After a few months of careful cultivation by his side, the Five Tigers have already shown outstanding talents, taking over the management of many trivial affairs of the ranch and the Fulinmen Hotel, and his performance is very valued by Li Fushou.

Today happened to be Zhu Wei by the side, and he came in response.

"It's Ah Wei, the telegram from Higgins & Co. of the United States is here, the ocean freighter we ordered is about to be completed, and the last time we arranged for the dispatch of capable people to prepare to go to the United States to pick up the ship, how is it now?"

"Back to the young master, everything is arranged." Zhu Wei was confident about this and talked eloquently; "After the young master gave the order, our secretary team carefully selected a group of sailors who had worked on the ship, selected some of the bad character, and left a total of 97 people, Jia Donghe had worked on a foreigner's ocean-going steamer for six years, and had achieved the position of deputy sailor, and was quite proficient in the ocean shipping industry, so he will follow the team leader Fan Asheng to the United States to pick up the ship, temporarily serve as the deputy team leader, and start as long as he gives an order."

Look...... The arrangements for the things that have been explained are clear.

Li Fushou asked; "Well, yes, what kind of cruise ship to the United States is going to the United States in the near future."

"Returning to the young master;

Today is April 2nd, and according to the transoceanic cruise line operating schedule, on April 3rd, there will be a British White Star Cruise Line's "Pacific Legend" cruise ship, from Sydney to Canberra via the port of Brisbane.

The liner is expected to take 17 days to the United States, and the final destination is the port of San Francisco.

On April 6, a French cruise ship "Bruges" stopped at the port of Brisbane, and it is expected to take 20 days to cross the ocean, and finally arrive at St. Barbara, the western port of the United States.

On April 10, a German cruise ship "Nordic Robbers" stopped at the port of Brisbane, and it is estimated that it will take 19 days to cross the ocean, and finally arrive at the port of Auckland, a western port of the United States.

Since April 10, there has been no confirmation of the shipping schedule, and only these three cruise ships have been confirmed for the time being. ”

Li Fushou was very satisfied with this answer, he sat down again, took a sip of tea from the teacup and asked; "There are a lot of people going to the United States this time, what do you suggest?"

Zhu Wei saluted respectfully, and replied after a little thought;

"Cruise ships are different from freighters, they are fast and convenient to travel between the oceans, and the corresponding ticket prices are much higher, and I have studied the fares of transoceanic cruises, and if you can take the right way, you will save a lot of money."

"Oh...... Let's hear it. Li Fushou is very interested, this kind of subordinate who does things by drawing inferences is very handy.

"In order to fill the cruise ship with cargo and guests, it will stop at four major port cities when it sails from Australia, and it is the third stop in Brisbane.

White Star Cruises has the most recent schedule, the largest and most comfortable cruises, and the most expensive tickets, £8 and six shillings and 11p per guest in third class, so the price is difficult to negotiate because there will not be many empty seats left.

The French cruise ship "Bruges" was the smallest and cheapest, and the third prize cost only £7 and 9 shillings per guest, but his destination was the port of Santa Barbara, and after arriving it had to be transferred overland to Auckland, which was the least cost-effective journey.

Therefore, I recommend taking the German cruise ship "Viking Robbers", although it will take a few more days, but you can go directly to the destination, and you can negotiate a preferential price with the liner company in advance.

The price of the third class of the "Viking" is 8 pounds 1 shilling 11 pence, and we have booked a cabin for nearly 100 people at a time, so we have to give a preferential price. ”

"Hahaha...... Well, I can see that you have done a lot of homework before, and you have to be so rigorous and thoughtful in doing things. Li Fushou did not hesitate to praise his subordinates, and Zhu Wei's answer was very appetizing, so he stood up and patted him on the shoulder and said; As for the determination of the Viking, you will be fully responsible for the specific matters, Jia Donghe will be the deputy, and inform the personnel going to the United States to prepare and set off on the next day. ”

"Thank you young master for your appreciation, Zhu Wei will definitely live up to his mission."

"Hahaha...... Good. ”

A touch of bright spring sunshine shines in, with a lazy and lazy feeling, just like Li Fushou's current mood is as beautiful and beautiful.

The high-quality wheat in the pasture has been sown, and some early rice has been planted, and there is no shortage of fruits, fruits and vegetables.

Taking advantage of the fine spring day, Li Fushou took a group of entourage to inspect the ranch.

They came to the upper Brisbane River wharf, a "T" shaped wharf that goes deeper than 40 meters from the river bay, and then spreads out to both sides, with a total length of about 160 meters, capable of docking two ocean-going freighters at the same time.

Stand on the pier

The vast Brisbane River is a clear stream, with the backs of schools of fish looming over the water's surface, and at the upstream water antenna, the rushing White Creek River joins the Brisbane River, forming a lush estuarine delta.

It is now a rice growing area, and the rice is growing vigorously and can be harvested in early July.

Pasture-grown rice is mainly for the Chinese community, and high-quality wheat is ground into flour and made into bread and other pastries, which is a staple food for Westerners and one of the indispensable staple foods of the Chinese.

After harvesting wheat, soybeans can be planted, and after the high-quality soybeans are extracted from oil, the soybean meal and wheat bran are mixed to produce high-quality livestock and poultry concentrate, which is a perfect cycle.

Ranches in Australia

Grazing cowboys rarely feed the cattle and sheep, which is too labor-intensive, and basically rely on the cattle and sheep to eat freely, and adopt the mode of rotational grazing, driving the cattle and sheep to the next pasture.

Since Smith's ranch was raided by unknown bandits, causing a bloodbath that shocked Queensland, the rancher Smith fled to a distant land, and the cowboys sold their cattle and sheep at a low price, and all went their separate ways, leaving the entire ranch abandoned.

Smith Ranch covers about 72,000 square acres and is located right next to the Red River Valley Ranch.

Therefore, a large number of herds in the Red River Valley Ranch have been grazing at Smith Ranch in the past few months, and it is empty anyway, so it is better to collect some interest.

The main body of the Red River Valley Reservoir has been revealed, which is a rather spectacular gravity dam, between two towering peaks, about a kilometer wide, with nine drainage holes lined up side by side, each two meters in diameter.

Here, Li Fushou and his entourage met the architect Feuerbach-Kant and his German companions who were having a picnic, and three black slave girls were busy cooking soup and barbecue, serving them diligently.

Seeing Li Fushou and his horse team coming, these Germans stood up from afar to greet them, showing due respect for the owner of the ranch.

"Hey, hello everyone, I'm bothering you."

Li Fushou had already gotten off his horse as he spoke, and strode over with a horsewhip in his hand, with a very enthusiastic attitude.

"Dear Mr. Li, you are a distinguished guest that we can't even invite, the Germanic people have always had a tradition of hospitality, please try our home-brewed rye beer, which is definitely much stronger than those swill brewed by the British, I believe you will like it."

"Thank you, Mr. Lieutenant Colonel, I'd love to give it a try."

"So...... Please! ”

The person who spoke was Lieutenant Colonel Konrad Adenauer, a 46-year-old Germanic old aristocrat with more than 30 years of military experience, in the tradition of the Junker aristocracy.

He was the oldest and most experienced in handling explosives and was highly respected as the head of the five-member team of German explosives specialists.

Lieutenant Colonel Konrad-Adenauer had the title of Honorary Baron, but he preferred to be addressed by his Colonel, an officer who had fought many battles, including the Franco-Prussian War, and who had been deeply imprinted.

They were followed by Lieutenant Colonel Wagner, Major Schwartz-Kopf, Captain Koch and Captain Fritz, the youngest of whom was also 34 years old.

The reason why these outstanding German soldiers left the army and crossed the ocean to Australia to make a living was really forced by life and had to suffer.

After the victory in the Franco-Prussian War

At the same time, King Wilhelm I of Prussia was to be crowned Emperor of Germany at Versailles, an honor for the victorious powers and a great humiliation for France, once the largest army power in Europe.

After the news broke, how could the always proud French accept it?

At this time, France was the center of the revolution all over the world, and there was a market for ideas such as utopianism, anarchism, neo-Jacobinism, and the Proudton left.

The news seemed to ignite a powder keg that had been accumulated for a long time, and the anger of the masses exploded.

In 1871, the famous Paris Commune uprising broke out, and the revolutionaries occupied the whole of Paris, driving out the French Emperor Napoleon III.

In order to suppress the revolutionaries who occupied Paris, Prussia immediately released 100,000 captured French soldiers, who marched into Paris in full armor, thus launching a bloody massacre......

With such a fuss, the once bustling fashion capital of Paris is in ruins.

King Wilhelm I of Prussia, although he was crowned Kaiser at the Falsay Palace, was helpless in the face of the mess in France.

The war cost a huge amount of money, France was in ruins, Germany could not get enough reparations from the defeated countries, let alone maintain its large military power, and large-scale disarmament was the only way out.

In such a historical context

In order to make a living, there has been a large-scale wave of migration from Germany, mainly to the United States on the other side of the Atlantic, and a small number to Australia.

Now that the dam is nearing completion, only a few more directional blasts are needed.

Li Fushou gave these experienced German officers another lucrative job, training his gunmen with Prussian discipline.

This arrangement was very much to the taste of the Germans, and they gladly accepted it.

For them, their military career has left a deep imprint, and it seems that they will not do anything other than train soldiers and war.

There were no professional sappers in this era, and the reason why German officers were proficient in explosives was that they had experienced too much on the battlefield, and they could hear the difference between 20 pounds of explosives and 15 pounds of explosives with their eyes closed.

As the oil seller said, only familiar hands.