Manturov listened quietly outside the door, listening to the conversation inside. From his sister www.biquge.info he learned about the plight of the families of the prisoners in Gula Camp.

They bear the infamy of being "enemies of the people" and are not treated fairly at any time. It is difficult for them to be admitted to the school, and even if they are admitted and get the opportunity to learn, the teachers and classmates in the school will make it difficult for them in various ways. This is true no matter how hard they study and how kind they are.

Most of these children live in "children's homes" or in orphanages. The few who can be independent live in the apartments they used to live in.

Even in "children's homes" or orphanages, "charity places", children who are "enemies of the people" cannot be treated fairly.

They are often isolated, teased and harassed by other orphans. The "kind-hearted" uncles and aunts in the orphanage will also look at them with contempt.

They miss their families a lot, but they can't get in touch with them all the time. Otherwise they would not have come to the state bureau of the Ministry of Internal Affairs at all to report irregularities in communications.

Mao Mei confided in the werewolf for a long time, and told all the suffering she had suffered in the past few years. But Osinov, who was notoriously cold and insensitive, seemed less interested in these.

He said coldly, in an impatient tone, "Enough! I don't want to hear that from you. It is not the responsibility of our Ministry of Internal Affairs that you have been treated like this, but the responsibility of your parents! Who told your parents to participate in counter-revolutionary activities? I will help you understand the matter of the letter and give you a reply as soon as possible, but please don't get your hopes up. Okay, that's all for today's conversation, goodbye. ”

"Okay, I hope you'll really help us understand the situation." After speaking, the young hairy girl stood up and walked to the door.

At the same time, outside the door, Manturov whispered to Anna: "Anna, you are waiting outside. Later, when I am talking to Comrade Oshinov inside, you will talk to the little girl and find out about their situation. Let's see if our party organization has done anything wrong, and if not, see how we can help, you know? ”

"Don't worry, isn't it psychological counseling? That's what I'm best at. ”

"I want to be reassured, too." After saying that, Manturov walked into the "wolf's den", and the girl also walked out.

Seeing Manturov's young face, Osinov thought that this was another representative of the "children of the enemy of the people". He said unkindly, coldly: "Name, patronymic, name, in which camp is the family in the labor camp?" ”

Manturov replied in a calm tone: "My name is Viladimo Fedorovich Manturov, and some of my family members are in the People's Commissariat of Defense in Moscow, and some are in the Komsomol of the Novosibirsk region. ”

"Manturov? The People's Commissariat of Defense? Are you the secretary of our state party committee, the son-in-law of Marshal Voroshilov, Comrade Viladimo Manturov? ”

Manturov showed his cadre ID and said: "That's right, it's me." I'm here to get down to business. ”

Osinov hurriedly pretended to smile, stood up, and said enthusiastically: "Comrade Manturov, is there anything I can do to help?" As long as it is within our capabilities, I will do my best to help you in the best possible way. ”

Manturov said solemnly: "Don't worry, this must be within your ability, you just have to follow my instructions." ”

"What's the matter?"

"Right now, the supply of housing in the Novosibirsk region is tight. Whether in cities like Novosibirsk, Tomsk, or in small towns like Tatarsk, there are still quite a few people who lack decent shelter. Even if there is, you can only share an apartment with two or three families.

Since January, we have been working hard to build new apartments in order to solve the housing problem in the shortest possible time. However, even with all available manpower, the construction progress was still not satisfactory.

Coupled with the fact that we are currently working on a number of projects for the development of light and heavy industries, as well as projects for the military-industrial complex, the existing freelancers in our state simply cannot cope with such a large number of projects. Although we have mobilized tens of thousands of refugees from famine areas, human resources remain strained. ”

Osinov took a sip of hot water, thought for a while, and said: "What do you mean?" We are only a law enforcement agency, not an engineering or industrial organization, so how can we help solve the housing problem? Do you want to help clean some people? ”

Manturov had already made his words clear, but the other party still didn't hear what he meant, and he knew about purging. In the heads of the personnel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, what is there besides purge? He sneered mockingly, "Purge? If it is cleansed again, this state will become a ghost country. ”

"So how can we help?"

"I want to requisition some Gula prisoners to help build a new apartment building. This can not only solve the problem of tight housing supply in our state, but also give them a chance to work and learn. Let them contribute to society. ”

Still smiling, Osinov said, "Your suggestion is very good. Now there are 180,000 prisoners in Gula Camp in my state, how many do you want? ”

"Twenty thousand, first pick people with relevant experience, and then pick some people with strength. Send half of them to the city of Novosibirsk, the rest to Tomsk and Kemerovo. The specific work shall be arranged by the relevant local departments.

As far as I know, this is the first time that the state bureau has mobilized Gula Camp prisoners for construction work, and there is a lack of relevant experience. You can apply to Moscow for the transfer of some personnel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs who were involved in the construction of the White Sea Canal and the Moscow Metro, who have managed prisoners in the Gula camp who participated in these constructions, and who have some experience.

In addition, the residential apartments I designed are assembled, and the building modules are prefabricated to specification in a specific factory and then transported to the site for assembly. These Gula prisoners were in charge of the part of the factory, which was no different from ordinary industrial production, and was easy to watch. As for the part of the assembly on the site, it was left to the free laborers. ”

It's a bit familiar, isn't it? That's right, that's how the 30-story hotel, which took 15 days to build, was built.

"No problem, I'll apply to the top. In fact, there are already quite a few prisoners in the Gula camp who are engaged in industrial production in the factory. Hearing from you, this kind of work in the construction of components in a factory is no different from ordinary industrial production, and it is estimated that it will be approved soon. In addition, there are many civil and construction engineers in the Gula camp, do you need them to work? ”

"Yes, of course it is. The scale of housing construction is huge, spread throughout the state, in more than a dozen cities. More experienced engineers are needed to get involved. In addition, the construction workers involved in the construction must also be strictly screened, and those prisoners who behave badly and those who are thieves must not be released into the city, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

Manturov paused, thought for a moment, and continued: "At the same time, we will also send freelance engineers to participate in the construction work together with the engineers of the Gula battalion. ”

"Rest assured, we'll pick the person you need in as little as three days. If approved by above, they will be able to start construction work within a week at the earliest. ”

Manturov smiled with satisfaction and said, "Very well, I'm relieved." By the way, there are a lot of young people gathered down there, is something going on? ”

"They are all children of 'enemies of the people' and complain that we are not providing good communication services. Alas, we are law enforcement agencies, not service agencies. Their parents are prisoners, not our customers. Do you think this request is reasonable for these children of the enemies of the people to ask us to 'improve our communication services'? ”

"Reasonable. I just listened to your conversation outside, and she said that the Tomsk Gula camp had not allowed the prisoners to send letters for a long time, and the letters sent by the prisoners' families could not be sent there, in violation of the relevant instructions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. In other words, if I can't communicate with my family for a long time, I would choose to do it. ”

Osinov sighed: "Comrade Secretary, I understand their feelings. But their parents are prisoners, enemies of the people, so they can't follow them. ”

"Don't those prisoners get the opportunity to send a letter once a month? And aren't their families ready to send letters to them? But I heard from the girl just now that the Tomsk Gula camp never let the prisoners send letters, and the letters of the family members were not delivered there. ”

"These instructions are indeed there, but whether the prisoners can send and receive letters or not depends on the performance of the prisoners, considering the actual situation of the Gula Battalion, and the final decision is in the hands of the Gula Battalion Commander."

"But according to the words of the girl just now, since 1933, none of the prisoners of the Tomsk battalion have been able to send a letter, is it outrageous?" Manturov asked rhetorically.

"So I'll ask Tomsk about the situation. If there's something really wrong, we'll make improvements. If it is serious, we will punish the commander of the Tomsk battalion accordingly"

"Okay, that's good, we must give an explanation to the prisoner's family. Otherwise, if they continue like this, they may use this to spread counter-revolutionary rhetoric and harm the image of our party. As the leader of the party organization in the Novosibirsk region, I do not want to see such a situation arise. ”

"Yes!"

Manturov thought about it for a while, and suddenly realized that there was a problem left by the previous leader that had not been resolved. "Comrade Osinov, please send someone to investigate those who were purged by the former secretary of the state party committee, Ekh."

"Eh? Isn't it the secretary of the state party committee who was arrested for indiscriminately killing innocent people and at the same time engaging in Trotskyist counter-revolutionary activities? ”

"Yes. He was engaged in counter-revolutionary conspiracy, so after he took office, he vigorously purged those good cadres in the prefecture who were loyal to the party and enthusiastic about the people, so as to achieve the goal of undermining the party organization. So, I'd like to ask you a favor and investigate those who were purged by him. Many of them are innocent. ”

"No problem."

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