On the lawn in the Kremlin, Khrushchev, First Secretary of the Soviet Union and Chairman of the Council of Ministers, and Sherepin, Chairman of the KGB, stood and walked within the red wall. But the influence has spread far and wide. Khrushchev and Sherepin walked silently for a long time, as if the red wall outside had cut off all their troubles.

In the end, it was Khrushchev who found a place to stop because of his age, sighed heavily, and said, "I didn't expect Larionov to really dare to do this, how could he do this." What will he do if he can't deliver enough meat at the end of the year? ”

"Maybe he will kill himself, but this scandal affects the entire Soviet." Sherepin paused and whispered.

If Serov hadn't kicked Ryazan Prefecture first, and Ryazan Prefecture would not have been able to hand over enough meat by the end of the year, it would have been a huge scandal for the entire Soviet Union, and the spearhead of the entire scandal was not anyone else, but First Secretary Khrushchev, and Khrushchev had called on local cadres at all levels on various occasions over the past year to learn from the experience of Ryazan Prefecture, and the outbreak of the incident would have greatly shaken Khrushchev's prestige.

Khrushchev's mind is also more complicated, and he doesn't know what to do to deal with Serov's behavior, and he is a little annoyed that he kicked the signboard of Ryazan Prefecture without any scruples, but after thinking about it carefully, he understands that it is right to do so, and now he can use the name of the Central Committee to recognize the KGB's behavior and redeem possible reputational losses. When the Ryazan incident broke out at the end of the year, Khrushchev, who suddenly faced the matter, really had no possibility of remedy.

"But he still does things a little inconsiderately, and the young man is a little reckless." Khrushchev's tone was still a little angry, but he was actually just looking for himself to get under the stairs, and Serov's kicking of Ryazan Oblast seemed to be very unfavorable, but in fact it had left Khrushchev room to operate. Now he only needs to issue an order to investigate Ryazan in the name of the first secretary to be invincible, showing that the current first secretary of the USSR is a man who has the courage to admit mistakes, a communist fighter who does not hide mistakes.

Serepin habitually lit a cigarette, and after lighting it, he realized that this was not his KGB chairman's office, and did not forget to give Khrushchev one. Khrushchev is the most down-to-earth among the previous leaders of the entire Soviet Union, and the relationship between the two is no different from ordinary people, the only thing that makes Sherepin quite complaining is that Khrushchev has a paternalistic style, which seems to be getting heavier and heavier as he gets older, especially since last year, and even earlier when Khrushchev was also the first secretary and chairman of the Council of Ministers.

"Shurik, this thing made me understand. How serious and bold is the current bureaucratic class in the USSR. It's a pity that I still have the problem of the Ministry of Defense at the moment, otherwise I must clean up these guys. Khrushchev said fiercely, and then asked, "If you were asked to change positions, who do you think would be the most suitable successor to the chairman of the KGB?" ”

Hearing Khrushchev's words, Sherepin's heart was first tightened, and then relieved. The sudden news made him a little unable to react, and he originally thought that he was dissatisfied with Khrushchev to replace him. And the last sentence clearly told him that in fact, the first secretary still maintained trust in him. As for the subsequent election of the chairman of the KGB, I still have great respect for his opinion. It's just a matter of getting him to work in another position.

Thinking about this, it was simple, and Sherepin pondered for a while and said, "As far as some of the cadres I have come into contact with, Serov is the most suitable cadre in terms of national security work, and he does not look like a person in his thirties at all. Maybe I can't, Serov is the person they want to choose, the old cadres are very recognizable to his ability to deal with emergencies, and the younger cadres see him as a role model. Serov was born in the Komsomol, for an old-school security cadre. His experience is very innocent, he has not been stained with any bloodshed in the Ministry of Internal Affairs in those years, and it meets our standards for the promotion of national security cadres; for young cadres, he entered the Ministry of Internal Affairs very early, and many major events are related to him, and he is an example for many young cadres, and his prestige is not a problem at all. In fact, if you take a closer look at Serov's resume, he is simply a cadre who was born to do safety work. ”

After saying so many advantages, Sherepin said with some embarrassment, "Serov's major disadvantage is actually only one, that is, he is ten years younger than me, and if he takes over the leadership of the National Security Council, he is a little too young, I am already very young, and he is even more too young." There is also a small shortcoming, which can be seen from this Ryazan, if Serov really finds out that there is something wrong, with his style, he will definitely not treat it as if he has not seen it, and other cadres will be afraid of him. If Serov takes over as chairman of the KGB, with his age in his thirties and the fear of other cadres, it will be difficult for him to carry out his work. ”

Sherepin's last words made even Khrushchev laugh, because the haze of the Ryazan incident had also faded a lot.

"Yes, Serov's age is a little too young, and his impulsiveness can be seen from this incident, and he will need a few years of training to consider whether to be the number one, Shurik, do you have any other candidates?" Khrushchev trusted young people like Sherepin far more than any other group, even more than cadres from Ukraine. Because in his opinion, he is almost 70 years old, and the country will belong to Sherepin and his people sooner or later, and it is right to support them, and the average age of these cadres is only 40 years old, and there is no conflict between him and Sherepin and their group in terms of age, and when they are old enough to retire in a few years, it is natural for Sherepin and these young cadres to take over.

"It is very difficult for ordinary cadres to be transferred to the KGB to be the chairman, first secretary, because my work is not very easy! And if you're too old, your energy can't keep up. Sherepin seemed to be contemplatively going around in circles, and finally recommended the suitable candidate in his heart, "There is actually one cadre who can make Serov honest, and this person is not more than six years younger than me, and less than four years older than Serov, that is, the first secretary of the Communist Youth League, Semychasny." ”

"Oh, it's Shemichasne!" Of course, Khrushchev knew the current first secretary of the Komsomol, because it was with his approval that Semychasny took over from Shelepin as the first secretary of the Komsomol. At that time, Khrushchev had a soft spot for the appointment of young cadres, and he was not interested in many cadres who were almost 60 years old, "Semychasny is a good candidate, it turns out that in Azerbaijan he is Serov's boss, right?" ”

"Yes, seven years ago Semychasny was the first secretary of Azerbaijan, and Serov was the head of the interior of Azerbaijan." Needless to say, the relationship between Shemychasny and Sherepin, the two have known each other since they were teenagers, and considering the age of Sherepin and Shemychasny, few people may have thought that the two would have known each other for more than fifteen years.

"I'll think about it, I didn't expect many local party committees to be so untrustworthy, I hope you young people don't be the same as those old people!" Khrushchev breathed a sigh of relief, this incident in Ryazan cannot be said to have hit him a little.

In the evening, Khrushchev, in the name of the Presidium of the Central Committee of the Soviet Union, approved the arrest of Larionov, secretary of the Ryazan regional party committee, and Bobkov, chairman of the regional executive committee, and sternly warned the local party committees not to falsely report the local food production, and that the communists should solve the problem in a realistic manner instead of relying on deception.

Serov, who was also detained by Ryazan for the regional party cadres, had in his hand an investigation report that listed Ryazan's first method for completing the meat report, "There are not enough funds to pay the meat paid by the taxpayers - method: white slips." Insufficient funds to rush to neighbouring states to buy livestock at high prices - solution: through the misappropriation and misappropriation of special loans for the purchase of agricultural machinery, etc. When the neighboring oblasts discovered that Ryazan Oblast was beggar-thy-neighbor and frantically snapped up their own livestock, they set up blockages on the main traffic routes, making it almost impossible to rush to these oblasts - the way: take advantage of the darkness and take the small roads to bring back the rushed livestock; Go to a region a little farther away from the Ryazan region, where there is no card yet, or even to a remote area like the Urals. Factories, institutions, and schools do not raise livestock, and there are not many animals to slaughter, so it is difficult to fulfill their sales quotas - the method is to send people to the stores to buy meat at a price of 1.5~2 rubles per kilogram, and then sell it to the government at a price of 25~30 kopecks per kilogram. ”

"Send the investigation report to Lubyanka Plaza 11!" Serov asked Isemotny to go down, refocused his attention on the two KGB chairmen and the head of the General Directorate of Internal Affairs in front of him, and said for a long time, "You are still my subordinates, you are part of the KGB, and I will not punish you this time." But you two remember to me, especially the chairman of the KGB, Yevgenin, that you are committing a crime, that you are dereliction of duty, and I do not punish you only because of the reputation of law enforcement, and not for any other reason. ”

"The two of you have not played a role, so that many enterprises may not be able to pay their wages next year, and the overall wages of more than 900,000 people in the state will be affected!" Serov snorted coldly and said, "If you don't cooperate with my work in the future, I'll withdraw you two, understand?" ”

"Understood, Comrade Vice-President!" The chairman of the Ryazan KGB and the head of the Main Directorate of Internal Affairs hurriedly saluted and assured. (To be continued.) )