Reborn Russia as an oligarch

Chapter 829
Gryzlov nodded without hesitation, "Misha is very confident, and I trust him too. After all, he is an expert in the energy industry. And his predictions have never failed."

Gobrev also said beside him: "In this regard, Misha is trustworthy, and his vision has always been very keen. It seems that the international crude oil price and natural gas price will rise next year. If he dares to make such a judgment, there must be someone else. basis."

Pu Ding nodded slightly, no longer questioning.

Obviously, as the chairman of Yukos Group and the major shareholder of Gazprom, Wang Ye must have a better understanding of energy market trends than ordinary people, and he has more information in his hands.

Since he said that crude oil and natural gas prices will rise significantly next year, that should be the case.

As for the government's fiscal revenue forecast, it may be too conservative!

But this is not surprising. The government would rather be conservative in setting goals than setting goals that are difficult or even impossible to achieve.

Besides, their current fiscal revenue estimates are as high as 2.6 trillion rubles, and the GDP growth rate has reached 7.2%!

This goal is really not too low...

If the actual income and growth rate exceed this target next year, everyone will have a good face.

If the goal is barely achieved, it is a credit, a job well done.

Therefore, it is understandable that they do not need to take risks to formulate a double-digit GDP growth rate.

However, Wang Ye is obviously more optimistic about next year's economic development.

But he didn't touch the government's fiscal revenue forecast and GDP growth rate, but just raised the fiscal expenditure budget!

I have to say, this kid is really cunning!
Because of "spending more money", everyone will definitely support it.

But if you want people to "earn more money", you will encounter greater resistance...

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"I think it's okay!

Since you are all unanimously optimistic about next year's economic development and are so confident, I am too happy to be happy, how could I object?

And what Misha said is right, our security environment at home and abroad is indeed facing challenges, and the budgets of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Security Bureau also need to be allocated more.

There are higher education, research investment and so on.

Hey, there are too many places to spend money. "

Puting shook his head and sighed, but there was a smile on his face.

You know, next year is an election year!
At this time, Wang Ye took the initiative to stand up and said that next year's economy will develop better, and that fiscal expenditure will be greatly increased.

On the surface, the internal affairs department, security bureau, higher education and other institutions will benefit, but in fact, Puding himself will also benefit greatly!

Because it is under his leadership and good leadership, the country's economy has continued to grow at a high speed in the past two years!
In 2002, the GDP growth rate was 6.1%!

In 2003, the GDP growth rate was 7%!

The upcoming 2004, GDP growth rate is expected to reach double digits!
The momentum of development is rapid...

Whose credit is this?

The general public should know it too.

Of course, Puding also understands that the reason why the GDP growth rate has increased rapidly in the past two years is that Wang Ye has definitely made a huge contribution!
Assisted Yukos Group to acquire Siberian Petroleum Company and integrate the oil industry.

Leading China and Russia to sign huge energy orders has opened up a huge new market for domestic excess crude oil and natural gas.

Acquired the three major automobile brands, invested huge sums of money to build an automobile production base in Moscow...

This series of generous spending has directly boosted the growth of GDP!
It is no exaggeration to say that without Wang Ye's business initiatives, the GDP growth rate in the past two years would have been reduced by at least two percentage points or even more!
All of this is not only the credit of Wang Ye, but also the credit of Ke Gong.

It is because of the support and support directly behind that that Wang Ye can do this smoothly.

What does it mean to know people and be good at assignments? This is it!
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The most critical hurdle has passed, and the Kremlin expressed support for this new fiscal expenditure budget.

Of course, it also means that the first faction has reached a consensus, and the Duma will also support this new plan at that time.

In addition, after Wang Ye had communicated and coordinated within the third faction, there was no suspense about the approval of this new plan.

After discussing the budget, Gobrev shifted the topic to the upcoming general election of the Duma.

He smiled and asked, "Has Misha talked to you recently?"

Gryzlov didn't react at first, and asked subconsciously, "What are you talking about?"

"It's about members of your faction switching to the third faction," Gebrev said.

"Oh... of course, he came to my office to discuss this matter a few days ago. I guess he was very surprised, but I prevaricated, saying that some hilltops in the faction were abandoned and found their own way out. " Gryzlov laughed.

Pu Ding also smiled, of course he knew what was going on.

In fact, behind this matter, he is promoting!
"However..., you really don't have to worry about Misha's tail getting too big in the future?" Gryzlov said with a little worry.

Recently, he sometimes had faint worries in his heart.

Because Misha's power is developing too fast!

He himself has very good conditions, owns huge assets, and does not need to worry about funds.

He is young and has a strong rising momentum. Both ordinary people and politicians are very optimistic about his future development.

Now we need to add the strong support from Ke Gong behind...

Really don't worry?
Regarding this issue, of course, the Kremlin has long discussed it.

So Putin didn't speak, and Gobrev answered Gryzlov's question.

"Don't worry, because Misha is one of us!

Moreover, for quite a long time, it is impossible for him to have any greater ambitions.

So no matter how fast his power develops, it will not cause any backlash, so there is no need to worry about this. "

Gobrev said unhurriedly.

In fact, Gryzlov understood all the reasons Gobrev said, but he was just worried...

Can't say why, maybe it's the so-called sixth sense!

But in front of Puding, he used his own feelings as an example, so he could only shake his head and stop mentioning it.

Because Gryzlov also understands that in terms of relationship and trust, perhaps in the eyes of the Kremlin, Misha has already ranked ahead of him!

From the moment Misha and Rosiana got officially engaged...

Just kidding, I and Ke Gong have the same interests, and they can be regarded as trustworthy partners.

But Misha, that's his "son-in-law"!
So he changed the subject tactfully and started talking about some interesting things that happened recently.

"You should have heard that all the members of Khovchenko's faction have recently gone down to the city below. They gave speeches and blackened Leba. They really don't take money for money. Now everyone says that Hovchenko Ke and they are running Heleba campaign."

How could Puding and Gobrev not know!
Hovchenko is a potential opponent next year.

Although he is not very optimistic about what big news Hovchenko can make, the Kremlin did not ignore him.

You can despise it strategically, but you must pay attention to it tactically!

Therefore, every move of Hovchenko and the others is under the attention of the Kremlin.

Speaking of this "Heleba campaign", both Putin and Gobrev laughed, of course they knew!
This is to say that Khovchenko's faction's new campaign strategy.

Each faction will conduct publicity roadshows in the following state constituencies to solicit votes, and there are often campaigners with relatively sufficient financial resources to distribute gifts to voters in order to increase their good impression among voters.

Of course, no matter how much you say, it’s better to give more gifts to voters.

When Wang Ye first ran for the Duma, he gave vodka directly, and it was an adult in the entire state, everyone had a share, that was a big deal!

But it was also because the population of Chukchi Prefecture was not large, and Wang Ye was rich enough to afford it.

Gifts of this size are rare.

Under normal circumstances, when other members of parliament run for election, they give small gifts such as candy and eggs, which are not expensive.

But recently, Khovchenko and his faction have come up with a "Heleba campaign" strategy that has caught everyone's attention.

That is, in a certain constituency, directly buy one or more bakeries, and only produce one kind of bread, which is the kind of big Lieba black bread that Lao Maozi often eats.

Then during the road show, they promised to give every voter who voted for them a bread coupon every day. With the bread coupons, they can receive a big Liba for free at the designated bakery...

In Russia, Daliba is just like the steamed buns in the north of China. It is a staple food, and it is inseparable from everyone. It is a must for the family!

The price is not expensive, a large Lieba is usually about six rubles, which is 0.2 US dollars, or two RMB...

And this kind of big Lieba is quite big, one is enough for a family to eat one or even two meals.

This is really a big deal!

Don't look at a big Lieba that doesn't have much money, but you can't afford to give it a lot and give it for a long time!

Even if there are 200 million people in their state's "main battlefield", and 100 million of them vote for members of the Khovchenko faction, that is 100 million votes, which is equivalent to sending 100 million bread coupons every day, worth 20 dollars!

Then it will be 7000 million US dollars a year!

Of course, this is based on the retail price of Heileba.

If it is calculated according to the cost price of mass production, it will cost 2000 million U.S. dollars.

In other words, Hovchenko and his faction plan to use a cost of 2000 million US dollars to get a seat in the Duma!
For fifty seats, that's one billion dollars...

This is just the cost of sending Heileba, plus the cost of campaign publicity, it is estimated that for each seat won, the expenditure will be as high as 500 million or even 3000 million dollars!

This is not only rich and powerful, it is simply insane!

Under normal circumstances, the cost of other factions running for a Duma seat usually does not exceed US$200 million.

Unless the candidates themselves are rich and are willing to spend additional campaign funds out of their own pockets, or have the ability to attract political donations, $200 million is the limit.

This is also the default funding boundary for everyone.

And Hovchenko directly raised this line by more than ten times!
But it has to be said that this campaign strategy is still very effective, and it also makes other factions nervous.

Although everyone ridicules this kind of Heileba election, but why is it not sour in my heart...

If your own faction is so rich, who wouldn't want to use this method, it's simple and effective!

Fortunately, the main battlefields chosen by Khovchenko and his faction were placed in the two major electoral districts of Moscow Oblast and Petersburg, which were staggered from the sphere of influence of the Wangye faction.

Otherwise, Wang Ye would feel a headache.

Although in terms of wealth, perhaps he has not lost to Hovchenko.

But in terms of cash flow alone, he is far behind!

Others may not know it, but Wang Ye knows very well that there are billions of dollars in cash lying in Hovchenko's account!

More importantly, Hovchenko was really willing to spend money for this election.

Anyway, he seldom invests in business now, and with so much cash in his hand, he is naturally willing to spend it.

Although Wang Ye's net worth is higher, his business layout has not yet been completed, and many places need a lot of investment, so the money that can be used for elections is limited.

Therefore, if there is a choice, Wang Ye does not want to "confront" Hovchenko!
Fortunately, the two main battlefields chosen by the Khovchenko faction are Moscow and Petersburg, the two largest constituencies, with the most concentrated population, the most developed economy, and naturally the most votes.

The constituencies chosen by Wang Ye for the factions deviated from these hotspots.

Anyway, it's not his turn to have a headache.

After all, everyone knows that the Moscow constituency is the traditional sphere of influence of the second faction.

And the Petersburg constituency is the sphere of influence of the first faction, and it is also the place where the Kremlin made its fortune!
Let them fight among the three families, Wang Ye doesn't want to get involved...

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"This matter is worthy of attention. It's okay to give Khovchenko and the others forty or fifty Duma seats, even a little more. But they must not be allowed to get more than eighty seats! Otherwise, the future Duma The horse is going to be messed up!"

Puding said meaningfully.

Gobrev nodded quickly and said, "Yes! Dozens of seats won't cause much trouble, but once there are more than a hundred seats, it means that no faction will have an absolute advantage in the next Duma. Neither of us can do it. If we want to pass any bill, there will be more factions that need to communicate and coordinate.”

The number of seats for the first faction next year will definitely drop, even a significant drop!
This was all within everyone's expectations, and Kremlin even pushed behind it silently.

Wang Ye's faction will get more seats, a guarantee of [-] seats!
This is also a tacit agreement reached by everyone, and it is also promoted by Kremlin behind the scenes.

The current second faction, the so-called "Moscow faction", will be reduced in strength and its seats will be divided among other factions.

This was discussed between Wang Ye and the first faction, and it was also a piece of fat that Wang Ye was staring at.

Of course, a considerable part of the seats that the Khovchenko faction will get will also come from the second faction.

After all, their key constituencies overlap with the Moscow faction's sphere of influence...

(End of this chapter)