The clock on the wall ticked, and Fang Chen fell silent again, the expression on his face was a little cloudy.

Seriously, listening to Chubais, he found that the situation in Russia was many times more serious than he thought, and it had reached such a point of sabre-rattling and-for-tat.

No wonder Chubais insisted on asking him to come to Russia as soon as possible, revealing that this was Yeltsin's intention, and that he came to visit him with Gaidar shortly after his plane landed.

With a slight movement in his throat, the expression on Chubais's face became even more agitated.

He had a pair of blazing eyes, as if there were bursting eyes, looking directly at Fang Chen.

He said in a somewhat sad voice: "Fang, do you know, Shumeko just showed me a few days ago, a pistol he carried with him, he said that this pistol was just recently obtained, if Hasbulatov wants to arrest him, he will definitely shoot, and he will definitely kill five or ten people." ”

"It sounds like nonsense, but on the other hand, I feel like he's telling the truth, he's going to shoot people, but five or six people don't have to, you know, he's never shot a gun. ”

At this point, Chubais's voice had become a little incoherent, and it was clear that the fact that Shumeko had a pistol with him gave him great stimulation.

Fang Chen couldn't help grinning, it was really a rabbit that was in a hurry and bit people, Shu Meike, who was recognized as a good old man, was even ready to go to extremes.

When Russia was not yet formed, Shumeko took up the post of deputy chairman of the Supreme Soviet, served as Yeltsin's deputy, and was Yeltsin's hardcore confidant.

Later, after the establishment of Russia, in order to balance the forces, Yeltsin gave the position of chairman of the Supreme Soviet to Khasbulatov.

The Supreme Soviet is the permanent body of the People's Congress of the Russian Federation, the parliament.

Shumeko continued to serve as Khasbulatov's deputy, but not long after he became a violent conflict with Khasbulatov, Shumeko was forced to leave parliament and join the government, now Russia's deputy prime minister.

And it is worth mentioning that with the upcoming October events, after the shelling of the White House, Yeltsin dissolved the Supreme Soviet and established two houses of the Federal Assembly, the Russian Federation Council and the State Duma, the former being the upper house and the latter the lower house.

And Shumeko was the first speaker of the Russian Federation Council.

Seriously, Shu Meike is a person, Fang Chen thinks the most suitable position for him is the speaker, after all, Shu Meike is known for his good temper and low-key, but his ability is slightly inferior.

Although Shumeko greeted him with a smile every time he saw him, and even chatted with him for a while, Lala was homely, showing off that he was only fifty-eight years old, and he was already the grandfather of three children, and persuaded Fang Chen to get married as soon as possible, just like an old man in a village.

But Fang Chen had to say that Schmeiko's ability is really not good, and it has been more than a year since he was transferred from parliament to deputy prime minister, but he has made few achievements, and even many Russians do not know that there is such a deputy general manager as Shumeko in Russia, which is really a bit too low-key.

Moreover, Shumeko is an engineer and has never touched a gun in his life, so he is such a person, he has already carried a gun with him, and he is ready to break the net, which shows how bad the situation in Russia is.

Seriously, the next moment there is tank fire on the streets of Russia, and he is not surprised by the coup.

After saying all the things that he wanted to say in his heart, Chubais suddenly felt much better, and he had buried them in his heart for so long that he could not say them to anyone but Gaidar, including Yeltsin, and his wife.

The former already has too many troubles and pressures, and he doesn't want to add another copy to it, while the latter can only worry too much, and as for other people, it is even more impossible, how can this kind of military affairs be said casually to ordinary people.

With Fang Chen's identity and affinity, he can have the possibility to tell.

Looking at Fang Chen, who had fallen silent again, Chubais and Gaidar's eyes flashed with a glimmer of hope.

Now that they are on the brink of war with Rudskoi, it is crucial to win over Fang Chen, the third largest force in Russian politics.

It is definitely not an exaggeration to say that Fang Chen can influence the outcome of this war.

Fang Chen's three major enterprises, especially Huaxia Bank and the Sino-Russian Trading Company, have become integrated into the lives of the Russians, and they themselves cannot imagine what kind of chaos Russia will fall into if the people are unable to carry out all the necessary financial operations from Huaxia Bank and sell those Chinese commodities that are calculated in thousands of tons every month.

As for the Russian Automobile Union, which does not seem to affect the stability of the Russian people's livelihood, it is also a remarkable existence, and its importance is enough to prove its importance just by the hundreds of millions of dollars it imports to Yeltsin every year.

And the general manager of the Automobile Union, Berezovsky, is really not a good stubble, in the case of the KGB's investigation report, he is simply a hegemon, a hero, ruthless in means, but good at dancing with long sleeves.

There is such a big business as smuggling luxury cars, and there is no second one in huge Russia until now, which shows how Berezovsky's skills are.

And Berezovsky, with these luxury cars, I don't know how many new rich people in Russia have been wooed, and behind these rich people are one after another, large and small.

Together, these forces are also an energy that should not be underestimated.

According to Russian tradition, the mayor of Moscow has always been the third most important person in Russia, second only to the president and the prime minister.

Yeltsin's experience is a good example, even if he was dismissed from all posts by Gorbachev, once he was reinstated, he immediately became the chairman of the Supreme Soviet, a veritable number two person.

Although there is no general manager now, the only people in Russia who can rank ahead of Luzhkov are Yeltsin, Rudskoi, Khasbulatov, and First Deputy General Manager Chernomyrdin, and even he is much inferior.

On the contrary, Kadannikov, the deputy general manager, became the weakest link among the three, but because Yeltsin did not want to see Chernomyrdin and handed over part of Chernomerdin's rights to Kadannikov, Kadannikov has become the second person in the Russian government after Chernomerdin.

Not to mention that Kadannikov was originally born in the military, has a military background, and his father is a general in the army.

Therefore, don't look at Fang Chen's faction, there are not many people, but their strength is stronger than the other.

After a while, Fang Chen looked at Chubis and Gaidar and asked slowly, "Then what do you mean by our Mr. President, what do you need me to do?"

Looking at Gaidar and Chubais's relieved appearance, Fang Chen couldn't help but smile in his heart, for others, choosing Yeltsin or Rudskoy may be a difficult problem worth tangling into.

But for him, a convict who knows all the causes and consequences, that can only be said hehe.

In a previous life, after the bombardment of the White House, Rudskoi and Khasbulatov were immediately imprisoned.

Although the State Duma granted amnesty six months later, Rudskoi was released and is still active in politics, but the highest achievement was his successful election for governor of the Kursk region.

But then, with the coming to power of Comrade Vladimir, the governor also came to naught.

At the turn of the millennium, Rudskoi wanted to seek re-election, but who knew that he was suddenly disqualified by the Kursk Regional Court 13 hours before the election on the grounds that he had used his power to build momentum for the election campaign and that the source of his wealth was unknown.

The following month, Rudskoi was disqualified by Russia's Supreme Court when he moved to the State Duma.

From this, it can be seen that Vladimir's belly is really not as large as Yeltsin's.

In contrast, Khasbulatov was much more stable, and after he was released from prison, he honestly returned to the university to teach again, saying that he was "tired of realpolitik" and would no longer engage in politics in the future.

Therefore, Fang Chen's answer must be Yeltsin.

It's just that he doesn't know now what Yeltsin thought and what exactly he was going to do.

Although they had already guessed that Fang Chen was very likely to answer like this, Gaidar and Chubais's faces couldn't help but show a look of surprise, as if the big stone in their hearts had fallen to the ground.

With Fang Chen's statement, they can already be said to have mastered eighty percent of the victory.

"Fang, in any case, on behalf of President Yeltsin, I thank you for your support, and I can say with certainty that President Yeltsin will remember everything you did, and you have won his eternal friendship, including the ...... between the two of us."

Chubais was gushing out his thanks when Fang Chen suddenly stretched out his hand and interrupted him.

"Chubais, don't you think these words are too redundant now, we are friends in the first place, and it is only natural that friends support each other. Moreover, my fate has long been tied to Mr. Yeltsin, and everything I have now comes from the care and love of Mr. President. Fang Chen waved his hand and said sincerely.

Regardless of whether Chubais and the others believe it or not, anyway, Fang Chen himself believes it first.

Similarly, regardless of Fang Chen's words, Chubais believed it or not, but the two of them still showed a very touched look.

So much so that Fang Chen had a feeling that if they could have a medal in their hands now, the Order of St. Andrew, the highest rank in Russia established by Peter the Great, would definitely hang it around their necks.

Sometimes, even a thousand-year-old fox has to play a little fast.

"Now Chubais and Gaidar, just tell me what Mr. President is going to do and what you need me to do, such as financial support?" Fang Chen said solemnly.

I don't know if it was because I couldn't stand Fang Chen's straightforward style at this time, or because I was ashamed to talk about money, Gaidar and Chubais's faces suddenly showed a strange look.

Seeing this, Fang Chen couldn't help but smile, waved his hand, and said generously: "For money, Gaidar, Chubais, you two don't have to be shy, especially since Russia has now joined the so-called democratic and free capitalist system in the West." ”

In the Soviet period, there was naturally no need for money, and a university professor's salary of less than 200 yuan a month could still be chic and lively, living a happy life with a meal of potatoes, beef and bread, a car, and a plane.

In the Soviets, it was not money that determined the quality of people's lives, but rank.

Even before the Soviets, there was a habit of being ashamed to talk about money, as if it was too much money, and it would degenerate into the Western capitalist world.

So it took a long time for Russians to get used to the current life of needing money for everything.

But judging by the expressions of the two Chubais at this time, he felt that the Russians did not know enough about money.

The role of money in modern society is simply endless, especially in capitalist countries, after all, their state system is built on the service of money.

And even more so in politics.

You see, the American vote has changed from one person and one vote to one dollar and one vote.

It's not that Americans vote for money, it's just that rich candidates can spend more money on advertising to make people know him and hear his political opinions, after all, in human nature, people still prefer to vote for someone they know rather than a stranger.

Even some simple financial support was given to supporters, such as at rallies and the distribution of T-shirts and flags with the faces and quotes of the campaigners.

Even if you don't have any of that, it's great to give everyone a bottle of water, and it's better to win more supporters than a candidate who doesn't even have water.

Therefore, in all elections in the United States, the one with the most money often wins, and there are few dark horses.

And Fang Chen asked himself, the biggest support he could give Yeltsin was probably financial support.

In this regard, he did not intend to be stingy, after all, he could not accept the result of Yeltsin's defeat.

Not to mention how much benefit Yeltsin can gain if he succeeds, at least 20% of Russia's oil and gas resources are in hand, let's just say that once Yeltsin fails and Rudskoi finally comes to power, then he will be ready to cover up and leave Russia.

Although it seems that Rudskoi did not retaliate and came back, but endured this resentment, in fact, Fang Chen knew very well in his heart that Rudskoi had always held a grudge against him in his heart.

The reason why there is no revenge on him now is because the big tree Yeltsin is sheltering him from the wind and rain, and once Yeltsin falls, then Rudskoi's next target will definitely be him.

But who knows, to Fang Chen's complete surprise, Chubais actually shook his head and said: "Money matters, for the time being, you don't need to worry about it, Soros, do you know? An American super financier and philanthropist has promised to fund Mr. Yeltsin with 30 million US dollars, so you don't need to worry about money, and now what we and Mr. Yeltsin need is your wisdom and foresight......