The sun never sets

Although Einstein and his group had caused some embarrassment to the League in the past, the League still warmly welcomed scientists like them until Einstein and his group got involved with the Zionists.

Lin Yongchang holds a negative attitude towards any religion, including Buddhism and Taoism. It is only because these religions exist and have a great influence that he recognizes their status and allows them to continue to exist and operate.

However, Judaism is not included in this list.

The Jews always liked to exaggerate their suffering, as if they were the most pitiful in the world. Lin Yongchang didn't like this very much, and he didn't think the Alliance owed the Jews anything.

During the period when Wang Qi and Chen Tianhua were in power, their attitude towards the Jews was very good. They accepted many Jews who fled from Germany and all over the world. They also turned a blind eye to their Jewish beliefs and did not control them very strictly.

But after Chairman Lin returned, things changed. The state gradually tightened its control over religion. Except for the few religions approved by the Religious Affairs Bureau, any other religious sect that dared to preach in public would be treated as a cult.

The missionary's entire family was exiled to Siberia, and if they wanted to go to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, they could do so. The accomplice was sentenced to one to six months of detention.

The Union's abrupt tightening of religious policy caused a lot of unrest, and many Jewish scientists and intellectuals protested against it, but the protest was ineffective. Members of the Union People's Party must be atheists, which is written into the party constitution.

Trotsky told Einstein and Ben-Gurion: "The League was friendly to the Jews before, probably because it wanted to stir up trouble in the Middle East. Now that the People's Revolutionary League has annexed Egypt and won over Syria, it no longer needs the Jews."

Ben-Gurion nodded and said, "As you said, the alliance now..." The Zionist leader hesitated to speak, as if he was afraid of something.

Trotsky himself was not very fond of Zionism. The attitude of the trade unions towards religion was even harsher than that of the People's Revolutionary League. In France and Britain, most churches were demolished, and the clergy suffered a devastating blow. Those priests and nuns either went to factories to screw screws and become glorious laborers, or did the hardest work in labor camps.

Not agreeing with the Zion movement does not mean that you cannot use this power.

Trotsky asked: "Do you have any other ideas when you come to see me now?"

"Well, we hope that the Supreme Revolutionary Committee can allocate a piece of land for the Jews to use as a place to recuperate."

"I personally have no objection to this proposal, but the Middle East is now in the hands of the Alliance, and they will not listen to me."

“No, the place we want is not the old part of Israel in the Middle East. It is very difficult to return to Israel now, so we can only settle for the next best thing.”

"So what place do you want? France and Britain don't have any place for you, and neither does Spain... Do you want Morocco?"

After the Allied Forces entered Morocco, they faced the Spanish Republican Army across the sea. The two sides were on the verge of a fight. If the Jews were settled in Morocco, the Syndicate could take advantage of this opportunity to completely control the Strait of Gibraltar.

Trotsky thought: This is a brilliant move.

However, Ben Gurion did not think so. "No, Morocco's geographical location is too important," he said sincerely, "We hope to use Iceland as a temporary resting place for the Jews."

Iceland is located on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and is an island with many volcanoes and frequent geological activities. The inland is mainly plain landforms, with many sandy lands, cooled lava plains and glaciers distributed in the country. Although Iceland is located on the edge of the Arctic Circle, it has a suitable climate due to the influence of the North Atlantic warm current.

Trotsky never thought that Ben Gurion wanted this place. "Iceland? It's a good place. But..."

"If you can make Iceland a temporary place for Jewish settlement, the Jews of the world will be grateful to you."

There is news that Trotsky is also Jewish, but he is a revolutionary and does not believe in Judaism. Jews actually use religion as a bond, so in this sense, Trotsky can be considered not a Jew.

We care about the gratitude of the Jews, but the Jews are very resourceful within the alliance, and winning over the Jews will be very helpful in carrying out work.

But is it worth it to give Iceland to the Jews for this?

Trotsky felt that this issue still needed to be discussed. Moreover, it was not enough for him to agree alone. He had to convince Chairman Sebastian and both of them had to agree before this could be done.

So he told Ben-Gurion that he would submit the matter to the Supreme Revolutionary Committee for discussion. Ben-Gurion looked very happy and said repeatedly: "With your support, things will be easy."

After a few polite words, Trotsky extended an olive branch to Einstein, "You are a world-renowned scientist. I wonder if you can come to Paris to give lectures?"

"I personally would like to go to Paris for academic exchanges, but this requires approval from the relevant departments of the alliance."

Einstein said somewhat dissatisfiedly: "For some reasons, my travel is now restricted."

Chapter 942: We'll Talk Later

Trotsky pretended to be surprised. "I know that the League will restrict the freedom of movement of many people, but I didn't expect that a scientist like you, Mr. Einstein, would be treated like this. How can you do this? How about I talk to Chairman Lin and ask him to let you go to Paris and London?"

Einstein was somewhat dissatisfied with many of the League's policies, but he was not stupid and knew that all crows are black. Although Trotsky said it well now, if he really went to Paris, he might not be treated better than in the League.

No, it’s not necessarily, but definitely.

Moreover, Paris was bombed by the Germans from time to time, and no smart person would go to Paris at this time. As for London, it was safe, but food rationing was also in place, and most people in London were starving. Einstein would have been a fool to agree to Trotsky's suggestion.

It is true that Einstein was a respectable scientist, but he was not a revolutionary fighter, and he was no more courageous than ordinary people. His choice was to seek benefits and avoid harm.

"Let's talk about this later," Einstein said with a serious expression, "I came here this time to tell you an important news."

"Oh, what's the important news? Do you need to come in person?"

"It's a new type of bomb!"

Einstein lowered his voice and said: "A very powerful bomb. According to calculations, a bomb using atomic energy is enough to destroy a city!"

Trotsky couldn't help laughing. Scientists and intellectuals always have unrealistic fantasies. Bombing a city? Only an amateur would say such an outrageous thing. Someone who really knows something about military affairs would never say that a bomb could blow up a city.

Seeing that Trotsky seemed unconvinced, Einstein said, "Many scientists studying nuclear physics in the Union have disappeared. This will be clear once we investigate."

Trotsky saw that Einstein looked serious and did not seem to be faking it, so he began to wonder if the atomic bomb was really that powerful. He had led troops and fought in wars before, and had seen the German army's 800mm caliber cannon on the battlefield, which could shake the earth with one shot.

The French Commune built some fortresses on the French-German border. The reinforced concrete poured outside was several meters thick, and in some places armored steel several hundred millimeters thick was installed, but none of them could withstand the terrifying blow of the "Gustav" cannon.

Is the power of the atomic bomb really greater than that of the Gustav cannon?

Trotsky was skeptical about this. Einstein said a few more words, left some manuscripts, and then said goodbye to Ben-Gurion. After the two left, Trotsky carefully read the manuscripts in the room. He had a high level of education and continued to study over the years, but that was all in social sciences. He didn't know much about cutting-edge science such as nuclear physics.

After looking at it for a while, he felt overwhelmed. "Forget it, I'll take it back to see an expert." Trotsky thought, but then he was worried that the alliance's intelligence department would find out.

It is not possible to send a telegram back. There are so many formulas and professional terms that it is impossible to explain them clearly in the telegram. On the contrary, because there are too many things sent, the Alliance or other countries may understand the code of the syndicate.

The fact that the trade unions were able to defeat the Germans on the battlefield was certainly because the Red Army was well-equipped and had high morale, but also because the British and French alliance had cracked the German cipher machine. Not many people knew about this, but Trotsky was one of the main leaders of the trade unions, so he naturally knew about it.

He thought about it and decided to wait a few days and then bring it back himself. With this in mind, Trotsky carefully put away the information Einstein brought. He still didn't quite believe that a bomb could flatten a city, but what if?

Trotsky fell asleep not long after closing his eyes. It seemed that he had just closed his eyes and woke up at dawn. Before Trotsky fully woke up, he heard hurried footsteps outside.

Trotsky's heart tightened, and he immediately stood up, "What's wrong?"

"Chairman, I just received urgent news that a battle broke out between our army and the alliance in the Strait of Gibraltar..."

"Where's the telegram?"

Trotsky did not even bother to wash up, but took the telegram in his hand and read it in detail.

The report was very brief, only saying that a fierce battle broke out between the Red Army warships and the Allied Navy near the Strait of Gibraltar. It did not mention the casualties, nor did it write about the damage to the warships and the results of the battle.

According to Trotsky, if there were no such things, then the results must not be very good. Concealing defeat as victory is not only used by fascist gangs, but also by trade unions.

Exaggerating the enemy's losses and concealing one's own losses is a practice that has existed since ancient times. Judging from the official reports alone, Chiang Kai-shek had already annihilated over 100 million enemies, but how come he lost the mainland and occupied Taiwan while winning so many battles?

Moreover, fighting the Alliance at this time, whether they win or lose, will only benefit the Axis Powers. Trotsky and Sebastian both believed that there would be a war between the Workers' Syndicalists and the People's Revolutionary League, but that should be after the Axis Powers were eliminated and Germany's industrial power was integrated.

In the next few days, Trotsky was busy dealing with the Moroccan incident. The two sides of the Strait of Gibraltar were on the verge of a fight. He contacted Paris many times and had a face-to-face conversation with Chairman Lin as he wished, which barely made both sides exercise restraint and did not continue the fight.

However, the situation is still not optimistic.

The Spanish Republic dispatched additional troops to Tarifa, Algeciras and other places, and mobilized more warships and air forces, with the intention of crossing the strait in one fell swoop and liberating the entire Morocco.

The Alliance also sent a lot of troops to Morocco. The People's Revolutionary Union's Mediterranean Fleet covered a large transport fleet and transported a large amount of supplies and heavy equipment to Morocco. The First Armored Division of the Guards was deployed to Morocco, and five aviation squadrons were transferred from the Central Asian Military Region to the North African Military Region. The number of troops in the People's Revolutionary Union's North African Military Region reached 32.

Trotsky held a closed-door meeting with Lin Yongchang for more than two hours and received a promise from the Union that it would not cross the Strait of Gibraltar. This was good, but it was not enough for the trade unions.

Both Spain and the Anglo-French alliance were very dissatisfied with the current situation of the Strait of Gibraltar. Only after occupying Tangier, Ceuta and Fort Seghir to the south of the Strait could the Strait of Gibraltar be completely controlled.

The Industrial Syndicate and the People's Revolutionary League each occupied one side of the strait, and both had the ability to blockade the strait. As long as the Alliance set up cannons, it would pose a great threat to ships passing through the strait, which made the Industrial Syndicate very uncomfortable.

Chapter 943: Self-cultivation of Leeks

If the two sides of the strait cannot be completely controlled, the ships of the Industrial Syndicate may be attacked when passing through Gibraltar. This is also true for the People's Revolutionary League. However, the People's Revolutionary League has no plan to break into the Atlantic Ocean for the time being and can accept this situation.

The trade unions, however, could not give up the Mediterranean. Every time they passed through the Strait of Gibraltar, they would be under the muzzles of long-range artillery, and planes would come to watch. It was really exciting.

In this world at war, provocation is likely to lead to fighting. And then, fighting breaks out.

It is difficult to say which side opened fire first, and it is also difficult to say which side deliberately provoked it. The Spanish Republic claimed that it was the People's Revolutionary Union that deliberately provoked the fighting, revealing its true anti-revolutionary and anti-human nature; the People's Revolutionary Union of course claimed that it was the trade unions that opened fire first.

But according to the internal investigation of the alliance, it is very likely that the soldiers on the front line opened fire first. The desire of the People's Army of the Alliance to fight is too strong. The expansion of the [People's Revolutionary League] has made the army's desire for war more and more intense, which makes some comrades in the central government very dissatisfied and want to investigate the matter. However, Lin Yongchang felt that there was no need to go to great lengths and suppressed the matter.

The People's Revolutionary League is putting pressure on Romania and Turkey, so it is not impossible to fight the Syndicate at this time. The Alliance has the largest number of aircraft carriers in the world, leaving other countries behind, and the number of battleships is also in the first echelon. But the biggest advantage of the Alliance Navy is not that it has more than 30 battleships, but that the People's Revolutionary League controls the main oil producing areas in the world today.

As long as the People's Revolutionary League stops supplying oil to the trade unions or the Axis and cuts off the other side's oil supply, the alliance's advantages can be multiplied.

Even without nuclear bombs, with such a huge advantage, the Alliance can still be invincible, but it will come at a greater price.

Therefore, the Human Revolutionary Alliance was very tough on the Moroccan issue and insisted on controlling the coastline south of the Strait of Gibraltar. When the Human Revolutionary Alliance withdrew from Spain, it transported a total of millions of people, who gradually arrived in Morocco. The Alliance also recruited 8 people from them, with the same weapons, equipment, tactical training and treatment as the People's Army. If a war really broke out, these Spaniards would be sent to the front line to fight the Spanish Republican Army to the death.

The Spanish People's Army has a deep hatred for the Spanish Republic. Their morale is very high and their will to fight is very firm. They also have advantages in equipment and are treated better than the Republican Army. This is simply a dragon riding on their face. They don't know how they can lose.

Trotsky received news from Lin Yongchang that the People's Revolutionary League would continue to attack the Axis powers, but the Moroccan crisis might also lead to a war between the trade unions and the alliance. He was anxious and decided to return to Paris as soon as possible to prevent this possibility from happening.

On his way back, Trotsky chose a different route. He flew to Moscow, then to Finland.

To Norway, then London, Paris.

When Trotsky was heading to Chang'an Airport with a large box, Wang Hu was handing the intelligence information to Lin Yongchang. "It is reported that Einstein revealed the news about the atomic bomb to Trotsky."

Lin Yongchang looked at the report and said, "Are you sure?"

"Confirmed, the tape is here."

As he spoke, Wang Hu put the tape into the recorder and pressed the button. Soon, the tape started to turn, and the voices of Einstein, Ben-Gurion and Trotsky rang out in the room.

Lin Yongchang was proficient in many languages, and Wang Hu was also proficient in six languages, so they could understand clearly without the need for an interpreter. With the sound of "rustling", Trotsky's conversation with the other two gradually involved areas related to the atomic bomb.

"Snapped!"

Lin Yongchang stretched out a finger and pressed the pause button. "I remember that Mr. Einstein did not participate in the Zhurong Project, right?"

"No, but the professors at Chang'an University asked him some questions..."

"That was just a normal academic discussion and cannot be considered a leak. The theory of the atomic bomb has long been made public. The real difficulty lies in the explosion configuration and the purification of the raw materials."

Lin Yongchang said: "These evidences can only prove that Mr. Einstein still considered himself a Jew, but they cannot prove that he was related to the espionage case."

"But he gave Trotsky a lot of information related to the atomic bomb. We suspect that he got the information about the Zhurong plan from other people."

Wang Hu said: "I suggest taking emergency measures to ensure that the information does not fall into the hands of......"

Lin Yongchang waved his hand. "That information is not important. No, it cannot be said to be unimportant, but it is not that important. Germany and the Industrial Syndicate are both secretly developing nuclear weapons, which can be guessed from the whereabouts of uranium mines around the world. With or without that information, Germany and France may be able to build their own atomic bombs."

Wang Hu disagreed with this statement. "Comrades from the Purge Committee believe that it is necessary to conduct a large-scale purge of Jews, including Einstein, to prevent more leaks."

"How do we clean it up? Should we build public bathrooms for the Jews like Germany did?"

There were many Jews among the senior leaders of the People's Revolutionary League. Although they had joined the People's Party and were supposed to be atheists, they still gave Jews some convenience in many aspects. This led to a large influx of Jews and caused many problems.

Some Jewish leaders vigorously publicized the tragic experience of the Jews in Germany, hoping to use this as an excuse to go to war with Germany and put themselves on the moral high ground.

At the same time, many people in the People's Party and the Alliance were disgusted by the Jews' misery. The Russian Empire also had an anti-Jewish tradition, and after the Russian Empire was incorporated into the People's Revolutionary League, those traditions were also passed down.

Jews who liked to lend money at high interest rates and engage in financial manipulation were unpopular in the Tsarist Russia era, and they were equally unpopular in the People's Revolutionary League.

However, Lin Yongchang does not think that the Jews have gone too far. As long as they do not violate the law, what is wrong with playing with financial means? What the government should do is to plug the loopholes and strengthen supervision, rather than putting all the blame on the Jews.

The Jews are stirring up trouble in the stock market and financial market, wantonly cutting leeks, and the creases are disgusting and even hateful. But are the Jews the only ones cutting leeks? Are there also Russians, Japanese, Han Chinese, and people from other regions and nationalities who have cut leeks to the point where the roots are almost gone?

"Comrade Wang Hu, is it the idea of the Purge Committee to purge the Jews, or is it your idea?"

Chapter 944: Ice Axe

"It's the opinion of the Cheka, and it's also my opinion!"

Wang Hu said without hesitation: "The existence of Jews is of no benefit! The Alliance does not need them!"

"...You hate them? This is not an emotion a member of the People's Party should have. I think you have a preconceived position on the issue of how to treat Jews."

"I admit that I hate them a little. Some Jewish people publicize the suffering they have endured on the one hand, and on the other hand they brag that Jews are the smartest race in the world all day long. This is racism!"

Wang Hu said solemnly: "What they (the Jews) did is contrary to the core values of populism advocated by the alliance. I don't know whether the local comrades deliberately condoned it or were corrupted, but this kind of atmosphere cannot be encouraged!"

"We overthrew the Bannermen and established the People's Republic. Do we have to invite back a bunch of Bannermen?"

Lin Yongchang poured Wang Hu a cup of tea and said, "Don't worry about this. We will not let anyone ride on the heads of the people, including the Jews."

Wang Hu took the teacup, thanked him, and asked, "What about Trotsky..."

"The issues over there will be taken over by comrades from other departments. My personal opinion is to ignore them. We cannot focus all our energy abroad. We also need to look at the domestic situation. As the economic growth rate slows down, many problems that were previously covered up have emerged."

Trotsky didn't know that there were many bugs installed in the embassy, and his conversations with Einstein and Ben Gurion were recorded in detail. His mind was now full of the Moroccan issue. Before the Axis powers were eliminated, he could not fight with the People's Revolutionary League.

The role of war in numbers is not as important as it was in ancient times. It mainly depends on weapons and equipment, organization and morale. The French Commune and the syndicalist Britain are both very strong. If they can liberate the whole of Germany, the industrial strength of the syndicalists will be stronger than that of the [People's Revolutionary League], which can completely make up for the difference in population.

After several transfers, Trotsky arrived in Norway, but due to weather conditions he had to wait in Norway for a few days.