Chapter 198: Luzon Overseas Territory

The territory of Luzon Overseas Territory was given to the Australians by the Spaniards in the hope that they could unite against the Dutch, but now they did not expect that since the two sides were already on the same front and signed a non-aggression pact, whoever violated this treaty would be equivalent to declaring war on the other two countries. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info

The Governor's Office of Manila naturally did not dare to tear up the treaty easily, after all, for them, the strength of the Australians was still very strong, in addition to this, they also had a very strong force, and if they added the Dutch, then they were really not their opponents.

So even if they regretted it a little, they didn't put forward the idea of taking it back, but Fu and Lin could actually see that the Spaniards wanted to take it back very much, but they suffered a dumb loss because of the current alliance, and of course there must be the Dutch who think the same way as them.

In the end, the most benefited from this alliance were the Australians, who had since stepped into Southeast Asia, and had the right to military operations here, as well as unconditional supply in Manila and Batavia.

Naturally, this was written into the treaty, but the Australian government would never believe that the other party would implement it so unconditionally, after all, the stronger Australia is, the more disadvantageous it is for them.

Therefore, the Australian government decided to build these overseas bases on its own, one for the purpose of expansion, and the other to provide supply bases for the navy and civilian merchant ships.

The navy uses a large number of steamships, and the coal required is very staggering, and it is absolutely impossible to do without a safe refueling station.

The Luzon Overseas Territory undertook this task, so at present, Fu Helin's main work is to clear the territory of the natives and build a military defense system such as ports and docks.

Some of the necessary materials were directly used from the mainland, and in just a month and a half, the wharf of the Luzon Overseas Territory and the defensive shore defense batteries had been almost built, and from a distance, it could be seen that they were similar to the forts in Chang'an Town, but they were more deterrent than those in Chang'an Town.

The coastal defense artillery has not yet been installed, but the fort has been built, and the Spaniards have secretly come to see it a few times, and are surprised by the construction ability of the Australians, these people have only built a seemingly very complete fort in such a short time, not to mention that this building material alone is different.

Its practical cement to build fortifications, which is very good, in one is that cement from Hong Kong is also more convenient, if you want to say that this thing is military materials, it is also reasonable, it is also reasonable to say that it is civilian.

The Spaniards seem to have discovered the benefits of cement, which can be used to build roads, houses, and fortifications, and the key to such a good thing is not very expensive, in the eyes of these Western countries, Australian things are synonymous with expensive, not to mention anything else, just take their mirrors and weapons, it is very expensive, but things are good.

If it weren't for the ease of use, it is estimated that it would not sell so well, the officials sent by Spain to visit revealed the idea of wanting to buy this cement, Fu and Lin listened, this has nothing to do with themselves, pointing to the label on it, you go to Hong Kong to find them directly.

In fact, it really has nothing to do with Fu and Lin, the cement for the construction of military in Luzon is completely provided by the Hong Kong Cement Factory free of charge, and the civilian part is purchased by the government.

After all, this cement factory is nominally a public-private partnership, and the government occupies a lot of shares in it, and that part of the money can be directly deducted from their dividends, and one is tax-free, so this matter does not suffer, Yang Yuzhou naturally agreed.

As a major shareholder of the company, he is very sober-minded, and he knows better than anyone else, and he knows whether he loses or not, and he is calculating it in his brain.

The Luzon Overseas Consulate had not yet appointed a governor, and was militarized, and some of the first immigrants had already built houses along a beach cleared by the army.

For these Ming immigrants, they never thought that they would come to such a barren place, originally just wanted to eat together, but when they came here, they found that it is not difficult to eat together, and it is good for Australians to provide them with food.

At least to ensure that they have three meals a day is still enough, in addition, they found that this place is actually not peaceful, the Australian army is constantly fighting against some local savages, originally they lived in this land at the beginning of the time there were a lot of natives inhabited, it was later the Australians drove them away.

The point is that the Australians gave them land and gave them seeds to grow their own food, and when the harvest came, they left their own rations, and the rest could be sold to the government.

For these farmers who have lost their land, this is a good thing, at least they have the land, it doesn't matter who owned the land before, the important thing is that it belongs to them now, and of course they will not be stupid to track down why the Australians killed or drove those wild people.

But General Fu told them that the people here were all uncivilized savages, with a certain degree of aggression, and they did not accept indoctrination, so for the safety of everyone, they could only drive them away, which was also a helpless thing.

Fu Helin's practice of naturalization and mild reservations for the indigenous people here, disobedient directly drive away or kill, of course, he also did this with the consent of the local executive committee, otherwise his behavior will inevitably be attacked by those who have a very serious circumstance of the Holy Mother.

The main purpose of military management is because it is not very safe, and if it is safe, it will not be completely militarized.

For the army, this is the first time that military management has been carried out in a newly built town, which has a certain reference for opening up a new colony, and Fu Helin needs to deal with civil affairs work in addition to military work.

As for when the military management will be completed, I am afraid that it will not be until it is completely stabilized here and the construction work is basically completed.

As for the big construction of the Australians here, the Spaniards can only turn a blind eye, after all, this is a gift from the Australians themselves, and it is useless to regret it now.

The more perfect the infrastructure of the Luzon overseas territory, it means that there will be more and more residents who immigrate here, according to the meaning of the Australian government, this will be the future food base of Australia, and the weight of the position can be seen in general, the geographical advantage, and the future influence in the government is also extraordinary. (To be continued.) )