1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 310 A New Starting Point for Haihan Military Industry
The requirements for training methods come not only from the newly established navy, but also from the increasing establishment of the army, the specialization of arms, the evolution of tactics in the era of hot weapons, and the establishment of modern military systems, all of which require more fully functional soldiers and commanders Training institutions.Especially for the training of naturalized civilian officers at the grassroots level, relying solely on the mass explosion model of ordinary military training can no longer meet the needs of the new situation.

After considering various opinions and objective needs, the military decided to set up a special military academy to solve this problem.When Tao Donglai announced the news, the construction of the military academy had already quietly started in the military barracks on the east bank of Victory Port.After the completion of this military academy, the recruits will be selected from the active army and navy, and these lucky ones will have the opportunity to become the future generals of the Haihan Kingdom.

In addition to training commanders and fighters for its own military force, the establishment of this military academy also has a function that is inconvenient to announce, that is, to train combatants for certain special forces supported by the crossing group abroad.For example, after being persuaded by Qian Tiandun and others, the North Vietnamese side has already sent some military officers headed by Zheng Ting this time, and is going to receive a special training course in Victory Port for a period of time.There is also news from Fujian that Xu Xinsu Group will send people to Shengli Port in the near future to learn the combat tactics of muskets and artillery, as well as the maintenance and repair of weapons, etc.As for "Fu Ruifeng", let alone, since the establishment of the Guangzhou Office, there have been people in the Li Family Militia who have been receiving training from representatives of the Guangzhou Office.

Although military aid of this nature is not as effective as the arms trade that directly sells guns and cannons, the Executive Committee and the military attach great importance to it.What these outside trainees can learn from the Haihan military is basically based on the basis of thermal weapon warfare. In the entire Far East, there is no second company that can manufacture thermal weapons. On a par with the Traveling Group, anyone who accepts Haihan's combat theory will be extremely dependent on the supply of weapons, and it will be difficult to form a military confrontation with the Traveling Group.

Of course, some historical lessons have to be absorbed. Like a certain lighthouse country, it has continuously supported some foreign armed forces for decades, and then it has been smashed to its feet by these raised stones a few years later. In fact, this kind of stupidity of spending money to face is also an aspect that the military should try its best to avoid.The military also has relatively adequate preventive measures against this, and that is the political propaganda that it is best at.

During the organizational adjustment of the Military and Police Department, in addition to the eye-catching split of the police force, the sea and the land were formed into separate armies, and the Political Department, the Staff Department, the Logistics Department, and the Equipment Department were established in reference to the establishment of the Ministry of National Defense in later generations. Departments with several functional subdivisions.Among them, the political department is responsible for the political work and military discipline inspection within the army, and it is also a window for the military to conduct internal and external propaganda work.For foreign personnel who come to receive training, the brainwashing course is definitely one of the necessary links in the entire training. Even if the minds of these trainees cannot be changed into militiamen with the highest mission of "loyalty to the Executive Committee", at least It can also brush them to the same level as the Tanzanian army in later generations of East Africa.

For the Haihan military, how many tactics these troops can learn and how much their combat effectiveness can be improved are all secondary. The most important thing is to let these officers sit firmly in Haihan On this side, there can no longer be any thoughts of becoming an enemy of Hai Han.What the Traversing Group needs is an allied army that can cooperate with its own armed forces to fight when necessary, not a competitor that is strong enough to pose a threat to itself.

The Staff Office is the military commanding body of the Military Commission. In the future, it will be responsible for drafting and organizing various military plans, commanding and coordinating the combat operations of the army.The logistics department is responsible for the unified management of military supplies, health services, garrison construction and other affairs of each unit.

It is worth mentioning that the newly established Equipment Division, as the name suggests, is responsible for the R&D and manufacturing of weapons and equipment for the entire army.The shortcomings of the institutional setup of the military industry system have gradually emerged in the past year. The responsibilities and rights of each participating unit are unclear, which has caused the work efficiency of the military industry unit to be unable to be effectively improved.Although the Executive Committee recognized this problem early on, due to the large number of related units, the impact of reckless organizational adjustment is too great, so this matter has been in the preparatory stage until the first anniversary of the crossing, and all aspects of preparation work have been completed for seven days. Seven Eighty-Eight was almost done, and Tao Donglai announced the relevant adjustment plan at the meeting.

All production units involved in the R&D and manufacturing of military equipment will jointly fund with the Equipment Department of the Military Commission to establish an economic entity as the supervisory unit for military production.To put it simply, this is a 17th-century version of the "NORINCO company", responsible for arranging the research, development, and production of armament projects, coordinating the relationship between the military, design, and production units, and taking over external Arms trade and part of the military aid program, realize the integration of production, supply and marketing.

This new agency with considerable authority will be named "Haihan Ordnance Industry", and will take over all the production of weapons and equipment in the near future.Before this election, the previous executive committee had passed a resolution to appoint the executive committee member in charge of industry, Beks, as the CEO of "Haihan Ordnance Industry".After the establishment of this organization, it is expected to change the situation of poor communication and unclear responsibilities and rights in the three links of development, production, and use in the current military industry system.The first task of Beks after taking office was to discuss with the North Vietnamese mission the arms sales plan and other military assistance plans within this year.

Another military-related news announced at the meeting was the expansion of the Transit Group's garrison in Annan to establish an independent battalion in the colonial area.During the Vietnam aid operation in January, Heitugang already had three companies of armed personnel, and the difference from the battalion-level establishment was not too big.The black soil Hong Kong militia led by Qian Tiandun and others made outstanding achievements in the 20-day battle and performed very well. The expansion after the war was almost a certainty.Announcing this matter now is also a warm-up for the military award ceremony three days later. At that time, Qian Tiandun's promotion award and the announcement of the establishment of the Annan Colonial Independent Camp will be announced again at the award ceremony.

After completing the major institutional adjustment centered on the former Military and Police Department, the remaining content of the publicity is basically to refine the functions of each department.For example, the Ministry of Finance will refine the budget department, finance department, accounting department and other departments, and delegate some powers to various lower-level functional departments.

However, there are not many units that can successfully complete organizational adjustments like the Ministry of Finance. After all, there are limited professionals, and some departments that use black technology cannot train naturalized citizens who can take over the work in a short period of time.For example, the Communications Department and Equipment Support Department of the Ministry of Information Industry have no naturalized staff at all, because basically all the equipment they use is electronic equipment, and it is difficult to teach those who are illiterate.Before the organizational adjustment, the Ministry of Information Industry had only 18 full-time and part-time employees. After the adjustment, there are still so many people. This also reflects the root cause of the defeat of the former Executive Committee Meng Hehui in this election to a certain extent.

The re-election of the executive committee was actually completed in less than an hour, but it took a whole day to announce the organizational adjustment plans of each unit.Fortunately, these adjustments are much more in terms of administrative ownership, and there is no need for the units involved to relocate and adjust.Most of the relevant members will still stay in their original jobs, and only a very small number of personnel need to change their stations according to the transfer order.

After this institutional reorganization, the executive committee will not make major adjustments to the internal organizational setup within the year, at most it will add some middle and lower management organizations according to the needs of functions.Although this tossing is very time-consuming and troublesome, and there are some complaints among the members, but from the perspective of long-term development needs, the Executive Committee believes that timely adjustments to the institutional settings at this stage can avoid even greater problems in the future. question.Now, after all, the boat is small and easy to turn around, and there are relatively few stakeholders involved, so we can make corresponding adjustments before many shortcomings and disadvantages are solidified. If the group develops to a certain scale in the future, or even establishes a political power, it will not want to go back and make changes. Some institutional settings may not be as easy as they are now.

After the meeting in the afternoon, there was a traditional celebration of eating and drinking.Tao Donglai did not forget to ask someone to invite Zheng Zuo and Zheng Ting, the two uncles and nephews of the North Vietnamese Mission, to participate in this gluttonous feast.Of course, the uncles and nephews of the Zheng family, who didn't know it, soon fell into the gang's tricks at the wine table.

As a newcomer in the executive committee and at the same time as the highest officer of the police department, Ren Liang can be said to be a double joy today, and naturally he became the target of everyone's siege at the wine table.Although Ren Liang persisted tenaciously for half the time, in the end the hero was outnumbered and could not escape the fate of being carried off the battlefield.

The civil affairs department has always been very strict with the supply of local alcoholic beverages. Although whether it is public goods or private collections, they brought a lot of alcoholic beverages during crossing, except for some necessary banquets, the executive committee will This year has not held a large reception like this one.In the back, some guys who drank too much inevitably lost control of their emotions, and there were a few small disputes, but they were quickly calmed down.There are also some people who have been prepared for a long time, retreated quietly after drinking half, and went to the business district of the port to have fun.

Until the treetops on the moon, there were still at least three tables of old wine cans still insisting on fighting on the front line. As for who was the one who made it to the end of the night, because there were too many people who drank the memory fragments, and there was no one. The video data proves that after the event, there are different opinions and it is no longer possible to restore the truth.However, according to the statistics of the civil affairs department, this anniversary dinner basically wiped out one-third of the various alcohol reserves in the material warehouse, and the combat effectiveness is still quite impressive.

However, the sequelae caused by this dinner party cannot be ignored. Various meetings originally scheduled for the next morning had to be postponed to the afternoon because a considerable part of the participants were still in a semi-comatose state.Fortunately, the logistics department also expected such a situation to happen, and prepared a lot of sober soup to save these guys.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, the red-eyed Tao Donglai and Bai Kesi received the North Vietnamese envoy who was also sick and depressed.

Tao Donglai had dealt with Zheng Zuo before, and both sides knew each other's status in the camp, so they saved a lot of trouble.Tao Donglai first introduced to Zheng Zuo the identity of Beks and the policy adjustment of the arms trade. After all, the future arms exports will be operated by the "Haihan Military Industry" led by Beks, and he will gradually withdraw from the specific management of arms trade affairs. At most, the executive committee will check the direction of the big policy.

Zheng Zuo listened for a long time before he understood that the Ganqinghai Han people had set up a special department to deal with arms trade and foreign military aid.Although he didn't quite understand why the Haihan people set up such an institution in such a superfluous manner, but since they did so, there must be a reason for it.Zheng Zuo waited until Tao Dong finished speaking, and then asked cautiously: "Then after the 'Haihan Military Industry' takes over the arms business, will the price change?"

Beks then said: "The price will not change in the near future, we will still provide you with the best weapons according to the supply price of the previous year. In addition, we have also prepared military training courses for your senior officers , you can send [-] officers every year to Victory Port to receive our training."

"Then the cost..." Zheng Zuo was really terrified of being ripped off by Haihan's side. Every time after the purchase order was negotiated, it was enough to make the dignitaries of Shenglong Mansion feel pained for a long time, but Haihan These things must be bought. Whether it is salt or guns, they have now become a necessity for the high-level North Vietnam to maintain the stability of the regime. Even if they know that they will be ripped off by the Haihan people, they can only bite the bullet.

"The cost is easy to talk about." Beks replied with a smile: "Your trainees only need to prepare for the living expenses during the training period. We only hold this advanced training class for close partners. It is to maintain the relationship between the two parties. The purpose of the friendly relationship, so we will not charge other fees."

Regarding this detail, the Executive Committee and the military have reached a consensus long ago.It seems that there is no profit in recruiting advanced students without tuition fees, and most of them have to pay for training funds. However, after these people complete their studies and go back, they will often become middle-level and high-level power holders in the local armed forces. The influence you have is what the executive committee values.Among other things, after these people take power in the future, they can earn tens of thousands of tens of thousands of times the training fee if they can place arms orders for the Crossing Group.

Zheng Zuo was stunned for a moment, and then said thoughtfully: "This training plan of yours is far-reaching!"

Bai Kesi also had no intention of fooling Zheng Zuo as a fool, so he nodded and admitted his point of view: "The reason why we proposed this training plan is because we believe that the cooperative relationship with you is not just about existence. In a relatively short period of time, it will develop in a long-term, stable and sustainable manner. We believe that both sides can have many long-term cooperation in terms of arms trade, military training, combat methods, and organizational structure. We It is with a very sincere attitude that we hope to improve the combat effectiveness of your army through various methods, and realize the peaceful reunification of Annan as soon as possible. For us, gold and silver are not the first consideration. We The long-term relationship between the two parties is what matters.”

Regarding Bai Kesi's answer, although Zheng Zuo didn't understand many words, he understood the general meaning.He had to sigh that although these Haihan people were all disguised as businessmen, their bureaucratic skills were much better than the Annan bureaucrats he had seen.

The Haihan people made it clear that they wanted to use this so-called training to win over high-ranking officials in the North Vietnamese Army and seek long-term benefits. Zheng Zuo actually understood this trick, but the other party's twists and turns explained that their The plan to be black-bellied immediately became a good intention, and it was also linked to the cooperative relationship between the two parties. It seemed that if Zheng Zuo didn't immediately agree to this matter, then the future cooperative relationship between the two parties would be cast in a shadow.

Although Zheng Zuo had already experienced this kind of negotiation style of the Haihan people, it still made him feel uncomfortable when he encountered it again.Whether it was the initial arms sales negotiations, or the Haihan people's proposal to assist the southern battlefield by force, Zheng Zuo felt that he had always been on the very passive side.In the end, not only did he have to pay a lot of money, but he also had to agree to many unreasonable conditions from the Haihan people, and it seemed as if he was begging the other party for help, and this time it was the same.Looking at Bai Kesi's hideous smiling face, Zheng Zuo really wanted to be willful and ask someone to drag him out and beat him up.

Of course, this is just a thought. After seeing the port fortifications of the Haihan people yesterday, Zheng Zuo has decided to put down his airs during the Shengli Port period and not show any negative emotions in front of the Haihan people.If he can have so many Haihan cannons, Zheng Zuo believes that the front line of Zhengjiang and Hengshan will become indestructible... No, he will definitely be able to lead the army to the south, stepping on the Shunhua Mansion all the way, killing all the rebels Ruan, and letting An The Southern Kingdom returned to a unified situation.

In order to achieve this goal, Zheng Zuo felt that he should try to buy as many advanced weapons as possible from the Haihan people. It would be best if they could cooperate to attack South Vietnam.And the only way to make these proud Haihan people follow their own will is to show excellent cooperation in front of them.Whether it is military personnel training or population trading, Zheng Zuo decided to accept it first, and strive to allow the Haihan people to provide more military assistance—such as the new type of firearms used by the Haihan militia, or the ability to get Haihan Navy warships are fine too.

(End of this chapter)