Chapter 443

Gorbachev and Margaret Thatcher had a closed door meeting. Since the British side said that the prime minister would fly to Beijing to negotiate with the Chinese side on the Hong Kong issue, there was only one meeting between them.

The main topics of the meeting between Gorbachev and Margaret Thatcher were personally handled by Yakovlev and shariosha. These issues are all related to economy and trade. Prime Minister Thatcher walked out of the room smiling and shaking his head as if something interesting had happened. His courtier asked curiously: "madam, it seems that the conversation between you is very pleasant!"

"I just think that he and I are both believers of Milton Friedman on economic issues. If he didn't speak Russian, I would really think that I was discussing economic issues with our allies! He is really a different kind of leader of the Soviet Union Prime Minister Thatcher said half jokingly.

"It's not surprising that Yakovlev, a good friend of the Prime Minister of Canada, was also in Gorbachev's entourage. Yakovlev once studied at Columbia University. And Gorbachev's chief trade representative sent to the UK had a good fight with our bankers, who were discussing the issue of capital flow all day long! " Thatcher's chief of staff knows something, he told the prime minister.

"Well, gentlemen, anyway, the Soviet Union has finally come up with a leader who can talk to us about economy and trade rather than medium range missiles. This is a good thing, and we should be happy! Therefore, during the period when I leave, if he has any requirements, as long as it is not too excessive, try to satisfy him as much as possible! " Thatcher is the first generation.

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Gorbachev was also satisfied with the results of the talks. After returning, he specially mentioned some interesting things about the talks with his confidants. In fact, Xie liaosha has no interest in this, because he has developed a strong interest in the city of London for some time.

Because of the current economic depression in Britain, coupled with the serious budget deficit. Thatcher's government is preparing to sell off the state-owned assets of Britain and the government, but it can not do so. Foreign funds must take over the burden of the British government.

If the British government wants money, it must create suitable soil for foreign investment. But now the workers are still on strike. How can foreign investors dare to invest in Britain? So the Thatcher government has given up this time. They are ready to give up the British control over all foreign investment. This is a great benefit for shariosha, because the British government will no longer impose strict restrictions on the inflow or outflow of foreign capital. Shariosha can finally establish a financial center belonging to the Gorky brothers on the European continent.

Now seryosa has two banks, one is the only Columbia bank, which is mainly engaged in the car loan business of the Soviet Union. The other bank is the National Housing Bank in Moscow, which mainly helps to finance the new town of workers.

Now it's a bit of a use for Mr. seryosa. The National Housing Bank is about to become a chicken rib. With Yeltsin's appearance, if Xie liaosha holds the National Housing Bank in his hand again, he will help Yeltsin to finance. This kind of thing can not bring any value to Xie liaosha except for political interests. Now Xie liaosha is raising money for his Japanese plan, so he is ready to cash out as long as these miscellaneous businesses are not his main business.

Due to the huge assets of Moscow's workers' new town, the handover with the Central Bank of the Soviet Union was not easy. Yeltsin, the principal of this project, can not come to work in Moscow in a short time, because Yeltsin's level is too high. Local leaders must go through the personnel procedures of the Political Bureau and the approval of the general secretary before they come to the Central Committee. But now general secretary Chernenko, who has fallen ill, has no intention of this, so he has put it on hold for the time being.

As the Soviet Minister of construction has just died, the Ministry of construction is now in a leaderless situation. Xie liaosha wants to transfer the project of worker's new town to the Ministry of construction, so that Xie liaosha can get the funds he wants from the central bank.

It turns out that when Gorbachev is now heavily dependent on shariosha, it is indeed the best time to make such a request. Gorbachev agreed without thinking about it. So seryosa mentioned another problem, that is, the Mediterranean trading company.

When the Mediterranean trading company was founded, Xie liaosha mainly imported daily necessities for the residents of the workers' new town. But later, Mediterranean trading company gradually became one of the important export enterprises of the Soviet Union. However, in order to ensure the smooth flow of the Soviet Union's foreign trade channels, the company used the form of joint venture abroad to cover up its Soviet background. This company is a collective enterprise in the Soviet Union and a private enterprise abroad. Originally, behind this company was the National Housing Bank, but Xie liaosha didn't want to abandon the Mediterranean trading company when he abandoned the National Housing Bank! Therefore, another suggestion of Xie liaosha is to separate the foreign trade business of the National Housing Bank and hand it over to the foreign trade bank under the charge of the Ministry of foreign trade and economic cooperation.

Mediterranean trading company is the main grain import enterprise of the Soviet Union, which is an important guarantee to support Gorbachev's agricultural achievements. Gorbachev, of course, will not let seryosha give up control of the enterprise. Therefore, with the help of the opportunity of the integration of the Mediterranean trading company by the foreign trade bank, he can extend his hand into the territory of minister rulav Liao Fu.

This strategy came to mind during his stay in England. He was waiting for Gorbachev to come to England and try to persuade him. But it's a big plan. It's not suitable for Xie liaosha to say it. It's better for Yakovlev to have a talk first.

Thatcher left London the day after her meeting with Gorbachev and flew to Beijing. Gorbachev chose to attend the memorial ceremony of Marx's tomb the next day. On the evening of the same day, shagliaosha contacted his football friend, Dennis, the husband of Prime Minister Thatcher, by telephone and asked if he could arrange Gorbachev to visit No. 10 Downing Street.

Dennis replied, "seryosa, I naturally welcome the Soviet guests, but I have to ask the cabinet about this. Don't worry, I will tell you the result tomorrow morning! "