Chapter 450 Money Corrupts Will

  Sunset at night, the valley town is very lively. Hundreds of tractor drivers, local business residents, and military personnel on vacation are flooded with it. The restaurants and restaurants are crowded with people, noisy and lively, and the rich and fragrant aroma of vegetables spread all over the streets and alleys.

The tractor driver is a high-paying job. He can earn about 6 shillings a week, about 15-20 pounds a year, which is almost two to three times that of an ordinary docker. The difference between the two is nothing more than whether the owner is generous or not. There is also a big red envelope.

  This job is also very hard. It is unimpeded by the sun, rain, and rain, and it is very dangerous. I travel around the mountains all the year round. If I miss my hand, I will end up with a car crash.

As for buying a heavy-duty tractor for transportation, just think about it. Heavy-duty tractors are quite expensive. A light-duty walking tractor can be worth 5~6. It is definitely not a diesel machinery that ordinary people can appreciate. product.

   Therefore, the mentality of having fun in time is very common in tractor hands.

Luozai Valley is a transit station for overnight stopovers. Many tractor drivers have women in the Luozi Valley Town. Most of them are native Malay women or Nanyang sisters (referring to young women in Fusang). Cheap, buy a home here.

  According to the generous remuneration of the tractor driver, it is not difficult to do this.

  These tractor drivers eat young food. Very few women who are good friends have Chinese women. The situation of men and women in the entire Queensland Earl is still serious. Behind every innocent Chinese woman, there is a large group of suitors.

  According to the current market

  The eldest daughter of the yellow flower also has a dowry of at least 30 pounds, and the more beautiful ones have a higher price. If you want to marry home, there is no 60 or 70 pounds, let alone the door, and there are no windows.

  Such a big price must be to be a big woman, only the family of criminals may fall into the brothel, and there are a lot of men rushing to redeem them, marrying home with joy.

  After all, it is much cheaper than Mingzhong’s marriage, and the price is very high.

Just imagine

  Anyone who is capable of corruption is a powerful bureaucratic businessman. Can these people be worse off?

  Early

  Heavy-duty tractors still use the braking method of early horse-drawn carriages. Heavy-duty trucks often fail to stop when driving in valleys, causing many tragedies of car crashes and deaths.

  The 6 experimental heavy tractors of General Machinery Company, 4 of them were destroyed by the unreliable automatic system. The chain was often dropped when it was critical, so that the brakes could not be stopped even when they tried their best.

  After the mid-term improvement, the innovative wheel brake method was adopted. This kind of unnecessary accidents has been greatly reduced, but it still has not been eliminated.

  This is because a small part of the transportation team has a fluke mentality, always thinking about overloading and loading more, fast pulling and running to make more money, and the result is casualties and heavy vehicle losses. On the contrary, the gains outweigh the gains.

  In view of this

The Koi Mining Bureau organizes the owner of the transportation team to agree on the charter. All heavy tractors are limited to 20 tons of cargo. Overloading is fined. The proceeds are used to repair roads and subsidize the wages of road workers. Repeated violations will be given serious warnings and may be expelled. Out of the carrier team.

  After this rectification, the original chaotic transportation situation has been re-clarified, the order has been greatly improved, and the efficiency has also been improved.

  There are gendarmes wearing white armbands on patrols in the town from time to time. Any drunk, troublemaker, and soldier who disturbs public order have the power to investigate and maintain the stability and prosperity of the market.

  The entire Mining Bureau is a military control area. The Royal Police cannot be seen here. The public order is maintained by the soldiers on duty. Their methods are also very simple.

  Drunk and troubled people dragged them to the small black room to spend the night. On the second day, if the circumstances were minor, they could leave after repenting and paying the fine.

  Recurring offenders, injured persons, and other serious offenders, who have to be whipped and paid a double fine, can be dragged back to treat their injuries, in order to emulate others and deter lawlessness.

  As for those with more serious plots, congratulations to them. The second half of your life may be spent in hard labor camps. Anyway, the Koi copper and gold mines are not far away. It is enough to be escorted back by a fleet of empty vehicles.

  The mining area is very welcome to these free labor. It is really good, and there is no rejection of those who come, and every year, a generous thank-you money is given to the gendarmerie.

  Now the war is over

The number of indigenous prisoners of war escorted in large numbers is decreasing. Now there is no one boatman in sight for a few months. The mine has a lot of pressure to increase production. The construction team that is currently constructing the Long-Jin railway is doing some hard and dangerous work in digging tunnels. , Also have to bear these coolies.

  In the event of a landslide accident, the loss will not be three or five labors.

   Slipping, falling off a cliff, smashing deaths and injuries, resisting and fleeing, plagues and diseases, and the reduction of manpower caused by hard work, the mines have to improve the living conditions of hard labor, so as not to affect the normal operation of the mines and reduce production.

  Early 1886

  Horn of Africa, Xi'an Town.

Compared with two years ago, the town of Xi’an has become more prosperous and lively. Not only has the size of the town more than doubled, the permanent population has reached nearly 60,000, and the African Expeditionary Force with a population of up to 11,000 has been stationed nearby. The consumption of Xi’an has promoted the development of Xi’an Town.

  On the terrace near Xi'an Town

Li Shuan’s stigma wears a wide brimmed military cap unique to the Queensland Army in Australia. He is wearing a light gray military uniform from the African Legion. The straight uniform carries two silver stars on his shoulders, representing his identity as the head of the lieutenant colonel. He is accompanying the deputy commander of the colonel. Huo Xiaohu inspected the shore artillery position.

  A loud whistle on the sea in the distance attracted the attention of two senior officers. They stood up and took out their telescopes to look into the distance.

The   African Army is a large-scale divisional unit, with a total staff of more than 10,000 people.

The    division commander is led by Mo Rufeng, and the deputy division commander is two experienced generals, Koch and Huo Xiaohu. There are 6 regiments and a division battalion under their command, all composed of selected elite troops.

It goes without saying that the teacher, Mo Rufeng, was born in the south of the Yangtze River. His family has a deep connection with the Gu clan, a famous family in Gusu. And the uppermost position of the world.

Huo Xiaohu is also a senior general. He was the deputy commander of the Leopard Cavalry Guard and the former battalion commander. During the cleanup operation in northern Queensland arranged by Lord Earl himself, he led his men against the white rancher’s private soldiers in Burns. The corpses of the white horse bandits were everywhere, and they were highly commended by the owner of the Red Fort.

Later he was transferred to the deputy commander of the First Division of Kalimantan. In the battles of Samarinda, Machen, Saimuda and other places, he showed a resolute military command style. At the same time, he was a fan of adoring Lord Earl. One of the organizers of the Skull and Bones, belongs to the die-hard diehard faction.

   "It's a steam smuggling ship, it should be Captain Lei's ship." Huo Xiaohu put down the telescope in his hand and said with a strange expression.

  It can be seen from the lens of the telescope that the deck of the smuggling ship is full of Arab women wrapped in black gauze. I don’t know how many are black.

  The long whistle sound is full of joyful emotions, which is a kind of pleasure that cannot be concealed after making a lot of money.

There are many popular commodities smuggled in Xi'an town, and the largest item that Basra repays is population. It is a good choice for 15 pounds in Xi'an town. It is said that it is shipped to Shangri-La for 40 pounds, and to Queensland for 50 pounds. All of them are traded. Taken back by sea ships, it gradually becomes a hot commodity.

  No way, the Earl of Queensland is always full of boys and girls.

So these Arab women come back as hard currency, and they will be divided up by merchants and farmers on the dock. Not only merchants will participate, but also many merchant ship captains who have returned from ocean voyages. They will buy dozens of Arabs. woman.

   "Leader Li, what do you think?"

"I think that a soldier should not be involved in this matter. Money will corrode the will and combat effectiveness of the soldier, corrode the body of an army, and make it less pure. If the martial artist is not greedy for money, the literati does not love power, our The regime will become healthier and more effective."

   "Yes, that's what the above thought was. Therefore, for this part of the African expedition led by Captain Lei, the officers will undergo a large-scale transfer, and the soldiers will be placed on the spot. This force will be disbanded."

  Speaking of which

  Huo Xiaohu smiled at the corner of his mouth, put down the telescope in his hand and turned his head to continue saying; “Since they love money so much, let’s make money here.”

   "Will Captain Lei also retire from active service?"

"That's not true. Lord Earl is a person who values ​​love and righteousness. Lei Xiao sacrificed to protect the safety of adults. This incense will not be extinguished in any way. Thanks to this, the two brothers of the Lei family will continue to be prosperous and wealthy in the future. Lei Xiaopeng can't stay in the field troops anymore. There is no problem in turning to the commander of the local garrison unit. I am afraid this is what he wants, and arrangements will be made no matter what."

   "Master, what about these smuggling ships?"

"Shangfeng didn't mention these issues. There must be internal controversy. There is an argument that Arab women are healthy and plump, healthy, and beautiful. They belong to the typical white race. They are much stronger than the yellow-faced and thin-faced mainland women. It is of great significance, so it is not recommended to introduce a ban."

   "So what about their religion?"

"This is not a problem. Most of the people who buy these Arab women are middle- and lower-class people. They don't even know English, let alone Arabic. Buying back is more to pass on the lineage, rather than abandon the things of the ancestors and change their letters. But it’s going to be poked in the spine."

  "Master, what you said is reasonable, and the above considerations are more thorough than ours."

  Li Shuanzhu looked at the distant sea resolutely, and said confidently; "Earl Lord is wise and martial, has an insight into thousands of miles, and we just follow the instructions of the adults. It's definitely not wrong."

   "The heroes see the same thing, ha ha ha..."

Deputy Commander Huo Xiaohu and Commander Li Shuanzhu skipped this episode and turned their attention to the coastal permanent fort under construction. They carefully inspected every construction detail, and kept asking German engineers about the design concept and the overall construction of the fort. Expressed satisfaction, the details are still debatable.

  (End of this chapter)