There is no food in the official records, and if this is said by another person in front of all the members of the Politburo, the consequences will be very clear, that is, they will be attacked by a group of bigwigs and destroy the chrysanthemums.

But it was Sverdlov who spoke, so it had to be a different story. The bigwigs here know Xiao Si very well, and he knows that he is not so brain-dead, and the reason why he says this must be for a reason.

Why? In fact, Sverdlov's previous words have already revealed the tone, he said that there is no such grain in the "official records". The so-called official records are, of course, the records of the Finnish customs department, on the basis of which the Vyborg Municipal Committee also answers questions from the central government.

Since it is an official record, there is moisture, and as for how much moisture there is, that is the question for the Politburo to discuss next. Trotsky was the first to ask: "Comrade Yakov, do you mean to say that this grain is smuggled ......"

Before he finished speaking, Sverdlov nodded directly: "That's right, comrades should all know that the Entente bloc is carrying out an economic blockade on us, so it is impossible for us to get food through normal channels...... This grain was smuggled into Finland, so it is impossible and impossible to have an official record! ”

Sverdlov said it categorically, and the bigwigs present were also very understanding, for example, Trotsky nodded and sighed: "I see, no wonder the situation reported by the Vyborg Municipal Committee is so different from the reality." ”

As he spoke, Trotsky glanced at Stalin, consciously or unconsciously. This glance embarrassed Stalin, although just now he asked the question in as gentle a tone as possible, but. The people sitting there were all smart people, and they could more or less tell that the steel was still a little thief-minded, ready to break with Sverdlov.

As for whether Trotsky's sudden glance at this goods meant to sow discord and make small reports, to tell the truth, absolutely not! Trotsky's glance was merely his ridicule of Stalin, and the elder looked down on Stalin's actions. Of course, he despises this kind of skinless and faceless behavior.

Trotsky's expression was seen by Stalin very seriously, and the contempt and disdain in Lao To's eyes deeply irritated Stalin's sensitive nerves. At this moment, he gritted his teeth and swore that he would not avenge this revenge.

Of course, this little episode did not attract the attention of Lenin, for the tutor. The issue of food is of paramount concern to the people. Earlier, Stalin or the Vyborg City Party Committee had poured a basin of cold water on him, so that he had no appetite for lunch at noon. And now it's turned around in vain, do you think he can be unhappy?

So even if he clearly saw that Trotsky was despising Stalin, he didn't care at all, who let Stalin be the first to find it boring? If Stalin had not been from his mountain, the Tutors would have to learn from Trotsky and despise him.

The tutor was impatient and asked the question he wanted to ask the most: "Comrade Yakov, that is, after your understanding. This shipment of grain does exist and has already been delivered to the city of Vyborg. Is it? ”

"Yes!" Sverdlov, however, was quite calm, and answered the question in a very nonchalant tone.

No one would think that Sverdlov's indifference was imprudent, on the contrary, such a calm tone was more convincing than a chest beating, or a hysterical cry.

It doesn't matter if others believe it or not, the mentor believes it anyway. Of course, in order to dispel the doubts of that small group of people, he still cautiously continued to ask: "Do you dare to guarantee with party spirit?" Comrade Yakov! ”

Sverdlov was still so breezy and calm, "Of course! ”

When this sentence came out, Dzerzhinsky couldn't help it again, but he was also kind, afraid that Xiao Si would talk too much, and if something went wrong, he would be attacked again. The Man in the Iron Mask still admires Xiao Si quite a lot, so he feels that he should remind the other party.

"Comrade Yakov, on what basis are you so sure?" Dzerzhinsky asked.

Sverdlov cleared his throat and said in a sonorous voice: "Quite simply, I have seen this batch of grain!" ”

As soon as these words came out, there was another uproar in the conference room, and Dzerzhinsky couldn't help but ask: "You mean that this batch of grain has arrived in Petrograd?" ”

Sverdlov nodded heavily and spat out a single word: "That's right! ”

Well, this time it wasn't only Dzerzhinsky who couldn't help it, but Stalin, who was very hurt and despised just now, couldn't help but exclaim: "This is impossible, the city of Vyborg is almost two hundred kilometers from Petrograd, and the amount of grain is so large, and the transportation in Finland is basically paralyzed, how can it be possible to transport grain overnight!" ”

Objectively speaking, Stalin's doubts are very reasonable, these objective reasons do determine that it will be difficult for grain to reach Petrograd, and if Sverdlov does not give a reasonable explanation, then he is talking big and deceiving the Central Committee.

Lenin frowned, although he was very upset that Stalin had come out to make trouble again, but the question asked by Steel was exactly what he was thinking, so he then asked: "Comrade Yakov, there is no joke about the grain issue, are you sure that this grain has arrived?" ”

Still calm, Sverdlov seemed to ignore Stalin's repeated provocations, and he calmly replied: "The grain has indeed arrived in Petrograd, and if the comrades do not believe it, they can come with me to the Finnish station, and when I left, the stevedores were unloading ......"

With a grunt, the bigwigs in the conference room swallowed and spat in unison, the news was too shocking, if Sverdlov hadn't lied...... Well, it's actually impossible to lie either, because this kind of lie is broken as soon as it is poked, and he definitely won't be so brain-dead.

The only one present who did not want to believe it was probably Stalin, and a thing called reason in his mind seemed to collapse in an instant, and he once again angrily asked: "This is impossible, no one can do it......"

However, his words were immediately cut off by Sverdlov. "I know what you mean, Comrade Joseph, there is really no one who can transport thousands of tons of grain from the chaos of Finland to Petrograd overnight. Including me......"

Stalin felt that he had found a flaw, and he immediately asked: "Then what did you just say......

Sverdlov stretched out his hand again to stop him, "I just said that I have seen this shipment, but I didn't say that all this grain has arrived in Petrograd......"

Speaking of this, he smiled bitterly at the other Politburo members and said slowly: "The Finnish comrades are too stubborn. The railway workers of the city of Vyborg, on the instructions of the city party committee, refused to serve the bourgeoisie, so the grain could not be loaded at all. Even some of the radical workers tried to break into the warehouses of the Northern Trading Company to grab the grain...... I tried my best to convince them not to take drastic measures for the time being, and then this morning, it took a lot of effort. I just found a few wagons. A batch of grain was brought over......"

Many bigwigs looked at each other again, they can imagine that the reason why Sverdlov disappeared for so long is probably to coordinate and solve this matter, although only a few wagons were obtained, but it is really not easy to transport grain out in such a difficult situation!

Anyway, the bigwigs present admired Xiao Si's work attitude and work ability very much, compared with him. A guy who only knows how to pick thorns is simply unbearable! At this moment Stalin was simply ashamed and indignant, if there were a crack in the ground. He's going to get headlong into it, and he's a shame today.

However, no one cares about Stalin's embarrassment, in the political struggle, no one cares about the emotions of the loser, and red to white is the unchanging truth, no one takes the opportunity to fall into the well, even if Stalin is lucky.

"Comrade Yakov, you are really not easy," Lenin exclaimed sincerely, but then he added: "In the future, when you encounter such a problem, you do not need to resist alone, but you should immediately respond to the Politburo, and we can all work together to solve this problem." ”

Sverdlov, of course, accepted the advice of his mentor, but in fact it was not that he liked to resist hard, nor did he like to be in the limelight, but that yesterday's situation was indeed very critical, and he did not have time to react to the Politburo, according to the normal procedure, and when the Politburo met to discuss this issue, the daylily was cold.

"Not really, right?" Trotsky was a little surprised, although he knew that the situation in Finland was not particularly good, but after all, the city of Vyborg was still under the control of the Bolsheviks, and with the presence of Sverdlov, could the local city party committee dare to mess around?

Sverdlov sighed and said only one sentence: "There is also a shortage of food in the area!" Moreover, this batch of grain is still from the enemies of the bourgeoisie, and some of them come from the wrong way, and it is really normal for the local municipal party committee to be red-eyed! ”

Trotsky was dumbfounded and said: "You didn't tell them that this batch of grain was purchased by the central government?" ”

Sverdlov smiled bitterly again: "How can I tell them that it is difficult to guarantee that there are no traitors and counter-revolutionaries in the Vyborg City Committee, and if this channel of importing grain is exposed, how can we buy grain in the future?" ”

Trotsky was speechless when he said this, but in fact he was quick to talk just now, and he regretted it as soon as he said it, because secretly buying grain from abroad is a secret that only the Politburo can know, and if it is leaked, it will inevitably cause unnecessary trouble. There is really no way to give orders directly to the Vyborg Municipal Party Committee through the Central Committee.

At this moment Lenin suddenly asked: "Then how did you convince the Vyborg city party committee to abandon the siege of the warehouses of the Northern Trading Company?" ”

If Sverdlov came forward to coordinate and solve this problem, then the Vyborg Municipal Committee would definitely notice that something was wrong, and how could it react, how did Sverdlov solve this problem?

"I didn't come forward directly," Sverdlov sighed, spreading his hands, "If I could have come directly, the question would have been simple." I only sent a telegram in the name of the Secretariat to the Vyborg Municipal Committee, informing them that the Northern Trading Company had lodged a serious protest with the Party Central Committee through the Finnish Provisional Government, that this incident was likely to cause a serious confrontation between the Central Committee and the Finnish Provisional Government, and that it would have very serious consequences, and that they were instructed to exercise restraint and try not to exacerbate the contradictions. ”

Lenin and Trotsky looked at each other, and both mentors saw in each other's eyes helplessness and self-deprecation – when did our party have to be so timid in doing things. A simple matter has to take several turns, and in the end, you have to lie to solve the problem. This Nima is so aggrieved!

It's not aggrieved, but it's not aggrieved! You can't tell the Vyborg Municipal Party Committee in a clear way. Food is central, don't make up your mind!

"Your handling is very correct," Lenin sighed, and said helplessly: "At present, I can only communicate with the Vyborg Municipal Party Committee in this way......" After a pause, the tutor asked again: "The Vyborg Municipal Party Committee accepted your opinion like this?" ”

"No," Sverdlov sighed, "they've just given up on breaking into the warehouse for the time being." But the siege was not removed......"

Trotsky exclaimed: "How did the grain come here?" ”

The wry smile on Sverdlov's face became even more obvious: "There is a batch of grain that has just arrived in Hong Kong that has not had time to be put into storage, and I asked someone to find a way to rush it a little ......"

For a moment both Trotsky and Lenin had the same expressions on their faces, but Sverdlov did not want to be surprised by the big guys. He came with a practical question: "But, comrades, I must remind you that the grain at the port, although it has not been exposed for the time being. But I'm afraid it's only a matter of time before the news leaks. If we don't find a way to solve this problem as soon as possible, I'm afraid it will ......"

Suddenly, the members of the Politburo present shuddered, and only then did they realize the seriousness of the problem, and if the Vyborg City Party Committee had to grab this batch of grain regardless of it, then it would be impossible to solve the problem unless the work was done through the Central Committee. And once the central government explains to them, the channels for importing grain may be exposed, which is simply a dilemma!

"What should I do?" Trotsky asked in a haunted manner. "Do you want to do work for the Vyborg Municipal Party Committee through the Central Committee?"

Lenin smiled bitterly: "This work cannot be done, and the Central Committee cannot come forward at all!" ”

Trotsky thought for a moment and said: "We can do our work in concealment. Knock on the side, let the Vyborg Municipal Party Committee give up ...... for the time being"

"That's not going to fry the pan right away!" Lenin glared at Trotsky and said angrily.

In fact, Trotsky also felt that his idea was brainless, that the working class was at a time when revolutionary enthusiasm was high, and if you let them die down now, how could they do it? If you don't get it right, the Finnish party committee still thinks that if the Central Committee gives up on them, it will cause a series of chaos, and it will be even more difficult to end up at that time.

For a while, no one had an idea, including Sverdlov, think about it, if Xiao Si really had a way, then he used it last night, why bother with it until now?

After a long silence, Stalin suddenly spoke, and he stumbled: "I don't think this problem is completely unsolvable......

Neither Lenin nor Trotsky believed him, there was no way, who had made this thing behave so strangely before, and the two mentors were very worried that this thing would make some even more strange statements, and they were annoyed enough now that they didn't want steel to block them anymore.

However, Stalin himself seemed to be more confident, and even the two mentors showed impatient expressions, but he still mustered up the courage to continue: "It is not appropriate for the Central Committee to solve this problem, but I think it ......is easier for the Northern Trading Company to intervene on its own."

Once again, the Mentor and Trotsky looked at each other, and they both thought in unison—sure enough, strange remarks had really come again.

True, in the eyes of the Mentor and Trotsky, Stalin was simply talking nonsense, if the Northern Trading Company could solve this problem on its own, as for turning to the Central Committee, as for making Sverdlov anxious? It's better for you kid, let them solve this problem on their own, how can they solve it? If the food is really snatched up by the workers in Vyborg City, they will not continue to trade with the central government in a fit of anger, so what else will Nima talk about to solve the food problem.

However, Stalin also let himself go, and he said unrelentingly: "The dilemma of the Northern Trading Company is that they do not have the strength to defend this grain for the time being, and if they have a military force, if they can deter the workers of Vyborg, then all problems will not be a problem!" ”

Good guys, the counter-revolutionary rhetoric is all out. Lenin and Trotsky were shocked, they both had the heart to saw Stalin's brain open to see if it was stinky tofu, and you can say the same? Are you trying to encourage the bourgeoisie to suppress the workers' movement? You're such a big dog!

"That's not what I meant!" Stalin hastened to explain, "In fact, this incident is a misunderstanding at all, but there is no way to explain this misunderstanding." In order to ensure the smooth development of the revolutionary line established by the Central Committee, the workers' brothers in Vyborg can only suffer a little grievance...... Moreover, I personally think that if our army had intervened to protect the security of the Northern Trading Company, it would have been better than the bourgeoisie, having reacted, using a counter-revolutionary army to brutally persecute the workers with even more iron-blooded and ruthless means. ”

Lenin and Trotsky were stunned by the words, and they asked: "What do you mean, tell me!" ”

Stalin took a deep breath and said: "As far as I know, the boss behind the Northern Trading Company is not only this company, but they also have a security company in Finland, and under this security company there is a revolutionary army of our party...... Let the Red Eagle Regiment, composed of Chinese workers, defend the safety of the granary and trade channels, which is the best choice! (To be continued......)

PS: Bow and thank you Comrade David Dede!