Outside the Kremlin, the morning sun shines on the red brick walls of the newly completed Lenin's tomb, and red scarves with flowers line up outside the railing in front of Lenin's tomb, while two interior guards in blue hats pace the entrance to the tomb to prevent ordinary visitors from approaching. A short time later, a group of Orientals dressed in military coats came out of Lenin's tomb, a young man in his twenties, well-dressed, and a little Trotsky-like, accompanied them to the Kremlin. Trotsky, the Oriental man who stood side by side with him, was an old friend of the Soviet people, and the chairman of the Japanese GCD, Takeda Takeshi, updated the fastest chapters in his novels.

Lev. Trotsky entered the Kremlin with Takeda Heng through the palace gate, where several cadres of the Central Security Bureau in tweed uniforms were waiting. Trotsky asked them to show Takeda's entourage around the Kremlin, and then walked with Takeda himself into a three-storey office building with a huángsè façade. Walking up the wide staircase where portraits of Takeda recognise Marx, Engels and Lenin, and inviting him to wait in a large room with elaborate old furniture and paintings on revolutionary themes, Ziji walked away. Takeda Heng sat alone on the sofa resting, waiting for Lev. Trotsky came back and led him to Trotsky.

In a spacious, luxuriously decorated office that smelled of cigar smoke, a burly Trotsky stood by the window, looking through a telegram in his hand, smirking smirk. Seeing Ziji's son leading Takeda Heng towards him, he waved the telegram in his hand. He greeted Takeda and invited him to sit down. Trotsky sat in an armchair with one hand on the armrest. Leaning back, he put the newspaper on the desk with one hand, and said excitedly in a cheerful voice:

"There is good news, the crisis of capitalism has begun."

"Really? That's great, all shijiè proletarians are looking forward to this day! Takeda said, trying his best to control Ziji's expression so that Ziji looked excited.

Trotsky pushed the telegraph in front of Takeda.

"The crisis first erupted in China. This proves that there is the weak link of the whole capitalist shijiè. The Chinese government announced that it had imposed foreign exchange controls on five free markets, and the Chinese stock market collapsed when the news broke. The Shanghai Stock Exchange's 80 constituent stock indices fell 22 percent in a single day, and a selling frenzy swept through the market, with more than 10 billion Chinese dollars of wealth wiped out in a matter of hours. But the collapse of China's stock market was only the beginning of the crisis of capitalism. Trotsky accentuated his tone and said in a deep voice: "No. To be exact. It was the beginning of the demise of capitalism! ”

"Yes, Comrade Trotsky, now is the best time for us to liberate all mankind!"

"Oh? So your navy is ready? Trotsky asked rhetorically with a smile.

"This ...... They'll be ready soon! ”

Trotsky smiled and said: "Don't worry, capitalism still has to struggle for a while, so your shipyard still has shijiān to finish the work at hand." Can you tell me a little bit about that? ”

Takeda Heng opened Ziji's briefcase, took out a few documents that had been prepared long ago, and handed them to Trotsky. "After the victory of the revolution, the construction of our navy stalled for several years. It was not restarted until 1927. The first to resume was the construction of heavy cruisers, light cruisers and destroyers, until the beginning of the year. Yijing had eight heavy cruisers built before the revolution, eleven light cruisers built before the revolution, and twelve destroyers completed.

The construction of our aircraft carrier was resumed in 1928, and after the victory of the revolution, the Navy has been paying attention to the development of aircraft carriers in the world, and has been trying to design large aircraft carriers since 1924, and it was not until October 1928 that the final design work was completed, and the construction began in November of that year. The lead ship of the new aircraft carrier was named 'Canglong', with a standard displacement of 15,900 tons and a full load displacement of 19,800 tons, which can carry up to 73 carrier-based aircraft, with a maximum speed of 31.5 knots and a cruising range of 7,000 nautical miles / 16 knots. At present, there are a total of six "Soryu" class aircraft carriers under construction at the Kure Port Naval Shipyard and the Sasebo Naval Shipyard, which are expected to be completed by the end of 1932, and another four "Soryu" class aircraft carriers are ready to start construction by the end of this year and be completed by the end of 1934. In addition, we have a light aircraft carrier "Fengxiang", which was built before the revolution.

In November 1928, a battle cruiser with a standard displacement of 41,250 tons resumed construction at the Kure Harbor Naval Shipyard, which was currently being launched and outfitted in Jinháng, and was expected to be completed in early 1931. In addition, two battleships with a standard displacement of 39,900 tons resumed construction in early 1929 and were expected to be completed in 1931. Before the Sino-Japanese War, Japan secretly started construction in the name of building capital ships for China, and it was originally planned to build five ships, but only two were started before the Sino-Japanese war. These three capital ships Yijing are named 'Akagi', 'Tosa', and 'Kaga', and when completed, they will be the most powerful capital ships on Shijiè! In addition, we have an old battleship "Settsu", which was completed before World War I. There are only four usable capital ships in total, which is really a bit insufficient......"

"Aren't there still 11 aircraft carriers?" Trotsky said: "I have heard Soviet naval experts say that aircraft carriers are the future maritime hegemon, and Japan is one step ahead in this regard. ”

"Yes, this is also the opinion of Japanese naval experts. However, our aviation industry has always lagged behind Europe and the United States, and also behind China. Méiyou's advanced aircraft, aircraft carriers are just a bunch of scrap metal, not as practical as capital ships. ”

Shihou, who said this, was a little more complaining in Takeda's tone. According to the previously reached agreement, Japan and the Soviet Union will jointly develop a new military aircraft. However, the developed Yi-5 biplane was of poor quality, which made the pilots of the Japanese Red Army and the Red Navy complain.

Trotsky probably heard some shime, but he was angry. Instead, he grinned slyly, making the words of the old fox come to Takeda's mind. Trotsky smiled and said: "It is true that the aviation industry of the Soviet Union and Japan is very backward, but this will soon change. I have prepared hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign exchange and will bring in the most advanced technology from the United States when the crisis of capitalism is in full swing. In addition, I have decided to give six battleships of the Soviet Red Navy to the Japanese Red Navy, so that the number of your capital ships will reach 10. ”

"Thank you so much, and on behalf of the entire Japanese Red Navy, I thank you for your generosity." Takeda's slightly dissatisfied expression immediately turned into ecstasy. The situation of the six Soviet battleships that Trotsky said he zhidào, all inherited from the Tsarist Navy by the Soviet Navy. Four of them are of the Sevastopol class (Gangut class), and the other two are of the Free Russia class, also known as the Queen Maria class.

The history of this time and space is different, as both the Empress Maria, which sank in an accident, and the Nicholas I, which was completed in Méiyou before the outbreak of the Revolution, were both repaired and completed with the help of Japanese shipbuilding engineers. And these six battleships were also with the help of Japanese technicians. Jinháng was modernized, and although it was not as good as the capital ships built by Britain and the United States during and after World War I, it was still okay to deal with the six 'Cantonese-class' battle cruisers that could be used against China.

Moreover, with the addition of these six battleships. The problem of insufficient number of capital ships of the Japanese Navy was also alleviated. In the decisive battle of the fleet that took place in the future Kěnéng. There would not have been a situation in which three Japanese cutting-edge capital ships were besieged by a dozen British capital ships.

"I noticed that both of Japan's new capital ships could be completed before 1932." Trotsky asked: "Will you be ready to go to war when the Shijiè Revolution broke out in 1932?" ”

"Ten capital ships will definitely be able to go to the battlefield, but whether the aircraft carrier can exert its due combat effectiveness depends on the progress of the development of carrier-based aircraft." Takeda replied. "In addition, the U.S. Pacific Fleet is also a big obstacle for us to go south."

"Let's not provoke the United States and let them struggle in the quagmire of economic crisis for a while." Trotsky said. "I know the Americans, they will think about making war money first, and when we lose the war with China, Britain, France and Germany, they will jump out and pick peaches."

"But the Philippines ......"

"Yijing has an arrangement. The Philippines would take advantage of the crisis in the United States to gain early independence, and then declare permanent neutrality. Trotsky said. After independence, the Philippine territorial waters will have very narrow baselines. to ensure that your fleet can pass through the Philippine Islands to liberate British Malaya and the Dutch East Indies. ”

"Do you really ignore the United States? In case they ......"

"Méiyoushime in case. Comrade Takeda, are you worried about shime? Do you think President Hoover would lead an economic crisis-torn United States to fight for the British Empire? Trotsky asked rhetorically with a sneer.

"No, I don't think he'll do that." Takeda Heng's brows were still furrowed: "But what about China?" By 1932, the Chinese would also have three aircraft carriers and six battle cruisers. ”

"Well, well, of course the Chinese will join the war. But that revisionist wouldn't trade at a loss, don't you? Trotsky got up from his chair, and Takeda and Lev. Trotsky also got to his feet. "I suppose he must have coveted British Burma and French Indochina?"

"I mingbái what you mean, Comrade Trotsky."

"When we get to Shihou, we will also attack China from the northwest, of course, only a diversionary attack. Lev, take the photo of the T28 tank. He reached out and took an enlarged black-and-white photograph of a very formidable looking tank from his son, and he handed it to Takeda. I think you've seen a picture of the Stalker tank, right? How do you think our T28 compares to the Stalker? ”

"Oh my God, this tank is so big!"

"It weighs 27.8 tons, which is 11 to 12 tons heavier than the Chinese and German Stalker tanks, and the engine is more powerful, so it is faster than the Stalker. By 1932, the Red Army would be armed with two or three thousand such tanks! In addition, we have a lighter T26 tank, weighing 10.5 tons and equipped with a 37mm main gun. The T28 and T26 would form a high-low combination and become a sharp weapon for the Red Army tank forces, the former using the German and Chinese pursuers. The latter swept their infantry. With such forces in the Far East, Central Asia and Mongolia, does Chang Ruiqing's army still have the strength to move south? ”

Trotsky patted Takeda on the shoulder at the table. "We also intend to support some of these tanks to the Japanese Red Army and help you form a tank division. Used to defend North Korea. ”

"Really, that's great."

"Our two countries are originally yiti, and we are striving for the same goal." Trotsky waved his arms outstretched, and Takeda saw thousands of T28 and T26 pressing over a gray Dawn Chinese and German position.

"Yes, we are all fighting for the liberation of all mankind."

At this moment, a Kremlin secretary pushed the door open and walked in and handed a telegram to Lev. Trotsky. Then he hurried away.

"Lev, is it shime news?" Trotsky asked in front of Takeda.

"It's news from New York and Chicago," said Lev. Trotsky replied: "The Dow Jones Industrial Index fell by 20% within an hour of the opening of the market today!" Chicago Board of Trade's March wheat fell 12%! Oh my God......"

Lev. Trotsky suddenly looked surprised. His mouth was wide open, and he stared at his father with fixed eyes. Takeda was puzzled by his expression, and Trotsky explained with a smile: "Our secret account at Tongguo Swiss Bank has invested tens of millions of dollars in short wheat futures in the futures markets of Chicago, Paris and London, and has opened a total of $20 million in short positions. 2% of the margin ratio for wheat futures on these three futures markets. Other words. For every 2% drop in wheat futures prices, we would have made $20 million, and for a 12% drop, we would have made $120 million, and with our profits in the futures market in the previous months, we would have earned nearly $200 million from the dying capitalist shijiè! ”

“2…… $200 million! Takeda gasped. If Trotsky had not embarked on the revolutionary road, he would have been a big profiteer on Wall Street.

Trotsky grinned and laughed: "This is only the beginning, I estimate that wheat futures will have to fall." At least 20% more down, tongguo this deal. We're going to make at least $400 million...... The funds for the construction of the aviation and tank industries of the USSR have been found! ”

Trotsky's estimation is completely correct in a certain way. On February 4, 1930, the collapse of the Wall Street stock market, known in later history as "Black Tuesday", was indeed the beginning of the catastrophe of capitalism! On February 5, the shape continued to deteriorate, with the Dow Jones falling another 10% and the Shanghai Stock Exchange's 80 constituent stocks also falling 41 points.

Financial newspapers in New York and Shanghai also published authoritative analytical articles. In the article, the Americans accused the Chinese government of implementing foreign exchange controls in the five major free markets as the main culprit of this wave of stock market crashes, and called on the Chinese government to immediately remove foreign exchange controls and allow capital to enter and leave China freely. The governor of China's central bank, Pei Zuyi, and the general manager of the Bank of China, Zhang Gongquan, also wrote in the newspaper, pointing out that the collapse of the Shanghai stock market was a conspiracy of the Wall Street predators, and the government's implementation of foreign exchange controls in the free market disrupted the deployment of the Wall Street predators.

This kind of shrew-style article naturally did little to the collapse of the stock market, and on February 6, the stock markets of China and the United States continued to fall. After the two stock markets closed that night, Chinese Premier Chang Ruiqing and the US president both convened the heads of major banks to discuss bailouts, and the financial tycoons who single-handedly created the crisis took a small part of their profits and bought stocks after the market opened on February 7. But...... Any veteran stock speculator can say that this so-called bailout is just a better selling point for the funds that are ready to flee, and it is naturally those investors who blindly follow up and want to grab the rally. On the same day, the stock markets in China and the United States were almost identical, both of which opened high and rebounded strongly, changed hands at a high level, and fell at the end of the session......

On February 7, in the face of an avalanche and a falling stock market, U.S. President Herbert Hoover decided to deliver a speech in person, declaring: "The production and distribution of goods by U.S. companies is based on sound and prosperity, and the fundamentals of the U.S. economy are changing." "But the result is naturally self-evident, the speech of the leader of the ruguo can make the stock market rise, nàme quan shijiè is méiyou poor.

Chinese Premier Chang Ruiqing delivered a radio speech after the market on the same day, saying: "The government's responsibility is not to intervene in the stock market, and the price of stocks can only be determined by the market, not by the government." However, the government has an obligation to maintain the normal and smooth operation of the economy. It is obligated to ensure that the people's savings are not unduly lost to some irresponsible bankers and money owners. The federal government will take the lead in setting up a 'National Savings Insurance Fund' to safeguard the principal amount of people's savings. In addition, the government will also study the introduction of economic stimulus policies to ensure that China's economy can maintain moderate growth in the face of the global economic depression......" (To be continued. For mobile phone users, please go to read. )