HLnovel Chapter 162 Qi Tongwei, are you going too far?
Chapter 162 Qi Tongwei, are you going too far?
"As for the rank of the base commander, we will first assign you a regimental level position, and then see the scale later. Once the base is upgraded, you will be promoted as well!" Deputy Chief Chen continued.
This stumped Qi Tongwei. He originally wanted to explain the construction issues of Jinshan County, but ended up giving himself a direct command position.
Zhang Zhenfei also saw Qi Tongwei's conflicted expression.
For others, this is something that they don't even need to consider. A regimental-level cadre can call the shots in a grassroots unit!
But Qi Tongwei is different.
If he was interested in military life, he would have agreed to work in the provincial military district system months ago.
However, the temptation of this invitation was too great, especially in front of Vice Minister Chen.
Seeing Qi Tongwei remained silent, Deputy Chief Chen probably guessed something.
"Young man, do you dislike military life?"
"Commander, to be honest, a few months ago, Commander Zhang intended to transfer me to the provincial military region, but I refused. It's not that I don't like working in the army, I just don't like doing just one thing," Qi Tongwei said sincerely.
Sincerity plus Qi Tongwei's strength, this is his killer move.
Instead of showing any displeasure, Deputy Chief Chen praised him:
"Xiao Qi, I think you have vision, courage, high ideals and aspirations, and you are honest. I think you will achieve great things in the future. It would be a waste of your talent to work in a base like this!"
"No, no, no...that's not what I meant," Qi Tongwei explained.
"It doesn't matter. How can you force someone to do something they don't like? By the way, Xiao Qi, what do you think of my idea of building a base?"
"Of course I agree. Integrated training bases are the path that all the world's military powers must take. We also want to develop them, but Jinshan is still too small."
"Too small? I don't think so! You can run away from the exercises of five or six thousand people, and there is a shooting range here!"
"Chief General, if we look at it from a long-term perspective, no matter what kind of exercises we conduct in the future, they must be mainly combat troops, supplemented by militia forces. If combat troops come in, Jinshan will appear much smaller. What's more, if long-range weapons and equipment come in, it will not be enough for live-fire shooting."
"Go on!" said Deputy Chief Chen.
"Also, this place is beautiful and not suitable for combat training. For troop training, we still need to find a relatively harsh environment, which also tests the troop's support capabilities!"
"Also, this place was not built as an exercise base. It was originally intended to be a mountain resort for tourism development..."
"Tongwei!" Zhang Zhenfei hurriedly interrupted Qi Tongwei.
"Don't listen to him, keep talking!" said Deputy Chief Chen.
"Commander, this is the actual situation, and there is no need for me to hide it, so it would be a waste to convert this into a training ground!"
"Oh, what shall we do?"
"Commander, I have chosen a place, the Inner Mongolia prairie. Let's find a place that is not a grassland, far away from the city, so the troops can train in peace!"
"That makes sense, but it would be a shame to give up Jinshan just like that. Look, the army has caused so much trouble for your local area. Can we give you some compensation? Of course, giving money directly is not the way to go!" Deputy Chief Chen said sincerely.
As for compensation, Qi Tongwei would definitely not ask for money directly. Asking for money directly is meaningless and will also cause trouble.
When we have no money, everyone studies how to make money. But once we have money, no matter how we spend it, we cannot satisfy everyone.
"Chief, Jinshan County's problem is economic development. If we can bring in a project that can boost the economy, that would be great!"
"Our army is all about fighting wars, how can we have any economic projects?"
"Yes! Arsenal!"
Several people looked at each other, wondering if Qi Tongwei's request was too much.
"Tongwei, military industry is a national strategy. It's not something that can be decided just by saying it!" Zhang Zhenfei was busy trying to smooth things over.
"I know, so I'm waiting for good news from the leader!" Qi Tongwei said.
"I've thought about it a long time ago. Jinshan County's geographical location is not very good. It's surrounded by mountains, but the vegetation is still good. It's not impossible to build an arsenal next to Jinshan Manor. First, it has a concealed function. Second, it is a livelihood project that will support the local economy in the long run. Most importantly, the people of Jinshan County are really capable! They built a road overnight! If you give them a chance to get rich, they will never let you down!"
"What? You said this road up the mountain was built in one day?"
"I can prove this. There was no road at first. It was repaired the day before I first came here. It was just a single lane. Then it took another ten days to turn it into a double lane!" said Xu Zhenli.
"In that case, I will try to make a suggestion. It is true that the higher-ups are selecting sites to build several conventional missile factories recently. If that's the case, this place is really suitable!"
"Wait for good news!" Qi Tongwei said earnestly again.
This time, Qi Tongwei finally found the confidence to restart Jinshan Manor. As long as the arsenal is approved by the higher-ups, building this manor will be meaningful. As long as industries follow, a decent tourist attraction will be the facade and the main source of income.
Now we are just waiting for Director Chen to bring good news.
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The high standard of this exercise has alarmed the Handong Provincial Party Committee.
Shen Guodong was still wondering how Jinshan had become a training ground in just a few days. This must be inseparable from Qi Tongwei's military resources.
He also heard that Chief JW wanted to give Qi Tongwei a regimental commander position.
No wonder, who wouldn’t want to snatch such an outstanding talent as Qi Tongwei!
Fortunately, Qi Tongwei rejected him, otherwise he would have regretted it so much.
The director of the military-civilian liaison office, who is a professional position, definitely cannot support Qi Tongwei.
He must be assigned a real job in order to keep him, and it must be a high-level position.
The higher and more important your position is, the less others will target you.
Isn’t the army going to arrange a full regimental post?
Then Handong will quickly arrange a deputy director position for me, and see how you guys fight for it!
However, this deputy director position cannot be assigned casually, and a legitimate reason must be found.
"Minister Dajiang! Come to my office!" Shen Guodong called the Organization Minister Wang Dajiang to his office to discuss how to give Qi Tongwei an official position.
"Secretary Guodong, Qi Tongwei's rank issue is quite easy to solve. Isn't he still the director of the Military-Civilian Liaison Office? We just need to report the establishment to the higher authorities, approve a county-level department, and then appoint Qi Tongwei through the reform. Now he will be a county-level official. It will be much easier to find an opportunity to transfer him to the deputy director-general position."
"Is what you said reliable?"
"It shouldn't be a big problem. Now we just hope that Qi Tongwei can do something great in his job, so that we can apply."
"Do something big? Does an exercise count as a big thing?"