After leaving home for more than a year, Qi Rui finally met his father, Vézé. Thinking back to more than a year ago, Qi Rui clearly knew that he was still a young lieutenant colonel, and now he was already a young major general. For a soldier in peacetime, this was an unimaginable speed of promotion. However, in times of war, in terms of promotion alone, there were still people who could be promoted four ranks in more than a year, from staff sergeant to major. The army was not stingy with rewards and promotions for those who risked their lives and made great contributions.
Of course, at this time, Qi Rui was not very high up in the ranks of the soldiers in San Francisco. The troops on the West Coast were organized into one army group plus three corps. The number of lieutenant generals could not be counted on one hand, and there were even more major generals. Qi Rui was not a major general in the combat forces, but a major general in the military academy system. Of course, the comrades in the combat forces did not dare to discriminate against this chief of staff not long ago, but they would not forcibly pull Qi Rui into the combat forces. This had nothing to do with feelings, but the two sides were really not in the same department.
Therefore, at the meeting where Vézé received the comrades in the troops, it took more than half an hour before Qi Rui, as the head of the military academy system, warmly shook hands with the Military Governor Of Vaize. The expressions of the major generals were one thing, but most of them did not know some things. The expressions of the lieutenant generals were somewhat complicated. Some of these lieutenant generals knew the relationship between Qi Rui and Vézé.
Even the lieutenant generals and major generals who did not know what was going on inside felt that the atmosphere was not quite right. Moreover, there was a surprising similarity between Qi Rui and Vézé's appearance. Even the slowest general felt that the Military Governor Of Vaize and Major General Qi Rui had probably not met for the first time, and that the two were more familiar with each other.
The meeting with the troops was relatively simple. The Military Governor Of Vaize listened to the reports of the troops, inspected the equipment, and watched the exercise. The military academy was in charge of the exercise, and as the dean of the military academy, Major General Qi Rui naturally had to shoulder the heavy responsibility. During the entire exercise, the generals of the frontline troops had to admit that although Major General Qi Rui was young, he had a lot of experience on the frontline. The entire exercise did indeed reflect the characteristics of the motorized infantry.
At night, during a meeting at the headquarters, a group of generals gathered in the conference room. Seeing that the Military Governor Of Vaize didn't come, some people who couldn't hold back asked, "Director Qi, you're from Nanjing. Have you seen the Commander-In-Chief before?"
The generals who knew the inside story did not utter a word, but in their hearts, they cursed the person who asked them for being blind. At this point, they should at least suspect that Qi Rui might be the illegitimate child of Military Governor Vaize, right? Of course, who would dare to ask such a silly question if they had such thoughts? Therefore, most of the generals did not say a word.
"Uh …" Qi Rui was at a loss for words. He instinctively wanted to find another excuse, but after thinking about it, he didn't know what to say. If Qi Rui was a major, he could still worry about this problem. This was because someone might deliberately send Qi Rui to the frontline out of malice, or purposely not give Qi Rui any combat missions. Now that Qi Rui had military merits and status, it was not embarrassing to be the son of Vézé. Even if Qi Rui's father was a scumbag, it would have a very limited impact on Qi Rui's promotion.
However, the power of habit was very strong. Even though Qi Rui knew that he could tell everyone about his relationship with Vézé, Qi Rui couldn't open his mouth at all.
Major General Xu had a straightforward personality and was not a shrewd person. When he encountered something he didn't understand, he couldn't help but ask for clarification. Seeing that Qi Rui wanted to say something, he continued, "Director Qi, do you feel embarrassed to tell everyone whether you know the commander-in-chief or not?"
"He doesn't feel embarrassed to say it. Let me tell everyone why." Military Governor Of Vaize's voice sounded at the door.
Following that, Military Governor Of Vaize strode in from the door. Under everyone's relieved, stunned, and interested gazes, he walked to the chairman's seat.
"Comrade Qi Rui, stand up!" Vézé shouted.
Hearing his father's order, Qi Rui stood up in silence. This action made most of the people who didn't know what was going on. This was definitely not a relationship between unfamiliar people.
"Qi Rui is embarrassed to say it because I told him not to tell anyone that he is my son. A young man has to rely on his own ability to win everyone's approval and prove that he is capable of taking responsibility. That's why I've always asked him not to say that he is my son. This is not good for Qi Rui. "Vézé slowly explained the relationship between him and Qi Rui to everyone.
After hearing Vézé's words, Major General Xu asked in confusion, "Commander-in-chief, this surname …"
While everyone looked at Major General Xu as if he was an idiot, Vézé said indifferently, "Now, Qi Rui's surname is his mother's surname. He was originally called Wei Rui. When I changed Qi Rui's surname, I thought that his mother would be happy if he used his mother's surname. "
After understanding the reason behind Qi Rui's surname, most of the people who didn't have any evil thoughts thought that Major General Xu was an idiot on some matters. However, there were also a few people who realized that they were wrong. These people originally thought that Qi Rui was the illegitimate son of Military Governor Vaize, which was why he used a different surname. Now, they realized that Qi Rui was the legitimate son of Military Governor Vaize.
After introducing his relationship with Qi Rui, Vézé glanced at his son. He saw that Qi Rui had his head lowered and was blushing under the machine-gun-like gazes of the generals and senior colonels. Vézé sighed in his heart. Everything was a double-edged sword. The pros and cons of revealing Qi Rui's identity could only be seen in the future. However, for now, Qi Rui would probably need some time to get used to this kind of life. Moreover, after Qi Rui's identity was revealed, it would also be a problem to use Qi Rui's name. Previously, even though many people knew about Qi Rui's identity, they could still pretend that they didn't know. But now, their good days were coming to an end.
"Comrade Qi Rui, sit down!" Vézé ordered.
If it was ten minutes ago, many people would think that this was a normal way of addressing him. Now, at least half of the people in the room wanted to cover their mouths and laugh. The serious relationship between father and son was more likely to make people want to laugh than the funniest joke.
Vézé didn't force them. After waiting for them to calm down, he stood up and said, "Comrades, 30 years ago, I said in the Military Commission that the solution to the major problems of our time is not to rely on reason, but to solve them with iron and blood. Now, all of you have participated in the great action of using China's sword to obtain farmland for the people of China. The reason why this action can be supported by the people of the whole country is because of our insistence on state ownership of land. All the land obtained by China's sword belongs to the state, which means that it can be used by the people. Those who are here are probably members of the Restoration Party, and our Min dynasty is the leader of the party. Therefore, the army must protect the basic policies of these countries. The state ownership of land stipulated by the Constitution must not be destroyed by anyone! "
Regardless of whether these soldiers had the ability to understand the state ownership of land from a deeper level, Vézé directly put forward his opinion. Things like systems often have deep inertia. It may take decades or even a century for the people to understand the meaning of state ownership of land. Before the working people can understand this system, before the working people can consciously protect this fundamental system, Vézé must brainwash this system to make it more stable.
"Commander-in-chief! Don't worry, we have all read your article. It was clearly stated that land distribution could never be absolutely fair. Therefore, state ownership of land would allow these matters to be controlled. There is still room for change. If private ownership of land is introduced, there will be endless troubles. The land will soon be divided up by the people with power. "Major General Xu immediately responded loudly.
Perhaps his performance of following the central government had stolen the limelight from others, some comrades couldn't help but mutter, "Old Xu, we know that your family is a landlord, but you don't have to be so loud."
Major General Xu was not moved by such a statement. Instead, he continued, "What's wrong with me being a landlord? It's because my family is a landlord that I know how miserable it is under private ownership of land. Not only are the people miserable, but the landlord's life is also not happy. Now that the land is owned by the state, everyone doesn't have to worry so much and just concentrate on farming. Life is happier than before. Therefore, I firmly support state ownership of land and firmly support you, Commander-in-chief. "
After saying this, none of the generals dared to continue to comment. If they didn't express their stance now, it would really be unreasonable, so everyone shouted, "Resolutely obey the instructions of the Commander-in-Chief, resolutely obey the system established by the central government."
Vézé just wanted to knock these people down and hope that they wouldn't do anything like opening farms for the army during the period of military control. Growing their own vegetables to solve the logistical problem could let the army know that they were also people who relied on labor to obtain food, which was very good for the ideological construction of the army. However, the army owned the industry and used it to start making profits, which was a choice that distorted the nature of the army.
Whether the officers understood or not, Vézé had to say these things first. However, Vézé was a little concerned about Major General Xu. This comrade's behavior was really interesting. Vézé didn't know whether it was a burst of class consciousness or simply a pure heart. At least so far, this major general had shown that he had helped Vézé and Qi Rui.
"In addition to this problem, another problem is that the party organization of the army needs to be strengthened. Soldiers have to know why and who they fight for. Only when everyone can convince the officers that these new lands will be enjoyed by the whole country, and that the families of the officers and soldiers will also be the people who enjoy the benefits, can we bravely face the environment in North America. Therefore, party affairs must be strengthened. "Vézé continued to explain his arrangements.
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