Chapter 376 The new pattern of population distribution in Australia

over the years

  Li Fushou took advantage of the eye-catching rich interests to weave a network of amazing energy. Although it could not influence the decision-making in London, it was enough to influence the likes and dislikes of Lord Gulliver, the Minister of the Colony.

  The only regret is that the current cabinet’s term is less than two years left.

The British Empire is a constitutional monarchy. The parliament is elected once every five years. The prime minister is the head of the government and has the right to dissolve the parliament and hold general elections. Therefore, the cabinet's term of office is five years under normal circumstances. After counting, short-lived cabinets are also common.

  The system of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is similar to that of the United Kingdom, and the power of the parliament is broader. The three successive changes of cabinet during the East Indies crisis are a clear manifestation of people’s dissatisfaction.

  For Li Fushou

Despite the twists and turns in 1883, the ending was perfect. Not only did the actual benefits far exceed the pre-war forecasts, but also the progress of the construction of the subordinate territories was gratifying. The annual economic statistics (including Queensland and the territories) performed extremely astonishingly. Have more confidence in controlling the overall situation.

  After experiencing the test of the North-South turmoil and the East Indies War, Li Fushou’s overall governance level has gone further and he has become more able to control the situation.

  1883

  The total income of the warehouse in the Red Fort reached 32.06 million pounds, and the total expenditure was 38.72 million pounds. The expenditure was far greater than the income. There was a huge fiscal deficit of 6.66 million pounds, which swallowed up the surplus over the years.

The main reason is the East Indies war expenditure and subsequent pensions. The total annual direct expenditure exceeds tens of millions of pounds, and the indirect expenditure is even greater than this figure. The funds transferred from the secret vault controlled by Li Fushou alone amounted to 3.5 million. The size of the pound sterling is used to subsidize the war deficit.

   Among them, part of the funds is used for investment in the Songjiang Strategic Reserve, as a gift for the 50th anniversary of Her Majesty's accession to the throne, subsidies for high soldiers, and pensions for officers and soldiers.

  The East Indies War was a typical battle for colonial interests. According to the sour report of the New York Times of the United States... This was an unjust war of two bandits fighting for territories that did not originally belong to them.

   Regardless of how the outside world interprets it, Li Fushou must pay out real money to support the army in winning this battle. Therefore, the war is fought with money, and it is fought with resources and heritage.

  This is a war that has nothing to do with justice, but a war between two great aristocrats competing for territory. Australia’s newly-rising Eastern aristocracy defeated the down-and-out King William I of a small European country and won the enviable war bonus.

  In this era of extreme advocacy of strength

  The law of nature, where the weak eat the strong, occupies the dominant position in international relations. If you lose, you must admit it. If you are beaten, you must stand upright.

The Governor’s Mansion of the Dutch East Indies is a typical negative textbook. It brazenly instigated wars and missed peace opportunities time and time again. As a result, not only Shangri-La was lost, but also Sulawesi Islands, East Kalimantan, Borneo. Provinces, most of South Kalimantan and Central Kalimantan, lost so much that they even lost their underwear.

  The victory of the war brought glory to the British Empire. The Earl of Queensland became famous all over the world, and the unlucky King William I of the Netherlands became a drumbeater. His status in the European royal family plummeted and became the object of merciless mockery.

  After years of construction

At the beginning of 1884, after setting foot in Australia for the ninth year, the Red Fort forces controlled by Li Fushou stepped into the door of industrialization. The industry is dominated by Borneo, forming a distinctive industrial division of labor.

  From the distribution of population structure in Australia

  According to statistics in March 1883, Australia’s total population was 5.176 million, of which the Chinese population was 3.229 million, the white population was 1.813 million, and the South Pacific indigenous population was 134,000.

  In recent years

  The Chinese population continues to show a rapid growth trend, like a flood that is unacceptable. The white population has stagnated, the growth rate is minimal, and the indigenous population of the South Pacific has decreased significantly.

  Entering 1884, statistics show that as of the end of February;

The total population of Australia has exceeded the 6 million mark, reaching 6,112,200 (excluding territories such as Shangri-La, Borneo, and Sulawesi). The Chinese population has soared from 3.229 million to 4.247 million, and the white population has increased from 181.3. The number of people increased slightly to 1.862 million, and the indigenous population of the South Pacific rapidly shrank from 134,000 to less than 100,000.

  The rapid growth of the Chinese population has continued, reaching and surpassing the scale of one million immigrants for the first time in 1883. Especially the southern industrial towns of the Red River Valley have benefited a lot, and industrialization has a significant effect on population aggregation.

  Only sorted by urban population size, major changes have taken place again in a few years.

  The last time a city population was accurately counted was in November 1880. After a few years, in February 1884, the top ten cities in Australia showed a new situation where the strong and the new stars continued to emerge.

  As the political, economic, financial and military center of the entire Australia, Red River Valley is undoubtedly proud to be the No. 1 metropolis, continues to consolidate and expand its leading edge, and presents an outstanding situation.

  The resident population of Red River Valley City was 485,100 as counted in November 1880, reaching 761,200 across several major steps, and is expected to exceed the 800,000 population mark in the middle of 1884.

This is a city with an overwhelming majority of the Chinese population. The household registration shows that there are more than 717,000 Chinese residents and more than 40,000 white descendants from all over the world. Among them, Germany, Britain, France, the United States and other countries are the main ones, showing diversification. The prototype of an international metropolis.

This emerging metropolis has a beautiful environment, orderly, and vigorous development. It is represented by the world’s tallest building "Victory Avenue Tower" (formerly the Eiffel Tower). It is famous for its diverse architectural styles, city management and cleanliness. The beautiful cityscape is a model for the development of a metropolis.

Red River Valley City is the location of the headquarters of major corporate consortia and financial centers. It has a developed shipbuilding industry and industry and commerce. It is an immigration and shipping center in Queensland. The surrounding cities have complete industrial facilities. The animal husbandry and non-staple food processing industries are developed, culture, and medical care. The level of education development is high, and the surrounding satellite towns are densely populated. It has the potential to develop into a metropolis with a population of one million.

  A rational analysis, this goal does not seem to be far away.

As one of the shining twin cities in central Australia, Brisbane's population has grown from 337,000 to 555,100, surpassing Melbourne in population size, becoming Australia's second large city to break through the 500,000 population mark, and its political and economic status is growing. Appears important.

As a coastal city in eastern Australia, Brisbane is in the waist-eye position. Its influence radiates to northern Queensland to the north, Sydney and Melbourne to the south, and links with Australia’s largest city, the Red River Valley, to the west. It has become a dual force driving rapid economic development. One of the engines.

Brisbane is the city with the highest percentage of whites in the entire state of Queensland, accounting for 32.9% of the total population. It has one-third of the world. This city takes international ocean trade as its core industry and has hundreds of businesses operating with Australian characteristics. The international trading company of its products is especially famous for its education, culture, religion and strong European customs.

In third place is Melbourne, the capital of Victoria. The population of residents has decreased from 431,000 to 413,500. Because of the state’s reversal and discriminatory policies, the population lost is mainly Chinese immigrants. Even population growth cannot make up for the large loss of Chinese. Presenting a strange situation of not advancing and retreating.

  Also benefited from the sharp rebound in wool prices, and the huge increase in income from animal husbandry occupying the core position of the economy. Throughout 1883, Melbourne's economy showed a pathological and prosperous scene, which further ramped up white conservative forces.

  From the analysis of Melbourne's economic structure, it is indeed unique.

  Its economic independence is very strong, and gold mines with abundant reserves occupy a dominant position in the economy, accounting for more than 80% in 1882, and it can live very well only by relying on the output of gold mines.

As the price of wool rebounded sharply, the gold mining industry's share in 1883 shrank to more than 60%. The remaining 30% was animal husbandry, and 10% was culture, education, health, commerce, and transportation. It is still a world-class rich city in this era. one.

  Before 1835, Melbourne was basically uninhabited, and it was an uninhabited wilderness.

  In 1840, with the expansion of white ranchers in South Wales, Melbourne's population grew to about 10,000 and became a well-known prosperous town about 300 kilometers nearby.

Melbourne's real big development was in 1851. A resource-rich gold mine was discovered here. A large number of people from all over the world (mainly Americans) came to Melbourne to search for gold. This included a large number of Chinese laborers. This was the first batch to set foot. Australian Chinese gold diggers.

  Due to the continued fermentation of the gold rush, Melbourne’s population has grown rapidly and has gradually become a wealthy big city.

According to the history of Melbourne’s urban development, in 1836, Melbourne’s population was only 177 people. By 1851, the population was 29,000. By 1854, it had grown rapidly to 123,000, and in 1860 it reached 276,000. It expanded further in 1875. With a scale of 385,000 people, it became Australia's largest city at the time.

  The dazzling light of Melbourne has eclipsed San Francisco (San Francisco), which is rich in gold deposits, so it is called the "New Golden Mountain" by the Chinese, which refers to the whole of Australia.

  1880s

  Melbourne’s wealth is well-known worldwide and is one of the world’s well-known wealthy cities. This has led to Victoria’s economic independence far stronger than New South Wales, and it is also one of the hardest hit areas for white conservative forces.

It is precisely because of this factor that the state of Victoria and New South Wales hit it off at once, and they have successively promulgated several squeezing out and immigration bills that are against historical trends. This has seriously threatened the interests of local Chinese immigrants, and the population has been continuously lost. The stagnant state of growth.

at the same time

  The emerging industrial towns under the Red River Valley have been advancing all the way in recent years, and they have developed rapidly. Not only the Red River Valley but also Brisbane quickly surpassed Melbourne. There are also a large number of powerful players from behind, slamming Melbourne's chrysanthemums.

  If there are no accidents, its status as the third largest city in Australia will not be guaranteed...

  (End of this chapter)