For the profession of soldiers, perhaps there will always be some misunderstandings in the world, that is, soldiers are a very noble profession, and those who join the army are basically fighting for the interests of the country―――――― is this the case? Of course not!

In fact, the so-called military is actually just a profession, and the reason why many people choose to be a soldier is simply because they can also get a military salary as a soldier. Just like in the United States and other developed countries in later generations, the salaries of military personnel are very high.

Even in China, with the improvement of the country's economic level, although the salary of the military is not particularly high, it has a fairly good subsidy, so that the salary of the military is at least above the average―――――― in fact, if there is not even a little advantage, I am afraid that not many people will be willing to be a soldier.

Even in a period when the economy is not very good, such a profession as a soldier is rushed to do in China, and you even need to stuff some more money to make it possible for you to become a soldier, and it is even more common to go through relationships or something.

Why is this happening? If it is just to protect the family and defend the country, it is obviously not necessary to do so, and there is only one reason, that is, the military is a profession, a profession that can give people a very good way out.

Nature...

In the eyes of ordinary people, the identity and responsibility of a soldier are a bit noble, from defending the family and the country, to the interests of the country and even to protect their compatriots and families, anyway, no matter what kind of aura is not too much.

And maybe it's because it's been exaggerated a lot, so even these soldiers themselves. They forget that they are part of the most horrific and violent institutions in the world, and imagine themselves to be very noble...

So, under all kinds of influences. The profession of a soldier has also begun to have many very noble halos.

――――――――――――――――――――――――――Since military service is a profession, then so is the Wehrmacht.

And unlike later generations, today's Wehrmacht has a high salary for various reasons. At least when the per capita salary of the countrymen was still two or three yuan, the Wehrmacht was already ten yuan, and this did not include food and other expenses. One can imagine how attractive this profession is, after all, it can be said to be almost three to five times the income of other professions.

What is particularly important is that at that time, China was basically stable. The possibility of war is very low, so the profession of the military at that time in China, at least can be regarded as a high-income and low-risk occupation―――――― of course, such a profession must be more tiring. After all, there is still a series of training to be carried out. It's just that in the world, what is not tiring.

Since any profession and job has such or such risks and hardships, it is easier to choose one. Anyway, the income of the military is on the bright side, and if the young person is promoted, he can get a lot of income.

It can even be said that many defense servicemen joined the industry in the first place purely because they were attracted by high military salaries. It's just that later there was more publicity, and they gradually forgot their own purpose. I really think that I am actually fighting for the interests of the country―――――― of course, I can't say that it is all about money. At least a considerable number of soldiers are for the interests of the country, and even those who are for money do not have the words "country" and "people" in their hearts?

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For this kind of soldiers, maybe the reason why they joined the army in the first place was for money, but in the same way, they don't have the words "country and people" in their hearts, even if they didn't have it originally, after a long period of propaganda, I am afraid that some of them will be exaggerated.

In this case, if they choose to fight on the battlefield for one reason, then defending the country is definitely at the top of the list.

Naturally, these soldiers must have felt a little inexplicable about why they went to Europe to fight and shed blood for foreigners. It's just that what was propagated in the media at that time was basically a reason for 'playing an international status' and 'allowing the Chinese people to be able to hold their heads high from now on', so they were confused, and they also went on, anyway, what they learned in the army in peacetime was basically to obey orders and obey commands, and since it was said that let them fight, then they would fight well.

And even if they were affected by something, these soldiers at least knew one thing, that is, since they had received their military salaries, then they were equivalent to selling their lives to the government―――――― not to mention that their consciousness was low, it can only be said that it was so, not to mention that the national government had only been established for two years at that time, and in this case, no matter how many enthusiastic young people in the country were, they could not wash away this old era of thinking in a short time.

But!

Even such soldiers, when they learn that they are fighting bloodily in Europe, it turns out that it is only for some black liquid, I am afraid that their hearts will be filled with anger and betrayal...

After all, when they go to the battlefield, even if it is not for the motherland, they are absolutely not willing to fight bloodily for some black liquid, no matter how valuable these liquids are.

As a result, at the same time that many Chinese people suddenly understood why Yan Shao insisted on going his own way to promote the war against the Allies, a discordant voice began to appear in the country.

This voice is very simple, is it true that the sacrifice of more than 100,000 Wehrmacht soldiers is for these black liquids?

Not to mention the widows and relatives left behind by the fallen soldiers, even the soldiers who had to quit the army due to their wounds, when they saw their wounds and even their severed limbs, they had to ask themselves, was it these things called oil that they fought in Europe in the first place?

In their hearts, there began to be an extra love called betrayal.

These people, coupled with those in China who were already more disgusted with Yan Shao, quickly formed a discordant voice.

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For Yan Shao. These discordant voices may not affect Yan Shao's status, but they can affect his prestige. After all, no matter what kind of leader he is, when he trades the lives of his own country's soldiers for something of economic value. His prestige has already suffered, and he will fall to a moral high ground disadvantage.

Yan Shao naturally felt this, after all, don't forget, Yan Shao's subordinates have a lot of intelligence agencies, not to mention that even if there is no Yan Shao's subordinates, there is Katarina's.

For Yan Shao. Caterina can be said to have absolute loyalty, and this is not only because of their relationship as husband and wife, and their feelings for each other. is even more because Katerina's qiē relies on Yan Shao.

Even if she has great power now, her Spanish background determines that she must rely on Yan Shao. As long as Yan Shao does not fall, then her position will not be shaken, and vice versa. Her situation is very dangerous.

Even some of Yan Shao's political enemies. It had never been a thought of co-opting Caterina―――――― after all, who would agree to a 'foreigner' as the head of their country's intelligence agency? Even if the foreigner now has Chinese nationality.

Because of this, Katerina's loyalty to Yan Shao is almost unquestionable.

However, the most important thing for Yan Shao is not the issue of loyalty, but how to solve the problem in front of Yan Shao.

In Yan Shao's conference room, almost all the cabinet members were there, in order to solve the current problem in front of Yan Shao.

Although this problem seems to be not very big, it is the first time that something has appeared that may affect Yan Shao's image in the hearts of the Chinese people―――――― there is no way, for the Chinese people, no matter what kind of thing. After being linked to interests, it will become dirty. This is a traditional habit of the Chinese people, a habit that cannot be changed.

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In the conference room, looking at the people who had been silent, after a deep groan, Gu Weijun, who had been playing with the glass in his hand, pursed his lips and said.

"The most fortunate thing now is that when the Nationalist government was established, a law was issued that all the oil resources in the country should be nationalized, so those people have no way to accuse the government of betraying their country's soldiers for the benefit of some capitalists, otherwise our current situation may be more difficult..."

Gu Weijun's opening can be regarded as opening the deadlock in the conference room.

Although it was only slightly, at least the originally stiff atmosphere in the room finally came alive a little.

Turning his head sideways to look at Gu Weijun, Xu Shichang nodded slightly in agreement.

"That's right, if this is not the case, I'm afraid that the government and the president's affairs will be more troublesome, after all, those ordinary people are the most important thing is the word collusion between officials and businessmen, and it is fortunate that they did not catch the handle of this matter..."

The matter is very simple, it is the opening of the ban on oil extraction.

As mentioned earlier, all oil resources are state-owned, and private companies are not allowed to be involved in the oil industry. However, oil can be said to be the most profitable of all legitimate industries, and even some industries such as smuggling and drug trafficking, as well as industries like arms, may not make money from oil―――――― yes, the profits of these industries are indeed very high, such as drugs, a thing with the price of cabbage in the place of origin, can be sold at a sky-high price in another prosperous city.

There are also arms, which also have a large profit in peacetime, and if it is left in wartime, even if it doubles or triples, I am afraid that some people will rush up and plan to buy it...

But even though these industries are highly profitable, they have their own limitations.

For example, drugs and anti-drugs are available in all countries, after all, the danger of this thing is very great. In this way, drugs can only circulate in the underground world, even if the profits are large, they can't be put on the table, let alone compared with the things used by everyone in the world.

It's the same with arms, although every country has an army, after all, everyone can't buy arms. Although war happens every day, it is impossible to need a large number of weapons on every battlefield.

In fact, in addition to the First and Second World Wars, how many wars could have brought the world's arsenals to full throttle?

So. No matter how powerful these two industries look, they still can't be compared with some other industries.

At least, there is no oil and financial profiteering in these industries, these two can be called lying down to make money―――――― as for the automobile industry, it can be said that it is the most profitable one in the formal large industry, after all, whether it is finance or oil, there are some black colors. Only the automotive industry can be considered relatively pure.

And because people's demand for cars is increasing, this also directly leads to higher profits for automobiles, but the competition in the automobile industry is also very large. When not to know. It may lead to the rise or fall of a car company, such as the historical Ford Model T, where some people thought that Ford's Model T would rule the world, but eventually people realized that it was just a joke. At least Ford's Model T dynasty. And it didn't last that long...

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It is precisely because of the windfall profits of the oil industry, coupled with a series of other reasons, so after the oil fields in Kuwait were developed, soon some domestic capitalists hoped to overturn the original policy―――――― in fact, as early as Shengli and other oil fields were developed, those capitalists began to exert their strength, but the output of these oil fields at that time was not very much after all, more than 10 million tons? It's less than half the size of Mexico, so the pressure on the government isn't too great.

But wait until the news of Kuwait comes out. Soon these capitalists began to exert their strength, and began to communicate all kinds of relations. Hoping to get the government to change its mind, some of them even approached Xu Shichang and them.

Because of the situation, there are various other relationships, although Xu Shichang is not very reluctant in his heart, he can only stand up and express his willingness to help.

But now, Xu Shichang can't continue to say anything, after all, he just said it himself, the most important thing for the common people is the collusion between officials and businessmen, and now it's okay, at least things are state-owned, but if it's open to businessmen, what should the people think?

And there is another sentence, Xu Shichang did not say it clearly―――――― if the officials and businessmen colluded, this official must be the government itself, but who is that businessman?

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At present, the most important reason why the pressure on the Nationalist government is not very great is that the oil resources are all state-owned in the end, so although there is a feeling of being betrayed, the vast majority of the soldiers are not particularly indignant.

But if there is a collusion between officials and businessmen, I'm afraid things will be some...

You know, unlike foreign countries, the status of businessmen in China is not particularly high, and it has been the case throughout the ages, but the status of businessmen is still slightly higher than in the past.

Then the question arises, the government and businessmen collude, and the officials must be the government of the state, so who will that businessman be? Theoretically speaking, it should refer to ordinary businessmen, but in fact, it is Yushi Group, the largest business group in China, which is currently the largest in China and has the greatest influence.

As long as the ban on this aspect is opened, then the Yushi Group has undoubtedly eaten the vast majority of the share, and finally can leave some soup and water to others, which is already a blessing.

But almost everyone in the world knows very well that Yushi Group is actually Yan Shao's own private industry, if the ban is really lifted, what is the difference between giving Yan Shao these oils?

If those soldiers can tolerate their own blood, in fact, it is shed on the resources that some countries need, then they absolutely cannot tolerate their own blood, which is shed for the benefit of someone...

Although Yan Shao's prestige in the country is almost no different from that of a god, even if this is the case, if such a thing spreads, it will also shake Yan Shao's status―――――― naturally, those capitalists will beg Xu Shichang to jump out, just because they have calculated correctly, Yan Shao is hindered by influence and other aspects, it is impossible for Yushi Group to participate.

But even so, the opening of the ban will still cause a lot of discussion, regardless of the fact that it is from the original Yan Shao to the entire national government, and there are those profiteers...

And now that he has a clear understanding of the problems that this matter may bring, it is naturally impossible for Xu Shichang to continue to promote the entire policy according to the expectations of those businessmen, and of course, Yan Shao will not allow such a thing to happen...

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Perhaps because of the relationship between Gu Weijun and Xu Shichang, the other cabinet members in the conference room soon also spoke, each with their own methods.

Some of them feel that they should make it public, so that people understand the need to do so.

There are also some people who feel that this kind of remarks should be ignored, anyway, the common people don't understand anything for a long time, and things will naturally fade away.

It's just that just when these people were discussing more lively, Gu Weijun, who was the first to speak, found that Yan Shao had been sitting there all the time, without saying a word, and groaned for a while, Gu Weijun asked softly.

"I don't know what you think about this matter, President?"

As soon as Gu Weijun's words fell, the room quickly became calm, and then soon, the people in the room all looked at Yan Shao. (To be continued......)