Chapter 213 The Most Popular Person in Europe

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The Leningrad Special Economic Zone plan is like a spring breeze, blowing across the entire British Isles and the European continent. With the arrival of this explosive news, governments of all countries hope to use this opportunity to promote their own economic development. First, Seryozha became the guest of the British Prime Minister, and then French President Mitterrand also asked the French ambassador to the UK to convey the invitation for an interview to Seryozha. Germany followed up, and the three most important countries on the European continent all Excited for the Soviet Union's economic reforms.

The fundamental reason why this happens is that everyone's situation is actually similar. The problems faced by the Soviet Union are precisely the problems brought about by the long-term power of the Labor Party in various countries after the end of World War II. After the Second World War, the European continent, which was originally the richest in the world, was blown into ruins, and the economy has completely collapsed. Everyone can only rely on the aid of the United States to barely maintain the operation of the government. In this case, the representative The Labor Party, which is in the interest of the middle and lower classes, lost power in various countries one after another, and began to implement economic policies in the direction of Fabian socialism. The so-called Fabian socialism is to gradually establish socialist systems in various countries. This is the core of the British Labor Party The idea is also recognized by the Labor Party in most countries on the European continent. He and Leninism belonged to different schools of socialism. Fabian was the general who defeated the Carthaginian god of war Hannibal in the battle between Rome and Carthage. His military strategy was to gradually advance and wait for the time to attack. . This idea also coincides with the idea of ​​establishing a socialist system step by step through parliamentary struggle advocated by the British Labor Party. Socialism is not a heresy in Europe or even the whole world. There are many left-wing political parties in capitalist countries all over the world that adhere to different schools of thought of socialism. There is also a unified international organization called the Socialist International. The predecessor was the Third International founded before the First World War. There are political parties involved in it all over the world.

The Leninism of the Soviet Union is also a kind of socialism, but it inherited Marx's scientific socialism and Lenin's idea of ​​violent revolution. Although the purpose of Fabianism advocated by the Labor Party is the same, the way of realization is quite different. However, since socialism still has certain things in common, that is, the establishment of state-owned enterprises and the establishment of an economic system that is regulated by the state. After the Second World War, a large number of public utility companies in the United Kingdom were rapidly nationalized, as were Germany and France, while the Soviet Union continued the Stalinist planned economy and also nationalized large enterprises. In the post-World War II period, when supply was severely lacking and goods were scarce on the market, the socialist state-owned economy played a pivotal role. Whether in the Soviet Union under Stalin or in Europe under the Labor Party for a long time, the economy has developed very rapidly. Because of the shortage of materials, the products produced in factories can be sold at a good price regardless of their quality.

But as the supply of goods in Europe returned to normal, the competition between business and business began. Consumers are no longer satisfied with the practicability of commodities, but instead pursue higher quality. This has caused problems in the industrial system that has been accustomed to economies of scale in the past. Whether it is the Soviet Union, the United States, or these European countries, they are basically facing the same problem. Some countries have gradually occupied the high-end market by improving and enhancing their own industrial manufacturing capabilities and product competitiveness, the most notable of which are Japan and West Germany. And some countries rely on liberalization of the private economy to promote large enterprises to improve their competitiveness. Among them, the United Kingdom is a notable example.

There are only a few ready-made models before the Soviet Union.

Either learn from Britain, or learn from Japan, or learn from China. But in fact, the only way to go is to learn from Britain. The Soviet Union is not China, and the Soviet Union does not have the demographic dividend needed for manufacturing. If the population of the Soviet Union is sufficient, agricultural production will not be in the current situation. Similarly, it is quite difficult to learn high-end manufacturing in Japan and Germany. Japan and West Germany are allies of the United States, and they can easily obtain advanced technology from the United States. This convenient condition will never be available to the Soviet Union.

For the present, privatization reform is the only way out, but the motivation for reform should not be the request of the ruling party of the Soviet Union to the subordinates, but should be the spontaneous reform of the broad masses of the Soviet Union. Now that he understands this truth, Seryozha has also made it clear what kind of industry the Leningrad Special Economic Zone should be based on. Naturally, most ordinary people in the Soviet Union can participate.

Although Seryozha came to Europe to raise money to fill his own pockets, if there was a big trouble in the development of the Leningrad Special Economic Zone at the beginning, then the follow-up financing plan would probably come to naught, so in order to make as much money as possible To get more money by defrauding more, Xie Liaosha didn't know that if he wanted to make his own PPT messy, he had to really make some achievements.

After thinking about this truth, Xie Liaosha adjusted his strategy a little. The VTB Bank in London will be responsible for the issuance of the bonds in the UK, but the VTB Bank also needs the authorization of the British bond market to proceed smoothly. Under the personal care of Sergei Sha, the financing in the UK went very smoothly. The British government is afraid that this financing plan will choose another market due to the restrictions of the British regulatory agencies, so the British government has given the green light all the way, and can't wait for this financing to be launched in the British market. The efficiency far exceeded Sergey's imagination. Although there is still a long time before the actual listing of Soviet government bonds, several powerful market makers have come to the VTB Bank of the Soviet Union to apply to take over the issuance of Soviet government bonds this time. After all, 500 billion is not a small amount, and no financial institution in the UK can independently absorb this financing. So about forty or fifty financial institutions will join forces to take over the issuance work this time. In addition, there are also many market makers in France across the strait who can't wait to come to the UK and want to get a share.

However, these French people soon learned from the staff of the Soviet foreign trade group that Minister Ulyanov would go to France in a few days to continue financing the Leningrad Special Economic Zone. After the French heard the news, they sent the great news back to China overnight, and soon the invitations from the other side of the English Channel flew to the Soviet embassy in the UK like a snowflake. The country picked it up ahead of time, and President Mitterrand even sent his special envoy to London to wait for Seryozha to leave for France together. However, when President Mitterrand's special envoy came to the UK, he saw here the ambassador. Seryozha suddenly became almost the most popular person in all of Europe.