Australian Storm 1876

  Chapter 191 Conspiracy

  September 26, 1881

  An official announcement from the British Colonial Department shocked the world, the announcement stated;

In January 1881, the Earl of Queensland announced the discovery and possession of Shangri-La Island. After the Colonial Department was responsible and careful investigation, the island had not been substantively occupied by relevant countries and forces before. The rights of discovery and possession claimed by the Earl of Queensland should be respected. And acknowledgment.

  This, on behalf of the London Government’s position of the Colonial Department’s announcement, was published on the front page of the British "Times" and attracted great attention from all parties concerned.

  In addition to publishing the Colonial Ministry notice on the front page, the Times published a feature article on page 2 with the title;

  Dream of Shangri-La

  One of the series of reports: Hard work will eventually yield...The Earl of Queensland’s new geographical discovery in the South Pacific region.

  The article uses a large chapter to introduce the past and present of Shangri-La Island, adopting many expert opinions, and the content is extremely detailed and reliable.

  Such a heavyweight article is authoritative, and it is difficult to write without a lot of detailed information and repeated arguments.

  The mainstream newspapers in Europe have quoted relevant statements from The Times, and the public opinion has formed a trend that is generally conducive to the Queensland Earl’s discovery of new territories, but the focus is different.

  French newspapers and magazines enthusiastically advocated new discoveries in geography, but unfortunately it was once again taken advantage of by the British.

  The German newspapers seemed a bit sour. They added 880,000 square kilometers to the vast colony of 31 million square kilometers in the British Empire, which is close to 32 million square kilometers. It is ironic that the British will have indigestion.

  Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Ottoman Empire and other public opinion newspapers are only reprinted, and basically did not make any comments. They have no way of commenting on the affairs of the British Empire. Other small and medium European countries are mostly similar.

  The only two who expressed strong opposition were Spain and the Netherlands.

  Spanish newspapers claimed that Irian Island was discovered in the 15th century and used it as a transit trading place for one and a half centuries, with actual sovereignty over the place.

  The Dutch newspapers reacted more intensely, believing that Ilian Island is an inseparable part of the East Indies, and the Dutch have exercised actual rule over the region since the middle of the 16th century.

  The Earl of Queensland violated the territorial rights and interests of the Dutch East Indies without authorization, which is unacceptable.

  Moreover, Jayapura on the island has more than 60 white Dutch colonists whose current fate is unknown.

The Kingdom of    expressed strong concern about this and reserves the right to take further measures.

  The Kingdom of the Netherlands is in a corner, and the elementary school is weak, and speech cannot occupy the mainstream public opinion in Europe, and it is often ignored by the public.

  And in Australia

  Media public opinion quoted "The Times" related commentary articles, touting overwhelmingly touted Queensland Earl's new geography discovery, and was hailed as an enlightened aristocrat who was committed to charity and respected science.

The dazzling experiences of the Queensland Lord Earl of Queensland have also been translated into a special book. He took the lead in building the world's first hydroelectric power station. Through cooperation with international charitable organizations, it rescued tens of thousands of native white women from concentration camps and established a hospital for benevolence. , Renji Hospital, developed wool textile industry and many industrial sectors, invested heavily in the research and development of new series of diesel engines, which became a model of cooperation between capital and the scientific and technological community, committed to fighting crime and so on.

  Especially the battle of "Wild Wolf Birken", which is worthy of a big book, was the culmination of the glory of the Earl of Queensland, and was praised by Her Majesty herself.

  "Really stupid and ridiculous comments. There is no doubt that these newspapers have taken Mr. Queensland's money to sing the praises of the Earl. They are a group of unconventional villains."

Governor John Lawrence Bald throws away the newspaper with a disdain, and said to Ben Stevens, Governor of New South Wales; "Dear Ben, what do you think of us, Lord Earl of Queensland, this He was very active for a while."

Ben Stevens was not eager to answer, he took a calm look on his pipe, and the thick smoke surrounded him, making his figure appear a little hazy; "This is an aristocratic lord who has an infinite desire to possess land. New The deliberate restrictions in South Wales and Victoria inhibited the Lord Earl of Queensland’s desire to expand his land, so... he found another vent."

  "Do you think so, Mr. Governor?"

   "Yes, Honorable Governor, the Earl of Queensland is a very rich farmer, very, very rich." Ben-Steven Stein added the tone of the last paragraph.

Governor John Lawrence Bard obviously did not agree with the other side’s point of view, and said in a pretending Oxford accent; “Look, it won’t be long before this greedy Lord Queensland will buy the whole of Australia and become a fact here. The ruler of the country. Now every month more than 20 boats of immigrants arrive in Australia. These yellow torrents have changed the color of Australia. I can’t help but feel deeply worried about this. Dear Ben, what must we do?"

"Your Excellency, immigration does bring a huge threat, but we must see the prosperity and development of Queensland's economy, which now far exceeds the sum of New South Wales and Victoria, and occupies a pivotal position in the entire Australian territory." At this point, Ben Stevens shrugged helplessly and continued; “From a purely economic perspective, from ocean shipping to banking and wool deep processing, we cannot do without Queensland. From a military perspective, we He doesn't have the strength to knock down the table, it's the embarrassing place."

"Ben, we can get the support of London to recapture everything that originally belonged to the whites, those factories, gold mines, and fertile pastures. This is what we deserve." Governor John Lawrence Bald expressed shamelessly in elegant words. Robber cheeks.

"Hehe... maybe it is." Ben Stevens didn't intend to refute these meaningless words, took a deep breath and said after taking a deep breath: "My lord, have you thought about how much we have to sacrifice for this? Are we? Have this ability? You must know that in the southern states there are no more than 650,000 white males, and the ultimate mobilization capacity is no more than 60,000, and the other party can easily come up with several times this number. Almost half of the immigrants can get it. Shoot the gun and fight."

  Speaking of which

Ben Stevens shook his head gravely; “Many cowboys don’t know a big character, and they spend hundreds of miles nearby. They don’t dislike the Queensland Earl. It’s too far away from the life of cowboys, and the southern cowboys are even more so. I hate the white wool purchasers who work together to lower prices. If anyone wants to kill, it is undoubtedly the businessmen."

Governor John Lawrence Bald's face turned gloomy, and he was very disgusted with such defeatist remarks, and pressed his emotions and said; "Please, my dear Ben, the number of people in this game doesn't make any sense, I think you have forgotten. Where did they come from? During the Second Opium War, the British and French allied forces broke into the city of Peking and burned down the Old Summer Palace, which the Orientals were so proud of. What happened?"

He made an exaggerated gesture of bowing and kneeling, and said with contempt in his eyes; "The emperor of the ancient eastern empire was trembling with fright, and his subjects were hundreds of millions, and he could only watch what happened. I can’t do it. How many years have passed since this glorious war? Let me think about it, oh... It’s only 21 years. No society can change in such a short period of time. Orientals are cowardly and submissive from the inside. I strongly believe in this."

  Slumped in the room

  Ben Stevens smoked his pipe in silence, and asked after a moment; "Please allow me to ask the Governor, how can you understand this so thoroughly?"

"The reason is very simple. I was not born as a governor. I was in that army 21 years ago. I was a vigorous lieutenant officer. I led the brave soldiers under my hand to the Forbidden City. We can be in this symbol. Do whatever you want in the ancient palace complex of Eastern imperial power, this is the right of the victor."

Governor John Lawrence Bald smiled triumphantly, and walked over to pat Ben Stevens on the shoulder and said; "Look, my dear Ben, these Orientals are just used to bluffing, and they seem to be very powerful. In fact, my heart is very timid, just like a balloon, it bursts with a light poke, and it’s completely filled with air."

  Ben Stevens furrowed his brows, and he had a big deal. He could not make any decision for the time being and embark on this dangerous road.

  Split Australia, and the southern states formed a separate coalition government to fight against the northern immigrants led by Queensland and Western Australia.

  From a certain point of view, the current situation is similar to that of the United States before the Civil War.

  What kind of heavy losses did the war cause to the entire country?

  The statistics are shocking, and Ben Stevens does not dare to make a decision lightly. No one likes war.

  Of course, except for war madmen.

  The rapid expansion of power in the Red River Valley has touched the die-hard interests of the South, with white ranchers at the core.

The former governor of New South Wales, Morgan McLaury, the current governor Ben Stevens, the mayor of Melbourne Jeff Bridges, and others as the core white hardliners, although they also gained a lot in the process of the rise of the Red River Valley Interests, but it does not mean that you can accept the current situation and allow immigrants to grow bigger in each state step by step.

  This is an extremely contradictory mentality. I want to rely on the booming economy of the Red River Valley to make a lot of money, but I don’t want to see the power in my hands be eroded away step by step, and Australia has become an immigrant-dominated society.

"Mr. Governor, the Lord Earl of Queensland is a nobleman personally entrusted by Her Majesty the Queen. There is also the shelter of Lord Victor behind him. He has an intricate network of connections in the upper class of Europe. This..." Governor Ben Stevens Appears suspicious.

   "Hahaha...you are overwhelmed, dear Ben." Governor John Lawrence Bald is an aristocrat from the upper class of London, who knows this well.

He spread his indifferent hands and said; "Not to mention a Lord Earl, but what about Lord Duke? The British Empire has 28 Lord Duke, and they only have one vote in the House of Nobles, whether in the mainland or in the colony, Ungru- The descendants of Saxons must be given special treatment. Regarding this issue, I believe Lord Victor will make a wise choice."

  Ben Stevens retorted; “Just hope, it cannot be used as a basis for major decisions.”

Governor John Lawrence Bald's gray-blue eyes stared at him closely, and he said word by word; "Then what do you think I am doing here? Is it a mascot? I am New South Wales appointed by Her Majesty the Queen. The governor of the state has the power to veto the election of the governor and dissolve the state assembly. Whether to exercise such power depends on the willingness of London, not a governor with a term of only a few years. Perhaps Downing Street is unwilling to come forward directly due to various concerns. We will fight for it ourselves."

  There is a lot of content in this remark, which may contain the personal goods of the governor, but in general it will not be too much.

in London

  There are always people with the highest authority looking at the Earl of Queensland. Even if the Earl of Queensland has money, it is impossible to bribe all the 28 Duke adults.

  Young, wealthy and powerful, and the wind is rising in Australia. This is the original sin of the Lord Earl of Queensland, which has caused a lot of jealous eyes.

"You persuaded me, my honorable Governor." Governor Ben Stevens finally made up his mind and looked up at the Governor and said; "It's not enough for New South Wales alone. We need to get Victoria, South Australia. The full support of the State and Tasmania requires support from London. In order to obtain the concession of the Queensland Arrival Policy, we have released the plan for the southern extension of the coastal railway, which has allowed immigrants to further invade the New South. Welsh, I'm afraid it will become a confidant."

   Seeing that the Governor of New South Wales who was hesitant was finally persuaded, Governor John Lawrence Bald snapped his fingers happily, pretending to be humorous;

  "This is not difficult. You must know that horse bandits are rampant in the southern states. It is a pity that railway construction sites are often attacked, but it is inevitable. Mr. Governor can understand what I mean?"

  Ben Stevens knows that this is a vicious and effective method. Any responsibility can be pushed on the horse bandit.

  When fear envelopes the road-building army, the following things do not need to be considered, and naturally fall apart.

  The two looked at each other and laughed. Today’s secret conversation gave Governor Ben Stevens great confidence.

  This far-reaching conspiracy seems to have spawned a poisonous bud.

  A small group of white hard-line groups headed by Governor John Lawrence Bald, taking advantage of the fact that the Red River Valley was drawn a lot of attention by Shangri-La Island, they began to conspire to divide southern Australia.

  This turbulent era is destined to not be peaceful, one wave after another, one wave after another, staged a magnificent tide of the times.

  (End of this chapter)