Over the years

The secretariat has become the base camp for personnel training, and Li Fushou has personally cultivated batch after batch of capable cadres, who have taken up various important posts and grown into the core backbone of the Red River Valley forces.

Talent is always the most important thing at all times.

In this era, there are no ready-made excellent management talents who can be used immediately, Li Fushou is like a hard-working little bee, constantly nurturing and cultivating a new generation of energetic young talents, putting them in jobs at all levels of tempering, and finally growing into a right-hand man.

The original Hongmen "Five Tigers and Nine Wolves" were cultivated in this way, and other elite talents who entered the secretariat in the future were also cultivated in this way, forming a complete set of elite talent training system.

Following the "Five Tigers", Pang Xuehai, Dai Yingcai, Luo Qianjian, Fan Zhongzhai, Zhang Li, Hou Guangde, Tian Shan, Wu Xuewen, and Li Jie are a total of nine people, collectively known as the "Hongmen Nine Wolves", and now they have all taken important leadership positions and play an irreplaceable role as the backbone core.

Subsequently, the third-generation secretary group, which was dominated by young students from Jiangnan, grew rapidly, including Mo Rufeng, Nangong Yunfei, Tang Shaoyi, and other young backbones, who replaced the position of the original secretary and accepted the careful training of the earl.

Now Mo Rufeng has served as the commander of the African Expeditionary Force, Tang Shaoyi has served as the diplomatic representative to Europe, Nangong Yunfei has served as the commander-in-chief of the preparatory group for the development of the Jinshui River Basin, and some other people have all taken up important posts one after another, shouldering the heavy responsibility of building and defending the Red River Valley.

The elites who have been trained are batch after batch, and now it is the turn of the new generation of secretaries headed by Li Sixian, their common characteristics are all orphaned children from the Eagle School, who have been trained for many years and went to Europe to study, have a broad vision and firm beliefs, and are more loyal, especially fanatical worship of Lord Earl.

Regard Li Fushou as a life mentor, a life-changing benefactor, and an irreplaceable leader.

Therefore, Li Fushou is more optimistic about these young secretaries and intends to focus on training.

"Whatever the problem, try to look at it from multiple angles, not just at the existing level, and think about why I, as the decision-maker of the Red Fort, did I do this, and what are the pros and cons in between?"

Li Fushou showed patience and taught gently; "You have just entered the secretariat, you have to adapt to the new role as soon as possible, you used to be responsible for specific work at the grassroots level or in the bank, but now when you come to this important position in the secretariat, you are facing more overall problems and even international problems, which requires you to use a global vision to find problems, to look at problems, to solve problems."

"Thanks to the teachings of the old man, Sixian has been of infinite use in this life."

"Learn slowly, don't be in a hurry, listen and watch more in the secretariat on weekdays, it's not a matter of one or two days."

"Sixian understands, follow the master's orders, and he will definitely work hard."

"Okay, I'll read the plan later, you go down first."

"Yes."

Li Sixian retreated respectfully, leaving the thick Jinshui River Basin development plan on the table, Li Fushou did not rush to look through it, but leisurely enjoyed the cigar smoke, letting the pale cyan cigar smoke wrap itself, and the shadow was like a fairy.

The Jinshui River Basin Development Plan was already in his mind, and it was a large-scale reclamation plan that had been brewing for more than two years, and the preparations were quite complete.

The area has sent a number of investigation and survey teams to go deep into the uninhabited tropical jungle for thousands of years, carefully surveyed the entire vast area, and has a clear plan for the location suitable for the construction of towns, and the preliminary preparation work is far more adequate and solid than the original development plan of the Qingshui River Basin.

On Shangri-La Island

The island is bisected by a central mountain range that stretches for thousands of kilometers, with an average altitude of more than 4,000 meters at the highest point, and is covered with snow all year round, so it is also known as the Snow Mountains.

As the second largest island in the world, Shangri-La covers an area of 880,000 square kilometers and is surrounded by thousands of scattered islands.

Due to the high altitude of the island, the layers of climate change are obvious.

as a rule

Below 900 meters above sea level is a lowland rainforest, with dense forests and a very rich number of tree species, including many epiphytes and parasitic plants.

The altitude of 900-1800 meters is a mountainous rainforest, some sections are mixed with podocarpus and araucaria, etc., the temperature is mostly between 20~30 degrees, and the temperature difference is very small throughout the year, only between 4~5 degrees, which is suitable for the development of planting industry throughout the year.

Between 1800 and 3000 meters above sea level, it is a mixed forest zone, and the trees are covered with moss and lichen; Further up is the alpine meadow area, where the temperature drops even further, and above 4,000 meters there is a permanent snow belt, and the majestic snow-capped mountains are as spectacular as the eye can see.

With its diverse climate, abundant rainfall and a wide variety of flora and fauna, it is a treasure trove of the South Pacific archipelago.

The southern slope of the Central Mountains

The abundant rainfall has given birth to several world-class inland rivers, among which the main and tributary basins of the Qingshui River are the widest, the navigable inland river mileage is the longest, and the surrounding plain area is the most developable, making it the first key area to develop.

Due to the inclined support of funds and policies, the development project of Qixing Town in the Qingshui River Basin has been greatly accelerated, and it has been carried out to the final stage, with seven new towns walking in the main stream area of the Qingshui River more than 800 kilometers long, showing a brilliant scene of seven stars and shining stars.

With the implementation of the in-depth reclamation plan and the improvement of supporting facilities, the area has a strong self-generating supply capacity, and more new towns will be established one after another.

Overall

The reclamation plan of the Qingshui River Basin has entered a mature period and has the conditions to further introduce more Chinese immigrants, so it has also become the focus of resettlement work in 1885, and the population of Tianshu City, the leading town, has jumped to more than 145,000, and the momentum of catching up is very strong.

In accordance with the executive order issued by Li Fushou

The whole Shangri-La Island was divided into two, and the eastern part of the Eastern Shangri-La Province (about the same as Papua New Guinea), referred to as the "Eastern Province", the provincial capital is Moresby, and the Qixing Town in the Qingshui River Basin is within the Eastern Province.

The western part of the province was established as West Shangri-La Province (the scope is about the same as Indonesia's West Irian) referred to as "Western Province", the provincial capital is located in Jayapura, Longmen Town and Koi Mining Bureau are located in the territory of Western Province, and the Jinshui River Basin, which is about to be developed is also in Western Province.

From the map

On the southern slopes of the Central Mountains, abundant rainfall has developed three world-class rivers, the largest in the basin area of the Qingshui River (Frye River) is located on the east side, its main tributaries form a well-developed water system, and the downstream is the vast Qingshui River Plain (Ligu-Frye Plain), which is fertile land suitable for farming.

Also on the southern slope of the Central Mountains, the Jinshui River (Digur River), the Yinshui River (Sepik River), the Yushui River (Mamberamo River), the Lamu River, the Markham River and many other river systems rush down, the upper slopes of these rivers are steep and rapid, carrying a large amount of sediment down the river, forming alluvial plains of different sizes on both sides of the middle and lower reaches for thousands of years.

Its location is located on the west side of the Qingshui River Basin, in the territory of the Western Province, and the total area is more than twice as large as the Qingshui River Basin.

The two vast regions live next to each other, at the same latitude, but with different climates and environments.

If the Qingshui River Basin is compared to a towering tree with lush branches, then the main stream of the Qingshui River is more than 800 kilometers high, and its developed tributary water system is densely stretched out branches, covering the entire basin area, and can be communicated through inland shipping.

This area is characterized by many plains, developed water systems, mild and hot climate, abundant rainfall, long sunshine hours, and small temperature difference throughout the year, which is very suitable for large-scale reclamation.

Comparatively

The Jinshui River Basin is more like a jungle, among which there are three big trees are the Jinshui River (Diggul River), the Silver River (Sepik River), the Yushui River (Mamberamo River), and there are many small trees mixed in between, such as the Lamu River, the Markum River, the Frippis River, etc., the terrain and landform are complex, there are many tropical primeval jungles, and the climate change between regions is larger, and the sense of hierarchy is obvious.

Although the total area is more than double that of the Qingshui River Basin, the small and medium-sized plains are mixed and divided into a piece of developable plains by the mountain terrain, which can be communicated by inland waterway shipping, but due to the fragmentation of the mountain range, it is quite difficult to transport by land.

Relatively

The development of reclamation is more difficult, and it is necessary to carry out detailed and scientific survey and reclamation plans, make perfect preparations, and promote the colonization work in an orderly manner.

This work is very challenging, so Li Fushou transferred Nangong Yunfei, a capable general, to preside over the colonization plan and serve as the commander-in-chief of the preparatory group for the development of the Jinshui River Basin.

Nangong Yunfei was born in the Jiangnan student group, has a meritorious reputation, once followed Li Fushou to Europe to travel and study, in the secretariat also exercised for a long time, previously served as the development commander of Longmen Town and the director of the Koi Mining Bureau, showing a strong overall planning ability and open thinking to solve problems, is another outstanding talent.

The development of the Jinshui River Basin needs to be responsible for a special person, and Wu Xuewen, the governor of Shangri-La Island, is responsible for the development project of Qixing Town in the Qingshui River Basin.

In this case

Li Fushou decisively appointed Nangong Yunfei to take charge of the development of the Jinshui River Basin, and entrusted him with an important task.

The project will be officially launched in early 1886, the preparatory team has entered Tianshu City, which will be used as the forward base for the development of the Jinshui River Basin, the relevant grain, agricultural and sideline products, and various material supplies are supplied by Tianshu City, and the related costs will be solved by local taxes, part of the Queensland financial subsidy, part of the allocation of funds from the Red Fort Internal Office, and part of the bank loans.

About 340,000 pounds, 620 tons of grain, 3,000 cattle, and 210 tractors were collected as the start-up capital and preliminary materials for the entire colonization project, and then additional investment was made as needed to ensure the smooth development of the project.