After the meeting, Igor, Veronica, Denice, Anna and other people who had attended the meeting had already left the conference room, leaving only Manturov, the People's Commissar of Construction of the USSR (Minister of Construction) Ginsburg, and the People's Commissar of Oil Kaganovich remained in the conference room to discuss matters between them. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Comrade Ginsburg, what are you looking for me?"

Looking at Ginsburg's smiling face, Manturov didn't feel that the other party was going to reprimand him, nor did he feel that the other party was going to say something nasty. It made him let down his original vigilance.

"That's right, Comrade Manturov." "It's been five months since the People's Commissariat of Construction was established, but we haven't found a suitable candidate to be the first deputy People's Commissar for Construction (chief deputy minister of the Ministry of Construction)," Ginsburg said. ”

Speaking of which, Manturov had already guessed what Ginsburg meant. Before the meeting began, Ginsburg had highly praised Manturov in order to gain Manturov's favor and at the same time give him a sense of competence, a little confidence, to make him believe in his own ability and that he could be qualified for the position of first deputy people's commissar for construction.

"What do you mean?" Although he knew the other party's intentions, Manturov still asked knowingly.

"I would like to ask you to be the first deputy People's Commissar of Construction, I wonder if you would like to accept this job?" Ginsburg made her purpose clear in a pleading, at the same time appreciative, tone.

The position of First Deputy People's Commissar for Construction is an attractive position, that is, the Deputy Minister of Construction. When he became the first deputy people's commissar, he basically entered the central part of the Soviet party and government system, after all, this is a national department, a department of the central government of the Soviet Union.

However, does becoming the first deputy people's commissar mean that he can do more and contribute more to the country? Not necessarily.

In the Soviet Union at that time, the number of people's commissariats was extremely large, and the scope of their powers was large and small, and they could change at any time, which determined the influence of ministers and deputy ministers, as well as the amount of contribution to the country.

The departments with a larger sphere of power include the NKVD, the People's Commissariat for National Defence and the People's Commissariat for Light Industry. The Ministry of Heavy Industry and the Ministry of Defense Industry, which previously existed, were all relatively large departments with a relatively large scope of power, led by Ra Mo Kaganovic and Mi Mo Kaganovich respectively.

But in 1939, the Ministry of Heavy Industry was split into six different departments, with the original People's Commissar Kaganovich in charge of the newly split Ministry of Fuel Industry, which was later split into two, Kaganovich became the People's Commissar of the Oil Industry, and the other was the Ministry of Coal Industry.

The Ministry of Defense Industry was split into four different departments, namely the Ministry of Aviation Industry (which was taken over by the former Minister of Defense Industry), the Ministry of Shipbuilding Industry, the Ministry of Ordnance Industry, and the Ministry of Munitions Industry.

The terms of reference of these ministries are limited to specific areas, such as the Ministry of Petroleum Industry which is only responsible for oil companies and the Ministry of Shipbuilding Industry which is only responsible for shipbuilding. Serving as a minister in such a department, no matter how hard you work and how much you open, will not have much effect on the national strength and people's livelihood of the Soviet Union, and it will not be able to change the "fate" of the Soviet Union on the road to disintegration.

If you are in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Defense is different, these departments have a lot of power, one is in charge of internal affairs and state security, and the other is in charge of the army, and the heads of these departments will bring about a lot of improvement in the national strength of the Soviet Union as long as they use their brains and work hard.

And what about the Ministry of Construction? What kind of department is it?

As the name suggests, the Ministry of Construction is responsible for construction. What construction? It includes infrastructure, industrial construction, national defense construction, and fuel facility construction (Note 1), which involves different fields of the country.

According to Manturov's history, the People's Commissariat will play a very important role in the coming years. Even during the Soviet-German war, this little-known sector played a decisive role in the national fortunes of the Soviet Union and the war situation of the Soviet army, even in the arduous Soviet-German war.

If he could work in such a department, which was responsible for both defense and industrial construction, Manturov would be able to use his posthumous knowledge and his brilliant mind to promote the economic and military development of the Soviet Union. The work of industrial construction and infrastructure construction is more directly related to the supply and quality of industrial products, and is closely related to people's livelihood.

"Volodya" Kaganovich, who had just applied for seriousness, smiled at this time, called Manturov's nickname, and said: "What are you worried about? In my opinion, the post of First Deputy People's Commissar is quite suitable for you. ”

"I'm afraid I'm too junior to take on this job." Although Manturov also wanted to be in that position, and he was confident and capable, he still maintained the modesty he deserved in front of others.

"Comrade Manturov," Ginsburg said of the reason for nominating him, "and now less than half a year after the establishment of the People's Commissariat of Construction, the post of First Deputy People's Commissar has been vacant because we cannot find a suitable candidate.

Although you are young and have little experience, you are a construction engineer and have professional knowledge in construction, which I saw when I was in college. Moreover, you also have experience in party and government work. You are the only person in the entire Soviet Union who has both of these qualities.

And even more importantly, you did an excellent job in the construction of the Novosibirsk region, for which you were awarded the title of Hero of Socialist Labor! These successful experiences are valuable and unique to you.

For me, qualifications are not important, the most important thing is superior ability and valuable success experience. There are people who have a lot of experience, who have worked for many years, but who have not achieved much and have no success, no practical experience.

In just two years, you have become the largest industrial output in the Soviet Union, and steel production has increased to 8 million tons, accounting for a third of the country's total, and more than France's annual steel production. In terms of successful experience, you are undoubtedly the most qualified. ”

Ginsburg's words were full of praise for Manturov's ability and track record, and it was evident that he was eager to acquire this talent.

Only then did Manturov express his attitude: "Well, Comrade Ginsburg, I am willing to accept the job and devote myself to the construction of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics with my own modest efforts.

But before taking office, I think you should consult with Comrade Eugene and Comrade Sokorov (both of whom are Deputy People's Commissars for Construction) and get the consent of Comrade Stalin. Otherwise, I would not dare to accept the job. ”

"Comrade Manturov, your nomination has already been agreed by Comrade Stalin, as well as by all members of our People's Commissariat for Construction. Your construction work in the Novosibirsk region has been very successful, significantly increasing the region's industrial and mining output, as well as improving the local economy.

Therefore, we hope that you can serve as the first deputy People's Commissar of Construction, bring your successful experience in the local area to the whole country, improve the industrial output of all parts of the country, and improve the economy and people's livelihood throughout the country through construction. ”

"Thank you, and Comrade Stalin for giving me the opportunity to serve the people of the whole country. I will do my best to do this job and build a developed and powerful Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in all directions! ”

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Exegesis:

1. Due to the lack of information, coupled with the author's limited proficiency in Russian, no actual information was found on the terms of reference of the People's Commissariat for the construction of the USSR. However, from the Russian version of Wikipedia (cп ncok_hapo дhы x_komnccapnato в_cccp) page it is known that on January 19, 1946, the People's Commissariat of Construction was split into three departments, namely the Ministry of Heavy Industry (hapoдhы n_komnccapnat_п o_ctponte льctв y_ пpeдп pnrtnn_tr жeл on_nh дyctpnn, Literal translation: Ministry of Construction of Heavy Industry Enterprises), Ministry of Army and Navy Construction (Hapoдhы n_komnccapnat_ Пoctponteльctв y_ Вoehhы x_n_Вoehho-mopcknx_ Пpeдпpnrtnn) and Ministry of Fuel Industry Construction (Hapoдhы n_komnccapnat_ П o_ctponte Льctв y_to Плnвhы x_ Пpeдпpnrtnn). And after the Ministry of Construction was split, the Ministry of Road Construction was created, which was headed by the former Deputy People's Commissar of Construction Sokorov. It follows from this that the construction of roads, industry, defense industry and fuel industry is within the competence of the People's Commissariat of Construction.