Australian Storm 1876

  Chapter 79 Response

  The corpse of the head of the bandit Pilken was delivered in the early hours of the next morning. In addition, there were also the gangster "madman" Virgil, Billy Clanton, all famous horse bandits with extremely high rewards, and all of them had heavy debts.

The other two famous gangsters "Scarface" Eck and Billy Clayburn, nicknamed "Billy Kid", were missing. The encirclement and suppression team rummaged over hundreds of miles around, but they didn't find it. These two cunning gangsters traced.

  Li Fushou didn't care about it either. He took his more than fifty riders to the valley town and only arrived at dusk.

  In the valley town

  This place has already been greeted with lights and festoons. The black and heavy crowd greeted five miles outside the town. From a distance, they saw Li Fushou’s returning horse team kneeling down like a slice of leeks, saying;

  "The people like me welcome the master back to the town, and it all depends on the master to turn the tide, eliminate the banditry in the universe, and protect the tens of thousands of people in the valley town for happiness and well-being. I and the people drink water to think about the source and dare not forget their roots. I would like to offer a million people umbrella to show our respect."

  "How dare you dare, thank you all compatriots Sangzi for your trust, and I am ashamed of receiving it..."

  Li Fushou did not dare to neglect, so he grabbed the horse and thanked him again and again.

  He glanced at the Fatty Chun who was standing in the forefront, and Fan Asheng and He Shoutian who had just returned from North America, knowing that it was the moths that made up these Hongmen.

  Take this opportunity to win over the public opinion and raise the prestige. Seeing the surrounding people who moved the five bodies to the ground, the effect is indeed good.

  These little bunnies, finally did not live up to my heart of training.

  Don’t underestimate the Wanmin Umbrella with colorful ribbons. This is the true meaning of the people. It means that Li Fushou is like a big umbrella, protecting the people.

  The more Wanmin umbrellas you get, the higher your prestige. This is a big event that can be written into the family tree.

  Not far forward

  Li Fushou unexpectedly met Governor Frank, the leader of the state assembly, Edward, and some white congressmen. The shocking scene of kneeling down outside the town really shocked them.

  Looking at Li Fushou’s eyes, these white people obviously have different perspectives. They need to re-evaluate the important status of his ethnic leaders.

  Li Fushou and Edward gave a warm hug, they are like good friends whom they haven't seen for many years.

  This intimacy is shocking.

  Edward is an old fox after all. He couldn't match the growing power of the Red River Valley. He decisively accepted the olive branch thrown by Li Fushou, and then a series of dazzling operations made people dazzling.

Edward decisively transferred several large-scale pastures in the north of Brisbane, as well as the gold mine in his hand, and obtained a 9.5% stake in the Hongshan Coke Plant. He is the veritable third-largest shareholder and keeps his family tight. Bundled with the interests of the Red River Valley.

  This kind of determination can't be made by anyone. From this we can see the hotness of the old.

  Edward has worked hard in Australia for decades. From the beginning of nothing to his wealth, several ranches and gold mines are worth £187,000. He invested in Hongshan Coking Coal Plant at a discount and obtained 9.5% of the shares.

  Based on this calculation, the value of the Hongshan Coking Coal Plant is as high as 920,000 pounds. This is only the estimate of the annual output of 350,000 tons of coking coal, which is obviously underestimated according to the level of profitability.

   Throughout 1878, until the end of October.

  Hongshan Coking Coal Plant has a profit of up to 354,207 pounds 11 shillings and sevenpence. If the 9.5% shareholding is used, Edward will receive a generous income of more than 40,000 pounds, which is more than double the previous.

  This result has made him very satisfied.

  Li Fushou was also satisfied. The pasture and gold mines weren't able to perform their best in Edward's hands, but they were different in his own hands.

  Several ranches of the Edwardian family are located in the north of Brisbane City. After being included in the Red River Valley, the Red River Valley Ranch forms a semicircle from south to north, tightly enclosing the city of Brisbane.

  The expanded pasture area has greatly delayed the insufficiency of the Red River Valley pasture area and strengthened the potential for further development.

Gold mines are a good thing. After the shallow placer gold resources are exhausted, the deeper level of placer gold needs to use large-scale screening gold mining machinery. It can be mined layer by layer for many years. That is not a small-scale mine. Cope with it.

  The most important thing is not only this, but also the purchase of horse bones by daughters, which transforms the stubborn Edward family and its **** from hostility into allies.

  In many cases, it is not that fighting and killing can solve the problem, but to divide and win a group of white people, corrupt a group, unite a group, and strike a group of the most stubborn. This is the correct posture.

  The average price of high-quality coking coal exported to North America from Hongshan Coking Coal Plant reached US$20.5 per ton. It only paid some labor and equipment investment. Why was the profit only £454,207, 11 shillings and sevenpence?

  This number is not too high, but too low.

From the end of December 1877, the first set of coking coal equipment was put into operation. By the end of October 1878, the annual production capacity continued to climb from 70,000 tons to 400,000 tons. The export volume of high-quality bituminous coking coal reached 1.17 million tons, with an income of approximately 23 million. U.S. dollars, converted into pounds, the total income reached 4.6 million pounds.

   is easy to calculate, and the net profit is about 10%.

  This profit rate is obviously too low. What's the secret?

The mystery is that the Hongshan Hydropower Station intercepts most of the profits. This is a 100% wholly-owned enterprise by Li Fushou. No one is allowed to intervene, and all accounting accounts are secret.

   outsiders guess;

  Only from 1878 to the present, the profits of various enterprises intercepted by the Hongshan Hydropower Station are as high as 3 million pounds, and there will only be more and no less.

   Li Fushou himself did not respond to these absurd and endless speculations, and no one dared to question him.

  A group of servants, don’t you need to spend money on electricity?

  Review

  The second largest shareholder is Fischer Corporation of the United States, which owns 9.6% of Sequoia Coking Coal. It is a powerful ally of Red River Valley in North America, and its importance need not be denied.

  The fourth largest shareholder is Higgins Corporation of the United States, which has acquired a 5.35% stake in the Hongshan Coking Coal Plant, which has strengthened the cooperative relationship between the two parties.

   precisely because interests are inseparable

  The relationship between Li Fushou and Edward quickly changed from hatred to good friends, based solely on naked interests and cooperation, and nothing else.

  With the red mountain coking coal plant's gold mountain and silver sea fishing, Speaker Edward's investment is very profitable, and the upper class in Queensland is jealous, and the words are filled with sour jealousy.

  No way, the wealth is touching!

  Everyone wants to board the Red River Valley, the big ship that rides the wind and waves, and enjoys the steadfast feeling of rolling money, not to mention the news from the front that Li Fushou's militia group killed the bandit leader Pilken and won the victory.

  What does this news mean?

  A group of people in the upper class in Brisbane are very clear that Li Fushou will become the top British nobleman in Queensland, and the shining Viscount Lord.

  According to the British royal family tradition

  Queen Victoria can grant a certain noble title to someone on the proposal of the Prime Minister of the Cabinet, but the number of bans is limited, about 20 per year.

  This includes the 5th-level hereditary nobleman of the Gonghou Bozi male, who owns the benefice, and is widely recognized by the European aristocratic circle.

  In the future, Li Fushou must be called Lord Lord, but not Sir. This is a taboo.

  Sir is the meaning of Sir. It can be used to refer to the barons and nobles of the knights, and it can also be used to refer to the outstanding people who receive the title. It is a honorific suffix and can refer to Sir Sir.

  If Li Fushou is awarded the honorable viscount title, it would be inappropriate to use the suffix "Sir", as it would be demeaning and insulting.

The prefix    indicates respect, and the suffix indicates honor.

  According to the etiquette of the British aristocracy, you must call the respected Lord XX, with the title and the suffix Lord (Lord).

  Yes, the title is indeed cumbersome and complicated, but in the upper-class aristocratic circles in Europe and America, it must be highly valued.

  European nobles are symmetrical and critical, especially in Britain, Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. That can't be messed up at all.

  According to the promise of Downing Street;

  The news that the bandit leader "Wild Wolf" Pilken was killed and the gangsters were completely wiped out was confirmed. Then a viscount noble can't escape the title.

  Even if it is the first Chinese viscount in history, this honor is a certainty, and there is no reason to regret it.

  The British Empire is very face-saving. It’s impossible to do this kind of embarrassment because of a mere viscount.

Speaking of Li Fushou, it was also a coincidence. Because of the poor communication of information in this era, Downing Street has no understanding of the situation in Australia tens of thousands of miles away. It was originally a noble title set for white people. Picked the peaches.

  Aristocracy is limited to the difference in title?

  The case is negative.

  The nobles of the British Empire are very valuable. They have the qualifications to enter the aristocracy in the country, and have a huge influence on the political, economic, cultural, and military aspects of the empire. How else can they be called an upper class society?

  In overseas colonies, nobles are precious because of their small numbers, and they have the priority to hold important functions.

  For example, the Governor of Queensland, if Li Fushou intends to do so, age is not a problem, seniority is not a problem, experience is not a problem, and support from the upper class is not a problem. It is the privilege of the nobility to get thousands of times easier than ordinary people.

  For another example, New South Wales’s policy of restricting the purchase of farms by ethnic Chinese must be re-examined and cancelled by the State Council. The same is true in Victoria.

  This discriminatory policy offends the majesty of the Viscount Lord and is totally unforgivable.

  If Li Fushou launches a war and protects his noble dignity, there must be nothing in Europe to say.

  In the end

  What Li Fushou did was to maintain the order of the feudal monarchy society in Europe. The dignity of the nobility must not be provoked, offended, or defiled. It cannot be restricted by the introduction of a bill by some civilian parliamentarians.

  The power of the aristocracy in the 19th century was just like that. It was not just a change of title, but a qualitative change in the social status of the Dragon Gate.

  Looking back now, Colonel Macbeth in Victoria would rather spend more than half a year in the open air. He followed the Pilken gang for more than a dozen **** battles, biting them all the way, and the answer was ready.

  Poor Colonel Macbeth never expected that he would make a wedding dress for others, which became the backdrop for Li Fushou’s heroic deeds.

  People are more dead than people, and they have to be thrown away.

  Next day

  Brisbane's upper-class people repeatedly confirmed the results of the battle, and immediately sent electricity to Downing Street and the surrounding states of New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania to formally announce this exciting news.

  The radio waves traveled through the air, spreading throughout Australia for the first time, and across the oceans to North America and the world.

  "New York Times" published a social review;

   Shocked the Australian mainland bandit leader "Wild Wolf", and the first British Chinese viscount was released.

  Reported by The Australian Chronicle;

  Australian gangsters were finally wiped out, and the families of the victims rushed to tell; let God bless [Li].

  Reported by The Times;

  Downing Street offers a reward for Chinese immigrants. Is this a show?

  French "Le Figaro" reported;

  British carnival, a ridiculous victory in exchange for a noble title.

  German "Aachen Post" reported;

  Behind Australia’s exciting victory over banditry, a group of Germans stood...

  (End of this chapter)