Chapter 154: The Special Envoy
"Jonas, the Office for the Study of International Relations of the USSR has sent an invitation to give a speech."
"Ludwig, from today onwards, all invitations are turned off, and it is said that I am ready to add the content of the humanist section on materialism. If it weren't for the fact that the food matter had not been dealt with, I would have loved to leave Russia now. β
Stolko said with a smile: "You also know how crazy they are drinking, think about it, I was drunk at least ten times before, that's pitiful." β
Zhou Nan shook his head and said: "It's not terrible to be drunk, what is terrible is that if you say the wrong thing because of drunkenness, then we will be passive." No matter how the situation in the world changes, we must be consistent with Switzerland's position, which is neutrality. β
Stolko took out another invitation and said, "I knew you would say that, so Iron Man invited you to his villa in the suburbs to live temporarily and finish the first draft, and I have already declined for you." β
Zhou Nan nodded and said, "This hotel is for Westerners, I have to live here, and I can't leave their sight." If he moved to his villa, public opinion doesn't know what to say. β
Zhou Nan took off his coat, sat down on the sofa and said: "I will make a list for you later, you ask the Soviets tomorrow to find the books I need, and in the next few days, I will concentrate on writing books, and when the food affairs are done, we will leave Moscow." β
Before he could finish speaking, the door was pushed open, and Flegg dodged away, and behind him stood Yeeffler, a staff member of the Foreign Office, and Karllen, the Swiss ambassador to the Soviet Union, and one of his attachΓ©s.
"Hello Jonas ......"
"Hello Carl......" Zhou Nan hurriedly stood up, took two steps, and shook his hand. It's almost time to get off work now, come here at this time, is there something going on? β
"Jonas, we have just received a notification from the country that the Soviet Union has officially invited us to participate in the celebration of the October Revolution Day. Since you are in Moscow right now, President Colbert has asked you to represent Switzerland at this celebration. β
Stolko couldn't help but laugh when he saw Zhou Nan's loveless expression.
Zhou Nan set off from Berlin on October 16, and today is only October 22, while the celebration of the October Revolution in the Soviet Union is November 7 in the Gregorian calendar, which means that Zhou Nan must stay in Moscow for more than half a month.
However, Colbert is this year's federal president and a veteran member of the Liberal Democratic Party, and although he is not a Liberal Democrat now, this background will not change.
When Zhou Nan was shot in Italy, he made a lot of efforts, and Zhou Nan couldn't shirk this appointment.
Cal Ulren smiled: "I know you don't like this kind of entertainment, but if you don't participate, you need to send an archon from the country......"
The Soviet Union is now one of the two superpowers of the world, and their national celebrations, no matter how much Switzerland does not pay attention to them, must have one of the seven consuls, or the speaker of the parliament, to be worthy of such an event.
Zhou Nan's status is a little lower now, after all, he is only a special adviser to the Federation Council. But being in the innermost circle of Switzerland, he is inferior to the seven consuls, the secretary-general and the two deputy secretaries-general.
Just give him another special envoy of the Federal President, who happens to be in Moscow again, and that is the same thing in the past.
Zhou Nan invited him to sit down opposite him, and said with a smile: "It's not that I'm unwilling, after all, it's also my responsibility to feed the effect." But I'm coming here as a delegation, and if I'm attending the celebration in the name of my country, won't I be able to stay in a hotel anymore? β
He laughed and said: "You are now a member of the delegation, and the Soviets are responsible for the food and lodging, as long as they don't mention it, of course we can pretend that nothing happened." You continue to live here as a member of the delegation, and we don't have a lot of money for diplomacy, so of course you can save a little bit. β
Several people laughed.
Although Zhou Nan is young, but because of his talent, no one can match, he can be directly hired as a special adviser to the Federal Council, not because of his lip service, but because he did help Switzerland a lot.
The Swiss government was actually very passive in the international situation after World War II, such as acting as a money bag for the Nazis, an industrial supply base, and helping the Germans to block the entry of Jews.
When the Allies were settling Germany's old scores, they always took Switzerland out from time to time and beat it up.
However, Zhou Nan had already predicted this situation, and at his suggestion, on the one hand, Switzerland improved its relations with the American Jewish community, on the other hand, it carried out public relations with the American consortium, on the other hand, it actively promised reparations, and on the other hand, it reached an understanding with European countries.
While the amount of claims from the international community against Switzerland is decreasing, international economic cooperation is not decreasing. This side may have to pay tens of millions of dollars in compensation, but the other side has received a large amount of money from an American consortium to cooperate in many aspects.
Because of Zhounan, Switzerland has not been treated coldly for a long time as it was in its original history, and now it is able to actively participate in international affairs. Moreover, because they have taken advantage of the opportunity of the confrontation between the East and the West, they have actively become the only window of communication between the East and the West, which has brought good opportunities for the development of Switzerland.
These contributions of Zhou Nan seem insignificant, just some suggestions, but in the eyes of cunning politicians, Zhou Nan is a priceless treasure. So without hesitation, he directly absorbed him into the core position and protected him well.
Now, although Zhou Nan has no actual power, his rank is much higher than that of Cal Erlen. Cal Erren also knows how valuable Zhou Nan's ability is, as long as he does not kill himself, Zhou Nan will have more and more influence in this country in the next few decades.
So he is not arrogant, and he has always followed Zhou Nan's wishes, as long as Zhou Nan does not cause him too much trouble in Moscow, he will not have a bad relationship with Zhou Nan because Zhou Nan has some quirks.
Zhou Nan said with a smile: "Then wait until the deadline of the Soviets and hand in our list, and I can also stay here for a few more days in the name of justice." β
Cal Eulen smiled: "It's also possible that our list has been handed in, and they will change you to a better place to stay." β
Stolko handed him the Iron Man's invitation and said, "It can't get any better than here...... All Jonas had to do now was not get too close to the Soviets. β
Cal Euren looked at the invitation letter and said solemnly: "I did neglect this, so let's go back, and tidy up a house at the embassy." Jonas, you are going to write a book, and it's a small place, but it's clean, and no one bothers you. β
Zhou Nan nodded and said, "Look at the arrangements of the Soviets, as long as they don't mention changing places for me, I will live here first." Staying in the sight of other Westerners every day makes them feel more at ease, and more is better than less. β
At this time, Popler turned back from the window, turned on the gramophone in the room and said, "There is an extra wagon downstairs, a bit like a bugging car...... Let's be cautious in what we say. β
Zhou Nanden was curious, got up and walked to the window, and glanced down. A jeep with a tarp was parked downstairs, and it looked like many jeeps.
In the era when the electron tube had not yet been invented, the means of eavesdropping were still very backward. Zhou Nan also received some basic training, and knew that today's eavesdropping mainly relies on volume amplifiers.
For example, install a suction cup on the wall next to your room to eavesdrop on the next room, or this mobile buggy with a volume amplifier on it, which can eavesdrop on a certain range of sounds when it is pointed at a certain area.
These can't be eavesdropped by machines, they can only be eavesdropped by humans and then written down.
This situation is not surprising to anyone, because the country is the most enthusiastic about controlling the whole situation in this way.
The melodious sound of Zhou Nan's flute is played on the gramophone, and with the accompaniment of the piano and other musical instruments, the distant sound of the flute is even more charming.
Zhou Nan thought about it, turned around and sat on the sofa, and said to Stolko: "When you go to contact the grain trade tomorrow, by the way, ask if the sales of my records in the Soviet Union can be released." My music has no lyrics, it's all this kind of light music, and it shouldn't be a glamorous sound that corrupts the communist fighters! β
Stolko shrugged his shoulders and said, "Who knows! Anyway, in this country, everything has to be at the service of politics. β
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The next day, something unexpected happened to Stolko, he thought that he would be subjected to some difficulties, but he did not expect that everything would go even more smoothly than he thought.
First of all, the Soviet side directly included the transportation of this 10,000 tons of wheat in the grain delivery plan to the west, and shipped it together with the grain from Ukraine to Poland and East Germany.
Stolko had only expected them to get the grain to Berlin, but the clerk hinted that it only took a few Zhou Nan's records to make the plan a reality.
Originally just a small village, only ten kilometers from Wolfsburg, the easternmost front occupied by Soviet troops, was also the place where the Soviet troops were located.
They originally had a plan to transport grain to the front line, so these grains from Zhou Nan could be transported there directly.
Stolko was really overjoyed at this moment, because the cooperation they had originally agreed to would go as far as shipping them to Berlin. If they could get to Ebbisfeld, they would be able to bring it back, even if it was pulled by a wagon.
Therefore, he agreed to the other party's conditions without hesitation and gave the other party two cigarettes.
However, in terms of work planning, it could not be faster. This 10,000 tons of grain, almost 200 train wagons, will take a month to complete.
Helder tried to argue with the other party, but was stopped by Stolko.
Waiting outside the train station, Stolko said: "It's impossible for all this grain to arrive in a month before Jonas finishes the manuscript." So, instead of arguing with them uselessly, we should hope that Jonas will finish the manuscript sooner. β