Expedition to Europe

Qin Zhiyuan had no choice but to immigrate to Corsica because Qin Zhiyuan did not have a stable rear to support his progress.

It's easier now, because with the establishment of the Grand Duchy of Lanfang, Qin Zhiyuan finally has a legitimate piece of territory that belongs to him, and he can plan it according to Qin Zhiyuan's intentions unscrupulously.

So the development plan for Borneo was immediately put on the agenda.

Development planning is a strategic, forward-looking and oriented public policy. Specifically speaking of the Grand Duchy of Lanfang, it is what kind of country Qin Zhiyuan wants to build the Grand Duchy of Lanfang into. Is it an agricultural country, an industrial country, or a country in the future? Technology-led regional powers and even global powers.

If Qin Zhiyuan's idea is to follow, he needs an all-round powerful country led by science and technology, whether it is economy, military, or culture, in the world... at least in Southeast Asia, the Grand Duchy of Lanfang must be in a leading position.

Since it is dominated by science and technology, if it depends on the Grand Duchy of Lanfang itself, it will definitely have a difficult journey to go. Since Qin Zhiyuan now has some resources, he will definitely have to rely on external forces.

If you want to bring order to an area from chaos, a key point is to give people something to do. As long as they have something to do, they won't think wildly or be idle, and social order will be quickly restored.

The Grand Duchy of Lanfang is currently in the process of transitioning from chaos to rule.

Fortunately, if you want to find something to do in the Grand Duchy of Lan Fang, it is really not difficult.

In the Grand Duchy of Lan Fang, there are huge plantations and various mineral deposits. These are labor-intensive industries that require a large number of manpower and do not require professional skills. It can be said that even if the current population of the Grand Duchy of Lan Fang is It is not enough to be used even if it is stuffed in.

In order to quickly restore social order, the Grand Duchy of Lanfang immediately began to immigrate from the country after conducting a census to enrich the plantations and mines of the Grand Duchy of Lanfang.

For this reason, Qin Zhiyuan concentrated his merchant ships to the Grand Duchy of Lanfang and made every effort to immigrate from the Republic of China.

At this time in the Republic of China, the war between the northern and southern factions was intensifying, and there were constant disputes within the northern and southern factions. Local wars would break out from time to time. The entire Republic of China was in raging war, all lives were devastated, and the people were miserable.

At this time, news about the Grand Duchy of Lanfang finally reached the Republic of China. The Chinese, who were suffering from the inevitable war, finally had a paradise to escape the war.

As a result, the wave of "exploring Southeast Asia" rose again in the Republic of China.

This time, the scope is not only the southeastern provinces, because most of the Chinese who went to Europe came from the north. In this wave of "exploring the Southeast Asia", the northern provinces accounted for a considerable proportion, almost the same as the southern provinces.

Even in inland provinces such as Sichuan and Hunan, where the wars are most complicated, entire villages and towns have been relocated collectively.

Since February, the number of Chinese immigrating to the Grand Duchy of Lanfang has increased at a rate of about 100,000 per month, and there is a trend of increasing numbers.

The rapid increase in the number of residents in the Grand Duchy of Lanfang has brought about a problem that makes the cabinet both happy and troubled, that is, how to ensure the daily necessities of these new immigrants.

Most of the Chinese who joined the ranks of immigrants were tenant farmers with little property in the mainland. If you think about it, you can understand that if their families had some extravagant wealth, they would not be willing to give it all up and immigrate.

So when these newly arrived immigrants arrived in the Grand Duchy of Lan Fang, how to live became an urgent problem that needed to be solved.

The place to live is easy to find. The former local aborigines fled and left many houses behind. These houses are enough to be allocated to these new immigrants.

The land issue is also easy to deal with. Although the Grand Duchy of Lan Fang has vast plantations, the land utilization rate is not high. Large areas of wasteland are still uncultivated. Even islands like Sumba Island, although there are nearly There are 14,000 square kilometers of land, but there are only a few thousand residents on the entire island. This was before the indigenous people fled. Now it is almost a desert island.

Clothes are also easy to handle. Chinese women themselves are almost full of attributes of spinning and weaving. As long as they settle down, clothing is not a problem. What’s more, the climate here in the Grand Duchy of Lan Fang is hot. Although it is still winter, there is no need to wear cotton-padded clothes. For those Chinese who have migrated from the cold north, there is no problem even in summer clothes.

The main problem is food. Food is the most important thing for the people. As long as they can have a full stomach, according to Chinese habits, they will settle down immediately. Unless a knife is put to the neck, there will be no problem.

The newly born Lanfang Grand Duchy Cabinet could not solve this problem, so it was submitted to Qin Zhiyuan, allowing the "king" of Lanfang Grand Duchy to solve the food ration problem for the people under his rule.

This problem is really not difficult for Qin Zhiyuan. Qin Zhiyuan, who has been accepted by Europe, has influence that Huang Bohan and others do not have. Qin Zhiyuan only needs to mobilize his own resources to solve the food problem of the Grand Duchy of Lanfang.

The main body of French Indochina is Annan, and Annan itself is known as the granary of Southeast Asia. Due to geographical differences, France at this time did not rely on rice from Annan, but chose wheat from the United States, so Annan rice appeared. Slow sales, even serious slow sales.

Qin Zhiyuan just sent a telegram to the Governor of French Indochina, and the problem was successfully resolved. The Grand Duchy of Lanfang can now start importing rice from Annan, and the price remains at the level before the outbreak of the world war.

This is a big favor. You should know that since the World War, food prices have generally skyrocketed. In some local areas, they have even risen to several times the level before the war. Qin Zhiyuan, the governor-general of French Indochina, is very grateful for this favor.

So with the regular navigation between Saigon and Surabaya, the food problem gradually subsided.

There is still a little flaw, because the Chinese from the north are not used to eating rice. They are more accustomed to eating flour made from wheat. But this is no longer a problem. The Chinese who have been freed from the war have no more requirements. As long as they have food to eat and work to do, they are satisfied and will not cause any trouble to the government and society. They are more accustomed to solving problems with their own hands.

Qin Zhiyuan is a perfectionist. Since these Chinese choose to believe in Qin Zhiyuan and choose to join the Grand Duchy of Lanfang, Qin Zhiyuan must be responsible for these Chinese. It is Qin Zhiyuan's due responsibility to take care of their food, clothing, housing and transportation.

So Qin Zhiyuan sent Gaspard to Australia to determine a way to provide wheat stably.

In 1918, Australia had a total population of less than 5 million, but it sent nearly 300,000 troops to Europe, and it has maintained this level, replenishing as much as the war losses, which is not easy.

During the war, Australia's domestic economic level did not decline but increased, especially wheat, the increase in production reached a staggering level.

When the World War broke out in 1914, Australia's annual wheat production was only 25 million bushels, but just one year later, in 1915, the production was as high as 170 million bushels, a 7-fold increase in one year, and this production is still increasing year by year.

At the same time, Australia's domestic wheat consumption was only 40 million bushels, so in 1915 alone, there were as many as 130 million bushels of wheat to be exported.

130 million bushels is roughly equivalent to 3.5 billion kilograms. If an adult consumes 15 kilograms of grain per month, even if the 3.7 million people of the Grand Duchy of Lanfang all eat wheat, it will be enough for nearly five years...

Wheat exports, along with wool exports, were Australia's two major pillar industries at the time. In order to sell wheat, Australians blocked the Wheat Administration across the country and established a wheat sales committee in London to promote wheat to Britain.

During the entire World War, Australia exported 447 million bushels of wheat to Britain.

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The appearance of Gaspard really solved the urgent needs of the Australians. No one wants to go across the ocean to beg for help, not to mention that the Grand Duchy of Lanfang promised to transport it by itself, without the Australians being responsible, which was a thoughtful move for the Australians.

Although Australia is export-oriented, it has no domestic transport fleet. The transportation of materials from Australia to the UK depends entirely on the coordination of the British Shipping Association. This is an extremely complicated process. How can it be more convenient and quick than selling directly to the Grand Duchy of Lanfang?

Therefore, the wheat supply of the Grand Duchy of Lanfang is also extremely sufficient. In addition, there are fruit trees almost everywhere and fishing boats everywhere. The tables of new immigrants soon became rich, which made the new immigrants fall in love with the land of the Grand Duchy of Lanfang almost as soon as they set foot on it.

For hardworking and simple people, the land without foreign oppression is the land of kingly way.

With sufficient materials, they cannot be distributed to new immigrants unconditionally, which will lead to the new immigrants breeding laziness and forming the habit of asking for it, so a batch of work-for-relief projects were immediately launched.

These projects cover all aspects of steel, oil, fertilizer, cement, infrastructure, etc. Only one adult needs to sell his labor to support a family.

This is another project that makes new immigrants grateful.

Chinese people are no strangers to corvée labor. Almost all rulers of every dynasty would force people to perform this kind of corvée labor without any pay.

When the Grand Duchy of Lanfang just announced the work-for-relief project, almost all new immigrants thought it was corvée labor of the Grand Duchy of Lanfang. Although their families had not yet settled down and they had just left the war-torn environment of the Republic of China, the down-to-earth and hardworking new immigrants still put down their luggage, bid farewell to their reluctant wives and children in tears and walked out of the house.

Well, it's not so sensational. You don't need to go too far. It's often just to level a road for the village where you live, repair the river bank near the village, and repair the fence wall to prevent wild animals.

But after a hard day's work, each of these laborers received half a bag of food.

Food?

Free?

All those who received food and their families looked at the pockets in their hands and felt incredible. These simple people never realized that their hard work is also a commodity.

Even with this understanding, they never thought that they would get so much reward for doing anything casually.

You know, whether it is building roads or river embankments, it is ultimately convenient for the immigrants themselves. In the Republic of China, these were not corvee labor at all, but a piece of cake.

But I didn't expect that in the Grand Duchy of Lan Fang, such work could be called "corvee labor", and food was also given.

Is "corvee labor" with food still "corvee labor"?

There will be gains if you pay!