Return to the cabin where I lived for more than a month
Here is a walkway leading to the engine room on the ground floor. From time to time, it will be surrounded by large groups of hot steam gushing out. The environment is humid and sultry, and the huge roar of the machine keeps going all night, and the ears are a little buzzing after a long time. Inaudible.
There is a row of narrow wooden beds along the aisle. There are 3 floors up and down. The width is only enough for one person to fall asleep sideways, and they will fall out of the bed after a little shake. They must be **** with cloth straps when sleeping. , This is the bed of the Chinese workers.
Li Fushou was sitting on a simple wooden bed, and the Chinese workers who were walking around were evading far away, he didn't care.
only then took an angry shot, shocking this large group of Chinese workers, and the effect was very obvious.
This has made Li Fushou's image in the minds of many Chinese workers tough and cruel, which is not a bad thing for the upcoming gold rush career.
People are good at being deceived, and Ma Shan is being deceived.
Rebirth for a few days
Through silent observation, Li Fushou understood most of the nature of these Chinese workers, and his heart sank to the freezing point.
Outer fighting for outsiders, infighting for insiders, it's just a piece of loose sand, and it's perfect to describe this group of Chinese workers.
In 1876, the afterglow of the Dragon Kingdom of the Qing Dynasty had not completely dissipated. Western colonists feared more than greed for this huge ancient empire, and had not yet torn off the last fig leaf.
If the original historical trajectory has not changed, more than 20 years later, the Eight-Power Allied Forces marched all the way into Beiping City, thoroughly seeing the decaying and debilitating nature of the Manchu Empire.
Since then, the powers of various countries have acted recklessly in the land of China. The ancient Chinese nation has entered the darkest historical stage of a century of sinking, and has completely reduced to a semi-colonial and semi-feudal society. Europeans have taken root in the impression of the poor and weak Chinese people, calling it "East Asia". sick man".
This is the future...
At this stage, the Chinese have a high status in the entire Southeast Asia from the distant Australia. They are the second level after whites. From Singapore to Kalimantan, from Jakarta to Mindanao, the Chinese ethnic group spreads across Southeast Asia and Oceania. They are European colonists. The powerful support of the local indigenous peoples is generally richer.
This group of gold prospectors from Hong Kong are mainly from Guangdong, Guangdong and the coastal areas of Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
On the other hand, for foreigners, they only promise and dare not say a word from the atmosphere.
The Chinese workers do not have a strong sense of belonging to the entire Qing empire, but they strongly agree with the distinction of clan and region. Chaoshan people hold a group, Jiangsu and Zhejiang people hold a group, and there are constant small contradictions between each other.
Li Fushou wanted to unite this group of scattered Chinese laborers to fight against the oppression of foreigners. The difficulty is no different from that of heaven.
thought of here
Li Fushou couldn't help but slammed his teeth secretly, lowered his goal a little bit, and figured out how to make more money for himself. This is the most important thing at present.
I can't manage other people, and I don't have the ability to manage them.
I am familiar with English and know the future direction of history. Although I have no ability to turn on black technology, it is not difficult to make a lot of money.
The problem is
In any historical period, the gold rush is accompanied by a large number of extremely bad public security incidents. The death of dozens of people in the gold mine is almost like a play, and they are often dragged to the wilderness and buried, even in later generations. .
Li Fushou has been learning martial arts since he was a child, and knows how to fist, but he clearly knows that fighting alone is the scum of being killed every minute.
Today's wild Australia is very low-developed. Similar to the early development of the western United States, it often draws guns. Rather than expect the police to maintain a good security environment, it is better to buy a gun and keep it nearby.
The problem turned around and returned to the original point. It is necessary to unite some people to form a reliable force of their own, so that they can save their lives and the wealth they have earned. They will not be targeted by some unruly people and end up losing their lives. It ended tragically.
I am from Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and there are about 40 people from my hometown. Living in a foreign country is the first group to fight for.
Li Fushou quickly made up his mind and looked at a group of fellow villagers who were not far away...
...
After the Fleming freighter docked, nearby gold mine owners quickly swarmed in and took the initiative to pay a head tax of 10 pounds per person for the Chinese workers who had just arrived in Hong Kong.
The money will be repaid by Huagong working in the gold mine. Generally, it will take 5 to 8 months. If you are lucky, it will not take so long.
If you find a large piece of dog head gold, you can pay off the £10 tax paid by the gold mine in minutes.
Follow the rules of the gold digger
All the gold found in Borderlands belongs to oneself, and the gold found in the gold mine needs to pay 2/3, and the rest belongs to oneself.
Even so, in the Palmer River Basin of Queensland, which is rich in gold reserves, it is easy to earn 15-20 pounds (including high interest), and those with good luck can pay back the money in a short time.
Gold rush is the more labor, the more sufficient the manpower, the greater the profit, especially the hard-working Chinese laborers are the most popular.
This is the main reason why gold mine owners are willing to pay the head tax on behalf of Chinese workers. In addition to being able to collect cash soon, it can also bring more labor to the gold mine and earn a lucrative high interest rate. What do you think? Will not lose money.
A few hours later
Gold mine recruiters paid the head tax, and the Chinese workers on the Fleming freighter disembarked one after another, standing on the wharf, waiting for the gold mine's four-wheeled carriage to arrive.
In the following years, the Chinese workers will work in the large and small gold mines near the Palmer River, and use the gold rush proceeds to pay off the entry tax in order to gain true freedom.
Li Fushou came to the dock with a large bag of luggage in his hand, breathing the cool September air, mixed with the strong smell of fish and horse dung, and felt the strangeness of being in a foreign land.
look up
Near the Port of Queensland, there are many British Norman spire buildings. The houses are made of light brown large rocks, with arched door tickets and colorful curved windows, which are solemn and rustic in style.
The tall spire roof ridge can withstand the sea breeze in the severe cold season. There are also many buildings with a strong Scottish style mixed in between, full of exotic flavors.
The port is paved with large and heavy stone slabs. The tall and strong quarter horses dragged the endless four-wheeled cargo wagons and rolled them up, and the rubber wheels made a dull sound.
The appearance of large groups of Chinese workers aroused many Queensland locals onlookers. A large number of people quickly gathered on the pier, standing not far away pointing and pointing.
The Chinese workers were very uncomfortable with this scene. They looked at the local people with high noses and deep noses with a little cowering expression, and they gathered together at a loss.
See this scene
Li Fushou immediately gestured to the three young men around him to unfold the things in his hands. This is a banner made of sheet, written in English;
The magic from the mysterious east
You will never get the correct answer. Guess one shilling at a time. As long as you guess the correct one, you will get a three-pound reward. You can challenge it by dissatisfaction.
Old God Li Fushou was standing behind a waist-high bluestone platform, with three bowls in front of him, and three small **** made of cotton, all dyed bright red.
This cotton...Naturally, it is taken out from the corner of the quilt and tied into a fluffy ball with a thin string. The bowl is a porcelain bowl for ordinary eating.
What Li Fushou wanted to play was "Sanxianguidong". He was a magic lover in his previous life. He once practiced the ancient trick of "Sanxianguidong", and these natives are enough.
"Ah... take a look, take a look, you will find that this magical oriental magic is far beyond imagination, it is an incredible existence."
"Those who have confidence in themselves can try to challenge them. As long as they spend a shilling, they can get a generous reward of 3 pounds if they make a guess. It's childish."
"Is there anyone who dares to try, don't let me look down..."
The noise made by the people like Li Fushou quickly aroused the onlookers of the locals. Several tall Australian men looked at the words on the banner and showed a look of disbelief;
"Hey, Dongfang boy, are you bragging about this mysterious Oriental Art?"
"If you are bragging or not, you will know at a glance."
"How to play the game?"
Li Fushou patiently explained; "Look... I have three bowls and three **** here. I will show you different **** in the bowl. After the bowl is covered, you can guess how many **** are actually in the bowl. Don't believe what you see with your eyes. This is the magical oriental art."
"You mean... if we guess right, we will pay me three pounds, right?"
"That's right, pay immediately if you guess it right."
"Hey hey... well, let me guess."
"Please pay a shilling in advance, no matter if you guess it right or wrong, it will not be refunded."
"Row."
The leading foreigner is a tall man. He didn't think the foreigner dared to bully himself. He took out a shilling silver coin and threw it on the stone platform. You won bankruptcy."
"I hope so…"
Li Fushou was gentle and polite to this foreigner who made himself a good start. At this time, there were already a large number of local people around, and he intentionally introduced it in slow motion;
"Everyone, please see that I have three bowls and three small balls. I use one bowl to cover one small ball, and then use the second bowl to cover the second ball, and the third bowl to cover the third. Small ball.
Well, my hands have left the bowl.
Now you can guess. If you guess the number of **** in any small bowl, you can get a good reward of £3.
This gentleman can guess how many **** are in a bowl. You can guess which bowl you have. If you guess right, you can take away three pounds. Is the game very simple? "
More than simple, even fools can understand it at first glance.
The leading foreigner had a look of greed in his eyes, and suddenly said to Li Fushou loudly; "I guess...There is a small ball in each of the three small bowls. If you guessed it all, can you get nine pounds?"
"Sir, you can only guess a small bowl for a shilling."
"Then I can give you two shillings."
"Uh... this is okay." Li Fushou didn't expect this Tuao to go on the road like this. How can there be any reason for not accepting money on the pole?
After receiving two more silver shillings, Li Fushou stretched out the first small bowl in the eyes of the audience, and the first bowl was empty. Only then, everyone saw the ball disappeared, which immediately attracted the audience's attention. There was a sound of exclamation.
No doubt, I didn't guess.
This strong foreign man once again set off the second small bowl, which was still empty, which attracted another shocking voice from the audience.
What about the ball in the bowl?
The gringy rubbed his eyes as big as a bull, and suspected that he had made a mistake. How could this be possible?
Obviously there is a small ball in every bowl, why did it disappear?
Li Fushou won't wait for his questioning, and gracefully opened the third small bowl, unconsciously stuffed the two small **** in his hand, and said in a ridiculous tone; "Look at me. What's there? These three small **** went together, it's really naughty."
His words caused everyone to chuckle, and they became more interested in this magical scene.
In this era without movies and TV, the oriental magic performed by Li Fushou has a magnet-like attraction, attracting a large group of foreigners to watch, and soon the inner and outer three layers are impenetrable.
"Don't move, you cover the bowl." The gringle yelled suddenly as if reacting, and Li Fushou covered the bowl in response.
Now the first and second bowls are empty, and the third bowl contains three small balls.
The gringe triumphantly took out three silver shillings, slapped them on the stone platform, and said, "I still don't believe it. This time I guess the first bowl and the second bowl are empty. , There are three small **** under the third bowl, you have to pay me 9 pounds if you lose."
For this not-so-gentleman's behavior, several onlookers showed dissatisfaction and accused them; "Oh, my God, Luke, you are really embarrassed."
"This is cheating, it's shameful."
"Thank you a few upright ladies for speaking up, thank you very much." Li Fushou kept a polite look on his face, and said loudly to everyone present; "Why is it the ancient oriental magic? It's because of these three naughty. After casting the spell, you definitely don't want to be guessed. You can ask for it at any time, but the result is the same..."
He pointed at the big banner behind him and said; "You will never get the right answer."
"How is this possible..." everyone exclaimed.
Li Fushou calmly opened up the mystery again. There was a red ball in each small bowl. This gringe named Luke had all guessed wrong, and his face suddenly became ugly.
Obviously there are three small **** in a bowl, he will never read it wrong, how could it become that there is a small ball in every bowl?
Luke was very unwilling to admit defeat. He bet on money again and again, and quickly lost three pounds and two shillings in his own cash, without guessing right once.
Luke is also a gold prospector. Unlike Chinese workers, these European gold prospectors will come to town to drink two glasses to enjoy, play cards and gambling, find a woman in a bar or on the street. Gambling indiscriminately until the last penny is spent, very little money can be saved.
Most of the gold prospectors from the bottom of society are rude illiterate, gangsters and rogues, and sometimes guest robbers or even murderers, there is no moral bottom line at all.
"Hey, go away if you have no money, I'll try it too..."
Under all eyes, Luke did not dare to make excessive moves, and was quickly squeezed out of the inner circle by others.
There are always lucky people in this world who think that their eyesight is better than others, and their luck is better than others.
Since the opening of Li Fushou's business, people who tried to challenge him have been in an endless stream, and his income soon exceeded £20.
Everyone, without exception, all guessed and lost.
Yelena has been standing by and watching this ancient oriental trick. The more she sees it, she feels that it is indeed magical. She couldn't help but say to her companions Mary and Fiona; "Dear ladies, do you think this oriental magic trick is deceptive?" It's incredible."
"Probably not." Mary's tone was not very sure, and she shrugged and said; "Well, God bless, I think the ancient eastern kingdom is indeed very mysterious, and there will be powerful existences that we can't understand, and it may be a unique **** in the East. Zhuan, I... really bad."
"Maybe this is the will of God, this young man may be the spokesperson of the Oriental Divine Residence to send people to walk in the world, and preaching the doctrine on behalf of the Lord, it is worth paying respect."
"Seriously, I can't understand what I'm seeing."
"I think the skin on his face is very good, it's as smooth as a baby, and I can't help but want to touch it."
"Gosh, Mary, I think so too..."
Mary with freckles on his face and Fiona, who is tall and beautiful, are both in their 20s. Born in a wealthy Queensland family, they have never left the city when they grow up. They have only been to Victoria as far as they are.
From childhood to girlhood
The dream of every girl is to be able to return to the legendary Europe where gold and silver flows. It is the world's wealth center in this era and a distant dream place.
One day, wandering around the world-famous international metropolis of London, Paris or Frankfurt on the streets, recalling the glory and glory that our ancestors have experienced. This is the dream of all Australians.
As for the **** Queensland and Melbourne, apart from gold and wool, there is nothing worthy of nostalgia.
Today, the magical scene shown by this oriental boy really aroused the curiosity of several young women, who were constantly talking...
"Dear ladies, please don't take the topic too far." Yelena can only interrupt her companion's endless speculation.
The discussion of the ladies has gone far away. Yelena knows her companion too much. If she let her go on, she might say something embarrassing.
Elena is the daughter of Mr. Edward, who holds important positions in the Queensland colonial government, and a beautiful woman with millet hair.
In the season approaching October, the chill is getting stronger.
Yelina is still wearing a pleated umbrella with lace, and she is wearing a light pink tunic long skirt. The skirt is stretched backwards exaggeratedly, which outlines the graceful curve of young women.
This is the latest ladies fashion style in Paris 5 years ago, and for distant Australia, it is the latest ladies' clothing.
It takes 55 pounds to customize such a beautiful dress. The complicated and exquisite detailed patterns need to be sketched one by one. This money is enough for ordinary Australian knitting women to save for five or six years without eating or drinking.
(End of this chapter)