The Rise of Australia

If the prime ministers didn't know Arthur's idea before, they had to know it now.

In the original plan of the prime ministers, they only needed to coax Arthur to agree to establish a federal government united by autonomous states, so that they could retain a lot of their own power.

Even if they couldn't enter the national government of Australia, they could continue to retain their status as governors, and even try to sideline Arthur.

But according to Arthur's proposal, the House of Commons and the House of Lords would be in Arthur's pocket, and the cabinet elected by the House of Commons would naturally not run away.

The states evolved from the colonies had no other rights. They could only be governors and wait for the end of their term to seek re-election or give up.

The prime ministers were silent, but they just looked at Prime Minister Evan who was in the lead.

Prime Minister Evan smiled bitterly, but he didn't dare to stand up and speak. He didn't understand the meaning of the other prime ministers, but in fact they were all colonial prime ministers sent to Australia from the British Empire. Although they had obtained a lot of power in Australia, the control was actually divided into two. They controlled the executive power, and the commanders of several armies controlled the rest.

Now that Arthur has arrived in Australia, the Australian army will certainly hand over to Arthur.

In addition, Queen Victoria is still here, who has the courage to jump out and sing against Arthur? Queen Victoria's destination is the Isle of White in New Zealand, and she did not stay in the Suez Canal and India for a long time.

But in Australia, Queen Victoria has stayed for three days and has no intention of leaving. Isn't this an expression of standing up for Arthur?

"Very good, since everyone has no other opinions, then the matter of changing colonies to states and forming the House of Commons and the House of Lords can begin preparations. It is now approaching May, and I hope that the election of the House of Commons can be officially started nationwide in mid-May." Arthur said with a smile when he saw that no one refuted.

Now it seems that these guys are also very sensible, and there is no fool who dares to jump out and sing against Arthur.

You know, even the entire Australian garrison is only more than 6,000 people, and they are scattered in the six major colonies.

The guards of Queen Victoria and Arthur totaled 4,000 people, so even if someone incited rebellion, they could suppress it immediately.

"Yes, Your Highness." The six people had no choice but to agree.

"Before the national government is officially established, Prime Minister Evan will temporarily serve as the interim prime minister, and the other prime ministers will be members of the interim cabinet. Australia's construction still requires the joint efforts of everyone. We will strive to completely change our appearance and complete the construction of the government by the end of May." Arthur said with a smile.

Arthur still understood the principle of giving a sweet date after a stick. After depriving the six prime ministers of the state autonomy they wanted, Arthur promoted them to cabinet members of the interim government in order to let them help in the process of government formation and speed up the progress of government formation.

If they are really capable, Arthur doesn't mind pushing them after the government is established, so that they can really sit on the cabinet or even the prime minister's throne.

"Yes, Your Highness!" As expected, after hearing Arthur's arrangement, several prime ministers seemed to have motivation all of a sudden and responded one after another.

"But at the same time, the establishment of a national government requires a charter to guide it. It's time to promulgate our own constitution, called the Australian Constitution. The content of the constitution refers to the major monarchies in Europe, and is revised in combination with the actual situation in our country. Did the Federal Council have any suggestions for the constitution before?" Arthur asked.

The constitution is the basis for the detailed division of power of various national institutions, and it also fully clarifies the rights and obligations of various classes.

Whether it is for ordinary Australians or Arthur, a detailed and clear constitution is needed to determine their rights.

"We have considered formulating a constitution, but it is obviously not in line with our current national conditions." Prime Minister Evan replied.

The previous Federal Council was more inclined to a federal republic, which is completely different from the current Principality of Australia.

Prime Minister Evan was also very sensible and did not mention the constitution they had envisioned before, otherwise if he angered Arthur, I'm afraid his temporary prime ministership would be gone.

"Then let's discuss it briefly now. Do you have any good suggestions for our constitution?" Arthur asked with a meaningful smile.

Speaking of the constitution, Britain is a relatively special country. Unlike other countries with clear constitutional systems, the United Kingdom does not have a written constitution, but a system composed of statutes, customary laws and conventions.

This also leads to the British monarch having a lot of formal powers, including the appointment and dismissal of all officials, colonial governors, bishops and senior church clergy, and the power to convene, suspend and dissolve parliament, approve laws, declare war and make peace.

But in reality, a large part of these rights have been transferred to the cabinet, and the power of the British monarch has been severely restricted.

But it cannot be denied that if the British monarch has a lot of say, it can indeed use these formal powers easily.

Take the current British monarch Queen Victoria for example. If Queen Victoria wants to appoint and dismiss any official of the British Empire, the British political arena will basically not refute it.

But if it is Prince Edward who wants to appoint and dismiss important officials quickly after he comes to power, it depends on whether the impeachment of Parliament is heartbreaking.

"Your Highness, I think our first constitution should first clarify the division of rights and responsibilities of various departments, as well as clarify the system and institutions of our country. Out of respect for you, your rights also need to be explained in detail." Prime Minister Evan said with a slightly respectful smile.

Although Prime Minister Evan said it well, clarifying Arthur's rights is out of respect for Arthur.

But in fact, everyone understands that once the power of a monarch is clarified, it actually means that the power of this monarch is restricted.

After all, only the rights that are in the constitution are legal, and the rights that are not in the constitution are illegal, right? "I think the German system with a clear constitution is very good, and Australia is also suitable for building a dual monarchy." Arthur said with a smile: "The House of Commons is responsible for legislation and elections, and the House of Lords is responsible for supervising and removing officials and reviewing the laws passed by the House of Commons and the results of elections. The House of Commons is responsible to the voters, and the House of Lords is responsible to me. At the same time, the ruler of Australia, that is, me, has all the powers of the House of Commons and the House of Commons, and has the right to dissolve the cabinet and the House of Commons at any time."

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