Chapter 1758 National Day Activities
Just as Fu Li thought, Ren Liang did not point out the Special Operations Department's mistakes in the event's security work in person, and indeed did not consider how to make him bear the corresponding responsibilities. As the person in charge of Haihan's entire police system, Ren Liang has a mountain of daily work and has no time to inquire about the specific work details of each department. Under such circumstances, it is inevitable that a department controlled by a young naturalized official will have some problems, but generally as long as the impact is not significant, Ren Liang will be done with a few words of verbal admonishment, and it is rare that he will be held accountable afterwards. Responsibilities of relevant persons.
Ren Liang has led Fu Li for so many years, and the relationship between master and apprentice is naturally very deep. He even intends to cultivate him in the direction of his successor, so he puts a lot of energy and emotion into Fu Li. But what happened this time made Ren Liang realize a problem. Fu Li seemed to have been under his protection since he left Lidong, and rarely even left Sanya. Although he has transformed from a mountain boy into an official who is no different from others in time travel, his vision and problem-solving abilities are still lacking, and it is difficult to further improve in the existing working environment.
So Ren Liang actually had an idea. After he was busy with the National Day work for the past few days, he would be free to deal with the follow-up of the pass card case. He would use the pretext of assuming responsibility to let Fu Liwai go out and serve for a period of time. This would both When it came to punishment, it was also a test for him. However, in addition to the impact on Fu Li, such an arrangement must also take into account the work handover and personnel adjustments of the Special Operations Division, so Ren Liang still needs some time to perfect the relevant arrangements.
One of the traditional programs of Haihan National Day is the military parade held from Victory Port Landscape Avenue to Victory Square. This highly ceremonial event plays a great role in cultivating the national defense awareness of Haihan people. Every year On National Day, many people came from other places specifically to see with their own eyes this event that was used to promote and demonstrate Haihan's powerful force.
Today is the fourth year that Haihan has celebrated National Day, and it is also the tenth year that the Travel Group has come to Sanya. It has an unusual and special meaning for the travellers. Therefore, in terms of the arrangement of the military parade, the scale should be better than that of the previous two years. Several elite troops who participated in the war in Manila at the beginning of the year have not returned to their original base after returning to Sanya. They are just waiting to participate in the activities during the National Day. The Haihan Executive Committee and the Ministry of National Defense will also hold public awards for participating troops and meritorious personnel on National Day, in order to allow the public to understand and pay more attention to the impact of the Battle of Manila.
Red and blue flags, large and small, can be seen everywhere on the streets and alleys hanging on the eaves and outside doors, reminding people that Sanya is in the midst of national celebrations at this moment. Landscape Avenue has been cleared since last night. Temporary fences have been used on both sides of the street to isolate the section of the road that the troops will pass through during today's military parade. Roadblocks have also been set up at all intersections on both sides of the avenue to stop traffic. However, this still cannot stop the enthusiasm of the people. Various shops, restaurants, restaurants, etc. on the street have all been temporarily turned into stands to watch the military parade.
Of course, most viewing locations like this are not free, and high places with a wider view will charge a high fee. However, this opportunity only comes once a year. For those with financial means, It's worth the money, and for better places, you have to place a deposit one or two months in advance, so it's almost impossible to find a seat now. For example, there are several street-facing restaurants at the first intersection of Landscape Avenue. You can see both the street below and the Victory Square next to it. The view is excellent. Street-facing seats on the second floor and above cost nearly 100 yuan each. , it was already booked before the Battle of Manila was over.
However, people with real status do not need to spend money to buy seats here to watch the military parade. They will naturally have a place on the viewing platform set up at the entrance of Victory Fort. Moreover, the scale of the military parade viewing stand is getting bigger year by year. This year, there are three stands lined up in the square in front of the gate of Victory Fort. In the middle is the exclusive stand for the parade, and on both sides are Each stand can accommodate 300 people, including foreigners and local dignitaries.
In fact, there are currently far less than 300 people in Sanya who can attend this event, and many people have declined this arrangement early on. Not everyone likes to show up in such public places. Many people who are usually busy at work would rather choose to invite a few relatives and friends to go sailing on the sea during this rare holiday, or go to the resort in Yalong Bay to accompany them. Spend time together as a family. Only the top leaders of various departments had to attend this event because they could not shirk political tasks due to their responsibilities.
Even so, there is no need to worry that there will be too many empty seats in the middle stands. Most of the time-travelers have already married and had children in this time and space. Some of them are quick to move, and they have four or five children at home. They attended this event with their wives and children. There are many people there, and although the scene will be a little noisy, it adds a lot of warmth to this otherwise very serious occasion.
However, the quotas in the other two stands are not so generous. Who doesn’t want to clearly watch the display of Haihan’s strongest combat power from a close distance? What's more, after the military parade ends in the morning, Haihan officials will arrange for all invited guests to board the ship and go to sea together, conduct a naval military parade outside Victory Port, and watch an amphibious landing exercise on a nearby island.
Compared with the fireworks display the day before, the National Day military parade is obviously much more interesting to watch. In addition, the invitees are all closely related to Haihan, so it is almost impossible for anyone to refuse the invitation. So today, the guest viewing platform is full and lively.
Certain areas were reserved on other sides of Victory Square for people to watch. However, considering the large number of spectators, no additional stands were built. Those standing at the back could only stand on tiptoes and stretch their necks. Even so, the area around the square was crowded with people who came to watch early on. It is conservatively estimated that there are nearly ten thousand people.
Most experienced local people bring tools such as bench ladders so that they can have a good view from the back row. There were also many young people who used their flexibility to climb onto the big trees around the square. Of course, there are also some high-rollers from other places or even foreign countries. They failed to book the prime viewing seats on both sides of the landscape avenue, so they settled for the next best thing and hired people to occupy the innermost seats in Victory Square in advance. A few people took this opportunity to make a small fortune.
For the people of Sanya, National Day is not only an officially organized celebration, but also a carnival that everyone can participate in. The vast majority of production units and institutions are on holiday on this day. Only a few institutions such as the military, police, transportation, medical, and banks have retained enough manpower to ensure that social operations can proceed normally during the event.
According to incomplete statistics from the two port authorities of Victory Port and Sanya Port, more than 3,000 foreigners entered Sanya through the port in the half month before the National Day alone. Haihan’s own country entered Sanya during this period. The number of personnel is at least several times greater than this number. Such a dense influx of people into Sanya in a short period of time not only caused congestion in places such as the port center due to registration procedures, but also brought great vitality to Sanya's economy. It is undoubtedly the local service industry that makes a lot of money from this event, which can almost be regarded as the best business time of the year. All hotels and inns that can accommodate people are basically full, and many privately run business inns have also freed up rooms for temporary rental as guest rooms. Even some of the warehouses in the port area have been chartered by private individuals, with bunk beds put up as temporary residences, and rented out at relatively cheap prices to sailors staying in Sanya for a short period of time.
Dining places have been overcrowded in recent days. In slightly higher-end places, the price of banquets has increased two or three times, but even this cannot stop people's enthusiasm for consumption. Especially the people who come to Haihan from other countries to join this bustling scene are basically those who are not short of money. If you want to do business or make friends in Sanya, you have to find this kind of better environment. Price is not a secondary issue. .
The sedans, rickshaws and light carriages that were almost saturated on weekdays have also been booming in recent days. Some rickshaws even require two or three people to take turns at regular intervals to maintain business throughout the day. After the road closure of Landscape Avenue today, horse-drawn carriages are basically unable to drive on the Victory Port side, so the business of sedans and rickshaws that can travel through the narrow streets is even more booming.
Officially operated train lines did not stop running during the National Day celebrations, and extra flights were added between Sanya Port and Shengli Port to facilitate people's travel during the festival. Many foreigners who have never had such an experience, as well as local people who came from other places, also took this opportunity to experience the unique black technology of Haihan Kingdom.
In fact, the Ministry of Commerce has noticed the role played by activities during the National Day in stimulating the economy in the past few years. It is naturally happy to see the results and will also assist local businesses in planning and implementing some promotional activities. However, during this period, the work of the military and police and other support departments was very heavy. Ren Liang even transferred nearly 500 security police from Danzhou and Haikou to Sanya a few days in advance as a temporary supplement to the police force.
There was a security loophole in the fireworks show the night before. Although there was no accident in the end, the police had to make adjustments to the existing security plan overnight. Not only did they increase the area of the Victory Square viewing warning area, but also increased the number of people on site. The police on duty re-checked all those holding temporary passes and issued a new batch of passes that were produced by Tian Du overnight. All staff holding temporary passes are repeatedly warned that the temporary passes will be recycled by the authorities after the event and cannot be lost or resold.
Although this is a temporary measure, it is not too late to make amends. The production and issuance of new certificates will be supervised and registered by dedicated personnel to ensure that they will not be lost in the process. The SWAT team under the Special Operations Division of the Police Department also entered a state of readiness in advance. Both Fu Li and Huang Tongyang went to the front line to supervise operations in person, not daring to let yesterday's situation repeat itself.
At about 10 o'clock in the morning, the whistle of the New World, anchored at the mouth of Tiandu River, sounded for a long time, and the sound echoed over Victory Port. This year's National Day celebrations officially kicked off. The ship has barely moved since the crossing group completed its landing, but regular maintenance has never been interrupted, and the ship's engines and generators are still in a usable condition. But in the eyes of outsiders, they no longer expect to see this large iron ship sailing away from the Port of Victory. They regard it more as a totem symbol of Haihan's advanced navigation technology.
The most important official celebrations of National Day are yesterday's fireworks show and today's military parade. Whether you are purely watching the excitement or have other thoughts, no one can resist the temptation of watching the military parade. At this time, the number of onlookers near the parade passage from the Victory Port area to Victory Square via Landscape Avenue has exceeded at least 30,000. Some people even took the risk of climbing to the roofs of high places in order to find a place that was not accessible. Good obstructed view.
As the loud bugles sounded in the Victory Port area, followed by marching drums beating rhythmic beats, and then accompanied by the drum beats, the first unit soon appeared in the public's sight. As in the previous two years, this leading force is composed of the army and navy stationed in Sanya, with half of the troops from each side forming the review team.
The nature of the Sanya garrison is basically equivalent to a garrison, which is the same nature as the Forbidden Army and the Beijing Camp of the Ming Dynasty. However, on this basis, there is actually a central security company that is responsible for the security of Fort Victory and its leaders. However, that unit is considered a special organization and will not be publicly displayed at such public events.
However, the lineup of Haihan's army and navy troops stationed in Sanya is not static. They will still be regularly dispatched to other areas of Hainan Island or overseas colonies to perform military missions, and outstanding companies from the troops stationed in other regions will also be transferred to Sanya to serve as Garrison for a while. If such an arrangement is not made, long-term stationing in the Sanya area, where there is almost no war, will easily cause the troops to lose their actual combat capabilities. The Ministry of National Defense does not want to raise a group of troops in the capital of Haihan State who are glamorous on the surface but actually have no ability to fight. An old soldier who only gambles money and walks birds.
The garrison soldiers participating in this military parade are all veterans who have been in the army for more than two years and have participated in at least one overseas military operation. More than half of them have military honors. They can be said to be genuine combat troops.
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