Hardy Empire 1945

After leaving Princess Margaret's room, Hardy returned to his room. Hardy also lived in this hotel, and it was not far away, only two rooms away.

However, he was not as free as Princess Margaret. He went back to the room to think about how to deal with this matter, and finally picked up the phone to call the White House, hoping to see President Johnson before Princess Margaret's reception reception.

President Johnson gave Hardy a lot of face.

Deliberately set aside time in the evening to see Hardy.

At sunset, in the back garden of the White House, Hardy and President Johnson chatted while walking. The bodyguards were far away. As for what the two said, no one knew.

the next day.

Hardy got up in the morning to find Princess Margaret, and found that Her Royal Highness had dark circles around her eyes, as if she hadn't woken up.

He didn't know that Her Royal Highness didn't have a good rest yesterday, but gambled all night and lost 20,000 US dollars.

Didn't you rest well? Hardy asked with concern.

Yeah, I hate jet lag.

Margaret didn't dare to talk about staying up late last night to gamble. At this moment, she is not only tired, but also distressed, because she saved the money with great difficulty.

I met President Johnson yesterday and talked with him a lot, Hardy said.

Margaret cheered up immediately, How about it, what did Mr. President Johnson say?

President Johnson said that he can help delay the repayment, but the United States has no plans to continue to provide aid and loans to the UK.

To put it bluntly, this is rejection.

The situation in the UK is very bad now. Some of the previous British national debts have expired, and the national debts have been sold in the market. If the British government does not absorb them, it will seriously affect the financial reputation. Margaret frowned slightly.

Margaret didn't understand this very well. Princess Elizabeth told her all of this. This is another problem facing Britain, so she asked the United States for help.

Now that the United States is at war, the funds are mainly invested on the battlefield, and all foreign aid is suspended. I am afraid it will be difficult for the United States to help. Hardy said.

Hardy knows that the United States is not rich now,

War has always been a gold-eating beast. The United States has already invested 5 billion U.S. dollars at the beginning, and it is expected that there will be more in the future. Let alone asking him to lend money to others, it would be good if he didn't charge money.

At the reception tonight, I will talk to President Johnson in person, and hope he can change his mind. Margaret said.

Hardy shook his head inwardly.

The outcome of negotiations is often off the table.

Margaret is a complete political noob and doesn't understand this truth at all.

Moreover, the proposal of not continuing to aid the United Kingdom was also proposed by Hardy. He told Johnson that even allies cannot respond to requests, which will make the other party feel confident.

As for the issue of aid, it is the condition that Hadi is prepared to exchange with Britain.

The more money you need,

It's a good time for me to make money.

When talking to Hardy, Margaret yawned several times. Hardy looked at the tired Margaret, stood up and said, You can rest a little longer, and we will go to the White House together tonight.

OK.

When Hardy left, Margaret was sleepy but didn't sleep. She called the steward to help her top up 20,000 dollars in the bank.

This chick is totally addicted to gambling.

Fortunately, in the end, she still knew the seriousness of the matter, and took a nap after eating at noon, and then regained some energy.

evening.

Hardy and Margaret took a car and came to the White House with the mission. President Johnson, his wife, and many officials greeted Princess Margaret at the White House. Although the British Empire was gradually declining, Johnson still did very well. foot.

The dinner was grand,

During this period, Margaret wanted to ask President Johnson to extend the loan and continue to get the loan, hoping for a turnaround. President Johnson smiled and said that the loan could be postponed, but the loan could not do anything, because the U.S. finances were not well-off during this period.

Exactly the same rhetoric as Hardy said.

This made Margaret a little disappointed.

Without a loan, the task is only half completed for her, and the money for the national debt has not yet been settled, but she also knows that since the other party has already made a decision, it may be difficult to persuade.

After talking about formal topics, President Johnson enthusiastically said: Princess Margaret rarely comes to the United States once. If she has time to stay and visit more places, I believe the American people will definitely welcome the visit of Her Royal Highness the Princess.

Margaret nodded gracefully, I do. I plan to visit New York, and then go to Los Angeles to see Hollywood. You know I have a few friends here in America.

She not only asked for money, but before she came, Princess Elizabeth also arranged for her a third task, which was to increase the influence of the British royal family as much as possible.

In this world, there are still many constitutional monarchy countries, but the royal family in the world is most recognized by the British royal family. On the one hand, it is because of the British heritage, and on the other hand, the British royal family is well managed.

They have been sparing no effort to show the presence of the royal family.

When Margaret came to the United States, her sister asked her to go to more places so that people could see and hear the names of the British royal family.

For this task, Margaret readily agreed.

Because in this way, she can play outside in a fair manner, which is much more interesting than staying in several palaces all day long.

The reception is over.

Hardy accompanied Margaret back to the hotel. They all drank some wine tonight. Margaret blushed. After returning to the room, the servant brought tea. After exiting, Margaret frowned and said:

When I came here, my sister said that the Prime Minister was worried about the maturity of the national debt, which is hundreds of millions of dollars. If it is not delivered in time, it will have a great impact on the financial reputation of the UK. My sister is very worried. I want to share her worries. What do you say? Is there a solution?

Find a bank loan, Hardy replied.

However, several banks in the UK can't get this money out at all. If they can get it out, the government doesn't have to worry about it.

Can you find a private loan?

Hundreds of millions of dollars, who has so much money, I'm afraid it's only you American consortiums. My sister said that your consortiums were not interested in national debt during the last aid. In fact, the government tried to contact several companies, but they were all rejected. Margaret said.

Speaking of which, Margaret looked at Hardy, Baron Hardy, why don't you buy those national debts?

Hardy shook his head immediately.

Did you forget that I sold a large amount of British treasury bonds before and repaid a sum of money to the Bank of England? The low return on treasury bonds is too much pressure on funds.

Hardy vetoed Margaret's proposal.

Although he wanted to make a deal with the British government, he couldn't let the other party see his intentions at a glance. He wanted the other party to come forward and catch up with him, so that he wouldn't be exposed.

How will you arrange your itinerary next? Hardy asked.

When it came to the upcoming itinerary, Margaret immediately cheered up, Hadi, you promised to accompany me well, how do you plan to arrange the program for me?

I can take you wherever you want, and I will arrange the rest. Hardy said.

I'm going to Las Vegas to see the casinos there, and I'm going to Hollywood. I hope to see all the stars I've seen in movies. Margaret said excitedly.

No problem. Hardy agreed.

If it is someone else, this requirement is difficult to meet, but it is not a problem for Hardy.

After Hardy left, Margaret called the butler and asked him to report to his sister, Princess Elizabeth, about the meeting with President Johnson tonight.

The telegram soon reached England.

After seeing her sister’s telegram, Princess Elizabeth’s face showed no joy. The extension of the war loan is one aspect. More importantly, the national debt expires. If it is not dealt with in time, Britain’s financial reputation will decline, and the consequences will be very serious.

Even if it is as strong as the United States, it dare not let the national debt default

the next day.

The group left Washington in a private jet and came to New York, the largest city in the United States. Princess Margaret's visit to the United States had already been reported in the newspapers. After her plane stopped at New York Airport, many people came to pick it up.

Margaret waved and greeted everyone.

Then Princess Margaret came to Wall Street and felt the prosperity of the New York Stock Exchange, then visited the Statue of Liberty, watched a song and dance on Broadway the next day, and visited the Metropolitan Museum on Fifth Avenue.

The entire trip took two days, and Hardy accompanied him throughout.

Then the group took a plane to Los Angeles, this time the destination was Hollywood. In order to meet Princess Margaret, Hardy specially arranged a welcome reception. Hundreds of Hollywood stars attended the reception.

at the reception,

Princess Margaret delivered a speech, hoping that Britain, like Hollywood, will develop in the film industry.

There are many British people among these stars, and they are very respectful to Margaret. Elizabeth Taylor and Margaret are good friends. Taylor took Margaret's hand and introduced a group of Hollywood stars to her.

that night.

Margaret and Taylor slept together and had long talks.

Then the princess team announced that Princess Margaret was a little tired due to the day-to-day travel, and she would rest in Los Angeles for a few days. In fact, no one knew that Hardy took Princess Margaret and Taylor on a private jet the next day. Come to Las Vegas.

In order to deceive others.

Hardy specially recruited two special make-up artists from the film company to paint Margaret and Taylor respectively. When they got dressed up, they seemed to be different people. Although they were still young and beautiful, they lost their original look. It looks like the big star Elizabeth Taylor and Princess Margaret of Great Britain.

Now you can relax.

As for the two makeup artists, they were naturally tight-lipped with orders from the big boss.

Caesars Palace casino, even Margaret, who lived in the palace since she was a child, was amazed, This casino is more majestic and luxurious than Windsor Castle.

inside the casino,

Margaret and Taylor, each carrying a tray full of chips, which Hardy gave them, $200,000 each.

The two chicks go into crazy gambling mode.

Hardy is going to let Margaret here, enjoy the one-stop service of eating, drinking, whoring and gambling, and feel the enthusiasm of Las Vegas people.