Chapter 210 Food will be available
"In fact, what I worry most is the food problem in the Soviet Union. This year, 60% of Siberia's land particles have no harvest, and there is a big problem with the supply of food. We can use policies to adjust the agricultural issues, but this will take time!" Khrushchev looked at Brezhnev and Selov with a heavy look, and the other two people had nothing to do with this.
Since Selov investigated the corn problem in history in advance and did not allow the food problem to worsen until two years later, the report read very clearly that the climate in Siberia is cold and sunny enough, and even if corn is grown, it will not be harvested. Although Khrushchev has always advocated the theory of will, there is no way to deal with the weather in the Soviet Union.
This year, millions of hectares of land in Siberia will not be harvested, but will only bear bare sticks. As for how many cadres are dealing with, Khrushchev will take the blame for this matter. If the issue of corn is aside, Khrushchev's agricultural reform should actually increase grain output slightly, but the corn movement is over. The corn planting area has occupied one-sixth of the Soviet arable land. The huge losses in this regard make the highlights in other directions not even visible.
"It's nothing. If the situation does not worsen, I have a way to solve the problem of food." Selov said lightly. This sentence instantly attracted the attention of Khrushchev and Brezhnev, especially Brezhnev. If it were someone else, Brezhnev would have prepared the quota for shooting next year in advance. However, because he had just felt Selov's reverse thinking from solving the meat problem, he could start preparing the coffin later because he was working hard in Kazakhsekelov just now.
The most urgent problem before the First Secretary was the agricultural issue of the Soviet Union. Specifically, food and agricultural issues have always been the shortcomings of the Soviet Union. Of course, agriculture was not strong during the Russian Empire. Now, compared with that time, the Soviet Union had fewer Polish plains, but the population was 20 million more. And it also faced a shortage of labor. The men born after World War II were not yet adults. The Soviet Union's population was not enough to grasp industry at the same time, and it also made agriculture very well. Some state-owned farms actually had no one to use agricultural machinery.
Ignore what Brezhnev thinks. Khrushchev, as the first secretary, was most concerned about agriculture and immediately said, "Yuri, you have to know that our agricultural problems are very serious and our food shortage is very large. Do you really have a way?"
"While my country promotes the corn movement, I have carried out the corn movement in Sudan at the same time because of my personal relationship with General Abud, the Sudan military government, at the same time, at the same time, the corn planting area in Sudan is 4.8 million hectares. Due to the geographical conditions and good temperatures in Sudan, the corn has achieved a bumper harvest this year. Two months ago, I applied for assistance to the arid areas in northern Sudan as a Sudan warehouse. All the food goes down the Nile River and is stored in the desert areas in the north.
The Aswan military base is less than 100 kilometers." Selov explained the whole matter in detail. He had not forgotten to say that under the influence of Khrushchev, he insisted on the order of the First Secretary to provide assistance to Sudan, so that he could achieve the fruit of Sudan's grain harvest. The Soviet Union was indeed not an agricultural power, but he had to compare with anyone, at least better than the group of natives who were slashing and burning in Sudan. Moreover, Selov kept sending people to incite Sudan's soldiers, almost letting them use bayonets to force farmers to take care of the land, and finally achieved generous returns.
The corn harvest in Sultan can be explained by Serov's desire to flatter, which is also the most appropriate explanation. It is a coincidence. The climate in Sultan is very suitable for corn growth. Moreover, the weather this year is good and the weather is good, which makes Serov's blind cat meet dead rats successfully. This is easier to believe and accept than Serov's far-sighted competition for credit.
"Is there any report?" Khrushchev was happy. For the current situation in the Soviet Union, the news of the Sudan's corn harvest was tantamount to giving the Soviet Union a shot of a cardiovascular agent, which at least proved that Khrushchev's corn movement was not a complete failure. There are still areas worthy of affirmation, of course, this certain place was not in the Soviet Union.
"Yes, the report on Sudan is not very detailed, but it is almost equivalent to the 5 million hectares of corn production in the Soviet Union. The Sudan's advantage is climate. Of course, I believe that if we were the Soviets, we would have done better if we had the same land and climate!" Selov returned to his true nature as an intelligence leader and began to analyze the issue of what Sudan will have a bumper harvest for Khrushchev. From the precipitation in Sudan in the year, to the distribution of the rainy season, and the country's terrain.
Reports were taken out of the black briefcase that Serov brought. Brezhnev and others had never seen Khrushchev obey a cadre so patiently, and never. Thinking about it carefully, it was simple, and achievements were the first priority. When Khrushchev had already made the worst plan and even used foreign exchange to buy food, Serov appeared and told him that he could not do this, we had food. Various intelligence analysis about the Sudan 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 not old, his experience would definitely be as good as the old intelligence leader.
Selov, from water traces to weather, analyzed documents one by one were placed on Khrushchev's desk, and did not directly explain why the Soviet Union failed and the Sudan would win. But Khrushchev could understand everything by reading these reports by himself. He knew why the Soviet Union could not promote corn on a large scale. He only introduced the Sudan news, so he could naturally make Khrushchev compare himself without any persuasion, even if it was a curved rescue. There was no word mentioned in the entire process, which could make the Sudan accept it.
"Okay, very good! Ilyich, come and have a look!" Khrushchev had no reason to be angry anymore. He was like this. When he was angry, he could ridicule others as much as a pig. When things were over, they would forget them.
Brezhnev, Ustinov and Marshal Negelin all came to see Selov's telegram. Although Marshal Negelin had no say in the agriculture situation, he was pulled back by Selov from the God of Death. So he was also very interested in observing Selov's work in the field of intelligence up close and see if there is any rumor in the KGB, wherever there is something wrong and where any difficult problems can be solved.
Can it be solved? Of course, Selov was preparing for difficulties in Soviet agriculture a few years in advance, and used the KGB, the most powerful department, to operate. If this problem cannot be solved after so long, wouldn't it be too incompetent?
"The basic reason for aiding Sudan is because Sudan's own conditions and potential are the largest country in Africa, and its territory is very valuable. It is located in northern Africa, and it is not like Egypt. Ninety-seven percent of the territory is desert. If you say too much, the leaders are sorry." Selov accused him, "At that time, General Abud wanted to overthrow the pro-British government. I personally set out from Egypt to enter the Sudan capital for contact. General Abud and I have a good personal training. Of course, I have a good relationship with many military government generals!"
Selov first talked about the causes and consequences of Sudan, and explained everything clearly, "I gave a lot of military supplies after World War II and weapons and equipment eliminated by the Egyptian army to support General Abud to take a tough stance against the separatist forces in South Sudan. At the same time, because Sudan is a country with backward agriculture, many biologists from the Academy of Sciences were placed in the General Administration of Military Administration because of Lisenko, so they sent an agricultural consultant led by Academician Sukachev."
Khrushchev nodded frequently and praised, "It's done very well. Your professional attitude in the field of intelligence Comrade Xie Lieping has mentioned it more than once. Today we have seen the harvest so that we can sell corn from the Sudan to overcome this difficulty! Or exchange this batch of corn in exchange for assistance?"
"Comrade First Secretary, I don't plan to buy these corn with even one ruble!" Serov whispered with a smile, "The support for the Sudan military government was limited to some weapons and equipment and agriculture. There was no industrial aid, and Egypt was not short of food. Neighbors around Sudan did not face food problems. Sudan has no channels to sell this batch of food, unless it was sold to Saudi Arabia, but the coastline of Sudan is very short and the ports are not good. Only bulk transactions can be carried out from the Alexandria of Egypt. Prime Minister Nasser, Minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Rahman, Commander of the Republic Guard, and many senior Egyptian officials have good personal relationships with me. As long as we give in to some aid, Egypt will definitely cooperate with us..."
"Yuri, tell me your plan!" Brezhnev also joined the discussion. After all, he was several leading cadres in the Soviet Union. It would not be very appropriate if he kept listening to Khrushchev without expressing his opinions.
Food is the most important thing. People will starve to death without food, and it is also the lowest-value product. The national level needs oil, after all, that is the blood of a country. When people need food, the country will be in turmoil if they leave food. All of them are in power in the Soviet Union. If they have the opportunity, they certainly hope that the Soviet Union's agriculture will be extremely powerful, so that they will have more confidence when competing with the United States.
"The same food, the same fish and even the same fruits are of different value on different occasions. A crab can only be used as a filler in the hands of fishermen, but can become a valuable French feast in the hands of French chefs." Serov thought for a moment, "Sudan's industry is almost equal to nothing, and food can only be used as food in their hands. If I help Sudan build the food industry in the form of assistance, help Sudan's crops obtain high value, and use Sudan's corn in exchange..." (To be continued.) Mobile users, please visit http://m.piaotian.net
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