Chapter 6: Allies and Burdens
Who said the world doesn't need people like Serov? Looking at the receding scenery outside the car window, Serov's mind diverged. The Soviet Union was ready to embrace peace after decades of confrontation, and then the Americans taught them with facts that the United States is a dangerous enemy, no matter how far away it is. After changing from the USSR to Russia, it is believed that the Russians can finally wake up from their dreams, and they can also recall that it was they themselves who sent their country to the grave.
"Comrade Secretary, don't you think that if you continue to stay in your post for a longer time, it is very likely that you will bring bad seedlings of socialism?" Valya couldn't see Serov being so narcissistic, and said "Global revolution is our consistent policy, as the secretary of the Communist Youth League of the member country." You openly raise objections in front of your own subordinates, and you are welcome to be reformed through labor......"
"Valya, you're not that kind of person!" Serov didn't feel that he had offended her, and although the atmosphere was still a little tense, it didn't have the solemnity that it had a few months ago, so he said with some ease, "Actually, I actually admire the leaders who formulated the policies very much, but I still have some reservations about the global revolution!" ”
"Oh? What is the high opinion of Comrade Secretary? If Serov could see Valya's expression now, he would definitely be able to see Valya shake her head slightly, and her mouth pursed as if to show her disdain.
"There weren't many when I saw it, but the opinion was a bit of a thing!" After a long time of trying to pull the car window down, Serov took out an Oriental cigarette from his pocket, lit it and smoked it, coughed twice, compared with the Chinese cigarettes he was used to, Soviet cigarettes had an indescribable taste. In the words of his hometown in his previous life, this cigarette smells of stinky feet, and only very close to the border of the Soviet Union can this kind of cigarette be sold, domestic cigarettes? It seems that only very cheap Zhongnanhai is this taste.
The taste of tobacco has a great relationship with the climate, and the reason why Yunnan tobacco in China dominated the world in the previous life was because Yunnan was very suitable for the growth of tobacco leaves, and the cigarettes made were better than other places.
Just when Serov was about to step up his memories of tobacco in the past, Valya, who didn't get her own answer, was a little impatient, and saw Serov's expression of smoking in the mirror, smoking is smoking, many people smoke, but what's the matter with your intoxicated look? It seems that the motherland is not so difficult that it can't even afford to supply cigarettes, right? Not ten years ago?
Ahem ......, Serov, who was awakened by Valya's coughing, blushed, and then said just now, "Global revolution is, yes, global revolution!" From a personal point of view, the ideal global ** is of course a good thing, of course people want to live in a world where everyone is equal and free from exploitation, our set of theories will not be outdated in the future that can be met, and will be mentioned again and again, but Valya, there is one point that cannot be solved......"
"Which point?" Valya asked, turning her head and not looking back. This kind of dual-minded mentality made Serov admire it a lot, because Serov didn't know how to drive until now, the original Serov seemed to be able to drive, but he couldn't in his previous life, he wanted to try it when he first walked through, and then he directly started to be the shopkeeper, and everything was handed over to Valya.
Now is not the time to immerse yourself in the shortcomings of two lifetimes, Serov said, "I say it, you just have to listen to it, it's not that I don't have confidence in **, it's just that this great ideal needs time to develop to be more stable!" ”
"Okay, got it, I'm not going to say it!" Valya hastened to reassure.
"Let's not talk about it, now there are many countries that oppose our demonization of the USSR and the socialist camp! And the strength is still above us," Serov said in deep thought, "I don't know how long it will take to defeat these countries, but this question is not worth mentioning compared to the problem I am talking about!" We all say that all people are created equal, but in terms of countries, in fact, Valya, you can also see that there is no equality between countries, specific to individuals, everyone's education level and growth environment are different, many countries' right-wing political parties are this theory, they think that because people's environment and education are different, so they can't hypocritically pretend that everyone is equal, but let the people perform their duties and exert their strength in their own posts! ”
"Serov, so to speak, the son of a serf should be born a serf, and a rich man is born rich? This is **naked exploitation, which does not even hold up on basic moral grounds! Valya said unceremoniously.
"That's right!" Serov said in a low voice, "Valya, I don't know if you have heard of the country of India?" ”
"Huh? I've heard of it! It seems that the international presence has been quite high recently! Valya had an expression that I was not a vase, "It is the largest British colony, originally known as the pearl of the British Empire, in the colonial system of the British Empire, India's rank is relatively high, except for Canada, Australia and New Zealand, Indians are second-class people, and the army is often sent to other British colonies as garrisons!" ”
Serov nodded, and the newly independent India was indeed now making a presence, a year later, in a speech by Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in Sri Lanka. Nehru took the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence (i.e., "mutual respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity, mutual non-aggression, non-interference in each other's internal affairs, equality and mutual benefit, and peaceful coexistence") put forward by the Chinese premier a year ago to deal with the political differences between China and India as the basis of the Non-Aligned Movement. Later, at the Bandung Conference held in 1955, the leaders of the 29 third world countries present at the conference made it clear to the world that they did not want to get involved in the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union, but that they would take the fight against colonialism, national independence, poverty eradication, and economic development as their goals. The Bandung Conference was an important milestone in the development of the Non-Aligned Movement.
After the Sino-Indian war, India once returned to the pre-liberation period, its international status plummeted, and even the country had problems.
Throwing the cigarette butt out the window, Serov said, "There is a system in India itself, called the caste system, which is the most typical and strict hierarchy in the ancient world. The four estates were strictly regulated in terms of status, rights, occupations, duties, etc.: the first class Brahmins were mainly monks and nobles with the privilege of interpreting religious scriptures and worshipping gods, and the second class Kshatriyas were military and administrative aristocrats. They have the privilege of collecting all kinds of taxes. The third estate, the Vaishyas, was the class of Aryan free commoners. They were engaged in farming, animal husbandry, fishing, hunting, etc., and had no political privileges, and had to provide for the first two ranks in the form of alms and taxes. The fourth class of Shudras were overwhelmingly subjugated indigenous peoples, non-Aryans, who were engaged in farming, animal husbandry, fishing, hunting, and occupations that were considered lowly at the time. ”
After saying these words, Serov glanced at Valya, "In a country like India, do you think it will become a country where everyone is equal?" ”
"Won't the people of India rebel?" Valya's eyes widened and she asked incredulously, fortunately, there are no cars on the road now, so Valya, the female driver, did not turn into a road killer!
"How do I know why the Indians are not resisting?" Valya's question was very puzzled by many Chinese in the previous life, if it were China, the whole country would have become a pot of porridge, but Indians still think that they are doing well?
"I just want to say that not all countries have the conditions to imagine the future! It's okay to just imagine! Serov sighed, "Not to mention India, many African countries almost live in primitive societies, some people don't even have words, they haven't even learned basic education, even if you teach them every day, what's the use?" Tell them ** that it would be better to give them a banana to be convincing! First of all, a successful country needs two factors to interact, the people who love the leadership and the leadership who has the faith to lead the people forward, both conditions must be met! In my opinion, a person can only be said to be a person if he is educated and has the ability to think independently. I don't know a single big character, except for eating and sleeping, saying that I am a person, in fact, there is no difference from an animal that has been raised in captivity! Therefore, the first step to becoming a moving country is to eradicate illiteracy at any cost, no matter what difficulties lie ahead! ”
While speaking, the two had already returned to the Komsomol office building, as if thinking about something, Valya did not speak, but did not leave Serov either, perhaps today's conversation had aroused her interest, and wanted to continue talking.
When she arrived at Serov's office, Valya saw that there was no one around and immediately asked, "So, in fact, it is impossible to establish it in the world now......"
Serov did not speak, as if he had just woken up on the first day, walked to the window, pulled up the huge curtains, pointed to the red flag outside, and said in a deep voice, "Not any country can carry the red flag!" ”
"And what is the motherland in your heart?" Valya temporarily withdrew from the topic of global revolution and focused her attention on Serov, who seemed to her to have something on his mind.
"Actually, I don't want the number of countries in the socialist camp to continue to expand, if I am a little selfish, I even want my motherland to be a socialist country, and other countries love what they are!" Serov said, "But this is impossible, the motherland also needs allies, you can't use one country against the whole world, the last country that dared to do this was Germany, and I believe that I don't need to say what will happen to Germany!" The motherland needs friends, but it doesn't need the kind of country that can't support the wall in the mud, just by ideals, as long as people want socialism, we will go to support others, and what we get is not allies, that is to raise a group of dads! ”
Serov's answer is what he thought in his previous life, in the year before he crossed over, Serov talked to others on the Internet about this issue, and the reason why he said that he only hoped for socialism in China was because North Korea, next to China, was too discredited by socialism, and Serov at that time almost thought that the remaining countries except China were simply a burden to ruin the reputation of socialism.