Bang! Bang bang!

With three successive gunshots, the two hares fell in response, which made the guards and servants who were watching cheer loudly.

Well, those two prey were hit by Arthur and William, and although Peter's marksmanship was good, he was still a little helpless in the face of this kind of fast living creature.

Looking at Peter, who was a little frustrated, William couldn't help but comfort: "You've done a good job, Peter." The first time I hunted, I couldn't hit my prey. As long as you practice diligently, I believe that the next time you hunt, you will definitely be able to hit your prey. ”

Hearing his brother's encouragement, Peter's mood improved a little, and he nodded heavily.

Looking at William, who took the initiative to comfort Peter, Arthur nodded with satisfaction, and said very happily: "Add one roast hare to lunch, and you can share the other one." ”

The two hares that were caught were not too big, but they were definitely not something that Arthur's family could eat.

Distributing prey to servants and guards can also win people's hearts, which has become the first thing that comes to Arthur's mind for the people who values the hearts of the people.

Returning to the resting place with the two little ones, the chefs prepared a sumptuous lunch.

Seeing a few little guys quietly eating their own food, Arthur suddenly smiled, looked at Queen Mary, and asked, "There should be a lot more European royal families in contact with you in recent years, right?" ”

Queen Mary was stunned for a moment, then followed Arthur's gaze to William and Anna, and then nodded as if she suddenly realized, and said with the same smile: "It's a lot, Arthur." Do you have any options in mind? ”

After all, William and Anna are also 16 years old, and it's time to find a more suitable marriage partner for them.

European royal families pay attention to the distinction between nobles and nobles and equal status, and no matter how bad their marriage partner is, they must be the royal family, and they must also be the descendants of the king or the emperor.

This also means that in the world, only European royal families are suitable for marrying these two little guys.

Whether it is William or Anna, their identities have already determined that they will not have their own love, and they can only try their best to maintain their marriage partner.

William, as Arthur's eldest son, was the first in line to the Australasian throne under the Australasian Succession Act.

This also means that William's wife is likely to become the next Queen of Australasia, and the choice of candidate becomes important.

Although Anna will not inherit the throne, Arthur's only daughter is also of high importance.

Arthur is still more fond of his only daughter, and in the case of basic matchmaking and generally appropriate, Arthur is also willing to listen to Anna's own opinions, and let Anna choose his favorite marriage partner as much as possible.

This is also the confidence that Australasia's strength brings to Arthur. At present, Australasia no longer needs marriages to create reliable allies for itself, and the fundamentals of Anglo-Australian relations have doomed Australasia to stability.

Arthur understands that it is rare to have a marriage of his own love in such a royal family, and this is the most precious thing Arthur can give Anna.

Hearing Arthur and Queen Mary say this, William and Anna, the two little ones, naturally understood what they were about to face.

William, who seemed calm, swallowed softly, proving that his heart was not as calm as it seemed.

"Anna, how do you feel about those European princes at the National Day ceremony some time ago?" The servants had already left after serving their food, and there was no need to worry about anyone eavesdropping nearby, so Queen Mary asked her own question directly.

In the previous National Day ceremony, many countries participated, and many members of the European royal family also came to Australasia.

As early as William and Anna grew older, many European royal families approached Queen Mary and expressed their desire to marry.

It's just that Queen Mary at that time expressed her refusal, firstly, the two little guys are still young, and secondly, they have to consider the influence of the national level, so it is naturally up to Arthur to make a decision.

After Arthur took the initiative this time, Queen Mary naturally wanted to make a marriage contract for William and Anna as soon as possible, so that the royal family could spread out.

"I didn't have a lot of contact, so I didn't have much impression." Anna replied honestly.

At that time, the National Day ceremony was mainly based on state affairs, and there were not too many banquets for royal family members after that, and Anna participated even less.

In such a situation, it is perfectly normal that there is not much impression of those European royal families and princes.

Nodding, Queen Mary looked at William again, and asked with a smile, "Little William, do you have a crush on any princess?" ”

Although William's marriage must be based on the marriage of interests, it is also more important to know William's thoughts.

William also shook his head, and said embarrassedly: "At that time, I was studying politics with Mr. Larry, and I didn't pay much attention to this. ”

Seeing that the two little ones were not prepared for their marriage, Queen Mary had no choice but to nod helplessly, ready to choose slowly.

Anyway, they are only in their early 16s, and they are not in a hurry to do so.

In the conversation of several people, the time passed quickly. After lunch, it wasn't long before Arthur returned to the kingdom and urged the little ones to hurry up their studies.

William, in particular, had to complete all of his education before he became an adult, then spent a few years in the army before going to university.

Politics, history, psychology, economics, management, culture, languages, mathematics and other subjects are all subjects that William must understand and learn.

Together with aristocratic etiquette, horsemanship, shooting, speech and debate, and so on, it made up William's traditional aristocratic course.

Of course, this is far from the end. Before he became an adult, he had to play some sports, including some musical instruments and painting, before he could complete his education.

After a few years in the military, William spent some time at university, where he could choose his interests, further study politics, economics and management, and learn about some of his interests, such as biology, physics, chemistry, etc.

This kind of schoolwork is not busy, but Arthur is quite satisfied with the learning attitude of William, Peter and even George.

Arthur has also always instilled in them the responsibility of being a nobleman, especially a member of the royal family, which also makes them not averse to learning, and even take the initiative to learn, and strive to share a little responsibility for Arthur.

After the decision to move the capital, the government's relocation action was relatively fast.

On 7 February, the government's departmental framework was set up in the Council at Fort St. Arthur's and was ready to work just awaiting the arrival of personnel.

The House of Representatives and the National Court have all been transferred to Fort St Arthur, and the National Court of Sydney has officially changed its name to the Sydney Territory Court as the highest legal body in the Sydney Territory.

The only one who hasn't moved is Archbishop Sted, who will still remain in Sydney Cathedral, and the Australasian religious centre will still remain in Sydney.

Of course, the Protestant Society and the Religious Society moved to Fort St. Arthur, and the president of both societies is still Archbishop Sted.

The construction of St Arthur's Fort Church has just begun, and Sydney Cathedral is currently the largest church in Australasia and is the most representative of the state religion of Australasia.

On February 11, 1926, with a large number of documents and materials being transported to Fort St. Arthur, almost all the cabinet officials were officially relocated to the new capital, officially settled in the larger government council.

After moving to the new location, the Cabinet government was put into operation, and on 15 February, the day Sydney's capital status was officially abolished, the Cabinet officially declared Fort St Arthur as the new capital of Australasia.

On February 16, the day after the relocation of the capital, Arthur convened a meeting to discuss the aftermath of the relocation and the next steps of the government.

At the meeting, Arthur first commended the swift relocation of the government, and then turned to the cabinet members to ask about the difficulties encountered by the cabinet in the relocation of the government and the key work plans for the new year.

"Your Majesty." Secretary of State for Education, Kylo Jefferson, stood up first, and said with a respectful but solemn face: "I think the first thing we have to do is to begin the construction of the University at Fort St. Arthur." ”

Minister Kello explained: "Fort St. Arthur has officially become our capital and has a population of more than 250,000 people, so it is necessary to have at least one university.

If there are no universities in our capital, this will greatly reduce the impression of our education in the minds of people in other countries, and it will also increase the pressure on people in the capital region to go to school.

My plan was to establish a national university, Fort St. Arthur's, and to build a St. Arthurburg Agricultural School.

The area around the capital is very suitable for the development of agriculture, and the construction of an agricultural school will also help to promote agriculture in the capital region. ”

Although St. Arthur's Fort is only a small city with a population of just over 250,000, because it is the capital of Australasia, it means that St. Arthur's Fort must have one or two universities to put on a façade.

But it takes too much time to build a university from scratch, which is why Minister Kellor proposed the construction of St Arthur's Fort, the National University of Australasia.

The National University of Australasia was the first university funded by the Cabinet Government, and its implications for Australasia are significant.

While Fort St. Arthur has become the nation's new capital, it is not realistic to establish the head campus of the National University in Fort St. Arthur.

After all, the national university in Sydney has developed into a deep-rooted university, not only is the size of the school very large, but it is also one of the largest universities in the university at present.

With Sydney's strategic location, Australasian National University can attract hundreds of foreign students every year, and with its own thousands of new students every year, the total number of students in the national university has exceeded 10,000.

It is not realistic for such a large school to relocate to Fort St. Arthur, so it is better to build a new branch in Fort St. Arthur with the size of the national university, separating some of the faculty and equipment.

First of all, the prestige and status of the national university doomed the level of the branch campuses not to be too low, which could fully meet the expectations of the people of the capital region for the university.

Secondly, with the help of the National University of Sydney, the establishment of St Arthur's Castle will also be relatively smooth, and the progress will be much faster than building a university from scratch.

With the precedent of the St. Arthur Fort, the national university will be able to build more campuses in the city in the future, and the national university will be able to make a name for itself.

Hearing Minister Kairlo's proposal, Arthur nodded and said with great importance: "It is inevitable to build a university, and education is the key to a country's strength. Minister Kelo: How many universities exist in our country? ”

"Your Majesty, the current number of universities has reached 47, which can train more than 45,000 college students for us every year." Minister Kylo replied hurriedly.

While Australasia's economy is growing rapidly, the number of universities is also growing.

However, such a number of universities and the number of students trained each year still do not meet Arthur's requirements, and the popularity of higher education in Australasia is still too poor compared to those old powers.

However, considering that Australasia has a population of less than 30 million, the number of 45,000 university graduates each year is already more than expected.

At least in Australasia today, university students' qualifications, while precious, are not so precious.

At present, there are at least 700,000 college students in Australasia, and the proportion of college students in the country accounts for at least 2.8% of the total population of the country.

"What do you think of the proposal to build the National University of Fort St. Arthur and the St. Arthurburg Agricultural School?" Arthur asked with a smile as he looked at the rest of the cabinet.

Under Arthur's leadership, Australasia attaches great importance to education, and the proportion of education expenditure in total fiscal expenditure is as high as 18% to 19% each year.

Based on last year's total fiscal expenditure of up to 200 million, the fiscal expenditure on education is as high as more than 37 million Australian dollars.

It is precisely this premise that when Arthur asked about the proposal to build two universities, no one expressed opposition, and all of them supported it.

Arthur nodded, and immediately announced, "Minister Kailo, the task of building the National University St. Arthur's Fort St. Arthur and St. Arthur's Agricultural School has been entrusted to you. As our capital, the construction of these two universities in Fort St. Arthur is very important, and the source of teachers must also be strictly controlled, and more famous teachers and experts from Europe and the United States should be hired into the school.

The Royal Academy of Sciences will assist you with the construction of laboratories for both schools, and the Vice-Chancellor of the National University at Fort St. Arthur can be selected from the Royal Academy of Sciences, and the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Agriculture will consult with the Agricultural School. ”

The majors of the national university are relatively comprehensive, but the main specialty is physical chemistry, which is also related to the lack of physical and chemical talents in Australasia at that time.

It is also because of this that the rector of the national university can be selected from the Royal Academy of Sciences, and those experts are completely sufficient, both in terms of rank and ability.

As for the selection of the principal of the agricultural school, it can only be seen whether the Ministry of Agriculture has relevant talents.

At present, there are still relatively few agricultural schools in Australasia, and if Arthur remembers correctly, among the 47 universities, the proportion should be relatively small, agriculture, art and language, right?

The number of agricultural universities seems to be only two or three, and the art schools are a little better, but the number should not exceed four. The number of language schools is the largest of the three types of schools due to the unified language program, but there are only five.

Compared with the number of physical and chemical schools, which often have a dozen or so, the number of these types of schools is indeed a bit small.

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