Year: I had a good time when I was young

Chapter 857 New Guard Dog

To be honest, the reason why Philip was so anxious to trade 140 boxes of antiques with Chu Xiangqian was not only to make money, but also because he heard from people around Alice that the little girl always liked to get close to Chu Xiangqian.

As Margaret's brother-in-law, Philip knew too well how his sister-in-law was bewitched by the bastard Chu Xiangqian.

Being rich, handsome, and willing to spend money on his woman, this is very attractive to Alice, who has little contact with many men and is in her ignorant adolescence.

So after seeing this sign, Philip, as a father, certainly didn't want his daughter to get involved.

Not to mention that Margaret is Alice's aunt. If this scandal really happened, it would be very destructive to the royal family.
Chu Xiangqian was notoriously lustful. He had three wives and concubines at home and several mistresses outside. Philip did not trust Chu Xiangqian's character in this aspect.

However, if Chu Xiangqian knew about Philip's speculation and slander, he would definitely be so angry that he would want to duel with him.
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After sending Philip and Alice away, life in the manor soon calmed down.

Every day he either accompanied Margaret for a walk, or watched the hired riders start training the four Arabian horses, or did recovery training on the Andalusian and Hanoverian horses that won the championship four years ago.

In the afternoon, I would listen to the radio and read financial newspapers from time to time, paying attention to England's economy and exchange rates.

Fortunately, Chu Xiangqian had previously established a short contract at Standard Chartered with only 10 times leverage.

除非英镑兑美元从1比3.45上升到1比4，否则楚向前建的两份1.35亿美元和10亿美元的合约，就不存在爆仓的风险。

The result was just as Chu Xiangqian had expected. Since the contract was established in February, the price of the pound against the US dollar has been falling.

By April, it had fallen below $4.

At this time, not only is Britain itself trying its best to maintain the stability of the exchange rate, but even several major European economies are unwilling to see major turmoil in the pound and the British economy.

Because once the British economy collapses, other G20 member countries will also be affected by the plunge in the pound.

There may even be a chain reaction, causing the economies of major capital countries to also decline.

The worst-case scenario, of course, is an economic crisis.

Therefore, when necessary, the G20 member states will assist each other.

Of course, this assistance is not free.

Sometimes the conditions are so harsh that people would rather not receive aid than be bitten hard by other allies.

Unfortunately, after much discussion, it was finally discovered that the most effective way to maintain economic stability in England was to allow the pound to fall.

To put it bluntly, the sharp drop in exports has caused Yingguo to spend a large amount of money on imports every year.

If we want to increase the competitiveness of British products and expand exports, an effective short-term approach is to lower the exchange rate.

To put it bluntly, you have to sell cheaper than others to get more orders.

But this will further squeeze the profits of Yingguo Enterprises. In the long run, workers' wages have not increased for years, and inflation has led to an increase in the cost of living. At the same time, the living standards of the middle and lower classes will decline.

In the next two or three years, it can still remain stable.

But if the economy fails to improve in five or eight years, a bigger crisis will inevitably break out.

Once large-scale strikes and demonstrations occur, they will affect all aspects.

This thing is a double-edged sword.

But the biggest problem with the European and American systems is that those in power only consider issues within their own term of office.

They don’t care what happens five or eight years later.

They even hope that after they step down, the economy will experience a downturn during the term of their successor.

European and American politicians are actually aware of this problem, but the "first item" and "general barrel" are changed every few years, or even every one or two years. There is basically no hope of maintaining long-term policies.

The ruling British Public Party in Downing Street has recently been in a heated dispute with the ousted Conservative Party over the issue of raising wages for coal, shipping and steel workers.

These three industries are basic industries, and once they go on strike, most industries will be affected.

Therefore, Chu Xiangqian is not worried at all that his foreign exchange contract will be liquidated.

Just with the exchange rate falling to 1 to 3.2, he had already made $11.35 million from the two contracts worth $8224 billion.

It may seem that the profit of more than 8 million is not much, but the investment cost is only 1.135 million US dollars.

When the exchange rate drops to 1 to 2.8, a drop of about 19%, the total profit should be US$2.1384 million.

Almost double the profit in less than a year, it is definitely a huge profit.

However, Chu Xiangqian also felt a little regretful. If this happened thirty or forty years later, let alone 10 or 20 times leverage.

Even leverage of fifty times or even two hundred times is common in the foreign exchange market.

Of course, Chu Xiangqian also knew that he was just thinking about it.

Those who use leverage of dozens or one or two hundred times only have funds of tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of dollars.

This is no different from gambling in the full sense.

And a warning line must be set, otherwise the risk will be limitless.

With the warning line in place, banks and financial institutions no longer need to notify buyers and can directly force you to close your positions.

On the contrary, you are lucky if you have the chance to go bankrupt.
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On this day, the radio reported again that the pound exchange rate had fallen below 3.2 and all the way down to 3.12. Chu Xiangqian couldn't help but smile brightly.

Margaret, who was sitting next to him drinking milk tea with a very low tea content and eating snacks, couldn't help showing a worried look on her face when she heard about the drop in the exchange rate.

Ever since Wilson came to power, Britain's economic performance has been poor. The Labour Party these days really represents the interests of the middle and lower classes.

Talking about salaries, working hours, paying taxes on the rich, reducing defense spending and other issues will inevitably lead to counterattacks from capital and the powerful.

Even a rich person like Margaret doesn't want to make too much trouble.

But when it comes to their own interests, people are selfish.

Seeing her man laughing, Margaret said with some dissatisfaction, "My dear, even if you are not optimistic about the British economy or Wilson's policies, there is no need to gloat over their misfortunes, right?"

Chu Xiangqian quickly put away his smile, but this time, after he coaxed her for several words, Margaret still sat sideways and ignored him.

Chu Xiangqian was helpless. After thinking for a while, he waved to the maid standing a few meters away.

After everyone left, he took a chair, sat next to Margaret and whispered.

"In February, I opened two foreign exchange futures contracts with 2 times leverage, one of which was worth 10 million US dollars, and the other was worth 1.35 billion US dollars. Most of them were sold to banks and financial institutions in Japan.

This time it fell to 3.12, and conservatively estimated, it has earned nearly 9 million US dollars.

And this money, I earned is Japanese money, when necessary, I can use it to invest in Yingguo."

This is not the first time that Chu Xiangqian has targeted Ying's basic industries, natural gas and crude oil industries.

Unfortunately, in this era, most of the basic industries in the country are controlled by the government. For example, the water industry is still 100% controlled by the government.

There is no chance to get involved.

Margaret had no time to be angry now. She turned around, looked at Chu Xiangqian with an expression of disbelief on her face and asked, "Honey, you didn't lie to me?"

Chu Xiangqian laughed, "Since I've told you something as confidential as short selling, why would I lie to you?"

Margaret was immediately excited. This was a profit of 9 million US dollars, while the annual grant received by the royal family was only 500 million pounds.

At the current exchange rate, $9 million can support the entire royal family and employed staff for six years.

In the entire country of Ying, after deducting liabilities, there are probably less than a hundred people whose net worth exceeds $1 million.

However, her man made 9 million in the foreign exchange market in just over two months.

Margaret stood up excitedly and sat directly on Chu Xiangqian's lap.

She hugged his neck and chattered with a trembling voice, praising Chu Xiangqian. Her expression and tone showed the most admiration for him.

Even though Chu Xiangqian has always been very rational, he was still very happy to be praised by Margaret.

Then he readily agreed to Margaret's proposal that after the child was born, he would get a few ponies as pets for his little baby to grow up with.

It's a pity that by the time my children are 18 years old, those foals may become grandfathers or even great-grandfathers.

So Chu Xiangqian thought about it and decided to get two puppies for his second child.

While I still have two or three months, or even half a year, in London, these two puppies will follow me into the Novice Village every day, and they will definitely be able to upgrade to level 20 or above.

Since I'm not in London anymore, it will be no problem for me to take care of a little baby.

When Margaret heard Chu Xiangqian say that she had already contacted her family elders and ordered two specially bred puppies, who would always protect her children in the future, she immediately hugged Chu Xiangqian and kissed him without thinking.

Although the total time Margaret spent with Dazhuang and Hongniu was far less than that of Xue Jinglan, her interactions with the two hounds at the Los Angeles ranch were not rare.

Naturally, I know how obedient, smart and powerful these two hunting dogs are.

Chu Xiangqian also specifically said that the two puppies were specially bred by someone her husband had hired, and they were no worse than Dazhuan and Hongniu in any aspect, so there was no reason for her to refuse.

He also urged Chu Xiangqian to transport the two hunting dogs to London as soon as possible.

As the hostess, I should first spend more time with the two dogs and cultivate their relationship, so that after the baby is born, I will be able to accept my own baby more quickly.

Chu Xiangqian had no objection to this, but he began to have difficulty making choices and didn't know which dog to choose.

As guard dogs, Chu Xiangqian naturally thought of Rottweiler, Doberman and Caucasian Shepherd Dog.

But I don't know why, but I suddenly felt that I had an obligation to let foreigners see how powerful Chinese dogs are.

Anyway, I will definitely bring my dog ​​into the Novice Village to upgrade. Since I'm cheating, there's no need to choose a large mastiff.

Besides, China is not without large dogs. Unfortunately, Tibetan Mastiffs, especially Tibetan Mastiff puppies, are hard to find in a short period of time.

After thinking about it, Chu Xiangqian suddenly thought of Xiaotian Dog, which is the Lu Province's thin dog.

This thing is a hunting dog, which has always been the preferred breed for hunting by royal families and dignitaries in ancient times.

They are fast, have great endurance, are smart and loyal, but their guarding abilities and awareness are relatively poor.

After all, as a hunting dog, catching rabbits is its main job.

But the intelligence of the upgraded greyhound will definitely be greatly improved, just like Dazhuang and Hongniu.

Dazhuang and Hongniu have the intelligence of a seven or eight-year-old child, so they have no problems at all and have strong execution abilities.

The two hunting dogs have done a very good job in protecting Chu Jingrong over the past year.

Sometimes Xue Jinglan would say with a smile that Dazhuang and Hongniu were Chu Jingrong's best and most responsible nannies.

After making the decision, Chu Xiangqian called back to the Qianmen Siheyuan in Beijing.

When Xue Jinglan heard that they wanted to find a guard dog for their child, she agreed without hesitation.

Then he handed the task of finding the dog over to his second brother Xue Jianguo.

When Xue Jianguo learned about this, his first reaction was confusion.

Fortunately, Xue Jianguo and the team he led were specifically designed to solve problems for Chu Xiangqian.

Moreover, the level of this team is quite high. They made a phone call to the public security department of Shandong Province, saying that they wanted to test the various abilities of the greyhound.

In just three days, two pure black two-month-old greyhounds were carefully selected and airlifted to the capital.

Then he boarded Chu Xiangqian's private plane.

When Chu Xiangqian went to pick up the two dogs, he used the excuse that Margaret's belly was eight or nine months old, and then he drove to the airport by himself.

On the way back to the suburban manor, we stopped the car and took our two 2-month-old greyhounds into the Novice Village.

Riding on a red rabbit and calling two giant apes as guards, he simply killed all the pheasants and hares in the novice village, and the two puppies were upgraded to level 2.

With 1 point added to physique and strength respectively, the puppy, which was running unsteadily just now, can now follow Red Hare out of the Novice Village.

All the wild monsters around the Novice Village were killed and the two puppies were upgraded to level 8.

Chu Xiangqian deliberately did not add agility to the dog first, in order to prevent it from running faster than an adult dog all of a sudden, which would easily arouse suspicion.

Moreover, after entering the Orc map with two dogs and upgrading again, Chu Xiangqian was not in a hurry to increase his strength and physique.

Anyway, there is still a lot of time, and 4 strength and 4 physique already make these two dogs look extraordinary.

Besides, the points gained from the upgrade will remain in your account and will not disappear, so you can just add points to them slowly in the next one or two years.

When Margaret saw the two thin dogs, she first thought they were too thin.

An adult Chinese greyhound looks like it has very little flesh on its body, let alone a puppy.

But after the two dogs hopped on the grass for an hour or two without showing any signs of fatigue, Margaret began to believe Chu Xiangqian's various compliments for the two puppies.

When she asked someone for some information, she found out that the Chinese Greyhound was used as a hunting dog by the royal family dozens or hundreds of years ago. She immediately realized that she had judged people by their appearance.

Chu Xiangqian then told her about the Sky-Howling Dog in Journey to the West, and the little girl actually believed in the days that followed that these two greyhounds were the same type of dog as the prototype of the Sky-Howling Dog in mythology.

So Margaret not only didn't care about some of the extraordinary behaviors, but was very proud of it.

(End of this chapter)