Chapter 430 Exogenous Branches

  A few days later

  A line of more than a dozen carriages filled with precious perfumes, red wine, treasures and antiques and paintings of famous French artists purchased in Paris, drove out of the mansion on the Champs Elysées towards the direction of Port Calais.

  There, the "Golden Age" express cruise ship is waiting quietly at the port.

  This is a medium-sized cruise ship with a displacement of more than 4,000 tons. This transoceanic return to Australia will bring back more than 400 students and staff who have returned to Europe after studying abroad.

There are employees of major companies in Europe, banks and import and export companies. They have been in Europe for several years, and their vision and ability have been greatly improved. After returning to Queensland, they will enter the middle and senior management, and further improve the advanced level in line with international standards. Management level.

  Flowing water does not rot, and the same is true for Queensland.

  The Berlin Conference was successfully held at the end of 1884. The Prime Minister of the German Empire, Bismarck, presided over the meeting as the convener. Fifteen European and American countries including France, Germany, the United States and Theobijo were brought together to discuss the colonization of Africa.

  After the meeting

  Participating countries have put forward their current spheres of influence in Africa, and notified other countries in order to fix the existing colonies and obtain international recognition and avoid future international disputes.

  As for the areas that have not yet been colonized, it is natural that the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing its abilities.

The Somalia area occupied by Queensland was proposed by the British representative and passed without dispute at the Berlin Conference. This is an undisputed area. No other European and American countries have proposed and factually occupy the area, so it is directly assigned to the Queensland Territory of the British Commonwealth. .

  Since Guinea was a transaction between Lisbon and Queensland, after being approved by the Portuguese delegation, this small piece of West African land bordering the Atlantic Ocean was undoubtedly included in the Queensland Territory without any dispute.

  From then on

  Queensland has its own territory on the east coast of the Atlantic Ocean, where it builds a trading port and transit base, and eventually develops into a prosperous port city for Europe and the United States.

  This is something later, so I won’t mention it for the time being.

  In view of the fact that Britain and France were attacked by representatives of various countries at the Berlin Conference and asked them to spit out some of the interests in Africa, the British diplomatic delegation played a trick to divide Somalia with the Queensland Territory of the Commonwealth.

  That is to say, Somalia is not owned by the United Kingdom, but by the younger brother of the United Kingdom.

  Queensland has separate legislative and executive powers. It is a dominion one level lower than the country. The occupied territory does not care about my business.

France is also playing this trick. In the name of French Libya, it has greatly expanded the territory near Libya in North Africa. All the surrounding land of 310,000 square kilometers has been allocated to it, arguing that this is the right of French Libya, and France has no right to interfere. .

  Actually

The real power in French Libya are white immigrants from France, dubbed "black feet". They control the economic lifeline of Libya in North Africa, from cities, railways, ports, manors to mines, the indigenous people who believe in *** Can only do coolies for white people.

  Well, true absolute fairness never exists.

  The things promised in the "cafe talks" are being fulfilled bit by bit, and the rest will require a practical response from the Queensland side.

  At this moment, things happened again.

The "Golden Age" express cruiser was detained in the Suez Canal. A British officer rushed to the ship with his men. In addition, after a careful search, he found that neither the Earl of Queensland nor Ms. "French Rose" Nicole were on board, but rushed one. null.

  But the sudden attack was done, and the bow did not turn back.

  After the news comes

Li Fushou was furious. He had already guarded his Royal Highness's group of people from playing yin. These people really have no moral bottom line. They have no moral bottom line for their own selfish desires. They can always bow to the overlord. He can count on him. What promises to keep? What is the tacit understanding?

  So during the trip back to Australia, plan B has been launched.

  Li Fushou, Nicole and a few of the key personnel accompanying Jian Cong, had already boarded a freighter bound for Australia in advance and entered the town of Xi’an in Somalia to wait for the arrival of the "Golden Age".

  After all, there is still a long voyage of more than 10,000 kilometers from Somalia to the Red River Valley in Australia. The speed of the freighter is slow and the living environment is poor. It takes nearly 40 days to sail at sea to arrive.

  The "Golden Age" express cruise ship takes only half the time, has a luxurious cabin that can supply hot water at any time, and can even kill time by playing a round of snooker in leisure time, which is far from comparable to ordinary freighters.

  The most important thing is that the "Golden Age" express cruise ship has an oversized coal-burning bin and has an amazing cruising range. It can reach Queensland without any supplies on the way. This is a huge advantage that any other freighter cannot match.

   "Bang Dang" with a crisp sound

  The blue and white vase from the Qing Dynasty was smashed to pieces. Li Fushou's face was flushed with anger. He couldn't restrain the anger in his heart. He threw something and cursed; "It's just a villain with low morals, too shameless!"

   "Master Yuanding, please extinguish thunder anger, this behavior can only show their stupidity." Tian Shan, the deputy director of the secretariat, twitched his eyelids fiercely, and whispered.

   "Immediately send personnel to negotiate with the Canal Management Committee, negotiate with the British Command in the Suez Canal, order it to release people and ships immediately, punish the responsible persons and prevent such things from happening again in the future. It is simply reckless and lawless."

   "Yes, I'll let someone do it right away."

   “It seems necessary to put further pressure on London and immediately send a telegram to the Red River Valley. There may be a small fire in the shipyard. The construction of the Majesty-class battleship will be postponed indefinitely until I get a satisfactory answer.”

"Uh...Master Yuanding, is the reaction too intense?" Tian Shan walked to the door and stopped, hesitated, and still said what was in his heart; "If you take action, it may be interpreted by unfriendly Londoners as As a threat, can you first look at the situation of the negotiations before making a decision? This will be more secure."

   "Well, just do what you said."

Li Fushou waved his hand impatiently and watched Tian Shan leave in a hurry. He barely suppressed the evil spirit and sat on a chair. He was only wearing a wide, fine linen long-sleeved shirt. , Sweat is still on his forehead.

  Somali is the hottest part of the earth. Today, the weather in December is still close to 30 degrees Celsius. Fortunately, Djibouti is close to the sea. In the evening, the cool breeze on the sea blows and the summer heat disappears. This is the most pleasant time of the day.

  Two years ago

In May 1882, the British took advantage of the French deployment of troops to suppress the Tunisian riots. The warships gathered in Alexandria and landed in large numbers. They firmly occupied a large area in the canal area, and took advantage of this opportunity to take Egypt and control it. The Suez Canal was crucial to the fate of the empire.

  At its peak, the United Kingdom stationed nearly 80,000 troops in the Suez Canal area, facing the French army in a distance, and jointly mastering this throat link between the two oceans.

  Calm down and judge;

With the power of His Royal Highness, it is impossible to instigate the Egyptian governor and the garrison to do shameful embarrassment for himself. His hand is not stretched so long. At most, it can affect a few officers who are close to the little nobles. "Nianhua" number.

  In this way, the negotiation may get the desired result.

The seized "Golden Age" and the crew and passengers were released unconditionally. It is impossible to apologize, and it is impossible to hold accountable. Even if you talk about it, you don't have to take it seriously.

  In this world, no one has been able to hold His Highness Edward accountable.

Li Fushou was irritated and shook his fan, looking through the windows of the distant oasis and mature fields of wheat seedlings. Today's Xi'an Town is small and built. Most of the houses under construction are made of red rocks, which seem to be red under the dazzling sunlight. The world is average.

  A few months have passed

  With the arrival of Chinese immigrants, the population of Xi’an Town has further increased, from more than 3,000 people to more than 5,600 people. In the near future, there will be an immigrant ship of more than 1,000 people arriving here to send a steady stream of labor and construction troops here.

  At the end of this year, the population of Xi’an Town is expected to exceed the 7,000-person mark.

  This trip to Europe really stimulated Li Fushou’s sensitive nerves, and he has already made an important decision;

A huge sum of not less than £350,000 will be allocated specifically for the construction of the outpost on Greater Hanesh Island and the town of Xi’an. By the end of 1885, the immigrant population of Xi’an Town will exceed 30,000 and become Queensland’s establishment. A stable base in Africa, an important transfer station and logistics supply station for routes connecting the Mediterranean, the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean.

  Due to the sensitivity of the area, all immigrants from Xi’an Town will conduct militia military training, build a small cement factory, and invest in the construction of complete fort defense facilities, gradually transforming Xi’an Town into a fortress-type city.

  No matter any enemy invades, a piece of gum must be broken first.

  The construction of the Port of Guinea will also start as soon as possible, with small cement factories, and gradually develop into fortress towns.

  As for the perception of countries such as Britain and France, Li Fushou has been a little indifferent.

  Don't care whether you are happy or not, I just did it, what a love!

  Nor can it be said that such a decision is imprudent. It is that men are always a little bloody. Presumably London will also take these circumstances into consideration.

  Djibouti is dry and less rainy, so there is no sewer facility in Xi'an town, but the main street is paved with granite pavement, which is an extremely rare infrastructure in Africa.

  Except for Egypt, South Africa and French Libya, it is rare to see such high-standard streets, neat and clean.

  There are many shops along the street, and there is an endless stream of bustling merchants and residents.

  The sound of melodious music came from a distance, and when he listened carefully, it turned out to be an authentic Erhu song, which greatly relieved Li Fushou's mood. He took a sip of herbal tea on the table and felt much better.

  It’s not unbelievable to be able to hear the folk music in Africa thousands of miles away!

  (End of this chapter)