Chapter 1638 – Shock Therapy

“The existence of the state has to be more realistic, just shouting slogans can’t solve the problem, even if the slogans have an effect, the people will wake up sooner or later.”

In front of Yakovlev, Allen Wilson lied with a red face and heart, it can be said that he has lied in his life, more than Yakovlev has ever seen.

Of course this is not just a lie, the next thing is more important, Yakovlev to the United States to study at Columbia University is a public resume, in the latter days of the Soviet Union a group of high-ranking officials in the middle of the accusations, the definition of Yakovlev as a traitor, and even took out a photo of the CIA officials and Yakovlev.

Considering that those men were losers and didn’t have to go after Yakovlev, who was as much on the sidelines as he had been since the end of the Soviet Union, Allen Wilson was convinced it was true.

Kryuchkov, the last chairman of the KGB, had been suspicious of Yakovlev’s composition and had specifically sought out Map Head, but in the end it was not to be.

It was reported that the map head was afraid that Europe and the United States would join together to protest against him, and it is not known whether this very soft-headed answer is true or not.

The most important thing is that the CIA before Yakovlev came to visit the United Kingdom, really specifically and Allen Wilson call once, Britain and the United States also talked about how to receive Yakovlev.

This is interesting, Allen Wilson certainly believe in close allies, naturally, you have to be in the middle of this visit, to entertain this map head of the hardcore beloved.

Subsequent visit itinerary, Allen Wilson arranged to separate Yakovlev and the Soviet Minister of Agriculture Mershets, himself personally entertained the leader of this Soviet propaganda department, expressed appreciation for Yakovlev to the United States in the past of Columbia University for further study, implying that many of his own friends in the United States, still remember him.

“Honorable Sir I have always remembered my past experiences well.” Yakovlev replied after a moment’s silence, “New thinking and openness are what the new Soviet government is looking for.”

“That alone is still not enough, there has to be democracy, without which there is no real good life.” Alan Wilson laughed unsalty, “Without democracy there is no civilization, does the Soviet Union want to be like Imperial Russia, a representative of backwardness? I believe this is the expectation of the Soviet people.”

“Of course, if the Soviet Union were all like Mr. Yakovlev, I believe the civilized world would welcome the Soviet Union in with open arms. In the pursuit of democracy, one might as well be bold. In fact, those old farts can’t keep up with the times, so what’s the point of being polite with them? Right?”

Speaking of which, in the face of a Soviet high-powered figure, Alan Wilson’s tone at this time seems to be a bit excessive, but it doesn’t matter, what’s the saying? What’s the saying about traitors?

With this premise, as the British Cabinet Secretary, he can be the leader of the Soviet propaganda department, the Soviet supreme leader of the cronies of the dog, not to mention that he spoke in addition to some arrogance in the tone of voice, the words are still very courteous and polite, as for the tone of voice, he is usually this way to talk.

The Prime Minister’s important talks took place two days afterward, and Alan Wilson left with the listening pen in his pocket, before the part where Mrs. Thatcher lavished praise on Yakovlev for his new thinking.

From the last meeting with the head of the map, Mrs. Thatcher could not forget for a long time, a long time has not seen this kind of fool, and now in Yakovlev, the Prime Minister has found this feeling again.

Mrs. Thatcher even felt that Yakovlev’s talent could be the secretary general of the cabinet. This coincided with Alan Wilson, who also felt that Yakovlev was prime ministerial material.

“We need to know the full measure of shock therapy.” Calling the head of MI6 over, Alan Wilson made a rare show of concern for the not-so-distant Latin American countries.

America is American America doesn’t need to be repeated a hundred times, but everyone also knows it’s a well known fact that the Supreme Authority wasn’t prepared to come in without a fight, he was simply interested in shock therapy.

Bolivia is a small economically backward country in South America, due to the long-term political situation is volatile, the government’s economic policies continue to make mistakes, which led to a large number of economic problems accumulated and not solved, finally led to a serious economic crisis.

Last year, the Bolivian government’s budget deficit amounted to five trillion pesos, accounting for about one-third of the gross domestic product (GDP), with a high inflation rate of 24,000 percent, and the country’s external debt of five billion dollars, with interest payable of nearly one billion dollars, exceeding export earnings.

It was clear that Bolivia did not have the courage to adopt Essenomics as its dominant ideology, so it had to think of something else.

It was in the face of such a perilous economic situation that the American Sachs, hired in a time of crisis, boldly put forward a set of economic platforms and economic policies, the main elements of which were: the implementation of austerity in financial and fiscal policies, the compression of government expenditures, the elimination of subsidies, the liberalization of prices, and the implementation of trade liberalization.

Exchange rate stabilization was achieved through currency devaluation, further reform of the administrative and taxation systems, privatization of some public sectors and enterprises, rescheduling of debt and acceptance of foreign aid, and so on.

Since the implementation of this set of economic platforms and policies has a strong impact and may cause great shocks to the economic life of the community in the short term, it is called shock therapy.

This is the first year that shock therapy is being practiced, and Britain should take a good look at how this therapy really works.

After asking MI6 to keep an eye on this year’s economics paradigm, the prime minister’s private secretary at 10 Downing Street called to say that Margaret Thatcher had something to talk to him about.

“This one looks better to deal with than that map head.” The joyful Margaret Thatcher, who couldn’t help but follow Alan Wilson’s example of calling out the Soviet leader’s most striking feature, “I told him that Europe is under the cloud of a nuclear threat, and that only if the Soviet Union is very sincere about destroying the nuclear missiles aimed at Europe will it be able to get a serious response from the United States so that there can be peace in Europe.”

“The Prime Minister has shown leadership in leading Europe, and I bet he’s got a good attitude about going back to report.” Alan Wilson yawned, “It seems that Yakovlev’s talent is recognized by the Prime Minister, probably on the same level and we have a common language.”

“Sir, are you trying to say I’m that stupid too?” Mrs. Thatcher had laughed heartily, but a quick glance back showed that the Cabinet Secretary was mocking herself again.

“That’s a question divided either way, and in the eyes of Labour supporters and Tory Eurosceptics, it probably is.”

Alan Wilson laughed with some embarrassment, and also said in an objective and neutral tone, “In fact, if I don’t talk to you about this, you won’t know, it’s just that I don’t want to hide it from you.”

Then when it came to this time, Alan Wilson still had to set up a loyal and reliable persona, indicating that he himself had always stood firmly behind Margaret Thatcher.

“What a slick talker, it seems like you’re just jumping sideways from left to right since you’ve been the secretary general of the cabinet for so many years?” Mrs. Thatcher had also gained some immunity from always being pua.

“Prime Minister, you can’t talk like that.” Alan Wilson replied with a straight face, “Offshore balance is Britain’s main foreign policy, once a one-sided policy is adopted Britain has no value. In different eras Britain has different scapegoats, in this era scapegoats are not easy to find, but there is no need to take the initiative to be the scapegoat of the United States, right? Isn’t it?”

Yakovlev came to this visit to Britain, and of course it was a triumph, why do you say that? Because this is what Pravda said, and Allen Wilson, although a Briton and an enemy of the Soviet Union, was willing to believe the truth of what Pravda said in this case.

British public opinion also praised Yakovlev. It is really impossible to praise him externally, but it is possible to praise him internally.

Let’s just say that Yakovlev’s scholarly demeanor and overflowing knowledge conquered all the British officials in this conversation, including, of course, the famous conspiracy theorist, unknown composer, and renowned inventor and Cabinet Secretary Alan Wilson.

In the interviews that followed, Alan Wilson helped endorse Yakovlev, praising him for his new thinking, which would benefit all of Europe and even the entire world, and praising Maputo as an outstanding leader, whom the world needs for peace.

Yakovlev, who had already returned to Moscow, of course, continued his own unabashed work, and met the map head directly, praising the results of this visit, “Mikhail, I can clearly feel that the British respect and goodwill towards the Soviet Union, as well as the desire for peace. Peace and prosperity are actually in your hands. The European countries have made no secret of their expectations, and now all that is missing is a courageous step.”

“Comrade Yakovlev, you must also realize that many, many old comrades are still wary of the NATO countries.”

The map head was in a bit of a bind, he was the supreme leader of this country yes, but the new thinking was by far a minority compared to the hardline conservatives left over from the decades.

In the face of the majority of opposition, he could not use his position as supreme leader to silence the others every time, the resistance was still great, not as simple as Yakovlev said.

Seeing Yakovlev’s hard to hide his disappointment, the map head still spoke highly of this trip, “My friend, stay patient. We are certainly going to do the impossible. In the process, it is still necessary to have your support.”

“Mikhail, I am absolutely convinced that you are such a leader, and you are the only one in the entire Soviet Union who has such leadership.” Yakovlev immediately changed to a smile and worshiped the ceiling of the Soviet Union.

Goodwill actually came immediately, as the Soviet Union expressed gratitude for Britain’s efforts in running for peace, which was shaping Margaret Thatcher’s leadership through public opinion in her own country. It was mutual, of course, and Moscow said that Maphead was not averse to meeting with Reagan, and that Britain would have to help with the work involved.