If the focus of early January was on the establishment of the Australasian Empire and Arthur's accession to the throne, then the focus in late January was on Arthur's reward for all the heroes who had contributed to the establishment of the empire.

Because of the large number of people involved, and the inconvenience of some personnel, only a small number of representatives participated in the on-site award ceremony.

But the ceremony was still grand, and the award gave Australasia several more earls and dozens more barons.

After the ceremony, the number of Australasian nobles officially exceeded 500, and the specific number reached 558.

The lowest of these was the knighthood, also known as the honorary nobility, with a total of 438 people.

The knighthood occupies the majority of titles and represents the difficulty of the nobility wanting to go further.

Except for those who have really made great contributions to the country, most of the others who want to accumulate credit by virtue of seniority can only obtain the lowest knighthood.

The fact that the title of knight cannot be inherited is destined to be the lowest and can only be responsible for the title of its own generation.

This is also the reason why the vast majority of people want to climb up and get at least a baron title.

Only by becoming a noble baron can you enter the true aristocratic system and make your family a member of the glorious aristocracy of Australasia.

To be precise, barons and above, as long as they do not break the law and live honestly, they can achieve the same longevity as the Australasian Empire.

It is in such a situation that these nobles will do everything possible to prolong the life of the empire, so that their titles of nobility will also be extended.

This is why Arthur said that the new aristocracy would depend on the monarch for its existence. If the Australasian monarch is still there, the new nobility of Australasia will be recognized.

But if the monarch of Australasia is gone, these nobles will naturally lose their status and will not be recognized by anyone.

Above the Jazz, the number of barons also ushered in an increase, barely approaching 100, and the exact number is 98.

The number of viscounts above the baron has plummeted, with only 17 people.

Further up, the number of counts is already very small, only 4 people.

Finally, Prince William, who is the Prince of New Zealand, is also counted in the aristocratic system and is a unique and distinguished prince.

It is worth mentioning that so far, the dukes in the aristocratic system are still blank columns without data filling.

No one has been so meritorious as to become the first Duke of Australasia (only the highest title is counted), and even the successful Prime Minister of Kent is still only an earl's title.

However, counting the next World War II, there should be someone who can save enough for the duke. This also means that after the Second World War, the aristocratic system in Australasia will flourish, and high-ranking nobles such as earls and dukes will no longer be rare.

The four earls of Australasia, in addition to the Earl of Kent, who was very meritorious and trusted by Arthur, also had Roger, who was also very old, served as deputy prime minister in World War I, and led the country out of the economic crisis as prime minister.

The remaining two candidates are Evan, the first prime minister in Australian history, who assisted Arthur in establishing the Principality of Australia; and the current Prime Minister Raul, who served as Minister of Defence during World War I and contributed to the military development of Australasia.

Suffice it to say that all but the third Prime Minister, Walter Braque, have now been awarded the title of Earl.

Prime Minister Walter Braque is the second Prime Minister in the history of Australasia and the leader of the third Cabinet.

It's just that Prime Minister Walter, who is mediocre and conservative, did not gain much trust from Arthur, and he said goodbye to his political career after only one term as prime minister.

However, because Prime Minister Walter was not too much of a fault, he still received the title of viscount, becoming one of the few high-ranking nobles in Australasia.

In addition to lavish rewards for these former high-ranking politicians, Arthur also rewarded important leaders among scientists, such as Einstein, Diesel, Tsiolkovsky and other important figures.

Among them are quite a few knights and barons, these scientists who have made considerable efforts and contributions to the country.

Arthur's award was an expression of the importance he attached to these scientists, which made them very satisfied and better engaged in scientific research.

At the same time, people are looking forward to becoming scientists. At present, there are three ways to quickly obtain a noble title, one is to become a politician and make your own political achievements; One is to become a soldier and shed blood and sweat for the country; Finally, it is to become a scientist and dedicate his talents to the country.

Politicians are not so easy, and the choice and ideal of most people is still to enter the army and become scientists.

According to many media surveys, the two favorite occupations of the younger generation in Australasia, that is, children in their teens, are scientists and soldiers.

Arthur had also heard such reports and was quite satisfied.

This meant that Arthur's education was very successful, and that becoming a scientist and a soldier was much more noble than those so-called entertaining to death.

In such an environment, Australasia's strength becomes a matter of course. The continuous introduction of new scientists into the scientific community has allowed the rapid development of science in all walks of life in Australasia.

The addition of some fresh blood is a fundamentally unstoppable vitality, which fills the whole country with momentum, just like the back wave that is about to topple the previous wave.

The continuous expansion of the aristocracy also increased the dividends distributed to the nobles by the aristocratic consortium every year.

Because the value of the Australian dollar has depreciated too much compared to before, after this great reward, Arthur also convened a meeting of nobles to discuss a new aristocratic dividend ratio.

In the past, the aristocratic dividends, Jazz could get 500 Australian dollars a year, which is a lot of income.

But now, although 500 Australian dollars is a lot, it is only a small amount of income for the aristocracy, and it is not so attractive.

At present, the per capita annual income of Australasia has reached 175 Australian dollars, and 500 Australian dollars is almost the annual income of three ordinary people, which does not match the rare number of jazz aristocrats.

According to the current number of Australasian nobles, if the original dividend method is still followed, the aristocratic joint consortium only needs to pay less than 650,000 Australian dollars a year to distribute dividends to every nobleman, including Prince William.

The Royal Consortium has earned more than $7 million a year and is still increasing.

It's time to increase the dividend ratio of the nobles again, anyway, this money is from the nobles' joint consortium, and Arthur doesn't need to use the extra burden.

After a two-day meeting, more than 500 nobles finally agreed to increase the dividend ratio of the new nobles.

The specific ratio is: Jazz can get 750 Australian dollars per year, Baron can get 2250 Australian dollars per year, Viscount can get 7500 Australian dollars per year, Earl can get 15500 Australian dollars per year, and Duke can get 85000 Australian dollars per year.

As for the only princely title, that is, Crown Prince William, he does not participate in the distribution of dividends of the nobility.

After all, Crown Prince William has a fixed amount of royal annuity every year, so naturally there is no need to compete for benefits with these nobles.

Because the government's fiscal revenue has exceeded 400 million Australian dollars, the annual royal annuity paid to the government is as high as 4 million Australian dollars.

This fund is the daily expenses of the royal palace, including the expenses of all the royal family members to hold banquets, receive foreign guests, and so on.

Arthur also has certain restrictions and regulations on the proportion of expenses for all members of the royal family.

Arthur's children, who are still in the palace, are able to receive $125,000 a year. Princess Louisiana and Queen Mary receive $155,000 a year, Arthur $225,000, and the rest is set aside for palace expenses.

It's just that because the royal consortium is too rich, several little guys also have their own assets, and they don't rely too much on the annuities issued by the royal family every year.

Take Crown Prince William, for example. With the assets given to him by Arthur, Prince William's total assets have already exceeded 15 million Australian dollars, and his annual income is as high as hundreds of thousands of Australian dollars, and he is already a rich man.

This is also the reason why Arthur asked Crown Prince William to give up the aristocratic dividend. Giving up dividends can not only gain the favor of these nobles, but also not much loss for themselves, which is the first step for William to win people's hearts.

Even if the dividend ratio of the aristocracy is adjusted, the dividend funds that need to be distributed this year are only 738,500 Australian dollars.

Speaking of which, it is because the number of nobles in Australasia is too small, and most of them are low-level nobles, so there is no need for much dividends.

After the lavish reward, the Noble United Consortium distributed this year's aristocratic dividends to all nobles.

Arthur adheres to the principle of early payment of money and early happiness, and dividends like these nobles are basically paid at the beginning of each year.

As Arthur expected, the new nobles who received the dividends were smiling and full of gratitude to Arthur.

Even just the lowliest jazz aristocrat can get a dividend of 750 Australian dollars, which is equivalent to the annual income of at least four people, and it can only be saved without eating or drinking.

Even if it is only the lowest-level knight aristocracy, relying on this dividend income alone, he can barely support his family.

What's more, those who can become knights and nobles have already obtained at least 150 hectares of meritorious land.

This 150 hectares of land brings a lot of income, which can fully ensure that the family who has obtained the knighthood will live a much richer life than ordinary people.

150 hectares, equivalent to 371 acres, 2250 acres of land. Even by virtue of these lands alone, every Sir can become a large landowner.

Moreover, if the aristocracy is engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry, there will be certain exemptions and exemptions in terms of taxes. This was also Arthur's purpose, to make these nobles use the land rationally, and to help the development of agriculture and animal husbandry in Australasia.

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