Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 194: Building Power

Speaking of Lu Shaohua's trip to the Soviet Union, other things don't count. There are only three real major purposes, and these three major purposes are closely linked and must be implemented in sequence to be truly successful.

It is like recruiting talents to bring back to Shenzhen. If you don’t have a good relationship with the military first and buy what you want, even if you recruit talents, you can’t bring them back to Shenzhen. Having said that, you recruited a large number of talents from the Soviet Union, including some military talents. If you don’t have a certain background, it’s no different from seeking death. Therefore, it is crucial to get through to the top military leaders. If you don’t get through, everything is just wishful thinking.

Fortunately, this relationship has been established. The next step is to invest a lot of money to build a relationship of mutual trust, and then talk about buying what you want. Of course, on the surface, it seems that this relationship is established for the purpose of buying things, but isn't it just buying a "turn a blind eye" with money? That's right, it means turning a blind eye and letting them ignore Lu Shaohua and his people poaching talents.

The third link requires the government to have certain connections. If you want to obtain energy, you must have certain power in the government, so the power of the government must be supported. If the support is successful and the energy is purchased, then it must be protected. This protection naturally falls on the military. The protection of the military will be much better than Lu Shaohua sending people to protect it himself. After all, it is easier to deal with things under the name of the military.

In short, no matter whether it is to establish connections or to support political forces, every link must be successful. As long as these three links are successful, Lu Shaohua will really be able to get whatever he wants, and other small things can be accomplished with just a word.

"Brother, you have been in the Soviet Union for so long and should have a relatively good understanding of it. In addition to the military, I also want to support a political party. You can choose this person." Lu Shaohua threw this question to Chen Guobang, who had more say in the Soviet Union.

Chen Guobang frowned and thought for a while before saying, "Although I don't deal with people from the government very often, I know a few of them. I feel like there's one person among them who is good at dealing with people and things, so he should be a good candidate."

"Well! Then you should interact with him more and get to know him better. If you think he is capable, then support him." Lu Shaohua did not plan to show up in person and handed all matters to Chen Guobang. He just had to speak and control the general direction.

"Okay." Chen Guobang responded.

Lu Shaohua didn't want to tell Chen Guobang about his purpose of supporting the political forces, nor did he need to tell him. If he said he wanted to control the energy, he would have to spend more time explaining a lot of mysterious things. After all, Lu Shaohua relied on his memory to make his own profits, and he couldn't say that it was his memory that told him, so it was better not to say it and save the explanation.

In the next few days, Chen Guobang became extremely busy. He was nowhere to be seen the whole day. Sometimes he didn't even come back at night and spent the night outside. When he came back, he was drunk and unconscious, which made Lu Shaohua wonder if it was a mistake to let him run between the military and the political parties.

The political side is easy to deal with, but the military side is different. The social events are much bigger than the political side, and the soldiers’ alcohol tolerance is also terrifyingly high. So when Lu Shaohua saw Chen Guobang coming back reeking of alcohol, he could only shake his head and smile bitterly.

A week passed, and Lu Shaohua stayed in his residence all day without leaving. Fortunately, there were many people in the villa, so Lu Shaohua's life was not boring. Being in a foreign country, the language barrier was the biggest problem. Even if I wanted to watch TV, I didn't know what it was saying, so I simply didn't watch it.

During this week, Lu Shaohua only met two people. One was a person who was recruited from Hong Kong to manage daily necessities in the Soviet Union, and the other was a relative of Weng Wende, who was responsible for the tobacco and alcohol business smuggled by Weng Wende.

The purpose of meeting these two people is very simple. It is nothing more than to understand the situation here and ask them if they have any difficulties. If they do, help them. If not, just treat it as a conversation.

Obviously, the two had Chen Guobang's network of connections, so they had no problems. But from the tone of their voices, it seemed that they were a little overwhelmed. They had been in the Soviet Union for more than three years, and it was normal for them to be a little overwhelmed as they opened up the market piece by piece. Especially for those who were in charge of Lu Shaohua's daily necessities business, the workload was particularly heavy, and it was difficult for one person to handle it.

Lu Shaohua didn't know about this, but now that he knew, he had to solve the matter quickly. So, after the two of them left, Lu Shaohua called Liu Mingzhang and asked him to find another person in Hong Kong to come over. Then he called Weng Wende and told him about the situation here. As for whether Weng Wende would find someone or not, that was his business. The business was his own, and he had to make his own decisions.

But then again, Weng Wende's main source of income now is the smuggling of the Soviet Union. When he mentioned the need for manpower, he said nothing and hung up the phone after saying "I'll go find someone right away." This move made Lu Shaohui dumbfounded. He smiled bitterly with his eyes wide open while holding the phone, muttering to himself, "Is it necessary to be so urgent?"

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Before he knew it, 10 days had passed since Lu Shaohua came to Moscow. On the morning of the 11th day, the sun was shining brightly, and Lu Shaohua was reminiscing about the past in his bed. Unexpectedly, the quilt was suddenly opened by an external force, and a cold current rolled in. Lu Shaohua, who was sleeping soundly, suddenly slept soundly, and his hands naturally reacted to fumbling around, trying to find something to keep warm. But after searching for a long time, he couldn't find it. He slowly opened his eyes and saw that it was Chen Guobang who opened his quilt.

"Brother, I'm almost freezing to death. Can you cover me with the quilt first?" Lu Shaohua said depressedly.

Chen Guobang shook his head, threw the quilt to Lu Shaohua and asked him to cover himself with it before he said, "Get up quickly, I have something to tell you."

"Oh! Just tell me what you want to say now. I'm listening!" Lu Shaohua seemed not to have gotten enough sleep and said with his eyes closed.

"Oh! Can you be more serious? I want to talk to you about serious business!" Chen Guobang was a little anxious. He waited until almost two o'clock last night before coming back, and he was still drunk. However, he was not tired. He got up early in the morning and led a team of people to run in front of the building. He did not stop until eight o'clock in the morning. After taking a shower, he kept waiting for Lu Shaohua to get up, but unexpectedly, it was almost ten o'clock and there was no sign of Lu Shaohua. He had no choice but to lift the quilt to vent his dissatisfaction.

"Serious business?" Lu Shaohua opened his eyes again and looked at Chen Guobang, thinking that he was joking. However, from his expression, Lu Shaohua could not see any trace of joking.

On second thought, what Chen Guobang considered as important was either the government's support for power or the news from the military. These two aspects were the important matters at the moment. No matter which aspect it was, Lu Shaohua would take it seriously. All of a sudden, he was no longer sleepy and became energetic. "Go to the third floor and wait for me. I'll go find you after I wash up."

"Okay." Chen Guobang didn't waste any words. He just said a few words and walked out of the room.

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Not long after, Lu Shaohua came to the room on the third floor. From getting up and getting dressed to washing his face and brushing his teeth, he had been thinking about a series of questions, namely, what was the business that Chen Guobang was talking about? Was it the military or the government? If it was the government, did something go wrong? If it was the military, was the military's "boss" willing to sell him what he wanted?

After thinking about it for a long time, I couldn't come up with a conclusion. I could only shake my head and sigh and think nothing. Anyway, the answer will be revealed automatically in a moment, so why waste so much energy guessing? With doubt in my mind, I sat down on the chair and asked, "Brother, what's the matter? Just ask me?"

"Well! I have two things to tell you." After saying that, Chen Guobang paused for two seconds, and then continued: "The first thing is about the political side. I have been in contact with 'him' for some time. According to my observation, this person has great potential. He is quite smooth in dealing with things and being a person. He has his own way of getting along in the officialdom. He is the kind of person who is smooth in dealing with people and can get along with everyone."

After saying that, Chen Guobang looked at Lu Shaohua. As for that person, he had already told Lu Shaohua the result of Jiandan's observation. Now it depended on Lu Shaohua's opinion, whether to confirm to support 'him' or to choose a new person.

"Smooth in dealing with people, able to get along with everyone?" Lu Shaohua seemed to be muttering to himself. "It is indeed necessary to be like this to be in the political arena, but such people are the most difficult to control. Once their wings grow hard, they will fly away."

"Well, this is what I am most worried about, but it seems that finding someone who is not so smooth among those who are involved in the officialdom will not be of much help to us." Chen Guobang pointed out the key point and said. Everything has its pros and cons. It can meet the requirements of all parties, but it is not so easy to control.

Lu Shaohua had to think carefully about whether he could control this issue. If he couldn't control it, then everything he did would just be a favor to others, and he would not get any benefit. "Have you found out his identity and background?"

"I checked and everything is normal." Chen Guobang replied.

"Well! Then let's support him." Lu Shaohua made the final decision.

After careful consideration, Lu Shaohua still felt that it would be better to support him first. After all, he needed the power of the political party. Moreover, it was not easy for a political official he supported to escape from his control. He just needed to keep a close eye on him. Even if he could escape from his control, it would take several years. Don't forget that there was only a decade of unrest before and after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Today, after several years, the people arranged by Lu Shaohua have already withdrawn from the Soviet Union. Why would he need the power of the political party?

"Okay, I'll go talk to him later." Chen Guobang said lightly.

"Well, as soon as possible." Lu Shaohua nodded and changed the subject. "What is the second thing you mentioned?"

"Oh! This second thing? . . . "