The news of Shen Xin's trip to the south shook the central government of the Min dynasty. After Wei Ze retired to the second line, going south outside of the arrangements of the Standing Committee meeting or work meeting became a very sensitive issue. Shen Xin was also confused when he took the plane. He also regarded the trip to the south as a very important matter. However, with Shen Xin's experience, the distance from Beijing to Nanjing was just a small trip.
Under the wings of the plane, Shen Xin couldn't help but tap the table in front of him. His eyes were aimlessly cast out of the porthole of the plane. It was strange that Shen Xin hadn't met Vézé alone for almost six years. It was not the kind of meeting where they appeared on the same stage. The last time Shen Xin met Vézé as an individual was a long time ago.
'There must be a reason!' Shen Xin thought calmly, but he couldn't come to a conclusion. Because the conclusion seemed to be a paradox.
After getting off the plane at the Nanjing airport, the commander of the Nanjing military subdivision came to greet him in person. After seeing Shen Xin, the commander first asked, "Political Commissar Shen, where are we going now?"
"… Take a stroll around Nanjing. I haven't been back for a long time. "Shen Xin ordered. He found that even when he arrived in Nanjing, he was still not ready to see Vézé. It was not difficult for Shen Xin to see Vézé, but Shen Xin found that he didn't know what to say when he saw His Majesty Vézé. Complain? Deny? All kinds of emotions gathered together, and Shen Xin couldn't figure out what to make of it.
"Yes." The commander of the Nanjing military subdivision didn't have so many ideas, or the order from his old superior solved the problem of how to choose. Many years ago, the war zone of the Min dynasty was the foundation of the founding heroes. Those old soldiers had the intention of making a prison. Therefore, His Majesty Vézé ordered the abolition of the military subdivision and replaced the military region with the war zone. Only Beijing and Nanjing could exist as military divisions. In a sense, these two units were garrison military regions. They were tasked with the direct protection of the Central Committee of the Party. Therefore, the military was particularly sensitive to the fact that Dang was leading the army. Especially after the incident with the idiot dean of the Nanjing Military Academy, this string was stretched taut. The commander of the Nanjing Military Region was more obedient to the old Political Commissar Shen Xin, who was in charge of the military and politics.
'Nanjing has changed a lot!' After looking around, Shen Xin could not help but sigh. In the Min dynasty, there were three cities that could be called 'Jing': Nanjing, Beijing, and Tokyo. During the Song Dynasty, there was a saying that Tokyo was called Bianliang. At this time, Tokyo was an important city in North America. The three capitals were the economic centers of the Min dynasty.
Beijing had only prospered in the last ten years. Even if Nanjing was not the capital, it still advanced at its own pace. Just by looking at the clothes of the girls on the street, Shen Xin couldn't help but sigh. Nanjing represented the popularity of the Min dynasty. The popularity of Beijing was much later than Nanjing.
"What do you mean?" The commander of the Nanjing Military Region quickly asked after listening to his old boss's sigh.
"Take me to see the Commander in Chief now." Shen Xin gave a concise answer. He didn't want to explain his feelings at all. These things were taught to Shen Xin by the Military Governor Vaize. Agriculture, industry, and fashion. These were the benchmarks of urban development. In other words, agriculture could only provide enough food to support so many people who were out of work, and industry made people rich so that they could play with fashion.
The commander did not expect his old boss to give such an order. He immediately gave instructions to the driver. After the driver clearly expressed that he understood the order, the commander could not help but ask, "Political Commissar Shen, the Commander in Chief has always refused to live in the military region. Is it because the Commander in Chief doesn't trust us?"
Shen Xin replied calmly, "The Commander in Chief is strict with military school education. Our Liberation Army has always been an army with cultural awareness and political awareness. There is nothing wrong with living in a military school. It's just that I didn't expect the military school to be so bureaucratic. "
The mess in Nanjing made the commander speechless. He quickly said, "The military region has already made ideological mobilization. The Liberation Army is the army of the Party. We must not have the mentality of an ostrich who does not care about anything. We must be loyal to the Party. "
Shen Xin wanted to say some words of appreciation, but he still inexplicably wanted to remain silent. As the only remaining member of the Standing Committee among his old brothers, Shen Xin felt very sad. Now it was necessary to maintain the political awareness of the army through education. Even ten years ago, he had never seen a soldier who thought that bureaucrats were more important than the Military Governor Vaize. Seeing the rapid changes of the times, Shen Xin did not want to say anything.
There was also a stand-alone house in the Nanjing Military Academy. This rather simple gray building made Shen Xin feel nostalgic. Before the capital was moved, those with status lived in such a small building. This kind of house was no longer popular at the moment, and only traditional units like the military academy would continue to maintain it.
This kind of emotion made Shen Xin almost unable to move in the car. The impact of the changes of the times made this old man, who could no longer make any progress in his status, feel a strong spiritual impact. Then Shen Xin saw two people appear at the door. One was his old brother, Wang Mingshan, and the other was Wang Mingshan's wife, Marchioness Grace. This time, Wang Mingshan was even more surprised. This feeling of reunion between brothers did not match the solemn scene he had imagined meeting His Majesty Vézé.
Wang Mingshan opened the door and looked at the surprised Shen Xin. He smiled and said, "Shen Xin, please get out of the car."
Shen Xin had to get out of the car and asked in confusion, "Why did the Commander in Chief ask you to pick me up?"
"You talk too much nonsense. Wouldn't it be embarrassing for me to pick you up? "Wang Mingshan laughed.
Listening to the conversation between the two old men, Marchioness Grace could not help but smile. She liked the Min dynasty more and more. This country was not only sunny, but also far more humane than Italy. People in high positions in Italy never spoke the truth.
Following Wang Mingshan into the living room on the first floor of the small building, Shen Xin saw Vézé. At Wei Changrong's funeral, Shen Xin had already lamented that the Military Governor Vaize's hair was white. However, in less than half a year, Vézé's hair was almost all white, and he had completely entered the old age.
After Marchioness Grace left, Vézé took the lead and asked, "Why did you think of coming to Nanjing?"
"There are some things I want to clarify." Shen Xin replied straightforwardly.
"Speak." Vézé sat on the sofa.
"Commander-in-chief, you had the opportunity to give orders. Why did you let those people do whatever they wanted? "Shen Xin did not want to beat around the bush.
There was a smile on Vézé's face. Shen Xin was very familiar with that kind of smile. When Vézé's comrades said stupid things, Vézé could not help but smile like this. This kind of smile not only did not make Shen Xin feel relaxed, but it also made him feel like he was being 'looked down upon.' His Majesty Vézé was born in 1833. It was now 1911, and His Majesty was 78 years old. Shen Xin was seven years younger than Vézé, and now he was 71 years old. A 71-year-old old man was regarded as an inexperienced young man. Although Shen Xin felt that he still had an elder in front of him, it was natural that he was unhappy.
Vézé did not like to be deliberately mystified. After smiling, he said, "Shen Xin, I know you do not like Ziyang. But I want to ask you, in terms of economic policies, are they really more effective than Ziyang's? "
"What are you referring to?" Shen Xin was very unconvinced.
"Can you be as bold as Ziyang and issue more currency? Can you be as decisive as him in asking for substandard units to be cleaned up? "Vézé asked.
"I would never do what he did," Shen Xin replied decisively. Things were indeed as Vézé said. No matter what, Shen Xin would have issued more currency in the name of expanding the fleet. But Shen Xin firmly believed that if he had done it, he would not have died without a cause.
"Comrade Ziyang does not follow the military model. Your methods are incomparable to his," Vézé replied indifferently.
"… Do you still agree that he has ruined the country to this extent?" There was a hint of blame in Shen Xin's tone.
"Shen Xin, I have already criticized you. Don't think that Ziyang and the others deliberately made things like this." Vézé's tone became a little impatient. "Normal people want to do things that everyone agrees with and do well. Do you think that Ziyang and the others are not normal people? "
Shen Xin was stunned. After thinking for a moment, he continued, "But they obviously did not do it well!"
"Then are you going to hit them when they are down? Or are you going to save them? "Vézé immediately asked.
"This …" Shen Xin suddenly understood why he had not wanted to see Vézé in the first place. Military Governor Of Vaize had never once shirked his responsibilities and then benefited from the chaos of the current situation. Regardless of whether the situation was favorable or bad, the impression that Military Governor Of Vaize had left on the people around him was that the problem could be solved by looking for the commander-in-chief.
However, this kind of person, who was like a bright light, would also cast a shadow in the hearts of the people around him. In other words, after seeing the Military Governor Of Vaize, everyone could see the dark side of their hearts while solving the problem. Just as Military Governor Of Vaize had said, Shen Xin had no intention of sincerely working together to tide over the difficulties. If Ziyang fell, Shen Xin was looking forward to smoothly taking over power and implementing his own ideas. Compared to people like Vézé, Shen Xin saw the dark side of his own heart.
"Shen Xin, what you are doing is the way of the old era. The current era has its own characteristics. Ziyang is not as weak as you think. Don't think about overthrowing him. Times have changed. If you can overturn his era, you don't have to push him. He will overturn himself. However, if you push him, you might be the one to fall, "Vézé continued to instruct.
These words triggered Shen Xin's rebellious nature. He asked unhappily, "Commander-In-Chief, please explain why this is the case."
"I'm not happy. Haha. "Vézé laughed.
"How can I be happy when you say that?" Shen Xin answered unhappily.
"If you had raised this question in a public party committee meeting, Ziyang would have had enough reason to refute you. If you had plotted in private, I can guarantee that you would not have been able to defeat Ziyang. Also, if you really had confidence in yourself, why would you resort to plotting? To put it bluntly, you just don't have confidence in yourself. "Vézé laughed.
Shen Xin was speechless for a moment. It was not that he was immediately convinced, but that Vézé's logic made Shen Xin feel that Vézé was not on his side unconditionally. If Vézé could stand on Shen Xin's side, Shen Xin would not need to resort to plotting.
Wang Mingshan could not stand it anymore. He could not help but suspect that his old brother, Shen Xin, was getting old. He was so old that he was no longer as flexible as he was when he was young. The army was undergoing ideological rectification, and the goal of the rectification was to restore the correct political philosophy of the army. The purpose of the Standing Committee was to overthrow the president of the country. In terms of political ethics and system, it should also fall under the scope of rectification.
However, this could be said to young comrades, but to an old comrade like Shen Xin, there was no way to say this at all. Therefore, Wang Mingshan simply interrupted this painful conversation. He laughed and said, "These problems can be discussed later, Commander-In-Chief. The comrades from the Bank of Europe contacted me and said that they have found the basis for a big deal. I wonder if Commander-In-Chief would be interested in giving them some pointers. "
"Oh? Let's hear it. " Vézé asked Wang Mingshan to come today to leave a buffer for Shen Xin. Wang Mingshan was so smart to interject, and Vézé was naturally willing to weaken the contradiction. Smart people did not know when to say what, but when not to speak. Cutting off the topic in time was the choice of smart people.
Wang Mingshan threw out the topic straightforwardly. "If the Italians continue to be ignorant, we hope to be able to take Sardinia. As long as we can take this island, we have no desire in the Mediterranean. "
Vézé almost laughed out loud. Sicily was the largest island in the Mediterranean. Sardinia ranked second, Cyprus third, Corsica fourth, and Crete fifth. It was impossible to take Sicily in any case. However, if Sardinia was taken, the second, third, and fifth islands in the Mediterranean would fall into the hands of the Min dynasty. Of course, the Min dynasty would have no desire. However, this kind of beautiful imagination was possible. The current King of Italy was from Sardinia. It would be strange if Italy did not fight desperately to take away his land of prosperity.
However, this kind of stupid question could be used as an excuse to change the topic. Vézé smiled and said, "Tell me."
"Italy took advantage of the Osman Empire's navy fighting in the Black Sea to seize several of Osman's islands. The Osman Empire has publicly stated that it is willing to sell these islands to the Min dynasty. If we really want to find an excuse to go to war with Italy, this is also a good opportunity. As long as we go to war, Italy will not be able to find an excuse to get away so easily. "Wang Mingshan asked half-truthfully. He also did not want his brother Shen Xin to lose face. It was not that Shen Xin could not rely on his own efforts to overthrow Ziyang, but it was a bit ridiculous to expect the help of Military Governor Vaize.
"If those little guys want to think about these unreliable things, they might as well think about the possibility of Russia, Germany, and Austria dividing up Hungary. Hungary has been blindly boasting for the past hundred years. He can't do it, but he is propagating that all other nationalities can die except for Marza. This kind of stupid speech will probably be used by others. Especially now, Russia is also a European country. In any case, it will not be a mess in diplomacy. "Vézé could not help but put forward a serious idea.
Wang Mingshan was stunned. He thought that the commander in chief had retired to the second line for so long. Although his strategy had not deteriorated, his sensitivity to specific issues was probably not as good as before. However, now it seemed that Wang Mingshan felt that his thinking might be wrong.
"Commander in chief, it shouldn't be like this." Wang Mingshan asked in confusion, "Is it a big crime for Hungary to make such a noise?"
"At least Europe has entered the era of civilization. Why is Russia a barbaric country in Europe, while England and Germany are considered civilized countries? France is also a civilized country, but the French will be considered willful. This is not to say that England will not do those bad things, but at least England will try to make people think that they are civilized, "Vézé explained.
"Civilized?" Wang Mingshan could not understand for a moment. As a proud member of the ruling class of the Min dynasty, Wang Mingshan felt that compared to the Min dynasty, there were no civilized people in Europe. The only difference between them was whether they were barbaric or more barbaric.
Vézé smiled slightly. If he had not returned to this era, he really could not understand what a civilized world was in the eyes of the great powers. "Mingshan, the civilized countries in the eyes of Europe are also very interesting. First of all, you have to understand one thing, Christian civilization is different from our Chinese civilization. Our civilization has our own definition of good and evil. Bullying the weak is evil, and putting self-interest above the country is wrong. You understand this, right? "
Wang Mingshan nodded in agreement. The Chinese civilization was all about order. Although the Min dynasty no longer used 'good and bad' as a dividing standard, this was based on the new morality of the industrial era. The basic morality of China had not changed.
"In Christian civilization, the right to decide good and evil does not belong to humans, but to God. According to the doctrine, even after death, good and evil will not be judged. In Christianity, good and evil is only judged by the piety of God. If you are pious enough, you can go to heaven. If you are not pious enough, you will go to hell. In this respect, the three Semitic cults are the same. They claim that atheists like us will be roasted in the oven after death. "Vézé explained with a smile.
Wang Mingshan had been in Europe for a long time. He had seen many things in the past, but he could not understand. After listening to Vézé's explanation, Wang Mingshan immediately understood the traditional level of civilization.
"Therefore, the judgment of good and evil in China is not the focus in Christian civilization. Christian civilization believes that human beings are only in a contractual relationship, so their so-called contractual spirit is the noble contract. The Puritans at the extreme point of Europe are the representatives. The Puritans believe that true good and evil are not determined by human intelligence. Therefore, in the eyes of the Puritans, beauty is honesty, keeping promises, valuing contracts, and risking your life to make money. It does not matter if the money is made by trafficking slaves, killing colonized people, or destroying the environment. As long as they believe in God, it is not a sin. If they make a lot of money and show the glory of God, then they are qualified and even great Puritans. Do you understand this? "Vézé asked at last.
Wang Mingshan understood. He hesitated for a moment and asked, "Commander in Chief, if that is the case. I am also honest, keep promises, valuing contracts, and risking my life to make money. Will I be recognized by the Puritans? "
Vézé said with a smile, "That is impossible. First of all, you are not a Christian. Second, you are not a citizen of a Christian country. So don't expect to be recognized by those people. "
"Does this have anything to do with the partition of Hungary?" Wang Mingshan continued to ask.
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