Reborn Russia As An Oligarch

“Boss, the overall construction progress is still going according to plan.

 The headquarters buildings of major companies are designed by world-renowned design firms and the most famous designers.

Each building is unique and has its own highlights.

As for the construction of the building, we turned to China Construction Group. They are the construction company with the strongest strength and the largest number of employees in China, and they can ensure the smooth progress of the construction progress..."

 Nova said eloquently.

Wang Ye nodded while listening. With Russia's official accession to the WTO, the importance of this central CBD area has become highlighted.

When I was preparing to build a CBD, there were still some objections below. They believed that Moscow does not need so many skyscrapers at present. The construction of these buildings was purely a "performance project" that Speaker Mikhail wanted to carry out. It was a great achievement!

Wang Ye didn't bother to explain to those people. He could only say that a sparrow can know the ambition of a swan!

Perhaps many companies in Russia like to work in old buildings, which seems more low-key, because many companies themselves are engaged in "gray industries" and of course they want to keep a low profile.

 But those Fortune 500 companies in Europe and the United States don’t like to keep a low profile!

 As a world-class company, others have plenty of money. If they enter a new market like yours, they need to be the first to get ahead and rent or purchase top-level office buildings in the best locations and with the most favorable conditions!

 Hire the best local employees and offer the most generous salaries!

 This way can highlight the strength of their company...

 So, now that Damao has officially joined the WTO, this central CBD area is at the right time. After it is built, whether it is for self-use, renting or selling, the supply will exceed the demand.

Moreover, being able to gather a large number of powerful companies in one location is also conducive to attracting talent.

 In short, there are many benefits!

After listening to the report, Wang Ye shook his head slightly, "Hey, the progress is still a bit slow, but there is nothing we can do about it. This is already the fastest. After all, they are all skyscrapers..."

This CBD central business district has only started construction this year, and it is already very efficient. However, it will basically take two or three years to fully build it.

 Some buildings that are not that high will take about two years to complete and move into, while those that are very tall will take three years to start.

 That’s why Wang Yecai lamented that the progress was too slow.

There is really no way to do this. After all, building such a super building cannot be repaired immediately when the money and people are available. It must be constructed step by step and scientifically.

Perhaps the main structure can be built very quickly, in one year or even half a year.

 But external decoration, internal water and electricity, decoration, etc. are very time-consuming. Don’t all construction workers say that the whole project is only one third of the way to the top of the building, and the bulk of the time and money comes later...

 …

 The fleet arrived at the central business district, which is now a very large construction site.

The entire CBD area is surrounded by simple walls and is under closed management. Only a few entrance and exit gates are left, guarded by gatekeepers.

 This is also to prevent ordinary people from accidentally walking into the construction site and getting injured.

The weather is quite good today, at least it didn’t snow heavily, so there was a roaring sound in the construction site. It should be that the construction workers were working as fast as possible.

Wang Ye came to inspect today without notifying anyone. It was considered a temporary move.

 Just before coming, I asked the office to call the construction site management office.

The guard must have received the notice from above. After seeing Wang Ye's motorcade, he quickly opened the door and let the motorcade drive in without asking any questions.

“Boss, do you want to go down and take a look?” Nova asked.

Wang Ye glanced out through the car window and ordered: "All the security vehicles will be waiting here. Our car will go around inside."

Although the central business district is not too large, it would still take a long time to walk.

Not to mention that it hasn’t been built yet, it’s a big construction site, the roads are full of mud and water, and it’s even more inconvenient to walk.

So Wang Ye thought about taking a car and driving along the main road first, and then getting off the car to have a look if necessary.

 In this case, there is no need for the whole convoy to follow, that would be a bit too ostentatious.

  After all, this place is now closed. Except for construction workers and site management personnel, there cannot be any other people waiting, so there is absolutely no problem in terms of safety.

As Nova made arrangements, Wang Ye's car began to slowly start and drove forward along the repaired main road in the central business district.

On both sides of the road, there are busy construction sites, with machines roaring and people moving around.

It can be seen that in order to advance the completion date as much as possible, major enterprises are quite willing to spend money. Correspondingly, the number of workers sent by the construction units is large, and their respective construction machinery is also large.

Having almost gone around in a circle, Wang Ye basically saw Chinese faces and black-haired people.

Same, according to Nova's report, the construction company seems to be from China. As for those black men, they are probably recruited locally.

With the rapid development of DaMao's economy in recent years, many people from neighboring brother countries have come to work, so there are more black people than before.

When foreign companies like China Construction Group come to contract projects locally, policy requires them to hire a certain proportion of local employees. It is impossible for all workers to be assigned from China.

Wang Ye was filled with emotion when he looked at the construction workers who were still working hard in the cold winter.

 It’s not easy for everyone, especially those workers with Chinese faces.

In order to earn more money, he traveled thousands of miles to a foreign country and endured the severe cold of 20 to 30 degrees below zero to do heavy hard work.

 The income of construction workers is pretty good in Moscow. Just like the ones on the construction site here, Chinese workers should be able to get six to seven hundred dollars, and Heimaozi might be even higher.

It’s not that construction companies deduct wages from Chinese workers, but because they are sent from abroad, they can only be paid according to the salary standards of their companies.

 In addition, the company will bear their round-trip air tickets, food and accommodation, visa and other expenses.

However, in 2006, for ordinary Chinese workers, they could earn a net income of six to seven hundred US dollars a month, which was about 6,000 yuan when converted into RMB. That was already considered a high salary!

 So everyone is rushing to do this kind of work abroad.

Originally, Wang Ye wanted to get out of the car and chat with the Chinese workers, asking them if they had any difficulties or inconveniences while working in Moscow. But in the end, he didn't go down. After reading it, he directly told the driver to go back the same way, preparing to go to the Duma Building to work.

 Because what he wants to do now is not to solve the problems of some small groups or a small group of people. The pattern is too small.

Rather, it is about changing the destiny of the entire society and country, and ultimately even changing the world pattern!

 When one day, he really achieves this step, the fate of most people will also change...

 …

 Time came to the end of the year, and Wang Ye became busy again.

As the director of the National Economic Council, it is time to take stock of the national economic development data over the past year to see whether the expected results have been achieved.

In addition, the government’s upcoming fiscal expenditure budget plan for the next year must be reviewed, which is a major event.

Every year, around this fiscal expenditure budget plan, both sides have to bargain and go back and forth for several rounds.

The government naturally wants to ask for more money so that there will be less financial pressure in the coming year, but the Economic Committee must consider everything and try to maintain a balance of payments or sustainable development.

 Although the accurate data of national GDP in 2006 has not yet been calculated, it has been roughly estimated that it should be able to reach the expected target of US$900 billion.

 This data is equivalent to an increase of 17.5% compared with US$765.8 billion in 2005!

 The GDP growth rate has reached more than double digits for three consecutive years, which is amazing.

Of course, the international community has also paid attention to this situation, so some world-renowned economic media have listed China and an Asian country as "Twin Stars", believing that the strong economic development of these two countries has driven the recovery of the global economy.

 Russia’s fiscal revenue this year has also reached about 250 billion, accounting for 27.8% of GDP.

 This is also a very ideal data, indicating that GDP growth is very solid and does not contain any water.

 Normally, the fiscal revenue of a developing country will account for 20%-30% of GDP, which is a healthy figure. For China, it is generally about 24%.

 But in some developed countries, this proportion will reach more than 30%!

For example, in the United States, its fiscal revenue accounts for about 35% of the national GDP.

 And for some economies that are boasted about, like the third brother, the fiscal revenue only accounts for less than 10% of GDP, so this data is outrageous, indicating that its GDP data has too high water content and does not have much credibility.

Da Mao can reach 27.8% this year, and the proportion is getting higher year by year. This also shows that the country’s economy has indeed been developing healthily in recent years, and all taxes that should be collected have been collected. Moscow’s overall control over the country has also improved. improving.

Perhaps in one or two years, this country will truly enter the ranks of developed countries in the world!

 The more precious point is that this year's economic growth in DaMao is not driven by rising energy prices as in the past.

 The economic layout of various industries developed over the years has finally come to fruition this year.

In addition to the traditional energy industry as the pillar, Damao's military industry, Internet, automobile, trade and retail and other industries have begun to exert their efforts this year and achieved impressive results, which is why this year's GDP has grown significantly by nearly 20%!

 It can be regarded as realizing the all-round development promised by Wang Ye. We cannot walk on only one leg.

After reading this year's financial report, Wang Ye nodded with satisfaction, because everything was going according to his plan. The economic development of such a big country was under his control. This kind of psychological satisfaction was really It’s indescribable!

 Looking at the 2007 expenditure budget, it is obvious that the government has not made any mistakes like last year, and it is quite satisfactory.

 Only an expenditure budget of US$280 billion has been made, which is only a slight increase compared with this year.

Coupled with next year’s GDP expected to exceed one trillion, this budget is not an exaggeration, but rather reasonable.

 …

 After reading them all, Wang Ye closed the folder, thought for a while, and then picked up the phone and called Nova.

He ordered: "Copy this document and send it to all members of the Economic Committee, as well as Speaker Gryzlov and Deputy Speaker Zhirinov. In addition, please ask Minister Shaoyigu to come to my office this afternoon. I want to talk to him Let’s discuss next year’s military spending.”

This government budget actually includes next year's military budget. However, Shao Yigu spoke to Wang Ye privately and said that he planned to apply for a special budget separately in the name of the Ministry of National Defense.

This budget will only be used to purchase advanced military equipment, mainly warships and fighter jets.

As for the manufacturing companies of warships and fighter jets, they are also the United Aviation Group and the Black Sea Shipyard controlled by Wang Ye.

Wang Ye understood what Shao Yigu was thinking. After all, he had just been promoted to minister, and the new official had three things to do when he took office.

Especially for an "outsider" like him who is not from the army, if he wants to convince everyone in the army, he must show some real skills!

This true ability does not refer to how strong Shao Yigu's "individual combat ability" is or how high his military literacy is...

After all, when he is in his position, even in the army, there is no need to consider issues such as personal combat effectiveness. What matters more is his strategic vision, leadership ability and "ability to make money"!

Especially the last “ability to make money” is particularly important…

Modern military relies on high-tech equipment, but where does this equipment come from?

　　Obviously it will take a huge amount of money to make it!

Without money, everything is just talk!

As for the will to fight and the quality of military personnel, they are not unimportant, but they are obviously not as important as before.

 Especially in the "strong-power confrontation", the war is about technology and logistics!

 Perhaps during the battle, the soldiers on both sides had little chance to meet each other. They were separated by hundreds of kilometers or even thousands of kilometers. Various fighter plane confrontations, missile bombings, drone swarms, electronic jamming confrontations, etc.…

Under such circumstances, no matter how strong the individual combat capability of your army is, what's the use? Can it withstand a missile bombing by others?

 So the so-called "military reform" led by Shao Yigu in recent years is essentially to reduce personnel and update equipment!

  Reducing personnel can save a large amount of military expenditures, which can be used to improve the treatment and living conditions of serving soldiers and recruit talents with higher education and higher quality.

 But the money for purchasing equipment is not a small figure. It is obviously impossible to rely on "self-reliance", and support at the national level is definitely needed!

In the past two or three years, after Wang Ye took control of the power to review the financial budget, he also provided appropriate care and gave an extra one to two billion U.S. dollars every year. This also made Shao Yigu's hands a lot more relaxed and dominated. Only in this way can the military reform be carried forward relatively smoothly.

 The reason why he has such a close relationship with Wang Ye is not unreasonable.

On the surface, the success of the military reform was due to his own ability, and it was because of his merits in the military reform that he was promoted to his current position.

 But he knew in his heart that without Wang Ye's silent support behind him, how could the military reform have gone so smoothly? (End of chapter)