Chapter 66: The Falklands Crisis
March 19, '82, an ordinary day. But for Britain, an incident at this time was nothing less than a resounding slap in the face.
The threat of war from Agentine was undoubtedly a joke to the British. Why does this weak country in South America dare to bare its teeth at the former empire on which the sun never sets? They can't even get a decent warship, and the strength of the two sides is completely disproportionate. It's like a puppy barking at a beast, you bark, do you have the courage to rush up?
But today, the Agentines have landed on South Georgia and hoisted their flags, as if to declare to themselves that Agentine's declaration of war is not just talk, and if you don't want to talk about it, then the war will be resolved.
The British were stunned, war? Are you sure you want war? Are the Agentines crazy?
The Agentine government was not crazy, but it was pressed. The domestic economic crisis, almost the whole country is against the government, and the rule of the military junta is shaky. In the midst of internal troubles, the junta tried to win the hearts and minds of the people with a victory.
The Falklands seemed like a good choice, the place was not important to the British, and perhaps the other side would not choose war. And if the British side acquiesces to the ending, it will be tantamount to a brilliant victory for themselves. Under this victory, domestic problems may be downplayed or solved outright.
Will the British side acquiesce? No. Perhaps this point is really not important to me, but how can the British, who are still obsessed with the glory of the past, endure such humiliation. The tough-looking Ah Fang waited for the last thing he wanted, and unless there was a miracle in this war, he had no chance of winning at all.
The war in the southern hemisphere may seem to have little impact on the city of Xiangjiang, which is located in the corner of East Asia, but it is not necessarily. A major issue related to the 'future' of the entire Xiangjiang is afraid that it will be postponed again, and the two big countries are now preparing for or are fighting a war.
The whole Xiangjiang is discussing this war between the current suzerainty and the South American countries, who will win, how long it will take, and so on. Speaking of which, Falklands is also a colony like Xiangjiang, but unfortunately he can't speak in various affairs, including war, which can be regarded as sympathy.
There is not much controversy about the outcome of the game, and few people believe that Britain will not be able to beat the South American countries, but it is difficult to say how long it will take. It is said that the strength of the two sides is almost disproportionate, and victory should be a matter of hand-to-hand capture, but the war between Lao Mei and Ye Nan had shocked the world before, and now no one dares to jump to conclusions.
And the war on the other side is even more weird, when the war started three years ago, I thought it would be at least two or three years old, but who knew that it only took a few months to trample the monkey who had been dead in the hands of Lao Mei for more than ten years. And the weirder thing is behind, the country that has bowed its head and begged for mercy has regrouped, its face has turned and pounced, it has been trampled on, it has been loosened, and its face has turned over and regrouped...... Over and over again.
The cheekiness of one side and the good-tempered nature of the other made the onlookers rather speechless. However, like this style of play, it seems that it will not be able to be finished in ten or eight years.
The circle of the rich is the most concerned and sensitive to politics, after all, it is related to the security of their own wealth, unlike ordinary people who just watch the fun. Britain and Afghanistan did not dwell on nonsense such as solemn warnings and strong condemnation, and simply cut off the channel of dialogue and directly chose to solve the problem by force. On the contrary, Peru and Switzerland have become the spokesmen of the two sides, shuttling back and forth between the two countries as emissaries to try to eliminate the crisis of war.
Unfortunately, these efforts were ultimately in vain, and the peace plan drafted by the Peruvian president was deeply dissatisfied with both sides and invariably chose to reject it. On April 2, the pre-emptive Agentine began the war. Not to be outdone, the British side left the port and made a strong approach to the Afghan side with a task force consisting of two aircraft carriers.
Li Xuechu listened to a lot of gossip from all sides during this time, and Britain, which had a clear advantage in force, did not think that it would lose the war at all, and it was quite high-profile from the beginning. Except for important news related to the success or failure of the war, such as military deployment, other information was not concealed, but there was a bit of the unscrupulous posture of the old United States in later generations, and it seemed that this war was regarded as a show of its own force.
Li Xuechu was a little unimpressed with this war, both sides actually didn't value this small island, one to divert domestic pressure, and the other to save face. Before the war, Britain did not give people official citizenship treatment, but now they are in a hurry to send the main force of the navy. However, in later generations, there were oil fields around the Falklands, which was worthy of Britain's efforts this time.
However, through this war, Li Xuechu made a small profit in the financial market and completed a successful financial test.
"Cheers!" "Cheers!"
The two wine glasses touched, and Li Xuechu put the red wine to his lips and took a sip. I used to think that this thing was not as good as Coke, but now that I've drunk it more often, I've learned a little bit about it. Although there is no way to analyze the origin or even the specific winery and vintage by the smell and taste like some cattlemen, it is better to drink it well.
"Well, I used to hear people say that Lafite was in '82 or something, but now it's exactly '82, and when the time comes, let's see if I can get into him a few carts and buckets, it's also a good deal......"
"Chuzai?" A greeting interrupted Li Xuechu's thoughts.
"Oh, what's the matter, Limber?"
Lin Yucheng smiled helplessly: "You always seem to like to stay in my first child, have you thought of something?" ”
Do you like to stay? Li Xuechu really didn't pay attention to this, but thinking about it, it seems to be the case. Li Xuechu was a little embarrassed and said: "Lin Bo, you didn't say that I really didn't pay attention, this problem has to be corrected." ”
"It's not a big problem, probably most of you who like to do creative work have this habit. Some of the literati I know do the same. Lin Yucheng said disapprerovingly.
Li Xuechu was even more embarrassed, he was 'copying' the creation, not the 'engagement' of creation, and staying was just the habitual crankiness of otaku. Of course, now I'm also trying to innovate, like the current Transformers is a combination of later movies and some vague memories to do it myself, and the similarity with the original version of the later generations is only afraid of thirty percent. But so far, the results are not bad, which gives otaku a small encouragement.
"I really didn't expect things to turn out like this, how did you guess that Ah Fang would do it first, and even the date was estimated to be ** not far from ten." Lin Yucheng was shocked by Li Xuechu's ability to judge the state of war like a fire, as if he didn't know more information than himself.
"Well, the exhibition of the matter is estimated according to the situation, and the specific date is roughly guessed, and I didn't expect it to be so accurate." Li Xuechu was secretly embarrassed. The question that I am most afraid of others asking is, 'How did you think this would happen?' I can't say this myself, but that's how it turned out anyway.
Li Xuechu has now also developed the habit of closely relating to political and economic information, on the one hand, there is a lie after having an 'amazing handwriting', and on the other hand, it is better to make adjustments according to the butterfly effect, so as not to be pitted by the experience of later generations.
"That's not bad, either." Lin Yucheng sighed and said: "I am much more relieved that the company will be handed over to you, although you are still relatively amateur in financial knowledge, but relying on this judgment ability, this son is indeed more suitable for you to sit." ”
The market price of the Lin family's Kowloon Bank is more than one billion, and Li Xuechu spent 400 million to buy forty percent of the shares, plus more than one percent of the shares entrusted to him by the old man, Li Xuechu officially became the owner of the bank.
Although he became the new owner of the bank, Li Xuechu did not do anything except give two orders to try to free the local real estate industry and increase the reserve of American knives, and Lin Yucheng was still in charge of specific affairs. teamed up with Lin Yucheng to try his skills in the financial market, and made a small profit of nearly 100 million in more than ten days.
"It's still financial money, with the golden finger, this money is easy to pick up." Thinking like this, Li Xuechu didn't express too much modesty about Lin Yucheng's statement, this son is still a lot more convenient for his future actions, and he still has to continue to sit down.
However, it is better not to have any contradictions with the 'father-in-law'. Li Xuechu complimented: "It's still thanks to Lin Bo's operation, otherwise I would have judged correctly, and how to make money would be a blind eye." ”
Lin Yucheng waved his hand: "There are many talents in this area, there is no shortage of traders in Xiangjiang, even if you hire a professional without me, it may not be worse than me, this time I am still stained with your light." ”
sold shares and cashed out 400 million, and this time he made more than 30 million, Lin Yucheng felt a lot more relaxed all of a sudden. It seemed that the clouds of bankruptcy were still around him, and with the real estate crisis pressing on his heart, Lin Yucheng couldn't even sleep well, and now he is basically relieved. The financial market is sometimes more exciting than the casino, and a few minutes can be a huge profit and loss, and it is really not good without a big heart.
However, Lin Yucheng felt a little sorry for his conservatism this time, Chu Zai earned twice as much as himself.
"Chu Zai, have you ever thought about what would happen if you misjudged this time?"
"Wrong?" Li Xuechu thought about it, looked up and smiled: "At most, I will lose 100 million yuan, won't I earn it back next time?" ”
Lin Yucheng was stunned, then shook his head and smiled, and raised his cup to signal.
"It seems that you are indeed more suitable for this son than I am."
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