Gorbachev was thinking about Seryosha's request, and a week later, Seryosha really received a notice from the Kremlin asking him to accompany the leader to receive a distinguished guest from the United States, Armand Hammer Arandhar, but most of the officials in the Soviet Union are still used to calling this American Comrade Hammer, in fact, not only the Soviet Union, but also in China, in the Eastern Bloc and other socialist countries, people will also call this old man Comrade Hammer.
The designation seems to have become a symbol of international communist friendship.
The word comrade has almost become a special title for in the future.
Within the CPSU, however, the title meant that everyone shared the same beliefs.
Comrade Hammer is one such person, and his own experience is absolutely legendary.
He is the founder of Occidental Petroleum, an oil magnate and one of the seven sisters of American Oil.
He was a socialist who came to the Soviet Union alone in his twenties and formed a deep friendship with Lenin.
The title of Comrade Hammer was uttered by Lenin himself.
Armand Hammer's grandfather was a wealthy shipbuilder in Tsarist Russia during the reign of Nicholas I, but unfortunately, a sudden typhoon destroyed all the family business, and Hammer's grandfather had to bring his wife and children to the United States to work hard.
Hammer's father, a steelworker, entered the factory at the age of fifteen and became a strong figure among the workers.
He joined the Social Labor Party, organized trade unions, and gradually became a socialist.
And hammer harness as the name of his own son.
The Hammer family grew wealthy, and after graduating from high school, he was admitted to Columbia University School of Medicine.
However, while he was in school, Hammer's father's business was in an accident and was on the verge of bankruptcy.
Hammer's father put the burden on the young Hammer, and Hammer lived up to expectations, not only successfully completing his studies, but also developing the family's pharmacy into a large enterprise of the American pharmaceutical industry, United Chemical and Pharmaceutical Company.
By the time Hammer graduated from Columbia, he had not only become an M.D. with honors, but also a billionaire with an annual income of over 100 million.
You know, the average American income at that time was only a measly $625 a year.
Hammer's father, who later became one of the founders of the Communist Party of the United States, originally wanted to visit the Soviet Union, but was later imprisoned for a medical accident, and the young Hammer took his father's place to form a medical mission to the Soviet Union after the October Revolution.
In the Soviet Union, Hammer refused any preferential treatment and lived a hard life with ordinary Soviets, only returning to the United States ten years later.
Hammer helped the Soviet government import grain through barter and build factories for the Soviet Union.
Hammer's series of performances in the Soviet Union were valued by Lenin, and the two formed a deep friendship.
When Hammer returned to the United States, his genius in business was put to good use, and he made a fortune in almost any business, not only as a pharmaceutical tycoon, but also as a brewing tycoon, as well as a large rancher and a large beef processor, and finally successfully reached into the oil industry.
Hammer had a deep friendship with every generation of Soviet leaders, from Khrushchev to Andropov.
And this time, it was also to celebrate the election of Secretary Chernenko to Moscow to visit the new generation of leaders of the Soviet Union.
However, this comrade Hammer has good relations with the Soviet Union, and relations with China are not bad, and it is said that last year, his Occidental oil company had just obtained the mining rights to a coal mine in China, and Seryosha also learned about this through Gorbachev.
At present, Sino-Soviet relations are still bad, and there is no normal communication channel, and Hammer is the most suitable indirect communication channel.
Seryosha's rank is sufficient only to be present on such occasions, and Gorbachev will find an opportunity to tell Comrade Hammer about Seryosha's request.
Seryosha now admires Comrade Hammer's political talent from the bottom of his heart, and even though the United States is now sanctioning the Soviet Union, Comrade Hammer's Western oil company is not at all affected by the sanctions when it conducts trade with the Soviet Union.
Hamer's oil fields are mainly in Libya, and since Gaddafi came to power, he has expelled almost all foreign oil companies, and only Comrade Hamer's oil fields are still operating normally, which shows Comrade Hamer's political skills.
After a warm exchange between General Secretary Chernenko and Hammer, he introduced to Hammer the accompanying officials who were present today.
Hammer was treated as if he were a foreign head of state, and almost all officials shook hands with him and respectfully addressed Comrade Hammer.
When it was Seryosha's turn, it was naturally the same, and Seryosha couldn't help but look at this self-made cow, and his heart was full of respect.
Heartily called out to the other party, Comrade Hammer.
After the meeting, Gorbachev took Seryosha to Comrade Hammer's side and whispered to him: "Dear Comrade Hammer, we may have to trouble you to do something for us, I hope you will not refuse."
"Secretary Gorbachev, please don't be polite, as long as I can help, I will help," Hammer replied enthusiastically.
"Comrade Hammer, if you are going to China when, please be sure to bring a message to the Chinese comrades.
We want to resume contact with them, preferably barter, and we want to exchange Soviet industrial goods with China for some fresh fruits and vegetables.
Of course, the specific issues will be discussed by the relevant departments after the other party has given a large amount, I don't know what you think," Gorbachev respectfully asked.
"Do you General Secretary Chernenko know about this?"
asked Comrade Hammer cautiously.
"General Secretary Chernenko has been looking forward to improving relations with Chinese comrades.
The general secretary will not have an opinion on the matter of trade between our two countries," Gorbachev said, pretending to be on the verge of guarantee.
"If that's the case, Secretary Gorbachev, I'm willing to help me go to China, their economic situation is gradually improving, if it can lead to the normalization of trade between you, I think it will be very meaningful for both sides, but Secretary Gorbachev, I have always been curious about who this comrade is behind you, why do I think I have seen him somewhere" Hammer suddenly turned to Seryosha.
"Oh, this is Comrade Ulyanov from the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, have you met," Gorbachev asked curiously.
"Ah, I remember, you are the father of subprime mortgages, Ulyanov," Hammer said with a sudden realization. t1706231537: