Joseph left Kremlin and sat in his car. At this time, he could no longer suppress the ecstasy deep in his heart. His face was suddenly filled with smiles.
This conversation with Ulyanov made him very satisfied and gained a lot. He never thought that being able to serve as Commissar for the Navy at the same time would be equivalent to grabbing a piece of fat from Trotsky! Although the navy is far inferior to the army, it is still an army. After the power expands to the army, this will make Joseph's strength greatly increase from now on. Although he still can't overtake Trotsky, he can at least compete with him.
More importantly, it seems to represent the meaning of Ulyanov. This will definitely make other neutral people think. If they can turn to Joseph because of this, it will be a great good thing for Joseph.
The next day, the Bolshevik Party Politburo meeting was held in the small conference room of Kremlin. Now there are only five people in Politburo member of Bolshevik Party, Ulyanov is Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars, Kamenev is the chairman of Moscow, Krestinsky is member of the Organizational Bureau, Joseph is member of the Organizational Bureau, People's Commissar for Nationalities Affairs, People's Commissar for Workers' and Peasants' Inspection and Commissar for Foreign Affairs. Trotsky is Chairman of the Revolutionary Military Council, People's Commissar for Army and Navy Affairs.
These people are the top leaders of Buru.
"Everyone, Comrade Joseph successfully visited Germany. He also held talks with German Emperor Wilhelm III and reached a series of agreements that are very beneficial to our party and our country. Let us applaud him and thank him for his efforts for the party and the country!" Ulyanov highly praised.
"Bah bang bang!"
Applause broke out immediately, although it seemed sparse because there were so few people applauding. However, given the identities of these people, they were able to applaud Joseph, which already made him very satisfied.
"Thank you, thank you! All these achievements were achieved under the leadership of Comrade Chairman. Without Comrade Chairman's wise leadership, I would not have been able to successfully complete the task during my visit to the German Empire!" Joseph certainly does not dare to take credit. All credit needs to be attributed to the wise leadership of Ulyanov.
Trotsky's face didn't look good. Ulyanov praised Joseph so highly, which was somewhat beyond his expectation. However, this is obviously not a good thing for him. You know, he is also determined to win the position of Ulyanov. When the revolution was successful, his prestige was not as good as Ulyanov, so Ulyanov became Leader. If Ulyanov cannot become the supreme leader of Bolshevik Party and Buru after his death, this will be unacceptable to him.
Trotsky believes that Joseph is far from comparable to him in terms of qualifications, abilities, and strength. Therefore, in the competition with Joseph, Trotsky has always had an advantage. However, now Ulyanov's attitude has changed. From the previous neutrality to leaning towards Joseph, this is not a good thing for him.
"Comrades, German Emperor Wilhelm III has agreed to allow the Russians in the German-occupied areas to return to our motherland family in the spring. This will be a great boost to our national strength. At the same time, it will also prevent our party from suffering greater losses. Comrade Joseph has done a very good job in allowing Germany to make such a retreat." Ulyanov said.
Regarding the first agreement reached between Joseph and Germany, the senior management of Bolshevik Party had no objections. Although, this proves that their penetration into the new territory of Germany failed. However, at least part of the strength can be preserved. For Bolshevik Party and Buru, this is already a rare victory.
However, they will not find out until spring that under the German military's encirclement and suppression, there are not many guerrillas and Bolshevik Party elements left. I don't know how many outstanding talents have died at the hands of Germany people. This is definitely a heavy blow to Buru.
On this issue, Trotsky remained silent and did not launch an attack. Because he knew that if it were him, he wouldn't be able to do better than this.
"Second agreement, Germany people have agreed to support us in rebuilding the industrial system. We will use Agricultural Products and Mineral Resources to pay for the required costs. What do you think about this?" Ulyanov asked.
"Comrade Chairman, rebuilding the entire industrial system will be a very huge project. The number of factories to be built will be in units of thousands. The funds consumed will be countless. And we will not be able to come up with that much funds in a short time. In that case, the construction period may be as long as ten years or even longer. In addition, we have previously agreed with Germany People's transactions were done with Agricultural Products and Mineral Resources. This has made life very difficult for our people. If we continue to use Agricultural Products to trade with people Germany, I'm afraid the consequences will be even more serious." Kamenev said.
Ulyanov's face looked a little unnatural.
"Can't our food production be further increased?" Ulyanov asked.
"Comrade Chairman, the loss of Ukraine, half of Belarus and Baltic States has reduced our grain production areas a lot. Grain production will naturally not be much higher. In addition, there is an extreme shortage of agricultural chemicals such as pesticides and fertilizers, which has restricted our grain yield." Kamenev continued.
"In our agreement with the Germany people, the industrial system also includes pesticide factories, fertilizer factories, etc. When those factories are completed and put into operation, we will not be short of pesticides and fertilizers. Grain production will naturally increase. Although we will have a hard time for a while now. But when our industry is restored, I Our people will be able to live a good life. I believe that our people can understand this. Only with a strong industry can our country become more powerful, and we will not have to look at other people's faces or worry about being invaded by the enemy, and we can finally achieve the goal of liberating all mankind!" Joseph said.
"But, will the Germany people be so kind to help us rebuild our industry? Don't forget, we are adjacent to Germany. Once our strength becomes stronger, it will not be a good thing for the Germany people." Trotsky spoke.
"Germany is the world's hegemon. Maybe they don't take us seriously at all. After all, in terms of strength, the gap between us and them is too big!" Joseph said.