my wife is a consul

Chapter 89 Militia
There are faint gunboats cruising in the blue bay.

Here, there is a high-walled compound, a barracks with swaying green pines and cypresses, and a three-story milky white building, which is the headquarters of the Coast Guard.

At this time, Lu Ming was standing outside the commander's office, feeling a little bewildered.

The bailiff enforced the temporary ban in the waters of Pearl Island, but there were no ships, so they could only ask the coast guard for assistance.

It was just a small matter, but I don't know why it alarmed Sir Wenger, the commander of the Coast Guard, to see me.

He looked aside suspiciously.

The Darling at the side, Liu Yifu, also spread his hands, meaning I don't know what's going on.

The bailiff is the officer who executes the bailiff and is responsible for communicating with the Coast Guard.

But speaking of it, because the empire's current ocean exploration has stopped, the navy is basically useless, and it only fights against pirates and rescue ships that don't appear in ten or eight years.

Therefore, logically, it should be at the level of science and technology after World War II and the end of World War II, but there are very few armed ships in the empire's seas, and the largest is the thousand-ton frigate level.

The coast guard in the East China Sea is even more so. I heard that there are two small gunboats of [-] tons.

However, there is still the naval command, Sir Wenger, whose title seems to be an earl passed down from his ancestors, and his military rank is major general.

Speaking of which, the National Security Force and the Coast Guard in the East China Sea are all local armed forces adapted from militia organizations.

The central government usually has no leadership over these local armed forces. Only in an emergency state of war will the central government automatically obtain command of the local armed forces.

It is very similar to the similar reserve system of a big western country in the previous life.

Not only the East China Sea, but all regions, provinces, and states have such local armed forces, and they are one of the most important armed forces in the empire.

On the contrary, the royal army directly led by the empire, because the peace has been too long, the parliament will propose a proposal to cut it down if there is nothing to do. It has been reduced by seven or eight, only near the imperial capital, and there are still several elite army groups stationed. The number of troops is unknown to the outside world.

The local public security and security armed forces are generally a reserve system. The upper-level officers and some soldiers are professional soldiers, while the lower-level officers and most soldiers are part-timers. They train one day a week and two weeks a year. During the training period, Subsidies are issued, and in case of emergency call-up, salary is also paid on a daily basis.

In short, that is, financially, try not to raise too many low-level soldiers.

It's the same idea as the big western country that Lu Ming understood in his previous life.

Local armed forces also depend on the strength of the local economy, and the quality of the ordnance is different. The equipment of the garrison in the East China Sea metropolitan area is obviously higher than that of neighboring provinces.

But no matter how powerful the East China Sea's economic strength is, the coast guard with little use is still very shabby, and a few small gunboats alone are already the best ships.

However, the Coast Guard, professional officers and professional soldiers can add up to about two to three hundred people, because the operation of gunboats requires more or less professionalism.

As for the national security forces in the entire East China Sea, there are only 600 professional officers and soldiers.

Speaking of which, because wars broke out frequently in the four provinces of the Northern Territory, although most of the important weapons depended on the Southern Kingdom, the combat effectiveness and fierceness of the soldiers were probably not comparable to those of the militiamen in the Griffinian Kingdom's ruled area.Of course, in reality, if a war really breaks out, people will not be human when they go to the battlefield, and they will immediately become cruel and cold-blooded.

Just as Lu Ming was thinking wildly, the door of the office was gently opened from the inside by an extremely plump female officer. Under the skirt of the dark blue officer's uniform, her snow-white thick legs were like elephant legs. Judging by her rank, she was a major.

The soldiers who led Lu Ming and the two of them saluted immediately.

The female officer smiled slightly at Lu Ming and the two: "Lawyer Lu, Sergeant Liu, please come in!"

The office is very spacious and luxurious. The transparent floor-to-ceiling windows as the background are integrated from east to west, which looks very grand and makes the office look spacious and bright.

However, there was no one else in the office.

The female officer gestured, and led the two of them to sit down at the coffee table in the tea area, and smiled slightly: "Lawyer Lu, Sergeant Liu, my name is Mary, and the commander assigned me to cooperate with the judicial police to carry out this mission. It's my ID."

On the military certificate, Mary's position is the senior staff officer of the East China Sea Coast Guard Command.

Lu Ming nodded lightly. To be honest, this Mary is still quite beautiful, and her long red hair is even more sexy, but she is too plump, with big breasts and fat elephant legs, which does not conform to the Central Continent aesthetics. I remember it in my previous life. NBA stars like this kind of thing, and ordinary people can't hold it.

"Lawyer Lu, are you familiar with the situation there? That's why I invited you here. I see that the official document of the bailiff requesting our assistance requests the dispatch of two speedboats. I'm not questioning it, but as a soldier, I consider it." There must be more, two speedboats, are they really enough to deal with this incident? Can they guarantee the safety of our soldiers?" Mary looked at Lu Ming, blinking her big eyes, as if she meant something.

Lu Ming was slightly stunned, pondered for a while, then vaguely understood, nodded and said: "I'm afraid it's not enough, because there are often fishermen fighting nearby, dozens of boats on both sides collided with each other, I think, let alone two speedboats, it would be better if there were gunboats If you drive everything, that will be a deterrent."

Liu Yifu next to him was stunned, thinking what are you talking about?
Lu Ming continued: "Besides, it's best for the gunboats to patrol there for a long time. After all, it's a restraining order on the island's property, and the fish there are all the property of my client!"

Mary giggled, "Right, to be responsible for the lives of our soldiers, and to cooperate with the local court in enforcing the ban, we will definitely send the most elite forces."

Lu Ming understood in his heart that not only the East China Sea, but also the coast guards in various places are not feeling well. The financial allocation must be cut frequently, and it is hard to come up with something. Why don't you hurry up and show your presence?
Moreover, both large boats and small boats are out, and the related consumption and maintenance costs are naturally not a small budget, and they can take advantage of the opportunity to make money.

I just don't know if this is what Mary herself meant, or the commander, Sir Wenger.

"Okay, I understand now. Thank you, Lawyer Lu, for explaining it to me. Inspector Liu, please forgive me too!" Marie giggled and glanced at the coffee cups in their hands.

Liu Yifu hurriedly drank it up, got up and said goodbye, but Lu Ming didn't drink it, and the cup with most of the coffee was placed on the coffee table.

Seeing this scene, Mary glanced at Lu Ming again with big eyes.

……

In the evening, I had already returned home, but I received a call from Wang Xiaohu, saying that Brother Zili and Fifth Grandpa must come to thank Brother Lu.

Lu Ming went back to Wendebao 408.

Uncle Wang was full of excitement, and Wang Zili was the same, holding Lu Ming's hand hard, looking like he was about to shed tears of joy.

Listening to Wang Xiaohu's excited talk, the gunboats of the Coast Guard went to drive away the Dongying fishing boats very aggressively, and fired directly at the vicinity of those fishing boats, scaring the Dongying fishing boats, and the birds and beasts scattered immediately.

"Lawyer Lu, the ancestors have spirits, so they will be grateful to you!" Fifth Uncle Wang clapped Lu Ming's hands with withered bark-like hands, tears welling up in his eyes.

"Lawyer Lu, when you have time these few days, you must go to Wangdian, and I will thank you!" Wang Zili said, and suddenly wiped his tears, "How wonderful would it be if my grandfather could see today? "

"Yes, yes!" Wushu Wang sighed, even wiping the corners of his eyes with his sleeve.

Lu Ming felt embarrassed, looked at Wang Xiaohu, Wang Xiaohu grinned, and also, his eyes were red.

(End of this chapter)