Eight hundred and fortieth chapters return to Buckingham Palace
The next morning, Li Guangyu and Cao Weiqing took their three children to Buckingham Palace.
In the living room, Her Majesty the Queen said with a smile, "Mr. Li, Mrs. Li, lovely babies, you are welcome to be our guests."
"Her Majesty the Queen, thank you for the invitation. It is a great honor to come to Buckingham Palace again."
Li Guangyu originally thought that the Prime Minister would talk to him first, but he did not expect that the Queen sent him an invitation letter first, inviting him to come to Buckingham Palace with his family.
The Queen smiled and said, "Mrs. Li, as early as 1980, when Mr. Li came here as a guest, I asked him to bring you to my place as a guest. It's a pity that you may think that I can't attract you. It's enough."
It took four years for you to get here."
For Li Guangyu, it is clear why he has not set foot in the British mainland for so long. The root cause is the Xiangjiang issue. As long as the dust has not been settled, Li Guangyu is reluctant to come to their mainland to avoid causing unnecessary trouble to the Li Group.
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Moreover, the queen knows that Li Guangyu has never set foot in the mainland capital until now, which shows how cautious Li Guangyu is.
Had it not been for Xiangjiang's return to the mainland this time, I'm afraid Li Guangyu wouldn't have come to them.
Cao Weiqing said politely, "Your Majesty, it's not that Guangyu doesn't want to bring me to visit you. It's mainly because in the past few years, I have either been pregnant or the baby is still very small and not suitable for traveling far. This year is finally a little better, so we
The whole family came to London."
Although everyone knows the reason why Li Guangyu has not come to London in recent years, Cao Weiqing still wants to find some other reasons.
And her reason couldn't be more suitable in recent years. If it weren't for several babies, she would have been able to accompany Li Guangyu on his trip to Southeast Asia last year. Maybe there would not have been the incident of Gan Qin blocking the gun for Li Guangyu, nor would she have
She caused so much stress.
The Queen did not discuss political issues with Li Guangyu, nor did she discuss economic matters with Li Guangyu. She chatted more with Li Guangyu and Cao Weiqing about interesting things in life, and joked with a few children from time to time.
Li Guangyu and his family had lunch with the Queen at Buckingham Palace. They chatted with the Queen on many topics in the afternoon and did not return to the Regal Hotel until 4 pm.
This time, the Queen mentioned all political topics and did not talk about the investment by Li's consortium. Today she just talked about daily routines and expressed her welcome to Li Guangyu's family.
Li Guangyu knew that since the Queen behaved so kindly, the meeting with the Prime Minister would probably be more difficult this time. The negotiation might be quite difficult, otherwise he would not have received the Queen's invitation first this time.
This first made him feel the goodwill of England. Although it could not be said to be malicious, it definitely made him unhappy. This time, I am afraid that the Prime Minister still wants to open his mouth.
Not long after Li Guangyu left Buckingham Palace, the Prime Minister came here to communicate with the Queen about some matters, which involved Li Guangyu.
The Queen said to the Prime Minister, "Don't be too tough when negotiating with Li Guangyu. Li Guangyu is a very independent person. If you ask for too much, he will not be willing to get involved. The current problem in Britain is not
A Li consortium can solve it."
Of course, the Prime Minister also knows that one Li's consortium is not enough, but now she needs a force to take the lead and serve as a demonstration, so that more forces can join in.
At present, both the British local families and consortiums and the Western European consortiums are standing still, just thinking about buying low prices. How can the Prime Minister let them get what they want? He hopes that in this reform, these industries can be sold at higher prices, increasing the
government revenue.
Once the Li consortium is able to acquire some of their properties at a good price, with reference, their government and I will be able to negotiate better with other consortiums and families.
Fortunately, they still have what Li Guangyu wants to get. They can let the Li Consortium take over some industries, otherwise their government will have more difficulties.
The Prime Minister said, "I will try my best to reach an agreement with the Lee Consortium this time to promote mutual benefit and win-win results for both parties. You also know the capabilities of the Lee Consortium. Once some companies are in their hands, they can quickly turn losses into profits, whether it is Bentley."
This is true for both the Group and the current British Telecom Group. I actually very much hope that the Li Group will take over more industries, so that it can better promote the development of our economy."
The Queen feels that the Prime Minister still thinks too much. The British government cannot control the Lee Group. They are not a charity. How could they choose to acquire some companies at high prices? Judging from the development of the Lee Group, it is not a last resort.
, they would rather build their own group than choose to acquire.
And this time the government is mainly targeting some traditional industries, and the Li Group is not very interested in this area. If they want to take over at the government's price, I'm afraid it's a bit too much.
Even if the Queen is not involved in national politics, the current situation facing Britain makes her worried. The continued sluggish economy and high unemployment rate make her have to care about the government's solutions.
The Queen said worriedly, "I also support your reform this time. I hope you can lead the country out of the current quagmire. We absolutely cannot sink like this. It is just a reform. During the reform, you must grasp the right measure and pay attention to the mood of the people. Don't
What kind of turmoil will it cause? The problems in the coal industry are not small recently."
The Prime Minister has no intention of compromising now. Reform is imperative. Since the coal industry chooses to do this, they will have to pay the price.
Tianyu Bank, a subsidiary of the Li Group, is capable of becoming a note-issuing bank, but the government is unwilling to let the Li Group get it easily.
The difference between having the right to issue banknotes or not is very big. Currently, there are 12 standing members of the Hong Kong Banking Committee. Among them, only two major banks, HSBC and Standard Chartered, are permanent members. Moreover, the chairmanship of the Banking Committee takes turns between the two banks. Even Tianyu Bank and Hong Kong Bank,
Even though the Bank of East Asia is so powerful, it still has no qualifications. The main reason is that these two major banks have the right to issue banknotes.
Now that Hong Kong is destined to return to the mainland, the British also know that they are no longer capable of controlling Hong Kong. At this time, the domestic economy needs the help of the Li Group, so it is not impossible to give up the right to issue Hong Kong currency notes to the Li Group.
The Lee Consortium's possession of the right to issue Hong Kong dollar notes has no impact on them. It would be better to give this useless opportunity to the Lee Consortium in exchange for better domestic development.
The Prime Minister said, "Queen, I will pay attention to this aspect. Please believe me. After the implementation of this reform, the British economy will definitely be able to turn around, and Britain will usher in a new round of rapid development."
Now the Prime Minister needs the Queen to use her influence to help the government enhance the confidence of the people so that the people can support the government's reform and development.
The queen's reputation among the people in the country is very high. As long as the queen expresses her support for the government's reform plan, it will bring huge benefits to her governance.
The success of the reform is related to the Conservative Party and whether she can continue to be the ruling party and prime minister. She can only succeed but not fail. Once she fails, her political career will be completely ended after this term ends.