Chapter 27 Comrade Hamer

Gorbachev was thinking about Sergey's request. A week later, Sergey received a notice from the Kremlin asking him to accompany the leader to receive a distinguished guest from the United States - Armand Hammer (arm- and Hammer), but most Soviet officials still used to call this American Comrade Hammer. In fact, not only in the Soviet Union, but in China, in Eastern European bloc and other socialist countries, people would also call this old man Hammer Comrade. The title seems to have become a symbol of international communist friendship.

The word "comrade" has almost become a special term for homosexuals in the future market. However, within the CPSU, this title means that everyone has a common belief. Comrade Hamer is such a person, and his own experience is absolutely legendary. He is an oil giant, the founder of Occidental Petroleum Company, one of the Seven Sisters of American Oil. He is a socialist. He came to the Soviet Union alone in his twenties and forged a deep friendship with Lenin. The title Comrade Hamer was coined by Lenin himself.

Armand Hammer's grandfather was a rich man in Tsarist Russia's shipbuilding industry during Nicholas I's period. Unfortunately, a sudden typhoon destroyed all his family businesses, and Hammer's grandfather had to bring his wife and children to the United States to work hard. Hammer's father was a steel worker. He entered the factory to work at the age of fifteen. He was strong and strong, and gradually became a pivotal figure among the workers. He joined the Social Labor Party, organized trade unions, and gradually became a socialist. When Hammer was born, his father named his son after the Social Labor Party flag arm (arm) and hammer (hammer).

The life of the Hammer family gradually became richer. After Hammer graduated from high school, he was successfully admitted to Columbia University School of Medicine. However, while he was studying, Hammer's father's business encountered an accident and was on the verge of bankruptcy. Hamer's father put the burden on the young Hamer, and Hamer really lived up to everyone's expectations. Not only did he successfully complete his studies, but he also developed the family pharmacy into a large enterprise in the American pharmaceutical industry-United Chemical Pharmaceutical Company. When Hammer graduated from Columbia University, he not only became a doctor of medicine with honors, but also became a billionaire with an annual income of over 100 million. You must know that the average annual income of Americans at that time was only a pitiful $625.

Hamer's father later became one of the founders of the American Communist Party. He originally wanted to visit the Soviet Union, but was later tried and imprisoned for a medical accident. The young Hamer replaced his father and formed a Soviet medical aid team, which came to October Soviet Union after the revolution. In the Soviet Union, Hammer refused any preferential treatment and lived a hard life with ordinary Soviet people, and did not return to the United States until ten years later. Hammer helped the Soviet government import food through barter and build factories for the Soviet Union. Hammer's series of performances in the Soviet Union was valued by Lenin, and the two formed a deep friendship. After Hammer returned to the United States, his genius in business was fully utilized, and he would make a fortune in almost any business. He was not only a pharmaceutical tycoon, but also a wine tycoon, a large rancher and a large beef processor. In the end, he succeeded. reached out to the oil industry.

Hamer shared a deep friendship with every generation of Soviet leaders, from Khrushchev to Andropov. And this time, to celebrate the election of Secretary Chernenko, he made a special trip to Moscow to visit the new generation of leaders of the Soviet Union. However, Comrade Hamer has a good relationship with the Soviet Union and China. It is said that last year, his Western Petroleum Company just obtained the mining rights of a coal mine in China. This matter was also done through Gorba. Geoff only knew it. Now the relationship between China and the Soviet Union is still bad, and there is no normal communication channel. Hamer is the most suitable indirect communication channel.

Seryozha's level can only be present on this occasion, and Gorbachev will find an opportunity to tell Comrade Hamer about Seryozha's request. Seryozha now admires Comrade Hamer's political talent from the bottom of his heart, even though the United States is now sanctioning the Soviet Union,

However, Comrade Hammer's Western Petroleum Company is not affected by the sanctions at all in its trade with the Soviet Union. Hamer's oil fields are mainly in Libya. Since Gaddafi came to power, he has expelled almost all foreign oil companies. Only Comrade Hamer's oil fields are still operating normally. Comrade Hamer's political skills can be seen.

After General Secretary Chernenko had a warm exchange with Hamer, he introduced to Hamer the accompanying officials present today. Hamer was treated like a foreign head of state. Almost all officials shook hands with him and called Comrade Hamer respectfully. It was naturally the same when it was Seryozha's turn. Seryozha couldn't help but look at this self-made man, full of respect in his heart. He sincerely called Comrade Hamer to the other party.

After the meeting, Gorbachev took Seryozha to Comrade Hamer, and whispered to him: "Dear Comrade Hamer, we may ask you to do something for us, I hope you will not refuse ?”

"Secretary Gorbachev! Please don't be polite, as long as I can do my best! I will help if I can!" Hamer replied enthusiastically.

"Comrade Hamer, if you ever go to China, please send a message to the Chinese comrades. We want to resume contact with them! It is best to barter trade. We hope to exchange some industrial products from the Soviet Union with China. Fresh fruits and vegetables. Of course, the specific questions need to be discussed with the relevant departments after the other party gives them a large amount of information. I don’t know what you like!” Gorbachev asked respectfully.

"Does General Secretary Chernenko know about this?" Comrade Hamer asked cautiously.

"General Secretary Chernenko has been looking forward to improving relations with Chinese comrades. The General Secretary will not have any objections to the trade between our two countries!" Gorbachev said with assurance.

"If this is the case, Secretary Gorbachev, I am willing to help! I have been to China, and their economic situation is gradually improving! If it can promote the normalization of trade between you, I think it will be good for both parties. Very meaningful! But Secretary Gorbachev, I have always been curious about who the comrade behind you is, and why do I think I have seen him somewhere?" Hammer suddenly changed the subject and turned to Xie Liao Sha.

"Oh! This is Comrade Ulyanov from the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation! Have you met before?" Gorbachev asked curiously.

"Ah! I remembered, you are the father of subprime mortgages - Ulyanov!" Hammer suddenly realized.