Australian Storm 1876

   Chapter 159

  The whole Shangri-La Island (formerly known as New Guinea Island or Irian Island) has a vast territory, with more than 1,300 satellite islands spreading across it. It feels like it is too big to start.

actually not

  The entire island only needs to occupy two towns, one east and one west. It is said that the towns are all upholding him. It should be two small fishing ports.

  Other places and islands are deserted forests, mountains and swamps. What is the use of occupying them?

To the east is the Port Moresby on the coast of Papua, which is the beautiful fjord where the fleet is anchored. It serves as a transit port for ocean-going ships. There are more than 100 white people and more than 2,000 local indigenous people. People live here.

  In addition to dozens of wooden bungalows in the port, the other is the low thatched houses of the local aborigines, scattered scattered in the middle, a pristine tropical style.

  The so-called port is a trestle bridge made of logs. It is about 120 meters long and deep into the fjord. It can dock more than 3,000 tons of ships, even larger ships.

  Large-tonnage ocean-going ships must be anchored in the deep water, and the local indigenous people will paddle a small sampan between them, and transport the sailors on the ship to the shore to drink two glasses and find an indigenous woman to have fun.

  The necessary supplies are also transported to the anchorage by small sampans one by one. This is the main way for the local indigenous people to survive, which is to provide coal, fresh water and fresh fruits and vegetables for the passing ships.

  In the west of Shangri-La Island, it is necessary to occupy Jayapura, a small fishing port established by the Dutch. Now there is no time to clean them up, and we can only talk about it later.

  Under the blue sea and blue sky

  Five seagull-class frigates were moored next to the trestle in turn. The ocean freighter Taishan was also moored next to the trestle. The other two 5,000-ton freighters could only drop anchor at the anchorage and wait until half of the cargo was unloaded before entering the port.

  This big promise has already alarmed the locals in Port Moresby. Dozens of white men approached vigilantly with guns in their hands, all gathered at the trestle bridge and pointed to the group of uninvited guests.

  Li Fushou sat under the pergola behind the wheel of Taishan, sipping afternoon tea leisurely, accompanied by the attendant and secretary Wu Xuewen respectfully.

  There is no need for him to direct these little things, naturally someone will take care of them.

  As the boss of the palm, Li Fushou only needs to look at the scenery and have a cup of afternoon tea. Oh... by the way, there is also healing.

   should not be called Secretary Wu Xuewen, but should be called Shangri-La Chief Executive Wu Xuewen, a young man who is interested in doing his best in Shangri-La.

  As one of the “Hongmen Nine Wolves” well-known by the Secretariat, Wu Xuewen’s characteristics are steady, loyal and reliable, strong in the overall situation, familiar with all aspects of civil affairs, and have a strong ability to act.

   Therefore, Li Fushou assured him that Shangri-La Island was handed over to him, and I believe he will not be disappointed.

  This group of nine secretaries, Li Fushou, has been working with him for three and a half years, and now they can be used a lot. The next step is to put each department on its own and become the core backbone of the Red River Valley forces.

  Pang Xuehai, Dai Yingcai, Luo Qianjin, Fan Zhongzhai, Zhang Li, Hou Guangde, Tian Shan, Wu Xuewen, and Li Jie have a total of nine people, collectively known as the "Hongmen Nine Wolves", and they are also called the second phase of the Guards.

  As for the first phase of the Guards, of course, they are the five former secretaries who are now alone, and they are called the "Hongmen Five Tiger Generals."

  The second batch of secretaries after the Five Tiger Generals are all carefully selected young talents. After Li Fushou's personal training, they have successively embarked on important positions.

  Pang Xuehai, who served as the chief of the Red River Valley security department, played an outstanding role in dealing with white women born in Central America and internal unstable factors.

  The second is Dai Yingcai, who formed the "Black Guard" and invented the "Sound Collector", which is by far the most mysterious department.

  Hou Guangde, as the manager of General Machinery Company, has solved the production problem of walking tractors as expected, and has continuously made new contributions to the industrial development of the Red River Valley.

  Fan Zhongzhai is currently the head of the secretariat. He is able to view and solve problems from an overall perspective, and has a good global vision and strategic awareness. He is a talent worth continuing to cultivate.

  Tian Shan serves as the Deputy Director of the Secretariat and the convener of the Zhi Gong Party. This is a talent with strong execution ability. The orders of the master are executed unconditionally and never mixed with any personal ideas.

  Luo Qianjin succeeded Old Mike as the mayor of Songjiang Town. The dazzling aura of this southern star town is indispensable for his outstanding contributions.

  Li Jie returned from his studies at the U.S. Naval Academy and currently serves as the captain of the Bar-headed Goose, deputy captain of the Queensland Coast Guard, and a promising naval officer.

  Zhang Li was appointed as the mayor of Beilun Town, assisting Pan Shoudao, who is in charge of the economic development of the southern towns, and is mainly responsible for various matters in Beilun Town. His performance is extremely good.

  Wu Xuewen, as the chief executive of Shangri-La, will write his own splendor in this vast land.

  On the Taishan freighter

  Li Fushou took a leisurely sip of tea, and looked at Wu Xuewen, who was sitting beside him, with a feeling of a child growing up.

  In fact, Wu Xuewen is 7 years older than him. He is already 28 this year.

But Li Fushou felt this way, and said with a chuckle; "Learning, I will leave it to you in the future. As a tropical rainforest area, this area is not suitable for the development of animal husbandry. Immigration is mainly based on agriculture and sideline industries. The focus is on the development of fishing. Don’t be greedy for everything in business and port transit. Many conditions are not available here."

   "Master, learning to understand, you have to go one step at a time."

"Haha..." Li Fushou chuckled, looking at Wu Xuewen kindly and said; "Study, you will be a member of the party in the future, Shangri-La can be the master of everything, you don't need to report everything. Master is called You can't mention it in formal occasions, you have to call your Excellency the earl."

"Master, I...I understand." Wu Xuewen raised his body and bowed his hand in a salute. Li Fushou waved his hand gently and said; If you're stuck, I'm afraid you won't have time to settle down. Tell me about your vision!"

   "Yes, sir."

  Wu Xuewen sat on a chair with half of his **** and his upper body straight. This respectful attitude made Li Fushou very satisfied. Although he said that he should not be too restrictive, as a superior, who doesn't like subordinates like this?

  Red River Valley advocates new customs and customs, and does not advocate kneeling at every turn, but it is not strong to oppose it. Stubborn customs need time to slowly change.

  Think about it carefully

  Wu Xuewen said; “Xuewen has been under the command of the master, and he has been teaching his face to life for several years, and he is also trying to figure out how to deal with things in private.

   "Oh, let's talk about it." Li Fushou was very interested.

   "That humble job will not be presumptuous, just make false statements."

   "Just talk about it."

  Wu Xuewen cleared his throat and said; “The humble duty is fortunate to follow the master to travel to Europa, and gradually has some self-knowledge of this world. The powerful is always strong, and the truth is within the range of the cannon.

   Turning our eyes back to Shangri-La Island, I think we should first control all outgoing ships and control the channels for the very few white people to communicate with the outside world, leaving us with a certain amount of time for development.

  The master allowed some immigrants from the southern coastal areas to move here at the request of a humble position. I think that my Chinese have the same language and the same kind, communication and exchanges are not hindered, which is of great benefit to the next step of governance.

  I want to implement two plans;

  A kind of free land allocation that allows Huitong Bank to grant loans to 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.

  A kind of loan repayment by work. Immigrants work for Shangri-La for free for three years to repay the loan (immigrant loan), during which time 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.

Thus

  Shangri-La has alleviated many resettlement burdens, and can use the large areas of wasteland reclaimed by immigrants to quickly establish farms and villages.

  With a sufficient supply of labor, Shangri-La can build complete port facilities, including warehouses, docks and transportation, to provide better logistic supply services for ocean freighters.

at the same time

  We can build new cities and towns in accordance with the Red River Valley model, and establish complete sewer facilities and roads, entertainment facilities and industrial facilities, especially seafood canning factories and fishing boat repairing factories. This is our next development goal.

  After initially gaining a foothold, I will send water conservancy experts to form several teams to survey the nearby terrain and environment, and strive to build a small and medium-sized reservoir to provide sufficient energy supply for further development.

  In addition, it is necessary to organize experts to survey resources and make long-term plans for the next development.

  Follow the master’s instructions

  Shangri-La must first become a self-sufficient agricultural area. The next step will be to develop rubber plantations, encourage the establishment of private farms, encourage fishermen to go fishing, and develop the economy based on the characteristics of Victoria’s local resources.

  This is a bit of humble opinion, please criticize and correct me. "

   "Good... good..." Li Fushou couldn't help applauding and said with a smile; "That's very good, then these people..."

  Li Fushou raised his chin toward the trestle bridge and asked, "What are you going to do? You can't keep it closed."

  "The humble position believes that these people need to be screened, and some people with deep backgrounds need to be treated appropriately. Please stay here for a longer period of time. As long as you control the ships leaving the port, forgive them for not being able to overturn the big waves."

  Wu Xuewen has considered this question for a long time, and the answer is extremely smooth; “Some of the hurdles that should be passed, the kills should be killed, you don’t need to be polite. After we have completely controlled this, everything is left to the Red River Valley.”

  Li Fushou listened quietly, without expressing approval or disapproval, but looking at the messy thatched cottages in the distance.

  Wu Xuewen said, “These aboriginal people live a slash-and-burn tribal life. They belong to the virgin forest. They humbly thought it was better not to disturb them and let them return to the virgin forest!”

"Well, pay attention to methods and methods. Some indigenous people who are unwilling to return to the virgin forest can help them migrate and give them some benefits or canned sausages. Just move to a small island. The small islands near Java Island are just fine. Not bad." Li Fushou gave a faint confession, and decided the fate of all the natives on this island.

  You don’t have to wield a butcher knife, that’s really bad reputation.

  Spend some money and some resources to help them immigrate. There are thousands of small islands around Java. Where can they not live in the virgin forest?

   Is this the reason?

  "The humble job is not well considered, please punish me." Wu Xuewen's attitude is very correct.

  Li Fushou waved his hand casually, looked at Wu Xuewen with relief and said; “I’m relieved to give Shangri-La to you.”

  This statement comes out

Wu Xuewen felt the heavy trust, and couldn't help but stand up to the ground, grateful for the inexplicable answer; "Thanks to the Lord's trustworthiness, even if the learning is not rewarded, he will definitely work hard to build Shangri-La and make it a South Pacific island. A dazzling pearl, this is the vow in Xuewen's heart, even though he will die without regrets!"

"Okay, okay!" Li Fushou stood up, raised Wu Xuewen with both hands, and patted his shoulder vigorously. Lose this life!"

  "The wish to learn literature is attached with a tail, to be like a dog and horse."

   "Hahaha...you and I encourage each other."

  By the trestle bridge

The negotiations between the representatives of the fleet and dozens of white men guarding the trestle bridge did not go well. These white men had an extremely tough attitude and demanded that the fleet respect their exclusive rights. This is the new home they built. The fleet was not invited. Malicious people who rush in must immediately exit Port Moresby, or even stay away from Papua Bay.

  A few whites even went up to the sky in a few demonstrations, showing a tough stance that they will never give in. The fleet must leave immediately, otherwise they will not hesitate to fight a **** battle.

  Since we can’t agree, it’s time to show muscles.

  The muzzle of the black hole of the 239mm main guns on the Seagull and Puffin was raised and aimed at the cluttered buildings of Port Moresby, which made a group of tough white people panic.

   "Target port, fire the cannon!"

   "Boom, boom..."

With an order, accompanied by a deafening roar, the 239mm cannon finally showed its hideous side. The huge cannon flame illuminates the trestle bridge. The shells from the chamber blasted into the residential area of ​​the port in an instant, and only two dazzling black clouds were seen. Ascends, the ground shakes, the mountains shook, and houses collapsed.

   "Da da da... da da da da da..."

The   hand-operated Gatling heavy machine gun spewed flames, whipping like a flame whip swung by death not far from the trestle bridge, sputtering mud and flying, and the vegetation broke. This was a serious warning shot.

A group of heavily armed militiamen walked from the Taishan wheel and walked all the way with their heads high, disarming a group of white people who had been scared and stupid, and directly using the **** of the rifle to talk to those who were not inferior, and a rude **** fell to the ground. Suddenly the blood ran across his face.

  It's no use shouting to break the big sky, just so tough, so domineering, just so unreasonable.

  (End of this chapter)