Arthur found that almost all of the indigenized colonies had a common shortcoming, which was their backwardness in education and medical care.

But if you think about it, this is also an inevitable problem in the localization work.

You must know that medical care and education are definitely not built in a short period of time, and it requires the local government to spend a lot of money, manpower and material resources, and a lot of time.

At present, in the whole of Australasia, Australia and New Zealand are basically the regions that do better in education and medical care, and the other regions can only be said to be average, or even slightly backward.

There's no way around it. There are only 50 universities in Australasia and 43 in Australia and New Zealand.

The remainder, including New Guinea, Timor, Sulawesi, Java, Sumatra and a large number of colonies consisting of archipelagos and islands, add up to only seven universities, which is proof enough of the large disparities between the regions in education.

Such a huge gap cannot be bridged in a short period of time, unless Arthur is willing to fill it with all the money and manpower and material resources.

But the problem is that the development of the government also requires a lot of energy and effort on Arthur's part, and it is naturally impossible for Arthur to focus entirely on the education work in the colonies.

After all, the local area is the most important, which is also the premise of the great development of Australasia.

In view of this situation, Arthur could only say that he should take into account the current situation of the colonies as much as possible in his educational work, and strive to get the royal government to give some support to the state governments.

More often than not, it depends on the efforts of the states, such as Yuri's development plan.

In the education and medical development that Governor Yuri has set for the island of Java, the construction of universities and large hospitals is the main focus.

Governor Yuri expects to build three universities and two major hospitals over the next eight years, comparable in size to Australia.

It's going to be difficult, but Governor Yuri is confident. It's nothing more than the consumption of some funds, but for the island of Java, which has rubber and abundant food production, it may not be unaffordable.

At the Java state government, Arthur expressed his approval of Governor Yuri's development plan and said that he would let the government support it and bear one-third of the total financial expenditure of the Java development plan.

Don't underestimate this third. According to Governor Yuri's development plan, one-third of the total fiscal expenditure is also at least $5 million, if not more.

In addition, Arthur mentioned the support of university faculty, teaching and research equipment, medical personnel, and medical equipment, which are valuable resources that the Java state government cannot exchange money for.

The remaining islands of Sumatra and Java are not much different. The island of Sumatra is larger and closer to the Strait of Malacca.

Compared with the economic development of Java, Sumatra is more like a bridgehead for the northern border defense of Australasia, and it is also the front line for controlling the Strait of Malacca.

Once Britain was in trouble, Arthur would try to accept the British Straits Settlements and take full control of the Straits of Malacca.

But as things stand, unless World War II breaks out, it is unlikely that the mighty British will be in a difficult position.

Of course, civil strife may also count. But if the British Empire is to be dragged down by civil strife, in addition to the desperate resistance of the Indians, the colonies everywhere, including the Americans, must also find something to do.

For the current Arthur and Australasia, there are certain benefits to the strength of the British.

Provided, of course, that the British could not be too strong. A strong Britain is in Australasia's interests, but it is not necessarily a good thing for Australasia if it is a Britain that a strong group of other countries cannot resist.

At the end of the tour, Arthur had a certain idea of the progress of localization in various regions of Southeast Asia.

Although the initial success of indigenization has been achieved, these indigenized colonies are still a long way from Australia and New Zealand.

Of course, a large part of the reason is also because Australasia has a relatively small population, and it is difficult to develop these areas perfectly.

Judging from the current progress of localization, in 30 years, these localized colonies will not be developed very well at all, and can only be regarded as developing a small part of the area.

To fully exploit these areas, Australasia would have to have a population of at least 200 million, which may not have been seen during Arthur's reign.

However, with such a huge amount of land left to future monarchs, Arthur did what he should have done.

Even if it doesn't expand in the future, the land size today is enough for Australasia's development plans for the next 200 years.

Before the population reached 500 million, Australasia had absolutely sufficient land area and did not have to worry about the consumption of resources and the supply of food.

In particular, after acquiring land in Southeast Asia, which is located in the tropics, the land that crops three times a year is an excellent production area for grain.

I left Fort St. Arthur on August 1 and returned again in mid-September.

There's no way around it. Australasia is so vast that even a few areas would take at least a few months.

Although there is a faster way to fly, that is, the aircraft that has become popular in various countries.

But airplanes are not a panacea either. Moreover, for the sake of Arthur's safety, Arthur's travel mode will still be dominated by warships in the short term.

After returning to Fort St. Arthur, Arthur immediately began to work on another matter, that is, the engagement of his eldest son, William.

The engagement is related to the royal families of the two countries, and one of them is Arthur's eldest son, which also means that the scale of the engagement must be quite grand.

The engagement was scheduled for October, and the Danish fleet was already on its way, with Australasia expected to arrive by the end of September.

William's engagement will be held at the Palais des Nations in Fort St. Arthur, and will be presided over by Archbishop Sted himself, with representatives of other countries invited.

Although it is only an engagement ceremony, the scale is not small, and the engagement ceremony is expected to cost more than 2 million Australian dollars, and there will be three forces of the army, navy and air force.

For his eldest son and the heir to the throne, Arthur certainly attaches great importance to it.

In addition to allowing William to appear in the public's field of vision, this engagement ceremony also has a point to build momentum for William.

After all, as the second king of Australasia after Arthur, William must also have his own brilliance in order to be better accepted and recognized by the people.

In order for the kingdom to stand, for the royal family to be the ruler of the kingdom forever, it is important to train the next king.

One of the reasons why Arthur let William get married early was also to let William have children as soon as possible, and then give it to himself to cultivate.

No matter how far Arthur is, he can't control it, but Arthur, the third-generation heir, still wants to cultivate it himself.

In this way, at least three generations of royal power can be guaranteed, which is also Arthur's priority as the monarch of Australasia and as the helm of the royal family.

Although it was only a prince's engagement ceremony, it still attracted the participation of many countries.

After all, this prince is not ordinary, he has been confirmed to be the heir to the throne of Australasia, 100% of the next king of Australasia.

Although Arthur's actions have the intention of weakening the royal power, they still cannot change the current reality that Australasia is a powerful monarchy.

In the face of the royal family of a great power state that controls state power, few countries can not get along, unless it is a family feud or a hostile relationship.

Although Peter and George were still in Australasia, their countries of the Kingdom of California and the United Kingdom of the West Coast also sent their blessings, and officials from the two kingdoms personally participated in the ceremony to express their appreciation for William.

In addition, the major powers also sent representatives to express the importance of Australasia and respect for the royal family.

and countries that have in-laws with Australasia, including many that have certain ties, and dozens of countries have been gathered.

This also has to admit Arthur's high status in the European royal family. As Arthur grew older, especially in helping Greece restore the throne, and is helping Portugal to restore the throne, he has won the favor and admiration of many European royal families.

What does this mean? This means that their throne is secure. For the royal family of a country, inheritance is something more important than power.

What's the use of having power in your hands if you can't do it?

Although Arthur is not too old, he is indeed one of the people in the European royal family.

If you have to say a few candidates who can connect all European royal families, then Arthur is definitely one of them.

Such a status is relatively equal, and it was a monarch who had been in business for decades like Queen Victoria.

In fact, if you think about it, the current Australasian power is also huge.

Five countries, the Philippines, Kalimantan, California, the United Kingdom of the West Coast, and El Salvador, are equivalent to the puppet states of Australasia.

Finland, Sweden, Denmark, and Tsarist Russia are all very close to Australasia.

Together, these are not a small force. Although it is not as large as the huge sphere of influence run by the British, it is definitely among the top three in the world, which can be regarded as a huge scale.

When it comes to getting engaged, it actually means that the marriage is approaching.

According to the agreement between Arthur and the Danish royal family, after William and Princess Alexandrine are engaged in October this year, the wedding of the two will be held in Australasia next winter (July), so that the Australasian royal family will add another person.

Of course, as a dowry, Arthur would present the Danish royal family with a battleship, as well as valuable supplies and equipment.

Among them is a large amount of money, which will definitely not lag behind other countries in terms of ranking, which is also Arthur's confidence as the controller of the royal consortium.

To be honest, it is not so convenient to exchange and obtain information now. Through the consortia controlled by Arthur, Arthur has basically been able to determine Arthur's status as the richest man in the world.

Of course, the real richest man is hidden. The richest man that ordinary people can see is naturally a representative elected by someone like Arthur, not the real richest man in the world.

Legally, Arthur's property also included the whole of Australasia, so what was the great value?

Speaking of the battleship given to Denmark, it was actually a St. Vincenst-class battleship eliminated in Australasia.

Battleships of this class belong to the category of dreadnoughts, which are logically behind the times.

But for a country like Denmark, such a dreadnought can be in service for a while, and it is also the strongest firepower that Denmark can master.

As for the current top-of-the-line battleship, even if Arthur gave it to Denmark, Denmark might not be able to afford the maintenance of the battleship.

After all, the size of the country is there, and having a powerful battleship is not a good thing, and it will also cause jealousy among the surrounding neighbors.

Of course, the technology of the St. Vincent-class battleships was also given away.

It also includes some aircraft technology as well as finished aircraft and so on. Although these technologies are also behind the times, they are relatively advanced technologies for Denmark.

Arthur's purpose was also simple, to strengthen Denmark as much as possible and cultivate Denmark as a staunch ally.

Of course, this cannot be done by a generational in-law relationship. However, Denmark's geographical location is unique, and it is worth a lot of time for Arthur to do it.

If Denmark and Finland can be controlled, it is equivalent to being able to blockade the entire Baltic Sea, which is a huge threat and deterrent to the Nordic countries.

At the same time, Denmark can also serve as Australasia's bridgehead in World War II, which will affect the situation in Europe in World War II to a certain extent.

If missiles were deployed in Denmark, the fighting in World War II would have been spectacular.

In order to better welcome the guests in the engagement ceremony, Arthur generously dispatched Australasian Airlines directly to pick up all guests arriving in Australasia free of charge.

This may be a big burden for other airlines, but for Australasia, the manufacturer of the most advanced aircraft at the moment, it is just more fuel and maintenance costs, and it is not worth mentioning at all.

Of course, there are exceptions, and that is guests from island countries.

I don't know if Arthur forgot or something else, anyway, there are no islanders in all of the airline's free guest lists, and Australasia Airlines will not add them on its own.

Before the arrival of September, Queen Mary returned from Europe with William and Anna to prepare for William's engagement.

The visit to Europe was quite fruitful, leading to the marriage of Wilhelm and the Danish royal family.

As for Anna, who still hasn't found her favorite object, Queen Mary can only say that she has gone with the flow.

Anyway, the Australasian royal family has a lot of money, and they don't care about the impact of Princess Anna's marriage.

If Princess Anna really likes it, it is not impossible to give a few more titles.

Tomorrow will start two shifts, and then be busy tomorrow's last day.

(End of chapter)