Whether it is Poseidon City or Qiuhai City, there are enough regular and deputy soldiers stationed there. At least, they can guarantee simple defense and an appropriate number of mobile cavalry.
Ma Yue's biggest concern now was the Baiwu branch. With only a population of over a thousand, the Baiwu branch's defenses were much weaker. Not only could they boil salt there, they also had a sailboat construction base.
Once the enemy navy discovers that side, trouble will arise.
The tribe is so large, it's unlikely that everyone will be safe. Since there's no perfect solution, let's just hold on like this for now.
Ma Yue's management of the Hai Tribe is becoming increasingly detailed, requiring a critical mass of literate and arithmetic professionals. Both the civilian and military departments are being digitized as much as possible. Not used to it? Gradually, you'll get used to it.
It used to be that learning a few words was a struggle for the unsophisticated Hai Rui. Ever since being dismissed from his position as chief, he'd learned his lesson and become more courageous. He'd become incredibly enthusiastic about learning writing and arithmetic. After all, as the former captain of a trading team, not being able to read and do arithmetic was ridiculous.
Ma Yue offered him a chance to captain the trade team. Hai Rui knew that if he didn't work hard, he would be eliminated. It's said that unless someone is pushed into a desperate situation, it's difficult to change their mindset. As long as you're willing to work hard, basic literacy and arithmetic are not that difficult.
Isn't Shang Yin a good example? Don't learn? Who do you think you are? Does Ma Yue really need you?
Generally speaking, many senior cadres in the Civil Affairs and Military Affairs departments of the Hai Tribe (at least those commanding and leading two or three battalions in combat and production) are able to write and do basic arithmetic. If you really can't do it, Ma Yue won't dismiss you. He'll transfer you to the salt-making team. You're still a senior cadre, but how can you be on par with the senior cadres in the Military Affairs and Civil Affairs departments?
What? You're not working hard in the salt-boiling team? Still thinking of yourself as a rough and tumble person? Then you'll have to be demoted to the First Salt Boiling Team. The people of the Sea Tribe are pretty sure what the First Salt Boiling Team is all about. They call them "disloyal elements," essentially half-slaves.
If you join the salt-making team and refuse to change, you'll basically be there for the rest of your life. At least you'll have a meal to eat, but if you act out or slack off, the Hai Tribe will kill you.
Of course, the number of people in the most famous salt-boiling team in the Hai tribe fluctuated frequently, sometimes reaching thousands, sometimes only a few dozen. For comrades who performed well in the salt-boiling team, after Ma Yue's regular evaluation, you had the opportunity to escape this shameful collective.
Therefore, the Salt-Boiling Team was just a nominal organization, and the number of people was never fixed.
The current salt-making team only has fifty-one people. The Hai Tribe doesn't mistreat you. As long as you work hard, you'll be fed. Of course, even the Hai Tribe can't always have enough to eat. So, expecting a full meal every day for you, the salt-making team? That's impossible.
After so many years of development, the idea that whoever has the bigger fist becomes the leader has gradually disappeared.
Be it the two priests, Shuichong, Luo Bai, and Gray Wolf, or even Wu Qi and White Eagle from the branch, Chair and Flint from the navy, none of them are the strongest fighting masters, but these people are the real top decision makers of the Sea Tribe.
Habits are something that are developed slowly.
Of course, it is not wrong to advocate bravery. The Sea Tribe regularly holds special competitions, including fighting, flying spears, flying stones, and even the current bows and arrows. Those who rank high in the competitions have a better chance of standing out and being promoted.
So, the problem is, once such a brave and heroic man is promoted, it will be difficult for him to make further progress without knowing how to write and do arithmetic. At most, he can only be a deputy squadron leader who charges into battle. Even if he really performs well and is promoted, he will still be a deputy captain or something like that.
Many squadrons and battalions in the Hai Tribe lack full-time captains, simply because several deputy captains are illiterate and unable to do math. The Hai Tribe has grown in size now, so if you don't work hard, others will. As long as someone is determined to learn to read and do math, Hai Rui and Shang Yin can do it. Why can't others?
Of course, there are quite a few people in the Hai tribe who can write and do arithmetic, so there is no need for Ma Yue to teach them personally.
In fact, Ma Yue's requirements for writing were very low; knowing a few hundred common characters was enough. As for arithmetic, it was just simple addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. The biggest difficulty was simply memorizing the formulas.
Ma Yue did not insist on having many soldiers who could read and write or do arithmetic. Even if most of the squadron and battalion commanders were deputy commanders, the army could still function normally.
In this era, the requirements for military education were not that high (even during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, many regimental commanders were illiterate). Just because you can write and do arithmetic doesn't necessarily mean you're suited to be a general. Suitability is relative and ubiquitous. How can there be so much perfection?
However, if you want to become a high-ranking official in the Sea Tribe, it would be too pretentious if you can't write or do arithmetic.
Wu Xiaodong, former deputy captain of the Fourth Corps, and Huojiandao, former deputy captain of the Third Corps, followed Wu Qi to the Northern Branch. They worked hard and learned to write and do arithmetic, earning them the title of regular officer. Whether you succeed or not depends on your willingness to work hard.
Back in Haifan City, having more than one deputy didn't seem that conspicuous. But once you were in a branch, even if you were a deputy, you were the only captain of a brigade. Leading a brigade with a deputy title would be embarrassing, wouldn't it?
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