Why did Li Xiaofeng slap the table? The reason is simple, angry. When it comes to the issue of prisoners of war, the impression that the Soviet Union is very violent, and that the prisoners of war are directly subjected to hard labor, which is inhumane and should be criticized!

Anyway, when it comes to this topic, there is always the Virgin who wants to say how many prisoners of war died in the Soviet prisoner of war camps, what starved to death, what died of exhaustion, in short, the Soviet Union is guilty.

Is that really the case? During the war, the Soviets captured about 3.5 million Axis soldiers (mostly Germans), and 90 percent, if not 75 percent, of those 3.5 million returned to their homeland alive. And how did the Germans do it? After the Battle of Kiev in history, about 750,000 Soviet Red Army soldiers were captured, how many of these 750,000 returned home alive? Only 22,000!

What is the ratio? Only 3% of the Soviet Red Army went home!

To put it another way, Germany captured a total of 5.5 million Soviet Red Army soldiers in World War II (three-quarters between June 1941 and January 1942), of whom 3.3 million died in German concentration camps due to starvation, cold, and abuse. That's 60%! Almost one more of the two Red Army prisoners of war died. Why do we rarely hear criticism or criticism of Germany's brutal treatment of prisoners of war?

If you consider the situation of the two countries at that time, the Soviet Union has been almost exhausted since 1942, and this state of affairs has not killed the vast majority of German prisoners of war. The Nazis, on the other hand, sucked blood from all over Europe, and their days were much more nourishing, but they killed the vast majority of Red Army prisoners of war. Comparatively, who is more brutal?

In Li Xiaofeng's view, the post-war liquidation of Germany was too benevolent and incomplete, and a ****** country like this did not deserve to continue to exist at all! If he followed his idea, he would have slaughtered the Germans directly, and the vacated territory would be distributed to the victim countries as war reparations.

Of course, that's just a matter of thinking. The Allies were still quite concerned that punishing Germany too harshly would provoke a backlash against German nationalism, and that it would be even worse if a second Hitler appeared in another twenty years.

Therefore, on this issue, Britain and the United States believe that Germany cannot be pushed too quickly, otherwise it will be counterproductive. As for what kind of urgency is too urgent, it is quite difficult to define. All in all, Britain and the United States felt that they should be tolerant, while France and the Soviet Union felt that they should be harsh.

In any case, the four countries have not yet reached an agreement on this issue, because neither side is willing to make concessions. However, for Li Xiaofeng, punishing Germany does not need to be carried out entirely through the allies, with the current trend of progress of the Soviet Red Army, it is estimated that Germany will not be able to leave much to Britain and the United States, when the Soviet Union almost completely occupies Germany, he, the emperor, wants to pinch Germany into a flat Germany, he will not be able to become square, he wants to rub Germany into a circle, then Germany should not want to have edges and corners.

Of course, that's a bit of a long way to go. After all, the Red Navy has not yet invaded the German mainland, and instead of thinking about how to retaliate against the Germans now, it is better to think carefully about how to rule the areas that have been captured now!

For example, the problems of Romania and Bulgaria are very big, the economies of these two countries have completely collapsed, and the little income obtained by the Romanian Communist Party from fighting local tyrants and confiscating private property throughout the country is not enough to feed and clothe the whole country. As for Bulgaria, the economy is more fragile and now it is purely on Soviet blood transfusions, otherwise God knows what the hell it looks like.

There are ****** two opinions on the economic problems of these two countries, one is led by Xiao Si, who calls for a thorough transformation of Romania and Bulgaria, directly destroying the old systems of these two countries, and planting a small socialist sapling again.

Xiao Si believes: "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The completion of the socialist transformation of Romania and Bulgaria into the socialist family could strengthen the socialist camp. This means that in the future the USSR will no longer be alone! ”

In fact, what Xiao Si wants to talk about is not only about expanding the camp, but also about the all-round Sovietization of Bulgaria and Romania, and will copy everything in the Soviet Union in these two countries, from the economic model to the political model. If it were not for the fact that it was now inconvenient to bring these two countries into the framework of the USSR, he had the intention of turning Bulgaria and Romania into the new republics of the USSR.

Anyway, Xiao Si's idea is very simple, the Soviet model in the past two decades has proven that it can develop rapidly, and it has proved that this model works very well, so there is no reason to change this established model at all!

However, some people disagree, not exactly Li Xiaofeng, because he does disagree, but he does not explicitly oppose it. On behalf of Li Xiaofeng, it was Kuibyshev who fired the first shot of opposition. There were only two people who were the best in the economic sphere of the Soviet Union - one was Trotsky and the other was Bukharin.

These two people have the highest level, what? Why is there no mentor, you ask? Well, to tell you the truth, Lenin's economic level is lower than the above two people, and what Lenin is really awesome about is his political ability, and he is indeed worse than the above two people when he engages in economic research, especially economic theory research.

It's just that these two ended badly in history, and neither fully proved their abilities, but Trotsky was okay, and his set was inherited by Comrade Steel, which was more or less practiced. And Bukharin, the red economist, really died without even having a chance to experiment.

Of course, in this plane, whether it is Trotsky, Bukharin, or even the Mentor, they all have to stand aside. Lao Tuo's ten years were ruined by the world war, and he was not able to give full play to his due ability, and he did not make much achievements in the economic field. Bukharin was knocked to the sidelines, and now he can only engage in economic theory research in the academy, and he cannot keep up with the situation, and as for the tutor, he is too old and in poor health, and he cannot keep up with the times.

Let's put it this way, at this time, the Soviet Union basically belonged to the mountains in the economic field, and there were no tigers and monkeys in the mountains. So who is this monkey? It's the Kuibyshev mentioned above.

Don't look at Kuibyshev as a monkey in the study of economic theory, but he has a lot of influence in this regard! Because what he is best at is not doing research, he is better at doing practical things. For example, the first and second five-year plans of the Soviet Union in history were almost single-handedly formulated and implemented by him. This person is good at executing the decisions of the above, and he is still quite good at this!

For example, Trotsky's strategy was Trotsky's strategy to have a highly centralized planned economy and give priority to the development of industry, but it was Kuibyshev who finally made this a reality. He was the second-in-command of the Council of People's Commissars for a long time (in fact, Stalin's assistant), and he was still very capable.

In this time and space, Kuibyshev took refuge in a certain immortal and became the most important assistant of a certain immortal in the economic field, and when it was inconvenient for a certain immortal to go head-to-head with Sverdlov, it was convenient for him to say something.

As an alternate member of the ******, Kuibyshev does not seem to have a strong presence, but everyone knows that in a few months, he will become a 100 percent full-fledged member, and it is very likely that he will occupy an important position in the Council of People's Commissars, and one of the first positions in the Supreme Council of National Economy and the State Planning Commission will be his.

Perhaps comrades are familiar with the Supreme National Economic Council, but everyone is not familiar with what the State Planning Commission does. Let's put it this way, the big guys should know how powerful the NDRC is, right? So do you know that before 1998, this committee was actually called the State Planning Commission. Being the leader of such a bull department is a status symbol in itself, and you can't sit in this position without excellent ability and capital!

So when Kuibyshev spoke out against the full copying of the Soviet model in Romania and Bulgaria, the bigwigs of the ****** also whispered. Obviously, everyone understands and knows the weight of Kuibyshev's words, and without the consent of a certain immortal, he would not dare to lend Kuibyshev a few dares to talk such nonsense.

Yes, at the beginning, the bigwigs in the ****** thought that Kuibyshev was nonsense, even a little deviant. If you don't have a planned economy in Romania and Bulgaria, will you develop capitalism in the private economy?

Kuibyshev was not afraid of this kind of criticism, he knew very well that his role was nothing more than a stepping stone to a certain immortal, as long as he satisfied a certain immortal, he would definitely be a member of the ****** and the second in command of the People's Commissar at this time next year. The risk is worth it!

Some comrades may ask, even if Xiao Si comes to power next year and takes over the People's Council, it will not be Kuibyshev's turn to be the deputy chairman of the People's Council, right? How can it be said that it is necessary for a certain immortal to take on this position at the same time, right?

But Li Xiaofeng really didn't mean that, the People's Committee was actually equivalent to the state. The Senate, which was the central department in charge of the economic development of the Soviet Union. The chairman of the Council of People's Commissars is actually the prime minister, and his main responsibility is to run the economy. But Li Xiaofeng thinks that his level of economic development is like that, basically it can be said that he is a layman, let him think of a few new ideas, he can do it, but in charge of the Soviet economy, he feels that this is beyond his ability.

As a level leader, the most important thing is not to grab all the power in the hands of one person. Let's not talk about whether you have this ability or not, I'm afraid energy is a big problem, right?

Li Xiaofeng believes that the most important job of the core leader is to put the right person in the right position, rather than a person who is stupid and does it himself, isn't Zhuge Liang so stupid to exhaust himself?

Even the Council of People's Commissars had a strong symbolic meaning in the Soviet Union, and since the time of Lenin, it seems that it was sitting on the throne of the Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars that it was the No. 1 leadership core of the Soviet Union. So the big guys are desperately trying to get closer to this position, but does it really make sense? Was Stalin the Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars when he overthrew Trotsky's opposition? Did Khrushchev, sitting in the position of Chairman of the Council of Ministers (the predecessor of the Council of People's Commissars), block the counterattack of Brezhnev, the chairman of the Soviet Pension Corps?

The Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars is not omnipotent, and not being the Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars does not mean that the Council of People's Commissars cannot be directed. In that case, why do you have to occupy that pit?

Li Xiaofeng believes that in the post-World War II era, if we want to firmly grasp the power of the Soviet Union, the first priority is to grasp the army, and the second priority is to grasp the personnel power.

Therefore, Li Xiaofeng is not interested in being the chairman of the People's Committee, and when Xiao Si retires, he will not be the chairman. In the USSR in the future, this position will be reserved for the pure "prime minister" and for those in charge of the economy to sit! A person like him, who is in charge of the overall situation and is in charge of the future development, has ******** and the party's president. It is enough for the secretary to have in hand.

Besides, it is easy to become a loner in politics. Now Li Xiaofeng is in a good situation, but Xiao Si's side is not completely powerless to fight back, whether it is to win over friends or stabilize people's hearts, Li Xiaofeng is not suitable for one person to dominate all positions. Properly give friends a little sweetness, and unite the big guys is the right way.

For example, Kuibyshev, if it weren't for Li Xiaofeng's promise that the vice chairman of the People's Committee next year would be his, would he be willing to rush to the front according to Li Xiaofeng's request? I'm afraid I won't do it if I kill him!

To get back to the point, when Kuibyshev faced a pile of doubts, he was not nervous and gave the reason for his opposition: "I am not against socialism in Romania and Bulgaria, but socialism does not only have one model, socialism is also staged. In the light of the realities of Romania and Bulgaria, the path of development that suits them is the primary stage of socialism...... Public ownership can occupy the dominant position, and the state should control the key industries of the national economy and people's livelihood, but at the same time, it must also leave room for peasants, small handicraftsmen, and small industrialists and businessmen to survive...... The transition to the current stage of our country in one breath is very likely to detonate social contradictions, and it will be difficult for the Romanian and Bulgarian people to adapt immediately, and it is necessary to develop socialism in these countries in an orderly and gradual manner...... If it is done in a hurry, it is likely to trigger vicious attacks and interference by the British and American imperialists, or even a new round of blockade. ”

I have to say that the rhetoric that Li Xiaofeng and Kuibyshev came up with is still convincing, at least the imposing opponents just now immediately fell into deep thought. As far as Kuibyshev is concerned, as long as Kuibyshev is not openly engaged in capitalism and is not digging into the corners of socialism, then it can be discussed and discussed.

Even Sverdlov was in deep thought, and he had to think about the political implications of this sudden new formulation. He never believed that this was just an immature suggestion by Kuibyshev alone, and there must be Li Xiaofeng behind this. And he had to figure out what the purpose of someone's activity was. Who knows if someone is digging a trap for him?

For a while, Sverdlov was a little undecided, not knowing whether to accept Li Xiaofeng's proposal for the initial stage of socialism, or to resolutely adhere to his previous idea of completely Sovietizing Eastern and Central Europe. I have to say that Xiao Sicha is worse than this, he has always lacked such a little domineering, so his core position is far from Lenin and Trotsky. If he strongly stated this time that he must be completely Sovietized, I am afraid that Li Xiaofeng will not have much to do, after all, the mainstream opinion of the ****** is like this, and a certain immortal is really non-mainstream, which is also an important reason why he wants Kuibyshev to come out and throw bricks and lead the jade.

To put it bluntly, a certain immortal is testing where Xiao Si's bottom line is? The more Xiao Si let him, the happier he naturally became, so once this opening is opened, Xiao Si may be difficult to hold on to in the future.

For example, this time, in the face of the temptation of a certain immortal, Xiao Si decided to compromise, he felt that the primary stage of socialism was also socialism, and someone did not completely reject the Soviet model, rather than collide with a certain immortal Mars and hit the earth, it is better to give half a step, so that everyone is happy. And he thinks that this time I, Sverdlov, gave you Li Xiaofeng face, so you have to give me some face next time, right?

I have to say that to engage in politics with Xiao Si's idea is really to die quickly. A true politician must adhere to principle, why did Lenin admire Li Xiaofeng very much back then, didn't the mentor think that this child was very principled!

Sure enough, when he decided to give in half a step, Trotsky had a strange expression, and it was clear that he did not agree with Sverdlov's decision. Lao Tuo knows a certain immortal too well, this guy can set off a three-foot wave without wind, and if he compromises with him, he will be eaten to the point that there is no bone residue left. Lao Tuo has foreseen that in the next five years, Xiao Si's life may not be easy, and he is afraid that he will be forced to be miserable by a certain immortal.

But Trotsky didn't remind Sverdlov either, because it had nothing to do with him, and the struggle within your Leninists was none of my business? It's better for you dog-eat-dog, so that we Trotskyists can recuperate and grow.

Xiao Si acquiesced in the concessions, Trotsky was again in the mindset of watching the play, and the natural Kuibyshev proposal was quickly adopted. Formalizing the initial stage of socialism, it is believed that all the countries of Central and Eastern Europe will be at this stage in the future. It is also believed that at this stage, the role of the market cannot be completely denied, and that the economic situation of the country is one in which public ownership and private ownership complement each other.

Li Xiaofeng was so happy with this result, and for him, this trial was a complete success. It's very simple, the countries of Central and Eastern Europe are the primary stage of socialism, so what stage is the Soviet Union?

By analogy, it is easy to conclude that the Soviet Union was also at this stage! Since the Soviet Union is also in the initial stage of socialism, can there be a market economy? Is it possible to allow private ownership to exist "on a small scale"?

Where is the stepping stone thrown out by Li Xiaofeng, it is simply a battering ram, and it has unconsciously loosened the highly centralized planned economy, even if this relaxation is not very conspicuous for the time being, but it is conceivable that in the next five years, as long as a certain immortal continues to knock persistently, sooner or later the accumulation will become qualitative...... (To be continued.) )