Agricultural problems Serov will not, but someone will! Serov's status as a KGB was most proud of the ease of mobilizing resources, including Academician Sukachev, who was sheltered in institutions under the General Directorate of Military Administration and was still studying molecular biology, and a large number of Soviet biologists who were expelled from the Soviet Agricultural Academy by Lysenko.

He would never do anything like a layman leading an insider, so he went directly to the institute to find Academician Sukachev, directly expressed his intention, and waited for Academician Sukachev to change out of the laboratory's clothes.

"It's been a few months, Academician Sukachev! Are you happy with the environment? "Serov has a very dusty atmosphere, and he has great respect for this kind of scientist, especially when it comes to agriculture.

"General Serov has done his best to provide us with the best place to study, and my colleagues and I are very satisfied!" Although Academician Sukachev did not know what Serov meant, he was very grateful to Serov for sheltering them, scientists who had been kicked out of the Agricultural Academy by Lishchenko, and for giving them a place to study.

"That's good!" Serov rubbed his hands together and said, "Actually, I'm going to ask Academician Sukachev for a favor!" ”

This sentence made Academician Sukachev very curious, he was just a scientist who was excluded, and as for the academic title of academician, it could not be better than the title of head of the General Administration, not to mention that he had heard that Serov had become the deputy chairman of the KGB. Even if he was an academician of the Lenin Agricultural Academy, Sukachev, he could be compared to a deputy chairman of the KGB.

"What's the matter, I'm just an old man, can I help you?" Academician Sukachev asked curiously.

"That's right, Academician Sukachev, I want you to lead a team to Sudan to promote corn planting! On the one hand, the environment over there is freer, and on the other hand! Sultan has a lot of tropical plants that can be used to flesh out your writings! "Serov knew that Academician Sukachev was working on a textbook on plants.

"Was it Lishchenko who put pressure on the KGB?" Academician Sukachev was very curious about Serov's attitude. I immediately thought about whether Lishchenko had put pressure on the KGB and was ready to exterminate these losers.

"Academician Sukachev, you are too careful, although Lishchenko has a higher position than mine, there are not many departments in the USSR that can give us instructions on the work of the KGB!" Serov said the truth with an arrogant look, in fact, he sent Academician Sukachev to Sudan, and Serov really thought about the academic scientists of Academician Sukachev's faction. There is no selfish intention to help these scientists, and at the same time to help the Soviet Union, and of course the Sultan will also benefit from it. It can benefit almost everyone.

Sighing, Serov said slowly, "The first secretary is preparing to expand corn cultivation throughout the Soviet Union, and it can be seen that the first secretary has great expectations for corn, a high-yield crop!" Expanding cultivation to include Central Asia and Siberia? ”

"What? Corn grown in Siberia? Academician Sukachev almost jumped up when he heard such remarks, and scolded, "What about Ryshchenko? Even if this guy doesn't know how to learn. Surely also knew that corn would certainly not adapt to the Siberian climate, why didn't he oppose the idea of the first secretary in the name of the Lenin Agricultural Institute......"

"Because the matter of expanding the planting area has not yet been discussed at the meeting of the Central Presidium!" Serov took out a piece of paper and wiped the foaming stars off his face without hurrying, an old scientist lost his temper for a while, Serov could only stand upright, "Moreover, even if Comrade Li Shenko is opposed, it is impossible to change the mind of the first secretary, and Comrade Li Xianko is not to blame in this matter!" ”

To tell you the truth, let alone Lishchenko. When Khrushchev pursued the corn policy, Serov did not believe that no one in the entire Central Presidium saw that there was a problem. Aren't they all afraid to jump out at this time? Khrushchev, who was also the first secretary of the USSR and chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR, was the first person in all fields of the Soviet Union. Who dares to jump out and find themselves uncomfortable?

This is not a problem that Ryshchenko can solve, even if he is the dean of the Lenin Agricultural Institute, but he understands where his position as dean comes from, and at the same time Serov also prevents the idea of Academician Sukachev jumping up at this time, in the current situation of Academician Sukachev's faction. If they dare to jump out on the corn issue, they may suffer a blow even worse than the blow given to them by Lishchenko, and the source of strength behind it is the first secretary, which is far from being comparable to Lishchenko.

"So you want me to go to Sudan and expand corn production in Sudan. Are you afraid that in case the corn strategy fails, something will go wrong with the grain of the USSR? Academician Sukachev almost immediately understood Serov's thoughts, and instead shouted, "It is better to directly stop the implementation of the corn strategy, you are wasting the country's energy in vain!" You've thought of the consequences, why not make your voice heard! ”

"Comrade Academician Sukachev, I am just the ninth deputy chairman of the KGB!" Serov laughed at himself, "The duty of our KGB is to defend the country, analyze a lot of data and give early warnings. But things haven't started yet, no one knows what the outcome will be, and my job is to defend against the worst-case scenario, not to get stuck at the source at the beginning. That's beyond my power, and it's beyond the KGB's power! I have to admit that in some respects, our KGB is not omnipotent! ”

The KGB has no duty in this regard, there is! Intelligence work is all-encompassing, and of course there is an annual analysis of global agriculture, which is an important reason why Serov was able to protect people like Academician Sukachev, but that's about it. Expecting the KGB to have a greater role would be difficult for the strongman.

"If Academician Sukachev can make achievements in Sudan, he will be able to perform eye-catching in the corn strategy that Comrade First Secretary personally cares about, and it will be easier to change the unfavorable position of your school!" Serov said slowly, "Sudan is the country with the best natural conditions in Africa, and the climate is also suitable for the growth of corn!" So I think that this time, Academician Sukachev, you will also be an opportunity, and if possible, I really hope that you can plant the whole of Sudan with corn! ”

As for whether there will be such a small problem as soil erosion and grassland degradation in Sudan, it is not within Serov's consideration, first of all, there is Sudan, not the Soviet Union! Serov didn't have time to care, let alone such a small problem, even if there was a humanitarian disaster, he didn't care, if there was a real problem with Soviet grain, Serov would definitely find a way to empty the granary in Sudan.

There is a saying that Serov actually wants to say, but Academician Sukachev is just a scientist, and he has always treated the scientist Serov with respect. This is mainly due to the fact that Serov has always been influenced by the slogan that science is the primary productive force, so no matter at any time, no matter how powerful he is, he does not dare to have a little disrespect for scientists. Not only did he treat Academician Sukachev like this, but even Lysenko, who had already been proven to be wrong, he was just as reluctant to do so. Science is always evolving, and who knows that Lysenko may make a comeback after a few hundred years.

Therefore, for Academician Sukachev Serov, it is worth respecting this kind of scientist who has always adhered to the truth, and the progress of mankind needs these scientists to promote it, no matter what country it is. A little disrespect, Serov could have wiped the foam off his face as if nothing had happened.

"Do you want me to turn a blind eye to the agricultural problems of my homeland, and then take a tactful approach to promote corn cultivation from Sudan and solve the country's potentially failed corn strategy from the side?" Academician Sukachev sneered, as if he had met Serov for the first time, and utterly despised Serov's methods of self-preservation.

Scientists are just too idealistic, and Serov simply does not take the wishful thinking of Academician Sukachev to heart. With so many people in the Presidium of the Central Committee and so many members of the Central Committee, is it his turn to go up and confront the first secretary of the Central Committee who is not even an alternate member of the Central Committee? Who will remember his sacrifice for Soviet grain? No one, even after Khrushchev stepped down, could anyone remember Serov's sacrifice? Still no one! Since no one will remember Serov, why did he take the initiative to go out to mines? He is not one of the Iranian imams who fooled the front line to mine them.

"Sukhachev, you better think about how to prove your academic achievements!" Serov said to him, "Science cannot be blasphemed, and I want you to prove that you are on the side of the truth!" ”

Since Academician Sukachev wants to scold, he can scold, anyway, this old man is really not wrong to scold. Like the basic argument of the negotiations with the French, it comes down to the question of who asks for whom. There is no doubt that now it is Serov who begged Sukachev.

Serov immediately got the documents out of the General Directorate of Military Administration, and after communicating with the Sukachev Academy, he arranged for 128 agriculturists, including Academician Sukachev, to go to Sudan as part of the Soviet Union's assistance to Sudan. After setting the tone of the matter, Serov managed to contact Major General Leonid, the commander of Igor's successor Aswan military base, and explained the importance of the matter to Major General Leonid, telling him to ensure the safety of Academician Sukachev and a group of agronomists, and to meet the demands of these scientists and scholars as much as possible, so that Serov's plan to shape Sudan into an agricultural power could be carried out smoothly.

Soon Igor's successor gave Serov a satisfactory reply, and the telegram said, "I and all the officers and men of the entire Aswan base are very supportive of the plan of the motherland to conquer the Sultan, and ensure the safety of Academician Sukachev and valuable scientists with 120,000 energy." (To be continued.) )