The Chief of General Staff was just one member of the Military Commission. Before obtaining the approval of the Military Commission comrades, no one could directly appoint Hu Xiushan as the Chief of General Staff. Even if it was just going through the process, He Rui could not run a one-man show.

So the Military Commission meeting discussed for a whole day. It wasn't until Hu Xiushan and Zhong Yifu each made a war analysis in the assumed identity of the Chief of Staff that Zhong Yifu chose to withdraw himself.

Withdrawing was not because Zhong Yifu cared about He Rui's view; precisely because Zhong Yifu cared about He Rui's thoughts, he competed with Hu Xiushan to this step. The reason for withdrawing was that Zhong Yifu himself had to admit that Hu Xiushan was more suitable to be the Chief of General Staff than him.

After all, they were old comrades-in-arms who had known each other for more than ten years. Even if he was unhappy in his heart, Zhong Yifu still praised, "Xiushan's thinking is clearer than mine."

The other Military Commission members besides He Rui nodded one after another. The job of the Chief of General Staff is to determine who the future enemy is, which enemies war will break out with in which regions in the future, and roughly how to fight to win these wars.

Since the Chief of General Staff had been determined, other Military Commission members also had their own arrangements. He Rui suggested that Zheng Silang serve as Minister of the General Logistics Department, Zhong Yifu serve as Minister of the General Equipment Department, and Cheng Ruofan serve as Minister of National Defense.

After the Military Commission discussed it, they all felt there was no problem. So everyone looked at Xu Chengfeng. Xu Chengfeng made a request himself, "I haven't done specific work for a long time. I want to be responsible for military education, and I can also have time to conduct some military research."

Other old classmates felt that Xu Chengfeng had really chosen an enviable job. Engaging in military education would allow considerable time for research. After fighting and killing for so many years, everyone wanted to have time to quiet down and systematically organize their thoughts.

He Rui said slowly, "Chengfeng, don't think about such an easy job. You have to go to Japan for military exchange."

Japan had been the biggest direct threat to China in the past decade or so. Even if Japan had a revolution, the National Defense Force's hostility towards Japan was almost instinctive. He Rui continued, "I will invite Yamamoto Isoroku and a group of Japanese naval officers to teach at the Qingdao Naval Academy. So, Chengfeng, the advantage of our Chinese army has to be reflected by you going to Japan to teach."

After a good while, Cheng Ruofan broke the silence, "Chairman, we and the Japanese Navy seem to have quite a few common opponents. If we want to improve our naval power in a short time, is this the only way?"

"There are always ways. I just choose the method with short time and high efficiency. As for the contradiction between China and Japan, compared with the world system dominated by China in the future, its importance can be ranked completely behind."

Cheng Ruofan agreed with He Rui's judgment, but he still couldn't feel relieved in his heart. Not only Cheng Ruofan, but other Military Commission members also didn't express their attitudes. He Rui was unwilling to waste time and emotion on this matter. In terms of hatred for Japan, He Rui's was much greater than these people. Because in He Rui's timeline, the Sino-Japanese War broke out (WWII), and the hatred formed between China and Japan was so great that the First Sino-Japanese War (1894) couldn't compare with it at all.

He Rui asked the silent Xu Chengfeng, "Chengfeng, have you made a decision?"

Xu Chengfeng knew he had to agree, but every time he wanted to speak, something stopped him. Finally, Xu Chengfeng said, "Let me think about it again."

He Rui nodded, but everything has priorities. Even if the war starts in '39, there are only 12 years left from now. Time passes minute by second, and there is no leisure to waste at all.

"I'll say a few words to comrades about equipment. I have already provided some equipment ideas for the Air Force before; you can go communicate the specific content with the comrades of the Aircraft Manufacturing Bureau. Regarding the Army, I also propose an idea for a Type 59 tank."

"Type 59? Why call it that?" Zheng Silang, who was originally sulking, finally found something to divert his thoughts. Generally speaking, equipment is named only after research and finalization. He Rui gave a Type 59 model name right from the start, which felt wrong no matter how you looked at it.

He Rui certainly couldn't say this was his 'nostalgia', so he gave an explanation: "Type 59, 5 pairs of road wheels, 100mm smoothbore gun, 390 kilowatts power. What do you think?"

"...This... is this a monster?" Zheng Silang barely gave an evaluation. Other Military Commission comrades were confused and didn't know how to evaluate it.

He Rui shook his head. "It's inappropriate to evaluate such parameters as a monster. It can be called the king on the future battlefield. Describing it as the Sovereign of 9 and 5 (Emperor) is politically incorrect. Conversely, Type 59. Moreover, there are 5 and 9 in the parameters, isn't it quite good?"

This explanation was actually very far-fetched, but under these amazing parameters, this explanation seemed quite reasonable; at least no one felt there was anything to argue about.

He Rui hadn't driven a Type 59 tank, but at least he had been inside a Type 59 tank and seen many design drawings and design parameters. After all, the Type 59 tank is recognized as a tank with very balanced performance and is also the tank with the largest inventory in China. More importantly, New China could mass-produce Type 59 tanks in 1964, and the production technology was not very high. At most by 1934, the Republic could fully possess it.

The Type 59 tank has advanced combat effectiveness in the next two decades, enough to dominate the entire field. As for the future, with the improvement of the National Defense Force's professionalism, He Rui won't need to worry about it. At most, he just needs to mention small technological improvements like reactive armor.

After talking about the Type 59 tank, He Rui also talked about his views on the 155mm self-propelled howitzer and the 107mm rocket launcher. These are common equipment in future wars. As He Rui thought, the comrades didn't feel any surprise.

The Military Commission, like other comrades of the central government, came here for a vacation. At least many things should be solved in a relaxed environment. He Rui felt that he had already solved so many things; proceeding further would put too much pressure on the comrades. So he stopped.

Unexpectedly, Xu Chengfeng asked, "Chairman, Japan knows its own naval advantage; will they hold out for a better price?"

"Don't underestimate the Japanese. Precisely because they understand their naval advantage, as long as Japan determines that it has no initiative in strategy, their holding out for a better price only leaves selling for a good price. Do they really think China won't develop the shipbuilding industry?"

Hearing He Rui's explanation, Xu Chengfeng sighed deeply, "Sigh... Chairman, I am willing to conduct military exchanges with Japan."

He Rui was very happy that Xu Chengfeng figured it out so quickly. "Chengfeng, only through exchanges can Japan understand that Japan's strength simply cannot decide the world situation. They think Japan is a chess player, but actually Japan is just a chess piece."

Hearing this, Cheng Ruofan couldn't help laughing, "If there is a Sino-Japanese coalition army in the future, the commander will be Chengfeng, right?"

Without waiting for other comrades to continue on this issue, He Rui immediately said, "If I were to look at it, I would rather let someone from the Japanese side serve as the coalition commander."

Hearing this, Xu Chengfeng also expressed agreement. "That's right. Since we are the real leaders, there is no need to fight for the limelight in these small matters. I actually think that as long as Japan is not crazy or stupid, they shouldn't insist on showing off. Do they really think being a coalition commander allows one's virtue not to match the position?"

Cheng Ruofan felt He Rui and Xu Chengfeng were too serious. Cheng Ruofan also understood these principles; he just couldn't be bothered to state the deduction process. As Xu Chengfeng said, everyone made a living from the military; didn't they know their own weight?

Zhong Yifu put his mind on the General Equipment Department at this time. "Chairman, Britain has been showing off their new aircraft at the border. How do we respond? We can't let Britain just swagger like this, right?"

"Of course we have to respond. Let the Air Force fly the CJ-6 (Chu Jiao 6) at the border. Let the British know that we are not showing weakness."

Zhong Yifu had flown the CJ-6 himself and knew it was an excellent primary trainer aircraft that even novices could manipulate easily. Moreover, a trainer aircraft could actually fly with the feeling of a fighter jet, which was even more commendable. Although the British couldn't really attack now, the British wouldn't really take the CJ-6 trainer seriously either. Zhong Yifu felt the deterrence of this action was insufficient.

Looking at the unwilling expressions of Zhong Yifu and other comrades, He Rui laughed, "Let me give everyone an example. You all know that the 'Special Tariff Act on US' has been passed in parliament, right?"

"We know." The Military Commission comrades nodded one after another. Compared with the "Chinese Exclusion Act", the "Special Tariff Act on US" didn't allow everyone to vent their anger. But this legislation was at least tit-for-tat, so China wouldn't just suffer in silence.

He Rui continued to ask, "If the United States feels that China and the US blockading each other is very equal, what situation will they encounter?"

This was a diplomatic issue, and the Military Commission comrades were not clear about it. Zheng Silang was relatively impatient and asked, "Chairman, just say it directly."

"Comrades all know about the 'Concert of Powers', right?" He Rui asked.

This term stimulated the comrades again, and everyone's faces looked bad.

He Rui continued to explain with great interest, "Great Powers are capable countries. If the United States has no reaction to China's 'Special Tariff Act on US', based on the principle of the Concert of Powers, what will other Great Powers do?"

Cheng Ruofan reacted the fastest. Before he could answer, he laughed loudly first. Soon, other Military Commission members also understood. Zheng Silang had his own view, "Chairman, the United States enacted the 'Chinese Exclusion Act' first, so calculating it, we suffered a loss. The United States can't deal with us now, but it hasn't lost face either. If a country like Spain raised tariffs on the United States, the United States can't beat us, but it can always deal with Spain."

Other comrades shook their heads one after another. Cheng Ruofan explained, "If the United States only dares to act against Spain, America's face will be completely lost. If Spain raises tariffs on the US, what does the US plan to do? Fight into Spain? Treat Britain and France as non-existent?"

Zheng Silang had never been interested in international politics, so he said no more. And this topic was originally raised by Zhong Yifu. Zhong Yifu understood He Rui's meaning at this time, "Chairman, even if we only dispatch the CJ-6, it is also a statement... wait..."

Zhong Yifu couldn't help starting to think more. After thinking for a moment, he asked, "Chairman, you said sending the CJ-6, is it to show Britain that we are not afraid of Britain, but also have no intention of increasing the intensity of the confrontation?"

He Rui shook his head. "I really didn't think that much. I just think it should be equal. Moreover, the CJ-6 flight price is cheap, and we can also take the opportunity to train more. purely from an economic perspective."

Hearing this, the comrades all laughed. He Rui always knew how to save costs in such matters. Of course, the premise of doing so was expressing his attitude unequivocally. After all, the Sino-British war wouldn't break out in the short term.

The vacation began just like this. The comrades of the central government went to Qingdao again this time and rested very relaxedly by the sea for a while. Busy for a whole year, being able to put down work for a period of time, just eating and drinking, visiting each other, playing cards, chatting, fishing, and exercising, really eliminated fatigue very well.

He Rui also felt very comfortable, especially sitting under the window in pajamas after sleeping soundly, thinking of nothing. His spirit was fully relaxed, and he even forgot to smoke. However, the comrades who came this time all had families. As a single dog, He Rui watched others in pairs, and more people brought children. He didn't bother to go out and mix with this group of guys.

Besides comfort, when very relaxed, some thoughts would suddenly pop up, 'If I also had a wife and children...'

Just thinking about it, He Rui extinguished this thought. He Rui always felt he would let down his wife and children, especially the children. Those little guys didn't ask to come into the world. Since parents decided to give birth to them, they had obligations to them. He Rui felt he probably couldn't give children enough companionship. There are so many things now; He Rui was very worried that when he was considering work, if the baby cried, he would be unhappy. He Rui's definition of himself was simple: take responsibility for the things he chose.

Time passed quickly, and the vacation of more than half a month came to an end in a blink of an eye. He Rui felt his energy, physical strength, and concentration had all risen to a sufficient level. Next, it was time to return to busy work.

Just then, a letter was delivered to the villa where He Rui lived alone. Because the vacation was based on families, He Rui alone counted as a family, not special treatment. He Rui opened the letter; it was from Lu Yueying. Between the lines, he could feel Lu Yueying seemed to have something on her mind, but Lu Yueying asked He Rui a question: 'Recently, I read many of Mr. He's works and developed a big doubt. I wonder how Mr. He spent his youth and study period?'

My youth... He Rui recalled for a moment. In another timeline, He Rui's youth was actually very boring. Reading and studying, playing games with friends, various self-satisfactions. If there was a more interesting youth, it was in Japan. Others thought He Rui seemed very fierce in Japan, having gained prestige at a young age. In fact, He Rui could also be considered a bit of a mischievous one in Japan.

For example, He Rui had received AI Go training. For a period of time, he ran to various Go academies in Japan to challenge and kick the dojo, and was undefeated. It was just that Japanese Go academies gambled for money. He Rui didn't want to get involved with money, and He Rui didn't want to become famous as a 'strange Go player', so he went back honestly to concentrate on studying.

Thinking of these, He Rui wrote a reply to Lu Yueying.

A few days later, Lu Yueying received He Rui's letter. This time her parents didn't open the letter. After carefully checking the envelope, Lu Yueying felt very happy. But when carefully cutting the envelope with a paper knife, Lu Yueying worried again. She knew her mother's evaluation of He Rui was correct; He Rui was indeed a man standing on millions of corpses. So Lu Yueying became even more curious about He Rui. How on earth did such a man get to where he is today?

He Rui certainly had every reason to refuse to answer Lu Yueying's question. Lu Yueying suddenly felt a panic. What if the person who wrote the letter was not He Rui, but other officials who reprimanded Lu Yueying severely? What to do then?

So when pulling out the letter paper, Lu Yueying only felt her heartbeat accelerate, daring not to look at the content of the letter. But Lu Yueying's hand still opened the letter paper. Seeing the handwriting on the letter paper, Lu Yueying read on immediately, '...My campus life was very ordinary. I just knew what I wanted to do at that time, so I adjusted my daily schedule according to my needs, without too many troubles of youth. I must declare, I absolutely did not sit by the classroom window with curtains, watching the scenery through the gap in the curtains when the summer wind blew the curtains...'

Lu Yueying felt her face burning. She didn't expect He Rui to describe the campus life he hadn't experienced in such a tone, which made Lu Yueying feel she seemed to be mocked. But somehow, Lu Yueying felt she seemed to be able to see He Rui sitting lazily in the classroom in early summer reading a book. That young man was not weak, nor cold. He just did what he believed in as if no one else was around. Not confused, let alone lost.

A burst of impulse rose from her chest. Lu Yueying suddenly wanted to ask He Rui, where is he now, and what kind of scenery is he looking at?