Chapter 917 Reagan moves
"But we did not discover new large oil fields." As a technician, Leizkov is not as good as a cadres from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or Propaganda Department who can quickly understand the essence of the General Secretary's speech. He needs to learn more. This is the case with such cadres who have been promoted by rockets. No wonder they are really unacceptable to the local conditions after taking power.
"That's why I said it's suspected! It also has other functions while stabilizing people's hearts." Who doesn't want their country to be vast and wealthy, and all resources are inexhaustible. Unless it is a comparison between Dubai and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Soviet people also hope to hear some good news. Hard work is of course valuable, but anyone likes to count money while lying down.
This news was mainly released to the United States. Selov could not pull Reagan's ear and say that you should suppress oil prices. You can only remind your opponents through such a news. It is impossible to find the second Tyumen oil field, but there are indeed oil fields that can be mined in the Soviet Union, which is in Central Siberia, so this is not a rumor.
"There is no shortage of supply on the market at present, right?" Selov asked Rezhkov. He was very dissatisfied with the Soviet Union's use of administrative means to lower prices, because the consequence of doing so was to force the Soviet Union to seek more support from the outside world.
The Soviet Union's own country's ability was not enough to support the current low prices. The growth of the Soviet Union during the Brezhnev period was actually not as good as that of the Khrushchev period, which made ordinary people feel the improvement of their quality of life. It was naturally due to the Soviet Union taking advantage of the US contraction to launch a global offensive and supporting many pro-Soviet countries to make up for the shortcomings of the Soviet Union.
"The supply of tea is relatively tight, especially black tea, and the inventory has dropped to a very dangerous level." Leizkov selected several of the most tight products. The Soviets had a tradition of drinking tea, which was six times higher than that of Americans and more than twice that of China.
"Can only black tea be drunk? If not, some green tea is imported. China's green tea production is several times that of black tea, and green tea is also very beneficial, for example!" Sherov thought for a moment and thought about the advantages of green tea. The General Secretary does not drink tea, so he needs to think for a while and said nonsense, "For example, if you look at the obesity rate of Chinese people, this is related to their eating habits."
As for whether it really matters, or whether China is still very poor and can’t afford it, will ordinary Soviets know? It’s not that the government promotes it, and ordinary people will listen. If it doesn’t work, they can only spread some false news, such as the General Secretary usually drinks green tea, not only drinks green tea, but also goes to find green tea bitches...
"After importing, you must set a higher price, that is, China is already a market economy! You can find some historical factors and Chinese legends in publicity, and say that it is originally supplied to the royal family." Of course, this responsibility is not the General Secretary. It is completely acceptable to supply the tribute tea to the emperor, which is more expensive. How many years can you cheat?
Khrushchev often deceived the other party through infectiousness, and Selov did not have such infectiousness. However, when it comes to creating false evidence, no one in the Soviet Union is more professional than him. As long as he insists that it is true, it is true.
Almost overnight, the exploration of large oil fields in Central and Siberia spread throughout the Soviet Union. The official channels were only a few strokes of the Communist Youth League's Proverbs. The KGB's fake propaganda department is now increasingly polite to win scholars. It can analyze the truth of heaven and earth in one sentence, let alone several sentences.
When they met a Selov who was also good at speaking, the international community could see hostility and Soviet leaders similar to Khrushchev, but they could not see the aggressive offensive of the United States. The performances of the two people could not reflect the image of Reagan's Cold War fighter, and the two protagonists would naturally distract from the attention they should have gained.
Reagan, who was born in Hollywood, soon noticed this. Even though American public opinion has defined the other party's unprecedented opponent as a villain, he must admit that this villain seems to be a little too powerful, so he can't be stupid?
When the Soviet Central Economic Minister Ryzhkov held a meeting to evaluate the value of Siberia, Reagan couldn't sit still. Siberia was indeed difficult to develop, but if there were results, no one would underestimate the Soviet Union, which used Siberian resources.
There is a fundamental idea of suppressing oil prices, but all decisions have a first and then come. There is no policy today or policy tomorrow. Reagan, who has just finished the square agreement, needs to look at various follow-ups, positive consequences and negative effects. Then the next decision is made to supplement.
But the Soviet Union's move to develop Siberia made Reagan, who was preparing to wait, start to seriously consider it. The Soviet Union's territory was more than twice that of the United States. Although it was difficult to develop agriculture in the permafrost zone, the resources were a little bit too little, not only a lot but also a rare place with abundant resources. Now the Soviet Union is so powerful, and the United States will struggle to deal with Siberia's resources.
"The Soviet Union is vast and the Soviet system is indeed too powerful. If we really want to mobilize manpower to develop Siberia, there is really a possibility of success." Reagan did not like any news that the Soviet Union might enhance its strength, including the news that it also developed Siberia, and immediately attracted his close comrade-in-arms, Casey, director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
"The ruthless decision makers of the Soviet Union can certainly formulate such policies." CIA Director Casey also struggled when facing Selov. Although he squeezed into the White House decision-making level, the other party has become the general secretary. The KGB has received more support than the CIA.
"That big spy chief thought was good, but he forgot something." Reagan smiled deeply, "The cost of exploiting various resources in Siberia is very high, and the country with the lowest cost is our ally of the United States."
Casey was stunned, then nodded slightly. Reagan nodded as well. Two weeks later, Reagan announced his visit to Saudi Arabia and met with Saudi King Fahd Ben Abdul Aziz. As soon as he met, Reagan proposed that Saudi Arabia needed to increase oil production and implement the "reverse oil shock" strategy. To provide oil to the world market to the greatest extent and lower the current world oil price.
Chapter completed!