The establishment of the International Communist Communications Liaison Office has triggered infinite imagination. The people in the party who are more active in their minds and have a more sensitive sense of political smell seem to have realized something. People are constantly inquiring about the specific functions of this unit, and those who move faster have begun to work around to support their relationships and are preparing to find a position in this department.

It has to be said that the organizational work of the Bolsheviks in this era was still quite chaotic. First of all, because the party organization has developed greatly and absorbed a large number of new party members. Most of this group are newly awakened workers, and their theoretical level is relatively low. It is unrealistic and impossible to turn them into qualified Bolsheviks in a short period of time.

Of course, this group of people also has advantages, that is, they are full of motivation, and they really go all the way to death as long as the organization gives orders. However, the old saying goes, hasteness will not be achieved, and if they are too motivated, they will not be able to do a good job. Anyway, grassroots party organizations are generally full of impetuousness, and they want to build communism in one breath.

This is a problem at the grassroots level, while the middle and high-level issues are even greater. With the victory of the October Revolution, some political speculators and some political ambitionists immediately changed their appearance and joined the Bolsheviks. The damage they caused to the party organization was much greater than the impetuous mood at the grassroots level.

This group of people are good at engaging in camps and flattering, and they are simply omnipresent. The current Bolsheviks' cadre appointment principles are very rigid, similar to the later official book system of the Soviet Union, which is the so-called "registration-supervised and appointed officials". To put it bluntly, only those who enter this list can become officials. And once they succeed in becoming officials, their power is almost unlimited.

On November 12, 1923, the Central Organization Bureau of the Soviet Union passed a special resolution. There were two rosters of appointing officials. The No. 1 roster was directly nominated and appointed by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Russia (Bolshevikstan). It included 3,500 most important positions. The No. 2 roster was nominated by the department, and the Central Committee was notified in advance to agree to these nominations. Then the department was appointed, and 1,500 positions were identified here.

In today's terms, this system is too powerful and lacks a supervision mechanism, so problems are inevitable. However, this is a problem from the perspective of the present, and under the historical conditions at that time, the birth of the official book system also had a historical background.

It has been said before that before the victory of the February Revolution in 1917, there were only tens of thousands of Bolsheviks in Russia, and they were in an underground state, and almost all the party members were elites who had undergone layers of tests and selection.

But in 1918, with the victory of the October Revolution, the number of Bolshevik Party members was growing explosively. A considerable number of new Party members were not qualified, but for the sake of the revolution and strengthening their strength, they could only join first. However, most of these newly joined Party members were not suitable for leadership work, regardless of their ability or quality.

With the establishment of the Soviet government, the Bolsheviks needed their own people to take over power, so the problem arose. Although the new group of party members and cadres elected by the masses had a good mass base, they were really insufficient to completely prevent the tasks assigned to them. Therefore, they could only select a group of capable people to do practical things, which is why the official book system was born.

It should be said that this is a lasting necessity. When Lenin first talked about the principle of organizing the appointment of cadres, he also gave priority to democracy. However, the biggest problem in democratic selection of cadres is that high reputation does not mean strong ability, and being favored does not mean that he really understands Boerswick's revolutionary line.

Moreover, because these democratic cadres were supported, they were very concerned about the grassroots people who supported them, and almost obeyed their own opinions. The masses said they would go left, and said they would go right.

The problem is that sometimes local interests are not necessarily consistent with overall interests. Every time the grassroots level will go in the opposite direction with the routes of the large collective and the central government in order to protect the interests of their own small groups, and at least there will be constant conflicts.

So in the spring of 1918, the Party Central Committee, whose cadres selected by democracy were so nervous that they were really unbearable. They began to correct the overall policy of organizational work at that time. Of course, it did not mean that democracy was not mentioned at all. The Bolsheviks have always advocated a democratic centralism system, but before that, democracy was greater than concentration, but now it has changed to concentration than democracy, which is to strengthen the central government's guiding power.

Even the mentor himself said: "The method of appointing individual personnel with unlimited powers of the dictator is consistent with the fundamental principles of the Soviet regime." This is what Western scholars say, Lenin's thoughts changed, so-called embarking on the road of dictatorship.

In fact, the fundamental reason is that the cadres are poor, and the people below always engage in small-scaleism and always sing opposites to the central government's principles and lines. If they do not emphasize concentration, they will have no way to do things.

According to Lenin's original intention, this was a last resort, and there was no way. According to his old man's ideas, he quickly strengthened cadre education and quickly cultivated a large number of qualified cadres, and then returned to the correct path of democratic centralism when the time was right.

The problem is that the mentor didn't wait for this day. He was assassinated in 1918. He was busy fighting the civil war for 20 years and didn't care about this. He was busy building an economy for 21 years and his health completely collapsed in 22 years. Then he was completely undermined, and democratic centralism was naturally left alone.

Stalin completely supported the concentration of power, and a large number of his confidants were beneficiaries of the official book system. How could he oppose this system? So, the selection of Soviet cadres began to drive fast on the wrong road.

No bureaucracy or corruption is avoidable. According to the large-scale declassification of Soviet historical archives in 1992, the top secret material disclosed by the archives of the Soviet Union's Cheka - the State Administration of Political Security - in 1921, a total of 6,961 cases of corruption and bribery were sentenced to 32,587 cases of corruption and bribery were sentenced to 1922. In the years that followed, it is naturally even more important, otherwise Derrensky would not have been so loudly before his death.

After saying this a lot, it is nothing more than to let everyone understand the Soviet cadre selection system. Only by understanding this point can we understand why so many people are moved by a newly established liaison office.

Now, although the official book system has not been formally formed, the mentor has begun to rectify the order of cadres. A large number of members with limited abilities or who like to sing opposites to the central government, sympathize with the Mensheviks, the Social Revolutionary Party, and the Bukharin Group have been removed from their leadership positions.

And such a large number of unqualified cadres who have been adjusted and some old revolutionaries who have not obtained positions naturally do not want to live a lifetime. They are all eager for power. Do you think they can't care about it?

Of course, there are also people who are not concerned about it. For example, a certain immortal, after learning that he was going to establish an International Communist Communications Liaison Office, he sneered at it. He said bluntly to Sverdlov who came to visit him: "Comrade Yakov, I am right that you did not nominate, and I am completely uninterested in this institution!"

Yes, although Sverdlov made the decision not to interfere with the communications and liaison office through careful consideration. But to outsiders, Xiao Si's approach is not smart. Although informal representatives are a bit useless, a large number of cadres are now finding a way out. Why did you miss this opportunity? Even if you are not interested, you have to find a way out for everyone, right?

In particular, many people think that if Sverdlov, as the initiator of the proposal, he would have to give him a formal representative position. You can definitely win it for Comrade Andre!

It’s not that a certain immortal is very popular, but everyone thinks that Comrade Andrei is seriously injured and will not be able to recover for a while and he cannot do his job. So the important positions under his butt must be sent to replace him with effective candidates, right?

Of course, Comrade Andrei's achievements are great and he cannot disappoint his heroes. Then giving him a decent second-tier position in exchange for him to hand over those undecent first-tier positions is a good choice! Otherwise, those important tasks will not be delayed!

People in this year are still so realistic. Especially when the appointment of cadres is greatly adjusted, the minds of all parties are doing everything they can to find a way out, and this determines that when these people get a position, they will definitely not be willing to hand over it. This is what is called being able to go up or down, and if they go down, they will be gone!

The reason why Sverdlov did not nominate a certain immortal was also considered in this regard. Although someone did not have a name in the Central Committee, the positions he controlled were not small at all, not only not small, but also very critical. Whether it was a special department or a cheka, it was very important. Being able to have a considerable force in these two key departments would definitely be a big help.

Of course, Sverdlov would not do stupid things to cut off his own arms. If he really nominated a certain immortal, then the person below would definitely be crooked, and then someone would have to hand over some of his positions. He used a useless gift to exchange for real power positions, and Xiao Si was not that stupid.

So he simply didn't say anything, but he could say nothing outside, but he still had to give an explanation to a certain immortal. The merits of a certain immortal were completely worthy of the nomination, but he did not mention it. Xiao Si was worried that someone would have any thoughts and opinions, so he went to do the explanation work.

Will Li Xiaofeng have any objections? There is definitely no such thing as a time traveler. As a time traveler, he knew that no matter what communications and liaison office or the Communist International, they were indeed useless and puppets. Kamenev and Zinoviev had both been the leader of the Communist International. Did they use this influence to defeat Stalin?

Stalin just moved his little finger and dealt with these two idiots, which shows how false the Communist International is. Li Xiaofeng had to be clear that this institution was just a tool for the Soviet elder brother to command, interfere with and dominate the Communist Party of other countries. Historically, this institution has more errors than correctness, and its negative effects are stronger than positive effects. Moreover, once the core leader believes that this institution does not meet Russia's interests, it can be dissolved at any time.

The Communist International in history was disbanded in 1943, or Stalin felt that this institution was a bit annoying, hindered his relationship with the British and American allies, and had a negative impact on his fight for US aid, so he made it aborted in one sentence. He felt embarrassed to let Li Xiaofeng go to such a shitty institution to work!

"Has the food security arrived in Petrograd?" Li Xiaofeng quickly changed the subject. In fact, what he wanted to ask more was when the central government would fulfill its promise and allocate the mine to him.

Sverdlov smiled slightly. He was a little worried that someone was disagreeable just now, but he said he was not interested in the communications and contacts. However, when someone asked food questions urgently, he knew that his worries were completely unnecessary.

"The Red Eagle Group has arrived in the city of Vyborg. It has begun to protect the warehouses and docks of the Northern Trading Company. The first batch of grain is being transported to Petrograd," said Sverdlov, who was unable to help but be happy.

As this batch of food arrived in Petrograd in a timely manner, the shortage of food was initially alleviated, especially the ordinary people. They had been unable to receive the minimum ration quota, and suddenly they could eat enough. You said they could be unhappy. As long as they were happy, no danger would exist.

Of course, there is a prerequisite, that is, food can continue to be supplied so stably. If this is just a flash in the pan, then problems will occur sooner or later.

So after a brief joy, Sverdlov asked seriously: "Andre, can the channels for importing food be maintained forever?"

To be honest, even though Sverdlov had promised the Politburo before, he was still unsure, so now that someone is awake, he must ask clearly.

Li Xiaofeng also knew what Sverdlov was worried about, but there was no need for such a worry. With him, the immortal, there would be no big problem with importing food. Anyway, the Royal Navy and the US Navy cannot block him, what are you afraid of?

"I can only say that," Li Xiaofeng also tried his best to make himself look serious. "Our channel for importing food is very safe now, and there will not be too big problems within half a year!"

Why did Li Xiaofeng only guarantee that he would be half a year? There is a reason for this. The grain was purchased by Eriksen in several major grain-producing countries in South America. For example, Argentina, Brazil and Peru. The grain purchased was nominally stored and not transported abroad. It should not attract the attention of the United States and the United Kingdom for the time being.

However, the British and Americans are not stupid. They have intelligence agencies in Russia. Even if most of them are destroyed by a certain immortal, there is no problem in reflecting the current situation of Russia. I believe that the British and Americans will soon notice that Russia, which is short of food, suddenly obtained a large amount of food, and must investigate where the food comes from.

Although Li Xiaofeng had already instructed Erikson to cover up, as long as the Americans and the British checked carefully, they would definitely find the problem. Although they still could not block the transportation channels. However, they could start from the source and put pressure on these governments, so that Erikson could not buy food.

According to Li Xiaofeng's estimate, it will only take three months to half a year for the British and Americans to find out the truth from detecting the wrong thing. During this period, there will not be too big problems for the time being. If it exceeds it, it will be hard to say.

Therefore, Li Xiaofeng must make the Politburo prepare earlier and try to seize the time to import more grain. If enough grain can be stored within half a year, then 1918 and 1919 can be dealt with.

"Increase imports?" Sverdlov was a little embarrassed. To be honest, he was willing to import as much food as possible. The problem is that this is easier said than done!

Why? Imported grain is not free, and the central government can't afford so much money. As a former grain exporter, most of Russia's foreign exchange is exchanged for export. Now, most of this foreign exchange has been consumed by the war, and the domestic mess is full of money. If you don't have money, why talk about a large amount of imported grain?

"My country still has a lot of resources, so we can exchange some of them for food first!" Li Xiaofeng said quickly.

However, Sverdlov was still frowning. He really didn't dare to open this hole casually. The last time the 5,000 tons of grain was replaced by the mines, it caused criticism in the central government. If the food crisis was not imminent, the Central Committee would not have agreed. Now, if you want to import more food, you will have to pay a greater price. Then the Central Committee will not make a fuss!

Li Xiaofeng saw Sverdlov's hesitation and immediately said: "What's the point of hesitation about this matter? Use part of the mine to exchange for the resources we need to do to solve the food problem. As long as the food problem is solved, the party's prestige and reputation among the masses will inevitably be consolidated. This is also the indirect defense of the fruits of the revolution. What's wrong with it?"

Xiao Si was still hesitant: "But dealing with the bourgeoisie is a bit a bit..."

Li Xiaofeng was anxious, raised his body from the hospital bed, and said loudly: "Where can we get the food if we don't trade? Is it correct to watch the crisis break out? Take a step back and say that this will not harm us at all. Can the bourgeoisie still move our mine back to their homes? Can they still take our mines away?"

Sverdlov was speechless. Although he thought what a certain immortal said was reasonable, it was completely different from whether he could do this. He thought carefully for a while and then said: "Your opinion is very constructive, but it should not be too hasty. Some of our comrades have a relatively dogmatic thought, and most of the masses may not be able to accept such arrangements for a while. Let me react to Comrade Lenin and discuss internally first. If the Politburo can pass it, then do the work of the Central Committee!"

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