"Didn't the British mention the request for troops?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, they only consulted about our intentions, perhaps out of the pride of the Guglu-Saxons, thinking that this little trouble could be solved by themselves, so they did not hesitate to mobilize troops from the mainland, India and Canada, and only needed logistics supplies for us, and the number of orders sent was very huge."

"Hehehe...... These arrogant Brits. ”

Shaking his head and commenting with a smile, Li Fushou didn't know what to say. He was quickly attracted by the huge order that Prime Minister Fan Zhongzhai said, and asked; "Is there a specific number for the order?"

"Yes, the largest orders were concentrated on mules and horses, and tens of thousands of troops arrived around Cape Town, and the Boers refused to sell them a horse, so the British had to look for us." Prime Minister Fan Zhongzhai took out a stack of documents, flipped through them and found the data, clicked on it with his hand and said;

"After more than ten years of development

The large livestock in Mozambique has reached the scale of more than 300,000 heads, including more than 100,000 horses, tens of thousands of mules and more than 100,000 cattle, and the British have a very large number of orders, and they will have to take away 20,000 horses, 50,000 healthy mules and 5,000 cattle at once.

The first batch of supplies required 30,000 sheep, as well as chickens, ducks and other poultry in varying quantities, which greatly promoted the development of animal husbandry in Mozambique.

The British also ordered a large amount of cement, barbed wire, timber, grain and other supplies, only cotton cloth did not want, by the way, there were 1000 tons of cashew nuts and more than 6000 tons of Somali canned food, 5,000 tents.

They also wanted to bring over British cotton and Egyptian cotton and process them from Mozambique into various quilts and clothing for the British army assembled in Cape Town. ”

"Promise them." Li Fushou replied without hesitation.

No matter how small the mosquito legs are, they are still meat, and they can't let go of big money to earn small money, and a single industrial economy like Mozambique is not qualified to pick fat and thin at all.

Before Citigroup did not shake, the British army was the most tyrant army in the world, not to mention how aristocratic the Royal Navy was, just the British Army, the will to fight was quite resolute, but the waste was really wasteful.

The British eat mutton only in the real sense of mutton, sheep's head and hooves, sheep's internal organs, sheep's backbone, and lamb chops are not eaten, as for mutton fat, sheep eggs, and sheep's eyes, don't mention it, absolutely don't eat it.

Even if the lamb chops are full of meat, the British don't eat them, and they throw them all away.

A big fat sheep picks and chooses to eat, that is, one or twenty catties of the best meat, and a few soldiers kill it in one meal.

Mozambique supplies so much livestock products, most of which are actually for soldiers, and British officers do not eat these things.

Their recipes include Cumberland sausages, Welsh lamb, Scotch ribeye steaks, Spanish ham and Scotch whisky, French sparkling champagne, Australian cashmere sweaters under military uniforms, delicate Italian cowhide boots, and everything to be the best.

If it's just food and clothing, the waste of key armies is staggering. Cattle and sheep are not managed by special personnel, and it is common for a large area to starve to death.

When the battle is not conducive to retreat, it is not distressing to abandon a large number of large quantities.

What is the concept that the British spent more than 200 million pounds in the Second Boer War?

This money is equivalent to 1.2 billion taels of silver, 1 billion US dollars, 400 million gold oceans, equivalent to 46.8 million ounces of gold, almost more than 1,300 tons of gold.

South Africa's largest Rand gold mine produced 23 million pounds worth of gold in 1899, which is equivalent to the total output of the Rand gold mine for nine years.

This huge amount of money can build 180 15,200-ton "Shikishima"-class battleships, can buy 40 million tons of steel, and can buy all the sheep in the world and have a surplus.

At the end of the 19th century, when there were no tanks and planes, so much money for war must not have been exhausted, and most of them were wasted, so this war was also a huge business opportunity.

Mozambique has to share some of this huge expenditure, even if it is only 1/10, which is a staggering figure, and it can be said that the region has the greatest development opportunity since its inception.

Hearing Prime Minister Fan Zhongzhai's report, Li Fushou was in a good mood, nodded approvingly and said; "Zhongzhai, you should have more snacks about African affairs, this is a good opportunity for development, and in addition, the border between the southern states and the Transvaal Republic must be tightly sealed to prevent the outflow of materials."

The southern and southwestern states of Mozambique share economic ties with the Transvaal Republic, and the Boers have gold and diamonds, but they also need Mozambican manufactured goods and cloth.

Now that relations have deteriorated, trade naturally cannot be sustained.

Prime Minister Fan Zhongzhai heard the song and knew the meaning of elegance, and said solemnly; "Please rest assured that the cabinet is personally led by Viscount Hu Chaoshan, Minister of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, to set up a team to deal with emergencies in Southwest Africa, which will coordinate the supply of products, recruitment and training, and speak with one voice to the outside world."

"Well, is there anything else?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, the Boxer Fist in the Manchu Qing Dynasty is getting louder and louder, and there are many impacts on our concessions and embassies and consulates, and the diplomatic embassies of various powers have expressed strong dissatisfaction, urging the Qing court to suppress the local area and calm the chaotic situation."

"Oh, that's right, let's talk about it later."

Just like the Boxer Rebellion that happened in history, Li Fushou was beyond his reach, and he had no good way to deal with it.

Later, Prime Minister Pham Trung Zhai talked about the Citigroup's repression of the local population in Central America, the military preparations of Japan and Russia in the Far East, and the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway.

According to the treaty signed between Russia and the Qing court, a branch line of the Trans-Siberian Railway will be extended into the three northeastern provinces and connected to the "Kwantung Railway".

Today, the Kanto Railway is being surveyed and is scheduled to be completed in 5~6 years.

The Trans-Siberian Railway, which is under construction in Russia, is the longest railway in the world, which was officially started in Vladivostok in May 1891, and was built from Chelyabinsk at the other end to the east in July 1892, and is expected to be opened to traffic in 1904.

At that time, Tsarist Russia can continuously send military forces from Europe to the Far East, which is equivalent to one foot has been inserted into the three eastern provinces, and the Fusang State has long regarded the Manchurian and Mongolian regions as a forbidden territory, and the Tsarist Russian forces have invaded this region on a large scale and threatened the Korean Peninsula, which is something that the Fuso State cannot bear under any circumstances.

The outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War was already on the line, and Fuso had stepped up preparations for war.

After talking about the international situation for a while, Prime Minister Pham Trung Zhai continued;

"After two years of continuous capital investment, the construction of the Balikpapan Large-scale Petrochemical City project has achieved remarkable results.

The project is equipped with the construction of 5 small towns, two large coal terminals, three marine linda oil transmission terminals, three thermal power plants, the construction of AC power grids and transmission and substations covering the region, the construction of 388 kilometers of railway lines, and the construction of 4,200 kilometers of roads, including 1,160 kilometers of trunk roads paved with asphalt pavement.

The Balikpapan oil field has stepped up further development efforts and initially has an initial capacity of 20 million barrels of oil per year, quadrupling from the previous one.

The introduction of advanced petroleum refining equipment from Germany, the United States and the United Kingdom and other countries, is building two large-scale refineries in the south and one in the north, and the project is expected to be completed and put into operation by the end of next year, bringing strong impetus to regional economic development.

It is estimated that;

The large-scale chemical project will directly create 210,000 jobs and create an annual output value of 350 million gold oceans, which will attract a large influx of private capital and directly drive the rise of the petrochemical industry in East Kaliman and South Kalimantan, and the future is bright.

Nowadays, it is mainly located in West Xiangzhou, Central Kalimantan, and West Kalimantan large rubber plantations, and every year there are 3~50,000 acres of mature rubber forests entering the rubber tapping period, which continues to enhance China's natural rubber production capacity and provides sufficient raw material supply for the development of Australia's local rubber industry.

Nowadays, in Australia, the natural rubber and synthetic rubber industry is developing rapidly, and more than 2,700 rubber products companies have emerged, covering tires, industrial and auto parts rubber strips, sealing gaskets, latex mattresses, slippers, plastic pipes, plastic pads, and a variety of plastic products.

Especially this year

The number of exported agricultural machinery and automobile products has soared, which has driven the rapid development of the rubber industry and spare parts processing industry, and has become a bright spot in the current economy.

Among them, the demand from North America is rising, and it is close to the size of the European market, the largest export market, and the prospects are very encouraging.

Another noteworthy tobacco industry, strong demand from southwest Africa has driven local quality tobacco prices to soar, with a general increase of 40%~50% compared to the previous quarter.

The world is disturbed, and the scenery is unique here.

Today, at the end of the century, Australia is far away from the world's hot spots, and it has to be said that it is a great blessing to be able to watch the wars and chaos in various places and concentrate on developing its own economy.

Since 1899

The situation in the Luzon Islands has calmed down under the strong suppression of the military, and it is difficult to see organized riots again.

The area around Manila has cleared up a large blank space, and with a steady stream of Chinese immigrants settling here, the large regional lockdown is gradually being lifted and the normal order of production and life is gradually restored.

The "cage for birds" program is well underway, and as much as 70% of the main island of Luzon has been cleared, and it is only a matter of time before the remaining indigenous population is resolved.

The local government of the Luzon Islands has signed a labor export plan with South American countries, and this year it plans to export 680,000 male laborers to Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Chile, Peru, Uruguay and other countries.

In return, South American countries have signed the "Bilateral Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Cooperation" with Australia, making proper arrangements in tariff concessions, personnel exchanges, culture and education, etc., to further open up the South American market.