The meeting was over, and it was already dusk.

The strength of Hongshan Shipyard is extraordinarily strong, just a few hundred meters away from the shipyard gate, there is a small town formed by relying on more than a dozen large shipyards on the north bank, the streets have perfect sewer facilities and straight asphalt roads, the streets contain strong exotic buildings on both sides of the rows, all kinds of shops are lined up, and the business is quite prosperous.

The town, known as Big Ship Town, has a permanent population of more than 80,000 people, and there are 11 daily ferries to and from the Red River Valley's South Shore Passenger Terminal.

This is a newly rising town, which stems from the rapid expansion of the urban limits of the Red River Valley, with the relocation of the backbone shipyard led by the Red Hill Shipyard to the north bank of the Brisbane River, and the relocation of many other private shipyards, which has formed a thriving town within a few years.

The town's main inhabitants are the middle and lower management supervisors of the nearby shipyards, technicians and various general workers, as well as many downstream ship manufacturers, sellers, shops dealing in daily necessities and a thriving entertainment industry, and the average income of residents is higher than that of the Red River Valley City, and it is an industrial town in the truest sense of the word.

Whenever night comes

The town of Big Ship will present a bizarre and prosperous scene, there are dozens of brothels in Qinglou, prostitution, many wine shops and teahouses, and several large-scale theaters, and the entertainment industry is abnormally prosperous.

Located on the north bank of the Brisbane River, the town of Big Boat and the town of North Shore are less than 20 kilometers apart, and the two are not in the same world.

One is messy and dirty, one is prosperous, one is silent at night, one is like a city that never sleeps, one is stinking and one is fragrant, one is a cowboy covered with sheep feces and cow urine, and the other is a well-dressed red man and green woman.

After the meeting

Li Fushou led a group of military and political dignitaries to return to the city on the "Cuckoo" battleship, while He Fang and others continued to stay in Dachuan Town, where there was a luxurious mansion of the Hongshan Shipyard that specially entertained VIPs, and there was a bright nightlife, which was not inferior to the bustling urban area.

After dark, walk in the town of Ofuna

The signboards on both sides of the street give people a feeling of a bustling small city under the backdrop of lights, "Rongchang Ship Trading Company", "Fusheng Gold Shop", "Jinmen Grand Theater", "Huancui Building", "Fuxiang Pavilion", "Shundachang Anchor Chain Firm", "Yihong Building", "Xiangmantian Restaurant", ......

If you pay attention, you can also find more interesting signs;

Please run, the new white-liped Malay girl is bewitching and moving.

One shilling per bell, Yan thin ring fat is at your disposal.

Full of South Pacific island customs, large quantities and affordable prices.

Nan Taimei, Yanman, all one shilling

With the siege of the city by the army ahead, a large number of young and beautiful Borneo women appeared in the Australian market, which promoted an unprecedented boom in the entertainment industry, and many people made a fortune from it.

Zhao Qishan, Mai Guangtian, Ma Limin, and Lu Qiang, who was injured twice and unlucky, walked on the street, looking excited and excited, and Lu Qiang's smile was even more obscene; "Brothers, it's cheap to be full in large quantities, so you say this place is good, okay?"

"It's really good, it's a hundred times stronger than that ghost place in North Shore Town, when we live in the North Shore Market, the windows can't be opened, the smell of horse dung and sheep hurts my head, and even the local women have that smell on their bodies, I can't stand it!" Ma Limin cracked his mouth and smiled very happily.

"Anyway, no matter what you plan to do, I'm going to buy a few young and beautiful Borneo women to go back, the ranch is full of men, and those bastard hires don't look at my wife with the right eyes."

"Makes sense, this is something we didn't expect before! I have to buy some women to go back and adjust it, even if it is to help with some work, anyway, we don't lack this money. ”

"If we knew there was such a good place, wouldn't we have come earlier?"

"I'm so envious, when will our Qingdao Town become so prosperous?"

"Stop, stop...... Ladies and gentlemen......"

Hearing the gossip of the brothers, Lu Qiang walked in front with his chest folded, and said to a few people with a big wave of his hand; "Brothers, I, Lu Qiang, have been in the hospital for a few months, and I have also made two very energetic patients, these things you are talking about are not a problem, Borneo women can buy one for a dozen pounds, all of them are young and beautiful little girls, huh...... I'll introduce you later, I have all the inside information about the future development of Qingdao Town, but I didn't say it...... Brothers, it's all mine to play today, although I let go of the whole thing. ”

This bold atmosphere made everyone laugh.

After the serial assassination case on Central Street, Lu Qiang was shot twice in the body and was sent to the hospital, this time he was much more serious than the last time he was shot in the leg, especially the shot in the abdomen was extremely dangerous, and he almost did not survive the anti-infection barrier, and he lay in the hospital for more than three months to recover.

Zhao Qishan and the others returned to Qingdao Town after the danger period of Lu Qiang, and the affairs of their respective private pastures were complicated, and there were so many new sheep and calves in the pasture, and dozens of hired workers were added, all of which were unrealistic to expect Old Mac and Harrison to take care of them.

Three months later

At the end of the third sheep shearing season this year, everything in the private ranch is on the right track, Zhao Qishan and others came to Red River Valley City again, with three purposes;

First, Lu Qiang's private ranch was taken care of by several brothers in turn, and the income of more than 800 pounds from the third sheep shearing season, they also brought it all this time, by the way, take a look at Lu Qiang, who returned from injury, and reorganized the kitchen knife group of four.

Second, the four people who made great contributions in the Central Street serial assassination case will be commended by the police department for this, and the details will only be known after they have seen them.

Third, there is money in hand, and the brothers still want to buy some more sheep to go back to expand the flock, who will think that the rancher has more money in his hand?

This time I came to Big Boat Town, and a new idea appeared in my brothers' hearts;

Anyway, Nantai women are young, beautiful and cheap, so it's better to buy a few and take them back, whether it's washing and cooking in the ranch and serving the housewife, farming, milking cows, and cleaning the yard, it's pleasing to the eye, and occasionally you can steal some meat, anyway, it's very cost-effective.

The pastures are vast and sparsely populated, and raising a few more people is not a problem at all, even if it is just to add a little popularity.

In a private box at the Jinmen Grand Theater

Lu Qiang introduced a polite and generous person to his brothers, and this person was Tang Shaoyi, the secretary of the earl's side, that is, the patient Lu Cheng called in his mouth.

Coincidentally, Tang Shaoyi was also injured in this incident.

After the greetings, several people sat down separately.

Ma Min is the most anxious, he just heard Lu Qiang say that there is inside information about Qingdao Town, where can he still hold it; "Secretary Tang, you are a person close to the earl, I heard that there is inside information, can you tell our brother?"

"Hehehe...... No inside information. Tang Shaoyi smiled slightly, and glanced at Lu Qiang with an undetectable gaze, he knew that this guy loved to brag, but he was a warm-hearted person with an upright personality, so he continued; This is a bill for the further development of northern Queensland, and it is also one of the key tasks promoted by the State Home Rule Office in 1884.

The plan will be implemented after the approval of the Earl, and the relevant internal documents have been sent to the departments of the State Autonomous Office, and it is necessary to draw elite troops from the departments of transportation, reclamation, police, taxation, agriculture and animal husbandry, and urban construction to work together.

At present, we are in the preparation stage of the program, and the personnel from various departments are being trained, and it is expected to start after October, and you are not from the government system, so you don't know much about it. ”

Several people looked at each other excitedly, everyone knew the thriving towns in the south of the Red River Valley, compared to which the towns in northern Queensland were like forgotten corners, far behind in development.

Take Qingdao Town as an example, for more than two years, it is just a scale of nearly 4,000 people, dozens of ranches, and there is still only one street and a few taverns in the town, which is really deserted.

Private ranchers do make a lot of money, but they don't have a place to spend it.

Zhao Qishan diligently picked up the teapot, refilled Tang Shaoyi's teapot with water, and asked with a respectful smile; "Secretary Tang, our brothers are rough men, they don't know what planning means, you are a well-informed master, please give us a pulse to see if our place can develop?"

"Brother Zhao, you don't have to be polite, I know that the four of you brothers are all good men who stand up when the road is uneven, huh...... Destined for a great fortune. ”

"Secretary Tang, what do you mean ......"

"The four of you wielded a kitchen knife on the central street to save the earl, the honorable earl is affectionate, of course there will be a good reward, whether you are an official or a businessman, think about it...... The one above has a slight leak in his fingers, which is enough to eat and wear for a lifetime. Tang Shaoyi stopped at the order, and took a sip of the teacup with a smug expression.

A look of surprise flashed on the faces of the brothers, and if it weren't for Tang Shaoyi sitting here, several people would have jumped up excitedly.

In everyone's hearts, Lord Earl of Queensland is a god-like figure, even if Zhao Qishan has served in the Dragoon Guard for many years, he has only glanced at it from a distance, and he has the impression that Lord Count is tall and stylish, full of momentum.

Zhao Qishan has always been calm, and he can't help beating wildly in his heart at this moment.

At first, I just saw a gang of bandits daring to attack the earl's car, and immediately the blood swelled up, and I couldn't care about anything, and I saw the merchant selling kitchen knives with a burden on the side of the road, and went up to grab the kitchen knife and rushed up with it in his hand......

He calmed down a little and said; "Don't hide it from Secretary Tang, I also learned some words when I was in the Dragoon Guard, and I forgot about it when I came back in the past few years, at most I can write my name, and we don't want to be an official or anything, as long as the earl is safe and worry-free, thank God, he is a piece of our Chinese sky, and there can be no mistakes."

"Yes, yes, whoever dares to touch the Earl, let's risk our lives to die with him."

"Then I have to count me as a horse for the people, we heard that the newspaper said that the Dutch ghosts did bad things, and we can't wait to pick up the gun and go to Borneo to kill all these Dutch ghosts."

"Ri Niangqiu, the courage to pierce the sky."

The brothers slapped the table and shouted, it was really exciting, and there was no Chinese immigrant in Queensland who did not hate the Dutch ghosts.

If it weren't for the distant sea, it is estimated that thousands of indignant militiamen would spontaneously kill them, which is really not false at all.