Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 1167 - 983 Further Progress_2

Chapter 1167: Chapter 983 Further Progress_2

But I certainly can’t say that.

The union between Rossiyana and myself involves so many things, having a huge impact on both of us, even on both of our families, or the entire upper echelons of the Moscow political arena!

So, it’s something that cannot go awry.

Otherwise, I really would become the target of public criticism...

Honestly, I do feel guilty about Angelina, after all, she was the first girl I fell for in this life, and I had made promises to her!

It’s just that plans can’t keep up with changes. I never expected that one day I would become "Mikhail," become the Deputy Speaker of the Duma, and hold a long string of titles...

And once you’re involved with these things, you can’t just shake them off whenever you want.

Of course, Wang Ye had no intention of shaking them off—after all, he was a man.

Who doesn’t aspire to the pinnacle of power?

As for the "further step" Rossiyana mentioned, Wang Ye hadn’t actually thought about it yet. He was even subconsciously avoiding the topic.

Because such a matter was too sensitive. If anything went wrong, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say it could be fatal!

Now that Rossiyana brought it up, he hurriedly shook his head and said:

"You mustn’t speak carelessly, I’m already quite satisfied with my current position. If my responsibilities were to get any heavier, I feel I couldn’t cope.

Or perhaps, if you work hard to take a step further, I can protect and support you in the future?"

Clearly, Wang Ye’s words piqued Rossiyana’s interest. She stopped fussing over Wang Ye’s private life, turned to him with a piercing gaze, and asked:

"Would you support me to compete for... that position?"

"Why don’t you want to run for election yourself? From every aspect, you have far more advantages than I do!"

Indeed, it’s a difficult question to answer.

In the eyes of many political figures, Wang Ye’s path of development was very clear: he was currently accumulating political experience and public reputation.

After one or at most two more terms, by then as "Mikhail," as long as he stepped forward to join the election, it’s no exaggeration to say that he wouldn’t find any rivals!

Even Rossiyana and the family behind her thought the same.

Therefore, after Rossiyana entered the political arena, especially after becoming the Moscow Governor, the plan she made for herself was to accumulate experience and reputation in one or two terms.

Once her husband, Wang Ye, ascended to the highest position, she could either go to the Government to be the head or simply stay in Moscow State to solidify the "base" of her and her husband’s operation!

After all, her father-in-law’s base was the Peterburg Faction. If she and her husband wanted to advance further, they needed their own base, and Moscow State was obviously the best choice!

When Wang Ye couldn’t run for another term, she could take turns with him, letting Wang Ye play a supporting role or sit steady in Moscow State while she took charge of the Kremlin.

After she served one or two terms, Wang Ye could "come out of retirement." With their ages, unless something unexpected happened, they could rotate three or four times at least...

Of course, these were all Rossiyana’s personal thoughts and had not yet been communicated with Wang Ye.

...

After hesitating, Wang Ye still didn’t tell Rossiyana the real reason. He felt the timing was not yet right.

Perhaps...

Would it be easier for Angelina to accept if the Kremlin passed on the message to her?

"Maybe I feel that working in the Duma suits me better. As for the work in the Kremlin... You might find it odd if I say I’m not interested, but for now, I really don’t have much interest," Wang Ye explained somewhat vaguely.

However, this reason couldn’t convince Rossiyana, who frowned and countered, "Don’t you think that a lot of the work you’re currently responsible for actually falls within the jurisdiction of the Kremlin? Perhaps your father-in-law thinks you’re capable enough and trusts you enough, so he has delegated that portion of authority to you. As it stands, you seem quite competent."

Running out of excuses, Wang Ye could only give an awkward laugh, "Discussing this now is still too early! Father-in-law still has several years left in his term. What the situation will be in a few years, who can say for sure now, let’s talk about it when the time comes. By the way, you’ve asked me for so much money all at once, what do you plan to use it for? I must tell you, if you want to take money from me, there must be a reasonable justification and a detailed budget plan, otherwise, the funds will not be approved."

This successfully shifted the conversation, and Rossiyana began to discuss her plans with great enthusiasm.

In fact, it was simple, mainly revolving around improving people’s livelihoods, enhancing institutional work efficiency, and optimizing service processes.

Because Rossiyana was young, she was also more receptive to new things and dared to experiment.

She planned to carry out institutional reforms within the Moscow State, recruit more young and talented individuals, fire or sideline those complacent old-timers, and promote the ones who were truly willing to work.

To attract such talent, of course, she had to offer tempting salaries and benefits, so a considerable portion of those thirty billion dollars would be spent on bringing in new faces.

As for improving people’s livelihoods, that’s easy to talk about—education, healthcare, public transportation, water and electricity networks, and so forth.

Although many of these issues should be dealt with by higher-level government institutions, if the state wanted projects to advance quickly, it had to contribute financially, otherwise, they could be indefinitely postponed.

After all, Medvedev’s side also had limited funds and couldn’t possibly cover every state, and with a limited budget at the national level, there wasn’t much allocated to Moscow State.

...

Once the process was completed, the two hundred billion dollars worth of bonds were successfully issued, with investors from Europe and the United States naturally being the main target market.

Just as Wang Ye had anticipated, this batch of bonds was quite popular in the capital market because the interest offered was slightly higher.

Former "old friends," that is, previous buyers of Russian bonds such as those from England and France, were once again eager to participate, snatching up several hundred billion dollars’ worth of bonds.

Investors from the United States didn’t want to fall behind either and similarly took several hundred billion dollars’ worth of bonds, while the remaining were wrapped up by small investors from neighboring countries and some from Asia.

Wang Ye wasn’t surprised by any of this, but what did catch him off guard was that quite a number of wealthy individuals from Russia itself and its neighboring allied countries also purchased a significant share of the bonds.

It seemed that rich people around the world weren’t foolish—all could see Russia’s enormous potential for future economic development, and the bonds didn’t have to worry about repayment issues!

With the money in hand, Wang Ye readily allocated two hundred and forty billion dollars out of the three hundred billion to those countries participating in the Economic Cooperation Organization, not one penny less!

Of course, Country A and another country had, according to the agreements reached in Moscow, peacefully resolved the dispute over the Nagorno-Karabakh region.

In the end, nearly two hundred thousand residents of the Naka region relocated back to the other country, and Country A paid the twenty billion dollars for resettlement expenses willingly.

The remaining citizens of the Naka region were pro-Country A, making its annexation smooth.

It was a win-win situation!

Beyond this money, Wang Ye also generously allocated twenty billion dollars to Moscow State, fifty billion to Shao Yigu, and another fifty billion to Korokolli.

This funding was justified, as Rossiyana, Shao Yigu, and Korokolli had all submitted their expenditure plans, which were discussed and approved by the Economic Committee.

In addition, Angelina officially visited Moscow on behalf of the Crimea Peninsula.

Her official reason for coming was naturally to receive the six billion dollars of funding and to report in detail to the Economic Committee on the usage of the funds.

But of course, that was just a pretext. The real reason was that Wang Ye couldn’t make it to Crimea but missed Angelina, so he found an excuse for her to visit.

Once the official business was handled, Wang Ye also planned to take her to Petersburg for a few days of vacation and rest...