Chapter 1144 Extra: Twenty Years Later

In May 2030, in order to welcome the upcoming 40th anniversary of independence, the Kremlin was renovated.

Wang Ye is still working in the familiar office. At this time, 21 years have passed since he first took office in the Kremlin, and he is serving his fourth term!

In his 40s, it is the most attractive age for a man, not to mention a man who has been in power and has been able to call the wind and rain for more than 20 years around the world.

Therefore, Wang Ye is now a completely different person than he was 20 years ago.

In the past, when describing him, media magazines preferred to use words such as "handsome and tall", "charismatic", and "young and promising". After all, it is extremely rare to find a politician as young, handsome and in a high position as him.

But now, when mentioning him, no one pays attention to his appearance and age, but only marvels at his "strong aura", "influence", "support rate", "political skills", etc.

In his forties, when most politicians are still trying to climb up, Wang Ye has been sitting on the "top of the mountain" for twenty-one years...

Under his leadership, the whole of Russia and even the whole of Eastern Europe have undergone earth-shaking changes in the past twenty years.

The GDP of Russia has been growing rapidly year after year. Although it has not been able to maintain the amazing growth rate of 20%-30% per year around 2010, it has never fallen below 10%!

After twenty years of continuous high-speed growth, by 2030, the national GDP has tripled compared with twenty years ago, ranking second in the world after a certain Asian country!

According to the per capita GDP, it has also entered the ranks of highly developed countries, and Russia has become an undisputed superpower!

As for the former number one power, starting in 2025, the debt crisis led to national financial bankruptcy, and it has never recovered since then. For several consecutive years, not only has there been no economic growth, but it has also fallen into regression and decline, and its GDP has fallen to third in the world.

Over the past 20 years, the world situation has also undergone tremendous changes, and Wang Ye's prediction of "a great change that only happens once in a century" has also been verified.

The debt problem of the United States has finally exploded. The debt of more than 40 trillion yuan cannot be repaid, and the nuclear-powered money printing machine cannot save its credit bankruptcy. The once invincible hegemony has collapsed...

Before it happened, most people could not believe it, but when the facts were in front of them, many people realized that the world is no longer the same as before.

Of course, the United States has not tried to "save itself", but it has harvested all the countries that can and dare to harvest. The two "dog legs" have long been overwhelmed, and even the economy of old Europe has been in serious recession, which still cannot save the situation.

It has also not tried to attack Russia and a certain country. After all, in the past 20 years, the world's fastest-growing and richest countries are these two countries. If the wealth accumulated by these two countries can be harvested, then the debt problem of the United States can basically be solved.

But the problem is, why should you harvest the wealth accumulated by others with great effort?

When the few remaining American aircraft carrier strike groups that could still move appeared in the Black Sea and the Philippine Sea, trying to scare people and even cause trouble through "deterrence", several "big black fish" broke out of the ice in the Arctic, which was obviously a warning to the Americans not to act rashly, otherwise they would bear the consequences!

And Russia's strategic nuclear missile system began to start, and one Sarmat intercontinental missile after another was ready to go.

Wang Ye said in an emergency TV speech that if some countries wanted to destroy the hard-won world peace, he would never agree!

Any attempt to provoke a war will be severely counterattacked, and once the war starts, it will immediately carry out a devastating blow!

Similarly, a certain country did not forbear again this time. The huge fleet was dispatched in full force to attack the first island chain. At the same time, it can be seen from several flashing pictures on TV news that countless land-based missiles are ready and can be launched at any time.

The whole world looked at it, and many countries immediately issued announcements and began to stand in line.

This time, most countries stood on the side of true justice!

ASEAN in Asia issued a joint statement, saying that peace is hard-won, and war will only destroy humanity. No foreign country is welcome to come to Asia to make trouble. If a certain country's aircraft carrier strike group does not leave the Asian waters within the deadline, it will be regarded as a declaration of war!

The Eastern European Union did not hesitate to say that it would stand with Russia to jointly resist foreign enemies!

More than 50 countries in the African Union also reached a consensus, welcoming peace and friendship and rejecting war. The African Union will resist to the end those evil people who take the initiative to start a war.

Even most of the countries in the European Union have expressed their dissatisfaction, either euphemistically or bluntly, believing that over the years, a certain country has made no contribution to the world except for "sucking blood" from others!

The so-called high technology is nothing more than the contribution of immigrant elites from all over the world. Moreover, as its attractiveness has become weaker and weaker in the past decade, the real elites are no longer willing to immigrate there.

What is attracted are illegal immigrants from some of the most backward countries, who rely on smuggling and going through the lines. After those low-quality illegal immigrants go there, they make the local social security a mess!

When the people of a country are lazy and greedy, and robbing and stealing are rampant, then this country obviously has no hope.

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There are very few countries standing on the side of the United States. Even the most hardcore Five Eyes Alliance countries in the past have euphemistically expressed that they do not want to be involved in the conflict. Any problem can be solved through peaceful dialogue.

For a time, the United States, the former number one superpower, was isolated by the whole world. The reality is so ironic. When you are strong, you are surrounded by friends and can respond to your call. But when you decline, you are deserted by your friends and no one stands with you.

Faced with such a situation, those congressmen and hawkish politicians on Capitol Hill who clamored "to start with strength and status" were dumbfounded and fell into a dilemma.

If they fight, they will really face the risk of national destruction!

If they don't fight, they will be timid in front of the people of the world. Even their "underpants" will be stripped clean. In the future, they will not be able to conceal their superficial strength.

However, this did not bother those politicians. In just two or three days, a large number of congressmen and government officials on Capitol Hill announced their resignations and expressed their anger at the government's incompetence!

As for who this "government" refers to, and whether they themselves are part of this incompetent government, it is unknown...

No one, no money, and morale collapsed. In addition, they did not have the courage to really start a war. They just wanted to scare others and "extort" something. Now others do not give them face and directly slap them in the face. In the end, they can only end in disgrace.

The government directly announced a shutdown, and the military immediately announced the withdrawal from all bases around the world, shrinking all troops back to the mainland, and will carry out large-scale disarmament to reduce financial pressure...

A crisis just disappeared, which also announced that the world pattern has changed!

The center of the world also began to shift from the West to the East. In 2026, the Eastern European Union, the European Union and Asian countries jointly announced the establishment of the "Eurasian Continental Economic Corridor" to strengthen economic exchanges between the two continents and reduce trade barriers.

This so-called economic corridor directly occupies nine-tenths of the world's total population and two-fifths of the land area!

After 2025, the total economic volume will also account for four-fifths of the world!

This is equivalent to excluding North America from the mainstream economic zone. In layman's terms, everyone doesn't want to play with North America...

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Wang Ye, who was standing in front of the French window, looking at the scenery outside the window and smoking a cigar in thought, heard a knock on the door. He casually said, "Come in."

The office door was pushed open, and Nova walked in with two people.

Twenty years later, the once beautiful young girl Nova is already in her early forties. Now she is still graceful and slim, and she doesn't have the body shape of ordinary old Russian women who get fat as they get older.

Of course, she has never been married...

Following Nova are two people Wang Ye is very familiar with.

Dania is already in her forties. She has been working in the Duma for the past 20 years.

Of course, she has long been the speaker of the Duma and has been re-elected for two terms.

It can be said that Wang Ye did not make a mistake. In the past 20 years, Dania's performance has indeed lived up to Wang Ye's appreciation and promotion of her.

She works diligently and wholeheartedly, and stands firmly on Wang Ye's side at all times and in all matters, safeguarding the interests of the faction.

Under her management, Wang Ye's faction has long become the most powerful force in Moscow's political arena, and has infiltrated almost all important departments.

As for the other one...

This is a young man in his twenties, tall and handsome, polite, fair-skinned, black-haired and blue-eyed.

With a shy smile on his face, he is almost the same as Wang Ye when he first entered politics...

Wang Ye is more familiar with him, because this is Alexei, his eldest son with Rosiana!

He is 21 years old this year, and will graduate from Wang Ye's alma mater, the Department of Politics at Moscow University, in two months.

"Father, good afternoon." Alexei came forward and greeted Wang Ye respectfully.

Wang Ye smiled, patted his shoulder, and then naturally put his arm around his shoulder, inviting Danya to sit down on the sofa together.

Seeing that Nova was going to make coffee for the three of them, Alexei quickly stood up and went to help. He knew that this woman was not only his father's assistant, but also his "aunt"...

"The new election will start next year. Boss, do you have any new plans this time? Or should we just maintain the status quo?"

After sitting down, Danya asked seriously.

It has been twenty-one years since Wang Ye first took office. Because Grezlov promoted constitutional amendments, Wang Ye's terms of office were different.

His first term was five years, and the next three terms were six years, so the new election will start next year. Of course, the final vote will be at the beginning of the year after next.

The term of office in the Duma is the same.

Wang Ye smiled and said slowly: "I have been re-elected for four consecutive terms. I am really a little tired of it. This time, you can run for election."

Although he said this lightly, it was like thunder in Danya's ears. She straightened up suddenly, looked at Wang Ye with shock on her face, and didn't say anything for a long time.

Alexei, who was sitting next to him, was also confused, looking straight at Wang Ye, wondering why he made such a decision.

Wang Ye said calmly:

“Do you remember my TV speech when I first took office? Give me 20 years…

Now that twenty years have passed, I feel that I have completed my mission and can step down and enjoy my own life.

This position may seem like an infinite honor to outsiders, but you still don’t understand. Sitting in this position means walking on thin ice every day! "

Indeed, it is obvious to all how many things Wang Ye has done in the past twenty years.

This is also the most important reason why his approval ratings have always been astonishingly high.

Dania understood Wang Ye's thoughts. She took a long breath and her eyes became firm.

"Now that you have made the decision, boss, I... am also ready!

But I can’t hold on for twenty years, maybe twelve years at most.

When……"

As she said that, she turned to look at Alexei beside her, with a smile on her face.

Wang Ye shook his head helplessly and asked, "Have you really made up your mind? Are you going to run for the Duma next year?"

Alexey nodded simply and said: "Yes, father, I plan to go to Chukotka Oblast after graduation to serve as Uncle Abu's assistant and accumulate work experience. When the Duma changes next year, I will directly participate in the election, and the constituency will be determined. In Chukotka, that was also the constituency where my father first ran for office.”

What else can Wang Ye say? He is indeed his son. Even his choice of political route is the same as his own!

Starting from Chukotka, becoming an ordinary member of the Duma, and then gradually accumulating qualifications and prestige...

With so many "uncles, aunts" and "grandparents" taking care of him, this kid might actually be able to win the general election in ten or twenty years!

Of course, Wang Ye would not reach out to help him in this process, and he could only rely on himself for everything.

If he didn't have that ability and ability, Wang Ye wouldn't trust him to hand over the position, let alone allow his old subordinates to force him up. That would only harm others and himself, causing hundreds of harms but no benefit!

As for Rosiana, she has no intention of participating in any general election. She has been serving as the governor of Moscow, and she also has two daughters to take care of. How can she have the "free time" to compete for any general election.

So this time Wang Ye chose Dania to inherit this position.

"Boss, you will stay in Moscow after retirement. Without you here, I'm worried..."

Dania asked with concern.

Although she is very capable and has been on her own for a long time, she still feels a little guilty after all, because she has always been under Wang Ye's wings and has not experienced any hardships.

Now I suddenly have to stand up on my own and face everything alone, which is of course a bit uncomfortable.

Wang Ye smiled knowingly and said casually: "I will stay for a while, but I won't stay here forever. I finally have my own time. I want to walk around and see the world. Compared with before, I have more time." What a change..."

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On June 12, the 40th anniversary military parade of Independence Day officially began.

Wang Ye delivered an important speech under the spotlight.

"Dear citizens!

With the joint efforts of all our people, after 40 years, the country has finally returned to the top of the world..."

After Wang Ye finished his speech, the entire Red Square, even Moscow, and even the whole country, cheered "Ula!" and the sound went straight into the sky...

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