Su Qi'an spoke coldly and resolutely at the end, not caring at all about the threats of resignation from these county guards.
He knows better than anyone else the importance of developing Dongzhou's navy. Dongzhou's geographical location determines it. A strong land army is nothing. If we want long-term peace and stability, we must vigorously develop the navy.
He knew that just relying on himself to create a powerful naval force was basically nonsense, but what he could do was to plant a seed for the Dongzhou Navy, which at least had the hope of taking root and sprouting.
Everyone wants to lean against a big tree to enjoy the shade, but if no one is a pioneer, this big tree will be just a castle in the air, a pure fantasy.
The end of the war in Dongzhou has cleared up the external maritime troubles, and at the same time eliminated a large number of corrupt officials and families internally. The current Dongzhou is changing at least every day.
Su Qi'an would never let go of such a good environment. Since he had decided to promote the reform of the navy, no one could stop it.
On this point, before summoning these people, I discussed this with Wu Dingguo. If we can have a good talk, then let's have a good talk. If the talk doesn't go on, don't blame Su Qi'an for using force.
Su Qi'an's final strength had a great effect on everyone in the room. Everyone who was aggrieved just now did not dare to speak.
Their eyes flickered, as if they were thinking.
After a brief silence, when their eyes met, Qin Zhen spoke as the representative.
"The supervisor has his heart, and I understand. I promise here that as long as the supervisor is willing to push, I am willing to make concessions, and everything will be for the people of Dongzhou."
"My subordinates are willing to make concessions and help the supervisor rebuild the Dongzhou Navy."
After the voice fell, the other county guards also clasped their fists and spoke in unison.
The reason why they agreed so readily was not only because they were afraid of Su Qi'an's strength, but more importantly, they also knew that what Su Qi'an did would only benefit Dongzhou in the long run, without any harm.
Establishing a powerful naval force can indeed reduce a lot of burdens for them, and can even, in turn, cooperate with the naval force on sea expeditions.
They don't understand the geographical location of Dongzhou and how important it is to have a strong navy.
But after so many years of construction, they have long been discouraged. Many things happened from top to bottom. It can be said that they are hard to get back. It is too difficult to sort out.
But with the arrival of Su Qi'an, they saw some hope, and this conversation completely showed Su Qi'an's determination.
They knew that Su Qi'an was not just joking, he really wanted to develop vigorously. With him sitting in charge and enforcing the implementation, no one in Dongzhou would dare to say a word.
With such supervisors rushing forward, they were frontline generals after all, so how could they hold Su Qi'an back?
When it comes to this, their internal selfishness doesn't matter. All they need is strong support.
To be honest, Qin Zhen and the others also want to see a powerful Dongzhou Navy established as Su Qi'an wants, and they will not be afraid at all even if they go head-to-head with Fusang Navy in the future.
After in-depth heart-to-heart talks and a combination of kindness and power, this last bit of resistance was completely removed.
The subsequent plans to abolish, reorganize, and expand the Dongzhou Navy went smoothly.
As for the assessment matter, Wu Dingguo naturally sent someone to solve it. With everyone working together, it only took half a month to complete the reform of Dongzhou Navy.
Among the 20,000 land troops that were abolished, except for a small number who were unable to be selected due to physical discomfort, most of the rest, at least about 80%, were successfully classified into the navy.
As for the few gaps, they were recruited from new recruits. In addition to the troop allocation, Su Qi'an made clear arrangements for Dongzhou Navy's warships, weapons, personnel and generals, and even logistics and maintenance.
The entire Dongzhou Navy is divided into four divisions. Each division retains fifteen to twenty warships. Each warship must be equipped with no less than ten artillery pieces.
The commander of this navy did not send any generals. This was also to prevent one family from becoming dominant. To mobilize more than two divisions, a joint order from Wu Dingguo and Chu Xiong was required.
As for the size of one division in normal times, the division commander in charge only needs to report to either Wu Dingguo or Chu Xiong. At other times, the four divisions are responsible for four division commanders and are independent of each other.
As for the candidates for the commanders of each division, Su Qi'an has also appointed the first division to be held by Tian Rong, and the remaining three divisions are also senior commanders carefully selected from within the navy.
These people had contributed a lot in leading the navy in the previous battle of Dongzhou and had strong commanding abilities. It was logical to promote them.
As for the officers below the brigade, they were finalized after long discussions with Wu Dingguo. Not only do these people have outstanding commanding abilities, but one thing can be guaranteed. They are absolutely loyal to Dongzhou and will never fight against the Fusang Japanese pirates. There are thoughts of defection.
Even if these mid-level officers may waver, Su Qi'an is not afraid, because he is among the grassroots officers of Dongzhou Navy, especially those at the company and platoon levels, who have gone through the devil's training month of the Dongshan Army Instructor Corps.
In addition, these people have all experienced the Dongzhou Naval Battle, both theoretically and in actual combat. These talents are the foundation of the entire Dongzhou Navy.
Those who can pass the devil training month of the Dongshan Army Instructor Corps, at least maintain correct thoughts mentally.
Never betray Great Liang, never betray the people of Dongzhou.
This is engraved in the bones of every grassroots officer. With these people around, it is impossible for the Dongzhou Navy to be incited to rebel.
In the list of these grassroots officers, Su Qi'an saw an acquaintance, that was Wang Wu.
From a simple and kind-hearted civilian fisherman, after joining the army, he experienced bloody battles and received training, and now he has become a qualified grassroots naval officer.
Seeing Wang Wu's name, Su Qian was quite pleased. Precisely because Dongzhou had such pure and kind people, he believed that as long as the upper management set a good tone and the lower level implemented it well, there would definitely be a new Dongzhou Navy. With amazing fighting power, Su Qian was waiting for this day to come.
With so many arrangements, it is impossible to say that Su Qi'an has no selfish motives. As for Tian Rong, the commander of the first division, the warships and equipment of the first division are the best, as well as the logistics and maintenance personnel such as Su Qi'an's general Xiao Si, from The R&D department was brought over and maintenance classes were established in each division.
You can see a little bit of Su Qian's thoughts. He wants to build his own naval force.
Su Qi'an had thought about these things before coming to Dongzhou, but due to the lingering sea troubles and internal instability in Dongzhou, Su Qi'an put these things on hold for the time being.
Now, Su Qi'an has invested a lot of manpower, material resources, and financial resources in rebuilding the Dongzhou Navy, and this is not for charity.
Having a naval force of its own, even if it seems relatively weak at the moment, as long as it is given time to develop, the navy force will become a big help to Su Qi'an sooner or later.
Su Qi'an's thoughts naturally cannot escape the eyes of Wu Dingguo, a veteran who has been in charge of Dongzhou for many years.
Although he knew it, Wu Dingguo did not intend to expose it. Su Qian's original intention was to consider the people of Dongzhou. He wanted to have his own naval force, which did not conflict with protecting the Dongzhou Navy.
Moreover, I have invested a huge amount of people, money, and materials, and if I want him to give it up in vain, no one, let alone Su Qi'an, would agree.
Wu Dingguo has no control over what Su Qi'an wants to do with his own naval force. He only has one request: don't use the Dongzhou Navy to cause division and attack his own people. The rest are just trivial matters.
Su Qi'an was very touched by Wu Dingguo's attitude. This was a kindness, a very heavy kindness, and Su Qi'an would remember it in her heart.
Su Qi'an assured Wu Dingguo that the existence of this Dongzhou navy was to unite the outside world and protect the people of Dongzhou. As for attacking his own people and causing division, Su Qi'an promised that he would never take the initiative to stir up trouble.
Wu Dingguo still believed in Su Qi'an's promise, and the matter passed just like that during the conversation between the two.
With the success of the reform of the Dongzhou Navy, the reform of other land armies was also carried out smoothly. As time passed, the remaining month quickly came to the last five days.
In the past two months of governance, Dongzhou has changed a lot. The internal families and officials are stable, and everything is promoted in an orderly manner in accordance with the law.
Externally, after the reform of the Dongzhou Army, it has also exerted its value. The nine counties were originally blocked, but with the meeting of senior officials such as Fang Jingzhi, Fan Chong, Wu Dingguo, and the assisting Chu Xiong,
Even if the land forces are streamlined, patrols and maneuvers within the state are much more efficient than before due to simplified processes.
In particular, the new Dongzhou Navy was reorganized and participated in daily inspections, which made the streamlined land army feel much more relaxed.
Both sides worked together, and through this slow cooperation, some difficult banditry problems in the state were almost easily solved.
As for the vast outer Dongzhou coast, because Zhoushan Island was taken and turned into one of the naval bases, the entire Dongzhou coast is like an inland sea. It is no longer the same as before, with tight patrols and fear of facing the enemy at any time. Attacks on pirates and Japanese pirates.
With the military escort, Xiao Xiao inside Dongzhou was basically suppressed and could not raise his head. Now Dongzhou is getting better day by day.
Seeing Dongzhou getting better and better before his eyes, Su Qi'an was very satisfied. He had solved Dongzhou's internal affairs. Before leaving, he had to solve one last thing.
He was going to meet the King of Yue, who had been waiting for him for a long time. There were some things that the two sides wanted to have a good chat about.
But before setting off, Wu Dingguo and others did one thing, which was to execute the captured Japanese pirates Yamashita Isamu and Inoshita Nobu.
Because he was so busy in the past two months, Su Qi'an almost forgot about these prisoners.
For these people, execution is inevitable. For what they have done, it would be easier for them to execute them directly.
Su Qi'an originally did not intend to see Yamashita Isamu's execution, but when he heard that he was in prison, he was cursing all day long because he could not see Su Qi'an. His emotions were like nerves and no one could stop him.
If I don't see Su Qi'an, I won't die in peace.
Although I don’t know why Yamashita Isamu is so persistent, this request is not too much. Su Qian thought about it and changed his mind and went to see Yamashita Isamu.
