Chapter 1507 The Farm of the Empire (first update, please subscribe)
“The British are simply whimsical!”
Even in Africa, Khrushchev not only knew it immediately He had the intelligence that Britain would send a special envoy to Chang'an, and also knew what they were going to discuss.
When the Prime Minister told a joke, Lubyanka laughed first - this was never a joke, but a fact. After all, Downing Street has long been infiltrated into a sieve by Russia.
“They actually want a prince who is a few years old to rule East Africa... This is really ridiculous!”
He closed the information and handed it to the attendant on the side. Although he said it was ridiculous, Khrushchev's brows furrowed.
"This also means that Li is coming..."
When he mentioned "Li", Khrushchev's brows furrowed even tighter, deep in his heart , as long as there is a slight possibility, he is not willing to conflict with Li Yian.
Khrushchev knew Li. He was never a person who would suffer. Just like in Jakarta, although he stopped aerial bombing, the special war did not stop. Now the Jakarta authorities are completely at a disadvantage. .
As for the idea of sending troops to Jakarta... Khrushchev had it, but he knew very well that he couldn't do it because that was SEA's red line.
SEA's red thread is not used to weave carpets, but is real. Any country that steps on that red thread will pay a price...
"It's really troublesome!"
mouth As he said this, Khrushchev could not help but cast his eyes out the window. On both sides of the road were endless cornfields.
These cornfields are local farms!
In the past few years, tens of thousands of Soviet engineers, agricultural experts and farm workers have been working on the farm built with Soviet aid. The once desolate land has become a modern one. farm.
"That's the Friendship Aqueduct!"
Khrushchev pointed to the aqueduct in the distance and asked the Soviet ambassador next to him.
“Yes, it introduces water from rivers to farms. In the past few years, with the help of Soviet engineers, they built 376 reservoirs and 18,356 kilometers of canals. With the help of modernization With the irrigation facilities, the land here has become a fertile farm..."
When answering, the ambassador specifically said:
"Our farm"
"Yes, it's our farm! The Soviet farm!"
Even with the dream of liberating all mankind, Khrushchev's words still involuntarily revealed his innermost thoughts. true thoughts.
Soviet farm!
Even if this is another country, so what?
The Soviet Union built everything here.
Full of anticipation and excitement, the group finally set foot on the farm land. The distance and bumps on the road seemed to disappear at this moment, because the vast cornfield in front of him had already wiped away the fatigue in Khrushchev's heart.
The farm manager enthusiastically led the way. His face was filled with the joy of the harvest. He led people through the endless cornfields with brisk steps and introduced the production situation of the farm to them.
“…We are now conducting new experiments to raise cattle with straw as the main feed, and then make cow manure into compost, spread it to the fields, and use it as fertilizer…”
In fact, this is what the International Grain Company did, but here it became a pioneering work of Soviet agricultural experts.
"This is very good. You have harvested both corn and beef. You will sum up the experience as soon as possible and promote it in the country..."
Khrushchev looked at the corns. They were growing beautifully, and the corn stalks were swaying gently in the wind, as if telling people the joy of the upcoming harvest.
“Look at this cornfield, how good it grows!”
Khrushchev proudly pointed to the corn and said to people.
"I have long said that corn, corn is the most important food. It can be used as feed, turned into meat, and supplied to our tables..."
As a famous The Corn Emperor, Khrushchev's obsession with corn was entirely due to one reason - the people wanted to eat meat!
Mikoyan immediately echoed:
"Yes, Nikita, with corn, there is meat. With meat, the people's living standards will also improve..."
< br>"Yes! Only when people's living standards improve, can we prove to the whole world that we are the future of mankind!"
Khrushchev's expression was full of expectations, which was a sign of hope for the world. future expectations.
"Look, those harvesters are coming..."
I saw a harvester roaring in the distance. I saw rows of corn stalks falling down under the huge harvester, and then being abandoned in the open space aside. Immediately afterwards, corn kernels were continuously spit out from the harvester's grain outlet, and the bright yellow corn kernels were poured into the truck compartment like river water.
Khrushchev stood by the cornfield and looked at the busy workers. Among them were Soviets and locals.
Some of them drive harvesters through the corn fields, while others drive trucks to deliver the corn kernels to the drying plant on the farm. After drying there, they will be loaded onto trains and transported to port, via the Suez Canal, and shipped back to the Soviet Union.
These corns are used to repay Soviet loans. Although they export tens of millions of tons of corn every year, the debt owed by Ethiopia has not been reduced much. After all, they need to import a large amount of fertilizers and agricultural machinery every year. And Mengetus also needed to grow his army, which meant he needed more arms.
In short, Ethiopia’s debt is increasing, and corn is a way for them to repay their debt.
Just thinking about tens of millions of tons of corn being obtained here next year makes Khrushchev excited. After all, it was with his support that Ethiopia became a farm of the Soviet Union.
Of course, who is the instigator of all this Khrushchev?
It’s that old friend from Chang’an.
An intelligence obtained by kgb that year made Khrushchev set his sights on Africa. It was also from that time that the Soviet Union's aid to Africa had undergone some changes. It was not just aid, but It is to obtain some rewards in addition to aid, such as food. "With our help, this country is becoming more and more modern..."
Khrushchev thought so in his heart. He walked towards the workers while chatting enthusiastically with the Ethiopian officials accompanying him.
Although the work seems very hard, the workers always have smiles of satisfaction and joy on their faces.
“Thank you for your hard work!”
Khrushchev walked over and greeted them.
“No hard work, no hard work! Watching these corns grow little by little and then harvest them, I feel a sense of accomplishment!”
A Soviet farm worker raised his head and wiped the sweat from his forehead and said to Khrushchev.
“What’s more important is that we all know that these corns will become meat on the table, allowing everyone to eat more meat and drink more milk...”
< br>Khrushchev nodded and said.
“This is exactly the meaning of our work here. We help Ethiopians build their country, and the corn produced here will be exported to the Soviet Union and turned into agricultural machinery and other modern industrial equipment. , help them realize the modernization of the country.”
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Such words were obviously meant for the Ethiopian officials around him, who all nodded in agreement.
For Ethiopia, they have indeed received extremely generous returns from this agricultural construction. A large number of roads, railways, reservoirs and other infrastructure construction are changing the basic appearance of this country.
What was the country like a few years ago, before Mengetus staged a military coup to depose the emperor?
It is poor, backward and has almost no modern facilities.
But what about now?
Not only are there modern farms, but also modern farms have been built in the capital and other places. These changes are seen by everyone, and they are naturally happy about them. After all, they have witnessed the changes in the country with their own eyes and witnessed the changes in the country. It is gradually becoming a modern country.
Perhaps because of his excitement, Khrushchev even drove a truck himself to harvest corn along with the corn harvester.
On this harvest farm that day, Khrushchev seemed to have become one of them, closely connected with this land and these corns.
Unconsciously, the sky has gradually darkened.
Standing in the farm, Khrushchev looked at the busy figures and the nearly harvested cornfield, and his heart was filled with emotion.
"This is the farm of the Soviet Union."
Although the Soviet Union is thousands of miles away, the food produced here will eventually be shipped to the Soviet Union and then turned into beef, pork, milk and other foods. Appeared on the Soviet market.
Looking at the farm in front of him, Khrushchev silently made a wish: In the future, all of Africa will be Soviet farms.
With Africa as the farm of the Soviet Union, the living standard of the Soviet people will definitely exceed that of the United States.
Recalling the life of ordinary American families that he saw during his visit to the United States, Khrushchev was yearning deep in his heart. He longed for all Soviet people to live a prosperous life like Americans. life.
This is a very simple and unsophisticated wish.
"Well...no matter what, the Soviet Union must protect Africa."
Then Khrushchev said to Mikoyan:
"Look... ..."
Pointing to the harvested fields, Khrushchev said.
"This is our lifeline,"
Mikoyang nodded in agreement.
“Yes, Nikita, you are right, this is indeed our lifeline.”
A few years ago, Mikoyan had no way of understanding the idea of opening a farm in Africa. kind of thing. But what about now? Facing the vast farm in front of him, he knew very well what these farms meant to the Soviet Union?
Means food, means better life.
"Because this is our lifeline, we must protect it at all costs, and..."
Khrushchev's tone became more determined:
"We must also help others African countries gain independence and help them become their countries."
And what does this mean?
That would be a direct conflict with Li in Africa.
Under the setting sun, Khrushchev looked into the distance and said to himself in his heart.
"Okay, Li, I hope you can understand that the Soviet people also need to eat meat."
Yes!
As the leader of the Soviet Union, it was Khrushchev’s responsibility to make the people eat meat:
“I’m sure you will understand this, my old friend, After all, we are all the same, we all want our people to live a better life.”
(End of this chapter)