Restarting life in Siheyuan

"Why, do you have any other ideas?" Director Jiang looked at Zhu Xuefeng's worried look and asked puzzledly.

Zhu Xuefeng received an urgent message from Xia Yuhong and hurried back to Beijing. It turned out that the school was looking for him anxiously.

"Director, to be honest, I'm not very interested. As you know, my girlfriend's family is urging us to get the marriage certificate. She's not young anymore. She'll be 23 soon."

"Originally I shouldn't force it, but this is a rare opportunity. You should think about it again. The report is not until November, so there are still more than two months for you to get married."

Director Jiang looked at the students in front of him eagerly and added another sentence.

"Now our department's metal physics faculty is somewhat lacking. Professor Huang is now 68 years old. If he retires, we will really need a young academic leader. You have a solid foundation and have made a lot of achievements in your professional field. In particular, your graduate project and graduation thesis were highly praised by Professor Huang. He thinks you are a very good seedling and worth cultivating. However, to be an academic leader, achievements alone are not enough, especially your graduate degree, which is absolutely not enough."

Zhu Xuefeng felt a little ashamed that the department actually wanted to train him as a key talent, which was not what he wanted.

"Director, there are many postdocs among the current professors. Don't scare me. I know my own abilities. From knowledge accumulation to project research, I am far from qualified. It is not my turn to train the academic leaders of the younger generation. Besides, Mr. Huang is in good health. He will definitely be able to work for another 30 or 40 years."

Director Jiang was speechless after being exposed by Zhu Xuefeng. It seemed that this trick didn't work on him. If it were any other student, he would have been excited and promised it with a pat on his chest. Alas, Director Jiang sighed secretly in his heart.

The last time they talked about further studies, it seemed that this student was not very interested, but Mr. Huang really felt that he had great potential and he was even more optimistic about him. Now the Dresden University of Technology has personally sent an invitation, which is such a rare opportunity, but he is not very happy about it.

"Now the higher-ups want you to go, and the school also expressed support. You should go back and think about it carefully." Director Jiang couldn't tell the student what was more important and what was less important, so he could only let him think about it himself.

Upon hearing what Director Jiang said, Zhu Xuefeng was a little confused. It turned out that asking for his opinion was just a formality. Never mind, never mind. Isn't it just going to stay at Dresden University of Technology for another two years? It's not that he can't travel around, but it will make life hard for the women at home. Thinking of women, it suddenly occurred to him that this would be another legal way to get to know Da Goose. Would there be another chance to investigate Guli Nazha's affairs? After considering it again and again, Zhu Xuefeng decided to follow Director Jiang's wishes.

"Director, I was a little confused about the priorities just now. How about this, you report it to your superiors, and I will obey the organization's arrangements."

Director Jiang didn't expect that the student who had no interest just now would figure it out so quickly. He patted Zhu Xuefeng's shoulder heavily and said, "Okay, okay, okay, go and study hard and come back as soon as you finish your studies. Since you have to report in November, you can't teach this class. Come and report when you have time, and quickly take care of your family affairs. Indeed, you are not young anymore."

At this time, men can get their marriage certificate when they are 20 and women can get 18. Liu Ze was delayed for two years. They have been married for more than a year now, and Xia Yuhong is indeed not young anymore.

In the following days, my younger sister received the admission letter as she wished. Zhu Xuefeng and Xia Yuhong secretly got their marriage certificate and held a low-key family dinner at Xia's house. Soon after, they secretly got their divorce certificate. Before leaving again, they needed to follow the same procedure with Lin Na, but there had to be an interval in between.

In the compound, the younger sister looked at her sister-in-law happily. She didn't know that her sister-in-law and her brother had secretly divorced. Now Xia Yuhong had legally moved his household registration to the compound, and the next one was Lin Na.

"Brother, sister-in-law is so beautiful, but why don't we set up a table in the courtyard? Sister-in-law Lou set up several tables when she entered Brother Zhuzi's house."

Xia Yuhong touched her little sister's head and said, "Sister-in-law doesn't care about this. It's enough for us to be a family. Okay, you can rest here today and don't run around. Your brother has something to go out tomorrow, otherwise, you will have to come and see him off tomorrow."

The younger sister nodded and asked in confusion, "Brother, what should we do with Sister Na?"

Lin Na was a little embarrassed, Zhu Xuefeng looked at his younger sister helplessly, "Don't worry about big brother's affairs. Big brother may not be able to catch up with you when you enter school. Let the two sisters take you there, okay?"

"Yeah." Although the younger sister felt a little regretful, she knew that her elder brother had a lot of important things to do, so she agreed obediently.

This incident happened in a hurry. On the night before leaving, Zhu Xuefeng talked with the two girls for a long time and left in a hurry early the next morning. Watching her eldest brother driving away, the younger sister felt a little lost.

"Big brother left again." Xia Yuhong pulled the little sister into her arms, "He will definitely come back before he goes to school. You can make your own arrangements these days. Your sister Na and I will go to work and come back in the evening. We will start a fire here. There are still a lot of ingredients in the cellar, including rice, oil, and ham. Last time, your brother scolded me for leaving so much food uneaten and making you suffer."

The younger sister blinked her eyes, "I know there are good things here, but it's not right to take things back to cook all the time. There are fragrances everywhere. You don't know that Jia Zhang in our yard has a keen nose. Sometimes when I feel greedy, I ask Grandpa Zhang to help me cook, and I take it back to eat with my brother, hehe."

The two girls suddenly realized, "What you brought home before were all made by Grandpa Zhang, but you always said you bought them outside."

The younger sister giggled and said, "I didn't dare tell my brother that we have a yard here. My eldest brother didn't allow me to tell him, so I had no choice."

Lin Na also patted her little sister's head. "She's really smart. Well, we don't have to worry about her. We'll go to work first and come back in the evening."

Zhu Xuefeng on this side crossed the mountains again and arrived in Myitkyina. A lot of changes have taken place here in the past year. According to his plan, there will be a big operation soon. He will not be able to feel at ease if he does not come to take a look and check the arrangements again. This is related to the life safety of tens or even millions of people.

At the foot of the mountain not far from the residential area for senior officers in Myitkyina, a large courtyard covering an area of ​​nearly 40,000 square meters is under construction. This is the mansion that Yang insisted on preparing for His Highness, and it was all funded by Yang. Naturally, Song Yan and others did not stop them and even opened the door for convenience.

Seeing that several people were looking at him and grinning, Zhu Xuefeng said unhappily, "What are you laughing at? Tell the old clan leader how much it will cost. I will pay for it myself. Who am I to let him pay for it? How can I live here?"

This mansion is located by the mountains and the water, and is connected to a small lake, which covers an area of ​​nearly ten square kilometers. According to Yang's idea, this lake will also be included in the second phase of the compound's planning.

Yang Maosheng looked at the woman next to His Highness. Zhu Xuefeng did not introduce her in detail, but just said it casually.

"This is Qiu Hong."

"Your Highness, I don't think the clan leader will agree. He said that this is their sincere wish, so please don't refuse." Yang Maosheng didn't dare to pay attention to Qiu Hong anymore and quickly expressed his opinion. The old clan leader had given instructions, and although he was the current civil affairs chief of the autonomous region, he could not refuse the old clan leader's kindness.

"This is not negotiable. You can tell the tribe leader that it is my idea. If you want me to move in, you have to do as I say. How much is the cost? Also, just leave a dock on the lake, and the rest of the lake must be open to the public. I am not that ambitious, so this is not negotiable."

Yang Maosheng looked at Song Yan and Li Xiaojun with a distressed look. At that time, the tinkering with this lake was inseparable from their instigation, otherwise Yang Maosheng would not have the courage to allocate such a large lake to His Highness for private use. Now he hopes that they will stand up and say something, but Song Yan and Li Xiaojun had already discovered that something was wrong, so they would not bother with this matter anymore and would only make themselves embarrassed.

"How much did it cost? What was the budget?"

Yang Maosheng's heart trembled when Zhu Xuefeng questioned him again. These two teammates were unreliable, so he had to tell the truth.

"The budget was 280,000, and we have spent more than 90,000 now."

"Got it. I'll give it to you in a moment. Please pass it on to the old patriarch."

Knowing what his men were thinking, Zhu Xuefeng did not pursue the matter any further. Several people arrived at Pagang by helicopter. Although several major cities were connected by trains now, helicopters still arrived faster. In the mansion next to the mine, several people were reporting, and Qiu Hong stood behind Zhu Xuefeng with an expressionless face.

"Commander, according to your instructions, we have now driven the Southern Army to this area, and the southern port city has been completely occupied by us."

Song Yan pointed at the map and introduced the changes over the past year. The Northern Army controlled the main grain-producing areas. The south had a large population and was generally short of food. Food prices were high, and the south had cut off commercial exchanges between the two sides. The people below could no longer tolerate it, and food-grabbing storms broke out from time to time.

Later, the situation escalated and riots broke out in many cities. After the Southern Army suppressed the riots, in order to resolve the conflict, it stepped up the grain trade with Siam while seeking to resolve the Northern Army, or at least to take back the grain-producing areas.

The Confederate Army provoked incidents many times, and the Union Army could no longer tolerate it and fought back. For the first time, they took the initiative to advance the map. With the advantage of the air force and armored units, they were unstoppable all the way. The Confederate Army did not expect that the Union Army's strength had completely crushed them. For a time, the defeated army became the guide. Wherever they retreated to, the Union Army's armored units and air force would follow one after another, and the Union Army was pressing in from behind.

The Southern Army, which had no intention of fighting, continued to retreat to the next city. In this way, the Northern Army swept through two-thirds of the southern territory with great force, and even deliberately chased the Southern Army to flee to the northeast. After losing the industrial area and seaport, the Southern Army could only retreat hastily to the northeast near Siam.

Within a year, the Northern Army squeezed the Southern Army to less than one-third of its original sphere of influence, lost its capital and all coastal areas, and was compressed into the mountainous area near Shangban, barely surviving close to Siam.

The territory of the autonomous region more than doubled again, and the population grew even faster. Although the south had experienced many population exoduses, the population left behind was also a considerable base. The population of the autonomous region has now exceeded 15 million.

"Commander, the few naval forces of the Southern Army have all surrendered. The ships are all small in size and have been reorganized."

"How many ships are there?" Zhu Xuefeng had already seen the introduction to the changes here at the office and had a basic idea in mind, but the introduction to the scale of the ships was not detailed enough, which was something Zhu Xuefeng was very concerned about.

"There's nothing decent. There are four patrol ships of about 200 tons, two gunboats of 1,000 tons, and the rest are small ships of dozens of tons. They can only sail near the coast."

It's really bad. The largest one is only a thousand tons. No wonder it was easily defeated by the new navy of the autonomous region. Although the largest destroyer of the autonomous region is a modified old ship, it is at least 5,000 tons, and there are two frigates of about 2,000 tons.

"Let's make do with it. After these modifications and repairs, they will still be used for offshore defense."

I was originally thinking about strengthening the ocean-going fleet, but forget it, there is really nothing I can do.

"Captain, the enemy's area is only about one-fifth of ours, and their army is less than 20,000. Should we make another concerted effort to annihilate them all?"

In response to Song Yan's request, Zhu Xuefeng shook his head. Li Xiaojun on the side looked at Song Yan in frustration. Song Yan spoke again.

"Commander, we guarantee that we can completely wipe them out in one year, at most. They are still holding nearly three million people hostage. If we give them time, they will surely recruit soldiers crazily."

Zhu Xuefeng still shook his head and pointed at the map. "Let me briefly explain my opinion. Now they have Siam at their back, the defeated army to the east, and we are guarding the west and north. They are already trapped. But now they are rooted in the mountains. The numerous mountains and forests make it impossible for our armored forces and air forces to play their advantages. We can only rely on the conventional offensive of the ground forces, which is not advisable!"

Song Yan and Li Xiaojun secretly sighed. Although the leader rarely participated in the war, his vision was not a problem. It seemed that there was no hope of defeating the Southern Army in one fell swoop. As expected, the leader continued to speak.

"Relying on ground troops to advance layer by layer, not to mention how much time it will take, there will inevitably be a large increase in casualties. Although kindness is not the key to success in the army, unnecessary sacrifices are meaningless. Now that they have lost their industrial areas, grain-producing areas and seaports, they no longer have the potential for war. The more people they drag along, the greater the difficulties and the more prominent the contradictions. It is wishful thinking to expect assistance from Siam!"

Siam was indeed a coward. A defeated army made them restless. They took the initiative to propose that the territory occupied by the defeated army be ceded to them for governance, just hoping that there would be no further harassment. How could they have the confidence to fund the Southern Army? What's more, the Southern Army had now lost its main source of wealth and had no funds to trade with Siam.

Well, the leader has made up his mind, so the two had to give up those little ideas. Seeing that the two were a little discouraged, Zhu Xuefeng knew what they were thinking, and continued.

"Let's not talk about the Southern Army. I have a "Z" plan here. This is the main purpose of my coming here. The mercenaries have arrived."

"We are here, but Commander, we have equipped them with a full set of American equipment as you requested. With such a small number of people, do you want to use them in your "Z" plan? We now have more than 40,000 formal armed forces of our own."

(End of this chapter)