"Young master, haven't you always advocated that Taoguang should repent, and not take the initiative to confront the British, so as to avoid the other party pointing the finger at us?"

Fan Asheng was worried about everything that happened, and privately approached Liu Fushou, hoping to persuade him to take back his life.

No matter which way you look at it, it is really unwise to tear your face with the British now.

"Ah Sheng, Edward's move is a clear plan, constantly compressing our survival and maneuvering space, and behind it is a cliff, alas...... There is no way to retreat! ”

Li Fushou sighed, looked at the distant sky and said; "In this wild Australian continent, we are surrounded by the greed and hostility of white people, and if we want to struggle for a way out, we must be determined to face it hard, and bloodshed and sacrifice cannot be avoided."

"Young master, we can shrink our core personnel back, so that we can also buy some time."

"It's useless, the brand of Hongheshan has just been established, and it is completely supported by a confidence, which is a sharp weapon for us to unite the Chinese in Australia, if we just let the white people ride to the neck to bully and humiliate, we are still shrinking turtles, once the reputation collapses, then we can no longer set it up, the Chinese will be scattered from now on, and they can only be bullied by the white people in Tuao."

"Yes...... It's too costly. Fan Asheng's face was very ugly.

"Hehehe...... Not necessarily. Li Fushou smiled, he had been reciprocated by Governor Frank's position, confirming his conjecture.

"What do you mean......" Fan Asheng was a little puzzled.

The Chinese in this era have a natural fear of ghosts, especially the British who have always been domineering, who will do it when they disagree, rob people, food, and land, and fight every year, invincible.

The Opium War launched by the British and French forces completely shattered the dream of the Celestial Empire in the Oriental Shenzhou, and the pain that penetrated deep into the bone marrow was not far away, engraved in the memory of the Chinese.

"Ah Sheng, if you want to follow in my footsteps and go further, and take on more important duties in the future, you must have an open world mind, and you must first learn English to be able to communicate with the ghosts and understand ......them more deeply."

Li Fushou said something inexplicable, exhaled a long sigh of depression in his heart, and explained with a wry smile;

"Before that, my mind had also reached a dead end, only seeing the strength of the British Empire's maritime hegemony, Britain's world-leading civilization and industrial technology, but ignoring people's hearts.

Whites despise not only blacks, but also Chinese, and poor whites at the same time.

The European aristocracy despised the commoners, and the commoners despised the rednecks.

France despised the Central and Eastern Europeans, including Germany, Germany despised Austria-Hungary, Austria-Hungary despised Russia, the Russians despised the Ottoman Empire, and the British despised all continental European countries, including their own.

Europe has never been a whole, but a divided continent, very divided from culture and language to customs, both communicating and estranged from each other, entangled in grievances for hundreds of years, loving and killing each other, that is, colluding to rob the world and wary of each other.

It's the same within the British, and the British are wary of the British, and that's an opportunity that we can take advantage of. ”

This tongue twister-like explanation made Fan Asheng confused, and looked at Li Fushou with a puzzled expression and said; "The subordinates are stupid, please make it clear to the young master."

Fan Asheng is Li Fushou's absolute confidant, and he is also the first old man to follow him, he has always been diligent and loyal, Li Fushou has a rare patience to explain, hoping that after he goes through this, he can grow up quickly to carry heavy burdens.

"Although they are both British, London and Canberra are not of the same mind, and Canberra does not want London's hand to reach out to Australia, which will inevitably erode its own interests.

As the owner's dog, how can he be the king of the mountain behind closed doors.

In the same way, the Dominions also have a restraint on Canberra, and do not want his hand to reach into their plates.

Everyone is a self-made collar on an equal footing, and they both belong to Her Majesty Queen Victoria of the British Empire, so why should I listen to you?

In Queensland, Frank and Edward were on opposite sides and had different attitudes towards Chinese forces, including Hongmen.

So, that's what I'm talking about the British guarding against the British, and Frank, the old fox, wants to see Edward unlucky, better if he dies.

For us;

It would be more beneficial for us to keep Edward involved in Frank's forces so that his rabbit would not be killed, so we could only give him a serious warning, not his life. ”

After such an in-depth and simple explanation, Fan Asheng finally suddenly realized, shook his head and sighed again and again;

There are too many twists and turns, and this kind of brain-wrenching work is really not suitable for yourself.

In the future, I will obey the young master's orders with peace of mind, and I will do whatever I want, right...... Learn English as soon as possible, this matter cannot be delayed.

Two days later, around 4 p.m

Dennis Gold Mine

It is the largest gold mine in the entire Palmer Basin, occupying more than 20 kilometers of water, producing the largest amount of gold sand and the largest number of gold prospectors in the mine.

There are more than 2,300 Chinese gold diggers and more than 1,000 white gold diggers in the whole mine, standing on a high place and looking at the dense crowd of human heads in the river, standing in the water, bending down and lowering their heads to sift the gold sand with a dustpan little by little.

Discern carefully

White gold diggers generally worked close to the shore or in the shallows, where the water was no deeper than thighs, and it was easier to work.

The Chinese gold diggers are more concentrated in the deep water, and the farthest river water even reaches the neck, and it is necessary to plunge down to shovel up the sediment in the river, and then lift the hand to slowly sift through it, which requires several times the physical strength.

Not only did you have to endure the verbal abuse of white thugs, but you also had to soak in cold water every day, and your body was devastated.

The young man fell ill after a few years of work, and every time it was rainy, the pain in the joints was unbearable, so he could only grit his teeth and endure it silently.

It's time to call it a day

The laborers in the river dragged their tired bodies ashore, and someone took out a wine jug and poured a large mouthful into his mouth, swallowing the spicy liquor into his stomach, and feeling the chill suddenly reced.

As the saying goes, spring is cold.

Don't look at the spring under the sun, the sun is warm, but the river is still icy and cold, and after working for a while, you will get warm under the shore activities, otherwise the body bones are really unbearable.

Towards the end of work, it is the most chaotic time of the day in the gold fields.

The white gold diggers with bad intentions, like the vultures of the African savannah, had long been watching the every move of the Chinese laborers, and now they began to take action.

The vigilant hedgehogs of the Chinese workers shrank into a group, gathered in large groups, and the white gold diggers waved weapons in their hands, dragged out one Chinese after another and searched their bodies, and those who dared to resist immediately punched and beat them violently.

There was a tumult everywhere along the river basin, screams, screams, and curses, a picture of the near end.

The bullied Chinese laborers struggled helplessly, and the brutal whites slashed with swords and guns, and the red blood soon stained the clear waters of the Palmer River.

The white man who grabbed the gold dust lost his voice despite the pain of his victims, laughed maniacally and turned his attention to the next ......

The perpetrators here are of English, Irish, Italian, French, German, Dutch and mixed Australian descent, and the only thing they have in common is the white-skinned, unscrupulous perpetrators.

The plague of violence spreads, and the white people get the glittering golden sand and unparalleled excitement of the atrocities, and feel that they are possessed by the Macedonian Emperor at this moment, standing on the top of the world.

The armed guards of the gold mine armed with spears stood in groups not far away and pointed, with excited expressions in their eyes.

They didn't mean to intervene in the slightest, but kicked the escaped Chinese workers to the ground from time to time, and then laughed wildly......

Dennis's mine is now a hell's mine, where bullying and humiliation are everywhere, and robbery becomes more and more tyrannical without anyone stopping it.

Not far from the river, on the hillside, there is a row of wooden houses.

A young man in a silk shirt came out of the room with a handsome, disheveled woman in his arms, his eyes squinted to avoid the strong afternoon sun, and grinned as he looked around the chaotic riverbank;

"Look...... Alita, what a beautiful symphony it is, where you can see wealth and power intertwined, does it excite you again? ”

"I ...... Master John Dennis, I'm a little scared. ”

"Scared...... How so? ”

"It's horrible, it reminds me of the English lords who rushed into an Irish village with their thugs, and they frantically whipped anyone they met, not even a shepherd dog, and the village was full of people lying down and wailing, houses burning, mothers weeping......

Speaking of which

Alita's delicate body trembled, large tears slid down her beautiful cheeks, and one hand tried to cover her chest, revealing a large area of shockingly smooth white.

The famous British "enclosure movement" began in the 16th and 7th centuries, and after the beginning of the steam industrial revolution in the 19th century, it evolved into a larger, more frenzied and violent movement.

In the 19th century, Britain passed the Commons Enclosure Act.

Landlords and new capitalists used violence on a large scale to drive peasants off the land, kill livestock and poultry, burn down villages, and then confiscate them for private ownership.

Between 1801 and 1831 alone, farmers were robbed of more than 3.5 million acres of communal land, from Manchester to Ireland, from Liverpool to Scotland, without a penny being compensated.

Hearing Alida's trembling words, John Dennis turned his head sideways, with a fierce look on his handsome face, and pulled Alita's golden hair and gritted his teeth; "You lowly Irish woman is really unappetizing, bathed in the glory of the British Empire for hundreds of years, and still does not know gratitude, the devil has taken possession of your soul, it really makes me sick."

He violently shoved Alita to the grass, then stepped on one foot heavily, the spurs on the heel of the pointy cowboy boots slicing through the woman's soft skin, and scarlet blood poured out instantly.

Pretty Irish girls have, and John Dennis doesn't care at all.

His brutal behavior was very much to the appetite of the armed guards of the gold mines, and there were strange screams and boos all around him, and the eyes that looked at him were full of naked aggression, brutality, and lust.

Alita trembled with fear, and her hands tried her best to cover the fair skin on her body, but it didn't have the slightest effect, but attracted more greedy eyes.

It seemed like he was going to tear her to shreds, and then swallow her little by little.

"Oh ho...... Young Master John Dennis, you are the most powerful and wealthy aristocratic young master in Queensland, you should be with those elegant noble women, why don't you reward this lowly Irish woman to us? ”

"Hahaha...... Good idea, I can do without this year's wages. ”

"Die, Bill, it's not your turn."

"What? You damn Italian guy dares to rob me of a woman, I'll poke the hot barrel into your asshole and let you enjoy the baptism of hot bullets, get me out of the way...... Idiot! ”

John Dennis hadn't said anything yet, and his men had already grabbed a heap and cursed at each other.

"Bang Bang ......"

At this moment, a few clear gunshots broke the noise, echoed in the valley for a long time, and fell silent as if pressing a rest, and everyone looked at the place where the guns rang out.

"Damn bastards...... Who's shooting? After the initial shock, John Dennis became furious, waving his hands to the sky and shouting; Captain Steve McQueen, hurry up and do something? Don't stand here like an idiot, take your men down and take a look, I don't want this to be a slaughterhouse, let those shitty robber billets sober me up, and obey the rules of Dennis's mine here, and don't shoot. ”

"Okay, young master, I'll go."

"Throw those crazy guys into the Palmer River, sober them up, and get squid...... This is my territory, and I don't want to see even a drop of blood come up and let them kneel and lick it clean for me. ”

"Hey...... You'll be satisfied, I promise. ”

Captain Steve McQueen looked like a wild hairy bear, his light gray eyes flashed with a hint of excitement, and he walked towards the place where the gunshots rang out with a dozen armed guards.

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First of all, the most respectable historical research party, you have pointed out that Queensland is in the northeast of Australia, not the southeast, this has been corrected, thank you for your help and correction.

There is also 1877 mistakenly written as 1977, which has been corrected.

Seeing readers and friends pick out words word by word, so careful, I can feel the enthusiasm of history lovers, the author Grape Jun is also a history lover, will do his best to find information, rigorous treatment of relevant historical facts.

Here for the record;

This is not the original historical appearance, nor is it a historical biography, but a fictional novel in parallel space, I hope friends don't pick bones in eggs.

One reader questioned the exchange rate of the pound sterling, and here is an explanation:

The British Empire was a gold standard monetary system, and the so-called British pound is worth one pound of silver, about 370 grams, which can be exchanged for eight grams of gold, which is absolutely not wrong.

According to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the old time was 16 taels and one catty, and according to this calculation, a total of about 31.2 grams of silver was calculated.

One pound is exchanged for 12 taels of silver, which has a historical basis, and the exchange of pounds for dollars, gold marks, and pesos in the same period is historically available.

There is another situation in this situation, that is, the exchange rate of various countries will fluctuate sharply depending on the time of day, whether it is in war, whether it encounters economic crises and revolutions, etc.

For example, before the Opium War

With the large import of silver from South America, the purchasing power of silver has depreciated sharply, and the British pound is highly convertible at this time.

After the Opium War, there was a large outflow of silver, and the purchasing power of silver appreciated sharply, and the corresponding pound depreciated and could not be exchanged for so much silver.

The exchange rate fluctuates every year, and errors are inevitable.

The early years of Daoguang in the Manchu Qing Dynasty

One tael of silver is exchanged for one hanging, which is a thousand Wen.

By the time of the Opium War in the twentieth year of Daoguang, one tael of silver could be exchanged for 16,700 wen.

Since Xianfeng, the price of silver has risen sharply, and one or two taels of silver can be exchanged for as much as 22,300 wen.

Originally, one pound was exchanged for 12 taels of silver, but in the mid-19th century, it could only be exchanged for 6.6 taels of silver, and one tael of silver was worth about three shillings.

By the end of the 19th century, the price of silver continued to soar, and a pound could only be exchanged for less than four taels of silver, mainly because opium caused a large outflow of silver, and the value of silver fluctuated too much.

For example, during the Paris Commune in France, the American Civil War, the Franco-Prussian War, etc., the exchange rates of various currencies here changed dramatically, and the text always defaulted to the balance.

After all, this is an alternate novel, and it doesn't need to be overly rigorous.

Some friends questioned whether Germany is a world naval power, and the answer was, of course, yes, there is no doubt about it.

Here are two more words:

World naval hegemony and naval power are two concepts, and before the Second World War, the hegemon that has always dominated the world's sea power can only be Britain, and there is no other semicolon.

Naval powers are different, there can be many, no more than three strict, five or seven loose, no matter how you calculate, the Imperial German Navy has a place among them.

In this era, the British Imperial Navy could be anxious about the German Navy, Italy, Austria-Hungary, Spain, the Netherlands, and Russia could only be called a second- or third-rate naval power.

After the victory of the Franco-Prussian War, the battleships that Germany received part of the French compensation were far superior to the United States in naval strength because of the development of the coal and steel industry and shipbuilding industry in the Ruhr region.

Although it cannot be compared with the British Imperial Navy, in the whole world, the tonnage of warships is second only to the French Navy in the third place, this is because the naval heritage is not as good as France, but it is much stronger than the Italian Navy, the Austro-Hungarian Navy and the Russian Navy, how can it be said that it is not a naval power?

Li Hongzhang of the Great Qing Dynasty inspected Europe and the United States, and finally set four cruisers in Germany, which were the four ships of Dingyuan and Zhenyuan, which returned to the Great Qing Dynasty one after another from 1881, with a displacement of more than 7,000 tons, and was known as the first ironclad ship in Asia.

Having traveled around the United States and Europe, as the first minister of the Manchu Qing State to open his eyes to the world, Li Hongzhang is not blind, right?

The purchase of an ironclad cruiser is such a big thing, totaling about 600 taels of snowflake silver, which is related to the strength of its own faction in the naval fleet, and it cannot be overstated.

His choice just proves the strength of the German Navy, which can be called a naval power.

Since the rise of Wilhelm I on the European continent, Germany has been the world's leading army power, with unique military technology and organization.

On the other hand, the British Army is different, although it can open up territory around the world, it looks like it is super powerful.

But in the internal war in Europe, I couldn't even find my mother, lost to the French, lost to the Germans, lost to the Russians, lost to the Americans, and even lost to the Maharajas of North India and the Gurkha of Nepal, and lost to the Burmese......

Finally, to explain:

It has never been written in this article that Australia is an independent country, and from beginning to end it is the Australian Dominions under the British Empire, why do people still spray me? Incomprehensible......

In addition, this netizen also believes that there was no Queensland in 1877, and he speaks with facts here.

On 6 June 1859, Queensland enacted its first new law; On 10 December, Queensland officially declared its independence from New South Wales as an autonomous state.

In 1860, the first elections were held in Queensland. On May 22, 1861, the state parliament of Queensland was officially opened, and it was the first state of the Australian Labor Party to come to power. There are 89 constituencies and a total of 89 state legislators