"Haven't the Chinese comrades replied yet?" Uncle Iron Man smoked a cigarette pouch and asked about the news he cared about in a dark and serious manner.

"They have not yet replied to the question of whether to expand the war in the Indian Ocean." Comrade Berkov replied. As the second-in-command of the People's Commissariat of Foreign Affairs of the USSR, Comrade Berkov was officially promoted from the chief clerk in charge of liaison with Sino-Soviet trade to the leadership. Although this position still does not have any special voice.

There was nothing unusual about strategic considerations, and Uncle Iron Man, like Mustache, thought that it was not a Polish problem, but a British and French problem. The ideal situation is that Britain and France will attack China with all their might, and all the warships will be killed by China, and Britain and France will each lose tens of millions of people in Asia, and they will not be able to participate in European wars from now on.

The present situation, however, was that France was merely mentally supporting Britain, and Britain could not afford two wars. Even if the ideal scenario did not happen, if China had fought Britain in the Indian Ocean, it would have been very useful in reducing the pressure on the Soviet Union in Europe.

Being able to get into the People's Commissariat of Foreign Affairs of the USSR, Comrade Berkov did not rely on luck, he also had a certain level of grasp of strategy. The "ideal state" of joking is just a joke. Before China easily defeated the British in Southeast Asia, the Soviet Union thought that China would engage in a protracted war. The victory at the previous stage was so easy that the Soviet side, of course, hoped that China would be able to "go to the next level."

"Comrade Stalin, do you want me to go to China in person?" Comrade Berkov asked.

Slowly knocking out the ashes of the burned tobacco from the pipe, Comrade Stalin replied: "No, you contact the comrades on the Spanish side and ask them to hold on a little longer." ”

The Spanish Civil War is still raging. Britain, France, Germany and Italy, which had supported Franco, changed their positions dramatically at this time, and after the signing of the Soviet-German non-aggression pact, the Soviet Union demanded that Germany withdraw from Spain. Germany tentatively agreed to such a request.

Britain's concerns about Germany and Italy also led Britain to change its position, and a Spain, which was in a constant civil war, had too many opportunities to play against a-stirring country like Britain. Originally, at the beginning of 39, Britain and France were ready to recognize Franco's rebels, but now Britain and France continue to support the republican government with a clear banner. And after the embargo on the Spanish republican government was relaxed, a considerable amount of weapons and ammunition, and even the international columns joined the crumbling government of the Spanish Republic, the bloody civil war not only did not end, but became fierce again under the change of the positions of the various forces.

Comrade Berkov quickly understood what Comrade Stalin had in mind, that the republican government of Spain would be able to hold out, and that the Soviet Union would still have some influence in southern Europe. It's just that the key to leveraging the world situation now is still China, and if China can beat the British, the situation in the whole world will be different, and he tentatively asked: "Do you want to send another telegram to the Chinese comrades?" ”

Uncle Iron Man smoked his cigarette pouch again, and the chaos of the world situation was beyond his initial imagination. In the midst of such a total chaos, China's performance is very different. A few years ago, Chen Ke visited the Soviet Union in Moscow, and Uncle Iron Man can still vividly remember the frank smile on the young face that looked like he was only in his thirties. Chen Ke said extremely "unserious" words with a serious expression. "We will strike Britain in Asia, what are the plans of the Soviet comrades?"

At that time, no Soviet comrades took Chen Ke's ideas seriously, and it would take great courage to dare to be the first to challenge the world hegemon, which would trigger an unimaginable chain reaction. When things really went to this point, Uncle Iron Man found that the backlash on the Chinese side was so small. Britain was simply not capable of forming a global coalition against China, each of the major countries had its own agenda, and at this stage, the war between China and Britain was even gradually overshadowed by other contradictions.

The Western Pacific is so far away for other powers outside of China that other major countries would put the region on the back burner. China's actions have affected the world, but they have not changed the world. From this point of view, the Chinese comrades have indeed grasped the root of the contradiction. Countries aspiring to world hegemony may consider a life-and-death struggle with China in the region, and the Western Pacific is definitely not a priority for countries pursuing their own interests.

"Send a telegram to the Chinese comrades asking them to send someone to talk to us." Uncle Iron Man said abruptly as he put down his pipe.

The speed of change of events was not at all something that Uncle Iron Man could grasp, and by the time the Chinese comrades had arrived in Moscow by plane, Uncle Iron Man had already ordered the troops to go out of Poland and carve up Poland with the mustache. Military operations into the three Baltic states have also begun to be fully deployed.

In such a tense period, Uncle Iron Man still took the time to meet with the Chinese envoy.

"Comrade Stalin, Chairman Chen asked me to greet you." The messenger said very politely.

Uncle Iron Man pointed to the seat next to him and immediately lit himself a pot of cigarettes.

"Our country is ready to liberate Ceylon across the sea." The envoy did not waste time, even after sitting on the plane for dozens of hours in a row, he just smeared some cool oil under his nose, relying on the pungent smell to maintain his spirits.

After a moment of narration on the map, Uncle Iron Man understood China's intentions. If the British refuse to fight a decisive battle with China at sea, China will force the British to have a big war with China in the Indian Ocean. Ceylon is across the sea from the southernmost tip of the Indian peninsula, and from a strategic point of view, China can directly enter India through Ceylon. While Uncle Iron Man was thinking about China's strategic deployment, the Chinese envoy said: "Comrade Stalin, our country believes that now is a good time to liberate the world from the colonial system. At this stage, as long as we get Australia and New Zealand, we will liberate the people of other areas that were enslaved by the British. This is not the liberation under the occupation of China, but the equal liberation of the establishment of one's own state. ”

Politically, this kind of rhetoric has a very profound meaning. China wanted to destroy the colonial system, which meant that China demanded that the Soviet Union not establish its own colonial system in areas that China had identified. Of course, after the Chinese side made it clear that it would eventually own Australia and New Zealand, it was also testing the position of the Soviet Union.

Uncle Iron Man immediately replied: "The territory that was originally ceded because of the unequal treaty is being taken back by the Soviet Union. But my country is equally opposed to the colonial system. The world colonial system, dominated by the British, had to be broken. ”

After establishing the positions of the two sides, the two sides exchanged views on the future strategic situation. China and the Soviet Union were now fighting back-to-back, and the basic strategies of the two sides were highly identical, so the Chinese envoy asked Uncle Iron Man a question, "Has the Soviet Union already determined a plan for war against Germany?" ”

This question silenced Uncle Iron Man again. The Soviets did have a "thunderstorm" plan, but the strategic basis for this plan was temporarily based on a long war of attrition between Germany and France. Among the many strategic situation considerations of the Soviet Union, the best plan was for China to beat Britain and deal a major blow to the British Royal Navy. Germany and France were locked in a long war of attrition, as in World War I. Without the United States entering the war, the Soviet Union gathered powerful forces to liberate Europe all the way. However, the three conditions of the optimal scenario have not yet been met, and the Soviet side can only wait for the time being.

"To what extent do the Chinese comrades think about their future strategy?" Uncle Iron Man asked.

"We hope to be able to resolve the issue of the Western Pacific before the United States finally enters the war, and we are trying to complete the defense system for the Western Pacific when the United States decides to enter the war. In the Indian Ocean, our greatest goal is to resume oil trade with the Middle East. In particular, the oil trade with Iran. "The Chinese envoy did not deceive Uncle Iron Man. At this stage, it is no longer possible for China to do business with British oil companies in the Middle East, and the only country that can cooperate is Iran. Fortunately, Iran has an independent stance, and as long as China does not force Iran to stand in the anti-British camp, Iran has a position of cooperation with China in oil traders. The premise, of course, is that China drives Britain out of the Indian Ocean.

"The Chinese comrades do not have a strategic plan further west?" Uncle Iron Man was a little unconvinced.

"We believe that the Soviet comrades are capable of liberating Europe." The Chinese envoy looked more confident than his Soviet comrades.

If it's not nonsense, Uncle Iron Man is actually very easy to get along with, and the two just need to talk about business. Of course, this may also be because the envoy is Chinese and is not under the control of Uncle Iron Man. And the atmosphere within the BJP is very tolerant, everyone is also smart people, and it is difficult for the guys who around.

But in any country, the king of Hades is a little ghost, and after the Chinese envoy finished talking with Uncle Iron Man, a group of Soviet bureaucrats came up to talk to the Chinese envoy.

"Please ask the Chinese comrades to temporarily stop the collection of previous arrears......"

"Please Chinese comrades can send more equipment ......"

"Please Chinese comrades can communicate more with the USSR on military-technical cooperation......"

The Chinese envoys were annoyed by all kinds of demands for deferred payments and for supplies, and recently a study was being carried out within the People's Party, the main content of which was naturally the consistent anti-feudal and anti-bureaucracy. In the learning content, there is a "two books" and "layer by layer" thing.

For the People's Party, the country's macroeconomic regulation and control is naturally indispensable, but how to carry out macroeconomic regulation and control, macroeconomic regulation and control, and implementation at the grassroots level are all things that have many skills. Chairman Chen Ke predicted many things like a mourning crow, and as a result, these things did not even deviate in the slightest. For example, this "layer upon layer" problem.

After the central government has drawn up a plan, if it pat its chest and say that it will be overfulfilled, this will contain a huge problem. This has been discussed and refuted many times within the People's Party, but the following things are still emerging one after another. The most nonsense is that some of the people in the drill camp below found that they could not get weight and promotion by "overcompleting the task", so they simply criticized the attitude of the central government, "If you are able to do it, you will not be allowed to do it, this is to hit the enthusiasm of production!" ”

These guys are still good, and some of them are simply playing lazy. The work of serving the workers can be delayed as long as the tasks assigned by the superiors are completed.

Both guys have been severely criticized from within the party, those who should be removed from office, and those who should be dismissed. It's just that there are so many units and so many people in the country. This is to press the gourd to float the scoop, and there is a momentum of "wildfires are inexhaustible, and the spring breeze blows and grows". In short, all the purpose is to be promoted, so that these people can learn to reflect on themselves, temper themselves, and transform themselves, which is more difficult than killing them.

Fortunately, the BJP has put a lot of effort into the study of human behavior, and there is a relatively systematic study of these behaviors. So at most, everyone said "they are sick" and did not take it too seriously. At home, it was finally quieter, but when he arrived in the Soviet Union, the envoy discovered that the bureaucratic habits of the Soviet comrades and the unconsciousness of their own ruling class were really jaw-dropping.

Compared with China in terms of the Soviet comrades' request for credit, the envoys felt that the People's Party and the bureaucracy were close to "gentlemen", or at least "hypocrites". Part of the demands made by the Soviet comrades were clearly on the orders of Comrade Stalin, and the envoys were able to discern them. For example, non-payment of debts.

There are just some contents, which are undoubtedly done by the bureaucrats themselves in order to solicit credit. For example, in the part that tests the latest technology of China's military industry, there are also some details that have been made inches and inches. There are also some people who seem to have power but in fact the real power is completely controlled by Comrade Stalin, and the courage of these people and the "big mouth" of these people are so great that the envoys really can't laugh or cry.

In the end, the envoy met Comrade Berkov, and the two had been in contact many times and could be regarded as acquaintances. The Chinese envoy simply asked Comrade Berkov if he told Comrade Stalin about the nonsense of these officials, and he did not know what Comrade Stalin would do with them.

Comrade Berkov's face changed, and he said with a straight face: "Please don't do this. ”

"Why?" The envoy somewhat wanted to put Comrade Berkov in the army.

It is clear that Comrade Berkov was a very kind man, and he had been in contact with the Chinese comrades for a long time, and Comrade Berkov also knew the Chinese style, and he replied: "We use criminal law to deal with sabotage and nonsense. I don't think it's better for you to take these things to heart. All major external affairs are decided by Comrade Stalin, and there is no way to determine what others say. ”

The Chinese envoy was silent for a moment and replied: "Comrade Stalin has worked too hard. ”

Comrade Berkov, of course, could hear the criticism in these words, and he replied: "Every country has its own national conditions and historical traditions, and there are some things that I greatly admire the style of the Chinese comrades. However, the Soviet Union has a different history from China, and China's natural conditions and cultural traditions are better than ours in Russia. ”

If Comrade Berkov can say such things in a low voice, the Chinese envoy knows how tricky these things really are. He gave Comrade Berkov a cigarette and took advantage of the situation to interrupt the conversation in this regard. Of course, Comrade Berkov did not come purely to complain, he officially made a request, the Soviet Union was very interested in China's high-power aircraft engines, and hoped to be able to import a batch of aircraft engines from China. The Air Force of the USSR had a fatal problem, the range of the aircraft was too short. During the exchanges with China, the Soviet comrades found that the Chinese Air Force fighters of all types were larger than the Soviet planes, had more and larger equipment on board, and had a longer range. This shows that Chinese aircraft engines are better than Soviet ones.

This formal request was beyond the purview of the Special Envoy, who could only say that he would report the matter to the Central Committee of the People's Party when he returned. Comrade Berkov completed his mission, and when he was leaving, he couldn't help but turn around and specially remind, "There are some things that the Chinese comrades please don't take to heart." ”

"Don't worry, I won't say anything to Comrade Stalin." The Chinese envoy replied.

After a night's rest, the envoy went to see Comrade Stalin the next day. Comrade Stalin was not as optimistic as China, he said that he could not make too far predictions about the future, and he made very implicit demands on China. "The enemies around the Chinese comrades are very weak and have little strength, and in the future war, the Chinese comrades have the obligation to assume the world communist movement."

The Chinese envoy was not disgusted with Comrade Stalin's straightforward extortion, at least not so much of a trivial matter. As for whether the enemies around China were weak, the Chinese envoy felt in his heart that the Soviet Union was also weak in China's eyes. Of course, the Chinese envoy would not have said such things directly.

The two sides discussed the attitude of China and the Soviet Union towards Iran if China was able to expel the British in the Indian Ocean. The Chinese side resolutely cannot accept any military aggression by the Soviet Union against Iran. The Chinese side has expressed the hope that it will be able to maintain a state and a political system of its own choice in the Middle East. Provided, of course, that these countries must do business with China.

Uncle Iron doesn't care too much about this, the Soviet Union and Iran are neighbors, and if you want to clean up Iran, you can do it at any time. Why bother with a hard cap with China during this period?

After the exchange between the two sides ended, the envoy did not even rest, but went directly to the airport to take a plane back to China. When he rushed back to China, he met Chen Ke. Chen Ke did not speak after listening to the envoy's report. On the contrary, the comrade envoy could not help but raise the question of the bureaucratic system. "I think the Soviet comrades are on the wrong path."

Chen Ke smiled helplessly, "In such a world, the harsh winter of feudalism is coming to an end, and the spring of the bureaucracy is coming soon. The Soviet comrades were just the beginning. ”

In the history after World War II, not to mention the Soviet Union, almost all industrial countries, including the United States in Western Europe, had a good life of bureaucracy. The spread of modern means of communication triggered by industrialization has made the bureaucracy more powerful than ever. Without a bureaucracy, the United States would not have been able to overtake the Soviet Union in the space race.

The envoy was very clever, and in Chen Ke's words, he smelled a chill that seemed to blow the Chinese bureaucracy. Of course, the envoy did not say anything about this.