Siheyuan: I eat melons while doing scientific research

Chapter 1159: Nine Dragons in the Sea? (First two chapters, two more to go)
Comrade Navy's words quickly attracted the attention of ministries including the Defense Working Committee and the Foreign Affairs Department. This matter had never been considered before, but now it seems that it is really urgent.

"Well, what you said makes sense. If it had been the military from the beginning, the level of the matter would have escalated too much, and there would have been no room for maneuver." The comrade from the foreign affairs department murmured.

After all, we are not killing gods. We just want to do our own thing and not try to take lives every time.

Of course, if others don’t want us to do our job well, that’s another matter. Just like this time we just wanted to maintain the waterway, but the enemy insisted on harassing us, that’s another matter.

The aftermath of this incident has not yet fully unfolded, but we are already considering the related issues.

In this regard, the comrades of the maritime department also felt deeply: "Yes, we don't have the corresponding civil law enforcement force, and we need to call the navy comrades at every turn. This adds a lot of trouble and workload to the navy comrades. After all, they are now guarding the sea borders, not preparing for these trivial matters. Secondly, there are certain hidden dangers in terms of legal principles and response speed. It is easy to give people a reason to criticize in terms of legal principles, and the response speed may not be timely enough."

The maritime department is not actually primarily responsible for this aspect of work right now, but in order to prepare for a rainy day, they are also considering this aspect.

Although we are currently in a state where we cannot choose, as time goes by and the environment changes, we will eventually have to integrate into the quagmire of the international community. If we do not prepare early, we may be passive when the time comes.

Comrades from various units spoke one after another, even including comrades from the customs.

Since it was a maritime matter, the relevant departments invited all the units with the word "sea" in their names.

After everyone talked about this and sorted things out, the comrades discovered that there were quite a few departments that needed to set up law enforcement teams.

"Well, we must pay attention to this matter. After you go back, you can take this opportunity to start building your own maritime administrative law enforcement team." The foreign affairs department, the navy, and the defense committee have a slightly higher status in this matter. This is related to our current actual maritime management structure and strength, a comrade from the foreign affairs department concluded.

At this point, Gao Zhendong had to speak. He knew that his next words might offend some people. However, people have their own ways of doing things and their own ways of not doing things. If he was afraid of offending others, he would not even say anything. Then all his efforts to improve his influence over the years would be in vain.

Gao Zhendong raised his hand.

"Comrade Zhendong, tell me what you think." The comrades from the foreign affairs department were also very familiar with Gao Zhendong. When they saw that he wanted to speak, they immediately agreed.

At the same time, the National Defense Committee, the Navy and other departments were also very interested in what Gao Zhendong would say next. They knew that whenever Comrade Zhendong took the initiative to speak, it meant that he had something well thought out and had to say, and these words were often very inspiring and beneficial to actual work.

"Well, then I'll just say it straight, haha."

Oh, it was obvious from the opening remarks that the speaker was not well-intentioned. The leader of the Defense Working Committee was very familiar with Gao Zhendong's speaking style. He was extremely alert and ready to smooth things over or take over the conversation at any time. The nickname "Gao Dapao" was not to be trifled with.

The comrades had no objection, so Gao Zhendong continued speaking.

"This maritime law enforcement force? Isn't it a bit too much? I just listened, there are five or six of them. There is an old saying, I don't know if you have heard it, one monk carries water to eat, two monks carry water to eat, three monks have no water to eat."

The comrades were shocked, but in this matter, it was as if Gao Zhendong knew he would offend people before he spoke. This was related to the team building of each relevant department, so naturally no one would take the initiative to give in.

On the contrary, the Navy, Foreign Affairs Department, and Defense Committee, which were quite aloof, were suddenly enlightened.

"Zhendong, please continue." said the leader of the Defense Work Committee.

"I think that if everyone is in charge, it will probably end up being no one, or there will be a swarm of orders, which is not conducive to maritime law enforcement. If this happens, Kowloon will cause chaos at sea. I don't know if the sea can be managed well, but it is almost certain that it will be chaotic."

Except for a few aloof ministries, other ministries did not say much. They all knew that Gao Zhendong's words were right, but they did not dare to speak out, otherwise they would have a hard time explaining themselves when they returned.

"Besides, where do we get so much money and resources to set up so many law enforcement teams? To put it bluntly, there are not enough people who can run the law enforcement ships smoothly. It is a waste of resources and delays work."

Being able to drive a boat and being able to drive a law enforcement boat well are two different things.

The comrade from the foreign affairs department nodded slowly: "You make sense, Comrade Zhendong, so what do you think should be done?" Most of the comrades were silent. Everyone knew why. Seeing a young comrade like Gao Zhendong dare to face the shortcomings and speak out boldly, several independent ministries and commissions were very pleased. Of course, given Comrade Zhendong's current situation, such bold and outspoken statements would not have any impact on him. To put it bluntly, most of the comrades attending the meeting, whether at a technical level or an administrative level, are not as high as this young comrade.

If the technical level and administrative level are added together, Gao Zhendong's "challenge level" is almost the first in this conference room.

Gao Zhendong smiled and said, "Except for the very few units like the customs that really need internal rapid response law enforcement forces, for the others, I think it would be enough to set up a department - the Coast Guard!"

Coast guard? This is simple and direct. Maritime police, you know what it means as soon as you hear it. And it is the same on land. Although there are many civil law enforcement teams, there is only one violent civil agency - the police.

"Well, this is simple, and easy to manage and centralize. It is also relatively easy to build, and it can also quickly form a law enforcement force."

Gao Zhendong nodded: "In this way, retired comrades of the navy can also be well placed in a position that suits their professional abilities. At the same time, this coast guard is also a reserve force storage pool for the navy, and can quickly expand the maritime military force when necessary."

This is equivalent to treating the coast guard as a buffer pool for the navy, which can not only allow retired comrades of the navy to play their greatest role, but also supply the navy with reserve forces when necessary. Moreover, these reserve forces have been engaged in related work and are not unfamiliar with it at all.

"Well, your idea is good. I never thought of this for a while. Good! Good!" The navy was overjoyed. This was considered to be a good place for their comrades to go after retirement.

Both the foreign affairs department and the National Defense Working Committee praised Gao Zhendong's suggestion. Comrades from other ministries and commissions could do nothing about it. It was not because they did not work hard, but because the comrade who made the suggestion was too arrogant.

Only the comrade from the customs had an expression as if he had survived a disaster. He didn't know whether other units could retain their own maritime law enforcement forces, but at least the comrade just now specifically mentioned the name of the customs. Anyway, our customs is one of the "very few departments that are really in need".

"Okay, we will report this plan to our superiors and set up a maritime police team." The Defense Work Committee said with a smile.

"Our retired small boats and other equipment finally have a place to go." The navy comrade laughed. What's more, otherwise, we really wouldn't know where to put those torpedo boats, old gunboats and other equipment.

"Don't always think about giving them a small boat. The reason we brought up this matter is because their boat is too small. They need to maintain a long-term presence on the sea, and a small boat is really useless." The comrade from the foreign affairs department said with a smile.

The Navy was prepared for this: "Yeah, that's right. We have some old ships converted from merchant ships. They may be a little old, but at least they are big enough."

Our navy has only been formally established for more than ten years. When conditions were difficult in the early days, there was no shortage of warships converted from fast merchant ships.

It is said to be a fast merchant ship, but in fact it can only run at less than 20 knots, and the guns on it are all old ones.

But no matter what the status is, just say whether this thing is a warship or not. After all, the guns on it are not vegetarian, and they are enough for law enforcement. Comrades think clearly that if they really encounter something that cannot be handled, it is not too late to call the navy and air force.

It may even be enough to just call the navy, and at this time, our navy also has air force.

"However, I think if possible, we should still design some ships specifically for the coast guard. After all, the missions are different and the requirements are different. Your navy's equipment is a bit unsuitable for the coast police." The leader of the Defense Work Committee said with a smile.

The coast guard needs to maintain a long-term presence at low cost, and the working environment and requirements are somewhat different from those of real combat ships, such as crew living comfort and operational economy.

The naval comrade nodded and said, "Yes, for example, the bow and the side of the ship, it would be better for the coast guard to be stronger." This was directed at the "reef lighthouse incident" this time. The destroyer did a good job, but the bow was really broken. If they had not been prepared in advance, it would still have posed a certain threat to the comrades on the ship.

It’s just that the comrades on that destroyer seemed quite happy, perhaps because they killed the enemy?
The leader of the Defense Work Committee turned his eyes and said, "Zhendong, what kind of ship do you think the Coast Guard needs?"

What kind of ship? Just carry a paint bucket and wait to paint the navy's warships, Gao Zhendong remembered an old Internet meme from his previous life.

Those crazy military fans even dared to set their sights on an aircraft carrier and wanted to paint it.

(End of this chapter)