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At 10 Downing Street, as usual, Margaret Thatcher walked into the prime minister's official residence at 9 o'clock to start her day's work.

When she walked into her office and saw the thick stack of essays on the desk, she couldn't help but sigh

Ever since that diabolical 'Black Monday' came.

She seems to have endless government affairs to deal with every day, and sometimes she even has to take Wen Jiàn home to deal with it, which takes up a lot of her rest time.

Despite this, she never wanted to slack off in her work.

The stock market crash two months ago occurred in the United States.

But Britain has also been affected, and because of the close relationship between Britain and the United States, it has been affected much more than other European countries.

As Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

She sees it as her responsibility to bring LinkedIn out of its predicament.

After instructing the secretary to pour a cup of coffee,

She sat down and began to deal with the thick text on the desk, and after some time, she withdrew her gaze from the text, feeling a little tired.

Use your left finger to slowly rub your temples in a clockwise direction.

The lack of sleep combined with long hours of continuous work seemed to overwhelm her body a little when her secretary walked in.

He knocked lightly on the open door: "Your Excellency, the ministers have arrived and are waiting for you to preside over the meeting." ”

"Okay, I'll be right there. ”

After reviewing the text that had been spread out in front of her, Margaret Thatcher got up and went to the conference room, as the secretary said, the ministers she needed had arrived.

There are the Deputy Prime Minister, the Minister of Industry, the Secretary of State for Commerce, the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and the Minister of the Exchequer.

"Guys, I'm sorry I'm late. ”

Mrs. Thatcher sat down and turned to the secretary who was going out, and said, "Blaize, please bring me another cup of coffee, I need a pick-me-up." ”

Deputy Prime Minister Bazel?? Latin said with concern:

"Madame, you look bad today, I think it's time for you to give yourself a holiday. ”

Margaret Thatcher sighed:

"Perhaps, but now that the people need me, I can't leave them behind, so let's go on vacation happily, okay, let's start the meeting." ”

"There are two issues under discussion today. ”

"The first is whether it is necessary to reduce the interest rate on bank loans again. ”

"Hundreds of businesses are still failing every day, and the government needs to step up its support at this time, that's my opinion. ”

"I'd like to hear your thoughts. ”

In the past two months, in response to the stock market crash, banks have lowered lending rates several times, so as to alleviate the tide of corporate failures.

The increase in unemployment has been suppressed.

However, it has also caused the signs of inflation to begin to appear, and if the loan interest rate continues to be lowered at this time, it is very likely that the inflation rate will increase.

However, if the loan interest rate is not reduced,

Without financial support, the wave of closures is likely to continue, the economy will continue to deteriorate, unemployment will increase, and more social problems will arise.

It's really going forward, it's not going backwards, it's not going back.

None of the people in the room knew what to say, and finally the Chancellor of the Exchequer spoke: "Successive cuts in lending rates will increase the pressure on the government's finances." ”

"It will also lead to an increase in inflation. ”

"My opinion is to continue to increase the privatization of state-owned enterprises in exchange for more funds for infrastructure construction and increase employment. ”

"The same increase in the introduction of foreign funds, the market needs funds, but it is not the support of the government without the Xiàn system. ”

The Secretary of State for Commerce went on to say:

"I agree with Kevin that if inflation continues to rise, it is likely to bring more unpredictable dangers to the economy. ”

"Under the current severe situation, it is imperative to increase infrastructure construction and increase employment rate. ”

"Don't those companies and factories just care?"

The Minister of Industry's face is a little bad, because he is in charge of industrial construction, it can be said that he is definitely one of the people who have the most headaches during this time.

"Now those unions are making a fuss. ”

"They're asking factories to start, they're asking companies to guarantee benefits, and if that continues, I can't guarantee what will happen." ”

Kevin is right, we need to do more to bring in foreign money. ”

"It may be more effective to replace government functions with the market's own forces. "Speaking of which, Deputy Prime Minister Bazel?? Latin, stopped,

&nbsbsbsb went on to say: "Didn't the Ministry of Commerce negotiate with Wei Xiong? ”

"The robber?"

The Chancellor of the Exchequer almost blurted out that he was in charge of the finances and finances of the whole of Britain, so there was a natural antipathy to those who took advantage of the fire to rob.

"He's not a robber. ”

"If he was a robber, there would be too many people in this world who should be shot. "Secretary of Commerce Allen?? Alexander said dissatisfied.

It was he who strongly recommended the introduction of Weixiong's funds in the first place.

It was later supported by numerous cabinet members, including Margaret Thatcher.

"The country is now in the critical stage of privatization of state-owned enterprises, and it needs external funds to mitigate the negative impact of the stock market crash. ”

"I don't know anyone else who can come up with so much money other than Wei Xiong. ”

The Chancellor's brow furrowed.

"I hope you don't forget that Wei Xiong is not really British, and can you guarantee that his political stance is not biased towards China?"

"You look at the businesses that he's going to buy. ”

"Rolls-Royce, Louvre, these are the essence of British industry, and even include core technologies such as automobile engines and gearboxes. ”

"Do you think it's appropriate to sell them to Wei Xiong?"

Foreign Secretary Andy Bogard said, "Is there anything inappropriate?"

"China is ideologically different from ours. ”

"But don't forget it, Her Majesty the Queen just visited China last year, and we are now friendly countries, so you don't always keep that old concept. ”

"And we need the bear from China to the north, don't we?"

"Even the United States is helping China transform its fighter jets (the modification of the J-8, mainly radar, was called a model of peace, and was later put aside by the United States). ”

"Even the F-16 is being sold to China, so what do we have to worry about?"

Chancellor of the Exchequer Kevin?? Durant retorted again:

"This is only temporary, I need China now, it is not the same as the need for eternity, and the fundamental difference in ideology dooms us to be friends with China forever. ”

"So we must always be prepared for hostilities. ”

Industry Secretary Abigail Spencer doesn't care what ideology she is, she just wants to solve the problems that give her a headache and can't sleep.

"Yes, we should have a long-term view. ”

"But the problem is that we're in a mess right now, and we need money, not to go and test things that won't happen for a decade, a few decades, or even forever. ”

Deputy Prime Minister Bazel?? Latin: "Abigail is right. ”

"As long as the Soviet Union still exists, it is impossible for the Chinese to fall out with us. ”

"And China is implementing a policy of opening up its markets. ”

"With a population of 1 billion, what a huge market it will be, do you want to put this piece of cheese? As for Wei Xiong's political stance. ”

"There is a fact that everyone should not forget jì. ”

"He grew up in Hong Kong, so why do we think that his position must be inclined towards China, can't it be us?"

According to the latest information. ”

"Wei Xiong makes at least $200 billion in the US stock market, if half of that money is invested in the UK. ”

"Especially with infrastructure, what a wonderful thing that would be. ”

"I mean, it doesn't matter what Weixiong's current political stance is. ”

"We must all try our best to win him over to our side, which is in the best interests of the British Empire. ”

"And there's one more thing that's very important. ”

"In less than 10 years, we will hand over sovereignty over Hong Kong to China. ”

"We should start from now on to attract some rich celebrities with important status and influence in Hong Kong, such as Wei Xiong. ”

"This is very necessary to ensure our interests in Hong Kong after the transfer of sovereignty. ”

Industry Secretary Abigail Spencer said:

"There is also a very realistic fact that the British car industry is now on the verge of bankruptcy if there is no new investment coming in. ”

"It's likely that in another two years we'll be completely bankrupt. ”

"Well, today's topic is not to discuss international politics. ”

Margaret Thatcher finally spoke.

"The cabinet has already discussed the introduction of Weixiong funds, so don't discuss it today. ”

……

The news of Wei Xiong's upcoming visit to the UK and his large-scale investment in the UK was already spread when the two sides discussed the investment project.

It immediately attracted a great deal of attention from the British mainstream media.

How bad the British economy is right now, every Briton knows that if Wei Xiong is really as rumored, he will invest heavily in the UK.

That is good news for all Britons.

But how big is the so-called massive investment?

The news media made full use of their ability to find out the news, and soon more news flowed out, including some of the projects that Weixiong had invested in.

Such as the acquisition of Rolls-Royce, Jaguar, Louvre.

The acquisition of these three auto companies alone involves more than a billion dollars.

You know, it's the '80s, and in terms of purchasing power, a billion dollars is equivalent to 10 billion or 20 billion dollars twenty or thirty years from now.

Subsequently, Louvre Motors and Jaguar Motors confirmed the rumors to the media.

Now the British media is even more lively.

There were even newspapers listing the industries in which Wei Xiong might invest and the companies he would acquire, as if Wei Xiong had become the savior of Britain overnight.

The vast majority of the media believe that Wei Xiong's investment is vital to the British economy.

It will breathe new life into the British economy.

In a report in the mainstream newspaper "The Times", there is this paragraph:

"In the mysterious country of the East, there is a mythical character named Fortune Boy, who is a god who specializes in distributing money in four places. ”

"Obviously, Britain now needs a fortune boy like Wei Xiong. ”

"Hopefully, the bureaucrats who only know how to sit in their offices, blow the heater and drink coffee will seize the opportunity and find a way to make him as generous as possible. ”

In contrast, the Daily Mail's report is more direct and full of irony:

"If Wei Xiong really invests in Britain on a large scale, he will be warmly welcomed by the Thatcher government, and the more he invests, the more trouble he can help the government solve. ”

"If Wei Xiong wants to buy 10 Downing Street. ”

Perhaps Margaret Thatcher would have taken it seriously, because that would be another good income. ”

……

Seeing that things were getting bigger and bigger, Mrs. Thatcher originally wanted to deal with Wei Xiong's idea of coming to Britain in a low-key manner, so she had no choice but to put it on hold and sent the Secretary of Commerce to the airport to greet her in person.

At this sensitive time.

The government must be positive about any hope of reviving the British economy.

Otherwise, no one knows whether the people who are struggling with problems such as unemployment and lower wages will take all their anger out on them.

Wei Xiong knew about Alan before he boarded the plane?? Alexander will personally meet him at the airport.

This news made his face show a slight Xiào, the more important the British government paid attention to him, the greater the results of his trip.

It was afternoon when I arrived at the London airport.

Under the guidance of the purser, coming out of the special passage, Wei Xiong saw a middle-aged white man in a suit and leather shoes, although he didn't know him.

But guessing can also guess the identity of the other party.

He quickened his pace slightly, held the middle-aged man's hand, and said slightly: "Hello Mr. Alexander, I'm really happy to see you." ”

"You're a lot younger than I think you're in xiàng. ”

"Hehe, it's an honor to be complimented so much by Mr. Wei, to be honest, your youth and your ability are enough to amaze everyone. ”

Allan?? Alexander also complimented.

Then he said: "Welcome to England, Mr. Wei, on behalf of Margaret Thatcher, I welcome you and wish you a happy stay in England." ”

"Please thank Mrs. Thatcher on my behalf. ”

Wei Xiong accepted the invitation of the British Ministry of Commerce to come to the UK this time, which can be regarded as an official visit, although he is only a businessman, but this kind of hypocritical politeness is still needed.

"Why didn't Mr. Wei thank Margaret Thatcher in person. ”

"In the evening, Margaret Thatcher will host a banquet at the Connaught Hotel to receive Mr. Wei. "Alan?? Alexander made a gesture towards the exit.

This was also an ad hoc decision by Margaret Thatcher.

It was supposed to be Business Secretary Allen?? Alexander hosted a banquet for Wei Xiong, but now Wei Xiong has made headlines in the major British media.

With such intense attention.

Margaret Thatcher felt she had to make some proper gestures, at least to show the people that she was trying to win Weixiong's investment.

"Of course, it was an honour for me to be invited by Margaret Thatcher. ”

Wei Xiong said as he walked.

At this time, the two of them had already walked out of the exit and appeared in the airport hall, and suddenly, hundreds of reporters who had been waiting for them immediately quickly surrounded them.

In fact, there is also an exit from the special passage that Wei Xiong takes that leads directly to an internal parking lot of the airport.

Allan?? Alexander didn't take that exit, but took the airport hall.

The purpose was also to put on a show, to let all the British people see that Margaret Thatcher had sent him to greet Wei Xiong. I have to say that this is politics.

Allan?? Alexander arranged for the security personnel and Wei Xiong's bodyguards to be in Wei Xiong and Allen?? Two walls were formed around Alexandria.

Keep all journalists out.

But this still couldn't stop the reporter's madness, and there was a small chaos in the airport hall.

At this time, Wei Xiong shouted loudly twice and quietly, his voice seemed to be full of magic, and it actually overshadowed the voices of all reporters.

However, no one will pay attention to this detail at this time.

All the reporters fell silent and looked at him expectantly and with doubtful eyes.

"This is the airport, and in order not to affect the normal operation of the airport, I can only answer two questions, and the Sun and The Times will ask each question. ”

Reporters from other newspapers and television stations inevitably had some opinions about Wei Xiong's words.

But no one brought it up.

The reason is simple, both The Sun and The Times are affiliated with News Corp.

And after the U.S. stock market crash, Wei Xiong became the second largest shareholder of News Corporation, and it is normal to keep the benefits to his own people.

The reporter for The Sun is a somewhat chubby young man.

I saw that he looked at the people around him slightly.

"Mr. Wei, now that you have become the idol of countless British people, they are looking forward to you saving the British economy, can you tell us more about your investment projects?"

Wei Xiong said: "As reported in the newspaper. ”

"I'm going to make a big investment in the UK because I'm very optimistic about the UK's economic prospects, even though I'm still in the middle of a stock market crash. ”

"But I believe under the leadership of a cabinet headed by Margaret Thatcher. ”

"Britain will eventually get back on track. ”

"As for the specific investment projects you asked, I am afraid that the projects I have identified in my plan are not enough for me to become what you call an British idol. ”

"So I'm sorry, I can't say it right now, please give me some more time. ”

At this time, the reporter of the "Times" then asked:

"I would like to ask Mr. Alexander, are Mrs. Thatcher and her cabinet ready for Mr. Wei's arrival?"

Allan?? Alexander shrugged: "Of course, my presence here is the best proof of this." We have already made a series of plans before that. ”

"We are confident that Mr. Wei will be willing to contribute more to the UK economy. ”

"And just this evening, Margaret Thatcher will have a private dinner for Mr. Wei at the Connaught Hotel, which will be a meaningful dinner. ”

Two questions have been answered.

Wei Xiong and Allen?? Alexander walked outside the airport, escorted by bodyguards and security personnel, and this time the reporter did not stop him.

Wei Xiong and the two walked out of the airport smoothly.

After getting in the car, Alan?? Alexander asked, "I wonder if Mr. Wei is interested in infrastructure?"

"Of course, although it is difficult to see profitability in the short term, infrastructure is better than stability, and it is a good project for long-term investment, and I am very interested in some infrastructure projects in the UK. ”

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