Chapter 559 Per Capita Income Level

Bian Chunsong came home this time and brought gifts to her parents, her second mother, and younger siblings. They were nothing more than cigarettes and light objects such as toffee. The price was not high. It was mainly for the sake of putting them behind the bicycle. A small bag on the seat will do.

  He immigrated to Australia from the mainland with his mother when he was 12 years old, and reunited with the Abba family.

  Bian Chunsong still remember;

  At that time, Abba Bian Shoutian was a cavalry squad captain of the Dragoon Guards. He was wearing a very imposing military uniform. The Red River Valley was just a small town with a population of less than 20,000 at best. It was a wilderness outside the town.

When the two women arrived in Australia, Bian Shoutian had married a native white man from Cuba as a second room. The family lived in a wooden building in Christtown.

  It is said that there was no money to marry a white wife at that time. It was rewarded by Lord Earl. Each of the Dragoons’ brothers had one, which was regarded as a welfare for the soldiers.

Later, Bian Shoutian participated in the battle at Thylacine Rock. During the battle, a bullet hit his left chest and fell off his horse. After he recovered from his injuries, he got a lot of military exploits and retired. He came here and opened a private farm. On a comfortable little day.

  Most of the private farmers in this neighborhood are veterans, some of them are Dragoon Guards and Tiger Guards. Leopard Cavalry Guards and Wolf Cavalry Guards are all firm supporters of Lord Earl. Many people have busts of Lord Earl in uniform.

  In the fief and fief with an area of ​​220,000 square kilometers

Only soldiers who have obtained military exploits can open private farms. As for private ranch, there is only one private ranch, and that is Major General He Fang, Chief of Naval Staff. The beloved "Guardian Knight" is not far away, only a little more than 4 kilometers away. The name is called "Hejia Town" and the entire "Hejia Town" are the fiefs of Major General He Fang.

  Generally speaking, Major General He Fang seldom stays in Hejia Town. Everything here is managed by the He clan, and he almost never asks.

  Bian Chunsong lived here when he was a teenager, but he never went to town, and he never met Sir He, but he often heard about Sir He’s brilliant record in the newspapers.

  The nature of the fiefdom is completely different from the military field. It belongs to the private domain of the feudal aristocracy. Not only does it not pay taxes, but it also has the right to collect taxes. The armed patriarchs of the He family have the right to maintain law and order in the territory and expel unwelcome people.

  Hejia Town is the central town where nearby farmers gather. Bian Shoutian drives a carriage to grind noodles in this town, and he always brags with a bunch of old friends before returning in the evening.

  Since the large livestock trading market in Bei'an District moved to Hejia Town, it has quickly become prosperous. Every day, cattle and sheep trade is very large. The town has also built an asphalt road to the pier at the mouth of the river.

  Traditional livestock enter the metropolitan area with Red River Valley City and Brisbane Twin Cities as the core through railway and water transportation, and supply the consumption of cattle, sheep and pork to urban residents.

  This alone will bring Hejiazhen at least 100,000 pounds in benefits.

   Approaching the evening

A carriage returned with dozens of bags of flour. Sitting in front of the carriage were two men wearing wide-brimmed cowboy hats. The older middle-aged man was Bian Shoutian, and the younger one was driving the carriage by his own helper Bian Dahu. .

Bian Shoutian saw his son Bian Chunsong put down his work and greeted him with a hint of joy in his eyes, but he got down from the carriage with a serious face and asked with the revolver on his waist. "You kid, neither Why don’t you come back at this time and don’t have holidays?"

   "Abba, the company has just accepted a big research project. I am afraid that I have been busy recently and I have no time to come back to see your old man, so I took time to come back and have a look."

   "Your dad and grandma are eating soundly and sleeping well, what's so beautiful...just busy with your work."

   "Oh..." Bian Chunsong couldn't come up with this sentence, hesitated, and said with a smile; "Abba, I bought you a pipe, and I just sent it back for you to try."

   "What do you spend that money for?"

  Bian Morita said that, but the expression on his face was already stretched out, and he looked very helpful. He waved his hand and said; "Hurry up and help unload the car to prevent the face bag from getting wet."

"Oh, okay, Abba, you can rest for a while. Brother Dahu and I will do it." Bian Chunsong saw Abba preparing to unload the car, and quickly stepped forward to stop him. Brother Tiger unloaded the noodle bag together, carried it to the storage room and piled it up.

  Life on the farm is really good. When the evening came, several women had already prepared a large table of dishes, opened a jar of rice wine, and were ready for a family reunion banquet.

On the table, there are shredded lettuce, fried peanuts, salted duck eggs, and a large pot of hand-caught lamb. Two chickens are killed, one is stewed and the other is fried, bacon stewed with radish, salted fish stewed with potatoes, and eggs are fried with tomatoes. , Really rich and tight.

  Bian Morita's family, together with the helpers Bian Dahu and Bian Erhu, the big table is full, enjoying a warm family dinner under the bright oil lamp, talking and smiling, it looks very warm.

  The daughter-in-law of helper Bian Dahu is a Malay woman. A few years ago, Bian Chunsong told Bian Chunsong to resolutely not, but Bian Dahu turned out to be cheaper.

Bian Dahu is the nephew of Bian Shoutian in the same village on the mainland of China. Because of the lack of manpower to run a private farm, he entrusted a letter to his hometown to help Bian Dahu. The two brothers Bian Erhu paid for the boat ticket to Australia and stayed on the farm. Live debt.

After all,    is a fellow of the folks in the village, so you can use it with ease.

  The cost of buying a daughter-in-law of more than 20 pounds was paid by Bian Shoutian in advance. This money was deducted from his wages, which meant that Bian Dahu would have to work for two more years.

  This Malay woman gave birth to a big fat boy for Bian Dahu in her second year. She opened Bian Dahu’s happy brows and smiled. It’s a good deal to think about it. Such a cheap Malay wife can’t buy it now.

The total population of Borneo’s indigenous population is just over 1 million. After the brutal war, the population has been greatly reduced. A large number of mature men have died. The remaining large number of prisoners of war have been escorted to mines for hard labor. The young female population of school-age age ranges from 12 to 12 At the age of 30, it doesn’t add up to 300,000. You want it, and he wants it... How can you withstand such a disaster?

  A large number of Chinese immigrants to Borneo now cannot find their daughter-in-law, so they have to put their ideas on the populous island of Java, leading to the prevalence of trafficking in women. This is the subsequent chain reaction.

  Among the population of immigrants to Australia, there is no such thing as a division of land.

  Queensland Earl’s Territory was originally a feudal lord’s feudal nature. It can be entrusted to knights and subordinate nobles. There is no such thing as giving away your own fields and pastures to others. If you want to cultivate the fields, you must either be a tenant or buy it with money.

   Therefore, the local Chinese immigrants within the Red Fort’s sphere of influence either enter factories to work, or start their own business or shop, or engage in the service industry or apply for a job by themselves, or enter the large ranches as hired workers. Anyway, there are many ways to make money.

  With the great economic development of Queensland, the salary level of Chinese employees has also risen.

  The average worker in the city can reach 9-10 pounds on average, which is slightly higher in cities and lower in small cities, almost at this level.

  In pastures and farms, the annual income of hired workers is between 5 and 6 pounds, and the difference is not much.

  Look at the world

As the second industrial revolution promoted the economic development of the powerful countries, such salary levels are almost between the second and third streams in Europe, slightly lower than the average national income of the Netherlands and Belgium, and almost at the income level of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and higher than the average income of the Ottoman Empire. The level is as much as 50%.

  Compared with similar industrialized countries, it is almost 60% of the income level of the United States.

  But this is only the situation in Queensland and does not include overseas territories.

  The overall economic level of Queensland is in a semi-industrial society. The southern part has a high level of industrialization and the northern part has just started. The overall economy is dominated by industry and commerce and livestock farming, supplemented by service industries and agriculture, and the income level is relatively high.

The overseas territories dominated by agriculture and plantation economy do not have such a high level of income. The average annual income of Shangri-La Island is 3 pounds and 14 shillings. Because of the short development time in Borneo, the annual income is lower, about 3 pounds 6 cents. Order around 9 pence.

The African colonies are uneven. The Somali region, dominated by Xi'an Town, has a per capita annual income of 9 pounds 2 shillings, which is higher than the surrounding areas. In particular, the smuggling trade in Xi’an Town is in full swing, with a per capita annual income exceeding 12 shillings. The pound is really a fat and oily area.

  Mogadishu in Somalia is much worse, with a per capita annual income of no more than £6, which greatly reduces the average income of the region.

  The lowest income is in Mozambique. Since the development is the latest and the infrastructure is the worst, the per capita annual income is 2 pounds 17 shillings, and there is still a lot of room for improvement.

  For example, the cotton planting industry and the textile industry are powerful wings for the economic development of Mozambique. Once developed, it will be enough to become the economic pillar of the region.

  At night

  There was a dimly lit kerosene lamp in the room, and Bian Chunsong lay down on the window of the room and looked out. The night was dark, and the distant forest could be seen faintly under the moonlight, showing a large, thicker ink color.

  The nose is mixed with horse dung and green grass soil fragrance. This is the unique flavor of the farm, and it is evocative.

  Bian Chunsong thought a lot in this quiet night...

If Abba Bian Shoutian had not been disarmed and returned to the field early because of his injuries, he would now be able to get a battalion officer to work at the lowest level. Many of his old men are now deputy regiments or even regiment adults, and a few outstanding people have been promoted to the high rank of deputy division. Become a big boss in the military.

  There are countless roads ahead in life. How to choose in the key window of opportunity will affect one's life.

  Bian Chunsong doesn’t want her future to be on this farm. After nightfall, there will be a dead silence. They are far away from each other, and it’s impossible to find someone to chat.

He likes big cities with feasting and feasting. He likes the attractive singers walking down the street wearing cheongsams, showing their white thighs and rouge toes. He likes the hustle and bustle. pass……

  Here will only make him feel dull and waste his years.

He hopes that one day he will be like Professor Wu Fusheng, and he will be awarded the title of "Honorary Knight" for his outstanding contributions, rewarding a luxurious villa and a lot of shiny pounds, the honor is soft, and he will be respected wherever he goes. Become a prominent family in society.

  Everyone has their own wishes. Bian Chunsong’s wishes can only be realized in the city. His opportunities and future are in the city, not in this farm full of horse dung.

  A person has no ideals, what is the difference with Xianyu?

  (End of this chapter)