Roger is well aware of his advantages, and he has been studying the situation and geography of the South China Sea in the past two years on Ambuna Island, preparing for the next step of Haihan's southward expansion. Although there was no naval fleet stationed on Ambuna Island www.biquge.info Roger personally led the expedition to the sea several times, visiting the surrounding area on civilian ships. Borneo, the Tamelan Islands, the Anambas Islands, the Malay Peninsula, and even the Star Island where the fleet landed this time had actually been visited privately by him, but he had not publicized it to the public. If necessary, he could even draw a chart of the South China Sea by hand on the fly.

After all, the South China Sea Fleet had been stationed in Cam Ranh Port before this and was under the direct command of Mu Shabai, and if the Military Commission wanted to select a commander in the South China Sea region, it would definitely take into account Mu Shabai, who had been stationed in the Indochina Peninsula for many years. However, Mushabai's disadvantage is that he is from the army, he is not as familiar with naval affairs as Roger, and he lacks experience in commanding fleets at sea.

Roger's experience in navigation is obviously stronger than that of Mushaber, and for the special environment here in Star Island, the commander must definitely have sailing skills, so he is not nervous about this debate, and is willing to give up the opportunity to his competitors.

"I suggest that the Military Commission give priority to Roger. As soon as Mu Xiabai spoke, Yan Chujie and Roger were startled.

Yan Chujie was about to take notes, but when he heard this, he immediately put down the pen in his hand and asked, "Old Mu, I am talking to you on behalf of the Military Commission now, you have to think about it carefully." ”

Mu Shabai said: "I know, I am also answering you very seriously. Let me first talk about personal reasons, before this departure, my eldest wife was already pregnant with a second child, and my younger wife also had it in her belly, and I was fighting on Ambuna Island when I gave birth to the eldest child, and I didn't want to miss the birth of the child later. I know the importance of this place in Star Island, and I also understand what kind of status the commander here will have, but for me, the wife and children are also very important. ”

Mu Shabai was originally single to participate in the crossing operation, and after being assigned to Annan, he married a wealthy merchant in the north of Annan. He was 35 years old when he crossed over, and now he is in his early forties, judging by the marriage and childbirth situation in this era, he has actually reached the age of being a grandfather. However, the eldest of his family was born in 1631 during the Battle of Cheyenne Buna, and is now only two and a half years old, which can be regarded as an "old man".

Most of the time-travelers who came to this time and space alone already had partners and even children. In the original time and space for various reasons and can not find a suitable object of the older singles, but after coming here, they have become the object of competition between the powerful of various countries, and the marriage with the Haihan people can provide a safe guarantee for their own interests, even if there is no business with the Haihan, there is a Haihan son-in-law at home at least in times of danger can have one more way out.

After having a family, it is true that many travelers will choose a more stable lifestyle, especially those who are stationed outside all the year round, and each job transfer often means that the family is relocated, and not everyone is willing to take the initiative to bear such a price for the sake of glory and wealth. Mushabai is not the first to choose a family between the two, and probably won't be the last.

Mu Shabai continued: "Roger is young, he has no family burden, he is more familiar with the situation of the countries in the South China Sea, and his ability in navigation is indeed stronger than mine, so he is more suitable to be the commander of Sing Tao than me. We have been working together very well during the two years he has been on Ambuna Island, and I think we will continue to do so in the future. ”

Roger didn't expect that Mu Shabai didn't intend to compete for this position, and this statement made all the preparations he had made before fall into vain, and he didn't know how to respond for a while.

However, Yan Chujie was still relatively calm, and confirmed to him again: "What you just said, I will convey it to the Military Commission and the Executive Committee after I go back, have you thought it through?"

"Very well thought out. Mu Shabai nodded, and then stretched out his hand to Roger: "Good job!"

"Thank you!" Roger was finally convinced that it was the other party who had given up this opportunity to him. Although he was confident that he would win the competition, Mushabai's voluntary withdrawal made the final selection of the position a no-brainer, which was a no-brainer.

Although the subsequent appointments and appointments will definitely have to wait until after Yan Chujie returns to Sanya, in view of the fact that Roger has no other competitors at present, Mu Xiabai can basically determine the ownership of this position after withdrawing from the competition. However, the location of Sing Tao is in the key area of the east-west sea lane, and its importance far exceeds that of Ambuna Island, and the conflict of interests that Roger will face in the future is also predictable, and the pressure and competition that Roger will face in Sing Tao will definitely be far greater than when he was in power on Ambuna Island two years ago. The Dutch, Aceh, Johor, and even the Portuguese probably did not welcome the arrival of Haihan, and Roger had to deal with all aspects of the relationship.

This candidate will not be revealed to the public for the time being, and Roger will still return to Ambuna Island in the near future, but the few traversers in the fleet learned of the news at dinner and congratulated Roger. Only Zhang Yun felt a little uneasy about this, and after dinner, he called Roger to the beach to inquire about Ambuna Island.

"Then what did you say about the zoo when you told me a few days ago?

"It's going on as usual! I didn't already say that I was not alone in the whole project, the Ministry of Commerce and some other relevant departments, including your department, will be involved one after another. Roger explained: "The money invested in Ambuna Island in the next six months will definitely be more than the previous two years combined, and the overall construction of Ambuna Island is ready to fly, just wait for the money to be in place." Whether I'm on the island or someone else takes my place in the future, this matter will continue according to the process, and it will not stop because of the change of personnel in individual positions. Your role in the middle is very important, rest assured, you will not be forgotten, you will be contacted before the project starts, and you may be officially transferred to Ambuna Island for a period of time. ”

The overall construction plan of Ambuna Island involves a very large amount of money, and the military alone will definitely not be able to operate, and Roger recruited Zhang Yun to join this plan during his southern tour, in fact, strictly speaking, it is just the icing on the cake to make the whole plan more perfect. Of course, since the addition of Zhang Yun can make the original plan more perfect, Roger is also happy to see it.

"Then I have a request, when the time comes, I will be arranged to transfer the place of work, and I must bring an assistant. Of course, Zhang Yun didn't finish asking, he also had his own conditions.

Roger smiled: "I know, your two godsons will definitely follow you, and when the time comes, say hello to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and you can start counting their seniority." ”

Zhang Yun did not start a family in this time and space, and he was the only one who adopted the two brothers, both as a son and as an apprentice, and also played the role of an assistant during field investigations. If he wants to run a safari park on Ambuna Island, then he may have to take root in the local area in the next year or two or even longer, so naturally he is not at ease to put his two apprentices in Sanya.

Speaking of job transfers, Roger asked by the way: "How is your housing in Sanya now?"

Zhang Yun said with a dry smile: "I still live in the collective dormitory that I used to share. ”

Roger was stunned and said, "Didn't you build a special house for the patriarchs in Sanya New Town?"

Zhang Yunying said: "Sanya New Town is a little far away, and it is not very convenient to go to school usually, so I still live here in Shengli Fort." ”

After listening to this, Roger actually had a general understanding of his personal situation. In the second year after the crossing group settled in Sanya, it began to build a collective dormitory near Shengli Fort as one of the benefits of the traverser. However, when Sanya New City was developed later, a number of more spacious and better bungalows were built, but because the construction speed of bungalows was limited, they could only be supplied in batches. But at this time, the gap in personal income began to widen, and some high-income earners were no longer satisfied with the pigeon cages and small suites provided by the welfare nature, but chose to build their own courtyards or villas at their own expense.

However, with the nature of work like Zhang Yun, he often has to ask his grandfather to sue his grandmother to ask people everywhere to apply for activity funds, and there is no oil and water to fall into his pocket. The basic salary is more than half of the two apprentices, and the living has to be maintained by the original shares obtained by the traverser every year. Of course, with the prosperity of Haihan trade year by year, the annual share is also increasing, and it must be more than enough for a family of three to live, but if you want to go to Yalong Bay to build a holiday villa like those who have a way, you can't do it.

Although in the eyes of outsiders, the lives of Haihan masters are very glamorous, but in fact, there is still an obvious gap in the quality of life compared with Haihan. Some people who have strong ability and choose the right path have become the first to get rich, and their quality of life is naturally much better than that of a hard-working scientific research practitioner like Zhang Yun. A high-level executive like Schneider, who is in charge of the entire group's money bag, has as many as six or seven properties on Hainan Island alone, which is far from being comparable to Zhang Yun.

But this is already in the past, Roger patted Zhang Yun on the shoulder and said: "Don't worry, after you are transferred to Ambuna Island, all kinds of treatment will come according to the front-line experts, I still have a good two-story villa in the south of the island, when the time comes, you and your godson will move over, the living utensils and servants are all ready, just move in with your bags." After the supporting projects over there are started and the business starts, you won't have to worry about money for the rest of your life. ”

Zhang Yun smiled and said: "I don't have any obsession with money, but if I have money in the future, I plan to find the Ministry of Shipping to design a special research ship, and I will lead the team out to travel around the world in the future." ”

Zhang Yun is not from the military or the shipping department, but he has the ambition to complete the circumnavigation of the world for the sake of education, Roger suddenly has a sense of awe for him, can ignore material life when wealth is at his fingertips, and endure loneliness to study, is undoubtedly very worthy of respect. And in this era, although there have been people who have achieved the feat of traveling around the world, it is really not a trip, but it is almost as if it was an ascetic. Roger is an expert sailor himself, so he naturally understands how many hardships and risks there are in this industry.

As for the current leadership of Haihan in shipbuilding technology, it will not bring more comfort to the people on board in long-distance voyages, and there is no way to eliminate the various risks that may be encountered in sea navigation. Pioneers such as Columbus, da Gama, and Magellan were also relatively lucky, and many of the navigators who tried to accomplish the grand goals of exploring the New World and the Globetrotting Voyage lost their lives to future generations.

After staying on Sing Island for a week, Zheng Zheng and Fan Ji, who couldn't bear the loneliness, left here with their own men and horses. Fan Ji went directly north to return to China and reported to the king of Champa the harvest of this South China naval exercise. Zheng Zheng followed Haihan's supply ship to Ambuna Island, and he planned to go to the local area to investigate carefully, and by the way, wait to watch the second round of negotiations between Haihan and the Dutch. According to the agreement between the two sides, another meeting will be held on Ambuna Island at the end of this month to discuss the specific conditions of the trade alliance.

If the two sides can negotiate, then the next step is for the parties to jointly sign an agreement on the South China Sea Trade Alliance. Although there are only six or seven intended members of this trade alliance led by Haihan, once established, its influence will far exceed that of the current non-governmental business organizations such as Qionglianfa and the Nanhai Chamber of Commerce. Zheng Zheng's identity can directly come forward to act as Annan's representative, and there is no need to arrange another meeting.

Of course, the most important thing is that Zheng Zheng has to keep an eye on the negotiation site, lest the Haihan people reach any preferential terms with other countries, but intentionally or unintentionally leave Annan behind. If he hadn't followed the Haihan fleet all the way south this time, he might have missed the two big deals on Ambuna Island and Belitung Island. If a business opportunity like this is missed, the conditions may be 108,000 miles apart. For example, the Portuguese, who did not cruise the South China Sea with the fleet this time, waited until they heard the news after the incident to negotiate terms with the Haihan people, and it was probably not too likely that they would get the same treatment as Annam and Champang. (To be continued.) )