Big Time 1958

Chapter 46: Time-Hungry Task

“The blockade of West Berlin can only be said to temporarily stop the blood loss of the GDR. If we want to solve the problem completely, we still need to change the economic gap between the GDR and the Federal Republic of Germany. It seems that it will take some time now!” Second The document begins with this statement. It lists the comparisons between the two Germanys in detail, from population to industry to economy, and then asserts, “If the economic level of the GDR and the Federal Republic of Germany cannot be brought closer, the socialist cause of the GDR will still not be possible. Stable, it can only be said from the stage of aortic hemorrhage to chronic blood loss!”

Shelepin sighed. From the document, he already understood Serov’s subtext, and he could even guess what was not stated in the document. The development of the GDR was actually restricted. Regarding the comeback, it is not only the Soviet Union itself that is worried about the re-emergence of Germany, but also the United States, but the United States is using its huge economic advantages to disintegrate the national spirit of the Federal Republic of Germany little by little.

On the GDR side, the Soviet Union itself was the country that suffered the most losses in World War II. The GDR’s war reparations were paid until Serov settled the chaos in Hungary, which was three years ago. The huge compensation for more than ten consecutive years has naturally made it impossible for the GDR side to accumulate, not to mention that the GDR has to bear the costs of the Western cluster today.

Although   Selov’s document does not explicitly state it, it has already implied the cost of the Western cluster. The huge compensation and the cost of the Western cluster for more than ten consecutive years have widened the gap between the GDR and the Federal Republic of Germany. You must know that Germany’s famous Ruhr industrial zone itself is located in West Germany. The west of Germany itself is much richer than the east, and the population quality is also much higher. In addition, the United States exempted Germany from Germany more than ten years ago. Indemnity, these reasons have led to a more obvious contrast between the two Germanys.

Although Xie Lepin had already realized this through documents, he felt powerless. The Soviet Union’s economy cannot be said to be bad, but it also depends on who it is facing. The competition between the United States and the Soviet Union is burning money. At this time, making the Soviet Union more burden on the western clusters will only make its own burden heavier. Don’t say that his current status can’t be interrogated, even if it’s time to intervene, there is no good way to solve it.

Picked up Shelov’s self-examination, Shelepin reluctantly picked up the phone and called the secretary to come in, handed over the self-examination and said, “Find someone to re-write a self-examination report, remember it must be profound, and show the determination to take on mistakes!”

“Chairman, this is Director Shelov’s self-examination? Is there any problem with this?” The secretary widened his eyes. He swore that this was the first time he had seen such a brief examination. Only the first sentence of the opening sentence was to criticize himself. Where are the rest of the words? It’s a review. According to the inside, the KGB should give him a medal.

“If you ask someone to write, you will find someone to write, why is there so much nonsense? Are you envious of Yuri?” Xie Lepin said with a cold face, “If you can listen to the call of the country anytime, anywhere, no matter who the opponent is Who, immediately pack up and go to the road to solve the problem, and tell me if you encounter obstacles, I will solve all obstacles and resist all pressure for you! If you can’t, find someone to help Yuri write the review immediately, and I’m ready to submit it To the Kremlin, hurry up…”

Sherepin came out of the Kremlin in the evening, still recalling Khrushchev’s words, “The method is a little problematic, but the result is good, I have already read the review, and the verbal warning is very appropriate! Compared with some public opinion The dispute over the Berlin issue is real, so be it…”

On April 25, Goryunov, the head of the TASS agency, personally made the decision and published a prediction in Pravda, predicting the development of the Soviet Union in 50 years, which is different from the previous prediction of the Komsomolskaya Pravda. This time it is not just a The future development is described in words, but it is accompanied by many imaginary pictures of the future, including the application of new technologies that are often heard in newspapers now, as well as speculation about the future living environment of the Soviet Union. The last inscription is the KGB. Head of the Third General Directorate, Lieutenant General Yuri Yefimovich Shelov.

Identity can sometimes help a piece of news that was not too hot to get into the headlines. Even if a celebrity steals and loves, it can become a scandal, but if an ordinary person steals and loves, even if the law can’t control you, the society will teach you the same. You are human. This prediction was similar to the previous one, but the discussion in the Soviet Union far exceeded that one. This is the influence brought by Serov.

In Kyiv, the far-away Ukrainian capital, a blond woman with a delicate face also saw this report while sitting in her office, with a moving smile on her face touching her belly, “Little guy, maybe your father and I may not be able to. See that day, but you were still serving the Soviet Union at that time?”

“The sewer system and electrical system have been modified. As long as we give an order, the electrical network and sewer system in East Berlin can operate alone. Now it is time to plan the second step!” Lieutenant General S. Wolf, this is the suburbs, the shadows of some West Berliners can be seen in the depths of the barbed wire, but it is far from the tension in the city that must be guarded at any time.

“Okay, mobilize the militia and the internal affairs troops to dig foundations in the suburbs from tomorrow. I have already read the whole plan. The wall is four meters high and five meters high and forty centimeters thick! Build a watchtower every five hundred meters?” Marcus Wolfe thought for a while and asked, “Is 500 meters far away?”

“A watch tower for two hundred meters. I have already ordered high-power searchlights and infrared lights from China! Unfortunately, the monitor has been given up. Is it enough without a monitor…”

“We can replace electronic instruments with optical instruments. Our country’s optical instruments are not bad!” Markus Wolff’s words moved Serov’s heart. If it wasn’t for Markus Wolff himself, he would have forgotten about Germany It has always been a world power in the field of optical instruments, and the GDR, which is part of Germany, is no exception. In this regard, it is the leader in the industry like its compatriots in the west.

“Well, the sooner you start, the better. My work in the Soviet Union is very important, and things here should preferably be completed within two months!” Remote command is also not a problem. What’s more, the General Administration of Military Administration has a huge task this year, to select officers and soldiers for the upcoming Strategic Rocket Army. At present, the preliminary preparations for the establishment of the Strategic Rocket Army have begun. Serov must ensure that this matter does not happen this year. The problem, for him in 1959, can be regarded as a tight schedule and a heavy task.