The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 487 Pressure
The celebration meeting is over.

Next is the celebration banquet.

It’s called a celebratory banquet, but in fact it’s just a sumptuous meal, and you can drink beverages and wine!

As a celebratory wine, of course, Moutai is used!

The production of Moutai has now reached 1266.6 tons, and the price has continued to rise in recent years. The price of a bottle of Moutai was 7 yuan back then, and now it has risen to 18.5 yuan.

For many ordinary people, they can’t afford to buy a bottle of Moutai in a year.

For this celebration banquet, 1.5 bottles of Moutai liquor were purchased so that the soldiers could drink as much as they wanted.

Even the duty is handled by the 27th Army Group that is training here.

The soldiers of the three combined brigades only need to eat, drink and celebrate to their heart's content.

Some comrades drank a glass of wine and couldn't help shedding tears. They were thinking of their fallen comrades. The more they thought about it, the more they missed them and the more uncomfortable they felt. Many soldiers burst into tears.

The comrades spontaneously sang songs together, especially "Blood-stained Style".

Will never come back, do you understand?
Maybe I will fall and never rise again.

Do you still have eternal expectations?

If this is the case, don't be sad.

The flag of the Republic bears our blood-stained style.

Maybe my eyes will never open again;

Do you understand my silent feelings?

Perhaps I shall sleep forever and never wake up;
Do you believe that I turned into mountains?

If this is the case, don't be sad.

The soil of the Republic is filled with the love we have given.

The song is full of emotion. It is the voice of the soldiers and also their emotional expression.

If we were to ask which song is the most popular among military officers and soldiers in recent years, it would undoubtedly be this song.

This song is deeply moving and expresses the selfless dedication of soldiers.

At the same time, this song is also the most true portrayal of the soldiers on the front line!
Even the leaders sang along.

Many soldiers were drunk and were sent back to the dormitory by their comrades.

After the celebration banquet, there were naturally staff members cleaning up the scene.

Liu Tao looked at the starry sky and smoked a cigarette, which was rare. The smoke was a bit choking, and he couldn't help coughing a few times.

He hardly ever drinks or smokes.

It is estimated that the number of times I smoke is no more than three times a year, and each time I smoke only one cigarette.

He did not disturb his leader tonight. It turned out that he had already made up his mind, but as the time got closer, he became more nervous.

It was not until the early hours of the morning that he went to his room, took a shower and went to bed.

The next morning.

Liu Tao woke up, washed up and walked out of the room, then saw an old man walking downstairs. The old man walked slowly but steadily, and the staff followed him from a distance.

Liu Tao walked towards the elderly quickly. Several elderly people were there, chatting and laughing.

"You little monkey, you kept us here yesterday because you said you had something to report. Tell me, what is it?" The old man smiled when he saw Liu Tao jogging over.

Liu Tao hesitated, "Leader, I don't know if I should say this."

The old man asked curiously, "This is not your style. You have always been very courageous and dared to say anything shocking. What do you want to say now that you don't know whether you should say it or not?"

Although Liu Tao seldom publishes commentary articles on current affairs, his previous articles were earth-shattering. Each of his articles triggered a round of debate and he was always criticized.

Some people even call Liu Tao 'Liu Dapao'!
Many people are very opposed to Liu Tao's current administrative level. They think that Liu Tao is not stable and it is inappropriate to hand over such a large business as Panshan Group to Liu Tao.

Good guy.

Liu Tao, who has always been bold, was actually hesitating whether he should say it or not.

"Go ahead and say it. As long as it's not selfish, there's nothing wrong with saying it!" The old man waved his hand.

Liu Tao organized his words and said, "I think the military ranks of Comrades Li Fuguo and Zhao Guoping are a bit low!"

According to the latest published "Regulations on the Ranks of Chinese Officers", platoon rank officers are normally awarded the rank of second lieutenant, the main rank of deputy company rank, and the auxiliary rank of platoon rank and regular company rank is lieutenant, and the main rank of regular company rank, deputy company rank, and deputy battalion rank is captain.

The main military rank at the battalion level and the auxiliary military rank at the deputy battalion level and the deputy regiment level is major; the main military rank at the deputy regiment level and the auxiliary military rank at the battalion level and the regiment level (deputy brigade) is lieutenant colonel; the main military rank at the regiment level and the auxiliary military rank at the deputy regiment level and the deputy division level (brigade) is colonel; the main military rank at the division level and the auxiliary military rank at the deputy division level and the deputy army level is senior colonel.

In other words, as commanders of heavy combined brigades, Li Fuguo and Zhao Guoping should theoretically be colonels. However, considering that they are also the military and political leaders of three combined brigades, they should be awarded the rank of major general.

And this is already an extraordinary promotion!

In addition, both of them are members of the Party Leadership Group of Panshan Group, and their ranks are at the departmental, bureau and prefectural level, which corresponds to the army level, which means they had a gold star on their shoulders when they were awarded the title.

This was the best result of Liu Tao's earnest advice and arguments.

But now that the two have achieved brilliant results on the battlefield and have made tremendous efforts and significant contributions to the construction of the combined brigade, Liu Tao feels that one gold star is too few and it should be at least two gold stars.

"Is it still low? It's not low anymore. This is a huge extraordinary promotion made after careful consideration!" An old man next to him was very dissatisfied.

In fact, Li Fuguo and Zhao Guoping were at the brigade level in terms of military positions.

Even if two people are responsible for leading three brigades, it is only a deputy army-level position.

Now that the list has been drawn up, two people have a gold star on their shoulders, which is definitely a huge exception.

Considering the ages of the two, this is already shocking.

The other people looked at Liu Tao with some dissatisfaction in their eyes.

Is this what Liu Tao should say?

This is simply unreasonable!

"Comrade Liu Tao, you are already a senior cadre, please think twice before speaking!" An old man said dissatisfiedly, "If you are so unstable, I think it would be a poor decision to hand over Panshan Group to you."

The words of several old people made Liu Tao feel tremendous pressure.

This kind of pressure is overwhelming!
Liu Tao took a deep breath and said, "Comrades Li Fuguo and Zhao Guoping have been responsible for the construction of the combined forces, from the heavy combined battalion at the beginning, to the heavy combined brigade later, and now the heavy combined brigade, medium combined brigade, and light combined brigade."

"They have military merits and great honors!" Liu Tao said, "Comrade Li Fuguo was already the head of the main regiment in 1979. If we talk about merit, he would have been promoted step by step and should be a deputy commander by now."

"They are still brigade-level cadres, not because they are incapable or without military merit, but because they are responsible for the formation of a new type of troops!" Liu Tao said, "If the level of our Panshan Group is raised one level, I think there will not be much controversy if they get one more gold star, so in a way, I am hindering them."

(End of this chapter)