Chapter 689 Prince William of New Zealand (14 More)

Since William is confirmed to be the next king, Arthur will naturally not hesitate on the identity of the crown prince.

The most important thing at present is to give William the title and title he deserves, so as to prevent the competition for the throne from causing problems in the harmony among the royal family members.

This is not Arthur's guess, but the result and experience given to Arthur by a long history.

William and his friends now seem to be harmonious, but who can guarantee that no one will be tempted by the throne?

Only by determining the heir to the royal family as soon as possible and solving this trouble before the little guys start fighting on their own can the royal family become stable.

Only when the royal family is stable can the government and the country be stable. For a monarchy, it may not be the foreign enemy that kills itself, but the internal problems that are usually not noticed.

On April 30, 1928, after a short preparation, Arthur held a ceremony of enfeoffment at Fort St. Arthur and officially announced several new titles.

First of all, William, as the heir to the throne, was enfeoffed by Arthur as the Prince of New Zealand and the Duke of Auckland.

Auckland is the second largest city in North New Zealand and a very important seaport city in New Zealand.

The title of the Duke of Auckland is definitely relatively high in the entire Australasian aristocracy system, not to mention the bonus of the Prince of New Zealand.

However, compared with the Duke of Auckland, the Prince of New Zealand is more of a nominal title.

According to the provisions of the constitution amended by Arthur, the Prince of New Zealand is an honorary title, will not have any legal territory, and has no jurisdiction over New Zealand.

But at the same time, the Prince of New Zealand will be the legal title of each heir to the throne, cannot be inherited, and can only be appointed by the King of Australasia.

The Prince of New Zealand is like the Prince of Wales in the United Kingdom. It is more of a symbol of the heir to the throne and improves the status of the heir to the throne.

But the Prince of Wales cannot rule Wales, just as the Prince of New Zealand cannot rule New Zealand.

Even under the new aristocracy system of Australasia, William's Duke of Auckland cannot manage and rule Auckland.

But his legal title can allow him to obtain 1% of the total annual fiscal revenue of Auckland City, which is also the only right of legal title compared to honorary title.

In addition, Arthur also granted William thousands of acres of land from Porto to Dargaville on the Auckland Peninsula in the north of Auckland. This is the land he can actually control and can carry out any legal activities, including building his own castle, developing his own economic projects, etc.

William, who has obtained various titles and territories, has officially become a nobleman with territories.

In the official documents of the Australasian government, William's full title is: Respected Prince William, by the grace of God, he is the Prince of New Zealand, the Duke of Auckland and the Earl of Porto and Dargaville.

Peter and George were also granted titles.

William was born in September 1909 and was already 18 years old. Peter and George are relatively young. Peter was born in 1915 and is now just 13 years old. The youngest George was born in 1919 and is now less than 9 years old.

Arthur originally planned to grant them titles after they came of age, but after thinking about it, he decided to grant them titles at the same time as granting William titles, and to decide the heir to the throne who had not been decided.

William, the heir to the throne, was a prince, and the remaining Peter and George could only be dukes.

Arthur did not favor one over the other in this regard. Peter was granted the title of Duke of Darwin, and George was granted the title of Duke of Albany, both of which were small and medium-sized cities with a population of hundreds of thousands.

In actual conditions, the development potential of Auckland, Darwin and Albany is not much different, and the population size is not much different, which also means that the income they get from their titles is not much different.

There is also a lot of land near Darwin and Albany. Arthur also awarded thousands of acres of land to George and Peter. Whether they can build it successfully depends on themselves.

In recent days, the news that a new prince and two dukes were born in Australasia instantly became the focus of public discussion.

However, this is a very normal thing in a monarchy. No one will oppose it. People are more envious and recognized. After all, the royal family's contribution to the people is enough for them to enjoy a prosperous and wealthy life.

After enfeoffing a few little guys, the top princes and dukes in the Australasian aristocracy system can be regarded as candidates, so that the entire aristocracy system does not look so thin.

But we have to admit that being born in a monarchy is everything. The duke title that ordinary people can't reach in their lifetime is something that royal members such as William Peter and George can get at birth.

After enfeoffing a few little guys, Arthur also put his attention back on the domestic cabinet election, waiting for the new cabinet government to come out.

The current population of Australasia has exceeded 35 million, and the next step of the government is extremely important.

It is unknown how long the economic crisis will last, which also means that the best time for Australasia's development may be short.

If this opportunity can be seized, Australasia's comprehensive strength will be able to reach the top three in the world after the economic crisis.

But if we don't seize this opportunity, perhaps we can only wait and see whether there will be some changes in the next war.

It is for this reason that the current Australasian government needs more fresh blood to create and promulgate more policies conducive to development and push the country forward.

After more than a month of preparation and election, the list of the seventh cabinet government of Australasian was finally delivered to Arthur on June 11, 1928.

The cabinet election system in Australasian is developing in an increasingly democratic direction, which has led to an increasing number of people who can run for cabinet members.

More people running for election also means that it is more difficult to be re-elected. After all, it is not so easy to get enough political achievements.

In the environment of stable development of the government, most officials must create some achievements of their own if they want to get enough political achievements.

But it is obvious that some people in the government are more conservative. They would rather not make mistakes in their political careers, even if they cannot get higher political achievements, than make mistakes that will end their political careers.

As these people stay in the cabinet government for longer and longer, the cabinet government will become conservative and lose its pioneering and enterprising spirit.

This is what Arthur does not want to see, and it is also the reason why the cabinet government gradually has a lot of fresh blood joining.

The list of the seventh cabinet government has changed a lot compared to the sixth. Many cabinet members have not been successfully re-elected and can only leave the highest political stage helplessly.

However, they are not without hope to compete for positions such as governors and mayors. Compared with the cabinet departments of the royal government, the competitiveness of governors and mayors is relatively low.

Especially for states and cities with relatively small populations, it is not difficult to compete for governors and mayors with the luxurious resume of the cabinet government.

The more conservative officials mentioned earlier are actually Prime Minister Roger.

It’s not that Prime Minister Roger is not good. If it is in a relatively peaceful and developing era, facing a conservative monarch, a candidate like Prime Minister Roger is the best choice, and it can even create a good story between the monarch and the ministers.

But unfortunately, for the current Australasia, more pioneering spirit can make the country develop better, and Arthur can’t just be a conservative monarch.

For this reason, the prime minister position of the new cabinet government was taken by Raul Prange.

Compared to Prime Minister Roger, Raul Pranger comes from the military and has a more radical attitude in some aspects, which is in line with Arthur's expectations and plans.

After all, after the economic crisis, the world situation will become more chaotic, and peace can no longer be maintained for too long.

Judging from the current chaotic situation in Germany and the United States, Arthur is not surprised even if a war breaks out this year. This is also the real reason why military figures like Prime Minister Raul came to power.

Because this means that Arthur will pay more attention to the development of the military in the next few years while maintaining normal national development.

The construction of national industry and economy is certainly important, but if there is no corresponding military strength as a trump card, it will become fat meat in the eyes of other military powers.

Arthur will naturally not allow Australasia to become fat meat, so Australasia can only become a hunter in the forest and a hunter in the world order.

The position of Prime Minister is a military radical like Raul Pranger, so the position of Deputy Prime Minister will naturally choose a relatively conservative Daze Watson.

Deputy Prime Minister Daze has been the Foreign Minister of Australasia since 1911. Compared with the military, he is relatively conservative, at least not so radical. He is the best choice to calm the mood of more conservative officials.

In terms of political choices, we should still be more balanced. Although we should be relatively more radical, we should not let Australasia go to extremes.

After all, the ending of William II being sidelined is still vivid in our minds. Even if Arthur enjoys a high reputation, we cannot let the military power grow.

Even if Arthur can control it, the future William or future monarchs may not be able to control it.

For a qualified monarch, maintaining political balance is the most important thing, even if it means losing some interests.

Letting Daze become the Deputy Prime Minister also sends a signal to the slightly conservative factions, indicating that Arthur's emphasis on the military and radical attitude will not last too long.

After all, according to the subtle rules of the Australasian Cabinet Government, the Secretary of State is also the Deputy Prime Minister, and there is a high probability that he will be the Prime Minister of the next Cabinet Government.

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