In January 1878, the third year he came to Australia. The young man was 18 years old. He felt really good to get such a birthday gift and was very suitable for the time being.

The winter is sunny and time passes.

After three consecutive days of nostalgia in Tingxixuan, Li Fushou enjoyed the gentle land of the emperor's disdain for a while, and was overjoyed.

From Tingxixuan, there was an additional hostess here, Fiona, who enjoyed the noble treatment of his wife.

The news quickly spread throughout the Red Fort, and the maids who heard the news felt mixed feelings and felt different.

The Red Fort Manor is a huge scale, accounting for about 180 acres. According to the calculation that one acre is equal to 6.66 acres, the total area exceeds a thousand acres.

This grand manor hidden in the forest has a built-in area of ​​less than 1/4, with more than ten buildings and halls, and the others are still under intense construction.

Fiona suddenly took office, which made other maids have different thoughts;

Perhaps... there are so many beautiful buildings in Red Fort, and there is one of them...

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"Young Master..."

"No..." Li Fushou shook his head gently, and said to the green branches outside the window; "From now on, don't call the title of young master, you should call him master."

"Congratulations to Master, congratulations to Master."

The three rotating secretary Luo Qianjin, Fan Zhongzhai, and Zhang Li looked at each other and knelt down in panic to congratulate.

Everyone here has heard of the news from Red Fort, but it is hard for the big leader to ask if he doesn't say it himself.

A confidant Chinese who followed the big leader can accept the treatment of his wife. After all, it is not a big house that the Ming media has married, and it is impossible for him to transgress in the future.

Li Fushou nodded with a reserved expression, and after the coming-of-age ceremony, it is inappropriate to call the young master again.

Today, I returned to the side warm pavilion of the Management Committee. The affairs accumulated over the past few days have been piled up, which makes him feel a little unhappy.

After flipping through it, I suddenly found an application for building a Catholic church.

Li Fushou frowned and pulled it out, and browsed it for a while and threw it on the table, which scared the secretary to his heart.

"What's going on?"

This matter was handled by Fan Zhongzhai, so it was difficult to shirk responsibility to answer others. He stepped forward and knelt down under the case to report;

"If you want to go back to the master, this is a joint proposal between the four foreign halls, Lord He and the Green Dragon Management Team Zhou Dachui. According to the secretariat's handling procedures, the humble position has no right to suppress it. It must be submitted to the master's desk for personal review before it can be reviewed."

"What are these two bastards crazy about being crazy?"

"Uh... According to Bei Zhi's private inquiry, it should be the instigation of the wives of the two big bosses' families. Both of them are in their 30s. The wife is pregnant and it is reasonable to love her more. Please take a look at it."

"I'm just aware of it. These two bastards feel sorry for their wives and just pay for the church. Don't present these messy things in the future."

Li Fushou roared, and the other two secretaries knelt down to apologize. He waved his hand without hesitation and said, "I have passed my order, the deputy hall master, the deputy helm leader and the deputy general manager and above are qualified to marry a Chinese woman in Red Fort, but they must be in love. Well, marry them back and become the main house. Next time, anyone will listen to the instigation of the white woman, and ask for guilt and leave the office. Go wherever he falls in love, and build the Catholic churches as much as he likes. No one has the time to care about them."

"Abide by the Master's order."

There are now hundreds of Chinese women who are grateful to Li Fushou in Hongbao. They eat well and sleep well here. The master is tall, handsome and approachable. They quickly captured the hearts of these maids and are the most determined group fanally supported.

These refugee women from southwest Shandong are the best selected among the refugee women. Most of them have beautiful faces and are beautiful and charming.

It was the youthful period, and after a long period of recuperation, it was originally beautiful, no longer the pale face and thin skin when I first came, but the pitiful look.

Li Fushou had long been determined to betroth him to his confidants, but he would never cherish what he could easily get and had to set some thresholds.

The love between the two is a very good reason. As a family member of Li Fushou, is he afraid of not giving up serving himself?

After dealing with this trouble, Li Fushou asked casually, "What are the trends in Brisbane recently?"

"Report to the master, the total number of white women we transported from Cuba has reached 9,366. Now the plan has come to an end. According to the policy of Australia's autonomous neighbors, the relevant fees for white people who voluntarily naturalized to Australia can be fully reimbursed. This fee is as high as 170,000 pounds. After many contacts, the Autonomous Office has always shirked responsibility and refused to do it..."

"oh?"

Li Fushou turned the jade handle on his hand with interesting thoughts, and couldn't help but shake his head and smiled. "Don't think about 170,000 pounds. I guess most of the crassworms were greedy for this group of imperial cystics. It would be nice to get one third of it back. Then again, we didn't suffer any loss. The refugees transported back from southwest Shandong had never paid a penny cap tax. The two sides were even. Zhu Wei and others were called to return to the United States to study in the University of California in advance. Of course, someone will handle the related matters properly."

"As for the order, the entry count tax policy is directed to Chinese people alone, which is too unfair to us."

"Fair...hehehe, people are the slaughter and I am the fish, it's hard!"

Li Fushou shook his head helplessly. Unless he pulled the flag and rebelled, he would have to pay the entry count tax obediently.

The Red River Valley is an independent Chinese kingdom in Queensland. It has the protection of the huge power of the Hongmen. Only Chinese who enter the country privately can live a carefree life here.

But if you leave the Red River Valley and look at it, you will die in a very ugly way in minutes.

Not to mention that they would be arrested by the RCMP at will, even if they break into the ranch or village of a white farmer, what they will wait for will be endless darkness and slavery, humiliation and trampling on personality.

Only in the Red River Valley Manor that Li Fushou worked hard to build can Chinese refugees who entered the country privately live with dignity and not be oppressed, uh... exploitation is inevitable.

Both men and women of refugees have signed contracts for sale, which requires hard work to create value.

On weekdays, food and clothing are solved by the mines, and they are resting in cage houses in the town. Most men work hard in coal mines and iron mines, while women work in textile factories and food factories. They are paid less than 8 pence a month, and about 9 shillings a year.

Compared with gold diggers, the salary is about 1/5 to 1/6 of that of normal Chinese workers. When you are greedy, you can buy some snacks or prepare clothes and daily necessities.

The advantage is that you eat well. You can eat with your stomach and eat with plenty. There is meat and fish every day at noon, mostly meat such as sheep and beef.

Compared with the days when the country is in danger, this place is undoubtedly a paradise life.

The whole Australian continent

The high-paying class is unique to the British. Take Speaker Edward as an example and can easily earn £800 a year, with MPs of 360, Mr. Jem Steggs, the independent state prosecutor, £515, and prosecutor's assistant, Armstrong, £126.

The Brisbane sheriff's annual income is about 110 to 135 pounds, while the RCMP is about 22 pounds, some are more, some are less, and no more than 3 pounds.

This is a public official with a high income from the Autonomous Office. The annual salary of ordinary white workers is about 6 to 10 pounds, which is much lower than that of the British Isles, and the income level is nearly half the difference.

The annual income of ordinary white female workers in Australia is about £4 to £8, while the salary of Chinese is the lowest, only half of that of white female workers.

Without talking about sensitive discrimination, Chinese people bear the heaviest taxes and the lowest income, and are the most exploited labor groups.

The salary level of the Red River Valley is similar to that of Brisbane, but in early 1878, the balance was completely broken by a salary increase from the Red River Valley, causing an uproar.

The salary increase order is only for the Chinese people with the lowest income level. The salary generally rises by 30%, the first-tier heavy industrial enterprises have the largest rise in steel plants and coking coal plants, and the non-staple food factories and other enterprises are smaller.

Under a three-year salary increase plan;

The Chinese workers in Red River Valley will be treated as equal pay for white female workers, although it is not as good as the wages of white male workers, which is already a huge improvement.

One stone stirs up a thousand scoundrels

The calm Red River Valley became noisy again. The Chinese saw their respect for themselves and poured in from all over the place, looking for opportunities in this fertile field full of hope.

Being able to work in various factories and mines under the Red River Valley, marry and have children, and enjoy a peaceful life is far more tempting than the life of a gold digger who is in danger.

"Big Leader, what are you thinking? There are many people who are dissatisfied with this policy. The people below are talking about it. I am worried that something will happen!" He Shoutian looked worried.

Li Fushou took a stack of documents and read them without answering He Shoutian's question directly, but said to the nine secretaries below;

"When you go back, everyone will write a report to present this matter. What do you think in your heart? How do you view this issue? Try to think from multiple perspectives. If you are too over-the-top or dissatisfied, you can also say it. I won't blame you for waiting."

"We will follow the instructions of the master."

"Well, go down, go back and think about it."

"Affect the order."

After all the secretaries retreated, Li Fushou put down the documents in his hand and looked at He Shoutian, and said in a calm tone;

"Let your subordinates listen more and read less and see who dances the most, complain the most, who are fanning the flames and fearing that the world will not be in chaos, who firmly support this salary increase policy, list it to me in categories, and don't you have high knowledge yourself, go back and think about it yourself, don't bother me if you have nothing to do."

This is equivalent to issuing an order to expel guests, and at the end his tone becomes more and more severe.

He Shoutian's heart was trembling, and a layer of cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he quickly lowered his head and claimed the crime and left.

Watching He Shoutian leave, Li Fushou shook his head involuntarily;

Since you have raised a few loyal dogs, you have to endure their mediocre abilities.

The salary increase policy is not decided at a glance, but is a result of careful consideration.

Li Fushou is not a philanthropist, and the income scissors between Chinese and white people is unreasonable. The large salary increase policy just introduced is not out of kindness, but to promote the further development of the Red River Valley economy.

Nowadays, the Honghe Valley's industrial and agricultural industry is booming, with sheep growing to more than 1.3 million, cattle herds more than 1,000, and the number of sows in stock is close to 20,000.

After deep processing of agricultural and animal husbandry products, the added value has been greatly increased. Honghe brand non-staple foods have been sold overseas and gradually established a brand reputation.

The Honghe Valley Light Industry Base takes the Honghe brand as the main line, and the Heavy Industry takes the Hongshan brand as the main line, and has hit the target with both fists, which has achieved good results.

On this basis

Having sufficient financial resources can implement a salary increase policy. On the one hand, it will continue to promote the economic prosperity of Shangu Town, and on the other hand, it will strengthen the confidence and ownership of Chinese people. The best of both worlds is self-evident.

Almost every Chinese living in Shangu Town owes Li Fushou money, ranging from several pounds to dozens of pounds or even hundreds of pounds.

They live and work here, and their consumption of food, clothing, housing and transportation depends entirely on the provisions of this closed small society. When their salary is high, their consumption capacity will be stronger, which will produce greater power to promote economic development.

The stones and wood for building houses require money, food, clothing, housing and transportation require money, self-produced horses, horse forage requires money, and a large amount of wealth returned to the hands of the ranch owner Li Fushou after circulating.

Now that Shangu Town is on the right path of development, it has developed strong economic development inertia, commerce is prosperous, entertainment and export trade are prosperous, and it has created a large amount of labor demand.

In turn, it has increased the land value of Shangu Town and the newly issued laws and regulations;

The original homestead that can be collected for free now requires a fee of 6 pounds and 5 shillings per share. An additional 30% fee is required to obtain indefinite ownership.

The larger the area, the more fees you pay.

The introduction of this regulation has attracted a warm welcome from Chinese people. Not only did it not affect Chinese people's enthusiasm for buying property, but it also made Chinese people's enthusiasm for settling in Shan Gu Town even more. It was unexpected.

The reason is probably because of the psychological cause.

The free gift may be collected one day, after all, the things you buy with money are only at ease, but that's all.
Chapter completed!