Chapter 626: The Great Jihua in My Heart

Maxim's Restaurant, located on Arbat Street, is a well-known Russian restaurant in Moscow. Arbat Street is the most famous commercial street in Moscow, it is a pedestrian street, and its meaning to Russians is equivalent to "Xidan" and "Wangfujing" of Beijingers.

However, the most famous place is the former residence of the famous Russian poet Pushkin, who was born here and spent twelve years here, and later married Natalia Goncharova, the "first beauty of Russia" at the time. Although this happy time was only three months, and it is said that not a single line of poetry was written here in Pushkin. But it was enough for Pushkin admirers in Shijie to consider it a mecca of literature. It is now the famous Pushkin House Museum and has been restored to its original appearance when the poet lived more than 100 years ago.

Of course, these things are all said by Vladimir, a competent tour guide, as for Fang Mingyuan himself, in addition to knowing that there is such a great Russian poet named Pushkin who died in a duel, he may know about his poems, but he is definitely not connected with Pushkin as the author.

Compared with the Pushkin House, the antique-antique buildings on Arbat Street, as well as the small shops with an extremely wide variety of goods, attracted his attention even more. Those very Russian-style ear protectors, leather hats, earrings, pendants, all kinds of weird amulets, chic little bags...... Fang Mingyuan felt that there was no need to worry about the gift of going back on this trip.

The crowd soon entered Maxim's restaurant, where Vladimir had already sent someone to book a box for them in advance, and then a Russian meal was served.

Because of the northernmost part of the Eurasian continent, the temperature in Russia is not high all year round, and the winter is even more icy and snowy, so people need to supplement more calories, so it has contributed to the two characteristics of Russian cuisine: more meat and thick oil. Beef, chicken, and fish are used frequently in Russian meals, with less vegetables and more than a variety of salads, and many dishes are made with an extra layer of butter to ensure more calories to protect against the endless cold. Another way to get rid of the cold is to drink alcohol, so there is vodka, which is a drink that tastes like fire. And Russians are also known for being good drinkers, both men and women, young and old, so even ordinary drinks will have an alcohol content, that is, kvass.

Of course, considering Fang Mingyuan's taste, Vladimir still put a lot of thought into it. First of all, the amount of dishes he asked for far exceeded the normal needs, so that if there were some dishes that did not meet Fang Mingyuan's taste, they would not have nowhere to put knives and forks; secondly, for the greasy dishes, he specially told the chefs to put less. And considering that Fang Mingyuan seemed to have Jihua in the afternoon, he didn't ask for wine, but asked for some drinks.

But even so, the taste is strong, and the Russian meal with sour, sweet, salty, and spicy, garlic and shallots still makes Lin Rong feel a little uncomfortable. However, all kinds of Russian cold dishes, such as caviar, pickled cucumber, cold sour fish, etc., taste a little bit.

"The caviar here tastes good, if you like it, I'll bring you some back. Aso Kazuki scooped a few spoonfuls of black caviar for Lin Rong and said, "This is the top food that Russians consider to be the best, and according to them, its nobility is even higher than that of abalone in Chinese food." This caviar is generally divided into two types: red caviar and black caviar, the black-colored one is produced in sturgeon, and the red-colored one is produced in salmon. And even more precious is black caviar. Some gourmets say that if abalone is the gold of the cuisine, then caviar is the jade of the cuisine. ”

"Sister Xiangyue, enough is enough!" Lin Rong said in a low voice.

"I don't know what else Fang Shao has to do after eating?" Vladimir made up his mind, as long as Fang Mingyuan didn't say anything about going home, even if he was cheeky, he would follow around. In this short morning, he has gained a lot. not only got closer to Fang Mingyuan, but also got two deals. Although the benefits will not be obvious in the near future, Vladimir believes that he will definitely bring rich benefits to himself and his family in the future.

"Ah, just take a look around, I'm going to go to the Moscow subway. As if he suddenly remembered something, Fang Mingyuan stopped the knife and fork in his hand and said, "Vladimir, I heard Xiangyue say that someone in your family works for the Moscow subway company?"

Vladimir laughed: "My uncle, Viktor, is the deputy general director of the Moscow Metro Company. My aunt Iskra, whose company is responsible for opening the subway tunnel. It's just that in recent years, due to the economic downturn, Russian cities have not built new subways for a long time. Fang Mingyuan nodded, but did not continue to speak.

"Hasn't Fang Shao been to the Moscow subway before?" Vladimir said curiously.

"Just famous, never been. I heard that the Moscow metro has always been recognized as the most beautiful subway on Shijie, so this time, I plan to go down and see it for myself. ”

Vladimir said proudly: "The Moscow metro is the pride of us Russians, and this is not true at all! Not only is the architecture of each subway station different but also gorgeous and elegant! Every year, a large number of foreign tourists visit it." Check it out, it won't make you feel like a waste of time. ”

Fang Mingyuan knew in his previous life that each station of the Moscow Metro was designed by the most famous architect in the Soviet Union at that time, so each has its own unique style, and the architectural pattern of the station is also different, and the decoration of these stations is mostly made of colorful marble, granite, ceramics and multicolored glass inlays, which look brilliant under the light, like a magnificent palace, very beautiful. In addition, there are a large number of reliefs, carvings and murals in the station, so it is also known as the "underground art palace".

Compared with the Moscow Metro, the population is much larger than that of Moscow's capital, but the subway station built is obviously a little small and not atmospheric. The platforms are narrow, and many of the passages leading to the ground can only accommodate two or three people up and down the stairs at a time, and the subway is crowded like canned sardines during rush hour. Especially those transfer passages between different subway lines, every time Fang Mingyuan walked to these places in his previous life, he always had a dangerous impulse, and he couldn't help but want to scold the designer. If it is said that during the rush hour of commuting, with the huge passenger flow in the subway, once something unexpected happens on the platform, causing a commotion of the crowd, the trampling is inevitable. I don't know if the designers of those subways couldn't have been more thoughtful when they designed it?

Moreover, Fang Mingyuan has always had a big jihua in his heart, but he has never confided in anyone.

If you want to gain a foothold in China, then you must get the support of the officialdom, Fang Mingyuan has been developing the Fang family's industry in the mainland over the years, and at the same time, he is constantly expanding the Fang family's industry abroad, and a big factor is that Fang Mingyuan does not dare to put all the funds in the country, so as not to be wiped out by the government in the future. The Chinese people have always had the tradition of "fighting local tyrants and sharing wealth", which can be seen from the peasant uprisings in history. And after the founding of the People's Republic of China, this point was brought to the extreme.

Fang Mingyuan admits that the landlord class and the national bourgeoisie are indeed exploiting classes, but even if this society reaches communism, the phenomenon of exploitation will not disappear, but it will become more hidden. For example, those officials who spend tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even millions of dollars in annual entertainment at every turn, calculate their annual job expenses, food, clothing, housing, and entertainment, and the state takes care of them in one stop, and then calculate their salaries, is the work they do really worth so much money?

As long as you earn money properly, do not evade taxes, and do not follow crooked ways, how much money you earn is your ability. People only see the side of those rich people who spend all their time drinking and luxury sports cars, but how many people can realize the pressure they are under. Maybe one wrong decision, life will become heaven and earth. Isn't that a living example of Shi Yuzhu? If it weren't for the fact that he stood up again later, the pressure brought about by the terrible debt would not be something ordinary people can imagine.

In order to gain the support of the officialdom, Fang Mingyuan is unwilling to join the army of bribery, so the only way to give these officials is to give political achievements. He did this in Fengyuan and Pingchuan, and he also wanted to do the same in the capital.

This time, his eyes fell on the city rail and real estate. Fang Mingyuan plans to pull in the Guo family at the right time, and it is best to win over one or two Hong Kong tycoons, and propose to the capital-government-to exchange land for subway jihua!

In short, Fang Mingyuan and them built a subway for the capital for free, or a city railway, in exchange for the right to use the undeveloped land along the subway or city railway. His goal is the future of the Jingji City Railway. Jixian County is located at the easternmost end of the extension of Chang'an Avenue in Beijing, which is the east gate of Beijing and the end point of ancient Caoyun.

In his previous life, Fang Mingyuan had lived in Jeju District for a period of time, and he had a deep impression of the emerging communities along the city railway at that time. If the leaders of the Gyeongseong city government were able to convince them to agree to build the Jeju city railway to the city for free at the cost of land along the subway line, it would be a great achievement for the leaders who could not afford to build new projects due to financial pressures.

And the Fang family will definitely not lose money, because no one would have thought that within a few years after entering the new century, the housing prices in the capital will rise to sky-high prices!