Chapter 121 Good Actor Yeltsin

"Dear Moscow citizens, I am sorry to inform you that the Workers' New City project, which we are proud of in Moscow, will be forced to suspend work. As for when the construction will resume, we will have to wait for further notice from the higher authorities..."

At around 6 pm Moscow time, before the evening news broadcast, the local TV station in Moscow first broadcast a speech by Yeltsin himself. During this speech, Yeltsin appeared on the TV screen with tears in his eyes, and regretfully informed all Moscow citizens that the Workers' New City will be closed.

Those citizens who have invested their life savings in the bonds of the Workers' New City project are angry, those Moscow citizens who are waiting to move in are angry, and those construction contracting teams who are sweating on the Workers' New City project are angry. That night, within half an hour after the news was broadcast, thousands of agitated ordinary people gathered in front of the Moscow City Hall, clamoring for Yeltsin to come out and explain.

At this moment, Seryozha was standing at the window of Yeltsin's office, watching everything below silently. She turned around and asked Yeltsin, "Are you ready for the next thing?"

"Seryozha, what do you think our chances of winning are?" Yeltsin asked a little worriedly.

"Brother Boris, you are the first secretary of Moscow City. If you don't do this, the Workers' New City will cease to exist, and all your efforts during this period will be in vain. You have to believe that we are doing good deeds! The common people in Moscow have the right to know the truth, and they have the right to reject the unreasonable demands of the central government!" Seryozha encouraged Yeltsin with words. For a bureaucrat who has been in the Soviet Communist Party all his life, the street movement is too much. Strange, Soviet officials have always only needed to be responsible to their superiors, and most of the time they don't care about what the common people think. Even for a talent like Yeltsin, it is extremely difficult for him to completely change his mind overnight.

Yeltsin took a deep breath with a sinking face, and then walked out of his office. He left the room and walked down the stairs with his head held high. Some staff members saw Yeltsin wanting to get out of the building and wanted to stop him, but Yeltsin stretched out his hand and rejected the staff's kindness. He calmly walked out of the office building, walked through the courtyard, and walked out of the gate of the Moscow City Committee regardless of the guards' obstruction.

"Citizens of Moscow, comrades and workers, here I come! You can ask anything you want to know, and I will tell you all without reservation..." Yeltsin said from a police officer of the Internal Affairs Bureau who was maintaining order at the scene. He grabbed the loudspeaker in his hand and said loudly.

"Secretary Yeltsin, why did the workers' new city stop working? My pension has been invested in it. The monthly interest is the vast majority of our family's income. If you stop working, what will happen to my living expenses... "

"Secretary Yeltsin, I'm going to be a father soon. Where can we live when workers' new city is closed?"

"Secretary Yeltsin,

I am a construction worker in Workers' New City, and our wages..."

The appearance of Yeltsin made the crowd even more excited, and everyone rushed forward, just wanting an explanation and a guarantee. Yeltsin turned up the loudspeaker to the maximum, and then said loudly: "Muslims of Moscow, the notice of the suspension of work in the Workers' New City was decided by ************, I just knew it a few days earlier than everyone else." For hours, in line with the principle of being open and transparent, I decided to inform you of the news before the evening news. Our Moscow City Government has invested a lot in the Workers' New City project. What a pity it would be if this project stopped like this!" Yeltsin wiped the cold sweat from his brow with his sleeve, inciting the masses to fight against the central government, this is the first time Yeltsin has done Well, it would be a lie to say that he was not nervous. Fortunately, when he spoke just now, the surroundings were still quiet. It seems that these people listened to his words, so Yeltsin decided to add some drama to himself.

"Citizens of Moscow, comrades workers, please rest assured that our Moscow Municipal Party Committee must report this matter to the higher authorities. If we stop the project of Workers' New City, which cost tens of billions of rubles, we will do it no matter what. One way of saying it, I assure everyone that if the higher authorities do not solve the problem, I will vacate the office building of the Moscow City Committee for everyone to live in, and myself and all the staff of the Moscow City Committee will move to work in the unfinished house in the Workers’ New Town... ..." Yeltsin said impassionedly.

"Secretary Yeltsin is doing great!"

"Support Secretary Yeltsin!"

"We trust Secretary Yeltsin!"

...

Yeltsin's threat to vacate the office building of the Moscow Municipal Committee gave everyone a reassurance, and now everyone no longer regards the Moscow Municipal Committee as an enemy. The attitude of the crowd at the scene finally eased! Yeltsin saw that there was no major problem here, so he handed over the microphone to the police who maintained order nearby, and asked the guards of the city committee to open the gate, allowing all the people gathered at the scene to rest in the office building of the Moscow city committee!

After dealing with these matters, Yeltsin hurried back to his office, and asked as soon as he entered the door: "How is it? Did you take pictures?"

"Don't worry! The filming is very good! I will let Moscow TV broadcast this video. If they don't dare to broadcast this video, I will send this video abroad. By the way, I have already contacted the Komsomolskaya Pravda "Reporters, they will spare the front page for a special report tomorrow, and you will prepare later..." Seryozha packed his things and prepared to leave after finishing speaking.

Just before going out, Seryozha said to Yeltsin: "By the way, we will proceed according to the plan we discussed during this period. It is not convenient for us to make phone calls at the moment, but please believe me, I will talk to you." I will support you with all my strength!" After Seryozha finished speaking, Yeltsin sat on the table and made a knowing look, and the two looked at each other and smiled, everything was said in silence.

Seryozha's special car was waiting at the side door of the Moscow City Committee, and he slipped out quietly and got into the car. Yulia hurriedly asked, "Secretary, where are we going next?"

"Make an appointment with the Minister of Coal Industry for me. I want him to wait for me in Moscow for dinner in the afternoon, and tell him that I have something important to announce to him. It is a major event related to the third production company of the Ministry of Coal Industry..." Serio Sha said triumphantly.

"Yes, minister!" Yulia hurriedly added this matter to Sergei's schedule.

"Yulia, by the way, please contact the Minister of Oil and Gas Industry and the Minister of Automobile Industry, and ask them to spare me tomorrow and the day after tomorrow..."