The sun never sets.

Stalin counted his former Bolshevik comrades and found no better candidate than himself!

In terms of continued progress, the most important thing is Chairman Lin's decision, but Comrade Lenin's opinion is also very important. Chairman Lin Yongchang has always respected Comrade Lenin very much. As long as Comrade Vladimir Ilyich Lenin can mention his name in front of Chairman Lin, the matter is 60% settled.

Comrade Lenin was injected with a sedative and was sleeping. Stalin and others were arranged to rest in a room not far away. The next morning, Stalin got up very early and wanted to talk to Comrade Lenin, but someone got there earlier than him.

Bukharin's voice came from across the door, "...The main problem is still the peasant problem, but I don't think it is a good idea to organize the peasants in the form of state farms or cooperatives..."

Stalin frowned and involuntarily took out his pipe again. He also disagreed with compulsory large-scale collectivization in rural areas, but not because it was bad, but because Chairman Lin did not like it.

Since Chairman Lin doesn't like it, then Stalin

Lin disagreed.

Bukharin and Lenin were talking in the room. Stalin listened for a while and decided to take a walk in the yard and have a puff of cigarette before the nurse came.

After smoking, he found an opportunity to talk to Comrade Lenin, and took the opportunity to explain his position. While he was speaking, Comrade Lenin leaned on the bed and listened attentively.

This is a good thing, but after listening to it, Comrade Lenin did not give Stalin the promise he wanted. His heart sank, and his expression remained firm, without the slightest change.

"Comrade Lenin, I have been here too long and disturbed your rest."

Lenin's face showed an undisguised tiredness. "No, it doesn't matter. Work is the most important thing."

Stalin stood up and said, "You'd better take a rest first. If you continue talking, Comrade Krupskaya will be unhappy."

After coming out of the room, Stalin felt a little heavy. He had to do more to ensure that he achieved his goal. So he focused his attention on the road outside the sanatorium.

Good luck always favors those who are prepared. Stalin was the first to spot the convoy coming from the road and the first to spot Chairman Lin getting off the car. He also became the first senior cadre of the People's Party to talk to Chairman Lin.

"The doctor said that it was a root cause of illness that Comrade Lenin had when he was young, and he did not pay attention to rest after the onset of the disease, which led to the recurrence of the disease."

Stalin followed Chairman Lin calmly, quickly described Comrade Lenin's condition, and then briefly reported his work progress and gains and losses in the past six months. He spoke quickly but in a very organized way, and explained the matter clearly in just a few sentences.

After listening to this, Lin Yongchang smiled. "Comrade Stalin, your achievements in your work are obvious to all. Perhaps, I should give you more responsibilities. Well, what you just said is still too brief. Write them into a report and hand it in my office... Can you finish it in a week?"

Stalin suddenly felt his steps become lighter. He nodded repeatedly, "That's enough. I will finish it within a week and hand it over to your office."

A month later, Comrade Lenin passed away, leaving behind an unfinished work. Comrade Stalin was transferred from his original post to the "Eradication Commission" to assist Comrade Dzerzhinsky in his work.

Stalin was not particularly satisfied with his new job. The work of the "Commission for the Punishment of Counterrevolutionaries" was important, and his experience in the "Commission for the Punishment of Counterrevolutionaries" would enhance his voice in the Central Committee of the Union, but this was not what he wanted, and it would easily lead to a wave of hatred, which would hinder his continued progress in the future.

But he could not refuse the appointment, as Comrade Dzerzhinsky, the "Iron Man", treated everyone equally. Stalin was sure that if he refused to work in the "Eradication Commission", Comrade Dzerzhinsky would be suspicious and would conduct a secret investigation on him.

Even if he did not make any mistakes in terms of policy, he could always find problems if he looked for them. For example, he had too close contact with Pavlov and Timoshenko and put a lot of effort into their promotion. Wasn't this an abuse of power?

Stalin himself believed that this was not an abuse of power, and that capable comrades should be promoted and be responsible for more and more important things, but Comrade Dzerzhinsky might not think so.

In addition to Stalin's job adjustment, Sverdlov and several other comrades also underwent different degrees of adjustment. Stalin failed to fully inherit Lenin's political legacy and was transferred to the "Purge Committee", which made him look tense for a long time afterwards, and he looked like a second "Iron Mask".

With Lenin's death, the influence of the Bolsheviks in the Union further declined. Many people have forgotten about the St. Petersburg Soviet regime. What is the difference between that short-lived regime and the Provisional Government? They are just the forerunners of the king.

Without the powerful Soviet Union, Comrade Vladimir Ilyich Lenin would not have received the praise he received in another world. Mr. Lu Xun said that it was the son who gave birth to the father. Can a son give birth to the father? This is obviously impossible.

Mr. Lu Xun meant that the achievements of later generations determine the historical status of their predecessors. If Cao Pi had not usurped the Han Dynasty, Cao Cao would not have been Emperor Wu of Wei. Without the powerful Soviet Union built by Stalin and others, Comrade Lenin would not have become the mentor of the proletariat.

Trotsky, who was far away in Paris, wrote a eulogy for Lenin, but he did not think that Vladimir Ilyich Lenin was a great revolutionary leader. Lenin, who was defeated and tamed, certainly could not be called a great leader.

Only Lin Yongchang was full of respect for Lenin, and he attached great importance to the works written by Comrade Lenin at the last moment of his life. Those articles may not necessarily be correct, but they are Comrade Lenin's summary and views on various problems within the League, as well as his countermeasures, which are of reference value.

In the Weiyang Palace in Chang'an City, Lin Yongchang closed Lenin's manuscript, pressed it with an inkstone, and then walked to the window, looking at Chang'an City outside the palace. After a long time, his voice rang out by the window, "Lenin is dead, and from now on, it is a brand new era."

In fact, since the beginning of the People's Revolutionary League,

Entering a new era. But for Lin Yongchang, Lenin's death was of decisive significance, as it was the beginning of a true new era.

Chapter 746: Mutual Assistance

Since the Human Revolutionary Alliance completed its second five-year plan, the world has changed completely. The great powers are all afraid of the superpower that produces 6700 million tons of steel per year, but that is only the consensus of the top leaders of the governments of various countries. In the civilian population, many people still do not realize how terrible the Human Revolutionary Alliance is.

In 1924, many people still failed to realize that the Human Innovation Alliance had become a superpower, but they all felt the ubiquity of the Alliance's products.

The characteristic of large-scale industrial production is that the more you produce, the cheaper it will be.

The alliance not only produces more, but also uses many new technologies and new management methods. In addition, it has a large group of well-trained workers, so the cost price of products is pushed down to a very low level.

Take cars as an example. After introducing the Alliance's assembly line production technology, Ford Motor Company in the United States reduced the price of the Model T to $260, a price that is affordable for ordinary American working families. At the same time, the best-selling affordable family car in the UK was priced at about 275 pounds, equivalent to about 803 US dollars, which is three times the price of the Ford Model T! With such a price advantage, consumers naturally know what to choose.

But the Alliance has reduced the price of its exported cars to 410 RMB, which is about 200 USD. Even with freight and tariffs, it is only about 245 USD. And the performance is better than Ford's. The Alliance's cars are cheaper and more fuel-efficient.

Although the difference was only $15, the Alliance's cars beat the Ford Model T. Now all the car companies in the United States have united to lobby Washington to increase tariffs on Alliance cars.

It has to be improved. The unruly people in the United States are too unpatriotic. Alliance cars are sold cheaply, so those unruly people flock to buy foreign cars. They have no sense of the overall situation at all!

In addition to automobiles, various electrical appliances and other industrial products must also increase tariffs and establish trade barriers to keep more and more alliance goods on the other side of the Pacific.

A few years ago, the United States and the Union signed a free trade agreement. At that time, the Union still needed to import a large amount of machinery and equipment. The signing of the free trade agreement led to a significant increase in U.S. exports and helped the United States to emerge from the post-war economic downturn.

Times have changed. The trade agreement, which was a great help to the United States in the past, has now become a noose around its neck. The ruling class of the United States has reached a consensus that trade barriers must be established to prevent the US economy from being controlled by the alliance.

The United States is now entering a new round of prosperity, and the establishment of tariff barriers will allow domestic industry and commerce to obtain greater profits. The economic interests of some American compradors will be damaged, but overall, the profits will remain in the United States instead of being taken away by the alliance.

The United States and the alliance need to discuss not only trade issues, but also the issue of limiting naval armaments. The US government once threatened Britain and Germany that if they did not attend the Washington Conference, the United States would develop a large navy. If Britain and Germany built one battleship, the United States would build two.

The United States produced more steel than the United Kingdom and Germany combined, so it had the confidence to scare Britain and Germany. However, the Allies had more steel than the United States, so the scare tactic was not effective.

Although the Alliance is not developing its navy very quickly, it has no shortage of steel, technology, or funds, and can start large-scale construction anytime and anywhere.

Just like the European powers were extremely wary of the United States back then, the European and American powers are also wary of the Alliance now. And the Alliance is different from the United States. It is not on another continent, but has expanded its sphere of influence to Central Europe, completed its control over Hungary, and is only one step away from entering the Adriatic Sea.

The US State Department met with the League's ambassadors to the United States on several occasions to discuss the revision of trade agreements and the limitation of naval arms race. At the same time, the US government also contacted major powers such as Britain, National France, the French Commune, Germany and Italy, hoping to form an international league and establish a new international order to prevent another war as tragic as the World War.

The world war dimmed the glory of Europe, but the conflict of interests made it impossible for Europe to unite. If there were such signs, the US government would find a way to break it up without even the alliance taking action.

What the US government needs is an international alliance led by the United States, rather than really wanting to unite Europe.

"The International League...doesn't it need to allow the People's Revolutionary League to join?"

"Of course."

The [Human Revolutionary League] occupies more than one-third of the land of the Old World, not counting Japan and Southeast Asia. An organization without the [Human Revolutionary League] cannot be called an international alliance.

“But we can reach an agreement first, and then invite the People’s Revolutionary League to join.”

The European and American powers were all afraid of the strength of the alliance, but this did not unite them. Downing Street knew exactly what the Americans did in Africa. The Americans also sent a large amount of arms to the Irish, forcing the British Empire to agree to Ireland's independence. After doing so many things, they said they wanted to unite to deal with the [People's Revolutionary League]?

Normal people would never agree, but

The government agreed.

There are no eternal friends or eternal enemies in the world, only eternal interests. British politicians are very pragmatic. Their bottom line is that there is no bottom line. As long as there is profit, even the biggest hatred can be put aside. Similarly, as long as the interests are big enough, even if they are allies who help each other in the last second, they can open fire on their allies in the next moment.

The alliances between the great powers never stopped throughout 1924. All countries wanted to gain the most benefits from the chaotic international relations and avoid becoming the target of the joint efforts of other great powers.

Even a powerful country like the People's Revolutionary League needs allies. In this chaotic era, no country wants to be the target of public criticism.

On the one hand, the Alliance improved relations with Germany and strengthened the economic and trade cooperation between the two countries through bilateral trade. After the expiration of the non-aggression treaty, some supplementary agreements were signed to enable the treaty to be automatically renewed after another five years.

At the same time, the alliance also improved relations with countries such as Ottoman Türkiye, Italy and Romania. It is not necessary to form an alliance with those countries, but they cannot unite against the [People's Revolutionary League].

Of course, what the Alliance values most on the European continent is its relationship with the French Commune. They are all red regimes and should help each other.

Chapter 747 Explosion

When the alliance reached an annual output of 7000 million tons of steel, its stamina was obviously insufficient. Not only Lin Yongchang felt this, but other comrades in the central government also felt it.

According to economists, there are only three ways to boost economic development: investment, consumption and exports. Last year, in 1924, the exports of the People's Revolutionary League increased significantly, but after the beginning of 1925, due to the tariff barriers set up by the United States, the total exports of the League in the first month dropped sharply.

The United States is the world's largest consumer market. After losing the North American market, the league's economy suffered a great blow. Even if the relevant departments of the league printed tens of millions of dollars in one go, it could not recover the league's losses.

Over the years, the Alliance has printed more than a billion dollars, and even the Americans, no matter how slow they are, have sensed that something is wrong. It was difficult for the newly printed dollars to be put into the US market in a short period of time, and several shipping lines were discovered, which almost caused a diplomatic dispute.

Fortunately, the relevant departments had prepared a backup plan from the beginning. The US intelligence agencies failed to find clear evidence, but there were many clues pointing to Britain and Germany.

The trade negotiations between the alliance and the United States were not going smoothly. The Americans were determined to build tariff barriers. Britain had already used this tactic, and the German government followed suit.

It was expected that the British would use tariff barriers. The "Imperial Preference System" was one of the cornerstones of the British Empire and it would never be abandoned. They were forced to temporarily open a gap before, and when their strength recovered a little, the British could not wait to close that gap.

The alliance had long anticipated that the British government would do this, so they had prepared countermeasures. However, Germany also used tariffs as a weapon, which Lin Yongchang had not expected.

Germany needed the Alliance's minerals, oil and other raw materials, and the Alliance imported a large amount of machinery and equipment from Germany. The business between the two sides was going well, but Germany suddenly unilaterally announced that it would impose additional tariffs on more than 30 kinds of goods from the Alliance.

Once a trade war breaks out, it will be of no benefit to either side. Doesn't the German government know this? Why are they doing this?

Was it because Erich von Ludendorff and Hindenburg were at odds? Or was it because of the resurgence of the “yellow peril” theory? Or was it geopolitical considerations?

Whatever the reason, the situation is like this. The exports of the People's Revolutionary League have been greatly impacted. Among the three major drivers of the economy, exports are almost finished. If the economy wants to continue to maintain high growth, it must find ways to increase investment and consumption.

In order to complete the "Second Five-Year Plan", the Alliance issued several bonds. In the process of implementation, there were two major earthquakes and a large typhoon. Oh, and the "American Flu". In order to provide disaster relief, the government also issued two bonds. Now the Alliance has very little foreign debt, but a lot of domestic debt, although it is not as exaggerated as the US government's nearly 230 billion US dollars in debt.

The Alliance Central is trying to repay its debts and is unable to double its investment amount.

It is also difficult to establish an internal circulation and improve people's consumption level. The alliance has adjusted wages at all levels. It is not that it cannot be adjusted again. But if it does so, it will leave a lot of sequelae.

In the past, an economic crisis was not a big deal. If the products could not be sold, they would not be sold, and the factories would switch to producing arms. Arms were produced to be used, enough to form an army of tens of millions, and to fight any enemy, the excess production capacity would be consumed completely.

But Lin Yongchang didn't want to fight, and there was no need to fight.

The United States, Britain, Germany and Italy are showing signs of uniting, so we can sell them some of our existing civilian technologies. While obtaining a large sum of money, we can also light up new technologies, because technology is the primary productive force.

The Alliance has a large amount of advanced technology in reserve, so it is not a problem to bring out a few of them. For example, televisions. The European and American powers had just built radio broadcasting not long ago, and the Alliance brought out black and white televisions. This was a dimensionality reduction attack on radio.

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After a few years and having made enough money, the alliance will sell the outdated production line to the Americans, and then replace it with color TV technology, which will be another dimensionality reduction attack.

Even without technological advantages, Lin Yongchang has solutions to current problems. We can learn a lot from "history". Large-scale money printing, large-scale infrastructure, and real estate speculation are all good ways to save the economy.

Isn't it because the spending power is not strong? Take out the good idea of installment payment. No matter what you do, you can pay in installments, such as buying a house, buying a car, getting married, raising children. The installment period can be extended to 30 years, or even 67 years. If the borrower dies before paying off the loan, won't there be descendants to take over?

Financial innovation and mass entrepreneurship are guaranteed to make the economy boom.

In fact, the United States has already launched an installment payment program, so the current strong economic growth in the United States is really in a good state.

Under pressure from European and American powers, the alliance relaxed some restrictions of the "Shanghai Coordination Committee" and sold a large amount of technology and equipment to countries such as the United States and the United Kingdom. For example, the production lines of refrigerators and air conditioners were sold for money. Since European and American powers did not allow the sale of products, they sold the production lines.

Britain and Germany have already developed some related technologies on their own, and now the alliance is willing to transfer technology, which puts the scientific research teams of Britain and Germany in a very embarrassing situation.

Continue independent research and development, which will not only cost a lot of money, but also take up a lot of time. If a competitor buys a production line and produces at full capacity, they will soon be able to occupy the market. If this happens, what is the point of independently researching the relevant technology?

Products are produced to be sold. To become commodities, they have to go through a thrilling jump. If you fail to make the jump, you may fall to your death.

If we purchase related technologies and production lines from the alliance, wouldn’t the money we invested in research go down the drain? After purchasing the technology, should we continue the research? This is also a question.

Every country has its own difficulties, but no matter what, if we can force the People's Revolutionary League to relax the restrictions on "upper unification", that would be a victory, and a victory needs to be promoted vigorously.

Newspapers in the United States, Britain, the Netherlands, Belgium and other countries all declared that the free world had won a major victory, and also said that "the [People's Revolutionary League] is just a paper tiger" and so on. Of course, the original words did not say "paper tiger", but that was the meaning.

The Central Committee of the Alliance did not care at all about the ridicule from the outside world. It quickly launched a series of new technologies and new theories and came up with several flagship products, ready to let the European and American powers know what the sickle of "populism" is.

However, just when the alliance was preparing to teach the European and American powers a lesson, Britain suddenly exploded. This was absolutely unexpected.

Chapter 748: Divide

Since the syndicalist revolution broke out in Paris, Britain has stepped up its suppression of trade unions, which has led to the continuous expansion of internal conflicts in Britain. Workers have been taking to the streets to protest over the years.

Britain built more warships while sending troops to suppress the rebellion in India, and all these things cost money. In order to meet the growing military expenditure, Britain increased its exploitation of its homeland and colonies. The strong military pressure and the increasing military expenditure led to an increase in social contradictions in Britain, which was only a spark away from detonating.

In March 1925, a coal mine in South Wales, England, exploded. The British government subsequently announced a news blockade and expelled the families of the workers involved. As a result, large-scale riots were triggered: from South Wales to Scotland, England, and Northern Ireland, under the instigation of syndicalists, millions of veterans who participated in the World War, workers, syndicalists, socialists, Lin Yongchangists, and nationalists who were dissatisfied with the colonial policy of the British Empire took to the streets to confront the British troops who came to suppress them.

The conflict between the two sides grew larger and larger, and finally became a violent radical movement in which syndicalists criticized the existing policies of the British Empire. The Royal Navy stationed in London, which had long been deeply influenced by the French syndicalist revolution, publicly raised the banner of "Long live the syndicalist revolution!" on the Thames River and bombarded the British Parliament with powerful battleships.

The syndicalists in the British Army took the opportunity to raise the red flag in the Greater London area, announcing their support for the French syndicalist revolution and establishing the British Red Army and the British Red Navy. The British Red Army then attacked major strategic locations in London by force, and the British Red Navy also began to engage in a firefight with the British Marines who stayed behind.

When news of the revolution in the British Empire came, the whole world was in an uproar.

The Irish Republican Army immediately announced the unification of Ireland and took back Northern Ireland; the Spanish army then used 20 troops to attack Gibraltar, which had been occupied by the British Empire for 300 years, and recaptured this important military base guarding the Atlantic Ocean;

The Argentine army, with the strong support of fanatical nationalists, announced the occupation of the Falkland Islands;

The German army occupied the British Empire's colonies in East Africa and Central Africa on the pretext of "preventing the French Commune from exporting revolution". At the same time, the German army, supported by a powerful fleet, marched towards the Suez Canal. National France, on the pretext of "preventing the expansion of the German Empire", sent troops to annex British Sierra Leone.

The outbreak of the British Civil War changed the situation of the entire world, and the great powers began to divide up the colonies of the British Empire. The other great powers had all fallen, and the [People's Revolutionary League] was naturally not idle either.

On

After the news of the outbreak of civil war in Britain reached Chang'an, Lin Yongchang immediately convened a meeting of the Central Committee members to discuss countermeasures. All participants unanimously agreed to prepare for the use of force to liberate Southeast Asia and other places.

Germany, National France, Spain and other countries seized the opportunity of the British Civil War to either recover lost territory or expand rapidly. Lin Yongchang no longer hesitated and ordered mobilization in his capacity as Chairman of the League, Chairman of the Military Commission and Chairman of the People's Party. The army quickly expanded to 450 million.