At Arthur's urging, Timorese Governor Huber Reifer soon came up with an eight-year development plan for Timor.

In eight years, three universities, three large hospitals, a large technical training institution, a language school, and so on were built.

Because it was taken out temporarily, it was inevitable that some of them would follow the script, and even basically doubled the original four-year plan.

However, looking at Hubert Levor's appearance, Arthur also understood that this was almost the limit of Hubert Levor.

If anyone can come up with an excellent development plan, then Arthur will not pay so much attention to talents.

After urging and criticizing Hubert Live, Arthur went non-stop to the islands of Sulawesi and Java, which were the real destinations of Arthur's trip.

On August 12, 1929, Arthur officially arrived in Batavia, on the island of Java, where he was warmly welcomed by the government and residents of the state of Java.

Although the majority of the island's inhabitants are immigrants, this does not stop these immigrants from sending their greetings to His Majesty the great King Arthur, the symbol of the country.

Which of the policies and new infrastructure they could enjoy on the island of Java was not built under Arthur's direction?

They are not natives of Java, so they are naturally very grateful for their access to such fertile land on Java.

Facts have proved that under the premise of the prosperity of the country, the majority of the people are definitely good citizens of the country.

The governor of Java is Yuri Navis Roberto, a guy that Arthur is relatively familiar with.

Yuri Navis Roberto, the successor to the previous Governor of Java and the right-hand man of the previous Governor, is definitely his own to Arthur.

Why?

Yuri Navis Roberto was the best and oldest of Arthur's orphans, 8 years old when he was adopted, and now 35 years old.

Orphans like Yuri Navis Roberto, who were rescued and nurtured by Arthur, are naturally worthy of believing in their loyalty to Arthur.

After all, in the long cultivation time, those who are unfaithful to the royal family have long been screened.

"Your Majesty!"

Seeing Arthur slowly coming, Yuri Navis Roberto hurriedly saluted with state government officials, members of the state House and others.

The surrounding people also watched with curiosity and excitement, and some people followed the example of officials.

"Yuri, you're doing a great job." Looking at Yuri, who had changed a lot in front of him, Arthur couldn't help but sigh.

"It's my pleasure!" Yuri Navis Roberto responded with a little excitement, very excited about Arthur's encouragement.

"Let's go, go to the state government." Arthur commanded with a smile.

It is not a good thing to gather so many people in Batavia. As the largest city on the island of Java, the gathering of too many people can easily lead to local congestion, which can easily affect the operation of the entire city.

Yuri Navis Roberto hurriedly responded and went to the state government with state officials and legislators.

Along the way, Arthur's attitude towards Yuri surprised the other officials on Java Island, and they couldn't help but glance up at their governor again.

You know, as Arthur matures, he shows less and less closeness to officials.

This is actually a very normal thing, after all, if the royal power is not afraid, it is easy for people to covet it.

And because of Arthur's high prestige, it is difficult for an official to do whatever he wants in front of Arthur's eyes.

Restraint is not a good performance at all, and the first time the official met Arthur, he was nervous and speechless.

And Arthur's attitude towards Governor Yuri actually represents the fact that Governor Yuri is Arthur's confidant, or Yuri is very trusted by Arthur.

That being the case, it will become obvious how to vote when the next governor is elected.

Although Arthur didn't know the thoughts of the officials below, it was Arthur's plan to release the news that he was close to Yuri.

At all times, Arthur attaches great importance to the cultivation of his henchmen.

As the first batch of loyal subordinates he has cultivated, Arthur must be happy to be able to train Yuri more.

After all, Yuri is only 35 years old now, and it seems a little abrupt to hold too high a position.

Even Arthur's most trusted former Prime Minister Kent, who was promoted step by step.

As long as Yuri does well in the next few years, Arthur will consider sending Yuri to the cabinet.

The position of the cabinet is related to the development of the whole country, so it is important to train at the grassroots level before Yuri takes up the cabinet position.

After all, according to Arthur's thoughts, Yuri will not just be a cabinet minister in the future.

He also wants to take a step forward in the cabinet and look for an opportunity to sit on the prime minister's throne.

Naturally, the Prime Minister's competence requirements need not be said. If Yuri hadn't been well trained, no matter how loyal he was, Arthur wouldn't have agreed to give him such an important position.

After arriving at the state government, Arthur first listened to Governor Yuri's report on the development of Java Island in recent years.

Compared to Timor Governor Hubel Reif, Yuri's report was much more honest.

Not only did he not take the credit for annexing the previous governor and governor, but he even put all the credit that originally belonged to him on Arthur's head.

Perhaps it was Governor Yuri who knew the horror of the Royal Security Intelligence Service, so he chose not to hide it.

But Arthur was still happier with such an attitude, at least not taking himself for a fool.

Truth be told, with the Royal Security Intelligence Service, Arthur was able to take control of the development of each borough in Australasia.

In addition to solving the problems that arose in the states, Arthur actually tested the competence and loyalty of the governors of the states.

So the question is, why test the loyalty of these governors?

In fact, Arthur didn't care.

With his own prestige, even if someone is disloyal to him, he will never dare to stand up against him.

Arthur's purpose in doing this was naturally to pave the way for his son William.

First, find potential officials with excellent ability to train them, so that they can become William's future help.

Judging from the promotion trajectory of Australasian officials, it is impossible for state government officials to set foot in the royal government without ten or twenty years of hard work.

There will definitely be William's help in this, so that William can better control the government in the future.

Second, find some officials who are not good at ability and loyalty.

These officials Arthur would not deal with them, but handed them over to William.

Dealing with these officials under Arthur's control would not allow things to unfold beyond Arthur's expectations, and would allow William to gain a good education and political experience.

If Hubert Revor is Arthur's pest to be eliminated in the future, then Governor Yuri is a potential stock that Arthur thinks can be cultivated.

If it is cultivated properly, when Governor Yuri is in a high position in the future, it will be about the time when William is really in power.

Of course, Arthur's training plan is definitely not limited to Governor Yuri. When William can hold a certain amount of power and have the means to fight against the cabinet, political parties, and parliament, Arthur can confidently hand over the throne to William.

Arthur's first day on the island of Java was more harmonious.

Governor Yuri led the state government to give Arthur a more detailed government report, and Arthur was quite satisfied with Governor Yuri and Governor Yuri's predecessor.

Although some problems were exposed in the government affairs report, they were generally flawed.

Of course, because the island of Java has been indigenized for a relatively short period of time, although the population of Java is the largest among the indigenized colonies, the corresponding infrastructure can only be said to be moderately biased.

If it were not for the inheritance left by the Dutch, I am afraid that the construction of Batavia would have lagged behind.

However, in terms of infrastructure, it does not mean that the economic construction of Java Island is average.

As the richest land in the former Dutch East Indies and the most populous region in Indonesia, Java is definitely the most developed of any colony in Australasia.

This, combined with the large Dutch population left behind, has brought the population of Java to almost 800,000, surpassing the state of New Guinea, which has just reached the threshold of 750,000.

On the second day of his arrival on Java, Arthur asked Governor Yuri to come up with a plan for the construction of Java and talk about the problems in the development of Java.

Regarding the construction plan of Java Island, Governor Yuri did not talk about it eloquently, but designed a detailed and reasonable plan for the current situation of Java Island.

Compared to Bell Levor's script, Governor Yuri's development plan is clearly what Arthur is more satisfied with.

Truth be told, Arthur was not at all surprised that the Dutch used Java as the heart of the Dutch East Indies.

Just looking at the mineral resources of Java, there is no need to worry about the direction of development after the localization of Java.

The island of Java, with an area of about 138,000 square kilometers, has huge economic value.

In terms of mineral resources, Java Island has minerals such as oil, coal, manganese, iron, gold, silver, phosphorus, sulfur, and iodine.

In terms of plant resources, Java is rich in maize, cassava, peanuts, soybeans, sweet potatoes, kapok, sesame, bananas, mangoes, durians, citrus, tea, coffee, tobacco, rubber, cinchona (the raw material of quinine), sugar cane, kapok and coconut.

In fact, it is. In later generations, the island of Java could support more than 140 million people. At present, the population is less than one million, and with a little reclamation of the grain production areas left by the indigenous people, it is fully enough to meet the food consumption on the island.

It is worth mentioning that Java is also home to many carnivores, including tigers, crocodiles, and so on, which are rare in Australasia.

Australasian flora and fauna and natural environment researchers are currently assessing the possibility of introducing Javanese tigers to drastically reduce Australian hare and camel populations.

While a call for hunting was effective in reducing the number of hares, the rate at which hares multiplied was so fast that it would take a long time to improve the environment in Australasia.

The harm of hares to the environment is happening all the time, and Arthur naturally hopes to solve this problem sooner.

Back to the development plan of Java Island.

Because it is rich in mineral resources, with coal and iron ore, it is also an island surrounded by the sea and has many excellent ports, so it is more suitable for industrial development.

In the development plan, Governor Yuri mentioned the construction of industrial zones around Batavia. The construction of the industrial zone is divided into two phases, the first phase is relatively small, which is expected to provide 10,000 tons of steel production when completed, and various small factories that are expected to accommodate 10,000 workers.

The second stage is relatively large, and the population base required must be at least one million people.

Because the number of workers that can accommodate in the second phase is 100,000, the scale of the industrial zone can be said to be medium in the whole country.

Combined, the two phases of the industrial estate will take at least eight years to build and will require capital starting at $1 million.

If it weren't for the relatively good finances of the island of Java, Java's capital alone would not have been able to start such industrial construction.

That's all for the time being. It's not that Governor Yuri is more cautious, it's just that the current world market makes it impossible for Java to support much industry.

Industrial production is linked to demand, which is what Arthur demanded from the industrial sector and the states after the economic crisis.

If you continue to produce blindly, you can only harm others and yourself in the end, just like the United States at that time.

As mentioned earlier, there is no shortage of food on the island of Java. And food is important at all times, ensuring food reserves, and making a profit through adequate food production, is what Governor Yuri expects from Java.

In the development and construction of Java Island, increasing food production is also a very important part.

You know, Java is located in the tropics, and the production of grain, especially rice, can be achieved three times a year.

This is outrageous. Compared to the southern temperate zone of Australia, Java can produce at least twice as much food as Australia on the same scale of arable land.

As a result, it is necessary to establish Java as an important food producing area.

Governor Yuri will not give up the natural advantages of Java Island, and has also made very important arrangements in terms of food production.

In addition to reclaiming the grain-producing areas left by the Aborigines, it is also necessary to reclaim arable land in the alluvial plains of the north, aiming to make Java the most important food-producing region in Australasia.

In addition to industry and agriculture, the next step is to make up for the lack of infrastructure, as well as efforts in education and health care.

There is nothing to say about infrastructure construction, but a lot of manpower and financial resources can only be invested, as well as the material resources exchanged for financial resources.

This is also the point that Governor Yuri wants to win Arthur's support, because the finances of Java Island are really not enough to support all aspects of construction, and the support of the Royal Government is required.

Of course, it is not only infrastructure that needs the support of the Royal Government. Including medical care and education, which have not yet been mentioned, they all need unified dispatch and help from the royal government, after all, Java Island does not have so many talent and material reserves.

Thanks for your support!

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