Australian Storm 1876

  Chapter 174

  After the time enters July

The   McCart’s case of maiming students has caused more and more strong social responses. Attacks against whites have occurred in many places, especially in Queensland and northern New South Wales. There have also been many violent incidents in Sydney.

  The solidarity shown by the immigrants after the incident showed strong influence and cohesion, which shocked the white society and had to seriously consider immigration demands and re-examine this neglected group.

  Governor of New South Wales, Lord John Lawrence Bard, made a public statement on the case of McCarter;

   urged immigrant groups to remain calm, strongly condemn this atrocity against students, and hope that they can be extradited to return to the British mainland for trial as soon as possible and be severely sanctioned by law.

  High-ranking officials from various southern states have also expressed their opinions. Some support the convening of a special court for on-site trial, and some support extradition to the UK for trial. Radical opinions even call for hanging on the spot. The opinions vary.

The McCarter case became a hot spot in Australian society in July. Major newspapers in Europe and the United States have reprinted reports, and its influence has reached Europe and the United States. This makes London have to be cautious.

  Germany and the Kingdom of the Netherlands are happy to hear about this and firmly stand on the side of the Australian immigrant groups. The local press and public opinion have turned a lot of old accounts and publicly denounced the evil deeds committed by the British in the colonies. They are very motivated to beat down dogs.

  These small actions are nothing more than to add to the British Empire.

  Early August

  Shocking news came out of the Queensland State Assembly, and it is brewing a policy to drastically lower the entry barriers for immigrants, commonly known as the “baseline policy”.

  That is, immigrants of any race as long as they arrive in Australia and are willing to swear allegiance to Queensland and serve the society, they can obtain a naturalization permit at a lower cost.

  The proposal that the Zhi Gong Party is brewing has aroused great anxiety among the southern states, and they have expressed their opinions through various channels, especially with opposition as the mainstream.

  This is because the Zhi Gong Party occupies an absolute dominant position in the Queensland State Assembly. Once the bill enters the voting process, the probability of passing is 99%.

The southern states generally believe that the proposal issued by the Zhi Gong Party is too radical. With the continuous development of the immigration wave, the current Chinese immigrant population in Australia has exceeded all ethnic groups and has become the largest ethnic group in Australia. A population of more than 10,000.

  If the immigrant policy is implemented, the number of Chinese naturalized citizens will double in a short period of time, which will inevitably have a huge impact on the existing political structure of the states.

  More than 90% of Chinese immigrants are young men, and most of them meet the criteria of voters who pay more than £10 in taxes. Thinking carefully!

  At the current stage

  Australia implements the same electoral policy as the United Kingdom, that is, adult males, who have paid taxes up to 10 pounds over the years, and have a legal naturalization certificate, can participate in the election.

  The electoral history of the United Kingdom can be traced back to the 13th century. Each municipality selects 2 representatives of freedmen to participate in the rank meeting

  After the "Glorious Revolution" in 1688, Britain established a capitalist electoral system.

  The second year, in 1689, the "Bill of Rights" was passed by the House of Commons of the British Parliament, which clearly stipulated that members of Parliament (the House of Commons) should be freely elected.

  In the 49 years from 1832 to 1881, Britain carried out several reforms of the electoral system, realized the gradual approach to universal suffrage, and established a relatively complete electoral system.

  The electoral reform in 1832 rearranged the layout of the seats of the House of Commons in London, stipulated the voter registration system, and changed the nomination system to the electoral system. The reform expanded citizenship and gave the middle class the right to vote.

  The reform of the British electoral system in 1867 further reduced the property qualifications of voters and extended citizenship to ordinary male citizens in municipalities.

  The election reform in 1872 enacted the famous secret voting law, which aimed to eliminate high pressure and bribery in elections...

  Along with the advancement of history, the British electoral system is gradually improving, and it is developing in a direction of fairer democracy, more citizen participation, more transparency and fairness, and the ultimate goal is to realize a universal suffrage system.

  Australia’s election policy is also following that of the United Kingdom. The latest policy from the British Empire can always be quickly promoted in Australia. The continuous improvement of the electoral system also reflects this process.

  Australia’s current electoral system is far from the one-person-one-vote universal suffrage system and needs to be gradually improved in the future.

  Women do not have the right to vote, adult men without proper occupations do not have the right to vote, fixed assets of less than £60 have no right to vote, and taxes that do not exceed £10 have no right to vote.

  In the current population structure of Australia

The ratio of white men to women is about 7:3, which means that in the population of close to 2 million, there are less than one million adult men who have the right to vote, which is about 900,000. The current economic downturn in southern Australia has caused many white farmers. Bankruptcy, even fewer have legal voting rights.

  Immigration is different. The ratio of male to female population is about 9.5:0.5, which is very different.

  Millions of naturalized citizens are almost all men. They generally have fixed assets and tax eligibility that meet the standards. The only headache is that they have no wives.

  Although nearly 10,000 native white women from Central America have alleviated this urgent need, the serious imbalance between men and women is still acute.

  There are also very few women among the free immigrants from the mainland. Most of them are men who come to make trouble with dreams of getting rich, especially the young and middle-aged. This makes the contradiction between the imbalance between men and women even more prominent.

  From another perspective;

  More than 90% of the naturalized persons who have the right to vote are firm supporters of the Zhi Gong Party, which has laid a solid foundation for the Zhi Gong Party.

This allowed the Zhi Gong Party to rapidly rise as the largest party in Queensland, the third largest party in South Wales, the fourth largest party in Victoria, the largest party in Western Australia, and the second largest party in South Australia. Did not penetrate into Tasmania.

  If the Queensland arrival policy is implemented, Australia will change overnight.

  This is by no means a false threat, but a real threat.

  Songjiang Town

  Songjiang Reservoir construction site

   "Ha ha ha... They are all panicked." Li Fushou smiled happily.

  He stood akimbo high on the mountain and was inspecting the construction site with a senior official in the Red River Valley. The topic talked about the "Arrived Barrier Act" implemented by the Queensland State Assembly.

   "Master Yuan Ding's trick is good for asking for directions. The turbulent water that has stirred the Australian political arena, will London be alarmed too, right?" Wu Mozhou said with a smile on his beard.

Pan Shoudao followed his voice and said in an interface; “It is true. The new governor of New South Wales, Ben Stevens, has met with me many times. His words showed extreme concern about the current radical policies of Queensland. I, conveying this information to Master Yuanding, I can see that they are really scared."

   Wu Mozhou said; “Ben Stevens is a traditional white hardliner. He has close contacts with the former governor Morgan McLaure. The two families are married. His opinions can well represent the opinions of a large number of white conservatives.”

   "Now it is 3 vs. 3, and we don't suffer in the general situation." Xin Changjun is a highly dependent member of Li Fushou, who is good at looking at problems from an overall perspective.

  In the upcoming Queensland governor and parliament general elections in 1882, Xin Changjun is the chairman of the Zhi Gong party, and it is determined that Li Fushou will take over the chairmanship of Li Fushou and continue to consolidate the basic board of Queensland.

  The governor of Queensland runs for five years. Four years have passed since 1877. The new election will begin at the end of the year.

  At that time, Li Fushou will personally run for governor.

  This is an unsuspecting election. The current Governor Frank will definitely lose the election. There is no equal opponent in Queensland. This will be the first time in Australian history that a Chinese person has held such an important position.

Breaking through the glass ceiling time and time again, Li Fushou, as the first Australian Chinese gold mine owner, the first state legislator, the first nobleman, and the first speaker, will soon become the first governor in next year’s election. He created Countless for the first time, making a great contribution to the fight for equal rights for the entire immigrant community.

  The three-to-three mentioned by Mr. Xin Chang refers to the state of Queensland, Western Australia, and the dominant South Australia controlled by the Zhi Gong Party, which are completely in the hands of Lord Earl.

Perth, the capital of Western Australia, is just a small city with a population of less than 3,000. It is a very low-developed area. The influx of more than 13,000 immigrants in the past two years has completely become the dominant dominance of the Zhi Gong Party and Hongmen. Site.

  The situation in South Australia is similar. Three years ago, the population of the state did not exceed 30,000. Now it is close to 80,000, and most of them are immigrants who have poured in in recent years.

  Red River Valley sent two young and promising teams to easily infiltrate the area and have substantial influence by virtue of its broad mass base.

  It is now difficult to conquer New South Wales and Victoria, the two fertile regions where white traditional forces dominate.

  Li Fushou stood on a high place and turned around and asked; "Brother Changjun, what do you think of the current situation?"

  "Since Master Yuanding asked, Changjun tried to solve it." Xin Changjun happily obeyed.

  He thought for a while, said;

  "From the current situation of Australian politics, it is not suitable to implement the policy of resistance to base. Yuanding followed the example of the shepherd boy and shouted the wolf, which really caused a panic from London to Sydney.

  There are three wonderful things in this move;

   One has disturbed the water, and at the same time, many white hardliners have emerged. In the future, they can be targeted, accurately implement policies, and get twice the result with half the effort!

  2 has diverted the attention of public opinion, which is conducive to the continued blockade of news on the northern Shangri-La Island. It is said that the governor of the Dutch East Indies has also attracted attention from Australian news recently.

  Three increased bargaining chips with London. To prevent the implementation of the arrival policy, the opponent must come up with exciting chips.

   Humble thoughts;

  At present, the most important thing is to develop the economy and enhance the foundation and strength of the Red River Valley. Two main lines are extended here.

  One of the main lines is to encourage immigration policies. Immigrants have brought continuous economic vitality to the Red River Valley, bringing in population and labor, while also expanding the market, deepening the Red River Valley's heritage, and further transforming the demographic structure to a favorable side.

In the past August, the number of immigrants who arrived in Australia that month has reached 53,000 people, of which more than 5,700 were from the Young Eagle Project. Free immigrants accounted for the vast majority. Among them, there were many expensive businessmen and literary and artistic people who pursued freedom. It is a new feature under the immigration policy.

  Compared with the United States, a major immigrant country, the United States received 1.57 million immigrants from Europe in 1880. The source is the entire European country. This is incomparable to Australia.

  In 1880, Australia received an immigrant population of 395,500, of which about 34,700 were white gold prospectors from the British Isles, Germany and France, and most of the rest came from the Chinese mainland.

  It is estimated that in 1881, the annual immigration scale will reach between 570,000 and 580,000, of which Chinese immigrants will be the mainstream.

  Time is very beneficial to us. There is no need to stimulate London too much. As long as London's support on the Shangri-La Island issue can be obtained, it is completely worthwhile to back down.

  The second main line is to develop the economy. This is the most important task at present. Now, the three wings of Honghe Valley, Songjiang Town, and Beilun Town have formed an excellent situation, and the future is bright.

  We must now pay special attention to the promotion of leading projects. There are major projects such as Songjiang Reservoir, the southern extension of the coastal railway, and the Sydney Bay Shipbuilding Base.

  Especially the southern extension of the coastal railway project. In the southern states, we have asked us to suspend or cancel the promotion of the barrier policy. We can bargain on this and promote the southern extension project to finally arrive in Melbourne.

  The above are some humble opinions, please correct me from Yuanding Master and colleagues. "

  After Xin Changjun’s talk, Li Fushou took the lead in applauding, which drew everyone's applause.

   "Brother Changjun has unique and ingenious insights, which deserves to be clarified." Li Fushou spoke highly of it.

  Pan Shoudao commented abruptly; “Sudden death or chronic suicide, the two paths can only be the same.”

  His words drew everyone into a roar of laughter, Sima Zhao's heart is well known, and there is nothing to hide.

  Who hasn’t pursued it yet!

  Li Fushou is now wealthy and wealthy. He owns a pasture area of ​​220,000 square kilometers. He took the lead in occupying the Shangri-La Island with an area of ​​880,000 square kilometers. He was an out-and-out feudal lord.

  Go one step further, it’s not impossible.

"Besides, they actually have a third choice." Li Fushou said with a smile, looking into the distance; "Since the beginning of the year, Lord Governor John Lawrence Bald has been actively promoting the unity of states. It was messed up by me in conjunction with other states. It is not without the intention from London.

  Everything has advantages and disadvantages

  Now that we have proposed the arrival policy, immigrant groups have shown strength and unity in the parade, which may have sounded the alarm for the white diehards and began to seek a third solution. "

  Li Fushou did not continue to say, the word "splitting" appeared in everyone's mind, and this meant internal war.

  Will Li Fushou be satisfied with controlling the existing areas?

the answer is negative.

  　 The reason why the evolution and reform process of the democratic electoral system in the United Kingdom has spent some writing is not because of the number of words.

  　　Because of a lot of historical research, the party will find faults. Baidu said that in 1901, Australia held the first referendum in which everyone participated and decided to establish a federal state.

  　　 This is true, but the original six Australian autonomous state legislatures have a history ranging from hundreds to decades. Successive members and governors were also elected.

  　　 So the election in Australia did not start in 1901, but much earlier.

  　　 hereby explain this point, thank you all.

  (End of this chapter)