Chapter 611 Achievements of the Royal Academy

One obvious feature of the economic recovery and prosperity of various countries is that per capita income continues to expand, and has even doubled compared to before the war.

But the question is, have workers’ real incomes in these countries really increased? I'm afraid not necessarily.

First, they face longer working hours. The war caused the European powers to lose a large number of people, and the shortage of labor prompted some factories to start exploiting workers.

Workers' income seems to have increased, but they have to work many more hours than before, and their hourly wages have even decreased.

Coupled with rising prices, currency depreciation, etc., people's quality of life and happiness index are constantly declining.

Those who are obviously different from these European countries should be the workers in Australasia.

The eight-hour work system in Australasia was still implemented relatively firmly. Although it was temporarily changed to a ten-hour work system during the war, workers' incomes also increased.

The biggest benefit for Australasian workers should be the eight-hour work system, which is a work system that has not been implemented even in some later countries.

For Arthur and the current Australasia, the eight-hour working day is considered a more appropriate working time.

It can not only meet the country's production needs, but also allow workers and people to have enough rest and entertainment time.

This is also the reason why the Ministry of People's Welfare has not formulated many policies to benefit the people so far.

After all, as long as the eight-hour working system is firmly implemented, the difference from European countries will already be apparent, and the attractiveness of immigrants will naturally increase.

As for those further policies, such as a high proportion of medical reimbursement, higher income and subsidies, fewer working hours, etc., these policies will be left to future Australasian monarchs.

For Arthur, his prestige among the people has almost reached its peak, and there is no need to use such a policy to increase his prestige.

But future monarchs are different. If you want the monarchy of Australasia to be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and for the people to recognize Australasia's successive monarchs from the bottom of their hearts, it is necessary for each monarch to do something that is in line with the times. .

Relying on the royal consortium, future monarchs can also issue more detailed and generous subsidies and policies to win over the people and increase their reputation.

No need for that in this day and age. After all, the people's welfare system is too high, which will make people feel lazy.

Anyway, if you don’t work, you don’t have to worry about food, clothing, housing and transportation. So how many people will take the initiative to work?

To say that the most elegant class currently living is probably the new aristocracy that was enfeoffed in large numbers after the war.

Although the number of new nobles is not large, there are only a few hundred people in total. But compared to common people, these nobles are already very wealthy. Any new noble is a middle-class person with a net worth of hundreds or thousands of Australian dollars.

Although the new nobles of Australasia did not hold any lands, this did not prevent them from building castles within their fields.

In fact, all land in Australasia is privatized, and all the lands acquired by these nobles are permanent.

The government does not have any restrictions on building castles. As long as they have money, they are free to build castles on their own land.

However, whether they are knights, barons or earls, the scale of the castles they build is not too exaggerated. The cost is generally around one thousand to two thousand Australian dollars. To put it bluntly, it is a larger manor.

Although Australasia does not allow private armed forces, if they are in the name of a hunting team, these nobles can also have a hunting team of 5 to 10 people, which is enough to patrol and protect the estate.

Of course, the weapons equipped by these hunting teams can only be shotguns or pistols. The standard weapons equipped by the army, including large-scale machine guns and artillery, are certainly impossible to see among civilians.

And each hunting team has its own mission, and there are certain quantity requirements for the prey hunted every year. This also encourages Australasians to actively hunt wild animals to balance the ecology of Australasia.

This can be regarded as a special point of Australasia. While other countries have begun to restrict hunting, Australasia is encouraging hunting.

As long as you are not hunting protected animals, such as the rarer carnivores in Australasia, you can basically hunt the rest without worrying about breaking the law.

In particular, prey such as Australian hares are not only abundant in quantity, but can also be exchanged for money at canneries or private parties, which can be regarded as additional income.

The hunting team that hunts the most hares every year can also receive an audience from Arthur, and there are even special hunting competitions, etc. This is also Australasia's efforts to balance the ecology.

Many new nobles have already formed their own hunting teams. In peacetime, apart from farming and making money, their interests were hunting and horse racing.

This is also the biggest difference between nobles and ordinary people. Even if it is just the most ordinary knight, as long as there is no extravagance and waste, the income is still very considerable.

On this basis, by doing a little business and farming a little bit of land, the nobles would have enough leisure time to pursue their own interests and hobbies.

Whether in Europe or Australasia, the most popular hobbies among nobles are basically gambling and hunting such as horse racing.

Of course, there are also many nobles who like to have lovers, which is not news to European nobles.

The Royal Academy, which was built specifically for the aristocracy, has already gathered a large number of aristocratic children.

This is a good thing for Arthur. At the very least, it can ensure that the descendants of those nobles receive sufficient and excellent education. They will become the mainstay and right-hand man of Arthur's descendants and contribute to the country.

Although some aristocratic titles are meant to attract some talents, Arthur does not want the new aristocrats of Australasia to become a common people. At least they must be respectful and not discredit the aristocratic class.

To put it bluntly, the interests of the aristocracy and the monarch are consistent. The reputation of the nobles is not very good, and the monarch also suffers losses to a certain extent.

I hope the first noble to be deprived of his title will not appear too soon, but if it does appear, Arthur will not hesitate to act.

As the king of Australasia, Arthur not only had the right to enfeoff nobles, but also had the right to strip noble titles.

However, this right will generally not be used unless a noble treason or completely goes against the interests of the monarch.

Of course, in addition to recruiting children of nobles, the Royal Academy also has the children of some capitalists who can enter at a cost.

The Royal Academy has corresponding school districts starting from the earliest elementary school and ending at the university. It can be said that it cultivates talents from an early age.

This also leads to the fundamental difference between Royal College and other universities. Compared with other universities, Royal College is more demanding in cultivating talents and has stricter requirements for students.

Of course, compared to ordinary universities, the Royal College also has very strict control over ideological education.

Whether they are capitalists or children of aristocrats, the first lesson they receive at the Royal Academy is how to be loyal to the emperor and patriotism, and regard filial piety and loyalty to the royal family as the most important concept.

Such ideological education courses will accompany all Royal College students throughout their study career until they successfully graduate from the Royal College and become the mainstay of Australasia.

During this period, some students who do not perform well, especially those who have objections to the idea of ​​loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, will receive special attention from the Royal Security Intelligence Service.

But fortunately, there are still too few people like this, and the minds of most students can still be easily influenced.

After all, most students have been studying at the Royal Academy since elementary school. Children's thoughts are the best to influence, which is the real reason why ideological education courses start in elementary school.

Only by cultivating the thoughts of loyalty and patriotism to these children of nobles and capitalists from an early age can they fully implement such thoughts throughout their lives.

If I have to say the biggest difference between Royal College and other universities, it should be the cultivation of interests and hobbies at Royal College.

In addition to his own studies, the Royal Academy's study courses include hunting, riding, noble etiquette, etc.

In addition, they will also be assigned to specific training directions based on their areas of expertise.

Generally speaking, the most popular training directions among Royal Academy students are officials and generals.

But there are exceptions. The Royal Academy is also very fruitful in scientific research, which has also attracted some noble children to embark on the path of scientific research.

Arthur's attitude towards the training of these noble children is to focus on cultivating some talented and talented noble children as the mainstay talents.

Free range cultivation generally cultivates the remaining ones that are not capable enough. After ensuring that these less capable aristocratic children receive adequate ideological education, their professional choice becomes less important.

No matter which aspect you choose, you will still make a contribution to the country. What's more, for these noble children, as long as they are not too dandy and do their duty honestly, Arthur's requirements for most nobles will be met.

After all, there are not so many geniuses, so it is not necessary to require every noble child to become a pillar of the country.

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