Rebirth of Hong Kong 1981

   Chapter 781 Evil intentions

   Yang Chen's words were also ruthless, and at the same time, he also said that Simon Keswick went to his heart. For Jardine, who had suffered huge losses, what he was most afraid of was the repetition of history.

   Decades ago, Jardine took advantage of the huge influence of the UK in Asia, and did not succumb to that heavy blow.

   Nowadays, the influence of the UK in Asia is declining day by day. Without this huge advantage, coupled with the rise of Chinese capital, even if Simon Keswick has the confidence and ability, he cannot guarantee that Jardine will still be able to save the day and pass the border safely.

  The most difficult asset to transfer is undoubtedly the real estate kingdom of Landmark. Real estate has always been the most valuable business of Landmark. Without real estate, Landmark can no longer be called Landmark.

  Jardine Matheson wanted to leave, as long as the funds were transferred out, but Landmark could not move.

   But if Jardine did not give up the land, its influence would definitely plummet. By then, he, a member of the Keswick family, might not be as strong as Newbi, who was about to be driven out.

   "Aren't you afraid of Yang Sheng?"

  Simon Keswick hesitated for a while and asked the question he wanted to ask the most.

   "What are you afraid of?" Yang Chen subconsciously asked.

  Simon Keswick said without shyness: "Does Yang Sheng think that Hong Kong can still be so prosperous without the British capital and the elites?"

   Yang Chen asked back at the right time: "Why not? Does Mr. Simon Keswick feel that the current Chinese consortiums are not capable of supporting the prosperity of Hong Kong?"

   "I remember that you Chinese have a saying called 'do the grind and kill the donkey', aren't you afraid of being that guinea pig, Yang Sheng?"

  Simon Keswick did not know where to learn the idiom, so he directly said the Chinese with the four characters of Xie Mo and Kill the Donkey. Although it is not very standard, the articulation is very clear.

"It seems that Mr. Simon Keswick is very interested in the culture of our country. The foundation of Jardine has always been in Asia. Even if Jardine is no longer in Hong Kong in the future, he will definitely be inseparable from dealing with the Chinese, so I hope Simon Keswick Serk's understanding of Chinese culture in the future, don't just see it one-sided..."

   Before Yang Chen could continue to speak, Simon Keswick raised his hand and interrupted at the right time: "I remember, Yang Sheng, you now hold British nationality, a citizen of the territory of the British Empire, and a loyalist of the Queen of England."

   Well, Simon Keswick's words were sharp enough, and they caught Yang Chen's pain point in one fell swoop.

   For a while, Yang Chen really didn't know how to speak, because what the other party said was the truth.

  Before the 1997 handover, the people living in Xiangjiang were indeed citizens of the Dependent Territories of the United Kingdom in terms of law, which no one can deny.

   "Don't you know that Simon Keswick first believed in your foundation & Christianity?"

  Simon Keswick shrugged, apparently thinking that Yang Chen was deliberately avoiding the previous topic, so he bluntly smiled: "Of course, I am a true Christian."

   "Then Simon Keswick thinks that the God you believe in will really bless you?"

   "Press?" Simon Keswick frowned and said a little displeased: "I remember that many people in Xiangjiang believe in Buddhism, so I wonder if Yang Sheng thinks your Buddha will bless you?"

  Yang Chen shook his head and said, "I have never believed in Buddhism, nor did I believe in. The belief in the bones of the Chinese has never been those illusory gods and Buddhas."

   Without waiting for Simon Keswick to open his mouth, Yang Chen continued: "I wonder if Mr. Simon Keswick had heard the story of Dayu's water control when he was learning about Chinese culture?"

  Simon Keswick: "I've heard of it, but as far as I know, it's just a myth, a story without factual basis, and no one will believe it."

   Yang Chen said solemnly: "No, that is not a story without factual basis. From ancient times to the present, our ancestors in China have never given up on the management of floods in the territory."

   "In the blood of the Chinese, our beliefs have always been ourselves, because we have always believed that man can conquer the sky, and there is nothing that we cannot solve with our hands and wisdom.

  The Chinese do not believe in Buddhism or belief in their bones. Even those who have become monks and Taoists, they will not force the people to believe in gods and Buddhas. "

   "Because of those illusory gods and Buddhas, they are just a sustenance for us, a spiritual sustenance."

   "If you believe, you have, if you don't, you don't."

   "What the Chinese really believe in are only those ancestors who made great contributions to the Chinese civilization, and the land where we were born and raised."

   "Chinese people pay attention to returning leaves to their roots. No matter how far they go, no matter where they settle down, when they get old, the place they most want to go back to and the place they miss will always be the land that once nurtured them."

   "A person's nationality can be changed, but there is one thing that no one can ever change, and that is his roots."

   "There are so many Chinatowns all over the world, why do the Chinese gather there? The reason is that they haven't forgotten their identities..."

   After hearing this, Simon Keswick asked calmly, "If I remember correctly, Yang Sheng has always received an English-style education. It can be said that the UK trained you."

   "Doesn't Yang Sheng disagree with Britain at all?"

  Yang Chen didn't hide it, mixed it with a bit of sarcasm, and smiled lightly: "Mr. Simon Keswick's words are not rigorous enough, and they are also very ungentleman."

"Let's not talk about other things, let's talk about the Falklands War not long ago. In the early days of the war, when everyone was not optimistic about Britain, I put all the funds in my hand into the British stock market. I believe that the United Kingdom can win in the shortest time. victory of the war.

  On this point alone, I think I have done better than many British people who only talk and do not do. As for the rewards later, those are all I deserve. At least, the Queen herself did not deny my achievements. "

   "Some time ago, the second round of privatization reforms promoted by Mrs Thatcher was also the leader of me while everyone was watching. For this, Mrs Thatcher personally thanked me."

   "As for the above two things, I don't think I need to make any explanation for what Simon Keswick said about agreeing with England or not."

   For a long time, the British governance of the colonies was much stricter than that of other Western countries. In the early days of the British colonies, it was not just a simple plunder of resources.

  At the same time as the plundering of resources, the UK also attaches great importance to the cultural export of its own country. During the process of British colonization of the world, the UK has spared no effort to win over and cultivate the elites of each colony.

   It is the continuous output of this soft culture that enables Britain to maintain the largest colonial system in the world.

  Even after the end of World War II, the Western colonial system completely collapsed, and the influence of other countries in the colonies dissipated without a trace, but the United Kingdom was still able to maintain the nominal rule of the British Commonwealth Empire with its early soft cultural output.

  Simon Keswick's sinister intentions, Yang Chen saw through at a glance, if he admits that he has no sense of identity with Britain, once this matter spreads, the consequences will be unimaginable for him.

  Now, he still needs to put on the British tiger skin and expand his overseas business, especially the expansion in Asia and Europe, which is inseparable from the influence of the United Kingdom.

   He is not that stupid, and he will not let today's good situation go to waste just because he is happy for a while.

  Tolerance is unbearable, this is a must for those who achieve great things. Simon Keswick's little abacus can't be played here at all, and he will not be fooled by the other party.

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   (end of this chapter)