Chapter 1213
Going South and Going South
Chapter 1213 Going South and Going South
There are thousands of Haihan troops stationed in Cam Ranh Bay. The security here is naturally not too bad, and because of the special nature of the military base here, only a small demilitarized zone in the port area is included in the Under the rule of the Police Department, the job of a magistrate is relatively easy.However, after Han Zhengshan had a face-to-face chat with the security officer here, he also learned that it is basically impossible for him to be rewarded for meritorious service here, and he has a chance to be promoted by leaps and bounds.That is to say, there is a price for a relaxed working environment. This place is not suitable for people like Han Zhengshan who hope to rely on their own abilities to get ahead. If they want to climb fast, they still have to work in the risky first-line areas of the South China Sea. Row.
Han Zhengshan remembered what his boss Tan Juren had talked to him before, and he could only sigh that wealth and wealth come from danger. Since the destination is more risky, there must be more opportunities to make meritorious deeds.Besides, now that the assignment has been decided, I can't allow myself to retreat when things come to an end.
According to the arrangement of the Executive Committee, Cam Ranh Port will probably be the longest stop during the voyage of the southward colonial fleet.In order to allow the new immigrants to go south with peace of mind, a two-day military exercise was specially arranged here to show the new immigrants the strength of the military.
Han Zhengshan, as the security officer among the cadres going south, this kind of activity is also a test of his organization and management ability.Fortunately, he still has a little work experience in this area, and he has already had some contact with these people in the immigration camp before departure. It is not a very difficult task to direct these immigrants to the designated places on the dock. That's just a little more complicated.
It is said to be a military exercise, but in fact it is just a daily exercise at sea. The only special thing is to drag a few dilapidated old ships to the sea as target ships, so that the people on the pier can intuitively Feel the power of naval force.Han Zhengshan has had several opportunities to observe the Haihan Navy from different angles and distances, so his adaptability to watching this kind of exercise is not bad, but there are a large number of immigrants who are seeing the navy's armed display for the first time, and they are all excited Incessantly, yelling one after another.
Han Zhengshan watched the Haihan warships on the sea in the distance bombard the target ship, and his mood was very calm.If this kind of scene had been placed a few months ago, he would probably have been terrified by it, just like seeing the Haihan fleet on the Qiantang River at the head of Hangzhou city.But now that his identity has been changed, he has become a Haihan citizen, and this powerful warship has changed from an opponent to his own protector. There is really nothing to be afraid of, and he can accept the existence of this powerful armed force calmly.
As for the big shots sitting on the viewing platform, the reaction was even more flat.Han Zhengshan can understand this. After all, the Haihan Navy has fought many naval battles in the South China Sea and has never lost a victory. It is probably difficult for these high-level officials to have too much enthusiasm for this kind of target-shooting exercise for new immigrants.
On the second day, even the content of the live ammunition shooting was cancelled, and it was simply a review ceremony. Including the warships in the southward fleet, a total of more than [-] combat ships slowly sailed through the port area from north to south The pier, in this way, ended the two-day exercise.
At the end of the exercise, after Han Zhengshan brought the migrants back to the camp, he rushed to report to Tan Juren, and only then heard from his superiors the reason why the exercise ended in such a hasty manner.It is said that traces of piracy activities were found in the nearby waters, so the military temporarily reduced the content of the exercise in order to allow naval ships to leave the port to perform tasks.
"Pirates?" Han Zhengshan couldn't help being a little surprised when he heard the news: "During the training in Sanya, didn't the instructor say that all the pirates in the South China Sea have been cleaned up?"
"It's not that simple." Tan Juren shook his head slowly, and explained to him: "There are many countries in the South China Sea, the sea area is vast, and international relations are complicated. Moreover, many countries from the West have established colonies in the South China Sea. Conflicts have never stopped. Although we have been clearing the South China Sea of pirate forces all year round, to be honest, the only ones that are easy to deal with are those civilian armed forces, and the South China Sea is too large to completely eradicate them. The so-called cleaning up actually just means that the shipping lanes we frequently travel in the South China Sea are relatively safe."
It took Han Zhengshan a little time to digest what Tan Juren said before continuing to ask: "What the chief means is that there are still piracy activities in the South China Sea. It is only because of the strength of our navy that we don't dare to approach the companies run by our country easily. The South China Sea Passage? And the pirates may not be limited to civilians?"
"Your understanding is generally correct." Tan Juren nodded and said: "It's not that they don't want to come, they just have a lesson from the past and dare not provoke us. But our maritime security does not mean once and for all, we still need to maintain a strong enough deterrent force That’s all right. The military base set up here in Cam Ranh Bay is also for this purpose, no matter whether we are civilians or others, as long as we are caught in the act, we will never let it go easily.”
Tan Juren didn't speak too thoroughly, but Han Zhengshan basically understood the meaning.Obviously, in addition to civilian pirates, there may be privateers organized by official organizations of various countries who are doing trouble in the South China Sea. Maritime armed forces of this nature are the real threat to Haihan, and it will probably be more troublesome to eliminate them.One of the missions of the fleet deployed by the military in Cam Ranh Bay is to deal with these potential maritime threats, so after receiving the news, they hastily interrupted the exercise and let the combat ships go out to sea to search for suspicious ships.
"Will the fleet's next voyage be affected by this?" Han Zhengshan asked for instructions.He is now the sheriff in charge of managing the immigrants under him, so he is naturally more concerned about the schedule.
Tan Juren shook his head and said, "It shouldn't be affected. There will be a navy escorting us to the south, so don't worry too much about safety issues. You go back and prepare. If there is no accident, we will still set sail on time tomorrow."
Han Zhengshan understood that this was the meaning of the boss to end the conversation, so he immediately stood at attention and saluted, and then retreated.The meaning of the so-called preparations probably means getting up early tomorrow morning, urging the immigrants who have been resting in tents on the shore for the past two days to pack their luggage and board the ship.
The next day, the weather was fine and the fleet did not encounter any delays. After counting the number of people on each ship, they pulled anchor and sailed out of Cam Ranh Bay one after another.Standing on the deck, Han Zhengshan looked at the land receding to the west, and couldn't help feeling a little emotional.In his life, he never thought that one day he would run away from Daming to settle overseas, and this place was so far away that he could never have imagined it in the past.
It had been several days since he set off from Sanya, but he had seen Qin Biao's chart in the captain's cabin, and he had only traveled about one-third of the journey to Jinlan Bay.During the training in Sanya, the instructor once said that the location he assigned was very close to the south, but it was not until he embarked on this journey that he understood what this "very south" meant.
Fortunately, there was no major trouble on the way from Sanya to here. In the event of bad weather, the fleet will safely approach the coastline, or simply find a place to stop and wait for the weather to improve.Moreover, the legendary pirate ship has never appeared in the waters near the fleet. Of course, this may also be because the escorting naval warships are all traveling around the periphery of the fleet. Naturally, he fled away knowingly.Therefore, compared with those merchant ships running alone in the South China Sea, the safety factor of Haihan's fleet is much higher.
Of course, the route of the fleet has not yet departed from the mainland and entered the open ocean, because before leaving the Indochina Peninsula, they have to call at the last port of Vung Tau.The voyage from Cam Ranh Port to Vung Tau Port is nearly [-] nautical miles, and the shortest route is along the east coastline of the Indochina Peninsula.Two days later, the fleet successfully arrived at Vung Tau Port at the junction of Annan and Champa.
The southeastern part of the bay where Vung Tau Port is located originally belonged to the Annan Kingdom, and the northwest part belonged to the Champa Kingdom. Haihan is one of the four colonial ports occupied by Haihan on the southern coastline of Annan, and it is also the southernmost stronghold of Haihan on the Indochina Peninsula.
Qiu Xin, the chief executive of Vung Tau, has been in this place for several years, but it seems that he has no intention of moving.At the welcome banquet, Tan Juren found an opportunity to ask him about this, and Qiu Xin's answer was also very interesting.
"If I want to transfer back to Sanya, then my expatriate qualifications are indeed enough. I did think about it in the past two years, but now I have seen it. What benefits does returning to Sanya have for me personally? The top position is occupied by someone. Stop, I will at most be a director of a certain department when I go back, and this is basically reaching the ceiling..." Qiu Xin, who was blushing, drank the wine in his glass and wiped it off The corner of the mouth, and then continued: "Stay here, it is no exaggeration to say that I am the Emperor of Earth! Everything I want is here!"
Tan Juren has almost zero working experience abroad, and he doesn't know much about this situation, so he asked suspiciously: "Brother Qiu, you mean it's easy to make money here?"
"Finding money?" Qiu Xin smiled and shook his head and said, "What use is money to us people? Speaking of which, Haihan Kingdom is ours. Even if we just lie still, the dividends are enough for several lifetimes. Brother , It’s power! Power is a good thing! Power is in your hands, life and death are at your fingertips, this feeling will be understood when you take office.”
Tan Juren didn't understand what he heard. Of course he understood the importance of power. If not, he wouldn't have to take the initiative to apply for this expatriate job and take a boat thousands of miles to work in an undeveloped overseas colony.But Tan Juren's goal is to complete the gilding of his resume through overseas assignments, and the ultimate goal is to transfer back to Sanya in order to win a higher position for himself.In his opinion, the appointment of the chief of overseas colonies is only a transitional period, not the ultimate goal, which is obviously different from Qiu Xin's thinking.
Qiu Xin raised his finger and pointed at his head: "Do you think it's okay for me to live in this courtyard?"
Tan Juren replied: "I came all the way from Da Nang, Brother Qiu's house is probably the best-built official residence in these colonies!"
Qiu Xin's courtyard is basically a traditional Chinese courtyard, but the scale of the building is quite large. Even in the most prosperous Da Nang, the official residence of the chief executive over there is not half the size of his courtyard.If the housing standards in Sanya were to be followed, Qiu Xin's mansion must have exceeded the standards by far.To put it bluntly, the executive committee is unlikely to pay for such a large mansion, so there may be some problems with the construction cost of this mansion—at least Tan Juren thinks so.
Qiu Xin nodded and said: "Brother Tan, do you think that I am using my power to embezzle public funds to build this yard? In fact, the cost of building this yard is not paid by our country. Annan paid half and Zhancheng paid half. You must I would ask, why did they spend money to build such a big mansion for me, but the answer is actually very simple. This port of Vung Tau used to be the place where the two countries handed over... Of course, it is now the border of the three countries, and these two countries are worried about us Haihan They will favor one side and assign the port of Vung Tau to that country. So what they can do is to win the goodwill of our country as much as possible, at least to ensure that there will be no obvious political leanings.”
"The only one who can represent Haihan Kingdom here is Brother Qiu!" Hearing what he said, Tan Juren suddenly realized.
"That's right, that's why the officials of both countries are vying to flatter me. Knowing that I want to build an official residence, they rushed to contribute money and efforts to help me repair this courtyard. What I need to do is to remain neutral and watch their performance... Oh, by the way, I also entrusted someone in Sanya to design the construction drawings of this yard, that’s all.” Qiu Xin boasted rather complacently: “Look, I neither harmed Haihan’s interests, nor The two countries agreed to any conditions, and they got such a yard. This is the intuitive benefit brought by power. If I go back to Sanya, can I get such a large piece of land to build a house? To put it bluntly, the executive committee The places where those people live in the meeting may not be as spacious as mine."
Regarding the housing issue, Tan Juren agrees with Qiu Xin's statement. The public housing that the travelers lived in at first was a pigeon cage of the same size. Later, there were garden houses and villas. Later, those who were willing to make troubles went to the executive committee on their own. After the land is approved, they organize their own people to build houses, and the government will provide a certain amount of housing subsidies from the finances.But Tan Juren has stayed in Sanya for so many years, and he has never seen such a large courtyard.And now Sanya has also begun to enter a state of land development where every inch of land is expensive. Even if the house is built at its own expense, the executive committee may not necessarily approve the designation of a homestead in the urban area that is larger than a football field.
(End of this chapter)
There are thousands of Haihan troops stationed in Cam Ranh Bay. The security here is naturally not too bad, and because of the special nature of the military base here, only a small demilitarized zone in the port area is included in the Under the rule of the Police Department, the job of a magistrate is relatively easy.However, after Han Zhengshan had a face-to-face chat with the security officer here, he also learned that it is basically impossible for him to be rewarded for meritorious service here, and he has a chance to be promoted by leaps and bounds.That is to say, there is a price for a relaxed working environment. This place is not suitable for people like Han Zhengshan who hope to rely on their own abilities to get ahead. If they want to climb fast, they still have to work in the risky first-line areas of the South China Sea. Row.
Han Zhengshan remembered what his boss Tan Juren had talked to him before, and he could only sigh that wealth and wealth come from danger. Since the destination is more risky, there must be more opportunities to make meritorious deeds.Besides, now that the assignment has been decided, I can't allow myself to retreat when things come to an end.
According to the arrangement of the Executive Committee, Cam Ranh Port will probably be the longest stop during the voyage of the southward colonial fleet.In order to allow the new immigrants to go south with peace of mind, a two-day military exercise was specially arranged here to show the new immigrants the strength of the military.
Han Zhengshan, as the security officer among the cadres going south, this kind of activity is also a test of his organization and management ability.Fortunately, he still has a little work experience in this area, and he has already had some contact with these people in the immigration camp before departure. It is not a very difficult task to direct these immigrants to the designated places on the dock. That's just a little more complicated.
It is said to be a military exercise, but in fact it is just a daily exercise at sea. The only special thing is to drag a few dilapidated old ships to the sea as target ships, so that the people on the pier can intuitively Feel the power of naval force.Han Zhengshan has had several opportunities to observe the Haihan Navy from different angles and distances, so his adaptability to watching this kind of exercise is not bad, but there are a large number of immigrants who are seeing the navy's armed display for the first time, and they are all excited Incessantly, yelling one after another.
Han Zhengshan watched the Haihan warships on the sea in the distance bombard the target ship, and his mood was very calm.If this kind of scene had been placed a few months ago, he would probably have been terrified by it, just like seeing the Haihan fleet on the Qiantang River at the head of Hangzhou city.But now that his identity has been changed, he has become a Haihan citizen, and this powerful warship has changed from an opponent to his own protector. There is really nothing to be afraid of, and he can accept the existence of this powerful armed force calmly.
As for the big shots sitting on the viewing platform, the reaction was even more flat.Han Zhengshan can understand this. After all, the Haihan Navy has fought many naval battles in the South China Sea and has never lost a victory. It is probably difficult for these high-level officials to have too much enthusiasm for this kind of target-shooting exercise for new immigrants.
On the second day, even the content of the live ammunition shooting was cancelled, and it was simply a review ceremony. Including the warships in the southward fleet, a total of more than [-] combat ships slowly sailed through the port area from north to south The pier, in this way, ended the two-day exercise.
At the end of the exercise, after Han Zhengshan brought the migrants back to the camp, he rushed to report to Tan Juren, and only then heard from his superiors the reason why the exercise ended in such a hasty manner.It is said that traces of piracy activities were found in the nearby waters, so the military temporarily reduced the content of the exercise in order to allow naval ships to leave the port to perform tasks.
"Pirates?" Han Zhengshan couldn't help being a little surprised when he heard the news: "During the training in Sanya, didn't the instructor say that all the pirates in the South China Sea have been cleaned up?"
"It's not that simple." Tan Juren shook his head slowly, and explained to him: "There are many countries in the South China Sea, the sea area is vast, and international relations are complicated. Moreover, many countries from the West have established colonies in the South China Sea. Conflicts have never stopped. Although we have been clearing the South China Sea of pirate forces all year round, to be honest, the only ones that are easy to deal with are those civilian armed forces, and the South China Sea is too large to completely eradicate them. The so-called cleaning up actually just means that the shipping lanes we frequently travel in the South China Sea are relatively safe."
It took Han Zhengshan a little time to digest what Tan Juren said before continuing to ask: "What the chief means is that there are still piracy activities in the South China Sea. It is only because of the strength of our navy that we don't dare to approach the companies run by our country easily. The South China Sea Passage? And the pirates may not be limited to civilians?"
"Your understanding is generally correct." Tan Juren nodded and said: "It's not that they don't want to come, they just have a lesson from the past and dare not provoke us. But our maritime security does not mean once and for all, we still need to maintain a strong enough deterrent force That’s all right. The military base set up here in Cam Ranh Bay is also for this purpose, no matter whether we are civilians or others, as long as we are caught in the act, we will never let it go easily.”
Tan Juren didn't speak too thoroughly, but Han Zhengshan basically understood the meaning.Obviously, in addition to civilian pirates, there may be privateers organized by official organizations of various countries who are doing trouble in the South China Sea. Maritime armed forces of this nature are the real threat to Haihan, and it will probably be more troublesome to eliminate them.One of the missions of the fleet deployed by the military in Cam Ranh Bay is to deal with these potential maritime threats, so after receiving the news, they hastily interrupted the exercise and let the combat ships go out to sea to search for suspicious ships.
"Will the fleet's next voyage be affected by this?" Han Zhengshan asked for instructions.He is now the sheriff in charge of managing the immigrants under him, so he is naturally more concerned about the schedule.
Tan Juren shook his head and said, "It shouldn't be affected. There will be a navy escorting us to the south, so don't worry too much about safety issues. You go back and prepare. If there is no accident, we will still set sail on time tomorrow."
Han Zhengshan understood that this was the meaning of the boss to end the conversation, so he immediately stood at attention and saluted, and then retreated.The meaning of the so-called preparations probably means getting up early tomorrow morning, urging the immigrants who have been resting in tents on the shore for the past two days to pack their luggage and board the ship.
The next day, the weather was fine and the fleet did not encounter any delays. After counting the number of people on each ship, they pulled anchor and sailed out of Cam Ranh Bay one after another.Standing on the deck, Han Zhengshan looked at the land receding to the west, and couldn't help feeling a little emotional.In his life, he never thought that one day he would run away from Daming to settle overseas, and this place was so far away that he could never have imagined it in the past.
It had been several days since he set off from Sanya, but he had seen Qin Biao's chart in the captain's cabin, and he had only traveled about one-third of the journey to Jinlan Bay.During the training in Sanya, the instructor once said that the location he assigned was very close to the south, but it was not until he embarked on this journey that he understood what this "very south" meant.
Fortunately, there was no major trouble on the way from Sanya to here. In the event of bad weather, the fleet will safely approach the coastline, or simply find a place to stop and wait for the weather to improve.Moreover, the legendary pirate ship has never appeared in the waters near the fleet. Of course, this may also be because the escorting naval warships are all traveling around the periphery of the fleet. Naturally, he fled away knowingly.Therefore, compared with those merchant ships running alone in the South China Sea, the safety factor of Haihan's fleet is much higher.
Of course, the route of the fleet has not yet departed from the mainland and entered the open ocean, because before leaving the Indochina Peninsula, they have to call at the last port of Vung Tau.The voyage from Cam Ranh Port to Vung Tau Port is nearly [-] nautical miles, and the shortest route is along the east coastline of the Indochina Peninsula.Two days later, the fleet successfully arrived at Vung Tau Port at the junction of Annan and Champa.
The southeastern part of the bay where Vung Tau Port is located originally belonged to the Annan Kingdom, and the northwest part belonged to the Champa Kingdom. Haihan is one of the four colonial ports occupied by Haihan on the southern coastline of Annan, and it is also the southernmost stronghold of Haihan on the Indochina Peninsula.
Qiu Xin, the chief executive of Vung Tau, has been in this place for several years, but it seems that he has no intention of moving.At the welcome banquet, Tan Juren found an opportunity to ask him about this, and Qiu Xin's answer was also very interesting.
"If I want to transfer back to Sanya, then my expatriate qualifications are indeed enough. I did think about it in the past two years, but now I have seen it. What benefits does returning to Sanya have for me personally? The top position is occupied by someone. Stop, I will at most be a director of a certain department when I go back, and this is basically reaching the ceiling..." Qiu Xin, who was blushing, drank the wine in his glass and wiped it off The corner of the mouth, and then continued: "Stay here, it is no exaggeration to say that I am the Emperor of Earth! Everything I want is here!"
Tan Juren has almost zero working experience abroad, and he doesn't know much about this situation, so he asked suspiciously: "Brother Qiu, you mean it's easy to make money here?"
"Finding money?" Qiu Xin smiled and shook his head and said, "What use is money to us people? Speaking of which, Haihan Kingdom is ours. Even if we just lie still, the dividends are enough for several lifetimes. Brother , It’s power! Power is a good thing! Power is in your hands, life and death are at your fingertips, this feeling will be understood when you take office.”
Tan Juren didn't understand what he heard. Of course he understood the importance of power. If not, he wouldn't have to take the initiative to apply for this expatriate job and take a boat thousands of miles to work in an undeveloped overseas colony.But Tan Juren's goal is to complete the gilding of his resume through overseas assignments, and the ultimate goal is to transfer back to Sanya in order to win a higher position for himself.In his opinion, the appointment of the chief of overseas colonies is only a transitional period, not the ultimate goal, which is obviously different from Qiu Xin's thinking.
Qiu Xin raised his finger and pointed at his head: "Do you think it's okay for me to live in this courtyard?"
Tan Juren replied: "I came all the way from Da Nang, Brother Qiu's house is probably the best-built official residence in these colonies!"
Qiu Xin's courtyard is basically a traditional Chinese courtyard, but the scale of the building is quite large. Even in the most prosperous Da Nang, the official residence of the chief executive over there is not half the size of his courtyard.If the housing standards in Sanya were to be followed, Qiu Xin's mansion must have exceeded the standards by far.To put it bluntly, the executive committee is unlikely to pay for such a large mansion, so there may be some problems with the construction cost of this mansion—at least Tan Juren thinks so.
Qiu Xin nodded and said: "Brother Tan, do you think that I am using my power to embezzle public funds to build this yard? In fact, the cost of building this yard is not paid by our country. Annan paid half and Zhancheng paid half. You must I would ask, why did they spend money to build such a big mansion for me, but the answer is actually very simple. This port of Vung Tau used to be the place where the two countries handed over... Of course, it is now the border of the three countries, and these two countries are worried about us Haihan They will favor one side and assign the port of Vung Tau to that country. So what they can do is to win the goodwill of our country as much as possible, at least to ensure that there will be no obvious political leanings.”
"The only one who can represent Haihan Kingdom here is Brother Qiu!" Hearing what he said, Tan Juren suddenly realized.
"That's right, that's why the officials of both countries are vying to flatter me. Knowing that I want to build an official residence, they rushed to contribute money and efforts to help me repair this courtyard. What I need to do is to remain neutral and watch their performance... Oh, by the way, I also entrusted someone in Sanya to design the construction drawings of this yard, that’s all.” Qiu Xin boasted rather complacently: “Look, I neither harmed Haihan’s interests, nor The two countries agreed to any conditions, and they got such a yard. This is the intuitive benefit brought by power. If I go back to Sanya, can I get such a large piece of land to build a house? To put it bluntly, the executive committee The places where those people live in the meeting may not be as spacious as mine."
Regarding the housing issue, Tan Juren agrees with Qiu Xin's statement. The public housing that the travelers lived in at first was a pigeon cage of the same size. Later, there were garden houses and villas. Later, those who were willing to make troubles went to the executive committee on their own. After the land is approved, they organize their own people to build houses, and the government will provide a certain amount of housing subsidies from the finances.But Tan Juren has stayed in Sanya for so many years, and he has never seen such a large courtyard.And now Sanya has also begun to enter a state of land development where every inch of land is expensive. Even if the house is built at its own expense, the executive committee may not necessarily approve the designation of a homestead in the urban area that is larger than a football field.
(End of this chapter)