() Although Liu Fu does not intend to interfere with China's revolution, there is one thing that must be slightly involved, and that is the issue of the Shilu Iron Mine on Hainan Island.
Since the Shilu Iron Mine was built in 1891, this large-scale rich iron mine has become Taiwan's main metal ore supply base. After nearly two decades of construction and development, a large iron ore mine has formed near Changhua.
Most of the small cities based on the Shilu Mine
The mainland and local workers who work in the mine have all settled here because of their work in the mine. Their families have opened many ancillary facilities such as laundry workshops, small restaurants, taverns, etc., which not only meet these needs
If you are absent from work, you can still earn some money to support your family.
For such a large-scale iron mine, coupled with complete mining and living facilities, Liu Fu spends a lot of money every year to maintain the normal operation of this place, and part of this money is given to Qiongzhou Prefecture and the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi
.However, there are emperors and courtiers in one dynasty. It used to be the Qing Dynasty, but now it is the Republic of China. The price before is definitely different from the price now. Moreover, whether you are allowed to mine here is still a problem.
Regarding the problem of Hainan Island, some people in the Taiwanese government have long proposed a solution, which is to send troops to the island. Like the great powers, they will not leave after occupying it. Whether it is bribed with money or the threat of force, they must keep this island.
This place is so important to Taiwan.
But Liu Fu has never agreed to this plan. Although Liu Fu also knows that once Hainan Island and Shilu Iron Mine are lost, Taiwan's defense industry and industrial development will be greatly hindered. A large amount of iron ore and various
All kinds of rare metal ores have to be imported from abroad. If the price is higher, Liu Fu will accept it. But once the war breaks out, this kind of import is likely to be cut off. By then, Taiwan will be a stranded river.
A shark, no matter how sharp its teeth are, is still close to death.
However, for his future motherland, Liu Fu still wanted to help if he could, and if he couldn't help, don't harm it. If he wanted to send troops to seize Hainan Island, it would be better to just send troops to the north.
Since sending troops failed, he could only continue to spend money. Liu Fu felt that as long as he could keep the Shilu Mine, even spending a little more money would be worth it. This was not an ordinary place, but Taiwan's Achilles' heel.
But if you want to bribe the other party, you have to know who the other party is. China is in chaos now. Who knows where Hainan Island is under the control now? However, this trouble was quickly solved by the efficient agents of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. On November 9
, Guangdong Province announced du li, and the Guangdong Military Government was established the following day.
Fu, Hu Hanmin was elected as the governor and Chen Jiongming as the deputy governor. Liu Yongdian, the Qing soldier who originally guarded Hainan Island, also quickly announced an uprising after hearing the news, and declared the du li of Hainan Island. He called himself the temporary governor of Hainan Island and changed the original
The Qiongya Road Office was renamed the Dudu's Office, and the entire island was ordered to cut off their braids to show that they had joined the revolution.
Since the entire continent was busy with revolution and government, no one in the provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi paid attention to this poor and remote island. Liu Yongdian became a local emperor on the island, but Liu Yongdian did not
He was too worried about the governors on the mainland, so he blocked Haikou and other ports near the Leizhou Peninsula, temporarily cutting off contact with the mainland.
Liu Yongdian is no stranger to Taiwan's Ministry of Internal Affairs. Since he took office in Qiongzhou Bingbeidao in 1907, he has been in contact with the liaison personnel of Taiwan's Ministry of Internal Affairs. Every year, Taiwan's government
Part of the large sum of bribes Fu paid for the Shilu Iron Mine went into the hands of the military chief of Hainan Island. And this Taoist priest was also very open-minded and would not accept anyone who was willing to pay for an exile in Hainan Island.
Not only is there no embarrassment in building an iron mine of this scale in this land, but it is also very supportive. As for the iron mine that employs a large number of local Li people and Da
The practice of Luliu people working as miners is also greatly encouraged, because this not only alleviates the extreme poverty in the local area, but also calms down the local ethnic disputes. The Li people and the Han people work and live together, and slowly through exchanges,
The original mutual hostility has turned into a mutual understanding, which has improved the security on Hainan Island a lot.
Speaking of Liu Yongdian, he is not an unknown person. His father Liu Changyou once served as the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, the governor of Guangxi, the governor of Guangdong, and the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou. He could also be regarded as a feudal official in the Qing Dynasty. After the announcement of the revolution, Liu Yongdian was not completely
He felt relieved, knowing that a former important minister like himself, who had nothing to do with the Revolutionary Party, would definitely not be forgotten on Hainan Island.
Although the Guangxi and Guangdong military commanders have not mentioned the matter of Hainan Island these days, and have given their acquiescence to Liu Yongdian's temporary governor-general, Liu Yongdian knows very well that after these governors have sorted out the various troubles in their hands, they will
will turn their attention to themselves. Liu Yongdian felt that according to his own conditions, these revolutionary soldiers could
Fu, it would be a good outcome if I could retire and return to my hometown safely. Otherwise, I would have to pay for the suppression of the revolutionary activities on Hainan Island in the past few years.
Just when Liu Yongdian was worried about his future all day, a person in charge of Shilu Iron Mine found him. At first, Liu Yongdian thought that this businessman had no information. He didn't know that the fire of revolution had almost reached Hainan Island, but
For the iron ore matter
I came to give myself regular money, so I didn’t pay much attention to it. I didn’t plan to tell the other party about my situation, but I planned to receive an extra sum of money. Having more money on hand is not a bad thing after all. Maybe my sex
We still have to rely on this money to save our lives.
But after a few casual conversations, the person in charge of the iron mine suddenly expressed concerns about the current political affairs, and tactfully asked Liu Yongdian about his future plans, and vaguely revealed his intention to help Liu Yongdian continue to serve as the governor of Qiongya.
After hearing this, Liu Yongdian felt a little incredible, but after calming down and thinking about it carefully, he suddenly felt that what the other party said was not unreasonable. He had been a military officer on Hainan Island for several years. Although as a military general,
and these
I don’t have many contacts with the mining businessmen, but I know a little bit about the origins of these people. Before these mining businessmen came to Qiongya Bingbei Road to take office, they had already mined, built roads, built ports, and paved the boss road here.
A stall, waiting for Liu
After Yongdian took office, every six months, a heavy amount of regular money would be sent to him by Master Daotai. According to Master Daotai's master, these mining people were all businessmen on the island of Taiwan across the sea, not only with Guangdong and Guangxi
The relationship between the governor and the governor is irreversible, and
And they often come with large warships to escort their ships hauling ore. Moreover, Liu Yongdian recalled the unhappy immigration incident of several provincial officials in the past few years. It seems that in the end it was this Nanhai businessman who mined iron ore.
It was solved outside.
At that time, officials and people in several provinces along the southern coast had an indescribable feeling about Taiwan Island, a relatively special place. Ever since the defeat of the Sino-Japanese War of 1898-1899 and the cession of Taiwan to Japan, it has always been connected by blood with the mainland.
This small island suddenly burst out with a magical power, which not only caused many Japanese invasions to be destroyed, but also destroyed people in peacetime.
During the contact, the fishermen and small sea traders on the island of Taiwan who had the same clan as Fujian and Guangdong suddenly became energetic. They often traveled between Taiwan and the mainland, wearing bright clothes and carrying truckloads of gifts.
, took a lot of money, ran back to his hometown, villages and towns, built ancestral halls, ancestral houses, built bridges and paved roads, as if he had made a fortune in Taiwan.
