After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the central government issued an order to strictly prohibit the extravagance and waste of political axes in various localities, and all political axe officials should be simplified when they go on business trips, and all pickets and punishments should be severe. Each level of housing and transportation standards has exceptionally strict standards, and there is not much difference. At the local level, the administrative organs at the provincial, municipal, county and town levels shall set up reception centers in a unified manner, and shall not separately approve the construction of reception centers. At the central level, all major departments have set up reception centers, and it is strictly forbidden for all localities to set up offices in Beijing, and it is strictly forbidden for all localities to "run for money from departments."

Hanjing, the reception office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China.

After Zhang Minshan and his entourage arrived on the mainland and visited the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, they were arranged to be sent to this reception center. The layout of the reception office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is very simple, several small buildings with ordinary decoration, and the interior decoration is also very pragmatic, serious, grand but not luxurious. Zhang Minshan, father and son, set off from Nanyang, and in less than half a month, they handed over the letter asking to meet the leaders of the new political axe to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the journey was also smooth.

"The New Deal Axe is really extraordinary, much stronger than the Republic of China established by Mr. Sun before." Zhang Minshan pointed to the headlines in the newspaper with his fingers, and said to his eldest son Zhang Changjiang next to him, only to see that the headlines in the newspaper were. Serve the people', the content is that a reporter from the Lianghu newspaper returned to his hometown to worship his ancestors, and saw that the infrastructure in his hometown was in full swing, so he went to the construction site to do a few days of work, ready to use the actual experience to feel some news elements, but did not want to witness an old worker on the construction site of this large reservoir was so tired that he vomited blood, and later the reporter learned that the old worker was actually the director of the municipal water conservancy bureau, and began to be busy on the major water conservancy sites in the city after taking office, participating in the construction. The reporter wrote this press release based on his own construction site life for a week, and published it in the Lianghu Daily, "Yangtze River, you see, the dignified director of the municipal water conservancy bureau, in charge of water conservancy, is actually tired and vomiting blood on the construction site, which is not easy." ”

Zhang Minshan's eldest son took over the Hanjing newspaper that reprinted the report, and looked up for a long time and said, "There is a shortage of people and technicians at the construction site, and even the director of the water conservancy bureau has personally gone to the countryside, which shows that the construction of the new political axe is extremely determined, and the political axe officials can also devote themselves wholeheartedly to the construction." ”

"The news reports I saw this morning have deepened my understanding of the mainland's new policies." Zhang Minshan closed the newspaper, took out his pocket watch and looked at it, "You go out to have a look, Changhe and Changhai should come back to take a telegram." ”

"Yes, father."

Soon after Zhang Changjiang went out, he returned with his two younger brothers, and because the reception center was adjacent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a small telegraph branch was set up. Yesterday, Zhang Minshan handed over the book to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and he was arranged to live in a reception center in the evening. He wasn't in a hurry, in such a big country, he and others didn't come from a small place in Nanyang, if he followed the practice of the Ming and Qing dynasties and handed over the fold, he wouldn't have to wait for a month or two. He also settled down with peace of mind, and then asked Zhang Changhe and Zhang Changhai to take a telegram to Nanyang to report the safety and progress of the work. On Hanzhong Island, in addition to the Dutch telegraph office, the Zhang family also operated a small telegraph office.

"Father, we received a reply shortly after the telegram was sent to Nanyang at the telegraph office, saying that the situation in Nanyang is not calm now, especially since the Dutch are inciting Indonesians to fight with the Chinese in Jakarta, and this trend has a tendency to spread to other Nanyang regions. Grandpa told us to seize the opportunity, be sure to complete the set tasks, and win the support of the new political axe. ”

Zhang Changhe handed the Nanyang call he received to his father.

Zhang Minshan looked at it, then put down the telegram worriedly, and sighed, "I also want to hurry, but things can't be rushed." Although the new political axe is an enlightened political axe and a political axe for the people, it is relative to the residents of the mainland. I have watched all kinds of newspaper news, but I have not found any major events of overseas Chinese returning to China, and I still can't figure out the attitude of the new political axe towards us who have abandoned the Celestial Empire. ”

The three Zhang Changjiang brothers were silent, and the embarrassing status of the Chinese seemed to have been around for a long time, especially the status of the Chinese in Nanyang, which was still inferior to that of the Chinese in other regions. Although the Chinese in the Americas have experienced hardships and hardships, they do not live in colonies and do not need to be first-class citizens. The three brothers all went to Chinese schools, and not only did they learn the things of their ancestors, including Chinese, very well, but also had a certain understanding of the whole world situation.

"Dad, during the founding ceremony in June, weren't there many Chinese who received invitations? I heard that several great benevolents in Nanyang were invited by the New Deal Axe and were also received by the leaders. From this point of view, the New Deal Axe should affirm the merits of the Chinese. Zhang Changhe said confidently.

Zhang Minshan shook his head and sighed, "Changhe, you don't understand, in the early years, the old man donated a lot of money to Mr. Sun, but in the early years of the Republic of China, the old man sent people back to China several times to ask for help and was rejected in various ways. Otherwise, the old man would have to return to China even if he died. ”

So it turned out that the three brothers of the Zhang family couldn't help sighing, grandpa pinned his hopes on Mr. Sun, but Mr. Sun did not fulfill the promises made when he raised funds that year, and the old man was inevitably disappointed.

"Don't be in a hurry, if you can't do it in one month, we'll wait for two months, if you can't do it in two months, we'll wait for half a year, no matter what, we will always see one or two officials in charge. If it doesn't work to hand over the book to the people this time, the next step is to find a newspaper to announce the true work of Lan Tingxu to the current world, and publicly donate it to the New Deal Axe. ”

However, the development of events is always unexpected, and the father and son had just returned to their residence after dinner in the canteen of the guest house, when they saw the staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs who had arranged their accommodation at the time and an official in Chinese costume waiting.

"Hello Comrade Xu, who is this?"

"Hello Mr. Zhang Minshan, this is Vice Minister Zhou Guolai of our Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who is in charge of the affairs of the Asian Department and the Chinese Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs." As soon as the Xu staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs introduced, Zhang Minshan was dumbfounded, this, what's going on, he only handed in the Wanmin Book yesterday, and today a vice minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs came to wait for him? This is not a petty official, this is a senior official of the central political axe of the new political axe.

"Hello Zhou, Minister Zhou." Zhang Minshan shouted slightly worriedly, and was ready to bend down, this is all learned from the memory of the older generation.

"Mr. Zhang Minshan, you can call me Vice Minister Zhou or the country. You're going to make a mistake. In the words of Comrade Zhang Shusheng, chairman of the Supreme People's Congress, starting from him, the officials of the New Deal Axe are all real civil servants of the people who serve the public. Zhou Guolai hurriedly stepped forward and stopped Zhang Minshan from bending.

Last month, Zhou Guolai was transferred from his post as secretary-general of the State Council to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as vice minister, in charge of the Asian Department and the Chinese Department. Unexpectedly, within a few days of taking office, he took over this Chinese affair.

"Mr. Zhang, after reading your letter to the people, I handed it to Minister Li Zongren of our Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and after he read it, he handed it to Comrade Zhang Shusheng, chairman of the General High Committee of New China. After reading it, Chairman Zhang gave a personal instruction, asking us to expedite the processing, first find out the situation on your side, and then receive you personally. ”

In the reception room of the Asian Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Zhou Guolai and Zhang Minshan had an in-depth conversation on the issue of returning to China, clarified many of the circumstances, and conveyed the arrangements of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in this regard and the intentions of the high-level officials.

"What? Chairman Zhang, Chairman Zhang wants to meet me personally. Zhang Minshan couldn't help but tremble all over, his mind was dizzy, this news was really amazing, he returned to China, the best hope was to see a small official, it was a blessing to see an official in real power, and now it was the deputy minister to meet and the top leader to meet, he couldn't help but be a little confused.

Zhou Guolai said with a smile, "Minshan, you don't have to be nervous, Chairman Zhang said at the founding ceremony that the global Chinese are one family, and the Nanyang Chinese are naturally my Han people, so why not say that the Heavenly Empire abandoned the people." Chairman Zhang's request to meet you is a major move by the central authorities on the policy toward the Chinese, and I will first ask you today to learn about the situation, and when the time comes, the General Office of the CPC Central Committee will inform the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Mr. Zhang. ”

"Vice Minister Zhou rest assured, I, Zhang Min, stand on the top of the mountain, and my heart is towards the motherland and the Chinese collective. See, of course, I will see when the sky falls, and I will also meet Chairman Zhang, tell him about the blood and tears of the Chinese, and tell him about the bitterness, blood and sweat of the Chinese in Nanyang for hundreds of years. ”

"Thank you, thank you, Vice Minister Zhou."

Three days later, at the Huaxia Pavilion of Hanjing Mountain, Zhang Shusheng met with Zhang Minshan, a Chinese representative from Hanzhong Island in Nanyang, and his party.

At this meeting, Zhang Minshan gave a detailed account of the increasingly harsh living environment of the Chinese people for more than 100 years to Zhang Shusheng, and when it came to the emotional part, he even couldn't help but bow his head and wipe his tears.

"Chairman Zhang, the Chinese in Nanyang have never forgotten their roots, and every year, many Chinese return to China to find their roots and visit their ancestors, and there have been several waves of Chinese relocation. However, regardless of the political axe and social exclusion, various reasons have caused the Chinese, especially the Nanyang Chinese, to become the outcasts of China, and there are tens of thousands of compatriots who cannot return to their homeland, who cannot find their ancestors, and who have tens of thousands of compatriots who cannot move forward side by side.

In the late Qing Dynasty, in order to overthrow the late Qing Dynasty and establish a strong and prosperous New China, we Chinese cut down on food and clothing to support the revolution in China, but now, more than 20 years have passed, and the Nanyang Chinese are always looking forward to a strong New China that can speak for the Chinese, be able to do things for the Chinese, and no longer regard the Chinese as my Chinese outcasts.

The Manchu political axe said that we are willing to fall overseas, this is a great grievance, if it is not for the sake of life, not for the sake of reproduction, our ancestors, and even our generation of Chinese, not to mention drilling silos, being piglets, going to the South Seas...... My father, Mr. Zhang Chaozhong, was born and raised on Hanzhong Island, but he never regarded himself as an outsider, and he always taught us that no matter how far we go, we have a great man in our hearts, and I am a great Han people. Therefore, he runs Sinology, runs Chinese-language newspapers, helps Chinese compatriots, supports the domestic revolution, and now he is also 80 years old, and his greatest wish is to see the prosperity of his homeland and see Hanzhong Island truly integrated into the home of the Han nation.

Chairman Zhang, this is a little gift that my father, Mr. Zhang Chaozhong, entrusted me to bring back to the motherland when I was leaving, and the original work of Lan Tingxu ......"

Zhang Shusheng silently listened to Zhang Minshan's tearful narration, and did not feel that he was rude at all, and Zhang Minshan even wanted to kneel down halfway, but fortunately he was stopped.

Although he is now in a high position and is the chairman of the Supreme People's Congress of China, Zhang Shusheng has never regarded himself as great, not because he is not powerful enough, but because he has seen far enough and seen enough, and the head of the mainland is not in his heart. Being able to lead a civilization to prosperity and strength, and being able to lead a race to the top of civilization, this is what he yearns for in his heart. Therefore, even sitting in the Huaxia Pavilion, which symbolizes the supreme power of New China, he still does not feel that he is a high-ranking scholar, he always regards himself as a leader who leads the nation to the peak, a pioneer of civilization, and a leader of a race.

"Mr. Zhang Minshan, the New Deal Axe is an enlightened political axe, and it has never excluded overseas Chinese from the entire Chinese family. Mr. Zhang Chaozhong returned the old things to China, which was already a fist, symbolizing the heart of the wanderer's return to the country. The great Chinese nation of the new political axe has been very clear from the very beginning, no matter where you are, no matter where the sons and daughters of China are, you are all my Chinese people, and you are all my Han descendants. You are not outcasts of the Celestial Empire, you are just wandering Chinese sons, you should not be discriminated against, on the contrary, you should be respected and protected, it is you who spread Chinese civilization to all over the world, and you have completed the spread of another civilization......"

Zhang Shusheng gave Zhang Minshan a brief exposition on the policy of the New Deal on the Chinese. What he didn't say to Zhang Minshan was that in addition to the composition of the New Deal, there is also a committee in preparation, that is, the Great Chinese Nationalities Affairs Committee, which will become a pan-Chinese world organization in the near future, and a racial and surname organization that transcends political organizations. Of course, this is also one of Zhang Shusheng's long-term plans and assumptions, and in the near future, after the large-scale expansion of the power of the Chinese Empire, this Great Chinese Nation Affairs Committee will truly exercise its supreme power.

The next day, Defense Minister Cai Yijin met with Zhang Shusheng, chairman of the Supreme People's Congress.

"President, at present we have a very heavy burden of maintaining military operations in the three directions of Northeast China, Xinjiang Province and Tibet Province. In the last month, we have just added an additional military budget, and while most of it is for the upcoming Battle of Shenyang, the budget for the other two directions is also included. The overall growth trend, if the South China Sea campaign is carried out again, then there will be a greater gap in this year's military budget, and when the time comes...... "Defense Minister Cai Yi will briefly describe the military pressure of the current new political axe, of course, he is personally very supportive of the Nanyang operation, but also absolutely supports the step-by-step Nanyang strategy, first solve the problem of Hanzhong Island, and then try to do the other, however, now that New China has just been established, all kinds of waste are waiting to be rebuilt, and the military operation in the three directions has been extremely costly, if the Nanyang plan is planned again this year, Even the first step would make the budget even worse.

Zhang Shusheng pondered for a long time, and then said, "The affairs of Nanyang are urgent, and if we lose this opportunity for internal and external coordination, we will have to be much more passive in the future." Within three days, I will see the battle plan for the first step of the Nanyang operation, and I will prepare it within a month and start to implement it. As for the military budget, I will ask the Government Council to arrange a special military budget. Minister Cai, this will be a battle for our new China to issue a declaration to the whole world, and the action must be fast, accurate, and ruthless, and the start will be good, and the entire Nanyang issue will be resolved in the future, so that the opposition of others will not be so loud. ”

"Yes, Chairman."

Cai Ye endured the excitement in his heart and responded, of course he understood that what the financial budget is, if the national body is lost, if the hearts of the Chinese people are lost, and the cohesion of the global Chinese descendants is lost, it is the most regrettable.

(To be continued)