Both the Executive Committee and the military have placed great expectations on the navy and have spared no effort to invest a large amount of money and resources of all kinds, with the aim of hoping that the navy's combat strength will grow at a rapid pace and that it will be able to effectively control the waters around Qiongzhou Island, the Beibu Gulf, the coast of South China, and even the coast of the Indochina Peninsula. And flagship-class warships, which use many "new technologies", are the tools used to achieve these strategic goals.

However, the practical difficulties that Yan Chujie just talked about will inevitably affect the planning process of the Executive Committee and the military, although in the case of not being able to use steam power, the "Majesty" still has almost invincible maritime combat effectiveness in the Far East, but after all, there is a certain gap between this and the expectations of the high-level, so many negotiable coupons are not just used to create a concept, if this matter is known by those good people in the civilian system, the person who presides over the relevant work will definitely be sprayed with blood.

However, the problems encountered now are not solved by holding individuals or units accountable, and there are a series of other problems hidden behind the simple problem of human resource allocation, involving so many industries and units, that even the Executive Committee cannot coordinate them in a short period of time. If there were such things as elite public knowledge in this era, they would skillfully classify them all as "institutional problems" and then jump up and down to attack the incompetence of those in power.

Of course, no one in Sanya would dare to jump out and criticize the supreme Executive Committee, and most of those who did so would only end up in a forced labor camp, and the Executive Committee's supervision of public opinion was very strict. Meng He, who was in charge of part of the propaganda work at the beginning, lost the re-election after only one year as a member of the executive committee, which was somewhat related to his unstable position in the field of public opinion and propaganda at that time. Moreover, given the local people's reverence for the Executive Committee, it is difficult to gain the trust of the public even if there are any negative remarks, and there is a great possibility that they will be reported for spreading rumors.

As for the possibility of a large-scale naval battle breaking out in the near future, Yan Chujie is actually just talking, not to mention that this possibility is very small, even if someone really dares to provoke Haihan without long eyes, the existing two basically formed fleets are enough to resist foreign enemies.

Tao Donglai muttered: "Even if the steam engine can't be used for the time being, the training of this new ship can't be stopped, and the rest of the crew is in place, right?"

"That's no problem, the crew and fighters are selected two or three months in advance, and I have also seen the training plan on Tom Wang's side, and the official training at sea will begin tomorrow. Yan Chujie paused and said: "If the steam engine operators can be in place after two or three months, then the crew training will almost come to an end, and when the time comes, the announcement of the establishment of the first fleet will be a matter of course!"

"When the second ship enters the ranks, this situation can't happen again!" Tao Donglai said in a deep voice: "It should be two or three months later, right?"

"This matter has been discussed with Ning Qi, and the personnel department will coordinate it. "Yan Chujie will not take the initiative to take this trouble on himself.

"March...... The construction of the new port on Hong Kong Island is almost in March...... Well, let's wait and see!" Tao Dong stood up after saying that: "You keep an eye on the navy, I have been busy dealing with the affairs of the Ministry of Construction during this time, and I can't ask about the work of the military for the time being." ”

"I know that you can rest assured that it will not affect our five-year plan. Yan Chujie got up to send him off.

The so-called five-year plan is a rough time plan for the expansion of the site by the Action Preparatory Committee before the original crossing. That is, after five years, in order to achieve control over the entire Qiongzhou Island and the surrounding waters, especially the key areas of the Qiongzhou Strait, the Beibu Gulf, the Pearl River Estuary and the Indochina Peninsula, the sea areas must be included in the control of the Haihan. And this plan puts forward extremely high requirements for the naval strength of Haihan, such a vast sea area, not ten or eight warships can take care of it, at least at present, no one in the Far East maritime armed forces can complete such a task.

If Haihan wants to complete this plan, it must also invest millions of funds in the navy, and such a large expenditure is definitely a heavy burden for Haihan in the early stage of development, so all the development plans of the navy, the executive committee and the military are almost under great pressure to promote. Fortunately, in the first half of the year, the militia broke through Hue City and took advantage of the situation to make a lot of money back, otherwise the launching time of these two main flagships would have to be postponed for at least one or two years due to the cost.

Due to the large amount of investment, this plan basically cannot be defeated, even if it is delayed for a few months, it will affect the nerves of countless people. Although the crew of the new ship cannot be completely kept secret, it is not difficult for the military to fool outsiders, and it is only necessary to claim that the training process is to master the combat methods under pure wind propulsion. After a few months, the personnel department will solve the problem of the shortage of technical personnel, and then train on the use of hybrid power.

Therefore, from the beginning of 1630, the Ming merchant ships entering and leaving Sanya often saw a huge Haihan warship sailing near the coast. When the 400-year-old Canton ship passed by this ship, it was as if it had passed through a hill, and the dense gun windows on the side of the ship made people shudder.

However, the local people in Sanya are generally proud of the survival of this big ship, believing that with the protection of this big ship, the two ports and the tens of thousands of people living here have a greater sense of security. Although the maritime merchants from other places will be surprised by this, they also know that the Haihan militia has always been willing to protect the safety of maritime merchants, and they have not been afraid of it. Whenever the "Majesty" sailed back to Victory Harbor in the evening, the crew of the ships passing by it would take a break from their work and salute the ship.

However, the situation on the "Majesty" is far less beautiful than outsiders imagined. For the hundreds of people selected to serve on this ship, the intensity of training on this ship is far greater than where they have been in the past. Even those who have been selected from the "Exploration" and "Expedition" ships still have a lot to adapt to when they arrive on this ship.

Standing on the slipway at the middle and rear of the hull, Tom Wang used his binoculars to check the situation ahead, and then ordered in a deep voice: "Left rudder ten!"

"Left helm ten!" replied Wu Sen, who was in charge of the steer, as he pulled the steering wheel and turned ten degrees to the left.

This kind of steering wheel device has never been seen before when Wu Sen was serving in Annan. However, after arriving in Sanya, he had already seen this kind of convenient device on the "Lightning", which could easily operate the direction of the ship with very little effort. Just by seeing this, Wu Sen already understood that it was impossible for the South Vietnamese naval division led by him to defeat the Haihan militia at sea, and the gap between the two sides in shipbuilding technology made it impossible for the South Vietnamese naval division to fight with the Haihan people on a fair www.biquge.info. And from this, Wu Sen also understood why the Yazhou Sailor would so obediently choose to cooperate with Haihan, instead of resisting.

Wu Sen's current role as a temporary helmsman does not mean that this is his future position. In fact, Wang Tom personally admired this clever and quick Admiral Annan, with Wu Sen's professional foundation, far surpassing ordinary sailors and crew members in learning Haihan-style sailing techniques. Even a device like a steering wheel, Tom Wang only gave a brief explanation for a few minutes, and Wu Sen had already grasped the skills in it, and immediately started to operate it one by one.

There is no doubt that Wu Sen is better than the vast majority of naturalized civilian soldiers and junior officers in the current navy, and aside from military command ability, at least in terms of mastering seafaring skills, Wang Tom has not yet found anyone among the naturalized people who can defeat Wu Sen. And this kind of professional talent is also the most lacking in the current naval establishment. Therefore, after Wu Sen got on the ship, Wang Tom also entrusted him with the important task of first appointing him to operate the steering wheel on the command platform - in fact, he was teaching him the skills of piloting such a large warship.

Of course, even as Tom himself, although he has a lot of sailing experience, he has no experience in piloting such a large tonnage sailing ship, so commanding the "Majesty" is also a new experience for him. However, Tom Wang did not have any pressure on this, for him sailing itself is the greatest pleasure, and being able to sail a new ship is like getting a new toy, more of a sense of excitement in his mind.

However, outside of the command department, the crew in other positions on the ship was not so easy, and the crew on the deck had to use manpower to carry out repeated lifting and lowering exercises on the three masts more than 50 meters high, which was definitely a rather exhausting chore. The lower fighters were no better, having to operate the guns on the low, crowded battle deck, practicing the firing process of loading, aiming, clearing, and resetting.

Although almost all of the ship's gun emplacements are equipped with a new generation of mechanical retraction devices developed this year, their effect is still limited, only shortening the distance the gun retreats backward due to recoil when firing, and the gunners often need to use manpower to reset the gun to a more accurate firing position. And repeatedly pushing hundreds or thousands of artillery pieces, picking up more than a dozen pounds of iron bullets and filling them into the barrel, these strenuous work is also quite laborious. However, fortunately, the treatment of the navy is excellent, and the three meals a day are full, two of which have oil and meat, and the maximum distance is guaranteed that the crew's body can keep up with the requirements of training.

Wu Sen's treatment has also risen, and he is fortunate to be able to enjoy a special officer package with the naturalized officers. Although the order of appointment for him has not yet been finalized, his colleagues know that this person is extremely respected by Commander Wang, so there will be no one who will not give him a long time and say goodbye.

"Complete another cruise between the two ports today, and it will be over!" Wang Tom's order made all the crew members sink in their hearts, but the military order is like a mountain, no matter how tired they are, they still have to do their best to complete the order first, so under the command of Wang Tom, the "Majesty" slowly turned around Yulin Point and sailed to the southwest to the sea.

"Oh my God! what is that? I see a big battleship!" exclaimed Thomas the Portuguese, aloud in a tone that was almost bursting, on one of the merchant ships about to sail into Port Victory.

Since Thomas was appointed as the envoy to Sanya by the council of Macau, he has settled in Sanya for a long time. He was not only in charge of commercial trade, but also in the secret trade of Portuguese arms imported from Sanya to Europe.

In the process of dealing with the Haihan, Thomas also gradually realized that the rise of this power was impossible to contain, and instead of competing with the Haihan for the existing interests, it was better to cooperate with them in an all-round way, and obtain more benefits with the maritime trade that the Portuguese were good at.

Although the Portuguese chose to withdraw from South Vietnam under military pressure from Haihan, the subsequent trade cooperation between the two sides made the Portuguese really reap a lot of gains. Now with the Haihan people as a medium, Portugal's channels for obtaining various commodities from the Ming Dynasty have also greatly increased - although the Ming government has restricted the scope and quantity of trade between private merchants and Portugal, it has not restricted the trade channels with the Haihan people. Therefore, a large number of Ming merchants sold the tea, porcelain, silk and other goods needed by the grape people to the Haihan in order to obtain those exclusive distribution of Haihan goods, and then resold them to the Portuguese who had been waiting for a long time. Although the process changed hands, everyone was able to take what they wanted, and it was still a good deal for Portugal.

A month ago, Thomas received a notice from the Macau Council asking him to go back for a debriefing nearly a year later, so when Thomas rushed back to Macao to debrief, he happened to miss the grand entrance ceremony of the "Majestic".

Thomas, who had lived in Sanya for a long time, knew that the shipyards in Victory Harbor had been secretly building some kind of large ships. But all he heard was that the new ship was a cargo vessel used for maritime trade, and the whistleblower also said that the cargo capacity of the new ship was nearly double that of the best "Exploration-class" civilian version of the current state, and that the seaworthiness at sea had also been greatly improved. It was also stated that the Ministry of Maritime Transport would separate the new ship into two different types, freight and passenger, so that the migrant population could be brought back from the mainland more efficiently.

The whistleblower said it with a nose and an eye, so much so that Thomas later believed such a statement, thinking that the Haihan people were probably really preparing to vigorously develop maritime trade like the Dutch. However, it was not what he thought, and the moment he saw the ship, he knew he had been fooled.

"These Haihan people are all actors and liars!" Thomas complained angrily as he looked at the huge "Majesty".