Rise of Australia

Chapter 11 The Queen Leaves
"Our cabinet government is elected by the House of Commons. After being approved by the House of Lords, it will take office after my appointment for a period of three years. In theory, each cabinet official can serve a maximum of two consecutive terms and a maximum of five terms. The cabinet government has administrative I am responsible to me. Except for the Guards, our country’s army is all managed by the Ministry of National Defense. On these basis, I, as the ruler of the country, have the highest power, including the highest military power. If the cabinet government does not If I do nothing, I can dissolve the cabinet government and ask the House of Commons to re-elect. What do you think?" Arthur said with a smile, but the words he said made several prime ministers feel cold all over.

The idea of ​​several prime ministers is very simple, that is to rely on their original colonial rights to build a federal country.

Even if Arthur will take away part of the rights, they can still rely on their original colonial foundation to become the top executives of the new principality.

But according to Arthur's plan, apart from the advantages of their original ruling experience and status, everything else will have to compete with all Australians.

In other words, all their privileges will be deprived. If they want to enter the top management in Australia, they can only rely on their own ability and reputation in the hearts of Australians.

"Your Highness, according to your proposal, is the power of our country's monarch too high? Of course, I don't doubt your ability. But wait until the next ruler, or the next ruler, once someone with mediocre ability appears Monarch, our country is also likely to fall into a trough." Prime Minister Evan said tentatively.

It is now obvious that Arthur wants to establish a full-time duchy of a dual monarchy, but what the prime ministers want is an autonomous federation, which are completely opposite concepts.

"This is not something we should consider now. Besides, if the monarch's ability is insufficient in the future, he can also hand over his rights to the House of Lords. I believe that with the help of the House of Lords, the country will not be in crisis." Arthur said with a smile, directly dismissing Prime Minister Evan's temptation.

The country's political system and its own rights are Arthur's bottom line. Australia is Arthur's biggest base now and in the future. Arthur will never allow anyone to dare to threaten his status.

What's more, now is the easiest period for Australia to establish a high monarchy. If Arthur backs down now, it will not be easy to improve the monarchy in the future.

Seeing that Arthur was so resolute, the prime ministers had no good solution for a while, so they could only keep silent, frowning secretly and thinking of countermeasures.

"The last is the change of the states. The largest administrative region in Australia is the state. We will have a total of six states, which are the existing six colonies. The post of governor is very important to the states and to the government. Therefore , The candidates for the governors of each state must be cautious. The candidates for the governors are elected by the state legislatures and approved by the House of Lords. They will officially take office. The term of each governor is four years. The administrative power within the state is responsible to the House of Lords and me. The judicial power of each state is withdrawn, and the judicial system adopts national unified rules. This can quickly eliminate the isolation between the original colonies, and can also quickly promote cultural exchanges and cooperation among states. Economic communication." Arthur said with a smile, but what he said was like a blockbuster, which exploded in the hearts of the six prime ministers.

If Arthur let them serve as interim cabinet members before and made them feel Arthur's concession, then the regulations on the new states are like a sharp weapon inserted into their chests.

According to Arthur, the states will only have executive power in the future, and they will also be responsible to the House of Lords and Arthur.Although he can be re-elected for four terms, if there is not much merit, the position of governor may not be easy to keep.

This also means that if the six prime ministers want to fight for high-level positions in Australia, they can only find ways to attack the position of the House of Lords and the new cabinet government.

But these two institutions are not so easy to enter, and more importantly, Arthur's support must be obtained.

In this way, all their back roads have been cut off by Arthur. If they want to stay in the top management of Australia, they can only gain Arthur's trust while demonstrating their abilities.

It's not that the prime ministers didn't think of rebelling, but facing the presence of Queen Victoria and the stationing of the fleet outside the port, they wisely gave up this idea.

After several prime ministers chose to accept their fate, the progress of the meeting became very fast.

After Arthur and several prime ministers simply determined the government system, the powers of various agencies, and the reforms of each state, the meeting officially came to an end.

In the next few days, Arthur accompanied Queen Victoria around the streets of Sydney and inspected the Australian army that had become a whole.

After a few days of recuperation, Queen Victoria's complexion finally improved a lot, and she began to smile from time to time.

In the past few days, several prime ministers were also members of the temporary cabinet and began to reform the colonies under their control.

All the residents of the colony also received the news that the colony was reformed into a state, and there was a lot of discussion about Arthur's contribution.

Yes, the Australians have been dreaming of uniting the colonies to form a complete country for a long time. Although it is not a democratic republic as expected, Arthur has also officially announced that the House of Commons will be formed to give Australians their due s right.

Under such circumstances, how can Australians not be grateful to Arthur, the ruler who allowed them to trade and walk freely throughout Australia?

Sydney, February 1900, 5.

At this time, ten days had passed since Arthur arrived in Australia.In the past ten days, Australia has ushered in earth-shaking changes.

The progress of the colony to state has become very fast because it is popular with all Australians.

In just over a week, all the original borders and outposts of the states have been canceled and turned into state boundaries and patrol posts.

Residents of various colonies have begun to call themselves state residents, and have begun to travel and travel freely in other states.

The formation of the upper and lower houses has also taken shape. The state governments have begun to notify all residents to participate in the upcoming elections for the lower house, and are looking for a seat for the state house in the capital.

But at the same time, there is also bad news for Arthur, that is, Queen Victoria is about to leave.

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