Rebirth 1980: Marrying my sister’s best friend at the beginning

The war between Britain and Afghanistan begins!

The news soon spread all over the world, as if it had wings.

For a time, mainstream media in various countries were reporting on this incident.

It’s really shocking. No one can believe this is true. How much fake wine has Argentina drank to get so drunk?

They actually dared to take the initiative to send troops to the Falklands, and directly launched an attack on the British troops stationed on the island. They won the battle and captured all the defenders on the island in one fell swoop.

Although John Bull's national power declined rapidly after World War II, only the afterglow of the setting sun remained on the empire on which the sun never set.

Neither Great Britain nor an Empire.

But as the saying goes, a rotten ship still has three thousand nails, and a skinny camel is bigger than a horse.

After all, he was once the overlord. Even though he is old, he is not something that a small Argentina can bully.

Apart from anything else, in terms of the navy alone, John Bull still has a few capable warships, such as the aircraft carrier Hermes (also translated as the USS Invincible) and the Invincible. In this regard, the Argentine navy is completely There is no comparison.

Argentina's only advantage is that it is relatively close to the Malvinas Islands, which both parties are competing for. Other than that, I really don't see how much chance they have of winning.

But even so, this newly powerful country in South America still took action regardless, which was beyond everyone's expectations.

Now everyone's attention is focused on London. Everyone is watching what London will choose, whether to tit for tat, or to resolve the Falklands dispute through diplomatic means.

Most countries believe that London will most likely compromise this time because the Falklands are too far away from the British Isles.

Even in terms of straight-line distance, the distance between the two places is 13000 kilometers, which is ridiculously far.

What is the concept of 13000 kilometers?
Missiles with a range of more than 8000 kilometers are called intercontinental missiles, and the distance from the British Isles to the Falklands is 1.5 minimum range intercontinental missiles.

And everyone knows that war is all about logistics. Once London chooses war and the two sides enter a state of war, all supplies for the British army need to be delivered over long distances.

The ultra-long supply line of 1.3 kilometers seems nonsense when you think about it. The supply alone is enough to drag down the dying British Navy.

Galtieri, the ruler of the Argentine military junta, thought the same way. He didn't think London would really go to war with him over a small broken island.

What's more, the person calling the shots at No. 10 Downing Street at this time is still a woman, and she is also a female Prime Minister who has only been in office for three years and whose approval ratings have been declining for a long time.

However, this time everyone misjudged London’s reaction!
Argentina had just sent troops to occupy the Falklands and forced the British Governor's Office to surrender directly. The female Prime Minister known as the "Iron Lady" at No. 10 Downing Street responded: The British Empire's navy would take back the lost territory. of.

This response directly means that London has chosen tit-for-tat and war!
When the news came, the whole world was shocked and felt that it was a bit nonsense.

Two countries separated by [-] kilometers have declared war. How can we fight this war?
On one side is an old colonial empire, on the other side is a new regional power, and Argentina is fighting on its doorstep.

Therefore, almost everyone believes that this will be a protracted war.

Therefore, after London issued a statement on April 4, the London stock market and futures market were greatly affected.

First of all, on the stock market, the stock prices of all companies related to the military industry have increased significantly.

The stock prices of food and medicine and other war-related industries are also rising, and the entire market has rarely seen such prosperity.

Secondly, in the futures market, metal prices, which have soared in the past two weeks, have risen sharply again. Even gold prices, which have been sluggish for more than four months, have also experienced huge fluctuations in recent days.That's right, it's the kind of fluctuations that rise and fall sharply.

Unlike metals such as steel, copper, aluminum and silver, the upward trend is stable and the stock price is climbing rapidly.

This is because gold is not an ordinary industrial raw material. It has currency and wealth properties that ordinary metals do not have.

A war started by two countries more than 1 kilometers apart has a very limited scale and impact, and is not enough to cause the price of gold to increase much.

Even if it rises now, it will fall soon. This is why Li Yi did not speculate in gold.

All in all, due to the impact of the war, many markets in London are currently in chaos, and many forces want to take advantage of this opportunity to make a fortune.
Hong Kong Island!

As one of the few colonies that John Bull still controls, London chose to be tough with Argentina, and Hong Kong Island was inevitably affected.

However, unlike the explosion in many markets in London, as soon as the Hong Kong stock market opened on April 4, the prices of many stocks fell all the way, and the entire stock market was filled with grief.

The reason for the collapse of Hong Kong stocks is also very simple, that is, a large amount of money ran away.

That's right, run away!
The market in London was affected by the war and there was a false prosperity. Now as long as you invest money in any industry related to the war, you can make a lot of money.

If you are lucky and can buy stocks of some military industrial companies, your funds will snowball in a few days, which is much better than investing money in the half-dead Hong Kong stock market.

The financial industry on Hong Kong Island is deeply tied to that in London. Companies here have countless ways to transfer funds to the market there in the shortest possible time.

Therefore, starting from April 4, many companies and wealthy people on Hong Kong Island have transferred their funds to London for investment there.

So much money was suddenly withdrawn, and the Hong Kong stock market suddenly lost so much hot money. Naturally, it was unable to maintain prices, and it was understandable that the stock price plummeted.

However, amid such chaos, there are two stocks that have performed most eye-catching, namely Huifeng and Hang Seng.

Huifeng attracted attention because its stock price dropped significantly. When Huifeng's stock price peaked last week, it was as high as more than 70 Hong Kong dollars per share. At that time, Huifeng's market value was as high as more than 700 billion.

In just one week, Huifeng's stock price plunged again after being cut in half. At the close of trading on April 4, there were only HK$5 per share.

After this wave, not only the British-owned groups suffered heavy losses, but also the brokerage institutions.

Many of them hoped that Huifeng's stock price would rise and then get out of the market. Now that the stock price has plummeted, they are completely desperate.

In despair, these people publicly accused the British-owned group in the media. After all, their end was directly related to the British-owned group's default.

For a time, the British-owned group was pushed to the forefront!
The performance of Hang Seng is eye-catching because it is one of the few stocks in the Hong Kong stock market that has bucked the trend and rose.

While the stocks of other listed companies have been declining, Hang Seng's stock price has been rising. Although the increase is not very fast, its price per share has reached HK$4 at the close of trading on April 5.

Compared with HK$17 a week ago, the stock price has risen by 50%!

While everyone is speculating whether Hang Seng's stock price will continue to rise, Dolson and others believe that Hang Seng's stock price has reached a peak.

After all, Hang Seng's current market capitalization has reached nearly HK$60 billion, which is already amazing for an ordinary bank.

So, they are ready to cash out and leave!
However, just when they were about to quietly sell the Hang Seng stocks in their hands, they did not expect that Li Yi's sexy operation would come again.
(End of this chapter)