186 The Grand Blueprint
I have to say that Li Xiaofeng analyzed Mannerheim's heart very clearly, at this time, Lao Man was not the mature politician twenty years later, and now he is still quite immature in politics, and he always likes to be like ordinary people when considering problems, hoping to be perfect, hoping to ensure that everyone's interests are not lost.
The question is, is there anything 100 percent perfect in the world? As the saying goes, it's hard to reconcile everyone, and it's impossible to make a meal acceptable to everyone, let alone a more serious political issue? .
The first quality of being a politician is to learn to make trade-offs, and if you can't do this, it's best not to get involved in this business, otherwise you will either be exhausted to death by your own perfection habits, or you will offend everyone and be ousted.
Mannerheim just couldn't make up his mind to make a choice now, he knew in his heart that no matter who the Russian government was in charge of, it would be impossible to give Finland freedom back casually, and it was not so much a beautiful wish as it was YY.
But if this road does not work, Finland cannot achieve independence peacefully and securely, and if it has to carry out a revolution, the price of revolution is something he does not want to see. Seriously, Mannerheim's current situation is really like what Fan Zhongyan said in "The Story of Yueyang Tower" - advance and retreat are also worried, and after worrying to the end, they will either be enlightened or depressed.
Of course, Li Xiaofeng can't watch Lao Man become Xiao Cui, it's not that he feels sorry for Lao Man, but that Lao Man is too important to the future of Russia and the future of Finland. He was one of the few clear-headed people in Finland, and when a fierce revolution broke out in Finland like Russia, and it turned into a Red Army fighting the White Army, he was needed to come out to the round. Otherwise, Finland could turn into a bloody slaughterhouse and hell on earth.
Of course, Li Xiaofeng is not distressed about the blood of the Finns, in the final analysis, he still thinks about his own interests, if he lets Finland bleed endlessly and let Finland completely mess up, it is not in his interests. As I have said before, a certain immortal in this part of Finland is of great use, and it is used as a window between Russia and the outside world. It is also a test of his reform plan.
Why do you want Finland to act as a window and guinea pig?
To put it bluntly, after the success of the October Revolution in Russia, in order to strangle this strange new regime. The international community dominated by Britain, the United States, France, Japan, and Italy imposed a shameful blockade on the Soviet Union, just as the United States later dealt with Iran and North Korea in the axis of evil, with economic sanctions and embargoes, in an attempt to starve and trap the Soviet Union.
And the USSR at that time had just been stated. experienced an unusually bloody civil war, from the originally tall and mighty polar bear was bled into a dead dog that lost half its life. Although the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, the first decade of the Soviet Union was not smooth at all, with civil wars, party strife, famine, and natural disasters all coming together. It can be said that the Soviet Union as a whole has stood still in the past ten years. Very slow, very slow in recovering from the wounds of war.
But for Li Xiaofeng, these ten years are too precious, and it is more than 20 years before the outbreak of World War II, and it is really a waste to spend half of the time to recover from the wounds! In his opinion, the first decade of the Soviet Union could have done better and laid a more solid foundation. He didn't want Russia to be bled again in World War II, he had a lofty goal, how could he always donate blood for the international community?
To accelerate the pace of development in the first decade of the Soviet Union, it was not enough to rely on his personal immortal power. And there are many things that can't be solved with fairy power. For example, the power struggle after the founding of the People's Republic of China cannot be avoided at all, even if he saved Lenin's life, at most it is to make this struggle not too bloody, and the rest of the struggle must be fought. Besides, how can he replace Comrade Iron at the peak of power in Russia without fighting?
Since the struggle cannot be avoided, it is also necessary to distinguish a winner and a loser. Then how to fight is very important. What is the greatest social significance of Comrade Iron for Russia? That is to transform Russia from a backward agricultural country into one of the few industrial powers in the world, and this foundation has been laid by Comrade Steel. Although his approach is very urgent, quick and happy. But this point cannot be erased! …,
Comrade Iron and Steel has done a good job, but Li Xiaofeng thinks that it can be done better. Moreover, his method will only lead the Soviet Union to a dead end, and of course a certain immortal with the experience of his previous life will not allow this mistake to continue, what he has to do is to correct the mistakes of Comrade Iron and create or say another model.
However, it is easier said than done, even if Li Xiaofeng has this ability, then he has to be given the opportunity to play, the problem is that he is too young and too young, and in the Bolsheviks who are ranked in seniority, he wants to lead the overall situation logically, I am afraid that it will be possible until all the people of Lenin and Stalin's generation are turned into ashes. Although a certain immortal is not afraid to wait, he really can't afford to wait, so he must have a land where he can display his ambitions, so Finland has become the best choice!
What is Finland's best choice?
There are many reasons, first of all, after the founding of the Soviet Union, it was a big game of chess, and it was no joke to plan the national system and plan the economy, and neither Lenin nor Comrade Iron and Steel would let a certain immortal toss around blindly in Russia.
The Soviet Union did not have an open Shenzhen Special Economic Zone waiting for a certain immortal, and I am afraid that the set of a certain immortal would not be tolerated by Stalin and other older generations, who wanted to create a socialist country, and the system of a certain immortal was not fundamentally different from capitalism, and someone who did so would be burned to death as a heretic.
First of all, after the October Revolution, Finland became independent, and the old revolutionaries in Finland could not pick thorns, and secondly, Finland was very close to Russia, and the influence of the successful experiment could quickly radiate to Russia.
Finally, and most importantly, only Finland is likely to be a test field!
First, after the start of the October Revolution in Russia, a small October Revolution also began in Finland, in this Finnish civil war, a certain immortal can naturally exert influence in Finland, at least not like in history, let the Red Guards be annihilated by the White Army.
Moreover, Finland is so close to Russia that the Russians feel very uncomfortable, which means that the two countries have a sharp territorial dispute, and the historical solution is that after two Russo-Finnish wars, Finland ceded land and paid reparations, giving up hundreds of kilometers of land depth. However, in Li Xiaofeng's view, this is not the best solution, as the old saying goes, if you can not fight, you will not fight, and peace is precious. And someone really has a solution, too.
According to someone's assumption, aren't some of Russia's bigwigs with great power chauvinism worried that the border is too close to their second capital, Petrograd, and think that Finland may "invade" them?
Then the simplest and most direct plan is to let Finland designate the land around Lake Ladoga near Petrograd as a demilitarized zone, and this area can not be garrisoned forever, then the so-called threat of aggression is naturally not a threat, and the problem is naturally not a problem if the ambitions of some bigwigs are blocked.
Of course, it is not enough to do this, or to do it very hard. What's not enough? It's very simple, it's not good for Li Xiaofeng! If it is really just a simple demarcation of a demilitarized zone, the biggest beneficiary is Finland, which has nothing to do with a certain immortal. You must know that a certain immortal in Lu Dao is not Uncle Lei Feng, he does good deeds without leaving a name and does not seek profit, this product is simply a black-hearted businessman who cannot afford to make a profit. So if you want to reap the benefits, it is inevitable!
How to reap the benefits? The answer lies in the Finnish Civil War, in which the Bolshevik-backed Red Army was defeated by the imperialist White Army, and the Bolshevik influence in Finland was greatly weakened. But now that he has a certain immortal, he will not allow this to happen, and if he wants to win in the White Army, I am afraid that it is really impossible, even if the commander-in-chief of the White Army is Mannerheim! …,
What Li Xiaofeng had to do was to ensure the influence of the Red Army in Finland, and then legally turn the "demilitarized zone" into a Bolshevik reservation in Finland through negotiations, so that Finland could also play one country, two systems.
This plan will benefit him the most, if it is done properly, the demilitarized zone will become a buffer zone between Russia and Finland, and he is the emperor of this land, and then he will not let him toss casually?
Of course, some people will ask, why not destroy the White Army and let the red flag of the Bolsheviks be planted all over Finland? In that case, wouldn't it be even greater for an immortal to test the field?
Li Xiaofeng is not a fool, of course he thought of this possibility, but after rigorous calculation, he gave up this plan as soon as possible, for what? The reason is very simple, if Finland becomes the world of the Bolsheviks, then when the Soviet Union is founded, Finland will definitely be one of the member countries, and at that time Finland is a province of the Soviet Union, and it will have to obey the instructions of the central government. What's in it for Li Xiaofeng?
Keeping Finland's independence is tantamount to guaranteeing the interests of an immortal, and at the same time guaranteeing the interests of an immortal, Finland is freed from the threat of war. It can be said that this is a win-win-win result, the Finns can sleep in peace without worrying about the polar bear next door breaking into the house, Li Xiaofeng has won a valuable test field and can show his ambitions, and the Soviet Union will not fall into the quagmire of war and lose face like later generations.
Anyway, Li Xiaofeng is very satisfied with this plan, which is also the main reason why he repeatedly teased Mannerheim, who made Finland only such an understanding person? If you don't talk to him, who to talk to?
Of course, things are definitely not so simple, Li Xiaofeng can think that there are many obstacles, to really realize this plan, he still has a lot of work to do, and the first thing is to convince the old handsome guy in front of him - without Mannerheim's nod and cooperation, everything is just air-to-air! ……,