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Chapter 539 Lithuania is going to be independent

At this time, the door of the box was suddenly pushed open, and the person who came in was somewhat unexpected! It was Aso Xiangyue who had been in the Soviet Union.

"Xiangyue! When did you come back?" Uda Mitsuri immediately greeted him, and the two women gave him a warm hug.

"Xiangyue, when did you arrive in Tokyo?" Fang Mingyuan was a little surprised. Aso Xiangyue had contacted him yesterday, so why did he suddenly return to Tokyo without any notice? Could it be that something happened in the Soviet Union?

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"Fang Jun, come with me, I have something important to tell you!" Aso Xiangyue grabbed Fang Mingyuan's arm, nodded slightly to the other people in the box, and left the box again. Chen outside the box

Zhong and others immediately followed.

Fang Mingyuan asked for an unmanned room in the theater. As soon as Aso Xiangyue sat down, she said urgently: "Fang Jun, according to the reliable information I got, the Republic of Lithuania, a member republic of the Soviet Union, will declare independence no later than the day after tomorrow.

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Lithuania is going to declare independence! Fang Mingyuan was also surprised. He remembered clearly that in the previous life, the prelude to the disintegration of the Soviet Union was started by the declaration of independence by the three Baltic countries. But calculating the time, the time seems to have been advanced a lot.

In fact, Fang Mingyuan misremembered the time. In his previous life, the Lithuanian Soviet Republic declared independence on March 11 this year, while Georgia, the second country to declare independence, would not declare it until April next year.

Independence. There was a year difference between the two. In other words, in 90 years, Lithuania, a small country with an area of ​​only more than 60,000 square kilometers and a population of only 3 million, struggled to withstand the huge invasion from Moscow.

pressure.

In this life, Lithuania's independence has actually been delayed for a long time, but the wheel of history is still rolling forward with its huge and unstoppable inertia.

In fact, the reason why the first Soviet republics to propose independence were the three Baltic countries has a very far-reaching historical origin.

Take Lithuania as an example. In Lithuania, class society emerged in the fifth to sixth centuries AD. It was invaded by German feudal lords in the 12th century. Later, the unified Grand Duchy of Lithuania was established in 1240. And later

The territory of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania even included parts of Western Russia, Ukraine and Belarus. The Grand Duchy of Lithuania later participated in the Livonian War against Russia.

In the 16th century, Lithuania and Poland merged to form the Kingdom of Poland-Lithuania. At the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century, due to the partition of Poland, Lithuania was annexed by Russia. For this reason, Lithuanians participated in several Polish uprisings to resist Russian aggression.

After World War I, Lithuania once again declared independence. It also signed a non-aggression pact with the Soviet government, but the good times did not last long. According to the later secret protocol of the Soviet-German non-aggression pact, Lithuania was placed under the territory of the Soviet Union. Then the Soviet army entered Lithuania, and the Soviet Union

After the outbreak of the German War, Lithuania was occupied by Germany. In 1944, the Soviet army occupied Lithuania again, established the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic, and joined the Soviet Union.

The other two countries' experiences with Lithuania can be said to be similar. They did not join the Soviet Union willingly, but were forcibly included in their territory by the Soviet Union after World War II. It can be said that the relationship between the three Baltic countries and the Soviet Union was originally

It has a bloody history of blood and tears.

After the three Baltic countries joined the Soviet Union, they were closer to the Nordic countries in terms of culture, language, religion, etc. After the Soviet Union forcibly annexed them, it implemented a high-pressure policy against the nationalist tendencies in the three countries and directed a large number of

Immigration from the three countries forced the Russian language and reduced their national characteristics, which caused extreme dissatisfaction among the locals. Moreover, the three countries originally had relatively high levels of economic development, and the living standards of residents were similar to those of Sweden and Finland. However, after the Second World War, they continued to compete with

Sweden and other Nordic countries distanced themselves from each other. Therefore, residents of the three countries generally felt that they were "suffering" from the merger with the Soviet Union.

Therefore, as early as the 1980s, the waves of national independence in the three Baltic countries were rising one after another. Mass rallies and demonstrations were often held in the capitals of the three countries and other places to protest against the "Soviet-German Non-Aggression Pact" signed in 1939. And by the 1980s

Nine years later, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Soviet-German Non-Aggression Pact, the three Baltic countries held large-scale mass demonstrations. More than two million people crossed the national borders and joined hands to form a human chain of nearly 700 kilometers.

The number of participants reached 40% of the total population of the three countries. It was called the "Baltic Road" to express their protest against the "Soviet-German Non-Aggression Pact" that led to the incorporation of the three countries into the Soviet Union and their desire for national independence.

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It can be said that Lithuania’s independence has long been supported by the people.

"Fang Jun, I'm very worried. If Lithuania's independence becomes a reality, is it possible that the Soviet Union will fall apart? Then can our investment be guaranteed to be safe?" Aso Xiangyue said with a bit of worry.

During these days in the Soviet Union, Aso Kyousuki had a deeper understanding of the current situation of Soviet society.

The polar bear that once overwhelmed all of Europe is still a behemoth today, but it has lost its vigor and domineering power. Sharp social conflicts have made the upper echelons of the Soviet Union very anxious. Lithuania's declaration of independence was undoubtedly here.

Another hard kick on the pillars of an already precarious building. Once a chain reaction is formed and the Soviet Union disintegrates, this thing that sounds incredible is not impossible to happen!

But once such a behemoth breaks into chaos or disintegrates, the huge impact it will have is unimaginable. It will inevitably cause turmoil in the Soviet Union and even the whole world! Therefore, although Aso Xiangyue has long been

Fang Mingyuan had more or less mentioned this possibility, but he was still very worried about the future security of the huge amount of money Fang Mingyuan had invested in the Soviet Union. So after getting the news and learning that Fang Mingyuan was in Tokyo,

She immediately flew back from the Soviet Union and had a direct interview with Fang Mingyuan.

To be honest, Fang Mingyuan has always been ambivalent about the disintegration of the Soviet Union. For China, the most threatening country has always been its northern neighbor. It has occupied the most territory of China and has always threatened to invade China.

It was also the one who used nuclear weapons against China. If the Soviet Union disintegrated, although Russia is still a country with huge influence in the world, its threat to China has been greatly weakened. And it is precisely because of the disintegration of the Soviet Union that China's military

Fang also gained a lot of benefits from it and recruited a large number of outstanding talents. This is also one of the important reasons why China's new weapons continued to appear like a blowout two thousand years later.

However, the disintegration of the Soviet Union also made Russia, which succeeded it, lose its threat to the United States. The Americans then turned their attention to China and listed China as their number one enemy. A series of actions against China were also launched. If it were not for the Middle East

The turbulence, coupled with the September 11th incident, distracted the attention of the Americans and bought China precious time. Otherwise, China's southeastern coastal areas would have been unstable. Therefore, in Fang Mingyuan's view, the disintegration of the Soviet Union

Although it is a good thing for China, letting the Soviet Union linger for a few years will be even more beneficial to China!

This is also one of the important reasons why he promoted border trade between China and the Soviet Union.

The reasons for the drastic changes in the Soviet Union are naturally many, but experts and scholars who have studied this area in later generations have almost universally acknowledged one thing - that is, the inflation in the Soviet Union was very severe at that time, and the commodities related to people's livelihood in the market were

Supply exceeded demand, causing the living standards of Soviet citizens to continue to decline. This undoubtedly played a role in promoting the drastic changes in the Soviet Union.

Fang Mingyuan wanted to do his best to delay the disintegration process by increasing trade between China and the Soviet Union. But it seemed that instead of delaying the disintegration process, it was advanced? Fang Mingyuan was a little puzzled.

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"Fang Jun! Why are you in such a daze?" Aso Xiangyue's anxious voice made Fang Mingyuan recover from his divergent thoughts.

"Fang Jun, do you think Lithuania's independence can be successful? Will Moscow send troops to suppress it?" Aso Xiangyue asked seriously.

"Success, of course it will succeed!" Fang Mingyuan thought to himself. Although he could not remember the specific time of Lithuania's independence in his previous life, he still remembered that he had watched a documentary about Lithuania's declaration of independence.

Later, Moscow responded.

After Lithuania declared its independence, the top leaders of the Soviet Union were naturally shocked, because the Soviet leaders also realized that if Lithuania's independent tendencies could not be suppressed, the Soviet "empire" might fall apart.

In response to this change, the Soviet Union quickly introduced the "Procedural Law for Union Republics to Withdraw from the Soviet Union" and the "Emergency Law", and imposed economic sanctions on Lithuania, which was the first to declare independence - an economic blockade that lasted for more than two months, and also imposed economic sanctions on Lithuania, which was the first to declare independence.

The supply of oil and electricity to Lithuania was stopped to demand that Lithuania give up its claim to independence. Later, the Soviet army also occupied Riga and took control of all press and publishing units. The Soviet airborne troops and internal affairs troops even launched a lightning attack on Lithuania.

Major cities, local police and paramilitary departments were basically disarmed. The Soviet army eventually occupied the capital Vilnius, Lithuania implemented military control, and communications with the outside world were basically interrupted. Soviet President Gorbachev strictly ordered the Soviet army to

"Destroy the bourgeois careerists in Lithuania immediately"!

During this process, conflicts broke out between Lithuanians and Soviet troops, resulting in dozens of deaths and nearly a thousand injuries.

But in the end, as the major union republics declared independence one after another, Moscow was unable to recover.

"Xiangyue, don't worry about the safety of your investment. If the Soviet Union really disintegrated, those who came to power would not be able to attack these foreign investors in order to stabilize society as soon as possible. Hehe, they were originally transitioning from a planned economy to a market economy.

, I believe there is privatization of state-owned assets, but they will definitely not be able to privatize private assets!" Fang Mingyuan said confidently, "But we also have to prepare for a rainy day. Have you taken care of the powerful people I asked you to make friends with?"

Fang Mingyuan racked his brains to remember that, in the future, there will be several emerging dignitaries who will occupy a place in the Russian government. As for the famous Yeltsin, there are too many people who fawn over him, but it is impossible to get together for a moment, and even if they do,

, I’m afraid the old guy doesn’t care either.

Aso Xiangyue nodded. This was an important matter that Fang Mingyuan entrusted to her when he left the Soviet Union!

"Then you can relax. There will be plenty of time when the time comes. They begged us!" Fang Mingyuan laughed. Since the Soviet Union has begun to disintegrate, the ruble's depreciation will be a matter of time. Those investments he made in Russia

Even if he lost half of it, it was still a huge profit for Fang Mingyuan. Moreover, all the funds he invested in the Soviet Union were in the form of Japanese or American capital. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, it was too late for the Russian government to curry favor with European and American countries.

Well, how could it be possible to confiscate Japanese-owned or American-owned enterprises? So he was not afraid at all.

Seeing Fang Mingyuan's confident look, Aso Xiangyue, who was initially frightened by the news, felt at ease now. "Fang Jun is right, those high-ranking officials in the Soviet Union are all greedy, and for the sake of

To gain more wealth in the future, and for them to be able to enjoy this wealth comfortably, they will definitely ask for help from us!"

"So, don't stop investing. Use the mines and oil fields we have obtained the mining rights to continue to mortgage loans from Soviet banks, and then continue to buy! You can borrow as much as you can, and buy as many resources as you can.

!Don't worry about insufficient funds!" Fang Mingyuan said in a deep voice. Such an opportunity to plunder the wealth of other countries on a large scale is not common. If you miss it, it is an opportunity that cannot be missed and will never come back.

Aso Xiangyue hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded in agreement.

"Especially for the oil fields and iron mines in Russia, we will take every one of them!" Fang Mingyuan warned, "As for those Soviet officials, as long as they don't ask for too much, give them as much as they want!"

"I understand!" Fang Mingyuan's attitude was already very clear. As the executor, Aso Xiangyue naturally understood what she needed to do.

Fang Mingyuan stood up, pulled Aso Xiangyue up from the sofa, and said with a smile: "Okay, now that we are back, let's attend the premiere of "Terminator 2" together. You can't see such a movie in the Soviet Union."

!Half of my investment is contained in this."