Big Time 1958

   "Thank you, the three secretaries!" Serov's face did not waver at all, and he waved his hand after expressing his gratitude. The soldiers of the Secret Police Corps, who were still guarding the gold, shouted, "For the Soviets, sniff out and root out the traitors..."

   "They're used to shouting!" Serov looked a little embarrassed when he heard this slogan. It was an internal slogan among anti-revolutionary workers, and it was usually used during meetings within the KGB. It is more inappropriate to shout in front of several Central Secretaries.

"It's nothing, Comrade Dzerzhinsky's work attitude is very admirable!" In front of fifty-five tons of gold, Khrushchev showed extraordinary generosity, not to mention the vests issued by the KGB. It is not the first time that Khrushchev has seen this sentence printed.

   Compared with fifty-five tons of gold, one million rubles is a mere small sum of money. After the currency reform, the exchange rate between the Soviet ruble and the US dollar is one to one, and this exchange rate will not change under the intervention of the dignity of the Soviet state. What is the concept of one ruble? In summer, you can buy fifty catties of tomatoes from the market. If you are willing to drink kvass, you can buy eight liters and drink it first. Under the current conditions of the Breston Woods system, five thousand rubles can theoretically buy more than one hundred ounces of gold, one ounce is less than thirty grams, and a little more than ten rubles can buy one gram of gold. Of course gold is calculated in US dollars, and it is impossible for these KGB soldiers to buy gold, but it is undoubtedly a huge sum of money from the Soviet Union.

After the currency reform of the Soviet Union, Serov's salary changed from the original 4,500 rubles to the current 400 rubles, which is equivalent to what he earned as the first deputy chairman of the KGB in one year. In fact, in terms of salary, Serov is even higher than Khrushchev, but it can't be regarded as such. If a single Soviet person can use the money. No one in the entire Soviet Union can compare to the consumption of overseas agents of the First General Directorate of the KGB, those big agents abroad. Each of them has funds of one hundred thousand dollars that can be used, and a spy king similar to Colonel Abel's level can be as high as one million dollars.

Khrushchev cut off the KGB's political status, but did not weaken the KGB's treatment. Although the chairman of the KGB was not even a member of the Central Committee, and could not be compared with the Big Three of the Soviet Union in the Beria era, the staff of the KGB was still average in the Soviet Union. The highest paid group of people is determined by the characteristics of the KGB's work.

Leading Khrushchev, Kozlov and Suslov to see these big burdens, long gold chains, gold nuggets of various shapes, and many sculptures carved in gold, all of which prove this. The amazing value of a fortune.

"We have heard rumors about the treasure of that temple for a long time. After about a year of verification throughout India, we have determined a relatively large possibility. This time I went to India, and one of the small goals was to detect by the way. Let's see if the treasure exists." While leading several leaders, Serov took out several equipment as evidence, which of course also included the metal detectors disguised as leather shoes.

"Very good, like a professional security expert. Not only can we protect our country, but also can keenly detect loopholes in other national security systems." Kozlov nodded grimly, the gold in front of him can prove Shelov What a terrific job, more convincing than any comrade who can write a beautifully written report. If someone doesn't agree, they can turn out dozens of tons of gold like Serov.

   "Thank you for the compliment from the second secretary!" Shelov nodded politely. Kozlov's personality was very fierce, and he was partnered with the equally hot Khrushchev. The two were arguing from time to time. Later, because of a stroke, he retired from the political arena. The luck of the second secretary is really bad, and the stroke cannot be defended at all. Serov just hopes that the time bomb in his body will explode later, otherwise Serepin and Brezhnev will soon tear their faces.

From different perspectives, gold has different values. As several leaders of the Soviet Union, in the eyes of Khrushchev and his group, gold is just a metal. If gold has any value, it is mainly reflected in credit above. Ordinary people know that there is a lot of gold in the country, and they naturally think that there will be no problems in the country. This is more effective than any propaganda.

   "It's a pity to melt. If you add artistic value, the value of these golds will be even higher!" Suslov touched a statue of Lord Shiva. Although the statue is not big, it weighs fifty or sixty pounds.

"Yuri, **** the gold directly to the central bank. Comrade Kozlov and I, as well as other comrades in the central presidium, will issue a resolution for you, and you should let the central bank take good care of it and don't melt the gold!" Rushchev looked around and ordered, and then drove away with Kozlov and Suslov.

  The banking system of the Soviet Union is like this. The Soviet Union and some Eastern European countries, which implemented a planned economy, established a banking system similar to each other. It is characterized by a small number of banks and a high degree of credit concentration. The banking system of these countries generally consists of a national bank that performs both the functions of the central bank and the specific credit business, plus a few specialized banks.

  The current basic situation of the banking system of the Soviet Union, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany and Poland is that there is a national bank with a wide range of business as the central bank. It is the country's only issuing bank and the national credit and settlement center. The remaining few professional banks are also well understood. Add prefixes to these banks, such as construction, agriculture, and transportation, and Serov can easily understand what these banks are for.

After handing over the gold to the Central Bank of the Soviet Union, Serov, the first vice-chairman of the KGB, had to perform his duties, and the cash transactions would not be credited, and he would send money to the soldiers of the Secret Police Corps who participated in the operation, but he would not only Only the money was sent, and the non-disclosure agreement was also handed over to these soldiers. There were more than 20 clauses on it. I really don’t know how the little girls, Issemottny and Lucani, came up with it.

   Serov, who returned to the Soviet Union after a lapse of two months, met again with Comrade Brezhnev, Chairman of the Supreme Soviet. The two have seen each other so often recently that Brezhnev didn't even know what to say. This time, he was the only one who was awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union's medal, in recognition of Serov's outstanding contribution to national security. He stood in front of Brezhnev for the third time in half a year. The first two times were awarded the Order of Lenin. This time He finally became a hero of the Soviet Union.

At the level of the members of the Central Presidium, no one is a decoration, not to mention that Brezhnev is the Chairman of the Supreme Soviet. Except for a few people, Brezhnev can easily crush other cadres.

   But now Brezhnev feels that he should have more time to think about it. He knew that Serov went abroad to investigate. He went abroad with 200 people in a mighty manner, and the cost of it even caused criticism from some departments. But this anti-revolutionary worker brought a big gift as soon as he returned to Moscow. Now all the members of the Central Presidium know about the gold, but the alternate members don't know it yet, but based on the relationship between Shelov and Shelepin, I believe Shelepin also knows it now. What happened this time.

   In fact, the award of the Soviet hero this time is a reward for the treasures of India, but this cannot be said on the surface. How could this theft have anything to do with our great Soviet? Of course, in recognition of Comrade Serov, he has made great contributions to the national security work of the Soviet Union for a long time, cracking large-scale espionage cases one after another, saving Marshal Negerin, and destroying the conspiracy of Great Turkism in Central Asia. As for Serov, who has been in charge of national security work for a long time, is 35 years old this year, it is not an important matter. Although he is young, he has long working years.

After carefully checking the achievements of Serov after presiding over the KGB work, the members of the Central Presidium felt that the three cases of Peter Popov, Pinkovsky and Benikovsky alone were enough to award Serov as a hero of the Soviet Union. The title was not granted too early, but too late.

"I hope Comrade Serov will continue to contribute to the Soviets and live up to the expectations of the party and the state." Brezhnev congratulated with a pun. Of course, he also knew that Serov was awarded medals for gold, but he and other central Like the members of the presidium, they consulted Serov's files and believed that there was nothing wrong with the award this time, and this young man deserved this kind of award.

"Thank you, Chairman Brezhnev. It was only under the leadership of all the members of the Central Presidium that I had the opportunity to show my ability!" Serov certainly felt that his honor was deserved, but in Brezhne In front of her husband, he had to conscientiously admit that he was still young and not enough to hang himself. Who made the other party the chairman of the Supreme Soviet...

I came here today to accept the award just by the way. He still has a stack of documents in his arms, which is about his impressions of this visit to India. Serov dared to use his conscience to guarantee that he would never black India, but just recorded the real India of this era and handed it over to Helu. Scheff's hands are used as a reference. As for the big figures in the Kremlin, if they stand on the moral high ground and ridicule India, it doesn't matter to him at all. He just provided the most truthful information.

   Serov, who often goes in and out of the Kremlin, has been refreshed a long time ago. It is usually wrong to think that these big men are in charge of every day. The things handled by these Soviet leaders are also a summary of things from all over the Soviet Union. Furthermore, both the first secretary and the chairman of the Council of Ministers are all ordinary people, and if they want, they can sneak around like ordinary people. (To be continued~^~)