Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 776 Achieving a Tacit Understanding_1

Chapter 776: Chapter 776 Achieving a Tacit Understanding_1

Gavriil got the answer he wanted, instantly filling him with great satisfaction and his face brightened considerably.

It was Wang Ye’s turn to probe the Kremlin’s attitude.

He asked casually, "I heard that my uncle has poached quite a few personnel from the first faction this time. Grezlov must be having quite a headache, I wonder what corresponding measures he will take."

Wang Ye didn’t mention the Kremlin, because on the surface, the Kremlin doesn’t belong to the first faction.

However, everyone knew that the first faction was firmly under the control of the Kremlin, with Grezlov being merely a front man.

Khodorkovsky poaching personnel from the first faction, might give Grezlov a headache, but the one who would truly be suffering was the Kremlin!

Gavriil didn’t evade Wang Ye’s question. He might have wanted to reveal some information to Wang Ye, so that he wouldn’t make the wrong judgements due to misinformation.

He smiled and said,

"Although quite a number of people have been poached, the first faction is quite substantial and they don’t care about this loss.

Moreover, most of the people they poached are government officials, along with some opposition figures.

Well, although these people have some prestige and have even held important positions in the past,

they are not in key positions now, so they can’t make much of a difference.

As for pinning their hopes on next year’s elections, well..."

He didn’t say the rest of his sentence but it revealed a great deal of confidence.

What Gavriil was telling Wang Ye was that although the curtain hadn’t been raised for next year’s election, the result was almost a foregone conclusion!

So, don’t place your bets on the wrong side...

Actually, Wang Ye understood this without his reminder.

On the surface, Khodorkovsky and his group were making a lot of noise, with a lot of momentum.

But upon closer examination, their disadvantages were actually greater, and one could say they stood no chance at all!

In terms of resources, the Kremlin faction was in power, and the resources they could mobilize were far beyond what Khodorkovsky and his group could match!

Especially at critical moments, the Kremlin side could deploy the power department to get involved...

Facing guns, what could you, a "commoner" do to fight back?

In terms of political influence, let’s not talk about the ruling Kremlin, but the Duma, where the first faction holds three hundred and fifty-six seats!

These people all have considerable influence in various aspects.

Khodorkovsky and his group, being a newly formed faction and without having officially participated in any election, didn’t even have a single sitting Duma member.

So-called "opposition figures" can also be seen as competitors who "failed"!

Even in terms of financial strength, while it appears that Khodorkovsky has substantial wealth, can he really compete with the Kremlin that has the nation’s resources...

Moreover, the person at the helm of the Kremlin is not fighting alone, he has a large group of people supporting him.

Such as the Petersburg faction, the Constantin family and others, who have both money and manpower!

......

Wang Ye was reassured at this point, as Gavriil had subtly told him that the Kremlin had no plans to deal with Khodorkovsky for the time being. They planned to continue observing and assessing Khodorkovsky’s next move.

Regarding next year’s election, they also felt that they had a guaranteed win!

Of course, whether this "guaranteed win" should be taken with a grain of salt, Gavriil probably didn’t dare to confirm too absolutely.

The reason he said this was probably an attempt to "mislead" Wang Ye, so that Wang Ye wouldn’t lose confidence in the Kremlin...

What he didn’t know was that Wang Ye had more faith in Puding than he did!

From start to finish, Wang Ye’s plans had been made on the assumption that Puding would be in control of Russia for the next twenty years.

He hadn’t considered any other possibilities...

Because neither in his memories from his previous world, nor in his observations since entering the political arena in this world, had Wang Ye found anyone who could shake Puding’s position!

Well, maybe from an outsider’s perspective, he himself seemed to be a very likely candidate to challenge for that position!

But that would at least be ten years down the line, given his age.

Being a member of the Duma at twenty, while quite shocking, was also somewhat acceptable, being someone elected by the people and hence representing their will.

But if he were to take the helm of the Kremlin in his twenties, even the ordinary people of Russia probably wouldn’t be able to accept it...

However, Wang Ye knew his own situation, and he didn’t have any thoughts about that position.

Being able to peacefully serve as the Deputy Speaker, he was already very content.

If by chance, he was to rise to the position of Speaker in the future, that would be an unexpected joy!

Anything beyond that?

He didn’t dare to even think about it!

After the meal, Wang Ye and Gavriil left, each satisfied with the answers they had obtained.

They also tacitly agreed that Wang Ye would not support Khodorkovsky politically, would continue to remain neutral and didn’t need to lean towards the Kremlin.

And those from the Kremlin, would temporarily refrain from taking action, observing Khodorkovsky’s next move.

As long as Khodorkovsky doesn’t go too far, then the Kremlin wouldn’t need to make a big fuss about it.

......

The next day, as soon as Wang Ye arrived at the Duma Office, the red landline phone on his desk rang.

"Mikhail, are you free to come to my office now? There are some things I want to discuss with you."

It was a call from Grezlov.

Wang Ye didn’t hesitate, he quickly agreed. To be honest, even if Grezlov didn’t actively seek him out, he would go to Grezlov too.

Upon arriving at Grezlov’s office, it was clear that he had been expecting him.

Coffee and such had been prepared.

After Wang Ye sat down, Grezlov instructed his assistant, "Don’t disturb us until the Deputy Speaker Mikhail and I finish our conversation."

The assistant nodded, understanding, and left the office, closing the door from outside.

Only Wang Ye and Grezlov remained in the room.

Grezlov asked with a grave face, "Recently, some members of parliament, not only from our faction, but also from the second faction and your faction, have proposed to quit their faction, resign as MPs, and join Khodorkovsky’s newly-established faction. You know about this, right?"

How could he not know? After all, Wang Ye was the party leader of the third faction.

Wang Ye nodded and said, "I know, fortunately our faction has fewer members in the first place, so not many people left."

The truth was, being a small party faction as the third faction was, compared to the huge first faction, the number of personnel was probably just a small fraction of their whole unit.

Surprisingly, what was normally a disadvantage had become an advantage at this time...

Grezlov shook his head with a bitter smile and said helplessly, "Even if not many people have left, it’s still a loss for your faction! As party leaders of our respective factions, surely we should do something. If we stay silent, what will others think?"