Australian Storm 1876

  Chapter 160 Building Port Moresby

  On the trestle bridge

   Surrounded by the crowd, Li Fushou walked over in a pale white coat. His tall figure looked very elegant and graceful, and he was not an ordinary person at first glance.

   "Listen, you shameless intruder, don't think I won't recognize you yellow-skinned monkeys if you cut your braids. I need to know your name, and you have to pay for your actions."

Li Fushou heard the sound and saw that the armed militia had dragged the middle-aged white man out. He waved the **** of his rifle and was about to slam it up. Li Fushou gently waved his hand and said; Simple, I am the Earl of Queensland, now tell me about you, who gave you the courage?"

"Huh, damned earl, I am a subject of His Majesty the German Emperor Wilhelm I. My name is Dirk Singer and I am from Hessen. I am a businessman who runs a tavern. I have been here for 6 years. , This is my homeland, and you will never be allowed to invade wantonly." The middle-aged white man expressed extreme anger.

   "Well, who else refuses to accept but you?" Li Fushou asked casually.

  "I, I am Steenberg, a Dutch citizen, a Dutch citizen who runs a mine and a farm. I protest against the barbarity of your men. You cannot bear the anger from Amsterdam."

"And I……"

   11 men stood out in a row, all looking at Li Fushou with angry eyes. If the eyes can eat people, I am afraid that Li Fushou has been torn to pieces at this moment.

  Li Fushou glanced faintly, and continued to ask; "Is there just such a small number of people? Is there anyone else who refuses to accept it?"

  His gaze remained on a bald man in the crowd. This was a white man who was nearly 50 years old. He had the unique Ungru-Saxon's gloomy nose and hooked nose. His eyes were gloomy and his expression was quite calm.

"Dear Earl, I am Glenn Johnson. I am just a biologist who passed by here. I come from Calcutta, India. Regarding the behavior of you and your subordinates..." Glenn Johnson shrugged regretfully. , Said; "I have no comment and no standpoint."

  This is an old fox!

Li Fushou's mind immediately flashed this thought, and then turned his head and stretched out his fingers one by one; "You, you, you, and you... well, that tall man, yes... and you, given that you are The disrespectful language of the nobles, I now demand a duel to protect the honor of the nobles. I regret to inform you that you people can only accept but have no right to refuse, otherwise you will be shamefully put to death."

Those who were spotted were all dragged out by two armed militiamen, one by one. As a result, 13 men were dragged out. Two of them were so frightened that their legs were weakened and they cried out; Your Excellency Earl, I didn't express any opinion just now, and I unconditionally obey you..."

  Maybe it was Li Fushou who had just used his finger to point people. The armed militias were not able to pinpoint the specific point. They simply dragged out the person next to him, so they became 13 men.

"So what?" Li Fushou shrugged indifferently, lifted up his steps and walked forward, leaving only a faint sentence; "I can see malice in your eyes, or there is something in your heart. Malicious, this is enough, um, Brother Fu and Brother Lei, please trouble you."

  Li Fushou took his men and walked away. He was not interested in watching this **** scene, leaving only Fu Peng and Lei Xiao, who were gearing up and looking excited, and a group of armed militias. .

   "Master, go to rest by yourself, these little bunnies will be handed over to us, just to move your muscles and bones."

  The duel between the nobles can be replaced by someone, and the duel between the nobles and the common people can be replaced by anyone.

  A duel between aristocrats and civilians, the aristocrats can ride on horses fully armed, armed with swords and spears, and the civilians can only use wooden sticks.

  There has never been absolute fairness in this world. This is especially true in this era. Under the strict feudal hierarchy, even the oppressed civilians feel that this should be the case and are willing to accept unequal treatment.

  If you die in a duel, you will die. Even if you tell the Pope, it’s useless. The reality is so cold and ruthless.

  The cleanest wooden house in Port Moresby

A group of pretty maidservants have set up all the high-end utensils brought on the Taishan wheel, from furniture and carpets, to curtains, from high-end porcelain to wine utensils, and even set a rocking chair by the window, lighting up the stove. sandalwood.

  This wooden house on the mountainside overlooks the entire fjord and is an excellent place.

At this moment, Li Fushou was sitting on the rocking chair with a cup of tea in his hand, and a maid behind him gently shook a fan, and the piano was sitting in the corner of the house. The slender hands were playing the guzheng, the melodious sound of the piano echoed in the air, and the other was pretty. The maid gently tapped and kneaded her shoulders.

   Surrounded by a group of little maids, Li Fushou enjoyed tasting fragrant tea and admiring the vast territory opened up outside the window.

  The workers from the brigade who disembarked from several freighters, as well as the crew and soldiers who went ashore to take a break, only the white people have long been out of sight, and they don’t know where they have been crushed.

  Li Fushou does not care or is interested. He just looks at the busy crowd from a distance and feels happy.

  This feeling is a bit like the heartfelt satisfaction that the landlord Lao Cai has to patrol his fields every day.

  At the port

  The two sets of terminal lifting equipment were unloaded from the Taishan ship. The workers are intensively installing them in an orderly manner. Most of the people transported on the three freighters have come down to rest, with a total of more than 2,600 people.

  They are militiamen when they pick up their guns, and they will be laborers in the future.

  People come to the stream in droves to wash away the tiredness of the journey and enjoy the fresh fruits and vegetables. You can have a full meal and rest.

  After half a day

  Some laborers have begun to get busy. Hundreds of people have entered the forest and began to cut down trees. The towering trees collapsed, shocking birds.

at dusk

The two heavy loading and unloading cranes on the pier were finally installed, and one after another brand-new tractors were lifted from the Taishan wheel. The trailers were filled with various goods. After being started, they drove ashore happily. .

  Roughly counting, there are more than 50 tractors.

   Piles of bonfires were lit, and the fragrant broth was boiled in the cauldron. After the workers ate and drank enough, they soon fell into a sweet dreamland.

  The climate in the tropics is pleasant. You can lie down and sleep with a mat or a piece of cloth. You can sleep soundly without lying on the wooden trestle bridge. They are immigrants who have suffered hardship, and their life is not so particular.

  The next day, the sky is dimly bright

  The workers have eaten their breakfast and started to work energetically.

  The big trees with their branches cut off were pulled out of the forest by tractors and piled in rows on the clearing. Here, several tractors were simply modified, and the long belts were directly connected to the saw table.

  Using the power of the tractor to drive the steel saw blade on the saw table, the huge log is sawed into sections, and then sawn into planks, slats, and squares, and piled on the open ground for later use.

  Another group of workers drove a tractor and unloaded a large amount of cement, steel bars, diesel engines, rice noodles, grains, oil, canned food, sausages, cattle, sheep and pigs, as well as various tools and materials from the freighter.

  Construction workers began to mix cement and put steel bars to pour large blocks of concrete on the ground. Some construction workers began to build docks, build houses, and be organized under the orderly command.

  A large number of indigenous people were driven out of their homes by armed militias, engaged in heavy manual labor, digging mountains and fetching rocks, transporting timber and timber, digging foundation pits for dock facilities, etc. The speed of the project suddenly accelerated.

With the efforts of thousands of people, the port of Moresby can be seen to change day by day. One after another wooden houses are built on the side of the wharf, the road is extended, the trestle bridge is greatly widened, and it is pushed into the sea, extending to 170 meters. the distance.

one week later

  Two 5,000-ton freighters docked smoothly on the dock, unloading more supplies.

  The Taishan ship, carrying 500 workers, was escorted by 4 frigates towards the west. Their destination was the fishing port of Jayapura, a small fishing village established by Dutch immigrants.

  Only two days later

A 10,000-ton freighter "North Tianshan" from southern Fujian entered Port Moresby. From the ship, a large group of bewildered mainland immigrants, a total of 1,366 people, were men and women, but they were all young men and women. , They were quickly placed in the wooden house area by the dock.

  Women were given priority arrangements to live together. From the second day of arrival, they started to work, cook for the workers, sew and wash clothes, go to the plantation to pick melons and fruits, feed the livestock, and do some work within their power.

The men joined the labor force and worked together to start building Port Moresby, tearing down piece after piece of thatched huts, digging ditches, building sewers according to the instructions of engineers, covering with cement slabs, and building roads with gravel and rammed earth. Every day, rapid changes occur.

After the   "North Tianshan" was fully replenished, it blew a long whistle to express gratitude, and then slowly left the pier and headed towards the blue sea.

  In the terminal engineering headquarters

  Construction commander Wu Xuewen raised his head and watched the huge body of the "North Tianshan" 10,000-ton ship heading towards the blue sky, and a lofty aspiration suddenly rose in his heart.

  The arrival of the "North Tianshan" giant ship opened the prelude to the construction of the entire Shangri-La Island (formerly known as New Guinea Island or Irian Island).

  With the strong support of Red River Valley

Guangjitang, located in the mainland, Australia 19th Century United Shipping Company, Normandy Import and Export Company, Huitong Bank, General Machinery Company, Hongshan Iron and Steel Plant, Songjiang Cement Plant, etc., a series of enterprises under their command have all acted to form an efficient and strict The cooperation between the two parties has jointly contributed to the upsurge of immigration construction on Shangri-La Island.

from now on

  As a transit station for the Far East route to Australia, Shangri-La Island will welcome boats of immigration, construction materials and livestock such as pigs, cattle, sheep, and horses, and contribute to the construction of new towns.

  (End of this chapter)