"Ruan Xihao is willing to tell the truth. What's wrong with that?" Wei Changrong was not a person who would be provoked. If the standard-bearer representing the province was Lei Hu, Wei Changrong would not be so relaxed. No matter how much Vézé suppressed everything, Wei Changrong had to come out and bear the responsibility. The solution was to wait for the old guys to retire. With the old guys on the stage, Wei Changrong could not make a move. When the old guys retired, the new group of leaders would have to be obedient in front of Wei Changrong. Because Wei Changrong was an old guy, and an old guy with a great background and deep experience.
"It's not good for him to make a scene." Lei Hu still wanted to test Wei Changrong's real attitude.
Wei Changrong touched his chin and said in a relaxed tone, "I think the country can't let the brothers not benefit from such a large sum of money. I feel that now that there are so many places where money is needed, the pension for meritorious service isn't as effective as before. I think we should double the pension for meritorious service. What do you think, Tiger? "
Lei Hu was a little stunned by this suggestion. After a while, he replied, "What are you trying to do?"
Wei Changrong answered frankly, "Tiger, being brothers means being brothers for a lifetime. Being comrades means having the warmth of spring. If you have to say that the brothers are all smelly dog sh * t, then what are we? There are some things we can't do as the brothers want, but there are some things we have to come out and seek benefits for the brothers. We have worked hard for a lifetime, and the country has the income from the gold mine. How can we be short of money? "
Staring at Wei Changrong for a while, Lei Hu only felt that Wei Changrong was becoming more and more like Vézé in some aspects. Indeed, the pension for meritorious service could be withdrawn in advance. Many people's pension had been used to buy houses, cars, and other expenses. Some of them even borrowed money from the organization. If this pension was doubled, these people would be receiving another pension for free. For his old brothers, this amount of money could really allow them to retire in a very dignified manner.
But because of this, Lei Hu was very suspicious of whether this kind of public bribery was too much. Using such a blatant bribe to shut the mouths of these old brothers didn't seem right no matter how one looked at it.
Lei Hu suspected that Wei Changrong was instructed by Vézé, but he wasn't sure if it was true. Vézé didn't seem like a person who would do this. However, Lei Hu was Lei Hu after all. He keenly sensed a faint malice. If the sugar-coating contained the wrath of thunder, which meant that anyone who went against the central government would face the punishment of dismissal, then this sum of money was of great significance.
For the cadres in the province, if their pension was doubled, no matter how resentful they were, they couldn't say that Vézé wasn't loyal. Unless they were blinded by power and had reached the point of insanity, no one would be willing to retire with dishonor at this time. Not to mention, even if it was a dishonorable retirement, they would still be able to get the money. Everyone wanted to save face.
"Will the commander-in-chief agree?" Lei Hu asked in the end.
"It doesn't matter whether the commander-in-chief agrees or not. As members of the central committee, we can directly raise this opinion at the central committee." Wei Changrong's attitude was very straightforward.
In the afternoon, Wei Changrong openly raised this request at the central committee. Knowing that their pension, which was almost gone, had been restored, the usually extravagant committee members were beaming with joy. Even the committee members who were more restrained in their spending also smiled.
The source of the money was also announced at the committee. It was confirmed that a large gold mine had been found in Africa, and all the committee members were happy. The atmosphere of the committee, which had been at daggers drawn, became relaxed, and everyone threw their unhappiness to the back of their minds. Even Wang Mingshan, the governor of the central bank, felt the professional heartache of this expenditure of hundreds of millions, but also felt that his eyes were shining. Not all the meritorious people could get millions. On average, the tens of thousands of old brothers would each get a few hundred thousand. In total, it would be ten billion. This amount of money might be an astronomical figure in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic, but it wasn't outrageous now.
Wang Mingshan's gaze fell on Vézé. He didn't want to oppose this proposal. However, if Vézé objected or wanted to lower the figure, no matter how unwilling they were, they could only listen to Vézé's orders.
"As I said, once you become a brother, you'll be a brother for life. But let's talk about this in two parts. Since this is an additional expenditure, you can only get the money after retirement. If you pay it in advance, the finances won't be able to bear it. "Vézé was straightforward. This was the suggestion that he had instructed Wei Changrong to come up with. Vézé was also a little tired of the current struggle. Someone once said that changing the thinking of the times did not depend on the current generation of people to reform, but on the death of the current generation. The next generation, who had received a different education, would naturally have their own new ideas. It was the same for the committee. When this wave of old guys obediently retired, the next wave would be the new ones. Letting the old guys retire with dignity was more important than anything else. As soon as the people left, the tea turned cold.
"This is a treatment that only we old brothers will receive. This is the group of people who founded the country. There won't be such a good thing in the future. " Vézé still put out his bottom line. "If no one has any other opinions, then let's vote."
The result of the vote was unanimous. At this time, there were no pretentious fellows in the committee, and no one raised an objection to fish for fame. With the rapid passage of the vote, the atmosphere of struggle in the entire committee instantly disappeared. No one who could get into the committee was a fool. After taking the money, everyone knew the significance of the money. Military Governor Of Vaize did not want to see his brothers quarreling. Everyone took a break for the time being. This resolution had a proviso that it could not be publicized to the public, and could only be implemented through the Ministry of Finance. For the old brothers who had already retired or died, the money would be paid back in three years. Undoubtedly, this was in response to the large-scale retirement wave that would begin in three years.
After a period of calm, the topic of private discussion among the committee members turned to the issue of retirement. It was not a special high-ranking official who would retire at the age of 60. More than one-third of the current committee members would retire after three years at most, and most of the remaining two-thirds would not last more than seven years. Military Governor Of Vaize was determined to implement the retirement system. Although the retirement system had been implemented until now, the large-scale retirement was now entering its peak.
With a large sum of money in their hands, a considerable number of committee members felt sad about retirement. However, the prospect of becoming rich immediately after retirement was naturally very attractive. If they were willing to retire, according to the seven up and eight down rule, they could apply for retirement at the age of 58. Many of the provincial committee members saw that there was no hope of promotion, and even couldn't help but suggest that they should just retire now. "It's time to enjoy it even if it's one day less than two days!"
Wang Mingshan originally wanted to implement the gold standard, but now he somewhat disagreed with the gold standard system. Under the gold standard system, one could imagine the pressure on the country's finances to pay out such a huge amount of gold wealth. In the era of paper money, the problem could be solved by a small increase in the issue. From the perspective of the economic cycle, the money could not be directly given in paper money, but in passbooks. The money was actually still in the bank, and could be used by the country. Even if it was taken out, it would enter the circulation market, increasing the speed of the circulation of goods and money. Overall, it was not a bad thing.
"Commander-in-chief, don't you think it's a little bit …" Shen Xin was the director of the political department, and he privately asked Vézé about his thoughts on this.
Vézé did not care at all whether his old brother was willing to enjoy it or not. The evaluation of Zhao Kuangyin's military power in history was not bad. There were many redundant officials in the Song Dynasty, and cute officials were also a big problem. However, the people behind him also requested to enjoy the same treatment as the founding fathers. It was a good thing for Vézé to let the old guys retire from the frontlines of the struggle.
"Domestic problems can be solved abroad. Sometimes we also have to talk about ways of doing things. " When answering Shen Xin's question, Vézé had to admit that this traditional imperial trick was indeed very effective. To maintain the balance of the ruling class in the country, they either had to subdue them or give them benefits to quell the conflict. In any case, Vézé was not willing to kill his old brothers. This was not only a problem of the system, but also a problem of establishing a tradition.
In the past, if one wanted to leave the party, they did not need any complicated procedures. They could just publicly announce that they were leaving the party. It was precisely this unconventional method of that era that allowed those who were unwilling to leave the party to have a withdrawal mechanism, which saved a lot of effort.
"What? Do you think it's inappropriate? "Vézé asked Shen Xin.
"I think the timing is pretty good. It's a good reason, and everyone needs something to calm down. "Shen Xin said seriously.
"Then what do you want to say?" Vézé asked bluntly.
"I want to say that these old brothers will take advantage of the last few years to make arrangements for their own people. As far as I know, a large number of their children have entered the civil service. "Shen Xin expressed his worries.
"If you are worried about this, then you don't have to. If they are capable, then why don't we welcome them? If they are not capable, then there is no one to support them. If they commit a crime, then there will be a system to deal with them. The current problem is that I don't want to see these people have someone to support them. If the old brothers retire, even if they come out to clear things up, the young comrades will still give them face. However, I don't think they will listen to the old comrades' arrangements. "Vézé was very confident in Shen Xin, and what he said was the truth.
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