Chapter 64: Birthday Gift

  After Feng Siche told the story to Wang Shusen and the others, everyone present became much closer. Feng Siche also sensibly moved a chair over to sit with the three elders, chatting with the three core members of the Zhao family.

  After getting closer, the three of them chatting with Feng Si Zhe also became much more casual, and slowly he came to know about their current situation.

  Wang Shusen had just been promoted to the position of Director of the Political Department of the Northeast Military Region, and it was not long since he had been promoted to the rank of Major General. His position was not yet very stable, so under these circumstances, he needed to rely closely on Zhao's family. Only in this way could he make some achievements in consolidating his own position, and then move up to the next level when the next promotion came along.

  Liu Xingze was originally a person from the Kyoto Military Region. Now that Zhao Mingyuan has been promoted from the fourth deputy commander to the position of political commissar, his power is even greater. As someone who is also from the Kyoto Military Region, if there is a political commissar speaking on his behalf, his work will be much easier to carry out and he will have a higher chance of achieving results. Moreover, he won't have to worry about others stealing his credit at critical moments.

  Among the three, only Fang Haomin didn't ask Zhao Mingyuan for anything. Saying he didn't ask was only because he couldn't get it, although Zhao Mingyuan had some influence in the military, but in politics, he really couldn't do much. Fang Haomin followed Zhao Mingyuan just because he used to be his subordinate, and later transferred to a local position, when he was promoted to Jiangwu Province's Politics and Law Committee Secretary, Zhao Mingyuan also helped out, but all of this had already been repaid more than half when Feng Sicheng's second aunt, Zhao Lishu, was promoted to Deputy Mayor of Hangtong City in Jiangwu Province. As a woman without any local political experience, she was able to enter the city as a deputy mayor, and even a standing committee deputy mayor, at that time Fang Haomin also made great efforts to achieve this. Fang Haomin is a man who values old relationships, with a mind to repay kindness, so every year during Chinese New Year, he would come to pay his respects to General Zhao Mingyuan, and since he didn't have any backing in the upper levels, naturally, he considered himself a member of the Zhao faction.

  After learning about the backgrounds and experiences of the three, Feng Si Zhe nodded secretly. This was probably the maximum limit that his uncle could help him with. Unfortunately, he had no interest in joining the military, otherwise these connections would be very useful. In local politics, there was only one provincial committee member, who was also the secretary of the political and legal committee, which made him shake his head, his path to politics was still full of thorns.

  Although these three people don't seem to be of much help to him for now, Feng Si Zhe is still very happy to chat with them. After all, they are considered to be Zhao's family members and the basic forces of the Zhao faction, which is better than having nothing at all.

  Feng Siche, at the age of 23, can chat with these knowledgeable and experienced people so freely, which is quite unusual. This also shows that his knowledge is very broad. In fact, no one knows that when he is with these people, Feng Siche has found his own position again. If he hadn't been reborn to the past, he would now be a middle-aged man in his 40s, and speaking with these people would be without any need for disguise, revealing his true intentions.

  Looking at his grandson, a few words refuted the good feelings of these three people. Zhao Mingyuan was very relieved. He was worried that his tone would be too heavy and Feng Sichao wouldn't understand his intention. If these three people really left, it would also be a huge loss for him.

  It's no wonder why those in power want to form factions. What you say needs to be heard and implemented by someone, right? At this point, if there aren't a few trusted people playing a role, even if your position is very high, the words that come out of your mouth can't be executed smoothly. Down below, there are many ways to not implement your ideas and orders. It's easy to say, just one word can create countless difficulties.

  That's why everyone who sits in a high position will have some people who are willing to wave flags and cheer for them. Only then can your words be implemented without any discount. Over time, the matter of factions naturally emerges.

  Feng Sicheng, who was chatting with Wang Shusen and the others, suddenly felt that everyone's eyes were on him. He couldn't help but look up at his grandfather, feeling like something had happened. As soon as he looked up, he saw his grandfather smiling kindly at him. "Hehe, Zhē'er, today is your birthday. Grandfather didn't know what to give you, so I discussed it with Old He and got this for you. See if you like it." As Grandfather spoke, he reached under the table and pulled out a brand new military uniform, along with a bright red officer's certificate.

  "A military uniform?" Feng Si Zhe asked in surprise, he hadn't expected to have a military experience again. He had always been envious of the green military uniform, and there was a saying that if you join the army, you'll regret it for three years, but if you don't join, you'll regret it for a lifetime. Every young person with passion had once yearned to join the army. However, his idea and goal were to enter politics, not the military, so this thought was fleeting. But he hadn't expected that today, his grandfather would actually bring him this military uniform, what did it mean?

  Some puzzled Feng Si Zhe shifted his gaze from the military uniform to Zhao Ming Yuan's face, he didn't quite understand the meaning of his grandfather's actions. Was it saying that he should join the army? Joining the army is good, and the Zhao family does have influence in this area, but the development of the Republic will indeed focus on economics for many years to come, and joining the army can bring too little to the Zhao family.

  It seemed that Zhao Mingyuan had noticed some doubts in Feng Sizi's eyes, and he chuckled, "What's wrong? Don't want to be a soldier or look down on being a soldier?"

  Zhao Mingyuan's words made the issue a bit bigger, and Feng Sizhe hurriedly smiled, "How could that be? Let's not mention Wang Bo and Liu Bo for now. Just talking about your father-in-law, you are also from a military background, and so is my big uncle, Sasha's grandfather, and her father. How dare I look down on soldiers? The ones I admire the most are our people's sons who are soldiers."

  Feng Sicheng said this, and Zhao Mingyuan chuckled, obviously enjoying these words. "Hmm, not bad, I love hearing that. A country wants to develop, become powerful, have national peace and stability, and own unshakeable sovereignty, it can never be without soldiers who are willing to shed their blood for the country's stability and peace, iron-blooded soldiers. So after consulting with He Lao, and considering your recent performance and unique accurate views on military matters, the relevant departments have decided to specially recruit you into the Central Military Commission Office as a secretary, with the rank of lieutenant colonel, belonging to the active-duty military sequence."

  Zhao Mingyuan announced the decision to Feng Siche word by word, leaving him stunned for a moment, then excited. He stood at attention and gave a fairly standard military salute, just like his grandfather and uncle had taught him.

  After the salute, Feng Sicheng took over the military uniform with both hands. Next, Zhao Mingyuan announced, "Don't worry, this is just to add some weight to your personal resume, so you won't be delayed when you go down to the place, and these people don't need to report to the Military Commission Office, just learn more theoretical knowledge."

  Zhao Mingyuan's next sentence made Feng Sicheng breathe a sigh of relief, thinking that this was just a change from the military, and emotionally it was just a way for his uncle and He Lao to discuss, in order to make his personal growth experience more rich, so there was nothing to worry about.