Chapter 737 Resource-Rich Java Island

After Arthur's urging, Timor Governor Hubert Reve quickly came up with an eight-year development plan for Timor.

Within eight years, three universities, three large hospitals, a large technical training institution, a language school, etc. were built.

Because it was taken out temporarily, it was inevitable that some of it was rote, and it was basically just doubling the original four-year plan.

However, looking at Hubert Reve's appearance, Arthur also understood that this was almost Hubert Reve's limit.

If anyone could come up with an excellent development plan, Arthur would not pay so much attention to talents.

After urging and criticizing Hubert Reve, Arthur went to Sulawesi and Java without stopping, which was the real destination of Arthur's trip.

On August 12, 1929, Arthur officially arrived in Batavia, Java Island, and was warmly welcomed by the Java State Government and residents.

Although most of the residents of Java are immigrants, this still cannot stop these immigrants from paying high regards to the symbol of the country, the great King Arthur.

Which of the policies and new infrastructure they can enjoy in Java was not built under Arthur's instructions?

They are not native to Java, so they are naturally very grateful for being able to obtain such fertile land in Java.

Facts have proved that under the premise of national prosperity, most people are definitely good citizens of the country.

The governor of Java is Yuri Navis Roberto, a guy Arthur is relatively familiar with.

Yuri Navis Roberto is the successor of the previous governor of Java, a capable assistant to the previous governor, and is definitely one of Arthur's own.

Why do you say that?

Yuri Navis Roberto is the best and oldest of the orphans trained by Arthur. He was 8 years old when he was adopted, and now he is 35 years old.

Orphans like Yuri Navis Roberto who were rescued and raised by Arthur are naturally loyal to Arthur.

After all, during the long period of training, those who were not loyal to the royal family had been screened out.

"Your Majesty!"

Seeing Arthur slowly approaching, Yuri Navis Roberto hurriedly saluted with state government officials, state assembly members and others.

The people around were also curious and excited, and some people followed the officials to salute.

"Yuri, you did a good job." Looking at Yuri, who had changed a lot in front of him, Arthur couldn't help but sigh.

"It's my honor!" Yuri Navis Roberto responded with a little excitement, and was very excited about Arthur's encouragement.

"Let's go and take a look at the state government." Arthur smiled and ordered.

It is not a good thing to gather so many people in Batavia. As the largest city on Java Island, the gathering of too many people can easily lead to congestion in local areas, which can easily affect the operation of the entire city.

Yuri Navis Roberto quickly responded and led the state government officials and legislators to the state government.

Along the way, Arthur's attitude towards Yuri surprised other officials on Java Island, and they couldn't help but look up to their governor again.

You know, as Arthur became more mature, he showed less and less closeness to the officials.

This is actually a very normal thing. After all, if the royal power is not feared, it is easy for people to covet it.

And because of Arthur's high prestige, it is difficult for officials to do whatever they want in front of Arthur.

Being restrained is a good performance. There are also officials who are so nervous that they can't speak when they meet Arthur for the first time.

And Arthur's attitude towards Governor Yuri actually represents a fact, that is, Governor Yuri is Arthur's confidant, or Yuri is very trusted by Arthur.

In this case, it becomes obvious how to vote in the next gubernatorial election.

Although Arthur didn't know the thoughts of the officials below, it was Arthur's plan to release the news that he was close to Yuri.

No matter when, Arthur attaches great importance to the training of his confidants.

As the first batch of loyal subordinates he trained, Arthur would definitely be happy to train Yuri more.

After all, Yuri is only 35 years old now, and it seems a bit abrupt to hold too high a position.

Even Kent, the former Prime Minister that Arthur trusts the most, was promoted step by step.

As long as Yuri does well in the next few years, Arthur will consider letting Yuri go to the cabinet.

The position of the cabinet is related to the development of the entire country. Therefore, before Yuri takes the cabinet position, it is important to do a good job of training at the grassroots level.

After all, according to Arthur's thinking, Yuri will not only serve as a cabinet minister in the future.

He also wants to go further in the position of the cabinet and find an opportunity to sit on the prime minister's throne.

Needless to say, the ability requirements of the prime minister are naturally not enough. If Yuri has not experienced good training, no matter how loyal he is, Arthur will not agree to give him such an important position.

After arriving at the state government, Arthur first listened to Governor Yuri's report on the development of Java Island in recent years.

Compared to Timor Governor Hubert Reve, Yuri's report was much more honest.

Not only did he not take credit for the achievements of the previous governor and governor, he even pushed all the credit that originally belonged to him onto Arthur's head.

Perhaps Governor Yuri knew the horror of the Royal Security Intelligence Agency, so he chose not to hide anything.

But Arthur was quite happy with this attitude, at least he didn't treat himself as a fool.

To be honest, with the Royal Security Intelligence Service, Arthur could control the development of each administrative district in Australasia.

In addition to solving the problems in various states, this inspection also allowed Arthur to actually examine the ability and loyalty of the governors of various states.

So the question is, why should we test the loyalty of these governors?

In fact, Arthur didn't care.

With his own prestige, even if someone was not loyal to him, they would never dare to stand up against him.

The purpose of Arthur's doing this was naturally to pave the way for his son William.

First, find potential officials with excellent abilities to train them and let them become William's future helpers.

According to the promotion trajectory of Australasia officials, it is impossible for state government officials to set foot in the royal government without more than ten or twenty years of hard work.

There will definitely be William's help in this, so that William can better control the government in the future.

Secondly, find some officials who are not capable and loyal.

Arthur will not deal with these officials, but hand them over to William.

Dealing with these officials under Arthur's control will not let things develop beyond Arthur's expectations, and will also allow William to get a good education and political experience.

If Hubert Reve is a pest that Arthur wants to eliminate in the future, then Governor Yuri is a potential stock that can be cultivated in Arthur's eyes.

If he is properly cultivated, when Governor Yuri is in a high position in the future, it will be almost the time when William really controls the power.

Of course, Arthur's training plan is definitely not limited to Governor Yuri. When William can master a certain amount of power and has the means to fight against the cabinet, political parties, and parliament, Arthur can safely hand over the throne to William.

The first day Arthur arrived in Java was relatively harmonious.

Governor Yuri brought the state government to Arthur for a relatively detailed government report. Arthur was quite satisfied with Governor Yuri and his predecessor.

Although some problems were exposed in the government report, overall, the flaws did not outweigh the merits.

Of course, because Java Island has been localized for a relatively short time, although Java has the largest population among the localized colonies, the corresponding infrastructure can only be said to be medium-biased.

If it had not inherited the legacy left by the Dutch, I'm afraid Batavia's construction would have lagged far behind.

However, the average infrastructure does not mean that Java's economic construction is average.

As the richest land in the former Dutch East Indies and the most populous region in Indonesia in later generations, Java's current development is definitely the highest among all the colonies in Australasia.

In addition, there are many Dutch people left, which makes the population of Java almost close to 800,000, exceeding the threshold of New Guinea, which has just reached 750,000.

On the second day of arriving in Java, Arthur asked Governor Yuri to take out the construction plan of Java and talk about the problems in Java's development.

Regarding the construction plan of Java, Governor Yuri did not talk about it, but designed a more detailed and reasonable plan based on the current situation of Java.

Compared with Hubert Reve's rote reading, Governor Yuri's development plan is obviously what Arthur is more satisfied with.

To be honest, Arthur is not surprised at all that the Dutch regard Java as the core area of ​​the Dutch East Indies.

Just looking at the mineral resources of Java Island, there is no need to worry about the development direction of Java Island after localization.

Java Island, with an area of ​​about 80,000 square kilometers, has huge economic value.

In terms of mineral resources, Java Island has oil, coal, manganese, iron, gold, silver, phosphorus, sulfur, iodine and other minerals.

In terms of plant resources, Java Island is rich in corn, cassava, peanuts, soybeans, sweet potatoes, kapok, sesame, bananas, mangoes, durian, citrus, tea, coffee, tobacco, rubber, cinchona (the raw material of quinine), sugarcane, kapok and coconut, and there is no need to worry about food.

In fact, it is true. Java Island in later generations can feed more than 400 million people. The current population is less than one million. Using the grain-producing areas left by the indigenous people to cultivate a little can fully meet the food consumption on the island.

It is worth mentioning that Java Island also has many carnivorous animals, including tigers and crocodiles that are scarce in Australasia.

Currently, Australasian botanists and natural environment researchers are evaluating the possibility of introducing Java tigers to significantly reduce the number of wild rabbits and wild camels in Australia.

Although calling on all people to hunt can effectively reduce the number of wild rabbits, the reproduction rate of wild rabbits is too fast, and it will take a long time to improve the environment in Australasian.

The harm of wild rabbits to the environment is happening all the time, and Arthur naturally hopes to solve this problem as soon as possible.

Let's talk about the development plan of Java Island.

Because it is rich in mineral resources, has coal and iron mines, and is an island surrounded by the ocean with many excellent ports, it is more suitable for industrial development.

In the development plan, Governor Yuri mentioned the construction of industrial zones around Batavia. The construction of the industrial zone is divided into two phases. The first phase is relatively small. After completion, it is expected to provide 10,000 tons of steel production each, and various small factories are expected to accommodate 10,000 workers.

The second phase is relatively large, and the population base required must be at least one million.

Because the number of workers that can be accommodated in the second phase has reached 100,000, the scale of the industrial zone can be said to be medium-sized in the whole country.

The two phases of the industrial zone will take at least eight years to build, and the funds required will also start at one million Australian dollars.

If Java Island's finances were not relatively good, Java's funds alone would not be able to start such industrial construction.

That's all the industrial construction for the time being. It's not that Governor Yuri is more cautious, but the current world market makes it impossible for Java Island to support much industry.

Industrial output is linked to demand, which is Arthur's requirement for the industrial sector and states after the outbreak of the economic crisis.

If we continue to produce blindly, we will only harm others and ourselves in the end, just like the United States at that time.

As mentioned before, Java Island is not short of food at all. And food is important at all times. Ensuring food reserves and making profits through sufficient food production are Governor Yuri's expectations for Java Island.

In the development and construction of Java Island, increasing food production is also a very important part.

You know, Java is located in the tropics, and the production of food, especially rice, can be harvested three times a year.

This is outrageous. Compared with Australia, which is located in the southern temperate zone, Java's food production can be at least twice that of Australia with the same scale of cultivated land.

In this way, it is necessary to build Java into an important food production area.

Governor Yuri will naturally not give up the natural advantages of Java, and has also made very important arrangements for food production.

In addition to repairing and reclaiming the grain-producing areas left by the indigenous people, it is also necessary to reclaim a large amount of cultivated land in the alluvial plain area in the north, and strive to make Java the most important food production area in Australasia.

In addition to industry and agriculture, the next step is to make up for the lack of infrastructure, and work hard in education and medical care.

There is no need to say about infrastructure. You can only invest a lot of manpower and financial resources, as well as the material resources exchanged for financial resources.

This is also the point that Governor Yuri wants to win Arthur's support, because Java's finances can't really support all-round construction, and it must be supported by the royal government.

Of course, it is not just infrastructure that needs support from the Royal Government. Medical care and education, which have not been mentioned yet, all require unified dispatch and assistance from the Royal Government. After all, Java Island does not have so many talents and material reserves.

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