Howard Baker did not hesitate, every minute is precious now, finalize this matter as soon as possible, and his boss can bear a little less pressure, he first confirmed one thing to Chen Geng: "Mr. Fernandez, can you meet Mr. Gorbachev in the next few days?"

"No problem," Chen Geng said immediately, "Gorbachev will see me soon." ”

"That's easy," Howard Baker also breathed a sigh of relief: "After seeing Mr. Gorbachev, on behalf of the US government, you ask Mr. Gorbachev: The agreement we reached was that Mr. Gorbachev would visit the United States before the end of the year, and now it is November, what does Mr. Gorbachev mean? Does he have the sincerity to cooperate?"

Okay!

It seems that Xiao Lizi is really anxious at this time, and he directly used this questioning tone to Gorbachev, the current leader of the Soviet Union.

But Chen Geng's point of indifference was not this, his mouth opened slightly, and he asked Howard Baker in shock: "I, on behalf of the U.S. government?"

Make no mistake, Lao Tzu is just a businessman, not a government official, and you let me represent the U.S. government?

"Yes, I authorize you to represent the White House and myself," Li Gen interjected, with a few minutes of anxiety in his tone: "The fax of the relevant documents will be transmitted to the liaison office immediately, and the official documents will be delivered to the liaison office by this time tomorrow." ”

“...... Well,"

Chen Geng shrugged, Li Gen said so, what else could he do? He nodded in response: "Mr. Baker, you go on." ”

Howard Baker continued: "Mr. Gorbachev is willing to do Mr. Gorbachev a favor if he agrees to fulfill his previous promise to visit the United States in December." ”

"Oh, what's the deal?"

Chen Geng asked.

"If Mr. Gorbachev is determined to come to the United States in December, the next thing that Mr. President will make is a televised speech, and the main thing is that the United States will remove all land-based and sea-based tactical nuclear weapons, and it will be unilateral," Howard Baker said, "which will go a long way in alleviating Gorbachev's current situation." ”

Chen Geng took a deep breath and was shocked in his heart: Unilaterally withdraw sea-based tactical nuclear weapons and land-based tactical nuclear weapons?

The proposal to unilaterally withdraw sea-based nuclear weapons and land-based nuclear weapons was two of the "five-point outline" proposed to the Soviet Union by way of a televised public speech in September 1991 that the two sides should jointly carry out nuclear disarmament.

The so-called "the United States will unilaterally withdraw all sea-based and land-based tactical nuclear weapons" is because in the past, the nuclear disarmament of the United States and the Soviet Union was basically "if you reduce XX medium-range ballistic missiles, I will reduce XX medium-range ballistic missiles, and if you reduce XX nuclear warheads with a yield of XX tons to XX tons of tons, I will see XX nuclear warheads with a yield of XX million tons to XX tons of tons." In short, you don't want to make even a little bit of cheapness from me, but now, it has become "I hope you will cut it too, but whether you cut it or not, I will cut it." ”。

If Reagan did do so, it would mean that he was taking a great political risk, because in terms of American perception, it could undermine the majesty of President Reagan: Isn't this voluntarily bowing to the damned evil Soviet Union?

“...... Mr. President is sure you want to do this?" After a moment of silence, Chen Geng said in a deep voice: "This is too risky. ”

"Yes, Mr. President took a considerable risk," Howard Baker coughed lightly, and continued, "So, Mr. Fernandez, in order to ensure that Gorbachev has to visit the United States, you will need to cooperate with you when you go to the Kremlin next, in addition to being a little tougher." ”

"Cooperate?" Chen Geng was a little puzzled: "How to cooperate?"

"You told Mr. Gorbachev that if he refused to visit the United States in December, your business in the Soviet Union would be affected......"

What was the business from Chen Geng's business in the Soviet Union?

To put it simply, it is the "United States and the Soviet Union" that the US official acquiesced to, Chen Geng purchased all kinds of agricultural products and light industrial products in the United States, sold these products to an import and export trader in an Asian country who seemed to have nothing to do with him, and then this Asian import and export trader who seemed to have nothing to do with Chen Geng exported these goods to the Soviet Union.

Chen Geng sells more than 200,000 tons of various agricultural products and light industrial products to the Soviet Union every month, and in addition to purchasing them in China and Asian countries, a considerable part of them actually come from Europe and the United States.

You ask why the governments of the United States and Europe don't take action against Chen Geng's practices? Are they all eating rice?

Of course not, the government departments and intelligence agencies in Europe and the United States are certainly not idle, let alone have no way to deal with Chen Geng, what is going on with those "Asian import and export traders who seem to have normal economic and trade contacts with Fernandez Chen", who doesn't understand in their hearts, it's all Fernandez Chen's business.

But the current weakening of the Soviet Union is what Europe and the United States want to see, but at the same time, everyone also hopes to overstimulate the Soviet Union, so that the polar bear will not be angry all of a sudden, so the countermeasures of European and American countries against the Soviet Union during this period can be summarized as: blunt knife to cut flesh and bleed, and at the same time, in order to avoid the polar bear's time and space, is it necessary to make up some blood for it- Similar to the damn pool keeper, one pipe is drained and the other pipe is filled with water, the purpose is to completely drain the water in the pool, but in order not to over-irritate the polar bear and make it think that its life is in danger, the inlet pipe occasionally has to put a little water in a small stream......

Although this business seems to be able to be done by anyone, but after careful analysis, it is clear that no one else can do it except Fernandez Chen, and it is really impossible to find a non-governmental person who can easily maneuver between the United States, European countries, China and the Soviet Union.

Chen Geng also knew this, so before Howard Baker's words were finished, Chen Geng exploded: "What?! Mr. Baker, what do you mean by this? I have put so much effort and effort into building diplomatic relations and mutual understanding between the United States and the Soviet Union, but now you tell me that my normal and legal business cannot be protected by law?"

What's wrong?

Are you asking me to threaten Gorbachev, or are you threatening me by the way?

"Ahem...... Don't get me wrong, Mr. Fernandez," Howard Baker hurriedly explained: "It won't really affect your business, but you also know that your trade with the Soviet Union accounted for nearly 10% of the total imports of grain and light industrial products related to the lives of the Soviet Union. ”

Howard Baker is full of confidence!

Also, at present, the supply of food and all kinds of light industrial products related to the lives of the inhabitants in Soviet society is already relatively tight, and once such a big change occurs at this time, Gorbachev's ass is no different from sitting on a stove stuffed with bombs.

“......”

Chen Geng frowned and said nothing: Although Howard Baker said that his business would not be affected, he ......

"Since that's the case," Chen Geng said after a while: "Mr. Baker, and Your Excellency the President, when Mr. Gorbachev receives me, I will convey the meaning of the White House to him, and try my best to persuade him to cooperate with Mr. President, but my foreign trade business, shouldn't we also talk?"

Howard Baker said in a deep voice, "Okay, you say. ”

Before calling the US Liaison Office in the Soviet Union and asking them to contact Chen Geng, they thought about what kind of "carrot" they wanted to give Chen Geng, so that Chen Geng's donkey would work well - first Iran Gate, and now it is the global stock market crash.

Chen Geng said in a deep voice: "In the future, as long as the things I purchase in the United States have fulfilled the proper and legal procedures, and the procedures are no problem, and do not involve sensitive equipment stipulated by US laws, the US government will support all my business activities." ”

What does it mean to "have fulfilled the proper and legal formalities, and the procedures are fine", isn't this nonsense, and who is not the case with serious business?

But Howard Baker and Li Gen understood that what Chen Geng really meant by this: In the future, we cannot arbitrarily restrict my trade between China and the Soviet Union and the United States and the Soviet Union!

Roughly, the total amount of materials that the Reagan administration allowed Chen Geng to purchase from the United States every month for US-Soviet trade was about 100,000 tons, more than 100,000 tons, and Chen Geng's US-Soviet trade would encounter some inexplicable troubles.

Of course, 100,000 tons is a very terrifying number, but if you think about it carefully, it is actually just a 100,000-ton ocean-going freighter, for the United States, for superpowers like the Soviet Union, this trade volume is not even a drop in the bucket, Chen Geng is obviously not willing to accept the "quota" of 100,000 tons per month, he asked for an increase.

Howard Baker didn't talk nonsense, and said to himself: "200,000 tons a month." ”

"800,000 tons. ”

"800,000 tons?what are you kidding?!"

Howard Baker was scared, even Li Gen was scared, although the increase in the "200,000 tons" he offered was to leave room for Fernandez Chen to bargain, but 800,000 tons?

Is this guy crazy?!

"800,000 tons is just four 200,000-ton freighters," Chen Geng said indifferently: "And Your Excellency the President and Your Excellency the Chief of Staff, don't forget, the economy of the United States is not very sluggish now, and with this 200,000 tons of materials every month, how many people will not be unemployed? ”

“......”

Reagan and Howard Baker were crying and laughing at the same time: What's the matter? At this point, it's you helping us?

Yes, that's right, under the impact of the stock market crash that swept the world, hundreds of thousands of factories in the United States have closed down, the number of unemployed people has increased by millions at once, and the economic and social life of the entire United States has been greatly affected, according to the analysis of experts, it will take at least 2 years to recover, if Chen Geng can stably provide 200,000 tons of foreign trade orders to the American society every month, coupled with the driving role of upstream and downstream related industries, at least hundreds of thousands of people can be guaranteed not to lose their jobs, but ...... You're Fernandez Chen's appetite is too great!

Even though the president doesn't have to think about the votes anymore, it's not a bad thing to provide more jobs......

"250,000 tons, no more. ”

"700,000 tons, I'm giving impetus to the revitalization of the U.S. economy. ”

"300,000 tons of ......"

............

In the end, the two sides reached an agreement that Chen Geng could purchase 400,000 tons of various products from the United States every month that did not involve military-sensitive technology for trade between the United States and the Soviet Union - provided that Chen Geng could persuade Gorbachev to visit the United States next month and give a clear and reciprocal response to Li Gen's next "unilateral destruction of all land-based tactical nuclear weapons and sea-based tactical nuclear weapons."

When the agreement was reached, Chen Geng finally breathed a sigh of relief.

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When Chen Geng breathed a sigh of relief, after listening to the supplementary requirements for a new generation of advanced trainer aircraft supplemented by Nikolai Malenkov on behalf of the Soviet Military-Industrial Equipment Committee, the Sukhoi Design Bureau, the Mikoyan Design Bureau, The heads of the Yakovlev Design Bureau and the Miyasishev Design Bureau are about to blow up with a headache: their own advanced trainer aircraft have already manufactured prototypes, and as long as they pass the double review of the Military Industrial Equipment Committee and the Ministry of Defense, they can enter the stage of technological freezing, and now you tell me that the design requirements given before are not enough, and it is necessary to develop a carrier-based version of the advanced trainer / light fighter with a speed of at least Mach 1.4 and can fly at supersonic speeds?

O Marxist-Leninist!

Previously, the design limit of the airframe you proposed was only to be able to withstand the speed of Mach 1.2, and only subsonic speed was required, but now you are doing this, do you know how much work we have?

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PS: Sorry brothers, please wait a few minutes.

In the end, the two sides reached an agreement that Chen Geng could purchase 400,000 tons of various products from the United States every month that did not involve military-sensitive technology for trade between the United States and the Soviet Union - provided that Chen Geng could persuade Gorbachev to visit the United States next month and give a clear and reciprocal response to Li Gen's next "unilateral destruction of all land-based tactical nuclear weapons and sea-based tactical nuclear weapons."