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 and forward-looking public policy. When it comes to Lanfang Grand Duchy specifically, it means what kind of country Qin Zhiyuan wants to build Lanfang Grand Duchy into, whether it is an agricultural country, an industrial country or a science and technology-led country.
Regional powers and even global powers.
If Qin Zhiyuan follows his ideas, he needs an all-round powerful country led by science and technology. Whether it is economy or military culture, the Grand Duchy of Lanfang must be in a leading position in the world, at least in Southeast Asia.
Since it is dominated by science and technology, if it relies 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 restored quickly.
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 large 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 entire population of the Grand Duchy of Lan Fang is included,
It's not enough to use even if it's 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 tried his best to immigrate from the Republic of China.
At this time in the Republic of China, the war between the northern and southern factions became more and more intense, 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, and the people were devastated and the people were miserable.
At this time, news about the Grand Duchy of Lanfang finally reached the Republic of China, and the Chinese, who were suffering from the inevitable war, finally had a paradise where they could escape the war.
As a result, the tide of entering 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 inroads into 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, its land utilization rate is not high. Large areas of wasteland are still uncultivated. Even islands like Sumba Island, although there are nearby
It covers an area of 14,000 square kilometers, 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 Lanfang Grand Duchy is hot. Although it is still winter, there is no need to wear cotton 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 new cabinet of the Grand Duchy of Lanfang could not solve this problem, so it was submitted to Qin Zhiyuan, allowing the king of the Grand Duchy of Lanfang to solve the problem of food rations 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.
Sluggish 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 very big favor. You must know that since the World War, food prices have generally skyrocketed, and in some local areas have even risen to several times the pre-war level. This favor from the Governor of French Indochina, Qin Zhiyuan, is essential.
So with the regular navigation between Saigon and Surabaya, the food problem gradually subsided.
There is still a slight fly in the ointment, because the Chinese from the north are not used to eating rice. They are more accustomed to eating flour ground 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 content and will not cause any trouble to the government and society. They are more accustomed to relying on their own hands to solve problems.
Qin Zhiyuan is a perfectionist. Since these Chinese people choose to believe in Qin Zhiyuan and choose to seek refuge in the Grand Duchy of Lanfang, Qin Zhiyuan must be responsible for these Chinese people. Taking care of their food, clothing, housing and transportation is Qin Zhiyuan's due responsibility.
So Qin Zhiyuan sent Gaspard to Australia to determine a way to stably provide wheat.
In 1918, Australia had a total population of less than 5 million, but it sent nearly 300,000 troops to Europe, and it has been maintained at this level. It is not easy to replace the war losses.
During the war, Australia's domestic economic level increased instead of falling, especially wheat production, which increased to a staggering extent.
When the World War broke out in 1914, Australia's annual wheat output was only 25 million bushels. However, just one year later, the output reached as high as 170 million bushels in 1915, an increase of 7 times in one year, and this output is still increasing year by year.
Increase.
At the same time, Australia's domestic wheat consumption was only 40 million bushels. As a result, in 1915 alone, as many as 130 million bushels of wheat needed to be exported.
130 million bushels, which is equivalent to about 3.5 billion kilograms. If an adult consumes 15 kilograms of grain every month, even if the 3.7 million people in the Grand Duchy of Lan Fang eat wheat, it will be enough for nearly five years.
Wheat export, along with wool export, were Australia's two pillar industries at this time. In order to sell wheat, the Australians blocked the Wheat Administration nationwide, and at the same time established a Wheat Sales Committee in London to promote wheat to Britain.
Throughout the world wars, Australia exported 447 million bushels of wheat to Britain.
The appearance of Gaspard really solved the urgent need of the Australians. No one is willing to go across the ocean to ask for help, not to mention that the Grand Duchy of Lanfang promised to transport it by itself and does not require the Australians to be responsible. This is especially true for the Australians.
A thoughtful gesture.
Although Australia is export-oriented, it does not have a domestic transportation fleet. The transportation of materials from Australia to the United Kingdom depends entirely on the coordination of the British Shipping Industry Association. This is an extremely complicated process. How can it be convenient and fast to sell directly to the Grand Duchy of Lanfang?
Therefore, the wheat supply in the Grand Duchy of Lan Fang is also extremely abundant. Coupled with the fruit trees almost everywhere and the fishing boats everywhere, the tables of the new immigrants will soon be rich. This makes the new immigrants almost just set foot on the land of the Grand Duchy of Lan Fang.
, I fell in love with this place instantly.
For hard-working and simple people, a land without external oppression is the paradise of kings.
Even if there are sufficient supplies, they cannot be distributed to new immigrants unconditionally. This will cause the new immigrants to become inert and develop the habit of reaching out for begging. Therefore, a number of work-for-relief projects were immediately launched.
These projects cover all aspects of steel, petroleum, fertilizer, cement, infrastructure, etc. Only one adult needs to work hard to support a family.
This is another project that new immigrants are grateful for.
The Chinese are no strangers to corvee, and almost all rulers in the past dynasties would force the people to do this kind of corvee without any compensation.
When the Grand Duchy of Lanfang first announced the work-for-relief project, almost all the new immigrants thought it was a form of corvee labor in the Grand Duchy of Lanfang. Although their children had not yet been resettled, and although they were still in shock after leaving the war-torn environment of the Republic of China, they were still practical.
The diligent new immigrants put down their luggage, said goodbye to their reluctant wives, children and children with tears in their eyes and walked out of the house.
Okay, it's not that sensational. You don't need to go too far at all. It's usually just a road for the village where you live, repairing the river embankment near the village, and repairing the fence to prevent wild animals.
But after a hard day's work, each of these laborers received half a bag of grain.
food
Free
All the people who received the food and their families felt unbelievable when they looked at the pockets in their hands. These simple people have never realized that their hard work is also a commodity.
Even with this understanding, they never thought that they would get such generous rewards for just doing anything.
You must know that whether it is building roads or river embankments, in the final analysis it is to facilitate the immigrants themselves. During the Republic of China, these were not corvee work at all, but simple labor.
But I didn't expect that in the Grand Duchy of Lanfang, such work could be called corvee, and food would be given in return.
