Hearing Lin Zhenhua's words, Saviev was silent for a moment, and then said slowly: "Young man, the word socialism is in today's Soviet Union...... No, it should be said that in today's Russia it is already an outdated word. Russia is no longer a socialist country, and I think China and Russia are no longer allies in the same camp. ”

Lin Zhenhua shook his head and said: "No, Academician Savev, I think that for a long time to come, Russia will still have to regard China as an ally. True, Russia abandoned the socialist program and began to fully turn to the West. However, I believe that Western countries will not accept Russia's surrender. It is very naïve for the leaders of Russia to think that they will be able to win the approval of the West as long as they abandon their ideological conflict with the West. ”

The word naïve comes from Lin Zhenhua's mouth, which is really embarrassing. He was the youngest in the room, and Savev, who was more than twice as old as him, actually commented in front of Saviev that the Russian leader was naïve.

However, Saviev didn't seem to mind Lin Zhenhua's arrogance, he nodded and said, "Young man, you go on." ”

Lin Zhenhua smiled slightly and said: "Before the collapse of the Soviet Union, the United States and the Soviet Union had been in a cold war. On the surface, this kind of cold war appears to be an ideological struggle, but in essence it is nothing more than a power struggle between two superpowers. This contradiction will not change because Russia abandons its socialist stance, and the only way to stop the United States from being hostile to Russia is to make Russia a weak country that only follows the United States as the lead. As long as Russia has its own position, then the dispute between the United States and Russia will never disappear. ”

Liu Xianghai and Chen Tian both looked at Lin Zhenhua in surprise, from their social experience, they thought that Lin Zhenhua's words had some truth. There are no two tigers in the mountains, and there are no two days in the sky, which is the wisdom handed down from ancient China. In fact, these rules of international politics have been played countless times in Chinese history, and the problems that Russians cannot see can be clearly seen by an ordinary Chinese.

However, the current international situation is somewhat different from Lin Zhenhua's prediction. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the new Russian president carried out shuttle diplomacy with Western countries, and everywhere he went, he was treated like a distinguished guest, and the leaders of various countries praised Russia for making the right choice, and promised to provide Russia with large amounts of assistance to help Russia quickly get out of its economic difficulties and become a "normal country".

It is precisely because of these phenomena that politicians and scholars in China are somewhat suspicious, and they fear that the West will really accept Russia because it has abandoned its ideological position, and if this is the case, then China will really be completely isolated.

Lin Zhenhua is one of the few calm people, and his calmness comes from his understanding of later history. He knew that Russia did receive verbal praise from many Western countries at the beginning of the collapse of the Soviet Union, but when it came to substantive content such as economic aid, all Western countries chose to stand idly by. In the eyes of the West, Russia is still a behemoth that threatens them, and it is far more in the interests of the West to let this behemoth collapse than to let it rise.

It is precisely because of his insight into these thoughts of Western countries that Lin Zhenhua believes that he can persuade people of insight in Russia to accept China, and that the alliance between China and Russia will not change because of the change of flag of the Soviet Union, but on the contrary, it may be further strengthened.

Saviev sighed softly and said: "Young man, you are right. Alas, our president is too conceited, and the prime minister he relies on is a big boy who doesn't know anything at all. Yes, our Prime Minister, although he is a little older than you, is a complete idiot when it comes to international politics. Now, they are pinning their hopes on Western assistance, and in order to get Western assistance, they do not hesitate to drastically cut Russia's military spending, in order to make the West feel that Russia is no longer a threat to them. ”

The "big boy" Saviev refers to the acting prime minister of Russia at the time, Gaidar, a 35-year-old student of the economics department of Moscow State University, who was ordered to be in danger at the time of the defeat of the army. He first served as Russia's First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, then as Minister of Finance, and finally as Acting Prime Minister.

Coming from a literary family, he was a good speaker, but he had no experience in managing the economy. His solution to the crisis came from Western economic theory. In order to better understand the essence of Western economics, he once took a group of brick families to the United States to seek advice from economist Jeffrey Sachs. Sachs came up with a bad idea for Gaidar called "shock therapy", which meant to knock a person unconscious, and then when he woke up, he would become a wise man.

Later generations have always been puzzled by the idea of Sachs, and they don't know why shock can also be a means of healing. Later, many writers of time-traveling novels stole this idea and wrote countless strange people and strange things that suddenly dawned on them after being stunned, which is naturally a later story.

Gaidar had not read a time-traveling novel, but he was convinced of Saxophone's theories. Immediately after returning from the United States, he launched a series of policies aimed at putting Russia into shock.

At the beginning of 1992, the Russian government announced the liberalization of the price of consumer goods by 90 percent and the price of means of production by 80 percent, and as a result, within six months, the price of consumer goods rose by 65 times, and the price of wholesale industrial products increased by 14 times.

In the face of high inflation, Gaidar introduced a second policy, announcing fiscal and monetary tightening and the abolition of preferential tax policies, so that the various benefits enjoyed by the majority of residents were lost.

Next, Gaidar launched another ruthless move, he converted all state assets into shares,