Through the wealth life

Chapter 927 The Actions of Nobles

In the past few days, Li Guangyu has not only checked the operation of the Hengyu Supermarket Group, but also inspected the British Telecom Group, especially the layout of the Telecom Group's mobile communications in England.

After several years of layout, most of the towns in England have covered the signal, and mobile phones can communicate normally in these areas.

He didn't know that Merrill Lynch was investigating the joint venture company they established. This company was managed by British aristocrats. Formed the core senior management of Yingya Investment Company.

These people are also the directors of the company's board of directors. All parties can know what's going on in the company as soon as possible.

Li Guangyu didn't care about how the company will make acquisitions in the future. If there is any problem with the company, Gu Zhengsheng will communicate with them. Li Guangyu doesn't need to pay attention to the acquisition process all the time.

On the afternoon of April 4th, Li Guangyu took a special plane to Vienna, the capital of Austria, together with Gan Qin, Zhang Ziyu, and Zhao Qihui.

It is known as the capital of music, and it was once one of the centers of European culture. It used to be the capital of a huge empire, but now Austria is a neutral country sandwiched between two poles.

Due to geographical location and historical reasons, Austria has become a buffer zone between Warsaw Pact and NATO. It has remained neutral for decades, neither favoring NATO nor Warsaw Pact.

At present, Austria is also dominated by state-owned enterprises. At least for now, this place is not suitable for Li Guangyu to develop a large number of industries. Li Guangyu came here this time to hope to develop supermarkets. As for other industries, we will talk about it later.

Li Guangyu himself left London by special plane, but the presidents of some investment companies in London were very irritable.

They thought they were sure about the acquisition, but now they were facing such a powerful threat, which made them very uncomfortable, and they all hoped to find out the black hands behind the scenes who were against them.

At the same time, the Duke of Westminster, the Duke of Algay, the Duke of Marlborough, the Earl of Spencer and others went to Buckingham Palace to meet Her Majesty the Queen, and persuaded them on the acquisition.It is hoped that the Queen can summon Thatcher and put the American consortium on the acquisition list.

Their reasons are very good. The American consortium controls these companies in England, which is very detrimental to the future of England.

And although many of the shareholders of their company are consortiums in Asia, these countries and regions do not want to control their British politics.

Moreover, England's strength and market value cannot be compared with these countries and regions, and they themselves are also shareholders of this company, so they will never do anything that is detrimental to England's interests.

The queen also doesn't want these industries in the country to be controlled by American consortiums. He knows very well that the threat of these companies being controlled by American consortiums is much greater than that controlled by forces such as the Lee consortium.

It's just that she, the queen, is no longer the one who has the final say. At most, she will mention it to Thatcher. As for how Thatcher decides, she cannot interfere, and she has no right to interfere in these matters.

The queen said: "I know some of your thoughts, but these companies are indeed much better in your company than in the hands of the American consortium. I believe Thatcher must understand this truth, and I will mention it to Thatcher."

The Duke of Westminster replied: "Your Majesty, you are also aware of the difficulties in the development of our families. I am a little better. Now many dukes have to sell the fiefs and castles you gave them due to financial reasons. Now our nobles It's getting worse and worse.

This time we also hope that with the help of Li Guangyu's magic, let us rise again, so that we can continue to share the worries of the royal family, we can't let our last bit of glory be lost. "

Listening to the words of the Duke of Westminster, the queen was filled with emotions. Since the implementation of the constitutional system, the rights of the royal family and nobles have been worsening day by day. Now she is nothing more than a rubber stamp. The prime minister and the cabinet are in charge, and even the power of the upper house of the nobles has been reduced again and again. This is not due to the weakening of the nobles.

This time Westminster and the others wanted to use Li Guangyu to carry out the revival, and wanted to guarantee some rights of the aristocratic House of Lords, and the queen could understand.

If the nobles do not regain their strength, I am afraid that the upper house of the nobles will become history in the future, which will also be a huge blow to their royal family.

The queen said: "It is not very effective to rely on a noble title now. You still need a strong capital, so that you can win the support of the people and the parliamentarians. I also hope that you can revive the glory of your ancestors. But this It is impossible for you to buy these companies at a low price this time, and you still need to communicate and negotiate with the government.”

Spencer and the others have never considered acquiring these properties at ultra-low prices. Their company does not lack acquisition funds, and they are backed by many top Asian banks. They do not need to worry about funds at all.

The purpose of their visit this time is to let the government directly kick out their competitors through the queen, and then they will negotiate with the government for a suitable purchase price.

This can prevent the purchase price from being raised infinitely, and they don't want to spend too much money. After all, if they can borrow a little less, the investment company can make a profit one day earlier.

Spencer said: "Your Majesty, we will not let the government lose. Our acquisition must be based on the actual value of the company. It is a listed company. We will acquire it according to the market value of the stock market, so that the government will not suffer any attacks. , At the same time, it also allows the government to reduce a lot of financial burdens, and can increase the government's tax revenue, which can serve multiple purposes."

After being a queen for so many years, how could she not understand the potential of these companies, that is, this time Thatcher is planning to privatize the entire business, and in an ordinary country, how could the government release these companies.

This time she supports these nobles, and also hopes that these companies can still be in their own hands. Once they fall into the hands of the American consortium, if the American consortium does something on it, it will cause a lot of trouble for England.

Although Westminster and the others hold only 20% of the shares of Yingya Investment Company, Li Guangyu and the Xiangjiang Consortium hold a total of 30%, which is enough to ensure that these companies will not be manipulated by some forces to target England.

Li Guangyu's Lee consortium is different from the Xiangjiang consortium. Because they are located in Xiangjiang, they are less disturbed by the government, and it is impossible to target them in England.

Among these consortiums, only the Li's consortium and the Xiangjiang consortium are real commercial consortiums. Regardless of whether the American consortium or the Japanese and Korean consortia, they all influence the government. Sometimes the government is their spokesperson, so this aspect will be more aggressive. sex.

The Lee Consortium and the Xiangjiang Consortium just hope that their industries will develop better, and they generally will not offend any government, let alone carry out political kidnapping on any country.

Over the years, the Queen has been very supportive of the development of Li Guangyu's industries in England. She has also met with the two presidents of the Bentley Group under the Lee Consortium many times. Now she and the royal family drive Jaguar cars owned by Bentley.

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