Ming Zuo

Chapter 1705 The Importance of Openness and Inclusion

With the advancement of the Navy's restructuring, various appointments were issued quickly.

Not surprisingly, Shang Kexi was appointed as the commander of the ocean-going fleet.

As a new generation in the Navy, although Shang Kexi is not young, he has rich combat experience. He has experienced the Ming Army and the National Defense Army successively. He is not only stable, but also very tactful.

Only such a person can adapt to the situation and always choose the most favorable method of doing things in the distant Atlantic Ocean.

Although this person was a big traitor in his previous life and was reviled through the ages, the times have changed after all, and there is nothing wrong with the gratification of this historical time and space.

And because he is the new generation in the navy, he was completely promoted by Zuo Menggeng, so he can be said to be Zuo Menggeng's cronies.

At the same time, in order to strengthen the strength of the ocean-going fleet, the command also arranged for Shang Kexi to partner with elite troops.

The military administration of the Western Fleet was Xu Jianzhong, the original chief of staff of the East China Sea Fleet.The deputy commander is Xu Xizhong, the former commander of the third detachment of the South China Sea Fleet, and the chief of staff is Lai Guanghui, the former military and political officer of the first detachment of the East China Sea Fleet.

At the same time, the establishment of the Western Fleet is also the largest, and the three first-class battleships currently in service are all owned by it.

With three first-tier battleships as the dominant force, forty third-tier battleships, and more than 110 various auxiliary ships, it is enough to fight against any powerful enemy in Europe.

To put it bluntly, there will only be one voice in the Atlantic from now on.

In addition to the Western Fleet, the generals of the other three major fleets have also been transferred.

Zhang Keda resigned as the commander of the Beihai Fleet and was transferred to the commander of the Nanyang Fleet.

He is getting old, and continuing to work in the bitter cold in the north is very bad for his health.

Moreover, the Beiyang Fleet will fight against Spain in the New World next, which is an even more difficult test.

In view of this, Yang Yunsheng and Zhang Keda, the former commanders of the East China Sea Fleet, completed the swap and became the new commanders of the Beiyang Fleet.

In the past, the major fleets also had squadrons, but they were not fixed, but temporarily added according to operational needs.

But this time, with the restructuring of the navy, the detachment has become the standard configuration of the four major fleets.

After all, after so many years of construction, the number of warships is sufficient, and the navy's talents are very prosperous and can support it.

According to the plan, each fleet has four detachments, each responsible for a certain area.

The four detachments of the Beiyang Fleet are responsible for the East China Sea, the Yellow Sea and the Bohai Sea, the North Pacific Ocean and the west coast of the New World;

The four detachments of the Nanyang Fleet are responsible for Temasek and the coast of Southeast Asia, the South China Sea, the east of Luzon and the Mariana Islands, and Australia;
The four detachments of the Western Fleet are responsible for the east coast of the Indian Ocean, Tianzhu, the Middle East and Madagascar;
The four detachments of the ocean-going fleet are responsible for the north of Cape Storm, the Gulf of Guinea, northeastern South America, and the North Atlantic.

At the same time, the Ninth Regiment of the Third Marine Division will also serve as an early stage force and follow the ocean-going fleet to Europe to receive Morocco.

Although it is very chaotic here, the local indigenous combat effectiveness is not very strong, and with the help of the navy, a regiment of 5000 people is enough to control it.

When the civil affairs work is followed up, the empire will have an enclave at the doorstep of Europe, which can be used as a base to interfere in European affairs at any time.

The naval restructuring is over, and the major fleets set off again to go to their respective posts.

It was time for Xu Erjue to return.

After such a long time, and without knowing the situation in Europe, Liao Zhongjian and others desperately hoped to get instructions from the center.

This time the scale of the trip to Europe is the largest.

Not only the entire Western Fleet and the Ninth Regiment of the Third Marine Division, but there are as many as 400 private merchant ships, and the value of the full cargo is tens of millions of yuan.

The preliminary work of Liao Zhongjian and others has yielded fruitful results, at least to find out what products are popular in Europe.

In this way, the merchants of the empire can transport according to the market.Unless there is a natural or man-made disaster, it is difficult not to make money.

In addition to the merchant ships of the imperial merchants, countries friendly to the empire, such as the Netherlands, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Siam, Myanmar, and the Kingdom of Kandy, have also organized fleets and plan to travel with the ocean-going fleet.

Ocean trade, in addition to the long distance, the regime and pirates on the way are also deadly threats.

With the protection of the ocean-going fleet, everyone's safety can be guaranteed.

For these merchant ships, the ocean-going fleet charged a certain protection fee.Although the price is not high, but accumulated together, it is also a fortune.

At the very least, the expenses of the ocean-going fleet's trip have been smoothed out, and domestic doubts have also been reduced.

After all, the expedition of labor teachers, in the eyes of many people, is a manifestation of the loss of national power.

Now the ocean-going fleet can earn income by itself, which means that the country does not pay too much, so why not do it?
Before Xu Erjue left, he still had something to communicate with Zuo Menggeng and express his doubts.

"The power of the empire has now been fully realized by countries all over the world. Many countries have expressed their desire to learn, and they will definitely propose to send overseas students after returning this time. I am afraid that our good things will be learned by these countries. Instead Will deal with us in the future."

What he meant was that the empire should take precautions.

In fact, this is also the mentality of many imperial people.

The good things at home must never be stolen.

Not to mention foreigners, masters and apprentices have to keep a hand.

This is the Chinese tradition of thinking.

But for this, Zuo Menggeng has a broad mind.

"If a country wants to develop and prosper, the most indispensable thing is talents. One top talent is far more effective than a hundred or a thousand mediocre people. It is not that other countries do not have top talents, and they can just take advantage of them to come The opportunity to study abroad, find a way to absorb it and use it for me. Even if one out of ten is absorbed, we have earned it."

Why can the United States of later generations be so powerful?
In addition to its unique geographical location, which allowed it to make a lot of money in the two world wars, it is also an important reason for the absorption of talents from all over the world.

Why is the United States so influential?
It is precisely because of its powerful process that it has received contributions from the world's top talents.

Coincidentally, the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty can not only see the figures of talents from all ethnic groups?
Therefore, in order for the empire to continue to progress and develop, it is absolutely important to absorb talents from all over the world.

Especially in modern history, there are so many outstanding talents emerging in Europe.

It doesn't take much, being able to snatch a third of it from it is enough to ensure the advantage of the empire and delay the progress of Europe at the same time.

"The empire is so good, it is far from being comparable to Europe. After those talents come here, as long as they give generous conditions and provide enough sincerity, I believe they can attract many people to stay. Just look at the Galileo nationals and you will know how important such talents are! "

What Zuo Menggeng said reassured everyone.

Next, the empire only needs to keep secrets and precautions, and wait for talents from all over the world to come to their door automatically.

(End of this chapter)