Australian Storm 1876

   Chapter 825

The key to Somali companies doing so smoothly with Czarist Russia is that they have a strong business partner-Deputy Minister of Finance, Marquis Andrei Grushamov, whose family is very powerful in the upper class of Czarist Russia. Deputy General Manager of Somali company Igor Smolnikov is his brother-in-law.

  The Somali company was able to catch up on this line because Li Siyuan, the Duke of Shangri-La, sent a telegram to Marquis Andrei Grushamov to facilitate this.

This was originally a tripartite benefit. The Somali company and Marquis Drey-Grushamov made a lot of money. His Royal Highness was also delighted to see that the Japanese and Russian sides were smashed on the battlefield. The battle was better than in the past. It's more bloody, more cruel, and the loss is greater.

  The only one who suffers...probably only the Fusang people.

  To help Tsarist Russia, Li Siyuan was based on a simple wish and did not expect any financial return.

  He is the crown prince of a country, rich in all corners of the world, and he will inherit the huge empire in the future. How can he be seen as a small thing?

"Your Majesty, in order to express our infinite reverence for His Royal Highness, our Somali company plans to donate three 3,200-ton "Cold Wind" class destroyers in the next 5 years after the board of directors studies, in order to express our heart and soul in the construction of the Royal Navy." Li Yong deserves to be a big business man with great courage.

  It is true that His Royal Highness will not accept money gifts from the Somali company, but as the head of the Somali company, Li Yong is well-rounded and never forgets the well digger. He is a heavyweight donation.

  Three large ocean-going destroyers are worth more than 2 million Jinyang, and they will be donated successively within 5 years, and 400,000 Jinyang will be allocated a year, which can be called a large donation.

as predicted

Even though the royal children like Li Siyuan, who were used to seeing big scenes, were moved by him, he groaned and replied with a smile; "Sir Li is interested, I will arrange for this matter to be reported to the Admiralty as soon as possible. At that time, a grand donation ceremony will be held. For the Somali company’s righteous deeds, set an example and call on more people in the community to care about the construction of the Royal Navy. Only if there is a country can there be a home! Only when the empire is strong can we better protect the citizens’ property and maintain a good camp. Business environment."

   "Thank you for your love, your Somali company is ashamed of it." Li Yong expressed sincerity and fear.

  Li Siyuan waved his hand and said, "Hehe...This is what should be done, so you don't have to refuse."

  "In this case, it is better to be respectful than to follow my order, then I will listen to your Highness's arrangements." Li Yong replied.

  Humen Viscount Li Yong behaved so well that made Li Siyuan, Duke of Shangri-La, feel good. He turned his face to see Li Xiaozu sitting, and asked; "Brother Filial Piety, are you still in charge of the Office of Internal Affairs?"

   "Return to Your Highness, Xiao Zu has already stepped down from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. At the invitation of Duke Wright, he is currently the mayor of Zhonghai City and contributes his efforts to the construction of Wright Island. I would also like to ask your Highness for advice."

   "Well, I never heard that Wright Island is well built, you are interested."

   "Don't dare to be your Highness to praise, Zhonghai City can have the current thriving situation, and it is inseparable from the Duke of Wright, I just did some work to fill in the vacancies, so that His Highness laughed." Li Xiaozu replied respectfully.

  Wright Island is located in the middle of the Visayan Islands. Its main cities are Tacloban, Maasin and Ormoc.

  Tacloban was the capital of the island during the Spanish colonial period. It has a good geographical location, beautiful environment, and has a certain foundation for urban construction, so it was set as a key construction city and renamed "Zhonghai City".

  Li Xiaozu is a close minister of Duke Wright and a leader of the younger generation of imperial aristocrats. In recent years, he has been following Duke Wright to build the duchy's territory with all his strength and has achieved quite extraordinary achievements.

  Compared with the Duchy of Palawan, the town development of Wright Island is even better, especially Zhonghai City is known as the "star of the emerging city", known for its beautiful environment of blue sea, silver sand and white walls and red tiles.

Taking into account the limited resources, Li Xiaozu suggested that the construction of Wright Island should adopt the strategy of “focusing on the construction of Zhonghai City, and driving Ma Asin and Olmoc to fly together”, and more than 80% of the resources will be directed to Zhonghai City, which has achieved dazzling achievements. .

  More than three years

Zhonghai City has rapidly emerged as a third-tier city with a population of more than 270,000. It has developed an economic structure dominated by AC motor manufacturing, AC grid transmission and transformation equipment, sulfur minerals and offshore fishing. It has a cement plant and more than a dozen bricks. Building materials companies such as factories, quarries, timber factories, and three construction companies have formed independent construction capabilities.

More than 90% of Wright Island are of Chinese descent, forming a social structure centered on Zhonghai City. Zhonghai City has a population of more than 270,000, Maasin Town has a population of 24,000, and Olmoc has a population of more than 9,000, plus several others. The township's population of 10,000 is worth a nod, with a total population of 318,000.

  The indigenous people on the island mainly work in sulfur mines and quarries. Wright Island is rich in sulfur mineral resources. It exports 150 to 1.7 million gold and ocean minerals to the empire each year, which is a major source of income.

The most important thing is the introduction of Tesla Technology’s AC transmission and transformation equipment production base, which has created more than 7,700 high-value jobs, and has developed an AC motor production chain along with the trend. It has more than a dozen large and small enterprises, professional Produce various types of AC motor supporting products.

Besides

  Relying on the rich fishery resources of the Philippine Islands, Zhonghai City has developed a marine fishing industry with thousands of related employees. Not only does it meet its own needs, but it also has a certain amount of exports. It is a promising industry.

As the mayor of a city, Li Xiaozu used preferential tax policies to attract the production base of Tesla Technology, to develop offshore fishing industry, to promote the production of Wright Island’s agriculture and animal husbandry, fruit and vegetable production, and to create a good business environment. Contribution, so it entered the sight of high-level politicians in the empire.

The top aristocratic circle was originally not big. Of course, Duke Li Siyuan of Shangri-La knew his character, and said admiringly; “Second brother is there for you to support me. When the real thing is half the result, I’m very interested to see Shen Xin staying there for a few years. How far can Zhonghai City develop?"

"The district performance is not enough. It made your Highness laugh." Li Xiaozu raised his hand and replied with a serious expression; "Don't hide your highness, due to geographical and resource constraints, Zhonghai City has entered a bottleneck period in its current development. How to make further breakthroughs? The bottleneck period is the big problem we are facing."

   "Oh, tell me..."

"This is your Highness. The original industrial foundation of Zhonghai City is blank. The only power transmission and transformation equipment manufacturing industry is not enough to support the volume of a larger city. The Weichen preliminary envisioned using the influence of the Duchess of Wright in Germany. Attracting some German machine tool manufacturers to settle on Wright Island, this is an emerging industry guided by the imperial policy and should be promising."

   "Well, the idea is very good. The introduction of a group of high-quality young eagle school graduates can set up a machine tool manufacturing enterprise. The key lies in the introduction of German machine tool manufacturing enterprises. Is there any prospect now?"

   "Return to Your Highness, a group of German businessmen will come to investigate in the near future. The only flaw of Wright Island is that it is too far away from Australia. This is what we are worried about."

"Haha... this is not a problem." Li Siyuan chuckled when he heard the words, and said sensibly; "You can't just focus on the local Australian market, but should see the superiority of the geographical location of Wright Island, thanks to the imperial trade policy. , The machine tool products produced by Wright Island can enter the local Australian market without any obstacles, which is a big advantage.

  Secondly, Leyte Island is located in the center of the Luzon Islands, at the crossroads of the South China Sea, not far from the Strait of Malacca.

  In the future, the market can radiate to the Far East to the north, to the French Indochina Peninsula colony to the west, and to the Governor's House of the British Strait, and to the south to radiate to the Governor's House of the Dutch East Indies. The distance is not far, and the market prospects are broader.

  The Luzon Islands are the only place where the route from the Western Pacific to North America passes. Compared with Australia, they are located in a corner, which is actually more advantageous.

  For these German businessmen, you only need to show the world map, show your sincerity in attracting investment, show the preferential policies, and show the conditions that can provide high-quality employees. I believe they will definitely make the right choice.

  Don’t forget, the Duchess Wright was born in the Bavarian family of kings, and these German businessmen know what to do as long as they are not too stupid. "

These words of His Highness seemed to be seen in the sky, and Li Xiaozu immediately shook his head. He stood up solemnly when he was overjoyed, clasped his fists to the ground; "Thank you for awakening the dreamer by His Highness's words. It is ridiculous that I have so many advantages in my hand. Without knowing it, I am really ashamed."

"It's just a trivial matter, don't worry about it." Li Siyuan waved his hand indifferently, and said; "You are a close minister of the Duke of Wright. You have ideas, motivation and ability. This is also his blessing to build Wright Island into a better place, Huang The imperial concubine will bear your love. I will give you another trick. The German society in the empire has always been close to the Duke Wright. Such a great advantage, it is a pity not to take advantage of it, do you understand?"

   "Weichen is dull, he is really looking for a horse on horseback!"

  "Hahaha...This analogy is very vivid. If the few people under your elder brother have half of your practical talents, they won't mess up Palawan Island. It seems that the faculty is right in front of you, so I feel really heartbroken!"

  The topic talked about each adult prince’s feudal power, Li Yong, Li Xiaozu and others were not easy to pick up, they just laughed at the sidelines.

  Today's princes have been generous to the princes. Every year, they set aside special funds for the construction of duchy territories. By the end of this year, the adult princes will be in the vassal one after another and will not be allowed to stay in Australia for a long time.

  Among these people

There are Li Siyuan, Duke of Palawan, the second prince Li Sihan, Duke of Wright, the fourth prince Li Sirui, Duke of Beibao, the fifth prince Li Sipu, Duke of Sulu, the sixth prince Li Siwei, Duke of Basillan, and the seventh prince Li Sixuan, Duke of Hawaii. All are feudal.

  Now that he is an adult, each prince will give a piece of duchy's fiefdom to build his own, and the imperial government will provide financial support for five years to help build the duchy's territory. The rest will depend on the princes themselves.

  If you can eat meat, if you don’t have the ability to drink soup, if you don’t have the ability, then you can drink Xifeng.

  It is impossible to be self-sufficient with such a large amount of support, so in the future, it will be a waste of food. It will be good for him to live and die. It is not a pity at all.

  Among so many princes, what Li Siyuan cares most about is the seventh prince Li Sixuan, who is the younger brother of his own compatriot, and is also the second heir to the throne.

  (End of this chapter)