The Rise Of Australasia-Chapter 1017 - 765: If You’re Going to Undermine Someone, Do It Thoroughly

Chapter 1017: Chapter 765: If You’re Going to Undermine Someone, Do It Thoroughly

Upon hearing that Fermi had chosen to join the research on nuclear weapons, Arthur nodded in satisfaction. But when Fermi expressed that he could start work immediately, Arthur, somewhat amused and helpless, said,

“There’s no need to rush, Professor Fermi. Research on a top-secret project is certainly important, but settling in for you and your family is also essential.

Here’s what I’ll do: I’ll give you five days off, which is just enough time to settle down in Saint Arthur Castle and then take your family on a nice tour of the city.

After five days, your work will officially begin. From then on, due to the confidentiality of the research project, you’ll have much less time to spend with your family.

But rest assured, as long as the research project is successful, all researchers involved, including yourself, will be heroes of Australasia.”

Hearing this, Fermi no longer insisted and nodded to show that he understood.

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One of the reasons Fermi came to Australasia was actually the anti-Semitic policies in Italy that had made Fermi’s wife the target of an arrest warrant.

This also showed that Fermi cared greatly about his wife and family. Giving up the title of a fellow of the Royal Academy and the position of professor of physics at the University of Rome to start over in a new country was a decision that proved the depth of their relationship.

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Seeing Fermi’s grateful expression, Arthur knew the mood had been set well enough and smiled as he began to speak, “If I remember correctly, when you were in Germany, your teacher was the renowned physicist Max Born, wasn’t he?”

“Yes, Your Majesty,” Fermi replied, a bit puzzled but answering promptly.

“As far as I’m aware, Mr. Max Born is also Jewish, correct?” said Arthur, getting to the point with a smile.

Fermi was no fool and quickly grasped Arthur’s intentions.

However, Fermi felt no aversion to such intentions. After all, what Arthur was attempting to do could also help Max Born by giving him a safer option.

“That’s true, Your Majesty. We were in correspondence before, and now my teacher has been suspended. It seems he is also considering emigrating abroad,” Fermi answered.

Arthur nodded, his expectations not far off from the reality.

There were, after all, still many Jews in Europe. But after the rise to power of the dictatorships in Germany and Italy, they immediately began the persecution of Jews.

Frankly, the Jewish upper echelons certainly had their faults in the persecution by these two countries.

But their actions affected a large number of Jewish common people, which also led many noted Jewish scientists to choose to emigrate abroad.

Although Arthur had no particular fondness for Jews, he was very keen on receiving this group of Jewish scientists.

Just in this period, the number of Jewish scientists who had emigrated from Germany could be counted in the hundreds, to say the least.

Arthur also hoped to leverage Max Born’s network to attract even more Jewish scientists of German descent to Australasia.

Under Arthur’s control, the Jews would not have much impact on Australasia.

They were not the main ethnic group there, and they would not control the country’s finances and assets.

Even if he wished, Arthur could use the hands of Germany and Italy to eliminate even more Jews.

After all, both countries loathed the Jews, and killing a few more or less would not make much of a difference.

“Mr. Fermi, I would like to invite more Jewish scientists to Australasia through you and your teacher, Mr. Max Born,” Arthur stated bluntly his intention:

“We will guarantee your personal safety and asset protection and condemn the acts of cruelty towards Jews by Germany and Italy.

Of course, I also welcome more Jews to Australasia. The economic environment here is quite stable, and it seems to be very suitable for investment for the time being.”

For the Jews at the moment, their suffering was really just beginning. The anti-Jewish policies of Germany and Italy had just been enacted, and the killings of Jews were to continue for several more years.

During this time, there was also a considerable outflow of Jewish people and assets. What Arthur really wanted was the renowned Jewish scientists and their assets.

In a situation where Arthur held enough military power, the arrival of Jews in Australasia was akin to lambs waiting to be slaughtered.

However, Arthur would not act so cruelly openly; before doing anything, he would always find a very reasonable excuse.

The best outcome would be as in history, eventually finding a piece of land for the Jews to settle on.

Furthermore, by offering such conditions, he could deceive the Jews into giving up a large number of scientists and assets.

He believed that Jews who had lost their homeland, in exchange for a territory of their own, would be willing to part with some of their wealth and population.

However, as World War II had not yet broken out, Arthur was not sure where to settle these Jews.

This was why Arthur had not made the offer of locating land for the Jews. After all, promises should not be made lightly, and the current stable life was already attractive enough for these Jews.

“I will ask my teacher, but I also cannot guarantee that he will come to Australasia,” said Fermi. He did not reject Arthur’s request, but he made it clear that he was not entirely confident.

“Of course, Mr. Fermi. All you need to do is inform Mr. Max Born of the conditions in Australasia, and we will accept whatever choice Mr. Max Born makes.

All Jewish scientists on the purge lists in Germany and Italy are also on our list of invitees.

Mr. Fermi, this task is now yours. For each scientist you invite to Australasia, the royal family will reward you with 1000 Australian dollars.

There is no limit to this reward. The amount you can receive depends on how many scientists you can invite,” Arthur said with a smile.

1000 Australian dollars for one scientist is quite a good deal for Arthur.

After all, this was after the devaluation of the Australian dollar; it was not really that valuable. Even if Fermi invited 1000 scientists from Europe, it would only cost Arthur 1 million Australian dollars.

Although Fermi had a very good relationship with Max Born, Arthur did not intend to place all his hopes on Fermi.

After all, there were always scientists who were not very familiar with Fermi, and it was uncertain whether Max Born would be willing to invite more scientists.

In such a situation, the Intelligence Department and the Governor of European Affairs for the royal family became very important.

Envoys could not be seen interfering, as this could easily attract the attention of other countries and might even lead to a talent grab among nations.

In this case, it relied on intelligence personnel to pay attention to Jewish scientists in Europe and try to persuade them to come to Australasia as much as possible.

The talent that Arthur valued most were actually people like Max Born, who had immense prestige in their field and a dense and extensive network of relationships within the scientific community.

If you could attract a Max Born, you could motivate his friends and students to come to Australasia, and this could be more cost-effective than attracting several scientists.

Moreover, the cooperation between Max Born, his friends, and his students would be more harmonious, making research projects more effective and quick when forming a research group.

Moreover, Max Born’s teaching ability had been proven through many of his students.

If he were willing to come to Australasia, it would mean that the physics industry in Australasia had gained a leading figure capable of cultivating many cornerstone physicists.

That resource was much more precious than an average physicist. After all, physicists can be trained, but this kind of leading talent, capable of educating more physicists, is itself very difficult to cultivate.

There is plenty of talent, but geniuses are hard to find. The change and innovation that one genius can bring to the scientific community might be much more than that of several dozen or even a hundred talented individuals.

To attract these talents, Arthur was quite committed. Firstly, as long as they were willing to come to Australasia, they could get a set of real estate worth hundreds of Australian dollars and a car.

Secondly, the cost of the scientists and their families coming to Australasia would be covered by the royal family and could be accompanied by warship escorts if necessary.

Furthermore, for these scientists and their families, the nationality verification system in Australasia would be much more relaxed.

After a simple two or three-month assessment and if no problems were found, they could acquire Australasian nationality.

If they brought along relevant research equipment or research results to Australasia, they could immediately receive nationality in recognition of the scientist’s contribution.

There were also the annual salary and welfare policy for these scientists, all slightly higher than their original positions.

Especially those who qualified to join the Royal Science Academy; even a common expert would have a minimum salary of about 675 Australian dollars, which was already several times that of common people.

The minimum standard salary for the next higher level of fellows reached 850 Australian dollars; adding the various benefits and financial subsidies, the final annual income easily surpassed 1000 Australian dollars.

This truly demonstrated the importance that Arthur and Australasia placed on talent. In Australasia, as long as one had the ability, one didn’t have to worry about income.

Especially for the researchers of the Royal Science Academy, their income was at least several, if not about ten, times more than that of the common people, with the highest earners even surpassing the nobility.

The minimum standard annual salary for the cornerstone second level fellows of the Royal Science Academy was already as high as 1070 Australian dollars, with a combined annual income generally over 1500 Australian dollars.

For those representing the pinnacle, the third-level fellows, the minimum standard annual salary was more than ten times a commoner’s income, which was 1500 Australian dollars.

Although these salaries might not seem too high, they represented only the most basic minimum income. In addition to this, rewards and profit-sharing from research projects were key income sources for these scientists.

There were also part-time incomes from universities, such as professor salaries and incomes from research topics and projects, which were also sources of income for the scientists.

Well-known scientists often earned a windfall from their shares in the research projects.

For instance, Disel, who had made outstanding contributions in the field of engines, owned 2% equity in the Engine Research Lab; the dividends he earned each year have already amounted to a seven-figure sum.

With additional income sources, Disel hoped to become the first multimillionaire in the Australasian scientific community.