Chapter 218: Veterans, ready to return home
"Huh?! The provincial head of the Tower Province has been dismissed!"
"Isn't he dismissed? Didn't the newspaper say that Chief Henry was in poor health and went to recuperate?"
"After all, he is a veteran of the establishment of the alliance. He must be given some face. Removing him from office is unpleasant, but voluntarily resigning to rest is more dignified."
"Oh...I see. But how could such a senator be removed from office?"
"Maybe it's because things are not going well. Previously, newspapers had mentioned the progress of the first phase of the alliance's infrastructure construction project. The progress of Gaota Province is slightly better than that of Wangcha Province, which was established less than two months ago. . The Governor must be dissatisfied.”
"So many things can be analyzed from newspapers?"
"That's for sure! I was one of the first people to flee from Qinggu to Wei Xing City. I had already obtained formal citizenship. This time I returned to Qinggu because I saw the results of the alliance's infrastructure and made up my mind to form a A transportation team. My application plan was supported by the Beiqinggu Provincial Agricultural Bureau and I received investment. You see, I am not only a transportation driver, but my fleet already has sixteen vehicles, just taking this route. , linking more than two hundred farms..."
The sound of people talking was carried in a car.
This was a modified Iron Bull truck. The truck body was lengthened a bit, covered with a tarpaulin, and several windows were opened for ventilation. It looked like a personnel carrier.
Nearly twenty people were sitting in the car, listening to the driver bragging.
The vehicle was driving on the plains of the Beiqinggu area, speeding on the hardened roads that had been opened up. On both sides were rich green fields in summer. The wind was blowing, and the early summer sun was not too strong. The warmth and fragrance flew inside from the window of the car hood, making Cohen Puglia feel almost drunk.
The pain of losing his right arm, right eye, and the back of his right ear, and being forced to retire from the army, seemed to have eased a lot.
He is from Qinggu. He was drafted into the army during the alliance's battle to pacify the Qinggu area more than half a year ago.
However, he joined the army a little late and basically missed the Battle of Qinggu. After staying in the new barracks for a few weeks, when he was transferred to the formal army, his destination was different from most of the garrison divisions that entered the Qinggu Group Army. Instead, he was sent to the 2nd Infantry of the Central Group Army. The division followed the troops back to the central province, and then went east to attack the eastern provinces.
The fighting in the eastern provinces was easy, but that ease mainly refers to the overall situation. Specifically, when it comes to every company and every soldier, it does not mean that there is no danger at all.
At that time, Cohen Puglia's company was ordered to eliminate a recalcitrant bunker.
The effect of heavy artillery bombing is not very good, and soldiers still need to go down and chew it.
Cohen Puglia was on the attack team.
His squad's attack was generally successful. Under machine gun pressure, they approached the entrance to the bunker and blew it up. After re-entering, they destroyed many enemies in their way and suffered only four soldier casualties.
But at this time, they encountered a homemade bomb made by the enemy. The explosion exploded beside him, and he fainted.
His comrades did not abandon him, but rescued him and returned him to the field hospital in the rear.
After an amputation operation, his life was saved, but he lost all parts of his right hand from the elbow down; his right eye was permanently blind, and his right ear was blown off.
After being so seriously injured, he certainly had no way of returning to the army.
The army promoted him one level and allowed him to retire with the rank of private.
Strictly speaking, Cohen Puglia's military career ended in just three months, with a disability.
He was depressed and desperate.
He was originally from a serf family. After joining the army, he experienced a life that was once unimaginable.
Although he has to face battles and dangers, he likes his comrades from different places, the squad leader's rude but caring shouts, the brotherhood of comrades fighting side by side, and the company instructor's nagging truths. and stories.
He didn't want to get out of the army.
But there is no way. His current physical condition makes it impossible for him to continue to stay in the army.
However, the alliance's generous treatment for retired soldiers and disabled soldiers gave him hope and hope.
The first is the upgraded one-level military rank, Private First Class.
The promotion of this military rank is very important. The retirement pay of a first-class soldier is one level higher; and when he changes his job to a citizen on the spot, he can directly obtain the E9 rank.
This is equivalent to a guarantee for the future.
Moreover, he was not discharged from the army normally, but was discharged with disability. This will allow him to receive an additional generous pension in addition to the ordinary retirement pension when he retires.
Also, he has a Combat Medal 3rd Class.
Having said this, it should also be mentioned that the Ministry of Military Affairs has designed a new three-level combat medal, located under the Renaissance Medal and the Extinguishing Medal.
These medals not only represent honors, but also represent an additional allowance that is valid for life.
All these things, pensions and retirement benefits, allow Cohen Puglia to have a large sum of money after retirement, which can be used to improve his life and can be used for a long time; the E9 citizen level means that he only needs to follow the league's rules According to the arrangement of the Retirement Security Bureau of the Ministry of Military Affairs, by doing some simple tasks, one can obtain a well-off living standard, which includes food rations, housing subsidies, medical security levels, and education for future generations. The combination of E9 level allowances and combat medal allowances can give him a good additional quality of life improvement on top of his basic life...
Cohen Puglia finally decided to return to his hometown with his own money, his citizenship rank and his medal allowance.
After completing the formalities, he boarded the train back home.
The railway track, which had just been repaired and opened to traffic not long ago, took him flying all the way from Xiongya City back to Chatan City.
Here, he first went through his discharge procedures and transferred his status to Beiqinggu Province. Comrades from the Veterans Security Bureau will continue to pay attention to the status of all veterans in the province and ensure that they can get what they should get.
Immediately afterwards, he went to the Provincial Civil Affairs Bureau and inquired about his family's situation. His family was assigned to a place called "Weire Farm" and he was an agricultural worker.
After finding out where Weire Farm was, he was guided by the staff and went to the outskirts of the city and found a caravan.
This kind of caravan modified from Iron Bull can carry more than twenty people at a time. Along the newly built road network, they connected Chatan City to countless transportation towns, and then from these hub towns to almost all registered farms.
He waited for two days in Chatan City, and when the driver gathered twenty people, he got on the bus; after another two days of journey, he was almost there.
The driver was still bragging, and the passengers were still chattering, but he could already see his hometown from a distance.
"Were Farm is here! I remember there was a veteran in our car who was going to come here?"
"Yes." He responded.
"Okay, then get ready to get out of the car. With combat achievements like yours, we, Old Bray, admire the most. Without you, where would the great situation of the alliance be? I hope to see you again in the future!"
"Okay, hope to see you again."
Outside the gate of the farm, he dragged his luggage with his left hand and got out of the car.
During this process, enthusiastic passengers came to his aid and helped him get his things off. After thanking everyone and saying goodbye to everyone, he entered the farm.
This is his hometown. He is originally from Beiqinggu. At least since his grandfather's generation, he has been working as a farmhand in Weire Farm. The planter provided food and drink, but nothing else.
In the past, he didn't think it was anything. He even thought that the farmer was very kind. At least, from his grandfather's generation to his parents, no one had starved to death.
But now he doesn't see it that way.
After listening to many truths and stories told by the instructor, he realized that the life his family lived in the past was inappropriate.
If it was that kind of hometown, then he would have no attachment to it.
But the league has changed all that.
So he's back.
He looked at the scene he saw in front of him, which was both familiar and unfamiliar.
Many of the walls that were originally built to protect against aberrations and marauders were demolished, leaving only a symbolic gate with the name of 'Weire Farm' hanging on it.
Instead, tall wooden watchtowers were built with people on duty.
The purpose of this lookout is probably to check the surrounding conditions in advance.
Of course the person on duty at the observation deck saw him.
He seemed to have said something, and soon someone rushed over.
"Brother Cohen? You're really stupid! You're back!" The visitor was filled with a warm smile and hurriedly approached. However, when he got closer, he saw his hands, eyes, and ears, but their colors changed again.
"Momo, hello. This is left over from the war."
"Brother Cohen, you have endured hardship...Do your uncle and aunt know that you are back?"
"I wrote a letter to them, should they know about it, right? But maybe they lost it? Anyway, they're all back, so we'll all know later."
"Then come with me, I'll take you home!" Momo couldn't help but help him pick up a lot of things, and then led him to his home.
Along the way, Momo told him a lot about the tremendous changes in his hometown during his absence.
A lot of people left, at least 80% of them. It is said that there is still a lot of land to be developed in the province, and the original planting industry here in Weire Farm does not require so many people after the introduction of large machines.
His parents were supposed to be moved, but they said they would stay here until Cohen returned. According to the policy, there was no relocation after discussion.
Now, they no longer live in the collective dormitories of the original farm serfs, but have their own small houses.
In the plan to eradicate the jungle, there is a large amount of wood raw materials that have no place to use and are all used for synthetic starch factories. Of course, there is a lot left over, and wood processing plants can be opened to build houses or export wood.
In fact, using wood in this way is more economical and reasonable than crushing it directly into synthetic starch. Now, only wood of relatively poor quality that cannot be consumed by processing plants and paper mills will be thrown to synthetic starch factories.
His parents built a new wooden house not far from the farm and lived with his sister and brother.
Their family has one thousand acres of farmland contracted to each household, an amount that was unimaginable in the past. Firstly, it is impossible to plant so much, and secondly, it is impossible to allocate so many fields to one family.
But now it works.
Agricultural machinery has changed the production model and become extremely efficient. Plowing the fields no longer requires dragging the old oxen over and over again. The tractor only needs to carry the plow and harrow; the same goes for sowing seeds. The newly released high-yielding seeds are said to have much higher yields than before; it is also necessary to apply pesticides. Instead of hand-operating the machine, go to the fields and work hard. A few runs with the tractor towing the pesticide machine is enough.
In the future, facilities such as combine harvesters and farm stations will be able to solve big problems during harvesting.
Priya's parents, together with their thirteen-year-old brother, helped out. Although it was a bit hard, it was enough to take care of the thousand acres of land.
Not only their family is like this, but most of the families who stayed behind have similar situations.
Corresponding agricultural machinery has also been distributed to the farm, and everyone is learning and using it.
His underage brothers and sisters are all assigned to the E3 level and have food rations; his parents are both E5 level and working in their prime. Not only do they have enough food, but they also have subsidies to save money, whether it is to buy household appliances or save money. When the time comes, you can buy your own farm machinery or cultivate more land.
Based on the annual output of agricultural products, citizen ranks will be reset every six months. Those who do well and have high output will be promoted quickly. Even if you are ordinary, or even lazy, as long as you work normally and complete the minimum production quota, your accumulated years can be increased, but not that fast, and there is an upper limit.
Now, everyone's life has become better. Not only do the basic job rations keep people fed and clothed, but they also have enough money left to buy some novel gadgets in nearby hub towns. A new piece of clothing, a fan, a radio, nice and sturdy furniture...
These have truly changed the lives of everyone in Weire Farm.
The words the little brother said sounded as warm to Priya's ears as the fragrant wind.
He became optimistic and a smile spread across his face.
Although I can no longer stay in the army, coming back seems to be a good choice.
The pension and retirement money he brought back should be enough for his parents to buy some farm machinery. They don't have to queue up and have to fight with others to use it, and they can also rent it out to others. Just like what the driver brother he heard on the road said, if people can be a transport fleet, he seems to be able to be an agricultural machinery management team.
At that time, you can also ask for help to expand more fields that can be contracted and expand production. If the output increases, your parents, younger brothers and sisters will be promoted faster in the future.
Although I have lost my hand, one eye and one ear, and am half-disabled, I can still reduce the burden on my family by doing what I can.
The rank of E9 is considered high in the farm. Although she is half disabled, maybe Xiao Yuemei is still willing to marry her.
While walking, chatting with Momo, and thinking about the future.
He could already see a cabin.
That is your home.
His parents are waiting for him.
He couldn't help but pull Momo and speed up the pace.
"Oh, Brother Cohen, don't be so hasty. Slow down. There are quite a lot of things, and your body is..."
But how could his friends' persuasion stop him from returning home?
However, when he arrived outside the house, he walked slowly.
He heard his mother's cry coming from inside the house, mixed with his father's low voice and some scolding sounds.
(End of chapter)