ps: No. 1 to No. 4 are exams before the holiday, it is estimated that there will be two more, and please forgive me, brothers, I will make up for these two days, saying that today is very unlucky, the cheat sheet was caught, and it is estimated that I will fail the course! Depressed......

"What is the situation of the war now?"

I thought that the EU would be formed at one time during the negotiations, but who would have thought that at such a critical juncture, Britain and Argentina would suddenly break out into a war conflict, and most of Britain's energy was focused on Argentina, and it had no intention of the EU at all, of course, this could also be Britain's delaying policy.

Cause? Who knows the specific reason, maybe it is that Britain feels that the formation of the EU now is not conducive to the fundamental interests of Britain at this time! Or rather, he was not satisfied with the euro's proposal, after all, the pound was still strong at this time.

"There are not many casualties on both sides, mainly because the diplomatic side has been pushing each other, after all, Argentina has ...... strength"

Although James did not say it explicitly, the answer is there, can Argentina's national power compete with Britain? It is estimated that even Argentina will not be a match for Britain, although Britain suffered heavy losses in World War II.

"Now Margaret Thatcher's prestige is at its peak, she is a strong person, and she has always been in her attitude towards the Nord principality, and she has not shown any particular friendliness."

"If you are the prime minister of a big country, then I believe that the joining of the Duchy of Nord will not be too friendly, leave it alone for the time being, how is the progress of things in Forest Park?"

"It has been laid down and the French side has communicated, and they are willing to work with us to build a national forest park, but they still do not let go of some funds."

"Funding is not a problem, now citizens have money in their hands, you can let them participate in this project together, Smith is right, blindly improving welfare is not the goal, so that citizens have money in their hands is fundamental."

Standing in James's suite in the Cabinet Office Building, looking out through the floor-to-ceiling windows at the leisurely Nord citizens, Joseph answered James's question like this.

Nord has never had its own currency, and if it weren't for the imminent formation of the European Union and the high probability of the euro system being proposed and passed, it is estimated that this group of cabinet members would have blocked Joseph's door.

At this time, it was already May 1982, half a year of Nord's GDP has caught up with last year, although the business of Audi has not been greatly improved, but other industries have a lot of growth, especially the clothing industry, since reaching a strategic partnership with several large Italian garment manufacturers, Nord Duchy's clothing brand has reached international recognition.

Although the clothing of the Principality of Nord has always been the synonym of luxury goods (export), in fact, many wealthy businessmen and celebrities like Nord's fashionable, simple and diverse styles, but they have always complained about the price, thinking that a new brand should not have such an outrageous price.

But after the strategic partnership, several Nord garment manufacturers and Italian garment manufacturers cross-shared, after the joint operation, everything has been different, inadvertently the Nord garment industry has completed the huge cross-exhibition of the 10 billion dollar group.

Even, at this time, several Nord clothing giants are negotiating the acquisition of Lamborghini, an Italian luxury sports car series that went bankrupt a year ago, and Audi AG is also involved, but due to lack of funds, the main direction is still from several giants in the clothing industry.

In the 1982 Forbes European Rich List, several wealthy people in the Principality of Nord were on the list with an absolute advantage, of course, this is just gossip, but it is indeed true, but the position of the list is not clear.

The Nord Royal Bank's open loan has greatly improved the industry and commerce of the Nord Principality, especially when the government is the assistant, and many local Nord companies have deep or shallow cooperation with the world's major industry giants.

"Your Highness, Audi is ready to borrow two billion dollars in cash from the bank, because the amount is relatively large, Rupert would like to ask your opinion."

Rupert was the new Minister of Commerce, the Royal Bank was under his jurisdiction, and he himself was a top student of business administration at a prestigious college, which was a typical academic official of the Principality of Nord.

"Two billion dollars? What are the big moves of Audi? ”

Joseph was shocked at first glance, after all, Audi is still the core economic pillar of the Nord Principality, and if something happens to it, it will undoubtedly be a devastating disaster for the Nord Principality. But then he thought clearly, if there really is something to delay, it will never be said until today, in this case, it can only be the Audi company itself to act.

To be honest, Joseph doesn't want to see such a situation, he is willing to see domestic companies work hard, but Audi is no more reckless than other companies, and he can't gamble easily!

James obviously knew this, so he was a little hesitant when he spoke, he himself refused to be reckless and gamble, but the proposal of the president of Audi AG was very tempting, and some of the figures made even James a little impulsive.

"Audi has always been the definition of a mid-to-high-end car, but we lack a top-of-the-line model, and this time Audi is ready to acquire a world-class sports car brand to establish Audi's position in the automotive industry."

"A top-of-the-line sports car? Lamborghini? ”

This is the brand that Joseph first thought of, after all, several wealthy people in the Nord clothing industry are now negotiating this matter, but thinking about it, it is not, after all, Lamborghini said that it is an acquisition rather than a shareholding, after all, those people in the Italian clothing industry are the people who really spend money.

"It's the Bugatti Veyron, the Great Depression of the world economy and the second world-class war have greatly affected the Bugatti Veyron company, and now it is facing bankruptcy, and it is not surprising that 300 million US dollars can buy everything including engineers to brands and technologies, but now Bugatti Veyron has a lot of debts in arrears."

Bugatti Veyron? This is a well-known sports car series, even Joseph, who was unfamiliar with cars in his previous life, was familiar with this name, and now Audi wants to buy this brand?

Joseph was not carried away by the name, because he understood that many famous car brands were actually losing money, such as Rolls-Royce, Lamborghini, which the wealthy people of Nord Apparel wanted to take a stake, and Bugatti Veyron.

It is difficult for a single top brand sports car to make a profit, and it is only possible to cooperate or even merge with a large mid-to-high-end car group, whose main purpose is not to make money but to make a name for themselves and improve the quality of other cars in the group.

For example, although the Audi series of cars has always been well received and the annual sales can almost be a miracle, if you want to make another breakthrough, then it is essential to have a top sports car brand of its own.

Audi A1 a thousand dollars? Isn't that a bit expensive? What, the Bugatti Veyron is also owned by Audi, and since this is the case, then $10,000 is really not much.

The benefits of a top sports car to an automobile group are not only these, these are just a small foundation, the real biggest effect is a complete system of automobile groups, their international status is extraordinary.

"I agree in principle with this loan, and it is up to Rupert to decide, but I hope he will be cautious about this matter, after all, you should know the position of Audi in Nord."

"I know what to do, how was the recent course? Your Highness! ”

When the state affairs came to an end, as Joseph's former butler, James made a rare tease of Joseph, and in an instant Joseph's face became a little tangled and a little sad.