Australian Storm 1876

  Chapter 957 Immigration Matters

With the intention of making a fortune quietly, after the end of the "Wool War" in July 1910, the Ocean Empire led by Li Fushou did not do much internationally, but wholeheartedly focused on internal affairs, elected a new cabinet, and merged the Red River Valley University. Cities, restoring and relocating thousands of factories relocated during the war, all in a low-key manner.

   Time flies, one year has passed, in 1911 two major international events occurred in the world, which made the world pay attention to the Far East and West Asia, and helped the Ocean Empire at the center of the stage to exit safely.

  The first was the Wuchang Uprising broke out in the Qing Dynasty on October 10, 1911. On January 1, the following year, the rebel army announced the establishment of the interim government of the Republic of China in Nanjing, and Sun * was sworn in as the interim president.

   On February 12th, Emperor Puyi of Xuantong, the descendant of Emperor Longyu of Qing Dynasty, promulgated the abdication edict of the Qing Emperor, granting Yuan Shikai full authority to organize a provisional government, the Manchu Qing Dynasty perished, and the Republic of China was established.

   The second is that Italy decided to go to war against the Ottomans on September 17, 1911, and on September 19 declared a general mobilization of war.

  There is no reason for this war. In fact, there is no reason for it. It is that the Kingdom of Italy sees that the Ottoman Empire is corrupt and weak and easy to bully, and can’t wait to get ready to take a bite.

  The war was mainly carried out on the islands along the Mediterranean Sea and West Asia, which aroused great attention from European countries and public opinion circles.

   Especially when he was ridiculed by German Prime Minister Bismarck as "with a bad tooth, but a good appetite." The Kingdom of Italy made a new appearance, trying to defeat Ottoman with a thunderous advantage, and fight a beautiful public opinion turnaround.

   On September 29, Italy declared war on the Ottomans, and the Italian navy attacked the Ottoman fleet in the Eastern Mediterranean that day.

  The Italian navy ranks 7th in the world, with a total tonnage of 400,000 tons. The Ottoman navy ranks 14th with less than 70,000 tons, and its naval strength is only 1/6 of the opponent's.

  The upper-level officers of the Ottoman Navy were rampant with corruption, the ships were poorly maintained, and the soldiers were oppressed and exploited. In order to make a living, they could only go ashore to do small businesses.

On October 2, Lieutenant General Carlo Caneva, the commander of the Seventh Army of the Kingdom of Italy, led 41,000 Italian troops to land in Tripoli. The Ottoman garrison in Libya was only 4,000 people, and faced with the invasion of powerful enemies, they could only keep going. Defeat, lose the city and lose ground.

   By the end of October, the Italian army had occupied almost all the coastal ports of Tripoli, Homs, Benghazi, Derna, Tobruk, etc. In the face of the unfavorable situation on the battlefield, the Ottoman Army tried to make massive reinforcements, but was blocked by the British. .

  The land connection between Ottoman Palestine and Libya must pass through Egypt, but the British did not allow the Ottoman army to enter Libya through Egypt, and the Ottomans could only watch the ports on the Mediterranean coast fall.

  The Ottoman navy has a huge disparity with Italy in terms of strength. Without control of the sea, the seaborne force is tantamount to suicide.

  Ottoman was forced to mobilize the local Arabs to form a guerrilla force of more than 20,000 people to deal with the Italian army. Unexpectedly, this move made Italy suffer a big loss.

   At this time, Italy has already shown the attributes of the noodle army, which belongs to the incompetent army of positional warfare and guerrilla warfare. It was beaten all over by Ethiopia in Africa.

   On November 6, Lieutenant General Carlo Caneva called Rome, saying that there were no 100,000 people who could not take Libya. The Italian government decided to send an additional 70,000 people to Libya.

This incident caused a lot of public outcry in Europe. You must know that the Ottoman Empire has only 4,000 regular troops in Libya, and there are more than 20,000 Arab guerrillas. No matter from which point of view, there is no need for an army of 110,000 people to encircle and suppress them. It's too exaggerated.

   By January 1912, the Italian army finally gained a firm foothold along the coast of Libya, but facing the vast desert in the central and southern parts of the country, the Italian army was discouraged, feeling that the environment was too bad, and they could not even eat a meal of spaghetti, and the battle could not be fought.

  Italy decided to recruit 10,000 mercenaries from Somalia to fight against the Turks and Arabs in Libya, and paid a high price of 160 million liras, which is equivalent to more than 6 million pounds.

   As a result, the famous Somali mercenaries took to the field again and participated in the Italian-Austrian war. They soon beat the poorly armed Arab guerrillas to the ground and fled everywhere.

   But guerrilla warfare is like this. It is not difficult to defeat the enemy, but if you want to completely destroy the enemy, the difficulty is increased by more than 10 times.

   Of course, there is still the intention of raising pirates with self-respect.

  If all the Arab guerrillas are wiped out, what are the mercenaries for?

  Italian-Austrian War, Britain, the Ocean Empire, Russia openly supported Italy, France declared neutrality, Germany declared neutrality, but continued to send arms and military advisers to the Ottomans; Austria-Hungary publicly supported the Ottomans.

  The Italian Navy has an overwhelming advantage in the Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea, and the Gulf of Aden, but the Army is struggling in the Sahara Desert and is completely supported by Somali mercenaries.

Today's Humen mercenaries are not only Chinese, it can be said that they are an international organization that gathers adventurers from all over the world. There are Germans, British, French, Russians, Dutch, Norwegians, and Spaniards who advocate the spirit of adventure. , Italians, etc., formed a unique group of small and medium-sized mercenaries in the Humen area, and the Chinese are the mainstay, accounting for more than 80% of the total number of absolute advantages.

   This single war business of the Italians directly overwhelmed the Humen mercenaries.

The reason

In the long-term development, many large-scale mercenary teams have firmly occupied the coastal sphere of influence in West Asia and the Arabian Peninsula. They are not only engaged in the mercenary industry, but also operate smuggling caravans, occupy land to collect taxes, and open brothels and casinos. The bosses have been washed ashore, and a large number of early mercenary chiefs have made a lot of money and began to switch to real business.

   This is the origin of the Somali business gang. These mercenary leaders have fields, land and houses. After switching to a real business, they can make a lot of money, and they don’t have to eat sand in the West Asian desert. Who would want to resume the old business?

   Therefore, today's Somali mercenary team is supported by a group of new recruits, and the total number has been greatly reduced, already less than 10,000 people.

   If it weren't for the import of a batch of new blood from Europe, it would not be possible to make a list of war hires as big as Italy...

   Early March 1912

  Fantasy Castle

   Xianju Hall

  Li Fushou likes the feeling of a fantasy castle overlooking the entire Red River Valley metropolis. He will always drive here every few months and stay for a while.

  Today, he met with Prime Minister Zhang Li and Speaker of the House of Nobility Fan Zhongzhai, sat around drinking tea, and chatted about some major events at home and abroad.

   "Your Majesty, now the great changes in China have entered the period of the Republic of China..."

   Zhang Ligang said something, and Li Fushou waved his hand. He didn't want to hear anything about Shenzhou, and he really couldn't control it. Instead, he added a lot of troubles.

After the assassination of   Gu Zhixue, the Guangdong and Guangxi regions that had been in business for a long time have been eroded by various forces and have long since changed beyond recognition, returning to the original track of history.

  The Political Intelligence Bureau traced back to the source and found Sheng Yeyun and his family behind the scenes, and brought them to the front of Gu's tomb for execution. Li Fushou didn't want to know the specifics. He wanted to come here according to Director Tanzheng's gnashing of teeth, and he would definitely not be able to forgive this traitor lightly.

  Although it lost the Guangdong and Guangxi regions that it originally controlled, the empire has grown to the point where it is today. It already has a strong endogenous population growth momentum, coupled with the spontaneous immigration of Beijing, Tianjin and Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions, it can still guarantee nearly one million Chinese immigrants every year.

  Spontaneous immigration is different from policy immigration. Generally speaking, the quality is higher and the family background is better. Moreover, during the period of turmoil in the mainland, the proportion of whole family immigration is also much higher.

   Follow current trends

  The natural population growth plus immigration is about 4.1 million to 4.4 million per year, with more turbulent years and less peaceful years, floating between 200,000 to 300,000 people.

According to the statistics of the    Empire at the end of 1911, the total population has reached 84.21 million, which has surpassed Germany and ranked fifth in the world after Qing, Britain, Russia and France.

   The current empire's population growth and industrial and agricultural development have no obvious shortcomings. Now it is mainly the immigration work in North and South America, which needs to be further strengthened.

  Li Fushou picked up the teacup and took a sip, the refreshing tea fragrance was soothing, he put down the teacup and said slowly;

   "How can you see a rainbow without experiencing wind and rain? Every country and nation has its own trials and tribulations, and the same is true for the homeland of China, so we shouldn't worry about it.

   Entering 1912, the international social situation became more and more turbulent.

  The government of the Kingdom of Italy sent letters several times asking the empire to intervene in the Italian-Austrian War.

   I have denied them all, why?

   is too much.

  The Balkan issue is a long-standing historical issue. All ethnic groups live together, and there are foreign powers behind it. It is a mess that is constantly being cut and cluttered. Others avoid it and are afraid of it.

   I was really dizzy by some petty tips, and I couldn't judge the situation clearly.

The essence of the Italian-Austrian war was that the Italians seized territory in the Balkans and West Asia, took the initiative to intervene in the complex Balkan powder keg, maintained neutrality from the surface of Germany, secretly actively transported arms and dispatched military advisers to help the Ottoman Empire, you can see that things are okay. So simple.

   This time, it is better not to mix it up. "

"Your Majesty is holy, I am ashamed that I can't wait to live in the courtyard with candles for thousands of miles." Speaker Fan Zhongzhai bowed his hands respectfully, and said with admiration on his face; "A group of members of the lower house of the Imperial Parliament are jumping high, shouting and screaming to kill. I can't hold it back, and the gang of military nobles in the House of Nobles are also booing, which is really a headache!"

Li Fushou smiled casually and said: "Then find something to do for them all to improve the rule of law, including the urgently needed "Traffic Safety Law", "Trademark Law", "Standard Measurement Law", "Civil Law" revision, "War The Mobilization Law, the Food Safety Law, etc., you can see that I can list so many in one breath, which shows that improving the rule of law is a long way to go, and it takes decades of continuous efforts to achieve phased achievements.”

   "This is a good way, Wei Chen and others will follow His Majesty's will." Fan Zhongzhai replied.

   "Yeah!" Li Fushou responded, then set his eyes on Prime Minister Zhang Li, and asked with a genial expression; "How far has the immigration work of the Northern Federation progressed?"

   Zhang Li stood up and gave a respectful salute, Li Fushou beckoned him to sit down and answer, Zhang Li sat down again and organized the next sentence, and answered cautiously;

   "Report to Your Majesty;

   For two years from the end of the war in July 1909 to the present, Marshal Li was in charge of the Northern Federation. The reinstatement of the expeditionary force is progressing smoothly, all the land grants are in place, and the follow-up preferential loan support policy is strictly implemented, helping hundreds of thousands of reinstated soldiers settle in the Northern Federation, and great results have been achieved.

According to the statistics;

Over the past two years, as many as 576,400 officers and soldiers have been retired from active service and placed in Oregon, Iowa, Snow Mountain (formerly Washington State) and Utah. effect.

So many officers and soldiers together with their families totaled more than 1.3 million people (according to the Chinese tradition, not monogamous), together with the more than 600,000 Chinese immigrants who immigrated in the past two or three years, the Chinese population of the Northern Federation increased to more than 1.3 million, affecting immediate family members. more than 2 million.

   In the Northern Commonwealth, approximately equal to 2/5.

   Over the past two years, we have organized forces to repatriate 100,000 blacks from the Northern Commonwealth to the southern states of the United States. This move was warmly welcomed by southern cotton plantation owners. Today, black residents are basically banned in the Northern Commonwealth.

   After a long period of publicity and guidance, we believe that the conditions for a referendum in the Northern Federation are basically gradually mature, and we plan to promote the referendum sometime at the end of this year and join the empire.

Prior to this, we will further increase immigration from North America by vigorously subsidizing immigration fees, and strive to immigrate 400,000 more before the end of the year, further consolidate the population structure of the mainstream ethnic group of the Tang ethnic group, continue to promote the popularization of Chinese and English dual schools, and expand the Chinese cultural circle. Influence. "

   "Sometime at the end of the year, are you sure?"

   "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, we have the confidence to control more than 90% of the votes in the referendum, and we have made thorough preparations for this."

"More than 90% is enough, don't make it too mysterious, it will be too distorted." Li Fushou nodded in satisfaction, and after thinking for a while, he added a sentence, saying: "We must promote the legislation of the states of the Northern Federation, and the independence of the whole people in each state. The threshold for the referendum must be set at more than 90% to prevent possible hidden dangers in the future."

   "Understood, we will arrange it."

   “How is the situation in Panama?”

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the local government in Panama has persecuted the people extremely seriously, causing many local people to take up arms and resist. With a population of less than 200,000, we felt the time was ripe for action.”

"Don't worry, wait a minute and talk about it. Find a way to make a big event of the guerrillas entering the city, and let the guerrillas run into the city to make a scene. This is much better than doing things in the wild. The smaller the local population, the more we take over. Less trouble."

   "Wei Chen sincerely obeys the Holy Will."

   "Alas, most of those in Central America are descendants of white Hispanics. If nothing else, the ability to cause trouble is first-class, and I'm also thinking about long-term peace and stability!"

Li Fushou sighed leisurely, and said as if I was thinking about you; "Let the troops in the Canal Area work a little harder, such as the local civilians who fled to the Canal Area, take the initiative to send them by boat to the surrounding areas far away from the war and turmoil. In the area, give some tent daily necessities and food help when appropriate, remember to send as far as possible, don’t be afraid of trouble.”

   "Follow the decree, the ministers and others will take care of it." Prime Minister Zhang Li respectfully followed the order.

   He knew in his heart that the refugees who were sent out had no identity documents, and secondly, they could not prove their houses and properties, so they basically never thought of coming back.

   Thanks to the enthusiastic reader Pikachu for learning 100,000 volts, and thanks to other enthusiastic readers for their rewards, thank you for your enthusiastic encouragement and support, and encourage the author not to salt fish, but to forget about eating and sleeping.

   In addition, let’s talk about the storyline. From now to the end, this article will basically not involve mainland affairs, including the situation of the Republic of China. Even the country of Vietnam is rarely involved, because that is the reason for blocking chapters.

   After writing so many articles, the author does not want to enter the palace because of these broken things. Last time, Wu Peifu was changed to Wu Shixun. It is said to be changing modern history, and it is suspected of beautifying people. I thought about it later, isn't this guy named Wu a Beiyang soldier? It has nothing to do with Momoda! fainted.

   (end of this chapter)