From Admiral to Gotei Thirteen

As soon as her words fell, the door of the room was opened, and then Diarmuid was the first to walk in and said, "Hahahaha, how did the chief staff know it was me?" Two years." Senior Staff Officer Ah He said with a smile.

During the two years that Diarmuid worked in the intelligence staff, although he occasionally had some disagreements with her, such as the establishment of the 'non-existent agency' and so on.

But generally speaking, the two get along very well.

The Great Staff Officer Ahe is willing to teach Diarmud, and Diarmud is also willing to learn her wisdom and political methods.

What's more, the differences in opinions are just business matters and will not affect their personal relationship at all.

As soon as Diarmuid came in, Gion, Flying Squirrel, Huoshaoshan, Dauberman and others also walked in.

The three of them, Flying Squirrel, have no connections, and they are currently Diarmuid's confidantes. As far as Gion is concerned, although she is one of Diarmuid's direct subordinates, she was transferred from Chief Staff Officer Ahe.

The relationship with the Chief Staff Officer is very close, and although there is a gap in age between the two, they are sisters on weekdays, and the relationship is very good.

"Sister Ahe!" Gion greeted with a smile.

Flying Squirrel and the others greeted Kuzan, Sakalski 2.9, and Polusalino. Diarmuid sat down beside Lieutenant General Jonathan, smiling Greeting: "Long time no see, Lieutenant General Jonathan."

"Hehehe, yes, last time I saw you, you were still a major general." Jonathan said with a smile.

"Hahaha, it seems to be, it seems that you are going back to work in the headquarters?" Diarmuid asked again.

"The G-8 naval branch has been built, and the project has been completed. After more than two years, this task is finally over. Rogge is in charge. I really want to go back to the headquarters and report to the marshal, but..." Speaking of this, Lieutenant General Jonathan smiled and said, "Maybe after I go back and make a report, I will go to G-8 to serve as the first base chief, hahahaha."

"Wouldn't that mean getting promoted and getting rich? The two years of infrastructure construction were not in vain, and the marshal still remembers you." Diarmuid laughed.

"Hahaha, I can't compare to you young people. I heard from Ah He that he might also intend to send you out to exercise and serve as a base commander after this matter is over in the Warring States Period?" Jonathan asked.

"Yeah, that's right, but I haven't decided where to go yet." Diarmuid nodded.

"How about G-7?" Jonathan suggested.

"G-7?" Diarmuid froze for a moment, recalling the situation of the base carefully.

(Ask for flowers, ask for monthly tickets!).

Chapter 86 The battle between the Navy Headquarters and the World Government! (three more)

Because recently, Diarmuid has done a lot of research on this matter, so he has a better understanding of the current situation of various bases in the sea.

After thinking about it for a while, I thought of the current situation of G-7.

For G-7, it is located in the middle and late stages of the first half of the Great Airway, near the South Windless Belt, not too far from Imperton, one of the three fortresses of justice.

The military strength is not sufficient, there are only more than 1 naval soldiers, and the area in charge is okay. There are three franchise countries within the direct jurisdiction that seek G-7 asylum.

The entire G-7 base is not big, and the island where it is located is quite large. However, due to lack of funds during construction, most of the islands have not been developed. The construction area of ​​G-7 can only accommodate more than 1 people That's all.

"Why do you recommend G-7?" Diarmuid asked after thinking about it.

"G-7 and G-8 are one south and one north, each covering the north and south routes of the great air route. If I want to serve as the base chief of G-8, I hope that G-7 on the opposite side will also have a powerful lieutenant general. It's convenient to ask you, Lord Diarmuid, for support." Lieutenant General Jonathan said with a smile.

"Others don't know, don't I know? Lieutenant General Jonathan, you are in the headquarters, and your strength is also in the front row. Don't look at me being so arrogant now. I dare not say that I can beat you. What's the matter with Diarmud?" My lord, please stop making fun of me..." Diarmud gave Lieutenant General Jonathan a blank look and said.

In the Navy Headquarters, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, there are many unknown people, but they are actually very powerful.

For example, Lieutenant General Jonathan, he, General Warring States, Lieutenant General Karp, Teacher Zefa, General Staff Ahe, etc., are all veterans of the same period.

In terms of strength, they may be inferior to them, but they are definitely not too far behind.

That is to say, this guy is very low-key and doesn't have that much competitive spirit, so he acts like he is ordinary.

It would be terrifying if he really made him anxious and he started to rush.

"Hahahaha..." Lieutenant General Jonathan laughed out loud.

After a slight pause, he continued: "But G-7 is a good stage, isn't it? I think you need it..."

Diarmuid nodded, Lieutenant General Jonathan was right.

G-7's facilities are not very complete, its military strength is not too strong, and its construction area is average.

But it's worth it!

If this G-7 has a strong army, [-] to [-] troops under its command, with abundant firepower, the entire island has been built into a strong fortress, the surrounding sea is calm, and all dissatisfaction can be suppressed...

Then what the hell is Diarmuid doing in the past?

I can't do anything!

It's just grinding foreign workers and mixing seniority.

There is absolutely no room for his talents.

On the contrary, a base like G-7, which has room for appreciation but has not yet turned its potential into strength, is the treasure in Diarmuid's eyes. For the rest of the high-level navy, prove that they can not only fight, but also build, and lead the navy to prosperity.

Only in this way can everyone recognize that Diarmuid will become one of the navy's top admirals in the future!

As a matter of fact, the news that Diarmuid was going to be released as the base commander spread among the senior management, and many keen bosses have already realized that the higher-ups intend to train Diarmuid to take the path of a general.

For example, Lieutenant General Jonathan, he understood this meaning, otherwise he would not say that G-7 is a suitable stage for Diarmuid.

"It makes sense, I will think about it carefully." " Diarmuid nodded with a smile.

After a short pause, Diarmuid asked again in a low voice: "Lieutenant General Jonathan, you are also a person who served as the base chief in G-3. You have experience. Please remind me, a junior, to be the base chief. If so, what means are needed?"

"If you go step by step, there is nothing to say. The headquarters will distribute military expenses to the base every year, and the money will be paid on a per capita basis. There will also be some maintenance costs. However, in 1497, the various bases were restructured, and the autonomy It is further magnified, basically, the chiefs of the major bases have absolute power in the bases, and the inspection of the inspectors of the headquarters is done every two years..." Lieutenant General Jonathan said slowly.

In the year 1497 of the Haiyuan calendar, it was three years ago. At that time, Diarmuid was still a major general in the headquarters, concentrating on his cultivation. He didn't pay much attention to this kind of thing.

But some time ago, he also understood these things that he was about to come into contact with.

Before 1497, the major bases of the Navy were still relatively controlled by the Navy Headquarters.It was suppressed by Malingford, but after 1497, in order for the major bases to better exert their subjective initiative, they should not always bring any problems to the head of the headquarters. autonomy.

It was also from that year that the power of the major naval bases expanded unprecedentedly, and they could almost be called 'warlords'.

Big and small affairs, no longer need the headquarters to give ideas, and can almost make decisions with full authority.

Within the direct jurisdiction of each base, it can be called the emperor of the land, and the base leader with strong wrists can even grasp the economy, politics, and military.

Therefore, a strong base leader will develop the base well, while a weak one will naturally weaken the base.

This has resulted in the current situation where the major bases are of different strengths and weaknesses.

As for the issue of decentralization, will it split the navy and cause a fault between the headquarters and the major bases?

Anyway, this problem has not occurred so far.

First of all, although the headquarters has been delegated, it still has the highest command authority in name. If someone from above is sent to arrange tasks, unless you want to openly rebel, you have to accept the arrangement.

And if you openly rebel, then with the absolute strength of the headquarters, you will definitely be killed every minute.

Second, although economically, the headquarters has also delegated power, and secretly acquiesced in the coquettish routines of the major base managers who make money to develop the base, but to be honest, if everyone is so capable in this area, it is not necessary to be in the The navy is here to make a living, so why not go to the world government to become a high-ranking official in the Ministry of Commerce?

Or can't you start your own business?

Therefore, this kind of secret money and economic business, to put it bluntly, is to provide a certain range of power and money transactions, such as guarding the caravans in the surrounding sea area, collecting some protection fees, and so on. The state entrusts tasks, charges higher employment fees and so on.

As far as this is concerned, it also depends on the character of the base leader. If he engages in corruption, most of the money will fall into his pocket and will not be used to develop the base.

Therefore, the operation of the base mainly depends on the military expenditure issued by the headquarters every year.

And this military expenditure is like the shackles that the world government puts on the navy, and it is also the shackles that the headquarters puts on the various bases.

You have no money, why are you independent?

You have no money, and you can't feed the tens of thousands of sailors below, so you can't rely on the headquarters for relief?How dare you disobey me?

This is the second one. As for acquiescing to the major bases to secretly make money for development, Diarmuid feels that this is also a means used by the headquarters to fight against the world government.

If the base develops well, maybe it will be able to give the headquarters a blood transfusion in terms of funds.

They come and go, and I don’t know how much military expenses can be saved every year. The headquarters will cover up a little bit, and they will all be kept in their hands.  …This is one of the means to fight against the world government.

Of course, under normal circumstances, the navy would not confront the world government. Anyway, Diarmuid has never seen it once in the past few years in Marineford.

But he is very clear that there will definitely be in the future, and this kind of confrontation is expected to become more serious. The cause may be the world government's plan for the Qiwuhai King?

This kind of plan to establish legal pirates is unnecessary. Even if the navy is forced to approve it later, they definitely have a very strong heart of resistance.

This is normal. If there is no resistance to this, can it be called a just navy?

This may be the cause of the deepening conflict between the navy and the world government, and the era of great pirates is the catalyst. On the one hand, the world government needs the navy to stabilize the situation, so it has to increase the navy's investment in military expenditures and other aspects.

Let the navy continue to grow stronger in this era of great pirates. On the other hand, it is also worried that the stronger navy will listen to the tune and not listen to the announcement, and fight against itself.

So messy things came up again, and the power of the navy was constantly suppressed.

In this kind of advance and retreat, in a state of being very entangled, there is constant friction with the navy, which has led to a group of navies that have really grown up from the era of great pirates, and they have a bad impression of the world government.

For example, Sakaski, in the Doflamingo incident, after being tricked by Wulaoxing for a while, he angrily reprimanded Wulaoxing.

As a result, Wu Laoxing also said on the spot that you have no face at all.

Do you think Sakalski is angry?

It must be angry!

Afterwards, the navy even secretly promoted the plan to abolish the Shichibukai, the new general with a sharp knife, Fujitora Yixiao, who was forced to appear at the World Conference, swollen the face of the world government, and forcibly overthrew the Shichibukai Policy, look at how excited the navy generals were when they went to arrest those kings Qibuhai!

None of the thieves were caught, and none of the so-called supernovas were caught, so they just made some miscellaneous fish to deal with the errand at the end.

Is Polusalino unable to catch it?

No, with his strength, if he really got serious at that time, none of them would run away, and they would all die.

But he just played, alas, he just didn't catch it.

In the end, after dealing with it for a while, there was nothing wrong with it. I should go back to be a general and continue to be a general. As for the three Tianlong people, I'm sorry...Our navy is busy preparing for the war and has no time to care about you.

This (Mano Zhao) is also a manifestation of the navy's struggle with the world government.

Anyway, judging from the comparison of the status in the future, Diarmuid can clearly feel the drastic changes in the navy.

The navy at this stage is still very good to the world government. In the past few years, Diarmuid has not seen the navy resisting the world government.

One can imagine the current relationship.

Therefore, in Diarmuid's view, the era of great pirates also has advantages and disadvantages for the navy.

This chaotic and turbulent era will bring a powerful impact to the order of the world, and this impact will also become a force that intensifies the growth of the navy.

The shackles that the world government puts on the navy will be weakened to the extreme in this era.

Under the internal and external troubles of the world government, if the navy can seize the opportunity, it may be able to truly change and truly become a representative of justice.

Of course, these are all speculations in Diarmuid's mind, and they haven't turned into reality yet.

He just needs to wait, look for opportunities, and see if he can promote this matter.

Closer to home, the third way the headquarters controls the major bases is the rotation system of base chiefs. Although there are no strict standards, some base chiefs may have worked for ten or eight years.

But as long as there is an order from the headquarters, you have to leave obediently and go to work elsewhere.

This is the most powerful means of control, so despite the unprecedented expansion of power in the major bases since 1497, they are still a younger brother in front of the headquarters. So far, there has not been a single branch against the headquarters. .

Chapter 87 Rogge Town · Before Execution. (four more)

Diarmuid was thinking about these things in his heart, and at the same time, he was also seriously listening to the experience taught by his seniors.

"But in the final analysis, the most important thing for a base leader is to be able to protect one party's safety. This is the most important assessment standard, but I now think that the ability to make money must also be mentioned. The more money you can get, the better you will be. You don’t need to be limited by the confidants of the headquarters, take a warship, find someone to form a caravan, directly cross the windless belt, enter the South China Sea, and buy a large number of South China Sea specialties. Once brought into the great route, it will be huge profits, you know?” Lieutenant General Jonathan taught Diarmuid his experience in a low voice.

Diarmuid also nodded frequently as he listened.

In fact, he does not lack the means to make money, but seniors are willing to give you advice, which in itself is a kind of recognition and wealth, why don't you listen carefully?

And Lieutenant General Jonathan is not a talker either. Many of the methods he said coincided with what Diarmuid had in mind, and some even brought him new ideas.

The core concept is similar to his original idea.

Just to make money and people!

Only when you have money in your hands can you conscription forcefully, continuously increase the military power of the base, and military power will further strengthen the strength of the base. With strength, you can better protect one side and do this most important assessment item better. .

After explaining in simple terms, Lieutenant General Jonathan asked about Shiji~ again.

As soon as he opened his mouth, the rest of the people also- all looked over curiously.

Diarmuid, Gion and others, as personal experiencers, did not hide anything, so they told Shiji's situation at that time.

"I was eating hot pot and singing songs with Gion and the Warring States General. Suddenly, a warship disembarked from Marineford. The situation is very urgent..." Diarmuid boasted.

After rambling on about Shiji's affairs, the admirals all looked very happy.