Chapter 509: Special Military Spending

A black Sรจ Fiat sedan was driving in an alley in the western district of Nanjing, and an old man with silver hair and strong spirit wearing a black sรจ suit was sitting in the back seat of the car.

The young man and the driver in the passenger seat didn't dare to disturb him, only the faint sound of the engine came from inside the car.

After the old man got out of the car, a middle-aged man who had been waiting in front of the door respectfully stepped forward to open the car door for the old man, and the young man helped the old man in, and then the door of the villa was quickly closed, looking far away in the dark night, like a quietly lurking monster.

The old man was brought into a small living room, which was already full of people, both men and women all looked a little serious, and when they saw the old man come in, they got up and greeted the old man respectfully, some called "Ming Lao", some called "Ming Gong" There are all kinds of things, but the only thing in common is that they respect the old man.

This old man is Ren Quanming, the current vice speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of China, and a veteran of the National Congress Party, and is deeply respected by the National Congress Party.

After Ren Quanming sat down, everyone's eyes looked at him, Ren Quanming looked at everyone and said in a deep voice: "I know what everyone wants to say, this matter is very complicated, and if it is not done well, it will cause dissatisfaction with the Congress in the military circles, and now the world situation is very chaotic, and the president cannot be said to be wrong in making such a decision, and there must be sufficient reasons to reject the president's proposal." โ€

At this time, a middle-aged man about forty years old spoke, "Ming Gong, your old man is highly respected in China, and now only your old man can stop this matter. โ€

"Yes, Ming Gong, allocate two billion gold yuan coupons as special military expenses, this is not nonsense, now that the country has finally settled down, it should be the time for active development and construction, but the president is expanding the army on a large scale and building military enterprises, what does he want to do?"

"Ming Lao, our country now has four aircraft carriers, two battleships, four heavy cruisers, and hundreds of other small ships, is it necessary to build so many warships?" She was the only woman in the room who said this. Ren Quanming squinted his eyes and was silent for a while, and suddenly coughed a few times, the young man next to him hurriedly handed him a hot tea next to him, Ren Quanming took a sip of the teacup and said slowly: "This time, the president suddenly proposed to increase special military spending to build large aircraft carriers, landing ships, and purchase aircraft. Liu Yecheng's 15 th Group Army has now occupied most of Korea, and Seoul has also been captured, so I think it will be a matter of time before people are driven out of Korea. After speaking, Ren Quanming put the teacup in his hand on the table and made a crisp sound.......

The next day, the Capitol was crowded with people, and it was a special meeting convened at the request of Su Tong to increase the special military expenditure, and all 298 members of the National Assembly were present. The outside world is also very concerned about this parliament, now the situation in Europe is becoming more and more tense, the Germans are about to drive the British and French forces into the sea, and the Chinese Wehrmacht in Asia is about to recover North Korea. Today's Ren Quanming is wearing a black suit and reading glasses, which looks particularly solemn. He first raised a small hammer and knocked on the table, "Quiet, quiet, everyone knows that a special military expenditure bill will be passed and examined today, which is related to the issue of whether our country's financial expenditure and military spending will be overspent this year. โ€

The halls of Congress were silent, with only a few cameras at work around them, and each councillor had a microphone in front of them, and their speeches could be telegraphed to all corners of the country at any time.

At this time, a middle-aged woman with thick eyes and an old-fashioned gown stood up, she was Yi Qiu, a congressman from the Congress Party, "Mr. President, I have a question here, I have read your bill requesting an increase in special military spending, I have some questions that I am puzzled by, please ask the president to explain it for me." โ€

Su Tong, who was sitting on the rostrum, replied in a deep voice: "Councilor Yi, please speak!" โ€

"Mr. President, as far as I know, our navy has four aircraft carriers, two battleships, four heavy cruisers, 16 light cruisers, and 87 destroyers, plus other large and small ships, our country already has more than 160 warships, and nearly 20,000 naval personnel. If these two billion yuan of special military expenditure are allocated to the state for other purposes, how many benefits will it benefit the people of Lebanon? Yi Qiu was full of solemnity at this time, and his tone was particularly heavy. Well, is Congressman Yi Qiu's words finished? Is there anyone else to say? Su Tong remained silent after hearing this, and his face was still calm

"Mr. President, I'm a member of the Social Workers Party, and I have a question for the President." Another man stood up. Su Tong's eyes narrowed, "Well, even the Social Workers Party jumped out?" โ€

"Mr. President, a few years ago, you led the Chahar army to recover Vladivostok and Hailanpao, and recaptured the lost territory of our country in one fell swoop, but you also occupied most of Siberia by the way, but it was a time of war at that time, but now that we have signed a ceasefire agreement with Soviet Russia, is it necessary for us to maintain a garrison in Siberia? To maintain the military expenditure of nearly 50,000 garrisons in Siberia is also a big start every year, and Congressman Yi Qiu just said well, our country is still very poor, there is no need to be so lavish. I think we can withdraw the Siberian garrison first in order to reduce our military expenditure, after all, our ancestors also said: although the country is big, it will die if it is warlike. "The retro sound reached every corner of the Capitol through microphones and speakers. His words also caused a lot of discussion among the surrounding parliamentarians.

Su Tong smiled slightly: "It seems that everyone is skeptical about increasing military spending." I will first answer Councillor Yi's remarks, Councillor Yi just said that China already has more than 100 warships, which is true, but I would like to ask Councillor Yi, which of the warships here are built by our own country? Yi Qiu frowned and said, "Does this matter, as long as the country has money, we can't buy warships anywhere, so why build them ourselves?" โ€

"Sneer......" As soon as Yi Qiu's words came out, nearly half of the people around him laughed, making Yi Qiu laugh inexplicably. Even several Congress Party members around her frowned, this Yi Qiu congressman usually focuses on education, but he is not very good at military issues, and now when this layman's remark came out, even his own people shook their heads, feeling that she had really chosen the wrong person to ask the president today. Su Tong shook his head, "Councilor Yi, it seems that you still need to strengthen your knowledge in this area." Buying and building on our own are by no means synonymous, in peacetime we can buy warships from foreign countries, but what if in wartime others do not sell them to us? Have you ever wondered what it would be like when we have a lot of money and no one wants to sell warships? What you just said is also reasonable, our country is not rich now, these two billion can indeed do many things, but this is not a reason for us to stop national defense construction, using these two billion to build warships, can allow our newly built shipyards to get large orders, can also increase the employment of countless workers, it can also raise our shipbuilding industry to a new level, I think this is an opportunity to count in one fell swoop, why don't we do it? After all, with a strong navy and national defense forces, we can build our motherland with more peace of mind. โ€

"The president's words make sense, why did people bully us so much a few years ago, isn't it that we don't have a strong navy? Build a few more warships now, and you'll be prepared. โ€

"By the way, that turtle son is still occupying our Taiwan, how can you restore Taiwan Bay without the navy?"

After Su Tong finished speaking, he turned his head to look at the retro, "I can answer you now about the Western European garrison that Commissioner Fu just said, about the issue of garrisoning troops in Siberia This is a matter of principle, we must not think that we can put Nanshan swords and guns into storage just because we have signed a ceasefire agreement, and any ceasefire agreement can only be guaranteed by strong force." Now we have emigrated 300,000 immigrants to Siberia, these immigrants are working hard in Siberia, and a large part of the mines they mine and reclaim a large part of the grain they mine every year are handed over to the state, and the purpose of our garrison is to protect the safety and rights of these immigrants, and we want our people to know that our army is by their side, and the country will never abandon any of our citizens. We want to stop the tragedy of Chinese people and dogs not being allowed to enter, and I also hope that in the future, every citizen who goes abroad will have this in his passport written like this: Please note that this is a citizen of Huaxia, and behind him (her) stands a powerful country! โ€

......When Su Tong said this, all the parliamentarians gave a standing ovation, cheers and whistles!