Australian Storm 1876

  Chapter 613 Selfish Englishman

Morgan McLaury said solemnly; "Excellent, Mr. General, we will announce the establishment of a new Australian Commonwealth sometime at the end of September. We hope that the coalition forces will launch a conquest of the North no later than early October. In war, we must defeat the Easterners and occupy large fertile lands on both sides of the Brisbane River."

   "At the beginning of October...this is too sudden, the coalition forces are not fully prepared yet."

"No, Lord Gavin Williamson, time can't be delayed any longer. To tell you the truth, if the war drags on for a long time, the Southern State's economy will not be able to sustain it. Those hateful businessmen are hoarding strange things, leading to imported supplies. Prices have skyrocketed, and the prices of flour and spices have risen several times. This terrible situation continues. We may not lose to the Orientals in the war, but will be crushed by the paralyzed economy." Morgan McGraw, Chairman of the Emergency Committee A look of worry appeared in Rui’s eyes, and he said firmly; “We need to launch an offensive as soon as possible, inspire fighting spirit with a glorious victory, and bring enough confidence to those greedy British and American capitalists, so that they will continue to lend us money to fight. . Therefore, it is urgent to launch the battle of conquest in October."

   "Understood, I will try my best to supervise the military training and formation to ensure that the war struggle is launched as scheduled."

   "OK, then it's happily settled."

   Persuaded General Gavin Williamson, the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, Morgan McLaury looked excited and raised champagne glasses to congratulate everyone, making the atmosphere of the party even more joyous.

  Since the incident in Sydney on June 26, the entire city has fallen into a lawless mob carnival. The Emergency Committee has spent a lot of effort to calm the situation and restore order.

  The method is very simple, that is, to include all the mobs in the National Self-Defense Forces, which inflate the strength of Sydney's troops like a balloon, and become a military castle with heavy troops.

  In the following month

  The New South Wales State Emergency Committee has successively passed resolutions to suspend the implementation of the "Affirmative Rights Act", the "Immigration Act Regarding the Fair Treatment of Chinese People", and a series of bills such as the "Commerce Act", which opened the way for military expansion.

This has made a very bad head. Victoria and Tasmania have heard the wind and have introduced laws restricting and oppressing overseas Chinese immigrants. The large number of Chinese immigrants who are still stranded in the southern state have confiscated their property and put them in concentration camps one after another. .

  There was no shortage of heinous atrocities against Chinese immigrants, killing innocent Chinese, **** women, and persecuting white sympathizers. The southern states implemented a white high-pressure terrorist policy, and they never looked back on the road of madness.

According to incomplete statistics;

Excluding the people who fled, there are still as many as 170,000 Chinese immigrants stranded in the southern states. Many of them are gold prospectors who reclaimed in Melbourne in the early days. There are also laborers in white ranches who benefited from the policy during the easing of relations between the North and the South. Settle down, marry a wife and have children, open branches and leaves to multiply offspring.

These immigrant groups with Chinese blood were madly persecuted by the white collectives. Their property was looted and became the first pot of gold in the war. Men were beaten and mutilated and even died violently. Wives and daughters were violently abused, and the survivors were like livestock. Being confined in a concentration camp, doing the most tiring work, eating food that is inferior to pigs and dogs...

  The above-mentioned perverse atrocities caused great resentment among the people after they were disclosed in the northern newspapers. The society was shaken, the voices for war resounded through the sky, and the wave of protests was utterly surging.

  Queensland Chinese social groups were furious. The enthusiastic youths of the Young Eagle School walked out of the school to promote the Chinese people's concept of working together in overseas communities to cherish the present and create the future together.

  "Compared with the people in the dire and arduous southern states, we must cherish the current happy life, drink water and think about the source, and never forget the people who dig the well when we eat..."

  "The Chinese are united as one, and there is no bullying."

  "Self-respect, self-improvement, self-reliance, and roar in unison with the enemy."

   "Anyone who commits a strong man will punish him even though he is far away."

   "The lips are dead and the teeth are cold, and the Chinese compatriots are connected to each other."

  At this time when the public sentiment was boiling, Governor Li Fushou publicly expressed his distress at the indifference to London, and strongly urged the Chinese compatriots to unite;

  "People have no distinction between old and young, and land has no distinction between north and south. The descendants of Yanhuang with black hair, black eyes and yellow skin are all my compatriots, connected by blood.

  At the time of the great changes in the world and the rampant persecution of Chinese by ghosts, all the people of the tribe must unite and be united to seek justice for the victims.

  I firmly believe that a fair trial may be late, but it will come.

  All the humiliation raised on the Chinese will be repaid ten times a hundred times. The blood of the united Chinese is hot, the backbone is strong, and it can support Australia. "

at the same time

  The southern states have recruited troops and established white militia forces. The public sentiment has become more extreme under the deliberate guidance of local public opinion, and the ethnic rift between the north and the south has become deeper and deeper.

  The two sides are at war, and the situation becomes more and more precarious...

at the same time

  The situation in Europe, thousands of miles away, seemed calm. Not many people were concerned about the contradictions between North and South in Australia. The relevant news was quickly drowned in more interesting social news, and even a splash of water did not appear.

  At this time in 1890

The world’s first monoplane glider successfully flew in France. The Frenchman Armand-Peugeot founded the Peugeot Motor Company. In Germany, Daimler Motors also registered and operated in the same year. William Kemler executed the world's first death sentence in an electric chair, which made headlines in European and American newspapers for a while.

  The British Foreign Secretary Alister Jack, who was vacationing on the sunny beach in Italy, was asked about the situation in Australia in an interview with reporters. He shrugged and replied;

  "This is indeed a problem worthy of attention. Like many problems we have encountered before, I hope that the locals in Australia can take the courage to face it. London has high expectations for this."

   "Uh...London's specific response plan? Hehe...I don't think it needs to be so serious. It's just a small contradiction, isn't it?"

"And that place is far away in Australia, my God...Do you know where Australia is? A pound of milk powder transported from London is enough to buy a goat in Australia. I believe 99% of Europeans are not interested in this, and will never where to."

   "Okay, okay, in fact I don't know more about Australia than you do. Please ask the Colony Department for related matters, OK... the next question?"

  As one of the important members of the London cabinet, the words of Foreign Secretary Alister Jack represent the mainstream opinion of London...that is, the Australian affairs are resolved by the Australians themselves, and if the trouble is enough, it will stop.

  On the agenda in London

  The most concerned colonies are the Indian subcontinent, South Africa and Egypt. The others are all secondary, and it is difficult to attract the attention of the above.

  The importance of the Indian subcontinent is of course needless to say. Her Majesty Queen Victoria also serves as the Queen of India. It is the most dazzling jewel in the crown. The Government of India is directly under the British Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This is unique in all colonies. Scorpion shit~the only one.

  Egypt's geographic location has become extremely important because it guards the Suez Canal, the two-ocean passage. Therefore, the United Kingdom has heavy troops stationed in the canal area. The Nile Delta is an important cotton producing area and provides a continuous supply of textile raw materials for the British textile industry.

  This is an important fulcrum of the African strategy and is highly valued by London.

  As for South Africa, of course, it is rich in gold and diamonds.

  There are so many colonies in the British Empire that I can’t even take care of them.

   Therefore, London’s attitude towards the second-tier colonies of importance is not to do anything, and to pay the raw materials and taxes steadily, if any.

  Most of the colonies did not bring significant benefits. Some Central and South American and African colonies were not even able to pay for them. They needed large financial subsidies from London. London had limited oil and water, so they lacked interest in colonial affairs.

  Because of the remoteness of Canada, Australia and New Zealand, London has all given autonomy and let them take care of themselves.

   More than ten years ago, the Earl of Caraphon instigated the merger of many autonomous states in Canada to establish a nation. The people strongly wanted to join the British Empire, but London indifferently refused.

The reason

The British are famous in the world for their indifference and arrogance. They are not willing to share their empire glory with others. The British are not keen on expanding their territory. They pay more attention to commercial interests. Tsarist Russia is completely different.

  Ireland has been conquered for hundreds of years and is still a colony. It has not yet become a part of the British Empire. Canada, a cold country thousands of miles away, wants to join the British Empire. It is purely wanting to eat, it is impossible at all.

  Three months after the Sydney Incident, all parties in Australia did not wait for the joint investigation team sent by the London government, but waited for a shocking news;

   September 27, 1890

New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania jointly announced the formation of a new "Free Federation of South Australia" and jointly elected the former Victorian Governor Jeff Bridges as the new prime minister, responsible for the formation of a temporary cabinet. The first general election of the Commonwealth of South Australia will be held at an appropriate time.

  When everyone did not digest the shocking news, an even more shocking news came out;

   October 1, 1890

Queensland, South Australia and New Australia jointly announced the establishment of the "Ocean Kingdom" and the Southern Chamber of Resistance. Queensland Earl Li Fushou ascended to the throne at Dream Castle, and held a grand ceremony at Famen Temple to announce the return of the king of heaven and earth. .

  As soon as the news was announced, it immediately caused an uproar in the world.

There are people who gloat for misfortune, people who watch the excitement are not too big, there are people who gossip, and there is even a distinguished royal prince who came to congratulate him. This is the Crown Prince Nicholas Alexandrovich from the Tsarist Empire. Children of the royal family who are not afraid of big things.

  This situation is very similar to the fact that the parents don’t care, and the two hapless children just fell out. Now it’s fun to watch.

  (End of this chapter)