10 Downing Street was traditionally the official residence of the First Chancellor of the Exchequer, but since the position of First Chancellor of the Exchequer was held by the Prime Minister, 10 Downing Street has become widely regarded as the first official residence in the United Kingdom.

No. 10 Downing Street is very close to the Parliament, the Treasury, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Buckingham Officer, so as the British Prime Minister, he will meet people from all walks of life and important people from all over the world.

This time, Xia Yu and Duke Carter Howard traveled together to this place and met Margaret Thatcher in the reception hall.

"Hello, Lady Margaret!"

"Sir Carter, Mr. Xia, hello!"

Perhaps Duke Carter Howard was among the people visiting, so Margaret Thatcher was very friendly and welcoming.

After greeting each other, the two sides sat down one after another.

Xia Yu and Duke Carter Howard glanced at each other, and the latter coughed lightly, attracting Margaret Thatcher's attention, and said loudly: "Lady Margaret, I came to disturb you this time because I want your support for one thing. ”

Margaret Thatcher smiled retracted, looked at Carter Howard calmly, and said with a slight bow: "Please speak!"

Duke Carter Howard smiled lightly and said slowly: "I don't know if you know, now Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has re-emerged, and since January it has sold more than 2,000 cars, with a turnover of more than 150 million pounds. ”

Margaret Thatcher really didn't know about this, she looked at Xia Yu in surprise, then put her eyes back on Duke Carter Howard, and asked in surprise: "Sir Carter, are you telling the truth? That's great, and there are many workers who have stable jobs, and these families should thank you." ”

Duke Carter Howard shook his head with a smile and explained: "No, it was actually Mr. Xia who did all this, and it was under his reform that the Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Company was revitalized. ”

Margaret Thatcher didn't expect Duke Carter Howard to answer like this, he looked at Xia Yu with some surprise, and said sincerely: "Mr. Xia, on behalf of the British people, I thank you for your contribution to the United Kingdom. ”

Xia Yu endured his resistance and said modestly: "Lady Margaret, you will be out of sight when you say this, I am also a British citizen, this is what I should do, isn't it?"

Margaret Thatcher was stunned for a moment, then said apologetically: "I'm sorry, please forgive me for my slip of the tongue, but your contribution is indelible." ”

Xia Yu smiled lightly and said meaningfully: "Ms. Margaret, I am honored that I can contribute to the people, and if I have the opportunity, I hope to be able to do more for the government and the people." ”

Margaret Thatcher's heart sank, and the secret channel came immediately, with a smile on her face unchanged, and said: "Thank you for your efforts!"

At this time, according to the agreement discussed in the car when he came, Duke Carter Howard spoke up again: "Ms. Margaret, although Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has re-emerged, compared with Volkswagen, BMW, Ford and other companies, it is still very weak and does not have the strength to compete with them head-on. ”

"And it can also solve the burden for the government and make a greater contribution to the people. ”

"We intend to acquire Leyland Automotive Group and hope to get government approval. ”

As soon as these words came out, the smile on Margaret Thatcher's face completely disappeared, her brows furrowed, and she had a completely embarrassed expression.

But which one of the presents was not a fox, Xia Yu and Duke Carter Howard stared at him quietly, waiting for her answer.

"I don't know much about this company......

Margaret Thatcher said with some regret, as if she wanted to put the matter aside for the time being.

She is a cautious person, and on the basis of not knowing the situation, she will never take a position casually, such as now.

But Xia Yu and the others were prepared, he immediately took out a document and put it on the table, pushed it in front of Margaret Thatcher, made a gesture of please, and said with a light smile: "Ms. Margaret, this is all the information of the Leyland Automobile Group, you might as well take a look." ”

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"Okay, wait a minute!"

Margaret Thatcher was helpless, picked up the document and quietly flipped through it.

After a long time, she put down the file, raised her head again, looked at the two of them with some embarrassment, and said: "I understand the situation, if Rolls-Royce Motor Cars acquires Leyland Automobile Group, there will be suspicion of monopoly, and the parliament may not be able to pass it, and even if it is passed, there will be trouble." ”

In fact, Margaret Thatcher's worries were not unfounded!

There are a lot of car factories in the UK, but in the past few decades, they have been merged one after another, and there are not many left.

At the time of Rolls-Royce's car decline, it can be said that the only one that was still profitable was Jaguar Cars, which was also the company with the highest car sales in the UK.

Now Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is back on the rise, and it has surpassed Jaguar cars as soon as it comes, and it is expected that the annual turnover will also be surpassed.

If Rolls-Royce Motor Cars merges with Leyland Motor Cars, the rest of the British car manufacturers will almost lose their competitiveness and will definitely be suspected of monopoly.

But can you give up because of this possibility?

Absolutely impossible!

And Xia Yu has already had a way to solve it! He will take action later!

Therefore, Xia Yu's face did not change, and said confidently: "Ms. Margaret, even if the Leyland Group is acquired, and there are car factories such as Aston Martin, McLaren and Lotus, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars will not create a monopoly. ”

"And if you dig deeper, you will find that the British car market has almost become a dumping ground for island cars and American cars, in this case, if the major British car manufacturers do not unite, they will not even save face!"

Xia Yu's words later touched Margaret Thatcher's sore spot, and her face was a little gloomy.

Now that the offensive has been launched, it must be carried out in one go.

Xia Yu continued: "And now the Leland Automobile Group has been losing money, and the government has to take hundreds of millions of pounds to fill it every year, and if this money is used to improve people's livelihood, it will make the lives of hundreds of thousands or even millions of citizens better." ”

"If Leyland Motor Cars are acquired by Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, we are confident that we can reinvigorate it and generate significant tax revenue for the UK, just like Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. ”

"It's only been a little more than a month, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars already has a turnover of 1.5 billion pounds, and when the Geneva Motor Show opens in March, Rolls-Royce's sales of two new cars will skyrocket, and the company's turnover this year will exceed 1.5 billion pounds, which will contribute five or six billion dollars to the government's tax revenue. ”

"If the Leyland Automotive Group is acquired, the profits and taxes generated will only be higher, and the government will have one less burden. ”

Seeing Margaret Thatcher's contemplative face, and even a little impatient, Xia Yu paused, and then said: "The automobile industry has always been the pride of Britain, but now in the world, when it comes to cars, people only think of American cars, German cars and island cars, and how many people can remember British cars?"

"As a big country, the UK needs a façade in the field of automobiles, the strength of the world's major automobile giants is all-round, although now Rolls-Royce Motor Cars launched two new cars are very popular, but this advantage is only temporary, the crisis still exists, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars urgently need to enhance the overall competitiveness, only have the ability and confidence to go out of the UK, become a world-class automobile giant, and Ford, Volkswagen, Toyota to start fierce competition!"

"Ms. Margaret, you are a wise leader who has been trying to bring LinkedIn economic resurgence, and I hope you will give us some consideration. ”

After speaking, Xia Yu kept silent and drank tea quietly.

He had said what he had to say, and his reasons were strong enough that if Margaret Thatcher did not agree with them, then he would have to doubt the latter's determination to reform the economy.

Duke Carter Howard gave Xia Yu an appreciative look, and then said slowly: "Ms. Margaret, Mr. Xia's opinion is the same as mine, although the British automobile industry is still developed, almost all the profits are made by foreign car companies, we are contributing to other countries, and now is the time to take back what we have lost!"

After a long time, Margaret Thatcher's expression returned to calm, nodded and said: "I understand what you mean, and I also hope that the British automobile industry will get back its glory." ”

As soon as these words came out, Xia Yu and Duke Carter Howard suddenly smiled.

And it was done!

As for the Prime Minister's approval, will there be opposition below?

Xia Yu is not worried at all, after all, no one will harm all three of them at the same time, not even the Labor Party and the Liberal Party will not do such a stupid thing, unless they want to have two more powerful enemies in the next general election.

"Ms. Margaret, maybe tomorrow Rolls-Royce Motor Cars will make an acquisition of Leyland Motor Cars. ”

Xia Yu said out loud.

Margaret Thatcher bowed slightly and said, "I see." ”

The matter has been negotiated, and after a few words of greetings again, Xia Yu and the others offered to leave.

On the way back, Xia Yu and Duke Carter Howard were in the same car, Xia Yu smiled and said politely: "Sir Carter, thanks to you this time." ”

Duke Carter Howard smiled and said, "No, it's your reason that makes Margaret happy, and if it were me, I wouldn't refuse." ”

"Although Rolls-Royce Motor Cars sold us only £1200 million, the government is the biggest beneficiary if it can generate £500 or 600 million in tax revenue this year. ”

Xia Yu said with a smile: "It should not be difficult to have a turnover of more than 1.5 billion pounds, as long as the Geneva Motor Show opens, it will be time for Rolls-Royce Motor Cars to break out." ”

Duke Carter Howard was immediately happy and couldn't help laughing: "Hahaha......"

"By the way, Jazz, the privatization of Jaguar Motors and the acquisition of TI Automotive Systems also need your help. ”

"No problem, William Lyons has given his life to Jaguar Cars, although he is retired, but he has always been worried about the future of Jaguar, his son is not interested in running a car company, with the current results of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, he has no reason to refuse. ”

"As for the acquisition of TI Automotive Systems, if you get stuck, let Rudolf Brooke come to me at any time. ”

"Okay. ”

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