064 Schadenfreude
It must be said that the efficiency of the Bolsheviks in earnest was so high that within an hour the inaugural issue of the "Voice of Russia" disappeared from the streets of Petrograd. Looking at the stacks of newspapers neatly stacked in front of him, Kamenev smiled knowingly.
How can he not be surprised, in his eyes this incident is the last killing move of the dying and struggling political enemy, as long as this crisis is resolved, from now on Petrograd, no! In the whole of Russia, no one dares to contradict him Kamenev. You're not trying to turn against me, are you? Shut your mouths and see what other waves you can make.
"The Voice of Russia in the world has bought all the newspapers back?" Kamenev asked lightly.
Sokolnikov hurriedly packed the ticket: "Lev. Comrade Borisovich, I vouch for the spirit of the party, there is absolutely not a single "Voice of Russia" on the streets of Petrograd. ”
Kamenev nodded with satisfaction and praised Sokolnikov's work: "Very good, now there is a lack of good comrades like you who work actively and have a good attitude like you!" The Party and the people will not forget your contributions! ”
As he spoke, Kamenev looked meaningfully at Stalin, who was sitting in the corner and smoking a pipe silently, and the meaning of disdain and smugness leaped into words.
Yes, Kamenev's resentment towards Stalin is not small, someone does not examine his mistakes at all, but thinks that the root cause of his extremely passive position is the bad idea of the mascot Central Committee, praising Sokolnikov is tantamount to criticizing Stalin, in addition to venting anger, the meaning of that warning is also quite clear.
Can Stalin taste it? Sure, but is it necessary for him to be mindful of this? There is no need, his presence in the party is not strong, there is a dazzling Kamenev, and he is at most a green leaf that sets off flowers. What does it mean to be a green leaf? Kamenev didn't let him be a backdrop, and he was happy to be idle. Of course, although Stalin told himself that he didn't care, but deep down in his heart he made a heavy note to Kamenev, you are proud first, and when I have the opportunity, see how I settle accounts with you.
The high-spirited Kamenev naturally did not think that Stalin, who seemed to be honest and seemingly harmless to humans and animals, was really a cautious eye that would be reciprocated. Seeing that the other party held high the white flag and retracted into his turtle shell, he was not interested in beating the water dog, after all, he was still a nominal member of the Central Committee, and he was forced to bite people even if he was in a hurry!
Kamenev happily went out, thinking that the matter was over, the crisis had been resolved, and today he had an important rally to attend, and Sukhanov was waiting for him! It's not beautiful to delay the business.
Kamenev's so-called business was to discuss the reorganization of the two parties with Sukhanov. Regardless of whether it was a Menshevik or a Bolshevik, a considerable part of the party members were bitter about the split in the Social Democratic Labour Party of that year, and tried several times to reunite the two groups of people.
If the biggest disagreement that hindered the two sides from coming together before the two revolutions stemmed from the difference in understanding of the revolutionary road, after the February Revolution such differences have basically disappeared, the views of the two sides are generally the same, and contradictions and contradictions are no longer the mainstream. In that case, why can't we merge again? Didn't the Chinese say a long time ago that the general trend of the world is that if you divide for a long time, you will be united for a long time, and now it is time for merger. In addition, the merger will also help to attract votes when the Constituent Assembly is convened in the future.
Kamenev was very interested in the reunification of the Social Democratic Labor Party, and was so concerned about it that it had even begun to be put into practice. So Sukhanov, one of the Menshevik bigwigs, was invited, how could he not go? …,
Today's Kamenev is a single-minded prestige, constantly jumping up and down. But he didn't think at all that this desire to be positive would only hurt him. Almost a little earlier, Ganetsky in Stockholm received a letter from Lenin, in which Lenin wrote in an unquestionable tone:
"Personally, I will not hesitate to declare, and I declare in the press, that I will not hesitate to break with even one of our party at once, nor will I make concessions to the social patriotism of Kerensky's gang or to the social pacifism and Kautskyism of Tsykhze's gang [one of the representatives of the Mensheviks]."
Even Lenin issued a warning to the Bolsheviks not to approach other parties. But for Kamenev, who has gone mad, even if he hears it, it will be a deaf ear. However, he was full of self-confidence, and he could not have imagined that just when he was warmly welcomed by Sukhanov and said that he would do his best to promote the great cause of the reunification of the two parties, a certain unscrupulous immortal severely scolded him.
"Of course, I'm from Pravda's editorial board...... What, it's always been Valentin who has been contacted, yes, I know that Valentin should be contacted. But isn't it too busy right now, the sales are so good that the big guys have to turn around. Didn't you send me to contact you...... I said what are you worried about, I'm just asking you to reprint today's Pravda, everything will come according to the morning, without adding a word or subtracting a word, and don't want to send you money to earn? I warn you, if you are long-winded, we will not print it for you in Pravda in the future! ”
Li Xiaofeng flickered with the boss of the printing house for a while, and finally got this guy to agree to immediately reprint Pravda. Yes, no one in this world is stupider than anyone else, Kamenev can think of a way to draw wages from the bottom of the kettle, and it is only natural that a certain immortal will add fuel to the fire. Don't you want to eliminate the influence, brother just won't let you get your wish, brother not only prints his own newspaper, but also has to help your "Pravda" expand its sales!
While Kamenev was talking with the Mensheviks, Pravda and Voice of Russia, which went off the printing press, flooded the market like a flood of beasts. A certain immortal not only added printing and quantity, but also fully mobilized his manpower and material resources to vigorously publicize, striving to let every reader see the difference between the two newspapers at a glance. Of course, in order to prevent Kamenev from playing the bad trick of panic buying again, someone also deliberately paid to buy off the newsboy and issued a purchase restriction order.
Originally, the majority of readers who did not know the truth were curious about the rush to buy in the morning! After such a toss by a certain immortal, the sales were so hot that in just over an hour, Kamenev and his editorial office were considered to be a stinky street in the minds of the working masses. Once again, the entire editorial office was surrounded by angry workers, and not even a fly could fly out.
There were also those who were not afraid of death who wanted to report to Kamenev, but they saw Sokolnikov, who came forward to appease the workers, beaten into pigs' heads, and was hanging on the wall for public display. With this experience, everyone should lock the doors and windows and wash and sleep early!
It wasn't until an hour after the incident that a poor worm in the editorial department who had gone to the suburbs to collect Pravda came home to find that the world was in chaos.
"Lev. Comrade Borisovich, Lev. Comrade Borisovich! The editor who burst into the room interrupted Kamenev, who was talking about the future.
"What are you doing here?" Looking at his men who were panting and sweating profusely, Kamenev was full of anger and eyes in his heart, didn't he see that I was giving a speech? …,
"Big deal...... It's a big deal, Lev. Comrade Borisovich. The editor who spoke ran so big that he couldn't express himself in a hurry.
"Speak well!" Kamenev became more and more unhappy, "What the hell is going on?" ”
"Let's ...... Our editorial office ...... By...... Besieged! ”
"Besieged?" In an instant, Kamenev's eyes widened, and he didn't believe his ears at all, "Who is so bold and dares to surround our editorial office!" ”
This one finally evened out his breath and hurried to tell the ins and outs of the matter carefully, well, Kamenev, who was still standing on the stage, had a dark eye in front of him, and almost didn't somersault down. He forced himself to calm down and immediately asked, "Haven't we already recycled all the newspapers?" Where did these workers get their news! ”
"I asked a newsboy with a good relationship, and it was said that it was urgently reprinted!"
This is normal, but Kamenev immediately realized that it was not right, Nima, the newspaper "Voice of Russia" can be printed, but how can my own "Pravda" be printed. But in the blink of an eye, he reacted, since people can print "Voice of Russia", it is not a piece of cake to help you print "Pravda".
Yes, Kamenev completely understands that he is definitely yin. And there is no way to do it, and the most important thing now is not to think about these, but to think about how to deal with the anger of the workers. Let him do the work himself, well, he's a little scared. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but think of Dzerzhinsky's benefits again, if old Felix was here, this situation would push him out of the way to deal with it, so he didn't need to be anxious.
Of course, as a politician, Kamenev still has this courage and responsibility, because he knows very well that at the moment the workers are only surrounding the editorial office, if he hides and does not come forward, and if someone with ulterior motives comes forward to provoke, then he will definitely be crushed, even if he does not die, his political future is completely over. So he immediately made up his mind to go back quickly!
Not long after, the two of them left the venue and bumped into a certain immortal who had been waiting for a long time.
"Yo ho, this is not Lev. Comrade Borisovich? Where to go in a hurry? I heard you're surrounded by angry crowds again? ”
Kamenev didn't want to talk to Li Xiaofeng at all, not only did he not want to see this person, but he was all burned in the ass, how could he have the leisure to deal with someone.
Kamenev didn't provoke anyone, but someone didn't intend to let him go, and when the two staggered by, he suddenly said: "Lev. Comrade Borisovich, I still have a lot of today's "Voice of Russia" and "Pravda", and I heard that you are collecting these two newspapers all over the world, do you still accept them? ”
"What do you mean by that?" Kamenev finally knew who was doing it, and suddenly jumped in front of Li Xiaofeng and grabbed him by the neck, "These are all your ghosts!" ”
"I can sue you for slander," Li Xiaofeng ripped his hand away and dusted off his collar with a big grin, "I don't know anything about the road, I only know that there are some indiscriminate fools in the road who plan to deceive the masses and confuse the public, and as a result, they were caught by the bright-eyed masses...... Tsk, retribution, retribution! ”
These few cool words, which were not salty or light, almost made Kamenev angry, and pointed at Li Xiaofeng with trembling hands, "You, you ......"
"What am I? I'm just gloating, don't you see? Li Xiaofeng looked at him in surprise, "By the way, Liefu. Comrade Borisovich, don't forget to settle the bill for the "Pravda" printed today, because people don't owe credit for small businesses......"