Australian Storm 1876

  Chapter 83 Good things come one after another

  The large number of shares of white investors brought huge amounts of capital to the valley town, and at the same time, it further promoted the rapid development of the valley town and became increasingly prosperous.

  Li Fushou tasted the sweetness, and felt that it was wonderful to never move his fist when he could speak in pounds.

  This is a preliminary manifestation of the strategic power of wooing a group, corroding a group, uniting a group, and striking a group, and the effect is very significant.

   Turning the original opponents into a complicity with close ties of interest, and through their influence to South Wales and Victoria, Li Fushou completed the upgrade and shift gorgeously.

  The benefits come one after another...

  On the eve of his departure from Australia

  New South Wales passed an emergency procedure to abolish the restriction bill for specific groups of people, and it was transmitted to the Red River Valley by telegram as soon as possible, which means a lot of flattering.

  Since New South Wales cooperated in this way, Li Fushou immediately changed the original plan. Red River Valley quickly changed a large number of land deeds to the Red River Valley Ranch.

  Under his secret instruction, New South Wales deliberately concealed this news.

  You don’t need to hide it for long, just two months.

  Simply count it and you will know

The Red River Valley originally had a total area of ​​5,500 square kilometers on the surface, and secretly controlled 22,000 square kilometers of land. Together with the 17,200 square kilometers of land acquired this time, the total reached an astonishing 44,700 square kilometers, an increase of 8 times. Much.

  Li Fushou paid a large amount of equity in his subordinate companies. Not only did he not pay a penny for the purchase of the ranch, but the net income was 777,000 pounds, of which about half was paid by the equivalent sands.

  In addition, he also bought three gold mines in the Palmer River Basin in Queensland, plus the Edward Gold Mine he bought before, which occupies a total of about 1/10 of the river.

   became the top three gold mine owners in Queensland, second only to Sir Dennis, and became the leader of dozens of gold mine owners in the Palmer River Basin.

  A intensive operation has produced Australia’s second largest pasture with a total area of ​​44,700 square kilometers.

The range of    covers 210 kilometers around Brisbane City and extends into South Wales for 219 kilometers, forming a vast pasture about 100 kilometers wide and 430 kilometers long.

  It’s true, the Red River Valley only ranks second in terms of geographical area, which is far from the first place.

  Australia’s largest rancher owns nearly 68,401 square kilometers of land. It belongs to the Bruni family of French-Australians and has been for 80 years.

  In 1792, the French explorer Bruni Jean Entkasteques surveyed the Tasmanian Islands and publicly claimed to own the island. Soon after, it was recognized by the French Napoleonic government and passed on.

  Tasmania is the only island state in Australia, 240 kilometers south of Victoria, separated by the Bass Strait.

It mainly includes the main island of Tasmania, Bruny Island, Golden Island, Flinders Island, Macquarie Island and many small coastal islands. It is known as the "Natural State" and also known as the "Island of Apple". , Is an archipelago with beautiful scenery, famous for its desolation and inaccessibility.

  Today, the total population of the island does not exceed 1,000 people. Among them, there are more than 440 Chinese laborers who are responsible for apple orchards and pastures. It is the state with the highest proportion of Chinese descent.

The French-Australian Bruni family controls the state of Tasmania and all 11 parliamentary seats. Almost every adult man in the family has a state councilor status, or serves as the deputy governor of the governor, or the official position of the mayor. , Earning a lot of salary every year.

  The only important position in the entire island state that is not under the control of the Bruni family is the state independent prosecutor. A single person is selected by other places, which is only symbolic.

If the state’s independent prosecutor does not conform to the wishes of the Bruni family, it is difficult to maintain a basic life in this independent island state. There is no food or clothing, no place to live, and no transportation to go out. If you want to return to Victoria, you can only swim across the strait. .

  The above two private ranchers look arrogant, but in front of the other ultimate BOSS, they are just tiny bugs.

The world’s number one landowner is Queen Victoria, who nominally owns 6.6 billion acres of federal land in more than a dozen countries on five continents, accounting for 18.3% of the entire earth, which is more than Russia plus the United States. Big.

  Red Fort Warm Pavilion

  The cold winter sun shines, and sandalwood lingers.

  Behind the luxurious desk, Li Fushou dressed only in a light-colored Tang suit, quietly sitting on the chair and looking through the secrets.

  The commander of the black guard made Dai Yingcai stand respectfully on his side, without making any sound, ready to respond to inquiries at any time.

  In the room, there is only the sound of "walala" when flipping through papers, and occasionally two people ask and answer each other;

   "These white ranches are causing trouble again. It really doesn't stop!"

"Yes, sir, it is said that it was the remnants of the Pilken gang who committed the crime. The poor two white ranchers were all murdered, and one family heard that only two young boys escaped. This style of killing is the only way to kill the Pilken gang. some."

   "Who led the way?"

  "The South Wales Mounted Police has now confirmed that it was Billy Clayburn, nicknamed "Billy Kid", who did it with a gang of people and is on the hunt."

   "Oh... I hope justice can be done."

   "Master benevolent, I'm afraid this is also a problem with no beginning and no end."

  Dai Yingcai’s last two words deliberately emphasized his tone, and then he said nothing, conveying the implicit meaning invisibly.

  Li Fushou looked at the secret document in his hand. These stubborn white ranchers happened to be surrounded by the vast land of the Red River Valley Ranch, just like the freckles on the faces of beautiful women, which must be removed to look good.

  Don't care wherever the horse bandit is, he is really well-behaved.

  The boundless Red River Valley pastures are surrounded by herds of cattle and sheep. These ferocious horse bandits have no crimes, but are killers of freckles.

  Hey, someone has to do dirty work!

  As a superior, Li Fushou will never instruct his hands to do so. Once he knows that he will be furious, he will be punished severely.

   But if you don’t know, you can only show sympathy.

   "What is the assistant governor Frank doing?"

   "It seems that I can't bear Frank's perversion, and I want to leave Australia as soon as possible and go to Europe..."

   "Outrageous."

  Dai Yingcai heard the voice of the master's words. There is still more than half a year of the year's appointment. What kind of moth is there now?

  Governor Frank is a mediocre, but from time to time some tricks come out to make people headache. Someone must be watching him all the time.

   early last year

  Frank once wrote to the Hong Kong colony, hoping that the local British chief executive will strictly control the port and docks and arrest Chinese gold diggers who take freighters to Australia to prevent the situation in Brisbane from getting out of control.

  Hong Kong is an important departure point for Australia. If it is not for the assistant to the governor to report the news in time, it will have serious consequences.

   As the saying goes-honest donkey steals bran to eat.

  Governor Assistant Aaron Johnson is the rein that tied Frank, so that he doesn’t have to be eccentric and safe to be the spokesperson for the interests of the Red River Valley. Most of the pounds are indispensable to him.

"Master, although Aaron Johnson has strongly expressed his willingness to leave several times, he has been persuaded and educated with affection and reason, and his family has actively cooperated. Now he has calmed down and is willing to stay in Frank for a long time. By your side."

  Dai Yingcai cautiously explained, adding emphasis to the four words "persuasion and education", and the two of them tacitly agreed.

  As for the methods used to persuade and educate, and how the family cooperates, there is no need to investigate the details. The key is that Aaron Johnson stayed in accordance with the meaning of the Red River Valley. This is the most important thing.

   "Well, your work is very meticulous, especially the talents who have made great progress through exercise. This deserves special praise."

   "Thank you for the praise, the master, I am ashamed of being a talent."

   "Keep on working hard, I am very optimistic about you."

  "The talents must live up to the great expectations of the master!"

"Um…"

  Li Fushou continued to read the secret report in his hand. After reading a few of them, he couldn’t help but stop; “The golden cat in Zhou Dazhu’s house is dead. What a coincidence?”

"Yes, sir." Dai Yingcai had done enough preparations beforehand, and opened his mouth; "This foreign woman named Joanna is very restless. She is a stubborn and fanatical believer. She has just given birth to a son for Zhou Dahui. In less than three months, when I was eating, I slapped Zhou Dazhuo and said some unfaithful and unfilial remarks, and Zhou Dazhuo became angry immediately, so...I fell into the water and died at night in a trance."

"Hey, people have blessings and blessings. Zhou Dahammer performed very well in this fight against bandits. After all, after leaving the old Zhou family, remember to say to the secretariat later and let them arrange for someone to come to offer condolences in person. Bar."

   "Remember the humble duty."

  Li Fushou pretended to sigh lightly, and he was still very satisfied with Zhou Dahui's decisive handling.

  Both are not the best. If you want to be a good man, don’t think about power. People who feel soft when the wind blows on their pillows don’t dare to use them. They are evil!

  After reading a few secret reports

  Li Fushou's brows suddenly stretched out, and he asked with uncontrollable joy; "Dennis Gold Mine intends to change hands. This is really great news."

   "Yes, the news is indeed."

   "Oh, to be specific..." Li Fushou asked very interested.

In the entire Palmer River Basin in Queensland, the Dennis Gold Mine has the largest area and the widest and richest gold veins. The area is much larger than the total of the four gold mines in the Red River Valley, and it is in gold. The most resource-rich upstream.

  The golden sand produced by this rich gold mine every year accounts for almost one-fifth of the Palmer River Basin, and it is an out-and-out golden treasure.

  If you can get it

  The five gold mines together account for 1/4 of the entire watershed area, and the output of gold is even more than 1/4, which is firmly in the top spot.

  How much gold is produced in the entire Palmer River Basin in Queensland?

  1876 as an example;

  Only from January to the end of October, tens of thousands of Chinese gold prospectors who panned for gold in the Palmer River Basin sent back the gold sand to Guangdong Province worth 800,000 pounds.

  At the same time, the white gold prospectors will not be less than the Chinese because of their resources and geographical advantages, which means that they will not be less than 800,000 pounds.

  The annual production of sand should be more than 2 million pounds, specifically 200, because it involves 100,000 gold prospectors and tens of gold mines, so it is difficult to have an accurate statistics.

  Dennis Gold Mine relies on exploration fees, mineral resource sharing and contract labor and other operating methods, and the annual income will not be less than 60,000 pounds. It is a chicken that does not deduct golden eggs.

  The gold resources in the Palmer River Basin are created by volcanic eruptions over the years. Layers of layers are buried along the river basin, and the deposits are a bit like a cake.

  After the shallow sands are exhausted, new gold deposits can be discovered soon after digging down, layer after layer. After decades, gold sand can still be stably produced, which is a high-quality resource that can be inherited.

  Of course, the exploitation of deep gold resources requires the use of large-scale machinery, and manpower alone is not enough.

  People nowadays don’t know this, and they often think that it’s gone after the scouring is over.

  "Return to Master;

This situation was learned from the conversation between Fiona Dennis, who lives in the Red Fort, and her mother Ovelia. The family still has a grudge about the death of John Dennis, and their words reveal a strong expression. Hate and hard to let go.

  Sir Dennis was extremely decadent because of this, and he didn't have the mood to take care of the gold mine. If this continues, the whole person will be ruined.

  So they are going to leave here and go to the United States, and they need to sell their gold mines at a discount.

  The reason why the mother and son stayed in the Red Fort and did not leave is that they hope to create a chance encounter and propose to you the intention of changing hands.

  Learned from the words they discussed;

The transfer wants to get no less than 480,000 pounds or the equivalent in US dollars, which is more than 30% lower than the market price. There are few people who can come up with such a large amount of cash, at least not in Queensland. Maybe in Victoria. Yes, but it is impossible to take it out all at once. "

   "Well, this news is very valuable."

  Li Fushou put down the secret report in his hand and stood up. After walking a few steps in the warm pavilion, he suddenly smiled...

  Would you like to see you, how could it be so easy?

  Living in an enemy’s house is a torment for every minute. In that case, I will add another fire to you so that you can't sit still.

  480,000 pounds?

Humph…

  Only stupid people will take money to fatten their enemies. This money is enough to pay for the British Empire’s South Pacific Task Force to dispatch and blast Valley Town into ruins.

  Li Fushou originally paid tribute to the retired lieutenant general of the Army of the British Imperial Court of Nobility, which was only US$100,000, worth £20,000.

  From this perspective, 480,000 pounds is enough to buy more than 20 members of the aristocracy and start a small-scale war.

  How did the Opium War happen?

   is a group of opium dealers who were deeply stung by the smoke from Humen and initiated a vile war of aggression through the backstage of the aristocratic house, with the goal of opening the door of the market through guns.

  Dare to brazenly wage war against the huge Eastern Empire, not to mention the difficulty of dealing with a rancher in a colony is almost zero.

  There is only one reason missing, and the greedy lords in the aristocratic court have enough tempting interests. When these two are available, a devastating storm will be unavoidable.

  After all, the cost of the war was paid by the Imperial Ministry of Finance, and this high amount of bribe could be put in the pocket and used to maintain a decent life for the nobles.

  Anyone can count this account, Li Fushou’s mouth showed a hint of coldness:

  Which of these white mine owners who run gold mines does not have dozens or even hundreds of lives in their hands?

  Which miner accidentally revealed his riches, no matter who it is, it is difficult to escape the murdered hand, they are a group of black-hearted bastards.

   trying to wait for an opportunity to retaliate, hehe...well...

  (End of this chapter)