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The National Day of 1636 was still immersed in the jubilant aftermath of the country's foreign military victories and great gains, the prestige and treatment of the army continued to improve, the number of veterans who completed the first five-year service period and voluntarily applied for retirement was about half less than in previous years, and the autumn recruitment of soldiers this year was also more popular than in previous years.

Not to mention the navy, which is a key part of its construction, the Chinese and US Army Command, which is now much more relaxed in military spending, has also let go of its hands and feet, and by the end of the year, it will not only form a new Gray Wolf Brigade of the Foreign Legion, but also add a battalion to the National Defense Army. The graduation of the new batch of officers from the academies and academies of the army and navy has made the recruitment and organization of new recruits for the army and navy very smoothly. In just one week, most of the pre-selection and review of soldiers have been completed, and the competition for the army's scarce hundreds of recruitment places is extremely fierce.

In order to strengthen the internal building of the armed forces and improve the quality of soldiers, in accordance with the latest annual regulations on recruitment by the Ministry of National Defense, the main source of volunteers for the army's expansion this year will be retired personnel of the national reserve corps in various localities, while the number of volunteers for the society is much smaller, and the minimum requirement for the year of naturalization has also been raised to five years, and the minimum age for enlistment has also been raised from 17 to 18 years old in previous years. In other words, young immigrants who were granted formal residency after 1631 or who were under the age of 18 would not be eligible to apply for the U.S. Army.

Compared with the current military, where "the emperor's daughter does not worry about marrying", the scale of graduates from major domestic universities has also hit a record high. Capital National University, Manchester Medical College, Long Island Ocean College, Qingcheng Fudan University, Changchun Ivy University, Porter College of Agriculture, etc., from the initial number of graduates per year is less than 100, to the current annual bachelor's and master's graduates more than 800, and advanced vocational education is not counted, Huamei higher education has ushered in the first fruitful period.

The competition for college graduates of the year in various industries has been fierce since the beginning of summer, especially graduates of teachers, medicine, agriculture, chemical engineering, maritime, law, finance and architecture are the most sought-after. However, due to the rapid increase in the number of new immigrants and minors every year, the current shortage of graduates in medical and teacher-related majors has not eased.

From the point of view of substantive curriculum knowledge and educational quality, the so-called Huamei college students. Except for a few geniuses, the overall knowledge level can only be equivalent to that of high school or secondary school students in later generations, and most of the higher-level university masters are only barely enough to reach the college level of later generations. The only advantage that can be compared with later generations is that in the teaching mode that emphasizes the application of learning, the hands-on practical ability of these college graduates is still okay, and they will not just be a "repeater".

However, education reform still needs to be carried out, first of all, there are too many higher education institutions, not only the small-scale construction of each institution of higher learning seems unnecessary to duplicate, but also the teaching staff is too scattered. So from next year. There will be a wave of adjustments to the merger of national higher education institutions.

According to the plan of the Ministry of Culture and Education, the Manchester Medical School affiliated to the National Hospital of Manchester will be merged into the National University of Manchester; Haizhou University, located in Qingcheng City, Haizhou, will be merged into Fudan University; The Long Island Marine College and the Manchester City Higher Vocational College in Manchester City will also merge and be renamed Manchester University of Vocational Technology.

In any case, to be able to pull out such a wave of educational achievements in the wild and ignorant 17th century is already the best thing that Huamei, which pursues a century-old plan based on education, can do.

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In an upscale neighborhood in the south of Manchester City, in front of the manor with a plaque of "Yan Mansion", a medium-sized young man dressed in gorgeous modern clothes stepped out of the carriage with a suitcase and looked at a few relatives waiting in front of his house with a smile.

"Seventh aunt. Big sister, I'm back. Although he is 21 years old, Yan Xianfeng's face is still full of strong student spirit, and he looks very shy when he speaks.

Yan Xianfeng left the staff before he was ten years old. Until now, I don't know why my father Yan Sihai entrusted himself to the seventh aunt and crossed tens of thousands of miles of oceans to live in Huamei. More than ten years have passed, and Yan Qigu in front of her is currently the closest female elder to her biological mother, and this place is more like her own home. Compared with. Although there are still occasional correspondence with the biological parents of the eldest member, Yan Xianfeng is completely vague about the family tens of thousands of miles away.

As a top student majoring in law at Changchun Ivy University, Yan Xianfeng was assigned to work and practice at the Qingcheng District Court in Haizhou after graduating last year. Now that the one-year internship period has just passed, before I have time to participate in the final internship evaluation, I was recalled to Manchester City by a telegram from Qigu.

"Hehe, it's good to get home safely, I haven't seen you for almost a year, and you seem to have grown a little taller?" The seventh aunt, who had already been officially naturalized and gorgeous, touched her nephew's hand with a smile and said happily.

"Seventh Aunt, you said that after seeing him for a long time. Xianfeng is a person who is twenty years old, how can he still be long. Brother Ping has grown a lot taller, and he is half a head taller than Xianfeng. Yan Xianping, who was dressed in the regular uniform of the autumn officer of the Chinese Navy, also appeared in the crowd to greet her, judging from the military badge on her shoulder, she was now a captain of the navy.

The "Ping brother" in Yan Xianping's mouth, whose full name is Zhou Ping, is the cousin of Yan Xianping and Yan Xianfeng, 20 years old this year, just graduated from the Long Island Naval Academy, a young naval second lieutenant officer, who was brought to Huamei by the seventh aunt back then, and another daughter, Zhou Ruo, is only 13 years old and is attending the middle school affiliated to Changchun Rattan University.

"Hey, Brother Feng! Congratulations, I heard you're about to become a real judge. ”

At this time, Zhou Ping was standing behind Yan Xianping, and from the point of view of appearance, he did have many similarities with Qigu. Hearing his cousin talking about himself, Zhou Ping hurriedly squeezed over from behind the crowd and saluted his cousin with a dashing military salute.

"I'm just a trial clerk, and I don't know if I can pass the internship assessment, and maybe I will consider going back to school to continue my graduate studies. By the way, you're also on board now? Yan Xianfeng nodded at his cousin, who was half a head taller than him, and patted the other party's arm quite affectionately.

"Well, it's been more than two months since I served as a trainee gunner's second officer on the USS Tequila."

Zhou Ping turned his head a little embarrassed to look at his strong cousin, and expressed his gratitude to the other party's cousin-in-law Sun Yang for arranging him to be an apprentice on a cutting-edge capital ship.

Not only did Zhou Ping start to say hello, but many of the children of the Yan family or their henchmen who took refuge in the United States with Qigu and finally chose to settle in Huamei all asked Yan Xianfeng question marks, and the chatter was so lively.

"Hehe, don't say much, go back to the house, the family banquet is ready!" I saw a large number of juniors who are now growing up and becoming a family. Qigu, who is nearly forty years old, laughed out loud.

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After lunch, in the study in the back hall, Qigu sat on the main seat, Yan Xianping sat in the second seat, and Yan Xianfeng and Zhou Ping sat on the small bench, and a special family meeting to avoid others was being held.

"This is a letter from the Fourth Brother Tuo Pearl Island Mansion." Qigu picked up a telegram from the bookcase on one side, and the expression on her face was slightly reluctant, "It's a year, your father and mother miss you, and I want you to go back to the university with some riddles." ”

"......" Yan Xianfeng was stunned. Slowly got up and took the telegram, but did not open it, but gently put it in his pocket.

"The fourth uncle has been thinking about Brother Feng many years, and he should want Brother Feng to go back to assist." Although Yan Xianping consciously didn't read the letter, he guessed it after a little thought, "I heard that the fourth uncle had a knife sore's disease in previous years, and he had little time to deal with military affairs, and he also sent someone to Mingzhu Island Hospital to ask for a doctor last year." ”

"Uh, I remember when I was a kid. Uncle's body is very good......" Zhou Ping glanced at his mother, and was about to express his opinion, when he met Yan Sù's gaze and quickly swallowed the second half of the sentence back.

"Xianfeng, you have studied hard for more than ten years. Now it is quite valued by the local government of China and the United States, and a good future is at your fingertips...... I know that you intend to be an official in Huamei, but you are different from Ping'er, and you are now the eldest son of the Yan family. The Yan clan should be the most important. It is normal for people to return to their hometowns to serve their fathers and mothers, and I think the Huamei Government will not make things difficult for you. No matter how bad it is, there will be your sister Ping and brother-in-law behind you. The seventh aunt reluctantly looked at the nephew opposite, knowing that the other party was not mentally prepared, "Since your father is also quite cautious about this matter, then I don't need to send any telegrams, or write a letter to him." ”

"Seventh aunt, the state has never restricted the children of the Yan Mansion from entering and leaving. And the fourth uncle is in the prime of life, and in previous years, he ran around with his father, and it is normal for a little old injury to be repeated, don't think so strictly. Yan Xianping probably heard something, and always felt that her aunt was a little alarmist.

"Hehe, if only the Tequila could be sent to the Asian fleet, then I can go with my cousin to have a look!" Zhou Ping is still a child who doesn't grow up, and every time he hears about the distant Daming relatives, he has an urge to go and see.

"Do your white dreams! The Zhou family is the only seedling for you, if you don't know the depth and treat the military as a child's play, there are three long and two short, how will I explain to your father in the future! Seeing that her son was still a little ignorant, the seventh aunt was annoyed, "If I knew this was the case, I shouldn't have let you study at the Naval Academy in the first place, and it would save you from losing the prestige of the Zhou family and your father in the Daming East China Sea!" ”

"Why am I not as good as others, overseas service and improvement of combat achievements are much better than the home fleet......" Knowing that his mother was worried about himself, the young and vigorous naval lieutenant still had the momentum of a newborn calf who was not afraid of tigers.

"Seventh aunt, don't worry, Brother Ping is talented and intelligent, and he will definitely achieve great success in the army in the future, if my uncle knows about it, he will also be happy." Yan Xianping saw that her aunt and cousin were arguing over this topic again, and she was embarrassed to persuade on the side, after all, Zhou Ping was going to be admitted to the Long Island Naval Academy, and her cousin also supported her fiercely.

"Seventh aunt, eldest sister, I know, I'll reply to my father and mother. However, I still plan to work in the Qingcheng District Court first, and wait for my father and mother to confirm the time to return to the senior before I set off. ”

Seeing that the family meeting was already a bit off-topic, Yan Xianfeng stood up and walked out sullenly. And Zhou Ping seemed to have some mysterious matter between men to discuss, so he also ran out.

"I'm used to it...... In fact, I am reluctant to return to the east. There are two Yan family daughters left in the study, an old man and a young man, and the seventh aunt sighed deeply at this time, "In the past two years, a lot of letters have come, and he has been pushing the back, if it goes on like this, the fourth brother will inevitably think that I am here to obstruct it." ”

"Seventh aunt, this is a heavy responsibility on Brother Feng's shoulders, he should be able to figure it out. The fourth uncle and aunt haven't seen Brother Feng for many years, so it makes sense that they should go back and have a look. As for the fourth uncle, I will send another private message to the past to explain the reason. Yan Xianping can figure it out, and he is also absolutely supportive of Yan Xianfeng's future succession.

"Hmm...... By the way, when did Ping'er bring your children to your aunt's place, now Feng'er, Ruo'er, and Ping'er have all grown up, and they are running out one after another, seeing that the family is getting more and more deserted, your seventh grandfather has always refused to come to Huamei to care for the elderly. Qigu, who had been widowed for a long time and was thousands of miles away from her old father, gently wiped the corners of her eyes, and her voice became deeper and lower.

"Okay, when the recruit training is over, I will bring the child to accompany the seventh aunt to live in Duanzi! Seventh Grandpa, it is estimated that he will not be relieved, and after a few years, he will send someone to pick up his old man to come to Manchester City to recuperate. ”

Yan Xianping is now a mother of two children, and her career is stable, and her life has gradually leaned towards the family, especially taking care of these family members who have settled in the beautiful Yan family.

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A week after the National Day holiday, on October 10, Manchester City once again welcomed a grand wedding. The families of the two parties are former President Chen Yuanyuan and Supreme Justice Zhong Jinshan.

The groom is Hu Huan, who led the Provisional Marine Corps in the Irish War, and now has been promoted to captain, and it is said that the Navy Command is already considering submitting the proposal to the Ministry of Defense to form a Marine Corps, and it is clear that Hu Huan will become one of the more important talents.

The bride is Navy Captain Tang Hannah, whom Hu Huan has pursued for many years. Hannah Tang began serving as an instructor in logistics organization and navigation at the Long Island Naval Academy last year, and is the only and youngest female instructor at the Long Island Naval Academy.

Although Hu Huan and Tang Hannah are not blood descendants of each other's families, the marriage of two top conservative families in the United States still caused a sensation within the public, and the so-called navy is becoming more and more conservative.

Since the wedding of Sun Yang and Yan Xianping, the marriage ceremony between naval officers has begun to be customary. The wedding of Hu Huan and Tang Hannah was held on the flagship of the home fleet, the Princess Xijun, and Admiral Wang Tiehammer personally served as a witness to the marriage and handed the marriage certificates to the two naval officers.

On the night of the wedding, the home fleet stationed at the military port of Manchester City was illuminated, and the Inner Bay Fortress also released a special salute, turning the black bay into a brilliant canvas.

The next day, the Princess Anyi light cruiser, which completed the final sea trials and quality assessment, was officially put into service, bringing the total number of Princess-class light cruisers of the Chinese Navy to five.

On the same day, the Republic, which had been downgraded to a frigate of the first rank, began docking for a six-month overhaul of the extended service period. The Republic will have its sail mast removed, its internal structure overhauled and strengthened, its weapons and power pack upgraded, and it will eventually become an all-steam-powered warship.

Due to the structural design constraints at the time of construction, the reconstruction of the Republic and several ships of the same class this time is not small, and the cost of a single transformation is close to 130,000 US dollars, but compared to the current construction of a new steam warship of the same tonnage, the cost is much less.

According to the Navy's armament development plan, the six Republic-class sail frigates and the USS Constitution sail frigates will be overhauled, renovated and upgraded at a rate of one to two per year to enhance their combat effectiveness. The Jewel-class frigates and Princess-class cruisers, which had only been in service for a short time, had to be postponed until after 1640 for major modifications, and these two types of capital ships did not use sails because of their strong steam power, so in addition to weapons, the need for large-scale upgrades was not urgent.

As for the flower-class sail frigates that were built on an emergency basis due to tight military budgets, they will be mainly assigned to South Africa and Asia, two fleets that often cruising monsoon routes, and will no longer spend money and effort on any modifications, and can even be resold to other countries at about the same time.

After the extended life overhaul and modification and upgrading, the service life of the Republic class will be extended by 15 years, and the reason why Beiyang Shipbuilding Group can pack the ticket so confidently is that the construction quality of the Republic class is really good at the beginning. (To be continued)