Being able to work his way from the House of Representatives to the Cabinet, and finally being recommended to him by Cabinet officials, is enough to prove that this new administrative division design has won the majority of the support of the House of Representatives and the Cabinet, at least the government is still relatively satisfied.

Arthur did not have any opinion on the new administrative division design, and after comprehensive consideration, he decided to solicit opinions from the people of the whole country in the form of newspapers and radio.

As long as there is not much opposition, this is basically the new administrative division of Australasia.

Of course, if there is a more suitable administrative division during this period, or if the people are not satisfied with the administrative division, then there is room for negotiation.

At the end of July 1921, the government officially released the plan for the administrative divisions and sought the opinions of the people.

The voting period is until 1 September, and if the final support for the administrative division design exceeds 70%, it will be the next new administrative division in Australasia.

If it does not reach 70%, a new administrative division is discussed, or this administrative division is amended.

The voting season is still more than a month away, and Arthur is not in a hurry to do so. Having determined that the results of the vote had begun to be properly collected, Arthur turned his attention to other areas, such as Australasia's already growing electrification industry.

Electrification is not an unfamiliar word, it is the greatest achievement of the second industrial revolution to mankind and the world, and it is currently one of the criteria for measuring whether a country is advanced.

Like the First Industrial Revolution, the electrification revolution has also changed the world landscape and brought a large number of countries to the world stage with the second industrial revolution.

The most important symbol of the electrification revolution, electricity has gradually entered the lives of countries and people around the world.

Although there are no exact statistics on electricity consumption and generation, Australasia is definitely one of the countries with the most complete access to electricity, with 85.7% of electricity coverage in cities and 46.1% in villages and suburbs.

Of course, residential electricity is only a small head. Whether it is the Leonora industrial base that is already well-known at home and abroad, or several large industrial areas that are being built recently, the use of electricity has been fully realized, and the machinery and equipment using electricity account for more than 90% of the total equipment of industrial plants.

In order to meet the electricity needs of various industries in Australasia, hydropower stations, thermal power stations and other power generation facilities are being vigorously built by the government and state and municipal governments.

The good news is that Australasia does not lack the fuel needed for thermal power plants, and the large number of thermal power plants makes Australasia very abundant.

In addition, Tesla, the discoverer of alternating current, as the chief engineer of the Australasian power grid, has greatly accelerated the development of the power industry in Australasia.

In this context, the electrical industry in Australasia has also ushered in great growth, and the electrical appliances produced in Australasia have been exported to the world.

On July 31, Arthur visited Christie Electrical Appliances on the outskirts of Sydney to inspect the current leading companies in the Australasian electrical industry.

The name of Christie Electric Company may sound unfamiliar, but if you mention the original name of this electrical company, Royal Electric Company, you have some idea of the background of this company and its principals.

In fact, it is true that the head of Christie's electrical company is named John Wakapu Christie, a native of Australasia, who was once the head of the royal electrical company of the royal consortium.

After the split of the entire royal consortium, all enterprises that did not belong to the current royal consortium were removed from the royal title.

However, although Christie Electric Company sounds like a family business, more than ninety percent of the shares of the electric company still belong to the royal consortium, but the person in charge and controller on the surface has nothing to do with the royal family.

Thanks to the previous background, Christie Electric Company quickly became a leading enterprise in the electrical industry, with main businesses such as air conditioners, washing machines, refrigerators, electric lights, etc.

Yes, although it was more than 100 years ago, these appliances had already appeared in rudiments at this time, and some had even become a part of people's lives.

"How is the company's business doing so far?" Sitting at the very clean conference table in the company, which had obviously been cleaned, Arthur smiled and asked Christie, who was very respectful on the side.

"Business is doing pretty well at the moment, Your Majesty. The company's turnover last year was $2,774,200 and net profit was $879,000, which is still in a good state of growth. Christie quickly replied.

Arthur nodded, very satisfied with the development of the electrical company.

You must know that although it is a leading enterprise in the current electrical appliance industry, there are still too many restrictions on the current household appliances, and most civilians either can't afford them or won't buy them.

Take the washing machine that is very common in later generations as an example, although the washing machine of the present and the washing machine of later generations are the same principle, but the current mainstream washing machine is steam-powered, covering an area of several square meters.

Let's not talk about the cost, this big guy will take up a large part of the area, and it doesn't look good, which is why some people will not choose to buy washing machines.

Of course, the high cost is also a reason, because the cost cannot be controlled, the cost of washing machines can range from tens to hundreds of Australian dollars, and few people will choose to cut meat to buy a big one.

"Your Majesty, you have come at the right time. We have recently developed a new type of washing machine, which uses more advanced electric power and improves the shape of the washing machine. The volume of the new washing machine is one-third that of the original washing machine, but the function and purpose have not changed, and even the cost has been slightly reduced. After asking everything, Christie excitedly introduced to Arthur.

"A new washing machine?" Arthur was suddenly interested.

Although such an invention does not improve the strength of the country much, it can still liberate a lot of people's life pressure.

Especially for some lazy cancer patients, the invention of the washing machine is simply a boon, which can reduce the confusion and annoyance of washing clothes.

Of course, in such an era, there are still relatively few lazy cancer patients. Australasia's work system is pragmatic, and many factories have a corresponding system of more work and less work under the premise of implementing a minimum wage.

A hard-working person can get more income, if you just want to eat and wait for death in the post, not only only the minimum income stipulated by the state, but even face the risk of losing your job.

"Yes, Your Majesty. At the same time, there were improvements to air conditioning, and both appliances were drastically reduced in size and noise, making them more suitable for domestic use, rather than being massively adopted by factories as before. Christie continued to say excitedly.

For the current household appliances, the most important breakthrough technology is the reduction of volume.

The same is true for air conditioning, not to mention the floor space, and what is more terrible is the noise when the air conditioner is working, which makes it very difficult to popularize air conditioning.

At present, in addition to Australasian tanks equipped with air conditioning, that is, major factories will purchase air conditioners on a large scale to improve the working environment of the factory.

Because of the loud noise of the air conditioner, even if people buy an air conditioner, it is impossible to install it in their bedrooms.

To put it mildly, the noise of air conditioners has become a source of disturbance to people's lives, and before that, private air conditioners were rarely purchased.

"Through our survey of air conditioner purchases, although individual air conditioners are rare, they are not completely non-existent. We interviewed these private users who purchased air conditioners and found that some of them chose to install additional ventilation ducts, install the air conditioner in an area far away from them, and use a longer ventilation duct to connect the hot and cold air blown by the air conditioner to their own area, so as to avoid the noise problem of the air conditioner. Christie explained.

"On the basis of improving the air conditioner and reducing noise, we also gave a ventilation duct to each air conditioner, which greatly solves the problem of noise for the people. At present, after our actual test, under the premise of installing at least 3 to 5 meters of ventilation ducts, it will basically not affect people's normal rest. ”

"What is the current range of air conditioning costs?" Arthur asked with interest.

Air conditioners, like washing machines, can greatly facilitate people's lives. And air conditioning can also be used in the military field, which can improve the environment of military facilities and even the comfort of tanks.

This is no joke, most of the tank's components are made of steel, and the temperature inside the tank can reach 60 to 70 degrees Celsius in summer or in relatively hot environments.

What an exaggerated figure is this? This temperature is enough to roast a person until it is cooked through, not to mention humans, and it is impossible for all living creatures to survive in such a high temperature environment.

The British and French tanks were initially unair-conditioned, which also led to the fact that in the summer, the tanks were almost unusable.

If you have to use tanks, this steel guy may become an iron pot that traps him, and the soldiers are not willing to drive such an iron pot to die.

Even the first generation of Australasian tanks equipped with air conditioning, due to various restrictions, the cooling effect of air conditioning is not very good, and the noise is very high, and the experience of soldiers staying in the tank can be described as extremely poor.

Generally, if you insist on it for more than an hour, you can't stand this kind of noise, and after a long time, it is not only easy to feel anxious and nauseous, but also may damage your hearing, as well as some other physical diseases.

If the noise can be reduced slightly, it will also be a huge improvement in the comfort of the existing tank.

Although it was only a small aspect, as the monarch of Australasia, Arthur did not want his soldiers to suffer from other aspects when they fought for their country.

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