Chapter 470: Coast Guard
After the Queen's New Year's speech, the New Year approached, and Cagliari specially held a grand fireworks display ceremony to celebrate the first New Year of the kingdom. The fireworks are set off on the coast. The spacious streets that used to line the town hall were bustling with people that night.
An Feng and Joanna also watched the fireworks ceremony from the distant Château de Saint-Rémy, which is said to be a castle, but in fact it is more of a giant open-air platform located on a high place, and standing on it can overlook Cagliari and the coast in the distance, which is a good choice for viewing.
They made a low-key move, but the extraordinary lineup still made the crowd recognizable.
Bodyguards and police officers are on standby, always following the Queen's family around. They had to leave after a short stay for safety, but they also allowed the audience to get up close and personal with her, and the crowd cheered as they heard a few New Year's greetings from her in Italian.
Sometimes it's not good if it's too popular, and you'll be recognized wherever you go. Alice complained that they had only watched the fireworks for a few minutes, and to compensate her, they asked the car to drive slowly down the coastal road, and let Alice and Fred cheer through the window for a long time before leaving.
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After the New Year, the Christmas holidays in the West are also coming to an end.
Anfeng's second shipment was to be delivered by guò transport plane, this time from Australia, and the dismantled base was carried by air with more expensive 3D printers and high-level simulators. The semi-finished products and machines were dismantled and sent by freighters.
Two cargo ships with a full load of 200,000 tons, nearly 20,000 kilometers from Australia to the Mediterranean, can only wait slowly.
But the important goods have arrived, including three 3D printers and hundreds of expensive multi-purpose printheads, costing $1.5 billion alone. It can be seen how much An Feng has invested in preventing the end of the world over the years, but in the end it has not come in handy.
When the cargo arrived, Eve remotely controlled hundreds of people through a network of satellites, who were like people - more agile and efficient than humans. Little by little, the brand new base is perfected. Including the assembly of the printer. and the editing of the construction program later.
Eve is studying architecture, and she has to operate a printer to bring the architect's perfect plan to life.
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After the fifth, people's hearts to play were retracted, and the work continued.
Both children also had to return to the United States, where Italian was spoken, but the new school was planned, apparently specially prepared, with English as the main language. The official languages of the country are English, Italian and Sardinian. English and Italian are listed as commonly used.
With a few days left, the family took a vacation and went by car.
This time, there were no bodyguards and entourage, just a family of four, an ordinary Maserati...... It shouldn't be too ordinary. They departed from Cagliari and traveled to the neighbouring province of Carbonia-Iglesias, where the name was a bit Spanish, but the area was also influenced by Spanish culture.
The place they were more familiar with was only the northern coast of Sardinia. The southwestern region is not well understood, but it has been heard that the coast is a concentration of sailboats and yachts. A sailing resort that was also loved by the former kings of Spain. When you have free time, you can take your children for a walk and experience the culture of various places.
Talking and laughing along the way, driving slowly through the local area, all you can enjoy on the way is the scenery of the old European town, and there is a quiet atmosphere in the vicissitudes of life. As in European cities with few tourists, the inhabitants live a laid-back and relaxed life, with a slow pace of life and a very simple one.
Thrill-seeking young people may find it monotonous and dull, but for families who want to settle down. A couple in love, but it is a dream place. Two adults wearing sunglasses and holding their children strolled along the paved stone roads in the city, and the laughter of children echoed in the alleys.
Cyclists passing by occasionally give their children a kind smile.
"Hey!" Alice beckons to the passers-by.
Everyone also smiled and waved at the little girl, and for a while they could not recognize the two parents next to them as their queen and duke from their low-key attire. It's no wonder that celebrities often come here on vacation, and people have become accustomed to not thinking much about what looks like behind the sunglasses.
"There's light ahead!" Alice pointed in front of her, then ran over, "It's beautiful!" ”
"Fred, come on!" She beckoned to her brother.
Fred, who is almost four years old, has grown a lot taller, and there is no need for adults to worry, so he runs forward with his little feet, turning back and tiptoeing with his sister, looking at the beautiful sea view that can be seen halfway up the mountain. With the setting sun, the scene of the afterglow of the sunset, the sun is just covered by the clouds, and it is really beautiful to hold the pipa and half cover the face.
This scene is very artistically touching...... It is no wonder that Italy is the cradle of artists, and it seems that the environment is also influencing all the time.
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After having had enough fun on the hill with the child, descend from the other side. At Joanna's request, pick up the cobblestone alleys and experience the narrow alleys and the occasional sea breeze. The two children were walking and playing in front, An Feng took her hand and strolled through the alley with his fingers interlocked.
The road down the hill leads to a small park along the coast, next to which is the marina.
The marina is full of yachts and sailboats, ranging from small to luxurious, and it seems that there are still many wealthy people on the island, and the tools to enjoy life abound. As he walked to the shore of the pier, Fred pointed his finger ahead: "Dad, what's that?" ”
An Feng looked up, and the sharp-eyed child saw the flashing police lights in the distance.
"Coast Guard speedboats." An Feng explained, "The police are on a mission! ”
A yacht, escorted by two red and blue speedboats, came to shore here. Look at the words on the speedboat, it is the Coast Guard - they are the country's maritime police, which are adapted from the police, trained to supplement the military force that the country lacks, to prevent illegal border crossings, and so on.
As a new sovereign state, new passports have been issued for its citizens, customs for entry and exit have been set up, and there are currently five entry and exit checkpoints, and those who enter through other channels will be considered illegal entry. The country does not yet have an army, but the coast guard has been created.
The Guard is contracted and trained by Aegis Security, and the elite is selected directly from the police force.
The Coast Guard was supposed to be a paramilitary organization, but because the country lacked anything in terms of force, the army didn't have a hair. The only way to do this is to select outstanding personnel from the police and train them on the ground at the same time.
The yacht came to a halt, one speedboat docked, and another speedboat was still moving around. Be vigilant.
The police were smart enough not to let the two speedboats dock and beware of leaving a gap.
Even though this is just an ordinary cross-border tourist, the attitude must be there.
After the cruise ship docked, more than a dozen white men and women got off the boat, most of them were wearing swimsuits, looking too high, and there was a smell of alcohol in the distance, and a few sober guys spoke Spanish. Five policemen on the shore stepped forward. Have them stand next to them in a row.
The police were interrogating them about their passports in English.
At the moment it is a bit of a hassle to go out and come in - you need a visa. The Sardinian government is striving to implement a policy of mutual visa exemption with countries that have diplomatic relations, and the current visa-free countries are Italy, France and Switzerland, and other countries still need to be agreed upon through diplomatic dialogue after the establishment of diplomatic relations.
The mutual visa waiver agreement is relatively easy because Sardinia has a small population and is a developed country.
If it is a country with a large population and a large gap between the rich and the poor, there are more factors to consider when the two countries are visa-free from each other. But Sardinia has a population of 1.5 million, and its inhabitants are indifferent by nature. Coupled with the prestige of the royal family, many countries have given face and happily signed a mutual visa-free policy.
But since the establishment of the country, it has only been more than two months, and there is still a Christmas in the middle, and it is already efficient to be able to sign visa-free agreements with three countries. The cross-border tourists were apparently from Spain, with which Sardinia has not yet established diplomatic relations, although arrangements are already underway.
The police were also very understanding of the national situation and patiently persuaded them, but because of language problems. Communication between the two sides is a bit troublesome.
Listening to what the other person said, I don't understand why I used to be able to come in freely, but now I can't, the police are trying to explain, and looking for police support who can speak Spanish. The family watched from a short distance and did not come forward. The royal family intervenes in the value and has no rights.
An Feng wanted to see how the police dealt with it.
These big policemen are very patient and polite, even if the other party is already a little inclined to abuse, and always thinks that they are very awesome with the strength of alcohol - but soon, the police did not disappoint An Feng, and those who dared to repeatedly provoke the law enforcement officers were all pushed to the ground on the spot and handcuffed.
Several other policemen who came ashore pressed their hands on their holsters.
After a few thorns were handcuffed to the ground with their backhands, the others quieted down and obediently cooperated with the coast guard.
An Feng was very satisfied, he thought that the police had to be like this, and the law enforcement officers should have the decisiveness of the law enforcement officers, salute first and then soldier, at the beginning, these policemen were very polite, and after many unsuccessful requests, they resolutely adopted more radical and effective behaviors -- the typical American police style.
Aegis Security is from the United States, and naturally trains the local police in this way.
How to deal with it later, An Feng didn't see it, the local police support arrived, and they would act in accordance with the procedures. However, at present, the crime will not be counted as illegal border crossing, after all, the state has only been established for three months, and it is not accustomed to and does not understand normal, and after a period of time has passed, it will be strictly enforced.
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After a few days of vacation, they returned to Cagliari.
Joanna was particularly concerned about the building of the country's law enforcement and military forces.
The Ministry of National Defense's response is that it will do its best, the current recruitment advertisement has been issued, and it is planned to recruit 2,000 soldiers in the first phase, according to the scale of 1.5 million people, 20,000 soldiers are more suitable, but with reference to financial and An Feng considerations, this base will be maintained first, and then considered later.
At present, the state has few military resources at its disposal, so there is a large vacancy in it, and it is basically a mutual nomination for temporary appointments, and Guri, who is about to become a naturalized citizen, may have to serve as a member of the temporary military decision-making committee, and at the same time hold an official position in the army.
The Prime Minister has also recommended some citizens for positions in the military.
An Feng has no opinion, and the temporary appointment will be adjusted later, but the army's training institutions must be contracted to foreign institutions, and Aegis Security is trustworthy, whether it is Su zhì or ability, most of these retired soldiers with a background in the US military are absolutely qualified.
As for more, An Feng will not consider it for the time being.
He handed over the task of national defense to the people, and as for the flesh-and-blood people, they were more often used to deal with small conflicts or to support the table, and he preferred the armed police -- for example, the coast guard, which can be regarded as a "military police", which can be an army or a policeman, and has two purposes.
In fact, Sardinia, a small country, will not have any foreign aggression, and the army will be idle more often, and there is nothing to train and consume. On the other hand, the armed police are more useful, from small domestic frictions to possible big cases. (To be continued......)