A towering dam rises on the construction site of the Songjiang Reservoir, where nearly 10,000 workers are attached to it, and there is no end in sight to the construction tractors of the dam, and the final pouring of the dam crest is underway.

From October 1879, when the design drawings of the dam were finalized, to January 1880, when construction began, large-scale construction took 20 months.

The dam is initially majestic, standing majestically between the valleys.

According to the construction schedule;

The main building of the Songjiang Dam will be completed by the end of 1881, and the next step will be to enter the diversion nullah, the construction stage of the power plant and supporting facilities on the left and right banks, and the construction period will be 10 months.

The super-large turbine generator set will be jointly designed and built by Krupp and Siemens AG in Germany, with the participation of dozens of well-known European enterprises, reflecting the latest scientific and technological achievements in the development of the steam industry.

By October 1, 1882, the Songjiang Reservoir will be officially connected to the grid for power generation, which will become a strong driving force for the economic development of Songjiang Town to reach a new level.

Seeing the planning and design blueprint become a reality, Li Fushou stood on the top of the mountain, and his heart was full of emotion;

The power of human beings is so great that this magnificent dam in front of us is a masterpiece in the history of architecture that will completely change the face of the Songjiang area for thousands of years.

Songjiang Reservoir is a seasonal storage reservoir that mainly generates electricity and is supplemented by flood storage, which does not have the function of shipping, but can maintain the perennial navigation capacity of the downstream through the storage reservoir and create unparalleled economic and social value.

Most of the rivers in southeastern Australia originate in the Great Wind Range, which is a seasonal river and most of them are not navigable.

The Murray River, the longest river in Australia, has a total length of more than 3,700 kilometers, and less than 400 kilometers can meet the long-term shipping conditions.

The same is true of the Taihu Lake and the Huangpu River downstream of the Songjiang Reservoir, which flooded and flooded the lake when the rainy season came, and the lake expanded dramatically by more than ten times, inundating large areas of lowlands and wastelands.

The Huangpu River, which is about 100 kilometers long, has a turbulent water flow in the rainy season, and the 10,000-ton giant ship can directly reach the heart of Taihu Lake, while in the dry season, a large area of the riverbed is exposed, and it is difficult to pass through a 500-ton boat.

It is very important that the Songjiang Reservoir can intercept floods in the rainy season and release them in an orderly manner during the dry season, maintaining the stability of the perennial waters of the Taihu Lake area and maintaining the navigability of the Huangpu River in the dry season.

"Hahahaha...... After the completion of the Songjiang Reservoir, the entire Songjiang area will become the land of fish and rice, an important economic town rising in the middle of the Red River Valley, and another steam engine driving economic development. ”

Looking at the magnificent construction scene in front of him, Li Fushou waved his hand and said in high spirits; "Once an inaccessible wilderness area, it has changed in our hands and has become a shining star in the middle of the Red River Valley, and when we look back on the eventful years in our old age, it is enough to comfort our lives."

"Lord Yuanding, it is a blessing in this life that we can wait for the tail to follow." Xin Changjun couldn't hold back the excitement in his heart, and tears appeared in his eyes.

Wu Mozhou single-handedly led the development of the central region, and he was more deeply touched by this; "Thinking about the beginning, I and a few other people and Yuan Ding people went to this place to investigate, the original situation is still vivid, but in just two years, Songjiang Town from the original two or three thousand people to today's twelve or thirty thousand people, the momentum is still unabated, the scale of the city is not inferior to the original Brisbane, we are confident to achieve the grand ambition of Yuan Ding people's planning, with five years, in the central region to create a Red River Valley City."

"Hahaha...... All right! That's a good point! Li Fushou nodded approvingly.

Several bigwigs in the Red River Valley stood on a high place and pointed out the country, laughing and laughing, which made a big man anxious.

"The two of you can't specialize in the front, don't forget that Beilun Town is also full of stamina." Pan Shoudao Shi Ran stepped forward and made a group gesture, and said to Li Fushou with a straight face;

"Lord Yuanding;

The lowly and unscrupulous proposal for the Sydney Bay Bridge plan again is a matter of great importance and cannot be delayed any longer.

If it is built next year, it will take several years to be bright, not to violate the three-year covenant of Yuan Ding, if Beilun Town can get the help of Sydney, the future development is not limited, and it is not inferior to Songjiang Town, Beilun Town has been thirsty for development for a long time, and please think twice about Yuan Ding. ”

After speaking, Pan Shoudao shook himself to the ground.

Nowadays, the development of Songjiang Town is getting faster and faster, and there is a great tendency to throw off Beilun Town, which makes Pan Shoudao, who is in charge of the economic development of the south, anxious.

Songjiang Town has reached a population of 130,000, and Beilun Town has only more than 70,000 people, which has been pulled apart.

In terms of location advantages, Beilun Town will only be stronger than Songjiang Town, and will not be inferior at all.

Sydney Creek and its surrounding areas are home to countless white ranches, as well as Sydney, a metropolis with a population of more than 200,000, with several colleges and universities, and extremely developed cultural, educational and commercial industries, which are unmatched in the whole of Australia.

If the Sydney Bay Bridge can be built to connect the two, Beilun Port will develop better with Sydney back, and at the same time, Chinese forces can deeply penetrate into this metropolis.

But that's not the case at all, it's much worse.

Stemming from the refusal of the New South Wales side, Beilun Town, located on the north shore of the Kongsby Plateau, strives to build its own Beilun seaport, coastal railway terminal station and warehouse area, new base of Hongshan Shipyard, woolen mill No. 5, FLM gas cooker company and other enterprises to form an independent economic ecosystem.

Just separated by a narrow Sydney bay, where chickens and dogs on both sides smell each other and don't get along, from the perspective of economic development, where can this work?

It's equivalent to tying hands and feet, and he can't catch up with Songjiang Town, who threw off his legs and ran wildly.

Take the fifth wool mill as an example;

A large number of wool purchasing stations must be located in the south, and the purchased wool has to be transported to the north shore by small steamers, which virtually increases the cost and loss.

The technicians and experts hired by FLM Gas Cooker Company have to take a small steamer to the North Shore every day to work, and then take the small train back to downtown Sydney after work, wasting a lot of time and energy.

The list goes on and on.

As the leader of the economic development of the southern townships, Pan Shoudao was anxious in his eyes when he saw this situation, and today he saw that the Earl was in a good mood and took the opportunity to make a request.

"Brother Shoudao, why do you and my brother need to be like this?" Li Fushou came to support with both hands, Pan Shoudao still couldn't stand up, and said in his mouth; "Guarding the road is not for one's own selfishness, but with the ardent hopes of more than a dozen towns in the south, I have to implore Lord Yuan Ding to think twice, the Red River Valley is now a behemoth, and there is no need to care about the perception of a few white hardliners in New South Wales, everything is based on economic development!"

This is what Xin Changjun said, Xin Changjun was speechless, he could only half-turn around and face Li Fushou and slammed to the ground, pleading; "Brother Shoudao asks for the people's life, Changjun thinks so, and asks Lord Yuanding to think twice!"

"A single tree can't make a forest, Songjiang Town also needs brother towns to walk hand in hand, Brother Shoudao thinks deeply of what he said, and please think twice about Lord Yuanding!" Wu Mozhou also reached the ground with a long stroke.

According to the Earl's always tough personality and arbitrary style, it is extremely difficult to change his decision.

But this was another good opportunity, so the three leaders went to the ground and begged the Earl to revoke the three-year covenant and allow the Sydney Bay Bridge project.

"Oh, brothers, please get up, Yuan Ding should go down, why be so solemn?" Li Fushou hurriedly helped the three members up one by one.

He continued with emotion; "Several brothers are loyal to their work, and they do their best in everything, and Yuan Ding admires them in his eyes.

On this side of Australia

It is with the help of you, fellow practitioners, that Yuanding can create today's situation and find a paradise for my Chinese bloodline.

Originally, I wanted to develop quietly for a few years, but unfortunately the heavens did not fulfill people's wishes.

Now, after the Shangri-La Island incident and the McCarter case, the contradiction between the development of the North and the South has intensified significantly, so we simply throw out the policy of resistance and muddy this pool of water.

Now there is no need to hide it, and there is no need to worry about the perception of the NSW side.

As for the London side

The news from Lord Victor will push the Colonial Department to recognize the legitimacy of our occupation of Shangri-La Island as soon as possible.

This big fat meat is enough for us to digest for a while, and the Sydney Bay Bridge project can be established next year.

Specifically, it depends on the situation......"

Speaking of which

Li Fushou smiled bitterly; "Huh...... If the wind is calm, then everything is easy to say, if there is a big fight...... You all know that it is a bottomless pit, and no amount of money is enough to fill it. ”

"Of course we can take care of it, and we must focus on the big things."

"Shoudao was not thoughtful for a while, and it was presumptuous, please punish Lord Yuanding."

"Lord Yuan Ding, of course, the battle ahead is important, and we should do our best to cooperate."

As long as the Shangri-La Island issue is resolved by the end of the year, there is no need to worry about the intensification of internal contradictions in Australia.

Hundreds of thousands of immigrants arrive in Australia every year, which is Li Fushou's greatest confidence, he does not believe that there is any force in the world that can drive millions of immigrants out of this continent.

The McCarter case was like a sobering agent, which not only woke up the blindly optimistic immigrant group, but also woke up Li Fushou, making him soberly see that in the hearts of real English, Australia is still a colony that can do anything wrong, and the people here are inferior, and there are no human rights and dignity at all.

There is no other way to be truly respected than to go through the baptism of blood and fire.

In this era of pursuing power and artillery, only by bravely facing the wind and rain, straightening their backs and reproducing the heroic style of the Han and Tang Dynasties, can the Chinese sons and daughters find their true national soul and win the widespread respect of the world.

All this is impossible to obtain from farming development, and it is impossible to obtain obscene development.

We must have the right attitude and meet the wind and rain!