Chapter 128: A New Era Opened by Li Jie
The appearance of Latvians in Beijing is definitely not good news for Russia. In terms of the degree of isolation in Latvia, it is not an exaggeration to say that Doom is closed off from the country.
If it weren't for the Ark spacecraft incident and the Helium-3 moon mining incident that brought Latvia to the forefront, no one in the world would have noticed the small country of Latvia.
No one will notice that this small country has a great national power that is completely incomparable to the national territory. Russia has really suffered the loss of Latvia on the frontal battlefield.
And if Latvia and China get involved, it will undoubtedly be a major diplomatic disaster for Russia. The whole of Russia will be in a huge pincer. Both the left and right wings will be pinched.
The decline in oil prices has shattered Russia's dream of becoming a great power, and if the technology for controlled nuclear fusion is not available, then a hard-line Russia will only be left with toughness, and everything else will be stripped away.
This is intolerable for the Russian Prime Minister. Like the Russian president, he looks forward to the day when Russia will rise again, because Russia's top leaders have witnessed the glory and decline of the Soviet Union. In the nearly three decades since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia's population has shrunk by tens of millions.
If this trend continues, the Russians will eventually die and the state will cease to exist.
If Russian civilization is to be perpetuated, then Russia's top leaders need to create an environment in which Russians can live at least comfortably.
There must be no mass wave of unemployment, no large numbers of homeless people gathered in the streets, and no peasants on the border who go hungry and then flee as refugees.
As leaders, sometimes they need to carry more things than ordinary people think, because their words and deeds, every action, is related to the life and death of hundreds of millions of people.
Under the huge power is a huge pressure, which is enough to crush ordinary people to pieces.
Therefore, the Russian prime minister has made up his mind to sign a treaty with China on controlled nuclear fusion no matter what, even if the conditions are harsh, even if it has to pay a lot of price.
Now that controlled nuclear fusion is a prerequisite, Russia needs to revise its new strategic partnership with China. At least for the time being, New Eastern Europe seems to be friend or foe.
If China and Latvia form an alliance, Russia will find itself in a very difficult position.
And in order to do all this, Russia will have to be quite conscious.
While the prime minister and the president of Russia were communicating by encrypted telephone, the president on the other side of Moscow fell silent, and it was a long time before he spoke: "Is this your judgment?"
"Yes, maybe for Russia this is the last chance. I think everyone, all politicians and observers noticed. Our history has entered a new inflection point. There was no warning of this sharp turn. It's like someone forcibly pried it. Our world is pushed forward by a large, invisible hand. The Russian Prime Minister frowned.
"We couldn't brake even if we wanted to, and there always seemed to be a black hand behind the scenes. He doesn't allow us more time to think. The whole world, the world's seven billion people, seems to be moving on one track. If you don't enter the fast lane of this historical turning point, you will eventually be shattered by history. ”
"Whether it's new energy, super telling railroads, alien life, Earth Federation, a new medical revolution, and so on. All of this has come out of the storm in just two years. We don't have much time to think about it, and this is probably no longer a problem of Russia alone, but of our whole nation. ”
The leader of Moscow had many titles, and some called him the Great or Tsar. He was the youngest of the P5 leaders. The forty-something grade took over the baton of power from the world powers.
Twenty years to build a strong Russia! This was his previous promise, but after 20 years, the situation in Russia has not been as good as expected.
Now the man known as the Russian Tsar is over sixty years old and a real old man. The way he thinks about things now is much different from when he was younger.
First of all, he took into account the political life of his important confidants: "Do you know that if you really sign any agreement that betrays Russia's vested interests, it is very likely that you will be put on the pillar of shame and even be accused of being a traitor? ”
The prime minister on the other end of the phone was silent, and the tsar could only hear the wheezing sound coming from the phone. After a long while, the voice of the prime minister on the other end of the phone came: "There are always people to do some things." I believe that history will correct my name, for Russia, for Slavic. ”
Over the phone, the Russian president could not pat the prime minister on the shoulder or give him a hug. He could only ask in as calm a tone as possible, "Do you need anything else?"
"Persistence, I need Your Excellency the President to persevere! We will surely step into a new era of the universe!" the Prime Minister's voice trembled a little: "Also, protect my family." ”
"I will. The man known as the Tsar made his promise: "As long as I am still in power." ”
Prime Minister: "So, for the sake of the country!"
THE PRESIDENT: "For the country!"
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A confidential negotiation, quarrels, doubts, compromises. Nothing is enough to describe the hardships involved, a confidential contract was signed, and it was absolutely humiliating for Russia. A number of treaties were added, including the re-adjudication of disputed Sino-Russian border lands.
It also includes the construction of a new Trans-Siberian Railway, which will connect Latvia in New Eastern Europe, and the construction of two new international railway arteries, one north and one west, that China plans to build in the Ili region to the west.
In order to get what it wants, this time Russia paid a lot.
But what you want, then you have to give something, this is a truth. At the same time, the political life of the Russian prime minister came to an end because of the signing of the agreement.
Even after returning home, they may have to face accusations from other senior party leaders, and at worst, they may have to spend many years in prison.
As for why the Latvian people are in Beijing? It's very simple, because during the last trip to Latvia, Li Jie and Doom had a deep conversation.
"When it comes to super-high-speed rail, we don't want it to be limited to Eastern Europe. Li Jie drank sparkling lemonade and chatted with Doom about such topics.
"Other countries are not under my control. Doom didn't seem to be interested in what Li Jie had to say.
"Politics and diplomacy sometimes power is more important than power, like China, like Russia. We have a lot of room to maneuver. The goal of the first phase is to include China in the mega-high-speed rail program, and trust me, they will be interested. Loans can even be offered. Li Jie gulped down a glass of lemonade.
"Russia also has a lot of problems, they are not the USSR after all. There is no ability to build an Ark spacecraft, nor does it have the ability to build a controlled nuclear fusion reactor. And with the delicate relationship between Russia and the United States, even if the United States is willing to provide the Ark reactor, I am afraid that Russia will not dare to use it. ”
"Their only target can only be China. And with the right handling of this, we can leverage the two superpowers with a single lever. As long as China, Russia and Latin America form a new alliance, the super high-speed railway runs through the largest East Asian continent, connecting all of Eastern Europe, part of Western Europe and Central Asia. In the tentacles will spread to South Asia. ”
"As long as the general trend is successful, no one can stop this rolling torrent!" Looking at Li Jie's empty glass, Doom suddenly grabbed the wine bottle beside him and gave Li Jie a full glass of wine.
It's like just letting him have a good drink, not letting him taste the deliciousness of wine.
"Do you want to use the whole world as a chessboard, and the country as a pawn? Where is your confidence?" There was some indescribable excitement in Doom's tone, Doom was a master who always watched the excitement and did not think much of a big deal.
"Do you know how many countries will oppose this? It may even lead to a new world war!"
Li Jie smiled slightly: "Maybe, but when someone has the force to shut up the rest of the world, then what do you think of this plan?"
Dum was slightly startled, and then as if he suddenly understood something, he pointed at Li Jie with an indescribable excitement and said, "Hahahaha! Sure enough, it's you! Well, since that's the case, I don't mind setting off a new storm in this dreary world!"
Li Jie looked at the bright red wine in the glass, he didn't drink it, but slowly tilted the wine glass. The bright red wine was left behind, splashing down the moat from the high-rise terraces of Doom's Castle of Destruction, like a small red waterfall.
Li Jie looked at the bright red wine and said softly, "The sharp arrow leaves the bow and doesn't look back." In this world, the general trend of the world is vast, and those who go along with it prosper, and those who go against it die. This time, we will create a new era with our own hands. ”