In the captain's cabin of the Star, there is a long table.
This is a European-style milky white long table.
Fully six meters long, it is the meeting place on the Star. This cabin, which occupies the entire stern of the ship, is just above the VIP cabin where Lin Yueru lives. It also has floor-to-ceiling doors and windows and an admiral's corridor.
Captain Chen Zuwang has such a large cabin alone, which shows his authority and is the supreme commander of the entire ship.
He lives, works, dines and holds meetings here.
At this time, Lin Yueru was sitting at the end of the long table near the French window at the stern. On her left and right sides, base commanders Cao Wei and Chen Zuwang sat opposite each other.
Lin Yueru was wearing a rear admiral uniform and long leather boots.
Under the uniform of a general, Lin Yueru has a dashing appearance, and her appearance, which could have scored 95 points, seems to have been blessed, making her more discerning and attractive, making people dare not look directly at her.
The remaining six seats on each side were the battalion commander and supervisor who were servants. On the left is the battalion commander, and on the right is the supervisor.
Cao Wei and Chen Zuwang, the highest ranking among these people, are also lieutenant colonels, and the other battalion commanders and military supervisors are all majors.
Lin Yueru had not received a formal military rank, but this dress was given to her by Yang Fan himself, not made by himself.
The meaning behind this can only be understood by individuals.
After all, the intelligence system is a very important organization of the group, and its chief executive will not have a low status. From this perspective, it is not excessive to give Lin Yueru the rank of major general.
Of course, the military uniform given to Lin Yueru this time was made of navy material. Yang Fan did it for the convenience of her work.
These leading officers were sitting upright. Behind them were three rows of folding chairs, where low-level and mid-level officers with pirate backgrounds sat.
After all, the space on the boat is limited, and the chairs are all foldable. You don't need to put it away at ordinary times and put it in the storage room. Open and lay out during meetings.
The Navy has already tried out the military rank system in advance.
Because the Navy is a highly professional organization, the authority of officers must be highlighted. At the same time, there must be a clear command hierarchy after any battle damage.
So Yang Fan put the pilot test of military ranks in the navy.
Lin Yueru has a serious expression. She is a senior stall owner of Dongchang.
Meetings are child's play for her, and she is used to assigning tasks during meetings.
Lin Yueru is full of official authority, and at first glance she looks like a very powerful Shangguan.
Moreover, the battalion commander and supervisor who were both servants knew this person's details.
This is the lady with the highest status besides the mistress beside the master.
She is in charge of the intelligence system and has her own team of people. She is not the kind of vase that Mrs. Mei Xiang serves the master.
And I heard that the second lady came with a mission this time and had the master's warrant in her hand. Equivalent to the role of an imperial envoy.
Although they didn't know what the order was, everyone sat upright and didn't dare to express their anger.
"Well, let me first express my condolences to everyone on behalf of the master. You have worked hard to leave your family and career, obey the arrangements of your superiors, and come to this remote island."
Lin Yueru put down the bowl of tea, cleared her throat, and spoke slowly.
"It's not hard work. I'm a low-ranking officer and I'm willing to die for you!" the officers collectively replied loudly. Even the pirate officers who had been recruited were shouting at the top of their necks.
Lin Yueru was very satisfied. After all, he was a newly recruited rabble. How is the training going? It's not clear whether he can fight, but at least he has the momentum and looks like a soldier of Yang Fan's system.
"Okay, I have seen your hard work and loyalty, and I will report what I see here to the master. Remember, every effort will be rewarded. The experience you have accumulated in remote areas today will help you take on big responsibilities in the future. Capital, I hope you will continue to work hard to run this transportation chokepoint on the East Asian Sea for me."
"No!" the officers stood up collectively and replied loudly.
"Sit!" Lin Yueru nodded and motioned for everyone to sit down.
"I am here this time with the order personally written by the master. From now on, all six pirate battalions will be on combat readiness, distribute weapons and baggage, and prepare for war. Wait for the order to board the ship and set off immediately."
"No!" the officers stood up again and shouted back.
Lin Yueru waved her hand and motioned for everyone to sit down.
"The battalion commanders and supervisors of each battalion must do a good job in supervising military discipline. This time they are returning to the Ming Dynasty to fight. All kinds of violations of military discipline are strictly prohibited, and all actions must obey the orders of superiors. Supervisors who violate military discipline can be used in emergencies. , behead first and then report, and rectify the law on the spot."
Lin Yueru didn't say where she was going or who she was fighting against, and no one dared to ask. This meeting is no different from the meeting in the main tent of the army. In order to keep it confidential, I will tell them when the time comes.
"After the Star is repaired, I will go to Nagasaki and bring with me a pirate force of about six battalions. In addition, I will also send a thousand elite servants to supervise the battle team. This time In combat, the total force is about 8,200 people acting together.”
Everyone was very shocked. This scale was not small, and it was back to the mainland of Ming Dynasty to fight.
Lin Yueru learned about the reorganization and combat effectiveness of each battalion in detail. Learned about the military supplies and supplies with Cao Wei. and the situation of pirate ships. And made detailed records. After basically understanding the situation, we arranged the tasks and announced the adjournment of the meeting.
After the pirate officers returned, each battalion held a meeting to convey the news of the upcoming war.
Each battalion was a unit, and they all nervously made preparations for the war. Each battalion received weapons and equipment and distributed ammunition and supplies.
Two days later, the following Fuchuan fleet also arrived. After replenishing supplies here, they will continue sailing to Vladivostok.
The materials needed for the Xingchen's ship repairs were unloaded from these lucky ships, and the Xingchen began intensive repairs.
At the same time, a group of Yang Fan's factories were working in three shifts day and night with water hammers, and Japanese-style armors that were rushed out of work were also delivered.
The raw materials of Japanese armor are iron, leather, and hemp rope, and they are gorgeously decorated. They are luxuries that can only be used by upper-class samurai.
The structure of the armor from the Muromachi and Warring States Periods is similar to Western plate armor, but steel is rarely used, and the protective power is far inferior to the plate armor produced in Italy - Milan White Armor.
But aesthetically speaking, it is indeed a very good craft.
Due to the lack of iron in Japan, the armor's protective power is insufficient, and the armor is not very practical.
In order to make it quickly, Yang Fan directly opened the mold and used water to stamp the steel plate to directly make parts. This armor only looks like Japanese armor, but in fact all the materials are made of 1.5mm high-carbon steel plates.
It has also undergone a tempering and carburizing process to enhance the surface hardness. The protective effect far exceeds that of Japanese armor.
The production of parts is simple. As long as there are molds, many hydraulic forging and stamping workshops have been established. A steel plate can be stamped into a part, which can be produced quickly.
But assembly was very troublesome. After all, these armors had to be assembled together. Yang Fan had to gather all the women, each of them took back a few sets of parts, went home to assemble them, and then calculated the wages by piece.
This method was very successful, and they quickly collected 10,000 sets of armor. Women are talented in making this job, just like making clothes, except that I have previously placed orders to make quilts for them, this time it is to make armors.
Use needlework and thread to make the northern clothes, and iron wire and pliers to make the armor. In fact, they are almost the same.
Yang Fan did not expect that this arrangement would become the source of Yang Fan's family workshop system in the future, and a large number of items would be produced by family workshops in the future. An industry was formed. Just like the foot pot chickens and a large number of military supplies during World War II, they were assembled in scattered family workshops.
These armors are all polished mirror-like bright silver. In order to match the Japanese style, they were finally painted with black and red paint. You really can't tell the difference without looking carefully.
Due to time constraints, I didn't have time to paint the mask, so it was just bright silver.
After the pirates were collected, they were given several sets of cotton clothes inside and outside.
This time, a set of leather armor with lining and Japanese armor on the outside was issued, as well as a cloak. Everyone is as happy as the Chinese New Year.
They are extremely short of supplies and every piece of clothing is precious, even rags are reluctant to throw away.
Use small pieces to put together and use as children's clothes. The rags that are really brittle must be glued into thick boards for cutting shoe soles.
This time, everyone was so happy to receive such good clothes and armor.
Later, a large number of Japanese swords, naginata (a small scimitar with a long shaft), and a cross gun (a weapon similar to the boring palladium in ancient China) were also brought down from the ship.
Finally, five hundred ratchet-strung steel crossbows were brought down as substitutes for bows and arrows.
Yang Fan did not have suitable firearms for them, so there was no need to mass-produce Japanese iron cannons, nor did he have the time. It was impossible to give them flintlock muskets. Don't even think about artillery. At most, they are Folang machine guns, tiger crouching guns, and rocket guns.
In Yang Fan's opinion, these crappy things are just a waste of materials and time.
In addition, Yang Fan was worried about them. One was worried that some people would defect and rebel, and the other was worried that advanced firearms would be lost and fall into the hands of Westerners. After all, the technology gap is not that big now.
The fire door gun was commonly equipped by Yang Fan before. If it was given to pirates, wouldn't it be self-inflicted?
The pirates were all beaming with joy, and their sense of belonging was greatly enhanced. After all, good equipment is another life on the battlefield.
Equipment and supplies have been distributed. I didn’t expect there to be any good stuff.
A lot of braised pig heads were also unloaded from those lucky boats, as well as five kilograms and a jar of white wine. Each person is given a pig's head and a jar of liquor.
Although a war was about to begin, the pirates were excited with such good treatment and were not timid at all. They all went home with wine and meat to have fun with their wives and children.
Isn't that what pirates are like, living a life without tomorrow, having food and wine, having fun today, and as for tomorrow, let's talk about it tomorrow.
Throughout the town, smoke rose from every house. Women and children feel like it’s the Chinese New Year, and there are not many days when they can eat meat. Although their men will soon go to sea, and no one knows whether they can come back or come back intact, but this does not affect them from enjoying life to the fullest.
