"What kind of theory are you talking about? It's all nonsense. What we are discussing now is the Cheetah Training Ground, not the White House or Zhongyuanhai. We have to discuss the matter where it is, rather than talking about it in those aspects." Dong
Lin grimaced.
"Comrades, it's useless to talk about this. In terms of the current situation, we need to be unified in our thoughts and understandings," Ye Fan said.
"Oh, I would like to hear how Team Leader Ye came to know each other?" Lin Dongguo snorted again. This guy's external attitude is still good, but he has a lot of opinions internally.
"I think the Cheetah Training Ground can no longer be affiliated with the Nanling Military Region like this." Ye Fan said.
"The cheetahs are all affiliated with the training ground, so why not? Is that feasible?" Dong Lin asked.
"What I mean is to make the Cheetahs and the training ground independent and no longer be subordinate units of the Lingnan Military Region. Only by making them independent will they not be able to dictate the training ground." Ye Fan said.
"Independence, independence, where can we go? Can't we let the Cheetahs become independent special forces under the direct control of the central government? This is simply impossible." Dong Lin snorted.
"It is affiliated with the Ministry of Defense and is directly under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Defense. It should also be pointed out that Comrade Gong Kaihe, advisor to the Ministry of Defense, is directly in charge." Ye Fan said.
"Would you be willing to do this to the big guys in the Military Council? This is simply impossible." Chen Changming asked.
"We have to strive for even the impossible, otherwise, sooner or later, if we keep going like this, our training ground will fall apart.
If it becomes an ordinary training ground, it will be really dangerous for us. I have already said that a part of the Cheetah Training Ground will be set aside as a talent base.
In fact, it is a small master training school. It just cannot be called that." Ye Fan said.
"How about opening up a separate place to build a school?" Cui Jintong said.
"It would be good to build a separate one, but where will the money come from? The Cheetah Training Center has invested more than 10 billion.
Can we spend more than 10 billion to build another one? What’s more, where are the instructors? Where are the complete sets of equipment?
Also, it took Group A decades of construction to perfect the Cheetah Training Ground to what it is today, and time constraints do not allow us to build another one.
The construction alone will take several years, plus land acquisition, confidentiality, and training of instructors.
This is simply a bottomless pit. Therefore, it is impossible to create it alone.
The only way to go is to increase investment in expansion based on the original foundation." Ye Fan was very domineering.
"Well, it is unrealistic to build another talent training school alone. Even for this kind of expansion, our funds are stretched thin.
Of course, we also have to listen to the opinions of some comrades in the military. But of course it is impossible to transfer the Cheetah Training Ground to the direct management of the General Staff as they jointly say.
That would make this training ground lose the original intention of its original construction. This is not advisable. How to reconcile it is the problem we need to discuss and solve now.
It would not be undesirable if the Cheetah Force could be made independent. The contract signed by Comrade Ye Fan with the Guangdong Military Region is also a no-brainer.
This is a way to raise funds. It's just that comrades from other military regions didn't want to pay the money, which led to the commotion.
Since you want to use our training ground and refuse to pay any price, there is no such thing as a free lunch in this world.
The Cheetah Training Ground was completed by our Group A after the joint efforts of successive leaders. The construction period lasted for decades.
It's not easy. It's absolutely impossible to assign it to the General Staff. Then where will the batch training of our team A members be conducted?
The offensive, defensive and strike capabilities of Group A members who have lost their 'quality' will be greatly weakened, but our role cannot be replaced by ordinary troops.
Just like the role of ordinary armies cannot be replaced by us. Each has its own nature and necessity for existence." Gong Kaihe spoke at this time, clearly supporting Ye Fan's point of view.
"That's right, if we want to train them, we have to pay for it. They should still pay for it.
Because we need to expand. We don’t want to pay for it, but we also want to borrow our venue and our instructors. That’s simply impossible.
Are we fools if we assign the training ground we built to them? Even from the nature of our Group A's existence, it is not advisable." Dai Cheng's words were sharp.
"So, I hope that comrades can have a unified understanding of the unified thinking. I have already drafted an application report.
That is to separate the Cheetahs and apply to become a force directly under the Ministry of Defense. Comrade Kaihe will be in charge." Ye Fan said, Comrade Fang Kanhai, Secretary General of Group A, immediately placed the application materials on the desks of every comrade.
"This can only solve a temporary emergency. If the next term, I mean, for example. If the next leader of Group A does not give me the position of the Ministry of Defense, wouldn't it mean that the Cheetahs will truly become an army under the Ministry of Defense?
.At that time, the fate of the cheetah will be in the hands of the Ministry of Defense." Lin Dongguo said with a frown.
"There is currently no better solution. Isn't it possible to apply for cheetahs to be directly managed by the Government Affairs Council?
There is no precedent for that. We can only take it one step at a time. Moreover, according to convention, all previous leaders of Group A have been appointed as the First Deputy Minister of Defense.
He has the title of consultant to the Ministry of Defense. If there is any big move from above, then we can only think of other things.
However, I believe that it should be more stable in the next few years." Ye Fan said.
In the end, the eight Standing Committee members ended the final dispute with two comrades, Dong Lin and Chen Changming, abstaining from voting and reached a unified understanding - the Cheetahs applied to become a unit under the Ministry of Defense.
But this still needs to be approved by the Minister of Defense, General Xiao Tiefeng. If they don't accept it, you won't be able to do it.
Therefore, in the afternoon, Ye Fan followed Gong Kaihe and went straight to the office of Defense Minister Xiao Tiefeng.
The Ministry of Defense was established in the 1950s after the founding of the People's Republic of China, which is subordinate to the Government Affairs Council and is mainly responsible for specific work in national defense construction.
Various tasks of the Ministry of Defense are handled by the General Staff Department, the General Political Department and the General Logistics Department of the Chinese People's Liberation Army respectively.
As for Xiao Tiefeng, Boss Ye also has an intersection with him, because Wang Renpang's wife Xiao Liumei is Xiao Tiefeng's daughter.
At that time, the Xiao family was not optimistic about Wang Renpang. At that time, it was because the Wang family had never been famous.
At that time, the Xiao family wanted to get engaged to Xie Shuidong, the son of Xie Shengqiang, the deputy secretary-general of the General Office of the Government Affairs Council, the deputy secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Government Affairs Council and the director of the Government Affairs Bureau. As a result, Xie Shuidong was beaten by the fearless Wang Renbang.
This matter was also very involved back then, and in the end it was Ye Fan and Gong Kaihe who came forward together to settle the matter.
Of course, later Xiao Tiefeng also learned about the origin of the Wang family. This was crucial. A few years later, Xiao Tiefeng was still as heroic as before, without showing his old attitude at all.
Of course, Ye Fan is also the most aware of Xiao Tiefeng's promotion to Xiao Tiefeng some time ago. In fact, he is secretly surprised by the power of this stubborn upstart Xiao Tiefeng.
"Hahaha, Lao Gong, you rarely come to my office to hang out?" As soon as he saw the two of them coming in, Xiao Tiefeng put down his smile and greeted them cheerfully, shaking hands with Gong Kaihe and Ye Fan respectively.
Moreover, they both stretched out their hands to hold each other, which shows that Xiao Tiefeng has raised Ye Fan to the same level.
Of course, Boss Ye also understands that there is still a long way to go compared to big names in the military like Xiao Tiefeng. They did this to give Gong Kaihe face, and secondly, they probably saw his potential abilities.
"No way, you are my leader. I have to report to you at any time, right?" Gong Kaihe chuckled.
"Any time, haha, I haven't seen you in half a year?" Xiao Tiefeng and Gong Kaihe seemed to be starting to quarrel.
Of course, Xiao Tiefeng also understood that Gong Kaihe was his subordinate on the surface, but he was actually not under his control.
Don't say you can't control him, even the two deputies of the Military Committee can't control him. He is directly under the orders of Chief No. 1.
Gong Kaihe's position is somewhat similar to that of the head of the Imperial Guard in ancient times, and he was directly managed by the emperor.
"Oh, has it been so long? I'm rude and rude. No, I came over quickly to apologize." Gong Kaihe said with a smile, and the two parties sat down after a few jokes.
"Minister Xiao, I am here mainly to report to you on the cheetah-related training. Here is a piece of material, please take a look at it first." Ye Fan respectfully handed over the application materials.
Xiao Tiefeng took it and read it carefully. After reading it, he actually read it again.
"Do you mean to apply to move the cheetahs under the direct jurisdiction of the Ministry of Defense?" Xiao Tiefeng gently put down the materials in his hand and asked.
"Well, that's what we mean. This is a collective decision made by our Group A team." Ye Fan said calmly.
"Doesn't this mean that the Cheetah will be separated from the jurisdiction of the Lingnan Military Region?" Xiao Tiefeng asked, but there was something meaningful in his words.
"That's what I mean." Ye Fan nodded.
"Hahaha, the Nanling Military Region is closer to you. Why don't you seek the closer one instead of the far one? Moreover, the Ministry of Defense basically has no troops directly under it? We mainly focus on the large-scale guidance of military construction and national defense." Xiao Tiefeng looked at Ye Fan and asked with a smile.
"There are many reasons, and Minister Xiao must have heard about the recent events. We are in a dilemma.
If not, we are worried that the Cheetah Training Ground will be divided up. Because the Cheetah Training Ground is too important to our Group A.
We must not lose control over it and keep it secret. It would be unjustifiable if it were to be affiliated with the Nanling Military Region and not be controlled by them at all.
Even if you rent a room, you still have to pay rent, right? When people want to use it, they can be confident, but it seems that we have no reason." Ye Fan said.
"Hahaha, aren't you afraid that I will use it when I need it after being affiliated with the Ministry of Defense? What will you do?" Xiao Tiefeng actually laughed.