1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 2197
The attitude of Huizhou salt merchants is very clear. It is not a problem to pay money, but the money must be spent with value for money.Nowadays, it is not only short-term military assistance that needs to be exchanged from Haihan for money, but a long-term and stable cooperative relationship. Although it is a luxury to achieve complete equality between the two parties, at least Haihan has to accept this cooperative relationship. Just keep enough attention.

In Ma Zhengping's view, nothing can best reflect the importance that Haihan officials attach to this matter, than Shi Diwen personally intervening in this matter.According to what he learned in Zhoushan these days, although Shi Diwen was only a consul appointed by Haihan Kingdom to Zhoushan, his autonomy was extremely large, far exceeding the definition of a local official.

Shi Diwen's words and deeds can be equated to Haihan Guo's attitude to a certain extent, and how much attention Shi Diwen can give to this training plan may also mean whether the children of salt merchants can learn real skills from Zhoushan.So Ma Zhengping was very concerned about whether Shi Diwen would show up when the sons of the salt merchants arrived at the port today. It was only at this moment when Shi Diwen's carriage and guards arrived that he finally let go of the big stone hanging in his heart.

Duan Tiancheng noticed the change in Ma Zhengping's face after calling the names, and quickly guessed what he was thinking, and asked with a smile, "Boss Ma was worried that General Shi would not come?"

Ma Zhengping didn't deny it, nodded and said: "General Shi is busy with official duties and has a lot of time to manage. If he really can't come, then these children from Yangzhou will be so unlucky!"

Duan Tian deliberately said that if you asked me earlier, wouldn't I give you a reassurance?Why have you been on tenterhooks for so long.

The two went up to see Shi Diwen, informed the general situation of these students, and then asked Shi Diwen to review the students.

Regarding the matter of being inspected by senior Haihan officials, Ma Zhengping specifically emphasized this matter in the news of sending it back to Yangzhou, so Dai Chengrong was prepared for this in advance, and the first batch of students who were selected even practiced for a few times in Daijiazhuang. Second-rate.But later, because the number of people was not enough for Haihan's request, another group of people came in temporarily, and then they set off from Yangzhou immediately, so the preparation work was not so thorough.

When Dai Chengrong saw the carriage coming, he had already expected that it was probably the General Shi mentioned by Ma Zhengping, so he immediately gathered the whole team and waited for the inspection.

Like the other Haihan soldiers that Dai Chengrong saw, this General Shi also did not wear armor, but he was tall and strong, with a dark complexion, piercing eyes, and extremely short hair, which made him look quite powerful.Dai Chengrong was swept across his face by his eyes, as if being swept by a blade in front of him, and immediately felt a chill rising from his back.

Dai Chengrong had heard Dai Yingfan say before that the great generals who command thousands of troops in the army are usually people who are decisive in killing and have an extremely firm mind. Naturally, this kind of talent is one in a thousand or even one in a thousand, but it still has to be passed. The trials of wars, large and small, relying on countless lives to accumulate military merits, can slowly climb to the top spot that everyone fears.

According to the news sent back by Ma Zhengping, this General Shi is an authentic Haihan. Dai Chengrong still doesn't quite understand what this identity means, but he has already felt the aura of a superior person from Shi Diwen.And this special feeling, he has never felt in the military officers of the Ming Dynasty who have dealt with before.

Naturally, it wouldn't take too long to inspect these hundreds of people. Shi Diwen quickly took a rough look at the personnel selected by Yangzhou for training this time.From the perspective of physical fitness alone, the physical conditions of these salt merchants' children are indeed good. As a source of soldiers, they are far better than the immigrant group. It can be seen that Yangzhou salt merchants have indeed worked hard in selecting personnel.

Of course, Shi Diwen's appearance was only to reassure the Huizhou salt merchants. The energy and time he can use for this team are extremely limited, and the training process must be completed by his subordinates.He was going to give a short speech now, and then handed over the gang of salt merchants to Duan Tiancheng to take care of them.

Shi Diwen took the tin microphone handed over by his subordinates and started his impromptu speech: "I am Shi Diwen, the governor of the Zhoushan Special Colonial Area of ​​Haihan Kingdom. , came all the way from Yangzhou, and worked hard all the way!"

"Before starting this period of study life, I hope you can understand one thing, that is, your training opportunity is not easy to come by, and for many of you, this is a life-changing opportunity, regardless of Whether it is for your family or your own personal future, I suggest that you all try your best during the training period and leave no regrets!"

"What you have to learn here is not only how to use weapons to kill the enemy, but more importantly, learn to obey, execute, and think. Why should I put thinking at the end? This is because as a qualified soldier, you First of all, you must learn to obey orders, execute them resolutely, and then think about why such orders exist and how to execute them more efficiently. I hope that what you have learned here is the way to deal with problems, so that even if you encounter problems in the future You will know how to deal with big difficulties.”

"This is the instructor who will give you a lot of trouble in the next three months, Major Duan Tiancheng. He may have personally killed more people than me, so I suggest you better not make him angry, otherwise you will definitely regret it !"

At the end of the speech, Shi Diwen introduced Duan Tiancheng to the students in a timely manner, and hinted that everyone, this is a ruthless character with rich practical experience, if they want to provoke him, they should take advantage of themselves first.

Duan Tiancheng was very grateful to his boss for lowering his stature to pave the way for him to shape the role. He took a step forward, first saluted Shi Diwen, and then said to everyone with a dark face: "Remember what is the purpose of your coming to Zhoushan, Do your best to train! Those who can't bear hardships, those who don't obey orders, those who are greedy for life and fear death, and those who can't meet the training standards, all go away! There are no cowards in our Haihan Army!"

Duan Tiancheng had also prepared other lectures, but he suddenly realized that talking too much in front of his boss was not good, so he gave up decisively at the moment, and after a few sentences, he asked Shi Diwen for instructions on the next step .

"The follow-up matters are up to you!" Shi Diwen raised his hand to look at the time, and told Duan Tiancheng: "Although arrange for them to move in, come to me if there is any problem that cannot be solved."

Shi Diwen left with the guards in a hurry, but Duan Tiancheng was very flattering to Ma Zheng, and asked him if he wanted to say a few words.How could Ma Zhengping dare to trust him? This is the territory of the Haihan people. As a foreign businessman, he should keep a low profile and quickly express his cooperation in arranging the children of salt merchants to move in.

Then the problem came, the military arranged for these students to be stationed in the garrison barracks, and these salt merchant children brought a lot of personal luggage, which far exceeded the occupancy standard.Although Dai Chengrong was a little ashamed, he could only honestly reflect this situation to the newly appointed instructor.

Duan Tiancheng didn't think that this problem was so difficult to solve, and even announced the standard: "Each person's luggage should not exceed twenty catties, and no food should be brought into the camp. Any excess items should be disposed of by themselves, and should be properly disposed of before noon. If anyone thinks it is acceptable No, just before the boat leaves, hurry up and go back to Yangzhou to enjoy the blessings!"

Duan Tiancheng didn't intend to leave any room for these guys to bargain, so he immediately ordered someone to find a steelyard. If personal luggage seemed to be more controversial, he would use the scale to weigh it.

Ma Zhengping was afraid that some of the salt merchants' sons would not know what to do, so he quickly helped Dai Chengrong to put pressure on those guys who had too much personal luggage, and persuaded them to give up some unnecessary luggage.These extra items were boxed and packed, and Ma Zhengping would keep them on his behalf, or they could send them back to Yangzhou first according to their needs.

This kind of arrangement can be regarded as very benevolent, after all, it still leaves them a way out to deal with excess luggage.Of course, they also have the right to choose not to accept this arrangement, but if they do that, they will immediately lose their training qualifications. Since Ma Zhengping is on the scene at this time, it is impossible to make up an excuse for being returned after returning to Yangzhou.

In this way, even if some people feel unwilling, they can only obey the arrangement of the military.It's just that there were many lucky people, and the overweight people found out during the luggage weighing accounted for almost half of the total number, and Ma Zhengping was so angry that he scratched his ears and cursed one by one.He is considered a senior among the Patriarchs of the seven surnames, so these juniors dare not speak back at all, they can only secretly complain in their hearts that Duan Tiancheng's rules are too strict.

Duan Tiancheng watched Dai Chengrong and Ma Zhengping deal with these troubles with cold eyes, but in his heart he was already writing down the thorns one by one according to the roster he had made before.He also has experience in training recruits in the army, so he naturally understands how to polish these guys.

The logistics department of the garrison has dispatched ten carts. These carriages are not for pulling people, but for loading their luggage.Originally, Duan Tiancheng even wanted these rookies to go to the camp on foot with their luggage on their backs, but he took a look at the scene and found that these people had too much luggage, and considering their serious lack of organization, if they had to arrange a heavy march , I'm afraid this whole day will have to be tossed.

The time for this special mission was tight, and Duan Tiancheng didn't dare to play too much, so he honestly transferred the carriage to carry their luggage for them.As for these people, their legs are not for nothing. They have been on the boat for several days, and it is time for them to walk a little longer and exercise their legs.

However, the camp area of ​​the Zhoushan garrison was originally connected to the port, so even if they walked to the place arranged for these students, it would only be more than two miles, which is really not far away.

After finally clearing the luggage, Dai Chengrong formed a team again and followed Duan Tiancheng to the station.

They also saw many Haihan soldiers on the way. Dai Chengrong clearly felt that apart from the military uniforms on their bodies, even the walking posture and rhythm of these people were exactly the same. The formations are extremely neat.Occasionally, there are soldiers who run by the whole team shouting, even the steps are exactly the same.

On the other hand, the team of salt merchants' children, although it looks like a queue, is sparse and crooked, and there is no uniform speed at all.Dai Chengrong couldn't help thinking to himself, could it be that in just three months, we have to become as military as the Haihan Army?If even the basic movements in life can be so uniform, the heads of the families will definitely be amazed when they return to Yangzhou.

On the way, I passed a large school field, and everyone saw that there were many Haihan soldiers gathered in formation, and they were quite new to train the formation. It turned out that the Haihan Army really wanted to train the technique of marching in formation. , no wonder even two or three people walking together can achieve a very high synchronization rate.

"You don't need to think that there is nothing special about it. They practiced it, and you will have to practice it in the future. They will, and you must master it. These are the basic skills for soldiers and wars. If you can't even practice this well, On the battlefield, you will only die faster than others!"

Duan Tiancheng was already teaching Dai Chengrong while walking.He knew that these newcomers would have a lot of misunderstandings about the content of military training, but for basic items such as queue training, it must be for these newcomers to practice conditioned reflexes to instructions.Otherwise, on the battlefield, the enemy will not give them time to react slowly.

Dai Chengrong didn't find it strange. He knew that in the Ming army, he also had to practice formation. This was a basic skill for executing combat orders. It was just that the training method of the Ming army that he knew was slightly different from the training method of the Haihan army. Differences.However, he also quickly thought that this might have something to do with the Haihan Army's fighting style. After all, all members of the Haihan Army were equipped with muskets, and their tactics must be very different from the Ming Army, which mainly used cold weapons.

Dai Chengrong was worried about his lack of knowledge, so he didn't dare to speak out his true thoughts, but in fact, if he could be more frank, maybe Duan Tiancheng would think highly of him immediately.

The barracks prepared for the children of the salt merchants are brick houses that were put into use last year. It used to be the barracks of Shi Diwen's personal guards. Because the supporting facilities are relatively new, nearly [-] rooms were specially vacated for them this time for training. During the period of residence, this kind of treatment can be regarded as worthy of the high tuition fees paid by the salt merchants.

"There are 12 people in each barracks, and the list will be in the order of the previous roll call. I will give you an incense stick of time to prepare, and immediately come out and assemble at the door after you finish. The room where the assembly is finally completed..." Duan Tiancheng paused before announcing: "After today's training, I will be responsible for cleaning the public area of ​​the camp. Let's get started!"

After Duan Tiancheng gave an order, everyone dared not neglect to act immediately.They had to move their luggage into the barracks first, and then come out to assemble.Although it seems that there is plenty of time, considering that the luggage brought over is randomly loaded on a certain carriage, it is worthwhile for these more than 100 people to find their own things and dig them out of the luggage pile. Busy.

Of course, the most difficult part is that they have to remember the order of the previous roll call, otherwise they will not know who they should live with.

(End of this chapter)