Chapter 3577
The well-known big shots in Haihan have been slowly paving the way for their children in recent years, arranging for the younger generation to enter the officialdom and accumulate qualifications so that they can continue to travel through the country that they have worked so hard to build.
It is not difficult for high-level officials like Shi Diwen and Tao Donglai to find opportunities to arrange good positions for their children. Shi Chengwu and Tao Hongfang are partners in power in Nanjing. They have similar backgrounds and will not be too strong to monopolize power.
But whether these young people can stand alone in local officialdom and achieve outstanding political and military achievements after leaving their parents' side depends on their personal ability and destiny.
From the current point of view, the situation in Nanjing has stabilized, and there has been no famine, plague, rebellion or other situations that are most likely to occur after the war. This shows that the governance ability of these two young people is quite good.
As for the differences in governance mentioned by Shi Chengwu, this is only a trivial matter in Shi Diwen's view.
Shi Diwen believed that this was because he was in charge of the Donghai Region and had always been dominated by military and political powers, which had a considerable impact on Shi Chengwu. So when it was his turn to go to Nanjing on errands, he found that he was still being constrained by Tao Hongfang, so he naturally felt a little uncomfortable.
But let alone Shi Diwen, who was just elected to the executive committee last year, even the highly respected Tao Donglai cannot do whatever he wants in the political arena. Shi Chengwu's incompatibility, in Shi Diwen's view, was just that he had not really adapted to Haihan's system.
The power system originally designed by Chuanzhong was to suppress and avoid the emergence of one person monopolizing power and allowing the country to return to the path of a feudal dynasty. Shi Chengwu must first adapt to such a system before he can successfully inherit his father's business and become a member of the Haihan Executive Committee in the future.
However, the Executive Committee is currently paying more attention to the expansion of its power in overseas regions. Its attitude towards Ming Dynasty is to boil the frog in warm water and boil away the water in the pot little by little. It is not eager to take over all of them immediately. Therefore, Nanjing's governance and war preparations had to be prioritized behind overseas military operations.
This is certainly not good news for Shi Diwen, who specially arranged for his son to be gilded in Nanjing. This means that in the recent period, Shi Chengwu probably has no chance to obtain military merit from his current position, which will affect his career. Promotion progress.
Seeing a look of dissatisfaction on Shi Chengwu's face, he took the initiative to ask: "Do you think that when you were asked to take up a post in Nanjing last year, it would be better to arrange for you to command military operations overseas?"
Shi Chengwu said: "I don't think it's better to go overseas, but if there is no war to fight in Nanjing in the next three to five years, wouldn't it be a waste of time?"
Shi Diwen shook his head and said: "We will not leave Ming Dynasty such a long recovery time, and the military operations against Ming Dynasty should not be interrupted for that long. In the future, you will know that getting military honors from Ming Dynasty is better than going overseas. It’s much easier to earn military merit.”
Although the current focus of the Executive Committee is not on the Ming Dynasty, Shi Diwen still firmly believes that the Han-dominated areas on the East Asian continent that have been ruled for thousands of years are the real basic base of Haihan, and the country's future must also be based on this area. , rather than overseas colonies scattered around the world.
Perhaps Haihan will have several overseas regions and autonomous territories in the future, but as long as Haihan’s capital remains in Hangzhou, it will probably be difficult for these overseas governors and generals to become the executive committee of Haihan’s top authority. members.
And if Shi Chengwu could win some significant military honors in the process of Haihan's annexation of Ming Dynasty, the probability of receiving the attention and praise of the Executive Committee would be much higher than that of generals who command military operations overseas.
Although Shi Chengwu was a little skeptical, he finally chose to believe in his father's vision. After all, Shi Diwen is one of the leaders of Haihan. There should be few people in the world who know better than Shi Diwen how this country will develop in the future. Of course, Shi Diwen was not just talking. Since his son wanted to make a difference in Nanjing, he, as a father, had to provide some practical help.
"The fleet transferred to Japan in the first half of the year has now returned to Dinghai Port. After the troops have some time to rest, I will transfer more ships to you to sort out the Yangtze River Basin!"
Shi Diwen did not elaborate on how to sort it out, but he believed that for this reason, Shi Chengwu should be able to understand his intentions.
Sure enough, Shi Chengwu immediately responded with a smile on his face: "Since we need to prepare for war, of course we must master the hydrological conditions of the Yangtze River. We should also practice more in crossing the river, so that we will not be confused when the war begins."
In the first half of the year, Shi Diwen transferred more than half of the combat force of the East China Sea Fleet to Japan to suppress the battle. Now that the war situation there has stabilized, the garrison at the Sasebo base is enough to control the situation, so Shi Diwen transferred this part of the navy back to Zhoushan. .
Although the current situation is not suitable for a big fight with the Ming Dynasty, arranging an armed fleet to carry out force deterrence on the Yangtze River, while giving the navy an opportunity to become more familiar with the river environment, can also be regarded as a war preparation measure during the armistice period.
As for how to earn military merit through this kind of armed parade, it depends on Shi Chengwu's specific operations. If he can't even do this well, there's no need to entrust him with heavy responsibilities.
After the father and son finished talking about business, they looked outside the house and saw the moon on the branches. When Shi Diwen heard Shi Chengwu's stomach growling with hunger, he ordered someone to make a midnight snack, which the father and son enjoyed together.
Since Shi Chengwu went to Nanjing last year, the father and son have spent less time together and more time apart, and the time they can sit together to eat is even rarer.
Shi Chengwu tentatively asked his father about his plans for the next day to see if they could get together for another day, but the answer he got made him a little disappointed.
"I have two meetings to attend tomorrow morning. After the meetings, I have to go to Ningbo. The newly built shipyards in Zhenhai and Xiangshan have been inaugurated and the ribbons have been cut. Our Shi family also has shares, so we need to go and show off."
Shi Diwen paused and then said: "I have to travel to a lot of places this time. I may not have much time to stay at home. After finishing my business, I have to leave for Japan. If you are not in a hurry to return to Nanjing, I will stay with your mother at home tomorrow. She usually doesn’t say anything, but she always thinks about you two brothers.”
Shi Chengwu said: "How about when the child returns to Nanjing, he can bring his mother to live there for a while, so that she will not be bored at home and just go out to relax."
Shi Diwen said: "It's okay, it's convenient to go back and forth from Nanjing... You should be tired after rushing back, so go and rest!"
Shi Chengwu nodded, stood up and thanked Shi Diwen for his hard work, then bowed and exited the study.