According to the news from the editor, there has been an anti-nihilism purge being supervised by the higher-ups recently. The timing of this book isn't very good, so the book has to be finished on the 27th.
This book is already at the end, so I'll simply finish all the content. It's not my intention to be so hasty, but this is all I can do. I hope everyone can forgive me.
When General Qi Rui appeared on the podium, the group of young cadets couldn't help but hold their breaths in concentration. When General Qi Rui's introduction to armored soldiers was halfway through, the students' emotions became agitated. As well-trained cadets, they naturally wouldn't be so stupid as to speak carelessly. However, when they were listening attentively, the room wouldn't be completely quiet.
Some of them listened so intently that their bodies involuntarily wanted to sit more comfortably, so much so that the tables and chairs made some slight sounds. Some of the students remembered to brush their notes, and although the sound of paper flipping was soft, it was still there.
Half of Qi Rui's working time these past few years was spent on various training and seminars. His lecture notes easily covered all the subjects for this group of cadets to learn. When the introduction to armored soldiers was finished, someone or a few people started clapping, and then all the cadets stood up and applauded enthusiastically.
For Qi Rui, he was already used to this kind of recognition. This lecture also made Qi Rui feel very satisfied. Even if he suddenly passed away now, as long as there were a few outstanding soldiers among this group of cadets, combined with the current strength of the armored soldiers, the Liberation Army's armored soldiers would still be able to lead the army. Qi Rui felt that he truly had a clear conscience.
The group of cadets who listened to General Qi Rui's lecture were all handpicked. They didn't just come from the Nanjing Military Academy; all the military academies in Nanjing had sent their most outstanding students to attend the lecture. After the lecture, the cadets returned to their respective schools and held seminars.
Almost every cadet from each school had a point of view. 'This lecture made everyone understand that the subjects they are learning are extremely practical and improved our understanding of these subjects.'
The instructors of the military academies felt a little jealous after hearing this. General Qi Rui's military skills were indeed not something they could compare to. After the reform of the military system, apart from a small number of administrative personnel, the instructors also interacted between the military and the teaching institutions. Among them, there was no lack of people with a solid theoretical foundation, and there was no lack of soldiers with rich combat experience and strong adaptability. However, there were very few soldiers who possessed all of these advantages.
"We really can't compare to the great general's background!" Some people couldn't help but give an explanation with a bitter smile. This answer resonated with a lot of people, and no one dared to participate in such a discussion. Even without mentioning his birth, General Qi Rui's strength was enough for the soldiers to respect him. In the end, this question was completely tossed aside, and the various military academies began to discuss the position they could occupy in the development of the armored forces.
As for Qi Rui, he was reading documents as usual. Papa Vézé's idea was really interesting. It was too difficult to use curved guns to destroy tanks. Be it anti-tank guns or anti-tank guns, they were both cannons that could only be used in line of sight. Thicker frontal armor was undoubtedly the right direction for tank development. Just like before, Papa Vézé took a different approach and came up with the idea of an aerial attack. Since it was a cannon, the angle of elevation of the muzzle was very limited. There was no way to fight back against an aerial attack.
As he was engrossed in reading, the secretary came in and interrupted Qi Rui's thoughts. Someone came to visit.
When Qi Rui heard the name, he seemed to have an impression of it. It was his old subordinate from the North American War 20 years ago. Of course, this kind of relationship couldn't be rejected, so Qi Rui reluctantly decided to meet him.
"Political Commissar! I missed you so much after not seeing you for so many years, "the old subordinate said with great enthusiasm as soon as he entered the door.
For a moment, Qi Rui was also a little touched, and he sat down to talk with his old subordinate. After a few words, when he heard that the old subordinate of the Municipal Party Secretary was going to talk about some nonsense, Qi Rui couldn't help but feel unhappy. He still politely reminded him to "get to the point."
His old subordinate was indeed his old subordinate, and he wasn't surprised by this. Twenty years ago, when the motorized infantry was established, there were many things to do. At that time, Qi Rui would often say "get to the point" to stop nonsense that had nothing to do with the core issues. He slightly gritted his teeth, plucked up his courage and said, "Political Commissar. I want to ask the Emperor if he still wants to come out and govern. Now the situation is so bad, with the Emperor in power, we still think that someone will take care of the mess that the higher-ups do. If the Emperor doesn't come out to govern, we can only find a way ourselves. "
These words were so focused that Qi Rui was stunned. Not only was Qi Rui stunned, but Qi Rui's secretary in the room was also stunned. Without waiting for Qi Rui to respond, his old subordinate said with an attitude of cutting off all means of retreat, "Political Commissar. If the Emperor wants to establish a republic, of course I won't object. But a republic can't be a feudal system, right? Not to mention that no one is in charge, all kinds of things have to be decided by the central government. That is really the central government, they don't talk reason with you at all. The Emperor is still in power … No! It's when he is at work, there has never been such a mess! Political Commissar, tell me clearly, does the Emperor still want to come out or not? "
After a long period of study, practice, and military struggle, Qi Rui had not encountered a situation that he was helpless about for a long time. The only thing that could completely exceed Qi Rui's imagination was probably the existence of his father, Vézé. Looking at his old subordinate slightly trembling because of excitement, but still staring at him with burning eyes. Qi Rui once again felt a sense of helplessness.
In a moment of bewildered silence, the secretary said, "Political Commissar already knows, you can go back first. If there is any news, I will inform you. "
That old subordinate was still obedient, and did not resist in the secretary's semi-forceful action of sending him off. The secretary finally sent him off with a burst of regret in his heart. He knew that Qi Rui had no interest in causing trouble, and such a guy suddenly popped out, perhaps General Qi Rui was already very low at this time.
The secretary returned to the study anxiously, but saw that Qi Rui actually continued to read the information as if nothing had happened. While feeling relieved, the secretary felt very surprised. General Qi Rui's self-control was too good. Just as the secretary was about to leave, he heard Qi Rui say, "Prepare the ticket, I want to go back to Beijing."
When Shen Xin saw that Qi Rui came back so quickly, he was a little surprised. He thought that Qi Rui would stay in Nanjing for a few days. Then Shen Xin heard Qi Rui say, "Vice President, I want to be in charge of military orders."
For a while, there was silence in the room. After a while, Shen Xin asked unexpectedly, "This … is this the intention of the Commander in Chief?"
"My father will not say this kind of question. I decided to take this job quickly and get busy. "Qi Rui replied calmly. The attitude of Qi Rui's old subordinates was actually quite representative. It was just that North America had a good life and was very far from the Asian part, so their dissatisfaction with the central government was not so serious. There were also some other provincial cadres who had looked for Qi Rui, hoping to restore the old system of North America having its own Unified Center. It was Qi Rui who implemented this old system.
"What the hell happened?" Shen Xin was a little confused by Qi Rui.
"I'm going to come out to work. There's nothing else. "Qi Rui answered very readily.
"You go first." Shen Xin ordered. When Qi Rui left the office, Shen Xin picked up the red phone and dialed a number. Not long after, Vézé's voice came from the rather noisy receiver, "Hello. Who is it? "
"Commander in Chief. This is Shen Xin. Just now … Qi Rui agreed to be the Minister of Defense. Did you scold him? "Shen Xin said very cautiously.
"Hehe." Vézé laughed out loud on the phone. "Someone will listen to what I say? Shen Xin, you're not being realistic at all. How many times have I said that everyone does things because of internal reasons, and external reasons are just incentives. As for why Qi Rui is willing to take responsibility, you have to ask him. It's useless to ask me. "
Listening to Vézé say such words, Shen Xin suddenly felt a little sad. Even though he knew that Vézé was telling the truth, but if a person with power was like this, Shen Xin naturally felt even worse. After sorting out his emotions, Shen Xin asked cautiously, "What do you think, Commander in Chief?"
Vézé said calmly, "He has his decision, and you have your opinion. It's not appropriate for me to say anything. If I have to say something, I just want to say that this world belongs to these young people. Whether they are willing or not, there will be a day when they let go. "
Putting down the phone, Vézé sighed tiredly. There were some things that he didn't want to say so lightly. After experiencing so many things, Vézé was very clear that there was a lot of malice behind everything. But on second thought, Vézé tried to force himself to be relieved. No matter how chaotic the situation was, Vézé still got through it. In his time and space, when China was facing destruction, a group of revolutionaries still completed a small probability of success, liberating China and reviving China.
If the current Min dynasty could eventually destroy the country, it only meant that the Min dynasty should be destroyed. After making such a cold judgment, Vézé picked up the document and continued to read. Just now, Shen Xin's phone call interrupted Vézé's work. In recent years, more and more people asked Vézé for help. Ambitious local officials, state-owned enterprise management who were worried about development, and all kinds of real and fake experts who felt that they couldn't display their abilities.
These people finally chose to ask Vézé for help, and Vézé was not stingy with his help. Even for fake experts, Vézé was willing to give them a little kind advice. Therefore, he had a lot of work every day, and there was no time for him to be idle.
A few days later, the representatives who participated in the three meetings learned the news. The next day, major newspapers also announced the promotion. Qi Rui, who had just been promoted to general, became the Vice Chairman of the Military Commission at the meeting of the Military Commission and took the position of Minister of Defense.
In a mansion in the Jiangning District of Nanjing, Qi Hongyi put down the newspaper with satisfaction. Next to him, Wei Xue asked, "Mom, what is the relationship between the Minister of Defense and the Chairman of the Military Commission?"
Qi Hongyi explained to his daughter. The Military Commission and the Ministry of Defense were originally the same team with two sets of names. The entire Ministry of Defense only had two people, one was the Minister of Defense, and the other was the spokesman of the Ministry of Defense. The Military Commission had a Chairman and two Vice Chairmen. One of the two Vice Chairmen was in charge of military affairs, and the other was in charge of military orders. The greatest significance of the Minister of Defense was to communicate with the foreign Ministry of Defense on an equal footing. Perhaps the greater role was to distinguish the Vice Chairman who was in charge of military affairs.
Wei Xue was here to take care of her mother. She was in her seventies, and she needed someone to take care of her. As Qi Hongyi's daughter, Wei Xue naturally took on this responsibility. Wei Xue was, of course, very happy about her brother's promotion, but that was all. Among the children of the Wei family, only the two "eldest sons" in Vézé's branch were interested in fame. The others preferred a more ordinary life.
Qi Hongyi knew his daughter's nature, but he didn't say much. His son was only one or two steps away from the pinnacle of power. This kind of progress didn't satisfy Qi Hongyi. Instead, it made her even more excited. Regarding this matter, Qi Hongyi only hoped that his son could take the last step as soon as possible. The Min dynasty was founded in 1869, and Vézé was only 36 when he stepped onto the highest power. In fact, he had taken power even earlier. In 1863, everyone already knew that no one could stop Vézé's footsteps to sweep the world. That year, Vézé was only 30 years old. Now, Qi Rui was already in his 40s. Qi Hongyi raised her head slightly. This was just a subconscious action. Her mind was already in Beijing. It wasn't on her son, but on the current Chairman, Ziyang.
Ziyang shivered slightly. The winter weather was very cold, and Ziyang felt the chill in his heart. The group of provincial and ministerial leaders in front of him all had expressions of love or despair. No matter what their expressions were, they all meant that they wouldn't cooperate. This caused Ziyang's mood to hit rock bottom.
He forced himself to cheer up and almost bluffed as he shouted, "The economic work is a major issue. If the situation continues to deteriorate like this, it will definitely reach a point of no return … "
Everyone just listened. They had heard these words so many times that their ears were almost worn out. Since the problem couldn't be solved for several years, many department leaders had been changed several times. It turned out that Ziyang was no longer capable of solving the problem. Following a leader who had no ability, everyone naturally lost interest.
After speaking for a while, Ziyang himself also lost his enthusiasm. He stopped talking dejectedly, and the entire room fell into silence. After a while, the finance minister almost gave up and said, "We can't not release the money. If we don't release the money, what will the enterprise workers eat? Now there are already problems with the state-owned enterprises in several provinces … "
When it came to releasing the money, the provincial and ministerial officials were even more silent. It had been a few years since this problem was discovered. There were indeed some enterprises that got out of the predicament, but more enterprises fell into a deeper predicament. There were also many enterprises that originally had no problems that were in trouble. All the statements were platitudes, and the solution was to treat the symptoms but not the root cause.
"… Let's raise taxes in North America and the South China Sea." The finance minister finally got to the point.
After hearing this, the comrades below were even more silent. Experts were conflicted like drinking seawater to quench thirst. The more they drank, the more thirsty they became. Even the finance minister had such a response. This group of people had really lost trust in the upper echelons of this generation.
Qi Hongyi didn't know how the upper echelons dealt with the problem. She didn't care how these "little guys" dealt with it. After following Vézé for decades, Qi Hongyi had his own way of looking at the political situation. Only a guy like Vézé, who could handle heavy things as if they were light, could really solve the problem. Other than that, there were at most paperhangers. It was fine to let them play tricks, but it was probably impossible to let them solve the problem.
The current situation made Qi Hongyi very satisfied. Vézé, that old thing, handed over the power in his hands to the republic. Under the republic, there was such a group of tyrants. If the situation was to return to the right way, someone must suffer misfortune. Only the great misfortune that swept the country could prove that the republic was wrong. Qi Hongyi knew that her own happiness must be built on the pain of others.
Since these pains were not personally inflicted on the government and people by Qi Hongyi, Qi Hongyi didn't even have the slightest bit of self-blame. She waited and waited. Only after a year, in the spring of 1912, there were sporadic demonstrations in various cities. The old slogans such as "anti-official fall" were naturally still there. New slogans such as "anti-unemployment" and "anti-hunger" also began to appear.
This kind of uproar was small at first, but it soon spread at a geometrical speed. Especially in several provinces with a large number of state enterprises. In May, Qi Hongyi was satisfied to see the slogan she was looking forward to: "Want an emperor, not a republic"!
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