This time Gu Chen did not disclose it to the public in advance, but he sent a note to the British Prime Minister's Office in advance, so when Gu Chen arrived at the airport, the car sent by Margaret Thatcher was already waiting, and after the car drove out of the airport, Gu Chen and Guan Zhilin separated, Guan Zhilin went to the hotel first, and Gu Chen came directly to the Prime Minister's Office at No. 10 Downing Street. As soon as he got out of the car, he saw Mrs. Thatcher who was greeted at the door, and hurriedly walked up, shook Mrs. Thatcher's hand, and said, "I'm glad to see you Mrs. Thatcher again so soon." ”

Not only can you see the prime minister of a world power like Britain at any time, but you can also let the other party stand at the door to greet you in person, such treatment is unimaginable for most businessmen, but you only need to look at a set of data to understand Margaret Thatcher's moves: Jaguar Group has become the largest car manufacturer in the United Kingdom after reorganization; Rolls-Royce Engines has become the UK's largest manufacturer of military and civilian engines after a large-scale capital injection, and in the foreseeable future, Rolls-Royce Engines is likely to become one of the world's largest and most technologically advanced engine manufacturers; In addition, the group has also signed more than a dozen contracts with the British government, including the construction of highways, bridges and even street lights, and the net worth of up to $4 billion has made the British Infrastructure Group the largest infrastructure company in the UK; The last is British Power Grid Corporation, which was the UK's largest power grid company before it was bought by Gu Chen, controlling more than half of the country's electricity transmission business. Not to mention in the future.

The above are just Gu Chen's normal business investments in the UK, and what really made Margaret Thatcher have to pay attention to Gu Chen is that Gu Chen is now the largest creditor in the UK. The economic growth rate reached 3.4% in January this year, which is the first positive economic growth rate since the economic crisis, and the economic growth rate in February is expected to reach 4.7%, which can have such a large proportion of growth, and Gu Chen's large-scale investment in the UK and the government's stimulus policy for the economy are inseparable. It can be said that without Gu Chen, it would be very difficult for Britain to reverse the economic situation.

Moreover, rich people are welcome wherever they go, according to a note sent by Tang Dynasty Holdings to the British Prime Minister's Office. This time, Gu Chen came to the UK because he had a business to discuss with Margaret Thatcher, and it would definitely not be a small business for Gu Chen to come to the UK in person and need to come out with Margaret Thatcher. Mrs. Thatcher was naturally looking forward to it. As for what kind of business it is, the note did not say.

"I'm also very happy to meet you, Mr. Gu, and welcome you to the UK again, please." Mrs. Thatcher made a gesture of invitation, and then walked into No. 10 Downing Street with Gu Chen, and the two came to the conference room, because this was only a private meeting, the atmosphere in the conference room seemed very relaxed, and Mrs. Thatcher's secretary brought two cups of coffee. Gu Chen took a sip of the fragrant coffee and said, "I know that Mrs. Dao's time is very precious. There's a lot of work to be done every day, so I'm going to get my point of being here today, I want to get exclusive rights to explore oil and gas in the 200 nautical miles around the Falkland Islands. ”

The Falkland Islands, also known as the Malveras Islands, are located in South America, only more than 500 kilometers away from Argentina, is a disputed territory between Argentina and the United Kingdom, in 1982 due to Argentina sent troops to occupy the Falkland Islands, Argentina and Britain broke out in war, and finally ended with the British occupation of the Falkland Islands, the surrender of the Argentine troops on the island, since then the Falkland Islands are completely under the control of the United Kingdom.

These political issues are naturally not Gu Chen's concern, the oil and gas resources off the coast of the Falkland Islands that he really cares about, since entering the 90s, oil and gas have been discovered one after another in the waters off the Falkland Islands, and by the beginning of the 21st century, the proven oil reserves have reached 60 billion barrels, which is a huge number as long as people with a little common sense know. He remembers it so clearly because in 2010, Argentina and Britain almost went to war for the second time over these oil resources.

Of course, this was all later, and in the 80s, no one realised that the Falkland Islands were so rich in oil, which undoubtedly provided him with a great opportunity, and this was the main reason why he left Hong Kong this time, and he could only go to Canada by the way. In fact, he regretted that he had forgotten this matter last time, when Britain urgently needed his help, and if he put it forward, the British government would probably agree due to economic pressure, and now it may take more time to persuade Margaret Thatcher.

Hearing that she actually wanted the right to explore oil and gas in the waters around the Falkland Islands, Mrs. Thatcher's face was full of astonishment, she had guessed many purposes of Gu Chen's trip, but she didn't guess this, her brows couldn't help frowning slightly, you must know that the Falkland Islands are not compared to the place, although Britain won the war and controlled the Falkland Islands, it does not mean that Britain can do whatever it wants, and the pressure from international public opinion is still not small, Moreover, if Britain explores and develops oil as a strategic resource in the Falkland Islands, it will certainly cause a strong protest from Argentina, but at most it is just a protest, because the loss of the war led to the fall of the Galtieri junta and the economic sanctions imposed by Western countries led by Britain.

When considering the possible reaction of Gu Chen's request, she was also puzzled by the request itself, in her impression, the Falkland Islands and the surrounding waters did not seem to contain oil and gas resources, why would Gu Chen suddenly make such a completely unconventional request? In other words, if Gu Chen's request was to obtain the right to explore oil and gas in a certain area of the North Sea, she would be more able to understand.

"Since you have made such a request, Mr. Gu, then you should have some understanding of the situation in the Falkland Islands, if the British government grants oil exploration rights to a private company without consulting with the Argentine government, it will definitely cause strong protests from the Argentine government, and even cause serious diplomatic incidents, so I cannot give you an answer to your request right now."

She didn't show her doubts. For her, it doesn't matter whether Gu Chen can explore for oil in the Falkland Islands, it is naturally the best, the British government will be able to have one more fiscal revenue, no, the British government has nothing to lose, the most important thing now is whether to give the exploration right to Gu Chen, if not, the government will always give a reasonable excuse, after all, Gu Chen is a big creditor in the UK.

"I think Madame's worries are a little too much, after the fall of the Galtieri junta, the Argentine factions were busy fighting for power, I remember that some time ago the opposition held a large-scale demonstration, and Argentina's economy is also very bad now, in this case, the current government of Argentina has no confidence to move seriously with the British, maybe they will protest, even protest to the United Nations, but I think if Madame you cared about these protests, you would not have sent an expeditionary force to retake the Falkland Islands."

"And with all due respect, if the British Government is interested in developing the Falkland Islands, it should take advantage of the present to form an established fact, otherwise it will be much more difficult for the British Government to develop it when Argentina recovers its anger in the future. Don't forget, ma'am, South American countries all support Argentina's claim to the Falkland Islands, but now South American countries are generally weak in national strength, and their influence and voice in the international community are not high, but what about ten or twenty years later? At least I think Brazil will be one of the world's leading economies by then, and if they continue to support Argentina's claim to the Falkland Islands, it will pose a serious challenge to the British government. ”

Gu Chen had already thought of these arguments, and this time he came to Britain to obtain the right to explore oil in the Falkland Islands, which was 60 billion barrels of oil, and as far as he knew, Kuwait, which ranked fourth in the world in terms of oil reserves, had reserves of more than 90 billion barrels, which means that the oil reserves of the Falkland Islands reached two-thirds of the entire country of Kuwait, and the huge benefits contained in it were really incalculable.

Mrs. Thatcher's face showed a thoughtful look, it was obvious that she was moved by Gu Chen's words, and the more she thought about it, the more she felt that what Gu Chen said made sense, taking advantage of the political instability in Argentina and the economic downturn to develop the Falkland Islands, creating an established fact, so that even if there was a conflict in the future, Britain could take the initiative, and after a while, she spoke: "I admit that I was moved by your words, but after all, this involves sensitive political issues, and I need to discuss with my cabinet before I can give you an answer." ”

She needs to let her think tank evaluate the pros and cons in detail. In this regard, Gu Chen had already expected it, he didn't have the luxury of expecting Mrs. Thatcher to agree on the spot, and after nodding, he stood up and stretched out his hand to Mrs. Thatcher with a smile: "So I won't disturb Mrs. Precious time, I will stay in the UK in the next few days, if Mrs. you have news, you can inform me at any time." ”

Mrs. Thatcher also had a smile on her face: "Okay, I heard that there is a beautiful lady who came to the UK with Mr. Gu this time, I wish Mr. Gu a happy and wonderful holiday in the UK, and you can call the Secretariat of the Prime Minister's Office at any time if you have anything." (To be continued......)