Australian Storm 1876

   Chapter 835

  Mainland Australia

  Red River Valley Dream Castle

  "Immigration to Madagascar is going to be suspended. The place is messed up now. What are the immigrants doing...Is there no place to go?" Li Fushou put down the briefing in his hand and said calmly.

  Today is the day for the Prime Minister of the Cabinet to meet with His Majesty on a routine basis. The Prime Minister, Viscount Fan Zhongzhai, and the new Minister of War, Earl Mo Rufeng, Minister of Finance, Viscount Hu Chaoshan, and Colonial Minister, Earl Zhu Wei, are all waiting in the Palace of Xianju.

Seeing the disgruntled expression of today’s saints, the Prime Minister Viscount Fan Zhongzhai hurriedly replied; “Please note that the government has not initiated the immigration plan to the former French island of Madagascar, but the enthusiasm of the people is high, and many companies have launched a colonial plan to Madagascar. Both construction companies and industrial companies, as well as some private banks, are also impatiently rushing to land on the beach in an attempt to seize the opportunity."

   "What about your government?"

  Li Fushou was obviously dissatisfied with this answer. He glanced at everyone with majesty, which brought great pressure to everyone.

   paused, he continued;

  "Whether the French Madagascar region has the conditions for emigration, you must be very clear about this. The local tribes have frequent vendettas and various evil incidents have emerged one after another, making the French very troubled.

  The public security environment is very important, which is related to the lives of ordinary people.

  As an old colonial country with the most colonial experience, why can you do things that the French can’t do?

  The government's rational guidance and restriction on the spontaneous and fanatical colonization behavior of the people, and allowing it to grow and spread, is undoubtedly a manifestation of administrative inaction. To be lighter is a weak sense of responsibility, and to be heavier is to squander human lives.

  The Colony Department is duty-bound on this matter and must conduct a thorough inspection. "

Earl Zhu Wei, Minister of the Colony Department, is a veteran of three successive cabinets. He has profound qualifications. His most brilliant achievement is in the formation of the "Eagle School" education system and the early and mid-term immigration work. Great contribution of obliteration.

  However, the majesty of today's saints is getting more and more serious. Even if the founding father of the country with such profound qualifications as Earl Zhu Wei, he was reprimanded with fear and sincerity. He replied with a trembled voice; "The minister must be deeply introspective and please convict your majesty."

   "It's not too late to make up for it!"

  Li Fushou’s tone has eased a little. Over the years, the Colonial Department’s achievements have been beautiful, and in cooperation with the African Chief Executive (which has been cancelled), he has summarized and developed a set of effective and mature experience in the construction of overseas colonies.

  During the Luzon Islands military administration, a smooth transition of the situation was achieved, which is indispensable.

  So Li Fushou slapped a slap, gave a sweet date, and continued; “The colony department should not lie on the past merits, but should actively carry out work and be good at discovering and solving problems.

  Take the matter of this time as an example;

  Eurasia Shipping Company opened cruise flights to Madagascar. How did the Colony Department check the relevant risks in the early stage and whether to assess the related risks? Do you have the conditions for immigration? Have the relevant departments fulfilled their responsibilities?

  The Ministry of Transport is also responsible. It did not carefully evaluate the route. It passed all the procedures for the opening of the route in just a few days. Is there a right-to-money transaction?

  Extended, have the government officials' assessment and departmental supervision been implemented in practice? Is it just a mere formality? This is a question worth pondering.

  I also saw this news in the newspaper and felt very surprised, so I asked Secretary-General Zhang Li to find some relevant information. Let Secretary-General Zhang introduce it below. "

  The eyes of everyone suddenly gathered on Secretary-General Zhang Li, only to see that he took out the relevant documents, then smiled apologetically to everyone, and began to introduce;

  "Before introducing the relevant situation, let us first review the process of opening up African colonies.

The original African expedition was formed in 1883. In that year, under the wise decision of the leader, the Queensland government at that time had participated in the colonization of Africa and took the lead in conquering Somalia, before the "Berlin Treaty" opened by the tide of dividing Africa. period.

  In 1886, after being secretly instructed by the British side, we launched a war to conquer Mozambique, defeated the Portuguese, and obtained this land of choice in southeast Africa.

  In essence

   When his Majesty planned the African strategy in 1882, Madagascar was his fancy.

  At that time, the island was under the rule of the strongmen of the Kingdom of Madagascar and launched the people to defeat the invasion of the British and French forces twice. The strength should not be underestimated.

  For this reason, the military plans to form an expeditionary force with a size of 24,000 to carry out transoceanic expeditionary operations and fight a tough battle.

  It was only that the situation changed in the later period. By coincidence, the British took the initiative to send the option of Mozambique to our hands, which led to the first colonial strategy to conquer Mozambique.

Now it seems

Mozambique has become the core interest of the empire in Africa. After 18 years of development, the industry, agriculture, and animal husbandry have begun to take shape. They can fully provide abundant human and material resources to support large-scale wars. The future prospects are very bright and they are visionary. Strategic Decision.

  In the 1870s and 1980s

   During the heyday of the development of the Kingdom of Agasgar, there were more than 3.3 million people living on the island. Under the rule of a powerful queen, the country is a regional power in Southeast Africa.

  In a flash, more than 30 years have passed

During the period of   , there were two British and French invasion wars, epidemics from Europe, the death of the powerful queen of the Kingdom of Madagascar, and the melee of the various tribes within the kingdom, the population was once reduced to more than 2.6 million.

  Its national power has declined sharply, the fields are barren, the political situation on the island is chaotic, the tribes are armed on hills, and bandits are rampant.

  After the French and us sent troops to the island of Madagascar and colonized it, there was once again an unprecedented large-scale population movement.

  In more than ten years

  There are no less than a million women in Madagascar who have flowed into Mozambique through overt and secret channels. This has greatly eased the contradiction between the male and female populations in the region, and has created new regional conflicts.

  That is the surprisingly deformed ratio of men to women on the island of Madagascar, according to rough statistics;

  In 1904, the original French Madagascar had a population of approximately 1.05 million, of which the male population was more than 900,000 and the female population was less than 150,000, and most of them were middle-aged and elderly women over 35 years old. The birth date has actually been formed.

  The female population in this area is extremely scarce. The majority of them are concentrated in the hands of the upper clan and the indigenous warlords of the separatist side. They are bullied and the situation is very miserable. Many women have been ravaged to death.

Therefore, the actual life expectancy of indigenous women is between 35 and 38 years. In the next 4 to 5 years, the current population of 150,000 women will shrink by more than half, and the armed forces of various tribes will explode even more tragically due to competition for women. fight.

The colony of Madagascar, which belongs to the empire, has a population of about 260,000. It faces the same acute contradiction. The **** tribal battles caused by the flood of hormones have now reached the point where the coffin plates are becoming more and more uncontrollable.

  It is impossible to completely resolve the current chaotic situation in Madagascar unless the acute contradiction of the abnormal ratio of male to female population is resolved.

  The military has conducted a serious assessment of this situation and believes that the current colonial plan is to send 15,000 troops and no less than 40,000 militiamen to conduct a three-year security operation, costing 25 million yuan in military expenditure.

  Considering the history of the Kingdom of Madagascar, every time an invading army launches a war, it will become a strong bond that condenses the local indigenous armed forces, giving up their grievances and feuds against the enemy.

  The two successive invasion wars between Britain and France were frustrated by this.

  If the raid plan is blocked, public security operations will fall into a long-term seesaw battle. Taking into account the negative text of the British-Berg war, the military does not recommend large-scale entry into the island at this time.

Madagascar’s current indigenous population is about 1.3 million, and the male population is close to 90%. The population is mainly 25 to 35 years old, accounting for more than 80%. The majority of the remaining male population is over 35 years old, 15 years old. The following children do not exceed 20,000.

This population ratio presents a clear inverted pyramid structure. Considering that the average life expectancy of the island does not exceed 40 years, it is expected that the population will naturally decrease by 80% in 10 years. If it encounters large-scale diseases, natural disasters, and intensification of tribal wars, this One figure will decrease.

  In other words, in 10 years, the population of Madagascar will not be higher than 260,000 to 300,000 people, in 15 years it will be at the level of 120,000 to 150,000, and in 30 years it will not be higher than 30,000.

  According to previous statistics on the situation on the island

From 1900 to 1904, there were 374, 506, 595 and 739 incidents of robbery, murder, village fires, tribal fighting, and vicious riots against colonists that caused more than two deaths on the island. The proportion of large-scale fires with more than 10 casualties has increased significantly, and the number of deaths during the turmoil has also increased sharply, and the situation on the island has tended to heat up.

Frequent wars and infighting have caused blood feud between the tribes to become deeper and deeper. If appropriate guidance is given, such as importing some cold weapons and old-style gunpowder weapons to the weaker tribes, inciting and intensifying conflicts, promoting the division of warlords, etc., it is also okay. Speed ​​up the irreversible process of population decline.

  So research and analysis

  Under proper guidance, starting the immigration process after 1910, initially controlling the scale of immigration and controlling the area of ​​immigration, will be a more appropriate choice.

The military is expected to invest in two third-line security regiments with a size of 1,200 people to build 8-10 immigrant villages and towns, and implement measures such as burning crops around the colonial area, driving away indigenous mobs by armed forces, setting up restricted areas, setting checkpoints and other measures to ensure early immigration Security.

  Step by step, step by step, do not rush.

The plan proposed by the General Staff of the Army is to seal the sea. In the past few years, Madagascar’s slabs are not allowed to enter the sea, and it is not allowed to import a grain or a drop of oil. A large-scale incineration of crops is implemented around the existing immigrants’ reclaimed areas, and a policy of opening up restricted areas is implemented. , To guide the local French immigrants into Mozambique, and survive this period of hardship. "

  Hearing the introduction of Secretary-General Zhang Li, the Prime Minister Viscount Fan Zhongzhai turned around with a ugly expression and looked at the Minister of War Admiral Mo Rufeng and said; “How come I don’t know about such an important military plan, Mr. General?”

"Dear Prime Minister, please forgive me. The War Department has hundreds of military plans for surrounding events. This is just one of them. If you are willing to take half a month to learn more about it, the War Department would be very grateful." I waved my helpless hands, meaning that it was not my responsibility, and then said;

  "The War Department will track hotspots every year and formulate corresponding military plans. Each hotspot military plan has three options, ABC, to deal with sudden emergencies.

  This includes the Northern Far East, the Shenzhou Continent, the Zhongbei Zhili region, the Jiaodong Peninsula, the southeast coastal provinces, as well as Vietnam, Ryukyu, North Korea and even Siberia.

  Nanyang also includes French Indochina, Thailand-Burma, Dutch Sumatra, Java, New Zealand and other places.

  West Asia strategy includes marching into the Arabian Peninsula, the Persian Gulf, and controlling Yemen and the Kingdom of Oman. As for Africa, there are many, and there are plans to participate in European wars.

The young officers of the General Staff Headquarters can’t stay idle. The operations on the map are a basic military skill. They conduct full research on possible and impossible wars and formulate practical military plans for wars in various environments. It is the Army Staff Headquarters’ work. One of the functions.

  Ninety-nine percent of these military plans will be locked in the filing cabinet forever, and will be covered in dust as the years pass, and they will not run into the day they are used.

  Of course, due to a deep understanding of the colony, I don’t deny that the military plan for Madagascar has been more careful.

Your Excellency, the Prime Minister, it is true that people in society are moving too fast. Less than a week after the signing of the Paris Treaty, regular cruise flights from Brisbane to Madagascar have been opened, and we only found out through the newspapers. I was summoned by Your Majesty before I had time to report to you..."

"Okay, don't explain so much to him." Li Fushou waved his hand impatiently, and ordered directly; "This time the cruise to Madagascar will be changed to stop in Mozambique, and the subsequent liner will be cancelled. Regarding the follow-up policy of Madagascar, you guys Discuss the matter and do not need to report it. You have to be grateful that I found out early, otherwise if there is an incident of Chinese women being taken captive by the local indigenous people, you will lose the face of the empire. When the war is fought or not?"

  "Your Majesty, please calm down, Weichen knows that he is wrong."

"I don't mean to blame you. After all, you cabinet officials don't care about these trivial matters. They are the mistakes of the officials in charge of specific affairs, and the board can't hit you on the ass." Li Fushou waved his hand quite generously. This matter is lifted up high and let down gently. There is no need to make a big fuss; “After returning, we must implement the departmental system and hold the officials responsible for dereliction of duty. The official review and evaluation work of the year was effectively grasped. Don't be overwhelmed, otherwise these guys will poke you back."

   "Your Majesty Mingjian, I am ashamed of waiting."

  (End of this chapter)