"Of course, it's just that I don't understand a little bit, we are also negotiating with Ukraine about the purchase of the Varyag, does Mr. Zheng want us to give up?"

This is indeed the most puzzling issue for Yeltsin, although the Varyag aircraft carrier is still in the Russian navy, but the ownership is in the hands of Ukraine. If Zheng Yan can afford the price, he can negotiate directly with the Ukrainian government, and there is no need to care about Russia's attitude at all.

Russia is no longer the Soviet Union when it was engaged in an arms race with the United States, and it is simply unable to compete with Zheng Yan. Maybe there will be some problems in transportation, but as long as you find a way, it is not impossible to solve it, and this Russian itinerary is a little suspicious of this move.

"No, no, no, I think you may have misunderstood me. I don't want your country to give up, but I want Russia to come forward and buy the Varyag for me. Now that the Soviet Union has collapsed, in any case, you are also a strip of water, and it is more logical for Russia to come forward to buy the Varyag. ”

"If I had acted on my own, I would have succeeded if I was willing to pay a sufficient price, but the Varyag would probably not have been able to get out of the Black Sea. What I need is an aircraft carrier that can be driven, not a big ship that can only be parked at the shipyard"

The previous Varyag, even though it had been dismantled into an empty shell, still encountered many obstacles in the process of returning to China. In the end, it took almost two years, and even more than the purchase price, to allow the Varyag to arrive in China.

Zheng Yan has already thought that if it is a fully armed aircraft carrier, unless it is purchased in the name of Russia, it will not encounter any obstacles when leaving the Black Sea, and only in this way can Huaxia have a semi-finished aircraft carrier in the shortest possible time.

Yeltsin also figured out the joint of the matter at this time, the Nikolaev Black Sea shipyard in Ukraine has nothing to do with Russia, and once Russia buys the Varyag, it will inevitably be sent to the Russian shipyard, so that after leaving the Black Sea, no matter how the transaction is conducted, it will be much more convenient.

"You are so confident that you can convince me? You know, we in Russia also want to get the Varyag aircraft carrier. And we all understand that the stay of this aircraft carrier in Ukraine is at most an ornament, and once it is in your hands, it is not easy to say. ”

Yeltsin didn't know what deal Zheng Yan had with the Huaxia government, but one thing was certain, as long as the aircraft carrier was in the hands of Zheng Yan, it would be equivalent to being in the hands of Huaxia, which was not what he wanted to see.

"Mr. President, everyone understands people, and we don't need to beat around the bush. Yes, Russia does want to get the Varyag, but will Russia be able to satisfy Ukraine's appetites?"

"As far as I know, the inflation rate in Russia has already reached two and a half thousand percent, and there is a tendency to worsen further. In the past, the economy of the Soviet Union was comparable to that of the United States, but now Russia's GDP is probably not even one-tenth of that of the United States, right?"

"I don't mean to disparage Russia by saying this, I'm just stating a fact. Just like Ukraine, they also want to keep the Varyag, but they can't afford to do the rest of the construction, so they can only choose to sell the Varyag aircraft carrier. ”

"If you want me to say, instead of continuing this pointless negotiation with Ukraine, Russia should take advantage of this opportunity. You don't need to pay anything, you just need to play the role of a middleman, and I will pay for the purchase of the aircraft carrier, and the cost of transportation will also be mine. ”

Yeltsin knew very well that Ukraine had lost the mind of keeping the Varyag aircraft carrier, and that it would take at least $200 million to complete the construction of the Varyag, and Ukraine could not afford it; if it was to dismantle it, it would require more than $200 million, and Ukraine could not afford to dismantle it.

Russia, on the other hand, is indeed very enthusiastic about the Varyag aircraft carrier, but as Zheng Yan said, if Ukraine does not let go, Russia will not be able to eat it.

"If I agree to your request and help you complete the deal, Ukraine can get a huge amount of money, and you can get the desired aircraft carrier Varyag, but what can we Russia get?"

Yeltsin weighed it in his heart, it is indeed unlikely that Russia will get the Varyag, as for fighting to hit the economy again and gritting his teeth to agree to Ukraine's conditions, Yeltsin is not so stupid, and the current Russian economy can no longer withstand any waves.

However, Yeltsin was not in a hurry to agree, a politician like him has always been the master of not seeing rabbits and not scattering eagles, he still decided to listen to Zheng Yan's conditions first, if the conditions are right, it is not impossible to agree to Zheng Yan. Of course, if the conditions did not satisfy him, he preferred that the Varyag rot at the shipyard.

Zheng Yan was overjoyed when he saw Yeltsin's relief, and said: "As long as Russia can help me complete this deal and send the Varyag to China, I can give Russia an interest-free loan of one billion US dollars through the Huaxia official, with a loan term of ten years." ”

"Russia's foreign debt aside, Russia's GDP is now a little more than $400 billion, and with that billion dollars, it can already help you do a lot of things. And this is still an interest-free loan, and in return for Russia's help, I think it's about the same. ”

"Of course, I won't ask Mr. President to help in vain, I just bought a small island, located in the north of Australia, this is the information of the island, it is a small gift for you. If it happens, I will not forget your help to me. ”

A billion-dollar interest-free loan can help Yeltsin stabilize the Russian economy, and a private island also satisfies his personal interests, which is not Zheng Yan's bottom line, but only part of the bait thrown by Zheng Yan. Of course, it would be best if the transaction could be completed with the least amount of effort.

Yeltsin has never been a great person, otherwise he would not have been said to have sold Russia for himself, so when he heard Zheng Yan's conditions, he was instantly moved. It's just that he also understands that the so-called sky-high asking price and paying back the money on the ground, of course, it is impossible for Zheng Yan to say anything.

"If that's all there is to it, it's not enough. To send the Varyag to China, it will pass through many countries in the process, and although the Varyag is only a half-finished product, its deterrent power is no less than that of a nuclear bomb, and this process will certainly not be smooth sailing. ”