Chapter 716 Security Forces

Li Dagui hurriedly responded, thinking that fortunately he stood firm and was not bribed by the Dutch's small favors. But it was obvious that Roger was not satisfied with the slave transaction that had been completed previously, and he would have to deal with this job carefully in the future.

That's it. From now on, even the slaves sent by the Portuguese and Ming Dynasty merchants will have to follow Roger's rules and pick out the lazy ones from Sumatra, Java and other places and negotiate their prices separately.

Although there is not much land suitable for food cultivation on Ampurna Island, the Executive Committee and the Ministry of Agriculture are very interested in developing large-scale planting of cash crops here. Some tropical cash crops that are not suitable for cultivation on Hainan Island are very suitable for cultivation on Hainan Island.

Large-scale cultivation is carried out in the natural environment of Ambon Island. Under the vigorous promotion of the Ministry of Commerce, investors from Daming, Annan, and Portugal have built plantations here, although some of them may not understand it at all.

What exactly does Haihan want to do? However, he has strong confidence in Haihan's business reputation. Of course, what's more important is the attractive returns Haihan promised.

According to the plantation cooperative development agreement signed by the investors, the money they invest here will receive equity in the plantation for the next ten to twenty years according to their investment amount, and they will have priority in the future output of the relevant plantation.

The right to sell products overseas as an agent has a much higher return on investment than the wealthy locals casting money into watermelons and burying them in their homesteads. Moreover, Haihan also promised in the agreement that if the plantation on Ambona Island is affected by natural disasters or

If other irresistible forces, such as typhoons, earthquakes or sudden outbreaks of war, cause the plantation to be unable to continue operating, investors' equity can still be transferred to other plantations under Haihan's name to obtain profits.

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Such insurance clauses also greatly stimulated the enthusiasm of investors. Although the investment threshold for Ambon Island plantations started from two hundred acres, investors still signed contracts for nearly 10,000 acres of plantations in a short period of time.

Cooperation development agreement. And giants such as Qiong Lianfa, Minhai Bank, and Yuehai Bank, which are business associations, have each entered into agreements for more than 2,000 acres in the first phase of development. In addition, there are also some plantations

, is a self-invested private property in the name of Roger himself and some other time travellers.

Judging from the plantation development plans made by the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Commerce, there is still a huge labor gap in the island's permanent population. Even though thousands of slaves have been introduced to the island, under the huge workload

The situation still seems to be a drop in the bucket. If there are no major changes in the normal immigration channels, at least in the next one or two years, the slave trading trade on Ambrosia Island will not stop for the time being.

The focus of Roger's work is not on the plantation. He is trying his best to transfer people from the Tiandu Industrial Zone to the military. He is not just coming to the South China Sea to be an island owner and have a happy farm. As a soldier, a commander who has plans to make great achievements

, he is more concerned about how to make achievements in his current position. Although as the relationship with the East India Company gradually normalized, the security issue of the Ambrosia Islands is no longer his top priority, but Roger still has to consider how to

Strengthen Haihan's military influence in the South China Sea.

From a large strategic level, the Ambrosia Islands where Roger is currently located is not a place suitable for vigorous military construction. Due to limited natural conditions, there is no natural harbor for the navy to use as a fleet base.

Therefore, the navy's main base in the South China Sea is still Cam Ranh Bay, located on the southern coastline of Indochina Peninsula, while the Ambunas Islands are just an outpost camp deep into the South China Sea, and the number and types of ships that can be stationed are relatively limited.

Even if the Ambrosia Islands can be built into a maritime fortress, without an organized armed fleet, the threat to the South China Sea routes is not as great as the Dutch fear.

The top brass of the Military Commission are concerned about the complex race on the island and currently have no plans to recruit troops here. In the early days, this was an area colonized and developed by the Fujian, Guangdong and Han people. After the Dutch occupied it, they introduced European and Southeast Asian races.

, after Haihan captured this place last year, the Portuguese also moved some immigrants, plus the naturalized people Haihan organized themselves to move here, and the black slaves who began to purchase on a large scale in the past two months, the permanent population of the island is

There are so many species and bloodlines that the staff of the Ministry of Civil Affairs have a headache.

There are so many races with obvious differences in physical appearance, customs, and cultural traditions. It is already very difficult for them to live together peacefully, let alone integrate the young and strong among them into the same disciplined force.

In addition, the proportion of naturalized citizens here is relatively low, and the composition of the personnel is complex. From a security perspective, it is the right decision not to recruit troops here for the time being.

Even if Roger didn't conduct a detailed investigation, he could still imagine that all forces should have sent spies to lurk here. Especially the Dutch, who had a temporary truce with Haihan, it was said that there were no spies among the slaves they sold to Amborna Island.

, Roger would never believe it. If a guy with such a special status is accidentally recruited into the militia during the recruitment, the hidden danger will be great. Even if the recruitment is opened in the future, it will probably have to wait until the local naturalized citizens

Only after the quantity rises to a certain proportion.

However, the inability to recruit troops does not mean that Roger cannot do anything. According to the regulations of the Military Commission, overseas colonies have the right and obligation to form and train militia units locally. This regulation is actually partly due to the limited military strength of the Haihan Militia, which is stationed separately.

The size of the troops overseas is often not enough to complete high-intensity combat missions, so establishing permanent local reserve forces has become one of the tasks of each colonial military commander.

Of course, this kind of real militia-like armed force is not the same thing as the militia army recruited for service, so Roger does not have to worry about it conflicting with the military's decision not to recruit troops here. The local people who participate in militia training will not be affected by this.

And immediately get the opportunity to naturalize Haihan.

Currently, there is a battalion of militia troops stationed on the island. Considering the island's population of less than 10,000 people, this proportion of troops is actually very high. However, with the recent large-scale purchase of slaves, the garrison whose main responsibility was originally only external defense,

He had to put more energy into the management of the slave labor camp. At least one company must be dispatched every day to monitor and direct the slaves who went into the mountains and forests to work. And Roger's plan was to target the local area.

Depending on the specific situation, an armed force can be trained that can take over these non-military tasks from the militia army, and its role is between the civil police and the security riot team.

Due to the lack of policy support, Roger is unlikely to be as successful as Qian Tiandun when he formed a civilian armed force in Annan's Black Earth Port. It is also unlikely that this armed force will be equipped with advanced standard flintlock rifles as individual weapons. But Roger

I still plan to give it a try to see if I can build a law and order force that can be commanded in this unideal environment. With Qian Tiandun’s successful example in front of him, building a special force has become almost everyone’s dream.

A required course for senior military officers who lead troops overseas.

As long as they do not ask for military expenses from the base camp and do not occupy the resources of the regular army, in fact, the Military Commission and the Executive Committee have always turned a blind eye to the private training of overseas military leaders, and will not force them to do so.

It is forbidden to do this. This is not a simple matter of face. When necessary, it will be more effective for unofficial armed forces to come forward to solve the problem than to directly dispatch the militia army that symbolizes Haihan. For example, the Haihan military is in Guangdong.

Private armed forces such as the "Golden Shield Escort" jointly created with local powerful people can often play a role when it is inconvenient for the Haihan militia to come forward directly.

Judging from the number of investors attracted by the Annan Islands, it would not be difficult for Roger to find a few merchants to invest and create a shell for this civilian armed force to fool outsiders. Almost all private armed forces training in Annan and Guangdong and Guangxi areas are

It has been monopolized by a few large companies for a long time, and many wealthy people are trying to find it but can't find it. As long as Roger agrees to train the people they send for these investors, some investors are willing to pay to sponsor this project in the Ambrosia Islands.

Armed.

On June 11, notices from the Ambuna Port Management Committee were posted everywhere on the island, which stated that they were preparing to establish a local security force and mobilize young men of appropriate age to sign up. In fact, after Mushaba led his troops to capture the Ambuna Islands,

, they once organized militiamen, which even included the Portuguese who specially immigrated here to replace the Dutch. However, after Mushaba left office and returned to Annan, the militia that participated in the Second Battle of Ambrina Island had already

It is basically in a state of disbandment and has never conducted centralized training.

Roger has no intention of completely starting over from scratch. In this notice, priority is still given to recruiting militia members who were registered last year. Recruitment is voluntary, but qualified candidates will receive special subsidies from the management committee.

This income is a treatment that the first batch of militiamen did not enjoy last year. In addition, Roger also followed the practice of militia recruitment and announced that qualified candidates will enjoy preferential policies in naturalization, property purchase and many other aspects. The difference

The militiamen who join the army are naturalized and can be automatically promoted to Haihan naturalized citizens, while the security militia recruited by Roger can only shorten the immigration and naturalization inspection period to a certain extent. Of course, the slaves who were recently sold to the island are still

You are currently not eligible to register to participate in this recruitment activity.

Roger still had some doubts about whether such measures would be effective, so the recruitment time was set to one week. However, the results were better than he expected. After one week, the number of people who signed up exceeded 400.

After eliminating some unqualified applicants, there are still more than 300 people, which is almost equivalent to half of the current size of the garrison on the island.

On June 20, Roger met with 327 qualified candidates who passed the final review at the military camp on the island. Half of these people were naturalized citizens who had obtained Haihan citizenship, while the other half were from Portugal and Java.

It is composed of immigrants of Annan, Ming and other nationalities, as well as some locals whose mixed blood has been mixed to the point where their original bloodline cannot be distinguished. Among them, there are even more than ten tall black people. They are not slaves purchased recently, but

The descendants of black servants who stayed here during the Dutch occupation have grown up on this island since childhood and can basically speak Chinese, so there is not much of a language barrier.

Among these people there are about forty people who are trainees selected by six sponsors. Their mission is to receive Haihan-style military training, and then return to their masters' homes at the right time to set up a private organization for their masters.

Armed. Of course, the purpose of the host paying for them to come here for training is far more than just learning Haihan’s military skills. It is also very important to maintain the relationship with Haihan’s military so that they can build

Only when you are privately armed can you have channels to purchase advanced weapons manufactured by Haihan, and obtain military support and assistance from the Haihan military when necessary.

Especially investors in Annan and the Guangdong and Guangxi regions are eager to obtain the support of the Haihan military even more than they attach importance to the training itself, because they have already come into contact with the private armed forces supported by the Haihan and know that the Haihan people are there.

As long as the practices in this field can be regarded as "one of our own" by the Haihan military, many things will be done very easily and happily in the future. And it is actually very worthwhile to spend eighteen thousand taels of silver on this.

Buy and sell.

"Listen carefully! There is no need for losers here, those who cannot meet the requirements, I will kick you out of the gate of the military camp unceremoniously, regardless of whether you were a sailor, a farmer, a hunter or a sneaky liar or criminal.

After you come here, I will transform you into a real warrior!"

Roger held a tin trumpet and stood on a temporary podium made of wooden boxes to loudly preach to the militiamen: "You will not get military membership of the Haihan Militia here, but you will get courage and survival skills. If you are brave enough,

There will be opportunities to fight in the future and you will become heroes in the eyes of the world!"

Roger's speech was full of passion, but the response was not enthusiastic. It was obvious that these people did not accept Roger's way of promoting chicken blood. Most of them were still focused on the monthly militia training.

For those who receive subsidies, those who truly plan to join the military and rely on military merit to climb the ranks, the proportion is probably not too high.

Roger himself is very motivated. He believes that his qualifications are not much worse than Qian Tiandun. Since Qian Tiandun can lead a powerful special operations force in Annan, he can also achieve the same results here.

.Although this force was formed in the name of local security forces, Roger had the intention to build it into another ace overseas corps under Haihan.
Chapter completed!