Australian Storm 1876

   Chapter 81 The Leaking Fence

  The song is over

  Yelina walked out of the dance floor gracefully holding Li Fushou's arm, her chest was slightly undulating, her face was light pink, and her rotation just now made her a little dazzled.

  It's not that Li Fushou's charm is too big, but the **** fishbone jacket is too tight, almost making Yelena breathless.

  Her waist is a full grip, which is in sharp contrast with the plump and white breasts. The elegant French court lady dress adds to her charm.

  The price is that poor Yelena is almost suffocated.

  At this celebrity party

   Another focus of attention is Fiona wearing an expensive suit, Fiona Dennis, the daughter of Queensland’s largest gold mine owner.

  Although Sir Dennis did not attend the carnival event, his wife and daughter came and sent a clear message of reconciliation.

  In fact, it is almost impossible for Sir Dennis to deal with the Red River Valley in Queensland.

  The prosperous valley town has a population of close to 100,000. If you add the dotted rotation grazing towns, wasteland towns and other factories, villages and towns hidden in the mountains, ghosts know how many Chinese are on the boundary of the Red River Valley.

  It can be said with certainty that the population and prosperity have surpassed Brisbane.

  Today, the Australian mainland is showing a situation where four emerging cities compete, Melbourne and Sydney, Brisbane and Red River Valley.

  Because Sydney is the earliest British colony in Australia, it has attracted more and more immigrants to settle here. After experiencing conflicts with indigenous people and criminal riots, the population of Sydney has gradually grown into scale.

  In 1851, the discovery of gold mines made Sydney's population soar, reaching a population of 200,000 in two decades. Wool, port trade and education are the pillar industries of the city, and their development is becoming more and more prosperous.

  Melbourne is the largest city in Australia and the capital of Victoria. It is located more than a thousand kilometers southwest of Sydney. The Victorian gold mining area discovered in 1851 is located near Melbourne, attracting a large number of gold prospectors from Europe and East Asia.

  The gold rush that has lasted for more than 20 years has caused Melbourne's city to expand rapidly, with a population of close to 400,000. It is famous for producing wool and gold mines.

Needless to say, Brisbane and Red River Valley are both emerging cities with a population of more than 100,000, and they are growing rapidly.

  Looking at this development momentum, over time, there is a tendency to surpass the two important cities in the south. This is where Queensland's confidence lies.

  Gorgeous ball hall

  Li Fushou, the most authoritative urban boss in the emerging town of Red River Valley, is dealing with a crowd of upper-class people with a smile, and his female companion has become an eye-catcher.

  "Ms. Yelena, you are really shining today. I would take the liberty to ask if Mr. Li can be returned to us. Gentlemen have some topics that ladies and ladies are not interested in to discuss. Please allow me to apologize again."

   "Oh, Sir Morgan, I am also tired. Please allow me to retire temporarily."

  "Thank you, Miss Yelena, and once again sincerely praise your beauty."

   "I hope you have a good chat."

  Elena held the lace-edged embroidered handkerchief in her hand, covered her mouth and chuckled, leaving gracefully.

  Li Fushou was immediately surrounded by gentlemen, and Sir Morgan McLaury certainly did not allow him to take the lead in asking questions;

  "Well, we can finally talk about some gentlemen's topics, Mr. Li, it is said that your industry will be open to white investors. Is this true?"

   "Exactly correct, sir Sir."

  "You are the future Viscount Lord who is about to receive the Queen's confession. Please remove the honorifics and let us have a frank and frank conversation."

   "As you wish, Sir."

  "For what purpose are you willing to open up investment in your subordinate industries? Know that they are all very profitable factories."

"Friends and gentlemen, I know that there is a ridiculous argument that is attacking my skin color and talents. In fact, this is a kind of cowardly behavior with no demeanor, which is extremely disgusting." Li Fushou's words immediately attracted everyone. Human attention.

  He paused for a while, spread his helpless hands and continued speaking;

  “It’s not difficult for a person to succeed. As long as you have God’s blessing, you can easily find business opportunities, provided that you have enough manpower to turn these into reality.

  For example, the woolen mill industry is the most vivid example.

  We all know that Australia is the largest source of wool in the UK, and also the largest importer in France and Germany. Many farmers sell their wool to middlemen for only a negligible profit.

  In Australia, two pounds of wool are worth only one copper penny.

  But the value of shipping to Europe will be sixfold, and a pound of wool is worth three copper pennies.

  In this case, why don’t we ship the hard-produced wool to Australia for sale? .

  Is it lack of tens of thousands of pounds to buy ocean-going ships, or lack of talents for international trade?

  Or simply too lazy, unwilling to think longer?

  We cleaned and finished the wool locally in Australia, and finally spun it into a pure wool thread and shipped it to Europe. The volume was reduced by 4 times, but the value was increased by more than ten times.

  In the port of Lyon, France

  One pound of high-quality pure wool yarn is worth 1 shilling and 2 pence. If it is dyed yarn, the price will increase by 30%. Have you ever wondered how much profit there is?

  In only half of this year, Red River Valley has shipped 13 voyages of goods to Europe, including wool, milk powder, Australian ham, sausage, canned food and milk candy, as well as a large number of leather products.

  There is only one wool spinning factory. The number of employees has grown from more than 3,000 to more than 6,700 today, and the production scale has more than doubled.

This shows what?

  It shows that we have abundant resources, we must also have abundant manpower for processing and production, and sell these good things overseas.

  Everyone collects firewood and the flames are high, and one person can never make money.

I want to work hard to unite more people to join the circle. We can make money from the Americans, as well as from the British, French and Ottomans. Trade has nothing to do with politics, what we face All of them belong to customers, and we can provide them as long as they need them.

  Look back now

  The restriction bills introduced in Victoria and South Wales are ridiculous and stupid. How can they develop without sufficient manpower? "

  This endless speech really moved all the people present. It is hard for them to talk about the restriction bill now, because it will really offend the future Viscount.

Jeff Bridges, the mayor of Melbourne, Victoria, is a slightly fattened middle-aged white man. He hesitated and said; "This is really a wise explanation, which makes people suddenly open up. Mr. Li, I admire your business very much. Talent, but Australia’s demographic imbalance is always a big problem."

   "Wrong, it is the big problem that cannot develop." Li Fushou categorically denied.

   "Oh, I would like to hear and see." Jeff Bridges behaved very gracefully.

   "Then we will take the wool spinning mill as an example to illustrate the extreme importance of population to development." Li Fushou looked at it calmly, and said calmly when everyone turned their attention to themselves;

   "Now with the expansion of the pasture herd, the amount of wool we produce has increased dramatically, and the production scale of the wool spinning mill is also in urgent need of expansion.

   Then the question is coming.

  Today's wool spinning mill's production scale needs to be doubled, so it needs no less than 13,000 employees. Without manpower, everything is empty talk.

   Limiting yourself is the most ridiculous stupid thing.

   Watching that money can’t be made, it can only be sold at a low price. Isn’t this a disease of your head?

  Downing Street does not stipulate the demographic structure of mainland Australia. You have to tie your legs, afraid to move forward, and are unwilling to make more money. Who has the time to play with such idiots?

  It’s good to be your farmer, and it’s good to sell your wool.

  We in Queensland must let go of all unnecessary restrictions and encourage people to migrate and settle. This is the right way to develop the economy.

  Only when there is more meat on the plate and the share becomes bigger, we can get more benefits from it. Isn’t this true?

  The economic development of Hong Kong and the Straits Settlements is moving forward smoothly, which just happens to make a perfect comment on my words.

  The demographic structure is not a problem. The biggest problem is the stale ideas in your heads. You would rather bind yourself as you move forward, and Queensland is absolutely unwilling to stop and wait for you. "

  These words became more and more severe, which made the faces of the upper class people from South Wales and Victoria very unsightly, but they could not be refuted.

  Because this is the truth.

Hong Kong and the Straits Settlements have developed very well. Both the re-export trade and the rubber plantation economy require a lot of manpower. It is unrealistic and impossible to completely count on white immigration. Even with the majority of Chinese people, the economic development is still very stable, and there is no imbalance. Condition.

  Think about it, too;

  A boat filled with 5,000 tons of wool in Australia is worth only 25,000 pounds, and in Manchester, the value is six times as high as 150,000 pounds.

  Excluding the freight of 23,000 to 24,000 pounds, there is a huge profit of close to 130,000 pounds.

  If it is spun into wool, it will be doubled. 5,000 tons of wool are worth nearly 600,000 pounds.

  As soon as the gap is too big, the key is to need a large number of workers. This gap is completely unrealistic to be filled by white people.

  What the wool spinning mill needs are women workers. Australia itself is a wild continent that is extremely lacking in women. Where can so many women workers enter the factory?

  The Victorian gold mining area, which has been developed for 27 years, is the most vivid example. The population of Melbourne once reached more than 570,000 at the peak, but now it has dropped to nearly 400,000, of which the female population accounts for less than a quarter.

  In addition to the large number of Chinese gold prospectors who returned to their places of origin, there are also many white gold prospectors who have made money. They left without nostalgia, causing Melbourne to fall into continuous economic stagnation.

   Nowadays, stricter policies have been introduced, and the number of Chinese is rapidly losing, and there is no population and consumption. This has dealt a huge blow to Melbourne’s economy.

  It’s time to reflect on this policy.

  What's more, when the Lord Viscount returns with honor, Queensland will definitely let go of all restrictions, otherwise it will be an offense to the glory of the Lord Viscount.

  Compare your heart to your heart

  You look down on me in various ways, should I beat you?

  Once Queensland is completely liberalized, the strict restrictions imposed by other states will become a joke.

  Who sees a big hole in the bag leaking and can hold water, and who sees a big hole in the fence that can block the wolf?

  Uh... the metaphor seems inappropriate!

  See this scene

  Li Fushou increased his temptation again and said, "Do you know how much money my woolen mill has made in more than a year?"

   "Sorry Mr. Li, can this be revealed?"

"Yes, excluding the cost of materials, labor and equipment, and shipping to Europe at a price of 10% below the market, my wool spinning mill can earn more than 500,000 pounds a year, and almost every employee earns 80 pounds for me. If I double the scale of production, I can make more than one million pounds in profit a year. It is almost an idiot to give up because of lack of manpower. Isn’t this worth thinking about?”

   "Ah...oh my god, there are so many..."

  Duck eggs can be stuffed into the mouths of a crowd of people waiting for surprise, their expressions are moved.

  It won’t be long

  The white upper class people will look up to him. Therefore, Li Fushou speaks differently now. Gentlemen have to pay attention to the opinions of the future Viscount, listen carefully, and even amend the relevant bills for this.

  As a personal experience, Li Fushou truly felt the tremendous improvement in his right to speak and his status, which is nothing like the previous one.

  At that time, no one in the upper class wanted to listen to what Li Fushou said? Don't care what he thinks? All I know is that he is a lucky Chinese boy with the wealth of gold and silver, nothing more.

  Now all this is exactly the change he wants to see.

  (End of this chapter)