Chapter 175: Chapter 169: Cyclones and Typhoons
Shortly after the location of the royal palace was determined, preparations and construction began imdiately. The construction of the royal palace will employ at least 20,000 Indigenous Peoples and thousands of Australian workers and building experts.
The construction period is expected to last about three years, mainly because the hills and lakes within the palace grounds take up nearly half of the area. They don’t need to be modified, just so enhancent around the lakes and the addition of railings will suffice.
The square is also relatively simple to construct, as these three locations occupy more than half of the total area of the royal palace, which is why the construction period is so short.
The only part that requires significant effort to construct is the main palace building, which is also the most important and core area of the entire palace. However, with so many Indigenous Peoples providing labor, the construction period can be guaranteed. If the construction goes smoothly, the entire construction period can be shortened.
The royal palace is about ten kiloters away from the City of Sydney, not too far away, and the western mountain military training area is also not too far, just less than thirty kiloters away.
After the area of the palace was determined, the governnt began looking for a site for the Administrative Building. Due to its proximity to the palace, the Administrative Building was finally settled on the eastern side of the palace, closer to the city center of Sydney.
The new Administrative Building was nad the Australian Governnt Council, a H-shaped building with the governnt office district on the west side, the Offices of the Houses of Parliant on the east side, and various large conference rooms and relaxation areas in the middle.
The Administrative Council is less than two kiloters away from the palace, and all cabinet officials are generally provided with governnt edition Benz One cars.
In case of ergency, these governnt officials can ensure that they can arrive at the palace for a eting within fifteen minutes, and it is also convenient for Arthur to go to the Administrative Council.
The Administrative Council is funded by the governnt, and the land area is not very large. Including the attached gardens, fountains, and small squares, it covers only about 40,000 square ters.
The governnt’s budget for the project is 200,000 pounds, which is more than enough for a building dedicated to the governnt and parliant.
The new Administrative Council governnt area will have as many as 300 offices, capable of accommodating the entire Australian Governnt to work there.
The central eting area has about two large conference rooms and more than ten dium-sized conference rooms, which are enough to accommodate large etings from various departnts of the governnt and parliant.
In the future, there will be no more awkward situations where parliantary and cabinet etings are held in the sa place. Both the parliant and the governnt will have their core eting rooms for their respective institutions.
The construction period of the Administrative Council is relatively short, and along with the peripheral square, garden, fountain, and other facilities, it is expected to be completed within less than two years.
Even if the construction speed is faster, this construction period could be shortened to about a year and a half.
This ans that the current cabinet will definitely be able to work in the new Administrative Council, becoming the first cabinet to enjoy the new office area.
From mid-October 1903, the construction of the Australian Royal Palace and the Australian Governnt Administrative Council started one after another. They are expected to be completed by the end of 1906 and mid-1905, respectively, and officially put into use.
When these two pieces of news were published in the Victoria Newspaper and the Australia Daily, the reaction of the Australian people was one of joy and inevitability.
Everyone believes that the construction of the Royal Palace is inevitable and justified. Australians are very respectful and fond of Arthur, who spends funds on improving the lives of Australians rather than improving the lives of the royal family. So Australians even think that the construction of the palace is too small and should call for donations to the royal family from everyone.
This even caused a response from many Australians and only ended after Arthur appeared and announced that the royal family was not short of funds, expressing his gratitude for the people’s affection.
The reaction to the Administrative Council was not as intense, but Australians still think it is only natural for the governnt to change to a new office and show a supportive attitude towards it.
Afterwards, the construction of the Royal Palace and Administrative Council entered a slow but smooth rhythm, and Arthur welcod a period of relaxed leisure days.
On October 29th, 1903, in a deep-sea area off the southern coast of Australia.
Originally a calm ocean, due to various reasons, a cyclone gradually ford and beca larger, driven by various factors, and began moving towards the east of Australia.
This phenonon, known as a cyclone in Australia, would be recognized by future generations as a typhoon.
At this mont, the people of Australia and New Zealand were unaware that a fierce disaster was about to occur.
November 7,1903, Australia, Sydney, Manor House.
Arthur’s door was knocked on, and at the sa ti, the anxious voice of Hunter Steward ca from outside the room: “Your Highness, there’s trouble!”
Arthur was instantly awakened, tumbling out of bed and hastily putting on his clothes before opening the door.
This familiar scene made Arthur feel uneasy, and his heart thumped at the recognition of the significance of the event taking place at three o’clock in the morning.
“What happened, Hunter Steward?” Arthur asked urgently.
“Your Highness! A massive cyclone has been spotted off the eastern coast of Australia, and it’s heading towards us at an alarming speed. This is a disaster for Australia, and I implore Your Highness to prepare for the relief of refugees in advance,” Hunter Steward said anxiously.
Given the current technological advances of mankind, natural disasters are seen as divine punishnt that cannot be avoided, or even predicted.
No one is sure how big of a disaster this enormous typhoon will bring to Australia. Perhaps the typhoon will just brush past, or it could ravage the coastline.
Imdiately notify the Cabinet to hold an ergency eting. Hunter Steward, have the royal financial group prepare enough relief supplies to support the upcoming relief efforts. Have the military pause their training to be on standby for rescue missions,” Arthur ordered swiftly.
Arthur knew that if the typhoon could be detected, it wasn’t far from Australia, and it might arrive in the blink of an eye.
That also ant it would be impossible to evacuate people now, as the storm might start wreaking havoc before they even received the evacuation order.
At the mont, the most important thing is to prepare for the rescue operation in advance and minimize the casualties in Australia.
“The Cabinet mbers are already here, waiting outside the manor,” answered Hunter Steward.
“Let them go to the eting room imdiately for the eting. Also, have the royal financial group start preparing for relief work. I want the military to be ready before noon and begin operations,” Arthur said decisively.
With that, he hurried to the eting room without hesitating.
Ten minutes later, in the manor’s eting room.
“Ladies and gentlen, I believe you all know the situation. What preparations should the governnt make?” Arthur asked as soon as everyone was present.
“Your Highness, if the cyclone doesn’t cause casualties in Australia, that’s good. However, if it does, we need to be prepared for relief, dical treatnt, consolation, and resettlent. Even maintaining public order needs to be prepared in advance, as people tend to panic during disasters, and we cannot afford to neglect security,” Pri Minister Evan replied first.
As long as casualties occur, the most important thing for refugees is to receive tily treatnt and relief.
This is a asure that is beneficial to their physical and ntal well-being and is what a governnt should do for its people.
“Regardless of whether this cyclone will cause casualties in Australia, I believe we should prepare in advance. No one can guarantee the specifics, so we must plan for every possibility,” Pri Minister Evan continued.
“I have already ordered the military to halt their training and prepare to enter the disaster-stricken areas for rescue missions. The royal family will also distribute large amounts of relief supplies to the refugees. I hope all departnts can cooperate and help the Australian people get through this disaster,” Arthur said.
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