Chapter 8 Here I Come, Australia!

On April 2, 1900, the fleet, which had rested for three days, set out again. This time, the destination was Arthur's destination, Australia.

Speaking of Australia, as of now, Australia is just a regional name. In fact, Australia is composed of six colonies: Western Australia, South Australia, Queensland, Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania.

Although the Australian continent where these six colonies are located is a complete and culturally identical region.

However, due to various colonial issues and colonial strategies in the history of Britain, the complete Australia was divided into six colonies, and the colonies governed each other and did not interfere with each other.

Since modern times, the various colonies in Australia have also faced some common problems, including tariffs, transportation, postal services, defense and restrictions on Asian immigrants, which forced the six colonies to consider convening a colonial conference to discuss unified standards.

In November 1880, the Melbourne Colonial Conference agreed to establish a federal committee, and the largest and most developed colony of New South Wales drafted the Federal Committee Act, which was also a sign of Australia's unification and union.

The Federal Council was established in 1883, and the colonies began to ask the British government to support the bill of the Federal Council a year later.

In 1891, the first Australian party, the Labor Party, was established. The development of the trade union movement broke the long-standing boundaries between the colonies, and the calls for free trade and the beginning of union between the colonies became louder and louder.

In 1893, the Federal Council convened a meeting of representatives of the Federal League in Corowa, calling on and suggesting that the colonies begin to take measures to prepare for the establishment of a federation.

Even in 1898, the Australian Federal Council had begun to prepare for a referendum on the establishment of a federation, but due to the problem of different orders among the colonies, the referendum did not progress very well.

It was not until some time ago that Queen Victoria announced that Australia would be Arthur's new territory and decided to unify the six colonies into a complete Principality of Australia that the calls for unification between the colonies began to decrease, and they began to look forward to the new Principality of Australia.

On April 27, after more than half a month of sailing, the fleet arrived in Sydney, the capital of New South Wales.

New South Wales is the earliest British colony in Australia, and it is also the Australian colony with the largest population and the most developed economy.

During the federalization of Australia, New South Wales is also the colony with the most say, and is also responsible for drafting the Federal Council Act.

According to the situation in Australia, as long as New South Wales is controlled, the situation in Australia is basically controlled.

At this time, the Sydney Harbour is full of welcoming crowds. At the front of the crowd are the prime ministers and officials of various colonies, standing in a row, which is very lively.

Beside the welcoming crowd, a team of soldiers is looking forward to it. The armies of their respective colonies directly obey the orders of the Ministry of Defense and Queen Victoria.

After the fleet slowly approached the shore, the welcoming crowd immediately burst into strong cheers. After the sound of ritual music, Arthur supported Queen Victoria and slowly landed on the land of Australia.

"Long live Her Majesty the Queen! Long live His Royal Highness the Duke!" The crowd of onlookers burst into cheers consciously, loudly welcoming the arrival of the two rulers.

Unlike in the Suez Canal and India, Queen Victoria did not step forward, but motioned Arthur to go forward with her eyes.

Arthur immediately understood, walked forward lightly, looked up at the excited crowd, and finally stood in front of the six prime ministers.

"Your Highness, welcome home!" The six prime ministers said together.

Arthur was stunned, and then he suddenly realized. Australia is already his only territory, and Arthur's future home will also be in Australia.

If there is no special situation, Britain will basically not go back.

"You should be the prime ministers of the various colonies, right? How is Australia recently?" Arthur asked with a smile.

"Yes, Your Highness. Please allow me to introduce you to the prime ministers of the various colonies." The leader smiled and said with a little compliment.

"Well." Arthur gestured to continue.

"Your Highness, I am Evan H. Parkes, the Prime Minister of New South Wales." The man continued, "These are the Prime Minister of Victoria Walter Black, the Prime Minister of Queensland Andrew King Porter, the Prime Minister of Tasmania Richard Noble Chapman, the Prime Minister of Western Australia Pierre Silvio Berlusconi, and the Prime Minister of South Australia Thomas Cech. Upon learning of your arrival, they immediately rushed from their respective regions to greet you and Her Majesty the Queen as soon as possible."

"Well, did you call all these people?" Arthur looked at the excited crowd around him curiously and asked.

"That's not the case, Your Highness. You don't know that the six colonial branches of Australia are no longer suitable for the current situation. The different systems between the colonies have made mutual trade and exchanges extremely difficult, causing great trouble to the colonies and residents. People have been looking forward to the federalization of Australia for a long time. This time, it is because of you that Australia has the opportunity to unify. Thank you, Your Highness!" Prime Minister Evan H. Parkes said, while saluting Arthur again with a little gratitude.

"Nothing, Prime Minister Evan. I will be a part of Australia in the future. Isn't it the duty of all Australians to maintain the unity of Australia?" Arthur smiled and helped Prime Minister Evan up.

"Okay, Prime Minister Evan, take me and your Majesty to rest first. The long sea journey is tiring enough. Let these people go back as well. They can't delay their work and life because of welcoming me." Arthur said with a smile.

"Yes, Your Highness, please follow me. I have asked someone to clean up the top floor of the government building. The conditions are not good, so you and Her Majesty can only stay there temporarily." While leading the way, Prime Minister Evan explained to Arthur and Queen Victoria with a little apology.

Before Australia established the federation, Australia's economy has always been based on the sale of minerals, agriculture, and fisheries. Although it improved the situation that food in the early colonies needed to be imported from Britain, it could only barely make ends meet.

In addition, the colonies were not connected to each other, resulting in Australia's overall economy being underdeveloped, the industry being very backward, and the finances of the colonies being very tight.

Although the richest New South Wales is better, it is just wishful thinking to build a palace that matches the status of Arthur and Queen Victoria.

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