Chapter 82 Heading to Australian New Guinea (please subscribe!)
April 19, 1901.
Arthur, who had rested for a few days, was busy again. This time the destination was New Guinea in the north of Australia, which is now Australian New Guinea.
This is the first time Arthur has visited and inspected the New Guinea colony since it was taken over by Australia.
It's not that Arthur doesn't value this land, it's just that there are too many busy things in Australia, so Arthur has no time to manage this land.
The total population of Australian New Guinea is less than one million, and the vast majority are indigenous to the island.
Most of the indigenous people on these islands live in isolated tribes, maintaining their own unique customs and rarely communicating with the outside world.
This has also led to the birth of many taboo cultures in this land, such as cannibals, terrifying existences that make people turn to death.
If we only look at population and economy, then the importance of this land is greatly reduced, and there is almost no development potential.
However, the island's rich mineral resources and superior geographical location made up for this gap, making New Guinea a treasure trove for the British Empire, the German Empire, and the Dutch colonists.
After the control of British New Guinea was handed over to Australia, the tripartite posture reappeared on this land. The west was controlled by the Netherlands East Indies Colony of the Netherlands, and the northeast was controlled by the New Guinea Colony of the German Empire.
The southeast is naturally the Australian New Guinea colony controlled by Australia.
The reason why Arthur agreed to maintain the status of New Guinea as a colony was because the land of New Guinea was indeed more suitable to continue as a colony.
Judging from the population size, although there are more than 900,000 people, the vast majority are local indigenous people, and there are less than 10,000 European immigrants.
These indigenous people are all independent tribes that are difficult to assimilate. Although they are not enough to pose a threat to Australia's rule, their taboo culture is definitely not something Australia can change.
At the port, Arthur was greeted by the first governor of Australian New Guinea, Anibal Enrique Hernandez.
Anibal Enrique Hernandez was one of the talents left to Arthur by Duke Arthur. After being appointed as the governor of New Guinea, he has been working conscientiously without any signs of letting himself go.
In Australian New Guinea, which is far away from the country, as the governor with the greatest power, Anibal Enrique Hernandez's performance naturally gained Arthur's trust.
When we set foot at the port, most of the staff of the Governor's Mansion were basically present.
Everyone was looking forward to Arthur, but at the same time they were a little uneasy in their hearts.
Some of the officials in the Governor's Mansion are remnants of the original British New Guinea. Most of them chose to make their homes in this land and have become real immigrants and residents of this land.
After Australia takes control of this land, they can only choose to continue to accept Australian rule and become Australians.
Skipping the welcome ceremony, Arthur led people directly to the Governor's Mansion. The purpose of this visit was to inspect the work in Australian New Guinea and to formulate plans for Australia's industrial development.
Although the indigenous people of Australian New Guinea have shortcomings of one kind or another, they are all useful in participating in Australia's industrial development.
Before the Netherlands agreed to sell Aboriginal people to Australia, these New Guineans were the best laborers for Australia's industrial development.
"Governor Anibal, you must be aware of the purpose of my visit this time, right?" In the Governor's Mansion, Arthur looked at Governor Anibal Henrique Hernandez and asked with a smile.
"Yes, Your Highness." Governor Anibal nodded and replied respectfully.
"Approximately how many indigenous people are there in the entire New Guinea colony? How many are able to go to Australia and work for Australia?" Seeing Governor Anibal's affirmative answer, Arthur nodded with satisfaction and continued to ask.
"Your Highness, there are too many isolated and independent tribes in this land. We are not sure about the population of these tribes. If we only count the tribes that have been in contact with us, then there are about 800,000 people in the entire Australian New Guinea. The above indigenous people,” Governor Anibal Henrique Hernandez blurted out.
Seeing that Anibal Enrique Hernandez clearly stated the population of the entire Australian New Guinea, Arthur nodded with satisfaction again and asked: "What do you think of the government's plan? From the new Is it possible for Guinea to transport indigenous people to Australia to work?"
Any country that wants to transform from an agricultural economy to an industrial economy must go through a bloody and cruel process of oppression.
Whether it is oppressing the people at home or choosing to exploit from the colonies, in short, this process is impossible to avoid.
The plan of Arthur and the Australian government is to purchase as many indigenous people as possible from the colonies and abroad, so that this group of indigenous people can replace the Australians and make life contributions to Australia's industrial development.
Although it may not seem so humane, it is obviously much better to let the already scarce and precious Australians risk their lives to develop industry than to oppress Australians.
"Your Highness, I think this can be done, and Australia does need the contribution of these indigenous people. But doing so will also cause panic and anger among these indigenous people. If we want to continue to maintain the stability of New Guinea, then my The suggestion is to eradicate as much as possible and take this opportunity to completely eliminate all New Guinea's indigenous people. Otherwise, the hatred of exploitation and oppression will only accumulate over time, and keeping these indigenous people will not be good for the stability of New Guinea." Governor Anibal Enrique Hernandez thought for a while before speaking solemnly. There was a little bit of anxiety when he spoke, obviously because he was worried that his words would offend Arthur.
The strategy proposed by Governor Anibal Henrique Hernandez is more bloody than the Australian government's plan.
But if you think about it carefully, there is nothing wrong with what Governor Anibal Henrique Hernandez said.
The indigenous people of New Guinea and the Australians are two ethnic groups that cannot possibly be reconciled, and it is absolutely impossible for Arthur to accommodate the indigenous people of New Guinea.
Under such a premise, since we choose to oppress and enslave these indigenous people, it is better to do it to the extreme. After using all the value of these indigenous people, directly eradicate them to avoid future troubles.
After all, Australia needs stability, and only dead people will not resist.
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