Australian Storm 1876

  Chapter 46 Waist Rod Is Not Straight

"Dear Lee, I am so happy to see you again. I need to attend the welcoming ceremony hosted by the Mayor of New York, Giuliani, to welcome Mr. George Sturgers, Member of the House of Nobility of the British Empire. I am very sorry for not being able to greet you. I heard that there was a small accident, how is it?"

  Higgins warmly embraced Li Fushou. The old fox and the little fox met again very cordially. They both gained huge benefits from mutual cooperation, and they closely linked the two together.

   "Hehe...just a trivial episode."

  The incident on the road Li Fushou said, and he sensitively heard the name George Sturgers. He had studied the upper-class figures in Europe and America, and among them was this person.

Senior Member of the House of Lords, Earl George Sturgers, a veteran general of the old faction, a lieutenant general of the British Empire, before retiring to command the Royal Guards Cavalry Regiment and the Royal Wessex Volunteer Cavalry permanently stationed in London, a veteran Royalist.

  One sentence;

  Although he has retired from the Army, he is an influential old guy. I don’t know why he came to New York this time.

   Thoughts transfer

  Li Fushou said in a joking tone;

  "I really feel very sad. I have experienced two perfect cooperations. I mistakenly thought that I could be on your list of heavyweight partners. I didn’t expect to give way to a small welcome ceremony..."

   "Oh...no, you misunderstood, this is a very important informal diplomatic activity." Higgins is very smooth, he doesn't want important partners to have any misunderstandings, explained;

"Mr. Earl came with a political mission and stopped in New York briefly on his way to Washington. The Deputy Secretary of State of the United States, Mr. Burns, also attended the welcoming ceremony, as well as other New York City heavyweights because of our cooperation with Cuban humanitarians. The unanticipated success of the International Movement of Islam has been noticed by the British Empire, so I was fortunate to be invited. This is very important."

   "Oh, friend, congratulations." This sentence has a distinctly sour taste.

  Higgins laughed in a good mood, took out the briar pipe and filled it with shredded tobacco, took a deep breath after lighting it;

  "Dear Li, it should be congratulations to both of us.

According to the exact information received from the House of Commons, the Governor of Central America of the British Empire mentioned our name in the report. Downing Street has paid attention to our humanitarian action. This is exciting news and means that it may be a queen. Recognition, this is an extremely glorious thing. "

  Guangzong Yaozu is everyone’s dream, and Europeans and Americans are no exception. Who is more honored?

  If he really wins Queen Victoria’s commendation, Li Fushou’s honor may be higher than Higgins, not because of his great reputation, hard connections, and many contributions, but because of his current overseas citizenship of the British Empire.

   belongs to both the people of the Qing Empire and the people of the British Empire, so it really has two advantages.

  As a global hegemon, the British Empire naturally has a broad vision of the world, and likes to give medals to the friendly people of the British Empire to encourage them.

  Is it the king's soil in the whole world? Is it the king's court who leads the earth?

  There is a difference here;

  It is difficult for non-British empire citizens to obtain rewards above the lifetime aristocratic level. Even if there is a noble title, there is no beneficiary. It is just an honorary title.

The people of the British Empire are different. According to their contributions, they can be awarded a lifetime aristocracy. For example, in 1874, the Earl of Canaphon, who made outstanding contributions to Canada becoming a member of the Commonwealth, was awarded the title and the title of lifetime aristocracy by Queen Victoria herself. There are earl's beloved.

  Other dominions such as Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, etc., the chief executive who wins the election will be rewarded. Under normal circumstances, it is the title of life nobility without a beneficence to win people's hearts.

  Queen’s subjects are also divided into three, six or nine grades. The dominion is not as easy to be sealed as the British natives. Relatively speaking, the treatment is higher, so I won’t mention it here for the time being.

  Li Fushou and Higgins chatted for a while, and learned a lot about George Sturgers from each other's mouth.

  I came to the United States this time, in addition to shouldering the Queen’s private commission on business, another important purpose is to get some money.

  There is no way, it takes a lot of money to maintain the luxurious life of the nobility.

  Earl George Sturgers, although he has great influence and high weight, he has always been tight on hand. Now he has retired to do an easy job and earn a lot of extra money by the way.

  Li Fushou suddenly had an idea in his mind and changed the original plan to put pressure on aid by suspending international humanitarian operations.

  Hold the hole cards in your hand to have a deterrent effect, and you will die when you hit them.

He really needs some honour aura blessings now. Otherwise, the British guys in Queensland are looking for trouble at both ends. Some are jealous, some want to rob, some secretly shoot black guns. Speaker Edward is just a figure floating on the surface, secretly. how much remaining?

  From the rancher Ludendorff, Smith, to the speaker Edward who has openly jumped out now, these **** are endless one after another, and they are so annoying.

  Queensland is like this. How many jealous eyes are there in neighboring New South Wales, Sydney, Canberra, and Melbourne?

  You can't kill them all. This is neither realistic nor possible. Why is it so difficult to grow and develop with peace of mind?

  Li Fushou really needs the Queen’s aura of honor now, so he is very attentive to Cuba’s international humanitarian actions and must not act recklessly.

  There must be a statement about the bombardment of the Red River Valley Ranch. The best opportunity is right now. Li Fushou is willing to spend 10,000 pounds to buy a period of stable development, so that the British in Australia will be bullied.

  A thing that can be solved with money, is it still a problem?

   "Oh! To tell you Mr. Higgins, I would like to meet Count George Sturgers and state the unfair treatment in person. I hope you can help introduce him."

  "This...I am afraid it is a bit difficult. Mr. Earl and I are not familiar with each other."

  "I don’t think this is a problem. Mr. Piaget must be very familiar with £10,000 and would be willing to take 10 minutes to listen to my demands."

   "Hahaha... Lee, I think this reason is very convincing."

  Higgins smiled with a chrysanthemum blooming. He admired Li Fushou's point very much. Either he didn't make a move, or he wanted to make a move, it would be a lot of money. It would hurt if you refused.

  The status of a life member of the House of Lords in the British Empire is very precious. The power is superior to the elected House of Commons, and it has the power to veto proposals passed by the House of Commons, rather than a rubber stamp for later generations.

  For the noble lords of London, £10,000 can make them change their position, and vote for the motion that was fiercely opposed before.

  Money clears the way, and there is nothing to lose.

  …………

  Two days later

  Li Fushou found the opportunity to talk alone for nearly 30 minutes in his free time visiting the New York Museum of Art in Earl George Sturgers, and then left blankly.

  The meeting was successful, and 10,000 pounds in cash was also sent out.

  The old-fashioned sailing battleship "Old Woman" in remote Queensland invaded private territory and fired artillery. This incident aroused great interest of George Sturgers and said that he would pay attention to it.

  Li Fushou bet;

  With the consistent arrogant attitude of the Royal Navy of the British Empire, it is impossible to tolerate a retired army lieutenant's finger-pointing to the naval task force, but the question of a noble member of the House of Lords cannot be ignored.

  Earl George Sturgers will never let go of this good opportunity, he will definitely use this handle to beat the Imperial Navy and squeeze a lot of benefits from it.

  The British Imperial Navy has a poor perception of the Chinese power represented by Hongmen.

  What will happen in the future, only God knows.

  What made Li Fushou feel aggrieved was the arrogant attitude of George Sturgers, who received a million pounds as a gift, and the words were full of superiority.

  Victorian

  The bureaucrats of the British Empire are the group with the most global vision. They think about problems in West World Island Strategy, East World Island Strategy, America Strategy, Africa Strategy...

The glory of the sunless empire shines on the five continents. Under the iron-blooded policy of gunpower, the emperors of France, European monarchs, West Asian emirs, African chiefs, Southeast Asian kings, Emperors of Eastern Asia and even the emperors of the Manchu and Qing dynasties all succumbed to London, the British Empire ushered in the most glorious moment in history.

  It is with this sufficient confidence that Earl George Sturgers did not put the so-called descendants of the former royal family in exile at all, and the arrogance revealed in his bones made people ticklish with hatred.

Humiliation, humiliation, and being despised are all Li Fushou's feelings.

  Weakened only because of the decay of the Qing feudal empire behind it. The people living overseas were despised, and their waists were not straight.

  Remote thinking of Emperor Qin and Hanwu, during the time of Emperor Tang Zong and Song Ancestors, standing proudly in the east of the world, looking at the mountains and small mountains, the blood-boiled Chinese prosperity is gone forever.

  On the carriage

After seeing Li Fushou coming back, Fiona sat in the carriage without saying a word. Her face was dark and afraid of people. She stretched out her small hand to hold his big hand in fear, and said, "What's wrong, isn't things going well? We can think of other things. Method."

   "It's okay, I was mad at the arrogant guy from London."

"Aha... That's right." Fiona laughed out of her voice, hugging Li Fushou's arm, resting her head lightly on his shoulder, and said; "The French would say that the British died from narrow And arrogance, although on the surface it is a very gentleman, but in fact it is a thousand miles away from the inside, let me tell you a French joke;

  The French fell into the water and shouted: "Help! Help me!"

  The German fell into the water and shouted: "Help! Help me!"

  The British fell into the water and shouted: "Excuse me, sir, excuse me, can I take you two minutes? I want to know if you mind helping me get me up there, sorry to trouble you."

  Speaking of which

  Fiona herself was already overwhelmed with joy. The cheerful laughter broke through the haze in Li Fushou's heart, and her mood improved a bit.

   "Dear sir, will this make you feel better?"

   "Thank you Fiona."

   "Then shall we go back to the hotel or..."

   "Go back to the hotel and pack up. It's time to end this trip to North America. Arrange for someone to buy first-class train tickets to Auckland, and we will return to Australia."

   "Ah, so fast?"

   "Yes, so you have to hurry up and go shopping frantically, or it will be too late."

   Fiona waved her fist and replied; “What are you waiting for, let’s go quickly, I’m full of infinite power, and I’m going to visit every store in Manhattan and prepay for the next 300 years.”

   "As you wish, beautiful lady."

  Li Fushou was also more cheerful, looking at the streetscape that was constantly retreating outside the carriage window. There were row upon row of tall buildings with 4 stories and 5 stories. The tallest building in New York reached 7 stories, with tall pointed vaults, which was amazing.

in this era

  Building materials are mainly stone and wood. Due to the limitation of material characteristics, buildings cannot be built very high.

It was not until a few years later that modern cement was invented, and skyscrapers have sprung up in North American and European cities.

  About 7 years later

  In 1885, a 10-story skyscraper rose in the center of Chicago. It is the headquarters of the Chicago Home Property Insurance Company. It is known as the tallest building in the world, and it started a new era of urban construction.

  (End of this chapter)