Chapter 563: Full Gear
In this respect, Serov was undisciplined, and was different from the internationalist spirit and righteous stance of ordinary Soviet cadres. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info he basically belongs to the dishes, he will say whatever people like to hear, Nasser likes to be the leader of the Arab world, Serov said that he is the leader of the Arab world. If you are hostile to Israel, the Soviet Union will be hostile to Israel, and you can do whatever it takes to see the Suez Canal.
There are only a few golden waterways in the world, among which the relationship between the Soviet Union and Egypt, the Suez Canal is the one that the Soviet Union seems to have the most solid grasp, and the importance of the golden waterway is needless to say. Even the Soviet Union, which had the resources to meet almost all its needs, could not deny the importance of these golden waterways. This is especially true for countries that do not have enough resources themselves, such as Japan, which has a strong industrial strength but has to import all raw materials, including grain, and has not yet been able to protect itself, which will always be choked.
There are only two powerful countries that can rely completely on their homeland and hold on even if they are isolated, one is the United States, and the other is the Soviet Union. The conditions on the mainland of the United States were too superior, and the Soviet Union was barely able to reach it because of its large territory. The rest of Brazil, India, and China, if they follow the standards of the United States and the Soviet Union, even the Soviet Union, will have the problem of insufficient domestic resources.
If your country produces 100 million tons of steel and imports 80 million tons of iron ore every year, and the nearby waters are still under the control of the enemy, and the opponent is still the world's largest navy, then your country's steel industry cannot be completely said to be your own country, and you may be able to make do with peacetime, but once the relationship deteriorates, it will be strangled to death in an instant.
So the threat from other countries is not very big in Serov's opinion, and the country that really repairs both inside and outside is the United States. This country was the enemy of the Soviet Union, and other countries may have enough industrial strength, but they cannot exert their full strength without resources.
Serov said that he would persuade the central government to agree after returning to China, and he also expressed his willingness to ask Kosygin to assess Egypt's economic structure and help Egypt develop its economy, but he could not turn a blind eye to Egypt's 30 million population, and the Soviet Union not only lacked its own population, but also its allies. The underpopulation of those countries in Eastern Europe was even worse than in the Soviet Union.
The only ally with a large population of resources, this country gave the impression of the USSR only a headache. It's good not to be cheated when dealing with people, and the most fearful thing is to collect money and not do things, so you must find an obedient country, which is the reason why Serov went on a killing spree in Indonesia two years ago.
"Egypt, Sudan, Syria, the population is almost more than 50 million, Indonesia is 100 million, does India count? In this way, if the enemy is defined as a NATO country, it seems that the demographic gap has been flattened. Serov made an optimistic estimate, saying that the quality of the population was still far from perfect, that an illiterate person and a university student were too far apart in value, and that Arabs and Indians could not be the same as those of Western European countries and the United States.
There is no doubt that the Soviet bloc was indeed stronger than it was historically, and the strength of the two sides had begun to draw closer in 1967. Behind the Americans, who were still fighting and dying on the battlefield in Vietnam, the figure of the Soviet Union was gradually approaching.
"Maybe we can really take the United States away in waves!" Looking at the telegram from North Vietnam, Serov beckoned his aides to prepare to return home, and with the amount of aid requested by Nasser and Assad, he was ready to go back to Moscow to do all these things together.
The telegram from North Vietnam was also a request for assistance, as well as military aid, and judging from the telegram, the words were very earnest. Serov did not believe in the fact that North Vietnam lacked weapons and equipment, and that normal attrition was now sufficient for Chinese and Soviet assistance. It is not enough to say what the North Vietnamese are secretly preparing.
"Huh? Chinese New Year Offensive? It should be him! "Serov, who returned to Moscow from Rome and Berlin, has just returned to Moscow, and by the way received the Order of the Hero of Socialist Labor and an Order of Lenin. Then go directly to the Kremlin to report on the situation in Syria and Egypt, and the assistance needed this time.
"Egypt and Syria have suffered heavy losses, I believe it will take a few years to recover, in the process of Egypt, I noticed the population growth in Egypt, the growth rate of the young population is very high, considering the natural conditions of Egypt itself, according to the current growth rate, Egypt will not be able to provide food self-sufficiency in 30 years. So the idea of controlling Egypt, in addition to infiltrating the Arab Socialist Union at the top, must also add control over Egypt's food source, which is right under Egypt's nose, Sudan! "Specifically made an assessment of Egypt and Syria, Serov talked about the issue of the Suez Canal, this war Egypt withstood the Israeli attack, so the Suez Canal was not closed as it was historically.
The ensuing tax revenue can help Egypt survive the trauma of the war, "Egypt's basic conditions can be said to be very poor, but the abundant young population is still a rare wealth, and light industry can help the Soviet Union solve big problems." Especially in the textile industry, I think we can focus on supporting the light industry. ”
The extended or extensive phase of the process of the industrial revolution in the imperial Russian period. The Industrial Revolution began with the textile industry, and then spread to the food industry, machine building, and hardware processing industries. Moscow is the center of the textile industry, and Petersburg is the center of the machine-building industry and the hardware processing industry. During the Soviet era, metallurgical, fuel and oil industrial bases were established in Donets and Baku. Therefore, industrial development often starts with the textile industry.
"But you have to understand that the textile industry is the most important light industry sector in our country, and even accounts for about half of the output value, and it would be a bit risky to hand it over to Egypt." Kosygin thought for a moment and emphasized, "What if there are twists and turns in Egypt's future relations with us? ”
The textile industry of the Soviet Union was not only not backward, but on the contrary relatively strong, and the only one that was slightly better than the Soviet Union in this era was the United States. The textile industry is mainly distributed in the western consumption areas far from the cotton-producing regions of Central Asia. The Central District is the country's largest textile industrial base, producing cotton, wool, silk and linen fabrics. The main centers of the textile industry are: Moscow (cotton, wool, silk, hemp textile), Ivanovo (cotton, silk, hemp textile), Kalinin (cotton, silk textile), Vladimir (cotton, linen textile), Kostroma (hemp textile), etc., the textile industry of the Soviet Union is completely supplied to the Soviet Union itself.
"The textile industry is a labor-intensive industry, it requires a huge amount of manpower, and the textile industry is very dependent on foreign countries in general, so I think that the Egyptian textile industry should be helped by us, which will tie the Egyptian economy to the Soviet Union and our allies. The textile industry is also very polluting, and if there is a choice, it is better to have this industry in our own country. Serov recounted his reasons, "Moreover, there are only a few suitable industries in Egypt, among which only the textile industry can absorb a large number of people, otherwise the unemployment rate in Egypt will be very high." ”
"I will send a delegation to Egypt, and if the conditions are right, I can first select a few pilot factories to build." Kosygin thought about it for a moment, asked for the opinions of his two assistants, and nodded.
Of course, Kosygin understood the importance of Egypt to the Soviet Union, but the textile industry was also important to the Soviet Union, accounting for half of the output value of the Soviet light industry, so he was a little hesitant, and in the end it was more important to increase Egypt's dependence on the Soviet Union. Kosygin agreed to do a few pilots first.
"What is North Vietnam going to do? With so many weapons and ammunition asked for this time, are they ready for a decisive battle with the Americans? "Ustinov is very busy right now, Egypt and Syria have just finished the war, and the army has suffered heavy losses. There are also several relatively well-preserved American fighter jets waiting to be disassembled, and these things need to be done immediately. Now that North Vietnam has come out to help, Ustinov also has a feeling that he can't keep busy.
"Maybe the North Vietnamese really want to fight the Americans!" Shaking the kvass in his hand, Serov said very easily, "The military strength of the American people is definitely higher than that of North Vietnam, and now North Vietnam can adhere to the belief that it is completely defending the homeland and defending the country." But war cannot last indefinitely, everything has a limit, and it is not surprising that the idea of ending the war through a decisive battle appeared in North Vietnam! ”
"So you mean to say yes to all? Let go and let Vietnam fight the Americans? Ustinov asked rhetorically, tilting his head.
"Of course, the Vietnamese themselves can bear it, are we afraid of the dead? Until the blood of the Vietnamese is not shed, we, the USSR, will never surrender! Serov changed the mantra of the British and applied it directly to himself, "But as the leader of socialism and the opponent of the Americans, in order to let the American people know that their government has been making false propaganda, we must be completely prepared to find a way to kill more Americans in this war." Therefore, inform the Hanoi side not to be in a hurry, and wait for us to prepare the materials needed for the war after a certain period of time. It's time for a big one! ”
"By the way, it seems that our research institute has already modified the arrow anti-aircraft missile, and if there is a chance, Comrade Ustinov will go to inspect it, and if it feels good, it can be mass-produced, and see what effect it has on American helicopter gunships."
"Okay, give me the experiment data then!" Ustinov nodded, and a week later he specially tested the modified portable anti-aircraft missile, and then quickly approved the production plan, and at the same time began to adjust the Soviet military-industrial system, producing weapons at full capacity, supplementing Egypt, Syria and North Vietnam. (To be continued.) )