The Maritime Academy is located next to Qinghe Ship Leasing Company, covering an area of ​​more than 2,000 acres and there is no wall around it.

It turned out that this place was a large area of ​​lush forest land, and it just happened that building houses, docks, shipbuilding, etc. required a lot of wood. So Shaofu arranged this area to the Maritime Academy and cut off all the trees. Because the preparations were relatively hurrying and there were heavy training tasks, the construction of the college has always been in a relatively backward state. In addition to building barracks and supporting classrooms, warehouses, canteens and other buildings, only the wharf was built as decent. The others can only be described as simple. Even the training ground was still thorny and weeds that were more than one person tall, which looked deserted.

When Chen Xu came, there were still thousands of students training on the training ground. They were dark-skinned and shirtless in big shorts, following the instructor's command under the sun.

The Maritime Academy is going to learn how to shoot firearms, and the instructors in the queue and firearms training are also members of the Qinghe team, and the commander Xu Shan is in charge. After three or four months of training, these students have been able to follow orders and have a uniform movement, which has the shadow of later generations.

The purpose of the Maritime Academy is to cultivate the navy, so the primary condition for recruiting students is to not be seasick. Of course, it is best to be proficient in water. In particular, ordinary boatmen and crew members are almost all civilians recruited from the southeast coast, and some are selected from slaves and prisoners. Most of them are descendants of fishermen who grew up on the beach. The water nature is naturally good, and they can be operated on the boat after simple training.

In addition to ordinary ship workers and crew members who operate large ships, there are also navigation personnel, drawing staff, observers, commanders, captains, managers at all levels, etc., which require certain cultural knowledge. The recruitment targets must be broader. Talents who read, literate, proficient in mathematics and weather knowledge are given priority. These people must also participate in certain physical and military training after being recruited to the academy, but the most important thing is to take cultural courses, observation, drawing, banner, navigation, etc. Only with such a group of senior crew members with professional knowledge can a sea ship be safer, and a fleet cooperates with one arm to maximize the advantages of the fleet and safely travel on the sea.

At present, the entire Maritime Academy has recruited more than 5,000 students and more than 1,000 senior ship commanders. In addition to military training, most of the daily training is carried out on the ship in physical operations and learning, so Chen Xu did not see many people when he arrived at the academy.

Walking along the dock on the coast, more than a dozen brand new sea ships are docked densely, some are painting hull numbers and names, and some are painting sails and installing equipment. These are ships ordered by rental companies or private companies. They can be delivered and used after the final process is completed.

I looked all the way, although I was a little uncomfortable when I had just been on the boat for more than twenty days and walked on the solid ground, Chen Xu was also excited by the grand scene in front of me.

All of this was formed in just one or two years. In the next three to five years, Chen Xu believed that Langya would build hundreds of such even more luxurious and huge sea ships, densely packed sailing to explore the entire world, and merchant ships with the Daqin Dragon Flag and various sailing patterns and names will sail in countless seas throughout the earth.

"Marty, these two ships are from Yun's Commercial Bank... This one is from Qimao Shipping... This one is from Hedong Shipping... These two ships are from our college... The five ships over there are from Martyr's..."

Along the way, Cao Shen and others kept introducing the owners of these sea boats to Chen Xu. Chen Xu also looked at them one by one. These ships are the most common sea boats of twenty feet and the cheapest price. Now, the cost of large-scale construction has been reduced to about 600,000 yuan. In addition, the construction process is mature and the operation and training is simple. Whether it is the civilian, the maritime college, or the Qinghe leasing company, they basically customize such ships, and relatively speaking, maintenance is much cheaper.

"Standing attentively, salute~"

Seeing Hulala a large group of people wearing official robes entering the Maritime Academy, the trainees guarding the door quickly stood at the sight of saluting. Cao Shen raised his hand slightly and returned the salute, continuing to chat with Chen Xu inside. After seeing Chen Xu walking in front of the group, the instructors on the training ground immediately stopped training and lined up to salute and welcomed Chen Xu's arrival.

"I have met the Marquis!" Commander Xu Shan came over to greet him with a group of instructors.

"Thank you hard!" Chen Xu smiled and returned the greeting, stopped to encourage Xu Shan and other groups of Qinghe team commanders, then watched them conduct some simple delineation training and encourage all the students again, and then led by Cao Shen and others to the command training room.

The command training room is actually a simple large wooden shed.

At present, the Maritime Academy is still in its inception. Although the court allocated enough money, there were too many projects in Langya at the same time, and the shipyard and harbor dock were the top priority. With the various affiliated government offices and facilities, the requirements of the Maritime Academy were put at the end. Moreover, the Maritime Academy mainly trains military and crew members. Most of the time, crew members took boats to sea to train on sea boats, and various supporting facilities were even more delayed.

The Daqin map and the world map are also hung on the walls of the command room, and a simple sand table is placed in the center.

Because there were too many people, Cao Shen knew that Chen Xu was not very particular about the show, so he ordered the logistics manager to get some tea and snacks. The hundreds of people who followed him ate and drank and surrounded them in front of the sand table.

"Marty, the current situation on the Korean Peninsula is relatively complicated. Based on past records and our investigations over the past few months, as well as the news sent by King Liang and Governor Xiao, we still have a relatively comprehensive understanding of the situation on the Korean Peninsula..."

Cao Shen stood on Chen Xu with a slender bamboo stick, pointing to the sand table that looked very simple.

"This is the boundary of the Liao Kingdom, occupying the Liaohe River Basin, and reaching the Liaodong Bay, including the Liaodong Peninsula, with the Yan Great Wall as the boundary, the southwest belongs to our Great Qin territory, and the northeast is Jizi Korea. The situation in North Korea is relatively complicated, with more than a dozen tribes of all sizes. The largest of them is the Sanhan tribe. Each leader lives with the king. The southernmost part is called Chen Kingdom. The king is called Han Junwang King, who is a descendant of the Jizi royal family of the Shang Dynasty. He is under the jurisdiction of six.

All tribes are descendants of Shang people who migrated during the Shang Dynasty. They are not very strong, with a total of more than 8,000 people, but they are all loyal to the king. The Liao king, General Lu, arranged for envoys to surrender according to the imperial edict of Emperor Shi, but was rejected by him. The delegation was driven back. On the way back, he was ambushed in the dense forest by the Donghu people who had fled at the time, and more than ten casualties were killed and killed. His Majesty was very angry and had sent two consecutive edicts to us to send troops to wipe out the Chen Kingdom as soon as possible..."

"There is a Biàn Han in the east of Korea, also known as Biàn. It consists of twelve tribes with a population of about 10,000. It is scattered in the southeast coastal area. Its king, Jin Tian, ​​is from Ju County, Donghai, and is named Gala. We will face Biàn Han first this expedition. We will choose to land here... here... and here three places, these three rivers are the three largest tribe gathering places in Biàn Han, and can be pacified within five days..."

"To the west of North Korea is the savage country such as Juguo and Fuyu. In the middle is Mahan. Mahan is the largest, with a total of more than 50 tribes of all sizes and sizes, with a population of more than 30,000. The composition is the most complex. There are the sinners of Jizi North Korea, the Hu people and Yan countries fleeing, and even slaves and fugitives who fled from my Great Qin. Because I heard that it is the most disunited within and is extremely easy to defeat..."

"In addition to the three Koreans, there are dozens of scattered tribes of different sizes on the Korean Peninsula, with unknown numbers but none of them in climate. Near the east direction of Yingzhou, there is also a relatively large tribe called Zhenfan, with a population of about 2,000, and the rest can be ignored. Currently, Zhenfan and Governor Xiao's territory are adjacent, so there are some contacts, and I heard that the leader has surrendered..."

After Cao Shen finished speaking, he used bamboo sticks to point the small flags on the sand table, saying, "Marty, this is the current situation on the Korean Peninsula. The enemy is not strong, but the geography is not familiar. I heard that there are many places with high mountains and dense forests that are more complicated than Lingnan. According to Your Majesty's arrangement, our Maritime Academy, as the main force, will send twenty warships, more than 5,000 trainees and more than 1,000 commanders will all participate in the battle as live-fire exercises. The Liao King will dispatch 10,000 soldiers to attack from the Liaodong Peninsula. Governor Xiao will gather hundreds of police soldiers and more than 1,000 civilians from the conscripted tribes of Zhenfan and other tribes to assist the attack from the east. In this way, the three routes will be launched together and flatten the Korean Peninsula will only be more than a month. We will definitely be able to return when the winter comes!"

"How are weapons, ammunition and food preparations now?"

"The Ministry of War has transported two thousand muskets, five hundred hand guns, twenty divine cannons, more than 10,000 kilograms of ammunition, more than 3,000 Taiyi divine thunder, more than 5,000 steel knives, one thousand light crossbows, and twenty thousand arrows. In addition, each warship is equipped with two five-stone powerful crossbows, and all arrows are equipped with all arrows and weapons, ensuring that everyone has excellent weapons. The only thing is that the training time for firearms is not enough. I participated in a live ammunition island training a few days ago, and the effect is far less skillful than the teams under the Marquis..."

"You can't help but, the instructors of the musket team I sent have been training for five years. You have only been training for two or three months. How can you compare them together? The best training ground is the battlefield. After two actual battles, I will be sure to be all proficient. Since I have all been prepared, I will send troops as soon as possible. I will not go with you!"

"Mr. Marquis, don't you go?" Cao Shen opened his mouth wide.

"Of course, I am busy with affairs and have to go to Qi County and Liaodong to inspect the ports and shipyards. The expedition to North Korea will be completed by your Maritime Academy. I will wait for your good news in Xianyang. Once this task of expanding territory is completed, Your Majesty will definitely not be stingy with rewards. The Qin Haishi Division can be officially formed and started long-distance training. You can go to Nanyang to escort merchant ships and open routes to the West in the spring next year. I said that North Korea is just an appetizer. Why, don't you have confidence?" Chen Xu stopped around the sand table.

"How could there be no confidence? It's just that the Marquis doesn't go. We have no passion to fight!" Cao Shen spoke with some interest.

"Hmph, don't be careless. North Korea's terrain is complicated, and it's better not to snow. Once heavy snow falls, the difficulty of the expedition will increase by more than ten times. I will give you two months to complete this task. If the expedition fails or there are major casualties, I will ask you about it. This is how it will be arranged. If it is passed on, all weapons and equipment will be arranged in place. Tomorrow, I will review the fleet. Everyone must not be absent. If the three-pointer is not available, military law will be dealt with!"
Chapter completed!