Starting from the Planetary Governor - Chapter 218

Chapter 218: Veterans eager to return home

“Huh?! The governor of High Tower Province has been dismissed!”

“He’s not dismissed, is he? Didn’t the newspaper say that Chief Henry is in poor health and went to recuperate?”

“He is a veteran who founded the alliance after all, we should give him some face. Dismissal is so unpleasant, it’s more decent to voluntarily resign and recuperate.”

“Oh… I see. But how could such a veteran be dismissed?”

“It may be because he is not doing his job well. The newspapers have mentioned before, the progress of the first phase of the alliance’s infrastructure construction. The progress of High Tower Province is only slightly better than that of Wangcha Province, which was established less than two months ago. The governor must be dissatisfied.”

“Can you analyze so many things from the newspaper?”

“That’s for sure! I was one of the first people to flee from Qinggu to Weixing City. I had already obtained formal citizenship. I returned to Qinggu this time because I saw the achievements of the alliance’s infrastructure and was determined to form a transport team. My application plan was supported by the Agricultural Bureau of Beiqinggu Province and received investment. You see, I am not only a transport driver now, but my fleet already has 16 vehicles. Just follow this route and connect more than 200 farms…”

The voices of people talking were transmitted on a car.

This was a modified iron bull truck. The cargo box was lengthened a bit, covered with tarpaulin, and several windows were opened for ventilation, similar to the appearance of a troop carrier.

Nearly 20 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 road that had been opened. On both sides were the lush green fields of summer. The wind blew, and the early summer sun was not too hot. The warmth and fragrance flew in from the window of the canopy, making Cohen Puglia feel almost drunk.

The pain of being forced to retire after losing his right arm, right eye, and right ear seemed to have eased a lot.

He was from Qinggu, and more than half a year ago, he enlisted in the alliance’s battle to pacify the Qinggu region.

However, he enlisted a little late and basically missed the Qinggu battle. After staying in the recruit camp for a few weeks, when he was transferred to the formal army, his destination was different from that of most of the garrison divisions that entered the Qinggu Army Group. Instead, he was sent to the 2nd Infantry Division of the Central Army Group, and then followed the troops back to the Central Province, and then went east to fight in the eastern provinces.

The battles in the eastern provinces were easy, but that ease mainly refers to the overall situation. Specifically, when it comes to each company and each soldier, it does not mean that there is no danger at all.

At that time, the company where Cohen Puglia was located was ordered to destroy a stubborn bunker.

The effect of heavy artillery bombardment was not very good, and soldiers still needed to go down and gnaw.

Cohen Puglia was in the assault team.

His squad’s attack was generally smooth. Under the suppression of machine guns, they approached the entrance of the bunker and blew it up. After entering again, they eliminated many blocking enemies and only suffered four casualties.

But at this time, they encountered a homemade bomb made by the enemy. The explosion exploded beside him and he fainted at the time.

His comrades did not abandon him, but rescued him back 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.

With such serious injuries, he certainly had no way to return to the army.

The army promoted him one level and retired him with the rank of corporal.

Strictly speaking, Cohen Puglia’s military career ended in just three months, with a disability.

He was very depressed and desperate.

He was born in a serf family. After joining the army, he experienced a life that was once unimaginable.

Although he had to face battles and dangers, he liked his comrades from different places, the rude but caring shouts of his squad leader, the brotherhood of his comrades fighting side by side, and the truths and stories told by his company instructor.

He didn’t want to retire.

But there was no way. With his current physical condition, he really couldn’t stay in the army.

However, the generous treatment of retired soldiers and disabled soldiers by the alliance gave him hope and dawn.

The first is the promotion of the first-class rank, corporal.

The promotion of this rank is very important. The retirement pay of corporals is one level higher; and when he is transferred to a citizen on the spot, he can directly obtain the E9 grade.

This is equivalent to a guarantee for the future.

Moreover, he did not retire normally, but retired with disability. This will allow him to have an additional generous pension in addition to the ordinary retirement pay when he retires.

And he has a third-class combat medal.

Speaking of this, it should also be mentioned that the Military and Political Department has designed a new three-level combat medal, which is below the Medal of Renaissance and the Medal of Extinguishing Wind.

These medals not only represent honor, but also represent an additional allowance, which is valid for life.

Adding all these things together, the pension and retirement allowance, Cohen Puglia can 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-level citizen level means that as long as he follows the arrangements of the Retirement Security Bureau of the Union Military and Political Department and does some simple work, he can get a well-off standard of living, which includes food rations, housing subsidies, medical security levels, and education for future generations. The E9-level allowance and the combat medal allowance add up to a good additional quality of life improvement on top of the basic life…

Cohen Puglia finally decided to return to his hometown with his own money, his citizen level and 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 all the way from Xiongya City back to Beigu City.

Here, he first went to handle his retirement procedures and transfer his identity to Beiqinggu Province. Comrades in the Veterans Security Bureau will continue to pay attention to the situation of all veterans in the province and ensure that they can get what they deserve.

Then, he went to the Provincial Civil Affairs Bureau and inquired about the situation of his family. His family was assigned to a place called “Weihe Farm” as agricultural workers.

After finding out where Weihe Farm was, he was directed by the staff to go to the outskirts of the city and found a covered car.

This iron bull-modified covered car can carry more than twenty people at a time. They followed the newly built road network, connecting Chatan City to countless transportation towns, and then from these hub towns to almost all registered farms.

He waited in Chatan City for two days, and when the driver gathered twenty people, he got on the car; after another two days of journey, he was almost there.

The driver was still bragging, the passengers were still talking, but he could already see the appearance of his hometown from afar.

“We’ve arrived at the Weire Farm! I remember there’s an old soldier on our bus who’s going here?”

“Yes.” He responded.

“Okay, then get ready to get off the bus. You’re a veteran of combat, and you’re the one that Old Bray admires the most. Without you, there wouldn’t be the current great situation of the Alliance! I hope to see you again in the future!”

“Okay, I hope to see you again.”

When he arrived at the gate of the farm, he got off the bus with his luggage in his only remaining left hand.

During this process, enthusiastic passengers lent a hand and helped him get his things down.

After thanking them 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 hired farmhand at Weire Farm. The plantation owner provides food and drink, but nothing else.

In the past, he didn’t think it was a big deal, and even thought that the farm owner was very kind. At least from his grandfather’s generation to his parents, no one starved to death.

But now he doesn’t think so.

After listening to the many truths and stories told by the instructor, he realized that their family’s past life was not right.

If it was that hometown, he would not miss it at all.

But the Alliance has changed all this.

So he came back.

He looked at the scene in front of him, which was both familiar and a little strange.

Many of the walls that were originally built to defend against aberrations and looters have been demolished, leaving only a symbolic gate with the name of “Weire Farm” hanging on it.

Instead, a tall wooden watchtower was built with people on duty.

The purpose of this lookout tower is probably to check the surrounding conditions in advance.

The person on duty on the lookout tower, of course, saw him.

He seemed to say something, and soon someone rushed over.

“Brother Cohen? It’s really you! You’re back!” The visitor was full of enthusiasm and approached quickly, but when he saw his hands, eyes, and ears, he changed color.

“Momo, hello. This is left over from the war.”

“Brother Cohen, you have suffered… Do your uncles and aunts know that you are back?”

“I wrote a letter to them, they should know, right? But maybe it was lost? Anyway, we are back, and we will know everything later.”

“Then come with me, I will take you home!” Momo helped him carry a lot of things without saying anything, and then led him to his home.

Along the way, Momo told him a lot about the great changes in his hometown during the months he was away.

Many people left, at least 80% of the people. It is said that there is still a lot of land to be developed in the province, and the planting industry here in Weire Farm originally did not need so many people after having large machines.

His parents should have been relocated, but they said they wanted to stay here and wait for Cohen to come back. According to the policy, they discussed and decided not to relocate.

Now, they no longer live in the collective dormitory of the original farm serfs, but have their own small house.

In the plan to eradicate the jungle, there are a lot of wood raw materials that have nowhere to be used, and they are all taken to the synthetic starch factory. Of course, there are a lot of leftovers, and they can be used to build houses or export wood by opening a wood processing factory.

In fact, it is more economical and reasonable to use wood in this way than to crush it directly into synthetic starch. Now, only the wood that cannot be consumed by the processing plant and paper mill and is of relatively poor quality will be thrown to the synthetic starch factory.

His parents built a new wooden house not far from the farm and lived with his sister and brother.

Their family has 1,000 acres of farmland subcontracted to households, which was an unimaginable number in the past. First, they can’t grow so much, and second, it is impossible to divide so much land among the family.

But now it is possible.

Agricultural machinery has changed the production model and efficiency has become extremely high. Plowing the land no longer requires dragging old oxen over and over again. Tractors with plows and harrows only need to go once. The same is true for sowing seeds. The newly distributed high-yield seeds are said to have much higher yields than before. There is no need to use hand-cranked machines to apply pesticides. Going to the fields to work hard is enough. A tractor dragging the pesticide machine for a few runs is enough .

In the future, when harvesting, facilities such as combine harvesters and farm stations will be able to solve big problems.

Puglia’s parents, with their 13-year-old brother to help, although it is a bit hard, it is enough to take care of the thousand acres of land.

Not only their family, but most of the families who stayed behind have similar situations.

The corresponding agricultural machinery has also been allocated to the farm, and everyone is learning and using

it. His underage brothers and sisters have been assigned to the E3 level and have food rations; his parents are both E5, strong-aged laborers, not only have enough food, but also have allowances to save up, whether it is to buy household appliances or save up to buy their own agricultural machinery to open up more land.

According to the annual agricultural production, the citizen rank will be readjusted every six months. Those who do well and have high production will be promoted quickly. Even if they are ordinary or even lazy, as long as they work normally and complete the minimum production quota, their accumulated years of service can also be promoted, but not so fast, and there is an upper limit.

Now, everyone’s life has become better. Not only the basic rank rations make people well fed and clothed, but there is also extra money to go to the nearby hub town to buy some new and interesting things. A new piece of clothing, a fan, a radio, exquisite and sturdy furniture…

These have really changed the lives of everyone in the Micro-heat Farm.

These words from the little brother sounded as warm as the fragrant wind at this moment in Puglia’s ears.

He became optimistic and a smile filled his face.

Although he could not stay in the army anymore, coming back seemed to be a good choice. The

pension and retirement benefits he brought back should be enough for his parents to buy some farm machinery, so that they don’t have to queue up and squeeze with others to use them, and they can also rent them out to others. Just like what the driver said on the road, others can work as a transport team, and he seems to be able to work as an agricultural machinery management team.

At that time, he can also ask for help to expand the contracted fields and expand production. When the output increases, his parents, brothers and sisters will be promoted faster in the future.

Although he has a broken hand, one eye and one ear, and is half disabled, he can do what he can to reduce the burden on his family.

E9’s job level is considered high in the farm. Although he is half disabled, maybe Xiao Yuemei is still willing to marry him.

While walking, he chatted with Momo and imagined the future.

He could already see a small wooden house.

That was his home.

His parents were waiting for him.

He couldn’t help but pull Momo and speed up his pace.

“Hey, Brother Cohen, don’t be so anxious, slow down, there are still a lot of things, and your body is…”

But how could his friend’s persuasion stop his eagerness to go home?

However, when he arrived at the door of his house, he walked slowly.

He heard his mother crying from inside the house, mixed with his father’s stammering voice and some scolding.

(End of this chapter)