The sun never sets

The second "Five-Year Plan" of the Human Innovation Alliance was widely spread, and people in many places knew about it. A large amount of capital and high-quality talents poured into the alliance, which accelerated the development of the alliance, but it was harmful to other countries.

Lin Yongchang has never been afraid to speculate about the European and American powers with the greatest malice, especially the Anglo-Saxons. From Britain to the United States, they can almost be said to have no bottom line.

While speeding up the progress of the "Second Five-Year Plan", the Alliance has stepped up the investigation of suspicious persons and increased the protection of key projects. As for the possible existence of spies in remote areas, there is no good way.

The epidemic only recurred in the spring and has not reappeared since then, which has relieved the entire alliance. Although Lin Yongchang has been asking all regions to move slower and more steadily rather than faster, all regions have accelerated the progress of the project in an effort to make up for the time lost due to the epidemic.

While the Alliance was busy with the "Second Five-Year Plan", friction and disputes arose on the border of the Alliance again, but this time the [People's Revolutionary League] did not get involved. The elimination of the Polish Legion served as a warning to the monkeys. The Alliance had

With sufficient manpower and strong industrial strength, it is not a problem to destroy any small country around, and few countries dare to trip up the alliance.

The dispute arose between the newly established Hungarian Republic and Romania, a former member of the Allied Powers, and the two countries engaged in a small-scale exchange of fire over Transylvania.

When the Hungarian and Romanian armies were confronting each other at the border, the Austrians were ready to make a move behind Hungary, and Hungary had to send part of its troops to the west to guard against possible surprise attacks from Austria.

Hungary was faced with the dilemma of fighting on two fronts. It lost more than it won in the battle with the Romanians and gradually showed signs of being unable to hold on. Therefore, the Hungarian Republic government chose to seek help from the French Commune.

The Hungarian Republic was a syndicalist Soviet government, and there were many Bolsheviks in the government's top leadership, so they were hostile to the People's Revolutionary League, even though Hungary had received a lot of aid from the League. When Hungary encountered difficulties, it first turned to the French Commune for help, rather than the People's Revolutionary League, which had always helped Hungary a lot.

This was also due to the world war. During the war, the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Russian Empire fought fiercely. The Russian army invaded the Austro-Hungarian Empire several times and committed countless war crimes.

It is generally acknowledged that the Russian army's discipline during the Tsarist Empire was very poor, but the military discipline of other European and American powers was not much better.

Hungary and Russia have a deep-seated feud that will not be resolved anytime soon. However, it is not a good idea to ask the French Commune for help. The French Commune can barely protect itself now, and it is impossible for it to interfere in Eastern European affairs by bypassing Germany and Austria.

There is no logic in places where the cannons cannot reach.

The French Commune could do nothing but provide moral support to Xiong Yali. Germany and Italy did not agree to let the French army pass through their borders, nor did they agree to open a channel for France to transport arms to Hungary.

In fact, Hungary did not lack rifles and other light weapons, but heavy equipment and an army that could fight tough battles. The Austro-Hungarian Empire lost too many young and middle-aged people in the world war, so there were very few young and middle-aged people in Austria and Hungary.

Although Romania was badly defeated by the German-Austrian coalition, the rate of young and middle-aged people killed in the war was lower than that of the Austro-Hungarian Empire because there was no repeated stalemate. During the German-Austrian occupation of Romania, many Romanians starved to death due to lack of food, but most of them were the elderly and weak, which enabled Romania to arm a decent army after the war.

Hungary was defeated by the Romanian army several times in Transylvania, and the French Commune could not help them. The Hungarian government had no choice but to ask the League for help. Although they were worried about being annexed by the League, they had reached the point of national survival and could not care about anything else.

"The Hungarian government is asking the League for assistance?"

"The war started over Transylvania. Now that Romania has occupied that place, they shouldn't continue the war, right?"

Moscow believed that Romania only wanted Transylvania, but the Romanian government wanted more. According to information collected by the Second Department of the General Staff and other intelligence agencies, the Romanian government received assistance from Germany, Britain and the United States and intended to destroy the Hungarian Republic.

Chapter 719: Politics

The United States and the Alliance secretly reached an agreement to dismantle the British colonial system, but this did not prevent the United States from causing trouble for the Alliance in Eastern Europe. The Human Revolutionary Alliance was too big and too powerful, and it was scary to look at. Other powerful countries instinctively wanted to weaken the Human Revolutionary Alliance. This had nothing to do with good or evil, nor with ideology, but was out of fear.

Similarly, although Britain and Germany had fought fiercely and blood flowed in the past, they maintained a tacit understanding on the issues of Hungary and Romania. They both provided assistance to Romania and wanted to strangle the newborn Hungarian Republic in its cradle.

Revolution is an infectious disease, more deadly and more contagious than the American flu. Revolution is a flame, and the world is already full of firewood. Once the flame of revolution is ignited, it will quickly spread to other places.

The existence of the French Commune has already made the rulers of many countries uneasy. If Hungary is added, things will become even worse. If Hungary joins the [People's Revolutionary League], then things will become even worse.

The alliance has always claimed that it would not interfere in other countries' affairs and would solve problems through negotiation rather than war, but the claim was just a proclamation. In the eyes of the great powers, the expansionist tendency of the People's Revolutionary League was stronger than that of the Russian Empire. From the People's Government to the People's Revolutionary League, it launched a fierce expansion in the South China Sea, Southeast Asia, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Africa and the Pacific Ocean.

By now, the People's Revolutionary League has become the largest country in the world. Even if Australia, Africa and other places are not included, the land area of the People's Revolutionary League has exceeded that of Britain, which is known as the "Empire on which the Sun Never Sets".

The People's Revolutionary League's annexation of Poland can be considered as the recovery of homeland, but Hungary is not the inherent territory of the League. If Hungary joins the People's Revolutionary League, it means that the League's sphere of influence will expand to central Europe and be one step closer to the Mediterranean.

Although the Hungarian Republic and the Union are on different political spectrums, in the eyes of the great powers, both deserve to die.

If it's the red regime, maybe they will get together at some point.

The League and Germany reached an agreement that neither side would directly intervene in the war between Hungary and Austria. But now it is a war between Hungary and Romania. Will the League really not intervene?

The Russian Empire was often betrayed by the great powers in history, which is an inherent impression. In fact, the Russian Empire tore up agreements and went back on its word many times. In the eyes of the European and American powers, the People's Revolutionary League was a strengthened version of the Russian Empire, and it might announce at any time that the previous agreement was no longer valid.

With the help of the great powers, the Romanian army made smooth progress, defeated the Hungarians, and was about to capture Cegled. It was getting closer and closer to Budapest. The Hungarian Republic woke up as if from a sleepwalker and made the right choice, which was to ask the alliance for help.

The alliance has long been impatient. From the first day of the establishment of the People's Revolutionary League, the European and American powers have been afraid and wary of this behemoth, and Hungary is the same. This is known to the People's Revolutionary League.

Even though the Union provided a lot of help to the Hungarian Republic during the Hungarian War of Independence, the Hungarian government was still wary of the Union. If it was not a last resort, Hungary would not choose to ask the Union for help.

Just as the Hungarian government and other countries thought, Moscow offered a very high price, and only if the Hungarian Republic agreed to those harsh conditions would the League mediate the war between Romania and Hungary.

Lin Yongchang was not interested in further expansion, but Moscow was very interested in acquiring more land. In fact, it was the same in Chang'an. The call for outward expansion... exporting revolution had never been completely suppressed. If Lin Yongchang had not been in charge of Chang'an, someone would have definitely brought up Southeast Asia.

The reasons are ready-made, such as the overseas Chinese issue, trade issue, etc. Even if there is no reason, isn't it easy for the prime minister to create an excuse for war?

A country with strong power naturally has an expansionist tendency. This is instinctive and will not change because of ideology. Expanding territory is expansion, and so is exporting ideology. If a country does not have the desire to expand, it must be because it does not have the strength, not because of love and peace.

The Human Revolutionary Alliance is already the largest country and the second largest industrial country. Looking across the Eurasian continent, there is no country stronger than the Alliance. Only when the Allies are included can it be comparable to the Human Revolutionary Alliance.

With such powerful strength, shouldn’t we plant the red flag all over the world?

But Chairman Lin insisted on building the alliance first, and for this purpose he sent Trotsky to Paris. Others did not want to offend Chairman Lin, so they could only agree to the strategy of building the country first. Developing national strength is always a good idea.

But what if the opportunity comes to you? For example, the war between Hungary and Romania, the Alliance did not intervene. If the opportunity comes to you, can you just push it away?

Moscow offered very harsh conditions to the Republic of Hungary and reported the matter to Chang'an.

After reading the report, Lin Yongchang was somewhat dissatisfied. "Some of our comrades still have a tendency towards great power chauvinism. Look at the conditions given to the Hungarian Republic. Are they going to turn Hungary into a member republic of the People's Revolutionary League?"

"Isn't this good?"

"Of course not!" Lin Yongchang said firmly: "The existence of the Human Innovation Alliance is not to create a huge empire unprecedented in human history, but to create a better life for the people of the alliance and to find a better path for human development. I think you should agree with this concept, Comrade Vladimir."

Comrade Lenin, who was half bald, nodded. "I agree with you. We overthrew the original exploiting class not to become new oppressors." He changed the subject and said, "I know you don't agree with aristocracy. Then why do you keep the Romanov family and those aristocrats? I think that true revolutionaries should eliminate all inequalities in the world."

“That’s politics.”

"politics?",

"Comrade Vladimir, what do you think of our cadres?"

"Very good, much better than the Tsar's nobles."

"I also think they are good, but still not good enough. Many of the promoted cadres are not capable enough, and many have been corrupted by power and turned into the people they once hated the most."

"But what does this have to do with keeping the Romanovs and other nobles?"

Chapter 720: Qi People

If we don't keep the Romanov family, do we have to follow the Bolsheviks and kill Olga, Alexander and others all at once?

"Comrade Vladimir, I think you should focus on the Second Five-Year Plan instead of those former nobles who have lost their land. Now they are all citizens of the Union. If they do something against the law, they will naturally be punished. But if they do not break the law, then they are citizens of the Union and we have to protect them. I wonder if you can understand what I mean?"

Vladimir Ilyich Lenin nodded to show that he understood. What else could he do if he didn't understand? He was in Chang'an now, not in St. Petersburg.

The Political Security Bureau assigned guards to all important cadres. These guards were not only responsible for the personal safety of the cadres, but also had the responsibility of supervision.

The Standing Committee is good, but they are restricted in every way. Apart from relying on the organization, they can't do anything else.

Many of the former Bolshevik cadres were absorbed by the People's Party, but many were either made examples of the Communist Party or disappeared without a trace. Lenin knew that Chairman Lin was not as kind as he seemed.

He was silent for a while, then changed the subject, "How should the issues in Hungary and Romania be resolved?"

"The Union is already big enough and does not need another republic. Let's make Hungary an external observer of the Union. The Union will guarantee Hungary's national security. As for those harsh terms, we don't need them. We are not the Russian Empire. Our interactions with other countries should follow the principle of fairness."

"What about Transylvania?"

"To Hungary."

Lenin frowned and said: "The Romanians will not agree. Even if they succumb under pressure, there will inevitably be trouble in the future."

"Return Pisa Bilaya to Romania as compensation for the loss of Transylvania. If that is not enough, then let Romania become a member republic of the Union."

"........."

My goodness, just now they were saying that the Union did not need another republic, and now they are threatening war. Well, they are not threatening, but they are calm. But with the experience of Poland, I believe the Romanians will not be so stubborn as to not see the situation clearly.

"The land can be returned to Romania, but the residents still belong to the Union, and the government is still responsible for the people on that land. If they can be relocated, that's the best, but if not, we should still keep an eye on them. If the local people have been oppressed by the Romanian government, the Union should seek justice for them."

"........."

Lenin felt that Lin Yongchang's approach was inappropriate. The Alliance was ten times stronger than Romania, and only needed a partial mobilization to crush the other side. Was it necessary to cut off the Alliance's flesh to compensate the Romanians? Even if those lands originally belonged to Romania, it was not possible!

"This is politics, Comrade Vladimir."

Lenin did not agree with this. He knew too well what the Russians were thinking. They were not satisfied with occupying more land by all means, let alone giving the land to other countries? Even if Lin Yongchang had unparalleled prestige within the alliance, doing so would be opposed by many people.

Sure enough, after Lin Yongchang responded to the Hungarian and Romanian issues, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was in an uproar. No, it should be that the whole of Moscow was filled with dissatisfaction.

The Russians learned from the Mongols their endless greed for land. If the situation was dire, such as the Crimean War, when nearly half a million soldiers were killed or wounded, it would be understandable to make concessions under such circumstances, but Romania?

In order to correct the great power chauvinism within the People's Party, Lin Yongchang had to go from Chang'an to Moscow again to preside over a new round of rectification movement.

".........The alliance exists to benefit the people of the alliance, not to bully other countries..."

In the Kremlin's large conference room, Lin Yongchang sat on the rostrum and gave a speech into the loudspeaker. The industrial strength of the Union was not as strong as that of the United States, but the level of technology was already in the world's leading position in many aspects. The Union's electrical appliances were sold all over the world and were known for their high quality and low price.

Of course, when we say “cheap”, many electrical appliances, such as large devices like refrigerators and air conditioners, are not that cheap.

Chairman Lin was giving a speech above, and Yang Du and Wu Tingfang were holding a small meeting below. After Wu Tingfang retired, he became obsessed with "spiritual cultivation" and claimed that he had "attained the Tao." From the outside, it seemed like that. He was already in his seventies, almost eighty years old, but his face was ruddy and he was in good spirits. He looked like he could live another ten or twenty years.

"Those Russians...are so stupid!"

Wu Tingfang whispered, "Such a big fuss has been made for such a small piece of land. Haven't you heard of the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period?"

Yang Du laughed in silence, "You said they are Russians, how do they know about Duke Huan of Qi?"

During the Spring and Autumn Period, Duke Huan of Qi returned the land to the states of Lu and Yan, gained the trust of the surrounding countries, and thus became a hegemon. This is China's history, not Russia's.

They talked quietly, so there were no guards to enforce discipline. Wu Tingfang and Yang Du talked about hegemony for a while, and just as they were talking, Chairman Lin finished his speech, so they had to move the conversation to the dormitory.

There were many comrades from Russia in Chang'an, and there were also many cadres from China and Japan in the Kremlin. Wu Tingfang was an advisor to the Central Committee and could attend the Central Committee meetings. His hospitality in the Kremlin was no less than that of Yang Du. He prepared two bottles of wine, some braised food and cakes, and prepared to have a long talk with Yang Du all night.

"Brother Wu, please forgive me. I am not young anymore and I can't stay up late!"

"What are you talking about? No matter how old you are, can you be older than me? Come on, let's not stay up late. Let's just have a drink. If you feel sleepy, go to bed."

"Well... okay, I have nothing to do at the meeting tomorrow, so I'll risk my life to accompany you."

The two of them drank a few glasses of white wine with the braised pork head.

The conversation ranged from the affairs of Qi Huan and Jin Wen to the domestic and international situation. Yang Du probably drank a little too much, so he said something he wouldn't normally say, "The Kremlin is nice, but it's not Chang'an after all!"

Wu Tingfang also drank a lot, "What do you mean?"

"Russians are Russians, and Chinese are Chinese. If they are forced to fit together, there will probably be trouble in the future." Yang Du had seen the talents of Lenin, Bukharin and others, as well as the calm and down-to-earth style of Stalin and Sverdlov. He felt that the Russian nation should not be underestimated.

"Ha, you're just worrying about nothing!"

Wu Tingfang didn't have such worries. "I know what you are worried about, but if you ask me, it's nothing!"

Chapter 721 Wheel

Yang Du was worried about the current political structure of the alliance, but Wu Tingfang said that was not a big deal, which made Yang Du curious, and even seemed to have reduced his drunkenness. "Oh, Mr. Wu, do you have any advice?"

Wu Tingfang stroked his beard and laughed, "Even I can live to be 200 years old. The Chairman's life span in the world will only be longer. 200 years is enough to conquer the four seas and sweep across the eight wildernesses!"

"......"

Yang Du was stunned at first, then laughed, "I thought you must have some profound ideas, but I didn't expect you to focus on these absurd things."

"How is it absurd?" Wu Tingfang's voice immediately became louder, "Don't say you didn't see those things! We must seek truth from facts, seek truth from facts, don't say you didn't see those..."

"OK OK!"

There were footsteps in the corridor outside. Yang Du was startled. The wine turned into sweat. He quickly stood up and closed the door. Turning back, Yang Du pressed Wu Tingfang on the chair and said, "The Chairman doesn't like those things involving ghosts and gods. Don't you know that?"

“…seek truth from facts!”

"Alright, alright, Mr. Wu, you've had too much to drink, go to bed and have a good sleep!"

Wu Tingfang had been obsessed with things like spiritual cultivation for decades, and the older he got, the more obsessed he became with those things. The alliance vigorously cracked down on various religious forces, but Wu Tingfang was good at it. Whether it was Buddhism, Taoism, Catholicism, or Islam, he studied them all, and even created a set of "cultivation" methods on his own. For these things, Wu Tingfang had been criticized by Lin Yongchang, but he was still obsessed with the spiritual cultivation of the Taoist priests.

After putting Wu Tingfang, who was obviously drunk, on the bed, Yang Du walked out of the room. He knew what Wu Tingfang said, but Chairman Lin had repeatedly emphasized the need to sweep away all "monsters and demons". Yang Du was such a smart man, how could he make the same mistake as Wu Tingfang?

He believed that Lin Yongchang could handle the chaos within the alliance while he was alive, but what if Chairman Lin was gone? No matter how great a leader was, there would be a day when he would leave. Without a strong man in charge, the alliance would most likely explode like the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Unlike Yang Du, Molotov had never worried about the alliance's split. The current situation of the People's Revolutionary League was very good. In Molotov's view, it was not just a small good situation, but a very good situation.

After Poland showed its fangs, the attitude of the European powers towards the alliance became much better, and the comrades in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs felt this deeply. The small countries in Northern and Southern Europe were moved by the fate of Poland and were both afraid and respectful of the People's Revolutionary League. The attacks on the alliance in the media of various countries suddenly decreased a lot, fearing that they would follow in Poland's footsteps.

This mood of fear and worry continued until the Human Reform League mediated the war between Hungary and Romania.

Contrary to the expectations of all countries, after organizing several negotiations, the People's Revolutionary League chose to cut its own flesh (not actually) to compensate Romania. Such a thing has never happened in the history of Europe, which is full of penny-pinching.

The conditions that the alliance offered to Hungary and Romania were also very reasonable, so reasonable that it made people wonder if something was wrong. The People's Revolutionary League only demanded free trade, and other than that, there were no additional political demands. This was simply not what the world's second largest industrial country should do.

Countries such as Britain, Germany and the United States have speculated whether the alliance has concluded some secret terms with Hungary and Romania.