Inside the Longhu Palace

Li Fushou interviewed three young officers of the regimental rank, and he was very satisfied with the results of the conversation; after sending off the guests, he sat in the study and reviewed a few documents, then put down his pen and walked to the sofa to sit down, holding a glass of red wine and savoring it.

There are several foreign newspapers on the coffee table, including the British "Times", the American "New York Times", the French "Le Figaro", the German "Frankfurter Zeitung", the Australian "World Journal" and so on, as well as some foreign monthly magazines, which regularly arrive in Queensland by cruise ship, and the newspapers and magazines in Europe are at least a month ago, and the United States is at least half a month ago.

By reading these newspapers and magazines, Li Fushou was able to clearly grasp the political, economic, and military trends in the world today, understand major international events, and control the pulse of the times.

Li Fushou was casually flipping through the newspaper, and was suddenly attracted by a news item on the second page of the "Times", and couldn't help but sit up and take it in his hand to read it carefully.

According to The Times;

At the beginning of 1884, prospecting experts discovered the world's largest Witwatersrand gold mine (referred to as Rand gold mine Rand) in a remote pasture between Pretoria and the Vaal River in the Transvaal Republic.

The Boers founded Johannesburg on the gold mines, and profits and taxes from the mines allowed the Transvaal Republic to grow rapidly, while the British did not get a piece of the pie.

The newspaper commented on the First Anglo-Boer War, which had ended three years earlier, accusing it of "the most stupid mistake London has made" and "a complete tragedy", and that this chosen land, which could have been a "new source of wealth" for Her Majesty, was now a "Boer carnival".

Between the lines, the unconcealable vinegar gushed out......

Li Fushou couldn't help but smile when he looked at the news commentary, South Africa has once again attracted the attention of London and the whole of Europe, which is not a good thing!

In today's world, justice and justice are within cannon range.

Since the discovery of the Rand Gold Mine, the countdown to war has begun......

The Boers really did it so well that a mere hundreds of thousands of people dared to monopolize such a large gold mine, and even tried their best to exclude British merchants, completely overwhelmed by huge wealth, I really don't know how to write the word "death"?

In Li Fushou's impression;

The Boers were indeed awesome, with hundreds of thousands of people all in the ranks.

If the original history had not changed, more than ten years later, the British Empire dispatched 400,000 troops to fight a two-and-a-half-year war, spending 250 million pounds on the war and more than 20,000 casualties, paying a huge price for pacifying the Boers.

The war exposed the decline of England after the height of the Victorian period, and from all indications, this process of decline has begun now and is accelerating.

Thanks to the Steam Industrial Revolution, Britain was the first country to enter industrialization, and the traditional handicraft workshops were replaced by more labor-efficient steam machinery, making Britain truly the world's factory, producing huge quantities of steel, cotton, tobacco, machinery and equipment and other industrial manufactured products dumped all over the world, achieving the glory of the Victorian era.

But from the 60s of the 19th century

The emergence of electric power and the internal combustion engine sparked the second industrial revolution, this time led by Germany and the United States, which had unrivalled power in this field, leading the economy to rapid development and quickly catching up with the leader of the British Empire.

Since the founding of the German Empire in 1871, the new industrial production has developed rapidly in a peaceful environment, and the economic growth rate is among the highest among the great powers, and the total economic volume is second only to Britain, the United States and France, ranking fourth.

If the current momentum continues, the United States is expected to surpass the British Empire within 10 years, and Germany is expected to surpass France to become the world's top three within 5 years.

Look at the United Kingdom

Due to the stubborn conservative forces' resistance to new production methods, new technologies, and new processes, Britain fell behind in this economic competition, and the development of electricity and internal combustion engine equipment lagged far behind the United States and Germany.

The only thing Britain can be proud of is its huge economy, the largest market in the world, and the glory of holding the world's number one for the time being.

Putting down the newspaper, Li Fushou felt the joy of being burdened with pressure.

His gaze looked far to the west, as if across the vast South Pacific and Indian Oceans toward South Africa, a place of choice that would eventually become the focus of attention, shrouded in a golden halo, a treasure that Europeans would love.

Hey...... Have a good night's time, Boer brothers, all the possessions you have saved now will be in the pockets of the British.

Li Fushou saw that the time was not early, it was already about 5 o'clock in the afternoon, and remembered that Tian Niu'er had said at noon that he would wear a French dress with Xiang Niu'er at night, and his heart couldn't help but be hot.

I simply stood up and walked to the door, ready to return to the back house early to enjoy the boundless spring color.

Just opened the door

Li Fushou saw Pan Shoudao, the head of the Central District, and Ma Xiangbo, the president of Red River Valley University, coming together, and couldn't help but be a little surprised, what kind of wind blew these two people together?

Lei Xiaohu was introduced all the way ahead, and when he saw the Earl pushing the door out, he was stunned for a moment, and immediately saluted with a "snap" of his legs, and reported; "Master Qiyu, Manager Pan and Principal Ma have something important to see."

"I see it, you go down." Li Fushou waved his hand to let Lei Xiaohu step back, and greeted the two gentlemen and stepped forward and said; "Brother Shoudao, Brother Xiang, what kind of wind blew you here?"

"Yuan Ding, I was on a business trip to Red River Valley University, and I happened to be arrested by Uncle Xiang, and I only heard him say this while sitting in the carriage, and I haven't sorted out my eyebrows yet, so I just came with me." Pan Shoudao explained with a smile.

Ma Xiangbo looked unhappy and opened his mouth to say; "Lord Earl, I will do what I can."

"What is better than doing...... I'm not the king of business! Li Fushou chuckled when he heard this, and stretched out his arm to please; Uncle Xiang don't worry, please sit down with a cup of tea and talk slowly, I don't have any other tea here, but it's good, Alan Johnson guy knows that he comes to me every once in a while to play the autumn breeze. ”

"Humph......"

Ma Xiangbo walked into the house first with a cold face, Li Fushou glanced at Pan Shoudao with some confusion, and shook his head with a wry smile, so the two followed into the house.

Needless to say, there have already been beautiful maids serving fragrant tea.

The three of them sat down, and before Li Fushou could say hello, Ma Xiangbo said impatiently; "Your Excellency, Professor Alan Johnson of our university, together with several other professors, has made an application report saying that he will be sent to Europe on business at the dispatch of His Excellency the Earl.

I saw that the application report was vague and serious, so I invited Professor Alan Johnson to ask for more information.

After all, several famous professors have been gone for many years, involving several departments of history and engineering, and it is my responsibility as the president to clarify one or two and consider them comprehensively before I can approve them.

From Professor Alan Johnson, I learned that Lord Earl intended to raise troops in Africa, which was simply ...... It's a desperate war! ”

Li Fushou's face darkened when he said a word, he silently picked up the teacup and took a sip, waiting for Ma Xiangbo, the old man, to finish his words before making a difference.

Ma Xiangbo looked at Li Fushou's speechless appearance, and his momentum was even greater, and he said angrily; "The ancients; The major affairs of the country of soldiers, the way of death and life, and the place of survival must not be ignored.

Now that we live in a foreign land in Australia, looking up to the British and surviving their lives, it is better to silently accumulate strength to develop ourselves, rather than to provoke and use force at every turn, which is not the golden mean.

Piaget has a natural talent, and he has run the world of Queensland well, just burying his head in the industrial economy, taking advantage of the good time to earn a good family fortune in order to plan for the future.

The previous battle of the East Indies cost a lot of money, and the soldiers were killed and wounded countless times, and it was not easy to restore the current stable and peaceful situation.

Uncle Xiang implores the Earl to cherish it and not to cause trouble for petty gains.

Lord Earl now has a territory of millions of kilometers, not a king, but a king, and the power of the world in Queensland is enough!

Thinking that black Africa is tens of thousands of miles away, the land is barren and the people are poor, why bother to learn foreigners to colonize other countries, this is not the way of a saint!

Uncle Xiang is not for his own selfishness, but for the anxiety of millions of Chinese people in Queensland, if because of the Earl's rash behavior, everyone in the British and Western countries will be sideways, I am afraid that the overall situation will be hindered, I implore the Earl to think twice! ”

After speaking

Ma Xiangbo stood up and threw himself to the ground.

Pan Shoudao was overwhelmed by his fierce actions, and could only stand up and accompany him.

At this moment, he already regretted it in his heart, he didn't know that Ma Xiangbo's words would be so fierce, so he almost pointed at Li Fushou's nose and scolded the country and the people, he really shouldn't have accompanied Ma Xiangbo to do this moth, he was really killed!

Ma Xiangbo's reason is simple;

What white people can do, we can't do, because that's not the way of the saints at home and abroad.

What kind of bullshit justification is this?

The speech revealed the tendency of blindly superstitious foreigners, what "looked up to the British and lived by", what "provoked the British and everyone in Western countries to look sideways, and feared that the overall situation would be hindered", revealing the essence of licking the dog, and he could not straighten his waist in front of the foreigners.

This really made Li Fushou stunned, he didn't expect that the master of Chinese culture was essentially this kind of person, and it was really a mistake to make him the principal.

Li Fushou sat quietly on the sofa without saying a word, and the room fell into an awkward silence, and the invisible pressure grew every minute, making the atmosphere extremely solemn.

There was a pause

Li Fushou opened his mouth and said; "Uncle Xiang, I'm afraid this is inappropriate, right?"

"Please make it clear to the Earl." Ma Xiangbo still slumped to the ground.

"Policy trends are indeed related to the interests of millions of compatriots in Queensland, and it is natural for Uncle Xiang to advise, but there is no need to do this act of forcing the palace, it is better to sit down and drink tea and talk, and express their opinions is the right way."

"Uncle Xiang's sincerity can be learned, it is not easy for Lord Earl to operate this situation in Queensland, Uncle Xiang can't see that he made a big mistake and will eventually cause a big disaster!"

"Smack......

Li Fushou was angry in his heart, and he couldn't help but slap the table with a "......pop" sound, which frightened Ma Xiangbo and Pan Shoudao, who was standing next to him, trembling.

"It's stupid, it's stupid, it's not worth refuting."

Li Fushou reprimanded loudly, watching Ma Xiangbo's whole body tremble like a sieve, and despised him even more in his heart.

The words are often for your good, for the well-being of millions of Queensland Chinese compatriots, and dress yourself up as a sanctimonious image, the key is to insert green onions in the pig's nose~ Who especially takes you to dip in the sauce to eat?

Li Fushou shouted;

"What is the golden mean, what is the way of the saint is all nonsense, it can be thrown into the garbage heap of history and rotted, and it has long been unable to adapt to the development of the current era.

In today's ever-changing world, the truth is only within the range of cannons, foreigners are greedy and unbridled to colonize the world, threaten each other with force at every turn, and seek peace through compromise but peace cannot be obtained.

Hundreds of people compete for the first.

In the face of tremendous historical opportunities, any retreat and forbearance is a crime against the nation, and any inaction is a disgrace for those in power.

I want my Queensland Chinese sons and daughters to be iron-clad, awakening the Han and Tang dynasties in the blood in one bloody battle after another, regaining the glory of the Han people, and being one of the powerhouses in the South Pacific region beyond the waves.

What do you rely on?

It's not your golden mean and the words of the sages, but the sacrifices and heroic battles of the soldiers, the hard work of the workers, and the cattle and sheep grazing by the herders on the rich pastures, which are the foundations of Queensland's strength.

Westerners can colonize Africa, why can't my Chinese sons and daughters?

Are we one leg less than the white man or one less guts?

Sitting firmly in Australia and looking at the world, watching the ups and downs of the wind and clouds, is the ambition of a big hero and a big husband, not a dog who keeps his house secretly.

Queensland will not rely on anyone to live in the future, we want to live a wonderful and heroic life, we want to live a singing and crying, we must straighten our waists and live a self-esteem, self-confidence and self-improvement, this is the iron-blooded gene left by our ancestors in our blood.

The ambition in my breast is beyond your measure......"

Li Fushou looked at Ma Xiangbo's trembling like chaff, big drops of sweat coming out of his forehead, and threw a bunch of foreign newspapers in front of him with disgust, and said coldly;

"Presumably, Mr. Ma is not fluent in reading foreign newspapers, take these newspapers back and read them yourself, and talk about it when you understand it, in view of your current state is not suitable to continue to serve as the president of Red River Valley University, you can hand in your resignation in a few days and go back to live a stable life."

Li Fushou snorted coldly, looked at Pan Shoudao, whose face was blue and white next to him, and was upset, and reprimanded in a low voice; "Just do your own work if you have nothing to do, don't mix everything blindly."

"Lord Earl forgive the sins, and rush back to Songjiang City overnight."

"Go ahead."

After Li Fushou finished speaking, he brushed his sleeves and left, leaving only the two people in the room looking at each other.

Pan Shoudao was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but sigh; "Uncle Xiang, Uncle Xiang, I was really killed by you."

After speaking, he shook his head and left, leaving Ma Xiangbo as if he had no soul, and at first he vainly claimed that his strength was already gone, and he was thrown to Java.

He just saw an opportunity and wanted to give it a try, leaving a deeper impression in the heart of the Earl, and one day he could go further into the political arena, and the high-ranking officials were rolling in.

Don't say anything now, it's really messed up now, it's all tears!

Lei Xiaohu stood outside the door with a cold face, watching Ma Xiangbo mechanically put away the foreign newspaper, and left in despair with his armpit, feeling infinite happiness in his heart.

What the Earl said is really good, I will look back and ask the Earl, can you say this?

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