Soviet Union 1991

First update

One of Yanayev's biggest headaches is to coordinate the conflict between Chemezov and Victor. Although Chemezov is nominally Victor's superior, in fact Chemezov He is also Yanayev's right-hand man and has an inseparable relationship with Victor. Chemezov maintains the country's apparent arms interests, while Victor handles gray area arms revenue and collects some underground intelligence through his special identity as a death merchant.

So when Victor reported to Yanayev that the American Sikorsky Company was preparing to launch a Black Hawk helicopter transaction with China, he was blocked by Chemezov, and the two even had a heated argument in the office. In short, this is an intelligence agent who sells arms and likes to gross out Europe from time to time.

For example, Victor generously sold a batch of C-4 explosives and detonators to the Irish Republican Army, which was shrinking in size due to suppression by the Iron Lady, through a third-party platform. And tell these people that detonating a bomb in the London Underground can cause a global sensation. As for whether there would be a big riot in London one day, that was not his concern.

For example, after the United States launched the Gulf War, it aroused resentment in the religious world in the Middle East. Some extremists even targeted the United States and Western Europe. Victor took the opportunity to fan the flames and resold large amounts of arms to the Islamic world.

"Let me tell you, Comrade Victor, I have never heard of the incident you are talking about. Assuming that you are telling this thing that is completely made up out of nothing, you are equivalent to being responsible yourself." Chemezov said angrily. It was impossible for him to tell the General Secretary this unconfirmed news based on one word and influence Moscow's judgment. Especially now, the relationship between the two countries is in a delicate state.

"What do you mean by making something out of nothing?" Victor was a little angry when he heard this sentence. He had seen too many deaths in the war zone and lived a precarious life every day. This was not a decent job. If not, your salary next month will be distributed to your family in the form of inheritance.

"Comrade Chemezov, please understand one thing. You are just sitting in the office blowing the air conditioner, and you are followed by a special car team when you go out. I am different. Do you know why I am called the merchant of death? ? Because every time I enter a war-torn area, no more than five of the guards responsible for accompanying me survive."

"I work hard every day to collect intelligence from the front line and provide the most reliable judgment for the motherland. This is what I want to do, not serve people like you!" Victor roared at Chemezov.

"That's enough! You two, please be quiet." In the end, Yanayev's severe criticism stopped the dispute between the two people. He asked, "Where did you get this news?"

Victor pocketed it. He said nonchalantly, "I have informants in Sikorsky Company, and all the information is bought at a price. Recently, an old customer of mine wanted to obtain some technical information about Sikorsky Company through me. And this The information was also provided to me by him."

"Is that accurate?" Yanayev asked.

"Unless that guy is planning to spend the rest of his life in jail in the United States, the last guy who gave me false information died in the desert, and no one has been able to find his body yet." Victor glanced at Chemei next to him Zoff snorted coldly, "Some people, don't educate me all day long with the requirements of the office. People like this can't survive more than two chapters in the novel."

"You!" Chemezov was about to have an attack, but Yanayev stopped him with a look. He crossed his hands and held his chin. Asked, "So do we have anything comparable to the Black Hawk helicopter?" Yanayev scratched his head. He did not expect that after seven years, Sikorsky would still be trading with China.

It's just that I'm afraid that this so-called private transaction is actually being managed by the governments of both parties behind the scenes.

However, Victor gave Yanayev a disappointing answer, "Unfortunately, among the helicopters currently in service in the Soviet Union, there is no helicopter that can match the Black Hawk's plateau combat capabilities. If I insist on saying so, the Mi-17 It may be more suitable for China. The service proves that the Mi-17 is suitable for use in plain areas and has high transport efficiency. It has been improved to meet the needs of use in plateau areas. American helicopters have indeed left us far behind. "

After talking about the shortcomings. Victor also mentioned his advantages in passing, "Although the main components of the Mi-17 have a short working life, the aircraft has mature technology, high cost performance, and good economic and practicality. It has a large cabin space and strong carrying capacity. And it has a very large aircraft." The advantage is that the price of our Mi-17 helicopter is two-thirds lower than that of the Black Hawk. This is our strength.”

"We can do this. As long as China buys a helicopter, we will provide a set of replaceable parts, and the price of these items will be included in the total unit price. And we can also provide free maintenance for the first or second time. Although the Blackhawks are better, we can definitely win in other areas.”

"That's an idea. Let's do this, Comrade Victor, as a government representative, you go to the Kazan Aviation Factory and provide them with this large order. This factory has been in a state of half-death since last year."

"But we don't know yet whether the Chinese representative will pay for it." Victor shrugged, "I'm just responsible for providing intelligence."

"Then you have another task now. Go to Beijing to meet with the military representatives there. I will ask Chemezov to communicate with the Soviet Union and consult the Chinese side." Yanayev directly gave Victor a new task.

"But we just sold them 24 Kazan helicopters last year. If we go again now, will they be rejected directly?" Chemezov said hesitantly.

"Last year?" Yanayev slapped his head and almost forgot about it. He closed his eyes and thought about it, and said, "Last year we sold ordinary Mi-17 helicopters. Tell them that this year all our helicopters are professionally designed for plateaus, which are naturally different. They are more adaptable to the harsh plateau conditions. And we already have the plateau modification project, so we don't need to spend time and energy on research and development again."

It seems that in order to ruin this American business, Yanayev did everything he could. The United States wanted to prevent the further development of Sino-Soviet relations, and Yanayev was the first to disagree.

"Okay, I will complete the task assigned by the General Secretary." Victor nodded slightly, said goodbye to Yanaev, put on his hat and turned to go out. He was the only secret person allowed to enter and leave the Kremlin freely.

But Chemezov asked in confusion, "General Secretary, why did you agree to Victor's request? You know, he is just a free businessman selling arms. To put it bluntly, you and I may not be able to guarantee his loyalty now."

"Among so many countries in the world, why are the arms sales of the five permanent members of the United Nations the most terrible?" Yanaev asked Chemezov for no reason.

"Huh?" Chemezov was slightly stunned, and he didn't understand why the General Secretary asked such a question.

"Sometimes it is very embarrassing to find the fingerprints of leaders on guns. Whether it is the United States or us, we need free traders like Victor to work for the country. Only in this way can the huge amount of arms revenue become an important source of our finances. Otherwise, why can we launch another Chechen war in such a bad economy?"

"Also, do you really think I will believe the intelligence he provides 100%? The KGB department has also set up a special team to monitor Victor's every move. As the gray income becomes larger and larger, it is difficult for me to guarantee that Victor will not be tempted when facing such interests. So Comrade Chemezov, I can handle some things more easily than you, so you should do your job first." Yanaev said earnestly.

For a moment, Chemezov was speechless.

Yanaev held his chin and said slowly, "Maybe the only difference between us and Americans is that Americans are for their own interest groups, while we are for the interests of the people." (To be continued.)