1627 Rise of the South China Sea

718 Threshold
Since Luo Jie said at the beginning that he could ask anything, Wang Changyue gritted his teeth and boldly expressed his doubts.After hearing this, Roger responded with a smile: "So shopkeeper Wang is worried that after completing the first three stages of training, he will be rejected by the Shengli Port Military Academy as a student?"

Wang Changyue said: "The villain is just worried that there will be repeated changes in the rules in the future. Whether he can be enrolled in the school is the second priority. If it damages Chief Luo's reputation because of this, it will be very bad."

Luo Jie replied: "About this arrangement, you can rest assured that the Shengli Port Military Academy will gradually open the scope of enrollment in the future, and civilians, including non-Han nationality, can also apply for admission on their own. The admission method I mentioned earlier can be regarded as formal. It was a pilot project overseas before opening up."

"Excuse me, Chief Luo, what is the threshold for applying for the exam?" Ricardo next to him heard it, but he didn't have the time to ponder whether the news was true or not, so he hurriedly inquired about the details.The Portuguese have long coveted Haihan's military theory, but they have never been able to enter it. Although the two sides have signed military cooperation clauses, they will also send instructors to each other to train the combat skills of some special arms for each other, but at a higher level At the level of military command, Haihan kept his own dry goods very tightly covered.

"I don't need to go into detail about Haihan nationality. Basically, the original model is followed. First sign up for enlistment as a soldier, and then choose the best for further training. As for non-Haihan nationality, you have to complete the first three stages of training I mentioned before you can be qualified. Qualifications for registration." Roger explained: "All that is taught in the Shengli Port Military Academy is advanced military theories and skills. If you don't have the foundation laid before, then even if you get in, you'll just listen to the heavenly scriptures and you won't learn anything. Of course. , This does not mean that as long as you complete the first three stages of training, you can guarantee admission, but you have the qualifications for registration. As for whether you can finally enter, it still depends on the assessment standards of the Shengli Port Military Academy.”

Everyone felt a little disappointed after hearing this answer. Even if they could complete these trainings and were recommended by Roger, they still couldn't guarantee 100% admission to the Victory Harbor Military Academy.However, compared to the possibility that did not exist before, at least a little hope can be seen in this path now.

The truth of the matter is of course not as simple as Roger explained to the sponsors. The decision to expand the enrollment range of the Shengli Port Military Academy was only made after repeated tug-of-war and discussions between the Executive Committee and the military.

The military academy only recruits students from the military system, so that those talented grassroots officers can have the opportunity to further their studies. This is a normal practice, but the Haihan military has a practical problem that cannot be solved in a short time, forcing them to have to face the traditional practice changes.The problem is that the overall size of the Haihan militia is too small, so that there are relatively few talented military personnel, the training mechanism of the Shengli Port Military Academy has not been fully utilized, and the military has been unable to meet the demand for senior officers. effective solution.

As the saying goes, thousands of soldiers are easy to get, but generals are hard to find. Ordinary musketeers can basically reach the qualification standard after only three months of training, but commanders at the company and platoon level need to have more advanced military skills to be competent.The existing naturalized officers of the Haihan Militia are basically promoted from the early enlisted soldiers, such as Yu Tiezhu, Gao Qiaonan and others are examples.But people like them with certain military talents are in the minority after all. Most grassroots officers of civilian origin have already reached the upper limit of their personal ability after being promoted to the squad level, and there are not many who are qualified to be company commanders.As for the higher-level positions, only a very small number of top-notch people are barely qualified.

At present, the Haihan militia is in a period of rapid expansion, and it is difficult to meet the demand for commanding talents, which has become a bottleneck restricting the development of the army.Under such circumstances, in addition to tapping its own internal potential, the top military officials are also looking for other solutions, such as liberalizing the scope of enrollment and recruiting some talents from naturalization to serve in the militia army.

In fact, there have been examples of this kind of practice long ago. The most famous one is Annan's general Wu Sen. After being persuaded, he joined the Haihan Navy and is currently serving as the flagship captain of the fleet commanded by Shi Diwen. senior position.However, there are too few special cases like Wu Sen. One is that there are not many surrendered generals from other courts, and the second is that not all surrendered generals are as capable as Wu Sen. Will not be easily entrusted with important tasks.However, the existence of such cases as Wu Sen does provide a positive reference value for Shengli Port Military Academy to open up the scope of enrollment targets.

The object of Wu Sen's allegiance was the small court of South Vietnam, but after several years of ideological reform, he is now a loyal fighter who can go to the battlefield for the executive committee at any time.Since Wu Sen can change his sect to be loyal to the Executive Committee, recruiting people with military talents from groups other than Haihan nationality for training, and trying to recruit them in the process is also a way to solve the gap in the demand for military officers. Method.

Of course, once this opening is released, the composition of the people who come to sign up will definitely be quite complicated. After all, Haihan's military strength is here, and other forces around are trying to follow suit. It is inevitable that some people with ulterior motives will Try to break into the Haihan military through this channel, and obtain the military secrets that allow the Haihan militia to dominate the world.From a security point of view, this measure is undoubtedly a certain risk.Moreover, the recruited students may not choose to join the Haihan militia after completing their studies. The so-called training may just be making wedding dresses for others.Therefore, when this plan was proposed by the military, the Executive Committee and the security department had a lot of opposition.

This plan has been discussed since the Battle of Abunna Island last year. After a long tug-of-war, an agreement was finally reached. At the right time, a pilot operation will be carried out at individual overseas ports. If the actual operation proves that it is feasible, then Then it will gradually be promoted as a new system.It took Roger a lot of saliva to apply to the Military Commission to include Ambuna Island in the pilot area.Although some of the militiamen recruited this time may not be able to meet the admission requirements of the Victory Port Military Academy, Roger believes that as long as the news spreads, there will still be people who will come to apply for it.

Having said that, it is indeed much more difficult to enter the Shengli Port Military Academy step by step through this special channel than to join the army directly.Although the training content of these specially recruited militiamen is basically the same as that of the regular army, due to the lack of opportunities for actual combat and the real living environment of the army, most of them will still have a certain combat effectiveness compared with the regular army after completing the training .Only a very small number of people who are talented in this area can complete the three-stage training mentioned by Roger, and then get the opportunity to apply for the Victory Harbor Military Academy.

And the military can also use various methods to reject those candidates whose backgrounds are not clean or who have doubtful backgrounds, and select those who hold a positive view of Haihan and are easy to win over to enroll in further studies.In this way, the possibility of breeding tigers as an infestation can basically be minimized.And this is indeed a bit harsh for investors who want to spend money directly to buy admission qualifications.

Some people silently dismissed such thoughts immediately, but others refused to give up the opportunity.The two families from Annan are well-known families in the South Vietnam region. They had also seen the strength of the Haihan militia during the Annan Civil War a few years ago, and they had long wanted to follow the model of the Haihan militia to raise private troops.It's just that Haihan's ally is the northern imperial court, and the Annan military controls almost all the resources of Haihan's military training. These local tyrants have never had a suitable channel to intervene.Now it's hard to make an opening with Roger, even if it costs more, as long as there is a possibility of success, they will never let it go.

"Boss Luo, the villain thought that your approach was good, but in the end it was a bit hasty. For example, the soldiers recruited this time have neither training grounds nor training equipment, and they have to borrow from the Haihan militia. Didn't both sides delay?" Fan Pingshun, the island manager who represented Hue Fan's family to participate in the discussion, choked up a few words.Just when everyone was thinking about his intentions, he continued to say: "My Fan family has had a lot of business in the past two years. I would like to represent Fan and donate to build a training ground on the island."

Only then did everyone suddenly realize that this guy wanted to promote before suppressing, and only revealed his real intentions after picking out the faults, and he was quite proficient in playing tricks.

Another representative from Annan was not far behind, and continued, "The Chen family of Guiren is willing to donate ten houses for the chief to arrange for these recruits to live nearby."

Roger replied with a smile: "This is a bit wrong. This island is not my private property, and it is not for me personally to donate it for construction."

"Yes yes yes, the villain made a slip of the tongue! Don't blame Mr. Luo!" The representative of the Chen family hurriedly corrected his slip of the tongue just now.

The Pham family in Hue and the Chen family in Quy Nhon are both families engaged in maritime trade. Among the four southern ports developed by Haihan in Annan, Da Nang and Quy Nhon are two. The Pham family was the first investment at the beginning of the development of Da Nang. They are local merchants, and the Chen family has a one-mile-long exclusive wharf in Quy Nhon Port. There is no doubt about the financial resources of the two.However, because they are located in the former South Vietnamese small court area, they are destined not to be trusted and reused by the northern court, so they pay special attention to how to protect their own interests-for example, to improve the relationship with Haihan.

Not long after Haihan occupied Anbuna Island, the two families who heard the news sent their own people to live here, and built a business post on the island, and also participated in the development of the plantation.If the current trade cooperation relationship can be raised to a higher level, the two will not be stingy to spend a little more money.

Whether the Haihan people set up such a training plan to make money or people, what they care about is not this, but how to make Haihan willing to come to them to make money.The nobles in the north look down on the wealthy businessmen in the south. One of the most important reasons is that they have the support of the Haihan people behind them. The Ruan family, who once dissatisfied with this, has been wiped out under the pressure of the Haihan army. It's a challenge.If the wealthy people in the south want to gain status, a more feasible way is to take advantage of Haihan. As long as they become Haihan's ally and close partner, who would dare to look down on themselves?
If you can send your children to the Shengli Port Military Academy, which Haihan people are proud of, whether they serve in the Haihan militia after they come out, or return to Annan to train the private army, at least they will have a strong relationship with the Haihan military.If there are any political changes in Annan's country in the future, at least there will be a strong backer who can guarantee his own safety.

Roger didn't speak very fully, but they thought it was a more credible statement.They might have been skeptical if Roger had assured himself that he would send people in for money.After all, among the Haihan people they have come into contact with in the past, they have not found anyone who is greedy for gold, silver and treasure.At most, these Haihan people are more particular about food, housing and hygiene, but they are absolutely not greedy for money, and their subordinates are also affected by this, and they will not easily accept money.

Before the others expressed their views, the two families rushed to express their willingness to spend another sum of money to sponsor the militia training program. The purpose was actually to allow Roger to give them more care and attention.

Of course Roger understands the purpose of these businessmen, but this is actually within his expectation. If no one shows an active attitude towards this, then the feasibility of the military's launch of this plan will be questioned.

Building a playground and repairing a few barracks is not a hugely expensive project, but the statements of the two investors have proved that this plan is attractive to them.Roger responded with a smile: "You two are really kind...Then, on behalf of the troops stationed on the island, I would like to thank you for your generosity!"

"Small things, nothing to worry about!" "It should be, it should be." The two hurriedly agreed humbly.

The remaining few represent you to look at me and I to look at you, and they also express their opinions at the moment, willing to spend money to sponsor other projects, lest they fall behind-other families have paid, if you don’t pay, then you give Do the people who come here still need to learn the real skills?Chief Luo left a stingy impression in his heart, do you want to come to Ambuna Island to do business in the future?

Roger watched with a smile as these people scrambled to show their integrity by donating, and he felt a big stone in his heart.He was a little worried that this training plan would not get much support, but judging from the current customer feedback, the feasibility of this project is quite strong.After everyone finished talking, Roger finally expressed his opinion: "I will accept the kindness of everyone on behalf of the executive committee. I will take good care of the talents sent by each family. I hope that among them Being able to produce a few more talents will not disappoint the money you have invested here."

(End of this chapter)