Reborn Russia As An Oligarch

 Chapter 1118 Second round of general election

After Wang Ye’s mediation, Meddev and Gryzlov finally calmed down. When conducting propaganda again, they no longer attack each other and only focus on promoting their own advantages.

This makes Rosiana a little uncomfortable.

Originally, for a long time in the past, everyone had been attacking and slandering each other during the election campaign. Grezlov and Meddev often used sarcastic remarks on Rosiana on their respective occasions.

Similarly, she also said bad things about the other two people...

Now that the other two people suddenly stopped mentioning her, Rosiana didn't know for a moment whether she should continue to criticize the two of them, or be like them.

After consulting Wang Ye, Rosiana understood what happened. Although she was not the party involved, people no longer spoke ill of her, so of course she was embarrassed to continue to criticize them.

So Rosiana began to just promote her own advantages like the other two, and no longer used Gryzlov and Meddev as negative examples...

 For a while, the general election seemed to have a harmonious atmosphere, which was quite strange.

 …

 On January 21, the second round of the general election officially began, and polling stations were opened across the country. Voters could cast their sacred votes for their favorite candidates.

In the city of Irkutsk in Siberia, early in the morning, old Valsili, his wife and two daughters were preparing to go out to the polling station to vote.

 The two daughters are also studying at local universities. They are over 18 years old and have the right to vote.

However, each of the four members of their family supports different candidates.

 Old Valsili supports Grezlov. He believes that Speaker Grezlov is the oldest and most qualified among the three candidates. His good reputation in the past also proves that he is a suitable presidential candidate.

The other two candidates are too young and have not proven themselves yet. Old Valsili does not want such a big country to be handed over to those "babies". Young people are always unreliable!

 So he firmly supported Gryzlov and cast his vote for Gryzlov in the first round of voting.

Originally, Old Valsili wanted his family to join him in supporting Gryzlov, but unfortunately, his wife and daughter held different opinions from him...

His wife chose to support Meddev for the simple reason that Meddev looked gentle and personable on TV, and he was considered a handsome man!

According to his wife, this man is knowledgeable and has a kind face. He must be a good official!

 Old Valsily tried to persuade him many times to no avail. He could only sigh that women really have long hair and short knowledge. When he was young, he was not much more handsome than that Meddev?

  As for his two women, they are die-hard supporters of Rosiana!

It can even be said that Rosiana is their idol, because both of them have large posters of Rosiana in their rooms, and of course, there are posters of Wang Ye...

 According to them, Rosiana has simply lived every Russian girl’s dream!

Born into a wealthy and aristocratic family, a direct descendant of the Tsar, the current Grand Duke Romanov, this bloodline could not be more pure!

He is beautiful and capable. He has held such an important position as the governor of Moscow at a young age and has done such an outstanding job.

Of course, what they envy the most is that Rosiana actually married Mikhail, who is the Prince Charming in every girl's mind...

 So, Rosiana’s experience is the dream template of every Russian girl, it can’t be too perfect!

 This kind of life is so immersive.

Chosing to support Rosiana is like supporting your own dream. I feel a little excited just thinking about it...

 Old Valsili sneered at this, thinking that this was a childish idea of ​​a little girl, daydreaming!

 But he is quite open-minded. Since his daughter has her own goals to support, everyone can vote accordingly.

He believes that as the second round of voting begins, more and more people will realize that only a mature and steady person can truly lead this country forward.

 The final winner will definitely be Grezlov!

However, there is one thing that makes old Valsili very dissatisfied, that is, in the first round of voting, the results of the vote statistics in Irkutsk turned out to be Rosiana, the yellow-haired girl, who got the highest vote!

In fact, this is understandable. After all, this place belongs to the Irkutsk Oblast and is considered the sphere of influence of Speaker Mikhail. Don’t forget that Wang Ye originally placed the Sino-Russian large aircraft cooperation project here, which directly promoted the The economic growth of the entire Irkutsk region!

That’s why many people in Irkutsk voted for Rosiana because they loved their homes and their families. Even the whole of Irkutsk can be considered a vote bank for Rosiana!

However, the entire Irkutsk Oblast has only three million people, which is not a large population.

 …

Because there was a polling place not far from home, the old Valsili family did not drive but planned to walk there.

It was also extremely cold in Irkutsk in January, with temperatures around minus 20 degrees Celsius and heavy snow falling all over the sky. The family of four wrapped themselves tightly in down coats and covered their entire faces and ears with thick and warm wool. They were wrapped in scarves and had thick cotton hats on their heads.

The snow on the sidewalk was almost up to the knees, and it was quite difficult to walk.

Old Valsili walked in front to clear the way, and complained as he walked: "Damn it! No one came to clear the snow today. If it was a few years ago, it would have been understandable. After all, with such a small salary, who would be willing to work hard. But now that The wages for sanitation workers are not low, but they are still used to being lazy. I will complain to the city hall about them later!"

His wife doesn't care, maybe she has gotten used to it over the years, this is Siberia!

The eldest daughter took the opportunity to say: "I went to Moscow some time ago. The street maintenance there is much better than here! The snow on the streets is cleaned every day. Moscow It’s much bigger than ours in Irkutsk, but they can still do it, which shows Governor Rosiana’s ability!”

Old Valsili didn't believe it and questioned: "How is that possible? Moscow is so big and all the streets are cleaned. How many sanitation workers are needed?"

Before the eldest daughter could answer, the younger daughter answered: "What's impossible? Now that the Internet is so developed, you can just go to Facebook and look at the Moscow street scenes taken by others. By the way, Rosiana is here He’s a big V on Facebook, with tens of millions of fans!”

Old Valsili sneered, he didn’t want to know about the Internet or Facebook!

Anyone can speak on it, can it be trusted?

If you really want to know the truth, newspapers, magazines and TV news are more reliable!

After all, these are authoritative media, and reporters also have professional ethics!

But old Valsili didn’t argue with his two daughters. Anyway, they were just children talking nonsense, which is understandable...

As they were approaching the polling place, a man also wrapped in thick cotton clothes suddenly blocked the way of old Valsili and his family. He muffled a greeting to Valsili and asked them if they wanted to go to the polling place to vote.

Old Valsili looked at the man a little warily, but the man's head and face were also wrapped in a thick scarf, so he couldn't see his face clearly.

 He squinted his eyes and nodded without saying anything.

The strange man didn't beat around the bush and said straight to the point: "I'm here to collect ballots. Each ballot costs $100. As long as you vote for Meddev, take a photo with your phone and come to me directly when you come out." Just get the money!”

 Old Valsili was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously turned his head to look at his wife and two daughters behind him.

Is there such a good thing? !

　One vote will give you $100 directly!

Although people have always given gifts to attract votes whether it is for general election propaganda or when the Duma changes, but these are basically done before the election begins, and they always give relatively cheap and affordable gifts, such as eggs and brown bread. Sugar, etc., vodka is already considered a big deal!

 I have never heard of people collecting votes in cash, and the price is so high!

Old Valsili’s wife’s eyes lit up when she heard this. She was originally going to vote for Rosiana. Wouldn’t that be equivalent to getting a hundred dollars in vain?

Where can I find such a good thing...

So she nodded in panic and said: "Okay, okay, of course it's no problem. Old man, you can use your phone to take a photo of the ballot for me later, but don't forget it!"

Ballots can only be collected after arriving at the polling place, and then filled out and delivered on the spot. Naturally, those who "collect" ballots do not dare to go to the voting place to buy votes. After all, this is illegal!

So they came up with this method, asking voters to take photos with their mobile phones to prove that they indeed voted for Meddev, and then just use the photos to receive money...

  After all, it is already 2009, mobile phones are almost universal, and taking pictures is still very convenient.

The two daughters are very conflicted. Their idol is Rosiana!

 Now let them vote for Meddev, how is that possible...

But the other party promised a ticket of one hundred dollars, which was too tempting, especially for college students like them whose families are not wealthy...

 Having a dream on one side and a beautiful knife on the other, how to choose...

Old Valsili was more experienced. He asked calmly: "Why should we believe you? What if we all vote for who...Oh, Meddev, right? Then he also took a photo , what should I do if I can’t find you when I come out?”

His wife and two daughters were right when they heard it. They couldn’t believe this empty talk and it was a stranger they met on the way.

As a result, the strange man said calmly: "This is understandable, so as long as you agree, there are four of you. I can pay a deposit of $100 first, and after you take photos, I will pay the rest." Three hundred dollars. I would never use a hundred dollars to make a silly joke with you."

Old Valsili was suddenly stunned. He really didn't expect that the other party was actually playing it real!

While he was still stunned and his two daughters were still struggling, two middle-aged men had already finished casting their votes at the polling place.

After the two people came out, they walked quickly here. When they came to the strange man, they stopped and glanced at the old Valsili family warily. Then they lowered their voices and said to the strange man: "We have already voted. , I also took photos, where’s the money?”

As he said that, one of them took out a mobile phone, operated it twice, and showed the strange man the photos he took.

 Obviously, these two people should be in the same situation as the old Valkyrie family. They met this strange man before voting and were bought votes by him!

 Old Valsili looked at the three of them nervously. He wanted to see if the deal was true.

As a result, after the strange man saw the photos taken by the two of them, without saying a word, he took out a bundle of American knives from his coat, ordered two of them, and handed them to the two men respectively.

 After receiving the money, the two men smiled happily and left quickly.

While walking, I was discussing where to go for a drink next...

 After seeing what they saw before them, the old Valsili family finally strengthened their determination.

Old Valsili has already forgotten about Speaker Gryzlov. He is not a Speaker, he is mature and prudent, and he has no future for the country. How can he have a hundred dollars in cash?

Besides, even if he loses his vote, old Valsili believes that Gryzlov can still win the election. After all, it is impossible for the other party to buy all the votes in the country.

 So, a vote for more of oneself is not much, and a vote of less for oneself is not much either...

As for his two daughters, after looking at each other, they sighed softly. They can only support their idols next time. This opportunity is rare. It only costs a hundred dollars, which is enough to buy a cheaper one. Mobile phone!

 Because the family's financial situation is not very good, both of them are in college, and they don't have their own mobile phones yet.

Every time they see their classmates take out their mobile phones, both of them are very envious. Now they can finally "earn money" to buy their own mobile phones. Compared with these, the idols can only stand back a little...

After the agreement was made, Old Valsili asked the strange man for a deposit of one hundred dollars. After taking the money in his hand, he happily took his family to the polling place.

 At the polling place, their identities were successfully verified, and the four people wrote the name "Meddev" on the ballot without hesitation!

Then Old Valsili took out his mobile phone and took photos of each ballot before leaving the polling place.

 After coming out, they saw the strange man still standing on the roadside from a distance, and they were completely relieved...

　　…………

Scenes like this were staged near many polling places in Irkutsk.

 Obviously, someone is "sniping" at Rosiana, with the purpose of "buying" her votes in her vote bank!

Perhaps the total quantity will not be very large, but the effect is definitely not small, because when one is added and one is subtracted, the gap is huge!

 (End of this chapter)