As the navy's restructuring progressed, various appointments were quickly issued.
It was no surprise that the person appointed as the commander of the Ocean Fleet was Shang Kexi.
As a new generation in the navy, although Shang Kexi is not young, he has rich combat experience. He has served in the Ming Army and the National Defense Force. He is not only stable but also very smooth.
Only such people can adapt to changes in the distant Atlantic Ocean and always choose the most advantageous way of doing things.
Although this person was a great traitor in his previous life and was reviled for eternity, times have changed after all, and there is nothing wrong with Shang Kexi in this historical time and space.
And precisely because he was a new generation in the navy, he was promoted entirely by Zuo Mengeng. He could be said to be Zuo Mengeng's closest confidant.
At the same time, in order to strengthen the strength of the ocean fleet, the headquarters also arranged for Shang Kexi to partner with elite soldiers and generals.
The military administration of the Western Fleet was Xu Jianzhong, the original chief of staff of the East China Sea Fleet. The deputy commander is Xu Xizhong, the former commander of the third detachment of the South China Sea Fleet, and the chief of staff is Lai Guanghui, the former commander of the first detachment of the East China Sea Fleet.
At the same time, the Western Fleet has the largest establishment, and all three first-class battleships currently in service belong to it.
Led by three first-level battleships, coupled with forty third-level battleships, and more than 110 various auxiliary ships, it is enough to fight against any powerful enemy in Europe.
To put it bluntly, from now on there will be only one voice in the Atlantic Ocean.
In addition to the Western Fleet, the generals of the other three fleets were also mobilized.
Zhang Keda resigned as commander of the North Sea Fleet and was transferred to commander of the Nanyang Fleet.
As he got older, he continued to work in the bitter cold land of the north, which was very bad for his health.
Moreover, the Beiyang Fleet will have to fight Spain in the New World, which will be an even more difficult test.
In view of this, the former commanders of the East China Sea Fleet Yang Yunsheng and Zhang Keda completed the swap and became the new commanders of the Beiyang Fleet.
Previously, all major fleets also had squadrons, but they were not fixed settings, but were temporarily added according to combat needs.
But this time, with the restructuring of the navy, the detachment became the standard configuration of the four major fleets.
After all, after so many years of construction, the number of warships is sufficient, and the navy's talents are very prosperous, which can support it.
According to the plan, each fleet has four detachments, each responsible for a certain area.
The four detachments of the Beiyang Fleet are respectively responsible for the East China Sea, the Yellow Sea and the Bohai Sea, the North Pacific and the west coast of the New World;
The four detachments of the Nanyang Fleet are respectively responsible for Temasek and the Southeast Asian coast, the South China Sea, east of Luzon and the Mariana Islands, and Australia;
The four detachments of the Western Fleet are responsible for the east coast of the Indian Ocean, Tianzhu, the Middle East and Madagascar;
The four detachments of the Ocean Fleet are respectively responsible for the north of Cape Storm, the Gulf of Guinea, northeastern South America and the North Atlantic.
At the same time, the Ninth Regiment of the Third Marine Division will also serve as an advance unit and follow the ocean fleet to Europe to take over Morocco.
Although it is very chaotic here, the fighting power of the local indigenous people is not very strong. With the help of the navy, a regiment of 5,000 people is enough to control it.
When the civil affairs work follows up, the empire will have an enclave at the doorstep of Europe, and it can use it as a base to intervene in European affairs at any time.
The naval reorganization was completed, and the major fleets set off again and rushed to their respective posts.
It was time for Xu Erjue to return.
After such a long time, it is unknown what the situation is in Europe. Liao Zhongjian and others are eager to get instructions from the central government.
This trip to Europe is the largest.
Not only the entire Western Fleet and the Ninth Regiment of the Third Marine Division, but also more than 400 civilian merchant ships, with fully loaded goods worth tens of millions of yuan.
The preliminary work by Liao Zhongjian and others has been fruitful. At least they have found out what products are popular in Europe.
In this way, merchants in the empire can carry out transportation according to market conditions. Unless there is a natural or man-made disaster, it will be difficult not to make money.
In addition to the merchant ships of the imperial merchants, countries friendly to the empire such as the Netherlands, Portugal, Britain, Siam, Burma, and the Kingdom of Kandy have also organized fleets and plan to follow the ocean-going fleet.
In addition to the long distances involved in ocean trade, regimes and pirates along the way are also deadly threats.
With the protection of the ocean fleet, everyone's safety can be guaranteed.
For these merchant ships, the ocean-going fleet collected a certain amount of protection fees. Although the price is not high, when accumulated together, it is also a considerable fortune.
At the very least, it smoothed the cost of the ocean-going fleet's trip and reduced domestic doubts.
After all, in the eyes of many people, the labor expedition is a manifestation of the loss of national strength.
Now that the ocean-going fleet can earn its own income, it means that the country does not have to pay too much, so why not do it?
Before Xu Erjue left, he still had some things to discuss with Zuo Mengeng and express his doubts.
"The power of the empire has now been fully realized by all countries in the world. Many countries have expressed their desire to learn. After returning this time, they will definitely propose the intention of sending overseas students. I am afraid that our good things will be learned by these countries, but instead will deal with us in the future.”
What he meant was that the empire should take precautions.
In fact, this is also the mentality of many people in the empire.
Your good things must not be stolen by others.
Not to mention foreigners, masters and disciples have to be careful.
This is the Chinese thinking tradition.
However, Zuo Mengeng had a broad mind regarding this.
"If a country wants to develop and prosper, the most indispensable thing is talent. A top talent is far more useful than a hundred or a thousand mediocre people. It is not that other countries don't have top talents, and they can just take advantage of them. I have to find a way to absorb the opportunity to study abroad and use it for my benefit. Even if I absorb one out of ten, we have earned it."
Why can the United States be so powerful in later generations?
In addition to its unique geographical location that allowed it to make a lot of money during the two world wars, it was also an important reason for absorbing talents from all over the world.
Why is the United States so influential?
It is precisely because of its powerful process that it has received contributions from the world's top talents.
Coincidentally, with the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, talents from all ethnic groups could be seen?
Therefore, in order for the empire to continue to progress and develop, it is absolutely important to absorb talents from all over the world.
Especially in modern history, many outstanding talents have emerged in Europe.
It doesn't take too much, but being able to grab one third of it is enough to ensure the empire's advantage and slow down the progress of Europe.
"The Empire is so good that it is far from comparable to Europe. After those talents come over, as long as they provide generous conditions and provide enough sincerity, I believe they can attract many people to stay. Just look at Galileo Galilei and you will know how important such talents are! "
Zuo Mengeng's statement gave everyone reassurance.
Next, the empire only needs to keep secrets and precautions, and wait for talents from all over the world to come to their door automatically.
