The leisurely life of rebirth

After the meal, everyone still didn’t want to leave. They were enjoying the breeze and admiring the antique courtyard with a cup of tea in their hands. In the capital city at the end of August, the weather was much brighter. Although it was hot at noon, the courtyard was lined with green trees.

I don't feel hot either.

"What time does the flight depart from Nannan?" Liang Zi asked after taking a sip of tea.

"It was around two o'clock in the afternoon."

Grandma Liang said: "I'm leaving now. Study hard and come back soon. Don't let the family worry about you."

"Yeah! I know." Fang Monan knew that the old man was saying what his mother and the others said every time. After the meal, his mother became silent. The reluctance in his eyes could be seen by everyone. It was very clear.

Hurry, when Mobei and Auntie get used to it, she will come back and guard them.[

My mother remained silent and held up the teacup to block the tears that were about to fall.

Liang Zi looked at his watch and it was getting late, "You don't plan to see Ye Laosi anymore." She didn't ask him to notify anyone that she was in the capital.

"I'll leave this to you. After reading it, he will know how to do it." Fang Monan took out the file bag, which contained a lot of things she had written. I believe Brother Ye will know its value after reading it and what to do with it.

Liang Zi put Fang Monan on the plane, but her mother didn't go. She was afraid that she couldn't control herself. The first time the three of them left together, she didn't feel it. It took them half a year to know that they were no longer together.

The life of the three of them was so difficult.

When Ye Laosi got the news, Fang Monan's plane had already flown away. He hurried to the courtyard, where Liang Zi was waiting for him.

Liang Zi looked at him sweating profusely and panting, "Here are the things Nannan gave you." He put them on the table, "Don't think she is so miserable. Besides, she is on your property. Borrow a few.

We don’t dare to play tricks on you even if you are too brave.”

"Okay, take your time and see for yourself." Liang Zi stood up and passed by him, gently closing the door. After two months of getting along with him, we couldn't say we were close to each other, so we had a good friendship.

Ye Laosi sat down, wiped his sweat, and took two sips of tea. He opened Liangzi and handed him a brown paper bag. He tore open the opening and pulled out a stack of paper with the words 'Your Opportunity' written on it. Ye Laosi looked at it.

The eyes are getting wider and wider. Mainly about the Soviet economy, politics, military, nationality, etc.:

Due to the long-term implementation of a highly centralized planned economy, all five-year plans of the Soviet Union except for the first two five-year plans were not truly completed. The economic development rate declined rapidly in the post-war decades, and the gap with developed countries in the world also gradually increased.

The crisis is getting bigger and bigger. The Soviet Union has entered the predicament of long-term economic recession since the mid-1970s, and the traditional extensive economy cannot be maintained. It should be pointed out that this economic crisis is not a local short-term crisis in a certain field.

crisis, but an overall long-term crisis.

Although the Soviet Union is known as the "most developed socialist country", it has long been in short supply of major consumer goods. After more than 70 years of construction, the Soviet Union's per capita GNP was US$3,396 in 1985, not only lagging behind Western developed countries, but also lagging behind some countries in Asia and Latin America.

The per capita income of the Soviet Union is about one-third that of Western countries. However, due to the Soviet Union's policy of controlling consumption and high accumulation, the gap between the Soviet people's living standards and that of the West is even greater. In 1985, the per capita housing area was only 15 square meters, which was the highest in Western countries.

50%; the number of cars per 100 households is 14, which is only 1750% of that in Western countries. Major consumer goods are in chronic shortage and insufficient supply, and often need to be supplied on a voucher basis. The people's living standards have dropped from the fifth place in Europe before the revolution to the

In the 1980s, he ranked 88th in the world.

Although the Soviet Union has advanced aerospace, weapons and biotechnology, only 25 to 30% of scientific research results are used, and the average transformation cycle takes 10 to 12 years, while in the United States, 85% of scientific research results are transformed into productivity within 5 years. In

In the field of modern technology, the Soviet Union lags behind Western developed countries by 15 to 20 years, and the gap is getting wider and wider.

The technology of Soviet civilian industrial products is very backward and the quality of products is poor. Even according to the most optimistic estimates, only 18% of Soviet industrial products meet international standards. They are not competitive at all in the international market. Due to the lack of competitiveness of industrial products, the Soviet Union can only rely on sales

Natural resources, especially oil resources, earn foreign exchange and become a raw material exporting country.

Soviet agriculture has been backward and inefficient for a long time. Due to successive years of poor harvests, the Soviet Union was forced to spend foreign exchange, which was already a scarce resource, to import grain, spending more than 7 billion U.S. dollars every year, and the economy was stretched. At the same time, the scrap rate of Soviet agricultural tractors reached 125 per year.

%, three times that of the United States; a large number of crops are lost because they cannot be harvested in time. Even if they are harvested, 20% of the grain and 33% of the potatoes are rotten and spoiled due to poor storage every year, making them illegal to eat. In 1980, half of the collective farms in the country

And state farms are not profitable.

The Soviet Union was economically backward and lacked material. The people's living standards could not be improved for a long time, and the gap with the West was getting wider and wider. This fundamentally caused the people to waver in the superiority of socialism. Among the Soviet leaders, Andropov was the most

A rare man of understanding, he made a shocking statement at an internal meeting of the Soviet Communist Party: "The main danger to the Soviet Union does not come from world imperialism, but from the poverty of the people."

The excessive political centralization system put the CPSU, as the core of the alliance's leadership, in a political state that completely lacked a supervisory mechanism. The cadre appointment system and tenure system of the CPSU created a good environment for the formation of vested interest groups. The bureaucracy was overcrowded,

People were superfluous; vested interest groups engaged in corruption, bribery, and extravagance. The Soviet Communist Party gradually lost its prestige among the people. Especially in the Brezhnev era, the Soviet leaders were rigid in their thinking and stuck to the rules, which delayed the opportunity for development and reform, and domestic problems piled up.

Rushan. After entering the 1980s, the political crisis of the Soviet Union inevitably emerged: within just three years, three top leaders passed away one after another, and the sick man's rule caused the Soviet Union to lose precious development opportunities in the first five years of the 1980s.

Stalin's model of "socialism" did not bring a satisfactory life to the Soviet people, leading to people's resistance, disgust and indifference to the traditional model. This sentiment became even more pronounced when there was a huge contrast between the wealthy life of the upper class and the life of ordinary people.

It was so intense that people questioned the legitimacy of the rule of the Soviet Communist Party.

Tsarist Russia started by aggression and expansion, which made the Soviet Union the country with the most ethnic groups in the world, and the development of ethnic groups was extremely uneven. Many ethnic groups are still in the tribal stage, and ethnic issues have long been very acute. Both Tsarist Russia and the Soviet Union have

Ethnic minorities have implemented high-pressure policies of oppression and assimilation.

In the 1970s, out of the need to compete with the United States for world hegemony, the Soviet Union engaged in an irrational arms race, causing military expenditures to reach a quarter of national income and shouldering a heavy burden. At the same time, the Soviet Union reached out everywhere to support

The pro-Soviet regime and guerrillas planned a military coup, which aroused widespread disgust in the international community. In 1979, the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan and immediately fell into the quagmire of guerrilla war. This not only caused the Soviet Union a "bleeding wound" that could not be healed for a long time, but also cost the Soviet Union every year.

billions of rubles, and greatly damaged the Soviet Union's international image.

After Reagan came to power in 1981, he changed the original US contraction strategy and responded with a tough attitude to the expansion of the Soviet Union. He also announced that he would conduct research on the "Star Wars" project, setting off a new round of arms race climax. At this time, the Soviet Union, which was beleaguered internally and externally,

No longer able to cope, he was forced to carry out comprehensive contraction.[

There is also a satirical joke at the end. The Soviet Union is a train that cannot keep moving because the track has reached its end. Each leader dealt with the crisis in his own way; Stalin ordered the driver and conductor to be shot; Khrushchev

To vindicate them; Brezhnev closed the curtain and ordered the train to be rocked left and right, creating the illusion that the train was running; Gorbachev opened the curtain, leaned out and shouted: "There are no rails ahead.

There are no railroad tracks ahead!"

Ye Laosi read it over and over again. It was already sunset and the room was dark. He felt that this was completely impossible. Although diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union were severed, the fathers of the family still had deep feelings for Big Brother.

This is simply impossible, but the data is so careful that it cannot be fabricated. Besides, there is no need for her to fool him with this! This is no joke.

He just wants to make some money, there is no need to rise to the international level!

"This... this... we have to discuss it with someone." Ye Laosi called He Junyao. While waiting for someone, he read the stack of information word by word. He put his hands on the armchair and moved his fingers rhythmically.

He tapped the armrest gently and fell into deep thought.

When He Junyao arrived, the lights were already on. After he walked in, there was only a figure sitting on an armchair. "You kid knows how to enjoy yourself. How did you find such a good place?" Seeing that he didn't say a word, "What are you doing?

?Why are you pretending to be so deep?" He found the switch and turned on the light.

Ye Laosi was not used to the light, so he blocked it with his hand, narrowed his eyes and said: "Boss, you are here."

"I'll give you some information, but you have to be mentally prepared." Ye Laosi said mysteriously.

He Junyao took it over and sneered: "What kind of me are you kid..." His voice suddenly stopped. He browsed through it quickly. He looked at Ye Laosi and said, "Impossible!" He Junyao said in disbelief. "The Soviet Union

The external data is not what it looks like.”

"How is it impossible? Our country also pretends to be peaceful!" Ye Laosi curled his lips and said, although he felt uncomfortable, but this is a fact.

"Hey! You have such a mouth! You dare to say anything." He Junyao punched his chest. "What do you want?"

"Where did you get it? If the data here is true, it should be classified as top secret." He Junyao frowned and asked seriously.

"I don't know, someone else gave it to me, but a kid ran away after handing it to me." Ye Laosi lied without a blush on his face, because the last page had a note not to tell anyone that it was written by Fang Monan.

, you can make any excuse, Fourth Brother Ye. Even calling him Brother Ye to others, whether it is true or not, he has to be loyal and cannot betray her.

"Do you think I will believe it?" He Junyao raised his eyebrows and asked. "Forget it if you don't say it."

"Is this this? I want to confirm whether the data inside is true." Ye Laosi said, "Grandpa He has many connections. He has subordinates in the security intelligence system. Let's verify it."

"What if it is proven to be true?" He Junyao asked.

Ye Laosi chuckled, "That would make a fortune. You also know that our country has no shortage of what they need. I remember when Lao Maozi broke off diplomatic relations, he not only withdrew the experts, but also had to pay off the debt. I heard that when we used agricultural products to pay off the debt,

Eggs, potatoes, and apples must be passed through a sieve, and no matter whether they are too big or too small; pork must be soaked in fat, whether it is fat or thin, as long as it is just right.”

"You guy, don't get too happy too early. You have to verify the authenticity of the data first." He Junyao said rationally.

"Of course, if it doesn't work, I can just go to the Soviet Union and have a look." Ye Laosi was affected by the wonderful situation described in his heart.

"Don't forget, the relationship between the two countries is still frozen! If you go, you won't be afraid of being regarded as a spy." He Junyao poured a basin of cold water on it, "Be honest with me, or let me confirm it first, and then make a long-term plan."

"And where did you get the capital? The three walnuts and two dates in your hand are not enough to fill the gap between your teeth." He Junyao poured another basin of cold water.

"Is this... there will always be a way." Ye Laosi said, and then asked Liang Zi. "But boss, you'd better confirm it for me first!"

"Let's go then!" Ye Laosi said, and the two of them jumped on the military vehicle and quickly ran towards He Junyao's home.[

The military vehicle turned countless corners and finally entered a quiet alley with rows of courtyard houses on both sides. If it weren't for the guard standing straight at the door, I would have thought it had arrived at an antique tourist attraction. The He family is also a courtyard house.

, the courtyard was deep, and the early autumn night was slightly cool. After they got off the car, they hurriedly walked in.

The lights in the room were still on. Mr. He was sitting in the middle of the room. When he saw his grandson coming in, he couldn't help but feel sour in his heart. He always felt sorry for the child.

When he saw the monkey-like Ye Laosi behind him, he said kindly: "Why is Si'er here? But he hasn't been here for some time." Although his tone was kind, the old man had been in a high position for a long time and had accumulated great power. Ye Laosi sat down.

Sitting on his right side like a bell, he didn't dare to make any mistakes.

"Grandpa, it's so late and you haven't rested yet." He Junyao asked seriously with a straight face, "Where's grandma?"

"Your grandma needs to rest first," Mr. He said.

Mr. He was furious when he saw his coffin face, "Hey! Don't give me this dead face, I'll get angry when I see it." He was furious, especially when he saw his grandson's poker face.

My heart aches because such a good young man in the past cannot bear to look back on the past.

"Grandpa He, we have something to do with you." Ye Laosi said quickly.

"Something's wrong!" Mr. He raised his eyebrows and teased. "Did you make trouble again and dare not go home, so you came to find reinforcements."

"Grandpa He. In your eyes, Si'er is just a troublemaker. If something goes wrong, you have to call in reinforcements." Ye Laosi said dissatisfied.

"Why. Isn't that right? Tell me about someone as old as you..."

He Junyao watched his grandfather start a long speech, "Grandpa, I have some documents here that I need your help to verify." He handed them to Mr. He and helped him find his reading glasses and put them on.

Mr. He turned the page very slowly, frowning and looking at it for a long time. The room was silent, with only the ticking sound of the clock. He Junyao quietly went out and came back with two bowls of noodles. One bowl was handed to Ye Laosi,

When he was called out by Ye Laosi, he didn't even eat dinner.

"Where did you come from here?" Mr. He took off his reading glasses, his face was serious, and he looked at the two juniors with sharp eyes.

"Grandpa, don't worry about where it comes from. Please verify the authenticity for me first, especially about the economic data." He Junyao said unhurriedly, not forgetting to finish the soup in the bowl.

Ye Laosi gave a thumbs up in his heart, "That's awesome." Only the boss dared to talk in front of those old men. When the others saw him, they were like a mouse seeing a cat, and they didn't dare to breathe.

"The data will have to wait for a while, but there is someone who has just returned from the Soviet Union, so I can ask him." Mr. He said and made the call himself.

About twenty minutes later, there was a sudden brake sound outside the gate, and a man in his thirties ran in from the outside and saluted Mr. He with a military salute, "Hello, Chief!"

"Okay! Sit down!" Mr. He said.

He Junyao and Ye Laosi also recognized the visitor. They both stood up to greet each other and then sat down together.

"Xiao Wu, I asked you to come here so late. Please tell me your experiences and feelings about life in the Soviet Union." Although Mr. He spoke very kindly, he was still so strong in the eyes of the people opposite him.

Xiao Wu was very surprised. The old man called him here so late just to hear how he was doing in life. He Junyao and Ye Zhenhua, who were listening in, stared at him with bright eyes. Taking a deep breath, he slowly said what happened this year.

Experience from the Soviet Union.

After speaking, Mr. He asked his grandson to send him out.

Ye Laosi said excitedly: "Grandpa He, it seems that 60% of this information is true. The ratio of U.S. dollars to rubles on the black market is 1:15, while the official ratio is 1:09. If it matters, this way...

It's a huge profit!" He frowned and said, "Actually, our country's foreign exchange seems to be about the same as that of the Soviet Union. It's just a shame."

"Be careful what you say, our country's foreign exchange controls are strict." Mr. He warned with a glare.

"Haha..." Ye Laosi looked at the old man with a sneer, covering his mouth.

"You are such a scumbag." Mr. He was deeply touched. He also went to the Soviet Union when he was young. "Oh! Big brother... I can't imagine that it will develop like this..."

"Grandpa, now is not the time to lament. Judging from the information, there is also Xiao Wu's personal contact just now. Since the death of Comrade Chernenko, Gorbachev took over. The political situation in the Soviet Union has begun to highlight contradictions and problems.

The reform of enterprise autonomy started in the Chernenko era. By now, the wave of opposition has intensified. You know, the Soviet Union focused on heavy industry and military industry. Daily supplies are poor. Food is also in short supply. Our opportunity has come

Already." He Junyao said seriously.

Even if Mr. He doesn't work in the main line of the economy, he still has some understanding of this thing. In this way, as long as someone is willing to operate it, he can definitely make huge profits from it. Relying on daily necessities, supplies in short supply, food and other products. Taking advantage of the Soviet Union's current

In an increasingly chaotic situation, advanced heavy industry equipment was exchanged from the Soviet Union, such as machine tools, advanced stamping machines, and advanced military scientific research materials and weapons. Scientific research materials and data on aircraft carriers, fighter jets, guided missiles, and other equipment.

Mr. He took a more far-reaching view, "If the Soviet Union continues to develop like this, its control over Warsaw will also weaken. In other words, its Eastern European partners, Poland, East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria, and Romania will also have prospects.

Not good! The Central Asian regions of the Soviet republics are right next to us! The Yankees will not miss this golden opportunity. It seems that we need to strengthen the reconnaissance there, and we cannot let the Yankees put their guns at the door." After saying this,

, he sighed again: "Oh! It's still hard to do these things without money!"

The juniors can't say anything. It's not easy to express their opinions at this time. They know very well whether the country is doing well or not.

"That's it! All the news waiting for me." Mr. He finally spoke, holding a stack of paper, he felt heavy.

Ye Laosi also knew that this matter could not be rushed, so he had to go home obediently.

When only He Junyao and his grandson were left in the living room, the old man pointed at the pile of documents and asked, "What do you think of the person who wrote the documents?"

He Junyao took the information, rubbed his chin, thought for a while and said: "Looking at the words, the pen is vigorous and the font is steady and powerful. He is an open-minded person. From the beginning to the end of the font, he is always unhurried. There is a difference of a few seconds. He is a steady person.

The writing is not mixed with personal emotions, and the content is objective. He is also very familiar with the economy, and everything else is summarized. The language is short and clean, as if he is making a summary. There should be no malice towards us and it should not be a trap. Age

He must be in his thirties, otherwise he wouldn't be able to practice such good calligraphy, and the handwriting is written with his left hand."

With a smile on his face, Mr. He glanced at his grandson who was chatting in front of him, "Oh, then tell me whether you are a man or a woman."

This sentence choked He Junyao half to death. He looked at the information again. He really couldn't tell that the font had a feminine euphemism. It was said that it was written by a man, but some details were noted one by one. Men are not so careful.

, admitted, "Grandpa, forgive me for my poor eyesight, I really didn't see the difference between a man and a woman."

Mr. He took a long time to look at his embarrassed grandson. Finally, he could see that he was embarrassed, and his expression changed. "It should be written by a woman."

"Huh?" He Junyao had a sullen face and raised his eyebrows, waiting for the old man's opinion.

"There is a faint fragrance on the paper. It is not the fragrance of the pen and ink, nor is it not originally on the paper, but is brought up by pressing the paper with one's hand when writing." Mr. He said.

He Junyao picked up the document, put it in front of his nose and smelled it carefully. It was very light. If you didn't smell it carefully, you would think it was the fragrance of pen and ink.

"Boy, you have to learn slowly." Mr. He narrowed his eyes with joy and looked at the shocked grandson. (To be continued)