As soon as these words came out, there was silence in the conference room again, anyway, this meeting continued to have cold scenes, and the Politburo bosses of one vote have become accustomed to this situation, anyway, after each cold field, the meeting will be pushed to a new climax.

This time was no exception, and although Stalin's proposal was a bit absurd and the solution to the problem was very unexpected, it seemed that it was also the best choice at the moment.

The objective reality determined that the Central Committee was fundamentally incapable of resolving the Finnish problem, but allowing the Finnish Party Committee to embarrass the Northern Trading Company would have a bad impact on the Central Committee's established strategy. For today's plan, we can only save the country.

According to Stalin's ideas, the Red Eagle Regiment originally belonged to the EO company, which in turn had close ties with a series of companies such as Northern Trade and Northern Industries. From a legal point of view, the Red Hawks are employees of EO. They belong to the same group of companies, and it is only right for them to defend the subsidiaries of the group.

Moreover, there is another advantage to letting the Red Eagle Regiment go, after all, this unit is under the command of the party, and to be specific, it is directly under the orders of the central government. As the revolutionary army of the proletariat, they will not be like the bourgeois white army, they will not fight against the working class, and they can greatly avoid irreparable losses to the working masses of Vyborg.

Of course, there is another reason why the bigwigs here cannot say it directly, the Red Eagle Regiment is now in an awkward position in Russia, and although the Bolsheviks have internationalist slogans on their lips, they still feel a little ashamed to let an army composed entirely of foreigners help them carry out an armed revolution.

So from the outbreak of the October Revolution. It is the army with the strongest combat effectiveness in the party and the most obedient to the party's command. The Red Eagles have always been used as a general reserve. Don't go to the front line until the last resort. That is, he fought a battle with Li Wov in Tsarskoye Village, and the rest of the time he was doing nothing.

To be honest, it would be too much waste for the bigwigs to let such a strong team sit idle forever, and if they were sent to Finland, the issue of identity would not be a problem at all. As Chinese workers and foreigners, they can be said to have nothing to do with Russia. Even if foreign interference is strong, they are not happy with their presence in Finland. Russia cannot be blamed for anything.

Presumably, with the protection of the Red Eagle Regiment, it is unlikely that the workers of Vyborg City will do anything to the Northern Trading Company. Perhaps, in the future, when the Party has solved its domestic problems and is able to export the revolution abroad, the Red Eagles will be able to play a vanguard role in Finland, at least to give Vyborg and other areas inclined to Bolshevik a reliable fighting force.

Thinking of this, the bigwigs present, including Lenin and Trotsky, were all dazzled, and they could not help but glance at Stalin again, and they all felt that this fool could come up with such a ghost idea without a word. It's really a little bit smart!

That's a great solution! The big guys are more satisfied in their hearts, of course. Nor can it be said that there is no problem at all, because Dzerzhinsky immediately reminded: "Will this cause dissatisfaction with the Vyborg city party committee and the local party members and masses?" ”

As soon as he heard this, the big guy was silent again, to tell the truth, although Stalin's thinking could solve the trouble, but there were indeed problems, if the Red Eagle Regiment and the Vyborg Municipal Party Committee had a conflict in front of them, and the contradictions intensified, and the fight started, how could the Central Committee clean up this mess? When the time comes, the Vyborg Municipal Party Committee will ask the Central Committee for help, so will the Central Committee save it or not?

The palms and backs of the hands are full of meat, and the Lenins are also speechless for a while, in the final analysis, it is still a question of class attributes, who made what northern trade and northern industry are bourgeois industries? The proletariat and the bourgeoisie are naturally opposed, and there should be no problem with what the Vyborg Municipal Committee is doing.

After a long time, Trotsky suddenly sighed: "If only the Northern Trade and the other companies were proletarian enterprises, then there would be no contradictions!" ”

Lenin simply snorted: "If that were the case, it would be impossible to import grain through them!" ”

Everyone laughed bitterly again, who said it wasn't! It was at this time that Stalin finally showed his iron fist and iron blood, and finally had a little shadow of the iron comrades of later generations.

"Between the collective good and the individual interest, the individual interest must be subordinated to the collective good," he said...... Nowadays, the most important overall interest is to defend the revolution in our country, and it would be a small mistake to ignore the interests of the whole only for the sake of taking care of the feelings and interests of the comrades in the city of Vyborg. ”

He paused for a moment, and then said decisively: "I believe that in the present situation only the interests of the revolution as a whole can be given priority, and the interests of the comrades in Vyborg or Finland must and must be sacrificed for the sake of the whole...... I believe that in the event of the worst, the comrades of the Red Eagle Regiment should be given a power – to be empowered to use all means and methods to ensure the overall interests of the revolution! ”

Stalin's words are understood by all the big guys, he is ready to give up his small family for everyone, and in the event of a conflict between the Vyborg Municipal Committee and the Northern Trading Company, he will authorize the Red Eagle Regiment to use the most iron-clad means to solve the problem.

To tell the truth, the words of steel are quite bold, and I am afraid that he is the only one who dares to say it so bluntly, and other people, even Lenin, dare not easily say such words that are almost "cold-blooded".

After all, the revolutionary aim of the Bolsheviks was to emancipate all mankind and to advocate the proletariat of the whole world. You can't talk about being a family, but in fact, you will shout and kill at every turn, right?

The room was quiet, quieter than ever, and there was a chill in the air that froze the heart, and for a long, long time, when everyone present was about to stiffen, Lenin spoke: "The revolution will inevitably have sacrifices, but every sacrifice must be meaningful, and I hope that comrades will remember those comrades who made great sacrifices for the victory of the revolution!" ”

Lenin, although he did not support Stalin's opinion from the front, made his attitude clear, and soon Trotsky also spoke: "At the present time. That's the only way to go! But I wish I could do a little bit more. Try not to let things get to that point......"

The Man in the Iron Mask didn't speak at first. He just nodded silently, but he couldn't help but add: "This is a choice made by the grim revolutionary situation, if you can only take this step, once the worst becomes a reality...... I hope that, after the victory of the revolution, we will be held accountable for this and apologize to our comrades in Finland and the city of Vyborg! ”

Lenin nodded and immediately said: "I agree. Since we made the decision, we must be responsible for it to the end! ”

Perhaps the only one present who was not very impressed with the apology and responsibility was Stalin, not that Comrade Iron and Steel was heartless and cold-blooded and ruthless, but that he felt that the Politburo had made the right choice in order to take care of the overall situation of the revolution. Since it is correct, what do you want to apologize for?

Sometimes, Stalin was such a simple and direct person, as long as he himself thought it was right, then he would not turn back when the road went to the dark. And even those who criticize him. Whoever thinks he made a mistake is directly branded as a counter-revolutionary, because his logic is simple - I am right. Then you are wrong, and if you make a mistake, you must be punished!

Of course, Stalin would not have said what was in his heart stupidly, it was not uncomfortable, the Mentor, Trotsky and Dzerzhinsky were all brave enough to take responsibility, he could not appear to be responsible, right?

Soon Stalin's proposal began to be voted on, and Iron himself naturally agreed without hesitation, and the Mentor and Trotsky were also the kind of masters who had made up their minds not to turn back, and Dzerzhinsky was quite ruthless in his perseverance, and soon there was a one-sided situation, and all the members of the Politburo, except for Sverdlov, agreed.

For a while, everyone's eyes were on Sverdlov, who bowed his head and was silent, everyone was strange! How could Xiao Si, who had always been a mentor, suddenly retreat, and this kind of retreat is meaningless! The four of them agreed, so there's no point in you not making a sound!

Of course, Stalin was the happiest in this situation, and finally, he finally grabbed the limelight and showed his face in front of his mentor, he was so proud! Seeing that Sverdlov didn't speak, he felt it was a good opportunity to extend his victory even further.

Suddenly, the thing asked very insidiously: "Comrade Yakov, do you have any disagreement with my proposal?" ”

If Sverdlov directly said that I did disagree, then he was disagreeing with the mentor, after all, the mentor had already agreed to this plan, and it was easy to cause misunderstanding among the mentor at this time.

And if Sverdlov says that I don't disagree, then it's obvious that you're talking nonsense with your eyes open, and everyone saw the hesitation and entanglement you just now, and you dare to shamelessly say that there is no disagreement, isn't this a set in front of you and a set behind your back?

It seems that no matter how Sverdlov answers, he will fall into Stalin's language trap, but Xiao Si is not an ordinary person, he does not take this trap seriously at all, and says very directly: "Comrade Joseph's proposal is indeed the solution to the current problem, and I also agree that when necessary, individual interests must be subordinated to collective interests...... But I'm still struggling! At the thought that the comrades in the city of Vyborg could pay a heavy price for an unspeakable misunderstanding. My heart is very heavy, and after thinking about it, I can only abstain! ”

Sverdlov abstained, which surprised Stalin, and what was even more unexpected was that the mentor seemed to approve of Xiao Si's attitude, and did not have any dissatisfaction or desire to criticize him. Well, this once again made Stalin jealous and hateful.

Stalin's proposal was quickly voted on, and the Politburo immediately entered into a detailed discussion of how to communicate with the North, how to strengthen ties, and of course, what the Politburo was most concerned about was how much grain could be transported in this batch.

The discussion was very lively, and even Dzerzhinsky was in a relatively high mood for an iron-masked man, so it can be seen that the problem of the food crisis is a big stone pressing on the heart of the Politburo.

But in this warm atmosphere, Sverdlov was a little out of place, he seemed preoccupied and absent-minded, he barely spoke, and his face was even more frowned. Such a situation must have attracted Lenin's attention. The Mentor was worried that Sverdlov hadn't figured it out yet. He didn't want his right-hand man to collapse because of this. There were even doubts about the prospects of the revolution.

Lenin asked in as relaxed a tone as possible: "Comrade Yakov, why are you still preoccupied, are there any problems that are difficult to solve?" If you have one, you can say it! Comrades can help you work together! ”

In fact, Lenin was not the only one who noticed that something was wrong with Sverdlov, as long as there was no problem with their eyes, and there was also a general belief that Sverdlov's knot was still the same problem as before. Three people other than Lenin have completely different views on this!

Trotsky thought that Sverdlov had a moral purity. And such a habit of cleanliness is harmful to a political career, and if Xiao Si is never able to overcome this, then there is little threat to him in the future. A person who is overly sympathetic is not fit to sit in the highest chair. So Trotsky was slightly relieved.

Stalin was not much different from Trotsky's ideas, and he also felt that Sverdlov was too mother-in-law and too woman-in-law. It's just that he didn't breathe a sigh of relief, but looked at the mentor with blank eyes, which was nothing more than a hint - mentor, you have seen the truest performance of this product! How can such an unresponsible person inherit your mantle? Wake up, I'm your most appropriate successor!

Unlike these two "mercenary" guys, Dzerzhinsky was very appreciative of Sverdlov's performance, although he had always been paralyzed. He has always been iron-faced and selfless, but deep down Dzerzhinsky is a person with a lot of feelings. That is, the legendary cold face and warm heart, for comrades, for class friendship, he attaches great importance to it.

And Sverdlov's performance, in his eyes, is a manifestation of affection and righteousness, and he believes that only people who are full of affection and love for the proletariat will hesitate like Sverdlov. Only such comrades are suitable for leading posts!

Three people have completely different views on the same event, so is Sverdlov a mother-in-law or a proletarian, as Dzerzhinsky thinks, full of affection for the proletariat?

It should be said that none of these three understandings are correct. If Sverdlov's mother-in-law and mother would not have been able to sit in his present position, he would not have been completely devoid of class friendship, otherwise he would not have joined the Bolsheviks. With his talent, he went directly to do business like his eldest brother and made a fortune.

Among the people here, perhaps only Lenin understands Sverdlov, as a Bole who single-handedly promoted Sverdlov, the mentor knows Sverdlov's personality too well, and is good at dealing with various practical problems, Xiao Si will never fail to figure out a simple problem between the interests of the individual and the whole, the reason why he is worried is that he is not thinking small, in the current words, Xiao Si is in the next big game of chess!

Soon Sverdlov quickly proved that the Mentor was right, and that he was thinking about a lot of things.

After a short silence, he spoke: "I have been wondering just now, with the independence of Poland, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Belarus, and the relative independence of the party organizations in these countries, will they face the same problems as the Vyborg Municipal Committee in the future?" ”

Lenin and Trotsky's faces changed, and Xiao Si's words gave them a wake-up call, and the joy disappeared from their faces in an instant, for this is indeed a very real and very likely question - how will the Central Committee lead the party organizations of independent countries in the event of the collapse of the Tsarist Empire?

Sverdlov continued: "In fact, it is not only a question of the party organizations of these countries, but I am afraid that we have to face a larger problem, with the outbreak of the great war in the world, the Second International has already existed in name only, but with the in-depth development of the revolution in our country, the revolutionary struggle of the workers' movement and the proletariat in the whole world will inevitably move towards a new upsurge. So how should we coordinate the interests of the working class in various countries, and how should we deal with the contradictions and disputes that may exist between the working class political parties in various countries? ”

When Sverdlov said that, Lenin and Trotsky's faces became grim, and the chances of the kind that Sverdlov had predicted could become a reality were very good. In fact, contradictions and problems have already arisen, and the city of Vyborg is the best example of this. Will the central authorities have to use tough and iron-blooded means to deal with such contradictions and disputes every time in the future?

Moreover, just one Vyborg municipal party committee will give the central government an incomparable headache, if it is replaced by a larger party organization such as the Finnish party committee, how can the contradictions be reconciled?

Sverdlov took a deep breath and said slowly: "The current problem is only within the scope of Russia, if the comrades in Germany, France, Britain and the United States have a dispute with us in the future, how can we mediate?" Moreover, from the point of view of the international communist movement itself, there must also be an organ of command and coordination! For example, this time, if there is such a trans-international agency, and they come forward to coordinate the problems of Vyborg, it will definitely not let the worst situation happen! ”

Sverdlov raised his head sharply, looked at Lenin and Trotsky and said: "Personally, I think it is very necessary to set up such an institution to organize, coordinate and direct the proletarian party of the whole world, which will certainly promote the vigorous development of the revolutionary movement in the whole world!" (To be continued......)

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