Needless to say, Pearl Harbor is one of the few excellent deep-water ports in the entire Pacific Islands, and it can even be said to be the best deep-water port, with unique geographical conditions.

The Hawaiian Islands are located in the depths of the Pacific Ocean 3,200 kilometers southwest of the United States, about 9,000 kilometers away from Australia, as long as they occupy Oahu, it is equivalent to taking most of the Pacific Ocean into their arms, and Australia's defense front line is advancing 9,000 kilometers away, and the enemy is thousands of miles away.

Li Fushou can see this, Citigroup can naturally see this, and the Spaniards can also see this.

As a veteran colonist, the Spanish Governor's Office in the Philippines was suspicious of Citigroup, and it was not that it could not see the aggressive intentions of the American cowboys, so it was happy to buy and give away half of Oahu, and Queensland rushed to the front to face Citigroup.

As long as they weren't too stupid, they would have given up ownership of Oahu.

After thinking about it a lot

Li Fushou is very satisfied with such a decision, as for whether Fusang will be able to attack Pearl Harbor again as the original historical evolution after a Jiazi, this is not a question to be considered now.

If Fuso insists on a sneak attack and runs an extra 3,000 kilometers by sea to directly hit an important port on the west coast of the United States, wouldn't it be fragrant?

Hum......

Considering the angry look on the Citigroup government after learning of Queensland's secret deal with the Spaniards, Li Fushou felt amused.

Since the Citi Congress introduced the Chinese discrimination bill, the official relationship between the two sides has fallen to a freezing point, and they don't care about this unpleasantness.

He glanced at the European-style court floor clock, and it was already 11:05, and shouted loudly; "Sizhong, come here."

"What do you command?"

"Inform the Normandy Garden, dine at Madame Fiona's at noon, by the way, let the kitchen prepare the hand-grabbed lamb, the kitchen master Wu's craftsmanship is authentic, this dish is not tired of eating."

"I understand the lowly position, so I will pass it on."

The bright sunlight sprinkled in the room, just like Li Fushou's good mood.

He has lived a very comfortable life in the past two years, nesting in Australia to bury himself in economic development, and the 50th anniversary celebration of Her Majesty Queen Victoria of the British Empire has not been prevaricated, and after disgusting His Royal Highness Edward, the current Earl of Queensland is undoubtedly persona non grata at Buckingham Palace.

Okay, love what!

Thinking of His Royal Highness Edward's disgruntled fat face, Li Fushou chuckled lightly, and left the West Study with brisk steps, all the way to the Normandy Garden.

He now wants to see the treasured "French Rose" Nicole, a beautiful woman who has been more glamorous and beautiful since she gave birth, comparing her sister Fiona to all the aunts and wives.

Knowing the news of Li Fushou's arrival, the sisters must have been ready to greet them early.

Big Ship Area

Since the breakthrough of the Brisbane River Tunnel, the town of Big Ship on the north bank of the Brisbane River has been changed to Big Boat District, and the town of North Bank has been changed to North Bank District, and the heavily polluted North Bank cattle and sheep livestock market has also been relocated to Hejia Town, more than 40 kilometers away.

The vacated large plot of land has been built with perfect sewerage facilities, paved with flat and wide asphalt roads, and lined up with high-rise buildings along the riverbank, becoming a new urban area with rapid development in the Red River Valley.

In a few years, the city on the north bank of the Brisbane River will become more bustling and bustling with the opening of one tunnel after another.

The Big Ship District is still more than 20 kilometers away from the North Shore District, and the prosperity of the Red River Valley City has not yet affected here, but several new wide asphalt roads have been built, which are closely linked to the North Shore District, and the scale of the urban area has also expanded a lot.

In the lively Four Seas Restaurant

Luo Yangxi, assistant manager of Hongshan Shipyard, is obviously more blessed than a few years ago, surrounded by a group of wealthy businessmen, his face is full of red light, and he talks and laughs constantly.

He was one of the original Gusu students, in the early years with the earl to Europe to study, in the German shipyard for several years, once served as the Hongshan Shipyard technical expert coordination group translator, foreign affairs director, deputy director of foreign affairs, secretary of the board of directors, until recently promoted to the position of assistant general manager, is equivalent to the deputy general manager of the shipyard executive, with the incentive equity into the board of directors, to be a small shareholder of Meizizi.

Compared with the Gusu students in the same period, it is more than enough to be less than the bottom, almost the level of the midstream, anyway, he is quite satisfied.

Rooted in Captain Hongshan for more than 10 years, Luo Yangxi can also be regarded as a senior industry insider.

"Brother Luo is in the prime of life and has a successful career, I congratulate you on your promotion to the position of associate manager, there will definitely be a day when you will preside over the Hongshan Shipyard in the future, our old friends are also very glorious, I can't say that I want to touch your joy!" Zhao Qishan, director and deputy general manager of Qingdao Port, has been Luo Yangxi's friend for many years, and the two sides have been very close, and they took the lead in raising a glass to congratulate.

Luo Yangxi smiled and picked up the cup, and replied happily; "Where...... Where, more than Zhao Dong Jiyan, Luo Mou's little knowledge is smiling and generous, being this assistant is already walking on thin ice, where do you dare to hope for the day when you take charge of Hongshan Shipyard? It's too much power! ”

"Hey, Brother Luo, this is too modest, you and I are friends who have known each other for many years, I know that you are first-class when you are able to study, not only is you a talented person, but also has been in Germany for several years, and you are familiar with foreign affairs.

"Hehehe...... Thank you Zhao Dong for your kind words, you and I have another drink. ”

Zhao Qishan's words talked about the itch in Luo Yangxi's heart, and he really laughed so much that his eyes narrowed into a slit, and he picked up the cup and drank it again.

Ma Weimin, who was sitting next to Zhao Qishan, also picked up his cup and said with a smile; "Brother Qishan and I are both big bosses, Badou can't read a few words, Brother Luo is a literary star from the sky in our eyes, tadpole-like foreign newspapers can be understood, that is the top powerful, Ma does not take the liberty to toast a ......"

"Brother Ma is polite, I'll do this cup."

The atmosphere on the wine table was warm, and soon the wine passed three rounds, and the five flavors were laid, and it entered the middle of the wine game.

Today is Luo Yangyi's banquet to entertain Zhao Qishan, Ma Weimin and his party, pinching his fingers and counting that the two sides have been familiar with each other for more than 6 years, Luo Yangyi first met Lu Qiang, who was familiar with the kitchen knife quartet in the ward, and there was also a big man Tang Zhaoyi, that is, the man of the hour who served as a diplomatic representative in Europe.

A few years have passed

Luo Yangyi jumped from a foreign affairs representative who was still a middle-level foreign affairs representative of Hongshan Shipyard to a high-level position, and became a bigwig and a director holding a small stake in Hongshan Shipyard, and his future is bright.

Tang Zhaoyi rose from a senior secretary of the Red Fort to serve as a diplomatic representative in Europe, and his name can often only be seen in the "World Journal" and the "Brisbane Courier".

Rumors;

If the Ninth Division is expanded, the throne of the Director of Foreign Affairs will be none other than Tang Zhaoyi.

It's exciting to think about it, it's the top decision-making circle of the Ruby power, and the bosses who serve as directors generally have another identity...... Political affairs are definitely the existence that ordinary people and the upper class all look up to.

Zhao Qishan and Ma Weimin have also developed very well, as private ranchers, in the development of Qingdao Jisu, their wealth has also swelled up like a balloon, and they really make a lot of money.

Don't say anything else

Only a few people jointly engaged in the vegetable production base, now has become the entire Qingdao - the leading base of vegetable supply, supplying more than 300,000 people The city's vegetable demand is nearly half, what a big market!

In order to cope with the rapid growth of the population, Zhao Qishan, Ma Weimin and others have built a large number of wooden buildings for rent, and have formed a relatively prosperous agricultural town, Zhao Qishan's ranch is called Zhaojia Town, Ma Yun's ranch is called Majia Town, Mai Guangtian's ranch is called Maijia Town, Lu Qiang's ranch is called Lujia Town, the largest Zhaojia Town has a population of tens of thousands, the smallest Lujia Town has more than 2,000 people, and the annual rental income alone ranges from thousands of pounds to tens of thousands of pounds.

The richest should belong to Lao Mike, his private ranch is already in the suburbs of Qingdao-City, selling land for rent is really a soft money, no one knows how much money this old guy has?

Moreover, Zhao Qishan, as the director and deputy general manager of Qingdao Port, earns a lot of profits in the increasingly prosperous port warehousing and transportation business, and is a very powerful local squire.

Ma Limin invested in a cement factory, several brick kilns, opened a quarry on his private ranch, and was the president of the Qingdao Communications Construction Company, which also made a lot of money.

Mai Guangtian is not inferior, investing in the purchase of inland river ships to run water transportation, mainly engaged in inland water transportation from coal mines to Qingdao, his water transportation company is strong, almost occupying 13 of the coal transportation share.

With the development of the city and social progress, these earliest pioneers have reaped rich rewards and become the first squires to become rich.

With the development of the city and social progress, these earliest pioneers have reaped rich rewards and become the first squires to become rich.

On the contrary, it was Lu Qiang who went to Shangri-La Island to create a new situation, Luo Yangxi hadn't seen him for a long time, and he missed it a lot, so he asked with concern; "I've heard that the four of you are getting close, but now only Brother Lu has little news, I don't know what is going on now?"

"He...... This guy mixes better than we all do, you don't have to worry about him. Ma picked up a piece of fat crab meat with chopsticks and chewed it in his mouth, felt the wonderful taste, nodded and put down the chopsticks, and said with a rather angry and funny look; Lu Qiang, this guy is terrible now, he has built a Lujia Town in Qingdao, and he has also built a Lujia Town in Shangri-La, but the population of that Lujia Town has exceeded 70,000, and he has heard that it will be upgraded in two years, and he will be the mayor at that time, and he has several tobacco plantations in his hands, and there is a large-scale tobacco factory that ranks first in Shangri-La, which is the tobacco factory that produces "Labor" brand cigarettes, the scale can be ranked in the top 5, and the money made is a sea of money. ”

"It's nothing to make money, the key is that Lu Qiang's kid has entered the sight of the Red Fort, Shangri-La Eastern Province awarded him the honorary titles of "Outstanding Entrepreneur" and "Pioneer Cow", and I heard that he also applied for the title of "Honorary Knight". Zhao Qishan was also envious.

"Sizzle...... Sizzle......"

Everyone present gasped, and the word "awesome" was hung on their faces.

The Red Fort was a mercantilist feudal bourgeois society, not a democratic society where everyone was equal, and for those who were the first to get richer, what they most desired was not how much money to make, but to be able to join the top high society.

The top class is a small circle of nobles, including military nobles and political and business nobles, and the sign of promotion is the title of knight.

Honorary titles such as "Honorary Citizen" and "Outstanding Entrepreneur" can improve political status, but they cannot help wealthy businessmen to enter the upper class, which has strict threshold requirements, and the standard is that you must obtain the "knighthood", otherwise people will not want to take you to play.

If the business has achieved a certain degree of expansion, it is necessary to enter the upper circle, which will help expand the political and business network and extend the tentacles of the business to further places, not just local development.

Just like Zhao Qishan and Ma Weimin, these local squires are majestic and influential in Qingdao-City, but if they leave Qingdao, they will be over, and there will be no one to bird them to the north to Burns City, and they will ...... to the south.

Ahem...... Or don't be unhappy, there are many rich businessmen in the south like carp crossing the river, who birds them?