After listening to the report from the camp's logistics chief, Yao Biwu nodded repeatedly. "Good, good. You're the chief steward. You should check and fill in the gaps and think ahead of us."
As he was speaking, he shifted his gaze to the few Grand Wizards among the people from the Gate of Witchcraft who held the position of inspector in the Chinese Academy of Sciences. "Inspector Li, Inspector Wang … The environment here is tough. Other than trying our best to ensure the quality of life of those researchers who use their brains and spirit, even Commander Hua and I are only taking a bath once every two weeks.
Their living conditions are not ideal. I hope you can understand. "
In the Mountain Gate, the status of the deacons was a notch higher than the elders. However, outside of the Gate of Witchcraft, it was still the outstanding elders who held idle positions in the Chinese government's scientific research institutions who had more authority.
Upon hearing Yao Biwu's words, Li Hanquan, an elder of the Gate of Sacrifice who was dressed in a gray Chinese tunic suit and looked like a retired old cadre, patted his chest and said loudly, "Political Commissar Yao, we're here to support the troops, not to be a hindrance.
Our living conditions will be the same as the living conditions of the officers and men of the 775th Army. Don't do anything special.
You also know that we are supposed to be experts from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, but in reality, we are all rough people from the mountains. We have suffered all kinds of hardships and can withstand even the harshest environment. We are determined not to cause trouble for our troops. "
No matter how arrogant the other elders and deacons were usually in the sect, they knew that this was not the time to be arrogant, so they all nodded in agreement.
"This, this, you are all guests, it's not good, right?" Yao Biwu waved his hand and said.
Guo Huaihai said with a smile by the side, "Political Commissar Yao, Inspector Li and the others are also entrusted by the central leaders to contribute to the exploration of this Oasis World. They're not here to travel in the Southern Wilderness.
How about this? Let me give you a suggestion. Inspector Li and the others have just arrived today, so they're our guests from afar. Why don't we make the conditions more comfortable? Tomorrow, from tomorrow onwards, we'll all be 'comrades' fighting side by side. How about that? "
"Okay, that's a good suggestion," Li Hanquan said, "Political Commissar Yao, let's do that."
Yao Biwu thought about it and sighed. "Sigh, the conditions are really limited. I'm sorry, my comrades from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
"Nanxing, quickly take Inspector Li and Inspector Wang to wash up and change into clean clothes. Then, arrange for the kitchen to make some good dishes and send them to the leaders of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
Inspector Li, Inspector Wang … Director Chen, you must be tired from the journey today. Rest and conserve your energy. Let's talk about work tomorrow, okay? "
In such a situation, how could the Gate of Witchcraft's elders say no? They could only nod gratefully and follow Song Nanxing and Guo Huaihai out of the headquarters.
After watching this group of so-called experts and rising stars from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, who appeared to be neither fish nor fowl, leave, Hua Chaowu, who had been silent ever since Yao Biwu opened his mouth, felt that he had already finished his act. With a frown, he said coldly, "That Inspector Li seems to have some self-awareness. He knows that he's ugly and handsome."
At this time, Yao Biwu's face also became gloomy. He waved his hand at his old partner and said, "Let's go out for a walk and eat something to nourish our brains." After chasing all of the staff officers and orderlies in the room out, he quickly walked to the long table in the middle of the headquarters and touched the bottom of the table before pressing a button with his fingerprint.
In an instant, a faint electric current flashed on the walls and floor of the entire room. After intertwining into a dense electric net, it slowly disappeared.
"Old Yao, these guys are asking for our help now. Don't tell me that they can still play these little tricks?" Upon seeing Yao Biwu's cautious action, Hua Chaowu, who had been standing still for a long time, moved his shoulders and said.
"Old Hua, there have been many people who play petty tricks since ancient times, let alone these supernatural characters." Yao Biwu shook his head and sat on a chair in front of the long table.
"Supernatural, supernatural …" Hua Chaowu sighed and muttered to himself as he walked to Yao Biwu's side. "Old Yao, tell me, how did we end up in such a situation?
We've been educated by the Party for several decades, and we've taught materialism and socialism for most of our lives. Suddenly, we have to explore some foreign world with supernatural characters. This is really … really … Sigh! "
"Old Hua, I'm even more confused than you are when I hear about these strange things that I can't even dream of before.
But even if I don't understand, we still have to carry out the orders. I heard that because of this matter today, Vice Chairman Yan of the Military Commission has already slammed the table and they still haven't reached a common decision yet. "
"I've heard about this as well. Didn't they say that it involved those arch-enemies of the 'Great Shaman', the righteous Gate of Dao, the Buddhist Gate, and so on? This is not a wuxia novel, so why would all sorts of monsters and monsters appear as soon as the foreign world appears?
Which of the Taoist temples and Buddhist temples in the country have not been smashed and burned by the red soldiers during the Great Red Revolution? If they're really that capable, why didn't they stand out at that time? "
"Old Hua, you're a top student of the National Defense University. When it comes to war, you're really good at it, but you don't read history books, so you can't see through the 'Hell's Gate' at all.
Do you think that the Taoists and Buddhists use those run-down temples and Taoist temples as their foundation? If you want to ask about the Red Movement, you have to ask why they didn't come out during the War of Resistance. Why didn't they come out during the War of Resistance? Why didn't they come out during the War of Resistance? Why didn't they come out during the War of Resistance?
Furthermore, why didn't they come out when the Manchu and Jin armies entered the pass? Why didn't they come out when the Mongols conquered the Song Dynasty? "Yao Biwu talked non-stop.
"Stop, stop, stop, stop. You, Yao Biwu, have been deliberately mystifying in front of me all your life. I want to hear what strange theories you have about this matter."
"It's not a strange theory, it's just a theory. If you really want to hear it, I'll tell you." Yao Biwu said in a genteel manner.
"Don't keep me guessing. Speak freely, don't give a long speech." Hua Chaowu did not look like a cold-faced general at all in front of his old comrade and partner of decades. He curiously urged.
"There's nothing worth talking about. It's just that those Daoist and Buddhist scriptures talk about being kind to others, but in fact, they don't care about the lives of mortals.
It doesn't matter who the emperor is. As long as it's not an evil cultivator, it doesn't matter if he's a Mongolian, a Jin, or a Japanese … "
"How can it not matter?" When Hua Chaowu heard this, his temper flared up. "Let me say something feudal that destroys the unity of the nation, but the Chinese must be the emperor of this country, right? Little Japanese …"
"Speaking of which, aren't the Japanese also Chinese? There's a saying in the Wild Tales of the Qin and Han Dynasties that Xu Fu, the alchemist of the Qin Dynasty, brought 500 children to cross the sea and gave birth to the Japanese.
Which of the four barbarian tribes in ancient China, such as the Mongolian and Jin, is not a descendant of China? There's a saying in the Hetu Record that Yi became the Emperor's horse and was bestowed the Northern Land because of the Mongolian name … "
"Alright, alright! Stop with the literary nonsense! This is something that happened hundreds and thousands of years ago, so it still counts now."
"In the eyes of ordinary people like us who have lived for several decades, it doesn't count at all. However, in the eyes of those Gate of Dao and Buddhism that have been passed down for thousands of years, they might regard the Mongolians, Jin, and even the Japanese as Chinese. No matter who rules China, it's the beginning of the Five Virtues. It's a very natural thing."
"Yao Biwu, you're really good at making up stories! You can even say that Little Japanese is a Chinese? Then shouldn't we have beaten his grandson back then and let him occupy China?" Hua Chaowu smacked the table and roared.
"Of course we should! From the perspective of our current Chinese, we should be the ones who occupy the Japanese. There's still the issue of the New Year that we have to fight for, so how can we not fight?
What I said just now is looking at the problem from the perspective of Gate of Dao and Buddhism. Don't confuse the logic! "
"You, Yao Biwu, you only know how to quibble! How dare you say that I confuse the logic? Do you think I'm illiterate? I don't understand Buddhism, but does Taoism have a history of tens of thousands of years?"
"Taoism is not Taoism. In the ancient mythology, there was a Hongjun who obtained the Dao at the beginning of the primordial era. Who knows how many tens of thousands of years have passed since then."
"Alright then! According to your theory, why didn't those Taoist Great Immortals make a move when the Eight-Nation Allied Forces was attacked? Don't tell me that those red-haired and blue-eyed foreigners are also Chinese descendants?" The more Hua Chaowu spoke, the angrier he became. He had long forgotten that he was listening to Yao Biwu's lecture and began to argue loudly.
"Old Hua, when did those foreigners say that they want to destroy China?" Yao Biwu asked in return. When he saw Hua Chaowu's veins bulging in anger but he was rendered speechless, he sighed and said, "Old Hua, how many times have I told you? You need to change your firecracker temper.
I originally wanted to tell you that you need to be strong to forge iron. Those supernatural things, be it 'God' or 'Ghost', are all unreliable. In the end, your temper flared up and you kept asking all sorts of questions. Alright, let me be long-winded and say a lot of off-key things. "" That's right.
Hua Chaowu was stunned for a while before slowly calming down. After carefully pondering over his old partner's words, a pang of realization dawned on him. "You, Yao Biwu! You've been doing political and ideological work for a long time, so you just like to show off your skills and speak in a roundabout manner. You should've told me earlier so I would've understood earlier.
You mean, let's write a joint report to the higher-ups … "
"Old Hua, Old Hua! Didn't you say that I like to show off my skills? Now that I've done so, why don't you understand what I mean?
Writing a report now is just making things worse. Why don't you think about it? There are only over two million troops in the country. Including the armed police, it's almost three million. It's still enough for now, but if a few more foreign worlds appear, will it still be enough?
Now that we have a ready-made able-bodied man, why don't we just grab him and use him? Instead, we even go against the Central Military Commission's decision and push him out? Tell me, what are you thinking? "
Hua Chaowu frowned and pondered again. "You want to let the donkey push the millstone but also let the donkey starve?"
"The donkey won't starve, but if we let it work and exhaust its strength, it won't be able to overturn the world if we hold the whip from behind and maintain our strength."
"It's just a matter of one sentence. Shouldn't you have said it earlier?"
"If I didn't say it clearly, would you still listen to me with that bad temper of yours?"
"Of course I'll listen to you. I can train the troops and conduct actual combat exercises or whatever. I've always been convinced by you when it comes to scheming against people." Hua Chaowu laughed out loud. "But Old Yao, the more I ponder over your words, the more interesting they become. I think we still have to write a report to poke your analysis just now."
"Alright, I'll listen to you on this matter. There's no need for a report since it'll cause too much of a commotion. I'll tweak the wording and write a short article so that we can have an internal reference," Yao Biwu pondered for a while and said decisively.
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