Rise of Australia

Chapter 103 New South Wales Big Gold Mine (please support!)
Although the new relief policy of the Royal Relief Committee is somewhat unattractive compared to the previous behavior of free donations, it has still won the response of many poor Australians.

According to the survey of the people's livelihood department, among the nearly 400 million people in Australia, the annual income of more than 100 million people is far lower than the current per capita annual income in Australia, and many of them are low-educated people.

Many of these people were gold prospectors attracted by the gold rush from surrounding areas and Asia. They were attracted by their wealth and came to distant foreign lands.

Originally thought that a lot of wealth could be obtained through gold panning, who would have thought that it would be nothing but nothing?
Although some people did get rich from panning for gold, most of them still looked poor.

What's worse, these people are not only culturally incompatible, but also far inferior in knowledge compared to European immigrants.

This is why they have become the bottom population of Australia. In the face of cultural differences, the gap in knowledge is extremely huge.

Although after decades of living, they have barely integrated in the culture.

However, the gap with European immigrants cannot be bridged in a short period of time. When faced with a choice, most factories in Australia tend to choose European immigrants with good roots.

This has also caused these people to remain at the bottom of Australia. Not to mention the chance to stand up, it is not easy to feed all the family members.

Fortunately, immediately after his coronation, Arthur established the Royal Relief Committee to help all the poor in Australia.

This also allowed them to temporarily obtain food and clothing, and live one of the few happy lives after coming to Australia.

These people still support the new round of relief policy of the Royal Rescue Committee.After all, if they really want to go out to find a job, they may not be able to find a better job than the job assigned to them by the rescue committee.

By completing the work assigned to them by the relief committee on time, they can not only get food to fill their stomachs, but also get a lot of money.

Although the amount of wages has reached the passing line of per capita income, it is considered a good income for these low-income groups.

It is precisely because of the support of these people that the new round of work-for-work policy of the Royal Rescue Committee will achieve good results.

In the 20 days after National Day alone, more than 5 people signed up for work-for-work relief.

Most of these people were assigned to work in local cities, either cleaning the streets, or other odd jobs.

Although the income is not high, it can earn eight or nine pounds a year, so it is not a problem to support yourself.

Some young and strong people were arranged to work in factories.Although the work in the factory is more tiring, they earn more money.

The wages in the factory generally exceed the per capita income level, and even the lowest-paid intern workers can earn ten pounds a year.

The joining of these people can also speed up the construction of industrial zones and major factories, and they can also earn the funds they want, which can be said to be a win-win situation.

At the same time, the royal family can save the high annual relief costs and use them in more needy places, such as building nursing homes and orphanages.

Last year, more than 200 million pounds were spent on the relief of these people, but the results achieved are also very good, so that the vast majority of Australians do not have to suffer from hunger.

Arthur's estate, February 1902, 2.

Not long after Arthur entered his leisure time, Prime Minister Evan rushed to see him and brought an absolutely good news.

As one of the first areas where gold deposits were discovered, a gold deposit was discovered in southern New South Wales, that is, south of Sydney, and the estimated reserves are not small.

This is good news for Australia.Since the discovery of the Ballarat gold mine in Victoria more than 50 years ago, the Second World Gold Rush has attracted a large number of immigrants and gold prospectors to Australia.Australia's gold mining industry also reached its first peak during this period.

However, with the development of time, fewer and fewer gold reserves were discovered, and the mining of gold mines entered a relatively smooth stage.

Not only has it become less attractive to immigrants, but the output of gold mines has also become very scarce.

More importantly, most of the gold mines before this were shipped to the British mainland.

A lot of wealth has flowed into the pockets of British gentlemen, and Australians can actually get not much.

Although Australians did not have to be oppressed and exploited by the British Empire after Arthur's coronation, the output of gold mines has become very small. Even after more than two years of accumulation, it is very scarce at the national level.

This is why Arthur did not issue his own currency for two years after his coronation.

In addition to the deep-rooted status of the pound, it is impossible for any currency to replace the position of the pound in Australia in a short period of time. Australia does not have enough gold to produce banknotes is also an important factor.

Most currencies in this era are on the gold standard and can be exchanged directly with gold.

Take the British pound as an example. One pound is equal to 7.33 grams of gold, which is why the British pound is valuable.

If Australia wants to issue its own currency, even if it is only used in a small area in Australia, it must have enough gold for equivalent exchange.

After all, although the credibility of the currency can be temporarily maintained by the prestige of the government and the royal family, it is the gold reserves owned by the country that can really determine the value and lifespan of the currency.

Now this large-scale gold mine plays a vital role in Australia's issuance of its own currency.

Even if it is not used to issue currency, this gold mine alone can cause another wave of gold rush and attract more immigrants to Australia.

After hearing the good news, Arthur immediately took Prime Minister Evan and a team of guards to the place where the gold mine was discovered in the south of Sydney without stopping.

In fact, the newly discovered gold mines are not just in New South Wales.This is a canyon at the junction of New South Wales and Victoria, but the larger mining area is within the scope of New South Wales.

This canyon is about two or three kilometers long and wide, and there is a small stream beside it.

As far as the scenery is concerned, it is a nice place.But since the discovery of the gold mine, it is destined that the scenery of this area will be destroyed.

By the time Arthur came, most of the preliminary exploration work had already been carried out.

According to the report of the prospectors, almost the entire canyon has gold deposits, and the deepest depth has been detected tens of meters underground.

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