Chapter 724 Nicholas's Real Purpose (13 More)

The 48 universities were not built just because they were built. The classification of the universities to be built and the sources of the teaching equipment needed to build the universities had to be planned in advance.

In terms of teachers, the talent pool in Australasia plus the talents attracted from the United States were enough to meet the teacher needs of the 48 universities.

Arthur was also assured of the work of the Ministry of Education. He just focused on enriching the types of universities to be built to ensure that the universities were really built according to demand, rather than just focusing on quantity.

Among the 48 universities, chemical engineering, mechanical design, biopharmaceuticals, medicine, physics and chemistry, education, aviation, etc. required at least two universities.

Arthur required that the number of professional universities to be built should exceed the number of ordinary universities to ensure that the college students trained were urgently needed by the country.

At the same time, military training should be organized once a year for college students, and the duration of each military training should not be less than two weeks.

The second plan of the Ministry of Education is to expand the scope of compulsory education and include all immigrants who have not obtained nationality in the scope of compulsory education.

Previously, free education in Australasia was extended to primary schools, but only included citizens who had obtained nationality.

After the implementation of the Ministry of Education's plan, immigrants who have not obtained nationality will also be counted until they are naturalized or deported.

Along with compulsory education, there is also literacy work for immigrants who come to Australasia at different times.

Compulsory education can ensure that the population of school age enters school and receives the education they should receive.

But compulsory education cannot ensure that the population who have missed the right age, especially those who have just arrived in Australasia, receive the education they deserve.

At this point, the Ministry of Education will set up more literacy classes and strive to raise the educational level of all the population to primary school or above.

Of course, if the age is too old, there is no need to join the literacy class. After all, when you are old, your memory is not good, so it is better to stay at home and enjoy your old age.

This regulation is very preferential to immigrants, especially those who have not obtained nationality, and I believe it can also attract the favor of many immigrants.

Even if the publicity is good, this policy can also attract many immigrants, after all, free education is fragrant.

The Ministry of Education's plan does not include the language schools built by the Protestant Church in Australasia.

However, these language schools are also official schools recognized by the government, and people who graduate from language schools can basically obtain at least elementary school education.

The last plan of the Ministry of Education is about the cultivation and protection of Australasia's traditional culture.

As an immigrant country, it is very important to strengthen the people's sense of identity with the country. The reason why the United States can be successfully split is largely due to the low sense of identity of the American people with the United States.

The current policy implemented by Australasia is one country, one government, and one king.

This not only makes Arthur highly bound to the country, but also greatly improves the stability of the country.

Of course, there are also visible disadvantages to doing this, that is, Arthur has too much control over the country.

If the next monarch cannot have a reputation like Arthur, it may be a blow to the stability of the country.

This is also the reason why Arthur tried his best to cultivate William's ability. It is not so easy to be a powerful monarch. Without ability, the power in your hands will become a burden to yourself.

As time entered mid-February, the government's various development plans were also determined, and various projects began to be launched in an orderly manner.

Arthur finally stepped out of his busy schedule. Apart from occasionally attending meetings, he spent more time with his family.

The army William was going to serve in was also determined, which was the most elite Guards in the Australasian standing army.

The Guards were the most elite army in Australasian and the army Arthur could trust the most.

Letting William serve in the Guards was more about getting William to be supported by the Guards as much as possible, and it would be much easier to control power in the future.

As the armed forces directly under the king, the loyalty of the Guards to the king largely determined the power the king could control.

If nothing unexpected happened, all successive heirs to the throne would also serve in the Guards, allowing them to truly experience the lives of soldiers, so that they could learn how to gain the support of these soldiers.

Of course, in order to prevent William from cheating on his grades, he must remain anonymous during his service in the Guards, and not reveal his name and identity.

After all, according to Arthur's reputation, if William joined the Guards as the heir to the throne and Arthur's son, the soldiers would definitely treat him with courtesy, and William would definitely not learn anything.

Only by serving in the army as an ordinary person can William learn what he needs.

There is another important purpose for hiding one's identity, which is to let these spoiled princes feel the ordinary life of the people.

A prince who grew up in a greenhouse-like palace will always have his horizons limited to the palace.

Only by truly experiencing the ups and downs of society can one understand what the lower-class people in society really need.

Only by understanding the needs of the lower-class people can the national policies formulated be in line with the interests of the majority of people, rather than being like castles in the air.

After the World Aircraft Expo was almost ready, Arthur suddenly received a long-distance call from Russia.

Nicholas II, who had not been in contact for a long time, suddenly proposed to buy several Australasian transport aircraft.

To be honest, although Australasia and Russia still have an alliance, Arthur does not expect Russia to regain its strength at present.

Years of war have devastated Russia's economy and industry. According to the current situation, it is impossible to recover within ten years.

This is also the reason why Arthur wants to strengthen Britain as much as possible. In the case of France and Russia not being strong, perhaps only Britain can stop Germany in World War II.

But if Russia can recover, it will be a good thing for Australasia.

The current world situation is too simple, and this simplicity also means danger. Britain is too powerful in the current world situation, and other powerful powers are all potential opponents of Britain.

In this case, if a country like Russia can recover, it can not only muddy the waters of the world situation, but also distract the attention of the British.

Furthermore, for Australasia, a chaotic Europe is obviously more in line with its own interests.

It would be best if Britain, France and Russia fought to the death in Europe, so that Australasia could take over the legacy of Britain and Russia and absorb a large number of talents and capital.

Arthur certainly agreed to Nicholas II's request to buy airplanes.

After all, the purpose of holding the World Expo is to sell airplanes, and Nicholas II's purchase of airplanes can indeed add more gimmicks to the World Aircraft Expo.

However, both Arthur and Nicholas II knew that buying airplanes was absolutely just to arouse topics.

If it was just to buy airplanes, Nicholas II didn't need to come out in person.

After all, Russia also had an ambassador in Australasia, and it was enough to tell the ambassador to buy enough airplanes.

Sure enough, after a brief chat, Nicholas II shifted the topic to the Alaska territory of the United States that Australasia had annexed before.

Arthur was not surprised that Nicholas II mentioned Alaska, after all, the Alaska territory was sold to the United States by Russia.

Speaking of this period of history, it is definitely one of the dark histories that Russians are reluctant to mention.

In fact, from the perspective of later generations, Russia is definitely the loser in this deal. The area of ​​Alaska is equivalent to that of Persia, and it is definitely a loss to sell it for only 7 million US dollars.

What's more, Alaska is rich in gold, oil and other minerals, and the value of the minerals can be exchanged for countless 7 million US dollars.

But in fact, at that time, in 1867 when Russia sold the Alaska territory, the actual situation was just the opposite.

At that time, although the Alaska territory was a vast land, it was too close to the Arctic Circle and was colder than most of the land in Siberia.

In addition, Russia had just said war at that time, and the domestic economic situation was very bad, and the Alaska territory was close to the British Canadian colony, and it was possible to be occupied at any time.

In this case, the Russians and Americans naturally exchanged glances. Based on the principle that the enemy of my enemy is my friend, the Russians sold Alaska to the United States, allowing the Americans and the British to start a fight for Alaska in North America.

And the Americans' ideas are also very simple. Because the Civil War had just ended, the United States was actually still in a relatively weak state.

At the international level, the United States certainly needs more allies to strengthen its momentum and ensure its own national security.

The two sides hit it off and facilitated this land deal that shocked the world.

However, the Russians soon found something wrong.

The Americans first discovered gold in the Alaska territory, and then discovered a large amount of oil and natural gas.

In addition, Alaska is surrounded by the sea on the third side and has rich fisheries. According to statistics, Alaska's fishery output exceeded 2 million tons a few years ago, accounting for more than 60% of the total fishery output in the United States.

The economic value represented by these cannot be measured by a small 7 million US dollars.

Although it was 7 million US dollars decades ago, it is definitely not even a fraction of the economic value of Alaska.

This also made the Russians always have the idea of ​​regaining the Alaska territory, and Russia and the United States also had a lot of conflicts over the Alaska territory.

Of course, the Alaska territory has now been in the hands of Australasia. I believe this is also the real reason why Nicholas II approached Arthur.

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