The arrival of the warships also meant that the establishment of the Naval Force had entered a new stage.
Yang Zhengshan was fairly satisfied with the current efficiency of the Naval Force's formation.
Of course, this was largely thanks to Yu Tonghai, this veteran of the Naval Force.
Don't look at how Yu Tonghai had only been a Guard Command Assistant Commissioner before; he was absolutely a qualified Naval Force general. Not only did he have his own understanding of Naval Force training, he also possessed rather rich experience in naval warfare.
As for why he had only been a Guard Command Assistant Commissioner before, there were actually two reasons. The first was that Da Rong did not place enough importance on the Naval Force. Because of the threat from the northern Hu Tribe, Da Rong had put all its manpower and resources in the military into the northern border towns, so the Naval Force received far less support.
The second was that the Naval Force had relatively few chances to render meritorious service. Although there were many pirates in Da Rong's southeastern waters, and these pirates would occasionally land and violate Da Rong's coastline, they were basically all minor skirmishes and never formed any real climate.
Added to that, Da Rong's Naval Force was mainly focused on defense and rarely had opportunities to go to sea for battle, so naturally there were no chances to earn merit.
Precisely because of these two reasons, Da Rong's Naval Force had been going downhill all These Years.
Clearly Da Rong's shipbuilding technology was very impressive, and clearly Da Rong's common people had many merchant fleets, yet Da Rong's Naval Force simply could not develop.
In Yang Zhengshan's view, this was extremely unreasonable. As a nation with a long coastline, it ought to