Chapter 1070 Interfering in the Election of the Governor

Duke Carter Howard looked directly at Xia Yu, and said bluntly: "As an industry with a high threshold, everyone knows that the telecommunications industry is a delicious big cake, and there are too many people staring at it. I can get it!"

"Mr. Xia, even me, I can't guarantee how much equity I can grab. If you hope to be the same as Dadong Telecom, then I advise you to give up directly, it is impossible to succeed!"

In the face of the cold water poured by Duke Carter Howard, Xia Yu did not accept his fate, he said with a faint smile: "Sir Carter, of course I know the difficulty in this, so my expectations for this new telecommunications company are not high, and I do not expect to obtain Dominate the management right, at least get a certain amount of equity.”

"Aren't you interested in this company?"

Duke Carter Howard smiled lightly, did not answer, but shook his head with emotion.

Seeing this, Xia Yu frowned slightly.

Seeing Xia Yu frowning, Duke Carter Howard suddenly felt a lot better.

It's just that when he subconsciously looked at his daughter, he found that she also frowned, with a worried and thoughtful look on her face, which made his good mood vanish in an instant.

"Hey……"

Duke Carter Howard couldn't see his daughter like this, he sighed inwardly, and then glared at Xia Yu.

Under Xia Yu's inexplicable gaze, Duke Carter Howard said, "Mr. Xia, I am also interested in this company, but I only intend to fight for a small share of the shares."

"This new telecommunications company is different from Dadong Telecom. On the premise that Barings Bank is excluded, I am related to Lloyds Bank. My main strength must be concentrated here, and other families will also concentrate their strengths in Here, even with me, I wouldn't necessarily be able to compete with Barclays and National Westminster."

"So if you want me to help you, it's not that I won't help, but that I can't help."

"So this time, you can only think of a way yourself, I really can't do anything."

"My only suggestion is that you can ask Ms. Margaret to give you special care."

When he said these words, Duke Carter Howard looked at Xia Yu all the way, and his calm gaze showed that this was his true opinion and attitude, not deceit or shirk.

Xia Yu didn't report too much hope before he came, and now he just tried to fight for it, and he didn't regret it if he succeeded, so at the beginning, he said that this matter was just one of his goals.

Since there is no hope for Duke Carter Howard now, there is no need to talk about this topic, and he will think of other ways.

I saw Xia Yu nodded slightly, and said to Duke Carter Howard with a little gratitude: "Sir Carter, it doesn't matter, I'm just talking about this matter, I know the difficulty inside, I'll think of other ways."

"I have something else I want to ask you about."

Duke Carter Howard took a sip of coffee from the teacup and said slowly, "Please speak!"

Xia Yu cleared his throat and said loudly, "Sir Carter, there are only two months left until 1982. According to the terms of office, the term of Sir MacLehose in Hong Kong is about to expire, and it is almost time to determine the The candidate for the one-term Governor of Xiangjiang, right?"

Duke Carter Howard immediately understood the meaning of Xia Yu's words. Xia Yu wanted to directly intervene in the personnel appointments of the United Kingdom, and replace him with the Governor of Xiangjiang who obeyed him!

He frowned, looked at Xia Yu solemnly and said: "Mr. Xia, as the Duke of England, it is my mission and duty to maintain the prestige and honor of the United Kingdom. Do you think it is appropriate for you to talk to me about the subversion of the British colonies? ?"

Xia Yu's face became solemn, and he immediately corrected: "Sir Carter, I want to correct your words, Hong Kong is not a British colony, only part of it is leased land belonging to the United Kingdom, and the lease term is ninety-nine years. This concept cannot be wrong!"

"In 1972, the United Nations General Assembly had already made clear the nature of Xiangjiang,

Hong Kong is not a colony. "

"I won't mention the sovereign or not. I don't want the prefix 'indigenous from the British colonies' to appear on my head. This is an insult to my personality and a denial of my strength."

Duke Carter Howard and Xia Yu looked at each other for a moment. He voluntarily backed down and apologized: "Okay, I'm sorry, I made a mistake, Xiangjiang is indeed a British leasehold."

"and."

"I have never looked down on you, you should understand the truth of my words."

At this time, Elena hurriedly said, "Yes, Xia Yu, my father didn't think that way."

Xia Yu smiled lightly and said, "Elena, don't worry, I'm not arguing with your father."

After finishing speaking, Xia Yu looked at Duke Carter Howard and said with a smile: "Sir Carter, I'm sorry I spoke a little louder just now. I hope you can understand that I have a stronger self-esteem."

Duke Carter Howard also went down the steps, waved his hand and said with a smile: "Mr. Xia, I should be the one to apologize. I didn't think through my words when I spoke, and I didn't pay attention to the wording."

"You should also know that Britain has many colonies around the world. I'm not very interested in these, so I don't have a deep understanding of the nature of these places."

After apologizing, as if to show his friendly attitude as always, he took the initiative to say: "Mr. Xia, I understand your concern, Xiangjiang is your hometown and the gathering place of your business, and the prosperity of Xiangjiang is very important to you, Political stability is the foundation of economic development, as everyone knows."

"But the appointment of the Governor of Hong Kong needs to be determined by the Queen, and Ms. Margaret has the power to recommend."

"In this regard, it is not appropriate for me to come forward, otherwise it will easily become the handle of the enemy's attack, which will damage the reputation and interests of our family."

"If you can convince Prince Philip to let him help you, you are more likely to succeed."

Speaking of which, Duke Carter Howard paused for a long time, and again said a few very pertinent and thorough words.

"Also, Mr. Xia, in fact, after Governor MacLehose's term expires, it doesn't matter what the next Governor's attitude is. His limited autonomy will not pose a fatal threat to you. The greatest role of Governor of Hong Kong is to implement Tangning. The order and will of the street, your direction should be aimed at Downing Street."

"And Ms. Margaret's diplomacy is tougher. Now, because her economic recession has not been effective, and the sale of state-owned enterprises has led to high unemployment, her approval rating is declining. In this case, Bowing down on the Hong Kong issue is likely to make the public even more disappointed in her, which is not conducive to her re-election."

Xia Yu said gratefully: "Sir Carter, first of all thank you for your guidance."

"But I still want to say that Hong Kong is different from a British colony."

"Even the British colonies, in the past 20 to 30 years, have continued to have independent colonies. Malaysia, Star City, Tanzania, South Africa, etc., as many as 50 countries have become independent. All these countries can be independent. I just want it to be stable and how much prestige does it cost Britain?"

"As for what you said will affect Ms. Margaret's re-election, as a supporter who appreciates her, I will certainly not harm her."

"I have prepared something extremely important, which can restore a huge international prestige for the United Kingdom, enough to offset the influence of Hong Kong."

"Of course, if something like this just sank and disappears, I can guarantee that Britain's prestige will take a huge hit."

Duke Carter Howard heard this and looked at Xia Yu with burning eyes.

Xia Yu looked at Carter Howard calmly, his attitude was very clear, what he said was true.

In an instant, Duke Carter Howard's face changed constantly.

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