Chapter 54 City Planning
"Have your officials settled down? There are many guests coming to the UK during this period. My uncle cannot welcome you in person. Arthur must forgive my uncle." Crown Prince Edward smiled and said.
After receiving a satisfactory answer from Arthur, Crown Prince Edward's smile became even warmer. Even the officials brought over by Arthur, Crown Prince Edward did not forget to show concern.
"Everything has been settled with the help of Aunt Beatrice. My uncle is busy with his grandmother's funeral and British government affairs, so it is normal for him to have no 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.
As long as he doesn't break his skin, 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 does not sink, Australia is not qualified to fight against Britain. .
"Hahaha, Arthur doesn't mind. Come on, try it. These are the foods you loved to eat in England. I specially asked the chef to make them for you. I've been in Australia for a long time, so I think you miss it too. Are they there? Even if you have a few chefs given to you by your grandmother, it is not easy to make authentic British tastes in Australia." Crown Prince Edward smiled and began to invite Arthur to taste the food that had been prepared.
Under the tacit greetings between Prince Edward and Arthur, a very warm uncle-nephew dinner was experienced in the banquet hall.
During this period, Crown Prince Edward and Arthur were like ordinary uncles and nephews, talking about interesting things between them for a long time.
It wasn't until the night got darker that the two of them ended the dinner as if they suddenly realized something, reminded by the guards next to them.
Although most of the exchanges during the dinner were nonsense, Arthur also learned some important news.
The first is the arrangements for 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 scheduled for November 29, two days later.
The second event was the official coronation ceremony of Prince Edward. Although in theory, after the death of Queen Victoria, Crown Prince Edward automatically obtained the title of King of England.
But Prince Edward will not officially become the King of the United Kingdom until his coronation ceremony.
The coronation ceremony of Prince Edward was scheduled for the seventh day after Queen Victoria's funeral, that is, December 6, 1900.
As for the discussion of supporting Australia, it will have to wait until Edward actually succeeds as king and a meeting will be held. The decision will be made by the meeting at that time.
Overall, it was acceptable to Arthur. After all, Arthur still has a lot of favor and popularity among British people.
If the matter of British support for Australia is left to the British cabinet government to decide, then the government composed of political parties will also have to consider the ideas of the British people.
From this perspective, it is undoubtedly more beneficial for Aspen and Australia.
Back in the room, Arthur was also tired. He simply made the bed, then lay on the bed and fell asleep.
During the two days when Queen Victoria's funeral was not held, Arthur and the Australian diplomatic team were relatively relaxed.
Since there was nothing else to do, Arthur took the diplomatic delegation to visit London these two days, admiring the beautiful scenery of the British capital while conducting research on various advanced things and discussing the possibility of their implementation in Sydney.
Sydney is a good capital for New South Wales, but for Australia, it can only be regarded as a qualified capital.
Because the city of Sydney was only a colony at the time, it was not well planned. Although the population is not very large now, the problems in various aspects are not very prominent.
But as Australia introduces more and more immigrants, Sydney's population will gradually grow, and will even reach a city with a population of half a million or even one million in the future.
Under such circumstances, Sydney's urban planning seems somewhat backward, and many problems will become serious over time.
Now taking the diplomatic corps to visit London is to seek opportunities for solutions. London, as the capital and one of the most developed cities in the United Kingdom, has a population of more than two million.
In terms of its level of development, London is definitely one of the brightest pearls in the world. Its urban construction may have some inhumane aspects, but overall, it is still worthy of reference and reference.
As long as serious problems like industrial emissions are avoided, London's urban construction will still be 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. In other words, referring to London's urban construction, Sydney What improvements can be made.
Different from the original history, the current capital of Australia is Sydney, not Melbourne in history.
Melbourne is currently Australia's largest city, followed by Sydney in second place.
Sydney, the second largest city, was chosen as the capital because Sydney is the capital of New South Wales, while Melbourne is the capital of Victoria.
In terms of 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. Neither of them considered the possibility of becoming a huge city in their design. Judging from the current urban design of Sydney, it can accommodate a maximum population of more than one million. Any more will cause considerable trouble to the urban design and cause chaos.
Although a million people may seem like a lot, cities with a million people are now common among major powers and developed countries.
If Australia wants to become a powerful country, the upper limit of the capital must not be just one million, but it must be at least 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 the short term, but when a large wave of immigrants arrives, Australia and Sydney will suffer from insufficient urban planning, and chaos will breed.
In addition to visiting the sights of London, the three ministers were also given a task by Arthur, which was to inquire about the various officials of the British cabinet government and try their best to establish a good relationship with one or two of them to prepare for the next aid meeting. .
After all, Britain's aid to Australia is decided by a cabinet meeting, so establishing a good relationship with these British cabinet officials in advance will also help Australia obtain greater assistance in the future.
Judging from the relationship between Australia and the United Kingdom, as well as Arthur's reputation 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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