Chapter 718 Threshold
Since Roger said at the beginning that he could ask anything, Wang Changyue gritted his teeth and boldly spoke out the questions on his mind. After hearing this, Roger smiled and responded: "So Shopkeeper Wang is worried that after completing the first three stages of training, he will be rejected by the Shengli Port Military Academy as a cadet?"
Wang Changyue said: "I'm just worried that there will be repeated changes in this rule in the future. Whether I can get into school is secondary. If it ruins Chief Luo's reputation because of this, that would be a big disaster."
Roger responded: "Regarding this arrangement, you can rest assured that in the future, the Shengli Port Military Academy will gradually open up its enrollment scope, and civilians, including non-Hai and Han nationalities, can also apply for admission on their own. The admission method I mentioned before can be considered official. A pilot project conducted overseas before opening up”
"Excuse me, Chief Luo, what are the thresholds for self-registration?" Ricardo, who was standing next to him, didn't bother to wonder whether the news was true or false, and quickly inquired about the details. The Portuguese have long coveted Haihan's military theory, but they have never been able to get in. Although the two sides have signed military cooperation terms and will send instructors to each other to train the other party in the combat skills of some special arms, but at a higher level At the military command level, Haihan kept his own secrets very tightly.
"There is no need to elaborate on the Haihan nationality. It basically follows the original model. You sign up to join the army first, and then select the best for further studies later. As for non-Haihan nationality, you must first complete the first three stages of training I mentioned before you can be qualified. Qualifications for registration." Roger explained: "What is taught in Shengli Port Military Academy are advanced military theories and skills. If you don't have the foundation laid before, you will only be listening to the scriptures, and of course you will not learn anything. , this does not mean that as long as you complete the first three stages of training, you will be able to guarantee admission, but whether you are qualified to enroll will still be determined according to the assessment standards of Shengli Port Military Academy.”
Everyone felt a little disappointed after hearing this answer. Even if they could complete these trainings and have Roger's recommendation, there was still no 100% guarantee that they would be admitted to the Victory Port Military Academy. However, compared with the possibility that did not exist before, now there is at least some hope in this path.
The truth of the matter is of course not as simple as Roger explained to the sponsors. The decision to expand the enrollment scope of the Victory Port Military Academy was only made after repeated tug-of-war and discussions between the Executive Committee and the military.
The military academy only recruits students from the military system, allowing those talented grassroots officers to have the opportunity to further their studies. This is a normal approach, but the Haihan military has a practical problem that cannot be solved in a short time, forcing them to change the traditional Make changes to the practice. The problem is that the overall scale of the Haihan Militia is too small, so there are relatively few talented military personnel. The training mechanism of the Shengli Port Military Academy has not been fully utilized, and the military's demand for senior officers has been unavailable. Effective solution.
As the saying goes, a thousand troops are easy to come by, but a general is hard to find. Ordinary musketeers can basically meet the qualification standards in just three months of training, but company and platoon-level commanders need more advanced military skills to be competent. The current naturalized officers of the Haihan Militia are basically promoted from soldiers who joined the army in the early days, such as Yu Tiezhu, Gao Qiaonan and others. But there are only a few people like them with certain military talents. Most of the grassroots officers with civilian backgrounds have reached the upper limit of their personal abilities by the time they reach the squad and platoon level, and there are only a few who are qualified to serve as company commanders. As for higher-level positions, only a handful of top-quality people are barely qualified.
At present, the Haihan Militia is in a period of rapid expansion, and its demand for command talents is difficult to meet, which has become a bottleneck restricting the development of the army. In this case, in addition to tapping their own internal potential, the military's top brass are also looking for other solutions, such as liberalizing the scope of enrollment and recruiting some talents from outside the naturalized population to serve in the militia.
In fact, there have been examples of this approach for a long time. The most famous one is Wu Sen, the surrendered general of Annan. After being persuaded, he joined the Haihan Navy and served as the flagship captain of the fleet commanded by Shi Diwen. senior position. However, there are too few special cases like Wu Sen. Firstly, there are not many surrendered generals in the outer dynasty. Secondly, not all surrendered generals are as capable as Wusen. Thirdly, the Executive Committee does not care about those surrendered generals whose loyalty is doubtful. The general will not be easily entrusted with important responsibilities again. However, the existence of cases like Wu Sen does provide a positive reference value for the Shengli Port Military Academy to liberalize the scope of enrollment targets.
Wu Sen was once loyal to the small court of South Vietnam, but after several years of ideological transformation, he is now a loyal fighter ready to fight on the battlefield for the Executive Committee at any time. Since Wu Sen can change his family to serve the Executive Committee, recruiting military talents from groups other than Haihan for training, and trying to recruit them in the process, is also a way to solve the gap in the demand for officers. way.
Of course, once this opening is opened, the composition of the people who come to sign up will definitely be quite complicated. After all, Haihan's military strength is displayed here, and other surrounding forces are trying their best to imitate it. It is inevitable that some people with ulterior motives will Try to penetrate into the Haihan military through this channel and obtain the military secrets that allow the Haihan militia to dominate the world. From a security perspective, this measure undoubtedly involves certain risks. Moreover, the recruited trainees may not choose to join the Haihan Militia to serve in the Haihan Militia after completing their studies. The so-called training may just be making wedding dresses for others. Therefore, when this plan was proposed by the military, there was considerable opposition from the Executive Committee and the security department.
This plan has been discussed since last year after the Battle of Ambrosia Island. After a long tug-of-war, an agreement was finally reached. Pilot operations will be carried out from individual overseas ports at the appropriate time. If the actual operation proves that it is feasible, then Then gradually it will be promoted as a new system. Roger spent a lot of time before applying to the Military Commission to include Ambon Island in the pilot area. Although some of the militiamen recruited this time may not meet the admission requirements of the Victory Port Military Academy, Roger believes that as long as the news spreads, there will still be people who come to apply.
Having said that, it is indeed much more difficult to enter the Victory Port Military Academy step by step through this special channel than to join the army directly. Although the training content of these specially recruited militiamen is basically the same as that of the regular army, due to the lack of actual combat opportunities and real army living environment, the vast majority of them will still have a certain combat effectiveness gap with the regular army after completing the training. . Only a very small number of people who are talented in this area are likely to complete the three-stage training mentioned by Roger and then get the opportunity to apply for the Victory Port Military Academy.
At this final stage, the military can also use various methods to reject those candidates whose background is not so clean or whose origins are questionable, and select those who have a positive view of Haihan and are easy to win over to enroll in further training. In this way, the possibility of tiger breeding can be basically reduced to a minimum. This is indeed a bit harsh for investors who want to directly spend money to buy admission qualifications.
Some people quietly gave up the idea immediately, but some people refused to give up the opportunity. The two families from Annan were both well-known families in South Vietnam. They had seen the power of the Haihan Militia during the Annan Civil War a few years ago, and they had long wanted to imitate the Haihan Militia model to build a private army. It's just that Haihan's ally is the northern imperial court, and the Annan military controls almost all the resources for Haihan's military training. These local powers have never had a suitable channel to intervene. Now they finally got an opening with Roger. Even if it costs a lot, as long as there is a chance of success, they will never let it go.
"Chief Luo, I think your approach is good, but in the end it is a bit hasty. For example, the soldiers recruited this time have neither training venues nor training equipment, and they need to borrow them from the Haihan Militia. Isn't this right? Aren't both sides delayed?" Pham Binh Thuan, the resident steward who came to attend the discussion on behalf of the Pham family in Hue, choked out a few words. Just when everyone was pondering his intentions, they heard him continue: "My Fan family has taken care of a lot of business in the past two years. I am willing to donate to build a training ground on the island on behalf of the Fan family." Only then did everyone suddenly realize that this guy was trying to suppress his ambitions first, and then revealed his true intentions after finding fault with him. He was quite proficient in his tricks.
Another representative from Annan was not to be outdone, and went on to say: "The Quy Nhon Tran clan is willing to donate and build ten houses for the chief to arrange for these recruits to live nearby."
Roger smiled and responded: "That's a bit wrong. This island is not my private property, and it is not donated to me personally."
"Yes, yes, the villain made a mistake! Don't blame me, Chief Luo!" Chen's representative quickly corrected his slip of the tongue.
The Van family in Hue and the Tran family in Quy Nhon are both families engaged in maritime trade. Among the four southern ports developed by Hai Han in Annan, there are two in Da Nang and Quy Nhon. The Van family was among the first batch of investors at the beginning of the development of Da Nang. They are local merchants, and the Chen family has an exclusive one-mile-long terminal in Quy Nhon Port. There is no doubt about the financial strength of both companies. However, because they were located in the area under the jurisdiction of the former small court of South Vietnam, they were destined not to be trusted and reused by the northern court. Therefore, they paid special attention to how to protect their own interests - such as maintaining a good relationship with Haihan.
Not long after Haihan occupied Amborna Island, the two families who heard the news each sent people to stay here, built business stores on the island, and also participated in the development of the plantation. If the current trade cooperation relationship can be raised to a higher level, these two companies will not be stingy about spending a little more money.
Whether the Haihan people set up such a training program to make money or people, what they cared about was not this, but how to make Haihan willing to come to them to make money. The nobles in the north look down on the wealthy businessmen in the south. One of the most important reasons is that they have the support of the Haihan people. The Ruan family, who was once dissatisfied with this, has been wiped out under the pressure of the Haihan army, and no one alive will look at it again. Challenge launched. If the wealthy people in the south want to gain status, a more feasible way is to borrow power from Haihan. As long as they become Haihan's allies and close partners, who dares to look down on themselves?
If you can send your children to the Shengli Port Military Academy, which the Haihan people are proud of, for further training, no matter whether they join the Haihan militia to serve in the Haihan militia or return to Annan to train private troops, at least they will have a close relationship with the Haihan military. If there are any political changes in Annan's country in the future, he will at least have a strong backer to ensure his safety.
Roger didn't say it fully, but they thought it was a more credible statement. If Roger patted his chest and promised that he could send people in for just money, then they might be skeptical. After all, among the Haihan people they had come into contact with in the past, they had not found anyone who was greedy for gold and silver. At most, these Haihan people are very particular about food, housing and hygiene, but they are not greedy for money, and their people are also affected by this and will not easily accept property.
Before other families expressed their opinions, these two families rushed to express their willingness to spend another sum of money to sponsor this militia training program. The purpose was actually to allow Roger to give them more care and attention.
Roger certainly understands the purpose of these businessmen, but this is actually what he expected. If no one shows an active attitude towards this, then the feasibility of the military's plan will be questioned.
Although it is not a hugely expensive project to build a playground and build a few barracks, the statements of the two investors have proven the attractiveness of this plan to them. Roger smiled and responded: "You two are so polite... Then on behalf of the troops stationed on the island, I would like to thank you two for your generosity!"
"Some trivial things are not worth mentioning!" "It should be, it should be." The two men agreed humbly.
The remaining representatives looked at me and I looked at you, and each expressed his/her position at the moment that they were willing to spend money to sponsor other projects, lest they fall behind others - everyone else has paid for it, but you don't, so you give it away. Do the people who come here still need to learn real skills? It left a stingy impression in Chief Luo's mind. Will he come to Ambona Island to do business in the future?
Roger watched with a smile as these people rushed to show their integrity by making donations, and he felt a huge weight drop in his heart. He was originally worried that this training plan would not gain much support, but judging from the current customer response, the feasibility of this project is still quite strong. After everyone finished talking, Roger expressed his position: "On behalf of the executive committee, I will accept your kindness first. I will take good care of the talents sent by each company, and I hope that among them Having a few more talents will live up to the money you invested here.”
(End of chapter)