USSR 1991

After a short dispute, they fell into an atmosphere of silence again, and the atmosphere was oppressive and uncomfortable.Arpad stood up and walked to the window and opened it, trying to dispel the smell of smoke and the atmosphere of despair in the house.

"Let's surrender, it is impossible to win again. Germany they restrict our meat trade today, then they can restrict financial transactions tomorrow, and directly use the World Monetary Fund and the World Bank to restrict our loans the day after tomorrow. At that time, Hungary will It's really over." Alpad clenched his fists and said bitterly.Although he is holding back his anger now, he can't attack the western countries, at least he must give some hope to the Hungarian national enterprises.

"Weak countries really have no chance of survival and development."

Hungary began to release a message of reconciliation to Europe. First of all, Arpad hoped that through dialogue, an understanding could be reached between the two parties. However, German Chancellor Kohl did not give them such an easy opportunity to reconcile. He directly stated in the dialogue with the Hungarian Prime Minister Unless Hungary is willing to show due sincerity, they will lift restrictions on Hungarian industries.

The so-called "sincerity" includes tax reductions and exemptions for the governments of European and American multinational groups, preferential policies when purchasing local companies, and even the right to get involved in certain industries that are the lifeline of the national economy. Yes, directly showing the face of a shameless robber.This is simply to make the West feel happy if Hungary hands over the entire country to a multinational group.

At this time, French President Chirac also tried to get involved. He euphemistically stated that France is willing to provide loans to the Hungarian government, but it must be mortgaged by other state-owned enterprises.The French who tried to grab food from the mouth of the World Bank were also very helpless. If it weren't for the global economic crisis, he would not have come to touch the cake of the Americans.

However, Prime Minister Jiuluo said no very resolutely. Everything before had made him think a lot. How could the uneasy and kind French let them repay the loan smoothly?Chirac's purpose is to control the Hungarian economy and become the last straw to bring down the pillar industries.

If Prime Minister Gyula's previous tolerance was for the future of Hungary, the current anger is also for the fate of Hungary.Facing the arrogance of the European Union, even Prime Minister Gyula couldn't bear it. This was to force Hungary to death. In order to retaliate against the actions of Western countries, Prime Minister Gyula immediately declared war.

The first thing he did was to forcibly recycle all newspaper offices, taking the first step to control public opinion, and all the economic newspaper offices that were originally controlled by Western multinational groups were returned to their original forms.He was originally a national leader from the Hungarian Communist Party. Of course, he is good at controlling public opinion. First, he passed a bill to prohibit companies with multinational backgrounds from acquiring local newspapers. The government has increased the monitoring of the contents of newspapers. Once it is discovered that it is advocating for a Western multinational group, the editor-in-chief and the reporter will be held accountable.These tough measures that violate the laws of the market directly stunned Mercedes-Benz, which acquired the local newspaper, and even the president of Daimler Group was outraged by the Hungarian government's approach.

This does not follow the market economy at all!It is simply a dictatorship, an autocracy!

The representative of the multinational group who originally wanted to talk to the government was directly prevaricated. Gyula said that I was originally a member of the Hungarian Communist Party, so I don’t care about your Western practices.

I can tolerate your previous misconduct, but I will never condone repeated provocations against the Hungarian government.

Because this is Hungary, I have the final say.

"The acquisition of the newspaper is a severe suppression of the arrogance of the multinational corporations, and by the way, I also warned the government behind them not to try to control our country." Alpad said, "Hungary's economy is not good, but the IQ of the top executives is not enough. No one so foolish as to rely on Western multinationals to ride on our necks to control the entire country's economy."

"The words have been put here. If you have other government officials who have other transactions with them, you should die as soon as possible to convince us. If you don't act, Hungary will really be finished. I would rather offend the West than Being a sinner of our nation, is there anything else to add?"

The secret meeting that focused on the Budapest presidential palace was almost all minister-level figures. Although no one dared to say no after hearing Arpad’s words, Arpad reminded them that Hungary did not intend to follow Europe. That set of rules has come to play, and they don't even think about getting in the way, or they will be punished by communism.

Doing so is almost tearing the face off with the Western world, and now Hungary is having a good time, either waiting for a new round of economic retaliation, or trying to find a new life now.Western European countries are definitely not the only ones that can conduct transactions, although meat consumption and daily necessities consumption in developed countries account for the vast majority of the proportion.If it only relies on the consumption of people in Germany, France, the United States, the United Kingdom and other countries, Hungary will be finished sooner or later.

Just when Arpad looked helpless, the Soviet Union quietly came to the door, preparing to bring Hungary a surprise.

Chapter 4 Extending the Helping Hand of Communism

Hungary, which was on the verge of despair, received a request from Soviet Prime Minister Pavlov to visit Budapest at this time. Here comes the Soviet Union, the angel who saved Hungary.At this time, when Alpad looked at Moscow again, he found that the other party was no longer the red evil regime with its claws and claws in the October incident, but the real Eastern European barrier and the red iron curtain.

Pavlov has indeed brought good news to Hungary. Since Europe and the United States have restricted their animal husbandry, it happens that the Soviet Union's huge autonomous prefecture market can satisfy some of their commodities. This is completely good news for Alpad.

Before the start of the trade war between the United States and Hungary, Yanayev had analyzed the current situation in Hungary. Under a series of complicated situations, instead of bringing in income, Hungary’s marketization and trade liberalization have become European countries. Multinational conglomerates emerge from economic difficulties as little sheep.

"I didn't expect that the first country we intervened in was actually Hungary, which was struggling at the beginning. It's really an unpredictable fate." Yanayev said with some emotion. During the Hungarian October Incident in 1956, Budapest was under the military intervention of the Soviet Union. It caused the innocent deaths of 2700 people, which also directly caused the people of the former communist countries to almost tear their skins off with the Soviet Union after the upheaval in Eastern Europe.

But according to the principle of eternal interests, no enemy is unshakable, and no alliance is unbreakable. After four years of economic recovery, the Soviet Union has once again become the shadow of all Eastern European countries.What frightened them was that liberalization did not bring them the rewards they deserved, while the Soviet economy, which chose to restrictively open the market, achieved considerable development. For the former communist countries, they undoubtedly felt that they had been cheated.

"Bringing nearly [-] million economic cooperation projects to Hungary this time is also the first step to win over Eastern European countries. The fault of the United States and Western Europe lies in their own policies. Do you really think that everything can be controlled through the IMF and the World Bank? Don’t forget that the Cold War is not completely over, and Eastern European countries still have their own choices. They can choose the free world, or they can choose the socialist camp. But it is clear that the US’s missteps have pushed Hungary to our side.”

"But I don't think Hungary will wholeheartedly combine with the Soviet Union to form an alliance. After all, our power in Eastern Europe is still too weak, especially after the great changes." Pavlov shook his head regretfully, "So this fragility The alliance may soon be terminated under the threat of the United States."

Yanayev's hand that was flipping over the document paused, he closed the document, took off his glasses and said to Pavlov, "But Rome was not built in a day, Comrade Pavlov. We compete with the Western world Europe will inevitably change hands repeatedly. Although the future is bright, the road is still tortuous. Just like the economic means of the United States to control Eastern Europe, we must also have our own banks, win over a country by means of loans, and slowly control their Everything. If it weren’t for the ugly eating appearance of the Americans, the whole of Europe would have become their frontier. However, the ugly eating appearance of the United States has revealed one thing.”

"What is it?" Pavlov asked.

"A more terrifying economic recession." Yanayev analyzed, "The U.S. economy has really reached the brink of crisis. The Mario government has not found a way out. The previous housing loan crisis is still intensifying. Once a large investment bank fails , will very likely set off a more dire economic crisis in the United States."

Just imagine what would happen if the Great Depression of 1929 was reproduced and the domestic conflicts in the United States were at an all-time high?Either the redist forces are on the rise amid the economic crisis, or the right wing that came to power is trying to divert conflicts through war, thereby reshaping an evil empire.These are the unbreakable truths for hundreds of years.

"So now is the perfect time to infiltrate Hungary, which will also become our first Eastern European country."

Pavlov, who woke up from the memories, found that the plane had arrived at Budapest's Ferry Hegye International Airport. The Soviet ambassador to Budapest and the Budapest foreign minister were already waiting for Pavlov's arrival on the tarmac.Especially the Minister of Economics, Peter, regards Pavlov as the figure who saved their foreign industries.

After Pavlov stepped off the plane, he immediately presented him with a bouquet of flowers, and expressed his welcome to Prime Minister Pavlov to the city on behalf of the people of Budapest.

Pavlov nodded, greeted him politely, emphasized the old-fashioned topics such as the friendship between the Soviet people and the Hungarian people, and followed the official procedure step by step.

The itinerary for the next few days includes visiting scenic spots and visiting Hungarian President Arpad to discuss the state affairs.For such a complicated set of procedures, only visiting the Hungarian Presidential Palace is the top priority.

So when Prime Minister Gyula saw Prime Minister Pavlov, his hands trembled with excitement. He shook Pavlov's hand, and he almost shouted, comrade, you are finally here.

"I came from Moscow this time to promote economic cooperation and development between the Soviet Union and Hungary. As we all know, Hungary has one of the best animal husbandry industries in Eastern Europe, while the Soviet Union has always had a huge meat market, but It has been unable to find a stable source, so this time the Soviet Union hopes to promote the friendly development of international relations through customs and trade cooperation between the two countries," Pavlov said.

The meaning of this is already very obvious. The Soviet Union is now willing to digest some of your unsalable meat products, so Hungary had better show its sincerity at the right time.

"On behalf of the Hungarian people, I would like to thank the Soviet Union for everything the Soviet Union has done to Hungary." Prime Minister Gyula said movedly. Hungarian criminal.

Pavlov waved his hand and motioned for the other party to let him finish his sentence first, "Actually, there is one more thing, that is, the Soviet Union is willing to provide an interest-free loan to Hungary to help you overcome the immediate difficulties, Prime Minister Gyula, look how?"

Julo's eyes widened.

Pavlov said with a smile, "Don't forget that you were once a communist country. Although we parted ways later and there were intrigues, the previous friendship is still vivid in my memory. When I saw my former partners being bullied, the Communist International How could you choose to stand by and watch?"

Pavlov's words made Gyula's eyes moist. At this moment, he remembered the high-spirited moment when the Western world criticized Eastern European communist countries every day for having no human rights.

So what about the Hungarian people now?I have nothing but votes in my hand.High unemployment, declining living standards, endless demonstrations, is this what they want in the Western free world?

"Many things have changed, but the precious revolutionary friendship is still there."

Pavlov said.

Chapter 4 and Five: The Iron Curtain Returns to Eastern Europe

The first order finalized by the Soviet Union and Hungary temporarily alleviated the unsalable consequences caused by the European and American anti-dumping laws, and at the same time severely disgusted the other party once.Of course, Pavlov is not a fool. The Soviet Union will not assist Hungary at its own cost, but will only achieve a win-win and mutually beneficial situation as much as possible under the cooperation of the two parties.

Just when the European Union was complacent, a piece of news slapped the other party in the face like a loud slap. Arpad announced that he would deepen economic and trade cooperation with the Soviet Union, promote the friendly development of the two sides, and get rid of Hungary's economic difficulties as soon as possible.In other words, Hungary is not afraid of US sanctions, because an enemy's enemy is a friend.

Of course, the United States will not revoke the bill so quickly to win over Hungary. This is too embarrassing for him, but the United States government has other methods to deal with Hungary. For those Eastern European countries that are not very obedient, economic sanctions are only the first. step only.

After Pavlov completed his mission, he did not stop in Budapest, but returned directly to Moscow. The first large-scale cooperation with Hungary marked the first small step in the Soviet Union's strategy of returning to Eastern Europe.Originally, Yanayev intended to send a friendly signal to Poland to improve the relationship between the two countries that had deteriorated since the Walesa era, but Kwasniewski's response to the Soviet Union seemed a little cold, even with hostility.

"Cooperating with the Soviet Union is a joke. Poland's economy is not that bad." President Kwasniewski frowned after listening to the report.He had heard about Hungary cooperating with the Soviet Union and getting rid of trade barriers, but Kwasniewski felt uncomfortable when Poland was allowed to do this with its former enemy.In the final analysis, it was the prejudice deep in his heart that was affecting his judgment.Every time the Soviet Union wanted to carry out large-scale economic and trade exchanges, Poland's first thought was the Soviet Union's sugar-coated shells.

"Even if the Americans adopt the anti-dumping bill and sanction Polish goods from entering their country, Poland is not so bad that it needs a handout from the Soviet Union to survive, and who knows if Yanayev is trying to copy the Economic Mutual Aid Committee of the year? ?”

"But Hungary has found a way out for its unsalable products through economic trade with the Soviet Union, and solved the problem of being sanctioned by Western Europe and the United States. I think it is possible to try large-scale trade with the Soviet Union. And the Soviet Union is now gradually opening up its market. President Vasniewski, think about it, a huge country and a huge market have unlimited business opportunities for the export of Polish products.” Prime Minister Pawlak advised, “There is no need for Poland to trade for money. And can't get through."

"Poland also has no need to struggle with history for money."

Perhaps finding that his statement was inappropriate, President Kwasniewski added another sentence, "Hungary really thinks that the Soviets are not making any small moves behind the scenes? What if this large-scale economic and trade activity is just the Soviets harvesting Eastern Europe? What about a conspiracy of national wealth? And the sanctions of Western Europe and the United States will not last long, they need our products. Once there is a vacancy, it is equivalent to the loss of development opportunities that Americans depend on for survival.”

"And the Soviet Union also provided interest-free loans to Hungary. What does this mean? This shows that the Soviet Union tried to control Hungary through economic control, so that it could be reclassified into the sphere of influence of communism."

Poland, which has severe paranoid delusions, would rather believe that this disguised economic rescue was a conspiracy than believe in the kindness of the Soviet Union.Faced with President Kwasniewski's persistence, Pavlák had no choice but to shut up, why Poland would rather be pitted by Western Europe and the United States than to trust the olive branch thrown by its neighbors.

Yanayev had a panoramic view of Poland's every move. When the other party refused his help, he shook his head and expressed speechlessness.Sure enough, Poland is one of the best countries in Europe, and its brain circuit can almost catch up with the Indian people who drink water from the Ganges River.In addition to being scolded for being mentally retarded, the rest is more to lament the stupidity of the Polish president.

Although the Soviet Union also has its own small calculations in economics and trade, it is of great benefit to Poland's economic development in general. Poland would rather be cheated by the United States and Western Europe than accept its own aid. The whole of Moscow is interested in Poland. His performance was astonishing, and he sighed with embarrassment.