Chapter 81: An unexpected surprise

An unexpected surprise?

Li Cheng and Tong Gang looked at each other, obviously unable to understand what Zhou Ming meant by this. Zhou Ming did not explain much, but simply took them back to the main entrance in the car prepared inside the Kremlin. They got into the same Volga they had come in, and drove out of the Kremlin, but did not leave directly. Instead, they parked the car opposite the main entrance of the Kremlin. +顶+点+小说

Li Cheng and Tong Gang both found Zhou Ming's actions very puzzling, but since Zhou Ming had previously said that there would be a surprise they had not expected, and since these two men were both well-known businessmen in Gangcheng and both very composed, they were both wise enough not to ask any questions.

Half an hour passed in this way, and when Li Cheng and Tong Gang, who had been patient up to this point, began to grow impatient, an extended Cadillac limousine drove up from Gele Street.

This situation made Li Cheng and Tong Gang perk up at once. Obviously, they both recognised the Cadillac, because they had seen it yesterday just below the No. 1 Hotel. Of course, even if they hadn't seen it, they could have guessed, because this was Northern Russia, and regardless of how bad the current economic depression was, if the economy wasn't that bad, it was unlikely that such ostentatious luxury cars would appear in the streets under the pressure of certain policies.

For these reasons, Li Cheng and Tong Gang recognised the identity represented by this car at first glance.

'This is Mr. Meta's car, how come he is here at the Kremlin Palace?' Tong Gang frowned and asked Zhou Ming, 'Is this the surprise you were talking about?'

'Chairman Tong, isn't this a surprise?'

Zhou Ming asked Tong Gang in return. Tong Gang just remained silent and did not reply. Zhou Ming continued, 'As for Mr. Meta coming to the Murin Palace, I don't think it's particularly unbelievable. Because at the beginning of the implementation of the Dota Project, it was definitely necessary to establish a good relationship with the leadership of Northern Russia. Only with this kind of internal and external cooperation could the interests be maximised.'

After saying this, Zhou Ming thought for a moment and added, 'If we weren't there, and if the Dagger Tower Project colluded with the Northern Russian officials, it is possible that things like Davidier helping Northern Russia formulate and amend economic policies would have happened.'

'Zhou Ming, your thoughts are really very different from ours,' Tong Gang said to Zhou Ming, and there was an indescribable feeling in his words.

Zhou Ming knew that Tong Gang definitely did not believe his words. In fact, not only him, but also those people in the future who have opened the perspective of God, similarly do not believe this piece of history. But sometimes reality is just so ridiculous.

According to the information that Zhou Ming had found out in his previous life, in the years following the collapse of the Soviet Union, the United States became the teacher of all of northern Russia, teaching this new student of northern Russia how to reform. Not only did American economists amend Nikolayevich's presidential decree, American lawyers helped northern Russia formulate legal provisions and government regulations, and even American Treasury officials directly helped the northern Russian Ministry of Finance formulate and implement economic policies.

It's like a person who is sick asking an enemy who has previously fought them to help them with their medical treatment. No matter how you think about it, this situation is unbelievable, so it's normal for Tong Gang to not believe it.

However, Tong Gang and Li Cheng are not people who like to dwell on the nitty-gritty, so they are unlikely to dwell on such a frivolous issue. Li Cheng then asked Zhou Ming, 'Since you, young brother Zhou Ming, have guessed that Mr. Meta will also come to the Kremlin, then you should also be able to guess his purpose?'

Zhou Ming nodded and replied, 'I can guess, but I'm not sure it's right.'

Tong Gang and Li Cheng were looking forward to Zhou Ming's answer, and he continued, 'The Kremlin is the centre of power in Northern Russia. No matter how deeply Project Tower is involved with the Northern Russian high-level officials, there is one bottom line: Nikolayevich will never allow them to meddle in Northern Russian politics. So today, Mr. Mata must have also received an invitation from Nikolayevich, just like us, and the purpose is still the issue of the new ruble.'

'Is it still about the exchange rate of the new ruble?' Tong Gang asked.

Zhou Ming shook his head and said, "That's not necessarily the case. It is very likely that it is targeted at our possession of the old ruble.'

'How is this targeted? The money is already in our hands. Could it be that this President Nikolayevich really has to sign a presidential decree to block our Cherv Market?" Li Cheng said.

'That's not necessary,' Zhou Ming said, waving his hand. 'Since a meeting on the new ruble is being held in the Kremlin today, the content of the meeting that Mr. Maita has come to attend can only be related to the new ruble. If they want to make a fuss about it, they can block the exchange of the old and new rubles, for example, by prohibiting foreigners from exchanging them and only allowing nationals to exchange them with their ID cards, and setting a maximum exchange limit.'

'What? President Nikolajevic and Mr. Maita are simply hateful, they are trying to wipe us out!'

Zhou Ming's answer left Tong Gang and Li Cheng dumbfounded, because if it really was as Zhou Ming said, then it would really be a fatal blow to them...

While in the car at the entrance, Tong Gang and Li Cheng were dumbfounded by Zhou Ming's words, inside the Mulin Palace, Maita's extended limousine had already arrived in front of the government building. From this treatment, it was not difficult to see the difference in the importance that Nikolaevich attached to Zhou Ming and Maita.

The two people who got off the car were Maita and Davie, who were led by the guards into the building and also came to the conference room. In the conference room, it was still Nikolaevich and his senior Northern Russian officials meeting here.

Upon seeing them enter, Nikolaevich stood up and said to them, 'Hello, Mr. Mata, I and all my colleagues from Northern Russia welcome you!'

Mata and Davier also paid a few compliments to Nikolaevich before sitting down. Nikolaevich said, 'Mr. Mata is a very famous American financial expert. As early as more than ten years ago, he published a paper that shocked the world, and even though we are on the other side of the world, we are also very clear about it.'

'The economic situation in Northern Russia is not optimistic at the moment. The ruble has depreciated significantly. We are now preparing to issue new rubles to deal with the situation. However, abolishing the old currency and issuing new currency is a systematic project that cannot be solved by a decree or policy,' Nikolajevich said. 'So this time, we invited Mr. Maita here in the hope of hearing your opinion.'

Maita nodded and said, 'I understand all of this, but regarding the exchange rate of the new ruble, I believe you, Mr. President, already have an answer?'

Upon being asked by Maita, Nikolaevich's face became a little embarrassed. He replied, 'Regarding the exchange rate of the new ruble to the US dollar, our plan is to set it at 327 to 1.'

'This exchange rate is slightly low, but it is still very good for stimulating the domestic market in Northern Russia,' said Maita. "Since the exchange rate issue has been settled, I don't think I have anything else to say. I came here today because I still have something more important to discuss with you, Mr. President.'

Nikolaevich gave a relieved expression and made a gesture of invitation to Maita: "You can speak freely, Mr. Maita.'

'Originally, Mr. President led North Russia in carrying out the reform of privatisation, which was something the whole world was happy to see, and I also strongly supported Mr. President's approach. However, now within North Russia, there is also the rise of Chinese influence, which is not a good thing,' said Maita. 'After these Chinese people arrived, they went straight to the ruble. Their goal is to gain control of the ruble, which is going to disrupt the entire economic structure of North Russia. I hope that Mr. President will pay attention to this.'

Nikolaevich raised an eyebrow. He didn't expect Maita to get straight to the point right away, but he wasn't surprised either. He said to Maita, 'Mr. Maita is truly a renowned financial expert, and you always get to the point. I invited you here this time because I hope you can help me figure something out.'

'Since you put it that way, Mr President, I'll be blunt,' said Maita. "In fact, it's very simple to solve the problem of the rubles in the hands of the Chinese. All the President needs to do is to impose certain restrictions on the old rubles after issuing new rubles.'

'Restrict the old rubles? Mr Maita, could you please be more specific?" asked Nikolayevich.

Maita folded his arms: 'Of course. If the government of Northern Russia orders its residents to replace their old rubles with new ones, abolishes the old ruble, prohibits its circulation, and requires all Northern Russians to go to designated locations with their ID cards to exchange them, and preferably sets a maximum exchange limit per person, this transition can be completed very well.'

Maita's words made Nikolavich and other Northern Russian officials' eyes light up. Nikolavich praised, 'Mr. Maita's solution is really good! I have always been worried about foreign speculators taking advantage of the economic transformation of Northern Russia to speculate here. Now that someone has a large amount of rubles, it is even more of a headache. Now that we have Mr. Maita's solution, we can hit the nail on the head.'

Nikolaevich is understandably so excited. After all, his biggest headache is the large amount of rubles in Zhou Ming's possession. Now that there is Mr. Meta's method, all the rubles in Zhou Ming's possession can be turned into worthless paper at once.

You have to know that neither Zhou Ming nor those Hong Kong City consortia have any power in Northern Russia. If a national ID card is required, plus a limit on the maximum amount, won't it make Zhou Ming unable to spend all his rubles at once? Then no matter how many rubles he makes, he will only be contributing to the reform and construction of Northern Russia.

Recalling the frustration he felt just now when he was eating out of Zhou Ming's hand, Nikolajevich felt much more relieved now that he had heard this news. In particular, he thought that he could introduce 10,000 tons of daily necessities into Northern Russia without spending a single penny. Nikolajevich simply felt like a genius.

Mr. Meta leaned back in his chair with a smile on his lips. He knew very well that Northern Russia was destined to take this step. If it continued to drag its feet, it might be his own Dota project that would suffer. But for now, he had to give the Chinese man this gift. Who told you not to make money together with the Dota project? If you want to set up your own business, you have to face certain things.