"According to news from Russia, Yeltsin's attempt to bring Chernomyrdin back to power has been rejected twice by the Russian State Duma. Now the two parties are in a very dangerous stalemate. Yeltsin threatened to dissolve parliament, and the Russian parliament also Threatening to impeach Yeltsin, Simon, which side do you think will compromise this time?”
The Raybould House Apartments on the Upper West Side.
dinner time.
The speaker was the girlfriend Philip Raybould brought home, named Nora Register, who came from a political family in Washington, so the topic inevitably turned to politics.
However, this question is somewhat inappropriate.
With the intervention of the Westeros System at a critical moment some time ago, many people know that Simon must have a plan in Russia, and since it has taken action, the potential strength of the Westeros System in Russia must not be underestimated.
In this case, Simon has the ability to influence the political situation in Russia.
Therefore, even if it is a family dinner with no outsiders, it is not convenient for Simon to express his position on this issue. After all, if word spreads, many people will think too much, and it may even be regarded as Simon putting pressure on a certain party.
It was not easy to express his position, but he did not pretend not to hear it. Simon just smiled and said: "I can't say for sure, but the result will be there soon."
Inside the restaurant.
Simon reacted like this and noticed James Raybould frowning slightly. After all, Nora Register, who had just been out of school for a year, finally realized the inappropriateness of her question and smiled along with it, and couldn't help but glance at it. Boyfriend next to me.
Philip obviously liked his girlfriend, who was two years younger than him, and took the initiative to take over the conversation: "I think Yeltsin should give in this time, because according to the Russian constitution, once the parliament initiates impeachment, the president will lose the power to dissolve parliament until the impeachment case is completed. . However, this is also the most extreme approach, because once impeachment is launched, both parties will completely lose room for maneuver, and either the president will step down or the parliament will be dissolved."
Simon still smiled and agreed: "It seems so."
This was obviously a private view between Philip and his girlfriend, and they were said in public in order to resolve the embarrassment just now.
The judgment is correct.
In the past, it was indeed Yeltsin who made a compromise, giving up his old partner Chernomyrdin and choosing former Foreign Minister Primakov who was acceptable to both the Kremlin and the Duma.
It just didn't turn out that well.
After Primakov came to power and stabilized Russia's domestic economic situation, he immediately pointed the finger at the Yeltsin family and publicly stated that he would compete for the 2000 presidential election.
Then he was removed again by Yeltsin.
In fact, Chernomyrdin, who had been Yeltsin's partner for many years before, was also because the other party showed too much covetousness for the position of president. It was not the 2000 election, but it began to erode the power that belonged to Yeltsin in advance.
After all, it is still for the position of Kremlin.
Nora Register, who realized that she had stepped on a minor mistake but was actually very smart, saw that her boyfriend had resolved the slight embarrassment for her. Although she wanted to have a few words with Simon Westeros across the dining table, Then he wisely chose to shut up.
The topic then turned to entertainment.
This insurance.
The atmosphere quickly revived.
After dinner, the women entertained the children and chatted about home affairs. The Rayboulds and Simon went to the study upstairs to talk about some serious matters.
Mainly the recent situation in Washington.
With only two months left before the midterm elections, the Republican Party has used the Zippergate scandal to launch a more vigorous attack on Clinton. It has also invested tens of millions of dollars in advertising, just to damage the public image of the Democratic Party behind Clinton.
Many people believe that the Democratic Party is indeed in danger.
However, the Westeros system, which has more public opinion and poll data, does not think so.
The public is rebellious.
But this time, the Republican Party has really gone too far, ignoring Clinton's series of political achievements since he came to power, and only clinging to some details that are not unforgivable in the eyes of the public. It is simply unreasonable.
After all, Mr. President just slept with an intern.
What's wrong
Kennedy had more fun back then. In addition to the well-known Monroe, there were also White House interns among his many lovers. As a result, wasn't he still widely loved by the public
Just do what you have to do well.
The reality is that if we don’t think too long-term, Clinton has done really well in the nearly six years since he took office. The first fiscal year surplus in nearly 30 years, which has begun to build momentum, is enough to prove this point.
Let’s talk about the upcoming mid-term elections. The key to the operation of the Westeros system is also based on this.
Take advantage of the situation to help the Democratic Party launch a beautiful counterattack.
At least, when the results come out at the end of the year, the Westeros system will use some non-public public opinion operations to instill this view in those who should know. The Westeros system will help the Democratic Party in the two house elections under extremely unfavorable conditions. A turnaround was achieved.
But it only regained some seats.
Overall, the majority pattern of Republicans dominating both chambers will not change, which can avoid a Republican backlash.
The end result is to further strengthen the influence of the Westerosi system in American politics.
In addition to domestic affairs, the topic inevitably turns to Russia.
James basically agreed with Simon's strategy of 'raising bandits to respect themselves', but he was a little confused: "Simon, I have learned a lot about Russia recently, and even flew to Moscow myself. Frankly speaking, even if we want to support Russia , let it continue to contain Europe, and even the federation itself. The problem is that according to the current development trend, apart from collapse, I really can’t see the way out for this country?”
Simon didn't know if this was considered a fan of the authorities, and said: "It's very simple, Jim, think about the first half of this century, when the problems accumulated to the point that they could not be dealt with, what would be the result?"
When Simon said this, the father and son on the sofa next to him both reacted and almost said in unison: "War?!"
"Yes, war," Simon said: "But we don't have to worry. Russia is not Germany that suddenly provoked World War II after accumulating enough strength. Therefore, it can only launch a local war to unite the hearts of the people in the country and divert attention. contradiction."
Philip said: "Simon, is it Chechnya?"
"Yes," Simon glanced at his brother-in-law with admiration and said, "In order to ensure that Russia can win, we also need to carry out some operations in Washington to withdraw the federal deployment in Chechnya and reduce Russia's resistance to occupying Chechnya. "
"Actually, I think..." Philip hesitated for a moment, then said: "No matter what, we should not help Russia. Or, what if one day it becomes too powerful?"
Seeing that James also showed some agreement, Simon smiled and shook his head and said: "Impossible. After 1991, the chance of Russia rising again has been very slim."
"Why?"
"Because we successfully dragged the former Soviet Union into our own rules of the game, and within this rule system, if a 30-year-old adult plays against a 3-year-old child, the child is destined to lose."
Philip asked: "What if this child grows to 18 years old?"
"If you were that 30-year-old adult, would you let a 3-year-old kid successfully catch up with you and threaten your status?"
"Of course not," Philip said: "I will try my best to suppress his growth, not help."
"We are not sincerely helping Russia. We just want to prevent him from dying too early and affecting our layout. In the final analysis, it is for our own interests. Fili, you have to know that I am talking about the Westeros system. interests, not the interests of the Commonwealth, and we need to be clear about where we stand."
Phillip didn't know how to refute for a moment, so he could only nod.
Then he turned to other topics.
The three of them came out of the study at around ten o'clock in the night.
The women were also chatting in the living room on the same floor.
When the three of them entered the door, they happened to hear Jennifer telling interesting stories about her baby daughter: "I think Syl is becoming more and more magical now. She is really like a little fairy with magical abilities. Last month, Syl She suddenly told me that there would be a small pimple on her chin. I checked and found nothing, and then the next day, a red pimple appeared on Syl’s chin.”
The other two women showed surprised expressions and looked at the little girl who was curled up in her mother's arms and already asleep. Carol did not ignore the key point of the problem and first asked: "Why do you get pimples?"
"It's just an ordinary small inflammation. The doctor checked and said that it doesn't need treatment. It can be cured by improving your diet." Jennifer explained, and nodded to the three people who entered the door, and continued: "Anyway, I thought at the time, it was really amazing. ”
The three men sat down on the sofa in the living room. Not only James and his son heard about it for the first time, but even Simon, who already knew about it, felt amazing when he heard Jennifer talk about it again.
In the beginning, when his precious daughter showed peculiarities early on, Simon even doubted whether this girl was just like him.
However, now, Simon felt that his baby daughter was definitely different from himself.
The little guy who will only be five years old in November can actually detect and predict some subtle changes in his body. He is already a real little fairy.
Anyway, earlier the family was amazed that Xiao Nizi's high IQ was so high that it was impossible to measure it. The problem now is that looking at oneself inwardly, according to Simon's memories of his previous life, this is already within the scope of cultivation.
Of course, Xiao Nizi has not shown any potential for flying with a sword, and there is no sign of the introductory skill of cultivating immortals such as retrieving objects from the air. However, for a little guy who is not yet five years old, this level of awareness of his own body , in fact, it can only be described as magical.
If ordinary people had this ability to sense subtle changes in the body, Simon thinks it would be easy to directly increase the average human life span to 100 years.
Speaking of which, if word spreads about having such a magical daughter, everything Simon Westeros has achieved will probably become more and more natural.
After chatting about some interesting things about Seattle, it was too late, so everyone dispersed to rest.
The next day is September 15th.
Tuesday.
After breakfast, leaving the two children in the care of Carol, who had specifically given up work, Simon and Jennifer rushed to the Westeros Building on the other side of Central Park.
It has been nearly two years since the topping out, and the overall decoration of the building has been basically completed.
The two started from the vault on the fourth floor underground and spent the whole morning browsing the building from bottom to top. Finally, they had lunch in the top-floor mansion.
Like in the cloud.
Even the female assistant who is used to being a housewife and has a very indifferent mind is beginning to look forward to the life of moving into Westeros Towers.
Of course it's impossible to live here for a long time.
However, being able to live here for two or three months a year must be a very amazing experience.
In addition to the building itself, another thing has also been finalized.
Regarding the helipad near the top of the building, after repeated negotiations with the New York City Government and nearby property owners, permission was finally obtained. The Westeros family’s helicopters can follow the safest fixed route, roughly from the East River Follow the straight line above 59th Street and fly to the Towers of Westeros.
That's a real privilege.
Because according to regulations, helicopters can take off, but unless there are special circumstances, they cannot enter downtown Manhattan and can only fly over the rivers on both sides.
For this reason, the Westeros family has to pay an annual fee of 1 million US dollars, which is nominally used to conduct safety inspections on the Victoria helicopters that pass over 59th Street. In fact, security inspections are not something that Westeros can do. The family does not need or allow outsiders to interfere, and the family will do its best.
So it’s basically just money to buy the road.
We visited Westeros Towers together in the morning, and the female assistant also made some suggestions for modifications based on her own preferences. In the afternoon, they spent time together, quietly shopping together.
The reason why I say quietly is that it is basically invisible to outsiders.
You can't see them on the street. If you want to go to some shops, you have to clear them in advance.
In this way, in the evening, I said goodbye to the female assistant and continued to transfer to Irene Lauder.
Although not nervous, Simon's busy schedule left him too busy to take care of anything else. It wasn't until he left Lauder's house on Thursday morning that he was notified of the big news.
Over there in Australia.
The acquisition of BHP, another Australian mining giant, by Billiton, a subsidiary of Johnston Holdings, which has been promoted for several months, has been officially reached. The transaction price is A$27.5 billion, and the total transaction size is close to A$60 billion, equivalent to approximately A$430 million. One hundred million U.S. dollars.
With the two sides reaching an agreement, the next step is the question of review.
This time it's more troublesome.
Because of the large scale of the merger, in addition to the Australian government, the transaction must also be approved by other WTO member states.
Fortunately, this is not a big problem.
Because the steel industry is currently in another downturn caused by the Asian financial crisis last year, Johnston Holdings has good reasons to resist market risks and strengthen resource integration through mergers and acquisitions. In addition, there is also the Westeros system to assist in operation. First of all, the Five Eyes Alliance does not pose an obstacle and passed the Five Eyes Alliance. Others, even France, which has never dealt with the Westeros system, have no reason to deliberately block this acquisition.
In short, when the agreement is reached, another major adjustment of the global mining industry has basically settled.