Chapter 433: To each according to his needs
As the sun sets and night falls, John goes to the Duoleng Palace to attend a dinner party at the end of the year.
Because it was a private dinner, there were not many people in the restaurant, just John and Mr. Ye, a few entourages, and some "men in black".
At the long dining table, John and Mr. Ye sat opposite each other, and the two translators sat beside them, and the meal was divided into different dishes, with traditional Russian dishes and Western food, mainly because John was afraid that he would not be used to eating local Russian food, so Mr. Ye specially prepared some Western food.
At the beginning of the meal, the waiter poured two glasses of red wine for John and Mr. Ye with a wine decanter.
Mr. Ye picked up his wine glass and smiled slightly: "Mr. JK, welcome to Moscow again." β
"Thank you for your hospitality, Mr. President. John picked up the wine glass and touched Mr. Ye lightly, and then took a sip of the red wine in the glass.
As the wine is imported, a velvety complex aroma of cherries, lilacs, roses, and violets fills the mouth.
The taste is delicate and complex, and John understands what kind of wine is in the glass after taking a sip, and what other wine has such a taste other than the 85-year-old Romanty Conti?
"Mr. Ye used such wine to entertain me, which flattered me!"
"Good wine and hospitality for your guests! This is a Russian tradition, and Mr. JK is not welcome. Mr. Ye was afraid that John wouldn't be able to drink vodka, so he took out his inventory to entertain John.
To tell the truth, Mr. Ye is a little unhappy with the Morgan family, the old Morgan has hurt the Russian economy for I don't know how many years it has gone backwards, leaving a mess for him to clean up, and it is estimated that this stain will never be washed away in this life, but the national image is above all else, as long as everyone does not break off diplomatic relations, in diplomatic situations, he will try his best to entertain John.
The two took a sip of wine, and the waiter brought the dishes, and the first thing on the table was caviar, a Russian specialty.
The best caviar in the world comes from Russia and Iran on both sides of the Caspian Sea, with Russia making caviar the earliest.
Therefore, when traveling to Russia, caviar is a must-try food, just like going to Yanjing to eat roast duck.
John ate some caviar casually, and the waiter then served a few dishes, which included both traditional Russian and Western dishes in order to consider John's eating habits, and John tasted everything so-so, but the atmosphere was harmonious, and the guests and hosts were happy.
After dinner, John and Mr. Ye then came to the Grand Kremlin.
The Grand Kremlin is the seat of the president's office and is known as the most luxurious office building. The place was formerly the Tsar's office and residence, but it was burned down by Napoleon and later rebuilt.
After John followed Mr. Ye into the Grand Kremlin, he walked all the way to the second floor to Mr. Ye's usual office room.
After entering the room, Mr. Ye asked people to make two cups of black tea, and then left the translator to let the others withdraw.
After seeing that there were no idlers waiting in the room, John began to formally communicate with Mr. Ye.
"Mr. Ye, I have nothing else to do when I come to Russia this time, just two things. John held out a finger and said, "The first thing is to apologize." I am deeply sorry for the fact that the current situation of your country is our responsibility!" John said with a slight bow of his head, and his attitude was very sincere.
And Mr. Ye was very surprised by John's actions.
In fact, it is normal for the two countries to compete with each other and to take action economically, diplomatically, and politically, even if it is resolved by force, because the strong in this world is respected, and the winner is king. Russian land is not something that can be obtained by sitting on the road, it is also fought back with a knife and a gun.
"At the same time, in order to express our apologies, we are willing to make some amends, when I came to Moscow, there were 300,000 tons of wheat in New York Harbor being loaded, and now it is coming to Russia, and we will provide this grain to your country free of charge, hoping to help your country solve some food problems, and we have decided to provide 30 tons of wheat to your country every year for five years to make up for the harm we have caused to your country. In five years' time, if your country still needs wheat, then we are willing to provide it to your country at a price 10% below the market price, without time limit, and it is valid forever. β
John was very angry, and as soon as he came, he sent 1.5 million tons of wheat to Russia, and after 5 years of delivery, he sold it at a 9% discount, and it is still valid permanently.
Even if Russia becomes a major grain exporter in the future, it will always need to import wheat, so John has scratched the itch of Russia. One ton of wheat is 10% cheaper than the market price, and hundreds of thousands of tons per year can be a lot cheaper.
"Mr. JK is really sincere, I thank you on behalf of the Russian government!" Mr. Ye's mouth rose with a smile on his face, he didn't expect John to be so powerful, and he sent 1.5 million tons of wheat to Russia as soon as he came up.
But there's still more to come.
"In addition to food, China is also willing to lend $100 billion to your country to help you tide over the difficulties. β
As soon as John's words came out, Mr. Ye's breathing suddenly became a little chaotic, not that he couldn't hold his breath, but that 100 billion US dollars was nothing in John's opinion, but in his opinion, it was a lot of money, you must know that Russia's current GDP is only more than 300 billion US dollars a year, and with this 100 billion US dollars, Mr. Ye can do a lot of things.
"Then what does your country need?" Although Mr. Ye was happy, he had not lost his mind, and he would not be naΓ―ve to think that pie would fall from the sky, John was willing to lend $100 billion to Russia, and there must be an exchange condition.
"We don't need to get anything, it's just that this money needs to be repaid in 15 years, but considering your country's difficulties, we can use mineral resources to pay it back. β
John said that he would lend $100 billion to Russia, but to put it bluntly, he wanted to use $100 billion to come to Russia to buy the resources he needed. But in this way, he not only became a good person, but also got the resources he wanted, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.
John now despises himself a little bit, and has become a yin and a bad one.
And Mr. Ye is not stupid, the people who can do this position are all human spirits, as soon as John finished speaking, he understood John's intentions, but this is a conspiracy, John didn't have anything yin with him, and it was up to him to choose whether he agreed or not.
"Thank you for your help. Mr. Ye agreed to John's conditions.
Russia has a vast land and abundant resources and does not lack resources, but now what Russia lacks is grain and money, and John wants to use money to buy resources, so why doesn't Russia want to exchange resources for money? Russia's largest export every year is resources, but the United States has taken economic sanctions against Russia because it has done not easy to do business, and now the United States is willing to be a big seller, so why not do it.
And that's what you need.
After seeing that his purpose had been achieved, John was very happy, took a sip of black tea and continued: "The second thing I came here this time is for the relationship between our two countries.
Our two countries are world superpowers, nuclear powers, and each has the ability to destroy the other.
At the end of World War II, our two countries engaged in decades-long confrontation for supremacy, and this confrontation caused great harm to both of our countries.
History has proven time and again that if our two countries confront each other, both sides will lose, and if we cooperate with each other, we can achieve a win-win situation.
Therefore, I sincerely hope that our two countries can abandon confrontation and walk hand in hand.
The United States is willing to be a friend, a partner, an ally, and a partner with Russia, as well as willing to share benefits with Russia. β