"Thank you!" Serov said with respect, without this person in front of him, he might still be in Azerbaijan, and he would not be able to reach the power center of the Soviet Union at all. The best result may be similar to Aliyev. In any case, Xie Lepin has settled so many difficulties for himself, and he respects this person both publicly and privately.

  If there really is any socialist power in this world, at least in terms of Serov's two lifetimes, it is only the Soviet Union. Gone are the days of rapid economic growth in the Soviet Union. But if you look at the US economy at this time, you will find that the US is struggling with one economic crisis after another. When people lamented that the Soviet Union had to rely on the sale of gold from the treasury to import food, they had to admit that the Bretton Woods system had collapsed, and the United States had become a country with a permanent trade deficit.

   In this case, no one can say that the Soviet Union did not let the United States do its best to deal with it. When we entered the 1980s, the Soviet Union basically kept pace with the United States in all aspects. At this time, it is not enough to just consider some basic issues. You can even start thinking about whether you can beat the American value system. Even in the mid-to-early 1980s, the Soviet Union experienced unsatisfactory growth. But compared with the United States, which is deeply mired in stagflation at this time, both the American people and the US government have to watch their wealth shrink in double-digit inflation, while the economic situation has not improved.

   Even Reagan, who believed that the United States would defeat the Soviet Union, never dared to imagine that he could witness the day when the Soviet Union was defeated. The real collapse of the Soviet Union began in 1986. In other words, a year after Ge Map came to power.

   On the second day of the funeral, Andropov was pushed to the position of general secretary. Since the funeral on the 15th, the general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, the chairman of the Supreme Soviet, and the chairman of the National Defense Committee have been replaced.

"China's intention is to restore relations to a certain extent, and we hope that we will reduce the number of troops stationed on the border." General Secretary Andropov sat in the original position of Brezhnev, while Pavlov, the owner of the Central Office, has also been fired.

   "No, there are very few troops on the eastern border!" Disarmament is what any defense minister hates the most. This has nothing to do with Ustinov being a military engineer. He is not a front-line commander, and he still hates disarmament.

   "Comrade Ustinov is right, compared to the length of the border, 700,000 soldiers are already absurdly small." Serov immediately agreed with Ustinov's opinion, disarmament? Who to judge? No matter how many cuts, the KGB border guards will be affected. Who wants to see fewer and fewer subordinates? He couldn't do it anyway.

   Don’t say now, even in the historical period when China and the Soviet Union broke apart, the Soviet Union’s army of millions on the border was false propaganda. 1.2 million troops may seem like a lot, but considering the more than 10,000 kilometers of borders between the two countries, this is not much at all. What's more, the army of one million includes troops from Turkestan and the Central Asian Military Region, which are to deal with Iran and Afghanistan, and detain the troops of these two military regions. The Soviet Union has placed too few soldiers on Asian territory.

   "We will solve this problem slowly!" Andropov did not insist on his own opinion. In fact, this matter was not very important among all the things he faced. He has just taken over as general secretary and has to face many things. It's a big truth that things on the outside are never as important as what's on the inside.

After the meeting, Andropov called Serov to the office and sighed, "Now I feel that the things I am facing can't be done for decades. First of all, I think, should we rectify our discipline? Absenteeism and late arrivals are common in large factories, which is really worrying."

"Leave it to me!" Sheloff thought for a moment and said, "Promulgate a management regulation on sabotage, so that the country's anti-revolutionary workers and internal affairs police can specifically rectify factory discipline, and at the same time, the monitoring system will be stationed in all factories to ensure that all enterprises are in How does the general secretary feel under the eyes of the government?"

   Regarding the lofty morality of the people of socialist countries, of course he, a big spy, believes in it. But the premise is that when the country was just founded, under the system that has been operating for decades, such as now, it does not believe it at all. He still believes in the power of technology, such as comprehensive surveillance systems.

   "Well, it's time to take some action to reverse the current social atmosphere." Andropov nodded.

   "Well, after so many years of habit, it's impossible not to be ruthless!" Serov agreed with Andropov's idea. If it is difficult to find a policeman, isn't the secret police a policeman?

   It is not only Serov who has been under the shadow of Brezhnev, but also Andropov, who successfully took power, which all stemmed from the original Hungarian incident. When Serov was sent to Hungary on a mission, Andropov was the Soviet ambassador to Hungary. So when Brezhnev cleaned up Sherepin, who opposed privilege, and Kosygin, who reformed the economy, Andropov was dissatisfied, but he didn't say it.

What   Andropov agrees with Brezhnev is Brezhnev's foreign policy, not his domestic dictatorship. It's just that he knows how to protect himself, so when Brezhnev dealt with Shelepin and Kosygin, he not only did not feel dissatisfied, but kept a distance from Shelepin and Kosygin.

  Andropov nodded. Serov specialized in rectifying social order. He himself was in charge of another aspect, making some adjustments to the cadres in the Soviet Union. This group of old men had not moved for almost 20 years. Should have given up.

   A few days later, at the KGB headquarters in Lubyanka Square, an old man in an old military uniform was greeted. Zweigon and Feldochuk were astonished at the sight of this man, whose style neither of them knew best.

  The third chairman of the KGB, Semichasny! Shelov ignored the shock of others, and said to himself, "I have drawn up anti-slack regulations on rectifying social security and sabotage. But comrades are very busy, so I invited an old comrade to take charge of this issue. This time, Comrade Semichasny is still full of energy after his retirement, and it is a good thing to ask him to help preside over the anti-sabotage work this time.”

"There is still the opportunity to cooperate with comrades, I am very happy!" With a meaningful smile, Semichasne looked at these familiar partners with his eyes. When he was the chairman of the KGB, this group of people were driven out. Go to work in remote mountains.

   "Then this matter is settled! General Semichasne will serve as the general counsel of the anti-slow work regulations and supervise the work!" Who are these Dnipro gangsters afraid of? Sheloff is definitely among them, but it is not him who is most afraid. It was his predecessor, General Semichasny.

   One thing is very interesting, Tsvigon, Zinev, Ferdochuk and Chebrikov. In addition to Zweigon, the other three are fellows from the Dnipropetrovsk region with former KGB chairman Semichasny. And Semichasny and another comrade are fellows, that is their general secretary Brezhnev.

   But Michasny didn't care about Brezhnev, and he didn't care enough for these fellow villagers. On the contrary, the relationship with Sherepin has always been very good, and since Brezhnev forced him to retire, he has become even less fond of these fellow villagers. So Serov called him back.

  Five days after Brezhnev's death, Serov officially announced that the anti-sabotage regulations came into effect, and the KGB and the Ministry of Internal Affairs could arrest workers who were idle during working hours.