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Chapter 1087 Prime Minister
"Prime Minister, this is a document sent by Rolls-Royce plc. It says that the Flower-Growing Family's Xinyi Airlines wants to purchase the RB211 engine. Let's see what our government thinks." The Prime Minister's secretary Carl spoke up.

"Is this Xinyi Airlines a government-owned enterprise?" Major asked.

"No, it's a private company. The leader is a man named Jiang," Carl said.

"Oh! The flower-growing family is undergoing reforms now. Has the aviation business also been opened up?" Major said.

He had been to Hong Kong several times. In his impression, Hong Kong was a relatively backward place, but it was still full of mystery. What impressed him most was the short leader of Hong Kong, who had a strong aura. Even Thatcher, who had just won the Falklands War and was known as the Iron Lady, could not gain an advantage over him. The problem with Hong Kong was the agreement reached at that time.

"Is there any specific information?" Major was curious about Jiang Yan, so he asked the secretary for Jiang Yan's information.

John Bull is indeed a veteran empire. Although its intelligence network is not as arrogant as that in the movie, it is not slow. A piece of intelligence about Jiang Da appeared on Prime Minister Major's desk in less than an hour.

Major, with a big cigar in his mouth, exclaimed after reading the information: "My God, this guy is the richest man in the world. And he is a hidden rich man. This is a bit incredible."

"This intelligence contains a preliminary estimate by the intelligence department, which records that Jiang Yan's personal assets are about 30 billion US dollars. But this is just an intermediate figure. Maybe he has more property, and maybe not all of this money is his. In the Flower-Growing Family, there is a large aircraft manufacturing plant and an automobile manufacturing group, as well as some other enterprises. These enterprises are quite famous in the country of the Flower-Growing Family. What's more important is that he has his own industries in Maoxiong and Jiaobenji. In Hong Kong, he owns part of the Standard Chartered Bank's shares and all the shares of Hang Seng Bank.

The Hong Kong government also speaks highly of him, saying that he is a very polite gentleman.

Seeing this, Major felt that he could meet this man named Jiang Yan, because his Hang Seng Bank had connections with many international giants. Moreover, his Hang Seng Bank, the European branch, also had a large investment in John Bull every year.

What's more important is that intelligence shows that this person has close contacts with the top leaders of the Flower Growers. This is the important reason why Major made up his mind to meet him.

10 Downing Street is a Georgian-style building located next to Whitehall in Westminster, London, the capital of the United Kingdom. Traditionally, 10 Downing Street was the official residence of the First Chancellor of the Exchequer, but since the position was taken over by the Prime Minister, it has become the official residence of Prime Minister John Bull. Its simple black wooden door, decorated with a white Arabic numeral "10", has become a well-known symbol.

In addition to being the prime minister's official residence and office, Downing Street is also where the prime minister's secretary, assistants and advisers work. The prime minister formulates policies with cabinet ministers and think tanks at Downing Street every day, and general confidential departments such as the Treasury, the Treasury and the Foreign Office are only a few minutes away from Downing Street, so the prime minister can easily obtain intelligence and make contacts. In addition, Buckingham Palace, where the monarch lives, is nearby, so the prime minister can go to Buckingham Palace regularly to report political affairs to the monarch. There are different meeting rooms and dinner halls in the prime minister's official residence, where the prime minister often receives leaders from all walks of life and various countries. Therefore, Downing Street symbolizes the center of the John Bull government and is also one of the power centers of John Bull politics.
Although Downing Street was a gift from the monarch, many prime ministers were reluctant to live in it due to its small size, lack of maintenance over the years, and being built on swampland. Some prime ministers even intended to raze it to the ground. In addition, since the position of Prime Minister John Bull was not clearly established until the 18th century, Downing Street was often occupied by other officials and could not be considered a true prime minister's residence at the time.

Today, 10 Downing Street has gradually become a symbol of Prime Minister John Bull and a landmark of great historical value in London. Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher said in 1985 that 10 Downing Street has become "the most precious jewel in the national heritage."

Although 10 Downing Street is not open to the public, there are many famous rooms and buildings worth introducing. In addition, there are many precious sculptures, famous paintings and cultural relics in 10 Downing Street, but in fact, most of them are loaned by the Government Art Collection Committee, which regularly selects and replaces the collections for 10 Downing Street. The collections do not necessarily have to be classical in style, but can also be modern avant-garde works. The principle is to be able to represent John Bull's art.
Jiang Yan had just arrived at John Bull and had just gotten off the plane and arrived at the hotel. Before he had time to meet the person in charge of the aircraft engine factory, he was informed that John Bull's Prime Minister wanted to see him. This made Jiang Yan a little confused, but since he wanted to see him, he could meet him!
So the next day, after a good rest, Jiang Yan came here with his bodyguard Lao Wei. As for the others, they were waiting for Jiang Yan in the hotel.

When Jiang Yan arrived at the small building at 10 Downing Street, Prime Minister John Major and his secretary Carl stood in front of the Prime Minister's Office to greet us. There were several other people following him.

To be honest, I didn't know much about Prime Minister John Major in my previous life. Most of what I know about him is from the information about him given to me by Jack Ellison, the president of Hang Seng Bank Europe. These information were obtained urgently the night before when Jiang Yan knew that he had summoned him. Many of these information are relatively general information.

From these materials, I learned the general situation of John Major. He was interested in politics in his early years and often gave street speeches in the market of Brixton. In 1964, the 21-year-old Major began to run for the local council in Lambeth, London. In 1968, because the Conservative Party unexpectedly won an overwhelming majority in the local election that year, Major was successfully elected.

1976年11月，梅杰成功被亨廷顿郡的保守党选为下届地方议候选人，并顺利在1979年大选中当选为地方议。198年成为代表亨廷顿选区的国议。199年11月27日当选为新任保守党党魁。翌日。梅杰被召唤到白金汉宫，正式被任命为约翰牛首相。

From this information, it is not difficult to judge the character of Prime Minister John Bull. He is the kind of person who tends to be weak in politics and lacks the courage to be wise and decisive in dealing with things. Since Prime Minister John Bull, John Major, came here as a private person today, no reporter could enter here with a spotlight and report the matter in the media afterwards. Therefore, Jiang Yan and John Major only took a photo in front of the Prime Minister's residence and entered Prime Minister John Bull's residence under the protection of bodyguards.

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