palace, although there are all kinds of drinks, apart from red wine, the most consumed is coffee.

Although Arthur could have personally promoted such a thing as tea, Australasia is not a big tea producer, isn't this a wedding dress for other countries in vain?

You must know that the most knowledge of tea in the West is not the orthodox green tea, but the black tea cultivated in India.

If there is a tea craze in Europe, there is a high probability that it will be black tea, not green tea.

This is equivalent to making a wedding dress for India, and although Arthur's relationship with the British Empire has been restored, it is not good enough to give away the interests of his own people to the British Empire in vain.

Timor-Leste currently produces 77,000 tonnes of food, enough to feed 150,000 people.

Timor's current population is only 120,000, and the island's food self-sufficiency is no longer a problem.

But this is on the premise that there is no sudden explosion in the population of Timor.

The problem is that as a pilot for the indigenisation of the Australasian colony, Timor's population is bound to grow suddenly in the next short period of time.

Even this explosion has already begun, and the population of Timorese has increased by more than 10,000 people in a short period of time, which is the previous annual population growth of Timor.

Although it is difficult for a colony like Timor to attract immigrants, it is still possible to attract immigrants if the government supports them strongly.

After all, Timor's current per capita arable land area is as high as 3 acres, far exceeding the current situation of less than 2 acres of arable land per capita in Australasia.

The Timorese government has also given excellent immigration conditions, as long as you are willing to go to Timor-Leste to live permanently, you can get at least 4 acres of arable land and arrange accommodation for free.

At present, Australasia's agricultural income is about $15 per acre, which means that as long as you have 4 acres of arable land, the annual income will remain at least about 60 Australian dollars, which is far more than the per capita annual income of Australasia.

Migrants who did not want to engage in agriculture could also choose to give up arable land, and the colonial government would arrange for them to work to ensure that their income was at least at the per capita income level.

This is still very attractive for some immigrants who cannot find a job in their homeland.

After all, Australasia's per capita income level is not low, and there is no problem in working well to support a family.

Basically, as long as two people work in a family of three, food and clothing for the whole family is not a problem.

But if all three of them have jobs, their incomes are definitely above the middle compared to European countries.

To be honest, Arthur was very satisfied when he saw the sea of plants in Timor.

Although the scale is not large, after all, it is also a cultivated area of 10,000 mu, which still looks very spectacular.

In particular, the cultivated land in Timor is basically planned, and the large areas of cultivated land are connected together, and all of them are large-scale farms, which has a better visual effect.

"Minister Robert, what is the number of food production in Timor this year?" Looking at the large field of crops in front of him, Arthur was in a good mood, and looked at Robert, the Minister of Agriculture who was one step behind beside him, and asked.

"Your Majesty." Minister Robert immediately replied respectfully: "The arable land area of Timor has reached 3.7 acres per capita, and the total arable land area is about 440,000 acres. According to our estimate of Timor's grain production last year, Timor's grain production this year should reach about 95,000 tons, an increase of at least 23.5%. ”

This is actually a conservative estimate based on last year's grain production, and Minister Robert has not exaggerated, after all, if it is boasted but cannot be realized, Arthur's punishment will not be less.

Under Arthur's leadership, the Australasian government has always adhered to an efficient and pragmatic attitude, and has put an end to exaggerated achievements and blind commitments.

Especially for some officials who only talk empty words and do not do practical things, the supervision of the House of Representatives is no joke.

Arthur nodded silently, quite satisfied with what Minister Robert said.

The first is the increase in the area of arable land, from just over 3 acres per capita to 3.7 acres, which is already reflected in the data on the efforts of the Timorese Government in arable land.

However, Timor's land is still relatively small compared to the developed territory of Australasia.

This takes a period of use, and after fertilization, the productivity of the land increases.

Timor's arable land is now large enough to meet the needs of Timorese before its population rises to 500,000, which is good for Timor's development.

After all, as a region that has decided to develop agriculture mainly, if it cannot achieve self-sufficiency in food, what is there to talk about developing agriculture?

"What is the population of Timor like this year?" After determining that Timorese agriculture was developing rapidly, Arthur turned his attention to the Timorese population.

"Your Majesty, the current population of Timor is expected to be around 123,000 people, and by the end of this year, it will grow to about 14-150,000 people. If there are no problems in the future, the population of Timor-Leste can be increased to about 300,000 within the four-year development plan, so that Timor-Leste can be completely indigenized. Philip, the Minister of People's Livelihood, hurriedly stepped forward and replied.

The size of a population of 300,000 people is not small, especially for an island area of only 30,000 square kilometers.

Australasia does not have a sufficient population base, and it is already a government effort to achieve such population growth in Timor.

But to give Australasia a hundred years of development, according to the current rate of population growth, Australasia's population will definitely not be a problem to exceed 2-300 million.

"How's the work and accommodation for the new immigrants?" Arthur then asked.

The growth of immigrants is certainly a good thing, but the food, clothing, shelter and transportation of immigrants must also be carefully arranged.

Regardless of the region from which they originate, they are citizens of Australasia and enjoy the protection of the law after permanently residing in Australasia and obtaining citizenship.

The government also needs to pay full attention to the needs of these people and try to meet them.

In particular, new immigrants have a lot of needs in terms of housing, which must be met, after all, only by giving immigrants a place to live can they better devote themselves to work and life.

At present, the Timorese government's solution to the housing needs of immigrants is mostly based on the local approach of Australasia.

The first is to build low-cost housing and rent it out to these new arrivals at a relatively low price.

Regardless of the type of housing, the rent for the first three months will be reduced or directly waived to reduce the burden on new immigrants.

The second type of housing, which is characteristic of regional Australia, is the wooden house.

Australia produces eucalyptus, and eucalyptus timber is also a key export timber for Australia.

Eucalyptus has strong applicability, and has the advantages of fast growth, good dry shape, and wide use. Eucalyptus can be used in industries such as pulp and paper, wood-based panels and construction, and its economic value is still good.

Although it may seem a bit plentiful and suitable for planting, eucalyptus also has a major disadvantage, that is, it is extremely water-intensive.

This can only be a disadvantage in other regions, and it is perfectly acceptable compared to the economic value of eucalyptus.

But for a country like Australasia, which is extremely short of water resources, the shortcomings of eucalyptus can be infinitely magnified, which is fatal.

But what's worse is that Australasia is the country of origin and the main production area of eucalyptus, and most of the trees in Australia are eucalyptus, which wastes a lot of water resources in Australia every year, especially in Australia.

In order to solve this situation, under the promotion of Arthur, Australia has set off a craze for wooden houses, and wooden houses made of eucalyptus formwork have also been welcomed by most people.

Arthur's plan is to replace all of Australia's eucalyptus trees with less water-wasting trees over a certain period of time.

Although the value of eucalyptus trees is not bad, for the relatively water-scarce areas of Australia, it is better to forget it.

In areas such as Timor, New Guinea and New Zealand, eucalyptus cultivation can be sustained.

After all, Australasia is the country of origin of eucalyptus, and we can't watch eucalyptus completely extinct in Australia, biodiversity still has to be there.

Thanks to these eucalyptus trees, there is no shortage of wood in Australasia, whether it is the cost of building a wooden house or the cost of wood and other wood products, Australasia has enough timber cut every year.

Of course, after the eucalyptus trees are cut down, the government will also organize people to plant other trees, and the replacement of tree species can be completed in 20-30 years.

Although the green environment in Australasia is relatively healthy, Arthur still attaches great importance to the ecological environment.

The newly built capital, Fort St. Arthur, takes into account the greenery.

It can be said that St. Arthur's castle has one of the most green areas in Australia, and the air must be very fresh.

Of course, there is actually a lot of green area in the Sydney Palace at present, although the air in Sydney can only be regarded as good, but in the palace, the air quality is definitely two grades higher.

Every year, when you breathe in the fresh air, you will always feel much better no matter what.

Fresh air is good for both physical and mental health, and it's a good thing for the royal family.

Arthur doesn't want to see Sydney become a new fog capital, and London's air quality Arthur has not experienced it, that kind of suffocation, but masks can't give it.

If it weren't for the importance of the UK, Arthur would have even planned to wear a mask at all times in London.

It's a pity that this is unrealistic, after all, members of the royal family don't wear masks when they meet, not to mention that Arthur is not different, this behavior also seems to be a lack of attention to the British royal family and the royal families of other countries.

This is actually an important reason why Arthur is reluctant to stay in London. If you stay in London for a long time, you will definitely live much less than others, which is why Australasia tries to avoid air pollution.

With low-cost housing and wooden houses, most of Timor's migrant housing needs have been met.

For immigrants with small assets, the Timorese government will also build villas or real apartment buildings and sell them to those who want to buy them.

Because of the current Australasian government's restrictions on housing prices, coupled with a large number of cheap houses, there is no property speculation in Australasia.

After all, the house that you have worked so hard to buy will not appreciate much in the next ten years, and it will even offset the house and its age, and it will become a bad deal.

"The localization of Timor is the most important step in our colonial localization strategy, and it also determines whether our designated colonial localization policy will be successful and whether it will be carried out in an all-round way. All sectors must fully cooperate with Timorese in order to see results within four years so that they can be replicated throughout the country. "For this inspection trip to Timor, Arthur was satisfied.

The summary is therefore more of an encouragement to the Ministers and the Timorese Government.

As he spoke, Arthur turned his gaze to Governor Frank Weil of Timor, and instructed: "Governor Frank, report to me every two months on the situation in Timor, and consult the cabinet government if you have any questions. ”

"The localization of Timor is necessary and will succeed. The Timorese colonial government should not slack off, it was at stake in the development of the country as a whole. Arthur asked.

"Yes, Your Majesty! Please rest assured that I will do a good job of supervision and report back to you on time. Timor Governor Frank nodded blindly, reassuring Arthur.

As a governor appointed by Arthur himself, Governor Frank's ability and loyalty are naturally unquestionable.

The development of Timor was handed over to Frank, and Arthur was still very relieved.

Even in the future, when the localization of Timor is completed, Frank and the Timorese colonial government will smoothly transform into the state government directly under Timor, and while the hierarchy remains unchanged, its own power and status will still be improved to a certain extent.

After all, Timor was only a small colony with a population of tens of thousands of people, but if the localization is successful, no matter what, Timor will be a direct state of Australasia, and the power and status of the governor in the government are still not small.

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