Wei Ping's scruples are not as many as Luo Shengdong's, he is not like Luo Shengdong, who has a future Yazhou governor as an old man, and there are hundreds of Shuizhai soldiers who can be called. After Wang Tongzhi retired this year, Wei Ping's only reliance was probably the establishment of the Yulin Inspection Division, but in fact, the so-called Inspection Department was actually just maintaining an empty shell. Therefore, a few days ago, when Ren Liang proposed to transfer some manpower from the security team to the Inspection Department as "temporary workers", Wei Ping did not even have the confidence to oppose it, and if the Inspection Department did not increase the number of manpower, he would almost become a bare-bones commander.

Wei Ping knew very well that if he didn't have the skin of inspection, he would basically be a useless person in Shengli Harbor. Don't look at the fact that there are still some businessmen who are polite every time they see themselves, and even have a little filial piety from time to time, but if they really take off this skin, I am afraid that they will immediately become transparent. And in order to continue to maintain the organization of the Inspection Department, the most useful way is to honestly cooperate with the Haihan people to do things. Of course, if you want to mix better, just "cooperation" is definitely not enough, Luo Shengdong's family history, Wei Ping is already clear, from which he also realized some truths, for example, sometimes a little more proactive, you can win more opportunities.

Seeing that the guests were silent because of the shock, Wei Ping immediately made a decision and shouted loudly: "The Haihan People's League is so strong that it will definitely be able to keep Yazhou safe and sound!

Luo Shengdong secretly cursed in his heart as a "shameless man," and then he was not to be left behind, and then he spoke: "Inspector Wei is reasonable, since the establishment of the militia group, the public order in Yazhou has been better every day, and in the opinion of this official, the Haihan Executive Committee and the militia have made great contributions! ”

The gang of people from the mainland on the side of the business delegation were stupid, what was the situation? The local magistrate and the commander of the garrison vied with each other to pat the people of the Han people? Even if there was some friendship between the two sides, shouldn't the official people be afraid of the militia when they saw that the militia was so powerful?

On the other hand, the North Vietnamese mission, accompanied by military personnel alone, had a different feeling. Zheng Zheng had already met the business delegation from the mainland and the official viewing group from Yacheng at yesterday's banquet, although he did not have direct contact with the personnel of these two parties due to his identity, but under the guidance of Haihan's entourage, he also basically figured out the identity and status of these people, and further confirmed Haihan's influence in the local area and even in the Ming mainland.

In terms of financial resources, the Haihan people themselves have extremely strong economic strength, and now they have brought in this group of mainland businessmen, all of whom can be said to be worth a huge amount of money, and they are supported by the head snake of Haihan, so it is conceivable how strong the strength of this "Qiong Lianfa" will be after its establishment. Zheng Zheng is not a gentleman who is not familiar with civil affairs, most of the business affairs of the Zheng family are now taken care of by him, and Zheng Zheng still has a good idea of how much energy these rich businessmen will have after they join forces. These wealthy businessmen are ready to invest in Yazhou, naturally they take a fancy to the Haihan people's ability to make money, but aren't the Haihan people using them to expand their influence?

Zheng Zheng didn't know how the Haihan people could invite the local high-ranking officials in Yazhou to come over to cheer the scene, but it was obvious that the purpose of the Haihan people was to let these businessmen rest assured that they could invest in Yazhou, and today's military exercise display must also be part of it. And so many wealthy businessmen have formed a group to come to Yazhou to spend money, and local officials will inevitably look at them differently, after all, there are too many interests involved in all aspects. During this period, Zheng Zheng was indeed impressed by the Haihan people's ability to balance in the middle, and Zheng Zheng also clearly felt that he was not an outsider in the plans of the Haihan people, otherwise he would not have arranged the time so coincidentally so that the North Vietnamese mission arrived at Shengli Port before this bustle.

Of course, unlike the other two parties' concerns, Zheng Zheng, as Haihan's military partner, is most concerned about today's military exercise. It just so happened that Zheng Ting, who was beside him, personally participated in the perfect landing battle two months ago, and he could explain the battle process and tactical arrangements for Zheng Zheng in real time. Zheng Zheng looked at it, and at the same time weighed in his heart, whether the North Vietnamese army could withstand this offensive method of the Haihan people, but the conclusion made him feel very frustrated, even if he could make some defensive means in advance, his army's appearance would probably not be much better than the South Vietnamese rebels two months ago.

In addition to the difference in the level of military training, there is also a huge gap between the two sides in terms of weaponry. Even if Zheng Ting didn't say it, Zheng Zheng had already noticed that the guns used by the Haihan militia were obviously sharper than the weapons sold to them, and the muskets used by the militia fired at least twice as fast as the ones they bought, and the artillery of the militia was obviously more powerful than the goods sold by the Haihan people in terms of range and power.

Moreover, Zheng Zheng also saw the artifact rumored in the army that the Haihan people could exchange information from a distance of several miles, and Zheng Zheng, who had battlefield experience, could naturally easily think of the convenience of commanding operations on a large battlefield after having this artifact. It's a pity that this thing has always been regarded as a treasure by the Haihan people, and Zheng Zheng knows that the Haihan people will definitely not sell this thing without asking.

"These profiteers!" Zheng Zheng couldn't help but have such a thought floating through his heart. Of course, he also knew that if it were him, he would definitely not sell the best quality weapons outside, and it was actually just a very normal self-preservation behavior for the Haihan people to do so.

Considering that the support of the Haihan people will be needed for a long time in the military in the future, Zheng Zheng can only hold this anger in his heart, if he really protests to the Haihan people about this, presumably the smiling tiger Tao Donglai will soon have to come up with reasons such as "insufficient production capacity" to limit the number of weapons purchased by his side.

And the official and military of the Ming Dynasty actually expressed their appreciation and support for the Haihan people's organization of private armed forces in such a public place, which was indeed something that Zheng Zheng did not expect at all. Before that, he even had plans to watch the play, ready to see how the Ming officials beat the bold actions of the Haihan people, but unfortunately the result made him very disappointed, the appearance of these officials was simply the house slaves of the Haihan people, and Zheng Zheng began to doubt whether their identities were true.

Rich and powerful, this is Zheng Zheng's deepest impression of Haihan people on this trip so far. Obviously, these people are no longer just a group of maritime merchants living in Damingya Prefecture, but a force that has surpassed the local government in terms of power and influence.

After the military exercise, the participating companies left the exercise ground by boat in batches and returned to their stations. And the officers boarded the "New World" en masse, because there was still an award ceremony to be held.

Before the ceremony began, Yan Chujie, the number one leader of the military, delivered a speech: "Today we are here to present awards to the officers and men of the militia who went to fight in Annam for the sake of collective interests two months ago and who made meritorious contributions by virtue of their bravery! For whom did our soldiers fight, shed blood, and sacrifice for whom? I hope that everyone present will remember that their heroic battle at the cost of their lives was to protect the safety of all the people in Shengli Harbor! To protect the interests of all of us! Everything they have done will be remembered by history and praised by future generations, and they are heroes worthy of everyone's respect and commemoration!"

A group of people from the military took the lead in applauding and cheering, and then the local people who heard the content from the loudspeakers erected on the shore also began to cheer loudly.

Soldiers who had died on the expedition two months earlier had already completed their funeral as early as February, and were given pensions and rewards. And this award ceremony is aimed at the living object, which is less sad and more celebratory.

The military's method of counting military exploits does not adopt the method of recording meritorious service at the first level of the East Asian armies of the same era, but is a more scientific method of modern and modern armies, which takes the importance and completion of combat missions as the benchmark for consideration, and then refers to the specific table in the process of completion to determine the level of combat exploits.

First of all, all the personnel who participated in the Battle of Annam across the sea, including the people and logistics personnel, can receive a bronze "Commemorative Medal for the Battle of Aiding Vietnam". Of course, this medal is not a nominal appearance, all non-military personnel will be rewarded with a 10-yuan negotiable coupon issued by the Executive Committee, and the reward for military personnel will be doubled, which is also part of the distribution of war dividends to the civilian population.

The decision was immediately greeted by thousands of onlookers who cheered like a tsunami. When the army wins the war, it is reasonable to give out some rewards, but I have never heard of the practice of giving money to the soldiers and civilians to record their merits. Perhaps before this, the people still had a little objection to the fact that the Executive Committee had recruited a large number of people to participate in the war, but now that they can get actual remuneration, it is difficult for a small number of people to have a market for dissatisfaction.

In addition to medals and bonuses, all officers participating in the war will also receive the corresponding military merit medal, which is the personal resume that will always be worn on the chest of the combat uniform. The military merit qualification medal is basically based on the standard of the ** team in later generations, and is arranged in a long strip on the chest, with three pieces in each row. In the middle of the first row is the "Rank Chapter", which distinguishes different ranks by color and the number of five-pointed stars on it. On the left is the "Military Age Chapter", which is marked by a series of color bars indicating the military age of officers, which will be changed every year. However, because the Haihan militia has been in the army for a short time, the military age of all officers is the same at present. The "commemorative medal" awarded this time and the "meritorious medal" to be awarded later by individuals can also be worn on the chest to show the officers' personal qualifications and increase the sense of personal honor and belonging of military personnel.

For example, Yan Chujie, the number one leader in the military, can now wear the military merit qualification medal on his chest, including the "one-year military age medal" with a red bar on a green background, the "regular battalion rank medal" with a double silver star on a blue background, and the "war qualification medal for aiding Vietnam". However, this treatment is also enjoyed at least from platoon-level officers, so at this first award ceremony, there will be no naturalized soldiers who will be rewarded with military merit medals for the time being.

Then there were the various collective merits of the participating troops, and the first award was the Heitu Port Special Operations Company, which had repeatedly performed miraculous feats in this campaign. During the Battle of Annam, the special operations company fought several times behind enemy lines, not only obtained a large amount of intelligence, but also inflicted heavy damage on the enemy's supply lines, making it impossible for the South Vietnamese Army to hold their positions in the area north of the Hung River for a long time. Whether in terms of the importance of the combat mission or the actual completion effect, the Special Operations Company can be said to be the most outstanding team in the entire battle, and it is well deserved to receive this reward.

Qian Tiandun, as the military chief of Heitu Port, came to the stage to receive this military merit medal of collective second-class merit. This is not only an affirmation of the operational performance of the Heitu Port Special Operations Company, but also an affirmation by the Executive Committee and the Military Commission of Qian Tiandun's military development plan in the Heitu Port area. The military establishment of Heitu Port will also be further expanded on the existing basis and upgraded to a battalion-level establishment, and the jurisdiction will also be extended from the original two strongholds of Heitu Port and Tushan Peninsula to Yong'an Port near the north-south dividing line. In addition, the formation of a water unit dedicated to the Annam garrison was also included in the agenda with the official implementation of the expansion plan of the Heitu Port Shipyard.

The second collective military merit medal is also a second-class merit, and the scale of this combat collective is much smaller than that of the Black Earth Harbor Special Operations Company, but no one will ignore that the existence of this special unit comes from the elite combat group of the North American Gang. As the most well-equipped combat detachment in the base camp, the North American Gang was led by Wang Tom, the general staff of the coalition forces, and played the role of a forward sentinel in the course of the battle, and also successfully repelled several enemy attacks on the commanding heights, directly killing and wounding nearly 100 enemies, and made great contributions to the battle situation of the coalition forces in the frontal battlefield. The only regret is that Johnson, the bearded man in the North American Gang, was left in the base camp at that time and was not able to participate in this operation with the large army due to family reasons, so this collective second-class merit has nothing to do with him. It is said that Johnson also regretted this, and vowed not to miss the next military operation again.

The third collective medal was awarded to the artillery company, which at least half of the credit for the fact that the coalition was able to defeat several times the enemy on the frontal battlefield. Later, the artillery unit bombarded the South Vietnamese military camp, which also caused a complete rout of the South Vietnamese army, and gave full play to the advantages of long-range strike firepower. If we talk about the results of direct killing, the gains of the artillery units actually far exceeded the large number of musket units, and it can be said that they were the main force of the coalition army's firepower output.

The onlookers at the port gave each of the winners a warm round of applause and cheers. As for the course of the Battle of Annam, in fact, through the various relays of the militia and the recent steady stream of South Vietnamese prisoners of war arriving at the port of Victory, most of the local people have learned about it, but it has not been officially confirmed. And today's ceremony, so that the people who like gossip finally verified the previous rumors, and truly realized that the combat power of the Haihan militia is not boasting, but really fighting from the battlefield with a knife and a gun.

For military personnel under the framework of the Haihan military system, being able to make meritorious contributions in battle is the most ideal and fastest way to get promoted, which is equally applicable to both the officers and the naturalized soldiers. In fact, in the list of people who will be promoted to military positions because of the establishment of the military industry, there is no shortage of names of naturalized people.

"The first squad leader of the second company of the militia is Yu Tiezhu!"

"Here!"

"According to the recommendation of the second company headquarters, the battalion headquarters reported to the Military Commission after verifying the combat merits, and confirmed that Sergeant Yu Tiezhu was brave and tenacious in the process of combat, and his command was effective.

Hearing such a generous reward, Yu Tiezhu couldn't help but tremble a little when he saluted Yan Chujie. The company commander had already talked to him about the meritorious promotion a few days ago, and he was more or less psychologically prepared, so he was not too surprised. The reward of 50 yuan negotiable coupon seems to be a lot, but for a naturalized civilian officer of his level, it is actually not an astronomical amount, and the military salary, allowance, and reward he received after returning from this expedition alone is already as much as thirty or forty yuan. What excites him the most is actually the last one, obtaining the qualification for further education in a military academy.

After returning from this expedition, there were rumors in the army that the higher authorities would set up a school dedicated to teaching combat knowledge, and this school was different from the existing literacy classes and cadet classes for underage children, and it was specially designed to train middle-level officers for the militia regiments, and the courses taught were all more advanced military command subjects. Yu Tiezhu also heard this rumor early on, in his opinion, this is actually a logical thing that will definitely happen, the scale of the militia is getting bigger and bigger, and the Haihan officers are such a small number of people, it is impossible to let them act as grassroots officers all the time, and it is a matter of time before the promotion of naturalized people, and before the promotion, according to the consistent practice of the Haihan people, it is natural to carry out a period of special training first.

Yu Tiezhu has always had the intention of making a name for himself in this system, so he also attaches great importance to this matter, and he also asked for people everywhere to inquire about the inside story