Australian Storm 1876

  Chapter 287 Southbound Train (1)

  Queensland, Australia

  The first major event that Li Fushou took as the governor of Queensland was to propose the relocation of the state capital from Brisbane to Red River Valley. This government bill was passed after a majority vote by the state assembly, and it was implemented vigorously.

  On the surface

This is just the relocation of offices of the Queensland State Self-Government, the State Assembly, the State Court, the State Independent Attorney’s Office and other institutions. The two cities are only 30 kilometers apart, with convenient train, shipping and carriage transportation. Has little effect.

  In fact, this is not the case, the knowledge in this can be expanded.

  First of all, Red River Valley City is the core city of the Queensland Earl’s private domain. Although part of the industrial and commercial tax is paid in public finances, more control is in the hands of the Earl’s Lord Neku, and the state finances and taxes cannot intervene.

  Secondly, as a feudal lord's beneficiary city, the military power, judiciary, police power, security force and militia power possessed by the Red River Valley are all in the hands of Lord Earl, and this will not be changed by the election of the governor.

  In other words, the capital of Queensland is positioned in the Red River Valley City. From now on, every governor and upper-level state officials will act on the face of Lord Earl. His words and actions must coincide with the wishes of the big brothers. Inconsistent steps will lead to ugly death.

  Unless you work well, your two sleeves are breezy, and your private life is as impeccably clean as Liu Xiahui, you can win it in minutes.

  Recently, taking advantage of the change of the two parties, it coincided with the relocation of the state administrative capital. The key members of the Zhi Gong Party, mainly Chinese immigrants, have all come to the top, flooding the Continental Autonomous Office and various functional departments, all of which are their own people.

  At this time, Li Fushou really took full control of Queensland, instead of relying on the former Governor Frank to secretly exert influence. How can I talk about the previous feeling...itchy boots, quite uncomfortable.

  Queensland is in my hub!

  Shangri-La Island has now subsided from the war and entered the stage of development of recuperation, which made Li Fushou feel the pressure on his body gone, and his mood was much more cheerful.

  As for the Borneo site, he is not ready to go to war. Fortunately, I lost my life. The bottom line is to keep the Balikpapan area in East Kalimantan.

  This is because the region is rich in oil resources, which are scarce in Australia (the Australian continental shelf does not have the ability to extract oil and gas).

Australia now imports tens of thousands of tons of diesel and kerosene and various petrochemical products from the United States every year, which play an important role in the national economy. With the large-scale application of agricultural and animal husbandry machinery and facilities, the demand will inevitably increase in the future .

  Relying on oil extraction and derivative petrochemical industry, coupled with certain planting, fishing, and agriculture and animal husbandry, the Balikpapan area of ​​Borneo can support the development of five million people, which is of great significance.

  Being busy for more than a month quickly passed.

   mid-August

On the steam train running to the south, there are six special carriages hanging at the rear of the train. From the outside, they are no different from ordinary carriages, but the interior furnishings are very unusual. The red sandalwood carriages are decorated as luxuriously as they can The thick wool carpets and the imported precious official kiln porcelain used on the dining table are all top-notch things.

  One of the six cars is dedicated for guards, one is for dining cars, the other is for VIPs, one is for exclusive use by the Earl’s adults, and one is for Earl’s exclusive sleeping cars.

  In the Supreme Carriage

Li Fushou came out of the study calmly, the chief of staff Konrad Adenauer in the living room, Pan Shoudao, director of the southern region, Kestner, director and general manager of Huitong Bank, and Jia Dong, manager of the 19th Century United Shipping Company He, Zhu Wei, manager of the Normandy Import and Export Company and the head of Guangji, Hu Chaoshan, manager of the Red River Valley Industrial Corporation, and Alan Johnson, a private policy consultant, stood up to greet them.

  These high-ranking officials on weekdays are more respectful and even a little more cautious at this moment.

"Sit down, everyone sits down and talks. On weekdays, everyone in the south and the north is in charge of their own affairs. This time through the formation ceremony of the Guards Dragoon Division and Guards Tiger Cavalry Division, it is rare for everyone to gather so together. Just take this opportunity to communicate with each other, talk about new and strange things, don’t make it too formal."

  Li Fushou greeted him casually, and took the lead to sit down on the sofa next to the window. The other talents took their seats. Then the pretty maids offered exquisite refreshments and tea for the distinguished guests to enjoy.

   "Awei alone supports the overall situation on the mainland. He has worked hard over the years. I wonder if you have any ideas about your future. Do you want to return to Australia to help me?" Li Fushou smiled and looked at Zhu Wei.

The last bombing of a curved arch bridge in Shanghai and the sea made Li Fushou furious, and he felt scared afterwards. Because of his outstanding performance, Mr. Qing Song, the chief of the Batavia intelligence station, was promoted from the Batavia intelligence station chief to the deputy commander in charge of the black guard. Involvement of intelligence work in Southeast Asia and the Far East, including the East Indies.

"Thank you, Lord Earl, for your care. Over the years, Zhu Wei has been operating in the mainland with contacts throughout the southeast coast. I am afraid that I will not be able to get it. I am also reluctant to give up. I am willing to continue to work in the Far East. "

  "Tsk tusk tusk...you don’t want to hear how you plan to arrange you?"

   "Zhu Wei listens very well."

"Immigration is the fundamental policy of the Red River Valley based in Australia. Over the years, you have been very well-organized. The ordinary immigrant group can also generate a certain degree of profit, which can be used to feed back the funding gap of the "Young Eagle Project". On this basis, Normandy can continue to be imported. As the export company becomes bigger and stronger, we can see the overall coordinating ability, so I originally planned to transfer you back to serve as the deputy governor of Queensland and supervise all aspects of work as my deputy."

  Speaking of which

  Li Fushou paused intentionally, and was satisfied with the envy gaze in the eyes of the crowd. As long as he was loyal and capable, Lord Earl would not hesitate to promote and reuse.

  The position of lieutenant governor is a tasteless one in the general governor’s running partner. Meeting a strong governor is almost a shadow, and the role is unnecessary.

The former Lieutenant Governor Mr. Wexford is such a role. Perhaps some people have forgotten this Irishman. He is the Queensland Immigration Commissioner who first sold his naturalization certificate with Li Fushou. Went to the United States to live a happy life.

  The former governor Frank went to London with a large sum of wealth. It is said that he was looking for someone with a dream, and he didn’t know how it would end.

  But it’s different in the Red River Valley

As the deputy of the Lord Kunshan, there are many important issues in politics, economy, military, culture, municipal construction, and industrial and commercial affairs. This matter is high and important.

  If Zhu Wei is now a high-ranking official in Xinjiang, then serving as a deputy governor can really be regarded as entering the center. According to the name of the Qing Dynasty, he belonged to the prime minister of the cabinet and walked into the military plane.

  Such an opportunity is really extremely rare, and everyone is envious of it.

  Li Fushou said with a light smile; “Awei, are you satisfied with this arrangement? It’s too late to change your mind.”

"Thank you, Lord Earl, for your love. Zhu Weiyou remembers the oath that I made when I entrusted the important task of immigration to his post before he left for Europe. It can open up a smooth path to the beautiful homeland of Australia for thousands of Chinese compatriots and change thousands of people. The destiny of a thousand people, I wish it was enough!"

  Zhu Wei stood up and saluted with a solemn expression, and said;

  "Today the Qing court is unpredictable, and the subtle control of this is quite mysterious. Please elaborate on one or two of them.

The ancient empire of the East, the Qing court, was ruinous and decayed, officials were ruined, and corruption was rampant. The ministers in the court were divided into the post-party, the imperial party, the new party, the prince of Manmeng, the yellow ribbon of Bellebei, the ministers of Westernization, the ministers of conservatives, etc., and so on. It is subdivided into Manchu and Hanchen, arguing with each other endlessly, fighting for power and gain, and welcoming the present-day Empress Dowager and the Holy Supreme. The situation is extremely complicated.

Local governors sit on strong local military power. For example, the Hunan Army has more than 200 battalions, and the Huai Army has more than 80 battalions. Each battalion has four to five hundred officers and soldiers. The doorway is quite subtle.

Whether it is Guangjitang or Normandy Import and Export Company, if you want to do business in various places or smoothly emigrate, these dominating local governors will inevitably have to deal with them, either by temptation, suppression by force, or twists and turns. Well, or the three-pronged approach is different from person to person, so that it must not interfere with the operation of Guangjitang and the grand cause of immigration.

  Now I have worked hard for many years, and I have compiled a huge network of relationships. I use my name to post it to the Imperial Military Aircraft Department and the Six Offices, and down to the governorships and counties.

  Speaking politely

  With the help of the British flag and my Queensland’s consecutive victory, Zhu Wei’s name is still very useful in the Qing court.

Normandy Import and Export Company and Guangjitang have subscribed to 1,200 copies of the Traditional Chinese version of "World Journal". In addition to reading by schools and various departments of the company, they regularly send copies to all ministers and local governors in the capital every week, which is very useful. Great.

for example;

  I once wrote an article by myself and presented it with the newspaper, introducing the vast area and location of Shangri-La Island, and pointed out that its area is equivalent to the sum of the five southern provinces. This article caused widespread shock in the imperial court and had a great impact.

  Furthermore, every time my Queensland army wins a battle, we will arrange staff with excellent writing skills to write related articles, which will be given away for free with the newspaper to expand Queensland's influence in the court. It is of great benefit to our side to act cheaply.

  Some local officials who originally had a strong negative attitude towards immigration are now mostly silent and let the people come and go freely.

  Immigration business is related to the overall situation of the foundation of my Red River Valley. Now that the good situation is not easy to operate, it is by no means Zhu Wei alone can measure the gains and losses. Please think twice. "

  Speaking of this, Zhu Wei made a long stroke to the ground.

Li Fushou hurriedly stood up and lifted him up with both hands, and patted Zhu Wei's shoulder with comfort, and said, "Don't worry, Awei, I have never given up my dream of building a beautiful home for immigrants. I am gratified. I only hope that you and my brothers will join hands to create a better tomorrow, and I will never mention the transfer of positions. It is because I have not considered it properly."

  "Your Excellency Earl loves you very much, and Zhu Wei knows that you can only be grateful."

   "Ha ha ha... you know my heart is good. Since you have been rooted in the mainland for a long time, how about fully grasping the affairs of the mainland?"

   "Here, do your humble duty."

Li Fushou looked pleased, nodded and said with a smile; "Okay, we are now preparing for the deep development of the wool spinning industry in the Red River Valley Industrial Corporation. The mainland is a big market where we must be fast, so you have to be mentally prepared! "

  (End of this chapter)