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Golon smiled and said, "Secretary Shcherbitsky is coming soon. Director Liashko and I are unsure. Our sanatorium has never hosted such a high-ranking official before. If there's a problem with the hospitality, it could be a major political incident. I'm thinking you might want to stay here for a while to get a feel for it. If you find any shortcomings, we can make timely corrections."

Haniyev was about to wave goodbye and leave, but he frowned after hearing this. He pursed his lips and nodded: "You're right. I'll stay here for one night, and let Vyshevsky live next door to me."

Gorron nodded with a smile and said sideways: "Okay, please follow me."

The environment of the Friendship Sanatorium is excellent. After Haniyev moved in, he looked at the luxurious dormitory that was comparable to the presidential suites of later generations and nodded with great satisfaction.

Secretary Golon and Dean Lyashko said goodnight and left with Vyshevsky.

Haniyev originally wanted to wash up and then check the gym on the side of the bedroom, but he was very tired from getting familiar with Yalta as soon as possible and personally taking charge of the crackdown on gangsters and evil. He drank a few glasses of wine today, and his eyelids felt heavy as if they were filled with lead when he lay down on the bed.

After mumbling a few words in his sleep, Haniyev fell into a deep sleep.

The next morning, it was already 7:30 when Haniyev got up. He washed up in a hurry, then took Vyshevsky to have breakfast and returned to the Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government.

As the secretary, Haniyev's car is a Volga sedan that belonged to the former secretary. Although it is a bit old, it has few kilometres and is in excellent condition.

Vyshevsky dropped Haniyev off in front of the door of the Municipal Party Committee building and went to the bookstore with the list of books Haniyev had given him last night, ready to look for it.

When Haniyev returned to his office, he found that Minister Zagoyev of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and many leaders were waiting in front of the office door.

"Secretary Haniyev!"

Everyone greeted each other respectfully, and Haniyev shook hands with everyone one by one. Then he took out his key, opened the door, and said, "Please come in if you have anything to do."

Everyone who came to see Haniyev had work matters, so there was naturally no need to hide anything, so they all rushed into the office.

After Haniyev sat down and was about to reach for the teacup, Petrov, the director of the Party Committee Office who came in with them, took the teacup in advance and filled it with hot water.

Haniyev smiled and nodded, saying, "Comrade Zagoyev, you go first."

Zagoyev rubbed his shiny forehead and quickly recounted the investigation of the detainees. Finally, he asked, "Most of them only had minor offenses. No more than ten of them have actually committed crimes. What do you think should be done with them?"

Haniyev knew that he could do his work in a bold and decisive manner, but when it came to dealing with cadres, he had to be extremely cautious.

More than seventy years have passed since the success of the Soviet Revolution, and many of the fourth generation of the Red Army have even taken up leadership positions.

The city of Yalta is naturally no exception. The leading cadres and civil servants here have long had complex and intricate relationships with neighboring cities and even provincial capitals.

His own review would already anger some people. If he dealt with some of them more harshly, it would probably make it difficult for the provincial party committee. If he was targeted and it held him back at a critical moment, Secretary Sherbitsky might think that he was incompetent.

Haniyev certainly wasn't completely ruthless. He had already thought of a solution for this problem. After a moment's thought, he whispered, "For most people, criticism and education will be the main approach. For the few who might actually be guilty, we'll detain them first to see if they repent."

You must let them explain themselves, and you must carefully search for witnesses and evidence. You must not hastily close the case. You must remember that the purpose of our special campaign to eliminate organized crime is to not let a bad person go, and you must not wrongly accuse a good person.

Zagoyev agreed with a vague expression and then stepped back.

Haniyev looked at the three people sitting quietly on the sofa, then glanced at Medinik, the secretary of the Agricultural Committee, and asked, "Tell me, what's the matter?"

Chapter 075: The World Without the Soviet Union Will Lose Its Ideals

It was already past eleven in the morning when Haniyev met with cadres at all levels who had requested a meeting and arranged the relevant work.

As Petrov refilled Haniyev's tea, he quietly placed a small note on the table and whispered, "The provincial party committee just called and asked you to attend a meeting at 2:00 p.m."

Haniyev nodded and said, "Go and tell Comrade Vyshevsky to prepare the car."

Petrov agreed and withdrew.

Haniyev looked at the handwriting on the note and knew that it was the shorthand of Petrov's phone call. He put the note away, got up, changed into a clean new shirt, put on his coat, buttoned it up, and waited with peace of mind.

Haniyev, who had just arrived, was very worried about being deceived and becoming a victim of political struggle, so he asked to read all the shorthand in person. At the same time, he refused the dormitory reserved for the city party committee leaders and only lived in the city party committee office, fearing that he would give others an opportunity to take advantage of him.

A few minutes later, Vyshetsky opened the door and asked, "Are you leaving?"

"Let's go. Since it's a meeting, we need to go early."

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Haniyev did not return to the office until after nine o'clock that evening. He and Vyshevsky ate some bread and pickles, and called the secretary, director and other leaders of the Friendship Sanatorium to hold a meeting overnight. Finally, Vyshevsky took them to meet with the KGB and the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Haniyev went to bed quite nervously.

The next morning, after washing up, Haniyev sat on the sofa and watched the morning news.

The Soviet morning news usually lasted more than an hour, and many factories began their morning work with the passionate morning news.

The meeting attended by the Provincial Party Committee yesterday afternoon was a symbolic meeting for the implementation of Gorbachev's reforms. At the same time, the Provincial Party Committee and Government also arranged with Haniyev the specifications and related details for the reception of Secretary Sherbitsky.

Although Haniyev has been in politics for nearly ten years, this is his first time receiving a national leader. He can only humbly follow the arrangements of the provincial party committee and government and ensure to be well prepared.

Two deputy ministerial leaders from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the KGB's Ninth Bureau, who were responsible for protecting Secretary Sherbitsky, also attended the meeting. After the meeting, security personnel, agents, etc. would arrive in Yalta and the Friendship Sanatorium and take up their positions.

As the top leader in Yalta, Haniyev naturally had to cooperate with these agents and police.

However, Haniyev was the person favored by Sherbitsky, and the people who came were all confidants carefully selected by Novikov, the First Minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, and the KGB agents who came were also approved by Sherbitsky.

So these people not only asked Haniyev to cooperate with them in arranging positions and installing many high-tech equipment, but also brought Haniyev greetings from Sherbitsky and Novikov.

Haniyev knew that these policemen and agents not only possessed special skills, but were also people whom Sherbitsky could fully control, and were definitely not spies from Moscow, so he expressed his relationship and gratitude to Sherbitsky in a very appropriate manner.

After watching the morning news for a while, I heard someone knocking on the door, and then it was Vysheski who pushed the door open.

"Victor, the KGB have been assigned to the sanatorium as caregivers, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs' military and police have also been stationed inside and outside the sanatorium."

As Haniyev's driver, Vyshevsky represents Haniyev to some extent.

Therefore, after the meeting ended last night, it was Vyshevsky who took the secretary and director of the Friendship Sanatorium to meet with the personnel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the KGB to arrange positions.

Haniyev looked at Vyshevsky's bloodshot eyes and quickly poured him a cup of hot tea, handed it to him, and said, "Sit down and have a rest."

Vishevsky drank half a cup of green tea, let out a long sigh, and said, "The area outside the Friendship Sanatorium has become an impenetrable fortress. It looks like there are only a few more police booths, but without a special pass approved by the Provincial Party Committee, no vehicle or person can get close."

Haniyev knew that a cadre of Sherbitsky's status would still enjoy vice-state-level security treatment even if he retired completely, let alone retiring to the second line. He was recuperating in the Friendship Sanatorium, which of course became a top-level security facility where no outsiders were allowed to enter.

Patting Vyshevsky on the shoulder, Haniyev stretched comfortably and said, "The safer the Friendship Sanatorium is, the better it will be for us. After all, I'm the local official in charge. If something goes wrong, how can I and the provincial party committee leaders not be implicated?"

"That's true. Secretary Shcherbitsky will be arriving in a few days. Are you ready?"

"It's less than a week away, so there's not much to prepare. The KGB and the Ministry of Internal Affairs are taking care of security. Yalta has already been thoroughly cleaned up by my crackdown on organized crime, and social stability has greatly improved. Even the provincial Party Committee has only asked us to pay attention to our attire. We've already arranged for model workers and representatives from various industries in Yalta to go to the airport to welcome him..."

Haniyev muttered, and suddenly asked, "But I don't think we can do anything..."

Vyshevsky knew Haniyev's intelligence best, so he immediately woke up and asked, "What do you want to do?"

Haniyev chuckled and said, "Yalta's climate is warm and humid, much better than Kiev. It's suitable for the growth of many flowers and plants. Look at the trees and flowers in the park, aren't they growing well?

I was thinking of taking advantage of Secretary Shcherbitsky's visit to the sanatorium to deploy a large number of manpower and resources to decorate Yalta.

We should find a way to purchase and transplant flowers and fruit trees from other areas, and plant them in the streets and alleys of Yalta and inside and outside parks. Then the air will be filled with the fragrance of flowers and fruits, and there will be a sea of ​​flowers everywhere. Wouldn't this please Secretary Sherbitsky?

I've already considered this: Yalta doesn't have any significant industries. Its only path to development is tourism, but all of Crimea is similar; every city has the same cookie-cutter beaches, parks, and Lenin statues. If Yalta wants to stand out, become a pioneer of reform and a leader of economic development, it must rapidly improve its environment. Only by making Yalta stand out in beauty can I be considered a competent Party Secretary."

Vyshevsky laughed heartily, put down his teacup, and said, "You've got a good idea. I never would have thought of turning Yalta into a garden city covered in flowers, green grass, and surrounded by fruit trees. If your idea really succeeds, I think not only will Shcherbitsky be satisfied, but everyone who sees Yalta with their own eyes will also be extremely satisfied. Then, you, Haniyev, will become a capable official in Secretary Gorbachev's reforms, and your official career will be even more prosperous..."

Haniyev chuckled and said, "I hate hypocrisy the most. Since I'm in politics, I naturally want to be an official, a high-ranking one. Actually, turning Yalta into the 'Flower City' is the second thing I wanted to do after arriving in Yalta. This is not just to please Secretary Shcherbitsky, but more importantly, I want to promote Yalta's strengths and make it a famous tourist destination in Crimea and Ukraine. I want Yalta to no longer rely on government support and fight each other, but to become a major source of income for the government."

At this point, Haniyev asked solemnly: "Ivan, do you believe I can do it?"

Visheski nodded and said, "I've always known you could do it. You always manage to shock and surprise people..."

Recalling the thrilling experience of the past two weeks in Kiev before heading south, Vyshevsky laughed with lingering fear, "Perhaps the socialist ship that Anato and Pristin said was already dilapidated and about to fall apart will bloom with glory again in your hands..."

I sincerely hope that our ancestors, who braved sacrifice to establish the world's first red nation, can continue to be strong and prosperous forever..."

Seeing Vyshevsky's rare expression of sincerity, Haniyev nodded and sighed, "Yes, who doesn't want such a great country to last forever?

A world without the Soviet Union would lose its ideals. Socialism is the real ideal country in the minds of adults... Alas...

If the Soviet Union did not exist in the world, I really don’t know how many people would be the hegemons and how many would be the kings…”

Chapter 076 Special Funds

The second thing that the new official Haniyev is going to do after taking office is to transform Yalta, a famous historical city, from a sanatorium within the Soviet system into a "Flower City" with birds singing and flowers blooming.

Before taking office, Haniyev had consulted a lot of information. He knew that the small city of Yalta was just a sanatorium city. It did not have any decent industries. Its positioning within the Soviet system was a good place for model workers and retired cadres to recuperate. Naturally, there was no need to develop industries or development.

All the previous secretaries and mayors were only concerned with how to serve the model workers and leaders at all levels who came for recuperation, and only then did they consider developing some fisheries, vineyards and wineries.

Even though Crimea's tourism industry has been booming for many years, Yalta receives tens of thousands of tourists every summer and winter, but its passenger flow is not the best compared to other coastal cities.

After all, the beaches and sunshine here can be found everywhere on the peninsula and the southern tip of the mainland. Therefore, relying on tourism cannot generate much income for Yalta. For many years, Yalta's economy has basically been relying on state financial subsidies.

However, Gorbachev has been carrying out major reforms, which involve the political system as well as the economy and people's livelihood. Whether Haniyev wants to give his ambitions a try or make political achievements in response to the reforms, he does not want to just provide services like his predecessor.

Haniyev is more likely to achieve results in Yalta, which involves various aspects such as economic and humanistic construction.

Since Yalta is a tourist city, a resort city and a famous historical city, Haniyev believes that instead of developing various industries that are its weaknesses, it is necessary to focus on strengthening its strengths, namely the environment and culture.

It was based on this point that Haniyev came up with the idea of ​​turning Yalta into a city of flowers and fruits.

However, the construction of Yalta was not something that could be accomplished overnight, so Haniyev thought of taking advantage of Sherbitsky's visit to recuperate and completing half or even most of his plan in one fell swoop.

After thinking about the details and reasons, Haniyev took out a pen and paper and wrote a report himself.

The content of the report is the reasons for applying to the provincial party committee and government for special funding support for the greening and lighting of Yalta. Among them are reasons for building the "Flower City and Fruit City" and strengthening the tourism brand, but the most touching part is "In order to make Secretary Sherbitsky satisfied when he sees Yalta, like the city where he is going to recuperate, and be satisfied with the local party committee team, the overall greening and lighting of the Yalta urban area has reached an urgent point."

Less than two hours after Haniyev's report was delivered to the provincial party committee, the party secretary Wrangel personally called Haniyev's office.

"Secretary Haniyev, I've read your application. It's well-written and very reasonable. I've sent the Director of Finance and the Director of Materials to work on it. I'll initially grant you 1.5 million rubles. You'll find ways to purchase and transplant flowers, grass, and fruit trees. If this money isn't enough, you can submit a report and apply again after you've spent it all.

As for your proposal to install light strips on Livadia Palace, Massandra Palace, Vorontsov Residence, Swallow Fort, and the Party Committee and Government Building in Yalta to illuminate the night, I agree. However, these light strips are difficult to purchase, so you should find a way to do it. I've asked the Director of the Materials Bureau to find a solution. If we can't find any right away, we can use colored lights instead. Workers, you guys in Yalta will find a solution..."

After hanging up the phone, Haniyev smiled. He knew he had completed the first step of his plan. With Sherbitsky around and the provincial Party Committee's unconditional support, the 1.5 million rubles he could use to purchase flowers, plants, and fruit trees and hire workers should be enough. Currently, he still needed to figure out how to get the lighting strips...

Haniyev had the impression that Ukraine and the Soviet Union had always lacked light industry, and there were not many manufacturers of even small things like light bulbs. Considering that the colored lights and orange lights he wanted to use had to be used outdoors and had to be exposed to wind and sun, it might be difficult for most light bulb factories to produce them. Haniyev also hurriedly called the director of the Yalta Materials Bureau and asked the Materials Bureau to find a lighting factory that could produce colored and orange light strips.

The Materials Bureau has always been the main department for material allocation in the planned economy, and it can be regarded as a lucrative position in the Soviet era. The Director of the Materials Bureau, such an important and prominent position, naturally would not be held by an old man who is about to retire.

The director of the Yalta Materials Bureau is a promising young man named Alexander. He is only about 30 years old and was once the secretary of the former Yalta secretary.

Since Haniyev's predecessor had retired, Alexander was in urgent need of finding a backer, so he naturally tried to get closer to Haniyev. After receiving Haniyev's call, Alexander actively contacted and communicated with the material bureaus in various places, looking for a suitable lighting factory.

After hanging up the phone, Haniyev immediately called the Finance Bureau Director and said directly, "I am Haniyev, the municipal party committee member."

The serious voice of Finance Bureau Director Grenin came from the other end of the line: "Good afternoon, Secretary Haniyev. This is Grenin!"

"I've applied to the regional Party committee for 1.5 million rubles of special funds to be used for the greening, beautification, and lighting of Yalta. Secretary Wrangel has approved it. Go to Simferopol right away and ask the regional finance director for the money. If all goes well, we can start construction tomorrow."

Grenin immediately said, "Okay, Secretary, I'll leave right away and try to get the job done today."

As the capital of Crimea, Simferopol has always been the center of economy, culture and industry, and even the number of tourists it receives each year is the highest in the province.

Yalta is less than 80 kilometers away from Simferopol, and the two cities share the same airport. Even if you take a bus from Yalta to Simferopol, it only takes two hours. If you drive a car, it will be even faster. Therefore, Yalta is closer to Simferopol than other cities.

Grenin was very familiar with the director of the State Finance Bureau. After Haniyev hung up the phone, he first called the State Finance Bureau and then asked his driver to drive.

After putting on his coat, Gleening arranged for the office director to make arrangements for today while walking towards the parking lot.

Even after getting in the car, Grenin's heart was still pounding. He thought to himself: Secretary Haniyev's fame stemming from the Chernobyl incident shows he's not only responsible and capable, but even Secretary Shcherbitsky admires him. Otherwise, why would those old men in the provincial Party committee approve a special fund of 1.5 million rubles for Yalta? They must be privy to some high-level secrets...

Perhaps Haniyev will be a high-ranking official in the central government in the future. I must cling to his thighs tightly...

Chapter 077 Our system is the best

With Grenin's trip to the state capital to actively connect with the state finances, a special fund of 1.5 million rubles entered the Yalta financial account that afternoon at a rocket speed that surpassed the Soviet Union's speed.

In fact, Yalta can partially support the funds needed for these tasks with its own funds, but why use the funds of its own city when it can use the money to do things for itself?

Haniyev has never been an honest man. As long as he has a say in the organization, he will feel at a disadvantage if he is not given enough. Naturally, he will not think about making his own way to have enough food and clothing.

The next morning the Ten-Day Yalta Attack Conference was held at the Livadia Palace.

This meeting was arranged by Haniyev the night before. The participants were the secretaries and directors of various committees, the heads of bureaus, and the first secretaries of village and town Soviets, involving about a hundred people.

The purpose of Haniyev convening this meeting was to carry forward the strength of the socialist country in concentrating its resources to accomplish major tasks, mobilize the forces of all departments in the city to jointly implement Yalta's greening and lighting projects, and give Yalta a new look in a short period of time.

Haniyev was well aware of the principle of equal treatment, so he issued direct orders at the conference and set a workload for the greening and beautification of Yalta, allocating it to various units and departments according to streets and communities.

All members of the Yalta City Soviet leadership team were assigned to specific areas, and units at all levels below the city level were also required to take charge of specific areas for advancement. In addition, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the State Security Bureau, and the Supervisory Commission would conduct sweeping inspections every day, and if any poor work or slow progress was found, they would come up with suggestions for handling the situation.

The so-called greening and beautification, as the name suggests, is to plant grass, flowers and fruit trees in the streets and alleys of Yalta, and to decorate the walls of the streets and alleys with graffiti.

Lighting refers to installing various colored light strips on large and small buildings, trees, signal towers, etc., making the city bright and dazzling at night.

According to Haniyev's requirements, lighting will be handled by the provincial and municipal party committees, and the Soviets and departmental and bureau committees at all levels only need to focus on the greening and beautification indicators within the grid areas.

Haniyev stressed that the planting of flowers, plants and fruit trees should be diversified, and the focus of graffiti decoration should be to reflect the superiority of the socialist system. It should not only have clear-cut slogans and paintings, but also reflect the long and ancient historical heritage of Yalta.

Yalta is located at the southernmost tip of Ukraine. The environment and climate here are most suitable for plant growth. There are already some flower and fruit tree planting bases on the Crimean Peninsula, and Istanbul across the sea has countless varieties of flowers, among which tulips and bauhinia are the most famous.

Yalta, located at the southernmost tip of Crimea, not only has a climate and temperature suitable for growing flowers, plants and fruit trees, but also has convenient transportation. Therefore, the cost of flowers and fruit trees needed to build Yalta into a city of flowers and fruits is not too high, and hiring painters to paint does not cost much. So after Haniyev divided the shares and task targets equally among various departments and units in the city, although these departments and units had to complete the tasks at their own expense, which would make their lives a little tight this year, it would save a large amount of funds for the Yalta Soviet, and Haniyev obviously had other arrangements for this fund.

The ten-day conference ended with Haniyev's passionate closing speech. The heads of various departments and units who received the task quantification sheets hurriedly left the Livadia Palace. No one could escape this greening and beautification battle. In order to complete the task as soon as possible, every secretary, director, and director could not wait to return to the unit to hold a study and implementation meeting, and then come up with a plan to promote progress.