Chapter 918 Quy Nhon Port

Just take military exercises as an example. The army in this era often only does some marching drills on the school grounds. Even if they imitate wartime offensive and defensive situations, most of them are just for show, and they have no actual effect on improving the combat effectiveness of the troops.

Very limited. Field exercise plans like those formulated by Haihan are extremely novel training methods for the Annan army, and the results are very obvious. The Annan army that participates in joint military exercises every year will compare their conditions before and after participating in the exercise.

It is found that the strength has improved. In addition, there has been basically no war in Annan in recent years, and there is no condition to send out to fight in turns like the Haihan militia. The joint military exercise is almost their only opportunity to simulate wartime environment training.

Because the achievements of the Haihan Militia during the Annan Civil War were so brilliant, the Annan military highly praised everything about the Haihan Militia after the war, from enlistment and selection to rewards and punishments, from weapons and equipment to training methods, basically starting from scratch.

The model of the Haihan Militia was completely replicated. Even the military organizations were reorganized according to the Haihan model. In addition to retaining the name of the Ministry of War, internal institutions and officials at all levels abandoned the naming method that followed the Ming Dynasty.

The Haihan system was adopted instead.

Haihan was naturally happy to see such changes, and even took the initiative to invest in upgrading the former Tushan training camp into Tushan Military Academy, specifically used to train new troops and grassroots officers for Annan. In order to implement the new military system as soon as possible

, Haihan also deliberately relaxed the quota of senior officers selected to study abroad at the Sanya Military Academy every year, so that all officers in the Annan Army with positions above the battalion level can master their due knowledge and skills as soon as possible. And these senior officers are very important to Haihan Military.

The deeper the understanding of the system, the greater the sense of awe. After all, there is a gap in strength between the two sides. Only those who truly understand the situation on both sides can realize the horror of this gap.

Annan has a long and narrow land with thousands of miles of coastline. It attaches inherent importance to coastal defense. In addition to striving to build a strong navy, amphibious operations in offshore areas are also a training project that it attaches great importance to. Although such military

The exercise cost a lot of military money, and it was incomparable to the paddling exercises on the school grounds. However, the Annan Military Department gritted its teeth and sent troops to participate in order to accumulate more battlefield experience and learn from the sea.

Han learned some more practical tactics here.

The coalition fleet spent most of the day conducting amphibious landing exercises on Cham Island, and then rested for one night before continuing southward. Starting from Cham Island and continuing southward for about 140 to 50 nautical miles, we arrived at this trip

The second supply point is Quy Nhon Port.

Quy Nhon was once the capital of the Champa State in history. In the 1570s, Le Thanh Tong of the Le Dynasty of Annan personally led an army to attack Champa and occupied most of the territory of the Champa State after defeating his opponent.

Quy Nhon was among them. By the end of the 16th century, because the Champa State supported the Johor Sultanate against the Portuguese colonists, it angered the Nguyen regime in southern Annam, which had an alliance with Portugal at the time. The Nguyen family raised troops to further expand the territory of Champa.

Compression to the south.

After Haihan crossed over in this century, he quickly ended the North-South split that had lasted for decades in Annan. However, the Champa State did not get back their lost territory. Instead, the Zheng regime, which was supported by Haihan, continued to

Drive south. If Haihan had not later found a balance between Champa and Annan and deliberately restricted Annan, it is estimated that Champa would have suffered a disaster of national annihilation in just a few years.

Quy Nhon, the former Champa capital, was assigned to Hai Han as a concession port after the Annam Civil War. Due to the history of Quy Nhon Port, the infrastructure in the port area is in pretty good condition, plus its location

It is in the middle area between Da Nang and Cam Ranh Port that Haihan selected it as one of the four southern ports to be developed in Indochina.

Quy Nhon does not have any special products, so Hai Han followed the simple and easy-to-operate concept in developing the place, making full use of the seaside plain terrain, reclaiming farmland, and building salt fields. Grain and salt, these two products are the most popular in any country.

During this period, any country has a huge demand for consumables. Although it may not necessarily make a lot of money, the income will be relatively stable and it will not be a big problem to support the local economy. Moreover, Haihan has extensive experience in the development and operation of these two industries.

It is very rich and relatively easy to get started.

Quy Nhon Salt Farm has been put into production for less than a year, but it has already captured nearly half of the sea salt market south of Hue. However, unlike the way Hai Han sold smuggled salt in Daming, the sales of Hai Han Salt Farm in Annam are different.

Basically, it is through official channels, which means that the salt produced by the salt field is directly purchased by the Annan government, and then sold to the market in the name of official salt. Although this method will reduce the profits of this business, the stability of the income will be

It is much better than selling private salt, and the Annan government seems to be happy to control its domestic salt market in this way. After all, the production cost of the Haihan salt production model is much lower than that of Annan's past official salt. The government directly

Purchasing salt from Haihan actually makes more money than producing it yourself.

Compared with the other four ports in the south, Quy Nhon Port’s maritime trade is not that developed, and it is not a military location. Two-thirds of the more than 3,000 local residents work on farms under the Hai Han Ministry of Agriculture.

and working in salt fields, so life here is calmer. Because there are garrisons in Cam Ranh and Da Nang in the south and north, Hai Han no longer even deploys militia troops in Quy Nhon Port, and local security is entirely provided by the police.

Responsible for maintenance.

However, in order to welcome the arrival of the combined fleet, the Haihan Militia in Annam had already transferred a platoon of people from Cam Ranh to make preparations. The reason why these people were specially transferred here was not because of safety issues, but to be able to prepare in advance.

Organize the various supplies needed by the Combined Fleet locally and clear out the dock location for the fleet to dock. Although these matters are not particularly complicated, they involve various military secrets of the Combined Fleet and cannot be taken over by ordinary organizations.

deal with.

The arrival of the combined fleet was good news for the local people. Just providing various supplies to these thousands of people was enough for many local farms to make a fortune. However, on the night the fleet arrived at Quy Nhon Port, something happened

A small accident.

Several Annan sailors got drunk and made trouble in a tavern in the port area. They clashed with local dock workers. One of the sailors was so drunk that he stabbed one person with a military dagger he carried. He waited for the security police and the joint fleet to arrive.

When the gendarmerie arrived, the injured person had already breathed his last. However, several of the people who caused the trouble were caught on the spot, but no one escaped.

The nature of this matter is not complicated. The only thing that needs to be considered is how to punish the illegal soldiers. Naturally, the Annan military hopes to reduce major issues to trivial matters, and finally spend money to eliminate disasters, so as to avoid such small unpleasantness as much as possible.

It affected the good relations between the two armies. But after Yan Chujie learned about the incident, he insisted on dealing with it publicly in order to give an explanation to the local people.

However, Zheng Zha did not come forward to argue with Yan Chujie this time. With his status, it was impossible for him to plead with Yan Chujie for such a trivial matter. Zheng Zha just sent someone to inquire about Yan Chujie's attitude. After understanding, he ordered the perpetrators to be imprisoned.

Personally leave it to Haihan to handle. This is not because Zheng Zao is selfless, but when the two parties signed the concession agreement, it included content related to the concession law. According to the original agreement, all civil and criminal cases that occurred in the concession port

, the criminals will be handed over to the local authorities to deal with them according to the laws of Haihan.

The agreement did not clearly define the identity of the criminal, leaving the right of judicial interpretation to Haihan. This means that if an Annan citizen is arrested for committing a crime in the concession port, he must be returned to the Annan government for disposal in accordance with Annan law.

Or should the local management committee handle it according to Haihan law, and its decision-making power and control standards will be in the hands of Haihan. If the person who committed the crime is an Annan official or other Annan citizen with status, then the management committee may

It’s appropriate to put some emphasis on it, but if it’s just a group of ordinary Annan sailors, then there’s no favor to be said. If Zheng Zha came forward to intercede, maybe he could indeed save all the subordinates who committed the crime, but Zheng Zha’s face is not so disrespectful.

It's valuable, so these people can only consider themselves unlucky.

So on the second day when the combined fleet stayed at Quy Nhon Port, Yan Chujie personally organized a temporary military court to interrogate several Annan sailors who committed crimes, and Zheng Zha was also invited to attend. The facts of this case were clear, the evidence was clear, and the people were

The evidence and evidence are all there, the person involved was caught in action, and there is nothing controversial about the case.

The final judgment of the court was also relatively fair, and was divided into two parts: military law and criminal law. In terms of military law, all persons involved in the case were sentenced to thirty military sticks. This punishment was only physical hardship, but it was not severe. However, the criminal law

The penalties in this regard are much more severe. The persons involved were sentenced to varying amounts of compensation based on their level of participation and corresponding responsibilities. The criminal who caused the death of someone was sentenced to ten years of hard labor for manslaughter, during which time

The sentence shall not be commuted, and the place of execution shall be designated by Haihan.

Zheng Zha, who was watching, was quite satisfied with the result. He originally thought that since Yan Chujie did not agree to turn a big issue into a small one and use money to solve it, he would probably insist on the sentencing method of murder for life. Although the life of a soldier is not important, if he is sentenced

The death penalty will still have some impact on the reputation of Annan's army - not because this soldier committed a crime, but because his life was taken away by Haihan's court.

But since the person involved in the case can now save his life, Zheng Zha has no doubts about the verdict. As for the ten years of hard labor and hard labor, this can be considered a well-deserved crime. After all, this is a murder case, and not letting him pay with his life is considered very lenient.

The verdict was reached.

"Does the young prince have any opinion on the penalty?" After Yan Chujie announced the court's penalty, he did not forget to ask Zheng Zha who was watching. However, this kind of inquiry was basically just a formality. Regardless of Zheng Zha's answer, Yan Chujie

No one is prepared to change the verdict that has been made.

Zheng Zha's tone was very calm: "General Yan's penalty is very fair. I think there is no problem."

"Since the young prince also thinks there is no problem, then we will announce the results of the trial to the outside world." Yan Chujie insisted on hearing the case publicly to avoid fluctuations in local public sentiment. After all, there are no troops stationed here.

The local people are disgusted with the military, which is not a situation that Yan Chujie can accept. Making the results public can appease the local people's sentiments to some extent.

Sure enough, due to Yan Chujie's quick and appropriate handling, the local public sentiment did not fluctuate greatly due to this incident. However, starting from the day of the incident, all shops selling alcohol in Quy Nhon Port area were ordered to ban sales until the combined fleet left the local area.

Only then could he recover. Yan Chujie had originally planned a trip to inspect the local farm salt fields, but after being disturbed by this episode, he could only choose to visit one or two places casually, otherwise the entire fleet's itinerary would be affected.

After resting for two nights at Quy Nhon Port, the combined fleet set off and continued southward. Sailing about 140 nautical miles south from Quy Nhon Port, it is Cam Ranh Port, the largest comprehensive port built by Haihan in the Indochina Peninsula.

The natural conditions of Cam Ranh Port are undoubtedly the best among the four ports in the south. This two bays are formed by the two peninsulas of Chongkong Mountain and Fenghuang Mountain. The inner port is Cam Ranh and the outer port is Pingba. It is surrounded by four altitudes.

Surrounded by mountains of about 100 meters, the entire harbor water area reaches 100 square kilometers. The harbor water is deep enough to berth large ships of the size of aircraft carriers.

Cam Ranh Bay, a place in another time and space, has been used as a large military port by the great powers since the beginning of the 20th century. France, Russia, Japan, the United States and other countries have all set up military bases there and have stationed troops there for a long time.

From the beginning of their journey, Haihan and his gang had designated Cam Ranh Bay as a strategic location that must be brought under their control, and this goal was quickly realized after the Annan Civil War. However, because the harbor area here is so large,

The number of imported immigrants is also relatively limited, so the development progress is not too fast. The South China Sea Fleet, whose main troops and ships are stationed here, often has to play the role of supervisor, assisting the Ministry of Construction in completing the planning and construction of the port area.

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For the planning and construction of Cam Ranh Port, Hai Han made advanced arrangements and set up a large-scale military dock area in the harbor. Even if two fleets of the size of the joint fleet visit at the same time, it has the facilities

Basic reception capacity. However, because the project is too large, it is still in the construction process today. According to the plan of the Ministry of Construction, it will take about three or four years to complete the basic planning. Such a huge project

In terms of port construction planning, only a few places such as Jilong Port in Tainan and Dinghai Port on Zhoushan Island can rival it.
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