Chapter 111: Chapter One Hundred and Eleven: Meeting with the Alliance Party (Subscribe!)


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    On April 11,1902, after fully understanding the situation in New Zend, Arthur finally made the decision for his next step: to meet the Alliance Party, currently thergest party in New Zend.


    Among the current two major political parties in New Zend, the Alliance Party has actually been established for a rtively short time.


    However, since its establishment up to now, it is the most influential party with the most say in New Zend.


    Fortunately, thanks to New Zend’s background as an autonomous colony, the Alliance Party has obtained certain positions, such as the current Alliance Party leader Grant Wilson, a typical representative.


    Grant Wilson was born in Wellington, New Zend in 1853 and is one of the representatives of New Zend’s local officials.


    Grant’s early political career was not sessful, and the highest-ranking official he had been was a smallmissioner in the Wellington City Council, responsible for surveying the people’s conditions in Wellington.


    Although themissioner sounds morous, it is actually a verymon position in New Zend, which is, to put it bluntly, just an ordinary small official.


    However, Grant Wilson was not a man who was content with mediocrity. Aftering into contact with the Labour Party, he became interested in political parties but looked down on the Labour Partyposed of workers.


    So, under the opportunity of Australia bing a Duke’s Territory, Grant Wilson joined forces with his friends to establish the Alliance Party, advocating the purpose of “uniting Australia and building a new New Zend,” quickly gaining the support of some small officials and retired soldiers.


    As Australia gradually developed, New Zenders began to change their opinions and impressions of Australia, and the ideas of joining or uniting with Australia were no longer refuted.


    The turning point for the Alliance Party to be thergest party in New Zend was the appointment of Arthur as the Governor of New Zend by Queen Victoria.


    From that moment on, the people of New Zend saw the hope of uniting with Australia, and Grant Wilson saw the hope of the Alliance Party’s rise; heunched arge-scale propaganda campaign, sessfully attracting some people to join the Alliance Party, winning the election and gaining the position of Mayor of Wellington.


    Yes, because New Zend is an autonomous colony, its electoral system, although not fully developed, has its own system.


    Apart from the officials of the colonial government needing the appointment of the Governor and the political parties not being able to interfere temporarily, all other positions, including the City Council, were appointed by election.


    After bing the Mayor of Wellington, Grant Wilson could no longer conceal his political intentions, and began to vigorously instigate the independence of New Zend, bing one of the advocates and leaders of the New Zend independence movement.


    Arthur chose to meet Grant Wilson at the former Governor’s Mansion of New Zend, which had been vacant and uninhabited since the previous Governor left.


    However, the hygiene of the Governor’s Mansion was still maintained by someone regrly, although it couldn’t be guaranteed to be dust-free, it could still be used after a simple cleanup.


    In the conference hall of the Governor’s Mansion, Arthur met the Alliance Party leader and Mayor of Wellington City, Grant Wilson.


    At this time, Grant Wilson was already over 50 years old, and in this world where the average life expectancy was only 40 years and Western Europe’s average life expectancy was only 46 years, he was indeed considered elderly.


    It is evident that Grant Wilson made full preparations before meeting Arthur.


    Not only did he wear a very formal-looking suit, but his whole body also went through meticulous preparations, and he walked in with great respect.


    “On behalf of all members of the Alliance Party, I extend my heartfelt greetings to Your Highness, the Governor of New Zend and the Duke of Australia,” said Grant Wilson reverently.


    Arthur nodded, smiling slightly, “Please sit down, Mayor Grant.”


    Grant Wilson hesitated, then carefully sat down, while tentatively observing Arthur’s expression.


    Greg waited for several minutes, but Arthur didn’t say anything. Growing increasingly restless, Grant Wilson asked cautiously, “Is there something that Your Highness has summoned me for?”


    Upon hearing this, Arthur finally stopped leafing through the information in his hands, looked up with a hint of a smile, and gazed at Grant Wilson.


    Feeling flustered by Arthur’s stare, Grant Wilson squirmed, adjusted his position, lowered his head, and dared not look at Arthur.


    “The Alliance Party is now thergest party in New Zend, right? Mayor Grant is doing a good job. It seems that the electoral system in New Zend is even more advanced than Australia,” Arthur finally said, mentioning content that Grant Wilson could not understand.


    “This is thanks to the support of the people of New Zend and the good rtionship between New Zend and Australia since their establishment,” Grant Wilson replied.


    Before figuring out Arthur’s true intentions, honestly answering questions was the only approach Mayor Grant could think of.


    After all, Arthur is not only the Duke of Australia, but also the Governor of New Zend.


    It is very easy for Arthur to find out about something, and it is absolutely not something Grant Wilson has the qualifications to deceive.


    “How does Mayor Grant view Australia?” Arthur asked with a smile.


    Grant Wilson sat up straight again, his gaze fixed on the floor. After a moment of thought, he spoke solemnly: “Australia is vast innd area and will see rapid poption growth after implementing the immigration policy. Moreover, Australia itself has rich mineral resources, which allows it to sessfully establish numerous factories and industrial systems.”


    “More importantly, under Your Highness’ leadership, Australia has demonstrated tremendous potential. I believe that given time, Australia’s development speed and achievements will not be weaker than European nations and may even rival the Powers,” Grant said, ncing at Arthur’s expression while speaking thest sentence.


    Although ttered, Arthur showed no change in expression and simply nodded. n/?/vel/b//in dot c//om


    Just as Grant Wilson was pondering whether he had said anything wrong, Arthur continued to ask, “Mayor Grant, how do you think the rtionship between Australia and New Zend will develop?”


    This question was not easy, and Grant Wilson knew that this question was what Arthur really wanted to ask. So, he didn’t dare to answer right away. Instead, he carefully organized hisnguage and then slowly began to speak.


    “I think the best oue for Australia and New Zend is to move towards unity. Whether it is from the historical perspective of the two regions or the ethnic makeup, I believe that unity is the best oue for both New Zend and Australia..”