Chapter 712 Transfer
May 14, 1632, Nangang, Hong Kong Island.
The weather was not very good that day. It had been raining continuously for a week. Chen Yixin and his subordinates were watching the fleet sail south out of the Aberdeen Strait on the pier. After returning from Fujian, the fleet took a short rest in Zhennan Port and set off in the rain today to return to Sanya.
The army and navy troops stationed locally in Zhennan Port also changed their defenses at this moment. The troops originally stationed here will be transferred back to Hainan Island, and part of the troops sent to Fujian this time will take over the defense of Zhennang Port. Of course, according to the military's practice of deploying overseas troops, it was naturally time for Chen Yixin, as the chief military officer of Zhennang Port, to change his guard.
The person who took over as the commander of Zhennan Port was Xiao Liang, who had also served in Guangdong for several years. He had arrived from Guangzhou last week. His old partner Yu Yao will continue to stay in Guangzhou and be responsible for the local affairs of the Haihan military. When Chen Yixin first arrived in Guangdong, he worked for Xiao Liang and Yu Yao. In the past few years, they both served in Guangdong. They had a lot of dealings with each other. Their personal relationship was quite good, and the handover work went very smoothly.
However, Xiao Liang did not stay at Zhennan Port after completing the handover. He immediately rushed to Causeway Bay in the north to organize supplies for the fleet returning triumphantly from Fujian. Although the fleet is docked at Zhennan Port for replenishment, the required materials are basically shipped from Xin'an County, which is adjacent to Hong Kong Island. It involves inventory of goods and financial delivery, so senior military personnel must be watching locally. Just do it.
Accompanying Xiao Liang to Hong Kong is Chen Yixin's close friend Li Dou. He has also received an order from the Executive Committee and will go to Penghu to take up his post with Chen Yixin. Li Dou had been engaged in the entrepot trade in the Pearl River Delta region on Wanshan Island for the past two years. Although he did not have any great achievements, he still managed things in an orderly manner. After Hong Kong Island was brought under the rule of Haihan, he had been transferred from Wanshan Island to assist You Yihan in handling trade and immigration affairs on Hong Kong Island.
Li Dou and Chen Yixin are both junior figures in the Time Travel Group, but precisely because of their young age, the executive committee has been cultivating them as the backbone of the future. Both of them were under twenty when they took over Wanshan Island. After several years of training, the executive committee believed that they could be sent to work in front-line areas that needed more pioneering spirit. Anyway, Qian Tiandun is in charge of the local area, so he is not worried that the two young boys will make any big news.
Of course, in fact, looking at age alone, Qian Tiandun is only four years older than them, so he can hardly be called a veteran cadre. However, Qian Tiandun was able to reach the top three positions in the military because he was promoted based on actual military merit. No one, including the two juniors, would feel dissatisfied with this.
Chen Yixin was transferred to Penghu, and his main task was to serve as Qian Tiandun's deputy and assist him in building and managing the local military base in Penghu. Although Chen Yixin had participated in the Pearl River Estuary Battle, his ability to lead troops in battle was still far behind Qian Tiandun. The reason why Chen Yixin was transferred to Qian Tiandun was because the top military officials hoped that he could learn more. Some real skills.
"Chen Yixin, take a look and see if there is anything missing. If there is no problem, we will have it packed and shipped."
Li Dou's voice woke Chen Yixin out of his reverie. He turned around and took the supply list from Li Dou's hand and began to check it one by one. The contents on the list are mainly clothes and some personal items brought from another time and space. These are the things that will be taken to the next stop.
"Okay, let them load the ship." Chen Yixin quickly reviewed the list, made sure there was nothing missing, and handed it back to Li Dou.
"I'm leaving Guangdong tomorrow. After living here for several years, I really can't bear to leave." Chen Yixin sighed while looking at the sea.
"Actually, I don't really want to go to Fujian." Li Dou responded in a low voice.
"Then where do you want to go?" Chen Yixin was slightly surprised, looking sideways at him and asked.
"I want to go back to Sanya." Li Dou explained: "My situation is different from yours. You soldiers have to be stationed abroad to have the opportunity to fight and meritorious service. But for us who are engaged in civil affairs, we still have to be under the eyes of the Executive Committee. It’s better to do things down there. If you’re far away, the executive committee won’t know what you’re doing outside.”
"Not necessarily. Isn't this transfer to Fujian a recognition of your work?" Chen Yixin retorted.
Li Dou shook his head and said: "The things you do in Fujian are actually the same as those you did on Wanshan Island before, and your authority may not necessarily be improved. My field is not like your army. There are clear military ranks and positions, and there are corresponding ones for each level. I am the director of the Management Committee at Wanshan Port. I went to Penghu for a promotion, but my position became deputy. Do you think this is a promotion or a demotion?”
Chen Yixin smiled and said: "Boss Qian is now in charge of Penghu. Of course, this director position is reserved for him as a part-time person. Do you still want to be on an equal footing with him?"
"That's not true." Naturally, Li Dou would not be so arrogant. He shook his head and denied, "I just think there is something wrong with the organizational structure of the Executive Committee. There are directors everywhere, but it is obvious that the directors in each place have great authority. Same.”
Chen Yixin slowly put away his smile and said: "Li Dou, this errand to Penghu is different. Now that Penghu is occupied, the executive committee will definitely set up an office in Fujian to coordinate the agencies stationed in various prefectures in Fujian. Arrangement. When the time comes, Penghu will be the command center. Even if you serve as a deputy, your authority will be very different from your previous situation. Boss Qian cannot be in Penghu all year round. He is the one who wants to lead the troops in the war. Sooner or later, the power will be transferred to the successor. Let's help him now, and you may take over the position of the leader in the future." Li Dou sighed: "You still don't understand what I mean. No matter how good I am in Penghu, I can't stand it. If the committee can't see it, the effect will be very limited. Forget it, you don't have to persuade me. Of course I won't go against the executive committee. Since I am transferred, I will still do a good job. "
Chen Yixin did not continue this topic. Everyone has his own ambitions. Although he did not agree with Li Dou's ideas, he could understand Li Dou's utilitarianism. They have also been in Guangdong for a few years. Chen Yixin's military rank has been promoted twice, while the title of "director" on Li Dou's head has never changed. If it were him, he would probably be a little confused. However, he believes that Li Dou's views on the future are too extreme, and going to Penghu to serve will definitely be a turning point in his career - at least that's how he sees it.
At the same time, at the port center next to the Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter in the north of Hong Kong Island, Xiao Liang, who had recently taken over as the local military commander, was also discussing the personnel transfer and transfer of power in Guangdong with the civil affairs chief You Yihan.
"The executive committee transferred these two juniors to Penghu, which can be regarded as their good fortune. I heard that Mr. Tao, Mr. Yan and Mr. Shi were very optimistic about them, so this time there was almost no change in the personnel in Guangdong, and they were left alone. He was transferred." Xiao Liang obviously knew more about the "inside story" than the two people involved. If Li Dou heard what Xiao Liang said, he might feel differently about this transfer.
"There is nothing we can do about it. Think about it, half of the people on the executive committee are over forty, and the heads of several major ministries are no longer young. Although the rules stipulate that the executive committee will be replaced every five years, the executive committee The committee members are probably selected from these people. If we don't train the younger generations first, will we pass the throne to naturalized people in the future?" You Yihan replied while peeling the shrimp.
Xiao Liang pointed at You Yihan with his chopsticks and said with a smile: "Director You, this is a sign of political incorrectness! Now the executive committee advocates the courage to use more naturalized cadres and to put more burdens on them, but you still insist on it now Bloodline theory, pure blood inheritance, if a few bosses find out about this, they will be criticized!”
You Yihan said nonchalantly: "What I'm talking about is not a matter of blood. Naturalized people don't understand many things at all. How do you let them inherit it? Can you explain things like the confidence center server to them clearly? New rifles Can the design and manufacture of artillery be completed by naturalized civilian technicians? Can the operation of financial institutions be managed by accounting clerks who have only worked in banks? So it is definitely not possible, so in the end it will have to be done by ourselves? That's right. Don't talk about these two juniors. Look at the two daughters of the Bearded Johnson family. They are treated like treasures by the executive committee at a young age. They are just hoping that they can bring the Bearded Johnson and old Morgan together in the future. The craftsmanship is passed down.”
After hearing these words, Xiao Liang was somewhat unable to refute. What You Yihan said was indeed true. The naturalized citizens recruited in this time and space are indeed qualified for some management positions after training, and there are many examples of technical jobs. But there are indeed too many technical positions that current naturalized citizens are still unable to fill. If the talents required for these positions are to be selected from naturalized citizens, they will have to undergo at least ten years of gradual education and training before they can meet the requirements. As for the current outstanding naturalized citizens, such as Yu Xiaobao, Huang Que, and Zhang Qianzhi, their educational level is only on the edge of high school.
Most of the naturalized children who received basic education only completed basic elementary school courses and began to receive various targeted vocational training to prepare to become skilled workers in the Haihan industrial system. Only a very small number of people with extraordinary talents can get the opportunity to study at a higher level and learn new knowledge that has not yet appeared in this era and can only be mastered by time travellers.
The number of children of the time-travelers is also worrying. There were only three minors at the time of time-travel, which greatly narrowed the range of options for the time-travel group to cultivate heirs. Among these three people, Johnson's two daughters account for two-thirds of the places. The other minor had just turned one year old when he time traveled and has just entered school age, so he can be excluded from the discussion of this topic.
Johnson's two daughters, Jessica and Emily, were only 11 and 7 years old respectively when they traveled through time. Five years later, the two children have also reached the age of entering high school and junior high school. However, the scope of knowledge they have learned in the past five years has long exceeded the level expected for this age, especially in terms of medical knowledge. The two of them were completely spoon-fed teaching by Johnson and Old Morgan. Jessica At the age of 12, she began to attend clinics with her father. Johnson's doctor apprentices who are in their thirties and forties have to respectfully call "Senior Sister" when they see the little girl, which is also a great spectacle in the Port of Victory Medical College.
This arrangement is not entirely Johnson's intention, but the executive committee has specifically talked to him several times, hoping that he and Morgan can pass on their unique skills, and candidates who can inherit their medical skills in the time-travel team There are not many candidates, and Johnson's two daughters are undoubtedly excellent choices.
In order to achieve this goal, the executive committee has indeed invested a lot of resources in the two little girls. Not to mention anything else, the two little girls’ daily teachers are almost the entire executive committee’s luxurious lineup. Even if the executive committee members are very busy, they still have to find time to give lectures to the two little girls. Jessica has now completed high school courses three years ahead of schedule, and the younger Emily has also completed junior high school. This is also thanks to the relatively good genes of Johnson and his wife Lola. They gave birth to two daughters who both have the potential to be academics. After five or six years of training, they will probably be able to carry forward the family business.
Of course, it's definitely not possible for the entire Time Travel Group's business to rest on just two or three children. So after the situation stabilized in the past two years, bachelors across the land have begun to marry, have children, and reproduce. So far, more than ten people working in Hainan Island alone have given birth to children, and some have already given birth to their second child. After You Yihan arrived in Guangdong to work, he had already married a wealthy woman in Guangzhou and just held his daughter's first birthday party last month.
According to You Yihan in private, his children will be either the second generation of rich people or the second generation of officials, but whether they can maintain it depends on whether the parents are up to date, and secondly, it depends on the executive committee's policies for future generations. How's it going? So now You Yihan is particularly sensitive to the executive committee's work arrangements and transfers of the younger generation. In his opinion, the transfer of Li Dou and Chen Yixin is enough to show how much the executive committee attaches importance to the younger generation.
You Yihan said to himself: "When my daughter grows up in a few years, she will have to learn a skill that is close to her body. Forget about medical skills, which are bloody and not suitable for girls. I plan to let her study chemical engineering. Cosmetics and stuff, no matter what era you are in, this is hard currency that you can’t worry about selling! ”
Xiao Liang couldn't help but laugh and said: "Are you thinking too long-term? What will happen in ten or twenty years, who knows what the situation will be like in the future."
(End of chapter)