The ninth and forty-sixth chapters are drawn with swords (six)
Chapter 946: Tension (6)
On the way back to Simao, under the stars and the moon, the progress of the convoy was delayed three times in a row by a herd of wild elephants crossing the road again after destroying the sugar cane fields. Mr. Zhu, who was in the same car due to the fatigue of the past few days, had already fainted on the comfortable pillow.
Although she was about to sleep, the beautiful Zhu Yun was shining with energy.
While waiting for dozens of wild elephants to cross the road, Zhu Yun told An Yi: "When I bid farewell to the leaders and fellow villagers at the Xuanfu Department Office in Menglian in the afternoon, the leaders of various ethnic groups knew that the general would invest 150 yuan after the rainy season.
We spent one hundred thousand oceans to hire the best craftsmen from all ethnic groups and use the best materials to rebuild the Xuanfu Si Yamen, recreating the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty in its heyday. The new military camp was built on the barren highland of Qingxi River at the foot of Yashan Mountain opposite, freeing up
The Xuanfu Department Office was left to the fathers and villagers of all ethnic groups and used as a joint discussion office (county assembly) for representatives of all ethnic groups in Menglian County.
"After listening to the general's words, the leaders couldn't believe that all this was true. They were extremely grateful and thought that the general and the Anjiajun truly treated them as brothers. So they got together to discuss urgently and decided to wait for the Yamen to be repaired and start anew.
When it is inaugurated, all ethnic groups will jointly hold a grand celebration and erect a stone tablet with three characters "Na Li Ru Ru". On that day, the villagers of all ethnic groups will present to the general a sumptuous gift of the same size as the tributes from the previous dynasty, honoring the general.
As the leader and arbiter of the nations.”
An Yi was slightly surprised: "How come I don't know about this?"
"Countrymen of all ethnic groups in southern Yunnan are very face-conscious. How could the general know about things that were not done? If the leaders of all ethnic groups had not regarded me as an outsider, they would have pushed me aside during the discussion." Zhu
Yun replied proudly.
An Yi was in a particularly happy mood, but he was still extremely humble: "I just did what a garrison general should do. I don't deserve such deep friendship from the folks of all ethnic groups. I just don't need any gifts. The folks don't have much on hand."
Fuyu, as long as everyone can come together to live in harmony and seek common development, I will be very happy."
Zhu Yun was in awe of An Yi's mind and quickly explained to him: "General, if you don't accept gifts from folks of all ethnic groups, something bad will happen... They will think you look down on them, which will not only be detrimental to future national unity.
, I’m afraid unnecessary barriers and misunderstandings will arise.”
"This... what should I do... tell me, what kind of gifts are there? If they are souvenirs, that's fine. But if they are valuables such as gems, emeralds, ivory, silverware, etc., we will never accept them. Support
It's too late for the villagers to embark on the road of development as soon as possible. How can they exploit the villagers of all ethnic groups like the emperors and frontier officials of the feudal dynasty?" An Yi said sincerely.
"General, you misunderstood, but you're right... Oops! I really don't know how to tell you. It's like this. There must be utensils made of silver, copper and tin. These represent the obedience of each stronghold.
General, obey the solemn promise made by the government of southern Yunnan. The others are some local specialties, such as golden monkeys, macaques, one-horned rhinoceros, elephants, white mangos, hounds, peacocks, colorful golden pheasants, etc., if you are lucky
If so, the Kawa tribe and the Langsu tribe (a branch of the Jingpo tribe) can still catch tigers and leopards. These are traditional gifts. If the general doesn't want them, it will be like turning them away." Zhu Yun patiently told An
Yi explained.
Mr. Zhu also woke up at this time and quickly admonished: "General, what the little girl said is the truth. After the general accepted these gifts, he accepted the folks from all ethnic groups from now on, and everyone became brothers and sisters. As for the general, what happened?
Returning gifts is another matter, but first we have to accept the gifts from the villagers of all ethnic groups and the leaders of the major villages, and then we can talk about other things."
"So that's it, I understand..."
An Yi is in trouble. It's easy to accept these gifts, and it's not difficult to return gifts. But what to do with them after accepting them is a headache. You can't just throw them into the pot, right?
In today's world, except for their own special forces, most officers and soldiers would rather drink porridge than eat livestock meat that can be found everywhere. For example, a few days after returning from the battlefield in North China, An Yi suddenly became interested and asked the master of Minjiang Tower to think
I managed to get a pangolin and slaughter it. I took it back the next day and cooked it myself in braised pork. When I brought it to the table, a group of brothers enjoyed the meal and applauded in unison. After they finished eating, they asked what kind of meat it was. An Yi said yes.
The pangolins were sent out by three generals to vomit non-stop, let alone monkeys and pythons. If they were collected, they couldn’t be taken out and secretly released, right? The consequences would be endless! But if they were to be kept, they had to be built.
Can’t we build a zoo? A zoo? It’s difficult! Nowadays, the food and clothing of 40 million people across the country is a problem. If we build a zoo, we will be scolded by public opinion across the country.
After the wild elephant herd was gone, the motorcade slowly started moving, and Mr. Zhu fell into a deep sleep again. Zhu Yun was already leaning on his father's shoulder, sleeping sweetly like a little girl during the rocking journey. Only An Yi kept looking after Zhu.
The elephants, rhinoceroses, birds and beasts mentioned by Yun were worried, and I couldn't understand them until dawn. The towering towers of Simao City were already vivid in my mind...
In the afternoon of that day, An Yi, who had rested for four hours, and all the generals attended the grand celebration meeting.
On the banks of the Xima River adjacent to the Martyrs Cemetery in the east of the city, inside and outside the brand-new division headquarters camp, military songs were loud, war flags were flying, the independent regiment of the garrison force, the fifth regiment of the engineering corps, various divisional departments, 800 teachers and students of the Boy Scout school, government officials and recent
Thousands of people's representatives attended the conference.
The conference was chaired by Colonel Xu Boqian, Director of the External Liaison Office and Director of the Political Department of Southern Yunnan. Zhan Lai, Director of the Political Department of the General Headquarters, Gu Changfeng, Deputy Commander-in-Chief and Commander of the 24th Army, and An Yi, Commander-in-Chief, delivered speeches respectively, praising all parties.
The great achievements of the army officers and soldiers emphasize that the "model battalion spirit" is the basis of national unity.
Half an hour later, the grand conferring ceremony began.
In the name of member of the Central Military Commission and director of the Sichuan-Hunan-Yunnan-Guizhou Border Region Appeasement Office, An Yi was promoted to the rank of major general, Dai Zhengliang, commander of the southern Yunnan garrison force and commander of the garrison division, Ma Yuanjiang, party representative and chief of staff, and Jiao Guangxu, deputy division commander and head of the independent regiment;
It was announced that the Second Division of the Southern Sichuan Engineering Corps has been officially renamed as the Southern Yunnan Engineering Corps, and the Corps Headquarters will be established with immediate effect. Wang Buchan, the former colonel commander of the Second Engineering Corps, was promoted to major general commander. Colonel Du Qichen, the former party representative and deputy division commander, was promoted to major general deputy commander and party representative.
Chu Huaiqing, lieutenant colonel commander of the Second Regiment of the Engineering Corps, was promoted to colonel and chief of staff of the headquarters; he was awarded the honorable title and battle flag of the "Pioneer Regiment" of the Second Regiment of the Engineering Corps. Other departments and more than 300 captains were promoted. The generals filed on stage to accept
When the awards, commissions and battle flags were presented, the audience applauded like thunder and lasted for a long time.
That night, a grand military-civilian party was held in the military camp.
Girls of all ethnic groups attended the event in costumes, and thousands of young people danced amid the abundant fruits, blazing bonfires, and cheerful music played by military and civilian bands.
No matter whether they could dance or not, whether it was ugly or not, everyone relaxed their minds and twisted their waists to the music. Later, I heard that many bachelors in the army found their true love because of this, and there were many soldiers that night. It was very good.
The land and girls of all ethnic groups "integrated together" and "completely became one".