Chapter 667: A Straw One
At an air base on the outskirts of Mosk, Russia, the presidential palace guard unit implemented a first-class alert, because President Park Kim personally brought the main generals of the military and senior government officials to wait for Wu Chen's special plane to arrive next to the runway.
In the original time and space, there was no current economic crisis, because the creditors did not unite to force the Russian government to pay debts, and now the emergence of Wu Chen has led to some changes, the Japanese government intends to recover the four northern islands, and secretly takes the lead in organizing the members of the Paris Club to force the Russian government to return all the debts in a short period of time, which is equivalent to the last straw that breaks the camel's back.
The financial crisis has led to the continuous depreciation of the ruble, inflation has led to a continuous increase in prices, and the continuous shortage of daily necessities and food, which has led to a great dissatisfaction with the current situation among the Russian people, and this sentiment has overwhelmed Park Kim and the top brass of the government.
At this time, what is needed is to pay off the debt and not to war, and the huge nuclear arsenal of the former Soviet Union will not work, but on the contrary, it will have to squeeze out a staggering amount of money to maintain it, but no matter how difficult it is, the Russians also know that they cannot sell the only bargaining chips in their hands.
"Your Excellency the President, the total debt of our government is as much as 150 billion US dollars, and the amount that needs to be repaid in the short term has reached more than 60 billion US dollars. The Minister of Finance said in an anxious tone.
The debt collection representatives sent to Mosk by the members of the Paris Club are all financial experts, and it is natural that he, the finance minister, needs to be personally involved in the negotiations. Seeing that the other party was pressing forward step by step, and the treasury could not come up with the money to pay off the debt, he saw that the top government officials were frowning every day.
However, both the government and the military are aware of the fact that the president has done everything possible to remedy it, but the mess left by the former Soviet Union is full of holes and cannot be easily alleviated. Although the president looked haggard at the moment, which was obviously a sign of insomnia, the finance minister couldn't help but ask, because this matter was too important.
"The Golden Triangle Federation has been established for too short a time, it has not yet formed a sound industrial and commercial system, its own hematopoietic function is not perfect, and it relies on the funds of mercenaries for blood transfusion, and the situation is as bad as ours. And the financial situation of the mercenary corps is not very rich, it is completely supported by the military industry, earns more and spends more, and if it really takes out such a large sum of money, it will definitely bear great dangers. The Prime Minister said with a sigh.
Although some of his views are not the same as those of Park Kim, the general interest is the same, that is, to protect Russia and re-emerge, and now the Golden Triangle federal government is the only savior of Russia, and Wu Chen's arrival this time is of great significance to those present.
If you can't get enough money, you will have to accept the conditions of the Paris Club members, and Russia's oil and gas resources will be swallowed up by those Western countries! Although the Japanese side is willing to provide a loan, the conditions are territorial rights to the South Kuril Islands, as well as Siberian oil and gas resources.
It is a great irony that the former Soviet Union used force to seize the South Kuril Islands from the defeated Japanese government, but after the war, the other side almost used economic means to recapture them.
"During the phone call last night, His Excellency Wu Chen promised to provide us with a loan of $37 billion to eliminate the debts of the members of the Paris Club, and as for the government's new short-term debt of more than $20 billion last year, I estimate that the problem is not big, and the greatest pressure on the Russian Government at present has been temporarily resolved, because the repayment period given by His Excellency Wu Chen is five years, and we have enough time to develop Russia's economy." Park Kim said calmly.
"Great, this is really good, with this $60 billion loan from Your Excellency Wu Chen, we can finally take a breath, Your Excellency President, then what price do we need to pay in exchange for a loan from the Golden Triangle Federation?" The Russian Prime Minister asked.
This is the simplest logic, there is no such thing as a free lunch, and the mercenaries are not only not philanthropists, but they are world-famous for their thirst for money, in other words, even if it is really pie in the sky, it does not have to be smashed on the head of Russia.
"I have communicated with you many times about the South Kuril Islands, in order to make a strategic layout for China and Russia, the US government needs mercenaries to be stationed there for a long time, so as to suppress the ambitious Japan and protect its own interests, so when the Golden Triangle Federation is established, the South Kuril Islands will be presented to the Atlantis Sea State as a symbol of friendship between the Russian government and the mercenaries, and it is also a member of the Golden Triangle Federation." Park Kim said in a somewhat low tone.
The South Kuril Islands were bought by the former Soviet soldiers with their lives and blood, and were known as four unsinkable aircraft carriers.
Russia really does not have the energy and ability to run the South Kuril Islands, and if it were not for Wu Chen's help, it would not be impossible to be forced to return it to Japan, and in doing so, at least it will ensure that Russia's face can be passed, and the Japanese government will target the mercenaries, which is what the Russian government wants to see.
"We all know a rule, loans need to be mortgaged, and His Excellency Wu Chen has proposed that Atlantis Mineral Resources Company must get the right of first refusal to develop mineral resources in Siberia, and Western Siberia is the exclusive right to exploit all resources, not just oil and gas. Of course, this is not only his request, but also the request of a third party, who is worried that our Russian government will not be able to repay the loan. ”
"It is true that the mercenary corps does not have enough funds to help us, but the mercenary corps has taken advantage of its special relationship with the Gulf countries to guarantee us this huge loan! If we can't pay it back, this account will cost the mercenaries a lot of money, and the price is not small! ”
"You have to remember this, even if there is friction with the mercenary corps in the future, it can only be partial, through this matter, we can rest assured, the Golden Triangle Federation is not an ally of the United States, it is our friend, a friend who shot in times of crisis, originally Mr. Wu Chen could get more, for Russia to get a chance to rise, nothing is not tradable." Park Kim said this, and he was so excited that tears even flashed in his eyes.
The expressions of the high-level people present were as excited as him, Russia finally did not have to be cornered for debts, although it was only a change of creditors, but the mercenaries at least would not force debts, because they needed Russia's oil and gas resources, the Golden Triangle Federation was notoriously barren, and it also needed Russia's nuclear shield to prevent it from being threatened by the US government one day.
As for the conditions offered by the mercenary corps, no one cares, not because they don't feel sorry for the wealth created by those oil and gas resources, but they all understand a truth, there is no home for the country, only when Russia is strong and prosperous, everyone's interests can be guaranteed, and if the government collapses, it can only become a street rat that everyone spurns.