Rebirth of Hong Kong 1981

All this, the main culprit is coal.

Yang Chen knew that the several important strikes in the UK were all related to the coal miners, but in the face of the coal miners' strike, the British government did not stop the pace of closing the coal mines.

British coal companies are very profitable. Under the privatization reform promoted by Thatcher, anyone who owns a coal company can enjoy the benefits.

However, this kind of good thing of sitting back and enjoying it will not last long. Investing in coal may be able to see benefits in the short term, but not long-term benefits.

Especially under the strong suppression of coal miners by the government, it will be difficult for British coal enterprises to obtain favorable development.

However, what Yang Chen is interested in is not the coal itself, but the power plant behind the coal. All along, the energy used for power generation in the UK comes from coal.

Those large coal mining companies have a very wide range of power generation businesses. People's livelihood enterprises such as electric power are hard to come by. If you miss it, you will lose an opportunity.

Chapter 738 British Aerospace Corporation

Of course, he will not personally face this matter, but will only be plotted behind his back. Since the British government deliberately shut down domestic coal mining enterprises in the 70s, the contradiction between British coal miners and the government has been completely formed.

Britain is the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution and the birthplace of the labor movement. Trade union forces have played an important role in Britain.

According to the statistics of the British National Trade Union Annual Conference, there are more than 50 organizational members of the British National Trade Union Annual Conference, large and small trade unions, covering millions of members.

In British history, the highest number of trade union members was after Margaret Thatcher came to power in 300. At one point, the number reached 20.00 million, and trade union members accounted for as high as [-]% of British workers[-].

The main reason is that the Conservative Party headed by Margaret Thatcher implemented privatization reforms. During this period, many workers in all walks of life were worried about unemployment, so that the power of trade unions continued to expand.

Among all trade unions, the miners' union had the most serious strike and the most powerful influence. They had brought down the Heath government in the strike movement in [-].

This has led many, including the ruling Conservative Party, to view the National Union of Miners as one of the most powerful trade unions in the UK.

Although Yang Chen knew that the reforms carried out by Mrs. Thatcher had been successful in later generations, but Mrs. Thatcher's success did not mean that others could ignore the power of the trade union.

In Britain, a capitalist country, the people hold the votes in their hands. Not every British leader has the courage of Mrs. Thatcher to be tough to the end with the trade unions that hold a large number of votes.

Therefore, this matter must be dealt with slowly, and when everything subsides, after Mrs. Thatcher has suppressed the influence of the miners union, she will come out to pick peaches.

As one of the largest industrial countries in Europe, the annual electricity demand of the United Kingdom is very terrifying. As long as it controls a certain scale of power plants and controls part of the national power grid in the United Kingdom, it will be able to gain a firm foothold in the United Kingdom.

Later generations of Li Chaoren bought and bought a lot in the UK, almost all of which he bought were people's livelihood industries. In addition to making money, the other thing was to help the company gain a firm foothold quickly.Open up and integrate yourself into the UK market.

The people's livelihood industry is related to the social stability of a country, and the power industry is not only related to people's livelihood, but also related to the industrial development of a country.

Compared to other industries such as petroleum, communications, biopharmaceuticals, and ports, Yang Chen wants to master the British power industry more.

The most inseparable thing for electric power companies is energy, and the energy that can provide power generation is nothing more than coal and oil, as well as wind energy, solar energy, thermal energy, etc. Even in the 21st century, they still only occupy a small proportion.

The power grids of many countries are actually controlled by energy companies. As long as he buys coal mining companies, the related businesses of power companies will naturally fall into his hands.

Although the United Kingdom has been shutting down coal mining enterprises since the 70s, it is by no means a matter of overnight to ban coal mine power generation.

Therefore, Yang Chen is not in a hurry, as long as he has money, in this era where cash is king, he can buy anything.

The United Kingdom has now just responded to the saying that prosperity must decline. Since World War II, not only has it lost its hegemony, but it has also experienced many disasters, not only external pressure, but also internal chaos.

It was not easy for Mrs. Thatcher to reform, promote privatization, and develop the domestic economy. Later, she went back and forth on the issue of Brexit. If it weren't for the strong family background, I'm afraid it would have been exhausted long ago.

Seeing that he was not dazzled by the benefits, Yuan Tianfan couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, and continued: "Boss, this is the internal information of British Aerospace Corporation that you asked me to check."

After finishing speaking, Yuan Tianfan couldn't help but reminded: "Boss, forgive me for talking too much. British Aerospace Corporation is involved in the military industry. It may be difficult for us to get involved."

Yang Chen picked up the information in his hands, looked at it and said: "I made an agreement with Mrs. Thatcher before, as long as we are willing to invest in the UK, no matter what industry or company it is, as long as it is on the privatization list, she will will help.

Moreover, British Aerospace Corporation has the least competition among these privatized companies, and now everyone's eyes are attracted to oil companies.

As far as I know, several companies that bid for the British Aerospace Corporation have been unable to meet the requirements of the British government.

This is our opportunity. The British government is under unprecedented financial pressure. They are short of money. The most important thing here is money. This time, we can buy two British aerospace companies with the money we made in the London stock market, right? "

Yuan Tianfan was taken aback when he heard the words, and couldn't help asking: "Boss, do you think you want to reinvest all the money we made in the London stock market back to the UK?"

Yang Chen smiled and said: "If Mrs. Thatcher can keep her word, I naturally don't mind returning the money I earned back to them."

It is true that he has money now, but if he has money in his hands and does not spend it, it is tantamount to a pile of waste paper.

Now that he is the richest man in the Chinese community, he can't be limited to the small area of ​​Xiangjiang. As for Australia, everything has just begun, and it's still early.

The UK is different. As long as he acquires a few, no, even one or two large companies during this privatization reform, his influence will be greatly increased, which will also be more in line with his status as the richest man in the Chinese community.

British Aerospace Corporation is the largest aviation manufacturing enterprise in the United Kingdom. It has reached the world's advanced level in the development of military aircraft, mainly producing subsonic and supersonic aircraft.

In addition, in terms of civil aircraft, British Aerospace Corporation has also developed it. Its A300 airliner is the only one that can compete with Boeing of the United States in the civilian airliner market.

At the same time, British Aerospace Corporation is also designing and producing various products such as missiles, space satellites, electronic equipment, instruments, weapon systems, and test equipment.

It is no exaggeration to say that even if British Aerospace Corporation is not one of the best in the British industrial field, it still occupies a very high weight.

Since last year, the Conservative Party government headed by Margaret Thatcher has promulgated the "denationalization" policy and implemented privatization reforms. British Aerospace Corporation is also on the privatization list. 50.00% of one stake is sold to private individuals.

Due to the high value of British Aerospace Corporation, the overall market value is as high as about 60 billion pounds. Even though the value of British Aerospace Corporation has been repeatedly underestimated due to factors such as previous losses, its current market value is still as high as 50 billion pounds.

Chapter 739 Military and Civilian Aircraft

This time, the Conservative Party government sold more than half of the shares at once, and the person who took over had to come up with nearly 20 billion pounds in cash.

Now the British government is running a serious deficit and urgently needs financial subsidies. Therefore, even if the British government allows installment payments, the first payment is still as high as one billion pounds.

Of course, these are not the point.

The world, especially Europe, where capital gathers together, has never lacked rich people, let alone powerful big capitalists.

Although one or two billion pounds is a lot, don't forget that there is an institution called a bank. The existence of a bank is to provide loans to people.

With the existence of London, the financial center of Europe, and the privatization reform of the UK, these banks will make the most money. The larger the loan, the happier these banks will be.

There are many rich people, but few people care about British Aerospace Corporation, which is more or less related to its involvement in the military industry.

Since World War II, most European countries have begun to actively restore their domestic economies, and have invested less in the military. Especially in countries like the United Kingdom, which are independent of the European continent and whose homeland is difficult to invade, their armaments have declined sharply.

With the decline in armaments, military expenditures naturally also decreased. The direct consequence of the reduction in military expenditures was the shrinking of military enterprises.

BAE came about through formation.It has only been 20 years since its establishment.

As the largest aviation manufacturing company in the United Kingdom, British Aerospace Corporation has always needed government financial subsidies because of its size, especially in research and development. In order to maintain technological leadership, most of the annual profits of aerospace companies are put on top.

It is also for this reason that many private companies are discouraged from doing so.

The reason why Yang Chen fell in love with British Aerospace Corporation was mainly because of its achievements in civilian aircraft.

In 70, at the London Conference of Civil Aviation in Western Europe, various civil aviation companies proposed the demand for short- and medium-range wide-body passenger aircraft in the [-]s.