As the largest river in Australasia, and the biggest river in Oceania, the Mure River has played a crucial role in the economic development of Australasia.
The Mure River and its tributary, the Darling River, have provided an abundance of industrial, agricultural, and domestic water for the central region of southeastern Australia. This provision has been key to the rise of New South Wales and Victoria State.
According to the preliminary report from the Geological Survey Team, the combined area of the Mure River and the Darling River Basin is estimated to be 1 million square kilometers, occupying more than one-eighth of the total territory of Australasia.
In its original history, this now desertified area still possessed more than half of Australia's arable land, over 75% of its irrigated farmland, nearly half of its cattle and livestock, and at least one-third of its dairy and meat production.
The total agricultural output alone constituted more than 40% of Australia's total agricultural output, making it a key pillar of Australia's economy in later generations.
Simultaneously, the Mure River Basin has also provided abundant agricultural products, industrial raw materials, and freshwater for urban development outside the basin in cities such as Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Brisbane. This is the economic hinterland.
These achievements were made after this basin had become desertified. At present, the majority of this land is still dominated by grasslands, where the desertification portion accounts for less than 0.5%.
If this region can be salvaged, it will become an exaggeration of historic reality, transforming Australasia into a cradle of agricultural and pastoral products.
Of course, this does not mean that this area is perfect. The famous Great Artesian Basin of Australasia partly overlaps with the Mure River Basin.
The reason why this basin is named the Great Artesian Basin is that the Great Watershed causes relatively arid conditions in the central and western regions of Australia and a lack of precipitation.
However, there is abundant rainfall on the eastern side of the Great Watershed. A large amount of rainwater seeps underground along the Great Watershed, flowing from the eastern region of Australia to the western region.
In the Great Artesian Basin area of Australia, there are abundant underground water resources. A simple drilling process can allow a large amount of water to gush out. This is the origin of the name Great Artesian Basin.
Since the Great Artesian Basin was proposed in 1886, almost 30 years have passed.
With the inflow of a large number of immigrants to Australasia, the exploitation of water resources in the Great Artesian Basin has become quite extensive.
In the northern part of the Mure River basin, which overlaps with the Great Artesian Basin, you can find more than ten drilling sites, gushing a large amount of water resources.
These water resources provide a lot of water for Australasia's animal husbandry and industry. This is the reason for the rapid development of Australasia's industry and agriculture.
However, the excessive extraction of water resources is not good. Overall, Australasia is still water-deficient, especially in the central and western regions of Australia. As the population increases, the water shortage problem is becoming increasingly severe.
Some boreholes used to supply water to the mining areas, after the depletion of mineral resources, these boreholes that are still gushing a large amount of water resources have been left unattended, causing a lot of waste of water resources.
According to the Geological Survey Team's estimate, although the Great Artesian Basin and the Mure River Basin do not lack water resources at present, if such waste continues, Australasia will face a severe water crisis in no more than 30 years.
It is also fortunate that the population of Australasia is currently less than 15 million, otherwise, the water crisis may have to be brought forward.
In any case, the development of the country takes priority. Thus, since these animals have severely damaged Australian land, it is necessary to enact strict regulations to control the number of wildlife.
One of the main reasons for Australia's rampant wildlife is actually the Australians' lack of attention to native carnivorous animals.
If the number of pouch wolves was sufficient, the problem of Australian wildlife would not be so severe and would not have threatened the survival of the country.
About ten minutes later, Prime Minister Kent hurried in and knocked on the office door.
The duration of about ten minutes is the travel distance between the Administrative Court and the Royal Palace, which implies that Prime Minister Kent hastened over soon after receiving Arthur's order.
After all, the communication between the Royal Palace and the Administrative Court involved wired telegrams and telephones, leaving virtually no delay in communication.
"Your Majesty!" Upon entering the office, Prime Minister Kent saluted Arthur respectfully.
"Sit. Check out this report, Prime Minister Kent. It's outrageous. Our current biological situation has seriously deteriorated to this extent that we must enact relevant regulations for control." Arthur pointed to the report, asking Prime Minister Kent to have a look.
Seeing that Arthur was quite serious and solemn, Prime Minister Kent also paid careful attention, reading through the report scrupulously.
At the beginning, the report listed the advantages of the Mure River basin as well as its favorable geography and resources.
However, the latter part clearly stipulated the terrible current ecological condition of the region and potential future issues.
Prime Minister Kent was not surprised that Arthur investigated the Mure River Basin. The plains and basins in the center of Australia are undoubtedly more suitable for national development compared to the hills in Southeast Asia.
Whether as a capital of the country or a superior agricultural, pastoral, and industrial producing area, it possesses unique geographical and resource advantages.
After seeing the current problems in the Mure River Basin, Prime Minister Kent also wasn't able to help but exclaim and unhesitatingly said to Arthur, "Your Majesty, it is indeed necessary to enact a law to protect the ecological environment of Australia and even the whole of Australasia."
Arthur nodded his head and immediately delegated the task to Prime Minister Kent, instructing, "I will entrust this task to you, Prime Minister Kent. My requirements are, first, that you must protect the wild meat-eating animals in Australia, especially the pouch wolf population."
"Secondly, drastically limit the number of native Australian animals. If necessary, introduce a reward policy to encourage Australians to hunt herbivorous wildlife. The pelts of these wild animals can be made into corresponding products, and the meat can be processed into canned food, serving as our food reserve and exporting to Europe in the future."
"In this way, these wild animals also have decent economic value.
Once hunting wild animals forms a certain industry chain, the government and the royal family will invest in the establishment of meat canning factories, thoroughly treating the herbivores as an industry chain which can solve our current serious environmental problem and also generate substantial revenue for the nation and the government."
The value of animal fur is, of course, undeniable. The meat of wild animals, besides being made into various delicious foods, can be canned into various products for future export to Europe.
This variety of meat will perfectly supplement the diet of the future European military. After all, always eating the same type of meat will get tiresome, won't it?