Rebirth of the Tech Madman

Why? Simon Keswick's expression suddenly became ugly.

Because now as long as Tang Huan is satisfied, the chaos in front of you can be settled down. If you want to continue fighting, please limit the scope to the company. Youde finally stopped hiding his impatience.

Without Jardine, how can British businessmen's commercial interests in Xiangjiang be guaranteed? Simon Keswick asked with a livid face.

Then Jardine's more than 10 billion foreign debts, you have the ability to solve it immediately? This matter is revealed, and the company is almost unsustainable. What are you talking about to protect interests. Youde snorted.

The famous Fortune magazine in the United States once analyzed in an article that the power to unify Xiangjiang is listed in order as the Jockey Club, Jardine, HSBC and the Governor of Hong Kong.

Regardless of whether it is justified or not, it is enough to prove the influence of Jardine in Xiangjiang.

But Simon Keswick, who has clearly lost control of Jardine and has depreciated his status, is still so domineering in front of him, Yoder is naturally getting more and more tired of this uninterested guy, so he asked again: Would you go? Won't you go to greet me?

I don't need to go. Soon, we will meet at the board meeting. Simon Keswick replied in a muffled voice after feeling that the new governor's attitude was getting colder and colder.

That's fine. Yoder nodded indifferently.

This unwelcoming atmosphere made it impossible for Simon Keswick to continue the conversation. He stood up and said goodbye in despair, and before getting into the car, he pouted in the direction of the Governor's Mansion, What a snobbery.

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Did you use these fragments of time to complete the master's course? When the plane was about to arrive in Xiangjiang, Lin Qingxia helped organize the manuscript while looking at Tang Huan with bright eyes.

That's right. Once I get my doctorate, I will be more relaxed and free. Tang Huan nodded slightly. Quickly date and version stamp the manuscript before putting away the gold pen.

It's amazing. Lin Qingxia's admiration was blurred out in the sound of admiration. The performance is vivid.

There are many things I'm good at, and it's not like you haven't learned it before. Tang Huan chuckled. It made Lin Qingxia's cheeks feel hot.

Don't talk about being hypocritical in the future. Lin Qingxia punched Tang Huan twice and said threateningly.

As long as you don't go into a dead end,

Even if I want to say, there is no chance it is not. Tang Huan laughed, and then quickly changed the subject, After arriving in Xiangjiang, you will start to do some necessary training for Kung Fu movies, and you must be mentally prepared for hard work.

I understand. You don't need to worry about this issue. Lin Qingxia nodded.

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When the plane landed, Lin Qingxia, who was following Tang Huan, had just walked to the hatch, and hurried back, Why are there so many people coming to pick you up? There seem to be reporters, I'll go down later.

Okay. Tang Huan agreed, and at the same time carefully looked at the ground, and found that there were dozens of people waiting for him, and there were many unfamiliar faces among them.

This arrangement was not in the plan, and he was not notified in advance. It seems that there should be a lot of articles here.

Youde, who is fifty-eight years old this year, looks at the young man walking slowly on the gangway with a smile on his face. During his tenure, he must deal with this billionaire who has successfully controlled the largest consortium in Xiangjiang. If a certain degree of personal friendship can be established between each other, it will undoubtedly bring countless benefits.

To be appointed as the Governor of Hong Kong by the United Kingdom, Youde must have the basic quality of China hand, familiar with the customs and cultural traditions of the Chinese, as well as treat people and communicate with others.

In fact, Youde, who was a professional diplomat, knew China so well that he was sent to Beijing in 1953. Served as the second secretary of the British Agency in Beijing.

Thereafter, from 1956 to 1959. He was reassigned to the British Embassy in the United States as First Secretary, but between 1960 and 1962. He went to work again at the British Agency in Beijing as a first-class secretary.

When China began to restore formal diplomatic relations with the Western world, Yoder served as the British ambassador to China from 1974 to 1978.

It can be said that the reason why Youde was repeatedly appointed by the United Kingdom for Far East Affairs was determined from the moment he received higher education.

In 1942, 18-year-old Youde was admitted to the University of London and studied Chinese at the Institute of Asian and African Studies, laying a foundation for the language early.

In 1943, Youde left the University of London, joined the Royal Volunteer Reserve Navy, and participated in World War II. In 1945, he went to Chongqing to serve.

Afterwards, Yoder joined the British Foreign Office in 1947 and was sent to China in 1948 as the third secretary of the British Embassies in Nanjing and Beijing.

It was at this moment that the young Youde emerged and made great contributions to the United Kingdom through his performance in crisis public relations in an important historical event-the Amethyst incident.

Since the Opium War in the middle of the 19th century, Britain has successively obtained colonial privileges such as coastal trade and inland navigation from China through a series of unequal treaties such as the Sino-British Treaty of Nanjing and the Sino-British Treaty of Tianjin.

During World War II, the government of the Republic of China and the British government signed the Sino-British New Treaty in January 1943, which abolished a series of British privileges in China, including coastal trade and inland navigation. .

But there is one thing, the United States has received special preferential treatment.

Seeing this situation, the British Far East commercial interest groups, who have enjoyed the privileges in China for more than 100 years and plundered the benefits for more than a century, felt sour and refused to give up, so they put pressure on their own government.

In this way, the British government publicly expressed its deep dissatisfaction with being excluded from the inland river free trade.

During the Huaihai Campaign at the end of 1948, Britain once again sought navigation rights and military presence in China's inland rivers, and sailed on the section of the Yangtze River from Shanghai to Nanjing, and stationed in Nanjing.

In April 1949, when millions of troops crossed the Yangtze River. The People's Liberation Army issued an announcement ordering foreign ships to withdraw from the fighting zone by April 20. The US warships withdrew from Nanjing, but the British warships continued to berth in Nanjing and maintained rotation.

Early morning on April 20th. The frigate Amethyst of the British Far East Fleet flying the British flag and the flag of the British Navy sailed into the scheduled river crossing operation area of ​​the 10th Corps of the Third Field Army of the People's Liberation Army.

When the People's Liberation Army on the north bank fired warning shots, the arrogant Amethyst unfurled a large Union Jack flag to identify itself and continued to sail upstream. And pointed to the north bank with naval guns.

In this way, the People's Liberation Army artillery began to shoot at the Amethyst. The Amethyst then fired back.

As a result, the bridge and engine room of the Amethyst were hit by multiple shells, the captain and deputy captain were injured, and ran aground near the sandbar near the south bank out of control.

After receiving a radio distress call from the Amethyst, the destroyer Mate set off from Nanjing to try to come to rescue, which led to another exchange of fire between the two sides, and the Mate was damaged. Had to flee at high speed.

Realizing that something was wrong, Lieutenant Admiral Marden, deputy commander of the Far East Fleet of the British Navy, hurriedly personally commanded the heavy cruiser London and led the frigate Black Swan to come to the rescue for the second time.

As a result, the largest artillery battle occurred between the two sides in the Amethyst incident, and the London was severely damaged. Madden realized that forcibly rescuing the Amethyst would only bring more serious casualties, so he had to retreat.

Seeing that it was impossible to forcibly rescue the Amethyst, the British side sought negotiations.

It was at this time that Yoder stepped onto the stage of history. He recommended himself to his superiors, participated in negotiations, and conducted repeated mediations with the frontline commanders of the PLA in Mandarin. And the Amethyst, which had been respite and had been repaired, took advantage of the typhoon's high tide at the end of July and fled in a hurry overnight.

The Amethyst incident caused a large number of casualties on both sides of the conflict. It is conceivable that China suffered even more serious losses.

This is also something that cannot be helped. If you fall behind, you will be beaten. Now China can only rely on cheap labor to obtain opportunities for economic development. More than 30 years ago, we could only rely on the fearless spirit of sacrifice. Winning dignity and liberation for oneself is the appeal and mission of each era.

Anyway. The Amethyst incident marked the end of the gunboat policy of Western powers in China since the Opium War, and Britain had to change its gunboat policy against China for more than 100 years.

Of course, the United Kingdom has to maintain its own face, publicizing the successful escape of the Amethyst as a great adventure in the country. retreat compared.

However, the British government was also worried about China's possible strong rebound, so it asked the relevant parties to lower their propaganda tone, and announced in January 1950 that it recognized the government of the People's Republic of China.

As for Youde himself, for his meritorious service, he was awarded the honor of mbe by the British court, which can be regarded as a combination of personal success and historical opportunity.

Youde, who faced the major incident of the fall of Yihe after taking office, could not fail to study Tang Huan, who had a complicated background.

Combining decades of experience in dealing with Chinese people since the Amethyst incident, he found that although Tang Huan had enjoyed capitalism in the United States for many years, he still maintained certain characteristics of his ancestors in his bones.

If someone offends me, I will definitely kill him decisively - Jardine brought the catastrophe because of cutting off several assets that Tang Huan was interested in and forging personal grievances.

The fearless spirit of sacrifice - tens of billions of funds were poured over without blinking, directly crushing Jardine.

Although thousands of people have the courage to go forward - Jardine is definitely deeply rooted in Xiangjiang, but once Tang Huan makes a move, he is not afraid of any force and will not give up until he achieves his goal.

Facing Tang Huan like this, the wily Youde decided to use softness to overcome rigidity, play the emotional card, and come to meet the other party who arrived in Hong Kong in his private capacity.

You know, after Youde took up his new post, apart from showing off his friendly image in public, he basically waited for others to visit him. This time he came to the airport, which can be called modest and low-key.

Zhou Mi quickly walked up to the gangway, and introduced in a low voice, That old man is the new Governor of Hong Kong, You De, who suddenly asked to come to greet you in a private capacity, which surprised everyone. It seems that he meant to make friends, and he also brought the media. Reporters, you have to be careful.

Tang Huan nodded slightly. For the new Hong Kong governor sent by the British to Xiangjiang, he had already done his homework. After all, he had to deal with him for several years according to the historical trajectory.

With a slight wave of his hand, Zhou Mi stepped aside immediately, and Tang Huan, who walked up to the front, quickened his pace to meet Youde. At the same time, he stretched out his hand early, smiled and said in English: Sir Youde, thank you for your kindness. It’s very frightening to come to meet you.”

Youde was awarded an honor in 1977. Tang Huan called him by this title instead of his position, which was a test of his intentions.

Mr. Tang, you are being polite. I have admired you for a long time. Youde, who is a Chinese expert, is really a fake, and greeted Tang Huan directly in fluent Chinese.

Tang Huan laughed loudly, and cooperated with You De to let the media reporters take pictures. It is estimated that the news that the new Governor of Hong Kong has reached a consensus with himself on the Jardine matter will soon be published in the newspaper for people to interpret.

For the sake of Youde coming to greet him, Tang Huan happily gave him this face.

Youde came to see Tang Huan in such a hurry, mainly to find out the details before Tang Huan and his Xiangjiang subordinates met to exchange the resolution on Yihe, and it is best to reach a consensus. If some kind of persuasion can be carried out, Naturally it is better.

Therefore, after boarding the business car that came to meet Tang Huan together, Youde said openly: Mr. Tang's visit to Xiangjiang this time should be mainly to deal with the follow-up affairs of the successful acquisition of Jardine, right?

Indeed. Tang Huan confessed frankly.

I don't know, what is Mr. Tang's principle? Youde looked at Tang Huan with a smile.

Business is business, peace makes money. As long as the British shareholders recognize the reality and don't deliberately cause trouble, I am willing to promise to protect their commercial interests in Jardine. Tang Huan made a clear statement.

It must be admitted that Jardine's body is still useful, for example, it will always be more convenient to invest in Canada, Australia and other Commonwealth regions in its name.

Of course, the premise is that the British in Jardine are willing to contribute, which can only rely on the use of tactics.

Speaking of this, Tang Huan emphasized his tone, Originally, I didn't intend to master Jardine, the No. 1 consortium in Xiangjiang, but I didn't turn back when I opened the bow. The matter has come to this point, and I will not shirk my response if I take this position. Responsibility.

Tang Huan looked at Youde and smiled slightly, For example, although Jardine owes more than 10 billion outside, the Queen's Garden lot development plan it negotiated with the Hong Kong government will not skip the ticket. I can transfer myself from the United States. funds.

Hearing this, Youde couldn't help but cheer up, thinking that such a conversation atmosphere is enough to show that Tang Huan can still sit down and communicate well, otherwise he is just playing tricks on the development progress, and besides being overwhelmed, he really There is no way.

Mr. Tang is willing to face up to his responsibilities as the head of the Xiangjiang No. 1 consortium, which is really admirable. You Dehui complimented him effortlessly.

It should be. Tang Huan's smile was somewhat meaningful, and only he himself knew what the responsibility of the Xiangjiang No. 1 consortium really meant. (to be continued)