Chapter 218 Albert Einstein
With the end of the 1906 government annual report meeting, the time came to 1907.
After entering the new year, the frequency of the royal government's decrees has also accelerated a lot, and many effective decrees have been issued, such as the "Encouragement of Birth Law" which can greatly increase the local population.
According to this law, as long as you have the legal citizenship of the Kingdom of Australasia, you can immediately receive a reward of 50 Australian dollars for each additional child born on the basis of giving birth to one child, and you can receive 20 Australian dollars in childcare subsidies from the government every year.
This fund will be received until the child is six years old, and then it will be converted into a lower level of tuition and miscellaneous fees.
If a family can give birth to more than five children, the mother of the child will be awarded the title of hero mother, not only can she be on the newspapers of Australasia, but all children will also have the opportunity to enter schools or even universities first.
Even when applying for scholarships and grants, there will be preferential treatment. It can be said that there are a lot of welfare policies from birth to university graduation, which greatly reduces the pressure of Australasia people to raise their offspring.
This policy has been welcomed by many Australasia people. After all, Australasia's geographical location determines that it is not in the center of the international community, and various crises and wars around the world have basically nothing to do with Australasia.
In addition to some gossip and current affairs news in the newspapers they subscribe to every day, the only entertainment for Australasia people after work is to have children.
After the government solves their worries about raising offspring, Australasia people can have children with confidence, and even receive a lot of rewards.
Many families have decided to take the lead in winning the title of hero mother. Whether it is the various benefits brought by this policy or the funds and benefits that can be obtained for each offspring, it is exciting.
At the same time, various transport fleets in Australasia have also started, including cruise ships and convoys, which frequently travel between Europe and Australia to transport more immigrants to Australasia.
With the establishment of the Kingdom of Australasia, Australia has gradually entered the range of choices for European immigrants.
Of course, this does not mean that no one has chosen to immigrate to Australia before, but in the eyes of Europeans at that time, immigration to America was the mainstream.
America has a vast land and a developed economy, and the language is not much different, so they can integrate well into the life of America.
But now, Australia has similar characteristics to America. Although Australia's economy is not so developed, the economy and various quality of life are also growing steadily.
More importantly, Australia is not troubled by any war, and King Arthur of Australasia is closer to Europeans in terms of blood.
Under the influence of various factors, Australasia has become the second most popular choice for immigrants after America, and more and more Europeans want to immigrate to Australia.
If nothing unexpected happens, the population growth scale of Australasia in 1907 will be the largest in recent years. As long as there is no war in Australia, the scale of immigration will continue to grow.
The strong source of immigrants, coupled with a large number of policies to encourage fertility in the country, let Arthur and the Australasia government see the hope of expanding the population to tens of millions.
Before the population reached hundreds of millions, such a population growth rate was something everyone was happy to see.
Since the establishment of the Federation, exchanges between Australia and New Zealand have become much more frequent.
After the establishment of the kingdom, it became more frequent. Even a one- or two-day voyage between the two regions could not prevent this economic convergence.
This has also promoted the growth of the shipbuilding industry in Australasia to a certain extent. During this period of time, more and more people have borrowed money from the Royal Bank to open small private shipyards.
Most of the ships they built were very small fishing boats or sailboats, which were used for people's daily work and travel.
Because all the land is composed of large and small islands and peninsulas, the fishing industry in Australasia is also very developed.
Like the famous Australian lobster, Australian abalone, bluefin tuna and yellowtail in later generations, they are produced in various regions of Australasia.
Especially in the southern part of the Australian continent and around Tasmania, there are a large number of natural fishing grounds, and the aquatic products of the people in Australasia are also one of the major characteristics.
These rich fishing grounds and aquatic products feed a large number of fishermen and practitioners in the Kingdom of Australasia.
This also allows many people to see business opportunities. At present, the shipbuilding industry in Australasia is not well developed. Although it can build top battleships and dreadnoughts, there are not many shipyards that build small civilian ships, and various small fishing boats and ships are even in short supply.
For these loan application requirements, as long as the basic qualifications and conditions are no problem, you can easily apply for a loan.
Of course, the amount of loans they can apply for is basically balanced with the amount of assets they can mortgage.
Arthur is not worried about running away with the money. On the one hand, there are mortgaged assets as compensation. On the other hand, the Australian dollar is currently only circulated in the Australasia region. Taking the Australian dollar to other countries, whether it can escape the supervision of the intelligence and security departments is not to mention whether other countries recognize the Australian dollar.
Moreover, individuals who can apply for loans must have lived in the Australasia region for more than ten years and have legal citizenship in Australasia.
After going through so many conditions, it is not easy for people with ulterior motives to get a loan.
In January 1907, Arthur attended the Victoria Prize ceremony as usual.
This international award, which is given once a year, has attracted at least a dozen top international talents to Australasia, and it is still ongoing.
The name of this year's Victoria Prize in Physics winner surprised Arthur a little, and he immediately decided to win him over to Australasia.
Albert Einstein, a famous figure in later generations.
Einstein's achievements in physics are enough to make him one of the greatest scientists of the entire 20th century.
Einstein is still very young now. Born in 1879, Einstein is now less than 27 years old and has just received a doctorate in physics from the University of Zurich.
It is precisely because the photon hypothesis proposed by Einstein successfully explained the cause of the photoelectric effect that he successfully won the Victoria Prize in Physics in 1906.
In fact, when Arthur saw Einstein's name at first, he was still a little hesitant.
According to Einstein's life trajectory and life experience, he was first a pacifist and humanitarian, and then became a democratic socialist.
Einstein was once refused to immigrate to the United States on refugee terms because he believed in, advocated and promoted anarchism, and was also accused of being a participant and supporter of a certain movement from 1937 to 1954.
In addition, because he was a Jew, Einstein also supported Zionism and supported the Jews to choose Jerusalem as their settlement site in the ancient land of Judaism.
Faced with such a top scientist who seemed extremely difficult to control, Arthur was also worried about whether winning over Einstein would have a certain impact and fluctuation on the political environment of Australasia.
But after thinking about it, Arthur decided to win him over. First of all, Einstein's ability and knowledge are definitely one of the top scientists in the world today. Since such a talent has appeared, Arthur naturally cannot let it go.
Regardless of whether Einstein's political views are in line with the political situation in Australasia, Einstein is still very immature now, and what he expresses and supports is only pacifism and humanitarianism.
There is no war in Australasia now, and Arthur is also very keen on helping the country's bottom population.
Isn't this the simplest pacifism and humanitarianism?
At least in the short term, it is possible for Arthur to control this top scientist in Australasia and let him make more contributions to Australasia's scientific research.
As for the future, Arthur is definitely not a kind person. If such a top scientist cannot be controlled by Australasia, then Einstein can only be invited to see the beautiful water world under the sea.
On the day of the Victoria Award ceremony, Arthur invited all the scientists and talents who won the award to attend a small celebration banquet.
At this banquet, Arthur launched a unified invitation to all talents, inviting them to conduct scientific research and technical work for Australasia, and Australasia will bring them more advanced laboratories and more research funds.
No one expressed opposition, at most just saying that they need to think more.
In fact, they are not stupid. To offend Arthur on Arthur's territory is like looking for a lantern in the toilet.
Of course, Arthur's main target is still Einstein. The day after the banquet, Arthur invited Einstein to the National University of Australasia and invited him to visit the major laboratories of the National University.
The National University was the first university funded by Arthur, and the construction standards and goals at that time were also world-class.
This also led to many laboratories in the National University being the best in the world today, and Arthur and the government also paid millions of Australian dollars for this.
After visiting all this, Arthur got straight to the point and invited Einstein to become an honorary professor of the Department of Physics at the National University of Australasia. All laboratories of the National University can be opened to Einstein, and he can receive a research fund of at least 200,000 Australian dollars every year.
At the same time, Arthur also said that he would set up the Royal Physics Research Society of Australasia, invite Einstein to become the first president of the Physics Research Society, and conduct academic research in Australasia.
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