"Commander Li, Commander Wei, Deputy Commander He, please feel sorry for me!"

After completing the process, Yang Fan looked at Li Zongren and others with a little sadness and said softly: "This time, the Gui brothers of the 31st Army made great contributions, and the Chinese people will never forget their great achievements!"

Li Zongren rubbed his red eyes and said, "The clay pot will not break from the well, and the general will inevitably die on the battlefield. They die for the country and the nation, and they die gloriously!

This time, Commander Yang has spent so much manpower and material resources to deal with their affairs after death, so that they can get mourning after death, and also allow their families to receive generous pensions of 200 silver dollars. I think if all the martyrs have spirits in heaven, they will definitely be grateful to Commander Yang and will be satisfied!"

Although it is logical that the pensions for the fallen soldiers of the 31st Army and the 5th Army should be borne by the National Government, the National Government does not have the financial resources to provide generous pensions now, and at most it can give some legal currency that has been greatly reduced!

So Yang Fan, who was rich and powerful, paid out his own pocket to give these expeditionary soldiers who buried their bones in foreign countries a pension of 200 oceans each.

After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the standard of the Nanjing government at that time was 10 yuan for privates, 50 cents more than privates, 12 yuan for privates, and 20 yuan for senior and middle corporals were 16 yuan, and 14 yuan for senior and middle corporals;

The warrant officers and captains are 32 to 80 yuan each month, the major is 135 yuan, the lieutenant colonel is 170 yuan, the colonel is 240 yuan, and the junior and senior generals are 330 yuan, 500 yuan and 800 yuan respectively.

However, this is only the standard of the National Government and is very applicable to the direct Central Army, but it cannot be handled for miscellaneous troops, and basically has not been fully distributed.

Moreover, the military pay is a shrinking fiat currency! It has to be said that this 200 silver dollar pension is definitely a big sum of money for the military and civilians in the Kuomintang-controlled area, and a huge wealth that ordinary people cannot make.

However, there is a problem here, that is, the National Government implemented the "legal currency reform" as early as 1935, stipulating that the banknotes issued by the Central Committee, China and the Three Banks of Communications (later plus the Agricultural Bank of China) were "legal currency". Silver rounds no longer have legal status. At the same time, silver rounds were prohibited from circulating on the market and forced silver to nationalize.

In other words, silver dollars can’t be bought in the Guotong District market!

The reason why Yang Fan issued silver dollars was because he knew that fiat currency was a sinkhole, and his purchasing power would become more and more watery until it turned into a pile of waste paper.

Although silver dollars are prohibited from circulation in the market of Guotong District, in fact, due to the rapid depreciation of fiat currency, most people are unwilling to use it. Silver dollars are still hard currency and can still be circulated privately on a large scale!

There is no harm without comparison. The pension for the martyrs of the Hu Ben Army is still 1,500 yuan, far exceeding the 200 silver dollars of other troops, which is enough to make the family live without worries for more than ten years!

Yang Fan really couldn't treat this pension standard equally, because only in this way can the transcendent status of the Chinese Tiger Army be demonstrated, and in this way can the army be united to the greatest extent and for his own use!

Wei Yunsong nodded quickly and said, "Yes, since the day he joined the army, brothers have long expected that such a day would happen!

And being able to kill the enemy happily during his lifetime, and being buried in the martyrs' cemetery after his death to be tributed by the world, the family members can also receive generous comfort. Compared with the brothers who buried their bones everywhere in the past, they have been much better!"

"Hey, that's the only thing I can do for them!"

Yang Fan waved his hand gently and continued: "Our military hospital will do its best to treat those injured brothers.

As for those brothers who have been disabled, whether they are willing to stay in Myanmar to work or return to their hometowns in the future, we will do our best to meet their needs!"

Li Zongren pointed out gratefully and said, "Thank you! I would like to thank Commander Yang for his care and preferential treatment for the 31st Army brothers!"

"Brother, don't be polite!"

Yang Fan waved his hand and said, "The 31st Army suffered heavy casualties. The Japanese army may launch a larger-scale attack at any time. We have to hurry up to replenish the troops!"

Li Zongren nodded and said, "Please rest assured by Commander Yang. We have mobilized recruitment in Guangxi and will go to Myanmar soon! Our Gui army soldiers will never lose their chains!"

"That's good!"

Yang Fan nodded with a smile, then chatted for a few words and said goodbye and left.

In the afternoon, Yang Fan left the Commander's Headquarters of the War Zone and headed straight to the winery outside Yangon, because he had just welcomed many distinguished guests, including Mr. Tan Kah Kee, the overseas Chinese leader of South China.

Chen Jiageng was born on October 21, 1874 in Jimei Club, Tong'an County, Quanzhou Prefecture, Fujian Province. His original name was Chen Jiageng. His father Chen Qibai was a Singaporean businessman.

After the outbreak of the full-scale war of resistance, Tan Kah Kee initiated the establishment of the "Malaysia and Singapore Overseas Chinese Relief Committee for the Relief of the Wounded Soldiers of the Motherland" on August 15, 1937, and served as chairman, donating Singapore dollars to support the motherland's War of Resistance Against Japan.

Before Japan attacked Singapore, Yang Fan asked Chen Jiageng and other patriotic overseas Chinese to send them to the United States for refuge through both soft and hard methods.

Later, Yang Fan temporarily changed his mind and sent troops to Myanmar to build a new anti-Japanese base in Myanmar. In order to further unite and lead the overseas Chinese in Myanmar, Yang Fan asked the United States to send patriotic overseas Chinese leaders such as Chen Jiageng, Li Qingquan, and Chen Fangming to Myanmar!

The winery conference room was filled with Chinese and overseas Chinese from Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia and Myanmar. Everyone was leisurely tasting tea and chatting, chatting and laughing, and the atmosphere in the venue was extremely lively.

After Yang Fan entered the door, he bowed his hands apologetically and said, "Mr. Chen, Mr. Li, Mr. Xu, and all the overseas Chinese compatriots have made you wait for a long time!

I am Yang Fan, the commander-in-chief of the Chinese Tiger Army. I am very grateful to everyone for their great contributions to the Chinese War of Resistance Against Japan in the past, and I am very happy that everyone can gather together!"

"Haha, Commander Yang is so polite!"

"Yes, Commander Yang is busy with everything, so he is not like me!"

"Commander Yang has heard of his great reputation for a long time. I am really lucky to see him today!"

"Commander Yang, with a handsome appearance, is indeed a dragon and phoenix among people, a pillar of the country, and a soul of the nation!"

“…”

As soon as Yang Fan introduced himself, the room exploded, especially those Chinese who saw Yang Fan for the first time were so excited that they surrounded him and shook hands with Yang Fan and greeted him, and asked him about his well-being!

If it weren't for the popular mobile phone selfies and circle of friends, everyone would definitely take out their phones to take photos at the same time.

"People, please be quiet, now let's get back to the point!"

After a while, the venue gradually calmed down. Yang Fan smiled and said loudly: "Today we are summoning everyone to meet here. The main purpose is to meet everyone well and then work together to plan major events!"

Then, Yang Fan began to get to the point, telling the topics of the humiliation suffered by China over the past century and the deep sufferings faced by the Chinese nation in the present!
Chapter completed!