41 Peacetime (10)

Before Yu Chen, the new governor of Jiangsu, submitted an application to the Central Committee of the People's Party, all-round information about Jiangsu had already been placed in front of the relevant units and personnel of the People's Party. Judging by the strength of this bourgeois revolution up to February 1924, the new ruling clique in Canton can be said to have done a very good job. When the enemies within the parliament were eliminated at a fixed point and entered the rural grassroots, they effectively grasped the lifeblood of the traditional landlords' "usury." Judging from the intelligence collected by the intelligence officers, this was all planned by Wang Youhong before his death. Wu Xiangyu can't praise Wang Youhong's ability.

Li Shouxian, as the supreme person in charge of Jiangsu's affairs, naturally will not turn a blind eye to this. The People's Party's economic policy revolves around capital operation, but it is difficult for him to judge Jiangsu's future development without a complete capitalist system. There is only one thing that can be determined, Jiangsu has not seen excellent economics professionals until now.

The People's Party's economic thinking came from Chen Ke, and it stands to reason that Chen Ke should also return to China at this time. However, this is not the case, and the central government must of course keep Chen Ke a secret. As far as Li Shou's reply is concerned, Chen Ke has not yet returned to China. Li Shouxian felt very disappointed, at this time, if Chen Ke was in China, he would not need military means at all, and he would be able to pinch Jiangsu casually by economic means.

Since Chen Ke was not there, Li Shouxian adhered to the strategy of the central government and ordered Wu Xiangyu and Ji Ye to discuss water conservancy issues with Jiangsu.

This is a very sensitive task, and if you want to carry out water conservancy construction, you must have a lot of field measurements. The planes of the People's Party have long taken a large number of photos of Jiangsu, and they have also produced a lot of maps. If the goal is a military attack, it is enough to make a map of Jiangsu. This superiority achieved by relying on scientific and technological strength does not mean that it will be convenient for surveyors in the People's Party army to enter Jiangsu.

"Comrade Ji Ye, I have a concern. If the diehards in Jiangsu are not willing to fail and take the means of attacking our engineers, then what will we do? Wu Xiangyu and Ji Ye talked about this issue.

In terms of military affairs, Ji Ye is far more experienced than Wu Xiangyu. She smiled: "We can ask Jiangsu to hand over part of the management of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal first." ”

"Wonderful!" Wu Xiangyu nodded again and again. While the People's Party overhauled the railway, it also made full use of various waterways, and there was a possibility of Japanese warship attacks by shipping, so the People's Party rebuilt the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. The canal was widened and dug deep, and the embankment was built with cement stones. For this purpose, the mechanical department has long developed a special category, dredgers. However, a very important section of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal is in Jiangsu, although Jiangsu does not dare to do anything to the People's Party's fleet, but because of the problem of disrepair of the river, the scale of the People's Party's shipping is greatly restricted. Ji Ye's request is extremely reasonable. If this problem can be solved, all the People's Party's investment in Jiangsu will be able to recover its costs by increasing the total amount of transportation.

Yu Chen didn't expect the People's Party to play this hand at all, he didn't really want the People's Party to do anything, this application was just to show an attitude to the People's Party, and it was just recognized and supported by the People's Party. Important canal traffic was not in Yu Chen's consideration at all at this time. However, the canal is closely related to water interest, and it is difficult to find an excuse to refuse now. As a last resort, Yu Chen could only take the "drag" method.

Yu Chen can drag, and the People's Party can drag even more. Wu Xiangyu and Ji Ye are already very busy with work, since this is the case in Jiangsu, they are also happy to have less trouble, and they can do it at any time if they want to clean up Jiangsu, but Zhejiang's government affairs cannot be delayed. The matter calmed down for the time being.

At this time, Moscow, which is thousands of miles away from Jiangsu and Zhejiang, Chen Ke would definitely be very envious if he knew that his comrades could "drag things down" so easily. There are things that can be delayed, and there are things that can't.

At the end of 1923, after Chen Ke inspected the work in northeastern Hebei and Inner and Inner Mongolia, he took a train to the Soviet Union. Chen Ke also traveled to the Soviet Union with 100,000 tons of instant noodles.

After acquiring palm oil plantations in Malaysia, the BJP also leased a large amount of land from the Netherlands for palm plantations. Palm oil is used in many ways, and in addition to making fried foods such as McDonald's and KFC, which have not yet appeared, it can also be used to make instant noodles.

After watching the sunset Komsomolsk, Chen Ke was not sure whether the Russians were intolerant of spicy food, and after "a large number of human experiments", Chen Ke found that this record was quite accurate. So the instant noodle packet is filled with seasonings that do not contain chili peppers. Modern business has to study customer needs. After "a very large number of human experiments", the People's Party's instant noodle factory found that Russia prefers the taste of fresh food. For example, caviar. With the goal in mind, it is easy to find a similar seasoning with the high level of Chinese diet.

In China's food aid to Russia, instant noodles are the "strategic material" after the second brew. This thing doesn't need all kinds of complicated logistics, as long as you carry instant noodles, you can eat it dry. If you have the conditions to boil water, you can eat a delicious meal hot by putting a few slices of black bread on the kang by the fire. If there is meat, throw a few beets into the instant noodle soup, and it will meet and exceed the gastronomic standards of the Russian nation. If such a meal is combined with two brews...... there are already workers in Soviet state-owned enterprises who eat like this every day, and they are still satisfied after eating it for 180 days. Therefore, on Comrade Berkov's list, the second course of brewing and instant noodles are highlighted after the emphasis on "priority supply".

There was nothing to eat on the train, especially in the USSR in winter. Not only the Soviet comrades ate instant noodles, but also the Chinese delegation. The Soviet comrades were also able to get pickles such as pickled cucumbers from the Chinese delegation, and alcoholic beverages were openly served, so relations soon became harmonious.

Chen Ke really saw how much Soviet comrades could drink, and several Soviet comrades patrolling the roof of the car could still walk under the shaking car after drinking a bottle of liquor. Chen Ke's limit of alcohol before crossing was more than a pound, and it was still helping people block wine at a brother's wedding banquet, and after drinking a few large glasses of wine, he went to the toilet and vomited in the dark. Seeing with his own eyes the awesomeness of the Soviet comrades, Chen Ke was truly impressed.

By this time in Moscow, Comrade Lenin had suffered a stroke and had completely lost his ability to take care of himself. It was very difficult to communicate with Comrade Lenin, but even so Chen Ke was thrilled to see this great man, the demigod of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. The only thing the two men really "discussed" was that China would defend itself against attacks from the east, especially to suppress the possible attack of Japan and Britain against the Soviet Union. After receiving Chen Ke's formal assurance, Comrade Lenin obviously looked much more relieved.

After meeting with Comrade Lenin, Chen Ke finally met with all the comrades of the Central Committee of the CPSU. In particular, the six comrades mentioned in Lenin's will. Stalin, Trotsky, Zinoviev, Kamenev, Bukharin, Pidakov.

After meeting these people, Chen Ke finally intuitively felt why Comrade Stalin, the iron man, was able to purge these five. Uncle Iron Man left a strong impression on Chen Ke that this is a person who does things! It's hard to describe, because Uncle Iron never cared what others thought of him, and he didn't care what impression he would make on others. Confucius said, forty is not confused, fifty is the destiny of heaven. Uncle Iron Man is two years older than Chen Ke, 45 years old in 1923, and he has completely entered the realm of "knowing the destiny of heaven".

According to Chen Ke's family teaching, that is, people with dung buckets on their backs can be stone Chuanxiang, brooms can sweep the road, and small flags can direct traffic at the street entrance. Ordinary people will have signs of imitation, and Uncle Iron Man does not have this tendency at all. People really know the destiny of heaven, live themselves, and do their own things. Not for money, not for profit, not for fame, just such a pure leader of the CPSU. Lead the USSR on the path that Uncle Iron Man considered right. Compared with Uncle Iron Man, several others can also be called heroes, but they lack that pure thing.

Uncle Tie Man and Chen Ke are also open and honest in their negotiations, and there are many ways to play. For example, it is very common to give Chen Ke a dismissal first, and loudly accuse Chen Ke and how the People's Party is sorry for the Soviet Union. The next day, as if he had never said these words at all, he talked with Chen Kefu about the cooperation between China and the Soviet Union like a brother. For a guy like Chen Ke who has become "shameless", this method is useless. Chen Ke, like Uncle Iron Man, firmly believes that this world is materialistic. In other words, everything depends on strength. Therefore, Uncle Iron Man's inner peace and excited appearance were playing, but Chen Ke was completely unmoved.

Chen Ke has been beaten countless times since he was a child, and his wife began to educate after the beating, "Fight the grass and scare the snake, fight the grass and scare the snake, as soon as people hit the grass, you will jump with it!" Isn't this looking for death? Don't talk about beating grass, others will eat all the grass, and you have to hide in the hole and stay motionless. As long as you have fangs in your mouth, whoever crosses your territory has to think about the consequences. ”

China has only achieved today's status by relying on its own strength, and as long as it has fangs, it is not afraid of others coming to its own territory. If you find the right opportunity, the king of heaven can also bite to death. No one wants to cause unnecessary trouble, and as long as China does not die, countries will naturally respect China when they need it.

According to "The Theory of Contradiction" and the education in the family, Chen Ke fought with Uncle Iron Man for several rounds, and he fell in love. There is no need to talk so much nonsense, the two of them will know each other's thoughts as soon as they talk casually.

Like Comrade Lenin, Uncle Iron wanted a stable East, and China was to help the USSR in the Pacific to withstand all possible attacks. And Chen Ke can even hear that Uncle Iron Man still has plans to "sell his teammates". For the sake of the interests of the Soviet Union, Uncle Iron Man is sometimes afraid that he will have to take some small measures against China.

In this regard, Chen Ke fortunately pointed out bluntly, "China can protect its own security on its own, so as long as the Soviet comrades do not provoke a meaningless substantive war, we can understand what the Soviet comrades do." ”

If other Soviet comrades, such as Comrade Trotsky, heard Chen Ke's words, I am afraid that they would feel very uneasy. If it were Comrade Bukharin, I was afraid that Chen Ke would feel that he had a ghost in his heart, and he might lose his temper because he felt insulted.

Uncle Iron Man was completely different, he just nodded, indicating what Chen Ke meant. Then he and Chen Ke began to discuss the next question. However, Comrade Translator's face was very unsightly, and those who were able to act as interpreters at such a level of meeting were all extremely outstanding talents, and it was impossible for him not to hear what Chen Ke was saying.

After attending the National Day Celebration and the military parade of the Soviet Union, Chen Ke went to express his condolences to the Chinese comrades who were carrying out medical assistance work in the Soviet Union. Seeing Chairman Chen Ke personally come to offer condolences, the comrades who helped were moved to tears. Of course, some comrades who were not able to hold back even criticized the Soviet comrades for their bad work style.

"Comrades, I already know your hardships and grievances. I would like to thank you for your hard work, you have made a great contribution to the revolution. But I still want to say that the comrades are here to do the work of aid, and if the Soviet comrades are doing a good job in this area, then you are here to study, not to help. Since we are here to do the aid work, then we must finish the aid work. ”

"The Soviet comrades always made a whole bunch of unreasonable demands! When something happens in the country, we always control the situation first, so that the situation does not continue to deteriorate, and then study why this kind of thing happened, and if it can be completely solved, we will completely solve it. If the matter cannot be solved, the project will be established, and there will be a system and method for dealing with it for a long time. However, the attitude of the Soviet comrades was unscientific, and when something happened, they did very little except shout and find the person responsible, and after the matter was resolved, they put the matter on the shelf as if it had never happened. I don't think this attitude is acceptable! A representative of the aid members stood up and said loudly. Looking at his red eyes and the angry tone, it seems that he has been angry a lot.

The comrades of the medical aid team all stared at Chen Ke, and it seemed that these words represented everyone's voice.

Chen Ke looked at the aggrieved comrades, and he was very sympathetic in his heart. Chen Ke had read many times about the simple and crude style of the Soviet comrades, and he knew that this was not a problem that could be solved overnight. The full name of the Cheka proposed by Comrade Lenin is the "All-Russian Special Committee for the Elimination of Counter-Revolution and Sabotage", and this kind of brutal style is in fact sabotage, and this is an act that has been dealt with by a special committee. As for Uncle Ironman, after he took full power, he simply used criminal punishment to deal with all kinds of sabotage. In fact, not only the Soviet Union, but also China has recently carried out rectification training and study, and one of the goals is to crack down on "lazy elements".

So Chen Ke could only say: "Comrades, I can completely understand the feelings of comrades. Our party's organizations are all organized and established with science and democracy as the core points. Therefore, I must now tell my comrades that we are talking about the system. The purpose of my visit today is to extend my condolences to all of you, to listen to your hardships, and to bring the motherland and the party's respect to you. Our medical aid units are also organized, and I am sure that you will definitely get a response from the organization, and our organization must have made suggestions to the Soviet comrades. Whether the Soviet comrades accepted it or not, this is a matter for the Soviet comrades. In my position, I can only listen to the situation of my comrades from the perspective of my position, and in my position, I will try to solve these matters in the way that is permitted within the scope of my position. But in practice, I must not overstep the command. This is not in line with the organizational system. ”

The comrades were a little confused, Chen Ke was so "official", everyone felt uncomfortable. In the Chinese tradition, the most important thing is to "listen to the heavens" and "master Qingtian", and now there is no one in China who has a higher status than Chen Ke, and Chen Ke is unwilling to personally interfere in this matter, so I am afraid that there is no way to solve this matter.

Chen Ke looked at the disappointed looks of the comrades, and he had to review to the comrades the arduous process of establishing China's medical system, as well as the design ideas and principles of the establishment, and the means and methods adopted in each implementation process. He then made a comparison between the Chinese medical system and the current medical system in the Soviet Union. After hearing this, the comrades finally understood that Chen Ke was not shirking responsibility, but that he really couldn't forcibly interfere. The medical aid team worked in the spirit of revolutionary humanitarianism to save lives and help the wounded, not to be the master of the Soviet Union. When encountering difficulties, we can only continue to advance through hard struggle, rather than simply finding a few blue skies to solve the problem through the top.

In the end, Chen Ke said: "I am really happy to see that the comrades are still very healthy here today. Comrades have faced so many difficulties, solved so many problems through hard work, and rescued millions of patients. Thank you! When you return to China, we must let everyone wear red and hang colors, and warmly welcome the comrades who have completed their arduous work. Everyone is a hero of the revolution! On behalf of the Party Central Committee, I would like to thank you once again for your hard work. ”

The warm applause represented the mood of the comrades, and in any case, Chen Ke did not use big words to deal with the doubts and grievances of the medical aid team. This alone made the comrades feel the sincerity of the CPC Central Committee represented by Chen Ke.

After the meeting, the responsible comrade of the medical team grabbed Chen Ke's hand and cried, "Chairman Chen, thank you so much. If you put on an official tone and say something else, we don't have to live! ”

After finishing speaking, the responsible comrades couldn't help but cry loudly. It seems that the simple and rude style of the Soviet comrades is really driving the comrades in charge of the medical team crazy.

By mid-January 1924, Chen Ke had finished his visit and was about to return to China, but Comrade Lenin had died. The original plan had to be changed, and Chen Ke attended the funeral of Comrade Lenin. The contradictions within the Central Committee of the Soviet Union were rapidly intensifying, and Trotsky and some members of the Central Committee of the CPSU actually wanted to use Chen Ke to "balance" the contradictions within the CPSU.

Trotsky gave the reason that, after seeing Chen Ke's meeting with the Chinese medical team, he felt that Chen Ke's assessment of the Soviet system was very pertinent, so Trotsky wanted Chen Ke to give a speech at the Central Committee of the Soviet Union to talk about the views of the Chinese comrades on the communist revolution.

If it were someone else, it would probably be happy to participate in the internal affairs of other countries, but Chen Ke, a guy from the lower reaches of history, is quite disgusted to do so. "Look at him up the Zhu Tower, watch him feast guests, and see his building collapse." This is Chen Ke's consistent style to the outside world. After planting the seed, Meimei sleeps, and when she wakes up, the seed grows into a towering tree, which is the feeling of history as a downstream of history. What Chen Ke wants to use is history, and what he wants to change is China. Being so suddenly involved in a turmoil that it was impossible to get involved in is completely contrary to Chen Ke's thinking.

To Chen Ke's surprise, Comrade Stalin actually said the same thing to him.

What exactly do these people in the Central Committee of the CPSU want to do? Chen Ke was really confused.