Rebirth of the Strongest Tycoon

On April 27, the British army officially launched a large-scale attack on Port Stanley, and the encirclement advanced to the front near Port Stanley.

And the Argentine army in the Malvinas Islands, suffering from hunger and cold, also faced the British attack.

Although there are more than 15,000 Argentine defenders on the Malvinas Islands, in fact these people are not all professional soldiers. At least 12,000 of them were temporarily summoned from the country by the Argentine military. The strong labor, that is, the temporary soldiers, who made Galtieri never did at that time, Britain would really launch an ocean war?

So the quality and combat effectiveness of these people can be imagined.

Under the joint suppression of the British army, sea, land and air, all the Malvinas Islands were captured in just one day. Except for the 372 killed in the battle, all the defenders were captured. Former British garrison released

The news of the capture of the Falklands was broadcast by the British army to the garrison in Port Stanley, and a psychological war of public opinion began.

In addition, the Argentine army in Port Stanley was also suppressed by the British army, and the navy was afraid to leave the port, so the Argentine army retreated, and the highlands were captured by the British army.

On May 4, the British Navy once again assisted the Marines in launching a large-scale attack on Port Stanley.

That night, the British naval guns fired a total of more than 1,300 shells, the top of Table Down Hill was razed to the ground, and the last commanding heights of Mount William and Port Stanley on the outskirts of Port Stanley were also taken down.

On May 5, the British army approached the city, and the army surrounded Port Stanley, ready to launch the final general offensive.

When the bomber group took off for strategic bombing, the troops stationed in Argentina raised the white flag at the port.

The Argentine defenders have surrendered!

Major General Jeremy Moore, Commander of the British Ground Forces, met and negotiated with Major General Menende of Argentina. At 6 o'clock in the afternoon, the British army surrendered to the Argentine army, and the British army officially took over Port Stanley.

Although Port Stanley is on the South American continent, it is actually the capital of the Falkland Islands, which is more than 700 kilometers away from the coastline.

With the capture of Port Stanley by the British, it marked the official end of the Falklands War.

The British government subsequently declared victory to the whole world in the "Falklands Guard War", which shocked the whole world.

Galtieri made a desperate attempt to launch a war, suppressing national confidence and national fortune, but was defeated by the United Kingdom in only 33 days after crossing the Atlantic Ocean. The damage to the Argentine nationals can be imagined. The temporarily suppressed domestic economic and social contradictions broke out again, and they were more intense than before!

Therefore, under the covert influence of Britain, the United States and other countries, massive demonstrations against the "junta" and "Galtieri step down" broke out in Argentina, and the demonstrations began to turn into violent actions such as beating, smashing, looting and burning, causing chaos in Argentina. , Argentine domestic political parties began to compete for power, Galtieri stepped down only a matter of time.

But Xia Yu didn't pay attention to these for the time being.

The time he had been waiting for had finally come!

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May 9.

After a few days of busy post-war matters, Margaret Thatcher was finally able to relax a little.

Also on this day.

She received Xia Yu again in her office.

This time, without the company of Prince Philip, only Xia Yu and Margaret Thatcher were in the office.

"Ms. Margaret, congratulations to Britain for winning the war in just thirty-three days! Britain has gained great prestige in the world! I don't think any country dares to despise Britain!"

Xia Yu smiled and congratulated Margaret Thatcher.

Margaret Thatcher's ceremonial thanks: "Thank you!"

"Thank you, Mr. Xia, for your reminder!"

Hearing this sentence, Xia Yu was sure.

Although he was very sure that Margaret Thatcher would not turn her face and deny anyone, but after all, there was still a trace of doubt, and now she would recognize it, so this meant that there was some talk.

As for the outcome of the negotiations, it depends on what he talks to Margaret Thatcher next.

Xia Yu said humbly: "Ms. Margaret, the information I provided is only helpful to the UK in terms of the time and damages at the end of the war, but the bravery and skill of British soldiers are also an extremely crucial factor for the victory of the war!"

Margaret Thatcher smiled and said proudly in an official tone: "Our fighters have always been the best!"

"Yes!"

Xia Yu replied with a smile.

Then he laid an extremely important foreshadowing for the next negotiation, and took the initiative to ask: "Ms. Margaret, I heard that early last month, the special envoy of the Sultan of Brunei came to London again to discuss the independence of the country with the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Regarding the transfer of diplomatic and defense powers, I heard that on January 1, 1984, Brunei will become a fully independent country."

Britain has allowed many countries in Southeast Asia, such as India, Pakistan, Malaysia, Star City, Bangladesh, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, democratic Yemen and other countries to become independent before.

Now he supports Brunei's merger and independence, agrees to fully transfer all rights, and is stuck with the more untenable Xiangjiang for no reason.

How could such a shrewd woman as Margaret Thatcher not understand what Xia Yu meant?

She has been thinking about this issue since October last year, and she had already agreed initially. Now that it has been half a year, she has already thought about it clearly.

Although the UK has now won the Falklands War and is gaining momentum, Margaret Thatcher did not intend to use this residual power to cause trouble.

There are multiple factors involved.

First, the mainland is not Argentina, and Hong Kong is not the Falklands. The United Kingdom can win the Falklands War, but it will never win the war on the mainland's doorstep. The mainland has proved many times before that the United States has been defeated!

Second, the entire West has now reached an agreement to weaken the power of the Red Su as much as possible during the Cold War. Now the West is in a honeymoon period with the mainland. As long as the Cold War is still around, this relationship should continue, even if the UK wants to. The United States will not support it if it turns against the mainland.

Third, the residents of the Falklands are actually descendants of the British, but Hong Kong is mainly Chinese.

Fourth, and most fundamentally, since World War II, the United Kingdom has always given up on all the colonies, and will never leave.

Otherwise, India's independence is unpleasant, and it can't be suppressed, but when Star City becomes independent from the United Kingdom, it can't be suppressed. Star City is stuck in the Strait of Malacca, is it more critical than Hong Kong?

While Star City is still a British colony, Xiangjiang is only a limited-term lease!

Therefore, for Xiangjiang, whether it is the British upper class, or Margaret Thatcher herself, there is a clear understanding.

Xiangjiang will definitely not be able to keep it, the key is to see what benefits can be obtained!

In the previous life, the mainland itself was poor, and the mainland had a strong backbone. It was impossible to promise real benefits to the United Kingdom, and the United Kingdom was naturally angry.

So even though the draft was signed early on, it has been going on all the time.

But this time is different, Xia Yu put his interests on the table early, and used his own bargaining chips to talk about the economic and social stability of Xiangjiang.

In the eyes of the governments of the capitalist world, a consortium and the government of a country are comparable in terms of their own interests.

Take a very simple example.

Last year, Canada's gross national product was over US$300 billion, and the assets of a single American Rockefeller consortium exceeded Canada's one-year gross national product.

Without considering the struggle of the consortium, if the Rockefeller consortium is willing to invest in the UK, it is equivalent to a Canadian national team investing in the UK, or even more than that, because the Canadian government's responsibility is to govern the country, and it is actually impossible to provide What kind of money is invested in the UK, but the Rockefeller Consortium can take out so much money, and the Rockefeller Consortium can also influence the NATO leader, the United States!

In the same way, if Xia Yu invests 5 billion pounds in the UK, then it is enough to use his own strength to become the number one investment in the UK by external funds. After all, the UK's GDP was only 493 billion US dollars last year. , Xia Yu's investment of 5 billion pounds is comparable to 2% of the UK's GDP!

Last year, the Republic of Sudan in Africa, the 58th largest GNP in the world, had a GNP of just over US$9.15 billion.

Therefore, Xia Yu's investment of 5 billion pounds in the UK can exceed the annual GDP of the fifty-eighth country in the world!

Even if Xia Yu's investment of 5 billion pounds takes three years to complete, even an average annual investment of more than 1.66 billion pounds can exceed the GDP of Iceland, Britain's old neighbor, for one year. The latter's gross national product last year was less than 3.2 billion US dollars, which is less than 1.65 billion pounds in pounds!

Therefore, although Xia Yu is only a British national from Xiangjiang, Margaret Thatcher did not neglect him at all. In her eyes, Xia Yu's status is the same as that of the leader of a country in Luxembourg, Portugal, Peru, Chile and other countries. Almost, or even higher.

From Xia Yu's standpoint, excluding the mainland factor, Xia Yu is fully qualified and tenable to talk to her about economic and social stability.

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Margaret Thatcher nodded and said calmly: "Yes, the special envoy of the Sultan of Brunei did come last month. The agreement has been signed. By 1984, Brunei will be supported for complete independence."

Xia Yu said with a smile: "After World War II, the UK has played an extremely important role in the advancement of global democracy, which is obvious to all."

After wearing the high hat, Xia Yu immediately mentioned the matter of Xiangjiang, and he did not speak from a political point of view, but asked questions on behalf of the local residents.

"Ms. Margaret, regarding the economic and social stability of Xiangjiang, when are you going to support our local people?"

Margaret Thatcher did not answer Xia Yu's question directly, but instead asked: "Mr. Xia, you made a large-scale investment in France a few months ago, and the news spread throughout Europe. Billions of dollars were spent."

"I wonder if you can still come up with enough money to invest in the UK?"

Xia Yu's face was indifferent, and he said calmly: "Ms. Margaret, you don't have to worry about this at all. Outside of the UK, I can still get 10 or 20 billion US dollars. Now the global economy is very sluggish, right? As far as I am concerned, there are many investment opportunities, and in Europe, the UK where I invest the most is now!”

"And France has just invested on a large scale some time ago!"

"Of course, I am also a British national now, and if there are suitable investment opportunities in the UK, of course I am happy to invest."

Margaret Thatcher flashed her eyes and said with a smile on her face: "Of course the UK welcomes your investment..."

...

Next, Margaret Thatcher no longer doubted Xia Yu's strength, and negotiated with Xia Yu.

For Margaret Thatcher, she hopes that Xia Yu will realize all the investment this year, so as to stimulate the British economy as soon as possible, improve the unemployment problem, and play a greater role.

But Xia Yu didn't want to invest it all immediately, at least not before the UK and the mainland negotiated.

So the two are mainly discussing around this point.

After nearly fifteen minutes of negotiation, the result finally came out.

Xia Yu must complete an investment of 2.5 billion pounds in the UK by this year, 1.5 billion pounds next year, and 1 billion pounds the year after.

The British governor in Hong Kong, Peter Monroe, will provide all-round assistance to Xia Yu in the government after taking office, help Hong Kong restore economic and social order, and make Hong Kong more and more prosperous.

Of course, these are official words, not so explicit.

In fact, the meaning is obvious, that is, the new Governor of Xiangjiang, Peter Monroe, will listen to Xia Yu on the premise of not harming Britain.

After the negotiation, Xia Yu left with satisfaction.

In order not to leave any clues, this negotiation will not remain on paper, it all depends on the credibility of Margaret Thatcher and Xia Yu.

As long as the UK signs the agreement with the mainland, then everything will be settled.

And as long as he gets stronger and stronger, Britain won't risk a huge economic loss to turn its back on it.

Xia Yu is confident that with the passage of time, Xiangjiang's interests to the UK will be far less than his interests to the UK. At that time, if anyone takes the initiative to provoke the Xiangjiang issue and tries to force Xia Yu to completely separate from the UK, there is no need for Xia Yu to do anything. Instead, it may become a maintainer.

After all, whether it is between countries or between people, interests always come first!

After two more days in the UK, Xia Yu arranged things properly.

On the morning of May 13, under Elena's reluctant gaze, Xia Yu boarded the Cathay Pacific flight back to Hong Kong.

After staying in Europe for more than half a year, and even the Spring Festival is spent in Europe this year, it is time for him to return to Hong Kong...

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