Purpose Kaiyuan Mansion. Li Cunxun did not return to the headquarters of the Military Intelligence Agency. Instead, go directly to the airbase.

Half a year ago, Li Cunxun didn't think about retirement, after all, he was only a few years old. Very energetic. Not to mention another year, even if you do the old year, it will not be a problem. After Pan Yunsheng's death, Li Cunxun's thinking underwent great changes. Although he did not make it clear that he would leave his post after the change of government, he has been explaining his work to Liu Xiaobin for a few pounds, and he plans to let Xiaobin perform well in the Military Intelligence Bureau for a few years.

After talking to Yuan. Li Cunxun does not reconsider this issue.

As Yuan said, the republic is in an extremely critical period, and in addition to the need for strong leaders, it also needs "staff officers" who can help leaders make major decisions. There is no doubt that the head of the military intelligence is the most important "staff officer" around the leader of the republic.

As a participant in the whole process of political reform and military reform, Li Cunxun is very aware of the situation in the next few years.

In the old years of Wang Yuanqing's reign. The political reform of the republic has steadily advanced the beater's pie, from the initial democratic elections at the grassroots level to the democratic elections of provincial representatives. Although Wang Yuanqing has not yet announced the specific plan for the next round of political reform, as a participant in the reform, Li Cunxun knows very well what Wang Yuanqing wants to do. At the time of the general election. Wang Yuanqing not only wants to step down from the post of state minister, but also to be like Ji Jieguo back then. The next president of the country will be left with a huge political legacy, which is to formally introduce universal suffrage and reform the National Assembly and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and establish a democratic parliament that belongs entirely to the republic.

This step is very crucial. It can be said that the ultimate success or failure of political reform is determined.

According to the reform plan formulated by Wang Yuanqing. The Republic will establish a democratic parliament at both the internal and external levels. The Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) is an outer council in which all people can stand for election, regardless of their party affiliation or status. The General Assembly is an inner council, and only party representatives can stand for election. The two-tiered parliament is elected by universal suffrage according to the region, and only with the approval and support of the people is eligible to enter the highest legislative body of the republic.

The specific plan for universal suffrage is still being revised, because the main person in charge is Gu Weimin, so Li Cunxun does not know very well. According to what Li Cunxun learned from Wang Yuanqing, universal suffrage will definitely be held by region, that is, the number of seats will be determined by provinces according to factors such as the number of people and the size of the economy. There are still less than a few months before the convening of the plenary congress, and the specific plan for universal suffrage has still not been decided, mainly because the proportion of several elements and various elements has not yet been determined. For example, Wang Yuanqing believes that the area of each province should be counted, while Gu Weimin believes that there is no need for this, after all, the area of a province cannot represent the population, the economy, or resources. It's just an empty number. For another example, Wang Yuanqing believes that population should be the first factor and account for the proportion of the factors that determine the number of seats for universal suffrage, while Gu Weimin believes that the population should not be set so high, at most a vague proportion. Because this element of general education is closely related to the interests of each province, the chairmen of the provincial congresses have participated in the formulation of the plan and have different views. This is an issue that is difficult to reconcile, but must be reconciled, and controversy is inevitable.

In Li Cunxun's view, the contradiction between Wang Yuanqing and Gu Weimin is actually a contradiction between idealism and realism.

Fundamentally speaking, Wang Yuanqing is a very idealistic politician who is proficient in practical means. According to Wang Yuanqing's idea. This element is people-oriented. It takes democracy to a whole new level. Gu Weimin is not that he does not take care of democracy, but it is more realistic, after all, it is not only the will of the people that embodies democracy, but also objective factors such as economy, culture, and resources. It can be seen from this that there is no essential difference between Wang Yuanqing and Gu Weimin's understanding of political reform, but they are different in the question of how to implement it, that is, in the means of it. According to Li Cunxun's understanding, in the end, Wang Yuanqing will definitely give in. Because in the face of reality, Wang Yuanqing can only give in.

In any case, the political double revolution has reached a stage where it can only advance and cannot retreat.

As the director of the Military Intelligence Bureau, it is impossible for Li Cunxun not to understand this truth. As long as universal suffrage is confirmed and implemented, political reform will achieve a decisive victory, and the next thing to do is to give the people enough time to gradually understand and familiarize themselves with the democratic system. It may take years, even hundreds of years, but sooner or later, political reform will be victorious, provided that the basic system is guaranteed. On the contrary, political reform will inevitably suffer a crushing defeat, and the groups that have been robbed of their benefits in the reform will inevitably fight back, and the efforts of three generations of leaders of the republic will be in vain.

Li Cunxun is not a politician, but he will not allow such a thing to happen.

This can also see Wang Yuanqing's long-term vision. Of the many leaders at the top of the republic, they have the least to do with interest groups. The one who can best promote political reform is definitely Li Cunxun. As Director of Military Intelligence. Li Cunxun has enough influence and even a decisive role. That is, it doesn't matter who is the next president of the country. As long as Li Cunxun is still in the Military Intelligence Bureau, and as long as Li Cunxun unswervingly supports political reform, Wang Yuanqing's political fruits can be preserved. No one will be able to change the direction of political reform for at least a few years. Years later, as universal suffrage became more and more acceptable, even if anyone wanted to change the future, the citizens of the republic had to be asked if they agreed. Bubble tough Bashan, the milk drying factory is a new block with fewer employees, and there are many small washers

It's not that Li Cunxun doesn't understand this truth. It's just that he feels that the task is too difficult.

Of course, it is not only the political reform that is difficult to do, but also the fact that the military reform has been more controversial than the third military reform that began just a month

At the beginning, when Wang Yuanqing carried out political reform, almost everyone knew that the backward political system had become the main factor hindering the progress of the republic, and the political reform had reached the point where it had to be carried out, so the political reform was supported by the majority of the people. Especially the support of the general public. Relatively speaking, when Wang Yuanqing proposed the third military reform, the supporters did not.

In contrast to the first two military reforms, the main opponents of the third military reform were the army.

This is a difficult question to understand, because the main supporter of the first two military reforms was the military. Putting aside the appearance and looking at the facts, it can be seen that the beneficiaries of the first two military reforms were the military, to be precise, the soldiers who hoped that the republic would become stronger, and the third military reform proposed by Wang Yuanqing not only did not benefit the army, but even made many soldiers think that it would seriously weaken the military strength of the republic.

Is that really the case?

Li Cunxun is also a soldier. But he did not believe that the military reform weakened the military power of the republic.

Of course, all this has to start with the war in India.

The Indian War was the most beautiful large-scale regional war fought since the founding of the Republic, and although the outstanding performance of political and military decision-makers such as Wang Yuanqing, Xiang Linghui and Pei Chengyi played a great role, the strong combat effectiveness of the Republican ** team was the key factor in India's victory in the war. At the end of the year, when the war ended, Li Cunxun couldn't believe that in less than half a year, the republican ** team defeated India and occupied the entire territory of India. You know, before that, even Wang Yuanqing thought that it would take at least a year and a half to defeat India.

The outstanding performance of the republican team on the battlefield in India made Wang Yuanqing firm in military reform

It seems illogical. After all, the republican ** team has behaved so well, and as the leader of the country, there is no reason to start a military reform that disarms all the people. If we look at it from the perspective of the state, we can understand the fundamental purpose of this round of military reform.

For a country. An army is a fist that is used against the enemy.

There is no doubt that the bigger the fist, the better, because in order to swing the power of this fist, you must have a strong body.

For a country. Physical fitness is the "soft power" that determines the country's comprehensive strength in terms of economy, science and technology, culture, politics, diplomacy, and education. If the country is compared to a boxer. Because of the overall "quality." Limited, the bigger the fist, the smaller the body, and when the two are disproportionate, the power of the fist cannot be swung, and it will even drag down the body, making the fighter weak.

Wang Yuanqing carried out the third military reform, which was to control the size of his fists and let more nutrients remain in his body.

The mother is undoubted. In the long run. Sooner or later, the republic will have to disarm and control its military forces. This book comes to the book bar to look at the tenant pay, and the members collect the fu

Wang Yuanqing's implementation of the third military reform after the Indian War also had a great deal to do with the actual situation of the Republic.

Before the war in India. All the efforts of the republic are directed at the surrounding areas. To be precise, it is to create a more favorable surrounding environment for the Republic Exhibition. It can be said that starting with Ji Youguo, the three leaders of the republic are working this. The Fourth Indo-Pakistani War, the East China Sea War, the South China Sea War, the Peninsula War, the Japanese War, and the final Indian War were all for this purpose. After defeating India. There is basically no perimeter threat to the republic, at least in the short term, and there is no need to think too much about perimeter security.

From the perspective of the international environment. With the intensification of international nuclear disarmament, the basic pattern of the Republic becoming a major power in the United States and the European Union, Russia, and other regional powers striving to become a world power in an all-round way has taken shape, and the strategic threat to the Republic is negligible in the foreseeable future. It can even be said that in the next few years, the republic will not have to consider breaking out a full-scale war with a certain power.

It can be seen from this. The complete elimination of nuclear weapons is itself a knot in the game between the Republic and the United States.

For the republic, it will take a few years to solve the problem of population aging, during which the republic will try to avoid conflicts with large countries, or at least not head-on. As far as the United States is concerned, it will take a few years to develop cutting-edge technology, and during this period, the United States will also try to avoid conflicts with major powers. That is, both of the most powerful countries in the world, unwilling to let the situation in the world get out of control, are buying time for themselves. Looking at the three-step strategy adopted by the London Treaty for the total elimination of nuclear weapons, it is not difficult to understand the objectives of the Republic and the United States. In the coming years, the main international focus will be on the total elimination of nuclear weapons. During this period, the Republic and the United States will not stop confrontation, but there will be absolutely no head-on confrontation, and the general international trend is that regional conflicts will increase and conflicts between major powers will decrease.

If we take a longer-term view, it is not difficult to see that the international situation will be dramatic for the rest of the year

How any country makes the most of this year will have a decisive impact on its future.

The Republic is no exception, and this is the year that will determine the future of the Republic.

Ordinary soldiers don't think about it, after all, no soldier can serve in the army for a full year. But for Wang Yuanqing, he can't help but think about this issue. Even if Wang Yuanqing could not take charge of the republic after the year, and it was unlikely that he would even live to the age of a blade, he could not ignore the future of the republic. As the head of the country, Wang Yuanqing not only has the responsibility to do a good job during his tenure, but also has the responsibility to seek a more brilliant future for the republic.

From this point of view, we cannot deny the importance of the third military reform. To put it simply. It's that the Republic doesn't need a military force strong enough to dominate the world. All that is needed is a military force capable of defending homeland security, defending national interests, and protecting people's lives and property. No doubt. This is a military force with a limited scale, and Gao is not a military force that is always ready to fight a big battle.

Looking back at the previous series of military expansion policies, it is not difficult to see that the third military reform is a correction of past mistakes.

From the beginning of the Peninsular War, the Republic has been pursuing a policy of military expansion due to the influence of the surrounding situation. Although there was no large-scale expansion of the armed forces during this period, and the total number of armed forces remained basically unchanged, the structure of officers and men, the scale of the establishment, the quality of equipment, and other factors that have a decisive impact on the combat effectiveness of the armed forces have been strengthened and expanded. Take the Sword Army, for example, during the Indian War. The combat effectiveness of the Sword Army is equivalent to 3 times that of the Peninsular War. Thus. Although the size of the army has not increased, the military power of the republic has more than doubled in just one year.

As a direct consequence of the military expansion, economic development has been affected.

From the year of Qiao to the year of the concave thug, the average annual growth rate of the economy of the republic is only 4. Although this growth is not slow among the countries of Dardea. Much faster than the 2 gills of the United States and the 2 scams of the European Union. However, the economic growth of the republic has slowed down considerably compared to the previous years. More importantly, the economic growth of the republic should not be so slow if it were based on per capita income. At least it should be around the tendons. Although under the influence of political reforms. Economic growth has brought tangible benefits to the people of the country. In the words of the people, the economic growth rate of the four houses is equivalent to the economic growth rate because the growth of the disposable income of the people exceeds the economic growth rate. But judging by the overall strength of the country. The economic growth rate will certainly not be able to support military expansion, and if foreign policy is not adjusted in time, military expansion will sooner or later crush the republic

Wang Yuanqing's military reform at this time was aimed at reducing military spending.

The military expenditure of the kick year has only increased compared with the regular military expenditure of previous years after deducting the war expenditure, how can you know that the economic growth rate of the phenol year has reached the gills, which is self-defeating! The fastest year of growth since then. And before that, the annual growth rate of military spending was around the gills. If we take into account the severance expenses that need to be paid for the annual disarmament of Daodao, then the military expenditure of that year has actually shrunk by about gills.

Such a drastic reduction in military spending. It is strange that the military is satisfied.

In order to reduce expenses. The Ministry of National Defense has been particularly strict in examining and approving military budgets, not only cutting down many flashy equipment development projects that are difficult to achieve results in the short term, but also strictly enforcing the welfare benefits determined during the second military reform, for example, all generals must enjoy welfare housing in strict accordance with their corresponding ranks, and the extra area will be provided. Rent must be paid on a monthly basis. Another example is to strictly control the army's travel and entertainment expenses, and the extra expenses should be borne by the soldiers themselves.

No doubt. Such a strict military expenditure review system makes it very unaccustomed to the soldiers who have enjoyed the good times of the old year.

Don't say anything else. For ordinary soldiers, in addition to the annual family leave, which is borne by the state, other private activities have to be paid for by themselves, and even for dinner. You know, in the past years. The money is basically the responsibility of the military, and the military does not need to bear it themselves.

In some more extreme terms, the third military reform is "rabbit dead dog cooking" and thugs hiding all the bows"

Whether this description is appropriate or not, few military personnel are satisfied with the third military reform, let alone support it as actively as the first two military reforms.

Because Xiang Linghui has made up his mind, Pei Chengyi has repeatedly said that he will not seek the position of chief of the general staff, so the next chief of the general staff is very likely to be Lin Xiaolei. If this is the case, the reason why Li Cunxun must stay is very simple, Lin Xiaolei is a guy who likes to go to extremes, and he really wants him to promote the third military reform. It's a blessing not to have problems. Although the main impetus for the implementation of military reform came from the Yuan government, after Wang Yuanqing, no one had enough hope in the army. Able to make the army obedient. This time. A person like Li Cunxun is definitely needed to mediate the contradictions between the chief of the general staff and the Yuan, and between the army and the government. Anyway, as the head of military intelligence. Li Cunxun has enough prestige in the upper echelons of the military. Few generals dared to fight him

Dry.

Seeing the future clearly, Li Cunxun knew that he had no choice.

Xiang Linghui can walk away, but he can't walk away. Wang Yuanqing can unload his armor and return to the field. But he couldn't put Nanshan on horseback.

This made Li Cunxun think of Pan Yunsheng, because Pan Yunsheng was exactly the same as him now, and he had to act as the "middleman" between Yuan and the chief of the General Staff after Ji Youguo left office.

Get on the plane. Li Cunxun is still thinking about this issue.

Although 10,000 years of working in the Military Intelligence Bureau have given him the same status and influence as Pan Yunsheng back then, in the upcoming future, Li Cunxun will need to face many challenges that Pan Yunsheng has not faced.

Li Cunxun did not consider personal gains and losses. The day he became a spy, he abandoned his personal gains and losses.

He only needs to think about one question.

Republic. Will you be able to make it all the way?