Shangri-La Bank's preparations for the establishment of the Bank were smooth sailing, and after being appointed as the first General Manager, Mak Debang threw himself into the work with great enthusiasm, which led to the rapid acceleration of the preparatory work and his outstanding leadership skills.

On November 1, 1884, Shangri-La Bank was officially established in the Red River Valley City, with a capital of 10 million pounds, and the Koi Mining Bureau as the largest investor, holding 85% of the shares, and other investors were high-level military and political figures in Queensland, as well as some high-level political figures in Western Australia and South Australia, a total of 271 shareholders, sharing the remaining 15% of the shares.

The new Shangri-La Bank is in the limelight, and it is the first time to take the immigration loan business, which is a stable loan business totaling more than 20 million pounds a year, which alone can bring Shangri-La Bank more than 1.7 million pounds a year, and quickly gain a foothold in Queensland's highly competitive financial market.

Since then, in response to the call of the Governor Lord Li Fushou, Shangri-La Bank has taken the initiative to actively participate in the second phase of the development of northern Queensland, and has also strongly supported the colonization of the Qingshui River Basin on Shangri-La Island, and has begun to compete fiercely with Huitong Bank.

From the beginning of 1883 to the signing of the Treaty of Singapore in mid-June 1884, the war between Queensland and Queensland for the colony of the East Indies lasted a full year and a half before the curtain came to an end, and the turbulent South Pacific finally returned to calm and ushered in the long-awaited peace.

It was a colonial war in which both sides invested huge amounts of resources, and Queensland emerged as the victor to win large swathes of the East Indies, forcing the hard-line Dutch to cede land and pay reparations, and swallowing the bitter wine of defeat.

post-war statistics;

In addition to the 886,000 square kilometers of Shangri-La Island (the world's second largest island, including thousands of nearby islands) that Queensland has been the first to discover and own, the Dutch East Indies ceded Borneo (the world's third largest island, including East Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, and most of Central Kalimantan) with a total of 365,500 square kilometers of land, and the Sulawesi Islands (the world's eleventh largest island) with a total of 174,600 square kilometers of land, totaling 540,100 square kilometers.

So far, the Earldom of Queensland has skyrocketed to 1.67 million square kilometers (including the territory of the Red River Valley in Australia), and the people's confidence has exploded under the encouragement of victory, and Li Fushou has won great prestige and become the pride of the entire Australian territory, including the southern states.

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The immigration forces represented by Queensland (including Western Australia and South Australia) have officially stepped onto the international stage, and Lord Li Fushou, the Premier of Queensland, is its spokesperson, and since then it has entered the vision of various European powers, and has also been valued by London.

Looking back on this year, it was a fruitful year of harvest.

At great cost, the Earl of Queensland, Li Fushou, finally won the first East Indies War, won great prestige, and also won rich rewards, the territory area increased by 7 times, which was no less than a shot in the arm for the rapid development of the Red River Valley, and the people's self-confidence was bursting.

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For the first time, the number of immigrants exceeded one million, which caused rapid changes in the entire Australian demographic structure, and the impact was far-reaching.

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Four army divisions (excluding the Shangri-La garrison) belonging to the National Militia were successively formed, and three major fleets were set up, forming the prototype of the army and navy.

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The discovery and commissioning of the Koi copper-gold mine is an important milestone in Queensland's economic development, creating favourable conditions and laying a solid foundation for the overall economy to take off again in the air.

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The construction of the "Blue Dragon" class heavy cruiser, which is of great historical significance to the Queensland Coast Guard, is a major leap from a coastal navy to a regional powerful navy, and it is also the confidence of Queensland to enter the world table, which is of great significance.

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Lord Li Fushou, Earl of Queensland, secretly married the ninth aunt's wife, Nicole, who loves to spoil her very much, and her career and family are not delayed.

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Vigorously promote the development of the Qingshui River Basin, launch the second phase of the development of northern Queensland, and Shangri-La Bank was opened......

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Li Fushou looked at the world situation and successfully suppressed the separatist impulse of the southern states, contributed to the bad impression of Lord Gulliver, the minister of the Imperial Colonial Department, as a "troublemaker" in the southern states, and sent a high-level investigation team to Australia to mediate the contradictions between the two sides and properly crack down.

The investigation team of the Colonial Department was scheduled to arrive in Australia in March 1885, and the relevant official documents had been sent to the Red Fort four months in advance, reminding them of the importance of reception, but the bureaucrats in London were late and did not hurry to burn their eyebrows.

For colonial bureaucrats, Halloween, Christmas and New Year's Day are the days of the year to reunite with their families, far more important than any bullshit Australian territorial division.

Of course, this is only the private thoughts of some officials.

As for Thanksgiving, it was the stuff of the dirty, smelling smell of cow dung, made up by the noble British, who expressed their disdain and resolutely refused to be with it.

At the end of 1884, it was spent in a busy and developing state.

The population of the Earldom of Queensland, which is becoming more and more large, has skyrocketed, from Borneo to Shangri-La, from northern Queensland to Songjiang Town, everywhere is a scene of prosperity and development, with the arrival of ships of immigrants, ships of export materials sailing overseas, the whole economy is brewing a large-scale explosive growth after years of precipitation and accumulation.

On New Year's Day in 1885, the Red River Valley held a grand victory procession of 100,000 people and a ceremony to honor the coffins of martyrs, which was unprecedented in scale.

It was a hazy day, with heavy dark clouds obscuring the sun.

On Central Street

Hundreds of thousands of people holding flowers and incense candles lined up on both sides of the central avenue to welcome the return of the coffins of the martyrs who died in the war, and entered the Martyrs' Shrine to enjoy the incense offerings forever.

The low sound of the horn echoed in the sky, creating a solemn atmosphere, making people's hearts shrink suddenly, and they felt the heaviness of the same sorrow of heaven and earth.

Hundreds of thousands of people spread on both sides of the central long street more than ten kilometers long, and the black and oppressive heads could not be seen at a glance, and in the middle of the road separated by the honor and soldiers, the first to come was the phalanx of drummers marching in a line.

The sad and heroic symphony was like a tear gas, when the crowd saw the soldiers behind the phalanx of drummers, each soldier in the phalanx was holding an urn in his hand, wrapped in white plain cloth, and the black pressure could not see the edge at a glance, and immediately hit the soft place in his heart, tears welled up.

"The Soul Returns ......"

The high-pitched and desolate chanting instantly aroused the grief of the masses, who knelt on both sides of the road like a wheat wave falling down, threw out the flowers in their hands, lit incense and candles, sprinkled spirits, and prayed sincerely for the departed heroic souls.

Li Fushou led a group of high-ranking military and political officials to march in the rear, surrounded by heavily armed soldiers on both sides, his heart was also heavy, and every fruit of victory was bought by the soldiers throwing their heads and spilling their blood.

The clouds were low, and the wind was bleak.

The Martyrs' Shrine is located in the mountain forest not far from the dream castle, built by the mountain, rising step by step, the tall twelve stone arches are engraved with "Loyal Martyrs through the Ages", "Enjoy the fireworks of the world forever, the famous people are famous for a hundred generations", "Loyal and brave and heroic", "Fierce Wind and Bones Restore My Han and Tang Dynasty Heroic Wind" and other big characters, the pine and cypress on both sides are covered, the grass and trees are deep, the environment is solemn and solemn.

The ceremony of honoring the remains of the martyrs into the shrine came here to the end, in the melodious echoing bells and drums, the martyrs' tablets were placed one by one, each cluster of candles represented a yin spirit, and from a distance, it was like a sky full of stars beating and burning, particularly sad and solemn.

After twelve gun salutes, the silence of the mountains was broken.

Li Fushou stood on the high altar and recited the memorial text, vigorously commended the great achievements of the loyal and brave martyrs, recast the heroic style of hunting in China, and announced in the name of the lord that he would enjoy the fireworks in the world forever and would not be exhausted for a hundred years.

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Reminiscing about the past

Now I am strong Han and Tang Dynasty style reshaped, iron bones have been formed, will use the enemy's corpse mountain and sea of blood to pave the road to a strong country and strong army, dare to commit crimes, although thousands of miles will be punished!

Australia is not only the Australia of the white people, but also the Australia of all races, which is a beautiful home for all of us, and this peace and tranquility is very rare, and it is worth everyone's efforts to protect, even if it is at the cost of life.

Thanks to God's gift, now my Chinese blood is rooted in Australia, and I have worked hard to create a paradise that everyone dreams of.

Everyone here will be respected, there is no discrimination, no suppression, they can breathe fresh air freely, their personal safety and property are protected by law, and they can create a better tomorrow with their hands.

May God bless me, pray for the protection of the spirits of my Chinese ancestors in the sky, the protection of the heroic spirits of the Martyrs' Shrine, and the protection of the mountain god Hebo for the protection of my Red River Valley, and create a prosperous and glorious ......"

After Li Fushou recited the memorial text, his eyes scanned the audience majestically, and the black heads inside and outside the altar knelt down together, saying, "May the ancestors and ancestors bless and create a prosperous and brilliant world." ”

The grand voice echoed in the valley, and Li Fushou's heart suddenly rose with a sense of pride, and the monstrous power was as intoxicating as fine wine, and it was nothing more than the heroes of ancient and modern times.

The Hongdae festival was followed by a victory parade of hundreds of thousands of people, who took to the streets with cheering and dancing to celebrate the victory, revealing their infinite yearning for a better life in the future.

At this moment, the morale of the people has been greatly cohesive, and the self-confidence of Chinese immigrants has been greatly boosted. Let them see the power of ethnicity.

On New Year's Day, the Red River Valley and the surrounding cities are immersed in the warm atmosphere of the Victory Parade, which is bustling with people after the parade, and the people's confident smiles can be seen in the spirit of refreshment.

Restoring the clothes of our Han people, recovering the heroic style of our Han and Tang Dynasties, people found the powerful genes deep in the blood in the victory parade, completely untied the shackles of more than 200 years of slavery, and the change seemed to be completed overnight.

And all this is exactly what Li Fushou dreams of seeing......