On May 25, 1930, the Governor-General's Office and the City Council of the Territory of Sydney jointly issued a public announcement that a super tower of more than 381 meters would be built on Victoria Street in Sydney, and named it Kingdom Building.

The entire building is expected to cost $45 million, with the Royal Government, the Crown and the Sydney Territory each contributing $15 million.

Just this news just announced quickly attracted the attention of a large number of Sydney citizens and even people outside the city.

Although there are many high-rise buildings in a big city like Sydney, this is the first time that a 381-meter-tall tower has been built.

At a cost of $45 million, such a budget is exaggerated, and it can even build almost five battleships.

But on second thought, the building's popularity and business promotion in Sydney is huge. When the building is completed, the entire building will become one of Sydney's icons, and the return may far outweigh the investment.

Because the three parties who funded the building are all official, the people still believe in the quality and safety of the building.

Some people have even begun to talk about going to the top floor of the building to see the whole city after the building is completed.

Not much different from what Arthur had expected. After the announcement of the plan for the Kingdom Tower in Sydney, the Melbourne government quickly submitted its own plan to the Victorian government and then to Arthur.

Looking at the construction plan proposed by the Melbourne government, which is not inferior to the Kingdom Building, Arthur rubbed his frowns, looked at Victorian Premier Max Burkhold with a headache, and asked angrily: "It's not that I don't support Melbourne's attack on Sydney, but the problem is that Melbourne must find a way that suits its own development, rather than blindly copying Sydney's development and construction."

The reason why Kingdom Tower is valued by the government is not because it is a 381-meter-tall building.

The real reason is its landmark to Sydney, which is a real landmark, the equivalent of Sydney's external business card.

If another tower of similar size were built in Melbourne, wouldn't the landmark be diminished?

I want Melbourne to build its own city landmark, not just to catch up, and just to replicate the scale and design of Kingdom Tower. ”

For Arthur, Sydney and Melbourne are both meat on the back of his hands, and if he can develop in an all-round way, Arthur is certainly willing.

The current government's construction of Australian cities is also based on the triangle of Sydney, Melbourne and Fort St Arthur.

Melbourne, once the largest city in Australia, is currently slightly behind Sydney, but it is also developing rapidly.

According to government estimates, Melbourne's population is expected to exceed 3 million by 1932, making it the second city in Australasia to exceed 3 million.

And that's not all. Because of the drive of Sydney and Melbourne to the surrounding cities, around these two cities, there are actually large and small cities that have risen from the ground to protect these two most brilliant pearls.

To borrow the words of later generations, the Sydney urban agglomeration, the Melbourne metropolitan agglomeration and the St. Arthurburg urban agglomeration also represent the development of the entire eastern part of Australia.

These three cities are located in a triangular shape. In this vicinity, it is almost the most prosperous area in the whole of Australasia, and it is also home to nearly one-third of the population of the whole Australasia.

Truth be told, Australasia's population limits the growth of these cities.

If nothing else, as long as the population doubles again, Arthur will have the confidence to confront any country, and it will not be a problem at all to sit on the throne of world hegemon.

It is no exaggeration to say that Australasia, fully integrated, can proudly be called a God-favored country.

There are countless coal and iron mines needed to develop industry, and oil and gas, the most important energy sources in a hundred years, are also widely distributed.

In addition, the total land area, the area of cultivated land suitable for reclamation, and various resources are among the highest in the world, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is favored by God.

Because of this, Arthur is still relatively comfortable with the development of the states. Even if the governors of the states do nothing, with the vast land and rich mineral resources, it is perfectly fine to maintain a steady growth in the economic level.

But then again, in the context of Australasian social development, the performance of the states, if not bad, is definitely not much worse.

After asking the Premier of Victoria to come up with a workable and realistic construction plan, Arthur motioned for the Premier of Victoria to withdraw.

Arthur was not very interested in Melbourne's proposed plan for building a building, and there was no need to build too many buildings in two different cities.

For a building of this size, the first one is a miracle, and the second one can only be said to be a taller building.

If Melbourne wants to catch up with Sydney in this regard, it has to have something unique of its own.

If this concept is not even clear, then Arthur will have to consider when to replace the officials of the Melbourne City Council.

For Arthur, the mayors of Sydney and Melbourne are still more important.

While Fort St Arthur has become the capital, the economic centre, cultural centre and important maritime port are still the cities of Sydney and Melbourne.

Coupled with the fact that Sydney has too much industry in the previous layout, the importance of these two cities at any time is not low.

After this brief meeting, Arthur decided to visit the construction site of the Eyre Lake Canal to inspect the construction of the Eyre Lake Canal.

Secondly, it is necessary to experience the highway currently under construction in Australasia.

Although it is a very rudimentary version compared to later generations, it is also a big breakthrough in transportation for the current Australasia.

The canal's construction site is about 600 kilometers from Fort St. Arthur and takes about seven hours to reach according to the speed limit on the highway.

Although it is a bit of a waste of time, it can be regarded as a personal experience of the current state of the highway.

Feel the difference from the highways of later generations.

Arthur has a large number of guards on his travels, and there is no need to worry about safety. Even on the highway, dozens of cars were still followed, accompanied by hundreds of royal guards.

In addition, there will be reconnaissance planes escorting the entire highway to detect problems on the highway at any time and ensure the safety of the convoy.

Under such airtight protection, Arthur's safety can be fully guaranteed, and there is no need to worry about any problems.

After more than seven hours of driving with two drivers, Arthur finally arrived at the construction site of the Eyre Lake Canal.

Overall, the ride on the highway was relatively smooth and I didn't find any problems.

In particular, the main road between major cities such as Fort St. Arthur and Adelaide is basically a two-way three-lane road, and it is very spacious to drive.

There are also emergency lanes on the left and right sides of the three lanes to ensure that the highway can still be operated efficiently and quickly in the event of traffic jams, accidents, and various special situations.

When designing the emergency lane, Arthur also made it clear that the order of the emergency lane should be maintained, and the emergency lane should be used urgently and at any time in case of emergency.

Now there are no cameras or anything, so Arthur doesn't have to ask about fines for emergency lanes.

It is also because of the emergency lanes on the left and right sides that the entire highway has become extremely wide.

Strictly speaking, the entire highway is actually ten lanes, which looks very large and grandiose.

This is why Australasia has a relatively large land area and a relatively small population, so it has such a large amount of land to build highways.

Basically, there will be no such wide roads in Europe, after all, Europe still needs to save every inch of land.

It was already early afternoon when we departed from Fort St. Arthur and arrived near the Eyre Lake Canal.

The convoy was tiring, and Arthur did not immediately have the idea of seeing the canal construction, so he decided to rest in Adelaide in the south of the canal and then head to the canal the next day.

Adelaide is the capital of South Australia, located in the southeastern region of Australia, and is a medium-sized city with a beautiful environment.

Arthur has been to Adelaide a few times, and he is still very impressed with the city.

If Sydney and Melbourne are more of an advanced metropolis like Europe and the United States, then Adelaide is a natural city with a pure environment.

Although the size of Adelaide has expanded a lot compared to Arthur's last visit, the green area of the city has not decreased, and even the proportion of green has increased slightly.

Standing on the top of a hill on the outskirts of Adelaide, you can clearly see the whole of Adelaide. In this city, known as the natural city of Australasia, most of the buildings are two- or three-storey cottages.

Only in the west and north of Adelaide, where there are some taller buildings due to its proximity to the port and industrial areas, does it look a bit of a modern city.

But as soon as you look away from the industrial development and the port, Adelaide is back to being a natural city, shrouded in trees and vegetation like a green forest.

Feeling the fresh air of Adelaide, Arthur happily stayed in the hotel in Adelaide and tasted the food of Adelaide.

Of course, it's still the same. After all, Australasia is all immigrants, and it will take a long time to develop a unique Australasian cuisine.

Arthur's guards were all stationed near the hotel, and a small number of royal guards stood guard and patrolled near Arthur's room to ensure that there were no problems during the night.

Under the layers of protection, Arthur slept soundly, and there was nothing uncomfortable with his new room and bed.

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