While the White House was gradually shrouded in suspicion of conspiracy, the Kremlin seemed calm. Yanayev, who returned home after resolving the Baltic crisis with a tough attitude, was cheered by the population. The vast majority of the Soviet population did not want the member states to secede from the united Soviet Union, so Yanaev, who succeeded in preventing the division of the three Baltic states, undoubtedly became a hero in the eyes of the people. Although the country's economic situation is as bad as before, the good news is a shot in the arm for the people who are shrouded in negative feelings of frustration.

When Yanayev got off the plane, the Soviet authorities arranged a grand welcome ceremony, and a young man wearing a red scarf presented him with a wreath, giving Yanayev the illusion that he was a patriotic hero who returned from Berlin in 1945. For this reason, Yanayev also specially convened a speech, which was specially chosen on a drizzly and gloomy day, and used an impassioned speech to tell about the crisis of the conference for so many days, and to create a sad and gloomy atmosphere among the Moscow citizens who came with umbrellas.

"After solving this crisis, we will face many difficulties in the coming days, as daunting as the thorns on the road to communism. Many people do not understand our ideals and beliefs, and there are also many people who are disappointed and no longer support our goals. The proletariat has been enslaved for centuries, and now many people want to go backwards and continue to sleep in ignorance. Then I am willing to be the first warrior to break the blockade of darkness and walk towards the light. Even if the capitalists sneered, even if the tip of the enemy's knife was against my back, even if the road ahead was full of traps, to the great communist fighters who were also sleeping in Berlin and in the Far East, the Motherland did not forget you. ”

Yanayev's speech was drowned out by thunderous applause, and he bowed affectionately to the people in the audience in thanks, and only after the applause was over did he straighten his back and say slowly, "And the great Soviet masses, thank you." ”

When the applause rang out again, it lasted for a long time, many people clapped their palms red, and many people moistened their eyes. The hard-line leader allowed them to reach out from their hearts and restore a little favor to communism. Of course, those intellectuals can only contemptuously say that what Yanayev has done is a boring show, and in their eyes only the speeches of the leaders of democratic countries are touching and genuine. The days before the ban ended, these people could only count the time and wait for the end of martial law in two months.

Yanayev's prowess on the podium broke the heart of Director Plekhanov, and few of the leaders he had come into contact with made such deviant speeches as Yanayev. Off-stage actors are generally carefully selected, and then the president gives a speech where the KGB has full control over the situation. But Yanayev chose the widest Red Square, without any shelter, as long as one person hid behind a certain window and pulled the trigger, the top leader of the Soviet Union would surely die.

Of course, Plekhanov did not understand how important it was to be loved by the people, and that the prestige that the Communist Party of the Soviet Union had managed to accumulate during the October Revolution was slowly squandered by successive governments after Lenin's death. It became a socialist state ruled by a huge bureaucracy.

"The speech was excellent, Your Excellency." Putin handed over an umbrella and towel as soon as he stepped down from the Yanayev stage, and in order to increase the sensational effect, Yanayev was drenched in the rain and had close contact with the people of Moscow.

"Thank you, but I have to say that the rain in August is also full of cold." Yanayev wiped the rain from his face, handed the towel back to Putin, and asked, "Is there any movement in the Kremlin?" ”

What Yanayev said was referring to the new plan for saving the economy that Ryzhkov had been working on in the past few days. Since the August 19 coup, it has been a period of growing conservative forces in the Soviet Union, and all the words Yanayev cannot say clearly. Someday, the conservatives will be swept away by a right and great path, just like the radicals.

Putin looked around to make sure that no one would hear their conversation before whispering, "Minister Ryzhkov would like you to visit his office, he is said to have an important document to discuss with you." ”

Yanayev nodded, rolled out his umbrella and walked out of the makeshift shed for his speech, standing on the stormy Red Square and saying to Putin, "Prepare a car, go to Ryzhkov's office now." ”

After saying that, he added, "Moscow is like this damn rainy weather, when will it really be clear?" ”

Ryzhkov was surprised by the appearance of President Yanayev outside his office, especially the embarrassed appearance of his hair dripping with water, and thought that the president had encountered some emergency. He hurriedly took out a towel from the bathroom and handed it to Yanayev, but the other party pushed it away and said directly, "I heard that you have an important document to discuss with me?" ”

"Oh yes." Ryzhkov, who had just woken up from a dream, hurriedly picked up a thick copy from the table and handed it to Yanayev, "This is a more feasible plan that has been come up with after analysis and investigation in the past few days. Reference was made to Lenin's New Economic Policy and to the reform plans of other countries, as well as to the specific conditions of the country. ”

"Thank you, Comrade Ryzhkov." Yanayev flipped through Ryzhkov's copy, and the other party explained every policy in detail next to him.

"We will first open up the prices of some commodities that are closely related to people's lives and try to market them. For example, grains such as potatoes and wheat are controlled and adjusted by the market itself. However, judging from the problems that have arisen in the previous economic market reforms in other countries, too rapid marketization can lead to hyperinflation of the currency. Therefore, in the same way, state-run stores should do a good job of selling goods at parity to curb inflation. There are even supporting laws and regulations that stipulate that anyone who hoards and raises prices will be sentenced to several years in prison. ”

"Directly sentenced to death." Yanayev said. Historically, Yeltsin's direct opening of prices led to repeated prohibitions on the resale of goods by state-owned enterprises and private partnerships, resulting in a malicious inflation of the currency. So Yanayev was more direct and shut them up with 7.62 caliber bullets.

Hearing Yanayev's understatement of the death penalty, Ryzhkov's heart chuckled, and he advised, "Wait, General Secretary. It's just a price hike, and there is no need to impose the death penalty, right? Isn't that too harsh? ”

"In times of turmoil, it is as ridiculous to talk about democracy and freedom as lawless. Only a draconian law will keep those who take risks with a fluke attitude in their hands. Yanayev told Ryzhkov about his concept of governing the country, and used the principle of "using heavy codes in troubled times" to the fullest. He also knew in his heart that if the draconian laws were not enforced, Soviet society would collapse in an even worse direction.

"In fact, a government-wide meeting has to be issued to prohibit any relatives of officials from participating in scalping. Once it is found that the immediate family members have violated the rules, the officials will be removed from their posts. "If it was a chaotic era before, Yanayev is ruthless to officials.

He is the supreme leader who wields the machinery of violence, and he does not need to compromise with any corrupt official, as long as anyone dares to become a roadblock to his goal of building the rule of law, the gears of the machine of violence will completely crush it.

Ryzhkov heard something uneasy in Yanayev's words, and he thought to himself, "Is the general secretary going to attack the huge bureaucracy?" Could this be another Stalinist political purge? ”

Ryzhkov's mind is already close to what Yanayev has planned, and now that he has initially taken control of the army, the next thing he has to do is to dismantle the huge and bloated imperial bureaucracy, especially those who Gorbachev single-handedly promoted to advocate Western democracy and freedom. These moths, who have been parasitic on the Red regime and have been sucking blood for years, it is time to send you to God.