172 Putting a long line
Li Xiaofeng is not wrong at all, even if Harson is willing to be a turtle with a shrunken head, they can't skip meals and drink, you must know that the food and drink will not run into the consulate by themselves, and someone has to buy it.
However, Harson didn't pay attention to this aspect at first, why? It's not that he's careless and doesn't take someone's warnings seriously. After someone left, he called a meeting of all the staff of the consulate and sternly warned them that they must be more careful, that it is better not to leave the consulate if there is nothing to do, and even if they must go out to do business, it is best to go out in a gang together.
Anyway, Harson doesn't believe it, one person or two people have an accident, it was an accident, Lao Tzu's people went out to the group and perished, you Bolsheviks must give an explanation! And if there are many people going out together, it's not easy for you to do it.
And Harson thinks that eating, drinking, and Lazar can be solved with a phone call, and Lao Tzu doesn't have to go out at all, so can people deliver it to the door? I don't believe it, you dare to go to the consulate to cause trouble.
But the next fact gave Harson a blow to the head, after calling several suppliers to ask them to deliver, a series of accidents occurred frequently, either the delivery person was robbed halfway, or the supplier was very aggrieved and said that he wanted to terminate the cooperation. Anyway, Harson didn't want any supplies.
Harson hated this so much, but there was no way to attack it, and if it was a Cheka frontal troublemaker, it would be better to say that he would directly and strongly protest against it, and even make a big fuss about attacking the Bolsheviks for breaking the Vienna Convention.
The problem is that Li Xiaofeng did it very skillfully, and it was the "hungry people" who robbed the goods. It was Peter's thugs who threatened the merchants with a break from Harson's contract. There is no point in the Cheka and the official Bolsheviks. This made Harson unable to make a sound when he wanted to have a seizure.
Fortunately, when there was a food shortage in Russia before. Harson has already stored a batch of food for emergencies, anyway, he doesn't have to worry about starvation for ten days and half a month, and Li Xiaofeng's "despicable" methods have aroused his anger, he is determined to break his wrist with a certain immortal, and use practical actions to bankrupt the other party's conspiracy.
However, Harson really thinks too highly of himself, he feels that he has food in his hand and is not panicked, but the food god must have water to make food, very quickly. The area where the British Consulate General is located was completely cut off, and it is said that counter-revolutionaries destroyed the water towers in the area.
How could Harson believe this kind of bullshit, and what political impact could that have been caused by a counter-revolutionary who is brain-dead to destroy some shit water tower? He didn't even have to think about it to know that this was someone's second method against him.
No water is a big problem, no one dies of hunger for ten or eight days without food, but there is no way to deal with a day without water! Why, people not only have to drink water, but also excrete, without water, the whole consulate is stinking. Who made the butts of English gentlemen so expensive that they had to use flush toilets. It's a lot of stuff after the water stops!
All in all, on the third day after the confrontation began, Harson already felt that his quality of life had plummeted, as if he were in a position not of rain-rich Moscow, but of the great desert of the Middle East. Heaven and earth conscience, he never thought that one day he would actually wash his hands with toothbrushing water, for him with a slight cleanliness habit, this is simply a disaster.
But the more terrifying is still to come, "Your Excellency, I must remind you that the water in our roof storage tank has been exhausted, and if we don't replenish the water source immediately, we won't be able to start cooking today!" ”
Faced with the chef's reminder, Harson was very embarrassed, after the water outage, he called to protest, asking the Bolsheviks to restore the water supply as soon as possible, but the answer given was completely impossible, it is said that the water tower was so badly damaged that it was impossible to repair it within three to five days. As for the problem of water for your British, it's easy to solve, walk a few blocks, and there will be water, you can go there to get water!
This reply made Harson half angry, and if the Bolsheviks simply cut off their water supply lines, or if they did not give a solution, he could protest and fight. But they did it seamlessly, the water in this area was completely stopped, and they also told you the temporary solution, how can you make trouble?
But going out to get water is definitely not what Harson wants to see, first of all, people have already warned that they have to apply when they go out! I didn't apply to go out, but I was struck by lightning...... Well, you're not responsible for any accidents!
Secondly, there are more than 100 people up and down the consulate, so how much water do you have to receive to be effective? You can't send all the people out to get water, can you?
At the end of the day, Harson's little pride would not allow him to succumb, and yes, he could have applied to have the Cheka or the Workers' Red Guards protect him fetch water. But, before, he had rejected someone's offer in one bite, and now he was asked to swallow back what he had said, and he couldn't afford to lose that person.
Therefore, Harson can only hold on, in addition to complaining to his superiors about the meanness and shamelessness of the Russians, he can only hope that some rootless water will fall from the sky in an emergency. But poor Harson didn't wait for rootless water when he received another piece of bad news, the boiler room ran out of coal!
"How is this possible!"
Seeing that the coal bunker that was still full of coal bunkers became empty, even Harson couldn't help but burst into a thunderstorm, he remembered very well that the coal bunker was definitely full the day before, and the coal storage was definitely enough for them to warm up for a winter, but now, except for some cinders left on the ground, the whole warehouse is really cleaner than his face.
"What's going on?" Harson called the storehouse keeper and the chief guard of the consulate and yelled, "Can you tell me how the damned Russians stole our coal right under your noses!" ”
The grievances of the treasury manager and the chief guard, they have been particularly vigilant in the past few days, but who would have thought that something would happen, and there was no sign of what happened, which made them unable to give a reasonable explanation if they wanted to break their heads.
In fact, no one can give a reasonable explanation, and Harson has no idea at all except for his temper tantrum. The problem he is facing now is unusually serious. Needless to say, eat and drink Lazar. Winter in Moscow without heating. That's pretty damn. Anyway, he himself was cold enough, and after spending a night wrapped in three quilts, Harson decided to let go of that little pride and ask the damn Cheka to send someone to protect them from shopping!
To be honest, it was quite a difficult decision to make, but Mr. Consul tried hard to convince himself that this was not an admission of defeat, but another strategy to win. As long as you can persevere, it's a victory.
And Harson was a little proud at the thought that the other party had to send someone to protect his own safety. Aren't you kid rampant? No matter how rampant you are, you have to follow the rules of the game! There are kinds of people who can't work, and there are kinds of people who make accidents.
Thinking about it like this, Harson felt that he was stupid before, wasn't it just protection? Then I'll let you protect it, anyway, as long as my people have an accident, then I'll protest, and I'll annoy you if I don't get angry.
It can be seen that Harson is now ready to engage in sparrow warfare and harassment warfare, but he really didn't expect that Li Xiaofeng would have thought of him a long time ago. Apply for protection. Yes, but we Cheka and workers' pickets can't always revolve around you. You have to accept our arrangement, there must be a unified arrangement!
Applications must be made 24 hours in advance, and they must indicate where to go and what to do and how long it will take...... And Li Xiaofeng made it very clear, we only protect you to handle official business, as for your private affairs, I'm sorry, that's your own business!
What the? You protest? Why are you protesting! Whether it's a Cheka or a workers' picket, it's a government agency, and it's within the scope of protecting you from work and handling official business, as for other things like eating,, and peeing, we don't care! How can public weapons be used privately!
Naturally, Harson, who received this reply, was half angry again, and on the same day complained to the ambassador in Petrograd in a tone of obvious indignation, and the People's Commissariat for Foreign Affairs was naturally protested by the British.
However, the present People's Commissariat for Foreign Affairs did not take this protest very seriously, not because Trotsky was not there, but because the old Tolkovi had chosen to make concessions to Britain in order to carry out his work. And now the attitude of Britain, France and the United States is almost identical, that is, against the Bolsheviks.
Moreover, the three countries have already directly rejected the proposal for peace talks, and as the negotiations between Russia and Germany have begun, the People's Commissariat for Foreign Affairs has also felt that there is no need to give the British too much good face. Protest as much as you want, I won't accept it anyway.
And the People's Commissariat for Foreign Affairs also felt that the protests of the British were completely unreasonable, that you could not buy food and coal, that was your own business, and that the water was cut off? That was a counter-revolutionary commotion. What does it have to do with our Bolsheviks? As for what is still a limit to applying for protection, isn't it more normal? Our national resources can't be wasted casually, we can't say that you want to buy an itch, we have to send a commissioner to protect it! Then we Bolsheviks have not become a joke!
So, this matter went on like this, anyway, the people of the People's Commissariat for Foreign Affairs only played the ball, who made the Moscow side do things really seamlessly. And they can't wait to see the jokes of the British!
The People's Commissariat for Foreign Affairs can drag out time and kick the ball, but as a party, Harson can only carry it, every day is smoked by all kinds of stench, a little cold wind blows, and dry food that is difficult to swallow. Describe it in four words - hunger and cold!
However, Harson can carry it, it doesn't mean that other people in the consulate can also carry it, to be honest, a considerable part of the diplomatic staff is full of complaints about the "inaction" of the BOSS. When did the people of the British Empire feel so aggrieved and bullied at the door of their homes, is it tolerable or unbearable!
At that time, there were so many bold collusions together and decided to break out of the encirclement, and they still didn't believe it, could it be that the Russian polar bear really dared to hack the diplomats!
On a sunny morning, these fools and bolds walked out of the consulate without informing Harson, and with a unique sense of pride, they walked into the bathhouse and restaurant, and enjoyed themselves beautifully. It wasn't until sunset that the merchant made his way back to the smoky consulate drunk.
Facing the angry Harson, the gang said contemptuously:
"The Russians are a ball, Lao Tzu didn't apply for protection out of the country, how about it. It's not back in one piece! ”
"That's right. I'm afraid of them balls. The citizens of the British Empire are not afraid of any threat! ”
Such remarks made Harson very headache, and he also knew that because of the confinement order he issued, a large number of people were dissatisfied, especially on the days when the water and gas were cut off, and it made the resentful donkey roll up.
The guys' behavior was completely understandable, but Harson couldn't let them do whatever they wanted. He felt that this was a trap set by the other party, as long as they let their guard down. Once you jump in, you can't get out.
So Harson punished the guys severely, locked them up in confinement, and stressed to all the staff at the consulate that no one was allowed to go out without his permission.
Did this command work? It played a certain role, but the counter-effect was more obvious, anyway, Harson's personal reputation was brushing down, and many people felt that this consul general was too much of a wretch, and he was a shame for the British Empire!
Where there is oppression, there is resistance, and the first few guys who are not afraid of death have taken the lead. The bold Britons are sneaky and learn from each other, ignoring the ban and going out to improve their lives. At first, it was just one or two. He only dared to carry Harson out at night.
But as more and more people returned safe and sound, the rest began to stir up until the domino effect finally happened, and it all became irreparable. Even the cautious Harson could only ignore all this happening.
"Andrei, as you said, the British really can't hold it back!" Mark Vi said with some excitement.
Li Xiaofeng just nodded silently, just like Mark Wei said, he had long known that the British would not last long, but his original strategy was not to temporarily indulge the British, originally he was going to come out and catch one by one. But after the British protested to the takeaway committee, Sverdlov also knew about it, and gave him a new suggestion at that time - don't rush to arrest people, what's the point of catching one or two, you have to indulge them, and when most of them can't help but come out, you can catch them all again, that effect is better!
"Can we close the net now?" Mark Vimo asked, fist-clapped.
Li Xiaofeng shook his head and said, "It's not time yet, we have to go and meet someone first!" ”
"See whom?"
"Harson!"
Mark was immediately surprised, he didn't understand what he was doing to meet the hapless consul general at this time, and the unreasonableness and pride of that thing last time was not invisible.
Mark Vi muttered, "What are you doing with him?" ”
"Warn him again!" Li Xiaofeng replied with a smile.
What the? Macwi's eyeballs are about to fall out, and it can be said that the current situation is completely made up by someone, and it is also what someone is most willing to see. Why do you want to alarm the fish in the net when you are about to close the net?
"That's politics!" Li Xiaofeng replied calmly.
When Mark Wei and Li Xiaofeng saw Harson again, the brother was even more rude than the last time, and it took them half an hour to receive them. Everyone knows that this thing is revenge, although Ma Wei is unhappy, but Li Xiaofeng did not say it, and he can only endure it.
Compared with a few days ago, Harson's change is quite obvious, his face is bitter melon-colored, and he has a constipated tone when he speaks.
"What do you want to talk about?" Harson looked unreasonable, "Do you still want to threaten me?" ”
Li Xiaofeng once again sat down in the position he had last time, and slowly spit out two words: "Official!" ”
Harson sneered, waved his hand like a fly, and said, "You still want us to hand over people?" Hmph, it's a pipe dream! Let me tell you clearly, don't think that little trick will bring us to your knees! The subjects of the British Empire are not afraid of any threat, and I don't think yours will work! ”
"Really?" Li Xiaofeng laughed noncommittally and said, "I'm not here for the last time, I already have a full understanding of your stubbornness." I'm not going to reason with someone whose head is full of stones, that's playing the harp to a cow! ”
Harson was just about to get angry, Li Xiaofeng said to himself: "I came here only to inform you for the last time, please restrain your subordinates, the security in Moscow is quite chaotic, and you must apply for protection from the Cheka before you go out." Otherwise, if there is any accident or tragedy, then the Cheka and our government will not admit any responsibility! ”
"That's all you want to say!" Harson sneered, "It's not that he's threatening us, I've already said it, this little trick won't work for us......"
Li Xiaofeng didn't answer at all this time, he got up and left directly, and he didn't even seem to have the intention of staying one more step. This made Markway very puzzled: "I said a long time ago, there is no need to waste saliva with the British, let's just do it, don't you see how arrogant they were just now, they sarcastically and sarcastically mocked us, and they me off......"
Li Xiaofeng looked back at the British guys in the consulate who were abusive, sarcastic, and grimacing and mocking him, he didn't pay attention to the small actions of these guys at all, he wished that these guys would be more arrogant, and it was better to be unscrupulous.
He patted Makvi on the shoulder and smiled, "Only idiots are angry with fools, they won't be proud for long!" ”
Mark Vic licked his lips and asked excitedly, "We can do it, right?" I can't wait! ”
"Don't worry!" Li Xiaofeng smiled lightly and said, "Wait two more days, and when they completely let down their guard, then it's time to make them cry......" (To be continued......
PS: Bow and thank you to the three comrades of Seckill Tudou, ivanyu, and DougLos, and I wish you a happy new year!