Chapter 321 Status of the Soviet Union
Fortunately, the manor's wine cellar is full of wine, and in order to celebrate the return of Wang Zhen and Aso Miyuki, Zheng Yan also took out part of the red wine that had been stored in the wine cellar for decades, and also moved a box of Maotai brought from China.
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"Zheng Yan, as the owner of this place, would you like to say a few words first?"
After hearing Tang Hao's words, everyone turned their attention to Zheng Yan. Although Zheng Yan is the youngest, he is the most experienced in handling many things, whether it is Tang Hao, the three brothers, Wang Zhen, or even Liu Wei.
They all regard Zheng Yan as the whole team.
"We're not outsiders. What's there to talk about? Come on, let's have a drink first and welcome Brother Zhen and Miyuki back." After everyone sat down, Zheng Yan said, holding up his wine glass.
It was a rare occasion to get together, and everyone was very happy. The men poured out their drinks, and the women, except Lisa and Wan Qiwen who were pregnant, also had some fun.
"Brother Zhen, you and Miyuki have been in the Soviet Union for such a long time. Can you tell us what the Soviet Union is like? I heard about it in the capital. The Soviet Union is so poor now. You can bring anything from our country.
Come back in exchange for a lot of stuff.”
"Some people even exchanged a train of instant noodles for a plane. Is this true? If it is true, we can build a plane by ourselves, so we can avoid being envious of Zheng Yan for having a plane all day long."
It wasn't just Tang Hao who was curious about the Soviet Union, everyone except maybe Zheng Yan was somewhat curious.
"Actually, the Soviet Union is not poor. It can even be said that most people are relatively wealthy. It's just that they have money but can't buy things, especially food and supplies."
"The Soviet Union has been vigorously developing heavy industry and the military, and has not paid much attention to other things. It has attached great importance to agriculture. Unfortunately, most areas of the Soviet Union are not suitable for growing food. Since the early 1970s, with the rapid growth of the population in the Soviet Union,
It has become a pure food importing country."
"If you go to the Soviet Union now, there will be long lines everywhere, waiting to buy food and daily necessities. But even so, many people will not be able to buy it because there are none. This is why many people bring daily necessities and
food, just
The reason why cars and airplanes can be exchanged from the Soviet Union.”
"Today, the only thing the Soviet Union lacks is food and daily necessities. As long as you have these two things, you can exchange for anything in the Soviet Union, including guns and ammunition, aircraft and artillery, and even some embargoed munitions, and someone will provide them."
Talking about what he saw in the Soviet Union, Wang Zhen is still a little unbelievable. In the past few decades, the Soviet Union has always been a superpower alongside the United States, but now, it seems that it may fall at any time.
"If this were the case, wouldn't many people in the Soviet Union starve to death?"
It has to be said that the focus of men and women is different. In Tang Hao's view, it is not his own country. He only thinks about how to get benefits from it, while An Ran and the others think about people's lives first.
"I don't know about that. The people we are dealing with this time are all the upper echelons of the Soviet Union. In addition to high-ranking government officials, they are also well-known wealthy businessmen in the Soviet Union. They are short of everything and can say it better than anyone else."
"According to what you say, we can really change the plane and fly away. It won't cost much anyway."
"Tang Hao, stop it now. If you really want to buy a plane, just buy it directly from normal channels. If that doesn't work, I can give you one as a gift. Don't think about these crooked ways."
Those sitting here are not sure, but Zheng Yan knew something in his previous life. It is said that in the years before and after the disintegration of the Soviet Union, as many as one million people died of starvation. Although I don’t know whether it is true or not, one thing is certain, that is
Someone will definitely starve to death. Zheng Yan does not want to get involved. If William Rockefeller had not got what Zheng Yan wanted, even Zheng Yan would not want to participate in the Tyumen Oilfield.
"I'm just saying, even if you give me a plane, I can't fly it. Brother Zhen, since the Soviet Union is so chaotic, doesn't their government just care about it? It's okay to talk about cars, but just like the arms you mentioned, this thing shouldn't be able to fly
Sell it casually?"
"Government? The government of our country serves the people, while the current government of the Soviet Union purely serves officials. How do you think arms come out? It is not sold to arms dealers by senior military officials."
"The weapons and equipment provided by any of their regiments are enough to arm a division, and they are completely useless. Some people are forced to sell arms because the country cannot pay wages, so they have no choice but to sell arms. Others are purely for their own personal gain.
.When the superiors investigated, they just found any excuse to get over it, and some people even used the excuse of an arsenal explosion to hide the truth."
"And it's not just the troops that have problems with the Soviet Union, but also government officials. Their government officials enjoy too many privileges. Although the Soviet Union is very large, there are not many places suitable for people to live. In this case, the Soviet Union is always a landscape
Scenic spots, or places with the best environment, have all been taken over by officials."
"Not only that, they also enjoy a series of privileges. They have a special supply network for food and clothing. The education of officials' children is also independently trained by special education institutions. Not to mention inheritance, high-end villas allocated by the state, etc., their
Children can enjoy it throughout their lives.”
"I don't know how much money is spent on official defense. There is no way to calculate it. This is not the most outrageous thing. Their officials have separate bank accounts and can withdraw money from them without restrictions. In fact, the money is not available at all.
It belongs to them. In short, the current Soviet Union is rotten to the core."
Wang Zhen's brief remarks directly refreshed everyone's understanding of the Soviet Union.
"Here I go, why does this not sound like a communist society? This is simply more corrupt than the feudal society of our country in the past."
"That's right, it's a good thing I wasn't born in the Soviet Union, otherwise my life would be over."
"Okay, it's none of our business anyway, just listen. This country should have come to an end, and maybe it won't be long before there will be no more Soviet Union. Today we are celebrating Brother Zhen and Miyuki, or just chatting
Have some fun."
Although the matter had nothing to do with him, the content of what he said was still a bit heavy, so Zheng Yan simply changed the topic.
Chapter completed!