Chapter 160 Governing the Island
The whole of Shangri-La Island (formerly known as New Guinea Island or Irian Island) is a vast island, with more than 1,300 affiliated islands dotted around, and it feels like it's too big to start.
Not really
The whole island only needs to occupy two towns, one east and one west, and it is said that the towns have lifted him, and it should be about the same as two small fishing ports.
The rest of the places and islands are deserted forests, mountains and swamps, what is the use of occupying them?
To the east is Port Moresby, off the coast of Papua, a beautiful fjord where the fleet is anchored, and a transit port for ocean-going ships, home to more than 100 white people and more than 2,000 local aborigines.
In addition to dozens of wooden bungalows, the other are the low thatched houses of the local aborigines, scattered among them, a primitive tropical style.
The so-called port is a trestle made of logs, about 120 meters long and deep into the fjord, which can dock more than 3,000 tons of ships, and no matter how large the ship is, it will not work.
Large-tonnage ocean-going vessels had to anchor in deep water, where local aborigines rowed small sampans to and fro, transporting the ship's sailors to shore for a drink or two and a native woman to have a good time.
The necessary supplies were also transported from small sampans to the anchorage, which was the main way for the local aborigines to survive, that is, to provide coal, fresh water, fresh fruits and vegetables for passing ships.
In the western part of Shangri-La Island, it is necessary to occupy the small fishing port of Jayapura established by the Dutch, and there is no time to clean them up now, so we can only talk about it after a while.
Under the blue sea and blue sky
Five Seagull-class frigates were moored at the pier in turn, the ocean-going freighter Taishan was also moored at the pier, and the other two 5,000-ton freighters could only anchor at anchorage and wait until half of the cargo had been unloaded before entering the port.
This loud momentum had already alarmed the locals in Port Moresby, and dozens of white men with guns in their hands came up vigilantly, all gathered on the side of the pier to point at the group of uninvited guests.
Li Fushou sat under the pergola behind the Taishan wheel, leisurely drinking afternoon tea, and the waiter and secretary Wu Xuewen respectfully accompanied.
He doesn't need to direct these small things, and naturally someone will take care of them.
As the boss in charge, Li Fushou only needs to look at the scenery and have a cup of afternoon tea, oh...... By the way, there is also recuperation.
Now he should not be called the secretary Wu Xuewen, but the general manager of Shangri-La, Wu Xuewen, a young man who is interested in showing his strength in Shangri-La.
As one of the well-known "Nine Wolves of Hongmen" in the Secretariat, Wu Xuewen is characterized by steady action, loyalty, reliability, a strong sense of the overall situation, familiarity with all aspects of civil affairs, and a strong ability to act.
Therefore, Li Fushou was relieved to hand over Shangri-La Island to him, believing that he would not be disappointed.
These nine secretaries, Li Fushou, have been tempered by his side for three and a half years, and now they can all be used greatly, and the next step is to put them in charge of each department and become the core backbone of the Red River Valley forces.
Pang Xuehai, Dai Yingcai, Luo Qianjian, Fan Zhongzhai, Zhang Li, Hou Guangde, Tian Shan, Wu Xuewen, and Li Jie are a total of nine people, collectively known as the "Hongmen Nine Wolves", and the outside world also calls them the second phase of the Pro-Guard Army.
As for the first phase of the Pro-Guard Army, of course, the five former secretaries who are now in charge are all on their own, known as the "Five Tiger Generals of Hongmen".
These second batch of secretaries after the Five Tiger Generals are all carefully selected young talents, who have been carefully trained by Li Fushou and have taken up important positions one after another.
The first to emerge was Pang Xuehai, who served as the head of security in the Red River Valley, and played an outstanding role in dealing with Caucasian women native to Central America and internal unrest.
The second is Dai Yingcai, who formed the "Black Guard" and invented the "Collector", which is by far the most mysterious department.
Hou Guangde, as the manager of General Machinery Company, lived up to expectations to solve the production problem of walk-behind tractors, and continuously made new contributions to the industrial development of the Red River Valley.
Fan Zhongzhai is currently the head of the secretariat, and he can look at and solve problems from a global perspective, and has a good global vision and strategic awareness, which is a talent worth continuing to cultivate.
Tian Shan served as the deputy director of the Secretariat and the convener of the Zhi Gong Party, a highly executed cadre, who carried out the master's orders unconditionally and never mixed with any personal ideas.
Luo Qianjin succeeded Lao Mike as the mayor of Songjiang Town, and the dazzling aura of this southern star town is indispensable for his outstanding contributions.
After graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy, Li Jie is currently serving as the captain of the USS Bar-headed Goose, deputy captain of the Queensland Coast Guard, and a promising naval officer.
Zhang Li was appointed as the mayor of Beilun Town, assisting Pan Shoudao, who was in charge of the overall economic development of the southern towns, and was mainly responsible for various matters in Beilun Town, and performed extremely well.
Wu Xuewen, as the general manager of Shangri-La, will write his own wonderful in this vast land.
On the cargo ship Tarzan
Li Fushou took a leisurely sip of tea, looking at Wu Xuewen, who was sitting next to him a little stiffly, and felt like a child had grown up.
In fact, Wu Xuewen is 7 years older than him, and he is 28 years old this year.
But Li Fushou felt this way, and said with a chuckle; "Xuewen, this place will be handed over to you in the future, as a tropical rainforest area, it is not suitable for the development of animal husbandry, immigrants or agricultural and sideline industries, the focus is on the development of fishing industry and port transit, don't be greedy, there are many conditions here."
"Master, learn to be civilized, and you have to take one step at a time."
"Hehe......" Li Fushou chuckled, looked at Wu Xuewen with a kind expression and said; Xuewen, you will also be a member of the party in the future, Shangri-La can call the shots of anything, you don't need to report everything, the title of lord cannot be mentioned on formal occasions, you have to call His Excellency the Earl. ”
"Sir, I'm ...... I understand. Wu Xuewen raised his body and bowed his hand, Li Fushou waved his hand lightly and said;" You don't need to be polite to learn literature, you and I will talk for a while, and when you get ashore and all things are entangled, I'm afraid you won't have time to sit down, tell me what you think in your heart! ”
"Yes, sir."
Wu Xuewen sat on the chair with half of his buttocks, his upper body was straight, this respectful attitude made Li Fushou very satisfied, although he said that he didn't need to be too restrained, but as a superior, who doesn't like his subordinates like this?
The Red River Valley advocates new customs and does not advocate kneeling at every turn, but it is not a tough opponent, and stubborn customs need time to change.
I thought about it carefully
Wu Xuewen said; "Xuewen is under the command of the master, and for several years, he has been teaching the face of life, and he is also figuring out the master's way of doing things in private, although he can't learn as much as he does, and he thinks he has touched a little trick."
"Oh, let's talk about it." Li Fushou was very interested.
"Then don't be presumptuous and talk a thing or two."
"Although."
Wu Xuewen cleared his throat and said; "I was fortunate enough to follow my lord to travel to Europa, and gradually gained some self-knowledge of this world, the powerful are always strong, and the truth is within the range of the cannon.
Looking back at Shangri-La, I think the first thing we should do is to control all the ships that go out, and control the channels through which the very few white people communicate with the outside world, so that we can have some time to develop.
The lord allowed the lowly to move some immigrants from the southern coastal areas here, thinking that our Chinese people are of the same culture and species, and there is no obstacle to communication, which is of great benefit to the next step of governance.
I would like to implement two options;
A kind of free land allocation, which allows Huitong Bank to give loans to immigrants to help them build village homes, purchase necessary production and daily necessities such as cattle, farm tools, seeds, etc., and have the ability to produce and live independently, and allow agricultural and animal husbandry products to offset the loans.
A type of work-based loan repayment in which immigrants work for three years for free in Victoria to repay the loan (immigration loan), during which they are given good living conditions and small monetary remuneration.
After the expiration of the period, they can run their own farms, apply for jobs, workers and fishermen, and buy real estate, and they can choose by themselves.
So
Shangri-La has relieved many of the resettlement burdens, and can use the large areas of wasteland reclaimed by the migrants to quickly establish agricultural villages.
With an abundant supply of labour, Shangri-La will be able to build a comprehensive port facility, including warehouses, terminals and transportation, to provide better logistics for ocean-going vessels.
meanwhile
We can build new towns and cities based on the Red River Valley model, with complete sewerage facilities and roads, recreational facilities and industrial facilities, especially seafood canning factories and fishing boat repair factories, which are the next steps we can develop.
Once I have established myself, I will send several teams of water experts to survey the nearby terrain and environment, and strive to build a small and medium-sized reservoir to provide sufficient energy supply for further development.
In addition, it is necessary to organize experts to survey resources and make long-term plans for the next step of development.
Follow the master's instructions
Victoria will first become a self-sufficient agricultural region, and the next step will be to develop rubber plantations, encourage the establishment of private farms, encourage fishermen to go to the sea to fish, and develop the economy based on the characteristics of Victoria's local resources.
This is a little shallow view of the humble position, please criticize and correct the master. ”
"Good...... Good ......" Li Fushou couldn't help but applaud and said with a smile; "Very well said, then these people ......"
Li Fushou's chin raised in the direction of the trestle and asked; "What are you going to do? You can't keep it closed. ”
"I think that these people need to be screened, and some people with deep backgrounds need to be given appropriate courtesy, and ask them to stay here for a longer period of time, as long as they control the ships leaving the port, they will not be able to turn up the big waves."
Wu Xuewen has been thinking about this question for a long time, and he answered it very fluently; "Some thorns should be killed, you don't need to be polite, when we completely control here, everything is still up to the Red River Valley."
Li Fushou listened quietly, did not express approval or opposition, but looked at the messy thatched hut in the distance.
Wu Xuewen said in understanding; "These indigenous people live a slash-and-burn tribal life, they belong to the primeval forest, and they think it's better not to disturb them, let them return to the primeval forest!"
"Well, pay attention to the way, some indigenous people who are not willing to return to the primeval forest, can help them relocate, give some benefits or canned sausages or something, just move to a small island, the small island near Java is good." Li Fushou explained with a faint expression, and decided the fate of all the natives on this island.
You don't have to swing a butcher's knife, it's really ruining your reputation.
It would be nice to spend some money and resources to help them immigrate, there are thousands of small islands around Java, where is not living in the primeval forest?
Isn't that the reason?
"If you don't think about it, please punish the master." Wu Xuewen's attitude is very correct.
Li Fushou waved his hand casually, looked at Wu Xuewen with a pleased expression and said; "I'm relieved to hand over Victoria to you."
As soon as this statement came out
Wu Xuewen felt a heavy trust, and couldn't help but stand up and slam to the ground, and replied gratefully and inexplicably; "Thanks to the trust of the master, even if Xuewen is ruined, there is no way to repay it, and he will work hard to build Shangri-La, making it a dazzling pearl in the South Pacific, this is the vow of Xuewen's heart, although he will die without regrets!"
"Yes, yes!" Li Fushou stood up, picked up Wu Xuewen with both hands, patted him on the shoulder and said; "This is the best, let us work together to build a Chinese paradise, when we look back at this moment when we are old, we can live up to this life!"
"Xuewen is willing to attach the tail to the horse, and follow the work of dogs and horses."
"Hahaha...... You and I encourage it. ”
Trestle side
Negotiations between the representatives of the flotilla and the dozens of whites guarding the trestle were not going well, and these whites were extremely intransigent and demanded that the flotilla respect their monopoly, that this was their new home, that the flotilla was an uninvited malicious intruder, and that it was necessary to withdraw immediately from Port Moresby, even away from the Papuan Bay.
A few whites even demonstratively took a few shots into the sky, showing a tough stance that would not back down, and the fleet must leave immediately, or else there would be a bloody battle.
Since you can't talk about it, it's time to show your muscles.
The muzzles of the 239mm guns on the Seagull and Puffin were raised to aim at the cluttered buildings of Port Moresby, alarming a group of hard-nosed whites.
"Target port, fire!"
"Boom, boom......"
At the sound of an order, accompanied by a deafening roar, the 239-mm cannon finally showed its hideous side, the huge cannon flame illuminated the trestle, and the disemboweled shells exploded into the port residential area in an instant, only to see two dazzling black clouds rising, the ground shook, and the houses collapsed.
"Dada...... Da Da ......"
The hand-cranked Gatling heavy machine gun spewed flames like a flaming whip wielded by the Grim Reaper not far from the trestle, splattering dirt and breaking grass and trees, a warning shot of gravity.
A group of heavily armed militiamen walked from the Taishan ship, strode all the way over, disarmed a group of white men who had long been frightened, and spoke directly with the butt of the gun to those who were not inferior to the exit, and the butt of the brutal gun fell to the ground, and immediately bled profusely.
It's useless to shout through the sky, it's just so tough, it's so domineering, it's just so unreasonable.
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