Chapter 361: Resignation
Zhang Guodong sat on the rostrum and looked at the crowd below that gradually quieted down: "Ladies and gentlemen, there is only one reason why I resign, I am old and lack of energy, and I hope to have a good rest." Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ο½iqugeγ ο½ο½foβ
"Chairman Zhang, you are only 50, how can you say that you are old." Han Wantao was the first to stand up, "Do you have any other ideas, if you are not the chairman, I'm afraid no one will be able to take this position." β
"That's it, Chairman Zhang." Wang Zhaoxing also shouted, "We have always admired you for so many years as chairman, why don't you suddenly want to do it." β
Zhang Guodong suddenly looked at Xu Lang and Shi Xianyang: "Xu Lang, Shi Xianyang, don't you want to say something?" β
Xu Lang probably guessed the reason for Zhang Guodong's resignation, stood up and saluted Zhang Guodong: "Having power and being able to voluntarily give up power is the greatest character in human society." Chairman Zhang, I admire you. β
"Xu Lang, what do you mean?" Someone didn't understand Xu Lang's words.
Xu Lang looked around for a week: "I'll tell you a history first." In May 1787, 55 delegates from the 12 states of the newly formed United States of America convened a constitutional convention in Philadelphia, with General Washington as its chairman. After lengthy and secret discussions, the Constitution of the United States of America was adopted on September 17, 1787.
If there really is a God in this world, it must be an American, because he favored this new nation. You can think about it, 55 people still held a meeting in secret, but they formulated a fundamental Dafa that has not changed for more than 200 years. Every participant, regardless of their positions and ideas, stood on the basis of openness and selflessness. They are not nobles, but they uphold the spirit of aristocracy; They can be friends, but they are ashamed to form cliques; The Age of Enlightenment's pioneering of reason and freedom was not unlimited, and they grasped this extremely difficult measure to create the 'Philadelphia Miracle'.
Now, God is on our side. More than six years ago, we had the East China Sea Pearl Convention, the Crossing Conference, the Committee and the Military Commission, the Crossing Tribunal, and the General Assembly. For more than 6 years, no matter what kind of contradictions and thoughts each of us has, we can speak out loud here. The more than 300 of us here are no worse than those 55, and we can only do better than them. β
Shi Xianyang also understood Zhang Guodong's intentions: "Yes, General Washington's character is incomparable. The general relinquished power for the first time after leading the Continental Army to victory in the Great War of Independence, personally designing the greatest five minutes in human history. Later, after serving two terms as president, General Washington once again demonstrated his great qualities to the American people.
In his Farewell Message, he said: "Although I have not found any deliberate mistakes in reviewing my tenure, I am well aware of my shortcomings and do not think that I have not made many mistakes. Whatever these mistakes may be, I earnestly pray that God will forgive or mitigate the consequences of these mistakes. and I will also have the hope that my country will always forgive these wrongs; I have devoted forty-five years to the service of my country with the zeal of integrity, and I hope that the mistakes I have made because of my weakness will be lost to oblivion with my eternal resting in the near future. β
'I look forward with joy to the retirement I so earnestly hope to make, and after the retirement I so earnestly wish to achieve, I will happily share with my fellow citizens the warmth of the perfect laws of the free governmentβa goal to which I have always aspired, and which I believe is a good reward for our mutual care, our joint efforts, and our efforts." β
It was these founding fathers who built a great and powerful nation by virtue of their great personalities. Although there are still many things that cannot be satisfied with this country, no one can deny its greatness. In terms of character alone, President Zhang Guodong's resignation is comparable to that of Washington in our time. β
After Shi Xianyang finished speaking, he bowed deeply to Zhang Guodong, and Zhang Guodong smiled: "Everyone, I am not that great, and I can't compare with General Washington." Our committee is re-elected every year, and our bureau chiefs are re-elected every two years, but I have been the chairman of this military commission for six years. I deeply feel that if we don't establish a system, but just rely on personal qualities, then what Xu Lang worried about six years ago may come true at any time. I also know about the Constitutional Convention of 1787, and what impressed me most about it was the words of Franklin Roosevelt, 'We know that the first president will be a good man, but who knows who will be elected.'" ββ
"But Chairman Zhang." Lin Zhaolong stood up and interrupted Zhang Guodong's words, "The army has a situation in the army, and it is impossible for us to completely follow the model of the committee, let alone the current situation." β
"Gordon, have you decided that you want to resign?" Lu Tianxiang sat down and asked.
"Yes, Lu Lao." Zhang Guodong replied respectfully, "This is something I have been thinking about for a long time, and it is also my final decision. β
Lu Tianxiang nodded and did not speak again.
"But who should you be the chairman?" Qin Zhigang shouted, "According to the regulations, the chairman of the Military Commission does not confer military ranks. β
"Otherwise, how about the chairman of the committee and the chairman?" Someone suggested, "Isn't the President of the United States the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces?" β
"I'm afraid it won't work." Xu Lang vetoed, "The president of the United States is the nominal commander-in-chief of the three armed services, and we must find a full-time chairman." β
"Let Jiang Beiming do it." Someone else shouted, "Anyway, Beiming is the supreme military commander." β
"That's not going to work either." Zhang Guodong vetoed again, "Beiming still has to go back to Beijing, and our independent division has to be transferred to the north, and the chairman of the Military Commission has to stay in Yulin Bay." β
"What then?" The traversers began to shout again, "You military people now have military ranks, who wants not to be a general as chairman." β
"Gordon, do you have any good advice?" Lu Tianxiang asked again, "Since you have made the decision to resign, then you must have thought about what will happen after your resignation." β
"Lu Lao, I have some ideas." Zhang Guodong replied: "The duty of the chairman of the Central Military Commission is to lead the work of the military, and at present, military affairs, especially major military operations, are generally submitted to the Central Military Commission by the General Staff Department and the Second General Affairs Department, and then the Central Military Commission will discuss and then report to the General Assembly for approval. Therefore, the work of the chairman of the Central Military Commission is actually to summarize the opinions of various quarters in peacetime, and it is very rare for him to make resolutions on his own, and we do not necessarily have to ask military personnel to hold this position. I propose that, like the chairman, be elected, and that the term of office be one or two years. β