In fact, when he first came here, Major Douglas didn't understand them or these Chinese people.
But soon, he understood them.
"Every year, they pass the examination and select the most outstanding ones among all the young people to enter the naval school. What they study is not just navigation, machinery, gunnery, etc. The navy knows that, according to His Majesty's ideas
, they will also have to undergo the harshest and arduous training in the world here, and their bodies and minds will be tempered in the process - when heaven is about to assign great responsibilities to people here, they must first work hard on their minds and muscles..."
In fact, in the process of establishing the naval school, Zhu Xianhai deliberately learned from the tragedy of the Fujian Shipbuilding School in the late Qing Dynasty - the teaching policy of the school was completely the subjective assumption of the Manchu ministers, and he did not consider how to cultivate the "soldier's spirit" at all.
, It is only satisfied that the trainees can be "competent to drive". Rather than training naval officers, it is better to say that it is training "talents" who can drive ships.
At that time, a British naval officer who inspected the shipbuilding school once pointed out pointedly after observing that - "They are all weak people, without any ambition or spirit, and they smell like women. After class, they are either in a daze, sunbathing or doing...
They never exercise while doing homework... Maybe staying in a Buddhist altar is more suitable for them than being at sea." When they were on board for internship, they were not willing to exercise for fear of getting their hands dirty, and they especially hated the practice that still exists in various naval academies today.
Climb the mast..."
Among the first batch of 12 selected international students sent to study in the UK, two actually had to drop out because they were too weak to complete their studies.
It was such a group of trainees who lacked the mold of military spirit and became the officers of the Qing Navy. Not only did they quickly become infected with the "arrogant and glitzy" style of the Qing gentry, they also engaged in smuggling on warships, kept prostitutes and concubines, were corrupt, and were lazy.
Training, forming cliques and doing things privately without falling behind...
In the end, this navy, which was no different from the Green Camp, was defeated in the Sino-Japanese War.
And what about the Etajima Naval War School, which started at about the same time?
Etajima not only trains students' physical fitness, but also inculcates a so-called "spirit of a naval soldier" and combines it with the traditional Japanese Bushido, which combines perseverance and bravery, tenacity, solidarity and mutual assistance, loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, and I will die for you.
These are the contents that the Japanese Naval War School wants to inject into the depths of the spirit of every sailor.
In the end, the two completely different choices made it possible to imagine that the naval academies of the two countries, which started at about the same time, eventually developed into a world of difference.
While cultivating "talents who can sail ships", they also cultivate "soldiers with naval spirit."
Because of this, whether he was establishing an armament school or a naval school, Zhu Xianhai drew on Etajima’s experience—focusing on the cultivation of military spirit!
Successful experience always has something to learn from. The little devils can build Etajima from scratch into the world's three major naval schools in just a few decades. Naturally, they have their own merits. Of course, they can use good experience.
come over!
However, Zhu Xianhai doesn’t know if there will be any “Etajima Spirit” in the future, but there will definitely be a “Panshijima Spirit”.
As for Etajima's famous "Five Provinces a Day" which was directly copied by the US imperialist Annapolis Naval Academy, Zhu Xianhai also took it over.
Scholars... uh, no, can the naval affairs be called plagiarism?
"Rosen, you just arrived here. Next month, the training ship "Sihai" will take the trainees out to sea, from Nanhua through the Drake Strait into the Pacific Ocean, and sail all the way to Alaska..."
Before Major Douglas could finish speaking, Rosen said in surprise and excitement.
"What! Major, from the Drake Strait? That ship "Si Hai" is less than a thousand tons. The Drake Strait is the strait with the worst navigation conditions in the world! And it is winter in the southern hemisphere, and the strait is filled with water.
There are ice floes everywhere, they are simply looking for death!"
Rosen's reaction was natural. The Drake Strait has never been a good waterway. Due to the influence of polar cyclones, there are often strong winds and huge waves in the strait, with waves of 10 to 20 meters, which is simply child's play.
As for the so-called "Sihai", it is a sail training ship with over 1,000 tons. Driving such a ship into the Drake Strait, in Rosen's opinion, is simply seeking death!
"Looking for death? I used to think so, but now I don't see it that way!"
Douglas said seriously.
"Only extremely tenacious people can withstand these trials. Whether it is sword skills, boxing skills or such sea voyages, he ultimately aims to cultivate them into naval officers with strong character. This is what I said before."
"Anyone who is going to be given a big job must first work hard for his mind and body." This is the Chinese tradition. Only after these hardships, the young people who graduate from the naval academy will have the ability to withstand all hardships and hardships.
He has an indomitable spirit in his body. On the battlefield, such officers will risk their lives for the sake of the emperor and the country."
As if in response, in the swordsmanship field, the students who were training with bamboo swords shouted in a deep voice while attacking.
"Kill, kill..."
At this moment, the swordsmanship arena seemed to be filled with murderous intent...
…
A few days later, Liu Tiannian received a transfer order from the Coast Guard Headquarters. The transfer order was very simple. As an instructor, he left the school and joined the front-line army.
"Could it be that a new warship has been commissioned?"
Liu Tiannian was thinking secretly in his heart. Although he had always longed to become a captain, he knew very well that in the Coast Guard, which had an extremely strict promotion system, he would never become a captain within three years after returning from studying abroad and entering the navy. Even if he was
What about the "Arhat" whose father Yoo In-hu is the commander-in-chief?
You can't command a warship with a piece of paper.
Perhaps Liu Tiannian had served as an intern in the Royal Navy and served on a ship, but because the school needed instructors, he had been working as an instructor in the school in the past few years, and he became the captain when he got on the ship. This is simply a dream.
You can't find anything like this in the whole world.
"However, as long as I can get on the ship, I will become the captain one day!"
Liu Tiannian thought secretly in his heart.
Become a captain!
It has always been his dream to become the captain of a battleship. Even when he was an intern on the Royal Navy's "Warrior", he longed to one day become the captain of a battleship like the "Warrior".
long.
Just when he reported to the Coast Guard Headquarters, someone took him to another place.
headquarter!
Standing in front of the company headquarters building, Liu Tiannian was not only a little confused.
He had been here before, but that was three years ago. He had just returned from studying in England three years ago. It was in the banquet hall of this building that he said some things that he shouldn't have said.
Then what?
He sat on the bench. When the foreign students of the same period entered the fleet and served in the fleet, he was thrown into the naval academy. Although he was serving as an instructor, it was not considered as burying talents.
But one thing that is certain is that as an instructor at the Naval Academy, he will never be able to realize his dream of becoming a captain.
Why are you here?
Liu Tiannian's heart was full of doubts, and his eyes were full of confusion. He looked up at the building in front of him. He couldn't help but secretly guess.