Rise of Australia

Chapter 472 Money and Conscience
"So, are those people just now really the National Defense Forces?" Jon's father didn't recover for a long time, and he asked in disbelief when little Jon reminded himself to go back to the house.

"There should be no problem, Jon. We also went to the military parade, and I saw one of them. He was in the parade team." Although Jon's mother was also a little dazed, she returned quickly. Come to think of it, explained to Jon's father.

After all, there is no benefit to pretending to be soldiers, not to mention that these soldiers seem to distribute supplies to all the quarantined people. Without the support of the government, no one would do this.

"Oh my God, this is incredible. Little Jon, remember, you must not leave this house. The soldiers and uncles who fought on the front line are all transporting supplies for us. How can we not obey the government's orders?" Jon's father Only then did he come to his senses, and he imposed the strictest requirements on Jon and his wife.

Like the Jon family, such scenes still appear in many isolation points.It's not even just Sydney. Almost all the four regular divisions were dispatched this time, and even the two guard divisions were helping to transport supplies.

These soldiers can be seen in almost every isolation point in cities and states.

At first, people were surprised by the presence of soldiers, and even more surprised that these soldiers delivered supplies for free and did not ask for anything in return.

But soon, people gradually began to adapt.After all, before the shortage of supplies, these soldiers sent a new round of supplies, which also made the relationship between these quarantined people and the soldiers acquainted.

Unlike the serious and distant army imagined, when the Australasian army transported supplies to the people, they spoke in a very gentle tone and tried to consider the people as much as possible.

For those with inconvenient legs and feet, or lack of labor at home, the soldiers will deliver the supplies to the house for free, and even help out some small favors within their capabilities.

This surprised and delighted the Australasians. Under various complicated emotions, they finally turned into a sentence: "Long live Your Majesty!" and "Long live Australasia!".

At the beginning of this flu, Arthur did what he promised in his speeches on various occasions, the army is to protect the interests of the royal family and the people, and Arthur's promise at the coronation ceremony, that is, to always value the lives and properties of the people Safety.

If there is a more accurate support statistical agency at this time, it can be found that the public's support for Arthur has increased sharply during this period.

Of course, this does not mean that the people did not support Arthur before that.If you have to describe it specifically, the people in the past loved Arthur, but the people now are fanatical about Arthur.

With the army investing in the transportation of materials, it finally solved the problem of insufficient personnel for material transportation in various places.

But at the same time, because of Australasia's wartime state and isolation system, a large number of immigrants and tourists were forcibly isolated at the port, which also caused a series of diplomatic disputes and problems.

On June 1918, 6, Foreign Minister Daze asked to see Arthur with a worried face, and began to complain as soon as he met: "Your Majesty, our major ports have quarantined more than 7 foreign immigrants and tourists. Dissatisfied with the quarantine system, even many European countries are asking."

These [-] immigrants and tourists come from all over the world, including Russians, British, French, Italians and Americans.

Most of them are immigrants, but there are also quite a few tourists.After all, Australasia has a very beautiful natural environment, and also has a large number of islands suitable for living and tourism.

Australasia occupies almost all of Oceania (except for American territories such as Hawaii). The entire South Pacific is dotted with a large number of Australasian islands and archipelagos, which are also excellent tourist attractions.

Seeing that the economies of all countries are recovering after the war, it is also a year of blowout growth in tourism in Australasia.

But because of the isolation system promulgated by Arthur, tourists and immigrants may be greatly reduced, and there are even protests and conflicts from other countries.

"Communicate with all foreign tourists and allow them to choose to stay in Australasia or return where they are. If they want to leave, the government will provide travel expenses for them. As for all tourists who choose to stay in Australasia, tell them, please be quiet Wait a month. Australasia is for their own good." Arthur said the solution immediately without any hesitation.

People now don't know how serious the flu is, so they are naturally not satisfied with the isolation system in Australasia.

Arthur is not used to them either, he just doesn't want to accept the isolation system and leave, which happens to save Arthur a part of the cost, which can be used to make more masks and distribute them to Australasians.

Following Arthur's order, more than [-]% of the tourists chose to leave, but nearly [-]% of the tourists stayed in Australasia.

After all, Australasia has quarantined the whole country with such great fanfare, and these people also somewhat believe the flu information released by Australasia.

These people are also envious of Australasia's free treatment policy for immigrants and domestic citizens. If there is a flu outbreak, then immediately choosing to join Australasia seems to be a good way out.

Since the Australasian government announced the national quarantine, European immigration to Australasia has been reduced by nearly half.

Although the attractiveness of immigrants in Australasia is indeed very high, most immigrants are unwilling to accept the isolation system in Australasia, let alone the premise that nothing happened.

Arthur didn't care about it at all. When the flu broke out, these people would know how valuable the isolation system was.

Coupled with the free medical treatment and free supplies for citizens in Australasia, it will definitely attract more immigrants.

This time the flu first broke out in the Kansas military camp in the United States, which was also Arthur's means of sanctioning the United States.

As long as you wait until the flu is severe to spread the word, the attractiveness of immigrants in the United States will definitely plummet.

In this way, the impact on immigration attractiveness will last at least 3 to 5 years.Within 3 to 5 years, the attractiveness of immigrants in the United States will be greatly reduced, and Australasia will also be a direct beneficiary.

Australasia, Australian Timor, within the city of Dili.

The interior of a department store that should have been very inconspicuous, but at this time it can be called a sea of ​​people.

People are wearing masks one after another, picking out the supplies they need inside this small-looking store.

Outside the store, an eye-catching signboard clearly stated: During the flu period, all products will not increase in price, and elderly people over 70 years old will get a [-]% discount on purchases.

When the perspective returned to the store, it was discovered that the figures in the store were basically hunched over, and at a glance, they were all elderly people over 70 years old.

This should be put in normal time, I'm afraid the boss of the store is not very happy.After all, everyone is over 70 years old, which means that everyone will enjoy a [-]% discount.

Although this is the largest city in Timor, the population of Timor is not too large, and it is separated from Australasia by the ocean, which invisibly increases the shipping cost.

If it's the original price, the boss can still earn some hard money.But if everything is sold at a [-]% discount, not to mention the hard work, I am afraid that even the cost will be compensated.

After all, since the outbreak of the war, Australasia has imposed strict restrictions on commodity prices.Coupled with the development of products in Australasia, the income level of residents has increased slightly, but the price of goods has not increased much.

It stands to reason that if you are going to lose money, the boss should not be in a good mood.But looking at the owner of this store, watching the people choose supplies, there is a smile on the corner of his mouth, and he kindly helps some old people who can't carry them to the door.

Although the boss knew that there were young people waiting outside the door, the boss didn't care at all, as if the money lost due to the discount was not his own.

"Nick, is it still necessary to continue the discount? All the old people in Dili can't wait to be dispatched. Our loss has already exceeded [-] Australian dollars." Standing beside the boss, the middle-aged woman who is obviously very close to the boss looked worried. asked.

"Of course it is necessary to proceed, Alice. We are all Australasians. Isn't it meaningful to help each other in such a difficult time? Besides, His Majesty has paid much more than us, even All the troops have been mobilized. If we are not even willing to pay this little, how can we have the face to claim to be His Majesty's people?" The boss named Nick shook his head repeatedly, looked at his wife and said in relief: "There is no money. You can still earn more, but if the love and patriotism for His Majesty are gone, life will be meaningless."

As he said that, without any hesitation, Nick stuffed two more apples into the basket of the old man beside him, and said with a smile, "Take it, you don't need money."

"You really make sense no matter what you say." The woman named Alice shook her head, and her hands were not slow, and she stuffed two pieces of bread into the old man's basket.

"Hey, I just hope that this damned flu will pass quickly and don't come to harm us, or how worried Your Majesty would be!" After finishing what he was doing, Nick suddenly sighed, looked at the government building in the distance, and said .

"Nick! Nick!"

Suddenly a cry interrupted Nick's contemplation, and Nick looked into the distance, it was his good friend, Timor's big farmer and rancher Henry.

"Henry! Why are you here? Don't take care of your cattle, sheep and farm anymore?" Henk asked with a look of surprise.

Henry is one of the big farmers and ranchers in Timor. He owns more than 2000 cattle and sheep and a farm of hundreds of hectares. He is a famous rich man in Timor.

Although the assets are strong, it is precisely because of such a large number of cattle, sheep and farms that Henry hardly has much time to relax and play. After all, his own business still needs to be taken care of by himself.

"Look at what you said, Nick, can't I walk around the street if I have nothing to do?" Henry asked with a smile on his face.

"Yes, yes, but there should be no normal people who go to the streets when the flu is so severe!" Nick looked at his friend in disbelief, and said slightly mockingly.

"Okay, you guys, stop joking. Australasia is currently facing a big crisis. As an Australasian, I naturally can't stand by. I have prepared 200 cattle and sheep, and thousands of tons of grain. Put it on sale with you guy. The price is set at half of the market price, but it can only be sold to low-income people and the elderly, and each person must have a limited supply. You also buy the money you earn for your store, stick to it It's not easy after so many days." Henry patted Nick on the shoulder, smiled and said his real purpose for coming.

"You guy?" Nick was surprised by Henry's words. He didn't know what to say for a while, and there was only one word in his mind, which was moved.

"Well, you Nick can't do something for His Majesty and Australasians, why can't I? Remember, only sell to the elderly and low-income people, and there is a limited supply per person. You guys don't pocket your own money , but I prepared it for low-income people in the flu." Henry put his arm around Nick's shoulder, looked at his friend, and said with a smile.

"Damn it, I'm not that kind of person." Nick quickly explained, and the tears that had been brewing in his eyes disappeared instantly.

"Okay, okay, I still have something to do, so I won't bother you. Work hard, brother, I'm proud of you." Henry patted Nick on the shoulder, and asked his men to transport the beef, mutton and grain I had prepared Come here and put them in Nick's warehouse evenly.

Fortunately, Timor's population is not too large, and the land is not that valuable.Nick's warehouse is not far from the department store, and it is big enough to hold all the supplies.

Although there are more than 200 heads of beef and mutton in total, it is winter in Australasia after all, so it is no problem to store them for a few days.

And Timor has a large population. If people know that there are half-price beef, mutton and grain, the time for these meats to be piled up in the warehouse will not be too long.

Seeing the figure of his friend leaving, Nick stood in a daze at the door of his store, and after a while he said with emotion: "I'm proud of you too, my brother."

Regarding the news that there was a new batch of beef, mutton and grain in the store, Nick did not hide anything, not even the price.

Of course, it is also necessary to limit the purchase of each person. After all, the total weight of 200 cattle and sheep is more than [-] catties, which is averaged to each person in Timor, but each person is more than one catty.

If it is only sold to low-income groups and the elderly, the group that can buy beef and mutton will also shrink, but it will also exceed more than 1 people.

In order to ensure that everyone can buy enough beef and mutton, Nick stipulates that each person can buy up to two catties at a time, and can only buy once a day.

Fortunately, Dili is not big, and Nick still knows the family status of most people.For the real low-income people, Nick knows the approximate range, and only allows these people to buy half-price beef and mutton.

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