Chapter 4012
Chapter 4012
Chapter 4012
Negotiations with the Ottoman Empire regarding the Suez region and consultations with the Persian Empire regarding joint military exercises are certainly important diplomatic matters for the special operations division, but due to objective limitations, it is difficult to achieve real results in the short term. There is no use in being anxious now; we can only wait patiently for a response.
After returning to Fubo Port, Qian Tiandun spent two or three days dealing with the backlog of official business. After sorting out the matters at hand, another important matter was finally put on the agenda.
This matter not only requires Qian Tiandun's personal approval, but also his scheduled attendance. It has been in a state of uncertainty for a month now, with many people waiting for him to announce a specific time before proceeding with the next steps.
This was the unveiling ceremony of Fubo Academy. It wasn't a big deal, since the influence of this new academy was currently limited to Fubo Port. The teaching staff and student body were far from meeting the Ministry of Education's strict standards for an "academy." However, it was not insignificant either. Qian Tiandun regarded it as a bridgehead for exporting and spreading Haihan culture in the Persian Gulf and placed high hopes on the operation and management of the academy, investing a lot of resources in it.
Qian Tiandun had been planning to establish Fubo Academy for a long time, and finally received special approval from the Ministry of Education. He also received Ning Qi's handwritten inscription, which allowed Fubo Port, a school whose hardware and software did not meet the standards, to operate under the name of the academy and become the only higher education institution in the special operations division's jurisdiction. The significance was extraordinary, so naturally, a grand event was held to boost its prestige.
As the other protagonist at the academy's unveiling ceremony, Su Zhixing felt that there was not much he could do. Even the entire process of the ceremony was entirely subject to the military's arrangements, and he could only act as a prop, much like a stage prop.
Every step of the process, from where to stand to how to coordinate with Qian Dashuai's actions, was explained to him in detail beforehand, and he was even led through rehearsals to avoid making mistakes at the last minute.
Su Zhixing didn't say it aloud, but he was still a little skeptical. He had lived in Hangzhou for a long time and had met at least eighty or a hundred high-ranking officials from the Haihan region in recent years. He was in charge of welcoming and seeing off guests and organizing various events at the academy. This kind of plaque-hanging ceremony was a piece of cake for him. What was there to be nervous about?
However, he also knew that the Haihan Army emphasized strict discipline and uniformity in all aspects of life, including clothing, food, housing, and transportation. As Haihan's elite force, the Special Operations Division had even higher requirements for these details. This arrangement was just a basic procedure and was not directed at him.
In addition, there was something that Su Zhixing found slightly regrettable: Fubo Port was far from the mainland, with only a few thousand troops and immigrants stationed there. It was impossible to invite some distinguished guests to the ceremony, which ultimately made it feel a bit lacking in grandeur.
Two days before the ceremony, Su Zhixing saw the guest list, which slightly lessened his disappointment. It turned out that the special forces division had made appropriate arrangements, so there was no need to worry about the scene being too deserted.
In addition to Qian Tiandun himself, who has confirmed his attendance at the event, all the Haihan generals and civil officials currently in Fubo Port will also be present to show their support for Fubo Academy.
The list of guests attending the ceremony naturally included Li Yuande, an unofficial member of the Special Operations Division. Moreover, he and Chen Pingliao deserve immense credit for bringing Su Zhixing to Fubo Port to establish a school and teach.
In addition, there are Dong Shangyi and Xu Kaisheng, who came from Fujian to "aid" the construction. After learning about Su Zhixing's deeds, they were already considering whether to follow suit and select people from several well-known academies in Fujian to teach in the special operations division.
Fujian isn't the only company with an office in Fubo Port; Sing Tao, which has close ties with the Special Forces Division, is also among them. Although cooperation between the two sides has decreased somewhat in the past year or two, Sing Tao representatives will certainly attend major events like the academy's inauguration. The Kingdom of Xihu, established just over a year ago and a vassal state of the Special Forces Division, will also participate in such events. King Abdullah will personally attend, making him the only foreign head of state present.
In addition, Persia and Portugal, which received the invitation, will send representatives from Bandar Abbas and Hormuz, respectively, to attend the unveiling ceremony.
As for the Ottoman Empire, it currently has little contact with the Special Forces Division and has not yet established an office in Fubo Port, so naturally it would not send people from Basra specifically for this ceremony.
Of course, the main reason was that Qian Tiandun considered that in order to compete for the ownership of the Suez region, he might go to war with the Ottoman Empire. Therefore, he wanted to avoid exposing his information to the other side too early. So he did not mention the matter of setting up an office in Fubo Port to the other side at all, hoping that the other side would think of this matter as late as possible.
However, this was merely a delaying tactic. As trade with the Ottoman Empire gradually expanded, the merchants there, having tasted the benefits, would eventually sail to Fubo Port to purchase goods. At that time, spies sent by the Ottoman government would certainly follow, just like the deployment made by the special forces division in Basra.
On the day of the unveiling ceremony, Su Zhixing arrived at the school early and, together with several other teachers, led the students from each class to the playground to assemble.
Although he had seen the students gather several times since arriving at Fubo Port, Su Zhixing was still impressed by the results of the special forces division's military training of the children.
These children only need one instruction to quickly assemble in formation on the playground. Their formation is perfectly straight, and they all stand tall and upright. The whole process is quiet and swift, requiring no command from the teachers, just like a small, disciplined army.
Even the Arab students who were boarding at the school behaved in the same way, just like the Han students.
When Su Zhixing visited Hangzhou, he had seen many schools, but none of them could achieve this level of discipline. During the assembly process, students would inevitably push and shove, laugh and play around, and after a long time, they still might not be able to stand in neat rows. This was undoubtedly the difference between regular training and no training.
Although Su Zhixing disagreed with the previous practice of military training taking up a lot of class time, he appreciated the discipline that students developed as a result. This saved teachers a lot of time and energy in teaching and management, an effect that would never be achieved by relying solely on traditional cultural education.
Su Zhixing spoke briefly, instructing the students to maintain order and refrain from making noise or fighting during the ceremony. After the ceremony, the students returned to their classrooms, and classes would resume as normal at the academy.
According to the schedule, after the ceremony, distinguished guests such as Qian Tiandun would listen to a lecture. Su Zhixing naturally dared not neglect this task and had spent several days preparing for it, even more diligently than when he lectured the scholars at Wansong Academy.