Among the mountains

A team of fully armed cavalry walked along the mountain path. Due to the tall valleys on both sides, the marching cavalry gave people a feeling of insignificance.

Li Fushou led his entourage to inspect along the railway line and went to this place after more than ten days of long journeys.

"Sir Lord, come here."

German architect Feuerbach Kant stood on a rock halfway up the mountain and waved hard to the cavalry team that was advancing carefully below, his tone filled with an uncontrollable joy.

For a famous architectural designer, the greatest sense of accomplishment is to create more magnificent buildings. In the eyes of architects, every great building has life, just like the Red River Valley Reservoir.

Li Fushou looked up at the field survey team standing on the hillside. The height was at least 700 meters. The steep path was hidden in the dense weeds, so riding a horse would definitely not be able to get up.

"Save some people here to watch the horses, and we hike up the mountain." After Li Fushou said that, he jumped down from the horse with agility.

"I finally got to the place, and my butt was crushed in half." Xin Changjun crawled down from the horse with a wry smile. The guard next to him quickly helped him, otherwise he might have sat on the ground with weak legs and weak feet.

Pan Shoudao and Wu Mozhou, who were traveling with each other, were not much better. These mainland officials who were good at making sedan chairs did not have sedan chairs to sit in the Australian continent, except for horse-drawn carriages or horse-drawn horses.

"My brothers, I have experienced the magnificent mountains and rivers of the Red River Valley along the way, but what do you think?" Li Fushou's tone was full of pride.

Wu Mozhou looked at Pan Shoudao, and the feeling in their hearts was the same, and both bowed and said, "I can't say anything, I can only accept it."

"The land here is too fertile. You can make oil by grabbing a handful of black soil. You can plant the best crops by sowing some seeds. It's a pity that it's been wasted for many years." Xin Changjun patted the soil in his hand, feeling very moved.

Not far away, a group of fat rabbits who were alarmed by the horse team ran out of the bushes and collided in panic. They rolled and stopped moving, each weighing six or seven pounds, while the other hares fled in all directions.

The entourage just glanced at it and began to sort out the harness indifferently. Obviously, these hares could not arouse their interest.

Seeing all this, Xin Changjun and others were speechless.

The Creator loves this vast land too much. The coastal areas not only have sufficient sunshine and rain, but also have lush animals and plants. The wild animals in the forest are not afraid of people at all. They will not run away happily until people walk in front of them.

There are large fish in the clear lake and stream water. Standing on the shore, you can knock it out and take it away with a stick. No one has caught it for countless years. A big fish weighs dozens of kilograms, and two people can take it away.

It’s really not enviable to have such a vast treasure land?

Li Fushou said happily with a horse whip, pointing at the forest swamp that could not be seen in sight at a glance;

"The hilly areas here are a must for several turbulent rivers in the Great Divide Mountains. Whenever a mountain torrent breaks out, it will overflow, forming a vast water lake with a range of hundreds of square kilometers. We call it Hongze Lake.

Hongze Lake is a seasonal lake. After the water recedes in the dry season, it becomes a swamp area. When the floods arrive in the rainy season, it turns into a vast lake.

Several streams gather in more than 10 miles away to form a huge lake. We call it Taihu Lake. Songjiang Town is built next to the lake and has a unique geographical location.

A wide river formed from Taihu Lake to the southeast, extending for more than 110 miles and finally pouring into the ocean. This river is named Huangpu River.

These familiar names contain our nostalgia for our hometown. I believe my brothers are also touched by them. We can still hear such a kind place name in the distant continent here."

Xin Changjun, Pan Shoudao and Wu Mozhou nodded frequently, and for no reason aroused a hint of homesickness.

Having experienced a trip to the continent

These three pillars of the feudal bureaucratic system who had been struggling for many years became the first elite figures of the Qing Dynasty to see the world openly, and had undergone tremendous transformation from ideas to physical and mental health.

After returning to Australia, he once again saw the abundant resources on this vast and hot land and the decisive methods of the Earl of Queensland. This made Xin Changjun and others sincerely impressed him, and prepared to do a big battle with ambitions.

According to arrangement;

Xin Changjun was elected as a Queensland Assemblyman and was appointed Mayor of Red River Valley, Vice President of the Development Promotion Association of Red River Valley Group, and was in charge of all government affairs in Red River Valley.

Fan Asheng was also elected as Queensland Assemblyman and served as deputy mayor. As Xin Changjun's assistant, he managed the growing and prosperous Red River Valley City.

Pan Shoudao was elected as a Queensland Assemblyman, Vice President of the Development Promotion Association of the Red River Valley Group, and one of the main staff members of the Earl of Queensland. He was in charge of all judicial construction within the territory of the Red River Valley Ranch, the Royal Mounted Police and the Coast Guard.

Nan Huaiyu and Liu Shan, as his deputy, assisted Pan Shoudao in getting familiar with the work as soon as possible and each controlled the strength of one side.

Wu Mozhou was elected as a Queensland Assemblyman, vice president of the Red River Valley Group Development Promotion Association, and one of the main staff members of the Earl of Queensland. He was in charge of the economic development and planning of enterprises within the group, coordinated relations with all aspects, discussed and formulated further development strategies.

This inspection tour

Li Fushou specially brought all three of them with him, allowing him to personally feel the vast territory of the Red River Valley Ranch, first-hand information on industry, agriculture and animal husbandry, and strive to instill the importance of railway transportation.

There is no coastal railway connecting pearl chain towns, these immigrant towns are just a pile of loose sand, at best a large ranch.

Less gossip

The trail up the mountain was steep and weeds were crisscrossing. The group was sweating profusely when they climbed halfway up the mountain, and their faces were slightly red.

"Welcome, the noble Count, please come here to see it. You will be amazed by the magical craftsmanship of nature."

Just as he climbed halfway up the mountain, before he could take a breath, Feuerbach Kant hurriedly pulled Li Fushou to see with his own eyes the reservoir dam site found by the field survey team.

Lei Xiao, who was standing behind him, saw that this person was so rude, raised his eyebrows and stood forward. Fortunately, Xin Changjun quickly called him; "Master Lei, this foreigner has no malice. He is the architect hired by the master for a large sum of money."

"I don't care what kind of architect he is. If you dare to touch the master, I will chop off his dog's paws." Lei Xiao replied in a muffled voice, and then stepped forward to protect him.

After hearing this, Xin Changjun was stunned for a moment and shook his head with a bitter smile.

Master Lei Xiao is a top-notch and powerful person, but he is a little older, so he can only understand simple greetings in foreign languages, but he can't understand them if he is a little more complicated.

He was a ignorant man, and it was impossible to learn foreign language, so he could only let him go.

The foundation laid by Master Lei Xiao’s three sons since childhood, each of which is better than the other. Now they are all sent to the Honghe Valley Affiliated Middle School to study. The old wife at home also arranges servants to serve her, and she has no worries about food and clothing.

As the saying goes, there are many dog ​​slaughterers for justice.

Originally, Master Lei Xiao was a loyal old man who had been with Gu Yanchuan for more than ten years and received careful and careful arrangements from Li Fushou. Not to mention the gratitude in his heart, he was really heartless and heartless.

Standing on a raised rock on the hillside

The vast scenery in front of you is completely visible, making people feel comfortable from the body to the heart, and I can't help but want to shout to vent my joy in my heart.

Look at the past

The endless green peaks extend to the end of the horizon, which is the boundary ridge that blocks the humid marine climate of the entire Australian continent and the inland semi-arid climate.

The Great Dividing Mountains stretched from Queensland to the south for nearly 2,060 miles south, across the entire state of New South Wales to the southernmost end of Victoria, and then winds northwest, like a super large "j"-shaped symbol.

The Great Feng Shui Mountain divides the entire southeastern coastal continent into two. The southeastern direction of the continuous mountains are rolling hills and plains, with abundant water and dense grasses and streams, making them unique pastures and fertile fields.

The Great Fengshui Mountain is like a high wall, blocking the abundant water vapor from the eastern Tasman Sea. The rainfall in the southwest of the mountains suddenly decreases, forming a semi-arid wasteland.

Continue to move inland southwest and enter the Gobi Desert area, where the water and grass are not long and the yellow sand is vast. It is a Gobi Desert land with an area of ​​4 million square kilometers, deserted and deserted.

What caught Li Fushou's eyes;

It is a valley terrain with a wide range, forming a rapidly shrinking canyon zone in the distance, and I don’t know how far it extends.

A wide canyon river winds from a distance, flowing southeastward at the foot of the valley, probably passing through Hongze Lake and finally merging into Taihu Lake, and then flowing along the wide Huangpu River to the Tasman Sea.

According to the field survey team

The huge valley basin in front of us is more than 40 square kilometers. If the canyon entrance is piled up into a reservoir, a large reservoir with a water area of ​​seven times more than the Red River Valley Reservoir can be established, and the water storage capacity is 19.6 times that of the Red River Valley Reservoir, containing extremely rich water energy resources.

The reservoir here is different from the narrow first-line canyon reservoir in the Red River Valley, but it spreads like a tree branch. The huge valley area in front of you is the roots of the tree. After the water storage, a series of large and small lakes will appear in front, extending in all directions like tree trunks.

The amount of water resources is amazing, and the amount of earthwork for the project is also amazing.

Moreover, since the slope of the mountain peak in the dam site is relatively slow, it is impossible to quickly form a dam by blasting and forming an artificial dam. Therefore, the construction period is at least 3 to 4 years, and the project cost is also quite amazing.

It is initially estimated that the cost of at least one million pounds is more than the most expensive coastal railway project.

Moreover, there are no coal mines and iron ore resources within a nearby area of ​​more than 100 kilometers, and there is no long-distance high-voltage power transmission technology at this stage, which is a major difficulty at present.

Even if the dam is built as scheduled, its main function is to regulate flood storage and generate electricity. Who can I use such a huge amount of electricity? How can I achieve the best benefits?

This is the problem of engineering feasibility argumentation.
Chapter completed!