Chapter 315 Military Exercise Display

"The iron material used for this iron ship is probably one hundred thousand kilograms!" After confirming that the ship was made of steel from top to bottom, inside and out, someone finally couldn't help but touch it, which was larger than his own thigh.

The thick anchor chain sighed.

There were rumors in the past that Haihan's shipbuilding technology was outstanding, but many people didn't believe this rumor - since it was so powerful, why would you buy and rent a ship outside? You can't just build it yourself!

But after actually boarding this giant steel ship, no one had the courage to question Haihan's shipbuilding technology. He could collect massive amounts of iron materials, build such a large iron ship, and still make it float on the water.

The amount of this project alone is a miracle. According to rumors, the Haihan people came across the sea in this kind of iron ship. However, the ship had no sails or oars, and no one knew what magic the Haihan people used to make it possible.

This extremely heavy iron ship is sailing on the sea. Looking at the side, there are several smaller iron ships parked on the shore, you can know that this kind of iron ship is not just one or two built to bluff people, but

It's something that can really be mass-produced.

Someone who was curious asked this question to Tao Donglai. Tao Donglai explained with a smile: "This kind of Haihan iron ship needs some kind of special grease to run, and this kind of grease is not produced locally, so

We will not use these ships for the time being. As for the principles, if you are interested in knowing, you can choose your young children to come to Victory Port to attend the school we run, and there will be special courses that will teach relevant content."

"Then if we also want to learn this skill, can we also listen in?" Someone in the crowd immediately asked an alert person.

"Of course, we don't set any restrictions on this." Tao Donglai nodded and said: "But if you want to learn this, you have to be patient enough. You must first learn the basic courses, otherwise even if we are willing to teach, the students will not understand.

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"May I ask Mr. Tao, how many years does it take to learn the art of Haihan shipbuilding?" someone asked reluctantly.

"Director Yue of our Shengli Port Shipyard is also here. Xiao Yue, please tell us." Tao Donglai gave up the right to speak to professionals.

Yue Zhiyun nodded and said: "I am majoring in shipbuilding. I studied for about sixteen years from enrollment to graduation. After two years of internship in the shipyard, I can basically start a job."

After Yue Zhiyun finished speaking, those who had been so excited immediately fell silent. If it takes two or three months, maybe someone can have the patience to learn it. After all, this thing is a new thing.

Maybe it can come in handy. If it takes two or three years, you can also send your subordinates to learn and learn. It doesn't hurt to make long-term investments occasionally. But it takes sixteen years of study before getting started. Who can be so good?

Are you patient? No wonder Tao Dong said just now that students only accept young children. Such a long learning cycle really requires starting from elementary school. If adults study, they will reach retirement age within a few years of completing their studies. It is simply

It’s a big pit, whoever jumps will be stupid.

Tao Donglai smiled and added: "Actually, Factory Director Yue's words are not detailed enough. The previous ten years of courses are just to lay the foundation, and the real learning of professional skills can only be done in the last few years. As long as the basic courses are completed, except for shipbuilding,

In addition, you can also learn other majors, such as making glass products, soaps, matches, etc., or learn the navigation, prospecting, and salt making techniques that we Haihan are good at... In short, as long as we have the skills,

All can be taught, it just takes different lengths of time to learn.”

"Can we learn these things in Victory Port?" The crowd that had just calmed down immediately became excited again.

It doesn't matter whether you learn Haihan's shipbuilding skills or not. After all, even if you have the technology, you may not be able to build such a big iron ship. If you have so much fine iron on hand, who would be crazy to use it to build a ship?

.But what Tao Donglai said after he came here are all secret techniques. People who master these techniques generally will not easily accept disciples, and there is no place to learn them in the market. But as long as you master one of them,

, that is enough to prosper a family.

"Everyone can learn it, but as I said just now, it will take a long time to learn these skills, so it is best to select some smart children to enroll here. As for the specific procedures, we will discuss them tomorrow

There will be a special briefing session, and Mr. Ning, who is in charge of education in our executive committee, will personally explain the details to everyone. If you are interested, please come." Tao Donglai calmly calmed the excited crowd.

One of the purposes of establishing the "Qiong Lianfa" organization is to network with a group of socially influential stakeholders in the Ming Dynasty. The reason why we chose businessmen as a group instead of officials and literati is because this group has a strong interest in interests.

Their demands are more direct, unlike officials who are framed by various clauses, and they are not as pedantic as literati. Businessmen's attitude towards social changes and cultural differences is far more practical than other groups.

As early as when the Executive Committee was planning "Qiong Lianfa", it had already formulated various means to draw shareholders into the trap. In addition to firmly tying these people down financially, the Executive Committee also did not forget to

At the same time, we will start from multiple points and try to gradually exert influence on them in the field of culture and education. If these people are directly asked to send their children to study in Shengli Port, they may not be interested. After all, businessmen who want to change their family and improve their social status can only

This can be achieved by relying on the children of the family to take the imperial examination, but Haihan's school obviously cannot teach them the relevant examination knowledge. After thinking about it, the executive committee finally decided to use various advanced production technologies as bait to attract these shareholders to use family descendants.

As a long-term investment.

These subjects prepared by the executive committee are extremely attractive to Ming businessmen. If shareholders fall into this trap, the interest relationship between the two parties will become stronger, and the cross-trading group can also use this as a channel to reach out to the Ming Dynasty businessmen.

These shareholders instill more Haihan culture and values.

As for whether this will lead to the leakage of core secrets in more than ten years, the executive committee is really not worried at all. First of all, the implementation targets of this education plan are children of school age. After a long period of targeted

After sexual brainwashing, the three views of these students will definitely be consistent with the interests of the time-traveling group. Many of them will even regard themselves as members of the time-traveling group, and the possibility of actively leaking secrets is very low.

Secondly, even if these students graduate more than ten years later and go to areas outside the control of the Crossing Group, it will be difficult to use the skills they have learned there. Whether it is navigation, prospecting, or salt production, they all need a lot of assistance.

Technical equipment is required to achieve this, and the production of these things cannot be completed everywhere. It must rely on the technical support provided by Chuanchuan Group. As for shipbuilding or other industrial products, let alone

It is impossible to achieve this in a short period of time under the social environment that dominates the economy. Chuanchuan Group can achieve this in the specific environment of Victory Port. It has the technical and environmental conditions that Ming businessmen would find difficult to imitate in other countries.

place to copy.

Taking a step back, even if some products with simple craftsmanship become copycats due to technology outflow, because their industrialization level will be far lower than that of Victory Port, their production scale and production costs will never reach the level

The level of Chuan Chuan Group. Even if they can copy products of the same quality, they will ultimately have to rely on price competition to occupy the market. If they have to compete with Chuan Chuan Group on price for industrial products, the scene will be really unsightly.

But the wealthy businessmen of the Ming Dynasty obviously did not think of such a long-term thing. What they saw was that the Haihan people were making money day by day with these unique skills. Now that the Haihan people are willing to teach these skills, then fools will not learn. As for learning.

The problem of a cycle that is too long seems to be a small detail that can be temporarily ignored in the face of huge interests. Some people have even made up their mind to select and send a few more children from the tribe to enroll in Victory Port, so that they can study separately in the future.

There are many secret skills of Haihan.

If there wasn't a big show to watch right now, some people might have been impatient to get off the boat to talk to Mr. Ning. But as the three cannons sounded, everyone's eyes were drawn back to the nearby estuary.

superior.

As the highlight of this military parade, starting ten days ago, a river beach on the east bank of the Tiandu River estuary was cleared and closed in advance to serve as a battlefield for amphibious military exercises, and watchtowers, fortresses, and city walls were specially built for this purpose.

and city gates and other simple targets, in order to achieve the best visual effect during the exercise. Looking from the side of the "New World" ship, you can have a clear view of the entire Tiandu River estuary and the east bank.

Under the gaze of many guests attending the ceremony, Tao Donglai picked up the walkie-talkie and gave the order calmly: "I announce that the 1628 spring military exercise will begin now!"

Just when the guests were still wondering what "1628" meant, they saw a fleet from the west side of the harbor sailing quickly towards the landing area with the red flag. The leader was naturally powerful.

The USS Discovery and its two sister ships, but due to construction schedules, the latter two ships did not have time to install artillery and could only be used as troop carriers. Following closely followed were three modified troop carriers -

-In fact, it was a ship that was used to transport North Vietnamese immigrants. It was loaded with some soldiers and logistical heavy civilians who had just participated in the military parade.

Almost all the personnel selected to participate in this landing operation participated in the North Vietnamese Civil War two months ago. Before that, they had practiced the landing operation process many times, and had experienced actual combat training. Therefore, this whole set of

The amphibious landing warfare tactics are basically considered to be very familiar.

As the guests watched, the lead ship "Discovery" took the lead in approaching the river bank, turned sideways and began to bombard several simulated targets with yellow flags on the bank. The ships immediately following it immediately

After putting down the boat, some carried the infantry and rowed to the shore, while the other immediately built a simple pontoon in the shallow water near the shore, preparing to unload the baggage.

Seeing the cannonballs fired from the "Exploration" shattering a wooden fortress into pieces, the two Yazhou senior officials present couldn't help but twitch their eyelids, as if they saw the cannonballs hitting the gate of Yacheng.

The scene. The businessmen who were watching the excitement were very excited. Some even stood up and cheered loudly like the people watching on the shore, completely forgetting that these soldiers participating in the exercise were not Ming Dynasty officers and soldiers at all, but serious soldiers.

private armed forces.

After several rounds of shelling, the first batch of commandos in small boats had successfully washed up on the beach. The soldiers who abandoned the ship and landed quickly gathered into three horizontal teams and formed a shooting formation at the officer's whistle to cover the follow-up troops and establish a beachhead position. Simple

After the pontoon bridge was set up, the civilians immediately pushed the multi-functional tactical car to the beach and quickly built a defensive fortification. The entire landing process basically copied the method used by the Haihan militia in fighting in North Vietnam, using long-range firepower as a cover.

Quickly build fortifications and establish a solid position.

As the pontoons were built one after another, materials and personnel began to land continuously. The guests at the ceremony were shocked to find that there were no less than twenty small Haihan artillery pieces in this landing force - this was obviously not launched.

For decoration.

Sure enough, after completing the establishment of the beachhead position, the five infantry companies that had formed a shooting formation began to attack the simple city built directly in front. At the same time, the artillery unit also completed its first calibrated shooting, sending fragments flying across the city wall.

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This simulated city is just a layer of bamboo fence tied to the outside of the wooden frame, and then a layer of loess is applied. It still looks decent from a distance, and the visual effect is very good, even the lead bullets of the flintlock gun are in the

If you hit it at close range, it will also bring up a cloud of smoke and dust. Wherever the shell hits, even if it just scratches the edge, it will make a big gap. As for the small city gate made of thin wooden boards, let alone it, it will hit several times with a bang.

After the cannon, there was only debris left on the ground.

More than 20 6-pound cannons and more than 400 muskets fired at this section of the city wall, which was less than 30 meters wide and more than 3 meters high, for a full stick of incense before being heard by the officers' whistles.

It stopped. After the smoke and dust dissipated, the guests saw that where the city wall originally stood, there were basically only the roots of the city wall one or two feet high on the ground. Although they had long known that this was just a temporary target, the strength of it was

It certainly cannot be compared with the real city wall, but the momentum is enough to shock everyone.

Zhang Tongpan and Wang Tongzhi exchanged glances. At this point, they could finally confirm one thing - if the Haihan people really wanted to rebel and attack Yacheng, it is estimated that the walls of Yacheng that have not been repaired for decades can last for a long time.

It won't be any better than the target just now.

Fortunately, so far, the Haihan people seem to have no intention of capturing Yacheng with force, and local officials do not have to worry about whether they will need to commit suicide when the city is breached. Zhang Tongpan even had an illusion in his mind -

-Although the Haihan people were a little bold, they clearly had such powerful force, but they did not use it to coerce Yacheng into agreeing to their various conditions. From this point of view, at least this group of people was very reasonable.

Wang Tongzhi's mood is relatively relaxed - even if you are capable enough to break through the sky, I will step down and leave immediately, and future events will have nothing to do with me. I don't care whether you want to attack Yacheng or wherever in the future, this scapegoat

No matter what, it will not be put on my back.

The two juniors standing behind them, Luo Shengdong and Wei Ping, had a more complicated mood. On the one hand, they had half-heartedly chosen to join the Haihan people. The stronger the militia's force, the more secure their safety would be.

After all, the Haihan people are the backstage force they can really rely on now. On the other hand, as the Haihan people become stronger and stronger, they also know that it will be more and more difficult for them to get out of this pit. Originally, they might have hoped to escape from the Haihan people.

Han people controlled it and continued to be loyal ministers of the Ming Dynasty, but now it seems that it is getting further and further away from this goal.

After the interview with the Haihan people yesterday, Luo Shengdong has actually begun to realize that his original idea of ​​relying on job promotion to get rid of the control of the Haihan people was not practical. The speed of the Haihan people's expansion of power may be much faster than his promotion speed.

In just one year, the Haihan people opened their mouths and directly claimed the development rights for the area of ​​nearly a hundred miles from the east of Yacheng to Victory Port. Although they passed the

With the help of the Haihan people, he jumped two levels from the Baizong when he was captured to the Qianzong that is now beyond the establishment of Shuizhai. But if he wants to be promoted to a higher garrison, general or even general, he can be transferred from the cliff.

The opportunity to become a state is not a goal that can be achieved in the short term. When I reach that level, the Haihan people may even take over the entire Qiongzhou Island.

Of course, the most important thing is that Luo Shengdong knows that his promotion path is completely controlled by the Haihan people. Whether it is relying on military exploits or bribing his superiors, he cannot do without the help of the Haihan people now, and how far can he climb?

In the final analysis, I'm afraid it depends on the needs of the Haihan people and the role he can play under their command. Although it is a bit sad to think about it, this is indeed a fact that Luo Shengdong cannot avoid, even if he wants to

Regretful, there is no turning back - now nearly half of the people in the water village have been replaced by sailors from the Haihan Militia. If I have any half-hearted ideas, I am afraid that I will be captured and thrown into the Victory Port before I even start.

In a labor camp.

Although it has been a year, Luo Shengdong still vividly remembers the hard days he spent in the labor camp. When he returned to Shengli Port this time, Luo Shengdong happened to chat with Ren Liang about this matter.

There are dozens of times more prisoners in the labor camps now than in Luo Shengdong's time, but the living conditions are even worse. A large number of South Vietnamese prisoners of war were transported to Victory Port and put into the labor camps to serve as cheap labor.

Prisoners who are Chinese and look more like South Asian Malays have no chance of getting even the slightest sympathy. They are basically used according to the standards of consumables. The casualty rate is very high. Luo Shengdong does not want to be blamed for some unrealistic reasons.

He was imprisoned in a labor camp again because of his thoughts. He really did not have the confidence to leave that hell alive for the second time.
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