Night in Washington was daytime in Nanjing. The battle in Duluth had attracted the attention of the White House, and the Military Commission in Nanjing had also received enough attention.
Vézé had always prioritized efficiency, so he pointed to the Liberation Army version of the map of the United States and said to the members of the Military Commission, "I can assure you that the Americans themselves can't get such an exquisite map. The upper echelons of the United States have a far more accurate understanding of the American army thousands of miles away than us, who are tens of thousands of miles away. How are we going to face the changes in the war now that technology is constantly improving? "
Most of the members of the Military Commission looked surprised. Vézé's question was a bit strange. As the pioneer of war technology, how was China supposed to face such changes? Shouldn't China make full use of such a huge advantage to deal with the United States? The veteran soldiers knew that this war had not been proposed in the last few years or even the last decade. As early as 20 years ago, during the American Civil War, the Military Governor Vaize had lamented that China's strength was limited and that it could not take advantage of the American Civil War to deal with the United States. After decades of planning, the war to destroy the United States was in full swing. Shouldn't they focus on the war of annihilation centered on Duluth?
But the Commander-in-Chief had said how to consider the changes in the war, and they couldn't just listen to it. But the veteran soldiers really didn't know how to evaluate such a huge change. Half of the veterans of the Liberation Army had participated in the Second Northern Expedition, and it took Vézé a few months to walk 2,000 miles with them. For decades, the veteran soldiers had a huge psychological advantage over the young soldiers.
The young had trains to take, roads to walk, and full sets of marching equipment to use. They might not lose to the old guys in a short march. But the veteran soldiers knew that the young people were too easy to complain, and they lacked the fortitude of the old guys. The old fellows who followed Governor Wei Ze wore straw sandals and carried fire-hatted guns. The potholes under their feet could probably be compared to the roads of a poor village in modern times. At that time, the old fellows were extremely optimistic. The fortitude unique to that era allowed the old fellows to create the miracle of China at that time.
However, everything changed. When the news that the North American boys had traveled thousands of miles in ten days came back to the Military Commission, the old guys who had known about this battle plan were silent. They were soldiers, so they knew what this meant. The Liberation Army was able to sweep through the world not only because of their fortitude, but also because of their combat power that was above all their enemies. Now, the younger generation of the Liberation Army had accomplished so much by relying on equipment that the old fellows could no longer use willpower to judge. Even if those bastards who liked to complain to the heavens cried in the car, they could still reach the frontlines and join the battle. Military equipment completely compensated for perseverance, which made the old guys feel very uncomfortable.
Because of all kinds of thoughts, the meeting didn't last long. Everyone was just waiting to see the results of the latest battle in Duluth. The sand table deduction of this battle began a few months ago. The Liberation Army wanted to completely surround and annihilate all the US troops in and west of Duluth. The goal of this battle was to let China completely occupy the north shore of Lake Superior and gain the right to sail across the Mississippi River. This was in preparation for the next attack from Duluth to the east. The attack and defense of Duluth was very important, but it was only one part of the overall strategy. The war didn't start here, and it wouldn't end here.
After the meeting, Vézé didn't stay in the office. He chose to take a car home, which was rare. There were guests at his house, guests that Vézé had to personally receive.
The Central Family Compound wasn't far from the office, and Vézé's car soon arrived at the door of his house. Walking into the living room, Uncle En and two other Europeans stood up from the sofa in Vézé's house.
The two Europeans seemed to be very surprised by the simplicity of Vézé's house. In their eyes, there was more of the unnaturalness of being in an unexpected environment. Compared to them, Uncle En appeared to be calm. Standing up from the sofa with smooth and natural movements, Uncle En came up to shake hands with Vézé.
Vézé also sized up this strange yet familiar man. This was the first time Vézé met Uncle En. This was also the Uncle En that Vézé had seen hundreds of times in photos and portraits. The iconic beard and fluffy, curly, gray hair were extremely iconic. The bright eyes and energetic expression and movements indeed made Vézé feel that this was the Uncle En he imagined.
After casually exchanging a few pleasantries, Vézé invited Uncle En upstairs to talk in the study.
"Sir, why did you cover the furniture with white cloth?" Uncle En asked a question as he went upstairs with Vézé. And this question made the expressions of the Europeans and the official translator slightly change. Although everyone also felt that this method was very rare, they did not think of asking this question directly.
Vézé smiled and said, "My children have moved out, but this is their home after all, their room has to be reserved for them. Covering it with cloth is to prevent dust. When they come back to live, they can remove the cloth, clean it a little, and the furniture can be used. "
"That's not bad." Uncle En understood why Vézé did that, and he continued to ask, "Then why do you use white cloth?"
"White cloth is cheap, and it's easy to see when the white cloth is covered in dust. From the extent of the dust, you can tell if it should be washed or not. "Vézé concluded after explaining," Lazy people use lazy methods. "
"Pfft!" Before the translator translated this question to Uncle En, he could not help but laugh first. Vézé's explanation was very clear, and this choice was very reasonable. If this had happened to an ordinary family, everyone would have praised the owner's intelligence. But this happened to Vézé, and the translator could not help but laugh. Even if he did not know why he laughed, the translator could not help but laugh.
Uncle En did not laugh after listening to this, he just looked at the translator and frowned. At this time, everyone entered the study that was used as a guest room. After Uncle En sat down, he asked, "Sir, did you hire a servant?"
"Hiring people costs money, and we hire the cleaning staff from the property management company to do the cleaning. And I have six children at home, I prefer to do some housework at home, so that the children can earn pocket money by doing housework. "Vézé said calmly.
"Why?" The European next to Uncle En asked in English.
"I think it's very important to let the children establish the concept that if they want to earn money, they have to work hard." Vézé replied in Chinese.
After hearing this, Uncle En could not help but laugh, and there was a hint of ridicule in his smile, "All relationships are simplified to the simplest monetary relationship?"
The translator who translated Uncle En's language changed after hearing this ridicule. Even though his face showed a very dissatisfied expression, he still repeated the words to Vézé in Chinese. To the translator's surprise, Vézé was not angry at all. He replied, "I agree with Mr. Marx's' Communist Manifesto '. There is a sentence in it that the barbaric use of manpower, which was praised by the reactionaries in the Middle Ages, was supplemented by extreme laziness. The privileged class has never respected labor, and a large part of it is to deprive the workers of the remuneration that should be given to them. I think it's very important to let the children understand that there should be remuneration for the workers. This has nothing to do with family relations, it's just related to my personal educational point of view. "
Uncle En did not expect his test to get such a response. He bowed slightly, "Sir, please forgive my rudeness just now. I have always thought that you are a person who believes in communism, and I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time. But the war you launched against the United States made me wonder, what kind of person are you? Are you a progressive, or a reactionary? "
Hearing Uncle En's words, Vézé, who felt very relaxed, smiled and said, "When it comes to the war between our country and the United States, I actually want to know what you think, Mr. Engels. I actually don't care about the opinion of the European ruling class, I am very interested in your opinion. "
"Europe generally believes that this is a war of imperialism." The person next to Uncle En spoke in front of Uncle En. It seemed that this person had already prepared a set of words to criticize China's war. What injustice? What imperialism? The content made the translator so angry that his face changed drastically. Vézé listened to this kind of righteous crusade that had not changed in the 21st century, and his heart felt more relaxed. If the European people were really at this level, Vézé was relieved.
After the person elaborated the unique philosophy of the weak, seeing that Vézé did not respond at all, he couldn't help but ask, "Sir, will a person like you really make such a choice? Why don't you refute me? Don't care about those meaningless politeness, what I want is a sincere discussion. "
After listening to all the translated content, Vézé said slowly, "In my opinion, what you want is a chance to express your opinion in front of me. Now that you have expressed your opinion, if you don't have anything beyond these words, I can only ask you to leave. "
After listening to the painfully translated words, the European man's eyes widened subconsciously, then he showed a self-righteous expression. He said proudly with a mocking expression unique to a justice defender, "Sir, I can understand what you are thinking now. I can understand! All the advantages you have now are your power. With your power, you can drive away all the people you don't like. Don't worry, sir, I understand this very well. I understand it very well. "
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