Chapter 261: An Invitation from the British Government
The first update
In Grozny, the capital of Chechnya, a riot broke out, and the Wahhabi faction of Mu-Si-Lin tried to create chaos on his turf to fight for his rights, and was finally directly and bloodily suppressed by the Sufi military faction. The struggle between the I=Slan factions was no less than their crusade against Kafil, if not more so. The badly wounded Wahhabis were taken to the hospital for emergency treatment, and the little white hats, which had been beaten into blood sieves, were put in body bags.
The imam, who was originally arrogant, also died down at this time, and was thrown into a pickup truck by the personnel sent by Kadyrov Jr., if the other party was a member of the Soviet government, maybe the imam would dare to resist, but in the face of the murderous Kadyrov Jr., the imam's face was only white and bloodless at this time.
Yanayev was very pleased with the successful resolution of the Grozny riots, especially since Western human rights organizations found an excuse to attack the Soviet government. After all, the Soviet Union had already emphasized that this was a dispute between Mu=Sling, a conflict between the Wahhabi faction and the Sufi faction, and the Soviet Union did not intervene.
Would your Muslim go after his brother for religious gain? Everyone knows the actual situation, but no one has said anything about it. After all, it is still the representatives of the Sufi faction who are still in the early stages of the I=Slan.
In this regard, Yanayev also privately praised Kadyrov Jr., "Comrade Kadyrov, your courage and swiftness have shown me hope for the future of Islam in the Caucasus, and I hope that you will continue to carry forward this spirit." Religious unity and national unity need people like you. ”
Yanayevla's faction has been very effective, at least he has co-opted the most powerful faction in the Caucasus, and the next step is to grow it. Crowd out and eat away at the disobedient factions. Then the Caucasus will usher in real stability and stability.
You have no problem dreaming of your Great Caliphate. But to become the control of the religious rights in the Caucasus, it is also necessary to follow the basic law of the central government, and the most crucial point is that it is necessary to submit to Moscow and respect the decisions of the central government. That's all Yanayev demanded, as long as the other side can do it, then he can support the other side to become the maintainer of order in the Caucasus member states.
After the religious issue was put to rest, Yanayev was presented with an invitation letter from the British government. Major actually sent an invitation to Yanayev for the first time. It is hoped that the exchanges and cooperation between the heads of state of the two countries will enhance the relations between the two countries.
But Yanayev smelled something else from the invitation. It is said that Britain has not been able to make a breakthrough in the construction of civilian nuclear facilities, and China and France are unwilling to share civilian nuclear technology with Britain, and Britain once hoped to use the US government in exchange for nuclear technical support, but gave up because there was no negotiation on the price.
Now Britain can only look at the Soviet Union, because Britain already has nuclear weapons, so civilian nuclear technology is not too secret for the Soviet Union. But whether to make a deal with Britain for civilian nuclear technology is another question.
"Comrade Pavlov, what do you think about doing a business with our civilian nuclear technology and the British?" Yanayev asked Pavlov for advice.
"It depends on what the UK is offering to us. If the British condition is that the agreement of the Paris Coordinating Committee is annulled, then I think it would be very cost-effective to exchange civilian nuclear technology for Western high-tech equipment. In turn, it is ourselves who suffer. Pavlov replied. He pondered the little bit of English thought very clearly. The Britons, who were scheming, could only be more calculating.
"Then what do you think of the British invitation? Trap or opportunity? Yanayev then asked another question.
"In addition to the meaning of trading with us, it also has the meaning of currying favor with us." Pavlov threw the invitation over without looking at it, "The periodic outbreak of capitalist economic crises forced Britain to consider new markets, especially the constant loss of overseas colonies. And the Soviet Union and China, which gradually opened their market doors, naturally became the last straw for the British. To deal with us is to save them from their sluggish predicament. ”
"But it's also an opportunity for our economy, but I don't understand why Britain would suddenly make such a move, and it stands to reason that neither we nor the United States are good enough to have a state visit and deepen economic cooperation." Even Pavlov was a little confused about Britain's recent moves.
In fact, the behavior of the British is not too complicated, and in the altered parallel world compared to the original timeline, there is already a deep prejudice between Britain and France, although it is a member of the European Community, it has always maintained a prejudice about certain integration policies. As a result, there are also contradictions and conflicts between Britain and France and Germany, two old countries.
The continued economic downturn in the West also forced the British to put down their gentlemanly status and think about how to solve this problem, and it happened that the two countries of the Soviet Union and China implemented market-oriented reforms at the same time, which also gave Britain a glimmer of hope and hope to break through their economic difficulties.
The British Chancellor of the Exchequer made a bold proposal to the Prime Minister to invite the Soviet Union for a state visit and at the same time to engage in economic cooperation with the Soviet Union. He sees it as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
"The Soviet Union massively reduced its army, and at the same time began to shrink the front. Downplaying their hostile relations with the West is a sign that the other side is easing relations with us. The market-oriented reforms of the Soviet Union also brought us opportunities, just as the United States gained a huge share of the market-oriented reforms in China. "The Chancellor of the Exchequer has shown the face of a capitalist to be a good man, and as long as there is business to be done, he does not care that the former enemy of Great Britain is on the other side of the negotiating table.
"We need to seize this opportunity to seek new markets and get out of the deteriorating economic situation. Now the Soviet Union, which is recovering from a serious illness, is like a hungry fat man, greedily trying to swallow everything. In this case, we will give them this opportunity to sell all the unsalable goods to them. At least it makes more sense than pouring milk into the river. Moreover, the United States has not yet gotten rid of its own economic difficulties, and if it follows them to play the sanction game again, Great Britain will have to finish it sooner or later. ”
The U.S. economy had already entered a downturn before President Bush abdicated, and since Mario took over the presidency, U.S. politics and economy have never looked for the better. The president spent most of his time studying US foreign policy and increasing his investment in the US military, so much so that some people in China complained that they had elected another president Bush who liked to fight.
"They want to broaden the trade in goods with us, and at the same time want us to sell them nuclear weapons technology, but the British are still as fond of small calculations as they used to. But since people send business to the door, we have no reason to refuse. Pavlov, you're in charge of arranging the trip, and I'm going to pay a state visit to the UK. ”
This is Yanayev's first visit to a Western country since coming to power, and it can also be seen as an ice-breaking trip to the West. The old enemy, who had been hostile for decades, finally showed signs of easing at this moment.
"Okay, but General Secretary Yanayev, we think we need to be cautious about the terms of the deal on nuclear technology, at least let these British people realize that our technology is not a cabbage price thing, and if they want to buy civilian nuclear technology, then give us 12 points of sincerity." Pavrov stressed the need for the Soviet Union to take a tough stance on the deal, at least for now.
"Comrade Pavlov, it's up to you to arrange this." Yanayev tossed the invitation aside, turned to him and said.
"Okay, General Secretary Yanayev, I will then order them to go down and let them make detailed arrangements for the trip." Pavlov replied.
"But these British people are quite bold, they know about the accident at our Chernobyl nuclear power plant, and they still want to make a deal with us. Since the other party likes it, then we can't refuse either. This time, it's a small pit for the British on civilian nuclear technology. (To be continued.) )