"The agricultural problem in the Soviet Union is as desperate as ever." Serov, who was sitting in his office, held two reports in his hand, one was the statistics of the Ministry of Internal Affairs on the capture of speculators in the first half of the year, and the other was about A safety report on the shortage of agricultural and non-staple food, this report belongs to the General Administration of Domestic Defense Against Espionage.

   is simply two manifestations of a problem. There is not enough food to eat, so the black market is quite rampant. In 1964, the per capita grain of the Soviet Union was about 620 kilograms, three times that of India and China. During the Cold War, the peak per capita in the Soviet Union was in 1978. At that time, the per capita grain of the Soviet Union was 840 kilograms. The problem still existed, and there was still not enough food.

  The latitude of the Soviet Union is too high, and the climatic conditions are not suitable for many high-yielding crops. The diet structure of the world has long been based on starchy food as the staple food + more irritating complementary food, with few exceptions for thousands of years. Among the world's high-yielding crops, starches are mainly wheat, corn, rice, potatoes, sweet potatoes and cassava. Among them, rice and corn have extremely high requirements for heat and light, so they are not suitable for large-scale growth in high latitudes, which is also an important reason for the failure of Khrushchev's agricultural revolution.

Serov's successful rice cultivation in Primorsky Krai is only a special case, mainly because he has a certain understanding of the local climate to succeed, but this is only a special case. After searching all over the Soviet Union, I can't find a second piece of rice that can be planted on a large scale. The latitude of Ukraine is more suitable, but there is a lack of water.

Coupled with the successful coup d’etat in Sudan and India’s import factor, in fact, the Soviet Union’s food supply this year can be pushed up to 700 kilograms, which has exceeded the Soviet Union’s 100 kilograms of grain per capita in the same period of history. It can be said that Serov’s tossing in recent years is not It has no effect at all, and has greatly improved the per capita food problem of the Soviet Union.

   "Chairman, what's the problem?" The Minister of Internal Affairs Sekolov, who had been here for a long time, saw the face of the head of Lubyanka's family, and thought it was because the Ministry of Internal Affairs did not do some work properly. There is also a book in Serokoff's hand. The title of that book is called Self-cultivation of a counter-revolutionary worker. Don't think about such a painful title. It is a masterpiece that Serov planned to cheat from the Ministry of Culture. Prison Fortseva and Valya has a very close relationship. He, the chairman of the KGB, has repeatedly succeeded in deceiving and subsidizing his family with royalties.

"No problem, the speculators who arrest the speculators should be tried according to the regulations." Serov came back to his senses. "The reason why the black market is rampant is that the relationship between our grain production and the ruble is somewhat tense. But at this stage, I don't have a good idea. , Comrade Serokoff pay more attention to the situation in this regard. By the way, the Indonesian Ministry of Internal Affairs will arrive tomorrow, and Comrade Serokoff will receive it and welcome the visit with me at that time."

  The speculation during Khrushchev's time was not serious, at least the black market economy was not as serious as Brezhnev's, because the Soviets in Brezhnev's time were richer, and things grew faster without wages. So the demand for the black market economy is greater.

  Khrushchev exchanged a small drop in grain output for a rapid increase in meat. For the Soviets, having enough food is not a problem at all. By planting corn, the production of meat has increased, which has greatly improved the living standards of the Soviet people. What's wrong? Descendants have repeatedly accused him for the following reasons: Khrushchev was overthrown by the top Soviet leaders themselves, and the Soviets would not say good things about Khrushchev. Khrushchev is the general secretary of the Communist Party, and the Western media will not say good things about Khrushchev. In the end, Khrushchev was bent on improving the agricultural problems of the Soviet Union, and as a result, no one said a good word about him.

"I know the chairman, then I'll go first. By the way, there is one more thing." Shelokov raised the Serov book in his hand and said, "Give this book to me, just as I also want to see the chairman's meeting. Perspectives on safe work.”

   Is Brezhnev wanting to see it? Serov shook his head indifferently, expressing that he didn't mind giving this book as a gift. Since Brezhnev wanted to see it, let him take care of it. Anyway, Brezhneva is in his own hands, and Brezhnev's The son also has his own informants, and I hope that the two of them will stay in peace with each other forever.

   "This food problem is a bottomless pit!" At the current price level, there are not enough things for the Soviets to buy with rubles. Shelov has always believed that if the Soviet Union is not short of food, it only needs to narrow the per capita food gap with the United States. But after consulting some math professors to make statistics, he realized that he was simply too naive.

Under the condition that the value of the Soviet ruble and the price of food remain unchanged, in order to ensure the purchase demand and the continuous supply of a dazzling array of optional stores at the same time, the per capita food possession of the Soviet Union should not be more than 600 during the Khrushchev period. Kilograms are not the more than 700 kilograms at the peak of the Soviet Union during the Brezhnev period. How much should this number be? It is twice the peak grain per capita in the United States, and three times the grain per capita in the Soviet Union in the highest year, and the per capita grain is 2.5 tons.

  Every person has 2.5 tons of food. Serov said that the earth is too small. He has never heard of any country reaching this figure. Even the United States in 30 years will have only half of this figure. In the 21st century, China's per capita grain is five times, and India's per capita grain is ten times that in the same period. If the Soviet Union can do this in this era, the United States should not be the target of the Soviet Union, and the threat the Soviet Union should consider should be aliens.

   2.5 tons, which can guarantee all the food consumption of the Soviet Union, brew casually, and vodka is enough. Beef is only the first meal, throw it away after eating, squeeze the food oil casually, and so on, the food transformation is completed.

   How much food does a person need to eat in a year to not starve to death? In fact, this figure is very low, two hundred kilograms is enough. It doesn't even need that much, the number is even lower in a vegan country like India.

"So it seems that it is better to have less socialist countries!" Serov successfully corrected his thinking through this report on combating speculation. He played with the Soviet Union in planned economy, material supply, and when the currency value was so large, the price of food was so high. Under the circumstance that the government considers it to be depressed, the exhausted Soviet Union cannot achieve low prices and abundant supply at the same time.

   The solution to the permanent shortage of items in the Soviet Union is actually very simple, just become a capitalist country. Grain is always snapped up, indicating that the price is too low, so the price will be raised. India's per capita grain is about 200 kilograms, and it used to be the world's largest rice exporter. The shelves of goods in the Indian market are full, doesn't that mean the problem? It has risen to the point where people can't afford it at all, and naturally there are dazzling arrays on the shelves.

   Something else happened to public socialism. Commodity pricing remains in the hands of the state. At this time, the masses often snap up the goods. If the crowd did not buy it, at this time, it will find other people to buy high-priced goods. After some of these people discovered this secret, they acted as black market dealers raising prices to eliminate the purchasing power of the masses! So there is no shortage of supplies!

Therefore, the allies of the Soviet Union should not be the same as themselves. They are all public ownership of the planned economy. If they have a system with the Soviet Union, it is not easy to gain benefits from these allies. The state can only intervene in the most stupid way, but this kind of intervention is too obvious. , other allies will be dissatisfied for a long time.

   "So the most natural ally of the Soviet Union should actually be a capitalist country?" Serov came to the conclusion that the enemy he had been trying to eliminate for so many years turned out to be the most beneficial supplement to the Soviet Union. This conclusion is so subversive that it is hard to believe.

Serov found that in a planned economy that does not change at all, and food prices remain unchanged, but there is still sufficient supply, one country must be eliminated, the United States, and the Soviet Union will replace the United States in order to continue to maintain this balance, otherwise the Soviet Union’s self-service stores will never be able to maintain sufficient supply. It is possible that, if the United States does not die, there will be a shortage of supplies in the Soviet Union. But killing the United States does not mean turning the whole world into a country with socialist public ownership. The best outcome is that the United States is dead and other capitalist powers are still alive.

A crisp snap of fingers appeared, and Serov felt that he had found a balance, suppressing the capitalist countries, but not completely destroying them, "Or I'm the biggest enemy of the United States." Collect several reports on the table. When he got up, Serov looked relaxed and waited for the visit of the Indonesian Ministry of Internal Affairs.

In the airport, Serov gave his old friend, the first deputy minister of the Indonesian Ministry of Internal Affairs and the chief of staff of the Interior Forces, Handajani, a friendly hug, and greeted him with a smile, "Mr. Handajani, we haven't seen you for a long time. The next time you came to the Soviet Union, the season was just right, and you don't have to be as uncomfortable as last time."

"Ha, Chairman Shelov, you are already a world-renowned intelligence expert. We have all heard of your name in Jakarta. You are quite a headache for Americans!" Handayani laughed and chatted with Shelov. stand up.

   Then, under the recommendation of Serov, he introduced the Minister of Internal Affairs, Sekolov, who was beside him, to Handayani. The two sides shook hands in a friendly way. After a while, they took a car and left the airport.

  For the construction of the Indonesian Ministry of Internal Affairs, Serov invested a huge amount of energy, from weapons and equipment to the thoughts of the members, in order not to let the Indonesian Communist Party capsize in the gutter. Even if the Indonesian Communist Party is fighting a civil war with the Indonesian Army, it will not be wiped out like a leek in history. As a result, the Indonesian Communist Party was really wiped out, and not even a single wave was turned up.

  The relationship between Indonesia and Malaysia is becoming more and more tense, and even the relationship with the United Kingdom and the United States is deteriorating. At this time, it is even more dangerous. This is also the purpose of the KGB's secret invitation to the Indonesian Ministry of Internal Affairs. Serov is ready to formulate a plan to settle the Indonesian issue. (To be continued~^~)