The 48 universities are not just built and built, and the classification of the universities to be built and the sources of teaching equipment needed to build the universities must be planned in advance.

In terms of faculty, Australasia's talent pool, coupled with the talent attracted from the United States, is fully sufficient for the faculty needs of these 48 universities.

Arthur is also reassured by the work of the Ministry of Education, but the focus is on enriching the types of universities to be built, ensuring that universities are really built according to demand, not just quantity.

Among the 48 universities, at least two universities are required for chemical engineering, mechanical design, biopharmaceutical, medicine, physics and chemistry, education, aviation, etc.

Arthur demanded that the number of specialized universities be built should exceed the number of ordinary universities, so as to ensure that the students produced were urgently needed by the country.

At the same time, annual militarization training should also be organized for college students, and the duration of each militarization training should not be less than two weeks.

The Ministry of Education's second plan is to expand the scope of compulsory education to include all immigrants who have not acquired citizenship.

Previously, free education in Australasia was extended to primary school, but only citizens who had acquired citizenship were included.

After the implementation of the Ministry of Education's program, immigrants who have not acquired citizenship will also be counted until they become naturalized or are deported.

Along with compulsory education, literacy is targeted at immigrants who come to Australasia at different times.

Compulsory education ensures that the school-age population is enrolled in school and receives the education they deserve.

But compulsory education does not ensure that the right age is missed, especially for those new to Australasia, who receive the education they deserve.

In this regard, the Ministry of Education will establish more literacy classes and aim to upgrade the entire population to higher education levels above primary school.

Of course, if you are too old, there is no need to join a literacy class. After all, it is not good to remember when you are old, so it is better to stay at home and enjoy your old age.

This provision is very preferential for immigrants, especially immigrants who have not obtained nationality, and it is believed that it can also arouse the goodwill of many immigrants.

Even if it is well advertised, it can attract a lot of immigrants with this policy, after all, free education is incense.

The Ministry of Education's plan did not include the language schools built by the Australasian Protestants.

However, these language schools are also officially recognized by the government, and most people who graduate from language schools can obtain at least a primary school degree.

The last project of the Ministry of Education is about the cultivation and protection of traditional Australasian culture.

As a nation of immigrants, it is important to strengthen people's sense of identity with the country. There is a big reason why the United States can be smoothly broken up and because the American people do not have a high sense of identity with the United States.

Australasia's current policy is one country, one government, one king.

This not only made Arthur highly bound to the country, but also improved the stability of the country.

Of course, there is also a visible disadvantage to doing this, that is, Arthur's control over the country is too high.

If the next monarch can't have the prestige of Arthur, it may be a blow to the stability of the country.

This is also the reason why Arthur went to great lengths to develop William's abilities. The monarch with real power is not so easy to be, and if he is not capable, the power in his hands will become a burden on himself.

As the time entered mid-February, the government's various development plans were finalized, and various projects began to be launched in an orderly manner.

Arthur has finally come out of his busy schedule, spending more time with his family than the occasional meeting.

The army in which William would serve was also determined, and that was the most elite Guards in the Australasian Standing Army.

The Guards were the most elite army in Australasia, and the one Arthur trusted best.

Letting William serve in the Guards is more about getting William's support from the Guards as much as possible, and it will be much easier to control power in the future.

As the armed forces directly under the king, the loyalty of the Guards to the king largely determines the power that the king can control.

If nothing else, successive heirs to the throne will also serve in the Guard, giving them a real sense of life as soldiers, and they can learn how to gain the support of these soldiers.

Of course, in order to prevent William's grades from cheating, he must have to be incognito during his service in the Guards, and his name and identity cannot be revealed.

After all, according to Arthur's prestige, if William joined the Guards as the heir to the throne and Arthur's son, the soldiers would definitely treat each other politely, and William would definitely not learn anything.

It was only by serving in the army as an ordinary man that William could learn what he needed.

There is another important purpose of hiding their identities, that is, to make these pampered princes feel the ordinary life of the people.

A prince who grew up in a greenhouse-like palace will always be limited to the palace.

Only by truly experiencing the ups and downs of society can we understand what the people at the bottom of the society really need.

Only by understanding the needs of the people at the bottom can the national policy be formulated in line with the interests of the majority of the people, rather than being like a castle in the air.

Almost after the preparations for the World Aircraft Expo, Arthur suddenly received an ocean-going call from Russia.

Nicholas II, who had not been in contact for a long time, suddenly put forward the need to purchase several Australasian transport aircraft.

To be honest, although Australasia and Russia still have an alliance, Arthur really does not expect Russia to regain its strength.

Russia's economy and industry have been devastated by years of war, and it is impossible to recover within 10 years of the current situation.

This is also the reason why Arthur wants to strengthen Britain as much as possible, and in the absence of France and Russia, Britain may be the only one who can stop Germany in World War II.

But if Russia recovers, it will be a good thing for Australasia.

The current world situation is too simple, and this simplicity represents danger. Britain is too powerful in the current world situation, and the other powerful powers are all potential opponents of Britain.

In such a situation, a country like Russia, if it recovers, will not only be able to muddy the waters of the world situation, but also distract the British people.

Moreover, for Australasia, a chaotic Europe is clearly in its own interests.

It is better for Britain, France and Russia to fight for life and death in Europe, so that Australasia can easily receive the inheritance of Britain and Russia and absorb a large number of talents and capital.

Arthur, of course, agreed to Nicholas II's request to purchase aircraft.

After all, the purpose of holding the World's Fair is to sell aircraft, and Nicholas II's purchase of aircraft can indeed add more gimmicks to the World's Aircraft Expo.

However, both Arthur and Nicholas II understood that the purchase of aircraft was absolutely just to raise a topic.

If it was just a simple purchase of an airplane, there was no need for Nicholas II to come forward personally.

After all, Russia also has an ambassador in Australasia, and if you tell the ambassador, you can buy enough planes.

Sure enough, after a brief chat, Nicholas II shifted the conversation to the Alaska territories that Australasia had previously annexed.

Arthur was not surprised by Nicholas II's mention of Alaska, after all, the Alaska territory was sold by Russia to the United States.

Speaking of this history, it is definitely one of the black histories that Russians do not want to mention.

In fact, from the point of view of later generations, Russia is definitely the losing party in this deal. Alaska is the size of a Persia, and selling it for only $7 million is definitely a loss.

What's more, Alaska is also rich in gold, oil and other minerals, and the value of the minerals can be exchanged for an infinite number of $7 million.

But at that time, in 1867, when Russia sold its Alaska possessions, the reality was quite the opposite.

At the time, the Alaska Territory, though a vast land, was too close to the Arctic Circle and colder than most of the Siberian region.

In addition, at that time, Russia had just said war, the domestic economic situation was very bad, and the Alaska territory was close to the British Canadian colony, and it could be occupied at any time.

In such a situation, the Russians and Americans naturally frowned. The Russians, on the principle that the enemy of their enemy is their friend, sold Alaska to the United States, allowing the Americans and Britain to start a battle over Alaska in North America.

And the idea of the Americans is also very simple. Because the Civil War had just ended, the United States was actually still in a relatively weak state.

At the international level, the United States certainly needs more allies to strengthen its own momentum and ensure its homeland security.

The two sides hit it off, which led to this land deal that shocked the world.

Soon, though, the Russians realized something was wrong.

The Americans first discovered gold in Alaska territory, and then large quantities of oil and gas.

In addition, Alaska is surrounded by the sea on three sides, and the fishing industry is abundant. According to statistics, Alaska's fishery production exceeded 2 million tons a few years ago, accounting for more than 60% of the total U.S. fishery production.

The economic value represented by these is not something that can be measured by a small $7 million.

Although it was $7 million a few decades ago, it is definitely less than a fraction of the economic value of Alaska.

This has also made the Russians always have the idea of recovering the Alaska territory, and Russia and the United States have also had a lot of conflicts over the Alaska territory.

Of course, the current Alaska territory has been in the hands of Australasia, and it is believed that this is the real reason why Nicholas II sought Arthur.

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