Xu Chengfeng's uncles fell silent as soon as they heard that their nephew asked them to explain themselves. People who run on waterways have never encountered anything in the rivers and lakes. If they have not murdered anyone, they are considered good people. Although Xu Chengfeng's

Several uncles thought they were good people, but these are no longer troubled times. When the Ho Rui regime unified China, it launched a fierce attack on all kinds of bandits. No matter how well-known the bandits were, they were all wiped out. And the Minister of Defense at the time was

Their wonderful nephew.

Finally, the uncle sighed and said, "Second brother, we are getting old and we will never take the water route again. Just treat what we said before as if we never said it before."

When Xu Chengfeng heard this, he didn't ask any more questions and was about to leave. Unexpectedly, his second uncle said: "Er Xiao, since you are here, just eat before leaving."

At the dinner table, several uncles called out Xu Chengfeng's cousins. The cousins ​​looked at Xu Chengfeng in military uniform and did not dare to show their anger. They were all very honest. Only two cousins ​​let Xu Chengfeng

Feng was a little concerned. The fourth cousin looked at Xu Chengfeng with bright eyes, obviously he had something to say to Xu Chengfeng. The seventh cousin was a little confused, but there was no fear in his expression.

He has met many people over the years, and even if Xu Chengfeng is not naturally good at recognizing people, he will not miss them completely. After finishing the meal, Xu Chenfeng handed the two cousins ​​to him and said, "Let's talk."

Since it was my parents who asked me to come, it would be hard to explain to my parents if I did nothing. Sure enough, the fourth cousin was the first to say, "Brother, I want to be a soldier. I don't know if that's possible."

"Do you want to be a soldier or an officer?" Xu Chengfeng asked frankly.

"It would be best to be an officer, but I heard that the current government is not interested in this. I just want to be a soldier."

After hearing what his fourth cousin said was not confusing, Xu Chenfeng asked: "Why?"

The fourth cousin frowned and thought for a while, and then explained with some distress: "The momentum of being a soldier. Brother, if you ask my father what he has done in the past few years, he dare not tell you. I think if I ask you, you will definitely dare

explain."

Xu Chengfeng felt that he could understand the mood of his fourth cousin. Being in the wild is of course different from being in the system. Being in the system, especially as a soldier, has social attributes. People with a reckless temperament must pay attention to the rules within the system.

However, some people just like their status within the system. As long as the fourth cousin has no problems and can pass the political review, Xu Chengfeng is willing to help.

Turning to his seventh cousin, Xu Chengfeng asked: "What do you want to do in the future?"

When the seventh cousin heard Xu Chengfeng ask, he hesitated for a moment before replying: "Brother, everything I do is trivial."

"Tell me, what do you want to do in the future!" Xu Chengfeng became a little interested.

"I want to learn to repair the engine." The seventh cousin replied. After that, he added: "Brother, this is a small matter, so I won't bother you."

"...Are you in your teens this year?" Xu Chengfeng had already made arrangements when he asked.

"Seventeen."

"Graduated from elementary school or graduated from junior high school?"

"I have already obtained my primary school diploma. I have taken junior high school classes to the third year of junior high school." The seventh cousin answered very simply. He did not feel inferior to others because he had not graduated from junior high school at his age.

Xu Chengfeng felt a little emotional. Henan is not as good as Northeast China. In other words, Northeast China has accumulated more than ten years of accumulation, and its overall industrialization level is much better than Guannai. In Northeast China, compulsory education has been popularized early, and more than 70% of 17-year-olds

Everyone can graduate from junior high school. In Zhoukou, which was liberated nine years ago, even the children of the local boat gang leaders could not graduate from junior high school.

However, Xu Chengfeng liked the frankness of his seventh cousin, so he continued to ask: "Since you are in the third grade of junior high school, you should have studied the internal combustion engine in the textbook."

The seventh cousin felt very comfortable when he heard that Xu Chengfeng did not criticize or talk nonsense, and he became a little bit excited and said: "Brother, I only want to learn internal combustion engines after I finish my studies. I have already talked with Cheng

The master who repairs internal combustion engines in Li said that after graduating this year, I will become an apprentice with him."

"Then listen to me and go to a technical school after graduating from junior high school." Xu Chengfeng ordered.

The seventh cousin was unhappy, "Why? I can now listen to the sound of the internal combustion engine and tell if there is anything wrong with it."

Xu Chengfeng had seen too many such people, so he smiled and said: "Then let me ask you, what do those signs on the internal combustion engines you have seen now mean?"

"...Brother, do you think the words and letters on those signs are interesting?" The seventh cousin's eyes finally lit up like the fourth cousin's.

Of course Xu Chengfeng knew what those signs meant. Although it was not Xu Chengfeng who formulated the sign symbols, all officers, non-commissioned officers, and even ordinary automobile soldiers had to learn them. I saw that my cousin noticed these details, but he didn't know

With these basic common sense, Xu Chengfeng made up his mind, "Listen to me, go to a technical school after graduating from junior high school. Technical schools will not only let you know this knowledge, but also let you know knowledge that you didn't know at all. As long as

If you want to learn, someone will teach you."

The seventh cousin looked happy at first, then hesitated, "Brother, how many years will it take to attend technical school?"

"Three years."

"I'll be 20 when I finish school." The seventh cousin was not happy.

"The further you go, the more you will know. But you will also find more you don't know. The more you don't know, the slower you will learn, and in the end you will not be able to learn. If you study for 3 years now, you will be 20 years old.

.But if you take a wild path now, if you want to learn more when you are 27, you will have to go to school. By then you will be 30 years old."

The seventh cousin hesitated several times, but finally made up his mind, "Brother, I know. You have to help me."

"No problem." Xu Chengfeng agreed. After that, because he wanted to encourage his seventh cousin, he said: "The marine engines you see now are only big. In the future, our country will build larger ships, more than 260 meters long.

, 30 meters wide and 30 meters high. How big do you think the internal combustion engines used on those ships are?"

"Good boy! Is there really such a big ship?" The seventh cousin's eyes widened with envy on his face.

Xu Chengfeng did not say much, because it would be inappropriate to say any more. According to the Washington Naval Treaty, each signatory country can build two aircraft carriers of no more than 33,000 tons (33,528 tons) without exceeding the total tonnage level of aircraft carriers stipulated in the treaty.

Metric tons) standard aircraft carrier.

China doesn't care at all whether it is a standard aircraft carrier. But in the future, China will inevitably join the Washington Naval Treaty to some extent. So He Rui provided the design ideas for a future aircraft carrier, which is a 33,000-ton aircraft carrier. Including one that can take off and land at the same time.

It has two sections of inclined and straight decks, and a 12-degree inclined take-off deck. It can carry 105 fighters and bombers for combat. The aircraft carrier has radars and electronic computers, making it a future naval combat platform with extremely high combat efficiency.

Such a design can only exist on paper at this stage, because China is currently building shipyards capable of manufacturing such a scale. Moreover, the number of shipyards at this stage is far from sufficient to mass-produce various military and civilian ships.

Although it is no longer a war period, from the perspective of soldiers, especially soldiers of Xu Chengfeng's level, they will never think that the war is over. When the last war ends, it means that the next war is approaching.

The European war has proved one thing. Future wars will only place higher demands on the country's industrial strength. China must do its best to increase production capacity, upgrade technology, and formulate combat plans before the next war breaks out.

Therefore, the more industrial population in China, the better. According to what He Rui said, if we want to win, China's industrialized population must reach 80% of China's population. Xu Chengfeng naturally hopes that his uncle's family can also become a member of the vast industrial population.

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After chatting with the two cousins ​​he cared about, Xu Chengfeng said to his uncles: "Uncle, if you want your cousins ​​to still run boats, then let your brothers and sisters who have never run boats do this. Others.

Cousins, especially cousins, still have to go to school."

Looking at the perfunctory smiles on the purple faces of his uncles, Xu Chengfeng warned: "Except for the fourth cousin and the seventh cousin, the other cousins ​​have been sent to the capital. I will pay for them to study. If the cousins

If they are unwilling to study, at least each family will send me one who is willing to study, and I will pay for them to go to school."

After leaving his uncle's house, Xu Chengfeng went back and told his parents what he had done. After hearing this, his parents just sighed: "Second child, this is a hit. Everything else is their own fate."

Father Xu directed his family to move out a heavy box with two locks. "The court wanted to exchange gold and silver, so our family exchanged all the gold and silver. It was full of banknotes. There were also a few gold bars, which were at the bottom of the box.

Second child, this is all the belongings of our family. We will take this with you to the capital."

Xu Chengfeng really didn't expect his father to be so happy. He was leaving all his family fortune behind. Just when he didn't know what to say, he saw his father's face look sad, "Second child, the world has changed. Our family has changed."

If it hadn't been for you, people would have come to arrest people and criticize them. Even if you had been there, even if our family had been given land, the people in the township would have scolded our family for not being good people and only knowing how to bully others. We can't stay in the township.

Now, let’s go to the capital. We don’t want any furniture or anything, and we’ll go to the capital to buy new ones!”

Although Xu Chengfeng does not want his parents to be dragged out to fight, it is not surprising that Xu Chengfeng is really criticized. The landlord class relies on land rent and loan exploitation. In the old society, forget it. There are no landlords in New China.

their living space.

Xu Chengfeng really felt good that his father could make up his mind to escape from the countryside. It was really a good thing to be able to completely cut off the connection with the past. However, Xu Chengfeng was still worried that his father would not give up, so he asked: "What about the furniture?"

manage?"

"No. I've already told the town officials that as soon as we leave, they will take away all the furniture and dispose of it as they like." Father Xu replied angrily.

Seeing that his father was really a bachelor, Xu Chengfeng smiled and said: "Dad, when we get to the capital, I will pay for the furniture."
Chapter completed!