In the late fifties and early sixties, there were food problems in both the Soviet Union and China for a few years. The difference between the Soviet Union and China lies in the severity of the food shortage, although the food in the Soviet Union is lacking, but it is far from the point of starvation.

In the end, in order to ensure normal buying and selling relations, Khrushchev used the gold reserves of the Soviet treasury to buy grain on the international market, and the Soviet Union sold hundreds of tons of gold, which finally avoided the embarrassment of the Soviet Union supplying grain with food stamps.

"Khrushchev? Corn? Serov thinks about the relationship, the same thing, from different angles, there will be different solutions, this has a premise that you must know the answer for a long time, in order to solve it easily. It's like an arithmetic problem, you can't solve it if you don't know the final answer, and if you know the final answer, you can deduce several different solutions.

Serov put the question aside for the time being, joined the welcoming team with a smile on his face, and asked Colonel Igor to ensure the safety of these geologists and construction experts in front of everyone. This is naturally not enough, the number of Soviet internal affairs troops is not large, and the cooperation of the Egyptian Ministry of Internal Affairs and the military is also needed.

"Minister Alim, I want a batch of information on the Sultan! I don't know if the Ministry of Internal Affairs can get it! Serov said with a smile, "Maybe only you have a way, we in the Soviet Union are very interested in the newly independent Sudan, only you have a way in this regard, as the suzerainty of the Sudan, you can't do it!" Then you can only count on the British......"

"That's no problem, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has the information you need, I don't know what the matter is!" Alim asked with interest.

"Oh, that's right! The Aswan Dam is expected to be the largest project in Africa! Serov lied without blushing and his heart beating, "Sooner or later, these experts will ask for information around Aswan." It's better to solve it for them directly now, and save you ...... trouble when the time comes."

Aswan is not far from the border between Egypt and Sudan, and Serov's request is very reasonable, Egypt is a desert and can not care. The living conditions in Sudan are much better, and it is not certain whether the completion of the Aswan Dam will affect the climate of Sudan and cause abnormal weather or something.

In the international attitude of the people responsible, it is quite normal for the Soviet side to want to make a more assessment. The detailed information about the Aswan region, including Sudan, is also to gag the mouths of the Americans, so that they can speak with confidence.

Before this batch of information was handed over to the Soviet geologists, Serov had to go through what he was interested in and assess the feasibility of his plan.

That night, Serov began to analyze the current situation in Sudan with his comrades from the Middle East Division and the British Africa Division, "Sudan covers an area of 2.5 million square kilometers! PopulationBecause there is a civil war between the north and the south of Sudan, we can't find out, according to preliminary estimates, the population should be between 11 million and 14 million, the mortality rate of the Sudanese population is extremely high, and we can't be sure whether the population of Sudan is growing or decreasing......"

"Civil war in Sudan? Was it a civil war between the Arabs and the blacks of the South who were of mixed black descent? Serov heard a familiar word. In Serov's time, the Sudanese civil war had ended, and Sudan was divided into two countries.

"That's right, General! It's the Arabic of the North and the civil war of the Black of the South! The man from the British Africa Division replied.

Serov instantly felt very tired, Serov had always thought that his three views were very correct, he only hated two kinds of people, one was racist and the other was black. Plus I hate religion, but this time it's good, and it's black. But he is still green, for this kind of black and green person, peace and quiet is already the lowest standard, and now he has to let Serov take the initiative to contact. Isn't that embarrassing him?

"What is the quality of the land in Sudan, and is it suitable for an agricultural country?" This is the focus of Serov's attention, if he gets the answer he wants, there is no doubt that Serov is ready to start, and the entire Soviet Union's food problem is pinned on this African country.

"I'm sorry, General! We are professional agents. Not a professional climatist and geologist! It just so happens that domestic experts have already arrived in Egypt, and they can only draw conclusions after field investigations! This answer gave Serov a bucket of cold water, and when you think about it, it was really difficult for the agents to do all the work.

"In this way, let's first make a comprehensive assessment of the situation in Sudan, and the first step is to find out the armed forces of the north and the south!" Serov ordered, "At the same time, we will begin to examine the amount of precipitation, the land situation, and the per capita labor force in Sudan, and then we will ...... the meeting."

Standing on a col in September and wearing an Arab robe, Serov stood side by side with the hydrographer Ivanov and said, "Comrade Ivanov, this area is the traditional agricultural belt of Upper Egypt, you must know that Egypt has a large population, whether the Egyptian people will go hungry, maybe all this hope will fall on you......"

Behind them were a dozen soldiers sent by Colonel Igor to protect the safety of the two men, and less than twenty kilometers away from them was the Aswan military base, which was not far from the old Aswan dam and was also responsible for monitoring the surrounding security and preventing some spies hired by Britain and the United States from coming to spy on the situation.

"When General Serov said this, I felt that the burden on my body was very heavy!" Ivanov, who is a balding water expert in Moscow, will lead the expedition with a group of geologists and construction experts to evaluate the new Aswan dam and start construction if the results are optimistic.

"The fact is that Egypt's population is under great pressure, and if it wants to achieve food self-sufficiency, it must rely on the construction of this dam!" As they walked, the two said, "The Aswan Dam embodies the hope of the whole of Egypt, and President Nasser personally greeted you that day!" You can already see it......"

After the completion of the Aswan Dam, the agricultural areas of Upper Egypt will benefit, but on both sides of the Nile River in Lower Egypt, because the Nile River, which transports sediment, has been cut off, so the sediment full of organic matter has been lost, and the fertile land will gradually become salinized. Coastal areas will also be affected, and fish that lack some food will become extinct, things that Serov, who will later know, knows better than the most authoritative experts of his time.

But even if he knew the consequences of the construction of the Aswan Dam, Serov still would not speak out, for a country, even eating has become a problem, and it is stupid to consider whether it will affect the environment, even the Egyptian leaders of later generations have treated the construction of the Aswan Dam as an Egyptian achievement, and only those who have been educated into idiots by anti-intellectual education will twitter wow.

"Experts can live at the Aswan military base first, so it's safer!" As a KGB, Serov will never forget his old profession anywhere, explaining, "The people of Africa have no knowledge, just like barbarians!" When you want to investigate, you can bring the soldiers from our base with you! ”

Serov and Ivanov are familiar with the situation, and in the coming months, the experts will conduct a field trip around Aswan, and if the results are satisfactory, the construction of the Aswan Dam in Serov's memory will begin.

At this time, the Aswan military base has prepared a welcome party, just waiting for the two of them to go back, and everyone can have a drink together. The most obvious difference between this welcome and the Egyptian welcome was that there was vodka, which made these Soviet experts who came to Egypt feel at home and drink openly......

"Today our military base has a day off to welcome domestic experts! The soldiers can take turns to take a break, they can drink openly! Serov raised his glass and shouted loudly, the Soviet military order is very strict, and alcohol is not allowed in normal times. But in distant Egypt, Serov, as the commander, was even more appealing, and the order caused a burst of applause from the soldiers.

Boxes and boxes of Volga were brought out of the warehouses by the soldiers, alcohol was the best way to bring friendships closer, and as Soviet soldiers stationed in Egypt for a long time, the soldiers at the Aswan military base also needed an opportunity to relieve their depression about leaving their homeland.

"General Serov, Colonel Igor! Isn't it a bit of a violation of military discipline to let these soldiers get drunk! Ivanov asked with some anxiety what the KGB's internal affairs forces were like, but in fact, these experts did not understand, and they were afraid that something really went wrong and would implicate them.

"It's okay, Comrade Ivanov! You don't understand what it's like to stay abroad for a long time! Colonel Igor looked at the soldiers who were immersed in excitement and said with feeling, "It is precisely because of your arrival that we have lifted the prohibition of alcohol and let the soldiers vent, otherwise I am afraid that the morale will be affected for a long time......"

Today's celebration may dry up the inventory of the military base, and Serov will inevitably continue to ask for a batch of supplies from China today, but seeing a group of old hairy people smiling so happily, it can't be said that it is not worth it, and no one knows how long they will stay here. (To be continued.) )