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Chapter 874 The Queen Summons
But not so bluntly.

Su Chen pondered for a while, "There really aren't many places to help. This time I'm here mainly to communicate and see the technicians we send to these countries."

"But after seeing you, I think I should ask you for help."

"You say." Ambassador Ji said.

"I don't know if you can find one of our own to pretend to be a Chinese businessman and propose to the British government to acquire industries in some sensitive areas." Su Chen said seriously, "The most important thing is that this businessman must be like a businessman, and he must also Expose the identity of the Chinese businessman."

"This..." Ambassador Ji frowned, "People can be found, but if the British really want to sell, where can we raise money?"

"If I say buy British military products, do you think they will sell them?" Su Chen said with a smile.

Ambassador Ji immediately understood: "So that's the case, but the British won't sell it to you either."

"There is always a way, isn't there?" Su Chen said, "In the choice between the two, I believe that the British will choose a company that seems to have British origin. Maybe I can arrange more people to learn from the British. advanced technology."

Ambassador Ji said: "Okay, then let's make a detailed plan."

……

It was already a few hours before Su Chen returned to the hotel.

Seeing that it was getting late, he hurriedly washed and slept, because he had to go to the embassy tomorrow, and the female royal protocol officer would come to teach him how to salute the queen and other royal family members according to British etiquette.

When Ambassador Ji and the ambassador's wife submitted their credentials last year, they also followed this process.

After all, he was going to Buckingham Palace as a guest, so Su Chen brought Xue Fang with him.

Not long after arriving at the embassy, ​​the British royal protocol officer arrived. Although the ambassador and his wife had already learned it, they still chose to continue studying.

The protocol officer first taught how to carry out the ceremony, and he had to rehearse it in the embassy himself.

She specially reminded that although the best clothes to wear at night are black, but the queen likes to see colorful costumes, so I hope you don’t wear black clothes, and don’t forget to wear gloves, you don’t need to wear national costumes, etc. .

The secretary of the royal office also specially learned about Xue Fang's personal interests and hobbies in advance, so that someone could chat with her specially at that time.

Very cumbersome.

After a day of tossing like this, I have to study the whole day the next day.

Su Chen was powerless to complain. If he had known it would be such a trouble, he would not have proposed the idea of ​​meeting the queen.

The reception is at 9:[-]pm.

After arriving, the Buckingham Palace is resplendent and magnificent, all the chandeliers are on, and large oil paintings with gold borders are hung on the walls.

The royal guards stood majestically on both sides of the gate, wearing armor, helmets, swords on their bodies, and holding spears vigilantly guarding the palace.

Because this is not the queen's reception for envoys from various countries, there is no need to arrange them in the order in which credentials are presented.

So after a short wait, the queen and the rest of the royal family started meeting everyone.

Following the Queen are the Queen's husband, Prince Charles, and Princess Diana. Even if they are only receiving Chinese envoys, this etiquette has not been left behind.

The queen first shook hands with the ambassador and his wife and talked.

Then the ambassador introduced Su Chen and Xue Fang to her.

"I've heard of this name." The queen smiled, "He is a very young and excellent Chinese scholar who has written several masterpieces at a young age. Mr. Su, what do you think of the British economy? Sample?"

"Your Majesty, the British economy is now recovering." Su Chen looked respectful, "Since the beginning of 83, it has achieved the longest period of stable growth under low inflation since the post-war period."

The Queen asked again: "How many years do you think this policy can keep the British economy going?"

"Your Majesty, everything has pros and cons, and it is unpredictable." Su Chen said, "However, I think that the full privatization of Aerospace Corporation and the Royal Military Factory is to hand over the safety to others. At least the military supplies must be kept in their own hands."

The queen smiled slightly, "Mr. Su, you are very cautious in what you say, and it is also in line with your Chinese habits. I hope to see your next work."

This is considered to be the end of the interview, and everyone can leave to rest, eat and dance in the designated hall.

Next, you can leave, don't think about the queen having dinner with everyone, you are not the head of state.

After eating and drinking enough, the big guys leave.

After returning to the embassy, ​​Xue Fang suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

"My God, I really didn't expect to be received by the queen one day. I was nervous just now, for fear of embarrassing the country. If the queen said that my etiquette is not in place, someone will scold me to death."

The ambassador's wife smiled and said: "It's okay, I was so nervous the first time, I had to curtsey three times according to the etiquette, but I didn't bow.

You have done well, but you should be the first Chinese girl summoned by the queen without any official title. "

"Really?" Xue Fang's cheeks were red, and she was still in a state of excitement.

……

According to Su Chen's plan, James successively took action against those rich men who had already purchased.

Although there are many British banks, unfortunately, due to the impact of last year's stock market crash, some banks are afraid to carry out large-scale loan business.

Some rich people were affected by the stock market crash. Even if they planned to use these companies as mortgages to the banks, the banks did not dare to lend them too much money, so these rich people had a hard time.

In just a few days, James brought a huge sum of money to buy these companies everywhere, and got a 10% stake in the natural gas energy company, which cost 5 million pounds, and a 12.5% ​​stake in the aerospace company, which cost 10 billion pounds.

The reason why you can't buy more shares is because people don't sell them anymore, and there is no way to buy them if you want to.

Therefore, the equity of other companies can only be gradually figured out.

Ambassador Ji also arranged for a Chinese businessman, just like the Japanese who are living a good life now, to visit the British government everywhere and want to buy some British companies.

Examples include Steel, Yorkshire Water, British Rail, British Electricity, mining, National Buses, etc.

The British are dumbfounded. Are the Chinese so rich now?
But no matter how rich you are, you can't sell these industries to the Chinese.

Although the previous implementation of privatization was affected, the appearance of James made Mrs Thatcher seem to see a ray of light.

She is too eager to sell the remaining businesses to subsidize the finances.

Compared with this Chinese who came out of nowhere and James, James' Shengshi Holdings Co., Ltd. is more likely to be favored.

Because the company previously acquired Rolls-Royce and Leyland, it did not make much change to it.

Therefore, Mrs. Thatcher acted two months earlier than originally planned, and once again set off a climax of privatization of state-owned enterprises.

There are two industries to be sold this time, one is British Steel, and another 10 water companies.

It was still operated by Schroders Bank, and besides Shengshi, there were also some other local British companies that were invited.

However, newspapers such as The Times, The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph, The Independent, and The Daily Mirror also published news about privatization.

[After the Japanese want to buy the United States, the Chinese will also buy the United Kingdom]

[Comprehensive privatization of aerospace companies is to entrust their own safety to others]

[Monopoly industries must be controlled by the British, such as water companies and steel companies]

【The sharp sword cannot be handed over to others】

When James went to buy the steel company, Princess Anne, whom she hadn't seen for a few days, appeared at the University of London. Compared with the previous few days, she has become more graceful and attractive, and she is more feminine than before.

A reporter asked Princess Anne about the full privatization of the aerospace company. Because the royal family does not participate in political affairs, Princess Anne did not answer directly.

Instead, he said: "You can't ask me this question. You should ask this Chinese scholar beside me, because he is not only an economist, but also an excellent prophet. After all, he successfully predicted the stock market crash."

So the reporters turned their heads and put the microphone in front of Su Chen.

Su Chen said with a smile: "Thank you Your Highness for giving me the title, and thank you reporters for interviewing me, because I am not British, and it is inconvenient for me to answer political topics.

There are also many economists present. You can interview them. I think their opinions can better express their wishes. "

After all, I just accepted the Queen's summons a few days ago, it would be too embarrassing for you to demolish someone's platform now.

Even if he wanted the British to split up the aerospace company, he couldn't say it so directly.

Because of the successful privatization of the British, Ukraine listened to the heresy of comprehensive privatization and sold a large number of state-owned enterprises to private individuals at a low price.

If it is publicly stated at this moment, how will you pick Ukrainian peaches in the future?
but……

(End of this chapter)