Australian Storm 1876

   Chapter 59 Salary Increase Order

  In this January 1878, I came to Australia for the 3rd year, and I was 18 years old. It feels really good to receive such a birthday present. It is very suitable.

  It is sunny in winter and time passes easily.

  Losing in Tingxi Xuan for three consecutive days, Li Fushou enjoyed the gentle township of the emperor before he came back, and he was reluctant to think about it for a while.

  From Tingxixuan, there has been a hostess, Fiona, who enjoys the honorable treatment of Mrs. Cong.

  The news quickly spread throughout the Red Fort, and the maids who heard the news were full of mixed feelings.

  Hongbao Manor is huge in scale, covering about 180 acres. Calculated on the basis that one acre is equal to 6.66 acres, the total area is more than 1,000 acres.

  This grand manor, hidden in the forest, currently has less than a quarter of the completed area, with more than ten halls and halls, and the rest is still under construction.

  Fiona suddenly took the position, which made the other maids think differently;

  Perhaps...There are so many beautiful buildings in the Red Fort, but there is also one of its own...

  …………

  "Young Master..."

   "No..." Li Fushou gently shook his head, staring at the verdant branches outside the window and said; "From now on, don't call the title Master, but call Master."

  "Congratulations, Master, Congratulations, Master."

  The three rotating secretaries Luo Qiang, Fan Zhongzhai, and Zhang Li looked at each other, and knelt down to congratulate each other in a panic.

  Everyone here has heard the news from the Red Fort, but it is not easy to ask others if the big leader himself does not talk about it.

  A wife's treatment, these confidant Chinese who follow the big leader can accept it. After all, it is not the big house that the Ming media is marrying, and it will not be possible to arrogate in the future.

  Li Fushou nodded with a stern expression, passed the coming-of-age ceremony, and now it is no longer appropriate to call the young master.

  Today, I returned to the Nuang Pavilion, the side hall of the management committee. The affairs accumulated in a few days have been piled up high, which made him look a little uncomfortable.

  I flipped through it, and suddenly found that there was an application for the construction of a Catholic church.

  Li Fushou frowned and pulled it out. He glanced around and threw it on the table, making the secretaries agitated.

   "What's the matter?"

  This matter was handled by Fan Zhongzhai. It is not easy to presume to answer to others. He stepped forward and knelt down and reported the case;

"In response to the master, this is a joint proposal by Hall Master He of the Outer Four Hall and Zhou Dahui of the Green Dragon management team. According to the Secretariat's handling procedures, the humble duty has no right to be suppressed. It must be submitted to the master's desk for personal review. "

   "What did these two **** get?"

"Uh...According to the humble post, it should be the wife of the two big brothers who fought hard. These two big brothers are both in their 30s. It is reasonable for the wife to be pregnant again and be more affectionate. Please master carefully."

   "Watch your ass. These two **** love their wives. They just need to pay to build a church by themselves. Don't show up these messy things in the future."

Li Fushou roared, and the other two secretaries who were bluffing knelt down to plead guilty. He waved his hand regardless of whether he asked; Eligible to marry a Chinese woman in the Red Fort, but you must be in love with each other, um, marry back to be the main house, next time, whoever listens to the instigation of the white woman, asks for crimes and resigns, and where to fall in love with Go, build as many Catholic churches as you like, and no one has the will to care about them."

  "Please follow the master's order."

There are now hundreds of Chinese women who are grateful to Li Fushou in Red Fort. They eat well and sleep well here. The master is tall, handsome and very approachable. He quickly captured the hearts of these maids and is the most ardent supporter. group.

  These refugee women from southwestern Shandong are the best selected among a group of refugee women, most of whom are pretty and pretty.

  At the time of youthful beauty, after a long period of recuperation, the original beauty bloomed, and it was no longer the yellow and thin face and pitiful appearance when she first came.

  Li Fushou has long been willing to betroth it to his confidants, but what is easily obtained will never be cherished, and some thresholds must be set.

  The love between the two is a very good reason. Li Fushou, as a family member, supports them, is he afraid of not giving up his own service?

After dealing with this annoying matter, Li Fushou asked casually; "What's happening in Brisbane recently?"

"Report to the Lord that the total number of white women we have transported from Cuba has reached 9,366. Now the plan has come to an end. According to the policies of Australia’s autonomous neighbours, the expenses related to coming to Australia for whites who are voluntarily naturalized in Australia can be reimbursed in full. This cost is as high as As much as 170,000 pounds, after many contacts, the Autonomous Office has always shied away from it..."

"Oh?"

Li Fushou turned the jade handle in his hand interestingly. After thinking about it, he shook his head and laughed; That’s not bad. Having said that, we didn’t suffer. The refugees who were transported back from southwestern Shandong did not pay a penny head tax. The two sides were even. Zhu Wei and others were sent to return to the United States to enter the University of California for further studies. Related matters, of course, Someone will handle it properly."

   "According to your orders, the inbound poll tax policy is directed solely to the Chinese. This is too unfair to us."

  "Fair...hehehe, man is a knife, I am a fish, it is difficult!"

  Li Fushou shook his head helplessly. Unless it is a rebellion, he must obediently pay the entry tax.

  Red River Valley is an independent Chinese kingdom in Queensland. It is sheltered by the huge power of Hongmen, and Chinese talents who enter privately can live a carefree life here.

  But if you leave the Red River Valley and take a look, it will be ugly to die every minute.

Not to mention that they will be arrested at will by the Royal Mounted Police, even if they break into a certain white farmer’s ranch, or a village, what is waiting will be endless darkness and slavery, humiliation, and a bottomless trampling of personality.

  Only in the Red River Valley manor built by Li Fushou, the Chinese refugees who entered privately can live with dignity and will not be oppressed, uh... exploitation is inevitable.

  Both men and women of the refugees have signed a contract to sell their lives and need hard work to create value.

The daily food and clothing are solved by the mines, and they rest and live in cages in the town. Most of the men work hard in coal mines and iron ore mines, while the women work in textile factories and food factories, earning less than 8 pence a month. , About 9 shillings down a year.

  Compared to the meager salary of gold prospectors, it is about 1/5~1/6 of normal Chinese workers. When you are greedy, you can buy some snacks, or buy clothes and daily necessities.

  The advantage is that you eat well, you can let go of the belly tube to eat full, and there is meat and fishy at noon every day, most of which are meat such as sheep offal and beef offal.

  Compared with the precarious days in China, this place is undoubtedly a paradise life.

  The entire Australian continent

  High-paying class is unique to the British. Taking Speaker Edward as an example, he can easily get an income of 800 pounds a year, the MP is 360 pounds, the independent state prosecutor Mr. Jim Sturges is 515 pounds, and the prosecutor’s assistant Armstrong is 126 pounds.

  Brisbane sheriffs, depending on their seniority, earn between 110 and 135 pounds a year, while the RCMP is about 22 pounds, some are more, some are less, and no more than 3 pounds.

  This is a high-paid public official in the Autonomous Office. The annual salary of ordinary white workers is about 6-10 pounds. This level is much lower than that of the British Isles, and the income level is almost half the difference.

  The annual income of ordinary white female workers in Australia is between 4 and 8 pounds, while the Chinese have the lowest salary, which is only half of that of white female workers.

  Do not talk about sensitive discrimination, the Chinese bear the heaviest taxes and the lowest income, and they are the most exploited labor group.

  The salary level of Red River Valley is similar to that of Brisbane, but in early 1878, the Red River Valley’s salary increase order completely broke the balance and caused an uproar.

  The salary increase order is only for the Chinese with the lowest income level. Salaries generally rise by 30%. The first-line heavy industry companies have the largest rise in steel plants and coking coal plants, while non-staple food factories and other enterprises are smaller.

  According to the three-year salary increase plan;

  Red River Valley Chinese workers will achieve equal pay for the same work as white female workers, although it is not as good as that of white male workers, this is already a huge improvement.

  One stone stirs up a thousand waves

  The calm Red River Valley became noisy again, and the Chinese saw their respect for themselves, and they poured in from everywhere, looking for opportunities in this fertile land full of hope.

  Being able to work in various factories and mines under the Red River Valley, marrying wives and having children, and enjoying a peaceful life is far more tempting than the precarious career of a gold digger.

  "Big leader, what do you think? There are many people who are dissatisfied with this policy. The people below are talking about it. I am worried about what will happen!" He Shoutian looked worried.

  Li Fushou flipped through a stack of documents, did not answer He Shoutian’s question directly, but said to the next 9 secretaries;

"For this matter, when you go back, everyone writes a report and submits it. What do you think in your heart? How do you look at this problem? Try to consider it from multiple angles. You can also talk about some over-the-top remarks or dissatisfaction. I will not blame it. wait."

   "I will do what the lord orders."

   "Well, go down, go back and think about it."

   "Yes."

  Wait until all the secretaries had retired, Li Fushou put down the files in his hand and looked at He Shoutian, and said in an unsatisfactory or indifferent tone;

"Let your people listen more, watch more, say less, see who dances the most and complains the most, who stirs up troubles for fear that the world will not be chaotic, who firmly supports this salary increase policy, give me different categories List it, and don’t you have a high-level ginseng? Go back and figure it out for yourself. Don’t bother me if you are fine."

  This is tantamount to an eviction order, and the tone becomes more and more severe in the end.

  He Shoutian's heart was shaken, a layer of cold sweat appeared on his forehead, and he quickly bowed his head and left.

  Watching He Shoutian leave, Li Fushou couldn't help but shook his head;

  Since you have raised a few loyal dogs, you have to endure their mediocre ability.

  The salary increase policy is not decided at a glance, but the result of careful consideration.

  Li Fushou is not a philanthropist. The income scissors between Chinese and white people is unreasonable. The policy of large salary increase just introduced is not out of kindness, but to promote the further development of the Red River Valley economy.

  Now the industrial, agricultural and animal husbandry industry in the Red River Valley is booming, with more than 1.3 million sheep, more than 10,000 cattle, and close to 20,000 sows in stock.

  After deep processing of agricultural and animal husbandry products, the added value has been greatly improved. Honghe brand non-staple foods are exported overseas, gradually establishing a brand reputation.

  Honghe Valley Light Industry Base takes the Honghe brand as its main line, and the heavy industry takes the Hongshan brand as its main line. The two fist strikes have achieved good results.

on the basis of

  Have sufficient financial resources to implement the salary increase policy, on the one hand, continue to promote the economic prosperity of the valley town, on the other hand, strengthen the confidence and belonging of the Chinese people, the best of both worlds, the benefits are self-evident.

  Almost every Chinese living in Shangu Town owes Li Fushou money, ranging from a few pounds to tens of pounds or even hundreds of pounds.

  They live and work here, and their consumption of food, clothing, housing, and transportation is all dependent on the provision of this closed small society. The higher the salary, the stronger the consumption power, which generates greater power to promote economic development.

  You need money to build houses, rocks, woods, food, clothing, shelter, and transportation. You need money for your own horses, and you need money for horse fodder. A lot of wealth is recycled back to the rancher Li Fushou.

  Now the valley town is on the right path of development, and it has produced a strong economic development inertia, business prosperity, entertainment industry and export trade are booming, and it has created a large amount of labor demand.

  In turn, the land value of the valley town has been increased, and the new laws and regulations have been promulgated;

  The original homestead can be collected for free, but now you need to pay six pounds and five shillings for each homestead. Buying an additional homestead requires an additional 30% fee to obtain indefinite property rights.

  The larger the area, the more you pay.

  The promulgation of this regulation has aroused a warm welcome from the Chinese. Not only did it not affect the enthusiasm of the Chinese to buy homes, but it increased the enthusiasm of the Chinese to settle in the ancient town of Shanxi, which was really unexpected.

  The reason is probably psychological.

  The free gift may be taken back someday, after all, the things you buy with money are practical, nothing more.

  (End of this chapter)