Big Time 1958

"Actually, what worries me the most is the food problem in our Soviet Union. This year, 60% of the land in Siberia has not been harvested, and there is a big problem with the food supply. We can use policies to adjust the agricultural problem, but it will take time!" Rushchev looked at Brezhnev and Serov with a heavy look, and the other two had nothing to do with it.

  Because Serov checked the corn problem in history in advance, and did not let the food problem continue to worsen two years later, the report clearly stated that the Siberian climate is cold and sunshine is not enough, even if you grow corn, you will not harvest anything. Although Khrushchev has always advocated voluntarism, he can't do anything about the weather in the Soviet Union.

  This year, millions of hectares of land in Siberia will not be harvested, only bare sticks will be formed. As for how many cadres to deal with regardless of his affairs, Khrushchev will take the blame for this matter. If we put aside the issue of corn, Khrushchev's agricultural reform should actually increase grain output slightly, but with the corn movement, it's over. The huge loss of the other direction makes it impossible to show the bright spots in other directions.

"It's nothing, if the situation doesn't get worse, I have a way to solve the food problem." Serov said lightly, this sentence instantly attracted the attention of Khrushchev and Brezhnev, especially Brezhne Husband, if it was someone else, Brezhnev had already prepared the quota for next year's shooting, but because he just felt Serov's reverse thinking from solving the meat issue, he could see that he was working harder in Kazakh Serov just now. For the sake of saving face, I started to prepare the coffin later.

   The most pressing issue before the first secretary was the agricultural issue in the Soviet Union, specifically food. Agricultural issues have always been a shortcoming of the Soviet Union, and of course agriculture was not strong during the Russian Empire. Now compared to that time, the Soviet Union has less Polish plains, but has a population of 20 million more. Moreover, it is still facing a shortage of labor. The men born after World War II are not yet adults. Agriculture is doing well. In some state farms, there will be situations where agricultural machinery is not used.

Regardless of what Brezhnev thought, Khrushchev, as the first secretary, was most concerned about the agricultural issue, and immediately said, "Yuri. You must know that our agricultural problem is very serious, and our food shortage is huge, you really Is there a way?"

"While promoting the corn movement in our country, because of my personal relationship with the Sudanese military government General Aboud, I simultaneously launched the corn movement in Sudan. According to the report of Academician Sukachev, the corn planting area in Sudan is 400 800,000 hectares. Because of Sudan's geographical conditions and good temperature, this year's corn harvest has been a bumper crop. Two months ago, I applied for assistance to the arid area in northern Sudan as a Sudanese warehouse. The storage in the northern desert area is less than 100 kilometers away from our Aswan military base." Shelov explained the whole thing in detail, and did not forget to say that he was under the influence of Khrushchev, insisting The Sultan was aided by the order of the first secretary. Only then will a bumper grain harvest in Sudan be achieved. The Soviet Union was indeed not an agricultural powerhouse. But it must be compared with anyone, at least better than the slash-and-burn natives in Sudan. What's more, Serov kept sending people to agitate the Sudanese soldiers, almost forcing them to use bayonets to force the farmers to take care of the land, and finally got rich rewards.

  Sultan's corn harvest can be explained by Serov's desire to flatter, and it is also the most appropriate explanation. It's a crooked fight. Sudan's climate is very suitable for corn growth, and this year's weather is good and it's a good weather, just in time for Shelov's blind cat to meet a dead mouse. This is more believable and acceptable than Serov's boasting foresight and claiming credit.

"Is there a report?" Khrushchev is happy. For the current situation in the Soviet Union, the news of a bumper corn harvest in Sudan is tantamount to giving the Soviet Union's agricultural problems a shot in the arm, at least proving Khrushchev's corn movement Not a complete failure. There is still something worthy of affirmation, of course, this affirmation is not in the Soviet Union.

"Yes, the report on Sudan is not very detailed, but it is almost equivalent to the corn production of our Soviet Union's five million hectares. The advantage of Sudan is the climate. Of course, I believe that if we in the Soviet Union had the same land and climate, we would do Better!" Serov returned to his true nature as an intelligence chief, and began to analyze for Khrushchev the question of why the Sudan would have a good harvest. From Sudan's annual precipitation, to sunshine, to the distribution of the rainy season and the country's topography.

   One report after another was taken out from the black briefcase that Serov was carrying. Brezhnev and the others had never seen Khrushchev so patiently follow a cadre to give a report, never before. It is also very simple to think about it carefully, and grades come first. When Khrushchev had already prepared for the worst and even used foreign exchange to buy food, Serov showed up and told him that it was actually not necessary, we had food. Regarding the various intelligence analysis of Sudan, this did not surprise Brezhnev at all. After all, the person in front of him was the first vice-chairman of the KGB. Although he was young, his experience was definitely enough to make him a veteran intelligence chief.

Serov's analysis documents from watermarks to weather, one after another on Khrushchev's desk, did not directly explain why the Soviet Union would fail and the Sudan would win, but these reports Khrushchev himself can see. understand everything. Know why the Soviet Union couldn't promote corn on a large scale. Just introducing the news from Sudan will naturally allow Khrushchev to compare himself without any persuasion, even if it is to save the country by curve. Not a single word of the Soviet Union was mentioned in the whole process, which was more acceptable to Sudan.

"Okay, very good! Ilyich, you all come and have a look!" Khrushchev has no reason to be angry. He is like this. When he is angry, he can ridicule others as being inferior to a pig, and the matter will be forgotten when it passes. .

Brezhnev, Ustinov, and Marshal Negerin all came over to watch Serov's telegram. Although Marshal Negerin had no say in the agricultural situation, he was pulled from the hand of Death by Serov after all. I'm back, so I'm also very interested in closely observing Serov's work in the field of intelligence, to see if there are internal rumors in the KGB, where things go wrong, and any thorny problems can be solved.

Can    be solved? Of course, Serov was preparing for the difficulties in Soviet agriculture a few years in advance, using the KGB, the most powerful department, to operate.

"The basic reason for assisting Sudan is because Sudan's own conditions and potential are the largest country in Africa, and its land is very valuable. It is located in northern Africa, and it is not like Egypt, where 97% of the country is capital. It’s a desert, I’ve said too much, the chiefs are sorry.” Shelov pleaded guilty, “When General Aboud wanted to overthrow the pro-British government, I personally set out from Egypt and entered the Sudanese capital to make contact. The teaching is not bad, of course, I have a good relationship with many generals of the military government!"

Shelov first talked about the causes and consequences of Sudan, and after explaining everything clearly, he said, "I gave a lot of military supplies to the Soviet Union after World War II and weapons and equipment that the Egyptian Army eliminated, and I supported General Aboud in taking a tough approach to the separatist forces in South Sudan. At the same time, because Sudan is a country with backward agriculture, and because many biologists from the Academy of Sciences were placed in the General Administration of Military Administration because of Lysenko, I sent an agricultural consultant headed by Academician Sukachev.”

Khrushchev nodded his head repeatedly and said, "Well done, your professional attitude in the field of intelligence, Comrade Shelepin has mentioned more than once, we have seen the harvest today, so that we can sell corn from Sudan to spend this time. This is a difficult time! Or use aid in exchange for this batch of corn?"

"Comrade First Secretary, I didn't plan to use even a ruble to buy these corns!" Shelov whispered with a smile, "At the beginning, the support for the Sudanese military government was limited to some weapons and equipment and agriculture, and there was no industrial assistance. , Egypt is also not short of food, and the neighboring countries around Sudan are not facing food problems. There is no channel for Sudan to sell this batch of food, unless it is sold to Saudi Arabia, but Sudan has a very short coastline and no port. It can only be obtained from Alexandria, Egypt. Only Hong Kong can carry out large-scale transactions, and Egypt’s Prime Minister Nasser, Interior Minister Alim, Republican Guard Commander Rahman, and many senior Egyptian officials and I have a good personal relationship. As long as we let go of some assistance, Egypt will definitely cooperate with us. …”

"Yuri, tell me about your plan!" Brezhnev also joined the discussion. After all, he is one of the leading cadres in the Soviet Union. Suitable.

   Food is the most important thing, people will starve to death without food, and it is also the lowest value product. Oil is needed at the national level, after all, that is the blood of a country, and people need food, and the country will be in turmoil without food. The people present here are all those in power in the Soviet Union. If there is a chance, they certainly hope that the agriculture of the Soviet Union will also be extremely strong, so that they will be more confident when competing with the United States.

"The same grain, the same fish, and even the same fruit have different values ​​on different occasions. A crab can only be used as food in the hands of a fisherman, but it can become valuable in the hands of a French cook. The French feast of the Philippines." Shelov thought for a while and said, "Sudan has almost no industry, and the food in their hands can only be used as food. If I help Sudan build a food industry in the form of aid, and help Sudan's crops obtain high levels of Value, in exchange for Sudanese corn..." (To be continued~^~)