Chapter 260: The Aberdeen Group
The new richest man in the United Kingdom, Countess Li Xiaohan, is of Chinese descent and invests 1.5 billion pounds to build the London Underground, which is the first investment of the new richest man in England. – Financial Times
The British Prime Minister prepares to meet Countess Li Xiaohan and invite her to lunch. – The Times
Does Britain's richest man agree to a meeting with the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom that the Countess has a Conservative position? - Daily Telegraph
We have never received any information from the Earl of Aberdeen, does this mean that the Earl of Aberdeen and his wife are at odds? - The Sun
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A villa in London
"Sister, they actually say this about you and your brother-in-law!"
Li Xiaoxi was very indignant and threw the Sun newspaper in front of Li Xiaohan, Li Xiaohan smiled helplessly, although she still maintained her youthful and pure thoughts, but she has adapted a lot to the media industry, and she doesn't care about similar things at all.
"Say whatever they want! I'm going to meet Port City tomorrow, what are you going to do? ”
"Naturally, I went back with my sister."
Get back...... I don't know when Hong Kong City has replaced the Earldom of Aberdeen, Scotland, as the first choice of the Li sisters, otherwise Li Xiaoxi should be talking about the past instead of going back.
Alan would not follow the two back to Hong Kong City, as he was in London to prepare for dealing with the Scottish nobles, and a few days ago news came that the granaries of Aberdeen's farm had been burned and the seedlings had been destroyed.
The person in charge of the county did not call the police and did not investigate, because the matter was in front of them, and all Aberdeen needed to do was to fight back, fight back fiercely.
If April 1991 was all about Li Xiaohan, the Chinese countess, then by May, the big moves in the London stock market really attracted the attention of London citizens.
On May 1, London ushered in the first large-scale stock fall limit, if you pay attention, you will find it. Behind these companies are Scottish aristocrats, especially those who are involved in land. The Aberdeen family spent more than a billion pounds on this blockade, as it was targeting medium-sized companies. That's enough.
The stock market will always be a living bank for the capital predators, as long as you have enough cash flow. Then there's no need to fear anyone in the stock market, and that's the case with Allen right now.
In the three days from May 1 to 3, Allen bought 13 companies with total assets of more than 1.5 billion pounds for less than 600 million pounds.
Most of the companies were agricultural companies, which controlled more than 150,000 acres of land, and the Scottish aristocracy lost a lot of money.
Alan was a little hesitant at this time, he didn't understand whether he should let these nobles buy the company back at the original price or swallow it directly, the two choices were naturally two different endings.
If it's the latter. So it can be said that the Scottish aristocracy is wiped out, and no one can guarantee what they will do in the future under the enemies of life and death, and Li Xiaohan's safety is a problem. But if it's the former...... Alan couldn't guarantee that they would still be working against the Aberdeen family.
"Butler Allen, the number of Lord Earl."
Just when he was in a dilemma, Joseph's call arrived just in time, and in a flash of excitement, Alan hurriedly answered the phone, and at this time he needed an idea from the Nord Kingdom.
"Give them sixty per cent of the company price and let them get out of Scotland."
The acquisition of thirteen companies over £1.5 billion for less than £600 million would have cost the Aberdeen family less than £400 million if you include the amount of money earned by the stock market crackdown. There are also some small households who earn some of the money. Those Scottish aristocrats were able to get less than 100 million pounds in the end, which can be said to be a serious loss.
They also had a part of the shares, according to Joseph's will. It was to add some more shares to this part of the shares as compensation, and the company was all acquired by the Aberdeen Group, but they also had a way to live.
This is indeed the best way now, without too much hatred and to avoid subsequent troubles, Alan hung up the phone and began to prepare for this matter.
Thirteen agricultural companies, together with 150,000 acres of land, are still mostly 60 or 70 percent owned by them, and it is impossible to get them all without a billion pounds. After all, land is only the basic thing for an agricultural company, and the farmhouses, estates, and agricultural machinery attached to it are worth a lot of money.
Alan didn't pay a visit to them all. Instead, the meeting took place in its entirety at Aberdeen Castle, Scotland, where more than twenty Scottish nobles accepted the invitation.
They have no reason to refuse. Because now they are fish and meat that can be slaughtered by others, and it is at this time that Alan did not continue to suppress them, but invited them to the banquet. That in itself is an attitude, an attitude that radiates friendliness.
For the first time in months, Aberdeen Castle was lively, and the Scottish aristocracy was polite and elegant gentlemen, but no one knew what they really thought of in their hearts.
Pre-banquet study room:
"Your Excellency should understand the true meaning of this banquet."
"Alan, where is your master?"
A nobleman obviously did not want to talk to a butler, he felt that this was an unfair attitude, he was a nobleman who should talk to the nobleman on an equal footing, not with the other party's butler as he was now, and even he was on the weak side.
"I'm sorry Your Excellency, but the Count is in Europe and the Countess is still in the Asian Harbor City, if you wish, you can also go to Nord to meet the Count in person."
To Nord? No kidding, I guess they don't even have the qualifications to enter the palace.
Sneering, the nobleman was not speaking, and now he remembered that he had no say in this matter at all, and everything depended on how the other party dealt with it.
"We want to buy the remaining shares in the hands of a few adults, and the purchase price will be increased by 30 percent from the original price."
At first glance, the nobles in front of them were shocked. How? Is this to kill them all? But then they realized that they wanted to expel them.
Although it is also a bit excessive, the other party at least leaves them a way to live, with money and titles in their hands, they can still maintain the dignity of nobility wherever they go, but they lose a lot of land and castles inherited by their ancestors.
"This matter can be discussed, but we hope that not 30 percent, but 60 percent of the original price increase."
At this time, someone must stand up, and Weis, as a nobleman with the most land, although not the highest title in it, is qualified to speak and represent.
But Marquis Weiss's words made Alan shake his head firmly: "It's thirty percent, if you agree then sign a contract, if you don't agree, we will get the remaining shares through other means, such as capital injection or divestment of part of the company's assets......
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If it weren't for the gentlemanly demeanor of the nobles, it is estimated that most of the nobles present would scold him, because Allen's actions are so hateful that people want to break his skin.
"I agree, just 30 percent."
A nobleman couldn't bear it first, not because he didn't want to continue, but because he understood that there was no possibility of negotiation in this matter, and there were only two ways in front of them to sign an agreement and not to sign an agreement.
If there is a first, there will be a second, and then they all began to sign one after another, including the Marquis of Weiss, who was the most stressful one in it. Vesskasbah is luxurious, but behind the luxury is tens of thousands of repair and maintenance costs, which require a lot of money every month to maintain, and the only solution is to sell the company.
With the arrival of anticipation and hope, a somewhat dejected and semi-relaxed departure, this is the day of the banquet experienced at Aberdeen Castle, and Alan is equally relieved, because the matter is finally half perfectly resolved.
Three days later, Aberdeen Group held a press conference, at which it was announced that Aberdeen Group will start wine business, castle rental business, tourism business, and Aberdeen Group, which integrates more than a dozen agricultural companies in Scotland, has a capital of 5 billion pounds, ranking 23rd in the top 100 in the United Kingdom. Of course, this is because Standard Chartered's shares have not yet been included in the Aberdeen Group, and it is not a problem if you add those who are in the top 10.
The Aberdeen Group incident once again made Li Xiaohan popular, and the status of British Chinese was also improved a lot in an instant, and the Chinese side also made a move in this regard, and the Premier of the State Council officially invited Li Xiaohan to participate in the Zhonghai banquet on May 10.
has the foundation of the queen's banquet, Li Xiaohan is not afraid of the Zhonghai banquet, and agreed to this banquet with a slight hesitation, and Joseph sent congratulations as soon as possible.
"There is no problem with Butler Allen's loyalty, and there is no problem with his ability, but he is already very old, you have to start preparing for related things, and if there is a reliable person, you must train it as soon as possible."
Joseph alluded to it, Li Xiaohan is simple but also a smart girl, and soon she understood what Joseph meant, and a few days later she called Qingmei County, two clever but trustworthy distant relatives came to Hong Kong City to meet Li Xiaohan, and then they were arranged to study with Allen.
Of course, under Joseph's guidance, Allen also has Darwin, the earl's personal valet, and several guys that Allen values, and they will contain each other in the future and be used by Li Xiaohan at the same time.
Relatives may not be able to trust, and servants may not be able to betray at critical times, mutual supervision and containment is the best way, although Li Xiaohan feels that this is very bad.
Alan felt that Li Xiaohan had grown a lot, and he was very happy about it, he had no intention of hiding himself, and slowly taught these apprentices everything he knew, among which Darwin didn't have to pay too much attention to it since he was a child.
On May 15, 1991, Germany's first female chancellor, Mrs. Klerson, took office, and at the same time as Chancellor Nord visited Germany, Li Xiaohan had already come to Yanjing to prepare to participate in the commercial banquet of China Shipping about the port city. (To be continued)
ps: Thanks Xiaoxiao. Fengyun, Yue Zhiling, and the reward of the same book friend _archer classmates, thank you for the monthly pass of Dream Bank, Floraqy, Xiluo Youyin, Oh Lost, and Weifu Private Room Ji. The Gentlemen's Gathering Hall was reborn as a small country in Europe
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