Chapter 1010 Founding Celebration (10)

It is precisely because the navy has made great contributions in the expansion of Haihan that it has the opportunity to appear twice in the military parade of the founding ceremony. Not only did it participate in the army military parade in the morning, but there was also a separate naval military parade in the afternoon.

In terms of salary, it is actually better than that of the Army, which makes Wang Tom feel quite proud.

Originally, a phalanx of foreign troops was arranged in the military parade, but senior officials of the Ministry of National Defense gave up the idea after seeing the drills of foreign troops. In addition to the Annan army, which copied the Haihan military system in its entirety, it looked more presentable.

The performance of the military in the procession process is not even comparable to that of the Haihan militia. If it is forced to be staged in a military parade, it will really affect the overall impression. After watching the entire military parade on the viewing platform today, the political leaders from various countries believe that

They will also have similar feelings.

The naval phalanx was the last unit to appear. The entire military parade took just over an hour, and it was already noon. Today's founding celebrations have come to an end here. However, people in the viewing area were hearing the activities.

Even after the news of the end, they still refused to leave. Many people were still very excited about the military parade they saw today.

"The prosperous age of Haihan is just around the corner!" A middle-aged man in a black silk robe in the front row of the viewing area exclaimed: "On the day of the founding of the country, all the countries in Southeast Asia came to worship. This kind of majesty can only be achieved by our country of Haihan.

enjoy!"

After speaking, the middle-aged man turned his head and said to several young people beside him: "If you have the opportunity to enroll in Sanya, study hard. If you can serve in the imperial court in the future, it will be an honor for your family!"

One of the teenagers asked: "Chief Shan, can we really enroll in Sanya?"

"Of course. In two days, I will go to Victory Fort to see Chief Ning and apply to him in person." The middle-aged man known as the Chief is Zhang Jinbao, the head of Qiongxi Academy in Danzhou. Last time Ning Qi was in

During the inspection in Danzhou, he visited the academy he ran and gave a relatively high evaluation of the teaching conditions of the academy. Zhang Jinbao was also a person with a relatively active mind. After the inspection team left, he thought about the rare opportunity and what he should do.

The only way is to find a way to climb this high branch. After thinking about it, Zhang Jinbao decided to bring a group of his proud disciples to Sanya to participate in the celebration, and then looked for an opportunity to apply for some places for further study from Ning Qi.

Zhang Jinbao believes that Ning Qi is a high-ranking official who values ​​talents. The students he brought here are all the best in the academy. However, limited to the level of teachers in the academy, the skills they can learn can at most enable them to find jobs as technicians at the grassroots level.

, but if there is an opportunity to further study in a professional institution in Sanya, then the future may be different. Zhang Jinbao’s plan is very clear. If these students can be given the opportunity to further their studies, then they will sign employment contracts with them early.

, after completing his studies, he returned to the academy to work as a teacher in order to improve the teaching level of the academy, and at the same time, he could also do advertising work for the academy to increase its popularity.

At Zhang Jinbao's level, he had not yet received an official invitation letter to sit at the high-level viewing platform opposite, so he could only bring his students to line up early and get a good seat in the front row. The nearly two-hour celebration event

After coming down, Zhang Jinbao couldn't restrain his excitement. He shouted and shouted with the students, so excited. Although Zhang Jinbao's main purpose of running the academy was to make money, after witnessing the prosperity and strength of Haihan with his own eyes, he

I also have more confidence in the work I am doing. Originally, I just wanted to send a few students to Sanya for further study, but now I feel that if we can train students to become officials in the DPRK, it seems to be a good way out, and it may even be better than training a few students.

A teacher is more useful to his own academy.

The shortcomings of a private educational institution like Qiongxi Academy are, firstly, its teachers, and secondly, its background. Because of the different educational directions, very few people in Qiongxi Academy have the opportunity to become officials through more orthodox methods such as the imperial examination, similar to

An orthodox educational institution like Bailu Academy can brag about how many candidates and Jinshi it has produced in the past ten years, and how many people have worked in official institutions in Haihan, but Qiongxi Academy does not have such capital. But the last time Ning Qi came

The inspection made Zhang Jinbao aware of Haihan's desire for technical talents, and that he could also join the government and take an official position in Haihan's technical department. Working in this direction, even a private academy could have hope of getting ahead.

After seeing the leaders and guests on the stage leaving one after another, the excited people finally felt a little hungry. Most of them came to the viewing area early in the morning to queue up, and several people stood there in one breath.

Even though there were vendors selling snacks and drinks in various viewing areas, most people still finished watching the entire celebration hungry, and now they planned to find a place nearby for lunch.

However, so many people pouring into the Victory Port business district all at once will undoubtedly cause congestion. The organizers foresee such a situation and have prepared several temporary catering supply points near the port area in advance to provide food and beverages at cheap prices.

Fast food is provided to the public. People who do not have so much money in their pockets can choose to dine nearby and no longer need to go to restaurants in commercial districts to bear the higher dining costs. Of course, with such a large flow of people, don’t expect there to be any tables and chairs.

, all customers can only hold bowls or wooden plates and squat in an open area to eat.

The guests on the viewing platform will not have such worries. Haihan officials have prepared a special dining area for them. After lunch, they will also take a boat across the Tiandu River estuary to the east side of Shengli Port.

The naval base on the shore will visit the naval parade that will be held in the afternoon. For those countries that are relatively far away from Haihan and do not border the territory of Haihan, the strength of Haihan’s army is not their primary concern. After all, the Haihan Army

The Han soldiers could not spread their wings and fly to their country. The strength of the Haihan navy was the issue that these countries were most concerned about.

People like Zheng Zha, the young prince of Annan, and unofficial people such as Xiong Xin and Dong Yanyun who attended on behalf of the Ming Dynasty were more concerned about what new products Haihan had in terms of surface armed ships that were included in the arms sales list. Regarding these,

For Haihan's allies, the benefits of the expansion of Haihan's military strength outweigh the disadvantages. The arms and equipment they have been able to purchase from Haihan over the years have also relied on the Haihan Army's own equipment upgrades, and the debut of new equipment has often been in military parades over the years.

Formally speaking, this means that it is very likely that the Haihan Army will also replace equipment on a large scale. Only in this case will the Haihan Ordnance Industry open the purchase qualifications for some "new arms" to foreign countries.

For businessmen from all over the world who come here specially to join in the fun, the short luncheon is also an excellent place for communication. If you seize this time to get to know a few more customers, you may be able to negotiate a few deals. Many businessmen just eat casually.

After ordering something to cushion my stomach, I held a wine glass and went around toasting and trying to make friends.

Of course, the senior personnel of the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs were also very busy during this time. After watching the military parade in the morning, many guests gathered around when they heard that the Haihan military had a military training program specifically provided to foreign militaries.

Ask about the specific implementation methods and prices. For countries that lack advanced weapons manufacturing capabilities and do not have sufficient financial resources to purchase Haihan-style arms, it is probably a relatively cost-effective way to enhance the combat effectiveness of their existing armies through military training.

A choice.

Regarding the methods and methods of military assistance, Haihan has accumulated many years of successful operation experience, and there are successful precedents such as Ming Dynasty, Annan, and Champa that can be used as reference for new customers. The persuasiveness is quite strong. As for the customers

Whether he wants pure military training or a package deal including arms trade, this is not a big problem for Haihan.

Even if the customer only wants the simplest package with the starting price, the Ministry of National Defense has at least a hundred ways to make the other party obediently pay for the arms. It doesn’t matter if it’s expensive, but the fear is that you don’t ask the price at all, just ask the price, then

Don’t think about getting rid of Haihan’s military assistance easily. However, in order to negotiate a military deal, there are many details that need to be communicated slowly in the follow-up. It is definitely not something that can be done in a meal. At the moment, we can only communicate

mutual wishes and see if we can first reach an intention to cooperate.

There were also many more cautious guests who did not rush to reveal their military needs to Haihan, because this would most likely expose their own shortcomings. However, they could only admit that they were inferior to the force displayed by Haihan in today's military parade.

, in this situation of unequal military strength and average diplomatic relations, if the other party is made aware of one's own shortcomings, the risk will be quite high.

The arrangement for the luncheon dinner was relatively simple, and there was no big banquet. After the brief meal, the staff began to arrange for the guests to board the ship and go to the afternoon military parade location. The reason why the military parade location was changed to the naval base was actually

It’s not that the military is worried about the naval ships being exposed to the public, it’s mainly because there are so many ships docked at Victory Port during the celebration that it is impossible to clear out a large enough area for the maritime parade, so it can only make trouble and move them

The stands were built on the military dock of the naval base.

Because of this, the afternoon military parade will no longer have a viewing area specially provided for ordinary people. However, this problem is not difficult to solve. People who are interested in watching the naval parade can go to the viewing area across from the naval base on their own.

Viewing it near a bay port area is limited by the distance and the ships on the pier blocking the view. The viewing experience is definitely not as comfortable as the army parade in the morning.

Zhang Jinbao made a special trip from Danzhou with seven or eight students. He paid for all the food, accommodation and transportation expenses along the way. It was already very painful, so naturally he would not take the students to eat in any restaurant at this juncture.

After the restaurant, I went out and found a fast food stall, bought a lunch for one yuan each for the students, then squatted on the roadside and ate it wholeheartedly, and then urged everyone to finish eating quickly and get on the road.

A student asked: "Chief Shan, the military parade is over, and the fireworks display has to wait until the evening. Where are we rushing to?"

Zhang Jinbao said impatiently: "There will be a naval parade in the afternoon, don't you want to go and see it?"

The student smiled bitterly and said: "Chief, I want to watch the military parade. When the parade ended just now, I went straight to the pier to get a seat. We are going there after dinner. Where can we get a good seat? I'm afraid it won't even be on the top of the pier warehouse."

It’s already packed with people.”

What the student said is indeed true. When the military parade was over and the activities ended, many people who had been watching near the southern port area immediately went to the pier to take their seats. When the people in the viewing area left, the port area pier

There have been no front-row seats over there for a long time. We’ve just passed by now, and we can probably only look at the back of our heads.

Zhang Jinbao smiled and scolded: "What you kid can think of, how can I think of it? I hired a boat yesterday and was waiting in the port area!"

The student still didn't believe it: "Captain, isn't the Victory Port closed to navigation today? Even if you hire a boat, you can't leave the port. Otherwise, if you are caught by the navy, won't you be punished as a spy?"

Zhang Jinbao said: "You kid... you are so stupid! Who said that if you hire a boat, you will go to sea? Can't I just park it at the dock after hiring a boat?"

Everyone's eyes suddenly lit up and they understood Zhang Jinbao's intention. Although the Haihan military had implemented a no-navigation order for the afternoon naval parade, and all ships were not allowed to enter or exit the port before and after the military parade, these ships were parked at the pier, looking for a

It is not difficult to get a good seat to watch the military parade at sea. Some savvy ship owners have secured a seat at the dock seven or eight days or more in advance, waiting for the day to come to sell the viewing seats on the ship. Zhang Jinbao has already

I thought that there would be so many people there that I might not be able to get a good seat, so I found a boat operator at the pier in advance and paid a deposit to book a small boat.

When several students heard that there was a show, they immediately gulped down their lunch, then got up and rushed to the pier with Zhang Jinbao. Sure enough, when they arrived at the pier, the place was already crowded with people. If they were not more than eight feet tall,

, you really can only look at the back of the head of the person in front. Every place on the pier where people go, whether it is the walls, roofs or containers, are almost all occupied by people who have arrived early, and the only ones leading to the pier are

There are also several narrow passages left in the direction for the entry and exit of the military and police who maintain order. By the way, they are also used to separate the crowd and avoid the danger of too many people crowded together.

The boss of the ship Zhang Jinbao contacted had been waiting at the entrance of the passage. When he saw him leading the students, he said with relief: "Boss, if you don't show up again, my ship will have to be subcontracted to others. Just now there were four or five groups.

People have come and asked, but I haven’t answered.”

Zhang Jinbao smiled and said: "The deposit was paid yesterday, how could I not come? Hurry up and lead the way!"

After the ship boss explained the situation to the military police on duty, he took Zhang Jinbao and his party from the passage to the trestle. Only then did Zhang Jinbao realize that there were many people who had the same idea as him, and the decks of almost every ship were overcrowded.

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Chapter completed!