After several months of careful training, the Five Tigers have shown outstanding talents, taking over the management of the ranch and the many trivial affairs of the Fulinmen Hotel, which is very important to Li Fushou.
It happened to be Zhu Wei staying by the side today.
"It's Awei, the telegram from Higgins is here, and the ocean freighter we ordered is about to be completed. The last time we arranged to mobilize talented people to go to the United States to pick up the ship, how is it now?"
"Return to Master, everything has been arranged." Zhu Wei was confident about this and talked freely; "After the young master ordered, our secretary team carefully selected a group of sailors who had worked on ships, and selected some of them. Good, there are 97 people left. Jia Donghe used to work on a foreigner's ocean-going ship for six years. He has served as a deputy sailor and is quite proficient in the ocean shipping industry. Therefore, he will go to the United States with the team leader Fan Asheng. Pick up the ship and temporarily serve as the deputy team leader, and you can set off with a single order."
Look and see... the arrangement of the things to be explained is clear.
Li Fushou asked; "Well, yes, there are any cruise ships going to the United States in the near future."
"Return to Master;
Today is April 2nd. According to the operating schedule of transoceanic cruises, on April 3rd, there will be a British White Star Cruises "Pacific Legend" cruise ship, which will stop at Brisbane Port from Sydney to Canberra.
This liner to the United States is expected to take 17 days, and the final destination is the Port of San Francisco.
On April 6th, a French cruise ship "Bruges" stopped at Brisbane Port. It is estimated that it will take 20 days to cross the ocean and finally arrive at Santa Barbara, the US West Port.
On April 10, there was a German cruise ship "Nordic Bandit", which made a stop at Brisbane Port. It was estimated that it would take 19 days to cross the ocean and finally arrived at the Port of Oakland, the West Coast Port.
No sailing schedule has been confirmed from April 10 onwards, and only these three cruises are temporarily clear. "
This answer made Li Fushou very satisfied. He sat down again, took a sip of tea and asked, "There are a lot of people going to the United States this time. What advice do you have?"
Zhu Wei respectfully bowed, and replied after thinking it carefully;
"Cruises are different from freighters. They travel between oceans fast and convenient, and the corresponding ticket prices are much higher. I once studied the fares of transoceanic cruises. If we can take the appropriate method, we will save a lot of money. cost."
"Oh... let's listen to it." Li Fushou was very interested. This kind of subordinates who do things by analogy are handy.
"In order to be filled with cargo and guests, the cruise ship will stop at the four major port cities from Australia, and it is the third stop when it comes to Brisbane.
The schedule of the British White Star Cruise Line is the most recent. The cruise is the largest and most comfortable. At the same time, the tickets are also the most expensive. The third-class cabin is 8 pounds, 6 shillings and 11 pence per guest. Because there will not be many vacancies left, the price is difficult to negotiate. Come down.
The French cruise ship "Bruges" is the smallest and the cheapest. The third prize only costs £7 and 9 shillings per guest, but his destination is Santa Barbara Port. After arriving, he will be transferred by land to Auckland. Instead, it was the least cost-effective journey.
So I suggest to take the German cruise ship "Nordic Bandit". Although it will take a few more days, it will be able to reach the destination directly. Moreover, you can negotiate with the liner company in advance about the preferential price.
The third-class price of the "Viking" is 8 pounds, 1 shilling and 11 pence. We booked a cabin for nearly a hundred people at a time, so we must give a preferential price. "
"Hahaha...well, I can see that you have done a lot of homework before, and you must do things so rigorously and comprehensively." Li Fushou gave his subordinates praises, and Zhu Wei's answer was very much to his appetite, so, He stood up and patted him on the shoulder and said, "Just confirm the Viking, and appoint you to be solely responsible for the specific matter. Jia Donghe will take care of it, and inform the personnel going to the United States to prepare for the departure."
"Thank you for your appreciation, Young Master, Zhu Wei will definitely live up to his mission."
"Hahaha...good."
A splendid spring sun shines in, with a lazy feeling, just as beautiful and beautiful as Li Fushou's mood now.
The high-quality wheat in the pasture has been sown, and some early rice has also been planted. There is no shortage of fruits and vegetables. Thanks to the hard work of Chinese hired workers, they are growing well, and everything is on the right track.
Taking advantage of the good spring day, Li Fushou took a group of entourage to inspect the ranch.
They came to the upper wharf of the Brisbane River. This "T"-shaped wharf penetrated into the river bend for about 40 meters, and then spread out to both sides. The total length of the wharf is about 160 meters, and it can dock two ships at the same time. Ocean freighter.
Standing on the dock
The wide Brisbane River has clear water, and from time to time, the backs of fish are looming on the surface of the water. At the upper water antenna, the rushing Baixi River merges into the Brisbane River, forming an estuary delta with lush vegetation.
It is now opened as a rice planting area. At first glance, the green rice is growing and it can be harvested in early July.
Rice grown in pastures is mainly for the Chinese community. After high-quality wheat is ground into flour, bread and other pastries are the staple food of Westerners, and it is also one of the indispensable staple foods of the Chinese.
Soybeans can be planted after wheat is harvested. After the high-quality soybeans are extracted from oil, the soybean meal and wheat bran are mixed to produce high-quality concentrated feed for livestock and poultry. This is a perfect cycle.
A ranch in Australia
The cowboys grazing seldom feed cattle and sheep, which is too labor-intensive. Basically, they rely on the free feeding of the cattle and the flocks. They migrate in rotation and drive the cattle and flocks to the next pasture.
Since Smith Ranch was raided by unidentified bandits and caused a **** incident that shocked Queensland, the rancher Smith flees away from home. The cowboys sold their cattle and sheep at a low price. They all went their separate ways. The entire ranch was abandoned.
Smith Ranch covers an area of about 72,000 square acres, which is right next to the Red River Valley Ranch, and the water plants are especially beautiful.
Therefore, a large number of herds of Red River Valley Ranch have been grazing in Smith Ranch in the past few months. Anyway, it is empty or empty, so it is good to collect some interest.
The main body of the Red River Valley Reservoir has been presented. This is a rather spectacular gravity dam. Between two towering peaks, the width is about one kilometer, and 9 drain holes are arranged side by side, each of which is two meters in diameter. .
Here, Li Fushou and his entourage met the architect Feuerbach-Kant and his German companions who were having a picnic. Three black female slaves were busy cooking soup and barbecue, serving them diligently.
Seeing Li Fushou and his team coming, these Germans stood up to greet them from a distance, showing their due respect to the rancher.
"Hey, everyone, am I disturbing you."
Li Fushou had already got off the horse while he was speaking, and strode over with a horse whip in his hand, with a very enthusiastic attitude.
"Dear Mr. Li, you are a distinguished guest that we can't invite. Germans have always had a tradition of hospitality. Please try our rye beer, which is definitely better than the swill brewed by the British. I believe you will like it."
"Thank you Lieutenant Colonel, I am willing to try it."
"Then...please!"
The person who spoke was Lieutenant Colonel Conrad Adenauer Artillery, a 46-year-old German nobleman with more than 30 years of military experience. This is the tradition of the Junker nobleman.
He is the leader of this 5-member German blasting expert group. He is the oldest and the most experienced in handling explosives, so he is highly respected.
Conrad Adenauer Artillery Lieutenant Colonel has the honorary baronial title, but he prefers to be called Mr. Lieutenant Colonel. This officer who has experienced many battles, including the Franco-Prussian War, has been deeply imprinted with iron and blood.
followed by Lieutenant Colonel Wagner, Major Schwartz Kopf, Captain Koch and Captain Fritz, the youngest of them, Captain Koch, is also 34 years old.
The reason why these excellent German soldiers left the army and traveled across the oceans to come to Australia to earn a living was really forced by life and had to suffer.
After the victory of the Franco-Prussian War
The Prussian army intends to march into Paris to hold a military parade to demonstrate its majesty. At the same time, King William I of Prussia will be crowned as the Emperor of Germany at Versailles. This is the glory of the victorious country and an extreme humiliation to France, which was once the strongest power in the European army. .
How can the arrogant French accept the news?
At this time, France is the center of the world's revolution. There is a flood of thoughts, utopianism, anarchism, Neo-Jacobinism and Puludong Leftist ideas are very marketable.
The news came as if the powder keg that had been backlogged had been lit for a long time, and the masses' anger broke out.
In 1871, the famous Paris Commune uprising broke out. Revolutionaries occupied the entire Paris and drove away the overwhelming French emperor Napoleon III.
In order to suppress the revolutionaries who occupied Paris, Prussia immediately released 100,000 captured French troops. They marched into Paris fully armed, and started a **** massacre...
With such a noise, Paris, the once prosperous fashion capital, has become a ruin.
King William I of Prussia, although he was crowned Kaiser in Falsai Palace as he wished, he had no choice but to face the mess of France.
The war cost a huge amount of money. France is already dying. Germany cannot get enough compensation from the defeated countries, let alone maintain its huge military power. Mass disarmament is the only way out.
In this historical context
In order to make a living, there has been a large-scale wave of immigration in Germany, the main destination is the United States on the other side of the Atlantic, and a small number of them have moved to Australia.
Now that the dam project is drawing to a close, only a few more directional blasts are needed.
Li Fushou gave these experienced German officers another good job, training his gunmen with the strict military discipline of Prussia.
This arrangement was very in line with the appetite of the Germans and accepted it happily.
For them, their military career has left a deep mark, and they seem to be able to do nothing other than training soldiers and warfare.
There are no professional engineers in this era. The reason why German officers are proficient in blasting is that they have experienced too much on the battlefield. With their eyes closed, they can hear the difference between 20 pounds of explosives and 15 pounds of explosives.
As the oil seller said, he is only familiar with it.
(End of this chapter)