Feeling bored in the study, Li Fushou walked out of the study, walked along the flower path supported by the grass and trees, and came to the antique Linshui Pavilion.

The fish swim happily in the water of a pond, a curtain of waterfalls hangs down on the rockery created by Taihu Lake stone, the flowers blooming at the waterside of the pond compete for beauty, and the cool wind sends a faint smell of flowers.

The chief butler Li An followed far behind, and when he saw the Earl walking into the Linshui Pavilion, he stretched out his hand, and several attendants immediately brought the piano stool and the zither.

A piano lady Shi Shiran came over and sat down, calmed down a little, and played with ten fingers and raised her hand.

The melodious guzheng song floated out, injecting a touch of ancient oriental charm into the beautiful Gusu garden.

At this moment, the wind is light and the years are quiet.

Li An took the two maidservants to the Linshui Pavilion, and saw the Earl standing facing the pond with his hands in his hands, as if thinking about something, so he asked the maidservants to put the tea and fruit plate on the table on the side, and quietly retreated.

"Is there something wrong?" Li Fushou asked without looking back.

"Back to the lord, the good news of the old lady and the noble son has been sent to the Gu Mansion in Jiangnan, and I received a call back today, the Gu Mansion is very happy, and a special person has come to Australia to visit the lady and son in the near future, and the date will be notified separately."

"Well, does Madame know?"

"The little one received the telegram, the first time has been given to the lady, the lady is very happy in her heart, in addition to one thing, Mrs. Xiang, who has lived in England for a long time, has recently returned with her son, and the ship is scheduled to arrive in the near future, how to arrange it for the lord to instruct."

"Oh......"

Li Fushou sighed in surprise, recalling that Ah Xiang's shadow is still vivid, when Ah Xiang was pregnant when he traveled in Europe, it was difficult to withstand the harsh sea conditions of transoceanic sailing, and he had to stay at Queensland Castle near London to give birth.

I still remember that Ah Xiang cried into a tearful person when they were separated.

After a farewell of years, it aroused a touch of tenderness in Li Fushou's heart, and the corner of his mouth showed a smile and said; "Keep an eye on the return schedule, and I'll pick it up at the dock when the time comes."

"The old man is benevolent and righteous, and there is another matter, Lady Fiona's father, the Earl of Norman, died recently in the Auckland Hospital due to ineffective medical treatment, you see......"

"Send a message of condolence, and the West Coast Normandy company will send someone to greet you, properly settle your family, and matters within 3,000 pounds can be handled at your discretion and reported later."

"The little one understands, so let's do it according to the master's wishes."

Casually sent away the big butler Li An, Li Fushou walked to the chair and sat down, took a sip of the freshly brewed tea, the refreshing tea fragrance was full of fragrance, and the melodious guzheng music echoed in the ears, and the eyes were full of beautiful scenery, it was really enjoyable!

It didn't take a while

Li Xi, the housekeeper in front, led the way, took Xin Changjun and Wu Mozhou from the moon gate, and came all the way to the Linshui Pavilion in the rear.

Li Fushou had already seen it through the open window lattice, stood up and walked to the door to greet him with a smile; "What a coincidence, what kind of wind blew you two here today?"

"Lord Yuanding......"

"Come on, come on, please go inside and serve tea and talk."

The three guests and hosts sat down one after another, the maidservant quietly retreated with the freshly brewed tea, and the housekeeper Li Xi also retreated after a confession, leaving room for a separate conversation.

After a few pleasantries

Wu Mozhou took the lead in introducing the conversation to the topic; "Lord Yuan Ding, the Governor's Office of the Dutch East Indies has conveyed a formal attitude on the three most important issues in the peace talks through an intermediary.

First, the Governor's Office is willing to recognize our preconditions and recognize that the sovereignty of Shangri-La Island is ours and cannot be negotiated.

Second, the sovereign rights and interests of the Netherlands in Borneo have been recognized by the world for more than 200 years, and this point cannot be negotiated or infringed upon, and the Dutch side is willing to recognize our special rights and interests in East Kalimantan Province and South Kalimantan Province, and promise to protect the interests of the Kunshan Lan people in the relevant economic fields, but our troops must fully withdraw from the above two provinces in order to achieve the goal of lasting peace.

Third, with regard to China's position as the "protector of Chinese immigrants" in the South Pacific region, the Dutch side can adopt an attitude of non-recognition, non-support, non-denial, and consultation, and the two sides can set up a special agency to coordinate their positions on this issue and handle relevant disputes.

The Governor's Office has shown the utmost sincerity to promote the conclusion of peace talks, and hopes that the Queensland side will show its sincerity in negotiations and jointly promote the situation of long-term peace and stability in the East Indies. ”

"Oh...... The Dutch, who have always been stubborn and stubborn, finally gave in, hahaha...... It's not easy! Li Fushou laughed heartily a few times, picked up the teacup and took a sip, and said in a firm tone; It's really a group of dead servants who don't cry when they don't see the coffin, do they think they are still qualified to negotiate terms with me? ”

The Earl's attitude was not what Wu Mozhou expected, and he replied cautiously; "Lord Yuan Ding, if there is no change in the established negotiation policy, then I will officially reply to the Dutch representative."

"Well, an ultimatum was officially issued to them, strictly ordering the Dutch side to cede East Kalimantan Province and South Kalimantan Province, so that they can clearly realize the reality, it is impossible to get back what they lost on the battlefield, and the identity of "protector of Chinese immigrants" is inevitable, which is also non-negotiable, they can only accept or refuse, and if the peace negotiations cannot be reached, they will face a severe blow from our army, and the war will be extended to Central Kalimantan Province and more towns, and all serious consequences will be borne by the Dutch side. ”

"I understand, I will issue a formal ultimatum to the Dutch side when I go back." Wu Mozhou replied solemnly.

Li Fushou nodded and didn't speak, the secret agreement with the British Red River Valley bigwigs didn't know about it, and everyone he didn't intend to promote knew it, this thing was just seeing the light and dying, and he couldn't say what he could do.

As the superior person, Li Fushou deliberately controlled the course of the Borneo War until the day when the mystery was finally revealed.......

After chatting about it, the atmosphere seemed relaxed again.

Wu Mozhou took the initiative to ask; "Lord Yuan Ding, I wonder if the attack plan for Borneo submitted by Commander-in-Chief Wei Chi can be implemented?"

"Huh...... What a coincidence that you two came, after comprehensive consideration, I have just vetoed the plan of attacking Borneo, or it is better to put it in the dry season in April ~ May next year, and it is more appropriate to implement it after the offensive preparations are more sufficient, which at the same time leaves us a six-month window of emigration, which is conducive to further consolidating our rule in the region. ”

"This is the words of the old man who seeks the country." Xin Changjun nodded seriously, his expression was quite pleased, and he didn't approve of Borneo's hasty attack.

After all, the Red River Valley has a thin foundation and can't withstand tossing, and it is the right way to go steady step by step.

Desperately pulling a large area of land into a plate, it will be indigestion.

Xin Changjun is here mainly for the development plan of the Qingshui River on Shangri-La Island, the first ship of immigrants in October will go to the Qingshui River to reclaim and colonize, as well as a series of related follow-up support measures, including the tilt of the capital policy to the allocation of precious cinchona cream drugs, and a detailed report.

"Wu Xuewen's movements are really fast, it seems that he is ready to do a big job in Qingshuijiang, I didn't misunderstand him, he is a talent who can do practical things!" After listening to the report, Li Fushou said with emotion.

Xin Changjun replied; "Indeed, the difficulties faced by the Qingshuijiang Colonization Plan mainly come from the primitive natural environment, there are no insurmountable difficulties, and the whole colonization plan is formulated very reasonably following the principle of step-by-step from easy to difficult.

Once successfully implemented, it will greatly enhance Shangri-La's ability to accept migrants, accelerate the development of the Qingshui River Basin, and snowball.

There is no turning back, which requires us to continue to support, whether it is immigration policy or funding. ”

The topic went around and went back to money, and Li Fushou calculated his family background in his heart;

The large-scale import of military materials has come to an end, and the related massive military supplies and equipment have been piled up on the Borneo front line and the reserve depot in Songjiang Town, which is enough to cope with 2~3 large-scale battles in Borneo, and at the same time, enough to deal with the irrational actions of the southern states.

The Shangri-La Division, as the general reserve, was deployed to the Jayapura area, and the Guards Dragoon Division and the Guards Tiger Cavalry Division were stationed in Beilun Town and Songjiang Town respectively.

The navy has full control of the sea, and the material reserves are sufficient.

With the arrival of large export payments at the end of September, and the huge dividends and urban tax revenues of various enterprises at the end of the year, the financial situation will rapidly improve, and there will be spare strength to support some necessary key development projects.

The four first-class battleships for Her Majesty's gift will be funded by a total of £3.30~3.4 million, which will be divided into four annual plans starting next year, ranging from £100~800,000 per year.

Next year, as the first year of the Gift Scheme, the costs associated with the financial expenditure will amount to one million pounds, which will cause a serious burden on the financial situation, but will not affect the key development plans.

After thinking clearly, Li Fushou nodded in agreement;

"As the largest project in the development of Shangri-La Island, the Qingshui River Colonization Project must be given key support, and this is clear to me.

Relevant policy support and funding plate you come up with a detailed plan, through the development meeting research and discussion, the development of specific progress nodes and development project details for approval, in the case of tight funds, the project should not be too tall at the beginning, try to do more with limited funds.

Besides

The audit office in charge of Tian Shan and the security department in charge of Pang Xuehai should follow up at any time, strengthen supervision and review before and after the event, and prevent the rats from getting their hands on them. ”

Xin Changjun and Wu Mozhou nodded frequently with solemn expressions, the problems in the development of these projects pointed out by the Earl had previously existed to varying degrees in the Songjiang Reservoir and other large-scale construction projects, and the key was to strengthen the supervision of the whole process of the project.

The Security Division and the Audit Office played an important role in this by tightening the fence to prevent rats from corroding the entire development plan.

The three of them discussed relevant issues for a long time, and Xin Changjun and Wu Mozhou said goodbye and left, and went back to implement the agreed content.