Listening to Lunacharsky's words, Li Xiaofeng secretly laughed, and said in his heart, Lao Lu, you are ready to engage in education work with an iron heart, and you really don't leave your profession in three sentences!

Li Xiaofeng still admires Lunacharsky's "knowledge of current affairs", and can know what he really wants in his heart, and he is not moved at all in the face of the temptation of power, such a person can be regarded as great from a certain point of view.

Moreover, Li Xiaofeng feels that if he struggles for his ideals and strives to realize his ideals, such a person is at least happy in his heart, just like Paul Kochagin said, when such a person looks back on himself before he dies, he will not have regrets.

On the other hand, many activists in the Russian political arena today, even if they can reach the peak of power, their lives are not necessarily happy, and compared with Lunacharsky, who has simple ideals and lacks ambition, they are not ordinary tired.

Of course, although Li Xiaofeng somewhat admired Lunacharsky's view of the world and philosophy, he also admitted that he might have lived a happy life. But to let someone live the same life is not sensitive. Brother is still in pain and happy to live!

Lunacharsky was an impatient man, and he didn't even bother to check the equipment sent by Li Xiaofeng, so he dragged someone to the central station of the regiment, which shows how much he cares about this nascent youth group.

Li Xiaofeng rented a small four-story building on the University Road, near the Neva River, next to St. Petersburg State University, and all the institutions of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League were temporarily crammed into this small building.

It is not at all accurate to describe the office conditions of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League. Don't look at it, there are a total of seven departments of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League, plus an office of the General Office. A total of eight departments work together, but there are no more than 40 staff members in total, with an average of only four or five people in each department, and even some departments do not have a single clerk except for the two major cadres of the minister and vice minister.

Such a few people are "crowded" in a four-story house with a total area of more than 2,000 and hundreds of square meters, and it really seems monotonous, and I always feel empty. At that time, Georgy and Kosygin both felt that it was too big, and thought that it was too ostentatious, and that it was completely possible to rent a small house with a little worse conditions, and the comrades could save a lot of money by squeezing it.

But Li Xiaofeng doesn't see it that way, how can a large organization that manages young people all over Russia work in a thatched hut. You are not afraid of losing face, he, the head of the organization, still feels cold! Besides, now the department has just been established, and there are not many people. Of course, I feel a little empty. But what about later?

Not to mention waiting for the whole country to add millions or tens of millions of league members, even if the grassroots league organizations around Petrograd Region are well established, it is normal to have more than 100,000 league members. At that time, what was the use of this big office space?

Besides, who is Li Xiaofeng? A dignified immortal, it is not easy to be a second-in-command in a serious institution, or is it the kind of second-in-command who says the same, what does it look like to work in a thatched hut? We don't lack this money, either we don't do it, or we do it in one step. Completely build up the momentum of the regimental organization!

If you want to make a noise, you must first have a face, and the office conditions are this face. When other parties or grassroots organizations send people to the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League on official business, the first impression is not good when they see that everyone is crowded into thatched huts to work. In the future, maybe you will think that this is a leather bag company or a leather bag agency, so what is the majesty?

Therefore, Li Xiaofeng is very concerned about the office conditions of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League, not only the house is large, but the supporting facilities are also quite luxurious, and each department, even if the number of people is small, has an independent office. Every office is heated, the boiler is burning brightly, anyway, whoever enters the door has to peel the skin first, no! Undress! At most, you can only wear single clothes for work. It's not okay to wear an extra vest, otherwise you will sweat profusely and suffer from heat stroke. …,

There is also a small canteen at the back of the office building. Four meals a day, breakfast, noon and evening supper, the food is so rich! Anyway, many comrades only came in three days and found that they had gained weight. The only one who thinks the food is not good, especially the cook who thinks the small stove. Something I made for myself always tasted a little wrong. Fortunately, the immortal's appetite was cold, and he didn't care about it.

This is just the basic treatment, the ministers of each ministry are equipped with special offices and living rooms, and even a small bedroom, the office is too hard to work overtime or something to worry about no place to sleep. As for the offices of the first secretary and the second secretary, the specifications are even higher, and the office conditions are no worse than those of a five-star hotel.

Anyway, since he was assigned to the office, the first secretary Stalin has never been to the small office that originally belonged to him in the Tavlicher Palace, and he has eaten and drunk in his luxurious office, and if it were not for the fact that the headquarters of the Bolsheviks was there, and he had to attend some meetings of the party committee, he would have had the heart to settle down in the Central Committee of the League.

Li Xiaofeng brought in a few motorcycles, some with two wheels and a sidecar, and set up a small convoy to facilitate the use of the central staff of the regiment who had something to travel.

Anyway, these days Stalin is wearing a thick fur coat, a locomotive hat, and a pair of large rimless goggles, and riding on long riding boots across Petrograd on a motorcycle, and his style is very charming.

Of course, the reason why he uses a motorcycle is not that Li Xiaofeng can't afford or can't buy a car, but the main reason is that the car is too eye-catching, and Zinoviev has planted a big heel on it, who would dare to hit it up without knowing whether he is alive or dead?

It should be said that as far as the office conditions of the CYL Central Committee are concerned, I am afraid that there is no better place to find in Petrograd, and when the Party Central Committee still has a few people crowded into one office, and there is no food or clothing, and the only way to travel is to rely on the 11th Road, the CYL Central Committee is already running to a well-off life. All the staff of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League are generally very satisfied with the office conditions, and when it comes to Li Xiaofeng and the Organization Department, it is really not enough to pick two thumbs, if you are allowed to take off your shoes, you have to use the two on your feet.

However, it is not completely without opinions, first of all, the heating problem, everyone generally reacts to too hot, too uncomfortable to go out, easy to catch a cold, although the medical expenses can be reimbursed, but too delayed work; The second was that Georgi, Suslov and Kosygin felt that the cost was too great. Isn't it possible to be frugal. After all, the league organization does not have a few cents of income for the time being, and it is probably not a matter of being so lavish.

When it comes to the income of the regiment organization, it is simply miserable, there are many members who apply to join the regiment, but there are few who have a fixed economic income, most of the workers and soldiers are moonshine clans, and their pitiful income is difficult to maintain a normal personal life. As for the young students, these are the old people, and those who have pocket money are rare, and they don't care at all. The most tragic thing is the young peasant brothers, who are already tightening their belts to get by, and you can't bear to cut meat from them? As for the funds allocated by the Party Central Committee, it has never rained since I heard thunder.

So if you want to live on the above income. Then the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League can directly declare bankruptcy and bankruptcy, not to mention renting a house for office, it is not enough to buy pen, ink, paper and inkstone! It can be said that the normal operation of the Central Committee of the Youth League is completely supported by Li Xiaofeng.

It is precisely because of this that Li Xiaofeng directly controls the economic power of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League, and can be said to be the Minister of Organization and Minister of Finance, so it is completely up to him to decide how to spend money and how much to spend, and what to save is naturally the wind in his ears. And whether it is Georgy, Kosygin or Suslov who does this, they have nothing to say at all, and they spend their own money to build a warm, comfortable and harmonious office environment for the Central Committee of the League. Is this still wrong? Besides, anyway, it is someone's money spent, and it is not the little regimental fee that the comrades have paid, so if someone is happy, it will be regarded as fighting local tyrants and dividing property. …,

"This is where the Central Committee of your regiment is stationed?"

As soon as he entered the door, Lunacharsky was taken aback, and standing at the door were the guards sent by Teko, he knew very well what the strength of these people was, and it was not surprising. What really surprised him was the warm current that came through the door -, are you sure it's heating. Not washing mulberry scoops?

Just when Lunacharsky was stunned, two young little sisters walked quickly at the front desk and said to them cordially: "Comrade Andrei, you are back, may I ask who this comrade is?" ”

Li Xiaofeng took off his jacket and handed it to his two little sisters. "This is Comrade Lunacharsky, a Menshevik internationalist. He has made outstanding contributions to the revolution of our country! ”

I heard that it was the Mensheviks who came, and the little sisters who received the two receptionists were not as enthusiastic as just now, that is, they heard that Lunacharsky was an internationalist, otherwise it was certain that Old Lu would be blinded.

"Hello, Comrade Lunacharsky, please give me your coat."

Although Lunacharsky sensed the change in the other party's mood, he didn't pay much attention to it, after all, this was the territory of the Bolsheviks, and it was normal for him to be unpopular as a Menshevik. However, this way of reception surprised him, I am afraid that only three-star hotels in Russia have such a quality of receptionists, right? And what are you doing with such politeness as the residence of a political group? Lao Tzu is not here to stay in the hotel!

Li Xiaofeng explained with a smile: "The effect of the boiler we bought is too good, so the heating is relatively large......

Lunacharsky handed over his coat to the receptionist at the front desk, touched his slightly hot forehead, and said with a wry smile: "It's not just bigger, I've already started to sweat!" ”

"It's okay, just get used to it!" Li Xiaofeng said disappreciatively.

As for Lunacharsky, naturally he won't say anything, it's up to the host! But immediately he made a new discovery: a huge photograph of Marx and Lenin hung side by side on the wall of the reception at the entrance, below which was a red flag embroidered with a five-pointed star, and on the other side of the red flag was a heavy font in the form of a relief - Russian Marx Leninist Youth.

"This is our regimental flag!" Li Xiaofeng introduced with a smile, and then he casually pointed to his sister's chest: "This is our regimental emblem!" ”

Lunacharsky squinted his eyes and glanced at the regimental emblem, which was embossed with the heads of Marx and Lenin, and in the background was a regimental flag waving in the wind, surrounded by ears of wheat and cogs.

Lunacharsky nodded indifferently and said, "Not bad! ”

Li Xiaofeng could see that Lu Nacharsky's words were insincere, and he could obviously see that Lao Lu probably had some opinions about the name and emblem of the regimental organization. As for what the opinion is, I can guess it, I'm afraid that Lao Lu is more sensitive to Lenin's name and head.

But sensitive is sensitive. Li Xiaofeng will not deliberately explain anything. And there is no need to explain, the juxtaposition of Lenin with Marx may be a bit out of place in this era, but in the future, it is really nothing!

Next, Li Xiaofeng led Lunacharsky straight to Stalin's office, not that Li Xiaofeng attached great importance to Stalin and wanted to report to him what guests had come. Now in the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League, Li Xiaofeng has fiercely pressed Comrade Steel, and the report is to save face, and if he does not report Stalin, he will scoop him up.

That is, Lunacharsky's identity is more special, he is a Menshevik. And Stalin was the nominal first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League, and according to the regular procedure, it was better to visit Comrade Iron and Steel first.

Stalin's office was next to Li Xiaofeng's office, on the top floor of the building. There are also two offices on this floor. One room for two people, the other is a large conference room and a confidential room for files and confidential documents. …,

Stalin was a little surprised by Li Xiaofeng's sudden arrival, after all, the two men rarely met together these days, except for meetings that they had to attend, although their offices were next to each other. However, Stalin felt that someone, the head of the organization, was too strong, and that he, the first secretary, had no authority or influence, and in order to prevent it from being too embarrassing, it was better for the king not to see the king! In the same way, Stalin was reluctant to meet someone. Li Xiaofeng still doesn't want to see Stalin's numb face, it's best if you don't get involved, anyway, my brother will be sick to your stomach when he sees you!

"Why are you here?" Stalin was surprised and asked, "Is there something?" ”

Li Xiaofeng let go of Lunacharsky behind him and said: "I met Comrade Lunacharsky today, and he is very interested in the work of our Youth League, so I took him to visit. ”

Stalin nodded silently, he didn't pay much attention to Lunacharsky, he reached out and shook Lunacharsky very coldly, and said, "Welcome." Comrade Lunacharsky, I still have a lot of work, so I can't take you to visit them one by one, so I will ask Comrade Andrei to show you around! ”

It should be said that Stalin's attitude was very cold, and no matter what, Lunacharsky was a guest. You, the host, have just met with a guest, and you have been sent away in two sentences. I don't even have a cup of tea, which can be said to be very rude. Moreover, Li Xiaofeng also knew that Stalin said that he was too busy with his work to open his eyes and talk nonsense. It's true that you're just lying on a recliner smoking in a daze, busy with fugue!

Lunacharsky was well educated, and did not care about Stalin's coldness, "Then I will not disturb your work, and after the visit, I will communicate with you!" ”

As for Li Xiaofeng, I originally thought that bringing Lunacharsky to greet him was going through the motions, you Stalin didn't care about this transition, why should I care, face is given by people, you don't want face yourself, why should I sell your face?

Li Xiaofeng didn't say a word, he turned his head and left with Lunacharsky, and when he left the office, Lunacharsky suddenly smiled and asked in a low voice: "Joseph. Was Comrade Stalin very difficult to deal with? ”

Although Li Xiaofeng wanted to complain a few words, in order to maintain the image of the Central Committee of the League in the eyes of outsiders, he still deliberately pretended not to understand and asked: "Why do you say that?" ”

Lunacharsky smiled a little demonicly, very inscrutable who saw through everything: "Don't pretend, what kind of temper Comrade Stalin is, I know better than you!" His stinky temper is notoriously difficult to deal with! ”

Thinking about it, Lunacharsky is also an old man of the Social Democratic Labor Party, almost joining the party in the same era as Stalin, and the two sides should have some intersection.

He asked: "Have you worked with Comrade Stalin?" ”

Lunacharsky shook his head and said: "I have no direct contact with him, but several of my friends have worked with him, and the general reaction is that Comrade Stalin is not small, he is still a stuffy gourd, he never says anything or what he has planned, and it is very difficult to communicate." Especially his bad temper, as long as the working methods are not what he wants, sometimes he will just brush his sleeves away......"

Speaking of this, Lunacharsky suddenly laughed and said: "I remember that Comrade Trotsky, when he mentioned to me his first impression of Comrade Stalin, he said that this comrade was a stuffy gourd, and it was a little scary...... Only later did I find out that Comrade Stalin was not good at communicating, and that comrades who had become acquainted with him were completely different......" Speaking of this, he touched his chin, "how did Comrade Trotsky say that he liked to smoke and drink, and when he drank too much, he would tell pornographic jokes and spread gossip. ”

Trotsky? Hearing Lunacharsky talk about Trotsky, Li Xiaofeng was overjoyed, and he fell asleep and sent a pillow, he didn't know how to deal with the task assigned by his mentor, and now Lao Lu mentioned Trotsky himself, but it saved a lot of effort.

As he walked, he pretended to be casual and asked: "Speaking of Comrade Trotsky, has he been released?" ”

Lunacharsky naturally didn't know what Li Xiaofeng's plan was, and replied casually: "I have been released, and now I am on a passenger ship, and I will be able to return to China in a while!" ”

"And when will he arrive in Petrograd?" Li Xiaofeng pretended to be very curious and longing and asked, "Comrade Trotsky's writings have had a great influence on me, and it can be said that they have indirectly guided me onto the road of revolution...... It's a pity

, he has been in exile and has never had the opportunity to see ...... I wish I could talk to him in person! ”

"Oh! It's easy! Lunacharsky did not suspect any deception at all, and said enthusiastically: "I am good friends with Trotsky, and when he returns home, I will personally introduce you to you!" I will definitely make this wish come true! (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )