The sun never sets.

Special Arabia, this way, time and shipping costs can be saved to a great extent.

"What if the Persian Empire does not agree to open the roads and ports?"

"I think Reza Khan is a reasonable man. If we talk to him properly, he will not disagree."

"........."

It will take some time for the Wahhabis to unify Saudi Arabia. There is no need to rush things over there for the time being. At worst, we can just take a train to Zhanjiang.

Lin Yongchang also visited the Dnieper Hydropower Station, the heavy machinery processing plant and other places along the way. He was delayed on the road for a long time. When he returned to Moscow, Comrade Dzerzhinsky was already lying in an ice coffin. The memorial service and eulogy had been arranged, and they were waiting for Chairman Lin to come and preside over it.

"..........He only needs three things to live: work, bread and clean water. Comrade Dzerzhinsky never goes to the movies or dances. He doesn't even have a home, only an office. Willpower is almost his only persistence. His deep-set eyes always sparkle with the light of faith..."

"...Comrade Felix Edmundovich Dzerzhinsky was a staunch member of the People's Party who devoted his whole life to the people..."

"........Politically, Comrade Dzerzhinsky was opposed to the state monopoly of economics and trade, and did not agree with the collectivization of agriculture. He believed that radical economic policies would bring suffering and misfortune to the peasants........"

There was some commotion at the meeting. Was Chairman Lin dissatisfied with Moscow's recent work? Why would such things be written in the eulogy? Who drafted the eulogy?

Many people turned their eyes to Bukharin, who was sitting in the front row. He looked mournful and ignored the gazes from all directions. Bukharin also opposed radical economic policies and agricultural collectivization. He and Felix Dzerzhinsky had almost the same political views, so he was extremely sad about the death of his old comrade.

Lin Yongchang finished reading the eulogy in his hand, and finally gave a final evaluation of Felix Edmundovich Dzerzhinsky, ".........This is a noble man, a pure man, a moral man, a man who is free from vulgarity and beneficial to the people!"

"Comrades, please stand and observe 30 seconds of silence in memory of Comrade Dzerzhinsky."

Among Lenin's generation, there were many people who truly had ideals. They did not have the long-term vision of Lin Yongchang, and did not know the direction of the world situation, nor did they know about the rise and fall of the Soviet Union in another world, but they had ideals and wanted to build a society where everyone was equal.

Lin Yongchang bowed to Comrade Dzerzhinsky and then observed a 30-second silence.

The idealist, the "Iron Mask", Dzerzhinsky passed away, and someone needed to take over the affairs of the Pak Committee. Lin Yongchang chose Stalin. It was good to let Comrade Steel take over the departments left by the Iron Mask.

At the memorial service for Comrade Dzerzhinsky, Chairman Lin spoke of his opposition to radical economic policies and agricultural collectivization, which made many comrades in Moscow uneasy. In the past year, many comrades in the party have advocated continued investment in heavy industry, preparing to launch the third "Five-Year Plan" within a year or two, and building the Union into the most powerful and richest country in the world.

To achieve this goal, it is necessary to raise more funds than the Second Five-Year Plan. Money cannot be created out of nothing, and the Ministry of Finance cannot issue currency and bonds without limit. To raise more funds, it is necessary to adopt radical economic policies, which requires collectivization of all rural areas across the country.

Stalin was one of the comrades who advocated agricultural collectivization. He believed that small-scale peasant economy had no future. The current economic stagnation of the Union was due to the failure to complete agricultural collectivization. Imagine that if all villages, big and small, were collectivized, the annual grain collection would increase by at least 50%.

In addition, the demand for agricultural machinery by the collectivized agricultural cooperatives will also increase significantly, which will drive the relevant machinery and equipment manufacturers to expand their production scale and enable the economic growth of the alliance to return to above 10%.

Both China and Russia have built many state-owned farms, and the use of mechanized large-scale production methods has indeed improved production efficiency and promoted the development of a series of industries such as corresponding machinery and equipment, fertilizers, and pesticides.

Stalin saw the benefits of agricultural collectivization, but he did not see that many places were not suitable for agricultural collectivization. In areas with broken terrain, such as mountainous areas and hilly areas, it was impossible to use heavy tractors. Forced collectivization would only cause various problems.

Perhaps Comrade Stalin did not see these problems, or perhaps he saw them but pretended not to see them. Leaders of Lenin's generation passed away one after another, and Stalin had to do something to put himself in a higher position. He did not want to be suppressed by people like Sverdlov and Bukharin.

But it was obvious that Chairman Lin did not like Stalin's line. He did not allow Stalin to participate in the formulation of national policies, but instead put him in charge of the "Anti-Counterrevolutionary Committee."

"Comrade Stalin is the most suitable person for this task!"

Chapter 771 Debt

The chairman of the Pak Committee is a high-ranking position with

There is great power, but correspondingly, being in this position will also result in a lot of criticism, hatred and fear, and sometimes even life-threatening situations.

Comrade Felix Dzerzhinsky was assassinated more than once during his lifetime. Stalin wanted to gain power and was not afraid of assassination, but when he became the Chairman of the Cheka, he cut off his possibility of further progress.

Other comrades in the party will hate him and will look at him with the most critical and harsh eyes. As long as he shows the slightest flaw, endless attacks will come from all sides. Comrade Felix Dzerzhinsky only needs bread, salt and water to do it. Can Stalin do it? Probably not.

The people have always advocated hard work and plain living, but there are very few people who can be as selfless and self-disciplined as Comrade Dzerzhinsky.

Stalin had spent a lot of effort trying to get out of the PRC, but now he has become the chairman of the PRC. If he wants to do this job well, he will inevitably offend more people; on the contrary, if he does not want to offend people, he will not be able to do his job well, and he will offend Chairman Lin.

Stalin was lost in thought in his office in the Kremlin. Perhaps he could use the power in his hands to do something? As long as he was more secretive, he should not be discovered, right?

He turned his head subconsciously and saw the oil painting hanging on the wall behind him. Lin Yongchang was looking at him with a smile, "Chairman Lin is watching you."

Stalin's fingers trembled. Under Chairman Lin's gaze, the secrets in his heart seemed to be exposed. But is it really so? Chairman Lin is certainly very powerful, but he is definitely not omniscient. It is a large number of cadres and people from all walks of life who keep the alliance running.

Even a great leader like Chairman Lin needed to rely on his staff and reports to understand what was happening in various places. Stalin firmly believed this. He looked away a little, and in the corner of his eye, Chairman Lin seemed to still be looking at him.

Stalin turned around and faced the painting on the wall, and then he felt better.

With the retirement and death of a number of comrades, the alliance made some adjustments. There were not many reports on this in newspapers outside the alliance. There were too many things in the world that deserved attention. Outside the alliance, King Reza Khan of the Persian Empire rejected the alliance's request to borrow the road after repeated consideration.

Reza Khan was a pragmatist. Although he did not want to offend the alliance, he did not dare to become a traitor to the Islamic world. The Ottoman Turks had always disliked the Persian Empire, and heretics were always more hateful than pagans.

The Persian Empire refused to allow the alliance army to pass through its borders, and sent diplomats to humbly explain to the People's Revolutionary League why Persia had to do so. The alliance expressed understanding of the Persian Empire's actions, and did not prepare to send out a large army to destroy the Persian Empire because of this incident.

There is such a call within the People's Party. The People's Army has achieved brilliant results in Poland, Southeast Asia, and Australia. Now the People's Revolutionary League needs a road to Saudi Arabia. Since the Persian Empire will not give it to them, they can take it themselves.

In places like Australia, which are far away from the continent, the People's Army still needs to be careful. On the Eurasian continent, the People's Army is not afraid of any enemy. Even if the Persian Empire falls to Germany, the Alliance will not be afraid.

Many people believed that with the combat effectiveness of the People’s Army, they could liberate Tehran and crush the Persian Empire into pieces before Germany had time to react.

The alliance might actually be able to do this, and if it mobilized a million troops regardless of the cost, it might indeed be possible to destroy the Persian Empire before Germany had a chance to intervene. But what should be done next?

Is it the end of the matter after destroying the Persian Empire? No, the alliance will face a counterattack from the entire Islamic world. The People's Revolutionary League will face the situation of the Soviet Union in Afghanistan, and the country's vitality will be consumed in the continuous security war.

The current Human Innovation Alliance is already very powerful, but not strong enough to defeat all other powers on its own. Apart from anything else, if Germany and the United States join forces, the Alliance will be passive in Australia and will find it difficult to move forward in the Pacific.

A barren land like Saudi Arabia would be fine, but the geographical location of the Persian Empire is very important. Once the alliance occupied Persia, the Madras Republic supported by Germany would be caught in a situation of being attacked from both sides, which Germany could not tolerate.

Lin Yongchang rejected the suggestion of sending troops to Persia and instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to improve relations with the Persian Empire. In the process of development, the alliance eliminated a lot of obsolete equipment and machinery, which could be sold or given to Persia.

Germany can win over the Islamic world, and the Alliance can also win over the secular Persian Empire. As long as they are not organizations that combine politics and religion like the Wahhabi sect, the Alliance can deal with them.

The Persian Empire expressed its gratitude for the alliance's understanding, and after spending money to buy some outdated machinery and equipment that Persia needed, the Persian Empire's ambassador to the alliance met with the staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Revolutionary League and proposed to negotiate the ownership of Mashhad.

Mashhad was once the second largest city in Iran. After being occupied by Ma Yu, it became the base camp of the Green Prophet for more than ten years. The Persian Empire believed that it inherited all the territory of Iran, and Mashhad should also belong to the Persian Empire.

The Persian diplomat said, "It's not about

The League will now return Mashhad and its surrounding areas to Persia, but only after it is confirmed that these areas belong to the Persian Empire.

Perhaps it was because the Human Innovation Alliance once returned a piece of territory to Romania, or perhaps the alliance has been more easy to talk to recently, so the diplomats of the Persian Empire made the request to "return Mashhad and its surrounding areas."

This unreasonable request was of course rejected by the Alliance. The People's Revolutionary League leased Mashhad from Iran, not from the Persian Empire. Now that Iran has perished, Mashhad naturally belongs to the Alliance.

The diplomats of the Persian Empire did not agree with this statement. They insisted that the Persian Empire inherited the Iranian legal system and that Mashhad should belong to Persia.

"Since Mr. Ambassador believes that the Persian Empire inherited Iran's legal system, then we can talk about Iran's debts."

When Britain and Russia divided Iran, the Iranian government owed Russia a large sum of money. Later, Russia joined the Human Reform League, and the League became Iran's creditor. Since the Persian Empire claimed that it had inherited Iran's land and legal system, it would be troublesome to settle the debt.

Well, the amount is not much. Including interest, it is only 23.5 billion RMB.

Chapter 772 Dancing

Is 23.5 billion RMB a lot? Of course it is a lot for an individual, but not too much for a country. The money that the People's Revolutionary League spends on the Three Gorges Project every year exceeds this amount.

But the Persian Empire was a poor country. Its economic lifeline was previously controlled by Britain and Russia. Now it is a little better and has gained some autonomy. Because of the suppression of the clergy, the Persian government has more fiscal revenue. In terms of exports, the only thing Persia can offer is oil. After taking over the British oil company, it can earn a lot of income by exporting oil, but this still cannot change the reality that the Persian Empire is a poor country.

It takes a lot of money to keep the government running, a lot of money to arm the army, and even more money to build the country. Reza Khan had his own aspirations. Whether it was for his ideals or to stabilize the situation in the Persian Empire, he needed to make the country stronger and allow the people to have two more meals.

The Persian Empire is now facing internal and external troubles, and money is needed everywhere. Where can it get so much money to pay back the People's Revolutionary League?

Since the Persian Empire had no money to repay its debts, the League offered Reza Khan a package of repayment plans. The plan was this: the League would provide the Persian Empire with a large loan to develop oil mining and smelting in Persia, as well as the mining of various minerals. Once the oil and minerals were mined, part of the money would be used to repay the debts.

The conditions offered by the alliance were very generous, involving only economic exchanges, without any political conditions attached. Well, it cannot be said that there were no political conditions at all. The only political condition was that no anti-[People's Revolutionary League] propaganda could be carried out. Even with such an additional condition, it was so generous that the Persian Empire could hardly believe it.

The imperialists these days are all very greedy. The previous British Empire and the Russian Empire, and now the German Empire, not only want to squeeze out the maximum benefits, but also want to control Persia's politics and military.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Persian Empire was incredulous at first, but after confirming that the alliance really wanted to help Persia with its construction, it readily signed a relevant agreement with the alliance. Although the Persian Empire would have to repay the loan to the alliance for the next 30 years, Persia's strength would also be greatly increased.

Germany also had plans to develop Persian oil and mines, but they wanted too much and attached a lot of conditions. On the other hand, the Alliance was purely a business.

In addition, the German Empire is too far away from Persia, and now they are still negotiating with Egypt, trying to control the Suez Canal. Egypt has turned to Germany, but it is better to control the lifeline of the Suez Canal in their own hands.

Before reaching an agreement with Egypt, the German Empire had no power to help the Persians with their nation-building. Even if the Persians agreed to Germany's harsh conditions, they would have to wait a long time before they could get the assistance.

“If your country can deliver the equipment to Azadgan by the end of this year, our country is willing to open the roads and ports.”

Opposition and hostility from other Islamic countries? Can that thing be eaten? The Alliance is going to provide an interest-free loan of 20 billion RMB. If Germany can come up with 20 billion RMB now, the Persian Empire can also make another -degree turn.

Mashhad and other places will be left in the hands of the alliance for the time being. Reza Shah decided to leave Mashhad to his successor, trusting the wisdom of the next generation.

Germany was very sensitive to the change in attitude towards the Persian Empire. The General Staff conducted a sand table simulation and found that if the alliance owned the Persian Gulf, neither the German army nor the navy would be able to defeat the People's Revolutionary League in Asia.

As for the European part, Germany was very confident. The cabinet and the upper class of the German government believed that the alliance's rule in Poland was not solid. Poland to the east of Germany was like a shabby house that was about to collapse. As long as it was kicked, the rule of the People's Revolutionary League in Poland would collapse.

However, occupying Poland does not mean that Germany can defeat the Alliance. The Alliance has unparalleled strategic depth, the world's largest population and the world's largest industrial capacity. The German Army may be able to enter Moscow, and the greater possibility is still

They exhausted their energy and manpower in the two-front war and finally had to accept a bitter peace.

The Anglo-French alliance (Syndicalist Britain and Commune France) would not have watched the Germans defeat the alliance if the German Army could have actually done that.

Therefore, Germany and the Allies need more allies so that they will not be at a disadvantage when the next war comes. Therefore, Germany needs Italy and Egypt, as well as Iraq and the Persian Empire, and the Republic of Madras. The German General Staff believes that the efforts they make now can accumulate advantages for future wars.

But Reza Khan was a realist. He did not like the Alliance's suppression of Islam, and he also hated the Alliance's occupation of Mashhad and its "liberation theology". However, the Alliance had a strong military force as a backing, and was willing to make concessions to the Persian Empire. After careful consideration, Reza Khan had no choice but to accept the goodwill of the People's Revolutionary League.

In the transaction between the Alliance and the Persian Empire, the [People's Revolutionary League] seemed to have paid a lot, but in fact it had not. The loan to the Persian Empire was used to purchase equipment that the Alliance had discarded. Those equipment had been used for more than ten years and were still usable, but they were outdated. Now they could be sold at the price of brand new equipment, which made the Alliance earn a lot of profit.

In addition, helping the Persian Empire with its construction would not only obtain a large amount of oil and minerals, but would also open the Persian Empire's door and sell the alliance's goods to the entire Islamic world. The alliance did not care about Persia becoming a second-hand dealer, but would encourage such behavior.

Previously, the alliance could shout through Ottoman Türkiye and the entire Islamic world, but now there is an additional option, which adds an extra layer of insurance.

Germany was very worried about the transformation of the Persian Empire. For the military, peace was just a piece of cake between two wars. The transformation of the Persian Empire changed the situation in Central Asia, and the balance on the Eurasian continent was tilting in favor of the alliance.

In order to reverse this situation, the German Foreign Ministry tried to win over the Persian Empire and also made vague threats. The alliance offered real money, what could Germany offer? Therefore, the wooing did not work.

The threat also had no effect. The German Empire was far away from the Persian Empire, and if they wanted to send troops there, they would have to cross the territories of several countries. The Persian Empire was next to the Alliance. If Germany pushed too hard, Reza Khan would have no choice but to turn to the People's Revolutionary League. He would definitely do such a thing.

Of course, for Reza Khan and the Persian Empire, the best situation is to play both sides, so that they can get benefits from both sides. If the Ottoman Empire was not strong enough, Reza Khan could show everyone what "dancing on three eggs" means.

Chapter 773: Fierce

"beep--"

The sound of the whistle echoed over the port, and another transport ship slowly sailed to the sea, transporting a large number of Muslims and their mounts to Saudi Arabia. After the Persian Empire agreed to borrow the passage, the alliance transported a large number of Muslims in the territory. This was a persistent action for decades.

By 1927, there were no Muslims in the Western Regions. After all the Muslims in the Western Regions were relocated, the next step was for the Muslims in Central Asia. The Human Reform Alliance's approach was obvious: either become an atheist or choose between Buddhism and Taoism. If you don't want to make a change, you will be forced to migrate to the border areas of the alliance.

Ma Bangde saw the alliance's actions clearly. He was big and strong, but he was not stupid. There was no fool who could be admitted to the Army University. He lacked reverence for Allah and the Prophet, so he didn't care about the alliance's actions.

In fact, he is not a devout Muslim. This is normal. Most Christian bishops do not believe in God, and most Muslim leaders do not believe in Allah. They just pretend to believe in an omnipotent existence to gain benefits for themselves.

Ma Bangde studied in Taiyuan for several years and witnessed the rapid changes in Taiyuan. Later, he also went to Chang'an City and was fascinated by its magnificence. After returning to Mashhad, he often drank fine wine and also used a critical eye to observe the performances of those artists on the screen.

Although he did not believe in the old-fashioned things in the Quran, he was the eldest son of the Green Prophet Ma Yu and was destined to become one of the religious leaders of the Islamic world. Therefore, Ma Bangde still admitted his identity as a Green believer to the outside world.

Ma Bangde held onto the side of the boat and watched the port disappear rapidly behind him. This was a novel experience for him. He had been on a ship before, but it was only on rivers and lakes. This was the first time he had been on the ocean.

Some Muslims who were traveling with us knelt on the deck and chanted and prayed in the direction of Mashhad. The whistle sounded from time to time, and the neighing of war horses could be heard faintly from another transport ship in the distance.

Those Muslims were used to riding horses or camels, and many of them had never seen the rough sea. After leaving the familiar land, they were all terrified and could only pray more sincerely.

Ma Bangde looked down on the actions of these fools, but on the surface he was calm. He was already over 40 years old, not a young man anymore. Only the wisest and the stupidest remain unchanged, and he agreed with this saying.

The transport ship gradually increased its speed, its bow splitting the sea surface and splashing waves. It was very close from Persia to Saudi Arabia, as long as it crossed the narrow Gulf of Oman.

On the sea, there is an endless stream of ships coming and going,

The supplies and troops were transported to Mascotte, where there was an alliance military base. The troops would rest in the base for a few days, then undergo three months of military training before being sent out to perform various tasks.

Mabond had studied the maps of Oman and Saudi Arabia for a long time and had a rough plan in mind. It was nothing more than repeating what he had done in Central Asia, pulling all the tribes to the side of the Green Prophet and expelling the Greenists of other factions.

He has done this kind of thing many times. All the Muslims in Mashhad and its surrounding areas have submitted to the Green Prophet. In this process... While he was thinking, there was a sudden noise nearby.

"what happened?"

"German warships!"

"Uuuuuu——"

A shrill alarm sounded, followed by the captain's voice on the radio, "Everyone, get to the cabin immediately. Do not stay on the deck! Everyone, get to the cabin immediately. Do not stay on the deck!"

Ma Bangde stared at the suddenly appearing German destroyer in astonishment, and for a moment he was confused. "What's going on? Did Germany and the Alliance start a war?"

The sailor ran over and said, "What are you still doing here? Get into the cabin immediately!"

"No, it's a German warship..."

"Don't worry, our warships will be here soon!"

"But why?"

The sudden appearance of the German destroyer caused some confusion. Alarms sounded on many transport ships, and there was chaos among the ships passing by, which almost led to a collision between the ships.