January 26, 1879

Huhai

After a 15-day voyage at sea, the Taishan fast freighter sailed into the Huangpu River, one of the five treaty ports that were forced to open after the Opium War, and now has shown its charm as the Pearl of the Orient.

In 1879, the entire Shanghai Sea accounted for 6% of foreign trade, and the prosperous commercial trade gave birth to this oriental magic capital even more brilliant, along the Huangpu River tall European-style buildings lined up one after another.

Among them, the Huhai branch of Huitong Bank, which is under construction, and the Normandy Import and Export Company building, all of which are Victorian colonnaded structures, look particularly spectacular.

The Bund was leased to the British by the Shanghai County Government of the Qing Dynasty, and the original purpose was not to allow foreigners to enter the county, so a large area of barren beaches along the river was allocated to the British.

The Huangpu River is full of boats and boats, and it is a prosperous scene.

In the land city, pedestrians wearing melon skin hats and foreigners in suits and leather shoes go their own way, pulling rickshaws, selling rock sugar gourds, porters with suitcases and walking the streets and alleys.

As soon as the "Taishan" freighter docked at the wharf, a large group of wharf coolies and porters surrounded her, hoping to make a big deal.

"Get out of the way, you yellow-skinned monkeys, get out of my way, you damn guys."

An Englishman from the customs office arrived in a sedan chair carried by two people, and loudly rebuked the crowd, and the porters and coolies, who numbered more than 100, silently made way for the white Englishman to come to the side of the ship.

At this moment, a neat line of young men came down the gangway of the ship, all of them with short hair and well-fitting dark wool coats, looking confident and strong.

Belch...... What the heck?

The Englishman from the customs hurriedly took out the documents from his body and looked at them, it was the Australian United Shipping Company in the 19th century, yes, it went straight from the Red River Valley Wharf in Queensland to the Shanghai Sea, and the ship's name was "Taishan", but what the hell is so many people?

"Sir, I advise you to respect people in the land of other countries, and this is a cultured person who should have humility and virtue, and not just know rude gibberish, which does not show that you are strong."

The young man in the lead came to the white clerk and spoke to him in fluent English, which made the white clerk stunned; "Are you talking about me? I want to know your name. ”

"A team of cadet officers, Li Sixian."

"Li Sizhong, the cadet officer of the second team."

"Li Siliang, the cadet officer of the third team."

"Zhang Qiang, the cadet officer of the fourth team."

"Do you need anything else to know? Publish your name, and we will complain to your commander about the bad attitude and disgrace of the British Empire. ”

"I'm Little John, huh...... Sorry, I don't understand what you mean? ”

"We're going to complain to your chief, idiot."

The white clerk of the customs was immediately blindsided, and Ai Ai replied; "But you ...... Please forgive me for not knowing who you are, you and these Chinese people...... I'm sorry, but I didn't mean to offend. ”

Li Sixian said solemnly; "We are naturalized British, but we are of the same bloodline, the same ancestor, with the same black eyes, black hair and yellow skin as the yellow-skinned monkey you said, and we are sincerely proud and proud of this, because we come from an ancient civilization with a history of 5,000 years, and our spiritual strength is extremely strong."

Now little John understood, and his expression became extremely ugly.

If he is really complained, the consequences of a helpless small employee like himself will definitely not be optimistic, and he may lose this well-paid job, which he cannot accept.

Don't look at Little John's vigor on the dock, compared to the wealthy nineteenth-century United Shipping Company, Little John is a grasshopper at the bottom of society, and can be easily crushed to death.

Why are there so many young students with the surname Li?

is also unified with the word "thinking", which has to be said.

Many of these teenagers are refugees or orphans, and their original names are Gouyuer, Little Stone, Dogan, Ermonkey, Dumb or something, and many people don't know what their surnames are.

After coming to Australia, it is reasonable to register for enrollment, take classes every day, and give yourself a big name.

Li Fushou brought these children to Australia to be carefully cultivated, this great kindness is tantamount to their reborn parents, and the teenagers who have no surname invariably choose the surname Li, it is out of this admiration.

Arranged according to the Li family tree of Fushou;

Bao Shou Xianfu, Si Zhong Yongbo, Ren Bingtian Yuan, Ke Chong Ji Shi Gao, a total of 18 words.

Li Fushou is the "Fu" generation, and the next one happens to be the "Si" generation, and these teenagers are willing to live with their sons and nephews, also out of this admiration.

Among them, whether there is conscious guidance from school teachers, I am afraid it is unavoidable.

Now in these years, everyone has a self-motivated heart!

Among the Li clan people in the Red River Valley, there is no one in the 4 classes of the previous "Baoshou Xianfu", and even if there is, they have quietly changed, that is, the word "class" in the middle is removed, in order to show that they dare not live above Li Fushou and express their heartfelt respect.

From this detail, it can be seen how high Li Fushou's prestige is.

As for the young cadets claiming that they are all British, this is not wrong, because the 33 million square kilometers of colonies of the British Empire are all Queen's dependencies, and not an inch is superfluous.

In this infinite vast land spanning five continents and four oceans, as long as you are naturalized, you are British, of course, indigenous people do not count.

As for the difference between the British and the British, this is purely an internal difference, and the official British Empire does not recognize it, which is completely nonsense.

Little John nodded his head and apologized, this small detail did not affect the unloading of the ocean freighter Tarzan, the dock crane lifted the tall quart horses and thoroughbreds off the ship, and then hoisted down as many as eighteen four-wheeled carriages.

Lined up, it's spectacular.

The crew had arranged for the coolie porters on the shore to wait aside, and there was a large amount of cargo to be unloaded on board, and a large amount of cargo to be loaded, enough for everyone here to work hard for days and be paid in full.

After traveling thousands of miles to Europe, the Australian souvenirs on the ship "Tarzan" are not worth the cost of transporting, let alone becoming a gift to the European high society.

Fine silks, high-end porcelain and tea, as well as oriental handicrafts and Suzhou embroidery and lacquerware, which were purchased locally by the Normandy Import and Export Company, were the goods that the "Taishan" needed to load.

It's not about looking down on what you produce, it's about the fact that the Red River Valley produces all the big road goods, which is not unusual in Europe at all.

Is Australian ham rare?

Obviously, this is just a low-end food, which can be supplied in large quantities to the army to improve logistics supply, but it is impossible to enter the list of nobles.

Is milk sugar rare?

Obviously, this is just a low-end sweet, which is very rare in the Qing Dynasty, but in Europe and North America, it can only win with good quality and low price.

The same is true of agricultural and animal husbandry products such as canned sausages, which are very good gifts in the Qing Dynasty, but they are not welcomed in Europe because they are rotten on the streets.

The wharf was soon surrounded by people on the inner three floors, and the people on the outer three floors who watched the Western view, the blonde Germans, and the Elena and Fiona in elegant dresses, would let out a burst of deliberately suppressed exclamations, and the private discussion became more enthusiastic.

This kind of passionate scene reached its climax when the female black slave Chrissy followed Li Fushou off the boat, and some people couldn't help but scream.

With such a big battle, the frightened Chrissy clinged to Li Fushou's tall figure, and she didn't dare to look at these Qing people with melon skin hats and long braids.

Li Fushou is also very helpless, what can he say to a group of ignorant people?

Accompanied by Zhu Wei, the head of the Normandy company, a group of people quickly boarded the carriage and left, leaving behind them a burst of exclamations.

The Grand Normandy Hotel

This is a large building with a strong baroque style, the dark green sloping roof is very conspicuous, the whole building is made of three floors of rock structure, and the most upscale hotel in Shanghai has just been completed and opened.

Li Fushou and his entourage stayed here, and today they did not arrange any exchange activities with the British concession authorities, and they mainly rested.

Standing by the window of the Premier Suite on the 3rd floor of the Grand Hotel

Li Fushou looked at the strange and slightly familiar scenery outside the window, and his heart was infinitely emotional.

It's not the bustling Oriental city that he once was familiar with, like a forest of steel and neon lights, more like an old set in a movie city, but it's more old and more pyrotechnic.

Today, what shocked him the most was these Qing people wearing melon skin hats, grinning flattering at the blonde foreigners on the dock, and the ignorance and numbness in their eyes deeply touched Li Fushou and fell into deep thought.

After a long time, Yu Yu sighed.

Only by personally coming to this closed and backward society can we truly feel that the power of habits formed over hundreds of years is incomparably strong, and all thoughts, behaviors, and habits are imprisoned.

In the face of such a powerful secular force, individual power is like an ant, and it is impossible to shake this mountain.

Let's just let history run along the same trajectory!

All I can do is to develop this small world of Australia into a paradise for my compatriots, no matter where I am or what nationality I have, after all, I have the same Chinese blood and belong to the descendants of Yan and Huang.

Australian compatriots are also overseas remnants of the Qing Dynasty, which is an eternal concern.

Standing in front of the window of the Grand Normandy Hotel, Li Fushou made one of the most important decisions of his life, which had a profound impact on his extraordinary life and the international situation in the coming decades.

"Come on, let Zhu Wei, the person in charge of the Normandy company, come to the study, there is something important to discuss, and no one else is allowed to disturb."

"Yes, sir."

Mingcha neatly served the brewed tea to the table, and secretly glanced at the old man Li Fushou, the little heartbeat was very fast, and a red cloud quietly floated on his face.

She knew that the somewhat silly fragrant girl, as well as the chirping sweet girl, had been taken away by the master, and she couldn't help but have strange thoughts.

is a girl, but it is also divided into three, six, nine and so on.

The cigarettes, tea, ink, books, texts, cases, pianos, and paintings are all big girls, and the original fragrant girls and sweet girls are also of this level, and they take three pounds of silver per month, which belongs to the first-class maids.

Oh, by the way, and Ah Jin and Ah Bi.

Other maids who are close to the old man's body can only be regarded as second-class maids, and they get a pound of silver every month, and their status is far inferior.

As for some miscellaneous things such as sprinkling, sweeping, boiling water, and picking curtains, they can only take 10 shillings of silver per month, which is considered a third-class maid.

Now it's different, Xiang Niu'er, Tian Niu'er has been promoted to a big girl in the room, and she can get 8 pounds of silver every month, as if she has become the first among all the girls.

The two little foxes are so blessed!

The big girl has the arrogance of a big girl, and Mingcha's face and body are all first-class, not inferior to the two big girls who have a room, and even surpass.

Why are they favored by the master?

Come to think of it

Tea felt a fever on her face, ah...... Bah, bah, so shameful, yellow flower girl. Want a man......

Li Fushou looked at the tea with strange eyes, only to see her squatting at the tea table, her fair face was covered with red clouds, her expression was resentful and shy, hesitant and annoyed for a while, and the spring was revealed in her eyebrows, she was really a little woman full of spirituality.

Holding her hand dangling in front of the tea's eyes, she still didn't realize it.

"What are you doing?"

"Ah......h

"Hey, don't forget to notify Zhu Wei to come to the meeting." Li Fushou said again helplessly.

"Ah...... Oh...... The slave and maid know. ”

Watching Mingcha's slender figure leave, Li Fushou smiled speechlessly, how could he not know the thoughts of these handsome little girls around him.

At this time, he felt the distress of the lord of feudal society;

Even if you are covered in iron, how many nails can you make?

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