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"Hu Zi, send someone to invite the Prime Minister, Foreign Minister and Deputy Chief of Staff. I have something to discuss with them." Long Yufei said. Even though it is too late now, he can't take care of so much. Attacking Australia is not a trivial matter, and it has to be discussed in the long run. Although Australia is a barren land, it is large in area. If the New China Army wants to occupy Australia, the most difficult thing is to replenish supplies and have to prepare well.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Li Hu, the commander of the guard, replied. As Long Yufei's commander, Li Hu is undoubtedly the most dedicated and one of the people Long Yufei trusts the most. The scale of the guards in the palace has expanded to a battalion, and Li Hu is also the rank of colonel. Of course, if he is placed in the army to lead the troops, Li Hu may get a higher rank. Long Yufei has also asked Li Hu many times about his opinions and asked him whether he would lead the troops. However, Li Hu refused every time. As someone who was close to Long Yufei just after he came to this world, Li Hu can be said to be the most loyal to Long Yufei.

After Li Hu left, Long Yufei once again turned his attention to the map on the wall. Australia is a place with rich resources. Australia in later generations became a wealthy country entirely with the mineral resources there. At that time, domestic steel companies had to import iron ore from Australia at high prices. A large amount of profits were earned by Australia. Domestic companies were just working for others. Now, Long Yufei naturally would not allow such things to happen again. Since he was reborn, Australia's treasure land cannot be spared.

For Xinhua, now is the best time to seize Australia. Australia is now sparsely populated, and besides hundreds of thousands of indigenous peoples, hundreds of thousands of British immigrants and their descendants, there are only endless deserts and grasslands left. Britain does not attach importance to Australia, but just treats it as a place for exile prisoners. If Australia has increased its population and Britain also attaches importance to Australia, it will not be so easy for Xinhua to seize Australia. Even if Australia can be taken away from the British, it will definitely cost a greater price. Therefore, it is the most appropriate to seize Australia now.

In fact, the British were not the first Westerners to arrive in Australia, but the Dutch. In 1606, the Dutch Jansz landed on Cape York in northeastern Australia and led people to row a boat and encountered indigenous people. The first encounter between whites and indigenous people ended in a tragedy: several whites were stabbed to death by javelins. After that, the Dutch arrived on the Australian coast many times. They figured out most of the coastlines of Australia and drew a map accurately. They also named the continent "New Netherlands". Of course, all this is a secret and cannot be known to competitors. Only the east coast in the whole of Australia is still in a hazy state.

The first British man to come to Australia was Denpiah. He climbed Australia in 1688, but it was still the barren northwest coast. He tried to find some fresh water, but he found nothing but "sand, animal footprints and barbaric natives". He found nothing. The historical honor of discovering the east coast of Australia fell on James Cook.

In October 1769, Cook arrived in New Zealand. It took several months to fully understand that it was two large islands in the north and south, plus countless small islands. Then he continued to sail the West. On April 19, 1770, Cook took the "Effort" to reach the southeastern end of the Australian continent. On April 29, the "Effort" sailed into the Plant Bay, and Cook became the first European to discover the east coast of Australia. He raised the British flag and declared his possession of the land in the name of King George III. On August 21, 1770, the "Effort" arrived.

It reached the northernmost end of the east coast of Australia. Here Captain Cook once again solemnly announced the British occupation of the entire east coast of Australia and named it New South Wales. In the Plant Bay, they met the Aboriginal people. The Aboriginal people also threw javelins at them. After that, the existence of Aboriginal people was found everywhere on the East Coast. But they thought without hesitation: this was a land without a master. In that era, it seemed that only "civilized people" were qualified to be the owner of the land. Primitive humans were almost regarded as chimpanzees.

In the 18th century, the progress of agriculture caused many farmers to lose their land. The industrial revolution was beginning. The population surged, and rural people were crowded to cities. The number of urban poor was increasing. A prominent social problem plagued the UK: the number of criminals soared. The important reason for the excessive number of criminals was that the criminal law was too strict at that time, and even the wandering of unemployed people was convicted of wandering. Ordinary theft was even severely punished and even death sentences. In addition, frequent social riots, uprisings and religious conflicts produced a large number of political prisoners. The prisons in Britain were already full. Many prisoners were sent overseas.

The colonies were like Bermuda in North America. In 1776, Britain successfully revolted in North America and became an independent country - the United States. Britain could no longer send prisoners there. As a result, prisoners became a very headache for the British government. Banks, who sailed with Cook in 1779, was already the chairman of the Royal Society, and described to Congress the natural conditions of New South Wales: the grass was "long and rich", "enough wood and fuel, sufficient water supply" and could "support a large population". Therefore, the establishment of a colony for exiled prisoners in Australia was determined.

Prisoners from Britain began to take root in Australia and reproduce. Australia in the mid-19th century had a very low level of development. Most of the British were engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry here. The abundant resources were not mined. Everything seemed like a fat virgin land. Giving up such a piece of fat meat close to his mouth was undoubtedly a crime for Long Yufei.

Soon, Cabinet Prime Minister Li Decheng, Foreign Minister Lin Zihao and Deputy Chief of Staff and Minister of Logistics and Equipment Lieutenant General Zhao Yi rushed to Long Yufei's study. It was already very late now, but when His Majesty the King summoned him, they arrived immediately.

"Your Majesty, is there something big happening when summoning us so urgently?" Prime Minister Li Decheng asked.

"It's not a big deal. It's just an idea." Long Yufei said with a smile. He was a little sad about it even disturbing everyone so late.

Everyone else looked at Long Yufei suspiciously, wondering if he had any other wonderful ideas.

"It's so. Our fundamental purpose of this battle is to drive the British from the South China Sea. After that, there is no plan to further attack India and the more western ones. However, there is one place we can take the opportunity to take it." Long Yufei said.

"Your Majesty, where?" asked Lieutenant General Zhao Yi. Military people have always been more radical in their thinking.

"It's here!" Long Yufei pointed to the huge island and said. It doesn't count the territory south of China's Yangtze River occupied by Xinhua, but the territory of Xinhua in the South Ocean alone is not as big as Australia.

"Australia? Are we going to capture there?" Lieutenant General Zhao Yi exclaimed.

"Your Majesty, it is just a barren land. Most of it is desert, with only a portion of the plains and grasslands along the coast. The environment is not particularly good. The British just regard it as a place for exile prisoners." Foreign Minister Lin Zihao said with a frown.

"Yes, Your Majesty! If we want to attack Australia, we have to invest at least one fleet. In addition, we have to invest a large number of transport ships to ensure logistics supply. Australia is not close to the South Ocean. In addition, Australia is large in area and less troops are invested, it is not enough to see it." Lieutenant General Zhao Yi said. He also believed that it would be a bit unworthy to spend so much effort to attack Australia.

Long Yufei smiled. It was not surprising that everyone had such an idea. They lived in this era, their vision was limited by the times, and they had no idea how rich Australia was. They thought it was just a barren land. As a time traveler, Long Yufei's vision was naturally much longer than them.

"Australia is not a barren land. On the contrary, it is still a rich place. However, the wealth has not been developed yet. First of all, Australia's coastal plains and grasslands have fertile soil and are suitable for the development of agriculture and animal husbandry. If we want to immigrate to Australia, we can immigrate at least more than 10 million. In addition, there are rich mineral resources buried in the deserts in Australia. Especially iron ore, which are all high-grade iron ore. As long as these iron ore are mined, our future steel industry will hardly worry about the absence of iron ore." Long Yufei said. He painted a very beautiful prospect for everyone. Of course, these are all things that require long-term preparation. Iron ore buried in the desert must be built to transport it. However, no matter how you look at it, there is no profit to seize Australia.

After listening to Long Yufei's introduction, everyone couldn't help but shine. They did not doubt Long Yufei's words at all, and they had proved countless times that Long Yufei was always correct. Therefore, everyone was extremely convinced by Long Yufei, and a large part of the reason for Long Yufei's prestige came from this.

"Your Majesty, since that's the case, then we will snatch Australia from no matter what we say." Lieutenant General Zhao Yi said.

"Your Majesty, when we negotiate with the British, we can propose to cede Australia to us. Of course, before that, the final result is the fait accompli that has caused us to occupy Australia." Foreign Minister Lam Zihao said.

"The General Staff Department formulated a combat plan to capture Australia as soon as possible. We must capture Australia as soon as possible. At that time, the British will have to pinch their noses and recognize it." Long Yufei tree hole.

The Xinhua Army soon took action, and a fleet and three infantry brigades would be sent to Australia.
Chapter completed!