Year: I had a good time when I was young

Chapter 900: All troubles that can be solved with money are called troubles

Since MI6 is interested in Chu Xiangqian's channels for transporting horses, not only is this antique transaction real, they also want to take the opportunity to check who Chu Xiangqian's people are.

And which pier did you land from?

Unfortunately, MI6's idea was quite good, but when Chu Xiangqian saw Philip's hesitant expression, he immediately became alert.

Then he suddenly realized that if he stole the four supercomputers, would someone start to suspect him because of the problem of the delivery channel?

Even when Philip came to visit this time, he showed a hesitant expression, maybe he was reminding himself.

Philip may be unreliable sometimes, but that doesn't mean he is stupid.

If he really wanted to test me, his expression would definitely be very natural.

Chu Xiangqian smiled in his heart. It seemed that in the past few years, winning over Philips had helped him make so much money.

Finally seeing the rewards.

And this reward is much more important than money.

Chu Xiangqian immediately became alert. While he stayed in London with his wife and children, Titmouse, Marten and Green Mamba spent the whole day exploring the suburban estate.

You know what, he actually saw through the tit that someone was staring at the manor.

However, Chu Xiangqian bought the batch of fine antiques from the Celestial Empire without much hesitation.

Finally, after bargaining with Philips, he bought these 4 antiques at an average price of US$2.

The total price is $800 million, which converts to 285 million pounds.

Philip was so angry that he shook his head several times and said that he would definitely not talk to Chu Xiangqian next time when negotiating the price.

Chu Xiangqian also knew the average price of 4 US dollars, which converted into British pounds was only 1425 pounds.

This price is only 40% to 50% at most in the international antique market.

The price is relatively speaking, it is not really high.

But there are only a few antique dealers in the world who dare to take on such a large quantity of Chinese antiques.

Not to mention that Chu Xiangqian was willing to pay money readily and use goods instead of currency, allowing them to make more money and make up for some of their losses.

If Philips and the others were willing to accept pounds, Chu Xiangqian wouldn't mind giving them cash, but Philips and the others themselves did not trust the exchange rate of the pound and the economic situation in England.

Chu Xiangqian had no choice but to change the settlement model and agreed to pay with 65 tons of iron ore.

These 65 tons of iron ore can generate at least 15% profit when resold.

This is just the financial benefit. Large quantities of high-quality iron ore can not only reduce costs for Yingguo's steel companies.

It also means better bargaining with international iron ore monopoly companies.

The significance of this in terms of diagnosis and treatment is far beyond what this amount of money can match.

This is also the reason why Philips likes to do business with Chu Xiangqian.

Before leaving, Philips hugged Chu Xiangqian and patted him on the back a few more times.

Chu Xiangqian immediately nodded in understanding and said with a smile, "You should have received the remittance for the dividends from the shipping company last year, right?"

At this point, Philips couldn't help but smile and nodded, and then he heard Chu Xiangqian say again, "I believe that this year's annual dividend of the shipping company will be at least 50% more than last year.

More importantly, the market value of shipping companies will also increase by at least 20%. "

Now Philips was even happier. Although the annual dividend was not much, it was only about 700,000 or 800,000 US dollars at most.

But the market value of shipping companies has been rising steadily.

It can be said that the increase in market value alone has allowed Philips and Norton, which initially invested a total of 1 million US dollars and acquired 10% of the shares, to earn back 30% of their investment.

If it rises another 20%, it means that half of the investment will be recovered in just over a year.

How could Philips not be excited?
He secretly thought that Chu Xiangqian was a good person. He just reminded him to be careful recently, and Chu Xiangqian gave him a good enough reward.

After Philip left, Chu Xiangqian frowned and looked at the direction the convoy left, thinking secretly for a while.

Only then did he realize that even if he revealed any flaws, MI6 and the Central Intelligence Agency would at most only suspect him.

Otherwise, even if Philips is willing to protect himself, his influence will be at most on Yingguo.

Even in Yingguo, there were actually many people who opposed him.

The woman in the palace doesn't care whether he is a prince or not.

When it's time to catch someone, I will never give up just because of Philip.

Once it comes to core secrets, Chu Xiangqian is 100% sure that he will be invited for tea by the Zhongqing Bureau.

Moreover, when it comes to Yue Nan's affairs, there are quite a lot of differences and even conflicts between Meiguo Lao and Yingguo.

Meiguo has been trying hard to win over and instigate Yingguo to participate in the war in Vietnam.

Unfortunately, the Yingguo people learned their lesson this time, or they were frightened by the Celestial Empire in Goryeo.

At that time, China fought against more than a dozen countries and not only won, but also almost drove the coalition forces into the sea.

Not to mention that the British were reluctant to mention the war in Goryeo for decades to come, the British also realized that the Celestial Empire was no longer the country that they could oppress and wreak havoc on at will.

It is known to the world that the Army is number one.

In addition, in 62, India had the support of the Magnesium Women and the Polar Bears, but an invasion war planned by the Indians turned out to be a war to defend the capital.

The defeat was so complete.

Whenever the Indians or witnesses from other countries think of the Celestial Empire's overwhelming courage and morale, which carried them all the way from the plateau to a place dozens of kilometers outside New Delhi, they feel a chill in their hearts.

It is no mistake to say that this battle was the founding battle of the country.

Of course, although they were afraid in their hearts, the Indians insisted on being stubborn. If he said he was number one, probably only the people of South Korea would not be convinced.

In fact, South Goryeo was more afraid of the Celestial Empire. After all, the Celestial Empire had invaded Seoul, the capital of South Goryeo.

Since this reality cannot be changed, the fear of the Celestial Empire of the South Koreans has already penetrated into their bones.

This is why so much of China’s traditional culture will be belittled and even stolen for many years to come.

The more inferior a person is, the more arrogant and self-comforting he will be.

In the current Vietnam-South war, China and the Polar Bear are both on the side of North Vietnam. Given the trouble-making nature of the British, how could they possibly go to South Vietnam to fight another battle with China?
Not only is there a high probability that we will not win, there is no guarantee that we will not even be able to save Hong Kong Island.

You ask the British to fight for their countrymen, but not only the British themselves are unwilling to do so, but even the witnesses in Downing Street themselves are unwilling to do so.

Even the British people would rather see the failure of the United States at this time.

The people of Yingguo know better than anyone else the decline of Yingguo. That being the case, they do not want Yingguo to become too strong and prosperous.

Otherwise, Meiguo would always suppress Yingguo. Based on Chu Xiangqian's understanding of Yingguo's upper echelons, they would rather drag Meiguo down with them.

Moreover, the Yingguo people have always liked to strike a balance. The Red Polar Bears in the 1960s were much weaker than those in the 1970s and 1980s.

Since China is stronger, if China fails a second time in Asia, then China will have a greater say in Europe.

The Yingguo people have been doing this kind of thing of harming others for their own benefit from ancient times to the present, and they have done it very well.

As for polar bears, suppressing or dismembering them is a consensus in Europe and the United States, but the British people actually prefer to be the protagonists.

Instead of following behind the Meiguo people as a younger brother. That's why Chu Xiangqian has always been willing to stay in Yingguo, occasionally selling them high-quality iron ore, which can also be regarded as providing more confidence for Yingguo, which is bound to decline, to compete with the Meiguo people.

After finalizing a deal with Philips for more than 2 antiques, Chu Xiangqian did not transport the antiques himself this time.

Instead, he specifically asked Philip and the forces behind him to transport the antiques to Hong Kong Island by ship for the transaction to be considered a success.

After sailing on the sea for more than a month, when they were about to arrive at Hong Kong Island, Chu Xiangqian flew back to Hong Kong Island.

After handing over this batch of antiques, they quietly put all the antiques into the Novice Village.

Chu Xiangqian then put on makeup and used his Chilean identity to take an airline flight from Hong Kong Island and then flew to Brazil.

Because of the grain trade, Chu Xiangqian was very familiar with several coastal port cities in southern Brazil.

Using a fake identity, he rented several large warehouses to store the iron ore.

Then we contacted Philips, and sure enough, in just two days, more than a dozen cargo ships arrived in Brazil.

Chu Xiangqian watched with his own eyes as Yingguo's cargo ship shipped 65 tons of iron ore out of the port and then returned to England.

Because the Spring Festival was approaching, Chu Xiangqian would definitely have to stay in China for two or three months, and Margaret did not stop him from leaving.

I just ask him to stay until half a month before the Spring Festival and then return to Hong Kong Island.

Chu Xiangqian naturally couldn't refuse this.

What he didn't expect was that Norton not only personally invited him and Margaret to visit, but also Chu Jingxing was one of the invited guests.

As soon as Chu Xiangqian heard it, he knew something must be wrong.

He stared at Norton with a frown for a few seconds, and after thinking about it, he immediately guessed that it must be related to Mountbatten.

He asked tentatively, "Did your grandfather have an accident?"

Norton and Margaret, who was hosting Norton, were both stunned. After a few seconds, Margaret stood up angrily.

Just as he was about to open his mouth to drive Norton away, Chu Xiangqian stretched out his hand to stop him.

Norton saw that Chu Xiangqian was so smart and powerful, and hesitated for a moment before saying, "There is specific information that the Labor Party intends to drive my grandfather out of office."

Now it was Chu Xiangqian and Margaret's turn to be surprised.

It can be said that Mountbatten's military achievements were completely non-existent.

Ever since this guy joined the military, whether in the navy or the army, the impression he had was that of a dandy and a playboy.

But he came from a very good family, and although he made several big mistakes, he was able to resolve all the troubles in the end.

To put it bluntly, the royal family needs him to indirectly control the armed forces.

But Mountbatten's poor military ability does not mean that he is also an idiot in politics.

On the contrary, this guy is good at planning and understanding people's hearts.

You can say that he is not a qualified general and commander, but you can never say that he is not a qualified politician.

When it comes to manipulating people's hearts and achievements, Mountbatten is definitely a master among masters.

The fact that Philip was able to win Eliza's favor back then had a lot to do with Mountbatten.

After the two got married and Eliza became queen, almost even the name of the royal family became the Mountbatten Family.

This might have been possible, had it not been for the opposition encouraged by Eliza and Margaret's mother.

There is also the example of the partition of India and Pakistan. Mountbatten single-handedly shattered India's dream of dominating South Asia.

This is also one of the reasons why Chu Xiangqian likes this old man so much.

After a little thought, Chu Xiangqian guessed that after the Labour Party came to power, it would change its previous statement and would restrict or even overturn the royal family's promise.

It’s not that they don’t want to, but as witnesses, they will do whatever is beneficial to them.

If it is disadvantageous, just drag it out.

If you really can't take it off, then find a scapegoat.

If Chu Xiangqian were in charge, he would also target Mountbatten.

Downing Street, which is led by the Labour Party, actually does not have many means to deal with Mountbatten. A little thought will reveal that it must have something to do with financial allocations.

If the army has no money, no matter how strong its combat effectiveness is, it will eventually decline.

Chu Xiangqian realized just by thinking about it that solving Mountbatten’s dilemma was actually related to money.

Either deal with the core members of the Labour Party, or help Mountbatten make money on behalf of the military.

There is no need to think about it. Of course, it is cheaper to bribe core members of the Labour Party.

Chu Xiangqian hoped that Mountbatten could remain the commander-in-chief of the armed forces for another ten or twenty years.

He got up and went back to the study in the manor, and took out 50 pounds in cash from the Novice Village.

I put it in a canvas bag, returned to the living room and placed it on the table.

He said to Norton, “If half a million pounds is not enough to buy off the military forces and the politicians in Downing Street.

Then invest another £1 million.

I just don’t believe that this much money is not enough to deal with the witnesses in Downing Street.”

Norton's breathing became heavy as he looked at the scattered cash.

Mountbatten himself was not without supporters. With the 50 pounds as a lead, as long as he made some achievements, it would be much easier to gain more supporters in terms of cash, connections, and resources.

Not to mention, Chu Xiangqian also promised that if the 50 pounds was not enough, he would take out another 1 million.

Norton's steps became much lighter as he left Margaret's estate carrying the bag of cash.

Sure enough, when the 50 pounds reached Mountbatten's hands, this guy was very clear about his predicament and how to get out of it.

Others don’t look for it.

So I contacted senior officials within the Labour Party.

After spending tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of pounds, 10 out of 9 people secretly became Mountbatten's secret supporters.

When Chu Xiangqian returned to Hong Kong Island to celebrate the New Year, local newspapers in London had already reported that Harold Wilson had publicly begun to support Mountbatten's continued service as commander-in-chief of the armed forces.

Mountbatten also used his connections to arrange for Norton to fly to Hong Kong Island in person.

The master and disciple spent the whole afternoon whispering in the study of the mountaintop villa, and then Norton rushed to the airport and flew back to London with 2 million pounds in cash.

Chu Xiangqian learned that the Mountbatten family would fully support him in the future and won the contract for logistics supplies for the Yingguo military stationed in Hong Kong Island.

Once you really get this contract, you will have the purchasing rights for food, clothing, housing, fuel and other logistical materials every year, and making millions of Hong Kong dollars will be as easy as picking up money.

In three to five years, the investment of 250 million pounds can be earned back.

After that it’s pure profit.

Moreover, money is a small matter. With Chu Xiangqian's habit, he will definitely use money to corrupt the upper echelons of the garrison.

To put it bluntly, if Yingguo Lao makes any movement in Southeast Asia in the future, Chu Xiangqian may be the first to know about it.

(End of this chapter)