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Volume 6: The Trade Battle of Uri Bay, Section 11: Division of the Fleet

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    Chapter 11: Division of the Fleet (please collect it!)

    At around three o'clock in the afternoon, Lin Fenghan looked at everyone who had finished the discussion and continued to speak: "At present, the reform of the old army's establishment is finished. Let's discuss the navy now."

    Lin Fenghan looked at the elegant Bonodong and said, "Bonodong, you are a naval general. Can you tell us how many ships our navy currently has and what its strength is?"

    Bono nodded his forehead and said slowly: "Currently, our Elantra Navy has 90 light dhows, 24 medium-sized two-decker galleys, 35 armed clippers, and 13 heavy three-decker galleys.  A total of 172 warships, and a giant three-decker galley. The total number of captured fishing boats and merchant ships was about 300."

    "Um!"

    Lin Fenghan nodded with satisfaction and said: "Our navy has gone through several battles and expanded several times and is now very large. However, compared with our 3,000-strong navy corresponding to 172 warships, the crew has become smaller."

    "Bonodong, the current duty of the naval fleet is to fully train these 3,000 people into sailors, oarsmen, and sailors. In particular, all sailors must be proficient in skills such as sailor identification, retracting sails, and storm navigation."

    "At the same time, here, I will give you another 2,000 trainee naval crew quotas. You have the right to reduce the scum among the sailors who are not doing their jobs to oarsmen, or destroy fleets, or to trainee navy. All navies include trainee navy.  They can all be assigned to their own ships, and they can use the ships to fish and do foreign trade transportation transactions during non-training duties. When fishing and doing foreign trade transportation and cargo transactions, the wages of all crew members are reduced to one per month.  The amount is about two silver coins, while the Elantra government only gives one silver coin per month as a subsidy to naval trainee crew members. During the rest of the time, they can move freely while ensuring the safety of the ship."

    Lin Fenghan finally concluded and looked at Bonodong and said: "This behemoth navy must learn to support itself. I will give every captain the authority he deserves here."

    "ah!"

    Bono opened his mouth in surprise and said urgently: "Baron, think twice! If you do this, the naval fleet will not be able to do its job properly, and the combat effectiveness of our fleet will also be greatly reduced, and we may not be able to summon it when we fight.  The last ships and sailors.¡±

    "Um!"

    "yes!"

    Several other navy captains who were stationed here with Bonodong shook their heads nervously and objected.

    Lin Fenghan looked at the few people and shook his head slightly, stretched out his hand and explained in detail: "Bonodong, we have 172 warships, more than 300 merchant ships and fishing boats, and our navy only has 3,000 people, which is not enough to drive all the warships.  Not to mention a lot of commercial fishing boats.¡±

    "These warships and ships were all snatched by us from all over Cape Watch. It would be a waste for us to put them in the harbor. Moreover, most of our warships are undermanned. We have huge ship resources and cannot just idle like this.  Now we use these ships to attract fishermen, free folk who are interested in ocean trade, transportation, fishing, and attract them into the naval midshipman establishment."

    ¡°We use the ocean to exercise their water skills and their ocean survival skills. We can recruit these people to serve us at any time when we need them in the future.¡±

    "And our regular sailors will train them in the normal way. We can divide the 172 warships into several parts, of which two-thirds to one-half of the navy will remain in combat cruiser form, and the rest can take a holiday and let them  Find business opportunities for yourself to make money, so that even after they retire, they can become skilled citizens based on the people they met in the navy, the contacts and skills they accumulated, and they will not be poor and lonely."

    "oh!"

    "That's it!"

    "Understood!"

    "The Baron is so smart!"

    ¡°Great plan!¡±

    ¡­¡­

    The navy captains nodded in admiration and said,

    Lin Fenghan paused, looked at Bonodong seriously and said: "Bonodong, look, this is the map around our territory. To the north is the inner sea of ??Dancing Bay, and we need to defend the Cape Watch Fleet, the King's Fleet, and Bran  The Duke's fleet and other northern noble fleets have important tasks. To the south and west of us, we need to defend against pirates, as well as Count Lamie, who has an unclear attitude in Lamy City."

    "Count Ramiler is one of the great nobles in the southern continent of the kingdom. His fiefdom and the fiefdoms of his vassals are from the west of Senwei to the Ebumila Forest in the west, covering an area of ??300 kilometers horizontally and 100 to 170 kilometers vertically.  40,000 to 50,000 square kilometers. Considering the fiefdom of their family, there is no problem in becoming a duke. However, it seems that his family is not the same as the previous country.The king was conflicted and could only be a local count.  "

    Lin Fenghan shook his head in confusion when he said this, and said calmly: "My suggestion is to divide our naval fleet into two parts, one part is the Northern Fleet, and the other part is the Southern Fleet."

    ¡°The Northern Fleet has a heavy responsibility and requires a particularly large number of fleet crews, so it needs to equip 140 super-large battleships, heavy-duty battleships, large-scale battleships, and fast training battleships.¡±

    "The southern warships are mainly responsible for defending against Count Ramiller's fleet and pirates in Mira Bay. They are also responsible for transporting military supplies, resources, etc. from the north to the south, so they are allocated 32 small and medium-sized warships and some commercial transport ships."

    Speaking of this, Lin Fenghan glanced at Bonodong and said, "Bonodong, what do you think of me leaving the fleet? Are you willing to be the fleet general of the Southern Fleet?"

    "ah!"

    Bonodong rubbed his head seriously and said slowly: "Baron, I very much agree with you on dividing the fleet, but you asked me to be the fleet general of the Southern Fleet, and I feel a little reluctant to do it?"

    "Why?"

    Lin Fenghan asked in confusion: "Tell me the reasons, and I might be able to help you solve these problems."

    Bono touched his head and smiled bitterly: "Baron! If I were to be the general of the Northern Fleet, I would still have to face a war. If there is a war, there will be meritorious service. If there is meritorious service, there will be glory. But in this peaceful and comfortable place in the south, I can't stand it.  This kind of leisure can only bring out my value when I am working. If I were allowed to stay here quietly, I feel that my talents will be wasted."

    "Um!"

    "that's true!"

    Lin Fenghan looked at Rana, who looked sympathetic, and Davout and others frowned and said, "Let's do it! The south is peaceful and comfortable, the climate is warmer, and the ocean is very calm, which is very suitable for training new naval officers, future naval exercises, and naval training  All will be held in the south. I am giving you an errand here. From now on, you will be responsible for the training and exercises of these new naval officers."

    Lin Fenghan was afraid that Bonodong would not agree, so he quickly said: "During this period, you can train a few more deputies who are interested in naval affairs and teach them many skills. When we go to war in the future, I will teach you  They are mobilized from the southern region to the north to direct the war, while your deputy takes over your duties in the southern fleet. You think this is okay!"

    "good!"

    "Very good!"

    Bonodong clapped his hands happily and said.

    March 13, 2013 17:31:27

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