1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 499 Development of the Army

Li Qingyang looked at these two young people whose faces hadn't completely shed their childishness, and made the same old mistake again, and couldn't help asking: "Look at the two younger brothers, they are also young talents, why didn't they go to the exam before, To serve the imperial court?"

"Examination for merit?" Fu Li responded in astonishment, turned to look at Yu Xiaobao, and then the two looked at each other and smiled.

"It's okay to take the merit test, we don't have such a good fate." Yu Xiaobao waved his hands and said: "It's only been two or three years since we started to learn how to read, how can we write articles to test the merit! If the chiefs didn't come here I'm probably still a fisherman by the sea, and this guy is probably a hunter in the deep mountains..."

"I'm the successor of the cave master. Being the cave master doesn't need to do these rough jobs by myself!" Fu Li corrected with a smile.

"Ah, so Brother Fu is from Li!" Li Qingyang sighed subconsciously.

Daming has always divided up the leaders of the Li people's cottages. Of course, they are just empty positions without money, and they will not really arrange official positions for these Li people.In Sanya, Li Qingyang saw quite a few Li people working for Haihan people, almost from all walks of life. It seemed that Haihan had indeed solved the ethnic issues between Han and Lebanon better than Daming.However, this is the first time Li Qingyang has met the successor of the cave master like Fu Li in the local area. He knows that this identity is considered aristocratic among the Li people, and judging by Fu Li's attitude, he obviously prefers the one in Haihan society. Because of his identity, he probably won't return to Lidong to be the cave master.

Li Qingyang can feel the good relationship between the two, but one is a descendant of a fisherman and the other is a Shaodong master from Li. It is really hard for him to imagine how two teenagers with very different identities and backgrounds could become Haihan people together. A capable general under his command.But from here, he can also feel that Haihan's standards for employing people are very different. This fisherman and the descendants of the Li people can be officials under the Haihan people, but he can only be deployed as a non-staff member of the Ministry of Security.

Although Li Qingyang thought that he had no real intention of joining Haihan, at this moment he clearly felt the resignation in his heart—at least he was an orthodox member of Jinyiwei, an official appointed by the imperial court, and he had also sacrificed his life for Daming. Gong, speaking of a capable person, when he arrived at Haihan, he was given a preparation and thrown into a pharmacy as an accountant?
As if hearing the complex emotions in Li Qingyang's sigh, Fu Li responded: "Our Fushan Cave is the first Li Cave to cooperate with Haihan, and many young people who come out of our cave are just like us , now working in the militia and the police department. Haihan chiefs give us Li people the same opportunities as Han people. For the chiefs, as long as they are loyal to Haihan and the executive committee, they are available. There needs to be ethnicity.”

Li Qingyang is now used to not arguing with others whether he should be loyal to Haihan or Daming - there are quite a few people in this place who have never really accepted the rule of the Ming court, for them this matter is not discussed at all value.But when Li Qingyang heard the words "loyal to Haihan" from such a young Li population as Fu Li, he still felt quite a shock.

The Ming Dynasty has ruled Hainan for more than 200 years. During this period, it even mobilized large-scale Miao soldiers from the mainland to Hainan to quell the Li people's rebellion. Allegiance is almost impossible.However, Haihan has been here for three years, and the Li people and Miao people here rushed to join him and pledge their allegiance to him.These mountain people who have always been rebellious and rebellious have been trained so obediently, let alone the Han people. Li Qingyang couldn't help but think of Hao Wanqing's comment that "the Ming Dynasty is coming to an end" - if the Haihan people really reach out to the mainland, then they will Wouldn't there be a situation where the people of Ming Dynasty would also rush to defect?
But Li Qingyang thought about it, how can there be any future, is it possible that there are still fewer Daming people who cross the sea from Guangdong and Guangxi to join Haihan every month?According to Li Qingyang's estimation during this period, the average number of migrants transported from the direction of Guangdong every month should be about [-]. This figure may not seem large, but after years of calculation, it basically provided at least one million migrants for the Haihan people every year. The population of the county, and Haihan's use of labor force is astonishingly high. The population of this county reaches Haihan, and I am afraid that it can do more than the three counties under the Ming Dynasty.

Besides, not all the immigrants Haihan recruited in the mainland were transported to Sanya. He heard that apart from the two strongholds of Panyu and Wanshan ports that he had been to before, Haihan opened a new port in Xinhui County. , not only is its scale far superior to the previous two places, but the executive committee intends to gradually take the place as its own and build a Haihan ruled area like Sanya.After this area is occupied, Li Qingyang estimates that there will be no natural obstacles along the coast of Guangdong and Guangxi that can stop the expansion of Haihan.

Yu Xiaobao said: "Mr. Li, my younger brother has been in Guangzhou for the past few years. I have seen how the Ming government governs the region and appoints talents. If it is about knowing people and making good use of them, how can those officials of the Ming Dynasty compete with the wise Haihan leader?" In comparison?"

Li Qingyang laughed at himself: "I'm just a captive who was captured by mistake, so it's probably impossible for me to have a chance to be reused."

"Captive? Identity is not a problem. People like Luo Shengdong and Wu Sen were captives at the beginning, but now they all look like human beings?" Yu Xiaobao seemed to have seen Li Qingyang's disappointment, and continued He persuaded: "Mr. Li, the Ministry of Security is the most difficult yamen to enter. I don't know how many people want to go in but can't get in. It is a great opportunity for you to be included in the establishment of the Ministry of Security as a prisoner!"

The two young Haihan cadres sat for a while, then set off to patrol the streets again.Li Qingyang continued to sit on the bamboo chair alone, thinking about his future.

He originally planned to get some wild information in Qiongzhou, and then use it to get promoted and make a fortune, but after being captured by the Haihan people, the possibility of this has become very small.Under the surveillance of the Haihan people, the things he was able to pass back through the news channels were of little value, so naturally there was not much merit to speak of. After a long time, maybe the superiors at the Nanjing Zhenfu Division would forget that there was still He, Li Qingyang, was lurking on the remote Qiongzhou Island.

Li Qingyang knew that the Haihan people felt that he still had a stabilizing effect, so they raised him well, but when Haihan's wings hardened, he didn't have to worry about the pressure from Daming. The Jinyiwei spies will become dispensable people.Even if he won't be sent to a hard labor camp at that time, I'm afraid it will be difficult to find a better way out. Moreover, Jin Yiwei may not be able to spare him if he returns to the mainland at that time, at least he will have to be charged with incompetence.

And completely relying on Haihan seems to be the most promising way at present.His immediate boss, Lin Nan, has told him more than once that as long as he really thinks it through and is willing to serve Haihan, he can bring it up at any time, and the security department will immediately help him arrange a new job and position, what? Promotion and salary increase are all out of the question.Today, after getting in touch with these two young Haihan cadres, this idea in Li Qingyang's mind seemed to be a little stronger.

While Li Qingyang was worrying about how to choose his future path, the executive committee and officials from various units were gathering in Victory Fort to hold the annual general meeting.

Of course it is a plenary meeting, but it is actually a representative meeting to be precise. Quite a number of traversers have no conditions to rush to Victory Fort to participate in this meeting. Therefore, all items that require a general vote are announced internally at least ten days in advance. , and then the voting coupons filled out by each person were sent back collectively from various places.

Sure enough, the proposal to establish a military region was successfully passed by a high number of votes. In addition, the nominations of the commanders of the three major military regions were also voted and passed at this meeting.The three major military regions are tentatively scheduled to be organized at the regiment level, and the first and second leaders will be promoted to the rank of colonel.Xiao Liang served as the commander of the Guangdong Military Region, Yu Yao served as the political commissar, and the young officer Chen Yixin was promoted to the rank of major and served as the chief of staff of the Guangdong Military Region.

There is no competition for the Hainan Military Region because there are military leaders in charge. Yan Chujie and Tao Donglai serve as the commander and political commissar respectively, while Wang Tom, the commander of the navy, also serves as the chief of staff.

The three main positions in the Annan Military Region were divided among Qian Tiandun, Mu Xiabo and Feng Annan.It is worth mentioning that due to limited geographical conditions, the Annan Military Region has expanded its army almost by itself in the past two years. However, the military and political leaders in Annan’s side tend to expand by force, so the Annan Military Region is also one of the three largest military regions. The first troops in the military region meet the regiment-level organization requirements.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the military also promoted a large number of grassroots naturalized civilian officers to meet the needs of the expanded establishment.On Annan's side, nearly [-] grassroots officers will be sent to the Shengli Port Military Academy to receive the latest political and ideological training. After returning, they will serve as instructors for all levels of combat units in the local garrison.Doing a good job in the ideological work of the grassroots personnel in the army is also a big move for the military to implement this year. Otherwise, Haihan will control more and more territory in the future, and the garrisons everywhere may gradually become local warlords.

In addition, the practice of regularly changing the garrison of the troops that have been interrupted for a long time due to military expenditures will be resumed this year. The garrisons of the three major military regions will have part of the garrison in different places to rotate the garrison. The purpose of this is also to Avoid local warlordization as much as possible.

Among the three major military regions, the naval strength of the Hainan and Guangdong military regions, which will receive two main combat gunboats, is undoubtedly stronger. On the other hand, since the end of the civil war in Annan, the local area has basically returned to normal stability and order. The requirements are not high. At present, there are only a few "Explorer-class" warships paired with two "Explorer-class" as the main force of local maritime patrol.

However, the situation of the army is completely opposite. The successful experience gained by Qian Tiandun in the Heitugang Special Operations Battalion was later extended to the entire Annan garrison. The combat capabilities in complex environments such as jungles, jungles, and areas with dense water networks are significantly stronger than the troops trained in Victory Port.In the annual military competition, the team sent by the Heitugang Special Operations Battalion has never been defeated, and they are number one every year.Even Yan Chujie had to admit that, at least in the field of field combat, the troops under Qian Tiandun's command were the most effective among the various ministries of the militia.

Of course, to a certain extent, this also has a certain relationship with the military commander's personal combat thinking, garrison environment and functions.The main task of the army in Sanya is defense. It relies on the coastal defense artillery forts established in the two ports and the forts in the ports to defend the local area. The requirements for the combat capabilities of the army are more focused on defense.Qian Tiandun himself is a special soldier. For him, it is far more feasible to take the initiative to attack than to stick to it. Therefore, his thinking in training the army is also based on aggressiveness. The troops are equipped with a large number of short-barreled large-caliber firearms suitable for jungle and mountain warfare. , and the 3-pound small-caliber army gun that is light and easy to move, everything is based on maintaining good mobility.

This kind of field troops may not be the opponent of the Sanya militia troops in the city's offensive and defensive battles, but if it is a guerrilla warfare in the wild, they can fully demonstrate their power.Moreover, Qian Tiandun attaches great importance to the training of snipers. After the first batch of sniper flintlock guns were produced the year before last, Qian Tiandun had to leave half of them immediately, and there were double-digit sniper guns in the equipment applications submitted to the Military Commission every year. rifle.Over the past two years, Annan's garrison has trained more than 30 qualified snipers, which is more than the snipers of the other two military regions combined.

The only thing that makes Qian Tiandun regretful is that due to the end of the Annan civil war, the militia troops stationed in Annan have no actual combat opponents for a long time, and this is simply a setback for Qian Tiandun, who has always emphasized actual combat training. kind of torment.At present, the only country that still has small-scale and sporadic battles with Annan is the Champa Kingdom in the south, but the Champa Kingdom is also buying weapons from Haihan and seeking military assistance, and Qian Tiandun can't let the troops go to this beach. Muddy waters.

One of the purposes of Qian Tiandun's return this trip was to encourage the Military Commission to start looking for the next target.Although the current development idea of ​​the Military Commission is that the navy should be the main force, and the throats and waterways of the sea should be controlled first, but Qian Tiandun understands that the role of the army will not be weakened much because of occupying an area, and ultimately the army has to solve the problem. Annan's army is currently the best knife in the hands of the military.

As for the army of the Guangdong Military Region, because the previous garrison conditions were extremely limited, the establishment was also the smallest among the three major military regions. After that, troops would have to be transferred from the other two military regions to supplement it. With only battalion-level troops, that really doesn't look good.

(End of this chapter)