Rise of Australia

Chapter 54 Urban Planning
"Have your officials settled down? There are a lot of guests coming to England during this period, and uncle can't greet you in person. Arthur must forgive uncle." Crown Prince Edward said with a smile.

After receiving a satisfactory answer from Arthur, Crown Prince Edward's smile became even more enthusiastic, and Crown Prince Edward did not forget to care about the officials Arthur brought over.

"It's all been settled with the help of Aunt Beatrice. Uncle is busy with his grandmother's funeral and British government affairs. It's normal that he doesn't have time." Arthur replied.

Although it is inevitable to obtain support from the United Kingdom, how much support can be obtained depends on the attitude of Crown Prince Edward.

Under the premise of not tearing up his face, Arthur still doesn't mind building a good relationship with Crown Prince Edward. After all, Australia's interests do not conflict with the British Empire in a short period of time. At least until Britain sinks, Australia is not qualified to fight against Britain .

"Hahaha, as long as Arthur doesn't mind. Come on, have a taste. These are the foods you loved in England before. I specially ordered the chef to cook them for you. It's been a long time in Australia, and you must miss them too." Are they? Even if you have a few chefs given to you by your grandmother, it’s not easy to make authentic British tastes in Australia.” Prince Edward smiled and began to invite Arthur to taste the food that had already been prepared.

Under the tacit greetings of Crown Prince Edward and Arthur, the banquet hall experienced a very warm dinner for uncles and nephews.

During the period, Crown Prince Edward and Arthur talked about interesting things between each other like ordinary uncles and nephews, and chatted for a long time.

It wasn't until the night was getting dark that the two of them, reminded by the guards next to them, ended the dinner as if suddenly enlightened.

Although most of the communication between the dinner parties was nonsense, Arthur also learned a few more important news.

The first is the arrangement of Queen Victoria's funeral. After discussions between the British cabinet government and Crown Prince Edward, it was decided that Queen Victoria's official funeral was arranged on November 11, which is two days later.

And the second event is the official coronation of Crown Prince Edward.Although in theory, after the death of Queen Victoria, Crown Prince Edward automatically obtained the title of King of England.

But it will not officially become the king of the United Kingdom until Crown Prince Edward holds the coronation ceremony.

Crown Prince Edward's coronation was scheduled for 1900 December 12, the seventh day after Queen Victoria's funeral.

As for the discussion of supporting Australia, it will have to wait until Edward actually succeeds as king, and a meeting will be held, and the decision will be made by the meeting at that time.

Generally speaking, it is acceptable to Arthur.After all, among the British people, Arthur still has a lot of favor and popularity.

If Britain's support for Australia is left to the British cabinet government to decide, then the government formed by political parties will also have to consider the ideas of the British people.

From this point of view, it is undoubtedly more beneficial for Aspen and Australia.

Back in the room, Arthur was also tired, so he simply made the bed and lay down on the bed and fell asleep.

In the two days when Queen Victoria's funeral was not held, Arthur and the Australian diplomatic visit team were relatively relaxed.

Because there is nothing to do, Arthur took the diplomatic mission to visit London in the past two days. While admiring the beautiful scenery of the British capital, he studied various advanced things and discussed the possibility of realizing them in Sydney.

Sydney is a good capital for New South Wales, but only a qualified capital for Australia.

The city of Sydney was not well planned because it was only a colony at the time.

Although the population is not very large now, the problems in various aspects are not exposed very prominently.

However, as more and more immigrants are introduced into Australia, the population of Sydney will gradually increase, and it will even reach a city with a population of 50 or even one million in the future.

Under such circumstances, Sydney's urban planning appears to be somewhat backward, and many problems will become severe over time.

Now visiting London with a diplomatic mission is an opportunity to seek a solution. As the capital and one of the most developed cities in the United Kingdom, London has a population that has already exceeded 200 million.

As far as the degree of development is concerned, London is definitely one of the brightest pearls in the world. Its urban construction may have some inhumane features, but generally speaking, it is still worthy of reference and reference.

As long as it avoids serious problems similar to industrial emissions, London's urban construction is still relatively good.

Most of the representatives of the mission have seen the world, so in addition to admiring the beautiful scenery of London, they also began to discuss whether London's various construction plans can be implemented in Sydney, or in other words, referring to London's urban construction, Sydney What improvements can be made.

Unlike the original history, the current capital of Australia is Sydney, not Melbourne in history.

Melbourne is currently the largest city in Australia, followed by Sydney in second place.

The second largest city, Sydney, was chosen as the capital because Sydney is the capital of the state of New South Wales, while Melbourne is the capital of the state of Victoria.

In terms of round size and influence, the influence of New South Wales is greater than that of Victoria, which is why Arthur made Sydney his capital.

But both Sydney and Melbourne have more or less shortcomings. In terms of design, neither of them considers the possibility of becoming a huge city.Judging from the current urban design of Sydney, it can accommodate a population of more than 100 million at most, and any more will cause a lot of trouble to the urban design and cause chaos.

Although a million people may seem like a lot, cities with a million people are already common among major powers and developed countries.

If Australia wants to become a powerful country, the upper limit of the capital must not just be maintained at 100 million, at least it must be in the millions or even millions.

This also means that the government is bound to improve the construction of major cities in Australia, especially the construction of the capital Sydney.

Otherwise, there may be no impact in a short period of time, but when a large number of immigrants arrive, Australia and Sydney will suffer from the impact of insufficient urban planning, and chaos will also breed.

In addition to visiting the scenery of London, the three ministers were also given the task by Arthur, that is, to inquire about the situation of the officials of the British cabinet government, and to establish a good relationship with one or two of them as much as possible, so as to deal with the next aid meeting .

After all, Britain's aid to Australia is decided by the cabinet meeting, so building a good relationship with these British cabinet officials in advance will also help Australia obtain greater assistance in the future.

From the relationship between Australia and the United Kingdom, as well as the reputation of Arthur and the prestige of the late Queen Victoria, it should not be very difficult for the three ministers to establish a good relationship with the British cabinet officials.

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