Chapter 028: Jewish Founding Negotiations (1)
Attlee consulted with George VI and a number of important members of the British Parliament, and finally reached a unanimous agreement, deciding that as long as the price was right, they would support Jewish statehood in Palestine, as for how much price was appropriate, only a few people such as Attlee and George VI knew, and Anthony did not find out after many inquiries.
On August 18, Attlee summoned Anthony to discuss the issue of Palestine, and Anthony brought David Ben-Gurion with him this time.
Anyway, David Ben-Gurion will know sooner or later, in order to avoid wasting time when he has to convey it himself, Anthony simply took him to negotiate,
The two soon drove to the British Prime Minister's official residence at 10 Downing Street, and Attlee sat lazily on the sofa to greet the two.
"Long time no see, Your Excellency Prime Minister." Anthony greeted him warmly, although Attlee was arrogant and rude, but now was not the time to calculate.
Attlee beckoned the two to sit down, and Anthony and Ben-Gurion sat down,
"This is." Attlee asked Anthony Dao,
"I'm David Ben-Gurion, Your Excellency Prime Minister, you can call me David."
"Hello, Mr. David." Attlee said hello,
"Hello." Ben-Gurion replied, although he had a lot to say, but this time he couldn't speak, because Anthony was still good at talking about money, and money was also Anthony's, so it was inconvenient for him to interject, lest there be any mistakes, Anthony had taken care of it before he came,
"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, I don't know what I am concerned about this summons." Anthony asked knowingly,
"Huh...... Why should Mr. Anthony knowingly ask? ”
"Oh."
"There's good news and bad news, which one are you going to listen to."
Anthony said, "Listen to the good news first, lest you not even have a time to be happy." ”
"Okay." Attlee smiled, "The good news is that the parliament has passed a resolution to approve your policy of statehood in Palestine, and the bad news is that you have to pay a huge sum of money. ”
Anthony nodded and said, "How much to pay." ”
Attlee said proudly: "Originally, they wanted you to pay 300 billion pounds, but I persuaded them for the sake of our old friends for many years, and finally decided that you only need to pay 200 billion pounds to get the land of Palestine as you wish, and establish a country there that belongs to the Jews, and the British Empire can protect you." ”
Although Anthony knew that the British would open his mouth, he didn't expect to ask for so much, although he was very calm in his heart, but in order to pretend to be hard, he still gasped with a "hiss", "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, are you joking with me?" ”
Attlee smiled, "No, Mr. Anthony, can't you see that I'm serious." ”
Anthony smiled bitterly and said: "200 billion pounds, that's more than 800 billion dollars, almost a trillion dollars, even the United States, the world's most powerful industrial country, can't get it, how can I get it as a businessman, you see how much I'm worth and sell it." Anthony said in his heart: "How can this Englishman be the same as the Chinese, and he really wants a lot of things." ”
Attlee said: "This is naturally not for you to take out all at once, you can slowly return it to us, you can give one or two hundred billion a year, and it won't take long to pay it off." ”
Anthony said: "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, so much money is enough to buy the whole world, if I had so much money and still begged the British government here, I would have gone to another place to buy a piece of land and then immigrate to build a country, I think you have no sincerity at all, we take our leave." "Then get up and go,
Attlee did not stop him, but said, "Mr. Anthony, how much do you think is appropriate?" ”
Anthony said: "Since the end of the last century, the British government has been saying that it will help the Jews to establish a state, and we have spent so much manpower, material and financial resources for this, especially during the First World War, but the British government has never fulfilled it, so I think it is time to cash it in, and you can't always treat us as idiots." ”
Attlee said, "Isn't this already agreeing to your request, but we can't let the empire suffer losses in vain." ”
Anthony said: "In this way, at a fixed price, 100 million pounds, we will pay it off in ten years." ”
"Haha...... Ahaha......" Attlee laughed lewdly,
Anthony didn't speak, and watched how Attlee was going to perform,
"Your Excellency Anthony, the money you gave is too different from the requirements of the parliamentarians, I myself don't want money to give you that place, in recognition of your contributions to the empire over the years, but the parliamentarians will not agree, even if you can't give 200 billion pounds, you can give him 100 billion pounds, with the relationship between the two of us, with your contribution to the United Kingdom, and then I can't persuade those noble lords with this old life, 100 million, I don't even have to open my mouth."
Although Attlee was disgusted, Anthony still had to express his gratitude, "Thank you, Your Excellency, Prime Minister, but we really can't come up with that much money, can the British government get 100 billion pounds, absolutely not, let alone me as a private person, so let's add 100 million pounds, no more." ”
"Mr. Anthony, my friend, you must understand that if you miss this village, there will be no shop, and if the councillors repent, the Jews will not be able to build a state."
"Your Excellency Prime Minister, thank you for your kind reminder, but we really can't come up with that much money, may I ask how much tax the British Empire can collect in Palestine in a year, 10,000 pounds or 20,000 pounds, according to 20,000 pounds, 1000 years is 10 million pounds, 10,000 years is 100 million pounds, I have paid 200 million pounds now, which is equivalent to paying 20,000 years of financial revenue here."
"Looking at the origin of human beings in 10,000 years, how many wars have occurred, and how much territory changes every year, can the British Empire guarantee that Palestine can be controlled by the British Empire for 20,000 years, so someone is willing to pay a whopping 200 million pounds for a desert area, the British Empire should quickly agree, otherwise there will be no store in this village." Anthony unceremoniously returned the last sentence to Attlee,
Britain was the first country to enter the modern society, in the 18th and 19th centuries was the world's development leader, but after entering the 20th century, Britain lost its former glory in two world wars, the last world war Britain signed a huge debt of 1.3 billion pounds,
In order to pay for the cost of arms, Britain sold a quarter of its pre-war overseas investment, and the national debt tripled compared with before the war, and the foreign debt was as high as 3.7 billion pounds.
What the British discussed internally, Anthony didn't know, but he knew that the British liked to have a headache for huge debts, Anthony didn't care, if the British really wanted too much, then they could only wait and see what happened, and now it is not clear who will die in the world war, and Britain may not be able to hold those places,
Anthony and others never thought that the British Empire was still the same as before, now at least China, Germany, the Soviet Union, the United States, and Japan can move the British, and the British are just slapping their faces and filling them with fat people by pretending to be the world's first power, in fact, Anthony decided to buy Palestine from the British or took a fancy to Britain's foreign power, and now Britain has a request for them, which is naturally easy to write, and China is still controlled by the Soviet Union or other countries, and there is no need for them, so it is an unavoidable task for the Jews to restore the country.
In Western countries, the Jews control these countries economically, but in the Soviet Union, Germany, and China, the Jews have no influence, or even zero, plus the Jews lack the population and cannot be seized by force, so if the Jews want to establish a state, they must obtain the approval of the great powers, and Britain is the best to deal with this.
As long as this independence creates a fait accompli, then the other big countries are operating with money, and the security of the Jewish state is basically worry-free, Anthony has already sent people to explore that area, the desert area, the lack of water, and even the lack of resources, for countries like the Soviet Union or China, it doesn't matter if it is here, and Hekuan is not the hinterland of their country, it is even more unnoticeable, but for the Jews who have been in exile for 2,000 years, this is a treasure of feng shui, They die and come back to fulfill the wishes of their ancestors for 2,000 years.
"Mr. Anthony, although there is some truth in what you say, but the permanent right of use plus the right of permanent management is not comparable to the limited right of use, that territory can be sold to you to establish a country, and everything in the future will be yours, even if the bottom line is all gold, the British Empire will not make any demands."
"Your Excellency Prime Minister, no matter how much I really don't have, it's not worth so much money, we've been in exile for two thousand years, and it doesn't matter if we're waiting for two thousand years, and now that the world war, tomorrow there may not be who it is, maybe the next lord won't look down on that desert land, and then we will spend 10 million pounds to buy it back, maybe the Americans didn't save it and spent only 7.2 million dollars to buy a place as big as Alaska."
"No, no." Attlee was reluctant to let go, this price was indeed unacceptable to even him, although he knew that the territory was indeed worthless, but he knew that the Rothschilds were rich, so he had to knock it out, otherwise he would be too sorry for his ancestors,
"Mr. Anthony, you give too little, the councillors won't take it."
"Your Excellency, how much do you say?"
Attlee said: "Don't say single digits, or I won't be able to help you, no matter what, you have to add 100 million to the three digits." ”
Ben-Gurion on the side was shocked when he heard it, 200 billion was killed at once to 10 billion, and it seemed that there was still a lot of space.