Rebirth of Hong Kong 1981

In front of Iron Lady, Yang Yechen had no choice but to retreat.

Of course, retreating doesn't mean that he gave up on this idea. In private, Yang Chen still encouraged other people to persuade the Iron Lady, and Prince Charles was in the persuasion team.

Things have turned around. As for whether it is a turnaround, Yang Chen can't guarantee that Mrs. Thatcher will really support him with all her strength. Let's see what Prince Charles has to say.

"Chen, Mrs. Thatcher supports your transformation plan for British Aerospace Corporation, but you also know that Mrs. Thatcher is currently busy with reforms and the issue of Xiangjiang.

Therefore, on the Iran-Iraq War in the Middle East, before the situation is completely clear, the British government will not rashly express its position, let alone support any party with foreign arms sales. "

Hearing this, Yang Chen couldn't help but frowned. Since the British government didn't make a statement, and didn't come forward to promote foreign arms sales, then it's not good news.

However, Yang Chen could still hold his breath, and complained in his heart, but on the surface he still didn't interrupt Prince Charles, and continued to wait quietly for the next sentence.

Seeing that Yang Chen just frowned and didn't respond in any way, Prince Charles, who couldn't understand him, could only continue: "However, Mrs. Thatcher said that the British Aerospace Corporation can conduct arms sales with other countries in the Middle East. trade."

"Even in private, the government will not intervene, let alone ask whether the weapons sold by British Aerospace will flow into the hands of Iraqis or Iranians through other countries."

"It's all up to you"

"There is another premise, that is, British Aerospace Corporation can't just focus on itself. Other British arms companies need to take care of what they can take care of."

Yang Chen: "Without government endorsement, the risk is too great."

Prince Charles: "There is no way. This is Margaret Thatcher's bottom line. The scale of the Iran-Iraq war has exceeded the government's expectations. The UK really does not have the energy to intervene in this matter at this stage."

"If you think the risk is too high, you can try it and see if you can get orders from other countries in the Middle East."

"Now the Middle East countries have money and no place to spend it. As long as you can persuade one or two countries to get their orders, I believe that is enough for British Aerospace Corporation to transform."

After listening to Yang Chen, he smiled wryly and nodded, "That's the only way to go."

Although the good news brought by Prince Charles was not as perfect as imagined, it finally made Mrs. Thatcher let go and gave British Aerospace Corporation the opportunity to sell foreign arms.

When the opportunity arises, if he can get an order, Yang Chen can only choose to try it out. He has not broken the Arab line. Whether he can benefit from the Iran-Iraq war depends on whether the Arab side is willing to help him connect.

Chapter 895

on the way back

Yang Chen sat in the car without saying a word

Quietly thinking about what happened today

Regarding the matter that the British royal family wanted him to help invest, Yang Chen didn't feel any embarrassment.

With the extra decades of memory, as long as he is not greedy, he can definitely "stable" all the way to the end like all the old drivers.

The only thing he needs to consider is whether he can use this to tie the giant Buddha of the British royal family to his big ship.

Unlike other people or forces, the British royal family cannot be maintained solely by pure interests. Compared with interests, the British royal family needs to take into account too many things.

Since World War II, the European and American economies have gradually recovered, and the media and entertainment industries have become more and more important in elections, so that the social discourse power and status have continued to increase. Sometimes the so-called freedom of speech has become the possession of media personnel to a certain extent. .

Whether it is members of the royal family or high-ranking politicians, under normal circumstances, they are not willing to provoke them.

Due to the special status of the British royal family, any topic related to the royal family, as well as every move of the royal family members, has been taken care of and interpreted by many media.

Although in some cases, using the banner of the British royal family may get twice the result with half the effort, but from the current point of view, for Yang Chen's subsequent development, being close to the British royal family will have more advantages than disadvantages.

What Yang Chen lacks the most right now is neither funds nor time, but a backer that allows him to take advantage of the situation temporarily, a force that can help his companies expand smoothly.

Nowadays, most of his companies are still in the initial stage of expansion, and the troubles in Asia may be less, but it is hard to say outside of Asia.

Therefore, he needs a force to escort his company and let it go out smoothly.

Don't think that you can do anything with money.

After the rise of the inland economy in the later generations, most enterprises expanded overseas and faced many difficulties, and various resistances emerged in an endless stream.

Why is that?

Is it because inland enterprises do not have enough money?

Or is it because the product cannot compete with others?

As it turns out, none of these were the main reasons.

The most important point is that the inland region does not have enough international influence. Since the industrial age, there are only two countries that have truly achieved global trade and allowed their companies to spread all over the world.

The first is the earliest British

During the period when the UK dominated the world for more than a century in the early days, British companies followed the British warships and spread all over the world, and no one dared to refuse them.

The second is the United States

After World War I, World War II, and the Cold War, the international influence of the United States reached its peak. With this influence, American companies have also spread all over the world.

Except for the United Kingdom and the United States, companies from other countries will more or less face some resistance when developing overseas.

Some of these resistances come from the bottom and belong to the category of commercial competition, while some come from government restrictions in other countries and belong to the category of politics.

Business competition is common. Yang Chen is not afraid of it. Now he is cooperating more and more closely with HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank. In terms of business, he is not alone.

But when it comes to the political level, it is not just money that can solve the problem.

This needs to be resolved at the government level, and before Xiangjiang returns, overseas, he can only rely on the help of the British government.

Compared with the British government, he values ​​the British royal family more.

The British royal family seems to be dispensable, but for the United Kingdom, it has an irreplaceable role.

Leaving aside the others, let's talk about the Commonwealth of Nations.

The key to the Commonwealth system lies with the British Crown, not the British government.

As early as World War I, the British government had gradually lost its restraint on the colonies, and until the end of World War II, the early British colonies became independent one after another.

After the independence and founding of these colonies, they did not go to war with the United Kingdom. Instead, they adopted a peaceful and independent method and chose independence in the actual sense as a compromise, but they still respected the Queen of England as the Queen in name.

This is somewhat similar to the European Union created by European countries in later generations. The queen is equivalent to the president of the European Union, the head of everyone in name.

There are more than 50 countries in the Commonwealth of Nations, covering Europe, Asia, North America, Africa and Oceania.

There are members of the Commonwealth of Nations on all five continents, and the population of the entire Commonwealth of Nations is nearly 20 billion. Among them, Canada, Australia, India, and New Zealand are members of the Commonwealth of Nations.

In these members of the Commonwealth of Nations, although the name of the British royal family cannot make people do whatever they want, it is definitely a key that can open the channels of these members of the Commonwealth of Nations, and at the same time avoid some unnecessary troubles.

Regarding the arms sales of British Aerospace Corporation, he personally interviewed Mrs. Thatcher, but Mrs. Thatcher did not let her go. However, after the British royal family came forward, the Iron Lady finally gave in.