"Lu, if you don't believe what you read in the book or what we tell you, we can arrange a trip for you. You can go to our country and walk around various places to see and talk to us.
If you talk to the people from the bottom of their hearts, you will believe it." Peter smiled.
Lu Ming was silent for a moment, then suddenly smiled: "Mr. Peter, I really don't understand. I am just an ordinary citizen. What is there that deserves your attention? Are you willing to win over me at all costs?"
"That's because we are really optimistic about you and feel that you will definitely become our comrade and comrade-in-arms." Peter said with his arms open.
Andre smiled and said: "Because we have a common enemy, no matter whether you join our organization or not, we will become comrades in the future and fight the common enemy."
"Oh, who is our common enemy?" Lu Ming didn't understand for a moment.
"The Japanese, to be precise, the Japanese warlords and imperialists." Andre said seriously.
Lu Ming burst out laughing. It seemed that ever since Japan took away the rights and interests of Port Arthur and the Northeastern Railway from Tsarist Russia, and completely annihilated Russia's Second Pacific Fleet in the Tsushima Strait, Japan and Russia had become mortal enemies.
Although the world has changed and Russia has become the Soviet Union, this hatred remains the same.
"Lu, do you think China and Japan can live in peace as they do today?" Peter asked.
Lu Ming nodded. He knew that the Japanese's ultimate ambition was to invade China, cannibalize and occupy China. North Korea was just a springboard for their invasion of China. This was already common sense in both China and Japan.
"The European and American imperialists want to deal with our Red Soviet Union, but they dare not take action, or they are tied by the global economic crisis, so they encourage Japanese warlord imperialism behind the scenes and act as clowns in the front stage." Peter
Throwing out his core ideas.
"This is the first time I've heard of this point of view. Is it really true?" Lu Ming expressed doubts.
"The Western powers are watching the fire from afar and want the Japanese to pull chestnuts from the fire for them. This is an obvious fact. The Chinese people are facing the test of blood and fire." Peter said seriously.
Lu Ming was ambiguous. He felt that the relationship between Britain, the United States and the Japanese was mainly business, for money and market, and there was no deliberate support and assistance.
If it is said that European and American countries have plans to support Japan in attacking the Soviet Union, it seems to Lu Ming that this is almost a fantasy. Is the United States that stupid? Is the UK that stupid? How could they believe Japan?
But it is true that Europe and the United States regard Japan as an Asian base to prevent the Soviet Union's external redization. Not only Japan, but also China is regarded by Europe and the United States as a base to resist the red trend. The limited support of European and American countries to the National Government is related to this.
The Bolsheviks in the Soviet Union seized power, causing panic in the Western world. Therefore, in Europe, they used Poland, Romania and other countries to form an isolation zone, allowing Soviet Russia to fend for itself in the isolation zone.
In Asia, the main bodies of this isolation zone are China and Japan.
It is a pity that China already has a Communist Party organization and it is constantly growing and growing. This isolation zone has exposed a big "loophole".
"Lu, there is no rush to make a decision on this matter. You should think about it carefully first. If you want to visit the Socialist Soviet Union, we can arrange it at any time." Peter and his comrade Andrei exchanged a look.
"Thank you, Mr. Peter, for your kindness. Please forgive my blunt statement. As a non-party believer, I will not spy for any organization or political party." Lu Ming refused.
"You misunderstood. We really don't want you to be a spy. We just want to recruit you to join our organization and become our comrade-in-arms and comrade. We, the Russian Communist Party, are not all spies." Peter laughed.
"Come on, let's drink." Andre filled three more wine glasses.
All three of them drank it immediately. I have to say that the vodka tasted authentic. Even Lu Ming, who doesn’t usually drink vodka, felt very happy.
Lu Ming declined the caviar and ate half a pickle and two slices of sausage.
"I can only say that I am full of curiosity about your country and system. Of course, I am also envious. If you need my help in any way, I will try my best. I have not considered other things. Please forgive me." Lu Ming pondered.
road.
He really longed for the society described in the books Andre gave him, but he felt that the description was idealized and not so real. It was a bit like a dream floating in the clouds, or painted on a canvas.
's grand scene.
He had previously learned from the works of Tolstoy, Turgenev, and Tostoevsky what the real Russia was like. It was a semi-feudal and semi-slavery system with great suffering, even worse than China's feudal society.
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Although serfdom was later completely abolished, how could the corruption, incompetence, decadence and decadence of Tsarist Russia be saved by the abolition of serfdom?
Lu Ming did not believe that the introduction and establishment of just one system could turn the decadent Russia into a prosperous and powerful socialist industrial power and a brand-new paradise on earth.
But now the Soviet Union is an ally of the Republic of China government. Peter and Andre are here to help the Republic of China government train its troops. After all, they are guests and friends.
Lu Ming felt a little grateful to them in his heart. He was willing to let Andre use the empty room free of charge, which was also an expression of his true emotions.
Lu Ming does not trust others easily. He also knows how big the gap between books and reality is, and he also knows the difference between ideals and reality.
As for the identities of these two people, Lu Ming seriously suspected that they were Soviet spies.
Lu Ming really did not accuse them wrongly. Andrei and Peter were both intelligence officers of the Soviet Army Intelligence Service, also known as the GRU. Together with the later established State Federal Security Service (referred to as the KGB), they were also known as the two major powers of the Soviet government.
Intelligence agency.
They came to Shanghai nominally to help the Republic of China government train its troops and become familiar with the use of various Soviet-style weapons. Their real purpose was to establish their own intelligence agency in Shanghai.
They had long since focused on Lu Ming. After studying Lu Ming's background information in detail, they tried their best to recruit Lu Ming to join the group, mainly because of his identity and various social connections.
As veterans of intelligence work, they know that absorbing a spy does not happen overnight. They cannot rush for success. They need to slowly cultivate feelings and penetrate little by little.
You must pay attention to look for opportunities. At the critical moment, there will be a weight to impress the other party, so that you can gain trust and make the other party willing to work for them.
The three of them were drinking and chatting. Peter and Andre could see that Lu Ming liked to hear about domestic affairs in the Soviet Union, so they highlighted various domestic situations to Lu Ming, including the Soviet Union's comprehensive industrialization and the planned economic system.
and military construction, etc., and of course the basic living conditions of the domestic people.
They didn't tell a lie, they just didn't tell the deepest shortcomings of the Soviet system. Of course, they didn't think it was a shortcoming, but an inevitable side effect in the development of the planned economy, which could be corrected bit by bit.
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Lu Ming listened quietly. Of course he could tell what was the truth and what was a lie.
After listening, Lu Ming breathed a long sigh of relief. He believed that what these two people told was basically the truth, at least 80% of it. Some questions may not be stated accurately enough, but they cannot be regarded as lies.
This made Lu Ming's mind come alive, and he began to yearn for the Soviet Union.
But the big question mark still exists in my heart. Also, if the Soviet revolution was successful, can it be replicated in China?
That's not necessarily true. China's feudal system of more than two thousand years has been too long. It is not easy to completely change people's thinking and transform this society.