Although Malenkov knew that the two pilots were probably not telling the truth, he could only express his admiration for the creativity of the Chinese people on the surface. Chairman Mao and Zhou Guansheng looked at each other and smiled without telling the truth, and continued, "Comrade Malenkov, we will
We are going to arrange for you to visit our rural areas and some shops and banks in Yan'an, what do you think?"
After listening to the translator, Malenkov nodded and said, "I think this arrangement is good, but I am more interested in your factories, especially heavy industry. I heard that our Chinese Red Party liberated Shanxi. There should be steel plants and arsenals, right?"
The Soviet Union has a lot of experience in the construction of heavy industry, and I think this can help you."
Chairman Mao nodded and said, "Of course, the achievements of the Soviet heavy industry have attracted worldwide attention, but those heavy industry factories are relatively far away. Let's go see them tomorrow."
--late at night
Malenkov opened his diary, slowly turned away his pen, and began to record a deeply shocking day.
"August 3rd, sunny, Yan'an, China. Today I came to Yan'an, a small city in northwest China, the core of the Chinese Red Party. I took a plane from Xinjiang. When I was in the sky, I was still thinking about
What could surprise me in a small city in such a backward country? But I had only been looking forward to it for less than half an hour. A few planes of the Chinese Red Party opened my eyes. It was a kind of
It was a model I had never seen before. Obviously, during the lunch afterwards, I asked the leaders of the Chinese Red Party and they asked the pilot to introduce it. The pilot said that the aircraft was designed and assembled by their patriots abroad.
It must be a lie, but unfortunately I have no evidence...
I met M, the leader of the Chinese Red Party. He is a tall man. Although he dresses like a farmer, he speaks very wisely. He respects me on the surface, but I know from the plane incident that they are not
I was not very welcome. A leader of the Red Party did not welcome a representative of the Red International. This is simply a joke... Unfortunately, this joke is reality. I think this is because their national consciousness awakened during the war against Japan.
It is extremely wrong to think that nation is more important than class! I must find a way to correct their mistakes! But their mistakes go beyond this, which I will talk about later.
After noon, they and I went to the bank first. They called it Guanghua Store, but I knew it was a bank. This was just a step back because the Chongqing government did not allow them to open a bank. They also showed us their
Guanghua coupons are very well made and have an anti-counterfeiting mark that I have never seen before. I asked specifically that their currency has not been counterfeited. This is simply a miracle! The stability of the currency makes their economy better.
Stable, according to them, this currency has become the strongest currency in the areas controlled by the Red Party, even surpassing the Japanese yen and Dayang. Speaking of Dayang, it is said that the currency of the Chongqing government has devalued seven or eight times since the beginning of the war.
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After visiting the bank, at my request, we went to their largest market together. This place is called the Border Trade Center. There are a lot of goods in it, but I don’t know if this is a sign. At least on the surface, the trade is very prosperous.
, what surprised me the most was that many of the people who came to trade were from the Japanese-occupied areas. According to their introduction, it was said that because of the stable prices in the border areas and the abundance of supplies in the border areas, some Japanese businessmen even came to the border areas to do business.
Business, it's incredible.
What impressed me most today was seeing one of their so-called elections. It was a village election. Each candidate would talk about some of their own policy policies. Like our Soviet Union, there are also work points.
But what they hope more is to jointly establish small factories. This is the process of transformation from the peasant class to the working class. But unfortunately, in Yan'an, the vast majority of the Red Party members are from the peasant class, including Mao Zedong, but it is worth it.
Fortunately, there are still many comrades from the working class at the top. Mao told me that the main people in China are farmers, so Ge Ming must rely on farmers, but I think this is wrong. I must
Report it to Comrade Stalin, who will make his judgment.
Finally, we went to see their army. It was one of their garrison troops. The weapons they carried were all Japanese-style Sanba Gaigai. It was said that they were captured from the Japanese army. I took a look and found that they were indeed the same.
Japanese military equipment is still engraved with the name of the original owner. I also saw Japanese people in the garrison. It is said that they were recruited here. They are very satisfied with the life in Yan'an and are dissatisfied with the atrocities of the Japanese army. They think that the Japanese army has allowed them to surrender.
A machine in which good Japanese people turned evil.
The day's trip is over, and I will go to Taiyuan tomorrow, where I can see their arsenals and steel plants. They originally wanted me to see Yan'an, but I know that Taiyuan is the largest heavy industry city in the hands of the Chinese Red Party.
This also shows the disloyalty of the Chinese Red Party to the Red International. I will definitely find out the problem of the Chinese Red Party!"
After Malenkov finished writing his diary, he sighed and looked outside. In the cave, Chairman Mao, Zhou Guansheng, Jiang Cheng and others were talking about him.
"This Malenkov is indeed not easy to deal with. I asked questions here and there, and even checked the equipment of the garrison repeatedly. Fortunately, we were prepared and hid some weapons that should not be there." Zhou Guansheng said with some lingering fear.
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Chairman Mao snorted, "Didn't you see how ugly his expression was when I said that our Chinese government must rely on our farmers? I don't think he will leave unless he finds something wrong, and our tanks are also
You have to let him take a look, otherwise he will definitely ask to go to Suiyuan when he sees Taiyuan and sees no tanks. Suiyuan has just finished the war and construction is going on everywhere. Many advanced mechanical equipment and weapons are there. They want to hide it.
It’s not easy to live there.”
Jiang Cheng smiled and said, "Fortunately, he chose to go to the steel plant and arsenal in Taiyuan. There is already a foundation there. He saw advanced things. It would be easier for us to explain it. If he came to our Shaanxi arsenal and steel plant
, seeing that we have built such a big family business from scratch, you will definitely have questions. By the way, Chairman, how do you know that he will definitely choose Taiyuan?"
Chairman Mao said confidently, "Malenkov is here to find problems and gain credit. Of course he will go to the big guys. Well, we are all tired today. Tomorrow Xiao Jiang and Guansheng will go to Taiyuan together. Xiao Jiang will go to Taiyuan."
Pretend to be Guansheng's guard."
Jiang Cheng hummed and agreed.
On the other side, several Soviet soldiers walked into Malenkov's room. Malenkov saw a few people and asked, "How is it?"
The leader of those people took the letter and said to Malenkov, "We went to find those people according to the list. Some of those people are no longer in Yan'an, some have died in the war, and there are only two people left who are willing to join us."
Contact, that's what they offer us."
Malenkov opened it and took a look. The more he looked, the more surprised he became. He said, "Okay, this is a great achievement. It plays an extremely important role in this mission. You have worked hard. Go down and have a rest."
Several people retreated, Malenkov squinted his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking.
In Chairman Mao's room, Li Kenong also handed a list to Chairman Mao and said, "This is the list of people who have been asked and found by those people. Most of them have the experience of studying in the Soviet Union, but the only ones who have really contacted them are
The two people at the front and the ones behind didn’t respond at all.”
Chairman Mao nodded and said, "These two people also have a lot of information. It seems that tomorrow's inspection will not be as easy as today."
The next day, under the cover of fighter jets, Malenkov, Zhou Guansheng and others flew to Taiyuan together. In Taiyuan, Yan Xishan, Peng Dehuai and others had already arrived at the airport to prepare to welcome him.
Yan Xishan looked at Peng Dehuai's appearance, pulled Zuo Quan and asked, "Why does Mr. Peng look so unhappy? Aren't you guys from Red International coming this time?"
Zuo Quan knew that Yan Xishan was required to cooperate fully this time, so he said in a low voice, "The purpose of the Red International coming this time is to cause trouble for us. Although we are not afraid of what they will say, after all, if there is a conflict, it will have a big impact."
....How should I put it? You know that some of our equipment comes from Germany, and there are still some frictions between the Soviet Union and Germany. Chairman Yan, I hope you can help more this time, so that these Soviets can leave as soon as possible.
alright."
Yan Xishan is an old fox who knows how to make trade-offs best. Although the Soviet Union and Germany are an alliance in the eyes of outsiders, in Yan Xishan's eyes, it is a temporary helpless move. Sooner or later, they will fall out, so after hearing that China
The Red Party had received aid from Germany, and they suddenly understood. They patted their heads and said, "Don't worry, I know what to say and what not to say. I have long disliked these Soviet big noses. Look,
How could I make him feel as uncomfortable as eating a fly!"
Zuo Quan smiled, and then the plane landed. Zuo Quan looked at the wary-looking Malenkov and the thief-looking Jiang Cheng, and suddenly felt confident in his heart. He and others stepped forward to shake hands with Malenkov and say hello.
Malenkov looked at Peng Dehuai, who had a bad face, and said with a smile, "Is this General Peng? I heard the general's name when I was in the Soviet Union, saying that you are the number one general of the Chinese Red Party."
Peng Dehuai said with a straight face, "The number one general of our Chinese Red Party is our Commander Zhu. I am not in that position. Besides, soldiers fight with their lives. I am just an ordinary commander and soldier."
Malenkov's hot face touched his cold buttocks, and he saw Zuo Quan next to him and smiled, "Oh, General Zuo, hello, we haven't seen each other for a long time. I really hope you can come back to Moscow and work with us."
Zuo Quan nodded and said, "I miss my days in Moscow, but I like the feeling of being able to defend my home and country even more."
Malenkov hummed and said, "You're right, soldier!"
When Zhou Guansheng saw that several people had finished talking, he said, "We are here to visit the military factory and the steel plant. This is Mr. Yan Xishan, the chairman of our Shanxi Anti-Japanese United Government."
Yan Xishan smiled and said, "Comrade Malenkov has worked hard for coming all the way. I hope I can get some advanced experience from you. As you know, China has never had any heavy industry. If we can have your support, our development will be better."
It will be much faster. Malenkov must have prepared a lot of assistance projects this time, right? It actually wants to look at the steel plant? Could it be that he is preparing to assist our steel equipment? It also depends on our arsenal. In fact, the production speed of our arsenal is very fast.
Slowly, if possible, I think it would be better if our Soviet comrades directly provide us with weapons and equipment. After all, it is a war. Can the production equipment and other things be provided in two days? They say it is the big brother of the Soviet Union. Today I
Only then did I realize that this big brother was not called for nothing!"
Yan Xishan's rapid-fire words exhausted the translator and made Malenkov dizzy. He said, "This aid... aid? What aid? I didn't say that the Soviet Union wants to give you aid."
ah?"
Yan Xishan said with an understanding look, "I know, does the Soviet Union value international influence? We will never leak your assistance. Okay, okay, let's go see our steel factory first and wait for our factory director."
Let’s talk about what we are lacking now.”
Malenkov wanted to say something more, but he saw Zhou Guansheng shaking his hand with a grateful expression, and the others turned and left. They could only sigh a few times, feeling extremely aggrieved.
——Taiyuan Iron and Steel Plant
Malenkov looked at the tall blast furnace and the converter that was producing red molten steel, and felt that his heart was greatly shocked. Although such a steel plant was nothing in the Soviet Union, it was better than the information he had received before.
, it’s like heaven and earth, especially when you see the construction site next to it, you know that the steel plant is still under construction.
Malenkov pointed to the blast furnace and other equipment and asked, "Where do these equipments come from? I think they are all extremely advanced equipment!"
Yan Xishan said with a face: "I have managed Shanxi for a few years and made some achievements. These were all established by me at that time. It was not easy. I was so jealous that I only dared to drink one pot a day! Comrade Malenkov,
You, the Soviet Union, must give us more aid. Did you see that? The open space over there is where we knew you were coming and prepared it overnight, just waiting for your equipment. When will your equipment arrive? What am I doing here?
Everyone wants it!”
Malenkov waved his hands and shouted, "I'm not here to help!! I... Chairman Yan, I'm here to inspect! Inspection!!"
Yan Xishan shrugged and said, "But isn't the purpose of your inspection this time just to better assist our anti-Japanese war? Since you are inspecting the steel plant, you are naturally preparing to assist steel production equipment, right? Otherwise, what are you doing here? Isn't it?"
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Malenkov swallowed his saliva, not knowing what to say. Who knew he really came for such a reason.
At this time, Malenkov saw a group of workers coming from a distance. When he saw them, he quickly turned around and wanted to leave. Malenkov had good eyesight and clearly saw that those people did not look Chinese, so he immediately shouted, "Quick!"
Call those workers over quickly, I want to talk to them!"