During the Sino-British negotiations, China and Britain held countless negotiations in order to compete for the sovereignty of Xiangjiang, and the whole Xiangjiang was also stormy, many times, a rumor, a word from a big man will cause billions of Hong Kong dollars in the capital market fluctuations, in this storm, the former predators have also become a delicacy, can no longer control the stock market of Xiangjiang as they like.

In January '83, affected by the uncertainty of the future of Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Index fell to 663 points, returning to the level of ten years ago, and some interest groups decided not to be the flag, but intended to become chess players, and they proposed that for the benefit of 5 million Hong Kong people, Hong Kong should also send a delegation to participate in the Sino-British negotiations.

The biggest proponent of the plan is Governor Youde, who has already sent the proposal to Downing Street and it has been approved, and now the final step is to assemble a high-impact team to put pressure on the mainland.

"For the benefit of the people of Xiangjiang, participate in the Sino-British negotiations!"

This idea may sound plausible, but it's actually full of conspiracy!

At this moment, the mainland government's policy towards Xiangjiang can be said to be almost responsive, with various trade tilts and economic support emerging in an endless stream.

Any business tycoon or political legislator who goes to the capital will be received by the top level of the central government, and the level of the audience is much stronger than that of people of the same level in other countries, and any request made will be carefully considered as long as it does not involve issues of principle.

Therefore, if it is for the future of Xiangjiang or the interests of the people of Xiangjiang, as long as you go to the capital or contact the Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan offices, you can achieve your goals.

On the other hand, what level of meeting is the Sino-British negotiations?

This is a meeting between the sovereignty of two countries, and any party that can appear at this table must be a country.

A small island country in the Pacific, no matter how small its size and economic poverty are, is still a sovereign country, and in terms of hierarchy, it is equal to the United States, Britain, Germany, and medium-sized countries.

No matter how economically developed California is, even if it claims to be the seventh largest economy in the world, it will not be able to participate in the United Nations General Assembly.

In the same way, in a country-level negotiation such as the Sino-British negotiations, the Hong Kong delegation participated?

This is the sinister intention of the British, ostensibly for the sake of Xiangjiang, but in fact it is to coerce the mainland government, and the mainland government will naturally not agree to such a demand.

Once the request is refused, ordinary people will not understand the Tao inside, and will only think that the mainland side will not care about the ordinary people in Hong Kong, and after all, Hong Kong is still in charge of the British government, and a large part of the media is still controlled by the government, under the deliberate control, it is very easy to cause panic among people and cause social turmoil, and the British negotiating team can take this opportunity to put pressure on the mainland side to confirm the so-called "Hong Kong must be managed by the British."

All this is just a conspiracy, and those who were selected to participate in this incident are basically a group of cannon fodder with no political minds.

In the original history, many well-known businessmen were stupidly involved in this matter, these people were extremely shrewd in the shopping mall, but they were used by very stupid and naïve.

Of course, Xu Zhi will not participate in this kind of thing, as a Chinese, of course he supports the country to take back Xiangjiang, but what kind of person does what kind of thing, he is a businessman, and he cannot participate in politics. When two regimes collide, the shrewd strategy is to avoid them altogether.

The banquet soon began in earnest.

Supported by the stars, the Governor of Hong Kong, Sir Youde, stepped to the fore and described the British foreign policy towards Hong Kong in a very humorous tone.

Sir Youde was born in 1924, during World War II, he served as a diplomatic ambassador to China in the mainland, and in the entire British bureaucracy, he can be said to be one of the officials who know the Chinese best, which is why after MacLehose, Downing Street sent a diplomat-turned-envoy to serve as the governor of Hong Kong, just for the upcoming Sino-British negotiations.

After the speech, Youde met with government officials and business people who participated in the reception and described his policies to them.

"Xu Sheng, you are one of the most influential Chinese in Xiangjiang, and I think it is very suitable for you, as the representative of Xiangjiang, to participate in the Sino-British negotiations this time. After finishing the official etiquette with Xu Zhi, Youde said directly.

In order to increase the persuasiveness of this time, Youde's team decided to make all the members of the "Hong Kong delegation" Chinese, so that, at least on the surface, the British side appeared to be fair, they did not participate in the delegation, and even invited some people who had been to Beijing in previous years to meet with the central leadership.

Xu Zhi shook his head and refused: "Your Excellency the Governor, I am just a businessman, no matter what the situation is in the future, as long as I can maintain the normal order of Xiangjiang, it will be enough for me." ”

Youde smiled: "Xiangjiang can now develop into the current level of prosperity, is it because under the management of our British Empire, if it is taken over by the mainland government, Xu Sheng will not worry about his own industry?"

Xu Zhidao: "The mainland government has begun to carry out reform and opening up, and at the same time has established diplomatic relations with Western countries, and has legislated to recognize the social status of overseas capitalists.

Besides, Xiangjiang has an extremely important role in the mainland, otherwise, 30 years ago, the mainland would have liberated Xiangjiang, and I don't think smart people would do anything about eating grain. ”

Youde made it clear that he wanted to pit himself, of course Xu Zhi would not be polite, and refused directly, not to mention that what Youde said were some false propositions, the reason why Xiangjiang can be so prosperous, in addition to its own advantageous geographical location, the most important point is that before the reform and opening up, Xiangjiang was the only window for the entire mainland market to the outside world.

Even if the country is closed, it will still do some trade with Western countries, even if it is only a very small percentage, but it will be enough to feed a city.

As for whether the refusal will offend Youde, it is a little unfounded, many of the people present are human spirits, and they will refuse to be the first bird for various reasons, as long as they do not sweep the other party's face in public.

Youde continued: "Xu Sheng, this is an opportunity to fight for the interests of the people of Xiangjiang, and also to make all the people of Xiangjiang grateful to you, you are the youngest entrepreneur in Xiangjiang, I think all the people of Xiangjiang will agree to do this by you." ”

Xu Zhi shook his head and said with a smile: "The so-called representative is actually not the representative recognized by the people of Xiangjiang, right? Who can represent the 5 million people of Xiangjiang? I'm afraid this is just wishful thinking."

After hearing this, Youde frowned and said: "Although I am British, I am also the Governor of Xiangjiang, for me, the future of Xiangjiang is the most important, everything I do is absolutely selfless, I know that many Chinese do not believe this, so the delegation I organized this time are all Chinese." ”

"Your Excellency the Governor, there have been a lot of things in my company lately, and I'm afraid I don't have time to do it. Xu Zhi shook his head and refused.

Youde looked at Xu Zhi and nodded: "Okay, Xu Sheng, I sincerely hope that you can join in, if you change your mind, you can notify me at any time." ”

"Yes. Xu Zhi agreed.