Australian Storm 1876

  Chapter 184 Come from Gu Mansion

  The tall mainsail on the Taishan wheel has been retracted, and thick smoke billowed from the chimney. It traced back along the wide Brisbane River. The bow broke through the undulating river surface, leaving a long snow-white trail.

  On the wide deck behind the driver's building

  Gu Zhiwen is wearing a cyan satin gown, a melon hat inlaid with beautiful jade, and a folding fan in his hand, standing in the wind, looking like a turbulent young man.

  There are two middle-aged people and an extraordinary young man beside him, leaning against the fence together, and the exotic atmosphere of Brisbane has opened his eyes.

One of them is a gentleman of medium stature with black beard, dressed in a blue cloth gown, with introverted eyes, he is about 40 years old, his name is Ma Xiangbo, a native of Danyang in the south of the Yangtze River. The well-known great Confucianism has a profound foundation in national studies.

Another white-faced middle-aged man was slightly fat and dressed in a dark satin gown. His name was Chen Shiheng, a native of Jiaxing. He was a business veteran who had been operating a bank in Shanghai for many years. He was shrewd and determined. It is rare to not be blinded by money.

  The young man is about 20 years old. He looks like a yushu tree and looks out of the ordinary. This person is called Tang Shaoyi, and he is a young talent who has studied at home and abroad.

  Tang Shaoyi went to study in Shanghai since childhood. In 1874, he became the third group of young children studying in the United States to study in the United States and entered Columbia University to study.

  In the 7th year of Guangxu (1881), he returned from school and was immediately recognized by the governor of Beizhili, Gu Yanchuan, and he was recruited to get started.

"The exotic beauty is breathtaking. It does not restrict the construction of bridges, the foreigners with high nose and deep eyes, the western clothes that are completely different from my Chinese crown, the language and culture are all different, and there are towering steamers like buildings, and trains like long dragons. I sigh the vastness of the world and the many western landscapes. You should travel thousands of miles to see it, and don't be a frog in the bottom of a well." Ma Xiangbo felt particularly deeply about everything in front of him.

  Tang Shaoyi smiled but did not answer. He has lived in the United States for seven years and has long been accustomed to seeing the exotic scenes in front of him.

"What Xiang Bogong said is that Shiheng has been doing business in Shanghai for many years. This is the first time I have seen this completely mechanically dragged train. It is really shocking and inexplicable!" Chen Shiheng watched the train roaring into the tunnel, and soon It came out from the other side of the mountain again, spitting thick smoke all the way forward, and the shocked expression couldn't be faked at all.

Gu Zhiwen was much calmer than three years ago. He lightly swayed the gold folding fan in his hand and glanced at Tang Shaoyi, and said in a deep voice; "My brother-in-law is on the territory of the English country, with blue wisps on the roads and mountains and forests. After all the hardships, he created what is now huge. In this situation, millions of immigrants are protected by the wings, and more people of insight are urgently needed to join them, walk hand in hand to create a great cause in this world, and live up to the ambition of this life!"

These remarks are full of solicitation. Ma Xiangbo and Chen Shiheng looked at each other, and replied in a cautious tone; "Good birds choose wood and live there. Please allow me to wait for a few days to make a decision on this matter. Although Liang Yuan is good, he is not his homeland. !"

   "Gu Gongzi, Tang Shaoyi has the intention to do a career in this Xintiandi, but he only knows the omissions and is afraid to get into the eyes of the law." Tang Shao's appearance is very straightforward. He has been attracted by the vibrant scene here and can't wait to join it.

  Young people are always very motivated and motivated, which is different from middle-aged people who are depressed.

  Gu Zhiwen was overjoyed when he heard the words, and grabbed his arm and said; "Shaoyi has learned Chinese and Western, and he is the talent that Red River Valley urgently needs. Yuanding has always been thirsty for talents. If he can get it, he will be overjoyed."

  Talking room

The Taishan wheel has already sailed into the river near Xuanwu City, and I saw two mountains between the two mountains, the winding Brisbane River passing through it, six to seventy meters above the river surface is a solid fortress-style building, dark red basalt Under the reflection of the sun, it reveals a cold and hard luster, which is extremely thick and solid.

  There are still bends in front of this section of the river, the speed of Taishan wheel has slowed down significantly, and the black smoke from the chimney has become thinner.

  Look far away

  Xuanwu City is like an extremely large black tortoise lying prone on a high place, and the black hole muzzle protruding from the fortress points directly to the river. Even though the Brisbane river is wide, there are not many places to flicker.

  If you want to pass the fortress-style defense here, you must stand up against the gunfire, which is simply a natural control pass.

  Any invading enemy will not pay a heavy price, and never want to pass here.

  China China Shenzhou has been fighting for thousands of years. The famous Great Wall and the dangerous places in the mountains and rivers all over China China have always been the battleground for military strategists.

  Maintaining the pass and conquering the pass is almost an eternal topic. Everyone present is a temporary choice. There are many hills in the belly, and it is naturally no stranger to it.

  See here

  The words "a party of princes, stand alone" suddenly rose in his heart, and he pressed it heavily in his heart, making the atmosphere a lot more dignified, and there were fewer words.

  Where do ordinary feudal lords need to do such a thing?

  If you dare to build such a fortress-style building with a strong military color in the land of Shenzhou, there are really not enough heads to cut.

  In a moment

  Taishan wheel passes through the mouth of the river channel in front, and it is suddenly open to the eyes. The original continuous towering mountains have reached the end here, turning into a gentle hilly terrain.

  From a distance, you can see a magnificent metropolis spread out in front of you. There is a thrilling beauty against the backdrop of the emerald green mountains. This is the largest city in Australia, the Red River Valley City.

  Following the 500,000 population mark a few months ago, the population of Red River Valley exceeded the 600,000 mark. Immigrants have brought vitality and prosperity to this emerging metropolis.

  Taishan wheel slowly approached the pier

At this time, the red carpet was spread on the pier, and the band played a majestic symphony. Hundreds of dragoon guards in dark military uniforms lined up on the pier square. The bright leather shoes and the horses of the gods added a killing. Gas.

A group of heavy carriages with the logo of the Dragon Family in the Valley rushed in from a distance. The left and right sides were all guards riding on white horses. They wore handsome Australian-style hats on their heads and crossed leather on their left and right sides. On the equipment, a shiny saber hung on the left side, a revolver on the right side, and a German Mauser carbine obliquely inserted in the horse bag in front of the right knee, galloping all the way.

  The sound of horseshoes converged into an unstoppable dense torrent.

  Gu Zhiwen and others who walked down the gangway from the freighter were shocked and shocked.

  Even if you want to break your head, no one can know the power of the Queensland Earl in this land. These elite cavalrymen under him are an army, and they are like the emperor of the earth. It is too swagger.

The horse caravan stopped in front of the red carpet. The guards immediately stepped forward to open the door. Li Fushou's tall figure appeared at the door of the carriage. He walked out of the carriage and stepped onto the red carpet.

  "Brother Wen, don't come here without any problems once you have a long period of time!" Li Fushou greeted him with a smile.

  Gu Zhiwen smiled bitterly and looked around, and said, "Yuanding, you really brought me a big surprise. I am more surprised than happy. This battle is too big, right?"

"Where did you say this? Not to mention that Brother Wen is a maiden brother in the family. It is very rare to come from thousands of miles, and it has brought a large number of talents urgently needed by the Red River Valley. "

   "There are not many other places in the homeland of Shenzhou, but there are many talents."

   "Hahaha...Then I have to be more respectful, these gentlemen look extraordinary, to brother Wen, don't want to hide, it's okay to introduce it for me!"

  Li Fushou laughed and looked at the gentlemen beside Gu Zhiwen with solemn expressions.

  From the transoceanic emails that arrived earlier, Li Fushou already knew the resume talents of these major elites. These were all the pillars that Yue Zhang Gu Yanchuan had collected for him.

  After greetings at the pier

  A group of people got on the carriage, and walked towards the Red Fort under the **** of the personal guards, gradually moving away. On the pier

Thousands of people came down from the Taishan wheel. There are all kinds of craftsmen, doctors, poor talents, travellers, monks, Taoists, Liyuan family, chefs, businessmen, pathfinders dispatched by major families in the south of the Yangtze River, etc., many of them are The whole family migrated, including men, women and children.

  For the Red River Valley

  These talents are an indispensable part of a strong Chinese society. Everyone bears the mark of a long heritage and is an indispensable part of the culture.

  Society progresses to a new stage, and the Red River Valley needs to build on the development of the ancient Chinese culture, remove its dross, inherit the excellent cultural traditions, and develop a viable Shanghai-style Chinese culture.

  Culture is the soul of the nation, the essence of the long history of the Chinese nation, and an indispensable spiritual food.

  Among these thousands

  There are 36 beautiful maidservants prepared by the Gu Mansion alone, more than 100 housekeepers and servants, dozens of master guards from various parties, and more than 200 students who are full of poetry and books.

  In addition, thousands of cages were installed in the classical furniture, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, pen, ink, paper, inkstone, antique decorations, etc. prepared for the Red Fort, demonstrating Gu's mastery.

  Gu Yanchuan was able to sit smoothly as governor of Beizhili. In addition to relying on the rich financial support of the Red River Valley, it relied on the son-in-law of Queensland Earl’s resounding reputation, and relied on the trend of the Westernization Movement promoted by the current court.

  The three are indispensable and complement each other.

  Gu Yanchuan was naturally included in the faction of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, because of this special relationship with the Great Britain, he was given a high-level look at the court.

  Military Minister Li Hongzhang praised him a lot, thinking that Gu Yanchuan is a sincere man, made great efforts to innovate, and knows Western affairs, and he can rely on it.

On the Taishan wheel returning this time, there are also collections of ancient antique calligraphy and paintings, precious porcelain, Su embroidered Shu brocade, and many other items from bronze ware to jade ornaments collected by the manager of Normandy Import and Export Company, Li Ping, and Li Ping, who accompanied them. Thousand boxes of cages.

  Hundreds of horse-drawn carriages went to the Red Fort continuously, and it took almost two days to transport such a huge amount of personnel and supplies.

  (End of this chapter)