Hogwarts on the Tip of the Tongue

Winter, red flag, vodka.

Moscow.

This important city has been the capital of the country from the time of the Duke of Moscow to the Tsarist Russia to the Soviet Union and later the Russian Federation. During this long winter, it may be destined to spend in the atmosphere of silence and hesitation.

According to the customs of the Russian Orthodox Church, although the Christmas time of the Soviets is slightly two weeks later than that of the European and American countries, it is reasonable to say that the festive atmosphere has already begun in the city at this time-as the most important two in Russia One of the traditional festivals, this situation is quite rare nowadays.

The sky above the entire city seemed to be covered with an invisible cloud. Everyone's eyebrows had an intractable melancholy. Newspapers, radio, television, and bulletin boards ... All the media for people's access to information were temporarily silent. Apart from the most basic cold news, the Soviet Union after December seemed to be quiet for a moment.

In the gray concrete building complex, there is almost no other color except for the bright red sickle hammer flag.

The vast majority of people choose to go home after work, instead of gathering in the bar for drinks and chatting for a while, as usual, under some kind of heavy, breathless depression, people All lost the mood of chatting and discussing-everyone knows that the choice to decide the future direction is no longer in their hands.

Since Ukraine announced that it would leave the Soviet Union and become an independent and free country, the form has become worse.

One after another, bad news came from the Kremlin. Almost every few days, a region declared independence, or a region voted to leave the Soviet Union. The huge red territory of the Soviet Union shrank rapidly at a rate visible to the naked eye.

Ordinary people do not understand too much advanced political games, most of them can only see the most obvious news.

Compared with the fear of witnessing the disintegration of a huge alliance, people now occupy the most of it, but it is a kind of at a loss. The situation in the past six months is really unpredictable.

At the end of March, there was only a referendum on whether to retain the alliance. The Soviet people chose the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics with a support rate of more than 70%.

But less than half a year later, the whole situation suddenly turned sharply.

One after another, the republics declared independence, and political events at the top of the country happen almost every month,

Not long ago, the three founding republic leaders of Russian President Yeltsin, Ukrainian President Kravchuk and Belarus ’Supreme Soviet President Shushkovich held the“ Agreement on the Establishment of a Commonwealth of Independent States ” 》 And other signing ceremonies to dissolve Soviet documents, announcing the formation of the “Commonwealth of Independent States”.

Pushes this repressive and condensed atmosphere in the air to the highest position. Everyone understands that it is really only a matter of time before the complete destruction of the once unbreakable alliance.

Everyone in Moscow City is full of anxiety, waiting for the news from the Kremlin-no one knows, will it wake up one day, the pillar that was once believed and dependent by people suddenly disappeared.

In this winter without war, the entire Soviet Union seems to have returned to the time of decades ago.

Under panic, countless undercurrents surging quietly.

Late night, in the presidential reception room of the newly established "Free Ukraine" government.

The guards, still wearing Soviet military uniforms, stood indifferently outside the door and dutifully guarded the parlor. The quirky and funny business negotiations that were underway-the party in the parlor was the newly appointed Ukraine President Kravchuk, while the other party is an unknown shipping company from Norway.

According to the normal situation, an ordinary enterprise should not be qualified to directly discuss with the leaders of a country, especially today it is recognized as a comprehensive power in the top three strengths in Europe, but ...

For Kravchuk, this is much more attractive than the amount bought and sold.

As a country that has just declared its independence from the Soviet Union, almost immediately after Ukraine broke away from the Soviet Union, the Soviet Union ’s economic transfer to Ukraine within the country stopped instantly and comprehensively-the huge military supply, and in order to stay close to the beautiful capitalist world National welfare has brought Ukraine's treasury to the brink of collapse almost within a week.

For various reasons, the “free loan” promised by Americans has not yet been put in place. In order to maintain the Ukrainian national economy on the edge of the cliff, Kravchuk, who was newly appointed as the Ukrainian president, has lost his hair these days. After much, it was almost unprepared to announce disarmament and postpone the payment of government salaries.

And at this time, the Norwegian gold dad who suddenly appeared in the sight of the Ukrainian government is simply the cutest friend in the world. Facing this kind of friend who sent the charcoal in the snow, Kravchuk naturally wants to promote this big business as soon as possible.

"... We already know about your company's orders. There is no doubt that choosing the Black Sea shipyard is a very wise choice, and there is no other shipyard in Europe that can be better than us. The Soviet Union has one The powerful navy enough to compete with the Americans, and the backbone of this batch of ships, all come from the Black Sea! "

"... The advanced shipbuilding technology possessed by Ukraine is understood by the whole world. This point does not need to be emphasized by Mr. President again. Since we are willing to pay such a high cost, we naturally trust the capabilities of the Black Sea shipyard. ... Mr. Kravchuk, the mall is like a battlefield, and time is an extremely important indicator. If the Ukrainian side is unable to complete the delivery of the ship, then this order is of little significance ... "

"... Mr. Laki. Don't worry. The Ukrainian government attaches great importance to the construction orders for six large ships proposed by your company. This is an export trade that we are bound to obtain. However, the No. 0 berth is currently temporarily In the occupied state, there is now a moored military vessel that Ukraine helped to build during the Soviet period. In this regard, we need to wait for the response from the Russian side before we can give an accurate answer. "

"Soviet Union? Mr. Kravchuk, you laughed. The whole world knows what the Soviet Union is now. I do n’t think Moscow will care about the grand naval plan far from the Black Sea shipyard-as far as I know, what you say That slipway 0 has been suspended for almost half a month? Maybe, Ukraine needs to get rid of the shadows of the past and go on its own path again. "

"Ukraine has already got rid of the shadow of the Soviet Union. This is beyond doubt! However, after all, this matter still needs to be discussed with Moscow. Please understand and wait for your company ... after all, Pingbai will build about half of it. The dismantling of Ulyanovsk into scrap steel is also a very unacceptable loss for the Ukrainian government. "

"Okay, let ’s wait for a while. At the latest in January next year, I hope to get a definite answer. Presumably you also understand that we cannot wait forever ... Although there is only one shipyard in the Black Sea, if it is true No, a slightly worse shipyard is not without ... "

"... don't worry, Mr. Laki, there will be results soon! And I promise that as long as this order is signed, your company will always be the most loyal and friendly friend of the Ukrainian people!"

With the ticking of the clock, the negotiation in the conference room gradually came to an end.

Kravchuk stood up and shook the right hand of the representative of the Norwegian company firmly with both hands, and said firmly.

If he remembered correctly, earlier this morning, the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine briefly mentioned that there is a steel company from the United States that wants to purchase construction steel for aircraft carriers at a high price.

As long as he negotiates with the American steel company tomorrow, and handles the opinions and disputes from Russia, through these two large foreign exchange transactions ~ www.ltnovel.com ~ the new free Ukraine will soon be harvested The double joys instantly turned the empty treasury into a loss.

"This is the beauty of global capitalization ... Praise the free economy! Ukraine is now rich!"

Kravchuk stood in the parlor, looked at the economic staff around him, and said with a sigh.

And at the same time ...

Similar scenes also appeared in other corners of the Soviet Union. Facing the bears who had been determined to enter the last surviving time, the fangs of the capitalists who were already hungry and thirsty, finally could not help but stabbed forward.

The feast of has begun quietly.

It's just ... At this banquet, there was an extra guest without invitation.

Hogwarts.

Is located on the top floor of the castle tower, on the rooftop outside the school owl shed.

Elena reached out and took a piece of snowflakes falling from the sky, quietly watching the snowflakes melt in the palm, recalling the little news about the Black Sea shipyard that I just learned from the letter from the grandfather of the saint.

The corner of the girl's mouth raised slightly, her backhand clenched her palms, as if she had already grasped the giant steel in the distant dock.

It's almost time, and Hogwarts should begin to show his fangs gradually.

Otherwise ... but you can't eat anything!

"Reserve grain, let's fly! From now on, let the voice of Apocalis and the will of fate soar over Ukraine!"

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Maye, the hotel has internet! What the hell? !