cpa300_4; That evening, Xu Rui took the initiative to convene a party committee meeting.
In addition to Wang Husheng and Xu Rui, those present at the meeting were Xiao Yanyue, Da Bing, Mo Yun Bookstore owner Liu Jinbiao, and Leng Tiefeng. Leng Tiefeng had become a probationary member half a month ago.
There are several items on the party committee's agenda, and Nan Batian's punishment is at the bottom of the list.
The meeting was chaired by Wang Husheng, who first said: "Let's move on to the first topic. The Meishan Bank of the Dameishan Anti-Japanese Democratic Government has been formally established, but the initial principal of 100,000 yuan still needs the support of the independent brigade."
Xu Rui said: "Don't ask me about Lao Wang, you have to ask our female Goddess of Wealth."
Wang Husheng turned to Xiao Yanyue and asked: "Yanzi, it should be no problem to get 100,000 yuan from your logistics department. I remember that last time Lao Xu got 300,000 yuan from Pucheng in just silver dollars, not counting gold, silver and jewelry.
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"Okay, there's no problem with giving one hundred thousand." Xiao Yanyue said, "But you have to pay interest."
"Okay, I'll give you half the interest." Wang Husheng shook his head and said to Xu Rui with a smile, "Old Xu, you used to tell me that Yanzi was a money addict. I still didn't believe it, but today I believe it. She really is.
A money addict."
Xiao Yanyue pouted and said, "Secretary Wang, it's already very interesting that I only charge you half of the profit, but you actually call me a money-crazed person. Believe it or not, I will change my mind now and charge you a penny of profit?"
"No." Wang Husheng hurriedly waved his hand and begged for mercy, "If you charge me a penny of profit, our Meishan Bank has not yet opened, and it will be closed soon." Fearing that Xiao Yanyue would do something wrong again, Wang Husheng hurriedly entered the bank.
One topic, "Now let's discuss the next topic, about the establishment of militia organizations."
Xu Rui said: "This is nothing to discuss, it must be done."
Xiao Yanyue, Dabing, Liu Jinbiao and Leng Tiefeng also nodded.
"Very good, the issue of establishing a militia organization was unanimously approved." Wang Husheng nodded happily, and then said, "Now there is a new issue, how to solve the problem of equipment for the militia organization?"
"There is nothing to discuss about this." Xu Rui said decisively, "Starting from tomorrow, all units of the Independent Brigade, except the cannon squad, will be equipped with Japanese weapons and equipment. All the domestic equipment that has been purchased will be used to equip the villagers and soldiers.
Yanzi, you have to listen to me and don't discount it in private."
Seeing that Xu Rui had expressed his intention to hand over all the state-made equipment in Taotian to the militia, Wang Husheng couldn't help but exchange a look with Liu Jinbiao. Both of them saw excitement in each other's eyes, and the military and political affairs in the Dameishan base area were separated.
, they have no involvement in the affairs of the independent brigade, but the militia is under the control of the democratic government.
If Xu Rui really hands over the eliminated state-made equipment to the militia, then the equipment of the militia in Dameishan Anti-Japanese Base Area is even better than that of the regular army in other base areas. Wang Husheng knows the equipment level of the independent brigade. The rifles are basically made in Hanyang or
Officially, the machine gun was originally an imitation of the Czech or Maxim, and there were even a few mortars. How many anti-Japanese armed forces under his leadership had this level of equipment?
Xiao Yanyue said with some pain: "A machine gun is also given?"
"Here." Xu Rui said simply, "I'll give you the Czech style and Maxim, but forget about the mortars."
Xiao Yanyue said "Oh" and said nothing more. Instead, she used a pencil to write hard on the paper, as if she wanted to pierce the paper.
Xu Rui turned to Wang Husheng again and said: "Old Wang, you don't have to worry about the equipment. I don't dare to boast about anything else, but there are so many base areas in China. Believe it or not, the militiamen in our Dameishan base area must be the most well-equipped!"
"Yes, I completely believe this." Wang Husheng said with a dazzled smile, "Thank you for your support, Lao Xu."
Xu Rui chuckled and said: "Old Wang, it is my duty to support your work, but on the other hand, you must also strongly support my work. In the future, when the base area expands and the independent brigade expands, you cannot hold back the militiamen.
Don’t let them go, don’t let them join our independent brigade.”
"Look what you said." Wang Husheng said, "Am I such a person?"
"It's hard to say." Xu Rui said seriously, "You look like a profiteer."
"Old Xu, you..." Wang Husheng pointed at Xu Rui, and immediately burst into laughter. Liu Jinbiao, Leng Tiefeng, Dabing and others present at the meeting also laughed.
Only Xiao Yanyue didn't smile, she was still feeling sorry for those weapons and equipment.
Wang Husheng pressed his hand, signaled everyone to quiet down, and said: "Now we come to the last topic, which is how to deal with Nan Batian, the leader of the Fourth Squadron. I will first make a statement. In line with the principle of avoiding past mistakes and avoiding future ones, treating illnesses and saving lives, for
Nan Batian must be dealt with seriously, but he cannot be beaten to death with a stick. He must be given a chance to change his ways."
After finishing speaking, Wang Husheng asked Xu Rui again: "Old Xu, what's your opinion?"
Xu Rui waved his hand and said calmly: "I want to hear everyone's opinions first."
Leng Tiefeng said: "I propose that Nan Batian be flogged eighty times in public and then be flogged for three days!"
"This is not okay, absolutely not okay." Wang Husheng immediately retorted, "This is the way of the old army. Our army does not like beating, scolding and corporal punishment. It is absolutely not okay."
Xiao Yanyue said: "I propose to imprison him for three days."
The soldier also said: "It's best to starve him for three days first."
Wang Husheng said: "It's okay to be put in solitary confinement, but not to be deprived of food. Isn't this still corporal punishment?"
Leng Tiefeng said: "It is too easy to confine him for only three days. He is gathering a crowd to make trouble. Although it has not reached the stage of mutiny, the nature is extremely bad and must be severely punished. Otherwise, who can guarantee that he will not do it in the future?"
Will someone follow Nan Batian’s example and gather a crowd to cause trouble? If someone gets upset and gathers a crowd to cause trouble, then that’s okay?”
Liu Jinbiao said: "Just three days of confinement seems a bit light. How about ten days of confinement?"
Xiao Yanyue and Dabing agreed, and Leng Tiefeng said nothing more. Ten days of confinement was a serious punishment. The feeling of confinement was uncomfortable, but three days and two days could be tolerated.
, locking you in a small dark room for ten or eight days with no one to talk to and nothing to do can really drive people crazy.
Those who have been imprisoned once will never want to be imprisoned a second time.
Wang Husheng turned his attention to Xu Rui: "Old Xu, what do you think?"
"Ten days of confinement is still too light." Xu Rui shook his head and said, "There is an old saying that in troubled times, heavy punishments should be used, and acute illnesses require strong medicines. The people in Qingniu Village and Qingfeng Village have been accustomed to this for many years.
Bandits, ordinary punishment methods are simply not enough to deter them, severe punishments must be used."
Wang Husheng whispered: "What do you mean?"
Xu Rui's eyes flashed and he said in a deep voice: "Shoot him!"
"What, shoot?" Wang Husheng lost his voice and said, "Old Xu, that's not the case, is it?"
Leng Tiefeng, Dabing, Xiao Yanyue and Liu Jinbiao also looked at each other, shot?
"They must be shot." Xu Rui said solemnly, "otherwise it will not be enough to deter these bandits."
"I am opposed to the execution. You cannot have the final say on this matter alone." Wang Husheng said, "I propose a vote on this. If you don't agree with the execution of Nan Batian, please raise your hands."
After saying this, Wang Husheng was the first to raise his hand.
Xiao Yanyue, Dabing and Liu Jinbiao also raised their hands, but Leng Tiefeng did not.
Xu Rui said cheerfully: "The vote is invalid. According to the spirit of the instructions of the superior party organization, I have the final right to make a decision in the Dameishan Anti-Japanese Base Area. This time I will exercise the final right to make a decision!"
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It was late at night, but Nan Batian tossed and turned and couldn't sleep.
Because the guards guarding the labor camp had told him that a meeting was being held at the brigade headquarters less than a hundred meters away from the labor camp, and this meeting would determine his fate.
Nan Batian was waiting anxiously when heavy footsteps suddenly came from outside the cell.
Looking up, through the simple wooden fence of the labor camp, I saw a tall figure walking towards the labor camp. Just by looking at his walking posture, Nan Batian knew that it was Xu Rui.
"Zhuzhu, go over there and don't let anyone get close to you." Xu Rui walked closer, sent the guards to the side to stand guard, then opened the door and walked into the barracks where Nan Batian was imprisoned.
"Captain." Nan Batian quickly stood at attention and saluted.
"Sit down." Xu Rui greeted, and then fell into silence.
Seeing Xu Rui's silence, Nan Batian's heart began to sink. Is the punishment very serious?
After enduring it for a while, Nan Batian finally couldn't hold it back and asked in a low voice: "Captain, how do you decide to punish me?"
Xu Rui turned his head, stared at Nan Batian with a cold and disturbing gaze, and said quietly: "Shoot him."
"What are you talking about, shooting?!" Nan Batian was shocked when he heard this and shouted, "Captain, aren't you? You want to shoot me just because I killed a Japanese?"
"What you killed was not a Japanese, but a hospital doctor, one of our own." Xu Rui said, "However, this is not the main reason why I want to shoot you."
"Then why?"
"Because you are challenging my authority!"
"Captain, I didn't, I didn't challenge your authority!"
"Don't deny it yet, Pumpkin, do you know what the wolves rely on to maintain order?"
"I know that it depends on the pack's absolute obedience to the alpha wolf, and on the alpha wolf's absolute control over the pack."
"But you broke this rule. I told you the day the Independence Brigade was first established, never point the gun at your own people. Guns are used to kill enemies, not your own people. So,
Never point your gun at your own people, anyone who refuses to listen will be killed without mercy!"
"But I'm not the only one who pulled out a gun, so why only shoot me?"
"Because you were the first to pull out the gun, and you were the first to break the rules."
"Captain, I don't accept it!" Nan Batian said, "I can die, but I can't die in such a useless way."
"Okay." Xu Rui said coldly, "If you don't want to die in such a useless way, then I allow you to choose another way to die, but you have to think clearly about it, because this way of death is equally uncomfortable."
