Rise of Australia

Chapter 150 People's Livelihood Issues
As the saying goes, when you have enough money to think about lust, people will have enough energy to live their private lives well after they have enough funds.Correspondingly, there are more and more newborns.

This is also a good thing for Australia. The proportion of native Australians is also extremely important. These talents are the foundation of maintaining Australian rule.

Apart from the integration of foreign immigrants into the Australian nation, the only way for Australians to expand is to increase their fertility.

Immigration on the British side is the fruit of Australia's efforts in the UK.Originally, Arthur's reputation in the UK was not low, and a large number of British people had a good impression of Arthur.

This is also the reason why Australia's immigration agitation in the UK was successful. People naturally have another choice when they want to immigrate without rejecting Arthur.

The reason why German immigrants were able to surpass the British Empire was largely due to William II's wooing policy towards Australia.

Since the aid treaty between the German Empire and Australia came into effect, more than [-] Germans have immigrated to Australia and become permanent residents of Australia.

Of course, the vast majority of these people have obtained Australian citizenship and have become a real Australian in name.

But no one can guarantee that their loyalty to Australia will exceed that of the German Empire.This is also the intention and purpose of William II.

These Germans who immigrated to Australia will try their best to change Australia's political decision-making and pull Australia into Germany's chariot.

"Yes, population has always been one of the biggest problems in Australia. Whether it is encouraging births internally or attracting immigrants externally, it is one of the most important decisions we make at any time. However, attracting immigrants is important, and certain measures must be taken for these immigrants. The examination and test of time. Only by ensuring that these people have no other purpose can they truly obtain our Australian citizenship." Arthur nodded with a slight smile and said with great satisfaction.

Population is currently one of the criteria for judging whether a country is strong, and the population of any great power country is as high as tens of millions or even hundreds of millions.

Although Australia has a land area at the level of a great power, its population size is a huge problem.

Such a population is simply not enough to support Australia to become a powerful country, let alone rise to become a great power.

Therefore, Australia must increase its population to more than 1000 million in order to have a chance to compete with those great powers.

"In addition, the large population growth is certainly gratifying, but the welfare policy for low-income people should not be forgotten. How are our nursing homes and orphanages built? How many orphans and orphans have been rescued so far?" Arthur asked arrive.

"Your Highness, the number of our nursing homes and orphanages has initially met domestic needs. In particular, New South Wales and Victoria, the two most populous states, already have eleven and seven nursing homes respectively. Throughout Australia, we There are a total of 51 nursing homes and 6000 orphanages, accommodating more than 1 orphans and more than [-] orphans. In the case of steady population growth, we can foresee that the number of orphanages and nursing homes will not be too large The growth rate will basically stabilize within this range." Minister of People's Livelihood Walter Braque quickly stood up and replied.

It's not that Walter, Minister of People's Livelihood, is unwilling to continue building orphanages and nursing homes.However, judging from the population size of Australia, the current number of orphanages and nursing homes is close to saturation. Most of the elderly and orphans have been accommodated, and only a few have not been helped.

Especially orphans, this is one of Arthur's more important issues.Because these orphans will be very loyal to the royal family and Arthur in the future after receiving financial assistance.

In particular, some of these orphans often have special talents, and they will even be directly taken in by the royal family, cultivated, and become Arthur's right-hand man in the future.

The loyalty of these orphans who have been cultivated since childhood is even higher than some talents inherited from Duke Arthur.

"Well, since the number of nursing homes and orphanages is close to saturation, the progress of these two constructions can be postponed, and the Ministry of People's Livelihood can focus on the implementation of the welfare of the existing nursing homes and orphanages." Arthur nodded, Agreed to Minister Walter's proposal.

After ordering to play Minister Walter, Arthur looked at Prime Minister Evan again, indicating to continue.

"As well as nursing homes and orphanages, our schools and hospitals are also very satisfactory. A year ago, we just built a large hospital in each state. Now we have a large hospital in New South Wales and Victoria. The state has two hospitals, and other states and regions are already encouraging the opening of private clinics. At present, there are more than [-] private clinics established throughout Australia, and these private clinics are distributed in many cities in Australia. Improving our healthcare at the bottom," Prime Minister Evan said with a laugh.

The progress of the construction of large hospitals is very slow, and the whole of Australia has only eight hospitals so far.

However, the number of small private clinics is quite satisfactory. Compared with large hospitals with insufficient medical personnel and equipment, such small clinics are an effective way to improve Australia's most basic medical environment.

"What about the school? How is our education situation now? I remember the idea of ​​opening a technical school. Has the Ministry of Education taken any action on this?" Arthur asked curiously.

The idea of ​​opening a technical school was brought up by Arthur at the previous cabinet meeting, but due to various busy reasons, he handed it over to the Ministry of Education and never asked about it.

When he mentioned the changes in education this time, Arthur remembered what he had said about opening a technical school.

This is a school that can bring many skilled workers with excellent practical ability to all walks of life in Australia, which is still very important to the current development of all walks of life in Australia.

If Australia's industrial development can have a large number of technical talents, then the speed of development will not be restricted, and it can usher in a period of violent explosion.

"It has been done, Your Highness." Education Minister Richard replied.

Although the technical school serves industry and other departments more, because it is actually a school, the construction and management are still carried out by the education department.

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