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Although there is no big money, Liu Wei still does not lack this little money. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

With Li Tingxuan's help, Liu Wei quickly exchanged the $500 million in cash he got from Harris into a bill of exchange and obtained the qualification to participate in the title auction. Liu Wei later learned that Li Tingxuan had used the special funds for the construction of the base and took $500 million in cash to Russia to buy several Mi-26 heavy helicopters. Because Lao Maozi was willing to accept cash, Li Tingxuan did not spend the handling fee and made 50 million US dollars in vain.

The money didn't go into his pocket, and it was all used for the construction of the base.

There are 27 people who participated in the auction for the title, of which 23 are world-famous and rich, and four of them, including Liu Wei, are not famous.

Interestingly, all four are Orientals, two of them from the mainland.

Strictly speaking, it can only be said that their ancestral home is on the mainland, one of them has become a Canadian citizen, and the other has dual citizenship of Australia and the United Kingdom.

In addition to this, there is also a person who is called himself.

Liu Wei hadn't heard of this person when he was in the book, but it seemed to be quite a small one.

The auction is scheduled at Edinburgh Palace, the summer residence of the British royal family, where the queen and her family go to escape the heat during the hottest months.

It is also arranged here to avoid the news media.

It's not that the royal family is afraid of reporters, it's that the rich people who participate in the auction don't like to show their heads, at least they don't want to attract the public's attention because of this kind of fame-seeking.

Liu Wei arrived on time, and only Bao Liuqing, Takeuchi Qinyin and others failed to enter the palace with him.

This is a royal rule, and each bidder can only bring one companion.

Interestingly, Liu Wei met the owner of the Bujiadi Veyron sports car, a real estate tycoon with a ten-acre estate in Edinburgh.

Liu Wei didn't go up to say hello, nor did he avoid him, but just pretended not to know.

Among the guests, he really didn't know a few people, and even if he knew them, he had only seen them on TV, newspapers and other media, and he had never met before.

"Do you see that person?"

Liu Wei had seen it a long time ago, but he didn't say it.

"His name is Shinroku Ito, and he is the chairman of the board of directors of this heavy industry."

"This heavy industry?"

"It was only established last year, after the collapse of the Mitsubishi Foundation, the Fuji Foundation transferred all the shares of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to Yumoto Heavy Industries at a low price, and then Mitsui, Sumitomo, Sanwa and Daiichi Koye Bank also transferred the shares of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, plus the Kawasaki Foundation Industries bought from the Sumitomo Foundation at the beginning of this year, Yumoto Heavy Industries monopolized the shipbuilding industry, and almost monopolized all upstream industries."

Liu Wei was stunned for a moment, a little incredulous.

"You don't know?"

"At that time, I should still be lying in the pool."

Bao Liuqing smiled and said: "There is nothing strange about it, it is no secret that behind this heavy industry is a militarist group, which first monopolizes heavy industry with shipbuilding as the core, and then expands to aviation, aerospace, electronics, energy, steel, chemical industry and other fields, and establishes an industrial network controlled by the militarist group. ”

"Will the five major consortia willingly give up this piece of fat?"

"Of course it can't be, when it comes to specific matters, you still have to rely on the five major consortia. Moreover, in the current international economic environment, it is only by selling off the unemployment of heavy industry, that the five major conglomerates will be able to retain their dominance in other industries, especially in the financial sector. Bao Liuqing paused slightly and said, "More importantly, it is impossible for the militarist clique to enter the political arena overnight, and the United States will never allow such a thing to happen." With its current strength, it needs not only the security protection provided by the United States, but also the huge market of the United States. If the United States adopts a hardline policy, it will collapse within a year without a single soldier. ”

"It's not necessarily a bad thing for the militarist clique."

"It is not difficult to take the book to the extreme, the problem is that it is impossible for the militarist clique to benefit from a poor and poor one."

Liu Wei smiled and did not refute Bao Liuqing's point of view.

"On this path, the militarist clique must be extremely careful. The United States will not ask what happens in the country, because after all, the consortium has already gained a monopoly position, and the strengthening of armaments in the United States will also benefit the United States in the short term. Only in the financial field, I can't be in a hurry. ”

"What do you mean?"

"The basis for the United States to maintain its hegemony in the world is the financial industry, for example, wherever it goes, the dollar will not be rejected."

Liu Wei was stunned for a moment, this is the truth.

Although the US dollar has depreciated sharply in recent years, the US dollar is still a "hard currency" in all countries of the world, and it is the main settlement currency for global trade.

"The problem is that you can't be unprepared. When the day comes when it has to turn the other cheek with the United States, it must not only have a strong military strength, but also a strong financial industry. For this reason, the militarist clique can only hand over this important task to the five major consortia. ”

"That's the benefit of the Big Five?"

The first thing Kojiro Ikawa did when he took office was to submit a financial bailout package to the Diet to help tide over the five major conglomerates that had consumed a lot of liquidity and were in trouble in the acquisition of the Mitsubishi Foundation. This signal is very clear: The five major consortia will gradually withdraw from the industrial sector, concentrate on developing the financial industry, and enhance their position in the international financial field as soon as possible, so as to lay the foundation for the future of the company to get rid of the control of the United States. ”

Liu Wei nodded, this move is indeed clever.

"Do you know what that guy is doing in England?" Bao Liuqing changed the subject.

"What?" Liu Wei saw him for the first time.

"We are in contact with the Thales Group to discuss the purchase of relevant technology from the United Kingdom to build aircraft carriers, and perhaps the design drawings of the 'Queen Elizabeth' class aircraft carriers."

Liu Wei was shocked again, this is not a trivial matter. "You were going to build a medium-sized aircraft carrier?"

"It's going to be built, it's just a matter of time." Bao Liuqing smiled and said, "There's nothing surprising about it, I said that Ben built dozens of aircraft carriers in World War II, but they were disarmed after the war, and they haven't built aircraft carriers for decades." With the industrial base of the company, it is not difficult to design and build aircraft carriers. If it is possible to purchase a ready-made aircraft carrier design from the United Kingdom, within three years, it is possible to start building the first medium-sized aircraft carrier capable of carrying conventional take-off and landing aircraft. If you design it yourself, I'm afraid it will take three to five years to demonstrate it in the early stage. ”

"This is public?"

"Of course not, otherwise it would not be the chairman of Yuben Heavy Industries, but the Minister of National Defense."

"The British's offer isn't going to be low, is it?"

"It's not clear, but as things stand, Britain is more willing to build aircraft carriers for the sake of the aircraft than to sell aircraft carrier design drawings."

Liu Wei frowned.

"The British political axe has already cut the construction plan for the second ship, the 'Prince of Wales', and France does not intend to continue to cooperate with the United Kingdom in the construction of aircraft carriers. If only one ship is built, including the development costs, the cost of the 'Queen Elizabeth' is as high as 13 billion pounds, which is more expensive than the American 'Ford'. Building another one would spread the cost of development evenly and create tens of thousands of jobs in the UK. ”

"In that case, the price is going to be ridiculously high."

"Of course, but India is also interested in buying aircraft carriers from the UK. If Ben buys with India, it should be able to bring the price down. India does not have the shipbuilding strength to build medium-sized aircraft carriers, nor does it have the necessary industrial base. However, there is no shortage of these two elements, so it is more willing to buy design drawings. ”

"Maybe after I buy it, I will help India build one, and the UK will only charge royalties."

"It's also possible, but these are our speculations and haven't been confirmed."

"That guy is willing to spend more than a billion dollars to buy a knighthood, not just for the title, I am afraid that he wants to curry favor with the British royal family and thus gain benefits in negotiations."

"Of course, but it's too expensive."

"In addition to buying aircraft carrier design drawings, Ben can also use this to win over Britain, tear down the corners of the United States, and lay the foundation for getting rid of the United States in the future."

Bao Liuqing smiled and said, "According to what you say, that guy is determined to win?" ”

"It's a lot better, it's better than me singing a duet with Tata." Liu Wei also laughed.

"If anyone is willing to come forward, you don't sing blackface."

"He's going to have trouble with Tata?"

"Is there any other choice?" Bao Liuqing glanced around and said, "No one can shake the position of the three American tycoons, and the Australian mining king is even more fierce." If Shinroku Ito wants to make a gain, he can only snatch the spot in Tata. ”

"India has a good relationship with Yuben, right?"

"It's been close in the past few years, but it's not good enough to join forces. However, in the future, if we want to have a greater say in the Asia-Pacific region, we will have to unite with India. ”

"Perhaps, the two of them have already discussed it."

"Then it's up to you to perform."

Liu Wei nodded and said, "Let's act when the opportunity arises, anyway, I don't like these two guys, let them suffer dumb losses." ”

Bao Liuqing shook his head with a smile, feeling that Liu Wei sometimes did things too child's play.

It's just that this kind of thing dressed in the skin of high society, what does it have to do with child's play?

Hundreds of years ago, except for those from prominent backgrounds, the only way for commoners to obtain a knighthood was to go into battle to kill the enemy and die for the king with their blood and lives.

The reduction of a knighthood to the point where it can be bought with money is itself a child's play of high society.

After half an hour of off-site exchanges, the royal family's reception staff came out to invite the 27 people who participated in the auction and their entourage to the Imperial Garden.

Because there are not many people participating in the auction, it is arranged in the garden, which is not so formal.

This is also a fetish of the British royal family, who always like to relax the atmosphere through some tricks, so as to make the royal family look different.

Liu Wei was placed in the last row, after all, he really didn't have much fame.

If it weren't for the fact that the Prince gave him a business card on a whim and gave him the opportunity to participate in the auction, he would not even have been able to enter the gates of Edinburgh Palace.

Sitting in the first row are the five predetermined tycoons.

Interestingly, Shinroku Ito is also in the last row, and it happens to be next to Liu Wei. Sitting in the same row, there are also the two wealthy people from the ancestral homeland of the mainland.

Perhaps the British royal family regarded these people as nouveau riche.

(To be continued)