(The blocked chapters in the previous chapter, don't want to release them, Grape Jun apologizes for affecting the reader's fluency and reading, and the storyline is Li Fushou's means to further deepen the penetration of Brisbane and help the lieutenant governor successfully tide over the difficulties.) ）

In the warm pavilion of the side hall of the management committee

The large fireplace is burning, warm, and there are two floor-standing stoves, which are the shape of Chinese classical auspicious beasts, and the high-quality coke in the furnace emits a faint wood fragrance, without a little black smoke.

Li Fushou wore a wide and casual Tang shirt, sat on the top chair and waited with a group of people, and took the lead in having He Shoutian, the head of the town management committee, report on the construction and development situation in the future.

He Shoutian has obviously been blessed recently, stood up and bowed respectfully, turned around and made a group gesture to the bigwigs in the hall, cleared his throat and prepared to speak.

"Don't make trouble, Brother Tian, let's talk about it quickly, the big dragon head is impatient."

I don't know who made a remark, which caused everyone to laugh, and they all had enough confidence.

For more than two years

The leapfrog development of the Red River Valley, these core backbones who follow the big leaders are the direct beneficiaries, some people have money and resources in their hands, and their family assets have also developed like balloons, owning multiple shops, holding shares in the money bank, and holding shares in the factory, and making money without mercy.

The inner and outer hall masters, deputy hall masters, sub-helmsmen, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, blue and purple major pipe teams, team deputy and other core cadres who can sit here have a small net worth of hundreds of pounds and a lot of thousands of pounds, and they have also bought mansions in the valley town.

They are different from ordinary Chinese workers, the mansion is as little as four or five acres, and as much as seventy or eighty acres, and they have to pay a lot of money for the construction of the town, which in turn promotes the development of the town.

Li Fushou is not the kind of person with a narrow vision, while making a lot of money by himself, he also has to let his subordinates eat and drink enough, so that he has the motivation to work hard.

Taking the current Fuyuan Shengqian Village as an example, Li Fushou occupies 9 into 2 shares, with 920 shares, and the rest are held by dozens of core backbones, with more than a dozen shares and less one or two shares.

It's not that these henchmen don't want to buy more shares, it's that the money doesn't come together.

In the two months before the end of 1877, the village issued loans totaling £246,000, which was equivalent to an empty glove white wolf, and took advantage of the strong credibility of the Red River Valley to ensure that it was carried out.

This alone, calculated at 10% per annum, will receive 24,000 pounds of interest per year, not to mention the compound interest of principal and interest.

Together with the bank's other foreign exchange and deposit and withdrawal businesses, the annual income is amazing.

In this era, there is a fee for saving money, a fee for withdrawing money, and a lot of fees for long-distance exchange.

Taking the remittance of money into Hong Kong as an example, the implementation is two out of ten, that is, two pounds out of 10 pounds to take the exchange fee.

The price of remittance into the mainland of China is higher, and there are only three points in Guangzhou, Shanghai and Weihaiwei, where there are branches of Fuyuan Shengqian Zhuang, which can withdraw money with secret deposits and passwords.

Therefore, opening a money bank is the most profitable business.

Even if there are only one or two shares, there is a steady income of tens of pounds a year from sitting still, plus other input income is quite substantial.

Since 1878, this rapid development momentum has continued, and more Chinese have entered the valley town to build houses and buy real estate, waiting for empty nests.

In the warm pavilion

Li Fushou took a sip of tea unhurriedly, listened to everyone's commotion with a faint smile on his face, and did not say anything to stop it.

Pang Xuehai, head of Group C of the Secretariat and Director of Security, took the initiative to stand up and said; "Just laugh and laugh and liven up the atmosphere, let's get to the point, and ask Director He Shoutian to make a report on the construction of the town."

Concluded

Pang Xuehai sat down by himself, and the venue was immediately quiet.

Since taking office, he has been the chief of security, and his vigorous and resolute methods have been recognized by all the powerful figures in the lobby, and his prestige has been clearly reflected in the venue.

He Shoutian is the confidant of the big dragon, but the ability is like that, far from making everyone respect, and he often makes some salty jokes, and he is not annoyed.

But for Pang Xuehai, who has already shown sharp teeth and sharp teeth, the attitude of the big men inside and outside the hall is much more solemn.

He is not wise that is not wise for himself.

He Shoutian knows that his ability is mediocre, although he has been studying hard, but the upper limit is there, he can only be regarded as an old scalper who works hard.

All of this is possible today by the word "faithful".

Therefore, he wisely implemented this core, hung the portrait of the young master in the study of his mansion, burned incense in the morning and evening, self-hypnotized, and used himself as a loyal dog, all with the head of the dragon and the horse.

He Shoutian bowed to the head and bowed reverently, and Li Fushou bowed slightly to indicate that he could start.

"1877 was the year of the birth and the beginning of the town of the valley.

This year, the red sun was born, Vientiane was renewed, and the mountains and rivers changed color over the years, and we followed the wise and wise leadership of the Lord to compose a magnificent song of construction in this rich and vast land, and the brilliant achievements are enough to go down in history forever.

Reminiscing about the past is emotional.

I followed my lord to this strange land of Australia, and witnessed the miraculous vicissitudes of life, and the lord used his great wisdom beyond the world......"

After some sensual praise, everyone's faces were solemn, and all of them showed reverence.

This is already a routine, who wants to behave out of place on this occasion, show an unruly color, and do you want to mix up with the special sister in the future?

The most surprising thing for the powerful bigwigs of all parties is;

He Shoutian, a fool, actually spoke a new idea in a crepe manner, which is really rare.

Needless to say

It is certain that the talented staff members were hired to plan on their behalf, so that there was this wonderful story, which left a deep impression on everyone.

He Shoutian sat in the position of the head of internal affairs, and all kinds of financial resources rolled in, even if he didn't take the initiative to reach out, he had an income of thousands of pounds a year.

Only owns 13 shares in Fuyuan Shengqian Bank, and the annual dividend has to be a few hundred pounds, plus other local shares and wide opening shops, the income of thousands of pounds is proper.

So he had the money to buy a large manor covering an area of 50 acres, built an elegant Chinese-style garden mansion, not only had two young and beautiful white women, but also married a dignified Chinese woman as the main house, bought more than a dozen black slaves, and lived a good life.

The business of the big leader privately selling naturalization certificates, specifically He Shoutian is in charge, and he has won a lot of large rewards, which others can't envy.

Li Fushou's philosophy is; When the water is clear, there are no fish.

It is not possible to make a big profit on one's own, but through equity participation and close ties of interests, we must lead a large number of people to form a close interest group, so that both prosperity and loss will be lost.

The formation of the core close layer, the interest connection layer and the peripheral Chinese attached to it, when facing foreign enemies, can they share the same hatred of the enemy, and their profits will be cut off.

All the Chinese who have settled down in the valley town have families, houses, property, wives and children here, even if they go out to pan for gold and make money, they will come back, there is always an invisible thread that is closely connected and cannot be separated.

Whoever dares to break such a peaceful life is the common enemy of all people, and will be punished.

Li Fushou is not fighting alone, there are thousands of Chinese compatriots standing behind him, uh...... There are also a handful of white cowboys who are corrupted by women.

Many Chinese women of Chinese descent are not sought after, and white cowboys can marry a Chinese woman as long as they are willing to settle in Valle Town and accept relatively harsh conditions.

In this way, about hundreds of white cowboys settled in Valle Town and joined the "Xinghuahui" militia.

Many people don't understand the deep meaning of this arrangement, and Li Fushou doesn't explain it, so he completely lets it go.

Relatively

It was very difficult, almost impossible, for white people to marry white women, and all white women were married to Chinese.

The reason is simple;

The language of the two sides is limited to basic communication, and it is impossible for a white woman to instill religious beliefs or incite the Chinese to make trouble, but it is not delayed in having children and living a good life, which is conducive to national integration and unity.

Wait until a few years later

Even the big and small families are concerned, and the white woman has no intention of making trouble, wouldn't it be good to contribute to the construction of Valley Town with peace of mind.

And vice versa

Living in the context of all Chinese, these small number of white cowboys will soon get close to Chinese civilization and get used to Chinese food and life.

"Boss, come with a bowl of bean juice, two burnt rings, and fill me with a big bowl of stinky tofu."

Blonde and blue-eyed but have a Chinese appetite, it makes people happy to think about it, and it's so happy.

Half a year later

Early June 1878.

The growing population of Valle Town has grown rapidly to 55,000 people, and the built-up area has reached two-thirds of the area of Brisbane City, of which there are about 10,000 white people, and more than 90% of them are white women married to Chinese.

After nearly three years of development, the Red River Valley area has been renewed.

Brisbane's vast riverside wilderness has disappeared in favor of a new town lined with buildings, the marina has been expanded in two rounds to become larger, and a permanent rock pier has been built, with one high boom after another showing the thriving transport industry.

At night

The town is brightly lit and bustling with pedestrians, the most distinctive feature of which is a man walking with a woman, who has a big belly and is protected, holding various snacks in her hands and eating while walking, with a happy and contented smile on her face.

Milk candy, fried twist flowers, cold cakes, crisps, rock sugar gourds, etc., to name a few, this has become a unique scenery in the valley town.

"Yo...... Brother Erxi, I see that my sister-in-law also shows her belly, congratulations! ”

"Hehehe...... Rejoice and rejoice, the month of the younger siblings seems to be not small, and there are many people who come and go. ”

"Hey, don't say it, this stinky girl can't stay at home, she has to come out every day to look around, look at the excitement, if it weren't for the pregnancy, I would have cut her a long time ago."

"Ouch, don't say that, it's not good to go back and quarrel."

"It's okay, Brother Erxi, this stinky girl can't understand, hehehe, you don't look at it...... I'm smirking at us! ”

Sure enough, this Caucasian woman with a big belly stood aside with a smile, eating rock sugar gourds with relish, and didn't care at all about what her husband said, and she couldn't understand it anyway.

The night is dark, and the tourists are weaving.

The colorful lights at the entrance of Paramount Nightclub bloom with blurry light, and the sound of music played by the gramophone comes from inside, attracting a large number of people to stop and linger, and the sound of music swaying and dancing slowly is intoxicating.

Today, a song and dance troupe from France performed on stage, and a large poster depicted a dancer with flaming red lips, raising her snow-white thighs high in a seductive reverie, representing every man's dream.

The nightclub is a gold cave, the entrance ticket is 2 shillings, the outer seat is 5 shillings, the inner seat is 12 shillings, the drinks are very expensive, and the consumption is often several pounds a night.

Even so, it is still crowded every day.

On the other side of the cross street is the majestic Chinese classical architecture, the five-storey Liyuan Grand Theater, a long series of red lanterns hanging down, decorating this classical Chinese building beautifully.

The babbling and beautiful singing voice came faintly, accompanied by the applause of the spectators and the sound of silk and bamboo strings, evoking a touch of nostalgia in people's hearts.

Watching a drama is almost the highest enjoyment in this era.

Even if you are shy, you have to pay a shilling for a ticket to the upstairs station, and three pennies for some sweet snacks to enjoy an evening of opera feast.

If it is a ticket and a box, the price is expensive, and ordinary people dare not ask about it, so it is not to be laughed at.