Although Gorbachev had visited Canada before, this trip to the UK was much more meaningful than Canada.

This is determined by Britain's position in the Western camp. Britain has always been in the second place in this camp. If Gorbachev talked about anything with the British Prime Minister, the United States will definitely know this clearly.

Since the outbreak of the Afghan war, the originally friendly relations between the two major camps of the United States and the Soviet Union have deteriorated. The supreme leaders of the two superpowers have cut ties with each other. Several times due to misjudgment of NATO operations, Soviet strategic bombers have already taken off the air with nuclear warheads. The world has actually been in the most dangerous moments more than once.

Gorbachev hopes to use the British to tell the US leaders that the Soviet Union is willing to ease the situation with the United States. Gorbachev's visit represents the future policy of the Soviet government, which is also one of the reasons why the Politburo has endless fighting for this opportunity to visit Britain.

In fact, under such circumstances, the figures who can serve as communication messengers of the East and West camps are definitely the VIPs in the eyes of the Soviet government and the US government. Because they can convey information to each other through informal channels at critical moments. The most powerful of such people is Comrade Hammer, who was the most important message transmitter in the eyes of China, the United States and the Soviet Union. It was precisely through this transcendent status that Hammer gained an unparalleled international space. Even in the era when McCarthyism was prevalent, Comrade Hammer still had no criticism from the government.

Now Seryosha's status in the UK is a bit similar to Comrade Hammer. Not only did he become one of the foreign members of the Bankers' Association, he was also a guest of many British entrepreneurs and officials. At the same time, he was also Gorbachev's most trusted trade representative. It was precisely because Seryosha had a similar background to Comrade Hammer that he was able to come and go freely in the upper class of the UK.

Early the next morning, the husband of the Prime Minister Dennis, who was left in London, called and said to Selyosha regretfully: "The people from MI6 rejected my invitation to you. They are too stubborn!"

"It's okay, Dennis! I know you've tried your best!" Selyosha comforted on the phone.

"Sorry, Seryosha, but I have a private residence outside London. If I can, I would like to invite Mr. Gorbachev to visit here!" Dennis suggested on the phone.

"Thank you for your kindness, Dennis! I think I want to ask Secretary Gorbachev to give you another reply!" Selyosha replied.

After hanging up the phone, Seriosha immediately explained this to Gorbachev! Gorbachev did not worry too much about this matter, and he seemed to be more satisfied with Dennis' alternative. After all, if he could accept the private invitation from the Prime Minister's husband, the publicity effect would be better for the outside world.

So after obtaining Gorbachev's consent, Seriosha immediately told Dennis the news here.

After finishing these things, Seriosha called Yakovlev aside and asked in a low voice: "What instructions does the General Secretary have on the merger of the Mediterranean Trading Company in the foreign trade bank?"

Yakovlev turned his head and looked at Gorbachev in the room, pulled Seriosha aside alone and whispered: "Sheriosha, Secretary Gorbachev has agreed to this matter! But Seriosha, that Zhuravlev is not a good person to meet. When Brezhnev's son Yuri was the first deputy minister of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Affairs, Zhuravlev did not give in to power like Xiaorokov of the Ministry of Interior! Do you think he can be so easy to let you reach into the foreign trade bank?"

"This... to be honest, since I arrived at the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Affairs, I have not had many opportunities to meet with the minister. He has always been his fault, and I have done mine! I really didn't realize that the minister is the person you said!" Selyosha said to Yakovlev truthfully.

"That's because the greater the achievements you achieve, the more benefits he will get! If you do it well, it is because he has a good leader, but if you don't do it well, it is because you are not good at work! Do I need to teach you this?" Yakovlev said earnestly.

"What do you think of? If I don't let me participate in the work of foreign trade banks, I'm afraid it will affect our resource-for-food business!" Xie Liangsha asked for advice.

"Don't worry, Gorbachev also hopes that you can hold the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation in your hands, but you are too young! Secretary Gorbachev means to transfer Zhuravlev from the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, and we can send him to the Republic of Moldavia to serve as deputy secretary! But you still can't serve as minister, you have to find someone who can be controlled by you as your boss! Do you understand what I mean?" Yakovlev stared at Selyosha and said in a low voice.

"You mean to ask me to find a puppet to be my boss?" Selyosha asked in surprise.

"Bang!" Yakovlev slapped Selyosha's forehead and said in a pretense of anger: "What are you talking about? Just know it yourself!"

"Do you have a candidate?" asked Selyosha.

"No! The secretary means that you will decide this person! We are only responsible for helping you with the organizational procedures!" Yakovlev said.

As soon as Selyosha thought about it, he immediately had a suitable candidate. So he immediately said: "When I was in Gorky, Nikonov, the first deputy secretary of Gorky Prefecture, was kind to me. He was about to retire anyway, and he had always been engaged in party affairs! For the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economics, there is no more suitable minister than him!"

The first thing Selyoshar remembered was Boris' girlfriend, Lilia's father who was the deputy secretary in Gorky. The old man's career has come to an end and there is almost no possibility of promotion. Anyway, the minister of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economics is also a puppet, just so Nikonov can hold this position for him! By the way, he can also improve himself. This is a good thing that has the best of both worlds!

"Okay, since you have decided, then make this arrangement! But you have to wait for the National Congress in February as soon as possible. There is another thing, Selyosha, the Communist Youth League system, you'd better continue to do it. After all, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Foreign Economic and Trade is not a regular position! Many things can only be involved unless you make an exception. Secretary Gorbachev wants to ask if you are willing to serve as the first secretary of the Communist Youth League Central Committee at the same time! You must know that the Communist Youth League is the cradle for cultivating cadres for the Party and is a very critical position! As long as you come forward, no one can compete with you!" Yakovlev asked at the end.
Chapter completed!