"I'm busy, what's the matter?"

"Hey...... Good thing. Wu Mozhou smiled like a mouse stealing chickens, dragged Major General Conrad Adenauer to the side under the Western-style gazebo, and said mysteriously;" Lao Kang, I know that the Germanic community you organized actively supports white German immigrants, and I can also introduce preferential policies here to welcome European immigrants, mainly Germans, to Mozambique to establish a happy homeland and create a happy ......."

"Hey...... Alright, alright, I don't have time to talk to you. Major General Conrad Adenauer waved his hand, directly interrupted the other party's words, and turned his head to leave.

He and Wu Mozhou are old acquaintances, and the Germans are not less involved in the construction of Songjiang City, from the Songjiang Reservoir, the Iron and Steel Plant, the General Machinery Factory to the Goodyear Rubber Company, there are German engineers and technicians active everywhere, and the relationship between the two is extremely familiar.

But Wu Mozhou's proposal, Major General Conrad Adenauer was not interested in the slightest.

The first destination of German immigrants is the major cities in Queensland, after all, the big cities have developed industry and commerce, high living standards, and are relatively rich in educational resources and material foundations, which are far from being comparable to overseas territories.

Even as a rancher and plantation owner, isn't he fragrant in northern Queensland? Isn't he fragrant in NSW? Isn't he fragrant in Victoria?

If you don't have it, you can also go to Shangri-La Island or Borneo, after all, it is closer to the Australian mainland and the development is more mature.

Mozambique is 6,600 kilometres east of Paz, the capital of Western Australia, and needs to cross the vast Indian Ocean, without any small island in between.

According to the technical level of today's era, it is an extremely dangerous ocean shipping lane, and the changing weather and earth-shattering waves in the ocean are the horn of death, and ordinary cargo ships and even cruise ships will not choose this shipping lane, which is really too dangerous.

They prefer to go around the east coast of Africa, all the way north, through the Horn of Africa Mogadishu into the Arabian Sea, along the India, Malacca, Borneo route all the way to Australia, this mature route, along the coast of a large number of supply points, wharves and ship repair yards, in the event of strong winds and waves in the sea, can enter the port at any time to take refuge.

The shortcomings are also obvious, the total voyage from Mozambique to Queensland, Australia is as high as 15,500 kilometers, (note, the capital of Western Australia, Perth, to the Red River Valley City, Queensland, a straight-line distance of 3,620 kilometers, there is no land road for the time being, if it is detoured through the Northern Passage, the distance is 4,760 kilometers), which is almost half of the straight-line route.

Major General Konrad Adenauer is not interested in the slightest because there is so much choice for German immigrants, from the United States to Canada, to Argentina, to Australia, and even to Egypt and South Africa are more attractive than Mozambique.

Mozambique is a place with a beautiful environment and a pleasant climate, but the key is that there is nothing to be had, and the social development is in a semi-primitive tribal era, and the attraction of white immigrants is almost zero.

Don't say anything else

In the north is the German East African Company, and as long as German immigrants arrive, you can go to the ranch as much as you want.

According to Karl Peters, the president of the German East Africa company, who led a team to negotiate in the city of Seoul, according to him, the largest pasture of the Germans is as high as 6,000 square kilometers, which is not the upper limit, can Mozambique give such conditions?

The answer is obviously no, Mozambique is primarily a blessed land for Chinese immigrants, not German immigrants.

"Hey...... Don't go, Lao Kang, I haven't finished saying this yet! ”

Wu Mozhou grabbed his arm again, he knew that the old man in front of him didn't look good, but he was an out-and-out German white immigrant leader with high ethnic prestige.

White Germans have a high status in Queensland, and there are many talented people in the military and science and technology circles, and their influence is enough to compete with British white immigrants.

He coveted these highly qualified white immigrants, who were diligent and obedient and could have a positive impact on Mozambique.

"Don't talk about it, I'm not going to trick immigrants who have been brought in at great cost into this place where birds don't, there's nothing to talk about." Major General Konrad Adenauer shook his head like a rattle and was resolute.

"What is deception...... What is this called? Mozambique is no worse than any other place, but it is not developed, and this is a good place for German immigrants to develop their talents, whether it is running a ranch or opening a handicraft workshop, we will give preferential treatment. ”

"I appreciate the kindness, but I can only say NO."

"Why don't you eat oil and salt, you old stubborn? Okay, good...... Leaving that aside for now, I'll tell you something else. ”

Wu Mozhou couldn't hold him back, so he could only change the topic and say; "Lao Kang, you see that Mozambique has the innate conditions for the development of water transport, the lower reaches of the Shire River are passable all year round, the Lake Malawi area is 560 kilometers long from north to south, and it is also a good place for the development of water transport, plus the Zambezi River basin can be navigable for more than 8 months a year, this is a vast market.

I won't brag with you, the conditions for the development of inland waterway shipping in Mozambique are not much worse than those in Shangri-La, and if you look at the inland waterway shipping industry that is now in full swing in Tianshu City, you will know that there is a lot to be done in investing in the shipbuilding industry.

I want you to invest some money, wouldn't it be better for us to grasp this way of making a fortune in our hands? ”

"Mr. Wu, frankly I'm not very interested in this, why don't you take a look at the rest of the expeditionary force?" Major General Konrad Adenauer politely refused.

He does have some money, and German immigrants are relatively wealthy, but there are many investment opportunities in Australia, who wants to go to Mozambique, thousands of miles away, to invest?

As one of Queensland's top tycoons, is there still a shortage of investment opportunities?

"Don't, let's talk about ......"

Wu Mozhou was not so easy to fool, and tried his best to get some money from this old guy, so he chattered endlessly.

A moment later

Rear Admiral Konrad Adenauer had no choice but to promise a personal investment of £20,000 for a joint stake in the establishment of a shipyard, which seemed more reliable, at least not to lose money.

The scale of the Qiqu Town Iron and Steel Plant with an annual output of 30,000 tons is very small, and it does not have the ability to produce special high-quality steel plates in the early stage, but it will introduce advanced blast furnaces to expand the production scale in the future, and it should be no problem to produce some thin steel plates for the construction of inland river ships.

Because of the complex water conditions and waterway conditions in Mozambique, the inland river vessels suitable for the Mozambique region will not be very large, basically in the range of 50 tons to 150 tons are the mainstream, and can penetrate deep into the inland tributaries with shallow water depth, which is cheap and has a wide range of uses.

The number of larger inland river vessels is limited, mainly suitable for trunk waterway transportation, and the production requirements of special steel plates required for these small and medium-sized inland river vessels are relatively low.

After entangled for a while, Wu Mozhou finally let go of his hand and let Mr. Major General, who was full of black lines, leave.

He is not afraid of the chief of staff who promises to go back on the investment, because there are still more than a dozen young and middle-aged officers of German origin in the Mozambican garrison command.

offended the chief manager, and gave them small shoes to wear every minute.

In the temporary residence

"Huh...... Carl Peters wants to see me? Li Fushou asked with a smile.

"Yuan Ding, why do you knowingly ask?" Wu Mozhou rolled his eyes helplessly, and complained frantically in his heart; Look how fresh you are!

Karl Peters excitedly led a team to participate in the demarcation negotiations, and his attitude was very positive, but before he arrived, you left, Lord Earl, with a difference of only one day.

The Earl was out for a month and a half, while Carl Peters stayed in Seoul for a month and a half to negotiate, and the results obtained by both sides were extremely limited.

This famous adventurer who dared to stand up to the iron-blooded German prime minister Bismarck, because he independently opened up the East African colony, enjoyed a considerable prestige in Germany, and was by no means a soft persimmon that could be easily handled, insisting that the German East African colonies should share the Marawi region.

has already violated Queensland's bottom line, how can you continue to talk about it?

"Sit down, Brother Mozhou, let's not be in a hurry, it doesn't matter if we can't talk about the result in three or two years, and when the settlements are all over the place, the Germans are still pinching their noses and admitting our de facto occupation, this is not something that Karl Peters can decide, as for his joys, sorrows, and sorrows, what does it matter to me?"

Li Fushou sat down calmly, the secretary offered fragrant coffee, Wu Mozhou could only sigh, sat down and said; "Yuan Ding, I mean that since the two sides can negotiate, why should the relationship be very stiff?"

"He should know my bottom line, right?"

"Yes, Carl-Peters knows that we have set up Fort Wilfar, and that unless we are expelled by force or in conflict, we have established ourselves in Malawi, but, out of the stubbornness of the Germans, I hope that we can be compensated in other ways."

"Oh, did you reveal any expectations?"

"This is a matter of discussion, but Carl-Peters strongly asks to see you, otherwise there is no point in continuing the negotiations, and the breakdown of the demarcation negotiations is almost inevitable. This is a German who values honor and face, has a strong sense of self-esteem, and wants to be treated equally by you. ”

"Hehehe...... An interesting adventurer. Li Fushou took a sip of coffee and didn't rush to answer.

At this moment, various ideas came to his mind one by one, and after considering the pros and cons, he felt that it was a favorable choice to reach a demarcation negotiation as soon as possible.

As long as the world war more than 20 years later starts as scheduled, the Germans will not be able to keep all their overseas colonies and will not need any casus belli.

Come to think of it

Li Fushou showed a warm smile on his face, and said in a light tone; "Since Carl Peters wants to see me, let's meet me."