Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 784: Control the Situation_1

Chapter 784: Chapter 784: Control the Situation_1

After reaching an understanding with Grezlov, the obstacle to the expansion of the third faction was finally cleared.

As for the second faction, Wang Ye couldn’t bother to care about what they thought.

He never expected to draw people from the second faction. After all, the second faction didn’t have many members, and their seat count in the Duma was not much higher than the third faction.

Even if there were people from the second faction who wanted to join him, Wang Ye would have to think it over.

He didn’t trust them!

The core force of the second faction primarily consists of politicians from Moscow State, led by the Moscow Governor, an experienced politician with a deep foundation and considerable strength.

Maybe he’ll also take part in the elections next year.

But that’s none of Wang Ye’s concern, he did not intend to wade into those murky waters.

So, the personnel Wang Ye intended to recruit mainly targeted the first faction and those marginalized minor factions.

Striving to gain more Duma seats for his own faction in the elections next year.

However, he needed a trustworthy and reliable person to follow up and handle these matters. He, as the party leader, couldn’t possibly sit in his office recruiting people all day...

His assistants were not suitable either, as they were all young girls and didn’t understand the complex relations within the Duma.

Neither were they familiar with some unspoken rules in the political arena, nor could they discern whether those who came to join were suitable to stay.

After much consideration, Wang Ye thought of a suitable candidate.

An ordinary Duma member from the third faction, usually a very silent person, not very noticeable, but he has been a Duma member for two consecutive terms already.

Moreover, this congressman used to serve as a state congressman, and had climbed up step by step from the bottom.

Even more crucially, before he joined the third faction, he belonged to a faction that was later merged into the first faction.

So he knew many members of the first faction and, indeed, was one of the most experienced and well-connected congressmen in the Duma.

Wang Ye planned to leverage him, appointing him to oversee recruitment for the faction and perform a preliminary screening and review of people who came to join.

Of course, the final decision making power would still rest with Wang Ye!

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After organizing matters within the faction, time had already reached the end of June.

During this period, some minor incidents happened, like his father calling him from home and reporting that he had set up a poverty alleviation fund according to the plan Wang Ye had discussed during their last call.

It had been running for a while now and the results were impressive.

Because when the fund was established, his father told the villagers that the money was what he had drawn in advance from the company, overdrawing several years of future wages.

Basically, he told everyone that he had no money left, so no one should come asking for any favor again!

Whether it was because his father’s words worked, or people were now eyeing the large sum of money in the fund, no one came to borrow money.

Also, his father mentioned that a few well-respected elders in the village, through the village committee, had set up an office. These elders showed up for work early every day.

Drinking tea and chatting and smoking, they were very lively. They were primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the fund.

This included reviewing loan applications, investigating the background of the borrower, publicly announcing each loan, and providing the loan...

Because the fund was just set up and few loans had been disbursed, they did not have to worry about collecting suddenly. That wouldn’t be necessary until at least one year later.

In the beginning, virtually every household in the village had written an application to borrow money.

However, after going through the initial review, background check, and public announcement, more than half were disqualified!

Because many people didn’t need to borrow money at all, or their reasons for borrowing weren’t justified.

Allegedly, the village was in an uproar at the time, with termagants cursing in the street every day outside the fund office door...

But regardless, the few elders still had some prestige, and in their eyes, this money represented the wealth of the entire village!

It concerned the future of all villagers, so they couldn’t casually squander it, but had to make good use of it.

Moreover, not all villagers were unreasonable, and many actually supported the management of the fund.

So, after some commotion, those who were in the wrong understood that they could not twist the arm of the strong and gave up on their attempts to take advantage of the situation.

The fund, as a result, was on the right track.

Listening to his father talking excitedly on the phone, Wang Ye just listened quietly with a smile on his face.

He was not particularly concerned about whether the fund could help change the fate of the villagers back home. After all, he had also contributed money. If it didn’t help, it would mean that the villagers were destined to be poor for a lifetime, and no one could help it...

At the very least, his primary goal for funding was achieved, which was to stop his parents from being bothered and to let them live comfortably.

That alone justified the money he had spent!

As for his father’s subsequent talk about how booming business was at the flour improver factory, making millions this year, he was completely unconcerned.

That was a joke, just a few million CNY.

That wouldn’t even cover a year’s worth of fuel for his private jet!

......

Moreover, Wang Ye also found time to visit Crimea, as Angelina had started to expand the police system according to his plan, and was using her power in the parliament to take control over it.

This had caused a strong backlash from Meshkov, leading to cracks in the relationship between the Parliament and the President’s Mansion.

Angelina, who had just entered the political arena, was somewhat at a loss faced with such a complex and severe situation.

When Wang Ye learned about this, he arranged by himself, in his official capacity as the Deputy Speaker of the Duma, to visit Crimea and engage in friendly exchanges with the local parliament.

In the meantime, he met with Meshkov.

At the same time, the Wagner Security Company established a new base in the suburbs of Simferopol, with hundreds of heavily armed elite soldiers stationed there.

The Crimean police system also signed a long-term cooperation agreement with Wagner Security Company. All police personnel had to undergo professional training at Wagner’s base before they could take up their posts...

After a series of "combo punches," the situation in Crimea was immediately brought under control.

Meshkov wasn’t stupid and clearly understood his situation.

Furthermore, he received certain promises from Wang Ye during their meeting.

After Wang Ye left Crimea and returned to Moscow, Meshkov deviated from his norm and publicly expressed strong recognition and support for the work of the parliament. He also stated that he will hand over more of his power to the parliament since it is elected by the Crimean people through voting.

His primary job is to cooperate with the parliament and serve all Crimean people.