Rebirth of Hong Kong 1981

   Chapter 677 Crazy Rabbit Fights Rat

"Lord Mayor, I'm afraid this matter will not be settled in a day or two. Otherwise, let the bosses who are willing to sell their farms and mines report their farms and mines to one. price up.

   I'll send someone to check when the time comes, and if the price is right, I'll buy it. If the price isn't right, then forget it.

   After all, there is so much land in the Northern Territory, so I don’t need to spend that unjust money. I only have one chance. I hope the mayor can make it clear to them when he conveys it. "

   Although he is rich, he will never spend a penny more on what he should not spend. If he does not reveal this bottom line, then what awaits him must be a protracted bargain.

   That is what he very much does not want to see. Any negotiations will not be pleasant, especially when interests are involved. Next, once he and the Australian federal government have reached an agreement, the development of the Northern Territory will be put on the agenda.

   In this case, he still has time to wrestle with the owners. If he is willing to sell, he will buy it. If he does not want to sell, he is not uncommon.

  Mayor Darwin didn't care either, he nodded slightly and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Mr. Yang Chen, I'll make it clear to them, come, let's have a drink."

   "Mr. Yang Chen, how about this wine? To tell you the truth, this wine is brewed by myself. I have a farm outside the city, and this wine comes from the vineyard in my farm."

  Yang Chen took two sips again, and said with a thumbs up: "The taste is very good, I didn't expect Mr. Mayor to be able to make wine, but I want to learn it when I have the chance."

The mayor of Darwin didn't understand the politeness of the Chinese. He heard that Yang Chen was interested in learning how to make wine, and immediately invited him: "This is simple, I will now invite Mr. Yang Chen to my farm tomorrow, and I will teach you how to make wine. wine."

   Facing the invitation of the mayor of Darwin, Yang Chen couldn't help but want to slap himself, and said embarrassingly, "How dare you disturb Mr. Mayor's work."

  The mayor of Darwin waved his hand and said, "Don't disturb, the most important job in Darwin right now is to entertain Mr. Yang Chen. I invite Mr. Yang Chen to be a guest at home, which is considered overtime work."

   "Uh..." At this moment, Yang Chen had nothing to say, so he could only smile and nod his head in agreement. Anyway, he came here to take a look around. Going to the other party's farm is no different from going to other places.

   The next morning

  Yang Chen was invited by the mayor of Darwin, and the group went out of the city in a mighty manner, heading to a farm more than 100 kilometers away from the city.

   Since the Northern Territory is under the direct administration of the Australian federal government, the cooperation project cannot be carried out in Darwin, so the current job of the mayor of Darwin can only be to accompany Yang Chen to look around.

  The Northern Territory has a population of more than 100,000, of which more than 70% are concentrated in Darwin and surrounding areas.

   Even so, the population around Darwin is still very small, and when you leave the city, you can hardly see anyone.

   It is farther away from Darwin. Even if it is two or three hundred kilometers away, it is possible that a small town cannot be touched.

  Yes, it's a town, not a city.

   This is not an exaggeration. Australia is already sparsely populated. The Northern Territory is comparable to the giant panda in the inland animal kingdom. People here are even scarcer than national treasures. In future generations, it is a proper first-class national protected animal.

  Yang Chen and his party had more than a dozen heavy off-road vehicles. They were quite ostentatious and mighty, with smoke and dust all the way. Those who didn't know they thought they were fighting again.

   That's right, it's war.

  In this corner of the Northern Territory, animals are flooded, and people here will pick up knives and guns every once in a while to fight a few battles with the animal population here.

  In Australia's not very long history, there have been many wars in which the disadvantaged humans and animals scrambled for territory.

   Not only civilians, but also the military, for some animal species, they are basically killed & buried.

  Represented by rabbits and kangaroos, the numbers of the two populations can really scare people to death.

  The continent of Australia, because it has been isolated overseas for a long time, is not as rich in biological species as other continents, so the ecological circle is not very stable.

   But it itself is very suitable for the growth of animals. Australia has rich pastures and rich food sources, which provides good conditions for the growth and reproduction of animals.

  The native animals and plants here have almost no natural enemies.

  When people brought some alien creatures to this land during the Age of Great Navigation, it caused a series of unimaginable consequences.

   As soon as these alien creatures set foot on this land, not only did they not have the so-called acclimatization, but they were very fond of this land.

  Take rabbits as an example. Originally, the rabbits in Australia came from the United Kingdom. When the British came to Australia, they brought a few rabbits to Australia because they wanted to improve their food.

  Unexpectedly, Mr. Rabbit has become a nightmare that has been lingering for generations in Australia.

   According to statistics, in the middle of the 20th century, the total number of rabbits in Australia exceeded 10 billion during the period, which was more than the total population of the world in later generations.

  At that time, many areas in central Australia were gnawed by rabbits, which directly caused the extinction of dozens of species unique to Australia.

   In the end, the Australian government was in a hurry. From the civilians to the army, the national general mobilization, aggressive and mighty, started the war of culling wild rabbits.

   That period of history can be called a heart-pounding epic.

   Dozens of billions of rabbits, all over the mountains and plains, jumping up and down in front of people's eyes, and the sheep that gnaw on the grass have no grass to eat, which makes the Australian people who rely on sheep for food agree.

   However, there is no way if you don’t agree.

   Rabbit is something that ordinary people can't catch at all. Even if there is a gun, ordinary people will struggle to hit it.

  In desperation, the Australian government finally got smart and no longer chooses to introduce exotic species to balance the ecology.

  Every time a creature is introduced, it will cause a disaster. In later generations, Australia is quite strict with the entry of species.

   Here, it is mainly because we have learned enough lessons.

   Finally, the army of rabbits was contained, thanks to the introduction of a myxoma & virus from Australia. This virus is selective and deadly to rabbits, but it is harmless to humans, animals and other wild animals in Australia.

  Australian scientists released the virus into mosquitoes, which were transmitted to rabbits by mosquitoes, and quickly spread throughout the rabbit population.

  Through this method, more than 80% of the rabbit population in Australia was wiped out in just two years.

  Although rabbits have been contained, this war between humans and rabbits has made later generations of Australians still talk about rabbits, and rabbit hunting competitions are held almost every year to prevent similar incidents from happening again.

  In addition to rabbits, Australian kangaroos are also very troublesome creatures. Although they are not as exaggerated as the number of rabbits, Australian kangaroos have great fighting power.

  Under normal circumstances, if Australian soldiers do not have guns in their hands, they will be bruised by these kangaroo kings.

  The powerful "Battle Rats" will be seriously threatened if you encounter them in the wild and provoke them.

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   (end of this chapter)