Thinking of the investment and criticism in education over the years, Yang Zhen said with some emotion: "We have cultivated more than seventy percent of science and engineering college students for our country with a corner of the country. The number of science and engineering students as a whole, including undergraduates and junior colleges, is more than ten times the number of students currently enrolled at Kannai University. How big is the territory, how much population, how big is the area? ”

"Under the circumstance of limited fiscal revenue every year, the Northeast People's Government has never defaulted on a penny of education funds. It can be said that the Northeast is now tightening its belts and cultivating talents for the whole country. What are we doing so much for? Isn't it for the sake of what we suffer today that will never happen again to our next generation? ”

"The government has done so much to the point that no one in China has been able to do for thousands of years. Now it's just a part of the students who want to give up what they like for the time being. I don't think there's anything wrong with using your knowledge to contribute to the development of this country. With a gain comes a sacrifice, and since they are in this era, there is no choice for them to make this sacrifice. ”

Looking at Yang Zhen who was talking eloquently in front of him, this man never understood what the identity of the young soldier in front of him was. Yang Zhen was only wearing a military casual dress at this time, and he did not carry military rank and other symbols. He really couldn't figure out what this person who had such a thorough grasp of the policies of the entire Northeast government did.

He didn't know Yang Zhen's true identity, and he didn't know all the current education policies and regulations in the entire Northeast Liberated Area, from the implementation of the nine-year compulsory education system to the overall planning and distribution of high school graduates. From the establishment of various comprehensive universities and colleges, to the proportion of financial investment. It was all formulated and strongly implemented by the soldier in front of him, who was not a few years older than him.

In terms of ensuring the investment of education funds, it is Yang Zhen's reverse scale, at least in the Northeast, no one dares to touch it. Even though education funds and expenditures are rising every year, which has brought tremendous pressure to the Northeast Liberated Areas, there has never been a shortage of money in education investment.

If these things are standing in front of him at this moment, this promoter is not clear. I'm afraid no one can explain the reason why the Northeast has invested so much in education, and has adopted such a way of planning to go to school that seems to everyone to be a bit absurd and even a little unkind.

When he asked about Yang Zhen's identity with doubts, Yang Zhen smiled and said, "You will know what I did soon." It's not convenient to tell you for the time being, if we knew everything, we wouldn't be so easy to talk about. There are some things that we know too much about that we can only lose what we originally wanted. ”

"I believe that in the near future, we will still have the opportunity to meet and maybe work together. By that time, you'll know who I really am. As for now, I am a new friend you have made by accident during this long journey. ”

Although Yang Zhen did not tell him his true identity, this person is also an open-minded person, and Yang Zhen kept silent as soon as he said this. Along the way, the two of them talked and laughed, but they talked warmly and tightly. It wasn't until the train arrived at a small station in the west of Harbin that the two ended their conversation.

Considering the turmoil that occurred when he got on the train, Yang Zhen still decided not to get off at Harbin Station. When the time comes, it will be restless again, and I'm afraid that many people will point to their backs and scold their mothers. I can't see my fairly young face, thinking that it is the second generation of officials who are playing music here, which will affect the direction of the people's hearts.

So when the train was about to arrive in Harbin, he asked people to send a telegram to the military district headquarters, asking them to pick him up at a small station in the west of the city. As for the equipment that needs to be unloaded, after the train enters the terminal station and all passengers get off, they will be transferred to the freight yard of Harbin Station to unload.

When Yang Zhen's train arrived at the abandoned station he designated, Yuan Zhiruo was already waiting there with people. After getting off the train, Yang Zhen did not delay, and immediately asked people to arrange a jeep to send the couple they met halfway to where they were going.

Looking at the back of the jeep that the couple was riding and left by himself, Yang Zhen turned his head and said to the staff officer beside him: "Sue the Ministry of Political Affairs to send someone to the Liberation Daily to check on this person, and if there is no problem in the political trial, he will be transferred to the military region headquarters to work." Sue them, this person is what I want. ”

Yang Zhen's words fell, and along the way, he looked at the staff officer who was chatting with this person at No. 1, and wrote down this matter knowingly. After returning to the military district headquarters, he immediately made a report to the political department. Knowing that it was Yang Zhen's personal candidate, the political department also acted quickly. In conjunction with the Ministry of Social Affairs and the Ministry of Security of the Military Region, we will make it clear that this person will be investigated and transferred from inside to outside in the shortest possible time.

A month later, the man who did not know about a conversation on the train that changed his fate received an order from the General Headquarters of the Anti-Japanese Union. In the event that all kinds of protests were ineffective, he could only put on a military uniform and report to the military district headquarters. After completing three months of study and confidentiality training, when he took over the work of Yang Zhen's secretary, he discovered the true identity of the young man he was talking to at that time.

It wasn't until this time that I knew who Yang Zhen was this brother, although he was taken aback, he finally had a good heart. Only then did he realize that he had just started working in the newspaper and had never had any intersection with the army, how could he inexplicably receive an order to put on a military uniform, or not to bargain for an order.

Fortunately, this guy is also an open-minded person, although he is very dissatisfied with being forced to wear a military uniform for some reason. But I found that the object I was serving was someone I admired a lot, but thought that I had no chance to meet again, but I happily took office. It's just that he is not the only one whose life has been changed.

As Yang Zhen's secretary, he is also one of the closest people to Yang Zhen and has a large number of core secrets, and this security and confidentiality are also quite important. Naturally, his wife did not have to look for a job, she was directly arranged into the middle school for children of the military region, and the family also moved into the dormitory of the military region headquarters.

This former teacher and editor, named Liu Hongbo, a former teacher at Tongliao Normal School, has been cooperating with Yang Zhen for more than ten years. has become the most satisfactory one among Yang Zhen's previous secretaries since Yuan Zhiruo's transfer. Until the fifties, if it weren't for the fear that he was only five years younger than himself, he would have worked by his side for more than ten years. If he continues to stay, his future will be affected, and Yang Zhen is reluctant to let him go.

Although this time I was a little tired, I not only had a clear idea of the northeast battlefield but also had a clear idea and a determination for the next strategic direction. On the way, he inadvertently picked up a qualified secretary for himself, which was beyond Yang Zhen's expectations.

However, the life after returning to Harbin is just like what Yang Zhen expected. After returning to the Northeast, the heavy work made him unable to think about the problem at all. As soon as he returned to the military region headquarters, he didn't have time to catch his breath, and his desk was already full of requests and reports.

Looking at the reports piled up on the table, Yang Zhen shook his head, but hoped that the suitable secretary candidate he picked up on the road would be able to take office soon. If this continues, where will I have the energy to think about other issues? It's just that Yang Zhen also knows that the candidate he picked will have to wait for at least a while.

Without the strict scrutiny of the Ministry of Social Affairs and the Ministry of Security, it is impossible for this person to work by his side, no matter whether he is in the picture. Not only will the Ministry of Social Affairs not agree, but it will not agree to it itself. The staff around him have a lot of core secrets, and if you put an unreliable person, the joke will be big.

After hesitating for a moment, Yang Zhen still picked up the text and looked at it first. Fortunately, Yuan Zhiruo, who had just finished part of the work at hand, saw her husband shaking his head in front of the table full of Wenji. Knowing that after he was transferred, the secretaries selected were not very satisfied. didn't rush to leave, and helped him sort out the text.

The table was full of texts, so that Yang Zhen had to see it until midnight before it was roughly all over. After reading these articles, Yang Zhen's first consideration was that it was time to adjust the division of labor among his deputy commanders. No matter how big or small this is, it all comes to my side, and I can't finish it even if I'm tired to death.

In my work, I am a little overbearing. Oh, in the words of the director of the political department of the military district, it is a little too authoritarian. But it's not like I'm holding on to everything, at least a third of these things can be handled by a few deputy commanders, so why are they all piled up here now?

Putting down the text in his hand, Yang Zhen picked up the phone and wanted to find Guo Bingxun. But looking at the hands on the watch, it was already pointing to half past two, and after a moment's hesitation, I put the phone back again. Rubbing his somewhat astringent eyes, Yang Zhen looked at the trees outside the window that had begun to see green, and finally shook his head when he turned his head to look at his wife who had fallen asleep on the sofa.

That night, Yang Zhen and Yuan Zhiruo did not return to their nest, so they slept in the office all night. Early the next morning, before Yang Zhen went to find Guo Bingxun, Guo Bingxun himself came. Seeing Yang Zhen, who looked very tired, Guo Bingxun opened his mouth, hesitated for a moment and swallowed back the words in his mouth.

Looking at Guo Bingxun, who was a little hesitant, Yang Zhen frowned and said, "Old Guo, if you have anything to say, just say it." Between the two of us, there is nothing that can be said. It just so happens that if you don't come to me, I'm going to look for you. As for the next strategic considerations, I think we still need to look at it. ”

Yang Zhen's words fell, Guo Bingxun pondered for a while, and finally said: "Old Yang, there is one thing, don't get excited when you hear it." Lao Peng died of illness at the General Hospital of the Military Region last month. Because the war was raging at that time, considering the pressure you were under, Political Commissar Li decided not to inform you of this matter for the time being. ”

"The reason for the young death of the elder Peng was the internal injuries he sustained while he was being tortured in the Puppet Manchurian Prison. In the United States, in the past few years, although I have also asked a few doctors for treatment. But Lao Peng's injuries were too serious, and he was never effectively treated at the Japanese army's bacteriological warfare base and after the breakthrough. In fact, after arriving in the United States, he was basically helpless. ”

In addition, Lao Peng was reluctant to use the allocated funds for treatment, and he was reluctant to eat some nutritional products in the United States, and he was not even willing to take a pill, which also affected his treatment. He bought some scientific and technological books and practical equipment for the treatment and nutrition expenses allocated to him by the headquarters and shipped them back to the Northeast. ”

"The reason why Lao Peng came back from the United States this time is to die in his own country. In fact, when he returned to China, he was already dying. Along the way, he relied on the breath in his heart, and insisted on returning to Beiman. After barely making it to Harbin, he fell into a coma. ”

"I thought he would be able to hold out until the end of the battle and you would come back, but despite the doctor's best efforts, he couldn't control the massive bleeding in his stomach. It's a pity that when Lao Peng left, although I was in the Northeast, I didn't have time to send him on his last journey. Our comrades-in-arms in a prison cell back then were the only two of us. ”