Chapter 638: Marriage considerations, university construction

boom! Bang bang!

With three consecutive gunshots, the two hares fell down, causing the guards and servants watching on the side to cheer loudly.

Well, those two prey were caught by Arthur and William. Although Peter's shooting skills were good, he was still a little helpless in the face of such fast living creatures.

Looking at Peter who was a little frustrated, William couldn't help but comfort him: "You've done a good job, Peter. The first time I hunted, I couldn't hit the prey. As long as you practice diligently, I believe you will be able to hit the target the next time you hunt. You will definitely hit your prey.”

Hearing his brother's encouragement, Peter felt a little better and nodded heavily.

Looking at William who took the initiative to comfort Peter, Arthur nodded with satisfaction and said very happily: "There will be another roast hare for lunch, and you can divide the other one between you."

The two hares he shot were not too big, but they were definitely not something that Arthur's family could eat.

Distributing prey to servants and guards can also win over people's hearts, which has become the first thing that comes to mind for Arthur who pays more attention to people's hearts.

After taking the two little guys back to the resting place, several chefs had almost prepared a sumptuous lunch.

Seeing the little guys eating their food quietly, Arthur suddenly smiled, looked at Queen Mary, and asked: "There must be many more European royal families who have contacted you in recent years, right?"

Queen Mary was stunned for a moment, and then followed Arthur's gaze to look at William and Anna. Then she nodded as if she had realized something, and said with the same smile: "That's a lot more, Arthur. What do you have in mind?" A choice?”

After all, William and Anna are both looking for a more suitable marriage partner.

The European royal family pays attention to the distinction between nobles and concubines and the equality of status. No matter how bad their marriage partners are, they must be from the royal family, and they must be the direct children of the king or emperor.

This also means that in the world, the only ones suitable for marriage with these two little guys are the European royal families.

Whether it is William or Anna, their identities have already determined that they will not have love of their own and can only try their best to maintain their marriage partners.

As Arthur's eldest son, William is the first heir to the throne of Australasia according to the Australasian throne succession law.

This also means that William's wife is likely to become the next Queen of Australasia, and the choice of candidate becomes very important.

Although Anna will not inherit the throne, Arthur's only daughter is equally important.

Arthur is quite fond of his only daughter. When the marriage is basically a good match, Arthur is willing to listen to Anna's own opinions and try his best to let Anna choose her favorite marriage partner.

This is also the confidence that Australasia's strength brings to Arthur. At present, Australasia no longer needs marriage to create reliable allies for itself. The basics of Anglo-Australian relations have already destined the stability of Australasia.

Arthur understands that it is rare and valuable to have a love marriage of your own in such a royal family. This is also the most precious thing that Arthur can give Anna.

After hearing what Arthur and Queen Mary said, William and Anna naturally understood what they were about to face.

William, who seemed calm, swallowed lightly, proving that his heart was not as calm as he appeared on the surface.

"Anna, what did you think of those European princes during the National Day ceremony some time ago?" The servants left after serving the food, and there was no need to worry about anyone eavesdropping nearby. Queen Mary then directly asked her question.

Many countries participated in previous National Day ceremonies, and many members of European royal families came to Australasia.

As early as William and Anna were getting older, many European royal families found Queen Mary and expressed their desire to marry.

However, Queen Mary declined politely at the time. Firstly, the two little guys were still young, and secondly, the impact on the national level had to be considered, so Arthur had to make the decision.

After Arthur took the initiative this time, Queen Mary naturally wanted to make an engagement for William and Anna as soon as possible so that the royal family could flourish.

"Not much contact, no impression." Anna answered honestly.

The National Day ceremonies at that time were mainly about state affairs. Later, there were not many banquets for royal family members, and Anna attended even less.

Under such circumstances, it is completely normal for those European royal family members and princes not to have much impression.

Nodding, Queen Mary looked at William again, and asked with a smile: "Little William, do you have a crush on any princess?"

Although William's marriage must be based on a marriage of interests, it is also important to know what William thinks.

William also shook his head and said sheepishly: "I was studying politics with Mr. Larry at the time, so I didn't pay much attention to this."

Seeing that the two little guys were not prepared for their marriage, Queen Mary had no choice but to nod helplessly and prepare to slowly choose.

Anyway, they are only at this moment.

In the conversation between several people, time passed quickly. After lunch, it didn't take long for Arthur to return to the kingdom and urge the little ones to hurry up with their studies.

William, in particular, had to complete all his studies before he came of age, then spend several years in the army before heading off to university.

Politics, history, psychology, economics, management, culture, language, mathematics and other subjects are what William must understand and learn.

Coupled with aristocratic etiquette, riding, shooting, speech and debate, etc., William's traditional aristocratic courses were formed.

Of course, this is far from over. Before he reaches adulthood, he will have to be exposed to some sports, including some musical instruments and painting, etc., in order to complete his studies.

After spending several years of his military career in the army, William will have to study at university for a period of time. At that time, he can choose his own hobbies and further study politics, economics and management, and at the same time learn about some of his interests, such as biology, Physics, chemistry, etc.

This kind of schoolwork is not unbusy, but Arthur is quite satisfied with the learning attitude of little guys like William Peter and even George.

Arthur has also been instilling in them the responsibilities of nobles, especially members of the royal family, which also makes them not repelled by learning, and even take the initiative to learn, trying to share some responsibilities with Arthur.

After deciding to move the capital, the government moved relatively quickly.

On February 7, the framework of various government departments has been completed at the Government Office in St. Arthur's Castle, and work is only waiting for the personnel to move in.

The House of Representatives and the National Court have all been transferred to St. Arthur's Castle, and the National Court in Sydney has been officially renamed the Sydney Territory Court as the highest legal institution in the Sydney Territory.

The only one who has not moved is Archbishop Steed, who will remain in Sydney Cathedral, and the religious center of Australasia will remain in Sydney.

Of course, the Protestant and Religious Societies still moved to St. Arthur's Castle, and the president of these two societies remained Archbishop Steed.

The construction of St. Arthur's Castle has just begun. Sydney Cathedral is currently the largest church in Australasia and the most representative of the Australasian state religion.

1. Along with the transportation of a large number of documents and information to St. Arthur's Castle, almost all cabinet officials also officially moved to the new capital and officially settled in the larger Government Affairs Council.

After moving to the new location, the cabinet government began to operate, and on February 15, the day Sydney's capital status was officially abolished, the cabinet also officially declared St. Arthur's Castle as the new capital of Australasia.

On February 1, Arthur held a meeting to discuss the aftermath of the capital move and the government's next actions.

At the meeting, Arthur first praised the rapid relocation of the government, and then turned his attention to the cabinet members, asking about the difficulties the cabinet encountered in the relocation and its key work plans in the new year.

"Your Majesty." Secretary of Education Kylo Jefferson stood up first and said with a respectful but solemn expression: "I think the first thing we need to do is to start building a university in St. Arthur's Castle."

Minister Keiro explained: “Saint-Arthur has officially become our capital, and with a population of over 250,000, it is necessary to have at least one university.

If there is no university in our capital, this will greatly reduce the impression of our education in the minds of people in other countries, and will also increase the pressure on people in the capital area to study.

My plan is to establish the National University of St. Arthur's Campus and build a St. Arthur's Agricultural School.

The area near the capital is very suitable for the development of agriculture, and building an agricultural school will also help promote agricultural development in the capital area. "

Although St. Arthur's Castle is only a small city with a population of just over 250,000, because it is the capital of Australasia, it means that St. Arthur's Castle must have 1 or 2 universities to show off its appearance.

But building a university from scratch would take too much time, which is why Minister Kelo proposed building the Australasian National University, St. Atherburgh.

The Australasian National University is the first university funded and built by the cabinet government, and its implications for Australasia are significant.

Although St. Arthur's Castle has become the new capital of the country, it is unrealistic to establish the main campus of the national university in St. Arthur's Castle.

After all, the National University in Sydney has developed deeply. Not only is the school very large, it is also one of the universities with the largest number of students currently on campus.

Relying on Sydney's superior geographical location, Australasian National University can attract hundreds of foreign students every year. Coupled with its own thousands of new students every year, the total number of students at Australasian National University has exceeded tens of thousands.

It is unrealistic for such a large-scale school to relocate to St. Arthur's Castle. It is better to rely on the hugeness of the national university to separate part of the teachers and equipment and establish a new branch in St. Arthur's Castle.

First of all, the reputation and status of the national university determines that the level of the branch campus will not be too low, and it can fully meet the expectations of the people in the capital area for the university.

Secondly, with the help of the National University of Sydney, the establishment of the St. Arthur's Castle campus will be smoother and the progress will be much faster than building a university from scratch.

With the precedent of the St. Arthur's Fort branch, National University will be able to build branch campuses in more cities in the future, completely building up the reputation of National University.

Hearing Minister Kailuo's proposal, Arthur nodded and said seriously: "Building universities is inevitable, and education is the key to a strong country. Minister Kailuo, how many universities do we have in our country?"

"Your Majesty, the current number of universities has reached 47, which can train more than 45,000 college students for us every year." Minister Kailuo quickly replied.

While Australasia's economy is developing rapidly, the number of universities is also growing.

However, the number of such universities and the number of college students trained every year still do not meet Arthur's requirements. Compared with those old powers, the popularity of higher education in Australasia is still too poor.

However, considering that Australasia has a population of less than 30 million, the number of university graduates of 45,000 each year has exceeded expectations.

At least in Australasia at present, although college students' academic qualifications are considered valuable, they are not that valuable anymore.

College students can be found everywhere in many positions. Currently, there are at least 700,000 college students with academic qualifications in Australasia. Together with all college students in school, the proportion of college students accounts for at least 2.8% of the total population in the country.

"What do you think of the proposal to build the National University of St. Arthur's Campus and the St. Arthur's Agricultural School?" Arthur looked at other members of the cabinet and asked with a smile.

Under Arthur's initiative, Australasia still attaches relatively high importance to education, with annual education funding accounting for about 18% to 19% of total fiscal expenditures.

Based on last year’s total fiscal expenditure of up to 200 million Australian dollars, the fiscal expenditure on education reached more than 37 million Australian dollars.

It is also based on this premise that when Arthur asked about the proposal to build two universities, no one expressed opposition, and everyone supported it.

Arthur nodded and immediately announced: "Minister Kelo, the task of building the National University of St. Arthur's Castle and the St. Arthur's Castle Agricultural School will be left to you. As our capital, these two universities of St. Arthur's Castle The construction of the school is very important, and the source of teachers must also be strictly controlled, and more famous teachers and experts from Europe and the United States must be hired to serve in the school.

The Royal Academy of Sciences will assist you in the construction of laboratories in these two schools. The principal of the National University of St. Arthur's Castle can be selected from the Royal Academy of Sciences. For the agricultural school, the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Agriculture will negotiate. "

The majors of the National University are relatively comprehensive, but they are mainly good at physical chemistry. This is also related to the lack of physical and chemical talents in Australasia at that time.

Because of this, the presidents of national universities can be selected from the Royal Academy of Sciences. Regardless of their level or ability, those experts are completely sufficient.

As for the candidate for the principal of an agricultural school, we can only look at whether the Ministry of Agriculture has relevant talents.

At present, there are still relatively few agricultural schools in Australasia. If Arthur remembers correctly, among the 47 universities, agriculture, arts and languages ​​should account for a relatively small proportion, right?

There seem to be only two or three agricultural universities. Art schools are better, but the number should not exceed four. Because of the unified language plan, the number of language schools is the largest among these three types of schools, but there are only five.

Compared to the dozen or so physical and chemical schools, the number of these types of schools is indeed a bit small.

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