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Lieutenant General Sergei stared at Lin Kaifeng silently.

He who knows his enemy best is always his enemy.

Lin Kaifeng is right.

General Konstantin and Lieutenant General Sergei, one had served as the commander-in-chief of the Soviet garrison in East Prussia, and the other was chief of staff.

No one knows better than them what Westerners are really like.

The top tried to reconcile with the West and introduce Western capital to help the Soviet Union get rid of its economic problems.

Lieutenant General Sergei's view on this is wishful thinking!

Westerners are not angels, nor are they philanthropists.

They are a pack of jackals.

A wolf that eats people without leaving any bones.

A group of senior executives, represented by Mikhail, had extremely naive fantasies at some point.

They believe that as long as there is a ceasefire, and the West, mainly the United States, turns hostility into friendship and shows enough goodwill, the Cold War pattern can be ended.

The two superpowers can surely turn enemies into friends and work together to control the world.

That's ridiculous!

Put yourself in their shoes and imagine what it would be like if the United States was replaced by the Soviet Union.

One day, the U.S. economy suffered a serious downturn, with internal and external troubles continuing.

When the United States showed goodwill to the Soviet Union, it was ready to turn enemies into friends.

Seek all kinds of help from the Soviet Union to cheer themselves up, and the two countries will control the world together.

Will the Soviet Union agree? Will it help the United States?

The answer is absolutely no!

The Soviet Union took out a knife and stabbed the United States hard, making the wound even bigger.

Drain the United States’ blood and then kick it into the grave.

Can dominate the market alone.

Only a fool would do something that is shared by two companies.

Lieutenant General Sergei stared at Lin Kaifeng, trying to find out what was in this man's mind.

Lin Kaifeng was also observing Lieutenant General Sergei.

Obviously, Lieutenant General Sergei believed that the Soviet Union would not last long.

"Comrade Sergei, when the Soviet Union really ceases to exist, what will you get?"

"The huge sum of money accumulated over the years will make you and your superiors rich."

"But without rights, the money in your hands can be snatched away by powerful people at any time."

"Also, with all due respect, I'm afraid you and General Constantine may not be able to hold out until the Soviet Union collapses."

"General Constantine has a bad temper. When it comes to making money, his methods are too radical."

"Don't forget, the Soviet Union is not completely on the verge of death. Once the top leaders decide to deal with him, I'm afraid..."

Lin Kaifeng shook his head, saying nothing.

Lieutenant General Sergei's expression became increasingly serious.

There was some alarmist in the other party's words, but one had to admit that Lin Kaifeng's comments on General Constantine did have some merits.

Comrade General has a bad temper and often does things without considering the consequences.

Equally greedy, equally audacious.

Lieutenant General Sergei would never dare to think about leaking the five-axis CNC machine tool.

Everything will be fine if we don't get caught.

Once the higher-ups knew about it, they knew that the news was leaked by General Constantine.

Even if he had ten lives, it wouldn't be enough to pay the compensation.

Lin Kaifeng said: "We have a famous saying in Dragon Country, which says that if you don't think about the future, you will have immediate worries."

Immediately, Lin Kaifeng explained the meaning of this sentence in detail.

"Comrade Sergey, in order for our cooperation to last forever, I need someone who understands the rules of business and has a bottom line. Comrade General may not be a qualified partner."

"do you think so?"

Lieutenant General Sergei frowned and said, "What do you want?"

"Hahaha, Comrade Sergey, you are a trustworthy partner."

"For your sake, I am willing to buy all of them at a price of US$500,000 per person."

"As for what I just said, helping you become the richest man in the Soviet Union, this sentence is also valid."

"I have a way to make your wealth, status, and power rise dramatically in a very short period of time, even surpassing your superiors, General Constantine."

"The premise is whether you can seize this opportunity."

Lin Kaifeng said calmly: "If I'm not mistaken, your country is experiencing a serious shortage of sugar supply, and the economic reform led by Mikhail has not only failed to make your life better, but has made it worse."

"The only people who benefit from this are probably the top officials in the capital."

Lieutenant General Sergei said gloomily, "You are right. Not only is there a shortage of sugar, but this bastard has even issued a ban on alcohol!!"

"Everyone in the world knows what happened to the US's alcohol prohibition. This idiot actually thought that prohibiting alcohol would help increase economic income. Fuck him!!"

When Lieutenant General Sergei thought of the alcohol ban issued by the top leaders, he wanted to draw his gun and kill Mikhail.

What flows in the blood of the Soviet people is never blood, but alcohol.

During World War II, the Soviet Union suffered a serious shortage of alcohol.

Some soldiers began to think about aircraft antifreeze.

Aircraft antifreeze contains oil and alcohol components, so these people extracted the antifreeze.

After simple distillation, it can be drunk as a beverage.

The high-level prohibition on alcohol had been implemented for half a year, but instead of recovering, the Soviet Union's economy collapsed.

A large number of alcohol-related industries have stopped operating, and not a single bottle of alcohol can be seen on the market.

On the contrary, on the black market, the price of alcohol remains high.

Become more valuable than gold.

Also because of the prohibition of alcohol, social order became extremely chaotic.

Not only did public security in the capital deteriorate seriously, but other areas within the Soviet Union also saw a large number of social problems caused by the prohibition of alcohol.

Early this century.

The United States also enacted a prohibition on alcohol. What was the outcome?

You can get a detailed answer by just flipping through any history book.

When General Constantine received Lin Kaifeng, he was in a low mood, also because of the prohibition issue.

It is no exaggeration to say that wine is the life of the Soviet people.

The Far East is a very cold place, and all the officers and soldiers stationed here are drunkards.

They are addicted to alcohol. If they don't drink for a day, it will kill them!

Mikhail, this bastard, not only did not adjust the policy in time when faced with the problems caused by the prohibition of alcohol, but he made it worse.

Consider these problems to be normal.

Everything has a transition period. After this extraordinary period, the prohibition of alcohol will surely be deeply rooted in people's hearts.

To this end, Mikhail tried every possible way to abstain from alcohol.

Even yogurt had to be purchased with a letter of introduction.

The reason is that yogurt contains alcohol and can be used to make wine.

In addition, he converted tens of thousands of police officers into prohibition police to specifically catch people who drank secretly.

Once caught, they are thrown into a sobering house designed for alcohol abstinence.

When Sergei took a breath, Lin Kaifeng smiled and said, "One hundred thousand bottles of liquor and ten thousand tons of sugar. What do you think of this gift, Comrade Sergei?"

Lieutenant General Sergei was completely dumbfounded.

Lin Kaifeng’s move was too domineering.

Gifts mean free gifts. Lin Kaifeng is really spending too much money to win me over...