Although the location of Lao Tokaya is a bit unexpected, it makes sense if you think about it carefully.
After all, in terms of seniority and the strength of his faction, it is not unusual for Old Tokar to take this position even after Androbo died.
Furthermore, without Androbo, if Qiernian wants to continue to promote reform, it will need a strong ally.
Lao Toca also seized the opportunity very well and played this role.
Although some situations occurred, Qernenko, Lao Tokaya, and the Gromi faction worked together to stabilize the situation and continue to promote Androbo's strategy.
A few months later, the 23rd World Games was held in Los Angeles on the west coast of America.
Because of the last Moscow Games, America's boycott was unsuccessful and she finally chose to send a delegation to participate.
In this Los Angeles Games, the Speed Federation also sent a large delegation of athletes to compete in almost all events.
Huaguo has also shown a clear upward trend, competing with Dokguo for the position of the third sports power in addition to America and Sulian.
And economically, it has maintained rapid growth in recent years.
Last year, in 1983, economic growth remained above 9%.
Moreover, due to the turmoil in the East, a large amount of capital flight, and the depreciation of the yen, the economy shrank, falling from fourth to fifth.
Huaguo took the opportunity to surpass the past, and its GDP reached 3.3 trillion yuan. When converted into U.S. dollars based on the exchange rate, it exceeded one trillion U.S. dollars for the first time.
There is only a gap of 100 billion between the third independent country and if this trend continues, it will be among the top three in at most two years.
Serial, which ranked second, although its economic growth has stagnated due to fluctuations in oil prices, is still huge, with a total volume of US$6 trillion, which is about 70% of America's.
America has exceeded US$4 trillion for the first time and is still far ahead in terms of data.
But in fact, the gap in strength between the two sides is not as large as the data shows.
America's GDP calculation method is actually very unfriendly to Sulian and Huaguo.
The data of SMU has been dehydrated, while that of America has been filled with a lot of water.
The actual average living standards on both sides are indeed higher in America, but not that much higher.
After all, their wealth is blatantly and legally concentrated in the hands of a few.
In SpeedLink, although there is unfairness, it must be done secretly, at least on the big surface, it must be more fair.
Including flowers and fruits, the current salary of flower and fruit workers has increased over the past few years, with the median salary rising from thirty yuan to more than forty yuan a month.
If calculated based on the exchange rate, it is about fifteen US dollars.
America's workers' wages are about US$1,500 a month, a difference of a hundred times.
But in fact, the gap in living standards is far from that big.
Especially in the past decade or so, the manufacturing industry of flowers and fruits, which is closely related to daily life, has experienced great development. Coupled with the updating of infrastructure, the living standards and happiness of ordinary families have been quite high.
If it is in a city, a family with a formal state-owned worker can easily support six or seven people. The family will have one or two bicycles, a radio, and an electric fan. Some of the wealthier families will have black and white TV sets and washing machines.
refrigerator.
It is no longer difficult for people to eat meat. People wearing patched clothes are almost invisible on the streets. Even if they occasionally appear, it is just a matter of living habits, not affordability.
Nanyang's food and textile and clothing group's cloth have generally solved the problems of "eating" and "clothing".
What remains is the liberalization of per capita housing area and private cars.
The gap between the former is very large. The per capita housing area in Huaguo is only four square meters, while that in America is more than thirty square meters, and that in Sulian is nearly twenty square meters.
Cars have just started, and the automobile manufacturing plants affiliated with the fire equipment company have already produced cheap cars similar to the Beetle.
It uses a 5-liter gasoline engine, has a compact design, spacious space, comfortable ride, and is sturdy and durable.
The disadvantages are weak power, loose chassis, and stuck shifting.
But when you can buy a car for 1,500 yuan, there is nothing to complain about.
Riding in a car was a privilege reserved only for capitalists in the past.
Nowadays, those with high incomes include university professors, scholars and scientists, factory cadres, and high-level technicians like the first and second uncles.
This kind of person most likely has no pressure to buy a house. The work unit will allocate housing, and the area will not be small. As long as they are a little more moderate, they can buy a car in a year or two.
But for most ordinary workers, cars are still too far away. Instead, there are various motorcycles, ranging from 300 yuan to 500 yuan, and some directly add engines to 28-year-old bicycles and convert the bicycles into motorcycles...
Back to the sports day.
Although America has the home field advantage, it competes fiercely with the SpeedLink athletes.
But in the final total number of medals and gold medals in the Games, Sulian still took first place, with America second.
Huaguo won 31 gold medals, 42 silver medals and 35 bronze medals, beating Dokko, which had 29 gold medals, to rank third.
It is worth mentioning that the women's volleyball team defended the championship after Moscow.
The men's basketball team also showed a good competitive level and mental outlook, and successfully reached the quarterfinals. Unfortunately, when they advanced to the fourth quarter, they encountered the powerful Soviet team.
The men's football team also performed well, with one win and two draws in the group stage. It reached the quarterfinals for the first time and was eliminated by its only country in the quarterfinals.
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However, as the sports meeting came to an end, Sulian won a great victory at America's doorstep.
There was a big problem at home.
Just four months ago, Androbo was sent away, and Chernenko also had health problems.
This 70-year-old man himself has lung disease and heart disease. His condition is worse than Androbo, but not much better.
After Androbo's death, those who faced internal opposition to the reform had to work hard and his health deteriorated.
On the contrary, the older Toka is stronger physically and mentally, as if he has stepped out of his second spring.
This has caused a more subtle change in the situation in Moscow.
In name, Chernenko had the highest position, but due to physical reasons, he had to give up some of his rights.
Lao Toca also serves as his deputy, so it is logical that he can temporarily use this part of the power.
But Qiernian is not an old fool. Even if he has survived to this day in the harsh political environment of Sulian, no one can save fuel.
Qiernian must avoid letting the old Tokarya dominate the family, otherwise he will just die. If he does not die and recovers, it will be embarrassing.
In this way, in order to check and balance the old Tokaya, Qiernian lifted Gromit up.
Gromi is also younger than the old Tokar. He is a famous foreign teacher in Sulian and has a very high reputation.
However, for Qernenko, these arrangements have no meaning after all.
Just a few months after taking over from Androbo, Chernenko suffered serious health problems that made it impossible for him to undertake the heavy workload.
He finally died of a heart attack in Moscow in March 1985.
The whole world was shocked when they learned the news.
As the second most powerful superpower in the world, from the end of 1982 to March 1985, in just two years and four months, it lost three leaders in succession.
This is quite rare, which is not only embarrassing, but also terrifying.
If it were placed in ancient times, if a feudal dynasty died of three emperors in such a short period of time, people would be in turmoil and rumors would spread.
Although the speed connection at this time was not perfect, it still inevitably cast a shadow in people's hearts.
I can’t help but wonder, what happened to SLIN!
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Du Fei was in Tianjin when he received the news.
He had been prepared for it, so he wasn't too surprised, but he still couldn't help but feel anxious. What path would the Speed Alliance take next?
Although the addition of the old Toka is a variable, Du Fei is not sure whether the rest of history will still move forward according to inertia.
Or turn suddenly and go to another fork in the road.
"Manager~time is up."
Yu Jiajia came in from outside, stood at the door and called out.
Du Fei pulled his thoughts back.
He came to Tianjin Shipyard today to attend the launching ceremony of a warship.
In order to bring Shen Jianing in, the fire equipment company merged four factories. The shipyard in Tianjin had the least presence.
But the lack of a sense of existence does not mean that Du Fei does not pay attention to it, nor does it mean that the shipyard is doing nothing and doing nothing.
On the contrary, as the scale of Kuching Shipyard continues to expand, internationally advanced shipbuilding technology has been obtained through certain channels and shared almost simultaneously with the domestic Tianjin Shipyard.
Coupled with domestic electronics and missile supporting equipment, Tianjin Shipyard has accumulated a lot of experience in recent years, and can independently build everything from missile boats to missile frigates.
Today is the first advanced modern guided missile destroyer built by Tianjin Shipyard.
The hull of this ship is based on America's Spruance destroyer. It is 168 meters long, 16 meters wide, and has a full load displacement of more than 7,000 tons, which is fully twice the size of Huaguo's previous self-built destroyers.
Power is still a shortcoming, with a maximum speed of only 28 knots and a range of 5,600 nautical miles. Although the data is not eye-catching, it is enough for cruising in the Western Pacific and Southeast Asia.
It is equipped with a 130-caliber main gun, followed by a vertical anti-aircraft missile imitating the SARC style, followed by two eight-cell anti-ship missiles, and finally the ship has a hangar and a helicopter.
This configuration and form will be almost standard on large destroyers in the future, but in the 1980s, it was definitely quite avant-garde.
Especially the six groups at the front of the ship with a total of thirty-six anti-aircraft missiles. Although it is point-to-point air defense, it does not have regional air defense capabilities, which is still quite bluffing.
At least this ship looks like a very advanced modern guided-missile destroyer at first glance, more compact than America's Spruance destroyer, and neater than SULIN's latest Modern-class destroyer.
The full load displacement of the three ships is between 7,000 and 8,000 tons. Put together, Huaguo's latest large destroyer at least looks no less impressive.
After a process, Du Fei personally smashed a special five-pound green bottle of Erguotou at the bow of the ship.
Immediately after the ceremony was completed, water was poured into the dock.
According to the plan, this new destroyer will complete outfitting and sea trials within six months. In the first half of next year, it will go to Europe to participate in the Navy Festival and visit the Soviet Union. Then it will cross the Atlantic, visit America, and finally cross the Pacific to complete a circumnavigation.