Princess Alexandrine's Pregnancy

With such a distribution of shares, as long as Arthur gave the word, the government and other institutions naturally had no objections.

Besides, when all was said and done, Australasia was Arthur's property. That was stipulated by the constitution.

The Persian Gulf oil fields belonged to the Persian Gulf Territory. If Arthur truly wanted to monopolize these oil fields, he could occupy them through any number of lawful and reasonable methods.

But Arthur had chosen to pursue a win-win arrangement with the government. That was already the greatest respect he could show it.

If the government still failed to appreciate this, Arthur could only make its officials understand why Australasia was a kingdom.

The oil price negotiated with the British people was the most suitable price estimated by economists from both countries based on their current livelihoods.

It would allow both countries to earn sufficient profits without burdening their people.

After all, oil made up only a small part of people's daily needs. If the people were saddled with excessively high oil prices, they might very well return to horses and carriages, which would negatively affect the nation's development and the functioning of society.

Besides, Arthur's hope in raising oil prices was really just to give the government a little more revenue, allowing it to develop more effectively and drive up the nation's economy and the people's incomes.

If this caused the people to shoulder a tremendous burden, it would be a classic case of grabbing the sesame seeds and losing the watermelon—turning a good thing into a bad one.

At least Arthur felt that he was different from British capitalists.

Although Arthur also hoped that the Royal Consortium would earn more money, everything was built on safeguarding the interests and daily lives of ordinary people.

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