Reborn in Hong Kong: The Tycoon Grows Up

In fact, the British royal family not only arranged for Crown Prince Charles and the Princess to greet him in person, but there was also a more important ceremony later - the awarding of honors was waiting for Bao Zixuan.

As an important figure in the development and promotion of Hong Kong and a world-renowned entrepreneur, he strongly supported the United Kingdom during the Falklands War. For this reason, he was blocked by the entire Argentina. He also received many other honors. At this time, Xiangjiang still belonged to the British Commonwealth in the eyes of the British. From that perspective, Bao Zixuan met the qualifications for the award.

That night, Bao Zixuan and his wife had an aristocratic dinner with Prince Charles at his castle. Zhang Youran enjoyed it very much, but Bao Shengfu was really not used to it.

During the dinner, Prince Charles proposed to Bao Zixuan that Her Majesty the Queen would receive him tomorrow and would award him a medal. In order not to embarrass the situation and not to embarrass Bao Zixuan, he decided to award the medal together with Harold Macmillan.

Before coming to the UK, I had already thought about these issues. But now Bao Zixuan has figured out that if you always look forward and backward, others will not take you seriously, so it is better to live a more self-sufficient life. When you are strong enough, you don’t need to care too much about what other people think.

Moreover, the richest man Bao has already thought of a way out, at least to take his destiny into his own hands.

Buckingham Palace is the main residence and office of the British monarch in London. Located in Westminster, it is one of the venues for British national celebrations and royal welcome ceremonies, and is also an important tourist attraction.

Buckingham Palace has also been an important gathering place during moments of celebration or crisis in British history. From 1703 to 1705, Buckingham and John Sheffield, Duke of Normanby, built a large town hall building "Buckingham Palace" here, which constitutes the main building today.

In 1761, King George III acquired the mansion and used it as a private residence. The palace's expansion project lasted for more than 75 years, mainly by architects John Nacy and Edward Bloor, and built three side buildings for the central courtyard.

In 1837, after Queen Victoria ascended the throne, Buckingham Palace became the official residence of the King of England. In the 1840s, construction of the palace's public facade began, forming the image of Buckingham Palace that continues to this day. During World War II, the palace chapel was destroyed by a German bomb; the Queen's Gallery built on its site opened to the public in 1962 to display the Royal Collection.

Buckingham Palace is now open to the public, and the famous handover ceremony of the Guards is held every morning, which has become a major landscape of British royal culture.

Early the next morning, Bao Zixuan, accompanied by his wife Zhang Youran, began to prepare. It is a big day after all, so you must dress up carefully.

Seeing this palace that he had heard of countless times before, Bao Zixuan was filled with emotions. I had visited here in my previous life, of course only as a tourist. Who would have thought that I could come here and have the Queen personally award him a medal. Don’t talk about realizing it before, don’t even dare to think about it.

But I have seen too many palaces in this life, so I don’t think it’s anything special. And to be honest, Bao Zixuan's residence in Kyoto is not much worse than Buckingham Palace. At most, it loses in fame. When Kyoto of China develops, the price of the house itself will definitely not be lower than here.

Compared to Bao Zixuan's calmness, Zhang Youran was extremely excited. I used to be very envious of the British aristocratic life and was considered a poisoned generation. After getting married to Bao Zixuan, the situation got better; but it was difficult to change things deep down in one's heart.

The British Honors and Commendations system is a system designed to reward those who have made contributions to the United Kingdom.

Different honorary titles represent different levels of importance, and some titles were created centuries ago.

The list of persons to be honored is recommended by the Prime Minister to the British monarch. Individuals can also nominate people to the Prime Minister, and the Foreign Office can nominate foreign citizens to receive honours. Commonwealth governments can also nominate their own citizens to the British government, although most Commonwealth countries have established their own honors systems. The monarch may also award honors to individuals at his own discretion.

The list of honorees is generally published twice a year - on the monarch's birthday and on the New Year's Day. Ceremonies where honors are awarded always attract attention, the most famous of which is of course the knighting ceremony, in which the monarch holds a symbolic sword and gently taps the shoulder of the person being knighted. But sometimes those who have received honors will refuse to accept them. In 2003, British newspapers published a list of all those who had refused to be canonized.

Bao Zixuan is based in the UK, and its business is mainly in Xiangjiang. If you still want to live a more comfortable life, it's really hard to refuse directly.

The awarding of honors is a solemn and grand matter in any country. It shouldn't have been scheduled for today. It felt like it was specially prepared for Bao Zixuan.

The British also took great pains to win the recognition of Mr. Bao. When he came to London, the Crown Prince not only welcomed him personally, but also specially arranged the time for the awarding of honors. This is unique in British history.

Obtaining a title of nobility does not mean much to Bao Zixuan, but seeing that the British are so carefully prepared, he cannot be too casual. The British investigated Bao Zixuan's character in detail. In fact, not only the British, but also what kind of person Bao Zixuan is is probably not a secret in the world.

Before the investiture ceremony began, Bao Zixuan met an old man. And he still has some impressions of this person.

Maurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton, British politician, Prime Minister, member of the Conservative Party, educator, and writer. Macmillan served as the British Prime Minister from 1957 to 1963. His nickname was "Supermac". Before he was promoted to the nobility, he never used Morris to refer to himself, so the public generally called him Harold Mac. Mirren. In a 2004 MORI survey, Macmillan ranked fifth among British prime ministers in the 20th century.

But he also has another identity, which Bao Zixuan is more familiar with. In 1960, Maurice Harold Macmillan served as the president of Bao Zixuan's alma mater, Oxford University. Although it is more of a temporary position, where is the identity of the other party? No matter which country or nation you are in, respecting teachers and teaching is human nature and the most basic politeness issue.

When Bao Zixuan saw that the old man didn't dare to ask for help, he hurriedly stepped forward and stretched out his hand at the same time: "Hello, principal! I am Bao Zixuan. I didn't expect to see you here."

Although Maurice Harold Macmillan is 90 years old, he is in good health. Of course, this top student from Oxford is no stranger to being named a famous alumnus right after graduation. Although Bao Zixuan didn't spend much time in Oxford when he was studying. However, as a former principal, I will still pay attention to the situation of the school.

The arrival of the old principal made Bao Zixuan feel a little surprised, and at the same time he was a little confused about what the British meant.

Macmillan attended Eton College in his early years and entered Balliol College, Oxford University in 1912. However, he only attended the university for two years before joining the army due to the outbreak of the First World War. During the war, Macmillan served in the Guards Corps, rising to the rank of captain, and was wounded three times in action. During the Battle of the Somme, Macmillan was shot in the side by a bullet. As a result, he spent a whole day hiding in a foxhole, reading the original works of the ancient Greek writer Aeschylus. Because he lost many friends during the First World War, he refused to return to Oxford after the war and lamented that the university had changed beyond recognition.

In 1920, his marriage to Dorothy Cavendish, the governor's daughter, gave him the status of equal dialogue with the aristocracy.

These are not important, you must know that this old man also has a special identity. In 1984, Macmillan finally accepted a peerage and was created Earl of Stockton and Viscount Macmillan of Ovenden. His peerage is a hereditary peerage, and so far, he is the last non-royal member in British history to be granted a hereditary peerage.

Today I arranged for the old principal to confer honors with him. Is there any conspiracy here? Although the title of British nobility was not valuable at this time, it was not easily obtained by ordinary people.

At present, we can only take one step and see what the British royal family means. According to Bao Zixuan's age and contribution, the possibility of being granted a life-long noble title is very high, and the possibility of being granted a hereditary noble title is obviously lower.

Moreover, British hereditary nobles are basically from the UK. Strictly speaking, Bao Zixuan is not British. Moreover, at this time, the people already have great opinions on the royal family, and it is impossible for the royal family to offend all the people just because the richest man is included; that would be too costly, and some of the gains outweigh the losses.

Arrangements were made to confer honors with the old principal, which showed from the side the importance attached to Bao Zixuan. After all, the other party has conferred the title of hereditary noble, and I believe that the richest man Bao will not be much different. If the expectations are not met and it is just used as a foil, the invitation to come and receive the honor will be offensive.