Reborn Russia As An Oligarch

Wang Ye's guess was correct. The promotion of Tonya's father and sister was really done by Valsili.

Because Tonya received a call that night.

On the phone, a woman who claimed to be a staff member of the governor's office enthusiastically left Tonya her personal contact information and said that she could call her at any time if she had any questions in the future.

He also said in a roundabout way that Chen Zandonia’s father and sister are serious and responsible in their work, have great abilities, and will be further promoted in the future.

He also said that Tonya is the pride of Irkutsk Region and will become a big star after going to Moscow in the future, etc...

Anyway, even the innocent Tonya could tell that the sudden promotion of her father and sister today was definitely due to Governor Valsili's efforts as Misha said.

Obviously, the reason why Valsili did these things was not because of himself, but because of his relationship with Misha!

Dongnia also understands this point...

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Wang Ye didn't care about what happened in Tonya's family, and it was okay for Valsili to do those things to please himself. He would not be "selfless" and warn Valsili not to use power for personal gain.

This is not a big principled error. Besides, the governor Valsili was elected by the people after all!

Strictly speaking, neither the Duma nor the Kremlin can interfere in other people's work under normal circumstances!

He only needs to be responsible to the voters of Irkutsk Region, Moscow can't control that much...

In the past few days, Wang Ye is also busy with the government's budget plan.

As Tonya saw on TV, the first version of the fiscal budget plan submitted by the government has been directly rejected by the Economic Committee on the grounds that it is not in line with the current situation of the country, is unrealistic, and the budget is unreasonable.

These are not what Wang Ye said, but the evaluations given by other members at the special pre-trial meeting held by the Economic Committee.

It is clear that not a single member of the committee supports what appears to be an “outrageous” budget.

Anyone who can get a position like a member of the Economic Committee is a "good person", and everyone can see the meaning behind the budget submitted by the government.

This is not just targeting Director Mikhail, but also provoking the entire Economic Committee!

Because the debts issued every year and how to distribute the money after receiving it are also discussed and arranged by the entire Economic Committee, not Director Mikhail alone.

There are many super-large projects led by the Economic Committee, and there will also be designated members who are responsible for them full-time.

This means that everyone will have a lot of power in their hands...

Now that the government wants to take away this economic power from the Economic Committee, how can everyone tolerate it, so at the first pre-trial meeting, the budget bill was unanimously rejected and turned back.

Some members even made harsh words when facing the news media. If the government does not treat the budget plan "seriously and prudently" and continues to propose new "outrageous" plans like this time, then wait for the government to shut down!

The reason why we say "government shutdown" is because if the budget plan fails to pass, then in the coming new year, the salaries of government employees will not be released, which is equivalent to paralysis of the entire government agency, that is, Stopped.

This tug-of-war between government departments and the Economic Council immediately attracted the attention of many people.

Even the Kremlin was alarmed.

Gebrev immediately called Wang Ye.

"Misha, I heard that your Economic Committee is having trouble with the government because of budget issues. What's the situation now?"

Gazev must have known the ins and outs of the matter, and he also knew why the Economic Committee and the government were at such a deadlock, but he deliberately pretended not to know, and his intention was very obvious, that he wanted to mediate the conflict between the two parties.

Because if the stalemate continues, it will not only be a big loss for the government, but also the Kremlin's face.

In the final analysis, government agencies are only designed to implement the Kremlin's policy intentions and are just departments under the Kremlin's jurisdiction!

If there is a shutdown, it won't be Meddev's headache, but his adoptive father's will probably be even more headache...

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Although Wang Ye also understood what Gebrev meant, he did not clarify it either. He just explained the matter concisely and concisely.

Finally he said in a rather stern tone:

“The government finance department is so amateurish!

The reasons they gave for increasing the budget are completely insufficient. Looking at the entire plan, it just feels like they are increasing it just to increase the budget.

However, after increasing the budget, what effect it can have has not been reflected at all.

What’s even more outrageous is that the budget they submitted this time has doubled compared to this year, but the GDP growth forecast is not even as good as this year.

My assessment is that the spending budget is unusually bold, even whimsical.

But confidence in economic development is extremely conservative!

Such a budget plan is a joke! "

Wang Ye's remarks are not an injustice to the government departments, because this is reflected in the budget plan.

If you increase the budget, but also increase the GDP growth forecast, you can still justify it. After all, if you want to develop the economy faster and better, you must increase investment.

But the problem is that the budget plan submitted by the government this time only significantly increases next year's expenditure budget, but the forecast for next year's GDP growth rate is very conservative...

In fact, it is understandable.

Because everyone knows how to spend money. No matter how much money you have, you can spend it easily.

Therefore, it is easy to increase the expenditure budget plan. It is easy to double the operating expenditures of various departments, increase personnel salaries, and increase welfare benefits.

However, it is not that difficult to increase the GDP growth rate again based on this year...

Originally, the reason why the GDP growth rate in 2005, that is, this year was so high, was mainly due to the skyrocketing international energy prices. Who can say whether this is sustainable or not.

What if international energy prices fall next year...

Even if it doesn't fall and just maintains the current price fluctuation, where will next year's GDP growth come from?

In this matter, the government cannot make arbitrary promises.

Because if they randomly set a GDP growth target and fail to achieve it next year, or even have a big difference, then they will be held accountable!

It's obvious that no one wants to take responsibility for this.

That's why the government came up with such a budget plan that seemed ridiculous in Wang Ye's eyes...

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Gebrev was speechless. After being silent for a while, he smiled awkwardly and said:

"In this case, you can come over for dinner tonight. It just so happens that he also wants to know about the situation.

In addition, Meddev will also come over and you can communicate in person.

They are all Davaris, what can't be communicated clearly, okay? "

He had said so, and Wang Yena certainly couldn't refuse, because even if he didn't give face to Gebrev, he still had to give face to his adoptive father.

At this dinner, it was obvious that his adoptive father wanted to call him and Meddev over and ask them to communicate face to face. It would be best if they could make concessions and reach an agreement, and stop making trouble...

In fact, Wang Ye is not the kind of person who is unreasonable and unforgiving. He just wants to make the government understand who has the final say when it comes to financial power!

In the political arena, it is not enough to be a good person, otherwise others will think you are weak and can be bullied, and they will take advantage of you!

On key matters, you must make your attitude clear. If you cannot make concessions, you will never retreat!

Only in this way will others truly respect you and take your attitude into consideration before doing anything in the future.

"Okay, then I'll go there after get off work in the evening." Wang Ye said simply.

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It is very convenient for him to go there to eat now, because the Economic Committee originally worked in the Kremlin Palace, which is not far from the building where his adoptive father works and lives.

So at about five o'clock, Wang Ye strolled to Gebrev's office, and then he took him to meet his adoptive father.

It was still the familiar small restaurant. Meddev had also arrived and was drinking tea and chatting with his adoptive father.

Seeing Gebrev and Wang Ye coming in, the adoptive father smiled and nodded and said hello, while Meddev quickly stood up and greeted Wang Ye politely.

Although he is older than Wang Ye, his position is not lower than Wang Ye.

But there is no way, Wang Ye's "qualifications" are there. No matter from every aspect, he has to beat Meddev!

In addition, Wang Ye has also made great efforts for Meddev to be able to sit in his current position, which can be regarded as a favor to him.

So every time he met Wang Ye, Meddev was very polite, even respectful...

After the four of them sat down, the service staff began to serve rich and delicious meals, and everyone chatted while eating.

The people present were all true members of our own family, so the adoptive father did not beat around the bush and went straight to the point:

"The recent budget plan seems to have caused a lot of commotion. Didn't you two communicate in advance?

How could this happen? "

Wang Ye didn't say anything. The main responsibility for this matter lies with Meddev, and he doesn't want to take the blame for him.

Meddev explained the matter with a wry smile. Of course, he mainly emphasized that the reason why he proposed such a budget plan was not his original intention, but was put forward by various agencies and departments. This is the "public opinion", and he There is no way.

That's a good excuse.

After all, both the foster father and Wang Ye knew that the government was not monolithic. There were people from various factions, superiors, and even political parties with entangled interests.

Meddev has not been in office for long, so it is normal for him to be unable to control the situation.

And he, who is in charge, can't pour cold water on his subordinates when they are in high spirits. That will offend a lot of people...

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After listening, the adoptive father put a straight face on his face and criticized him seriously:

"That's your problem.

Always remember that you are the person in charge of the government and they are all your subordinates.

How can you be kidnapped by the opinions of your subordinates?

Now, coming up with such an outrageous plan not only makes a joke, but also makes it difficult for Misha to do it.

As long as the plan you submit is even remotely reliable, he won't call you back.

Misha, you think so? "

With that said, the adoptive father turned to look at Wang Ye.

Wang Ye smiled and nodded, and followed his words and said:

"I also support raising the budget ceiling, but don't forget that for the past two consecutive years, I took the initiative to ask the government to increase budget expenditures instead of lowering your budget.

However, this increase must be controllable and reasonable.

It must match next year’s GDP growth rate.

Because in my philosophy, if you get more money, you should do more!

If you just take money and don’t do anything, or even do bad things, then I can’t just sit back and watch. "

Wang Ye has once again made his attitude clear. He is not opposed to increasing budget expenditures, but he must control the extent.

And you must make a commitment as to what results you can achieve next year!

It can be regarded as putting some pressure on the government, so that they don't just hang around all day long and do nothing serious!

In addition, Wang Ye could also hear it from the words of his adoptive father and Gorbrev, although on the surface they were reprimanding Meddev and defending Wang Ye.

However, that is only on the surface. The real meaning is to let Wang Ye "raise his hand" and try to give the government a more generous budget.

This is also understandable.

After all, Meddev is completely controlled by the Kremlin and represents the Kremlin's will, so his adoptive father and others will naturally be a little more biased towards him.

Because helping Meddev is equivalent to helping the Kremlin itself...

Therefore, Wang Ye made a slight concession and agreed to increase the upper limit, but the amount could not be too large, and corresponding commitments had to be made.

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The adoptive father and Gebrev looked at each other, and the adoptive father nodded slightly.

Gebrev immediately smiled and said: "Haha, I think what Misha said is very reasonable. Just taking money and not doing anything is not enough!

Meddev, now it's your turn to express your opinion. How high will the GDP growth rate be next year?

The report card you handed over this year is very eye-catching. Next year will definitely not be lower than this year. "

Meddev had a wry smile on his face. He really didn't dare to guarantee that next year would be better than this year...

Because the GDP growth rate obtained by selling energy is always unreliable and is easily affected by external factors.

In addition, he does not have much say in the energy industry, even if he once served as the president of Gazprom, it is useless, because everyone knows that there is only one real talker in the domestic energy industry.

That's Mikhail!

Only he can truly impact crude oil, natural gas, coal, and even aluminum, gold and other industries.

Meddev turned his attention to Wang Ye, wanting to ask for his opinion, or to hear what Wang Ye said about what the energy industry would be like next year.

Will prices continue to surge, stabilize, or will there be a risk of falling?

Each of these possibilities will have a great impact on next year's GDP!