Under Arthur’s urging, Timor State Governor Ubel Reifer quickly produced an eight-year development plan for the region.
Within eight years, the plan was to construct three universities, three large hospitals, a major technical training institution, a language school, among others.
Since it was hastily drawn up, it inevitably contained some by-the-book elements and was essentially just a doubling of the original Four-Year Plan.
However, looking at Ubel Reifer’s manner, Arthur understood that this was probably the best Reifer could do.
If just anyone could come up with an excellent development plan, then Arthur wouldn’t have placed such a high value on talent.
After urging and critiquing Ubel Reifer for a while, Arthur immediately set off for Sulawesi Island and Java Island, which were the real destinations of his trip.
On August 12, 1929, Arthur officially arrived in Batavia, Java, and was warmly welcomed by the Java State government and its residents.
Although most of the inhabitants of Java Island were immigrants, this didn’t stop these newcomers from extending their highest greetings to the symbol of the nation—His Majesty King Arthur.
Which of the policies and new infrastructures they enjoyed on Java Island hadn’t been built under Arthur’s directives?
They weren’t native to Java Island, so naturally, they were extremely grateful for being able to acquire such fertile land.
In fact, it proved that under the premise of a prosperous and thriving country, the majority of people are definitely good citizens.
The Governor of Java Island was Yuli Navis Roberto, a man Arthur was fairly familiar with.
Yuli Navis Roberto succeeded the former Governor of Java Island and was a capable assistant; to Arthur, he was definitely one of his own people.
Why is that?
Yuli Navis Roberto was among the most outstanding of the orphans Arthur raised and was the oldest of that group, having been adopted at the age of eight and now already 35 years old.
For orphans like Yuli Navis Roberto, whom Arthur had rescued and raised, their loyalty to Arthur was certainly trustworthy.
After all, during the lengthy nurturing period, those disloyal to the royal family were long since weeded out.
"Your Majesty!"
Upon seeing Arthur approaching, Yuli Navis Roberto hurriedly greeted him with a bow, joined by government officials, State Parliament members, and others.
The surrounding people also watched curiously and excitedly, with some mimicking the officials and following in their bow.
"Yuli, you’ve done very well," Arthur said, looking at the much-changed Yuli before him with a feeling of emotion.
"It’s my honor!" Yuli Navis Roberto responded with a touch of excitement, thrilled by Arthur’s encouragement.
"Let’s go, we’ll visit the State government," Arthur instructed with a smile.
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Gathering so many people in Batavia was not a good thing. As the largest city on Java Island, too many people congregating could easily cause congestion in local areas, potentially affecting the operation of the entire Urban City.
Yuli Navis Roberto promptly complied, leading the government officials and parliament members toward the State government.
Along the way, Arthur’s attitude towards Yuli surprised other officials from Java Island, causing them to regard their governor with even greater respect.
You see, as Arthur grew more mature, the warmth he showed officials became increasingly less.
This is actually quite normal because if the monarchy lacks a sense of fear, it can easily breed covetousness.
Moreover, with Arthur’s high prestige, it was difficult for any official to act on a whim in Arthur’s presence.
Some restraint was considered a good sign, and there were officials who, upon first meeting Arthur, were so nervous they couldn’t speak.
Arthur’s attitude toward Governor Yuli, in fact, also represented a fact, that Governor Yuli was a confidant of Arthur, or, in other words, Yuli had Arthur’s trust.
Given this, when it came time to elect the next governor, how to vote became quite obvious.
Though Arthur was unaware of the thoughts of the officials below him, releasing the news of his closeness to Yuli was part of his plan.
Arthur always placed great importance on nurturing his confidants, no matter the circumstances.
As one of the first batch of his loyal subordinates, Arthur was certainly willing to give Yuli more experiences to develop further.
After all, Yuli was only 35 years old now, and holding too high a position at this age seemed a bit premature.
Even Kent, the former Prime Minister whom Arthur trusted the most, had advanced step by step.
As long as Yuli did well over the next few years, Arthur would consider appointing him to the Cabinet.
The Cabinet positions related to the development of the entire country, so gaining experience at the grassroots level was very important for Yuli before taking up a Cabinet role.
According to Arthur’s plans, Yuli’s future was not just to become a Cabinet Minister.
He was also to advance further in that role and look for the opportunity to take the Prime Minister’s seat.
The competencies required of the Prime Minister go without saying. If Yuli had not undergone proper training, even with his high loyalty, Arthur would not agree to entrust such an important position to him.
After arriving at the State government, Arthur first listened to Governor Yuli’s report on the development of Java Island in recent years.
Compared to Timor State Governor Ubel Reifer, Yuli’s report was much more honest.
He didn’t take credit for the achievements of the previous governors, and in fact, he attributed all the merits that should have been his own to Arthur. Stay connected with freewebnovel