I have to admit that it is indeed much easier to be a real king. Including the previous construction of the canal and the current World Aircraft Expo, Arthur only needs to come up with a framework, and there will be a steady stream of people to perfect it.

Arthur's eyes would not always be on one aspect, and after the World Aircraft Expo, Arthur went to the countryside again to listen to the report of the Minister of Agriculture, Maciej Sweeney, on the construction of agriculture in the eight-year construction plan.

In a grain-producing area more than 30 kilometers outside Fort St. Arthur, Arthur met the newly appointed Minister of Agriculture.

"Your Majesty." Maciej Sweeni saluted respectfully.

"Minister Maciey, tell us about the next steps for the construction of the agricultural sector." Arthur nodded blandly, motioning for Minister Maciej to talk as he walked.

There are a large number of royal guards around, so you don't have to worry about security. In this way, Arthur and Minister Maciej discussed the plans of the Ministry of Agriculture while watching the concrete construction of the grain-producing areas.

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Agriculture will have three main projects in the future, namely, water conservancy construction to ensure water supply in grain-producing areas, scientific and technological construction to promote agricultural science and technology, accelerate agricultural mechanization, improve the production chain of agricultural products, promote agricultural production and processing of agricultural products, and increase the specific income of agricultural workers." Minister Maciej said very respectfully.

"The grain-producing region that you see now has three large reservoirs, which in any case will be able to meet the water needs of our grain-producing areas.

Water projects like this are located across all of our grain-producing regions, and it takes about $32 million to build new water facilities and maintain our existing ones. ”

Arthur nodded, not disagreeing with the amount of money needed for the project.

The most important part of the construction of grain-producing areas is to ensure water supply, and these water conservancy projects are very important and also related to the stability of grain production.

If there are not enough water conservancy facilities, the impact on food production in the event of a drought will be devastating.

These inputs are nothing compared to the overall food production plan and have to be invested.

"Go on." Arthur nodded, motioning for Minister Maciej to continue.

"The second plan of the Ministry of Agriculture is to encourage innovation in agricultural science and technology, encourage the expansion and concentration of grain-producing areas, and promote agricultural mechanization.

At present, we have made small achievements in agricultural mechanization, but there is still room for improvement.

In addition, the Ministry of Agriculture intends to establish a fund to help agricultural workers better get out of the economic crisis, and to encourage new technologies in agriculture to quickly spread to the whole country.

The current budget for this area is approximately $24 million for the Department of Agriculture. Minister Maciej kept an eye on Arthur's face and made sure there was nothing out of the ordinary before making his own request for funds.

24 million Australian dollars is too much to say no less, Arthur nodded and agreed.

"The third item is about the construction of the modern agricultural product system and the agricultural product processing industry chain.

We should not only become a major exporter of grain, but also a major country in the processing of agricultural products.

This will not only help us export our food and agricultural products, but also help farmers to increase their incomes.

For the construction of the agricultural product processing industry chain and system, about 30 million Australian dollars of capital is needed. Minister Maciej continued: "

In addition to these three major projects, the Ministry of Agriculture has also decided to encourage the cultivation of cash crops, such as coffee, grapes, rubber, etc.

At the same time, the Ministry of Agriculture decided to implement a minimum guaranteed price for domestic grain. Based on our current domestic average food prices, food prices have been fluctuating around $31 per tonne to $35 per tonne.

In order to protect farmers' incomes, the minimum food security price is tentatively set at $30 per tonne. As soon as the purchase price of commercial grain falls below the minimum guarantee price, the Ministry of Agriculture will urgently fund the rescue of the grain market to ensure that the incomes of agricultural workers are not too low, thus affecting the entire market. ”

Increasing food production is good for the country, but not necessarily for the agricultural population.

Food prices in Australasia were also relatively low among the great powers, which resulted in agricultural workers earning much less than urban workers.

If it weren't for the country's constant export of grain abroad, I am afraid that the amount of food consumed in Australasia alone would have been enough to bankrupt most agricultural workers.

No way, that's the disadvantage of a small population. With the size of the population here, the consumption of food will naturally not increase much.

If less food is consumed, the price of food will naturally become lower and lower. Unless more markets can be found, this will form an endless cycle and one of the reasons for the outbreak of the economic crisis.

While the continuous increase in food production and the guarantee of a minimum price for food may seem contradictory, in reality both are necessary to be done.

For a country, both food production and food reserves are important. With such a large land area in Australasia, it is congenitally destined that the grain production will definitely not be low.

Fortunately, there are now more markets for grain dumping, and increasing grain production is also the right thing to do now.

Guaranteeing the lowest price of food is actually to ensure that those engaged in agriculture have a source of income that is not much different from the per capita income.

Inevitably, some capitalists are trying to lower the purchase price of grain because of the continuous increase in grain production.

This will directly harm the interests of agricultural workers, but it is the middlemen such as the capitalists who make the difference.

What the Ministry of Agriculture needs to do is to raise the price of food at the source, so that the middlemen can make a little less money from the price difference, and at least ensure that the most basic agricultural workers can have enough income.

The Department of Agriculture's three construction plans require about $86 million in funding, which is also acceptable to Arthur.

After all, such a large-scale construction cannot be completed in a year, and in eight years, the annual funding of the Ministry of Agriculture is only tens of millions of Australian dollars.

After agreeing to Minister Maciey's three demands, Arthur exhorted Minister Maciej before finally returning: "I recognize the three construction plans of the Ministry of Agriculture, and I believe that Minister Maciej can effectively manage the food production of the Ministry of Agriculture and the country."

Food is the lifeblood of the country, and the Ministry of Agriculture must be cautious when formulating plans and take into account the interests of agricultural workers.

These three proposals are very good, tell Prime Minister Raul that your proposal has been approved by me. ”

Minister Maciej's face was beaming, and he couldn't say yes.

Getting Arthur's approval means that the proposal will pass a 100% vote in the cabinet.

No one would fail to give face to Arthur, and Arthur's words were absolutely true in the Cabinet Government.

Arthur had not rested long after returning to the palace, and the education department submitted his plan to Arthur again.

Although most of the time Arthur can rest assured that the government can decide for itself, this important joint that determines the next development plan every few years, and the control of relevant funds is not possible without Arthur.

Without Arthur, the Treasury alone would not have the authority to approve a funding application of nearly $100 million from the Department of Agriculture.

If it is voted on in the cabinet, there will be various quarrels among ministers over the budget, and the efficiency of work will be much reduced for no reason.

Because of this, ministers will give priority to Arthur when they compete for the budget.

If Arthur had nodded in agreement, he would have been able to receive funding directly from the Treasury without a vote from the Cabinet government.

It's just that if you want to get Arthur's nod of approval, you can't do it without some real skills.

After all, Arthur has the vision of the future, and in some projects, he will be more aware of what is really right.

Education is an eternal and constant major topic in the development of a country, and it is also one of the important factors that determine the future strength of a country.

Although Australasia does not have the famous saying that a strong youth is a strong country, the importance of education has been deeply engraved in the hearts of every official.

However, compared to agriculture, the Ministry of Education's plan is relatively simple.

The first is the number of universities.

By 1929, the number of universities in Australasia had exceeded 50, with an average of more than two universities per state.

Such figures are clearly still behind Europe, and even inferior to the already extinct United States.

After this victory over the United States, Australasia will be able to absorb many experts and professors from prestigious American universities who have lost their jobs, and there will be enough teachers to build new universities.

The Ministry of Education's plan to build 48 universities over the next eight years is almost doubling the number of existing universities.

Among these 48 universities, in addition to the existing branch campuses of more famous universities, they will also cooperate with some universities in the United States to establish branch campuses of American universities.

For example, the famous University of California in the United States is currently under the control of Australasia.

The Kingdom of California has been determined to be a territory controlled by the two little guys, and Arthur naturally will not directly move the University of California.

However, with the prestige and faculty of the University of California, it is not a problem to build a branch campus in Australasia.

If the construction of these 48 universities can be completed within eight years, Australasia will have hundreds of universities in eight years, and the number of college students graduating each year will be close to 100,000, which has initially met the needs of national development.

While the increasing number of universities is a good thing, university qualifications are destined to depreciate considerably as university qualifications become more common.

This is the trend of the times, which is a good thing for the country, and Arthur will naturally not stop the development of such a trend.

After all, if you think about it, even the kind of industry that does manual work is a guaranteed university degree, doesn't this mean that the country's education development is very smooth?

The only possibility is that those college students are suffering, although they will not be unemployed, but the competition for a good job is getting easier and greater.

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