The sun never sets in America

Chapter 77 Navy
Jinshan City...

Jinshan City is a city renovated based on the original seaside town of the Republic of Mexico.

In Liujiabao's urban planning, the entire city of Jinshan City is developed around Jinshan Port and Jinshan Bay.

Row it... row it...

Outside Jinshan Port, which was built on the basis of the Mexicans, a fishing boat was sailing from the sea to the port.

Hula... Hula...

Because the wind is very strong today, the fishermen who usually stand on the bow of the boat at this time are still waiting in the cabin at this time.

"Dad, can I ask you something?" Rom, who was dressed as an Indo-European mixed race, looked at his father, Lao Rom, who was packing up the fishing line in the cabin and pleaded. His tone was a little low, as if he was afraid that his father would not agree. Same.

"What's the matter? Tell me!!" Old Roma replied with his head lowered while cleaning up the fishing line on the ground.

"I...I want to be a navy." Rom replied cautiously, with a hint of uneasiness in his tone, fearing that his father would disapprove, "Dad, I've already said it. People like us have experience in sailing. Yes, I will be directly assigned a position, which is at least one level higher than those ordinary big-headed soldiers, and I will get 15 yuan a month." Rom then feared that his father would not agree, and finally added the navy's treatment of him.

Snapped……

As the fishing line fell to the ground, Rom's heart suddenly rose to his throat.

"What, isn't fishing bad?" Old Rom was not as angry as Rom imagined. Instead, he asked Rom calmly, "You have to know that our family has been fishing since your grandfather. , I have been guarding this ship for three generations..." Old Rom stepped on the ship plank under his feet, and then said to Rom.

"Do you know what it means to be a soldier or a navy?" Old Rom then asked Rom, "With just a few ships now, it would be difficult to even attack Mexico. If a war really breaks out in the future, 豼People like this are cannon fodder, you know?" Old Rom introduced the current situation of the Liujiabao Navy to Rom very sincerely.

To use the phrase "big cats and kittens, three or two" is never too much.

Because Liujiabao rose up in a short period of time and gained a large amount of territory, the main problem at present is to develop the army. The navy... is just a burden on the army. It has no use except wasting precious funds.

This is what an Army official said.

This is also an important reason why Old Rom is not optimistic about his son joining the navy. Without him, he would have no sense of security.

"But Dad, I can't always be a fisherman, otherwise I will have no future." Rom replied anxiously to Old Rom, "If I were still a fisherman, Jenna would not be able to marry me..." Rom said. He accidentally said what was on his mind. After saying it, he regretted it and his face slowly turned red.

"You joined the navy just for a woman?" After hearing this, Old Rom showed an incredulous expression, and then asked Rom in a surprised tone.

"Um..." Rom was speechless for a long time, "I can't say that completely. I went to the navy mainly for our family. After all, as I just said, we can't always be fishermen, right, dad? ?" Rom replied to his father, Rom, with a sincere attitude. In Rom's opinion, what's the point of fishing? Doing the same job will not change for a lifetime. Life is about going to sea, resting, and going to sea. Wandering in time, this kind of life scares Roma just thinking about it, but his father, Roma, has persisted for decades. This makes Roma not only admire him, but also feel a little scared...

He never wanted to live a life like his father, Old Rom, who had no fun and no challenges.

"Are you sure you want to be a navy?" Old Rom looked at Rom and asked solemnly, with a hint of unhappiness and relief in his tone. The reason for his unhappiness was that Rom made his own decisions and said he wanted to be a navy without his consent. , I am happy because the child finally has his own opinion, and is no longer the bastard who follows him to ask for sweets...

"I'm sure, Dad!!" Rom didn't shy away from his father's scrutinizing eyes and answered bluntly, with a hint of firmness and tenacity in his tone.

"Okay, as long as you don't regret it..." After hearing this, Old Rom looked a little gloomy, and then said to Rom, "After a while, I will sell this boat and get you a wife." Lao Luo Mu said to Rom again. When he talked about this ship, his tone was full of reluctance. After all, this was the ship that belonged to three generations of his ancestors. The ship would be broken by his generation...

"What, sell the boat and get a wife?" Rom was suddenly confused by what Old Rom said. He didn't know what it meant. "Dad, who should I marry??" Rom said to his father, Lao Luo, with a confused look on his face. Mu asked.

"Idiot, who else could it be? It's that Jenna." Old Rome was furious looking at such a brainless son.

"Hehe..." When Rom heard that his father was going to marry Jenna, whom he had longed for, a silly smile appeared on his lips unconsciously.

"Look how promising you are..." Old Rom looked at his stupid son, shook his head helplessly, and cursed.

As he spoke, the fishing boat carrying three generations of ancestors and grandchildren also arrived at the port. ………………………………

"Sir Jiang, this is the fund allocated this month. Please sign." At the naval headquarters in Jinshan City, Liang Wen, director of the Naval Logistics Department, took a document recording the navy's funds and handed it to the new minister of the navy. , who was also the first Navy Minister Chiang Yu-cheng.

Speaking of Jiang Yucheng, he was one of the early pirates who followed Liu Yan to the Americas. Compared with other pirates who had changed careers or died, only Jiang Yucheng was the only one who needed to purchase machinery and sell specialties outside Liujiabao in the early days. , selling mined gold nuggets to obtain funds.

Jiang Yucheng has been active in the outside world. On the surface, he is just an ordinary maritime businessman with only a few ships. But behind the scenes, he is responsible for helping Liu Jiabao smuggle machines, sell goods (most of which are dirt) and even recruit them at high prices. White gloves for needed talent.

Of course, now the history of this white glove has officially ended, replaced by the first Liujiapu Navy Minister... Jiang Yucheng.

"Why is the funding this month so low?" Jiang Yucheng looked at the number above and asked Liang Wen in surprise, with both horror and anger on his face.

"Due to the expansion and reorganization of the Army this month, our funds have been halved by the higher authorities. Half of the reduction has been given to the Army..." Liang Wen replied to Jiang Yucheng unwillingly, "Minister, I will I don’t understand. They are all branches of the military. Why can their army get the most funds? Forget it, they still bully our navy everywhere. Isn’t it just bullying that we have fewer people??” Liang Wen said to Jiang with excitement on his face. Yucheng said, in his opinion, this is completely unfair. The Army is the current mainstay, but it should not bully people like this. Their navy has very little funding. If this continues, what kind of navy will they have to go to sea to catch everyone? Forget about the fish.

Liang Wen thought to himself without hesitation, with the word "unhappy" almost written on his face.

"Hey..." When Jiang Yucheng heard this, he was first a little angry at the Army's excessive actions, and then sighed, "We are currently preparing for war. The Mexicans are sharpening their knives. The army is stationed at the border. The Army should be the first priority. Don't complain too much..." Jiang Yucheng said to Liang Wen. Of course, he said it was persuasion, but in fact he felt very guilty and had a lot of anger that he couldn't vent, but in the end it all turned into one sentence... The overall situation It’s important! !
"But Minister, we can't always let the army bully us like this. They bullied us today and we tolerated it. If they bully us again tomorrow, will we continue to tolerate it?" Liang Wen still had a smile on his face after hearing Jiang Yucheng's words. With a dissatisfied expression, "Minister, let me tell you, our voices are too quiet. If our voices are too loud, how dare these army soldiers look down on us?" Liang Wen looked at Jiang Yucheng and said.

"Now that the Mexican army is approaching the border, there is no way we can outplay the army. Just give up." Jiang Yucheng continued to persuade Liang Wen with regret on his face. In Jiang Yucheng's view, now this In special times, the most important thing for the navy is not to compete with the army for funds, but to lay a solid foundation first and train and train naval officers and soldiers. One day, it will be time for the navy to take off.

After all, Liujiapu not only faces the mainland but also faces the sea. It also needs a large number of immigrants from China and opens up more overseas markets to develop industry and commerce. These all require the escort of a powerful navy, so Jiang Yucheng He is not worried about the future of the Navy at all, but this does not mean that he has no objection to the arrogance of the Army...

After all, in principle, both the navy and the army are treated equally. Although this is a special period, finance and various policies will inevitably tilt towards the army. Not only Jiang Yucheng can see this clearly, but all The naval officers, including the most dissatisfied Liang Wen, could see clearly...

But seeing clearly, it does not mean that they will obey the navy's submission to the army's status. No, they will not. They will only think about how to surpass the army in terms of influence and importance, and even strength...

And strength includes funding.

"But we must at least let the superiors know about the existence of our navy and its importance." Liang Wen looked at Jiang Yucheng and said sincerely, "At the very least, we must make everyone look at our navy and not underestimate us..." Liang Wen looked at Jiang Yucheng and said sincerely. Wenwen continued to Jiang Yucheng, his tone full of reluctance. In his opinion, the most important reason why the Army and even others in Liujiabao looked down on the Navy was that the Navy was obscure. The Navy's obscurity led to their lack of confidence in the Navy. Views are either too one-sided or simply look down upon.

To change this situation, the Navy needs to first get rid of its low-key problem, and it is best to do something big in the future, something big enough to shock everyone.

But before doing this big thing, the first thing is to become famous. As for how to become famous, or how to take the first step to becoming famous, Liang Wen has already thought of a strategy.

"What do you want to do?" Jiang Yucheng looked at the ambitious Liang in front of him and asked him. After thinking about it, he asked him. After all, he is the Minister of the Navy and the supreme commander of the Navy. He can't stand the fact that the Army is now overwhelming the Navy. Condition.

And like today, when Jiang Yucheng deducted military expenditures from the navy to the army without even saying hello, in Jiang Yucheng's view, this was completely crossing the psychological red line he had set...

Although he had always told Liang Wen to be patient and take the overall situation into consideration, these were all words against his will. After all, as the Minister of the Navy, he was the one who wanted the navy to be strong the most.

Only the power of the navy and the glory of the navy can mean that his choice is successful and his career is successful. In other words, from the time when Jiang Yucheng chose to be the Minister of the Navy, his second half of life and the first half of his life The reputation accumulated has been tied to the navy...

"We should invite the ruling lord to visit our navy..." Liang Wen replied to Jiang Yucheng with an aggressive look, "The reason why the higher-ups ignore us is because they have not seen the achievements of our navy. As long as the ruling lord can see us The navy has worked so hard for Liu Jiabao, and the treatment of our navy will never be like it is now, where we are ignored and our dignity is trampled on by the army..." Liang asked the Navy Minister Jiang Yucheng in front of him to explain why he wanted Liu Peng to visit the navy. The reason, there are only two words, that is to ask for credit, to ask for credit to Liu Peng, to ask for credit to the most powerful person in Liujiabao except Liu Yan...

"You mean, the ruling lord?" After listening to what Liang Wen just said, Jiang Yucheng basically understood what he was going to say and his intentions, "But for what reason do we let the ruling lord come to visit our navy? "Jiang Yucheng then frowned and asked Liang Wen, after all, the best thing to find in the world is a reason, and the hardest thing to find is also a reason.

If Liu Peng is invited over rashly, their little thoughts will be easily guessed, and they may even be laughed at by the army.

"Reason?" Hearing Jiang Yucheng mention the reason for inviting the ruling adults, Liang Wen didn't know how to answer, "By the way, I have a way... that can allow us to legitimately invite the ruling adults, even those adults above. Come all, come and visit our navy..." Liang Wen suddenly thought of a good idea, and then said to Jiang Yucheng, in Liang Wen's opinion, there is no better way than this...

Only in this way can we be justified and convinced by everyone! !
"What method??" Jiang Yucheng showed a puzzled expression on his face. He didn't know. Liang asked if there was any way to get the ruling adults and those adults to come to their navy. Could it be some kind of ecstasy soup? ?
"The Founding Ceremony of the People's Republic of China..."

Liang Wen's eyes flashed with a strange light.

(End of this chapter)