In the confused and puzzled eyes of everyone, Zhou Changfeng beckoned, "Go!" Go to the enemy's lair! ”

In addition to deliberately leaking the news in advance, two trucks belonging to the forbidden army were also on standby outside the Gaoqiao Airport - they were instructed to come and help Zhou Zhaozhao pull some personal belongings today.

But the personal belongings didn't arrive, and it was a group of reporters who got into the car?

The reporters of the major newspapers looked at each other, everyone was in the same fog, but everyone was extremely excited, and they could feel that there was going to be a big news coming.

When I set off, I just wanted to try my luck, but now I think it's really the right time, and those colleagues who thought they would run in vain and resigned must have regretted their bowels later.

Two sidecar motorcycles are at the head, one is behind the palace, and in the middle is the off-road vehicle that Zhou is riding in and two trucks full of special passengers.

The convoy crossed the Zhonghe Bridge and then passed through the Zhengyang Gate, where the grand roof of the palace shone in the bright sunlight, and the motorcade turned left and right before coming to the gate of the Advisory Yuan.

The Foreign Affairs Committee, the Government Affairs Committee, the Finance Committee, and the Legal Affairs Committee, which are included in the Advisory Council, are responsible for reviewing the reasonableness of relevant matters.

For example, at present, the government council is discussing the recent policy of the imperial court, and after the meeting, a brief press conference will be held according to the custom; At the same time, the in-house counsel is preparing to begin reviewing an industrial and commercial law in a quarter of an hour.

The sudden arrival of Zhou was beyond everyone's expectations, and the officers and soldiers of the Fourth Brigade of the Praetorian Guards were standing guard here, and the lieutenant at the head even knew him.

"Humble position, see Zhou Zhizhao! Can you help? ”

"Just keep order, and leave the rest alone."

"Yes."

There are also many reporters waiting outside the gates of the Advisory Council, who are ready to attend the upcoming press conference of the Council. Some members of the legislature also came by car to participate in the deliberations of the Law Council.

Zhou Changfeng and his party, who suddenly appeared here, were particularly abrupt, and immediately attracted the attention of everyone present.

About 10 years later......

There were still only eight or nine people in the council chamber in the west of the main hall of the Advisory Yuan, and the attendants had already set up a file and tea for each person in front of the various seats at the conference table, but most of the seats were empty.

The chairman of the council pushed his glasses quite dissatisfied, and asked angrily and suspiciously: "Absent most of the time, something strange happened today, what's going on?" ”

Someone looked up at their watch and saw that it was only a minute before the scheduled start time of the judging meeting.

At this moment, the sound of hurried footsteps came from far and near, and when everyone turned their eyes, a figure also rushed into the conference hall.

"Something's wrong, something's wrong! There was a large crowd at the gate, all listening to people speak in public! ”

"Speeches? Who? ”

At this moment, the scene outside the gate of the Advisory Council is particularly rare.

I saw more than a dozen trucks, motorcycles, and cars parked horizontally, and hundreds of reporters, parliamentarians, officials, soldiers, and citizens, and hundreds of other people gathered around and listened to the speech with bated breath.

This has happened in the past, but it usually takes no more than two minutes to be forcibly removed by the janissaries or patrols on duty.

“…… Our enemies have 60 million, 70 million, or even 80 million metric tons of steel, four times as much as we do; The production capacity of 5 million cars is 40 times that of us. ”

"Many people are carried away and blinded by the succession of victories, and revel in the illusory glory of their own imaginations. As everyone knows, when we are standing still, the enemy, who has suffered a great loss, is chasing with all his might. ”

Zhou Changfeng, who was dressed in a straight and regular suit, suddenly turned sideways, pressed the saber with his left hand, and pointed to the east with his right hand.

"Right now, the enemy on the other side of the ocean is building sixteen aircraft carriers, five battleships, sixty submarines, one hundred destroyers, one thousand transport ships, and twenty thousand aircraft.

"It is a certainty that the enemy's military spending will exceed $25 billion this year! And what about us? Are you still struggling with whether the military spending of 20 billion yuan is too much? With such an attitude, do you deserve to win this war? ”

"This phase of stalemate is the time when both sides are accumulating strength, and every day must not be wasted, otherwise it will be giving up the initiative in the war, at that time... It's too late to regret it, and the flames of war will burn to your doorstep! ”

"Two years from now, we will face dozens of aircraft carriers, thousands of landing ships, and tens of thousands of aircraft.

"Only a clearer understanding, a more thorough mobilization, and a more comprehensive war can stabilize the front and achieve victory. Some people say that this will delay construction and affect life, but rights are earned through hard work, and the war cannot be won, so what kind of construction and welfare are there to talk about?! ”

"In my opinion, even if all opponents are subjectively for the sake of society, they are objectively traitors and irresponsible to the people of the world, and their mistakes and infamy will remain in history forever!"

In the face of cameras and many hot eyes, the high-spirited Zhou Changfeng held his saber high in his scabbard and asked loudly: "Everyone, do you want to win?!" ”

"I want to !!"

When the call gradually stopped, Zhou Changfeng continued to call: "Now, abandon your illusions and start fighting!" Banzai! ”

"Long live !!"

Except for a few people who responded silently, the shouts of the rest of the people instantly merged into a torrent that reached the sky, and even rushed into the main hall of the Advisory Yuan.

As the speech ended, the excited reporters turned and squeezed out desperately.

As soon as they squeezed out of the crowd, they immediately began to rush to the newspaper office to which they belonged as quickly as possible......

In the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, Wu Weihuan, Cheng Han and others were originally discussing a report sent back by the Australian Corps, but it didn't take long for them to learn about what happened on the side of the Advisory Yuan.

"Huh?" Cheng Han's eyes widened, so much so that the pair of gold-rimmed glasses slipped off, "That kid...... Isn't this a roast on a fire? ”

Wu Weihuan, who was looking at the map with a magnifying glass, couldn't help but smile, "Young is courageous, dare to say and do, now the people in the Advisory Yuan are in a hurry." ”

Cheng Han said helplessly: "He's making such a fuss to add to the blockage of the DPRK, I still wonder, why didn't there be any big movement after coming back from Hawaii, I didn't expect it to be a big one!" ”

Wu Weihuan waved his hand and said: "Hey, that's not what you said, the court is not monolithic, some people are happy and some are worried." ”

"That's just as well. Zhou Kexing's credit this time is not over, so he is not afraid of making such a fuss. ”

"Well, no matter what, let's hurry up and make a draft first, and list the estimated expenses for next year, and it doesn't hurt to exaggerate."

"Speaking of this money, the (Advisory Yuan) Finance Council always complains about not enough, and there are a lot of rhetoric, but they just refuse to let go."

It has been proven that the development of science and technology has had a significant impact on the speed of information dissemination, and the early image fax technology allowed the classic photos of Zhou to be quickly transmitted to the major state capitals in the north and south of the country.

At dusk that day, the evening newspapers of the major newspapers published this rather eye-catching news.

Because of the nap, Zhu Lingjing probably learned about it in the afternoon.

She subconsciously clenched her fists, gritted her teeth and said, "Dare to play me again!" It's so worry-free! ”

"Your Majesty, you just said that he was ...... worry-free," Su Yiyi next to him muttered.

Zhou had actually asked her in advance, saying that the current level of mobilization was still insufficient, and that there was a serious lack of experience in large-scale conscription, and that all kinds of funds were not sufficient, so he wanted to remind and urge the Advisory Yuan to persuade them to further increase the proportion of military spending in the future budget.

As a result, this guy is "reminding, urging, and persuading" like this?

However, Zhu Lingjing was not angry, and her own view was that military spending should be given priority, and spending on economic construction and public services should be slowed down a little, and the fiscal deficit should be resolved through the issuance of public bonds and additional banknotes.

Last year, due to the endless debate in the court and the fact that the Advisory Council did not let go, in the end, an additional 130 million yuan was issued in addition to the normal amount of banknotes, which was quite small.

Several people estimated that the issuance of additional banknotes of 2 billion yuan is feasible and will not cause a significant impact on the market. The tax superintendent gave a more conservative figure, recommending an additional 1.6 billion won in four quarters of the year, and stopping it if any signs of price imbalance are found.

Economists are generally optimistic about the future development momentum, and the strong demand for the military industry has led to the development of metallurgy, food, medicine, and other manufacturing industries.

In addition, due to the great progress of the war, a large amount of oil and non-ferrous metal resources flowed into the Ming Dynasty from the South Seas, which significantly reduced the cost of production and construction - after all, some of these resources relied on imports before the war.

But is this a false prosperity or a real prosperity?

Market surveys are on the optimistic side, with prices remaining stable in most state capitals and even declining in some places.

According to a survey conducted by the Hubei Provincial Envoy Department, from June last year to June this year, general prices in Wuhan rose by 2.7 percent, rice prices rose by 1.5 percent, electricity prices rose by 4.2 percent, and daily necessities prices rose by 2.4 percent. The prices of industrial raw materials were mixed, with aluminum prices rising by 11%, copper prices rising by 3.3%, and steel prices falling by 0.8%, which is generally relatively healthy.

Another important case is precious metals, although the era of the gold standard has come to an end, but it is not thorough enough, gold is still an important reference in the current monetary system.

The Ming army collected gold and silver in the Nanyang Prefectures, a small part of which was reserved for the issuance of currency by the vassal regimes that had been supported by the local government, and the remaining tons of gold and silver were all transported back to the mainland.

Under the premise that the basic resources are relatively sufficient, the golden and silver precious metals are undoubtedly the best proof of the credit currency of the imperial court, and they can completely start the money printing machine.

Zhu Lingjing is more economically aggressive, and her idea is to increase the issuance of additional banknotes in batches until the market is volatile, and at the same time supplement it with policies such as restricting cash withdrawals, encouraging savings, and gold controls to stabilize the value of the currency and curb inflation.

However, a considerable number of people in the court are very taboo about issuing additional banknotes, and the votes against the advisory court are always slightly more than half, resulting in the Ming court has not made full use of financial means to obtain additional funds.

In view of the great benefit of what Zhou Changfeng did, Zhu Lingjing decided not to trouble him for the time being, but after all, he took advantage of the loophole to fool himself, and he had to make him fearful, so he ......

"Your Majesty's decree is to wait for you to leave immediately and go to Yili to wait, and you must not stay in the capital."

Someone from the palace came directly to inform him, almost rushing people.

Zhou Changfeng was still boasting to his wife about his previous high-spirited scene outside the gate of the Advisory Yuan, but he never expected that Zhu Lingjing's woman would drive him to the distant border, obviously there were still many days before the scheduled departure date.

Xia Xiaoshi took her daughter's little hand and said casually: "That's okay, sir, you just tossed it out, and you are on the cusp of keeping it, so just go and avoid the limelight." ”

"Actually, there's nothing to be afraid ......of keeping it," Zhou Changfeng muttered, and then crossed his waist and said, "Then let's go!" Get out of the way! ”

There is no place to stay here, there is a place to stay!

The couple first sent their daughter to Xia Bing and Gao Linglu, then packed the necessary bags and clothes, and drove to the airport early the next morning.

At sunset, a Youyun-2 passenger plane they were riding accelerated and skied into the air, and disappeared into the clouds in the western sky not long after......

While the upper echelons of the Ming Dynasty were struggling over internal affairs, the United States on the other side of the ocean was contemplating how to deal with these hateful enemies.

On the same day, the U.S. Department of War approved the printing of a booklet as standard distribution to each company of the infantry division to be deployed to the Pacific theater.

This booklet is a detailed summary of the many lessons learned over the past year – and at great cost.

1. The Ming Imperial Army consisted of a large number of volunteers, a modern army full of professional soldiers, with a large number of heavy weapons and adequate training.

2. Chinese troops like to attack from several different directions, and commanders are encouraged to make surprise attacks – usually at dusk or midnight.

3. The enemy relies on strong fire support when attacking, and Xu Jin barrage shooting is more common, but the distance is very long, usually more than 300 yards.

4. The Chinese troops are quite good at defense, their commanders are defense experts, the firepower system is very complete and accurate, it is not recommended to attack the enemy's positions that have occupied more than 12 hours with less than twice the strength and sufficient firepower.

5. The enemy's patrols are carefully arranged, often consisting of 20~30 people, carrying no less than 1 heavy machine gun and 1 mortar, who will try any means to reconnoiter the strength and firepower of our positions.

6. The enemy also often sends patrol squads of 5~10 people, which will infiltrate the rear of our army's battle lines, attack officers or signal corps, eavesdrop or sabotage telephone lines, and at the same time record the coordinates of our army's artillery positions, supply depots, and assembly areas.

7. The enemy is quite cunning and will be very clever in arranging mines, and even in a tactical retreat, mines or mines will be placed under the items left behind, and we have suffered a lot of losses as a result. Note that the site must be cleared by sappers in any case.

8. It is worth noting that Chinese commanders are accustomed to sending elite advance teams 5~10 miles in front of infantry divisions or infantry regiments - enough to defeat our patrols alone, thereby delaying our troops' movements, or ambushing our troops on the march.

9. The Chinese troops have a sufficient number of automatic weapons at the company and platoon level and have strong firepower, and if close contact is possible, the infantry battalion commander should equip the company with submachine guns or Browning automatic rifles.

In the final epilogue of the booklet, the compiler noted:

"The series of victories of the Ming Imperial army clearly proved their wisdom and bravery, and we must deal with these enemies with the utmost vigilance, and the calm thinking of the commanders and the courage of the soldiers are what our army lacks - which is why we have failed tactically."

(End of chapter)