Listening to Contini's rampage and talk about such harsh words as "one country building socialism" and "the merits of the New Economic Policy", the veteran Kamenev could not help but retort: "You yourself say that you should adjust your policy according to the changes in the actual situation, which shows that what has been proved to be correct in the past is not necessarily reliable in the next stage, and the Soviets are now facing a new historical opportunity and need new theoretical guidance and direction." ~With~Dream~Small~Say~щ~Suimеng~Lā"

Contini shrugged: "With all due respect, the current economic situation in your country can only be described as a relaxation and partial recovery, the main indicators of your industry and agriculture, the average level of living of your people, I don't think it has returned to the pre-war level, right?" If you can't even do this, how can you talk about proving the superiority of the Soviet system over the tsarist system? In the same way, from the perspective of horizontal comparison in Europe, your country's per capita output and overall living standard are also at a low level, not to mention compared with Britain, France, Germany, Italy and other large countries, even compared with Poland and Romania, this objective gap restricts the dissemination of theory. It's like a destitute man shouting on the street that I have a way to get rich – how many people are willing to listen? ”

Bukharin was amused by this analogy and asked: "In your opinion, what is the correct way to export the theory?" ”

"Make yourself strong!" Contini smiled, "If Comrade Stalin's strategy of building socialism in one country is implemented, and the Soviet Union has developed into a major European power after 20 years of construction, and has leapt to the forefront of Europe not only in terms of overall output, but also in terms of per capita output and living standards, I believe that at this time the theory will be very convincing - it will point out a path to the backward countries, a new path that is different from the known historical development path, and this is also the path that Fascist is currently trying to pursue in Italy."

Why does the United States believe in liberalism? Why does Britain believe in capitalism? Isn't it because these two systems have brought them unimaginable success and international status? If the road to construction in your country is successful, I believe it will be more convincing than guns and the Red Army! ”

Zinoviev said to Kamenev in a voice that was not high, but audible: "I don't know who has not graduated from university, and who has touted him as a theoretician, and dares to point fingers at Bolshevism, which he does not understand......"

"Who is this?"

"Mr. Zinoviev, a member of the Politburo of the Soviet Union, and the executive chairman of the Comintern......"

"What did he just say?"

The translator of "this ......" paused for a moment, but still said the full meaning.

Contini smiled, turned to Chicherin and said in English: "It doesn't matter if I am a theoretician or not, but there is one thing that everyone agrees on, the idea of the three banners that I put forward has been included in the guiding ideology of the Party and enshrined in the Party program by Fascist...... I have always been firm in my belief in the revolution, and in the Italian Revolution I launched a student movement in Rome to welcome the arrival of the leader, but some comrades of your party wavered and hesitated at the critical juncture of the revolution, and when the revolution succeeded, they turned into revolutionary veterans. ”

Of the Russians present, only Chicherin was fluent in English, so Contini had to speak to him alone.

Sure enough, Checherin's face changed dramatically after hearing this, and his hands began to tremble - Kamenev and Zinoviev's performance in the October Revolution is well known, and he was deeply criticized by Lenin, and although he later made a review, it does not mean that this matter is gone, and Trotsky did not attack this matter not long ago?

Stalin saw that Contini and Chicherin were muttering for a while, and when he saw that Checherin's face had changed drastically, he knew that something important must have been said, so he asked curiously: "Comrade Chicherin, what did President Ziano just tell you?" ”

"I ...... Checherin did not dare to say this ...... truthfully, and was about to prevaricate a few words to cover up the past, when Contini added as if he were making up a knife, "Comrade Checherin, you tell Comrade Stalin what I said truthfully...... I've heard that your Cheka is very powerful, and there must be a recording and recording at the venue, in case what you and I said before and after doesn't match, I'll pat my ass and leave, your words...... Well? ”

When Chicherin heard this, he couldn't help frowning—amazing! Although this president was not very old, he had a good grasp of the internal situation in the Soviets, a full understanding of the high-level struggle, and even the political ecology of Russia.

Is Kamenev and Zinoviev right? Of course it's not right, even if it is reviewed, it doesn't mean that this thing doesn't exist - this is a stain for a lifetime, and the reason why this sentence was introduced is because of Zinoviev's intentional or unintentional sarcasm, and Chicherin regretted it so much that he almost wanted to scold himself - how could he forget what the president did in Italy? That's a character who can use all kinds of means to get rid of the Socialist Party, how can he suffer such a dumb loss? The present world is coming, right?

As Contini reminded, he didn't dare to hide the full meaning of Contini's words just now - to say that it was just a paraphrase, not to say, it was likely to leave the impression in Stalin's mind that Checherin was Kamenev and Zinoviev's gang, thinking of the word Cheka, he felt that the cold hairs on his back stood up, so he had to attach it to Stalin's ear and whisper it again, hearing the latter nod again and again, a strange smile appeared on his face - It turned out that the Italians also knew that Kamenev and Zinoviev were unreliable, and this shame was thrown abroad......

Although Bukharin couldn't hear what the two were saying, he instinctively thought that what Contini said just now was not a good thing, and he couldn't inquire and justify it - Chicherin had just whispered to Dalin, which shows that the problem is very serious! Faced with a somewhat awkward atmosphere, he immediately stood up and played a round, first raised his glass and toasted Contini, and then directly extended the topic to the old accounts of the Bank of Italy to Tsarist Russia: "I heard that you are interested in signing an agreement with us on mutual indemnity?" ”

Contini, of course, will not hold on to it all the time, and after being convinced that Stalin had heard his statement, he immediately got off the donkey and followed Bukharin's words: "Not long ago, the United Group established the Union Bank and acquired a number of medium-sized and large banks in the country. However, I would like to state that I do not speak for other Italian banks, I only represent the previous historical debts of the banks of the United Group. ”

"But, as you know, the attitude of the Soviets towards the old reckoning with history is clear: it is okay to repay, but it is also necessary to consider the compensation for the interference of countries in our civil war and the cause of great damage......"

Contini smiled: "I can't say compensation or not, at least it's not a matter for the bank, it's an act between states and states, and the Italian government has not intervened much in your civil war, but I understand your thoughts, and within the scope of my authority, I can promise to clean up these accounts, as my respect for the revolution in your country, as my respect for Stalin and Mr. Lenin......"

As soon as these few words were spoken, the atmosphere at the scene suddenly became warm, and the unhappiness just now seemed to be swept away, and even Stalin was full of gratitude: after the accounts of the Union Bank were written off, other Italian banks could also be dealt with in the same way, and although Contini did not promise anything on behalf of the Italian government, it can basically be regarded as the Italian government's intention - everyone does not owe each other.

Chicherin hurriedly said: "We are very happy with your generosity, and no matter what political ideas we hold, I believe that it does not prevent us from becoming good friends......

"I think the same way, both the Italian government and the United Group hope to develop friendly relations with your country in the future, and we have more ...... in terms of complementarity in the economic, trade and technological fields."

Contini gave him such a generous gift: not only did he recognize the Soviet power diplomatically, but also reached close economic and trade cooperation, and, more importantly, he was very satisfied with the infinite support he gave him in the areas of naval and political struggle, which Comrade Iron valued most.

Since he was satisfied, the generous comrade of steel certainly had something in return: not only did he ask Moscow University to award Contini an honorary doctorate, but when he heard the news that he was very interested in Russian oil paintings, he laughed and instructed Chicherin to send Contini 20 copies of the collection copied from the homes of the tsar and other nobles, although not the top ones, but there was no shortage of works by Kramskoy, Repin, Surikov, Shishkin and others, and Contini was overjoyed when he saw them: these works are still worth only mediocre now, in another 80 years, Each piece can be sold for a sky-high price, just in the future, give the children a cent as an heirloom, in case the family falls into the middle of the road will not be poor - after having children, once high-spirited, thinking that the world has nothing to do, just let go of the president also began to become a philistine.

On August 11, Italy and the Soviet Union formally established diplomatic relations and announced mutual exemption from historical debts and liability. Against this background, Contini took Ida to visit Leningrad (St. Petersburg), Moscow, Stalingrad (Tsaritsyn) and other major cities of the Soviet Union, inspected the industrial and mining industries, the military industry, model farms, and even visited the Red Army and the Red Navy, and even gave speeches at Moscow University and Sun Yat-sen University, encouraging young comrades to pursue the truth, work hard, and serve the country.

The speech at Sun Yat-sen University was particularly sensational, and everyone could not believe their eyes - the Soviets would actually let a person who did not agree with Bolshevism and claimed to be a fascist young theoretician give a lecture, and more importantly, the content of the speech did not seem to be reactionary, and they did not say which doctrine was better, but only said that "according to local conditions, according to the times, and advancing with the times", in the final analysis, it was to make the country strong.

Nicholas Chiang wrote in his diary: "After listening to the speech, I suddenly opened my mouth and became more and more deeply ...... of the ideas of the Chinese revolution" (404 if I write again...... ）