The Rise Of Australasia-Chapter 1081 - 807: Emperor Arthur of Australasia_3

The British Empire hardly needs an introduction. While the British Empire is indeed mighty, its imperial title deriving from India decided that it's not deemed a legitimate empire in the eyes of the European royal families.

This is also why King George V was quite envious of Arthur. Even though the country he ruled was more powerful than Australasia, it was Arthur who became Emperor.

Moreover, the European royal families virtually had no objections to Arthur's ascension to Emperor, but his claim to the Indian throne was at best, self-amusement.

If King George V were to proclaim himself as Emperor George, he would likely be greeted with nothing but mockery from the European royal families.

On the second day after the establishment of the empire, which was January 11th, 1933, the Australasian Imperial Government announced a significant piece of news:

Starting from that day, the 13th of January every year would be officially established as Emperor Arthur's Day, also known as the Emperor's Birthday, to celebrate the birthday of Arthur, the greatest Emperor in the history of Australasia and the founder of a great empire.

Since January 13th falls within the week-long National Day holiday in Australasia, the Australasian Government formally declared that the future National Days would be extended by three days, now observed from January 10th to the 19th each year.

A full ten days of holidays—that was enough to send many Australasians into a frenzy of delight.

Even people who hadn't celebrated the King's birthday before couldn't help but feel a surge of happiness at the news from the government, quickly embracing the new holiday of Emperor Arthur's Day.

For all citizens, three extra days of holidays each year was undoubtedly good news. Because the Australasian labor laws stipulated that citizens working during the holidays are entitled to at least double the wages in subsidy.

And citizens who have to work overtime on the holiday itself could enjoy up to triple the wage benefits.

Whether they chose to rest or work overtime, these three days were enough to bring some improvement for most citizens.

The only ones who might have some objections were the domestic capitalists. More holidays meant less time they could legally exploit the people's labor.

Most capitalists were reluctant to pay the double or triple wages during the holidays, which is the main means to ensure citizens have sufficient rest time.

However, no capitalist dared to openly oppose the newly established Emperor Arthur's Day dictated by the government.

Wasn't this tantamount to opposing the Emperor's coronation? In Australasia, such a move would lead to the disappearance of the enterprises from the country without even considering the government's response, solely by the public sentiment of the Australasian people.

Make no mistake, it's disappearance, not relocation.

To many fervent Australasians, their interests might be exploited, but Arthur's prestige was inviolable.

Ever since several unfortunate Islanders publicly desecrated the Australasian national flag and challenged Arthur's authority, very few dared to question Arthur on the streets.

Because those Islanders vanished without a trace, and the government not only refrained from punishing the citizens who fought with the Islanders but also awarded them.

The gratitude of the people was no longer important to Arthur. If there were a measure of approval, Arthur believed the affection most people held for him was already at its peak.

The greatest benefit of founding the empire for Arthur was that the entire country was irrevocably tied to him.

Whenever someone mentioned the Australasian Empire, the first thing that would come to mind was Arthur, the empire's founder.

The people's affection for Arthur would then transfer to his successors. This was incredibly helpful for the royal succession, ensuring that for at least several decades, there was no worry about the threat of a usurped throne.

Even several decades later, as long as future emperors don't make foolish decisions and govern their kingdom steadily, there would essentially be no major issues.

Because the empire is synonymous with the entire country, with the empire and the Australasian Royal Family closely bound together.

Without the Australasian Royal Family, it would mean the end of the Australasian Empire.

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Even to maintain the country's stability, future officers must uphold the status of the royal family and the Emperor.

To show their allegiance to Arthur and the government, many capitalists spontaneously organized various celebration activities.

Workers and employees from factories and enterprises could generally receive food supplies and other goods distributed for free by the capitalists.

While the government didn't distribute free supplies to all Australasians, it did focus on aiding some of the lower-income groups, and initiated a new round of free movie viewings across various urban cities to achieve nationwide celebration.

Meanwhile, major film factories incessantly captured the grandeur of the empire's establishment and Arthur's coronation, along with the reactions of the people over the last few days, producing them into various cinematic records.

These cinematic records will become the best means for later generations to understand this new empire and for future Australasians to strengthen their recognition and favorable impression of the empire.

Imagine the feelings of later generations watching footage of the founding ceremonies, which would be akin to how future Australasians watching these cinematic records would feel.

This too was part of the legacy Arthur left for posterity. A continuous stream of Australasians would be influenced by these records, maintaining their love for their country.

These individuals would become the mainstay of the nation, also serving as the potential pool of defenders keeping the nation safe and upholding the status of the royal family.

Although the celebrations on the day the empire was founded were unprecedented, they lasted only a few days.

After all, people had their own lives to live, and the various royal visitors couldn't possibly stay in Australasia indefinitely.

The second day after the coronation ceremonies concluded, guests and royal families from other nations said their farewells, departing on ships to return to their home countries with officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs seeing them off.

By the time Arthur's birthday arrived, basically only representatives and royal families from a few relatively close nations remained at Saint Arthur Castle.

Arthur, too, was pleased with the respite. After all, hosting representatives and royal families from dozens of countries, although not all requiring a personal audience from him, was plenty exhausting.