Chapter 1627

Simon then said, "well, let's talk about what you wanted to talk about most at the beginning." when they said this, they both laughed and went on, Then he became serious: "Vladimir, next, you have about 10 years to restore Russia's vitality. During this period, Russia will suffer little external pressure. At the same time, you can also get a lot of benefits from the rapid rise of international energy prices."

The middle-aged man listened carefully and wondered, "Simon, why 10 years?"

Simon said: "the economic cycle of capitalist society is about once every 10 years. If calculated from 1997, 10 years is a very optimistic prediction."

The middle-aged man thought a little and suddenly understood.

The once-in-a-decade economic crisis, so what happens when the crisis happens?

Think about the past few years.

At that time, Russia is likely to become the object of shifting contradictions. Or, according to the plan of the current young tycoon, even if there is no contradiction, at that time, someone will inevitably create contradictions to pass on.

Thinking so, the middle-aged man asked, "Simon, how can you be sure that international energy prices will rise rapidly?"

For this problem, middle-aged people are more concerned than the just "10 years" prediction, because Russia is a standard energy exporter. If international energy prices soar, they will become the most direct beneficiaries and use this income to quickly help Russia recover.

Simon once again showed his "honesty" when he heard this question: "if nothing happens, the next president of the United States will be George W. Bush. The Bush family has a close relationship with the major federal energy giants. Once they come to power, they will try their best to promote the rise of oil prices."

This answer surprised middle-aged people again.

Although he has just ascended the throne, because of the contact four years ago, the middle-aged people have been paying attention to the young tycoon in recent years, and of course, he is not the attention that ordinary people can only see the fur.

However, in any case, he did not expect that the US election had begun in full swing. This time, Westeros would support the Bush family.

Simon doesn't admit it directly, but he can also judge from each other's words.

Then there was another question that puzzled him: Why did the young tycoon support the Bush family instead of Al Gore on the Democratic side?

Simon certainly won't give the answer this time. He was speechless when he saw the other party, He continued: "Russia has 10 years to recover. At the same time, I will continue to expand the layout of Western Europe until the next crisis comes. My goal is to destroy the euro and disintegrate Western Europe as much as possible. This is a long-term plan. In the short term, Vladimir, the problem you need to deal with is the oligarchs in Russia."

When the middle-aged man heard this, his expression was slightly different.

I have to admit that the young tycoon brought him a lot of accidents even if he made sufficient preparations in advance for today's meeting.

For example, in front of him, he can definitely be said to be the largest capital oligarch in the world. However, he never thought that the other party would turn its goal to another group of oligarchs.

Speaking of, middle-aged people have already planned to crack down on oligarchs. However, considering that the Westeros system may have cooperative relations with some oligarchs in Russia, not only the obvious legitimate Mikhail Friedman, but also several others. Therefore, he has even planned to make some compromises.

What's the situation now?

Simon noticed the other person's expression and of course understood what he was thinking, Smiled: "Of course I'm also an oligarch, Vladimir, but I'm different from those in Russia. The biggest difference is that for my country, I know very well that if the country is a ship, I'm one of the passengers. Therefore, I don't deny that I will earn my due benefits as much as possible, but I won't get benefits by damaging the ship. Moreover, if I want this ship to go further, I must take the initiative to strengthen and repair it at the right time. However, you must know that the oligarchs in Russia do not have such awareness. They have no position. They just want to control a ship called "Russia" so that they can squeeze profits to the greatest extent and are ready to jump at any time when the big ship is about to sink. Further extension, I highly admire a Chinese philosophy, which is probably that everything should have a scale, not too high, not too low, not too large, not too small. This scale can be applied to all of us, all countries and even all things on the whole planet. If we want the world to develop healthily for a longer time, everyone should take the initiative to abide by it. "

The golden mean or something, which can not be explained clearly in a few words, Simon used a more straightforward analogy.

The middle-aged man obviously understood, nodded in favor and understood what he should do next. Mikhail Friedman still has to bypass Yeltsin. After all, there is a guarantee that he can't be too hard. Besides, he doesn't need to have any scruples about other oligarchs.

Then he asked, "Simon, you just talked about China. Do you have any specific suggestions?"

Simon said: "Not surprisingly, China will soon join the WTO. After that, the country will enter a period of rapid economic development. The development of a large country will first bring huge energy demand. This is one of them. Secondly, while many things have not completely dissipated, we should pick up the industrial foundation left by the Soviet era as much as possible and cooperate with China to the greatest extent. My suggestion is So you can turn these technologies into enterprise shares that can bring long-term benefits. Of course, if these shares are held by Russian state-owned companies, otherwise you will not benefit from them. Moreover, in terms of agriculture, the Chinese are the most farming nation in the world. Russia can open the Far East and cooperate with China in large-scale agricultural production. "

The middle-aged man subconsciously said, "Simon, agriculture is a very sensitive field."

"I understand that no country wants others to meddle in its own bread basket," Simon shrugged. "But I don't care if you'd rather the Far East remain deserted."

The middle-aged man suddenly thought of something: "Simon, I know you've always been interested in land. In that case, why do you recommend me to cooperate with China instead of participating in it?"

Simon was stunned, Then he laughed again, "you know, Vladimir, I'm a possessive man," and he motioned around: "Just like everywhere I go, if I don't have my own property and live in other places such as hotels, I will feel very uncomfortable. Similarly, let me help you develop the land, I may prefer full possession rather than the lease you obviously can only agree to, right?"