The U-Mao affiliated state was never truly a complete country. Now, with this authorization being revoked, it's basically like taking their life away.
They used to earn ten billion, and eight billion was at their own disposal.
But now, after earning ten billion, they have to hand over the entire sum, becoming entirely subservient to the Soviet Bear.
No affiliated state would willingly do this.
However, Karlovich knew the reality—disagreement meant a dead end. Even leaving today would be difficult.
He swallowed, realizing that not coming would lead to an investigation, followed by fabricated charges of treason. It was truly agonizing.
After rapid deliberation, his face hardened. He stifled his anger and calmly said,
“I think, Mr. President, you've made a good decision. This will help the Soviet Bear's economy become more coordinated.”
“The entire country's economic development will see rapid progress.”
“But I believe U-Mao still has a lot of potential. I hope the Soviet Bear will increase resource investment.”
Seeing President Karlovich of U-Mao cooperating with such composure, Konev nodded and said,
“I have the same idea. U-Mao's industrial, agricultural, light industrial, and trade sectors all have a good commercial foundation.”
“Developing this region through economic specialization, or even establishing a special economic trade zone and a commercial center, would be extremely beneficial to the entire Soviet Bear.”
Upon hearing Konev's plan, Karlovich understood that this was a compromise.
After all, the establishment of a special economic zone would also mean the Soviet Bear Union headquarters would receive some economic support.
It could be considered as granting U-Mao a certain degree of economic autonomy.
But even so, U-Mao's economic lifeline was essentially held firmly in the hands of the Soviet Bear.
Three days later, the television news and newspapers published Konev's series of economic reforms.
Taking U-Mao as a prime example, they vigorously praised U-Mao for proactively handing over economic control and dismissing a large number of redundant civil servants.
They also heavily praised the anti-corruption campaign for apprehending corrupt officials and recovering embezzled funds.
Following the release of this news, the entire Soviet Bear Union was in a frenzy.
They knew too well how ruthless the neighboring government's economic management scheme was.
They called it economic management, but in reality, it was just mutual cover-up, with funds being stuffed into their own pockets.
For a time, streets big and small throughout the Soviet Bear Union buzzed with this news.
Each citizen's face beamed with joy.
They could tangibly feel the Soviet Bear Union improving at a visible pace!
Originally, they just wanted to simply announce the matter of the U-Mao affiliated state. But this small operation unexpectedly triggered a significant response.
Konev spent the entire morning in his presidential office, the cheers from downstairs rising and falling, fueling his own excitement.
So, he made a decisive move and used U-Mao as a model for propaganda.
Although there was a risk in publicizing the details of both the Soviet Bear Union and U-Mao, it was far more important to the entire alliance.
That evening, on the news broadcast, the anchor announced four major events.
First, President Karlovich of U-Mao proactively handed over economic control of the affiliated state and reached a special economic strategy agreement with the Soviet Bear Union. They plan to develop U-Mao into a special economic zone and promote domestic and foreign trade.
According to estimates by relevant departments, if the Soviet Bear Union becomes an exclusive economic trade zone, economic growth could increase by an estimated 80%.
Upon hearing this news, the people of U-Mao were overjoyed.
If the economy really did increase by 80%, they would become the affiliated state with the fastest economic recovery in the entire Soviet Bear Union.
This not only meant national prosperity but also a significant improvement in the lives of ordinary citizens.
People in other affiliated states were also excited.
Some began urging their own governments to hand over economic control.
After all, if it could revitalize their nearly collapsed government, what was there to wait for?
Next, the second news item on the broadcast came. The Soviet Bear Union decided to lay off 60% of its civil servants.
Many duplicate positions would be eliminated, and personnel would be reassigned to other jobs.
Upon hearing this news, some families were happy, while others were distressed.
However, due to the successful implementation of post-restructuring work, the overall response was relatively calm. Complaining officials could only suppress their voices.
However, once the third news item aired, those officials with objections were silenced.
The third news item discussed Konev's public signing of the document “Soviet Bear Union Phase One Anti-Corruption Campaign.”
The document outlined that the campaign's objective was to apprehend corrupt officials, officials involved in embezzlement, and individuals suspected of treason.
The operation would not be announced beforehand, and only disclosed a week after its commencement.
Upon hearing this news, high-ranking officials within the alliance were on edge, fearing that they might also be caught in this sudden operation.
After all, no one wanted to be targeted by Konev's intelligence agency.
The fourth and most important news item came next.
Konev announced a series of political and economic reform measures called “People First,” totaling 137 items.
The measures covered industries like manufacturing, agriculture, healthcare, biology, machinery, construction, finance, and more.
These measures would be officially implemented in three days and fully implemented within three months.
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