Australian Storm 1876

  Chapter 314 Construction is in full swing

  The construction site of Tianshu Town, the heads of all roads and brains, finished their routine morning meetings, and then broke up, each returning to their posts to start a busy day of work.

  Wu Xuewen stood and stared long before the large plan blueprint, as if the beauty of Tianshu Town in the plan blueprint was slowly spreading out on the wasteland...

  This is a shipping, commerce, and industrial town with a planned population of 100,000 within three years. It integrates multiple urban functions. It is the leading town in the development of the entire Qingshui River Basin. The long-term planning target reaches 300,000 people.

The central street of Tianshu Town is 60 meters wide. The center is separated by a green belt. The left and right traffic divisions are implemented to drive on the right. Both sides of the road are planned for business districts, administrative districts, education, medical and cultural districts. Schools, hospitals and libraries will be set up. Such complete public facilities form a complete urban ecology.

  Only from this point, it can be seen that Wu Xuewen has great expectations for the future of Tianshu Town. This is a plan imitating the Central Avenue of Honghegu City, which is even wider than the main street of Songjiang Town, which is definitely a big deal.

  Of course, it is still just a few white and gray lines.

  As the saying goes, who is the one who slips and who is the bird, Lord Earl has said many times at conferences; how big the dream is, the future will be so broad, you can't even think of what great things can be achieved?

  This sentence has been deeply inspiring Wu Xuewen, dreaming of building Tianshu Town into Shangri-La’s largest economic and shipping town, even as important as Songjiang Town and Beilun Town.

Compared with the two towns of Moresby and Jayapura on Shangri-La Island, Tianshu Town has a unique natural advantage, that is, the deep hinterland is extremely wide, connected by the developed Qingshui River main stream and tributaries, and the early development of this town Hundreds of thousands of square kilometers of land is not the limit, and Qixing Town is not the limit, and there are conditions to build more towns.

  Due to the restriction of the natural river, we continue to sail upstream from Tianshu Town. The 400-kilometer main stream of Qingshui River can only pass ships under 3,000 tons, and the 700-kilometer river upstream can only pass ships under 600 tons.

Tianshu Town is located on the lower reaches of the Qingshui River. The nearby river bay is wide and the waterway is deep. The main waterway is generally up to 12 meters deep. It can pass 100,000 tons of freighters. It is about 44 kilometers away from the Coral Sea estuary. It is the best river-sea combined transportation port. , Has unparalleled advantages in the development of the shipping industry.

  Bulky goods produced in cities and towns in the deep hinterland of the Qingshui River Basin are transported to Tianshu Town and unloaded at the port, and then loaded with 10,000-ton ocean freighters to sail overseas, and vice versa.

  This determines the irreplaceable advantageous position of Tianshu Town. With this, it can develop characteristic industries such as port and river-sea transportation, warehousing, logistics, ship repair and construction, and develop into a commercial center and shipping center in the Qingshui River Basin.

  On this basis, further develop characteristic agricultural processing, such as tobacco processing plants, cane sugar processing plants, large food processing plants, oil processing plants and natural rubber product processing plants, and become the economic leader driving the development of the entire Qingshui River Basin.

  In terms of potential, Tianshu Town is far more potential than other towns. The key lies in its unique geographical advantage, which is completely irreplaceable.

Wu Xuewen retracted his gaze from the blueprint and looked at the large construction site under construction. Wooden houses were erected along the central street. Thousands of labor forces were working hard. The diesel engines of the tractor squadron roared and plowed. Large tracts of fertile land.

A new round of wasteland burning began again in the extreme distance. The fiery red flames rose, covering a large area of ​​dense bushes and forests, and the thick smoke produced by the burning billowed up into the sky, blending with the dark clouds in the sky, making the sky look even more dim.

  Looking at the dark clouds rolling over the sky, there will definitely be heavy rain today.

  Burn the wasteland before the torrential rain, so that the rainwater and the thick vegetation and ashes are mixed into black muddy water, which penetrates deeply into the soil, and the rich nutrients can enhance the fertility of the soil.

  At the same time, burning wasteland can destroy all the roots of weeds and bushes. It is the first step of land reclamation. After the land is deeply turned and exposed to the sun, the re-organized fields can be sowed with rice seedlings, waiting for the moment of harvest.

The climate in the Qingshui River Basin is between 15°C and 25°C throughout the year. It is suitable for planting two crops of rice and one crop of beans. It is also suitable for planting tobacco, cocoa and other agricultural crops. Some areas with lower terrain have higher temperatures and are more hot and humid. Plant natural rubber trees, sugar cane and tropical fruits.

  Wu Xuewen calculated;

  Wait until the arrival of the first batch of immigrants to organize large-scale reclamation, sowing the seeds of the farmland as soon as possible, and the first season of rice crops can be harvested in three months.

  With grain, I don’t panic, and I don’t need to transfer and transport it from other places, step by step into a healthy development track.

With the increasing number of immigrants and the widening of the wasteland, the next step can be to consider the establishment of related food and agricultural and sideline products processing plants, firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea, daily necessities and commercial trade, and further enrich the lives of immigrants and the supply of agricultural and sideline products. Such repeated rolling development has further promoted the prosperity of the market.

  So resettlement of immigrants is the top priority, and reclaiming wasteland is the current top priority.

  The farming attributes of Chinese immigrants are beyond doubt. It can be said that they are the most hard-working farmers in the world. They can take root in any barren land, not to mention this fertile land.

  According to immigration policy;

Men who immigrate to Shangri-La Island can get 2 acres of land (about 13 acres) for free, and women can get 1 acre of land for free. These wastelands must be cultivated by themselves, and 30% of the tax is paid according to the land income. The immigration department allocates homesteads for free to build villages. Set up a town.

  The necessary housing funds and production equipment can be loaned, and they can enjoy 6% preferential agricultural interest, and the maximum application amount per person shall not exceed 15 pounds.

Those with sufficient financial resources can purchase more land without an upper limit. The same 30% tax is paid according to the land income. The migrants must spare 21 days of free labor each year for the centralized arrangement of farmland water conservancy and rural road construction. This is the obligation of each migrant , Must be executed.

  If this time is exceeded, monetary and material subsidies will be converted.

  This kind of immigration policy is very attractive. The key is that the free land issue is enough to attract all mainland immigrants. As for other provisions, they are completely ignored. Compared with the mainland area where there are too many taxes and taxes, it is simply too happy. Do you want?

Farmers in this era are simple and ignorant. They work in the fields all the year round and can’t get enough food. They gnaw bark and eat wild vegetables that they didn’t eat during the spring famine. Have you ever eaten bitterness?

  When you come to Australia (propaganda), you can own the land you dream of. This is enough.

  Wu Xuewen dare not imagine, what dazzling sparks will come from the almost endless labor resources from the Far East, combined with the vast undeveloped primitive jungles of the South Pacific region?

  Master Earl almost unreservedly adopted Wu Xuewen’s two important suggestions, forming the core content of Shangri-La’s immigration policy;

  First, land is allocated for free, allowing Huitong Bank to lend immigrants to help them build village homes, purchase cattle, farm tools, seeds and other necessary production and daily necessities, have the ability to produce and live independently, and allow agricultural and animal husbandry products to offset loans.

  Second, work is allowed to repay the loan. Immigrants work for Shangri-La for free for three years to repay the loan (immigrant loan), which can be extended up to 7 years, during which they will be given good living conditions and small monetary rewards.

  After the expiration of the period, you can run the farm independently, you can apply for staff, workers and fishermen, you can do business and buy a home, and you can make your own choice.

  Shangri-La Island’s immigration policy was slightly revised on this basis, adding 37% to 70% of the tax burden. In addition, the core essence of Wu Xuewen’s policy was inherited from the original, which made him feel great respect.

  The so-called scholar dies for his confidant, Wu Xuewen is now with such deep gratitude, he has no hesitation in investing in the fiery construction.

Along both sides of the central street, the large-scale construction of two-story stilted buildings has basically entered the later stage of construction. These houses are mainly used in addition to town offices, police stations, tax offices, post offices, telegraph offices, banks, hospitals and other institutions. For commercial purposes, there are teahouses and wine shops, rice shops, grain and oil shops, Qinlouchu Hall, etc.

  This is the original commercial street in Tianshu Town. There are 36 two-story commercial buildings on each side of the street, with a total length of less than 700 meters. The central road is flat and wide.

Wu Xuewen led his men along the street and quickly came to a wooden building under construction. This stilted wooden building reached the second floor. A dozen workers were busy, clanging knives and axes. The sound of chucking is endless, and there are piles of wood at the door.

  The workers at the door saw the chief executive and his party coming, and they stopped their work and bowed to salute.

  Wu Xuewen waved his hand and said, “You don’t need to be polite, you continue to work, I will just take a look.”

At this moment

  A very clever middle-aged man walked out of the wooden house and greeted him quickly when he saw Wu Xuewen bowed his hands; “The younger one is Zhou Dachuan, the carpenter squad leader in charge of the construction of this house, and welcomes the general manager.”

   "Okay, then you can take a look with me."

   "Small obey orders, adults, please pay attention to the broken wood under your feet, and be careful of iron nails to your feet. Please go here."

"okay."

  Wu Xuewen followed the kindness, carefully stepped on the gap into the wooden building, and then stood still and looked around.

There are more than a dozen main columns of this wooden building, all of which are thick wooden squares more than 7 meters long. The surface is roasted yellow and black, and they are tightly connected with the same thick wooden ring beams to form a strong wooden frame. Then lay thick planks and gradually take shape.

  The room on the first floor divided by wooden boards has been built. Wu Xuewen looked around and beat the wall panels hard. The thick wall panels made a dull sound and did not move.

  He nodded in satisfaction, and continued to walk forward, asking as he walked;

   "Monitor Zhou, when will this wooden building be completed?"

"The little one dare not call it an adult. This wooden building has come to an end. The railings and compartments on the second floor are under construction. After finishing it, brush the tung oil again. It will be completed in about two days, leaving four or five workers. Let’s wrap it up here, and we’re going to move to a new construction site.”

   "Well, are there any difficulties?"

"My lord, the difficulty is nothing, but the deadline is too rushed. The job is a bit rough, the floor planing is uneven and smooth, and the seams cannot be made tightly. The railings, window sills and other places are also in accordance with the speed. Come, I don’t have time to craft it."

   "Well, this can only be improved slowly in the future."

  To say that the construction schedule is too tight, the instigator is the chief manager Wu Xuewen, and then the pressure is suppressed level by level, resulting in the current situation of desperately rushing to the schedule.

  (End of this chapter)