Chapter 818 - Punching Down
This girl who is waiting for Yang Meng Yang Meng has not seen it, it is Hugh's sister Viola. The person she called her brother was naturally Hugh Grosvenor, and there were Susan and Alexander next to her, who had already arrived in Magadan ahead of schedule and wanted to surprise Yang Meng.
At this time, the hotel door opened, and a group of strong men swarmed in.
When Alexander saw the comer, he got up and greeted, "Uncle Vasa!
Among the people who came in, there was the 'Vasa' that Yang Meng met on the road, and a strong man of more than 1.9 meters, that is, the 'Uncle Valerin' that Alexander said.
Alexander introduced Hugh: "This is Uncle Vasa, this is Uncle Valerin, and my father is a good friend. All of them are members of the State Duma. My father named me Alexander because of Uncle Valerin. β
Hugh stood up and shook hands with the two of them.
What is the 'State Duma'? In fact, it is the lower house of the Tsarist parliament. There are a total of 450 seats, which is almost equivalent to the 'people's congress deputies' of the Han State.
However, although Tsarist Russia implements the separation of powers, the power of the president is very large, and the power of the parliament is very small, which can be regarded as a 'semi-presidential system', and the role of the Duma is not strong, for example, what to amend the constitution and the like, and finally it will take effect after the president signs it!
But in Tsarist Russia, the State Duma is a position that everyone rushes to do, especially those who are rich, oligarchs or celebrities are eager for this Duma position.
We all know how tough the emperor is, those rich and famous people enter the State Duma, and in the laws of Tsarist Russia, there is a clause of 'immunity of parliamentarians'. Entering the State Duma is also equivalent to buying yourself a 'peace charm'.
Just like Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich, after the emperor came to power, the first thing he did when he never asked about political affairs was to run for the State Duma, so he was not at ease, so he simply went to Chukotka to become the local governor, and only after throwing 200 million US dollars there was peace of mind.
It is not for nothing that the emperor is tough on the oligarchs.
At that time, the former Soviet Union collapsed, and the entire country was controlled by oligarchs, and the country's right to speak was not in the hands of the government but in the hands of businessmen! At that time, there were 'seven oligarchs' (how could it be seven) in Tsarist Russia, and these seven oligarchs almost accounted for more than half of the economy of Tsarist Russia!
At the beginning, the emperor's methods were not tough, and he wanted to knock the mountain and shock the tiger by investigating tax evasion, but the results were not good, and then the emperor's various means of development, uh, in the final analysis, it was one sentence: die or get out!
Some of the oligarchs who opposed it were so opposed died inexplicably, some were arrested and put in prison for various crimes, and some were exiled to Siberia, and no oligarchs dared to call out any more, and a large amount of assets were returned to the state. In fact, if you look only at the big cities of Tsarist Russia in the western part of the Ural Mountains, this is still a relatively wealthy country. But to the Far Eastγγγγγγ
Another world.
But how do you say that?' The Far East is now a paradise for the rich. More than half of the 450 members of the State Duma have their roots in the Far East.
Alexander explained: "Hugh, this Uncle Vasa is actually the state councilor of Magadan Oblast. He is the president of the 'Red Star Mining Group' and the de facto owner of the Koremak power station. If Yang Meng heard Alexander's introduction here, he would definitely complain: This Vasa really has a mine! Or is it a mine in Magadan Prefecture? This Nima is going to be sent!
Gold, diamonds, platinum, silver, tungsten, uranium, copper, oil, coal, γγγγγγ At its peak, half of the world's gold was produced here!
Speaking of which, it's interesting to note that two or three years ago, a shipment of gold, platinum and diamonds was transferred from Magadan to Moscow via the Yakutsk airport. As a result, when transferring at Yakutsk airport, the take-off hatch cracked. More than three tons of gold nuggets fell from the sky! Finally, the police found gold bars weighing a total of 3.4 tons.
Less than a day after this happened, the whole of Yakutsk began a 'gold rush', and how to pan for gold there? All the citizens searched in the snow to see if there were any gold and diamonds buried in the snow----- and they really found gold bricks. At that time, all the tickets to Yakutsk were snatched up, and countless people went to Yakutsk from all over the world in search of gold and diamonds------- all of which were excavated from mines in Magadan Oblastγγγγγγ
Of all the cities of the Far East, I am afraid that this is the place where the Tsarist population is the largest. There are no ethnic minorities here, and if they do, they all live in the suburbs. Think of it as Moscow in the Far East. The root cause of all this is that there are mines here -----!
Alexander continued: "This is Uncle Alexander Karrelin, my godfather, and that's how my name 'Alexander' came about. β
Hugh shook hands with Karelin. There was still a little doubt in his eyes, because although this Karelin was wearing a suit and a woolen coat on top, which looked very valuable, he didn't look like the so-called successful person.
How did Han Guo say that? Wearing a dragon robe doesn't look like a prince, and wearing a phoenix crown doesn't look like a mother. Since childhood, they have to have someone to train them in etiquette and appearance. Whether it is a nouveau riche or a wealthy family can be distinguished from the appearance, dress, communication, and conversation.
It's a little strange to respect an upstart according to Alexander's family conditions.
Hugh asked curiously, "Who is this Uncle Valerinγγγγγγ β
Alexander heard what Hugh was puzzled about, and said with a smile: "Uncle Valerin is the Novosibirsk State Duma, it's not surprising that you don't know him, he turned out to be a classical wrestler, and we weren't born when he was in his prime!"
Hugh suddenly realized, but his eyes were fixed on Valerin's ears.
Valerin smiled when he saw Hugh's gaze: "You know Greco-Roman wrestling?"
Hugh was stunned for a moment, and then smiled a little embarrassedly: "When I was in school, there was a wrestling class in school, but it was freestyle wrestling, not Greco-Roman wrestling. You can ask Alexander. β
The biggest difference between Greco-Roman wrestling and freestyle wrestling is that Greco-Roman wrestling can only use both arms and upper body to attack the enemy, while freestyle wrestling can be done with leg tripping or leg holding.
Alexander was puzzled and asked, "That's an elective, I'm not interested in that thing, I said Hugh, how did you hear that Uncle Valerin was a wrestler and look at his ears? Uncle Valerin, how did you see Hugh and you knew he knew Roman wrestling when you looked at your ears?"
Hugh hurriedly waved his hand and said, "I don't understand Greco-Roman wrestling, but I know a little bit." β
It's not easy to explainγγγγγ
Valerin still gave an explanation, he pointed to Alexander and said: "Many wrestling sports are easy to be injured because of the friction between their ears and the ground during perennial training or competitions, and their ears are easy to deform after being injured again and again, commonly known as 'dumpling ears', and the vast majority of wrestlers have this symptom to a greater or lesser extent. β
Hugh said, "But there is nothing wrong with Uncle Valerin's ears. β
Alexander laughed: "That's because Uncle Valerin is always the kind of guy who rubs people against the floor, and Uncle Valerin has only lost one of his 888 matches in classical wrestling, which is when he won a silver medal in his fourth Olympic Games." β
After he said that, all the people who didn't know Valerin on the scene were dumbfounded, this Nima is too good, right?
Alexander continued, "You've played Street Fighter on the console, right? The former Soviet wrestler in it is based on Uncle Valerin. Now Uncle Valerin is the dean of the Faculty of Physical Education of Novosibirsk University, and at the same time the Novosibirsk Duma. β
Listening to the last sentence is amazing, Novosibirsk is the third largest city in Tsarist Russia, although Irkutsk is known as the 'heart of Siberia', but compared to Novosibirsk, it is a child who has not grown up. How prestigious is Valerin to hold such a seat in the Duma in such a place far from Moscow but extremely important?
Valerin looked at the expressions around him and smiled and waved his hand: "There is nothing left, I am now the dean of the physical education department of Novosibirsk University, naturally I have to think about the school, there are only two kinds of people who can survive in Siberia, one is the strongest, the other is the smartest, I think of course I hope that my students are strong existences." In recent years, the strongest MMA players in Han have been Yang Meng's students, so I have always been very interested in this person, I heard Vasa say that he met a young man who was interested, and after the investigation, I found that he was the Yang Meng, so I asked Vasa to take me to get to know him. But it's interesting, if I knew you knew Yang Meng, I would have asked you to introduce it!"
Alexander scratched his head embarrassedly: "I also learned that Uncle Vasa also knew Yang Meng when I borrowed a plane from Uncle Vasa." He hasn't been here for so long, so it's going to be fine, right?"
Vasa shook his head and said, "Of course he's fine, yesterday he was in the suburbs to help an Evenki woman deliver a baby." β
Listening to his words, Hugh and the others had a black line on their faces: "Will he deliver the baby?"
Vasa nodded, "What happens in Magadan usually doesn't hide from my ears, and that kid is still Mr. Foot." Well, Yang Meng turned out to be a doctor, didn't she? The two of them continued to hurry after the snow stopped today, and it stands to reason that he had already arrived in Magadan, but for some reason he still hasn't appeared yet. I've asked the local police to help investigate, and he's easy to recognize on a motorcycle. β
At this time, suddenly his mobile phone rang suddenly, he picked up the phone and said a few words with a smile, but his expression froze on his face after not saying two words, he hung up the phone and said, "Uhγγγγγγ He's gone! The plane has just taken off!"
PS: There are only two shifts today, please take a day off, today Lao Yang went to do a physiotherapy, or the problem of the cervical and lumbar spine, these two chapters were written in a hurry, forgive me