The two were sitting in the carriage and talking, Li Fushou's eyes suddenly became cold when he looked out the window, and he snorted heavily.

It's late at night

Snack Street on the streets

Although the flow of people is much lower than before, there are still many diners patronizing, and the street does not look deserted.

Two RCMP officers on tall horses came over and stopped at the door of the stall along the way, one of the mounted policemen turned over and dismounted, and the shopkeeper could be seen obediently sending filial piety, scraping the ground and coming over, each shop stall had to send money, and soon the money bag was bulging.

When the two mounted policemen walked to the door of the Mexican barbecue restaurant, He Acai greeted him with a smile on his face and handed him a thick stack of filial piety.

Probably because of the good business of this shop, the mounted police who were responsible for collecting filial piety were very dissatisfied, and began to curse with foul language, and the owner's wife Isabella hurriedly helped to say yes, and the mounted policeman had already touched the woman's buttocks......

"Scum, a bunch of scum, dare to openly ask for bribes and molest women in broad daylight, you go and take a few people for me, and throw them all into a hard labor camp."

Li Fushou was already furious, and slapped the small table fiercely, and a large number of cups and bowls fell on the shaking table.

Several big men outside the carriage immediately pounced and directly picked up the two mounted policemen who were openly asking for bribes, attracting the attention of the surrounding crowd.

"Let's go, get out of here first." Xin Changjun smiled bitterly and knocked on the carriage board with his hand, and the carriage quickly ran away.

Seeing that Li Fushou was still angry, "snort, snort" seemed to be lucky, Xin Changjun bowed helplessly and said; "Yuan Ding, please calm your anger, although such scum is severely punished, but you can't be angry because of this, it's too worthless, my Red River Valley has been ruled clean and clear since the New Deal, even if it is not much better than the powerful countries of Europa, there are also some rotten flesh sores, and it is ruthless to remove it, this matter has been like this since ancient times, and it cannot be eradicated."

"Brother Changjun, you have also seen it, these two scum mounted policemen openly solicited bribes, it has become a rule, I don't know how long they have been doing evil, I suspect that the patrol above, the sheriff and the police chief are all in cautery, this Songjiang police station is completely rotten, and the public security department must intervene in a comprehensive rectification, all black police need to be recorded, all illegal gains must be confiscated, and they will be punished for bankruptcy, and if the circumstances are serious, they will be sent to the hard labor camp."

The more Li Fushou spoke, the more angry he became, and his fingers tapped the small table and continued; "It's lawless, I suspect that there is more serious corruption in other places, and a comprehensive clean-up operation should be carried out throughout the Red River Valley, taking the Songjiang Police Department as an example, not only the police system, but also the tax, bank, administrative and corporate units that are prone to corruption, and I will carefully screen them all to find out all the parasites of corruption."

"Yuan Ding, this ...... Isn't the impact area wider? Xin Changjun was a little worried.

"No, I don't want the Red River Valley to become a world of bullies, this is not a beautiful home for immigrants in my mind, I don't care how the European powers or the Manchu and Qing dynasties are everywhere for corruption and bribery, collusion between officials and businessmen, absolutely not here."

"But the government is now all our people, some are Hongmen disciples, and some are the backbone of the party, will this destroy the foundation?"

"I'd rather not have such a foundation, and punish me severely." Li Fushou looked serious and afraid of people, and he said word by word; "Have I treated these old people who have followed me to create the current situation in the Red River Valley? Which one is not a fine clothes and food, a mansion compound, which one does not have corporate shares, for example, the annual income of a party member is hundreds of pounds, more than thousands of pounds, and there are not a few who have an annual income of tens of thousands of pounds, and now it has been corrupted into this way in just a few years, and I must be killed ruthlessly, and a group of people must be locked up to deter lawlessness, so that they can understand a truth;

You can take what Lao Tzu gives, and if you dare to reach out if you don't give it, I will chop off your hand, and if you dare to stretch out your foot, I will chop off your foot. ”

Seeing that the Earl's determination had been made, Xin Changjun could only salute silently, he knew that the Red River Valley would set off a thunderous anti-corruption action next, and I was afraid that a large number of prominent bigwigs would be defeated, which was purely self-inflicted.

I really didn't expect such a result after eating a skewer, I knew that I wouldn't come, so why bother!

Since ancient times

Corruption in ancient and modern China and abroad is a stubborn disease, which has led to the corruption of officials, extremely low administrative efficiency, and boiling public resentment.

The same is true of France and the United States, which pride themselves on liberal democracy, where the New York Water Authority began construction of a new office building in 1871 and remained unfinished for 11 years.

The original construction fund of 178,000 US dollars has risen again and again, and now the cost has reached 2.32 million US dollars, the new office building has not yet been built, and the price of a chandelier in the director's office is as high as 3,400 US dollars.

At $20 a ton of steel, the value of this crystal chandelier is equivalent to 170 tons of steel, which is equivalent to 34 bulletproof carriages.

Xin Changjun, who served in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, is already extremely satisfied with the current rule of officials in the Red River Valley, so he can say such a thing as "the rule of officials is clear".

Only half a day later, Red Fort appointed Tian Shan, deputy director of the Secretariat, as the head of the newly established Investigation Division, and transferred a large number of cutting-edge students who had just worked for one or two years and some officials with upright personalities to set up a powerful investigation department and began to dig deeper.

The Songjiang Police Station has been arrested from ordinary RCMP to patrol, sub-sergeants, and police chiefs, and most of the police stations of more than 120 people have fallen, many of whom are retired soldiers who have shed blood and sweat, and have been corroded in this short period of time.

Depending on the circumstances of the crime;

In this corruption case, more than 30 people, including the chief of police, the deputy commissioner and the sub-sergeant, were thrown into a hard labor camp, where they were to be subjected to endless hard labor, repentance of their sins in the reform, confiscation of all their family property, a total of £197,600 and eighteen shillings and fivepence, and a large number of shares in the business, which were not inferior in value to the former.

The remaining 40 people had a good attitude of repentance, or confiscated their illegal gains, stripped off their police uniforms, and expelled from the police force, or recorded a major mistake in the file and withdrew the stolen money and were fined, or were given warnings, demoted and reduced salaries, or transferred to remote township police districts.

meanwhile

Some backbone police officers with good performance in remote towns and scenic spots were transferred to the Songjiang Police Station, and some enthusiastic new students were filled, and the relevant discipline rules and regulations were strictly studied, which were recorded in the file as an important basis for the evaluation of police officers.

Taking the corruption case of the Songjiang Police Station as the trigger, a vigorous corruption purge was launched in the entire Red River Valley sphere of influence, affecting almost all government departments and enterprises, and a number of bigwigs, including the logistics chief Fei Laochun, were overshadowed.

Fat Lao Chun alone seized gold, silver, treasures and cash in his mansion worth as much as 317,000 pounds, as well as the equity of important enterprises such as Huitong Bank, which is a huge amount.

At the same time as the Red River Valley was in full purge, a large Dutch fleet quietly arrived at Lucky Bay, more than 40 kilometers southwest of Port Moresby on Shangri-La Island.

Shangri-La Island is about 2,400 kilometers long from east to west, and the Dutch landing fleet needs to go around the westernmost paradise island, with an average speed of 11 knots, and the total voyage is more than 2,900 kilometers.

The final arrival time was precisely calculated and determined to be a moment before dawn.

April 3, 1882

At about 5 o'clock in the morning, the sky was still dark.

By a glimmer of morning light, the huge group of ships led by the cruiser "Seven Provinces" had arrived at Lucky Bay, and countless tall masts stood on the sea, and the fore and fore mast mainsails had all been retracted, and only some auxiliary sails and front diagonal mast sails were used to adjust the direction and move slowly.

The cruiser "Seven Provinces" and another 1,150-ton steam ironclad ship "Lupev" also put away their mainmasts and slowly cruised around the perimeter of the landing ship group, vigilantly monitoring the direction of Port Moresby.

According to reliable information from Sheng Yeyun, a businessman of Chinese descent, there are no more than four Seagull 1 high-speed frigates stationed in Port Moresby, which go out to sea early in the morning and return in the evening.

According to its speed, it is possible to search the sea surface in a radius of about 150~180 kilometers near Port Moresby, and Lucky Bay is in its patrol range.

On this quiet morning, a big event is happening that can shock the world.

"Awesome man, this is an easy outcountry hike." The commander of the Royal Task Force of the Dutch East Indies, Jan Kork-Burhoff, swept away his previous serious expression, as if a huge burden had been unloaded from his body, and every pore revealed comfort.

The safe arrival of the landing ship group at the landing site indicates that the fleet escort mission has been perfectly accomplished.

"God bless my mighty Royal Navy, Your Excellency Lieutenant Admiral, and I am deeply looking forward to this, and that our equally powerful Royal Army will be able to drive this group of Queensland bandits into the sea." Sheng Yeyun hurriedly presented his fart.

"No, no, no......" Jan Kok Bulkhov shook his finger solemnly, smiled mysteriously at Sheng Yeyun's surprised gaze, patted him on the shoulder and said; When you return, you will be Your Excellency the Baron, and you will be the ruler of the Chinese and other ethnic groups, and I should call you Sir Sheng, and I will no longer be able to call you "Zaixia", for you are already a noble Dutch nobleman. ”

"Hahaha...... Thank you, Your Excellency, Commander, for your kind words, in the next ...... Oh, I'm honored. ”

"That's not a good thing to say, my dear friend, it's the truth."

"Ah...... yes, yes, I've ...... Hey hey ......"

His Excellency the Commander, who was unrestrained and smiling along the way, actually joked, Sheng Yeyun was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth, and his speech seemed incoherent.

On the sea

Packed with as many as 14 Dutch warships and nearly 20 three-masted cargo galleons, the Combined Fleet finally arrived at Lucky Bay on time after a short rest at Camp Stream and five days and nights along the coastline.

The landing force consisted of 3,760 officers and men, three companies of 24 95-mm field and howitzers, more than 80 heavy-duty wagons, and a large number of logistical baggage.

This part of the logistics supply is enough to sustain three months of high-intensity combat attrition, and it will take a full day to transport all of them ashore.

In Napoleonic times, an infantry division in France was accompanied by two artillery companies, and a dragoon division was also equipped with two artillery companies, each artillery company was equipped with eight guns, each with seven gunners, and the rest of the soldiers were composed of pilots and infantry guards.

The Royal Netherlands Army was similarly equipped, with eight field and howitzers per artillery battery, eight gunners for each gunner, two pilots for towing gun trucks and ammunition trucks, and nearly 100 artillery infantrymen.

Each artillery company needed 23 heavy wagons, not only for artillery and heavy shell boxes, but also for large quantities of black beans and forage for the horses, and each company had a special groom, a blacksmith for nailing horseshoe and wheels, a leatherman for repairing leather harness and saddles, and so on.

Lucky Bay

The experienced Dutch quickly found a suitable landing site for heavy loads, and first rowed several small sampans, which the sailors lined up side by side, and took out the thick planks that had been prepared for them to connect them.

The small sampan swayed on the sea, and several sappers simply jumped into the waist-deep sea, raised their sledgehammers and pong pong, and soon connected the long planks all the way to the shore, forming a flat bridge.

At this moment a hundred-ton dhow sailed by, and it was evident that the deck had been transformed to a completely straight rectangle, and all unnecessary winches and sail ropes had been removed, and it was anchored firmly on both sides of the bridge, and soon it was connected to the bridge by thick planks, forming a temporary pier.

The three-masted galleon, loaded with artillery, quickly approached and hoisted the guns to the temporary dock through the ship's pulley group, and the horses neighed for a while, and it was very lively.

The sappers who had come ashore first began to measure that they were to set up a temporary stronghold and temporary batteries in this bay to prevent the severance of logistical supply lines, and at the same time send several small teams into the depths of the jungle to prepare for the opening of the road.

Once the battle starts, the ammunition consumed is gone.

The ammunition carried by the artillery company with the vehicle was simply not enough, and it was necessary to establish a logistics base in the rear to continuously transport ammunition to the front, so it was extremely important to set up a temporary battery and base in the Lucky Bay that could be entrenched.

If the attack does not go well and the two sides are locked in a long stalemate, the logistics base in the Lucky Bay will be crucial.

As long as there is no shortage of ammunition and food and socks, the Royal Netherlands Army can be firmly rooted here like a nail, forming a situation in which you have me and I have you, creating favorable conditions for the final negotiations.

After hitting a hard nail, the Dutch knew;

It seems that it is impossible to get this island back completely, as long as it can gnaw a large piece, it can be regarded as an explanation to the domestic people.

Although the Netherlands is a small country and a small number of people, the Low Countries have always been tough and unwilling to suffer, and they have suffered a big loss at the hands of the British for hundreds of years, and others really don't pay attention to it.

In the eyes of the Dutch;

The Earl of Queensland was nothing more than a British colonial nobleman, and there were dozens or hundreds of princely kings who had been canonized by Queen Victoria (Empress of India) in the Indian subcontinent, and an Earl of Queensland was really not a significant person.

In the final analysis, it was the Dutch who were not convinced by the hard nails at sea and wanted to compete again on land.

The main battlefield was chosen in the Moresby area.