Chapter 238: The Beginning of Friendship I
The next morning, Wang Weidong gave Konstantin another 20,000 rubles and asked him to go out again to buy some daily necessities.
Bai lived in Pantselovna's house, and he thought that he could make up for the old lady in other ways.
When it was time to leave, he was going to fill the house with eggs, milk, and bread and beef, so that Pantselovna would not have to worry about her livelihood for a long time to come.
Konstantin did not immediately go to the mall after he went out, but got into a taxi to find Goncharova.
"What do you think of what I said when I met him last night worked on him?" Goncharova asked.
"It has some effect, but it's not obvious yet. If it were, I wouldn't have been able to fully believe what you said and put so much money into it. We have to show the power so that he can see it, and then let him believe that we are reliable, that we are what we say! Konstantin replied.
"So what do you think we should do?" Goncharova asked.
"Now our country is short of food, desperately short of food, this is a very abnormal phenomenon! Because our country has vast land, endless fields, but now the collective farms are decaying, and there is no one to cultivate the land at all. For example, in the Far East, where I live, the land of China on the other side of the border is full of lush crops, while our land is overgrown with wild grass! A large part of the goods exchanged for Vladivostok and Ussuriysk were grain. Wang Weidong once said that he wanted some Chinese to cross the border to our side to cultivate the land and grow grain and vegetables. But neither Vladivostok nor Ussuriysk were willing to do this, preferring to tear down the factories in exchange for food. Konstantin said.
Goncharova nodded and said: "I understand why they are unwilling, they are afraid that more Chinese will drown all our already scarce people in the Far East, and slowly that land will become theirs again." ”
"But if this continues, the living conditions will get worse and worse, and the people in the Far East will run to the west and Moscow, and there will be fewer and fewer people in the Far East, and in the end it will become a piece of empty land, empty cities one after another, and a small number of Chinese will grow grain and vegetables or do business as workers, I think it doesn't matter." Because only then will more Russians be willing to stay there. Konstantin said.
Goncharova nodded and said: "What you say makes sense, and we don't have to plant a few acres of land by one person, as in China, if we use the abandoned mechanized farming tools of the current collective farms, one person can plant hundreds of acres or even more of the land." In this way, hundreds of Chinese work there, and the annual harvest of grain is very considerable. When you go back and tell Wang Weidong, just say that he welcomes him to take some people to contract the cultivation of a large area of land in the Far East just like the Chinese countryside. ”
"Also, there are 130 railway stations along the train from Vladivostok to Moscow, and many of the places that used to be prosperous are now completely dilapidated, the cities are almost deserted, and the factories are completely abandoned. If you can, you can pick a few such places and let Wang Weidong take his people to continue to dismantle, so that he can see that we are capable people. Konstantin said.
"Yes, I've also heard that some small cities that used to have thousands or even tens of thousands of people are now only inhabited by wolves, tigers and bears." Goncharova said sadly.
"Those places will be completely abandoned even if they are not demolished, it is better to hurry up and let Wang Weidong and them quickly demolish them, and they can also exchange for a large number of commodities and materials." Konstantin said.
"Okay, I'll discuss with them immediately, there should be a result soon, and one more thing, it turns out that our country rarely imports foreign cars, especially second-hand cars, so the legal import of foreign second-hand cars implements a zero-tariff system, and now the country is in a fierce debate about this policy, and some people propose to abolish the zero-tariff system and charge a certain tariff. Wang Weidong must not agree to do this, please tell him to wait two more days, before returning to Vladivostok, so that he can see the final conclusion. Goncharova said.
Konstantin returned to Pantselovna's house after shopping, he walked into the room and said to Wang Weidong: "Just now I went to Goncharova. She told me that she appreciated your suggestion to let some Chinese rent land in the Far East to grow food and vegetables. Maybe in the near future, you will be able to contract a large piece of land in the Far East, just as Chinese farmers have contracted land in China, and then have dozens or hundreds of people use modern machinery to cultivate the land. Also, on our way to Moscow by train, we passed through a lot of desolate and abandoned places, and maybe you will soon get one or two such places, and tear down all the factories and towns that used to employ thousands of people! Goncharova also let me tell you that now the above is being discussed, whether to abolish the original national system of zero tariff on imported second-hand cars, Goncharova clearly let me tell you, let you wait two more days to see the results, but he asked me to tell you the results in advance, the system of zero tariff on imported second-hand cars will not be abolished!
"Okay, since that's the case, then I'll wait two more days before leaving." Wang Weidong said.
The big northern countries are all left-hand drive cars like China, while Japanese cars are right-hand drive, and driving with both left-hand and right-hand drive cars on the road is more likely to cause safety problems.
Moreover, a large number of imported foreign cars will seriously hit the domestic automobile industry.
Wang Weidong sat upstairs and vaguely heard the doorbell, and after a while, he walked upstairs with brisk steps and pushed open Wang Weidong's door.
Wang Weidong saw Natasha appear at the door!
"How did you find here?" Wang Weidong asked in surprise.
"When I got back to Vladivostok, I heard that you had already gone to Moscow, so I found it after arriving in Moscow by train four days later." Natasha replied with a smile.
"How do you know I live here?" Wang Weidong asked.
"You used to tell me that you would go to Moscow in the future to find Pantsev, and after I arrived in Moscow, I went to several police stations to inquire about Pantsev, and after finding Pantsev, he told me that you live here." Natasha explained.
Although Natasha said it lightly, Wang Weidong knew that it must have taken Natasha a long time to find this place.
For a moment he didn't know what to say.
"When will you and your colleagues return to Vladivostok?" Wang Weidong asked.
"Three days to go." Natasha replied.
In other words, it took Natasha a day to find herself.
"Okay, let's go back to Vladivostok in three days!" Wang Weidong said.