Chapter 1779: Steal half a day’s leisure
Sections of trestles stretch out from the coast of Wuzhizhou Island, connecting them to holiday houses built on stilts in the shallow sea near the coast. Although the interior decoration of these holiday homes is not very luxurious, it still takes a lot of effort to complete such a building under the current construction conditions, which is much more troublesome than building a house on the shore. Of course, you get what you pay for, and the vast sea view that this kind of vacation home specially built above the sea has is naturally unmatched by houses on the shore.
Although at the beginning of the 17th century, the earth was in the Little Ice Age when the temperature dropped significantly, the South China Sea area at this time was still warm, and the sunshine hours were long enough, so only a single coat was usually enough. In this kind of weather, facing the blue sky, white clouds and the sea, enjoying the beautiful scenery and delicious food is indeed an excellent holiday arrangement.
"I remember when I used to travel during holidays, I would take photos with my phone wherever I went. I never thought at that time that traveling without mobile phones seemed more relaxed and comfortable."
Luo Wudan leaned on the outdoor railing with his arms and looked at the sea and said slowly: "I had planned to travel to this place a long time ago, but I never found the opportunity. I didn't expect that I would still come here after so many years."
"Oh? I don't think I've heard you say this before. But there are still many places we can go to in the future. Don't young and artistic people like to dream up travel destinations? Something like a hundred places that we must visit in this life." Qian Tiandun smiled and responded: "I think you can start making a list now."
Of course, he understood that the "before" his wife meant was before traveling to this time and space, but ten years had passed and they had gradually adapted to the lifestyle of this time and space. There may be many primitive places compared to "before", but here they can indeed complete many things more focused without being disrupted by the various information in the electronic age.
Of course, what is more important is that they have become a privileged class in this time and space. The factors that troubled them "before" are no longer problems in the current environment. Even if Haihan is just a small eastern country in the seventeenth century, the treatment they can enjoy and the resources they can take advantage of are far from comparable to the environment before time travel.
Yachts, islands, gourmet food, exclusive resorts, attentive servants... these were probably just scenes they imagined in their dreams before they traveled through time, but now they are completely normal treatment. If they are willing to spend more time on the road, they will enjoy this level of hospitality in every place they can go to under the rule of Haihan, and this kind of superior living environment is exactly what they choose to come to. One of the main reasons for this time and space.
Luo Wudan sneered and said: "I've made a list. Do you want to wait until you retire? You'll have to wait!"
Qian Tiandun smiled and said: "That's not necessarily the case. With the country's current expansion rate, we still very much hope to complete a global trip before retirement. In fact, as long as it is a coastal area, we can go to most of them."
Although Qian Tiandun is not as familiar with the global maritime environment as Wang Tom, he is still relatively familiar with the strength of his own navy. For now, there is basically no maritime armed force in East Asia that can compete head-on with the Haihan Navy, and far away The navies of the European maritime powers on the other side of the world will not become Haihan's main opponent for a while. But if we talk about navigation ability, Haihan should be the undisputed number one in this era. After all, the nautical charts and navigation skills possessed by the Travelers are far better than those of the sailing pioneers who could see nothing on the boundless sea. If we just want to complete the global voyage, it is actually not an impossible task for Haihan at this stage.
Of course, if you want to achieve the purpose of traveling comfortably, it will probably be more troublesome, but this does not prevent Qian Tiandun from bragging a little in front of his wife. For now, even if someone plans to complete a challenge such as global navigation, they can only raise funds, build ships, and recruit people by themselves. Haihan officials, whether it is the shipping department or the navy, will not use limited resources to Support this private event.
The reason is simple. Haihan already has detailed global nautical charts, and there is no need to launch and rely on private navigators to provide this supplement. However, trying to complete a global route requires official charts and related information, which risks leaking these major secrets. Therefore, the government currently does not encourage such a move, but if someone is willing to try to find unowned overseas lands to open up new colonies on their own, the government will give their acquiescence.
It’s just that everyone knows that there will be no such comfortable living conditions outside the Haihan ruling area. Even big cities in the Ming Dynasty such as Guangzhou, Quanzhou, and Hangzhou are far less comfortable than living in Sanya. As for organizing forces in one's own name to open up overseas colonies on one's own, for those who have gone through the difficult years of building Victory Port in the early days of time travel, few would want to repeat such hard days again.
Luo Wudan said: "Actually, I didn't think about it that much. As long as our family can live together, it will be fine. If we continue to live like this, you are fighting overseas all the year round, and in a few years your son will grow up and not recognize you, you Can you feel better?”
Qian Tiandun responded: "Of course it won't work... It seems that I have to think of another way. At least arrange a few more vacations every year to come back and accompany you."
Qian Tiandun also knew that no matter how old his son was, he would definitely go back to Sanya to live and receive an aristocratic education. Although he has no political ambitions, under Luo Wudan's constant pillow style brainwashing in recent years, he also understands that his son cannot fall too far behind in the competition for second-generation wear, otherwise he may lose several generations and money. The family will gradually decline from a respected military general of his generation to a civilian family that no one cares about.
Qian Tiandun doesn't have many ideas about the inheritance of the family at present. If his son grows up and becomes interested in the military in more than ten years, he can naturally ensure that his son enters the army with the green light and achieves the record as quickly as possible. , became a dazzling young officer in the army. However, Qian Tiandun would not be too sorry if his son did not want to join the army. Although the special battle group had the connotation of a private army, he never thought that he could pass this army on to his descendants as personal property.
This is actually not the first time Luo Wudan has heard Qian Tiandun's promise to arrange more vacations. However, such promises are almost never fulfilled, and Qian Tiandun's vacation is always postponed and finally ends inexplicably. . So in response to his statement, Luo Wudan just smiled indifferently, but did not answer the question.
Qian Tiandun also knew that he had let go too many times, and he really felt guilty for his wife, so he immediately said: "I am serious this time, I promise to honor it!"
"I can't do anything to you if you don't fulfill it!" Luo Wudan obviously still didn't believe his promise.
When Qian Tiandun was in trouble, the lunch delivered by the room service relieved his embarrassment. Although there are also good restaurants on the island, Qian Tiandun, who does not like to socialize, still ordered room service after landing on the island and asked the staff to deliver lunch for the two of them to the room.
After the two had lunch, Luo Wudan felt sleepy and lay down to take a nap. Qian Tiandun, however, was full of energy, so he asked the staff to bring him a fishing rod, and he sat on the sea view terrace of the holiday home and started fishing. The sea water here was extremely clear. Qian Tiandun looked at the fish swimming in the sea and gradually forgot his original intention of fishing and began to lose his mind.
However, this comfort did not last long. A knock on the door outside woke him up from his meditation. Qian Tiandun put down his fishing rod and walked out to open the door. The person outside was an acquaintance, Gu Wei, who was in charge of training and military academy affairs in the Ministry of National Defense. Gu Wei is probably one of the very few generals who has stayed on Hainan Island. He has been responsible for the training of new recruits since the early days of time travel. However, he did not expect that this job lasted ten years. At that time, almost all the people who led the troops in the Military and Police Department went overseas. The war has gone, and he is the only one who has been engaged in training in Sanya. Nowadays, the military academy where the Ministry of National Defense is responsible for the advanced training of officers is mostly managed by Gu Wei.
Such a job naturally makes him lose the opportunity to achieve dazzling results like other generals, but there are many benefits. First of all, the living environment in Sanya is much more comfortable than overseas. In the past ten years, most of the time it is still better than those stationed abroad. His colleagues lived a relaxed and happy life; secondly, almost all the lieutenants in the Haihan Army received advanced training at the military academy in Sanya, and nominally they had a master-disciple relationship with him, which made his connections widely spread in the army. Guang, far superior to these generals who have been overseas all year round.
Qian Tiandun and Gu Wei didn't meet often, but they had many opportunities to interact with each other. When Qian Tiandun's officers went to Sanya for further training, and when the army recruited new soldiers, they all had to be handled by Gu Wei, so when it comes to The two of them are not strangers.
"A rare guest! Come in and sit down!" Although Qian Tiandun didn't know Gu Wei's intention of visiting him, he still politely planned to let him come in to talk.
Gu Wei shook his head and said: "I won't go in. I'll leave as soon as I'm done. Lao Yan has sent people to look for you for a day. I was also on vacation. I didn't hear the news until I was about to go out to sea at the port. I just went to the island and heard that you were there. On the island, I’ll ask someone to lead the way to you.”
"Urgent matter?" Qian Tiandun heard that Yan Chujie was looking for him so urgently, so he thought it was not a private matter.
"Well, it is said that the situation in Liaodong may deteriorate in the near future. Huang Taiji may send troops at any time. The Koreans have panicked and asked us to send troops as bodyguards for them at a high price!" Gu Wei nodded and confirmed Qian Tiandun's guess. : "Lao Yan has already agreed, and Tom Wang has also received a notice. The navy will definitely rush over. Now it depends on what you want."
"What do you mean?" Qian Tiandun couldn't understand the meaning of Gu Wei's words for a while.
"Didn't you report that you want to stay in the south after the war in Manila? I don't think I can force you to do this job, so I have to consult with you first. And you are still on vacation, so it would be a little bit for you to cancel your vacation. Not good." Gu Wei explained.
"But if the situation really requires it, then you have to go!" Qian Tiandun said with a bitter smile: "Isn't the country raising an army just for fighting?"
"Lao Yan also said that you would definitely express your position like this!" Gu Wei gave Qian Tiandun a thumbs up as a compliment: "Then you will have to wait until you return to Sanya to ask Lao Yan about the specific situation to see if it is necessary to make a trip. ”
Gu Wei finished explaining the matter and left. After Qian Tiandun watched him leave, he closed the door and turned around to see Luo Wudan standing behind him looking at him. It seemed that he had heard the conversation just now.
Qian Tiandun smiled dryly and said: "Look, this is really an emergency..."
"Stop talking, I know you can't stay." Luo Wudan shook his head in disappointment and said: "After waiting for more than half a year, it's only half a day on vacation. This is really half a day's leisure!"
Although Qian Tiandun was full of apologies to his wife, he still made a clear distinction between personal holidays and national events. He took a deep breath and said: "Otherwise, I will go to the pier first, use the ship's radio to contact Sanya, ask what the situation is, and then consider whether I need to rush back."
"Go, go!" Luo Wudan knew that talking was useless, so he simply acted more freely.
Qian Tiandun hurried to the dock, used the radio on the Speedy to contact Fort Victory, and then learned about the latest changes in the north. Yan Chujie meant to let him make his own judgment. First, whether the Qing army would have the possibility of invading North Korea in the near future. Second, if Haihan sent troops, whether it could effectively prevent the Qing army from invading despite the huge disparity in strength. Third, based on the current situation of the special operations group, situation, whether he can go north again to carry out combat missions.
If Qian Tiandun believes that it is not necessary to send the army to participate in the war, or the situation of the special operations group is no longer suitable for fighting in the Liaodong area again, then the Ministry of National Defense will consider other solutions accordingly, such as mobilizing troops from Zhejiang, Fujian and other places to supplement Emergency response to Liaodong direction. But Qian Tiandun also knew that the army troops stationed in Zhejiang, Fujian and other places were more than capable, but if they were to be suddenly transferred to the northeastern region thousands of miles away, where the geographical environment was very different, it would be difficult for them to adapt in a short period of time, and they would not be able to exert their full capabilities. Combat effectiveness may also be greatly reduced.
"I'll rush back to Sanya as soon as possible." Qian Tiandun made a decision quickly. The preparation of combat supplies and the assembly of personnel may take several days, and whether the special operations group participates in this troop dispatch may lead to a completely different combat plan for the military. He must know more detailed information before he can decide whether to accept this mission.
Although time was tight, Qian Tiandun returned to the holiday house again and said goodbye to his wife Luo Wudan: "In urgent military situation, we must rush back to Victory Fort immediately for a meeting. It is possible that we will leave for the north in a day or two after the meeting." , take good care of yourself and take good care of Xiaobao.”
"You... take good care of yourself!" Luo Wudan sighed. According to past experience, it would take at least another year and a half for Qian Tiandun to leave. But she knew that she was unable to change her husband's decision, so she could only accept it. This reality.
(End of chapter)