Chapter 545 Foreign Workers and R107 Battleship

Speaking of the current system of royal guards and guards, it is actually a bit complicated and repetitive.

In general, the royal guards are responsible for the safety of the palace, and the guards are responsible for the safety of the royal family.

Because the new palace was built, the scale of the guards and guards has also been expanded, and now has reached 3,600 and 1,200 people respectively.

Because the guards and guards are responsible for different fields, so in Arthur's travel, you can also see such a special scene, the guards and guards have a certain number of people following.

If you count the guard division that protects the safety of the capital, there are three armed forces responsible for protecting the safety of the royal family, which is a bit too complicated.

In Arthur's plan, the royal guards and guards will eventually merge into one team, specifically responsible for protecting the safety of the palace and royal family members.

But at present, because of the tight time, the integration of guards and guards will have to wait until the future, and the progress will be about before the new capital is built.

After the travel work is almost ready, Arthur will also make certain arrangements for the government's work in advance.

Some major events still need to be contacted with the government at any time, after all, Arthur is the one who handles major affairs.

In addition, all other affairs of the country were handed over to the government, and Prime Minister Kent was fully responsible. Arthur was still very relieved.

Moreover, there was a guard division to protect the safety of the capital. In case of any emergency, Arthur could return to Sydney at any time.

In order to ensure Arthur's safety, Arthur's travel routes were never announced to the public, and even most of the travel routes were decided temporarily.

After leaving Sydney, the entire travel team took a special train and prepared to go to Melbourne first, and then inspect the industrial base of Australasia to the west.

As the second largest city in Australasia, Melbourne is still very well-known at home and abroad.

Melbourne was also one of Arthur's targets for many inspections. Arthur was very familiar with this already huge city.

Melbourne is located in the south of Victoria. Like Sydney, it is also a coastal city.

This is also a feature of immigrant countries such as Australasia. Including Adelaide, Perth, Newcastle, etc., the capitals of other states, all are coastal cities and have ports of a certain size.

Melbourne and Sydney, like the twin stars of Australasia, have played an extremely important role in the history of Australia.

Before the establishment of the Principality of Australia, the two cities were comparable in size and development, and both became the largest cities in Australia.

But after the establishment of the Principality, Sydney's development has been more advantageous than Melbourne, and it has now surpassed Melbourne by a large margin.

However, these two cities are megacities for Australasia, with a current population of more than 2 million, and Sydney's population is close to 3 million.

This is actually a unique phenomenon in Australasia. Most of the population of Australasia is in Australia, and most of the population of Australia is in the southeast.

And most of the population in the southeast is in Sydney and Melbourne, as well as the areas where these two cities are located.

Although Arthur's itinerary was not announced to the public, and there was no news about where he was going.

But the king's traveling team was too conspicuous, and soon attracted the attention of a large number of Australasia people, and attracted thousands of people to watch and cheer.

Arthur also decided not to hide anymore, waved to the people, and went to the port for inspection under the people's eyes.

Accompanying Arthur on the inspection were the Governor of Victoria, the Mayor of Melbourne and a large number of government officials.

As one of the largest cities in Australasia, Melbourne's port naturally attracted a large number of ships to berth. The port's cargo throughput ranked second in Australasia, and it looked very prosperous and spectacular.

Although Sydney is the capital of Australasia, the government has adopted a fair attitude in the development of the two cities, encouraging the two cities to develop according to their own conditions.

Of course, in addition to the endless flow of cargo ships, Melbourne's port also has a large number of cruise ships and foreign tourists.

As one of the most economically developed cities in Australasia, Melbourne attracts a large number of foreign tourists in addition to attracting foreign immigrants.

It is worth mentioning that compared with Sydney's port, Melbourne's port is more commercialized, with few warships coming and going, and more civilian cargo ships and cruise ships.

If we only look at it from the perspective of commercial ports, the scale of Melbourne's port is larger than that of Sydney's port.

Arthur really didn't have any good suggestions for the development of the port. After all, these government officials are professionals, and Arthur only has to grasp the direction.

This is actually the most suitable structure for a government. If the monarch needs to do everything himself, then the development of the country is doomed to be no good.

This is also a smart point for Arthur. Although he holds great power, professional things should be left to professionals. Not pointing fingers at them is the best support for these professionals.

Of course, although these officials are given great power, Arthur will also be responsible for the final result control.

Those who do not do well will naturally have no political achievements, and it is unlikely that they will continue to be promoted. For those corrupt elements, there are also intelligence departments and the House of Representatives to supervise them.

Because the purpose of going out for fun was only secondary to the inspection, Arthur did not go to the Melbourne City Government, but asked the Governor of Victoria and the Mayor of Melbourne a few questions at a private dinner.

The current Governor of Victoria is Georg Philip Lugendas, a native Australasian.

Compared with foreign immigrants, Arthur obviously trusts native Australasians more, which also allows more people like Governor Georg to ascend to high positions.

"Governor Georg, are there any problems with Victoria's current development?" After dinner, he looked at the two people who were very restrained and asked with a smile.

"Your Majesty, Victoria's current development does not have too many problems for the time being. If you have to talk about problems, the influx of foreign workers from abroad in recent times has made some people very dissatisfied, thinking that they have squeezed out the jobs of Australasians." After hearing Arthur's inquiry, Governor Georg did not dare to hesitate or conceal anything, and replied.

"Foreign workers? How many people are there?" Arthur frowned and asked.

Unlike those who want to immigrate but have not yet obtained citizenship, most foreign workers do not want to immigrate. They just want to find high-paying job opportunities in Australasia, earn a considerable income and then return to their own countries.

Compared with native Australians and immigrants, these foreign workers are of course outsiders, and this problem naturally needs to be dealt with.

"The scale of foreign workers has been increasing in recent years. The current situation in Victoria is not bad, but the scale of foreign workers has reached nearly 50,000." Governor Georg continued to answer.

Compared with other states in Australasia, Victoria's economic development is definitely among the best.

Coupled with the popularity of the capital Melbourne, it naturally attracts a large number of foreign workers to come to find job opportunities.

Compared with those who come to Australasia through immigration agencies, these people do not recognize Australasia as much. They recognize the high-paying jobs in Australasia and the tempting Australian dollars that are handed to them every month.

Arthur nodded. The scale of 50,000 people is indeed not large. For Victoria's population of more than 3 million, 50,000 foreign workers are only a small part and are still within the controllable range for the time being.

"What are the jobs that these foreign workers do? Will it really affect the jobs of local people?" Arthur asked the most crucial question.

Generally speaking, these foreigners who do not have Australasian nationality definitely have fewer job opportunities in Australasia than local Australasians.

If Australasians mostly work in those easy high-income jobs, then foreigners should mostly work in more tiring middle-income jobs, which should not have much impact on the jobs of local Australasians. At least the job expectations of the two groups of people are at two levels.

"Among these foreign workers, 31% are from Europe and the United States, 4% are from Africa (white people from various colonies, not black people, and they do not welcome black people), and the remaining 65% are from Asia. According to the intelligence controlled by the state government, most of them are engaged in low- and medium-income jobs, but about 20% of them are engaged in high-income jobs such as doctors, lawyers, and teachers." Governor Georg said.

This is not much different from what Arthur expected. After all, most people who can come to Australasia to find work cannot find a good job in the place where they originally lived, which means they are destined to work in low- and medium-income jobs.

"These people are not causing trouble in the country, right?" The safety of foreigners is always a problem. These people do not have a high degree of recognition of the country and are more likely to participate in things that endanger national security.

"Not yet, Your Majesty." Governor Georg replied.

"In this case, we will not deal with these foreign workers for the time being. For some highly educated foreign workers who work in more important positions, we will try to win them over and let them join the nationality of Australasia. For example, talents in the education and medical industries can be given certain preferential treatment, and their families can be provided with free tickets to Australasia, etc. As long as they do not support actions that endanger the national security of Australasia, we will not exclude these foreign workers." Arthur said with a smile.

Overall, these foreign workers do not have much impact on the work of Australasia citizens.

Because the Australasian labor law has long stipulated that only Australasian citizens can enjoy the highest minimum wage protection policy.

Not being able to have Australasian nationality means that the minimum wage is at a lower level than other Australasians.

In addition, the government has regulations for all companies in Australasia that the scale of Australasian citizens must account for more than 70% of the total number of employees, which also means that companies cannot hire a large number of non-Australasian employees.

In this case, it is difficult for migrant workers to affect the working environment of Australasians.

A considerable number of these people are engaged in occupations that Australasians look down on, which is helpful for enriching the Australasian occupational system.

Although these people earn part of the income, they also create greater economic growth for Australasia.

What’s more, the life and consumption of these people in Australasia are all promoting the economic growth of Australasia. This is a sure win business.

In fact, this problem is not only in Australasia. Immigration countries like the United States also have the problem of foreign workers.

The way the United States handles it is very simple. When these foreign workers are needed, they are an important guarantee for promoting the economic growth of the United States.

Once an economic crisis occurs, or a conflict breaks out between American citizens and these non-Americans, these people will be quickly abandoned and become illegal immigrants. The better ones will be deported, and the worse ones will be left alone.

After chatting with Governor Georg, it was the turn of Melbourne Mayor George Nugent Temple Grenville.

However, Melbourne’s development is not a big problem. In addition to its high attractiveness, it is easy to attract foreign immigrants to expand the city size of Melbourne, and there seems to be no big problem that needs to be reported to Arthur.

This is actually the trick to reporting problems. Although Arthur asked to report the problems in urban development for discussion and resolution.

But the question is, if every small problem needs to be reported to Arthur for resolution, then what are the governors and mayors for?

The problems that can be reported to Arthur for resolution must be those that these governors and mayors cannot decide on their own, at least to the extent of reporting to the cabinet government.

If even the construction of a building in Melbourne needs Arthur's control, then the country does not need to develop at all, because Arthur simply cannot handle so many things.

After finishing the talks with Governor Georg and Mayor George, Arthur came to the Royal Melbourne Dockyard to inspect the shipbuilding progress of the Royal Melbourne Dockyard.

The predecessor of the Royal Melbourne Dockyard was actually a colonial shipyard during the Victorian colonial period. It was not large in scale and could only build warships of about 1,000 tons.

After being acquired and expanded by the Royal Dockyard, it has now become a large shipyard capable of building 20,000-ton giant ships, and has undertaken a considerable part of the naval construction work in Australasia.

Of course, 20,000-ton warships are definitely not the ultimate goal of Australasia. Although the naval restriction treaty has become inevitable, the total tonnage of the navies of various countries will definitely be limited.

However, it is impossible to guarantee how long this treaty can control the countries, and Arthur's actions to build a navy will never be bound by a treaty.

According to the next stage of the Royal Dockyard's goals, the Sydney Royal Dockyard will be expanded into a super-large shipyard of 50,000 tons, and the Melbourne Dockyard and Oran Shipyard will also be expanded into large shipyards of about 30,000 tons.

Of course, it is naturally impossible to expand the shipyard at present. When all countries are negotiating a proper naval restriction treaty, Australasia is openly expanding its naval shipyard. Such behavior is openly slapping the British in the face.

When he came to the Royal Melbourne Dockyard, the person in charge of the shipyard and a group of technical experts had been waiting for a long time.

Arthur mainly visited the construction workshop of the shipyard and the design of the drawings.

When he visited the Royal Melbourne Dockyard, Arthur received good news about the new warship designed by the Australasian Navy.

The drawings of this new warship were jointly designed by the warship designers of the Royal Melbourne Dockyard. It has not been officially named yet, and his design code is R107.

The most advanced battleship designer in Australasia, the Hope-class battleship, is equipped with only a 15-inch 45-caliber main gun, which is far behind the world trend.

Previously, because Australasia attached great importance to the research of aircraft carriers, it only focused on the research and development of new battleships and had no plans to build them.

This new battleship, named R107, is the result of the joint efforts of the three royal shipyards in Australasia.

Speaking of this battleship, we have to mention the cooperation between Australasia and the British Empire in strengthening naval construction.

Thanks to the friendly relations with the British Empire and the close cooperation between the two countries, Australasia has obtained the technology of the 16-inch 45-caliber triple-mounted gun from the British Empire, and has even been independently researching 18-inch guns.

Of course, 18-inch guns are not realistic at present, and the mainstream shipborne guns of various countries are 16 inches.

Even in the future, with the restrictions of naval treaties, it is hard to say whether the size of shipborne guns can be maintained at 16 inches, not to mention the extremely large span and terrifying 18-inch guns.

The R107 battleship is designed with reference to the latest British warship design and the existing shipbuilding experience of Australasia. The comprehensive design is as follows:

Ship length: 217 meters; ship width: 32.5 meters; draft: 9.2 meters.

The standard displacement is about 32,000 tons to 33,000 tons, and the full load displacement is 37,000 tons to 38,000 tons.

The power plant uses eight drum water tube oil boilers with steam superheaters and four steam turbines, with a power of about 46,000 horsepower and a speed of nearly 23.5 knots.

The R107 battleship can carry more than 2,750 tons of fuel, and the maximum cruising range has reached a total range of 15,000 nautical miles at a speed of 12 knots.

How terrifying is the concept of 15,000 nautical miles? It is equivalent to 27,800 kilometers, and the circumference of the earth is only about 40,000 kilometers.

In addition to three triple-mounted 16-inch main guns, the R107 battleship also has six double-mounted six-inch secondary guns.

Because of the threat of aircraft to warships, six single-mounted 120mm dual-purpose guns, four twin-mounted 100mm dual-purpose guns, six eight-mounted 40mm machine guns and 47 27mm machine guns were added to the R107 battleship.

Such anti-aircraft firepower is excellent and is completely sufficient to deal with less advanced aircraft from other countries.

If paired with an aircraft carrier, such a battleship is invincible. This is the world's mainstream and one of the most advanced battleship designs.

Of course, the British help and technical support are very important for Australasia to have such a battleship design.

Perhaps the British saw the importance of Australasia's geographical location and the possibility of Australasia blocking the Americans, so they decided to strengthen Australasia's naval strength as much as possible so that Australasia has the capital to compete with the United States.

In addition to the above anti-aircraft weapons, R107 also has two 620mm torpedo tubes to deal with the threat of submarines under the water.

The entire battleship is expected to carry 1,360 naval soldiers. The size and weight of the battleship are currently the largest warships in Australasia, and the targets of comparison are also the most advanced warships in other countries.

Such warship design refers to the opinions of the British. In fact, the design of this warship has many similarities with the British design.

Based on the lessons of the Battle of Jutland, Britain has made certain improvements to its shipbuilding concept.

Australasia will naturally not reject this effective improvement, and is good at learning advanced ideas and concepts from various countries, which can make a country better and stronger.

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