The economic recovery and prosperity of various countries have been marked by the continuous expansion of per capita income, which has even doubled compared to the pre-war period.

But the question is, have the real incomes of workers in these countries increased? Not necessarily, I'm afraid

First of all, they are faced with longer working hours. The war cost the European powers a large number of people, and the shortage of labor prompted some factories to start squeezing workers.

Workers' incomes seem to have increased, but they are working much longer hours than before, which translates into hourly wages and even decreases.

Coupled with the rise in prices, the depreciation of the currency, etc., the quality of life and happiness of the people are constantly decreasing.

The obvious difference from these European countries is probably the workers of Australasia.

The eight-hour day in Australasia was still relatively firmly enforced, and although it was temporarily changed to a ten-hour day during the war, the workers' incomes were also increasing.

The greatest benefit for Australasian workers was probably the eight-hour workday, which was not practiced even in some later countries.

For Arthur and Australasia now, the eight-hour workday is also a good working time.

It can not only meet the needs of the country for production, but also allow workers and people to have enough time for rest and recreation.

This is also the reason why so far, the Ministry of People's Livelihood has not formulated too many policies to benefit the people.

After all, as long as the eight-hour working day is firmly implemented, the difference between it and European countries will already be revealed, and the attraction of immigrants will naturally increase.

For those further, such as a high percentage of medical reimbursement, higher incomes and subsidies, fewer working hours, etc., these policies will be left to future Australasian monarchs.

For Arthur, his prestige among the people has almost reached its peak, and there is no need to use such a policy to brush up his prestige.

But the monarchs in the future are different, and if you want the monarchy of Australasia to be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, so that the people can recognize the successive monarchs of Australasia from the bottom of their hearts, it is still necessary for each monarch to do something that is in line with the times at that time.

Relying on the royal consortium, future monarchs can also enact more detailed and generous subsidies and policies to win the hearts and minds of the people and build prestige.

Not in this day and age. After all, the welfare system of the people is too high, which will make the people slack.

Anyway, if you don't work, you don't have to worry about food, clothing, housing and transportation, so how many people will take the initiative to work?

To say that the most chic class that has lived so far should be the new aristocracy that was divided in large numbers after the war.

Although the number of new nobles is not large, all of them add up to only a few hundred. But compared with the commoners, these aristocrats are already very high, and any new aristocrats are middle-class people with a net worth of hundreds of thousands of Australian dollars.

Although the new nobles of Australasia did not have any territory, this did not prevent them from building castles in their fields.

In fact, all the land in Australasia was privatized, and the land acquired by these nobles was all permanent.

The government also does not have any restrictions on building castles, as long as they have the money, they are free to build castles on their own land.

However, whether it is a knight, a baron or an earl, the scale of the castle they built is not too exaggerated, and the cost is generally around 1,000 to 2,000 Australian dollars, which is a larger manor to put it bluntly.

Although private armed forces are not allowed in Australasia, these nobles can also have hunting squads of 5 to 10 people if they are under the name of a hunting party, which is enough to patrol and protect the estate.

Of course, the weapons of these hunting squads can only be shotguns or pistols, and the standard weapons equipped by the army, including machine guns and artillery guns with mass destruction, are certainly impossible to see in the people.

Each hunting team has its own tasks, and there is a certain amount of prey hunted each year, which is also to encourage Australasian people to actively hunt wild animals to balance the ecology of Australasia.

This is also a special point of Australasia. While other countries have begun to restrict hunting, Australasia is encouraging hunting.

As long as you don't hunt those protected animals, such as the rarer carnivores in Australasia, the rest are basically hunted casually, without worrying about breaking the law.

In particular, the Australian hare, a game of prey, is not only abundant, but can also go to the cannery or the people to exchange money, which is also regarded as additional income.

The hunting team that hunts the most hare each year can also be received by Arthur, and there are even special hunting competitions, which is also an effort by Australasia to balance the ecology.

There are already quite a few new aristocrats who have formed their own hunting teams. In times of peace, their interests were not only farming and making money, but also hunting and horse racing.

This is also the biggest difference between nobles and ordinary people. Even if it is just the most ordinary jazz, as long as it is not extravagant and wasteful, the income is still very considerable.

On this basis, with a little business and land, the nobles have plenty of leisure time to do their hobbies.

Whether it is Europe or Australasia, the most popular hobby of the aristocracy is basically gambling and hunting such as horse racing.

Of course, there are also quite a few aristocrats who like to keep lovers, which is not news to European aristocrats.

The Royal Academy, built specifically for the aristocracy, has gathered a large number of noble children.

This was a good thing for Arthur, at least it would ensure that the descendants of those nobles received a good education, and they would become the mainstay and right-hand men of Arthur's descendants and contribute to the country.

Although some aristocratic titles are to attract some talents, Arthur does not want the new nobles of Australasia to become wine and meat rice barrels, at least they must do their duty, and do not discredit the aristocratic class.

To put it bluntly, the interests of the aristocratic class and the monarch coincided. The reputation of the nobility is not very good, and the monarch also loses to a certain extent.

Hopefully, the first nobleman to be stripped of his title won't show up too soon, but if it does, Arthur won't hesitate to act.

As the king of Australasia, Arthur had the right to deprive the nobility of his titles as well as the right to divide the nobility.

However, this right is generally not used, unless a nobleman is treasonous or completely contrary to the interests of the monarch.

Of course, in addition to recruiting the children of the nobility, the children of some capitalists can also spend money to enter.

The Royal Academy has a corresponding school district from the earliest elementary school to the university, and it can be said that it has cultivated talents from an early age.

This also leads to the most fundamental difference between Royal Academy and other universities, compared with other universities, Royal Academy is more demanding on the cultivation of talents, and the requirements for students are more stringent.

Of course, compared with ordinary universities, the Royal Academy is also very strict in its control of ideological education.

Whether they are capitalists or the children of nobles, the first lesson they receive at the Royal Academy is how to be loyal to the monarch and patriotism, and regard filial piety to the royal family as the most important concept.

This programme of education will accompany all Royal College students throughout their studies until they graduate from Royal College and become the backbone of Australasia.

During this time, some students who do not perform well, especially those who disagree with the idea of loyalty and patriotism, will receive special attention from the Royal Security Intelligence Service.

But fortunately, there are still too few such people after all, and most of the students' thoughts are still very well influenced.

After all, most of the students have been studying in the Royal Academy since elementary school, and children's minds are the best influence, which is also the real reason why the ideological education course begins in primary school.

Only by cultivating the idea of loyalty and patriotism for the children of these nobles and capitalists from an early age can they fully carry out such ideas throughout their lives.

If you have to say that the biggest difference between Royal Academy and other universities should be the cultivation of hobbies in Royal Academy.

In addition to his own studies, the courses of study at the Royal Academy included hunting, horsemanship, aristocratic etiquette, and more.

In addition, they will also be arranged to specific training directions according to their areas of expertise.

Generally speaking, the most popular training directions for students of the Royal Academy are officials and generals.

But there are exceptions, and the Royal Academy is also very fruitful in scientific research, which also attracts some noble children to embark on the road of scientific research.

Arthur's attitude towards the cultivation of these noble children is to focus on cultivating some talented and gifted noble children as the mainstay of talents.

Free-range general cultivation of the remaining capacity is insufficient. After ensuring that these less capable children of the nobility received adequate ideological education, their choice of profession was less important.

No matter which aspect you choose, you will still contribute to the country in the end. What's more, for these noble children, as long as they are not too sloppy and honest in their duties, they have already met Arthur's requirements for most nobles.

After all, there are not so many geniuses, so it is not enough to require every noble child to be able to become a pillar of the country.

The second more, ask for support!

(End of chapter)