Chapter 47
Gorbachev may not have expected that Seryozha's reckless behavior in New York did convey a goodwill. Instead, those NATO members on the European continent are most concerned about the exchanges between Seryozha and the US Secretary of Commerce. Because of the Star Wars program, these countries not only have to become the United States' defensive meat shields to withstand the pressure of the Soviet Union, but also increase defense spending under the premise of economic recession. Whenever the United States and the Soviet Union have a slight chance of easing, these European leaders will breathe a sigh of relief.
When British Prime Minister Thatcher called the White House to ask whether the United States intended to change its current attitude towards the Soviet Union, Reagan also learned about Ulyanov from Thatcher. Thatcher told Reagan very clearly that this Ulyanov was Gorbachev's confidant, and from Ulyanov's actions in the UK, it can be seen that Gorbachev is not hostile to the United States and Europe .
The Star Wars project was actually just a gimmick, and the Reagan administration didn't put him on it as the most important thing. Those European allies actually paid more. It is impossible for the United States to remain indifferent to any act of friendliness from the Soviet Union. It's just that the voters who enthusiastically support it can't know it.
The channels of communication between the United States and the Soviet Union were not limited to embassies and leadership hotlines, and men like Comrade Hamer were best suited to convey secret messages. Hammer is a rich man in the United States and has a huge influence in the political and business circles of the United States. Reagan's staff quickly entrusted Comrade Hamer to convey the goodwill of the United States to General Secretary Chernenko. Hamer told Chernenko that when the time came, Reagan himself hoped to have the opportunity to meet with Chernenko for communication. So the scene at the Politburo was actually Chernenko thanking Gorbachev.
Although the visit is a diplomatic act, Gorbachev prefers the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation to play the leading role. Although the natural gas pipeline and steam turbine projects had already landed in the Soviet Union, Sergei and the British arranged the signing ceremony to be held when Gorbachev visited the UK. This was purely for show.
It was not difficult for Gorbachev to figure out the betrayal of the Dnepropetrovsk gang, and he quickly figured out that the number one hero was Sergey Sha. In return, Gorbachev gave Seryozha the green light to buy the Workers' New City from the National Bank, and the price was as Seryozha said. And on the appointment of Yeltsin, Gorbachev also readily agreed.
The specific arrangements for the visit were in the charge of the Su-British Liaison Team of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, with Xie Liaosha as the team leader. According to Prime Minister Thatcher's schedule, Gorbachev will visit Britain in December. At that time, there will be some friendly activities in the UK. For example, those financier friends of Seryozha will invite Gorbachev to visit the City of London.
Since Sergey came to the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, he has paid much less attention to the Gorky Brotherhood. During this period of time, Father Petrov has been leading Boris and Hassan to deal with the big and small things in the gang. If politicians are used as a metaphor, Papa Petrov's position in the gang is similar to that of Suslov.
Father Petrov once asked a middleman to contact the opposition within the Sontsevo Brotherhood, but the opposition from the Sontsevo Brotherhood had been wiped out by Mogilevich. Therefore, it took a long time for the intermediary to contact another confidant of Mikhailovich, the boss of the Sontsevo Brotherhood. But the intermediary also said that it would be okay for that guy to get some news, but he would not dare to confront Mogilevich anyway.
Sending his men to Songtsevo to challenge and sending killers to assassinate are not what Papa Petrov wants to do. As a killer, you can send the other party or you can send it. Once this kind of thing starts, it will be endless.
As for provoking the other party's land, it is the other party's land after all, and the old man is not sure yet.
But Papa Petrov still discovered a weakness of the Sontsevo Brotherhood, that is, the money earned by the Sontsevo Brotherhood and the money earned by the Gorky Brotherhood are completely different in use. The money earned by the Gorky Brotherhood will be laundered and invested in legitimate businesses like Glencore, while the Sontsewo Brotherhood is just an underground money shop, and its ability to launder money is very low. Their business is to convert domestic money into U.S. dollars on the black market and then smuggle them abroad. In fact, it is said that they are underground money houses. Many Jews who have given their life savings to the Songcawo Brotherhood have been cheated out of nothing. The money earned by the Sontsewo Brotherhood has been invested in other underworld businesses, such as smuggling, drug trafficking, and arms reselling.
So Papa Petrov started to get in touch with gangs that did business in partnership with the Songtsewo Brotherhood, and the shareholders gave the Songtsewo Brotherhood a black hole. Papa promised that the Gorky Gang would provide protection in the event of a conflict. In addition, Dad also secretly accepted some small local Moscow gangs, using them as peripheral institutions of the Gorky Brotherhood, and providing them with funds. As long as they complete the tasks sub-patted by the Gorky Brotherhood, they can get financial support from the Gorky Brotherhood.
At Papa's instigation, a local arms gang in Kursk had borrowed a large sum from the Sontsevo Brotherhood and refused to repay it. He also killed the men sent by the Sontsewo Brotherhood to collect the bills. Before the Sontsevo Brotherhood could retaliate, a smuggling gang in Kursk did the same. The two gangs joined forces to fight against the Songcawo Brotherhood, and Songcawo naturally wanted to suppress them with all his strength. Violence ensued on the streets of Kursk.
With the power of example, some gangs who borrowed money also began to refuse to pay back to the Sontsewo Brotherhood. Although Mikhailovich and Mogilevich knew that this was the result of instigation by someone behind their backs, they couldn't do anything about it. Petrov can make the gang go bad, they can't make Glencore go bad.
None of these gangs in Kursk were a match for the Sontsevo Brotherhood. But when they joined forces to rebel, the Sontsewo Brotherhood was no match. The gang members of the Sontsewo Brotherhood soon found that their lives would be in danger if they even went out, so many people chose to escape and escape from the control of the Sontsewo Brotherhood. Mogilevich and Mikhailovich couldn't control this trend at all. When they were under pressure and bloodbathed a small gang and wanted to kill chickens for monkeys, they caused even more trouble. The Kursk Ministry of Internal Affairs and other policemen followed them.
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