Chapter 74: Forging the remains of the "Australian Song Empire" (Part 1)
The southwestern coast of Australia, along the Swan River, the city of Perth in the modern world
Of course, in the spring and summer of 1632, this place was just a wild green field surrounded by desert and ocean. Groups of kangaroos appear among the vast grasslands and sparse woods, and there are also black swans, the only ones in the world, swimming on the river here.
——After a long wait, Doraemon finally succeeded in inputting the topographic and geographical data of the 17th century into the latest batch of [Random Doors] that he bought, which had been cramped on Hainan Island before. The people finally have the ability to move freely around the world.
Then, their first travel destination using [Random Door] was the Australian continent, which was full of wilderness and yet to be developed.
In fact, the first place where the 10,000-ton modern all-metal sailing ship "Cosco Star" traveled through time and space with hundreds of people landed was not in Perth, but in the port of Darwin, thousands of miles to the north. Nowadays, the only decent civilized stronghold in the entire Australian continent - the landing camp established by future travelers is naturally located there. At first glance, it seems that it can directly inherit the heritage of the travelers and set the capital of the Chinese League here.
But the problem is that although Darwin Port is a rich fishing resort in the 21st century, famous for its clear water and colorful tropical fish, it is really not a livable place - first of all, this place is Surrounded by desert, fresh water resources are not abundant enough to meet the daily needs of a large city. Secondly, the geographical location of Darwin Port is too far north, close to the equator, and has a tropical climate. Not only is it extremely hot, but the humidity in the rainy season often exceeds 70%, which is very uncomfortable. In addition, several large areas of flat land suitable for urban areas are too low-lying, and there are large tidal flats scattered along the coast, making drainage very difficult. If there are heavy rains and high tides at the same time, it is easy to get waterlogged, and it will turn into a "Water City Venice" from time to time.
In addition, the city is frequently hit by tropical storms, thunderstorms and tornadoes. For example, the tornado in 1974 almost destroyed the entire city. So even in the 21st century, the total population of Darwin Port is only a mere 100,000.
Perth, which is also located in Western Australia, has a similar environment to Darwin Port. It is also a seaside oasis surrounded by desert and ocean. However, the green space around Perth Port is much larger than that of Darwin Port, and the cultivated land and land that can be developed are Pastures were also much more extensive, capable of feeding a much larger population. As far as freshwater resources are concerned, the gurgling Swan River not only brings a beautiful scenery to Perth Port, but also provides Perth residents with abundant domestic water and agricultural irrigation water. The coastal hills and mountains in the upper reaches of the Swan River The various towering ancient trees scattered throughout provide ample timber resources for urban residents, so Perth's development potential is much stronger than that of Darwin Port.
In terms of climate environment, Perth, which is relatively south and has a high latitude, already has a Mediterranean climate, similar to Italy and Greece. Although this kind of climate may not be suitable for agricultural farming, it is full of flowers, sunshine and beaches, and is definitely suitable for human habitation. Although summer is hot and dry, it is always cooler than being hot and humid. Moreover, the reason for the hot summer is caused by the heat wave blown by the eastern desert wind. Usually, within a few hours of the heat, there will be a cool sea breeze blowing from the southwest. Since the hot wind blows in the morning when the sun is not too strong, the afternoon sun will When it's strong, there's a cool breeze, so the heat doesn't go anywhere. In winter, the climate is mild and rainy, and the average temperature is above 18 degrees Celsius.
Therefore, in the modern world, Perth is a very famous tourist destination. It ranks among the best in the annual selection of the world's best cities to live in, with a total population of 1.6 million... Of course, compared with Sydney and Melbourne in eastern Australia, Compared with other places, Perth's natural environment is still much worse - the former is the essence of Australia in later generations, gathering most of the country's cultivated land, pastures, industry and population, equivalent to the hinterland of China's Central Plains. Perth is just a larger oasis surrounded by desert.
However, at the plenary meeting, after confirming the establishment of the headquarters in Australia, the participating representatives had a fierce argument and finally settled on Perth, a relatively isolated place - "...we are choosing the location of the Chinese League headquarters. , a place similar to the headquarters of the European Union and the residence of United Nations agencies, rather than trying to swallow up the entire Republic of Australia in one go. So as long as there is. The territory of a municipality is enough, and Perth's environment is just right - it is an excellent seaport, can communicate with the whole world by sea, and has enough natural resources to supply a city with a population of one million. Although it is on the same continent of Australia, it is not Australia's best land is separated by the vast desert, which can avoid future conflicts of interest to a considerable extent..."
In short, according to the planned plan, with the assistance of the central government of the modern time and space of the 21st century, the Chinese League will build an alliance capital called "China City" in Perth of this time and space, which will be drawn from the territory of the Republic of Australia. out as an independent autonomous city-state. As for the Republic of Australia, one of the five founding members of the Chinese Alliance... Unfortunately, since the capital of the Alliance has absorbed the little manpower left in Australia, it is expected that this republic will only exist on paper for quite some time. On the surface, there is nothing but vast tracts of wilderness to be developed...
However, even Perth at this time, or the "Chinatown" of this time and space, is still desolate without any trace of civilization.
Because, before the Chinatown in Perth breaks ground, the travelers of this world have to carry out another "cultural project" on the Australian continent - that is to forge their origin in this world and concoct a "lost "The capital of the Australian Song Empire": Songcheng!
To put it simply, before we can build a real city that can live in people, we first find a piece of desert to build a fake city that cannot be lived in...
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Northwest Australia, more than fifty kilometers southwest of Darwin Port, is a hot, dry and desolate desert
Although it is not far from the ocean, the air here is so dry that there is almost no trace of moisture.
Under the exposure of the crimson sun, the desert wind was like the heat of a stove, unable to reduce the intense heat at all. The dust carried by the breeze makes everything covered with orange sand. The green fields full of life extend to the end here. At a glance, there are only boundless seas of sand, rocky mountains that have faded to reddish brown due to the sun, and rugged rocks covered with gravel, interspersed with a small number of drought-resistant thorn bushes. At the end where the yellow sand meets the blue sky, next to the rolling sand dunes, on the horizon slightly distorted by the hot air, you can vaguely see a lifeless white salt lake, reflecting dazzling light under the scorching sun.
Like all deserts in the world, Australia's deserts are also full of hidden dangers - the scorching sun that can burn people alive, the venomous snakes and poisonous insects that quietly appear at night, the quicksand that eats people without spitting out their bones...even if the travelers carry enough of water and food may still be swallowed up by the desert.
If it is in the desert of the Old World, there may be desert nomads wearing turbans, leading long camel teams, trekking back and forth in the vast sea of sand, relying on the rich experience accumulated from generation to generation to avoid the vast desert. various risks involved. But in Australia at this time, there were only kangaroos and no camels, and the aboriginal people were still in the Stone Age... So there were almost no human footprints in this desert, and naturally there was no guide.
Fortunately, the travelers at this time did not need to cross the desert with their own feet. It was enough for them to be able to reach the edge of the desert.
At this moment, Wang Qiu was sitting in a desert off-road vehicle. He felt drowsy. Although the air conditioner in the vehicle had been turned up to the maximum, the air in the vehicle was still extremely hot, like a flowing flame, causing sweat to flow down his body. There were big drops of ooze on his forehead... Beside the car Next to it is a dry river bed that has dried up for who knows how many years. On the high ground next to the river bed, a group of construction workers wearing hard hats and windproof hoods are bustling to break ground and littering all kinds of construction waste - —Really littering all kinds of construction waste everywhere!
Sitting in the car, Wang Qiu saw with twitching eyebrows that they were passing through several open [random doors], coming and going from the Sanya base on Hainan Island to this side non-stop, taking stone pillars that they had obtained from nowhere. , stone gates, statues, relief panels, shabby and rough machines, carts and carts of broken bricks, and all kinds of random rotten wood and broken pottery are everywhere in this hot desert and Gobi. Littering...
In addition, there is a very strange construction team, who are sweating profusely under the scorching sun to build walls and houses on the Gobi Desert. However, most of them just lay a foundation and build the walls to a height of more than one meter. Just gave up halfway. Then he turned around and continued to build this "unfinished house" in another place... while another, even stranger, construction team was busy erecting stone bridge piers one after another in the middle of the long-dried river bed...
Due to the use of 22nd century black technology props from the world of Doraemon, the construction project in the desert progressed very quickly. Unfortunately, what finally appeared in front of people's eyes were some broken bridges with only piers and no bridge decks - and It was still built on a dry river bed with not a drop of water at all; then there were sections of cul-de-sacs leading to the cliff; and then there were A broken house with a missing roof, a palace with only a few pillars left, a fake stone well with no water dug at all... What's more, they worked hard to build a decent bunker on a certain high ground. They even took the trouble to decorate the surroundings with statues and reliefs, but then stuffed mine explosives inside, blowing the entire bunker apart with a bang...
At first glance, it seems that these guys who came to the Australian desert to ask for trouble are doing nothing. But they don't think this is a waste of effort, but it has very important significance.