(For the fourth day in a row, 10,000 words are updated, asking for monthly passes, asking for recommended tickets, asking for collection support, thank you, thank you very much.) ）

The town adopts the standard construction of the Red River Valley, establishes perfect sewer facilities, reduces the breeding of mosquitoes and flies, and the spread of diseases, and lays the foundation for building a beautiful port city.

Almost all of the original buildings in Port Mozbir have been torn down, several Chinese-run taverns have opened, restaurants and other services have sprung up, and some have even opened green houses.

After six years of development, the construction of small towns in the Red River Valley has formed a certain pattern, and many Chinese with a keen sense of smell will arrive with the pioneer group, carrying a large number of goods to provide services, and quickly form a social circle with a strong sense of life.

Some Chinese people made a lot of profits by buying some women from local indigenous chiefs through small favors and providing thoughtful services to the pioneer group.

Under the policy of encouragement, sewing shops, rice shops, department stores, blacksmith shops, Qinglou theaters, and restaurants and liquor stores will soon be opened, providing local tax revenue and employment, and prospering the town.

It is these businessmen who have a certain amount of capital that can afford to run private farms in the local area, buy farm machinery such as cattle, seeds and tractors, build houses and livestock sheds, and create more jobs and demand.

After half a month of construction

A new harbour city is taking shape, with the first 2,100 workers and the first 1,366 immigrants from the mainland to become the early inhabitants of the new town.

In the future, the number of migrant ships will vary every month, adding more vitality to the development of Moldsby, and gradually forming an important trading transit town.

According to the plan;

Moresby will focus on farming, expand villages and roads to the surrounding areas, and cut down trees to clear the land, and within two years will form an agricultural city with a population of 100,000.

Li Fushou was in a good mood and walked all the way, from the dock to the town under construction, and he seemed very interested.

Everywhere you go

The busy workers would stop what they were doing and stand respectfully on the side of the road and bow down to show their respect and love for the lord.

Li Fushou smiled and waved frequently, his demeanor was amiable, which made people feel like a spring breeze, warm to the heart.

"Precious brother, there will be a barbecue dinner in the evening, you and Xuewen and they will all come as guests, well, and the officer brothers on the ship." Li Fushou greeted him frequently, and his mouth was not idle.

"Thank you, Lord Earl, and my colleagues will be on time for the appointment."

"Li Jie, how are they? Is there any news coming back? ”

"Yes, Lord Earl, I was about to report back to you." Geng Guigui took out a stack of papers from his pocket, unfolded it, looked at it a few times, and said; According to the news just received, the fleet led by Li Jie escorted the Taishan fast freighter and arrived at Jayapura on the west coast 11 days ago.

In view of the resistance of the white colonists in Port Moresby, the mixed fleet arranged for armed militia to land on small sampans in advance, and then surrounded by land and sea in order to successfully take the seaside town of Jayapura.

In the process

As a result of the outflanking armed militia, they accidentally encountered a small hunting party of the white Dutch colonists, met with strong resistance, and a fierce gun battle broke out between the two sides.

At the end of the battle, all 7 of the opponents were killed, 3 of our side were killed and 11 wounded, and it ended in a crushing victory. ”

At this point, Geng Guigui secretly glanced at the earl, and saw that he continued to walk forward without saying anything, so he continued to report;

The sound of gunfire had alarmed Jayapura, and the leader quickly decided to surround the entire small fishing port, and the fleet that attacked destroyed the two wooden galleons in the harbor and ordered them to surrender, but they were refused.

So, as a last resort, Li Jie ordered to open fire, and he was willing to take command responsibility for this......"

"Ahem......"

Li Fushou finally stopped, interrupted Geng Guigui's report with two dry coughs, and said with a hint of regret in his tone; "Originally, it was just a quiet stationing, but it turned out to be such a big move, which was really not my intention!

But the action is inevitably misfired, these Dutch mallets ......

Tut-tut......"

Shaking his head helplessly, Li Fushou commanded; "That's the way it goes, since you've done it, don't leave any trouble, do you know what I mean?"

The hint is obvious enough, how can it not be understood?

Geng Guigui brushed his legs together, raised his hand and saluted a standard military salute, and replied with a serious expression; "Understand, leave no trouble."

"Hmm......" Li Fushou nodded slightly, turned around and left; Don't forget, in the evening go to a barbecue dinner with the officers, and the brothers relax. ”

"Thank you, Lord Earl, I will be there on time."

A look of excitement flashed in Geng Guigui's eyes, and he stuffed the report in his pocket, he wanted to hurry back and write a letter to the passing freighter and let them take it to Jayapura.

Poor Li Jie, that guy is waiting for news with fear, he is ready to be dismissed, and now he can finally let go of his hands and feet.

For the next month

Port Moresby received three migrant ships from the Far East, bringing nearly 5,000 migrants to the newly built town, further promoting the town's construction and opening up land for the surrounding area.

Ocean-going freighters from Australia frequently stop at Port Moresby, bringing with them all kinds of materials needed for the construction of the city, as well as a complete set of machinery and equipment for the construction of a cannery, as well as the first batch of eight 230-ton offshore fishing vessels.

This is the first batch of steel fishing vessels of the Moresby Ocean Fishing Company, a subsidiary of the Red River Valley Industrial Corporation, and the arrival of these fishing boats heralds the beginning of Shangri-La Island's distant-water fishing industry.

Wu Xuewen, the commander-in-chief of the construction, has decided;

The local community will take canned seafood and canned fruits as special products, form a dislocation competition with Australian agricultural and animal husbandry products, based on the development of transit trade, and form a self-sufficient economy based on agriculture, and first gain a firm foothold before talking about the next step of development.

As for Jayapura on the west coast of Shangri-La Island, construction efforts are significantly inferior to that of Moresby Town, and it is expected that a trade transit terminal will be built within six months, and the scale of immigration and other construction will be much smaller.

The resources of the Red River Valley are limited, and Australia is also in a major stage of development, so it is impossible to allocate more resources to support the simultaneous development of the east and west coasts of Shangri-La.

One day at the end of February

The Earl of Queensland, Li Fushou, left Port Mores on the fast freighter Taishan, escorted by two patrol ships, Seagull and Sea Falcon, and embarked on a voyage back to the city of the Red River Valley.

The construction of Shangri-La has come to an end, and there are still many important matters waiting for Li Fushou to deal with in Australia, and it has been almost two months before and after, and it cannot be delayed any longer.

Captain Li Jie of the "Bar-headed Goose" was appointed captain of the Shangri-La Coast Guard, leading the "Bar-headed Goose" and "Haiyan" to garrison Port Moresby, and the captain of the "Puffin" Zhang Daoru was appointed as the deputy captain of the Shangri-La Coast Guard, stationed at the port of Jayapura on the west coast.

As the pioneer of the Earl of Queensland's territorial sea guard, Li Jie will definitely not be able to return to Australia in the past few years.

This is not to denigrate, as Shangri-La Island, as the coastal defense front of the Earl's domain, will inevitably gradually increase the size of the patrol fleet in the future to deal with possible provocations.

As the military commander stationed on one side, Li Jie is far more promising than staying in Australia, and it is easier to make dazzling achievements.

Arrange everything

The Taishan raised the sails and sailed away, Li Fushou stood on the deck of the ship and looked back at this majestic and magnificent land, which was particularly beautiful against the background of the blue sky and white clouds, and the white seagulls soared in the air, making a noisy chirping.

Others abandon it, but I think it's a treasure.

Li Fushou watched Shangri-La Island get smaller and smaller in his sight, full of a sense of accomplishment in his heart, and there was always a feeling that he couldn't see enough.

"Your Excellency, it seems that you are very satisfied with your new prey, and this vast island is fully satisfied with your possession." Glenn Johnson, a British biologist, walked up the deck and stood side by side next to Li Fushou, looking out over the ever-shrinking coastline.

"Huh...... Saying something grumbling doesn't show your wealth of knowledge, Mr. Glenn-Johnson ...... "Li Fushou still looked into the distance, and continued in his mouth; "I have met with Mr. Darwin many times at the Royal Society of London, and I have a deep respect for his wealth of knowledge and groundbreaking scholarship, and I have established a good relationship, and as a student of Mr. Darwin, you can now stand here and judge my work harshly."

"Your Excellency Earl, thank you for your high opinion of Professor Darwin, and I would like to ask when you will officially announce your discovery and possession of Illian Island, oh...... By the way, your subordinates call it Shangri-La Island. ”

"Hehe, this is not in a hurry."

The coastline has disappeared at the end of sight, Li Fushou sighed unfinished, and walked to the shade, where the maids had already made hot tea, arranged exquisite cakes and fresh fruits,

Li Fushou made a gesture of please, took the lead in sitting on the chair, took a sip of the teacup, felt the fragrant tea fragrance bloom between his tongue, and nodded with satisfaction; "What a great tea! It's a pity that the British don't know how to appreciate it, and they have to add cream and honey to black tea, which is really a blasphemy against the ancient tea culture, and I can only express my deep regret for this. ”

Glenn Johnson sat down across from the round table with a white tablecloth and was adding honey and cream to his cup, and his hand couldn't help but pause when he heard this, shook his head with a wry smile, and continued his movements.

"Your Excellency, you can't ask anyone else to have the same preferences." Glenn Johnson took the teacup and saluted, took a sip elegantly and said; "Thank God it was really delicious. Thank you for the tea, I would also like to continue the question, when will you officially declare the ownership of the autonomous island? ”

"Oh, are biologists so curious?"

"Yes, it is the natural mission of every scholar to explore the unknown, and we have worked tirelessly to study it, and my teacher, Mr. Charles Darwin, has traveled the world for this purpose, spending most of his life to explore the mystery and origin of life, and I respect him very much." Glenn Johnson looked solemn.

"Please don't put yourselves on a par with respectable scholars, Mr. Glenn-Johnson, and I only need a telegram to know if you are working for the Colonial Department." Li Fushou smiled mockingly.

"Oh, it's not a contradiction, the Colonial Department does pay for part of the cost for me, and by the way, you can save money on this telegram."

"Thank you for your candor, sir." Li Fushou raised the teacup and saluted, took a sip and put it down, picked up a piece of delicious cake and ate it with relish, not in a hurry to answer the question.

A moment later

Li Fushou picked up the hot towel handed by the maid and wiped his hands, and said lightly; "Building a town to a high standard requires a lot of energy, material and manpower, and it also takes a long time, and it takes a lot of time to fully communicate with London and Lord Duke Victor, so I am going to announce this news at the end of this year, what do you think of this point in time before Christmas?"

"The eve of Christmas is a good time, and for the nobles of London, there is nothing more important than the festive season to reunite with their families, and the great dinners consume a lot of their energy, and they have no leisure to think about a deserted island thousands of miles away, even if it is large."

Glenn Johnson was a member of the Royal Society, a member of the upper class who needed to be given a knightly title to his name, but this glory was only useful to commoners, and was still to be looked up to by the true aristocracy.

Queen Victoria is the protector of the Royal Society, which determines that Li Fushou cannot harm the other party, except for duels, of course.

"It seems that you agree with my decision."

"Is my objection useful?"

"It's really useless."

"I am very honoured to receive such a candid answer from you, Your Excellency, and although you have forcibly interrupted my studies on Irian Island for your own selfish desires, I can understand and respect your approach, but I will never pay for a trip to Australia, yes, by no means ......" Glenn Johnson strengthened his tone, showing a strong stance on this point.

"Well, I'll send the bill to the Colonial Department." Li Fushou snapped his fingers happily, stood up and said; "Thank you for a lovely afternoon with me, Australia is a beautiful place where you can continue your research."

The longer the news of the occupation of Shangri-La Island is delayed, the better, because the island still has a lot to deal with, such as indigenous migration.

Li Fushou would rather be more troublesome, spend some more money and energy, and properly relocate the indigenous people to a desert island near Java Island to solve this problem perfectly.

He is not a person who likes to use violence, and such a large-scale operation cannot be kept secret, so it will take time to properly resolve it.

Until then, Glenn Johnson will have to live under surveillance lest anything bad happen.

"Oh hell, from a biodiversity perspective, Australia is a desert." Glenn Johnson finally couldn't hold back his whining.

Li Fushou shook his head and said; "Mr. Glenn Johnson, let's not forget the pioneering discoveries made by your mentor, Professor Charles Darwin, in Australia, and there is still a town named after Darwin on the York Peninsula to commemorate his great academic achievements."

After speaking, Li Fushou left by himself.

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