Chapter 73 Gromyko's Counterattack
"Brother Boris, Professor Sobchak is my teacher. He has been working hard during his time as the head of the National Housing Bank. If you want to leave him, where can I find such a capable person! "Seryozha was so excited that he almost told all about the foreign trade bank. Now this is a secret, and Seryozha didn't want others to know that he planned to plot against the Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation.
"Brother Seryosha, you also know that I have some experience in construction, and financing is not my strong point. If you don't keep Professor Sobchak, if something goes wrong, I will How to explain to Secretary Gorbachev!" Yeltsin complained.
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Seryozha and Yeltsin argued for a long time about Sobchak, but no one could convince the other. In the end, Seryozha chose to give in. He would rather let Yeltsin owe him a favor than let Yeltsin have any ideas. After all, Yeltsin will be in charge of this country in a few years.
Seryozha's final letting go made him lose the best candidate for the Foreign Trade Bank, but Seryozha did not regret it so much. After all, he now has a multinational commodity trading empire in his hands. Its internal economists alone are enough to make suggestions for China Foreign Trade Bank. Seryozha's ultimate goal is not to make VTB develop and grow. On the contrary, Seryozha is to use VTB as a breakthrough to control the Soviet Union's commodity trade. The final result is that VTB will become an insolvent bank before it disintegrates. empty shell. In fact, if a puppet could be placed in this position, it would be easier for Seryosha's plan to be carried out smoothly. Sobchak may not be willing to help Seryozha do this kind of thing, and Seryozha also doubts whether Sobchak has the guts.
After discussing Sobchak's position with Yeltsin, Seryozha had dinner with Yeltsin before leaving. On the way back, Seriosha suddenly received a call from Gorbachev asking him to go to the Supreme Soviet.
Seryozha felt a little strange, why did he call him so late? Seryozha did not dare to delay, and immediately asked the driver to turn the car around and drive to the Supreme Soviet. About half an hour later, Seryozha finally arrived at the White House, where the Supreme Soviet is located. He came to Gorbachev's office with ease, and soon the secretary led him in.
When Seryozha entered the room, he found that the room was full of people, and Yakovlev was sitting beside him. When he saw Seryozha coming, he waved quickly and made Seryozha sit down.
"What happened?" Seryozha asked in a low voice.
"Don't mention it, I don't know what's going on. Gromyko got the budget report on the Central Bank's acquisition of Workers' New City. He was very dissatisfied with your Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation for taking such a large sum of money, and claimed to take the money. Hand it over to the national treasury, and it will be used under the unified planning of the country..." Yakovlev explained in a low voice, just after explaining the cause of the incident, Sergei stood up in a rage, and slapped the coffee table beside him heavily superior,
He asked sharply, "Is there any Wang Fa left?"
Gorbachev and everyone in the room looked at Seryozha, and Gorbachev said indifferently: "Seryozha, don't get excited, the matter has not been settled yet! Gromyko just made this matter The incident has reached the Politburo and the General Secretary, and there is no conclusion yet!"
"Secretary, this matter is not only a matter of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation and the Communist Youth League. When we planned a new city for workers from scratch, we received a lot of money from the people in Moscow, Gorky and other places! Although Now Workers' New City has been taken away by the Central Bank, but this debt still remains on the heads of our Communist Youth League and the Mediterranean Trading Company. Gromyko wants to take possession of this money because he wants to deny the life of the people in Moscow who trust us Savings..." Seryozha explained angrily.
"Seryozha, I can't decide this matter. I hope you can understand. Now I have summoned all my staff who are familiar with the economy. I have also notified Comrade Yeltsin that he will come soon. Secretary Chernenko said that he wants you and Gromyko to go to the Central Hospital to explain to him face to face. We have more than ten hours left, and we can help you find a solution together!" Gorbachev personally thanked Liaosha poured a cup of coffee, handed it to Sergey Sha and said.
Only then did Seryosha understand why so many people came today. He first thanked everyone, and then Yakovlev began to call everyone to discuss how to deal with General Secretary Chernenko tomorrow. Fifteen minutes later, Yeltsin also rushed here. Seryozha told Yeltsin about the matter in general, and Yeltsin naturally stood by Seryozha's side without hesitation.
"Seryozha, comrades, Secretary Gorbachev. I just want to say one thing, if there is a problem with the payment of the construction bonds of the Workers' New City, how will the next project of our Workers' New City be financed! Now the Workers' New City has It is our key project in Moscow, and if something goes wrong, there will be a lot of unfinished buildings in the future!" Yeltsin explained the reasons for supporting Sergei from his own perspective.
"Secretary, there is a reason for us to keep this money, according to the original bond issuance contract. We are obliged to pay the interest and principal of the bond when it matures. We must maintain and increase the value of this money through trade. Now the central bank just pays Our part about the principal, the interest part was originally paid through the rental income of Workers’ New City. At the beginning, the central bank said that some of the interest part had become the internal income of the Communist Youth League, so it was not included in the workers’ New City. The cost price. We have already made sacrifices for the country, do we have to go bankrupt?" Sergey said excitedly.
Gorbachev rubbed his sun and listened quietly, without expressing any opinions. He felt that he was a little swayed when he was in England. He thought Gromyko had really surrendered, but he never forgot to hit you. Gorbachev was almost unprepared for this raid, and now he can only let his men improvise countermeasures.
Seryozha also gradually calmed down. Looking at the questions that Gorbachev's staff imagined the general secretary would ask tomorrow, he felt the cruelty of political struggle in his heart. When he was in England, Sergey successfully acted as a chess player, and both the British Prime Minister and Gorbachev became his pawns. However, he has no benefit in this matter except for a part of the natural gas trading rights. But this time, Seryozha became a pawn in the game between Gromyko and Gorbachev. (83 Chinese website) &>