The moment he walked out of his father's house, Shi Qian felt that he didn't have the initial resentment. He didn't go downstairs. He just leaned against the wall in the corridor and lit a cigarette. Before he could puff out the first puff, Shi Qian's mother came out. Looking at her son's very unhappy expression, the old lady complained, "Why are you angry with your father?"
"Mother, I'm not angry with my father," Shi Qian replied.
"Are you still angry with yourself?" The old lady didn't relax because of her son's words.
"I'm not angry with myself," Shi Qian continued to answer. After answering the second question, seeing that the old lady was still unhappy, Shi Qian could only explain, "Mother, when I was talking to my father, I remembered some of the tragedies I saw on the battlefield, so I felt uncomfortable and restless. I could only run out to calm down. "
The old lady accepted this. She looked at her son's uneasy expression with a puzzled gaze, and then a loving expression appeared on her face. Reaching out to touch her son's face, the old lady said, "After smoking this cigarette, go into the house for me."
Shi Qian was relatively quick to expel the very unpleasant memories from his mind, and then walked into the house with his head down. At this time, Shi Dakai was already sitting on the sofa in the living room reading the newspaper. When Shi Qian came in, Shi Dakai looked up at him and said with a somewhat contemptuous tone, "Your nephews, when you ask them to kill a chicken, they can't wait to chant the Rebirth Mantra several times."
As soon as he heard that it was related to slaughter, Shi Qian immediately retorted. He sat opposite his father and lit a cigarette for himself. After taking a puff, he said, "I think that's pretty good. The army is fighting everywhere, and so many people died. It's good that these children don't get stained with blood in the future. Besides, if you want to buy a chicken, you can just go to the market and buy it. Why do you have to kill it yourself? "
"Hmph! You're a coward, so why do you have to twist words and force logic? "Shi Dakai gave a big mockery to his rebellious son.
Shi Qian was surprised that he didn't get angry. Then Shi Qian replied with such a state of mind, "That's right. I've really become a coward after fighting the war. Too many people died, and I've seen enough! "
When the old lady saw that the father and son were fighting again, she was very unhappy. Just as he was about to come over and scold him, he didn't expect that Shi Dakai would only give him a mocking "hmph" and not bring up the topic again. He asked about Shi Qian's future plans. This was very close to the family, so the old lady was very satisfied.
Shi Qian was her youngest son. He had been smart and quick-witted since he was young. When Shi Qian's brothers and sisters were forcibly taken to Nanjing, so they didn't dare to walk outside, Shi Qian ran around outside every day and played with the children. Later, when the old lady went out to buy things, she would ask Shi Qian to run. Shi Qian could be considered the old lady's little cotton-padded jacket since he was young.
Hearing that Shi Qian wanted to retire after the war and rent a large piece of land on a farm near Nanjing to cultivate, the old lady thought it was a good idea. Just as she was about to ask her son how big this' big piece of land 'could be, Shi Dakai spoke before the old lady could. "You didn't think about going all the way after you joined the army? Is this how you do things? "
Shi Qian replied, "I've already fought for the country and worked my life for it. I'm still young. After I retire, I can still go to college. If I can finish four years at Agricultural University, I won't be 30 years old by then. I still have a few decades to farm well. "
"Hmph, you can't even be a soldier to the end. Do you think you can till the end? "Shi Dakai was still in a bad mood.
This time, Shi Qian didn't object because he felt that there was no way to communicate with his father, Shi Dakai. The Liberation Army believed that every soldier was a normal citizen. Everyone was a soldier who had chosen a profession to contribute to the country. The country would not turn a blind eye to the dedication of its citizens. Naturally, there would be corresponding treatment. The war had exhausted Shi Qian's patience for the battlefield. He felt that there was no reason for him to feel embarrassed about his choice to take off his military uniform and become an agricultural laborer. Since he had decided to arrange his future in this way, Shi Qian didn't want to have a meaningless debate with his father.
Seeing that her son was silent, the old lady was very satisfied. The old lady had seen the men quarrel like fighting cocks too many times. In fact, as long as someone took a step back, like what Shi Qian was doing now, the quarrel naturally wouldn't happen. As for whether Shi Qian would do as Shi Dakai asked … He had experienced the Taiping Rebellion twice and lived in the Min dynasty for a long time. Plus, he had listened to many of Emperor Vézé's radio programs. The old lady had long understood that the world had changed. As long as Shi Qian could live on his own, Shi Dakai couldn't do anything to him. Unless Shi Dakai could bring out the courage to cry, throw a tantrum, and hang out in front of Shi Qian's unit until everyone was restless and Shi Qian's reputation was ruined. Otherwise, Shi Dakai couldn't do anything to Shi Qian, who had run far away. Also, based on the old lady's understanding of Shi Dakai, she felt that he wasn't the kind of person who would do nothing.
Later, the father and son talked about when Shi Qian would return to the army. Shi Qian said that he had half a month's vacation. As for how he would use this half a month's vacation, Shi Qian planned to go to the place where he had been since he was a child, from middle school to high school, and then to the military academy. This was because he needed to go back to the past to restore his mood as much as possible to the carefree and happy era of the past.
"Childish!" Shi Dakai just made such a helpless comment and stopped commenting on his son.
The old lady thought that this was a good choice. She smiled and said, "Tell me what you want to eat soon. I'll make it for you."
The next day and the third, Colonel Shi Qian didn't go out. He cleaned at home and helped with the laundry. The house, which was already quite clean, was now much cleaner than before. On the third day, he put on a casual outfit and went out. There was a heater in the house. After going out, he felt that the temperature outside was not high, but it was not low either.
Nanjing had fallen into the hands of Vézé more than 20 years ago. Since then, large-scale construction had been carried out. Shi Qian hadn't been back for a few years. His impression of Nanjing, which was full of construction sites, was now finally showing the appearance of a city. The small trees planted when the great city was built more than 20 years ago had already grown into big trees. The wide streets were lined with such tall trees. Walking towards his primary school, the streets were not so wide. Shi Qian looked up at the ginkgo trees on the side of the road. They were planted under the guidance of his teacher and classmates when he was in primary school. Now, more than 10 years later, even though the ginkgo trees did not grow fast, the small trees planted on Arbor Day were much taller.
Patting the trunk, Shi Qian saw some engraved marks. They were all kinds of stupid words that came out of a sudden when people didn't like dogs. After looking at more than a dozen trees, Shi Qian also saw the words "XXX I like you" carved in a crooked way. The teachers nowadays are not doing enough to educate the children! Shi Qian thought to himself.
Walking forward, Shi Qian finally saw his primary school. In his memory, the school was built with the common blue-gray brick walls. On both sides of the school gate, there were depressions left by bricks when they were built. In the depressions, there was a sign of Ginkgo Road Primary School. The school that appeared in front of Shi Qian now was different. All the walls had been removed, leaving only a very low base wall. On the base wall, there was a black iron fence that was painted to prevent rust. All schools had to meet the requirements set by the Military Governor Of Vaize when they were built. Shi Qian remembered that when he was in primary school, he felt that the school was so big that he could not run to the end.
Now that the walls were gone, looking through the iron fence, he could see the beautiful new academic building and the old academic building built with blue-gray bricks. The school was green and there were many trees. There was a field, a sports field, and some fields of unknown use occupied the campus. It looked very grand. Some of the primary school students were in physical education class, and he could hear the little things screaming when they were exercising.
Shi Qian wanted to enter the school to take a look, but he found a group of old men and women waiting at the school gate. It did not look like they were causing trouble, but were preparing to take their children home. Walking to the gate, Shi Qian found that the school gate was locked, and there were security guards inside. When he first saw the iron fence, Shi Qian felt that the school was more transparent to the outside world. Looking at the locked gate and the high fence that was difficult to climb, Shi Qian felt that the security of the school was stricter than before.
Since he could not enter the school, Shi Qian continued to stroll forward. He found that there were fewer cars on the street than before, and the kind of car with government license plates was almost non-existent. Although he knew that the Min dynasty had moved the capital from Nanjing to Beijing. He even knew that one of the reasons for moving the capital was that they wanted the capital to be closer to North America. However, it was only after he personally made this trip that Shi Qian could feel what it meant to move the capital.
The original feeling that Nanjing gave Shi Qian was that it was full of all kinds of big people, full of all kinds of institutions and units that were thought to have inexplicable power. Those tall and imposing office buildings, courtyards, and all kinds of cars on the street. These all meant that these cities were different. Starting in November every year, the big people who came to participate in the three meetings would gather here. This made the capital, the center of power, unquestionable.
After walking for so long, Shi Qian found that there were few soldiers on the street. Even if there were, they were soldiers and lieutenants, and their military ranks were lower than Shi Qian's. This was hard to imagine in the past. When Nanjing was the capital, generals were not rare. A colonel was not surprising at all.
Stopping at the intersection, Shi Qian saw that everyone around him was dressed like an ordinary citizen. Nanjing, a city that had been the center of power in China for the past 40 years, had simply restored its previous status as an ordinary city. Shi Qian still couldn't believe it.
Continuing to walk forward, Shi Qian carefully looked at his hometown. The surrounding city was still so beautiful and calm, and the market had not been particularly affected, but Shi Qian always felt that the city seemed to have lost something. If he had to describe it, it was the soul of the city. The group of people who decided the fate of the Min dynasty and the fate of the world were no longer in Nanjing. At the moment when they left, Nanjing was just a city.
Looking up to the north, Shi Qian easily thought of the Yangtze River not far away. Because he had participated in the field training, he still remembered some land further north to Anhui. As for further north, Shi Qian had never been there. There was only a feeling of chaos in his heart. He suddenly had an impulse. If time allowed, he wanted to go to Beijing to see it. Shi Qian only felt that Beijing might give him a more hometown feeling than Nanjing. Although he didn't know how this strange judgment was completed, Shi Qian had such a feeling.
Of course, this kind of feeling varied from person to person. The people who participated in the three meetings in Beijing didn't think so. Leaving the warm and humid Yangtze River basin and running to Beijing in Hebei, the group of people couldn't get used to the dry climate here.
The Forbidden City did not become the residence of the Military Governor Of Vaize, but became the Palace Museum. The Military Governor Of Vaize and a group of senior cadres moved to the Summer Palace, and various offices were built near the Summer Palace. With the experience of Nanjing's reconstruction, the reconstruction of Beijing was more neat.
Of course, for the 100,000 people who moved from Nanjing, the buildings were certainly not enough, and many of the arrangements were temporary. For example, there was a saying that the central office would be located in Zhongnanhai, which made a group of comrades who liked the Summer Palace feel very surprised. But it was not groundless. A huge square was set up outside the Tiananmen Square. The Monument to the People's Heroes and the Great Hall of the People began to be built, which were not just for decoration.
Such rumors and unfinished things were trivial. Even if everyone privately complained about why they had to leave a good place like Nanjing, no one dared to say it to the Military Governor Of Vaize, and no one dared to incite others. When the Military Governor Of Vaize asked the capital to be moved to Beijing, everyone obediently followed. Those who didn't want to follow could stay, but it was not easy to keep up with the Governor.
For example, the content of the three meetings in 1890 was the plan for the future of China. The Military Governor Of Vaize took out a set of plans for the North American agricultural belt, which made everyone dizzy. The Great Plains of North America was extremely vast. Not only were there plains on the land of the United States, but there were also vast plains on the original British colonies further north. In particular, the British colonies were rich in water resources, so there was no need to worry about water shortages. These contents made the guys north of the Yellow River feel a huge advantage.
Vézé said in a calm tone on the rostrum, "Our social security in the future can be divided into two parts. One part is that after retirement age, we will get a fixed amount of food coupons, which can be used to exchange for food in various shopping malls. I asked everyone to study the North American agricultural belt so that everyone can be prepared. In the future, we will not run out of food. So it is not a problem to feed these retirees. "
Looking at the confused expressions of everyone, Vézé said with a smile, "This time is similar to before. Once we reach a decision, we will first make a training paper for everyone to test."
"Is there a key point to the test?" some of the comrades below did not care about being laughed at, so he asked loudly.
This immediately caused everyone to laugh. The Military Governor Of Vaize's policy learning was so interesting. It was up to everyone to express themselves freely, and the Governor Of Vaize would not be stupid enough to set standards. However, as the core could not be discussed, the Governor Of Vaize would also make it very clear to everyone. Even if the method of marking the key points of the test was adopted, Vézé would not relax in the slightest. Therefore, everyone also knew what kind of punishment they would receive if they played carelessly on the core issues.
In response to everyone's laughter, Vézé also smiled. "I can tell you a key point of the test now. For the question of retired farmers, this is definitely the key point of the test."
This question made those fellows who were originally smiling turn serious. It was a little difficult for everyone to establish the concept of "retired farmers." One of the core of the state ownership of land in the Min dynasty was "land to the tiller." The second half of this sentence was "land to those who don't plow the land will not be given land." Not being given land meant that the land could not only be granted, but also reclaimed.
For Chinese people, receiving land from the state to cultivate was very much in line with the concept of everyone. However, handing over the land that had been cultivated for decades was against everyone's feelings. Even if they knew clearly that the land they cultivated was never their own, but belonged to the state. Everyone also felt that it was very difficult to describe the impact of this understanding.
"Farmers will also grow old, and they will not be able to plow the land. At that time, of course, there will be no family inheritance system, so for old farmers, they must have their own land. "Vézé said without hesitation.
"Commander-in-chief, I know my father's personality best. He will die, and it is very likely that he will die in his own land. If you really let him not farm, I'm afraid that he really won't be able to enjoy such a blessing. At least, no matter how many times I persuaded him, he refused to live with me in the city. "A comrade stood up and spoke.
There were too many old farmers who had been with the land all their lives in China. There were so many that the participants had basically seen them. Therefore, this immediately aroused everyone's approval and a certain degree of backlash against Vézé.
Vézé used a very rough way to answer such questions. "For old farmers, if they apply for land, they can only be given farmland that does not exceed two mu of land. I don't think that if they are given more land, they will really be able to farm. But after retirement, food stamps must be available to everyone. "
Hearing this, the comrades at the meeting quieted down for a while. Everyone could see that Vézé Tutu was determined to completely solve the model of various rights to land through family inheritance. In fact, most of the backlash was directed at this point. Since they saw that this model could not be shaken at this time, they simply stopped talking.
"The state ownership of land is the foundation of the country. We can discuss how to do better and implement it more effectively. But we are not allowed to discuss how to weaken and amend it. Because this system guarantees the interests of all the people of the Min dynasty. If this is shaken, the people will inevitably suffer. "Vézé's tone was very strict.
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