Chapter 865: Fierce Competition (Eighth Update)
Joseph left the Kremlin and got into his car. At this time, he could no longer suppress the ecstasy in his heart. A smile suddenly filled his face.
This conversation with Ulyanov made him very satisfied and very rewarding. He never imagined that to be able to concurrently serve as a naval commissar would be tantamount to snatching a piece of fat from Trotsky's hands! Although, the Navy is far inferior to the Army, but always the Army. When his influence expanded into the army, this would greatly increase Joseph's strength. Although he could not overtake Trotsky, he could at least stand up to him.
More importantly, it seems to represent the meaning of Ulyanov. It's definitely going to make other neutrals think. If they could fall to Joseph because of this, it would be a great thing for Joseph.
The next day, a meeting of the Politburo of the party took place in a small room in the Kremlin. At present, there are only five members of the Politburo of the Party: Ulyanov is the chairman of the Council of People's Commissars, Kamenev is the chairman of Moscow, Krestinsky is a member of the Organizational Bureau, Joseph is a member of the Organizational Bureau, a member of the People's Commissariat for Ethnic Affairs, a member of the Workers' and Peasants' Inspectorate, and a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee. Trotsky was chairman of the Revolutionary Military Council, member of the Army and Navy of the Council of People's Commissars.
These people are the supreme leaders of Bu and Russia.
"Ladies and gentlemen, Comrade Joseph made a successful visit to Germany. He also held talks with Kaiser Wilhelm III and concluded a series of agreements that were very beneficial to our party and our country. Let us applaud him and thank him for his efforts for the party and the country! Ulyanov highly praised.
"Bang Bang!"
The applause immediately rang out, although it seemed sparse because there were too few people clapping. However, the identity of these people, they were able to applaud Joseph, which was already very satisfying to him.
"Thank you, thank you! All these achievements have been achieved under the leadership of Comrade President. Without the wise leadership of Comrade Chairman, I would not have been able to successfully complete my mission in the course of my visit to the German Empire! "Joseph, of course, did not dare to take credit, and he needed to attribute all the credit to Ulyanov's wise leadership.
Trotsky's face was not very good-looking, and Ulyanov praised Joseph so highly that he was somewhat surprised. However, this is clearly not a good thing for him. You know, he is also determined to win Ulyanov's position. When the revolution was successful, his prestige was not as high as that of Ulyanov, so Ulyanov became the leader. If after Ulyanov's death, he will not be able to become the supreme leader of the Buenos Buenos Party and Burussia, this will be unacceptable to him.
Trotsky thought that Joseph was far from being able to compare with him, both in terms of qualifications and abilities, and in terms of the strength he possessed. Thus, in the competition with Joseph, Trotsky always had the upper hand. However, now Ulyanov's attitude has changed. The shift from neutrality to favor Joseph was not a good thing for him.
"Comrades, Kaiser Wilhelm III has agreed to return the ethnic Russians in the German-occupied territories to our fatherland family in the spring. This will be a great boost to our national strength. At the same time, it will also prevent our party from suffering even greater losses. To be able to make Germany make such a regression, Comrade Joseph did a very good job. Ulyanov said.
With regard to the first agreement between Joseph and Germany, there was no objection from the top of the party. Although, this proved the failure of their infiltration into the new territories of Germany. However, at least part of the strength can be preserved. This is already a rare victory for the Buenos and the Burussians.
However, it was not until spring that they found that under the encirclement and suppression of the German army, there were not many partisans and party elements left. I don't know how many brilliant people died at the hands of the Germans. This is definitely a heavy blow to Burussia.
On this question Trotsky remained silent and did not stop there. Because he knew that if it were him, he would not do anything better.
"In the second agreement, the Germans have agreed to support us in rebuilding the industrial system. We will pay for the required expenses with agricultural products and mineral resources. What do you think about this? Ulyanov asked.
"Comrade President, the reconstruction of the entire industrial system will be a very huge project. The factories built will be in thousands. The amount of money spent is incalculable. And we can't get that much money out of a short period of time. In that case, the construction period may be as long as 10 years or more. In addition, our previous dealings with the Germans were with agricultural and mineral resources. This has made life very difficult for our people. If we continue to trade agricultural products with the Germans, I am afraid that the consequences will be even more serious. Kamenev said.
Ulyanov's face was a little unnatural.
"Can't we increase our food production further?" Ulyanov asked.
"Comrade President, the loss of Ukraine, half of Belarus and the Baltic states has reduced our grain-producing regions a lot. Naturally, grain production will not be much higher. In addition, there is an extreme shortage of agricultural inputs such as pesticides and fertilizers, which restricts our grain yields. Kamenev continued.
"In our agreement with the Germans, the industrial system also includes pesticide plants, fertilizer plants, and so on. When those factories are completed and put into operation, we will have no shortage of pesticides and fertilizers. Naturally, grain production will increase. Although, now we will have a hard time for a while. But when our industry is restored, our people will be able to live a good life. I'm sure our people will understand that. Only with a strong industry can our country become stronger, and we can finally achieve the goal of liberating all mankind without having to look at other people's faces and not worrying about being invaded by enemies! Joseph said.
"But would the Germans be so kind as to help us rebuild our industry? Don't forget, we are next to Germany. Once we are strong, it will not be a good thing for the Germans. Trotsky spoke.
"Germany is the hegemon of the world, maybe they didn't take us seriously at all. After all, in terms of strength, the gap between us and them is too big! Joseph said.