Chapter 469

Xie liaosha and Yeltsin secretly reached a consensus on the issue of financing. Because it is very important, and because of the attitude of rigachov's firm refusal, Xie liaosha and Yeltsin decided to go to Gorbachev to discuss the issue of overseas financing.

Since Yeltsin proposed this matter on his own initiative, the matter discussed with Gorbachev will naturally fall on Yeltsin's head. Seliosha only assisted from one side and did not intend to be such an outsider. Yeltsin took the initiative to contact the staff of Gorbachev's office. After making an appointment, he and shariosha prepared a lot of materials to prove how layman he was and how reasonable he and shariosha were.

Most of the reports instigated by Xie liaosha and Yeltsin were personally written by Gaidar, chief economist of the Foreign Trade Bank of the Ministry of foreign trade and economic cooperation. It was seliosha's decision to let Gaidar do it, because seliosha knew that Gorbachev was a follower of Milton Friedman, the great master of Chicago economics. It's a good idea to let Gaidar, who is also familiar with the study of Chicago school's economic views, write a report.

Gaidar is worthy of being a 29-year-old expert in the National Economic Reform Commission. It's easy to agree with him when he looks at this report. Chicago school's economic proposition is to advocate free market economy. If it is related to the current environment of the Soviet Union, the proposition of introducing foreign capital to participate in the construction of new worker's city by seliosha and Yeltsin is naturally a reform behavior in line with the requirements of free market economy.

Yeltsin and shariosha were picked up by a special car sent by the Kremlin on the scheduled day and arrived at Gorbachev's new office on time. Outside the window, you can see the beautiful Moscow River and the spectacular view of the workers' new town in the distance. When Gorbachev met them, he was as easygoing as ever. He took seryosha and Gorbachev to tell him something interesting about his visit to Ukraine. Then he slowly got to the point. Gorbachev asked Yeltsin, "why is there such a big financial problem in the workers' new town?"

"General secretary, let Xie liaosha tell you these things personally." Yeltsin has learned one thing from Gorbachev, that is, he does not know who took the initiative between Gorbachev and ligachev. They have discussed Yeltsin's problems here. Yeltsin's heart at the moment had a lot of dissatisfaction with ligachev. Originally, this matter was a new objective problem, but ligachev told Gorbachev behind his back. Whether intentionally or unintentionally, Gorbachev would certainly have some doubts about his ability. Yeltsin, after all, is a newcomer. In Gorbachev's words, it's better to let him give Gorbachev a good explanation.

"General secretary, because the current situation is different from what we faced at the beginning! However, in the final analysis, it is because there is a problem in our market supply. Although the people have money on hand, they can't buy suitable goods in the state-owned stores. Large items like cars need quota supply, and housing is not allowed to be sold. So the common people's enthusiasm for money is not high. They hope to exchange money for usable goods, so the interest of bonds will naturally be despised! " He did not turn the topic to smuggling or the black market, even though it was a place where ordinary people in the Soviet Union could not live without. However, the rampant black market shows that the MOFTEC is not strong enough to crack down on smuggling, because Xie liaosha's MOFTEC is in charge of the customs and anti smuggling forces. Xie liaosha doesn't want his department to be criticized by the general secretary.

"It seems that our economic system is the cause of the problem! The country has really come to the point where it has to be reformed! " Gorbachev said with emotion.

"General secretary, it is precisely because the objective situation has changed that we want to solve our problems through other channels! Xie liaosha told me that he could borrow money from foreign financial institutions, but he just didn't know what the central government thought about this matter Yeltsin handed the report to Gorbachev with both hands, and then nervously watched Gorbachev's reaction.

Gorbachev motioned to seliosha and Yeltsin to have a rest on the sofa. Then he opened the report submitted by Yeltsin and slowly turned it over. As time goes by, seliosha and Yeltsin do not say a word. One of them leans on the sofa, the other leans forward, waiting for Gorbachev's instructions.

"First of all, I want to say that your idea is very bold and imaginative. It's really a good move to introduce foreign funds to support the construction of workers' new town. But there has never been a precedent in our country! I'm afraid there will be widespread opposition among comrades! " Gorbachev said helplessly.

"General secretary, comrade hammer once set up a pencil factory in our country during Lenin's period, Ford once aided us to build a Gorky automobile factory during Stalin's period, and Fiat once aided us to build a Volga automobile factory during Khrushchev's period. All of these are similar to the scheme of our new worker town now! What makes no sense in the past will be criticized and disputed when we vigorously advocate the idea of building a house! " Xie liaosha retorts unconvinced.

"You see, I have nothing to say! Come on, let's make an exception for you. I admire your plan to introduce foreign capital into the new workers' City, which can be used as a pilot project of our economic reform! " Gorbachev said in a tone of ridicule that in fact, he did not object to the opposition of some comrades in the party at all, because now he is in power, and many things that were difficult to do in the past are now in one sentence.

"But your report is good! The description of domestic economic problems is in line with the actual situation, and the views put forward are very enlightening. Xie liaosha, this report is written by you! I think we can change it and send it to the news paper for more comrades to have a look! " Gorbachev suggested.

"General secretary, I didn't write this article! It's the work of Yegor Gaidar, a new comrade of our foreign trade bank Xie liaosha explained to the general secretary.

"Oh! I didn't expect that? Your Ministry of foreign trade and economic cooperation is really full of talents! This Gaidar is really a talent. Let's do it! Go back and ask Comrade Gaidar to sort out the analysis and summary of the domestic economic situation in the report, together with some of the following contents, and give them to the comrades of the news! I want all the comrades in the party to read it carefully! " Gorbachev said.