Hardy Empire 1945

Hardy and Princess Margaret left Cayman and returned to Miami, where Hardy's private jet was already waiting.

In fact, Margaret also has a special plane, which belongs to the British royal family.

However, Hardy enthusiastically invited Margaret to take his own plane, and Margaret smiled and nodded in agreement, It's just a matter of time to chat with Baron Hardy about economic issues.

In the bedroom of Hardy's private jet, Margaret was nestled in Hardy's arms. The separation was imminent. The two of them might not have a chance when they arrived in the UK, so they cherished it all the more. Hardy let Margaret enjoy a rapid progress.

The plane arrives at London Airport, England.

People from the British government and the royal family came to pick up the plane. Margaret said goodbye to Hardy, boarded the convoy sent by the royal family, and looked at Hardy from the window before leaving.

Baron Hardy, thank you for your hospitality in the United States. If there is a chance, I will invite you to visit England in return. Margaret said.

I'm honored when I have the time, Hardy said with a smile.

Princess Margaret's car left, and Hardy took the car sent by the British government and checked into the hotel arranged.

After checking into the hotel, the diplomat asked respectfully: Baron Hardy, the Prime Minister hopes to meet you as soon as possible. When do you think it is suitable? Do you need to rest for a day or two when you are tired from the journey?

No, tomorrow will be fine. Hardy said.

Well, let's arrange it tomorrow afternoon, how about you?

no problem.

When the diplomat left, Hardy did not rest, but took out a stack of documents and continued to read.

This is the information Henry gave him.

As early as more than a year ago, Hadi moved his mind on Malaya. There are two military bases there, and a large number of intelligence personnel have been sent to collect information.

At the same time, they also sent people to contact some people in Malaya Chinese.

Therefore, Hardy's understanding of Malaya is not as bad as that of the British, and may even be more thorough.

Plus some memories of Hardy's later life.

he knows,

In fact, the British rule over Malaya is now in jeopardy.

Since India and Burma became independent one after another, Malaya became the last British colony in Asia. They wanted to keep it, so they made a lot of efforts, but there was a lot of internal opposition, and after the war, Britain became weak and could no longer control it. In the end, it had no choice but to give up the interests of Southeast Asia and allow it to become independent.

certainly,

There are American reasons for this.

The United States likes to practice freedom in other countries the most.

Hardy is in the United States, and he has become more and more aware of the national character of the United States. They pursue the robber theory. It is their job to be strong. It is their job to make you weak. If you are weak, he will be relatively strong.

Sometimes people feel like he didn't take advantage of something.

No,

He will target any country that might threaten his existence.

As long as you make you weak, his position will be stable, and then he will implement his financial colonization, which is far more concealed and powerful than geographic colonization.

UK now.

Want to maintain the last dignity.

But the United States will not let him get what he wants, so he has been making troubles.

In the end, the United Kingdom became an isolated island country and lost its former glory. The United States has a lot of credit for this.

Number 10 Downing Street.

This is the third time for Hardy to come here, and he is already familiar with it. In the reception room, Hardy met Prime Minister Clement Attlee.

The focus of the negotiations between the two sides this time is Singapore. Britain is willing to sell Penang and Malacca to Hadi, but it refuses to let go of Singapore.

Baron Hardy, I know that your company's main purpose is to obtain a port. We can sell you a piece of land for you to build a port.

As Prime Minister Attlee said, he asked his subordinates to bring a map of Singapore. It looked like he had already prepared it. He drew a circle next to the harbor area on the map with a pencil, Baron Hardy, what do you think of this place? This place is also It is a good deep-water port with an area of ​​about 50 square kilometers. After you get it, you can build a second wharf by yourself.”

There were six piers in Singapore in later generations, but now there is only one Singapore port, and there are still many vacant places.

Hardy could see that the British had made up their minds not to sell Singapore to him, and they still wanted to keep the colony of Malaya.

In fact, at the beginning,

Hadi also just wanted to get any place in Penang, Malacca and Singapore, so that he would have a stepping stone to enter Malaya.

It's just that as things developed, his appetite got bigger and bigger.

Now that Penang and Malacca can be obtained, Hadi has exceeded the original goal.

Hardy said: It seems that this is the only way. Since it is buying land to build a port, the price of this land will be greatly reduced. Even in Singapore, the value of this land is estimated to be around several million dollars.

Your Excellency Prime Minister, I am willing to spend 200 million U.S. dollars to buy long-term British government bonds. What do you think?

You gave less, so Hardy will naturally try his best to bargain.

Prime Minister Attlee immediately shook his head, 200 million is too little. Even Penang and Malacca are two cities. You just paid 500 million US dollars for the purchase of national debt. The British government will return this money to you sooner or later.

Hardy disagreed with the other party's statement, How much wealth can Penang and Malacca create for the UK every year?

this....

Prime Minister Attlee was at a loss for words.

The conditions in these two places are very backward, and they can't create much wealth for the UK at all. The real value is Singapore, which is clear to both sides.

Hardy continued: There are no more than the Cayman Islands. There are only more than 2,000 people in Cayman. I can move them away, but there are more than 300,000 people in Penang, and more than 200,000 people in Malacca. Most of the land has been taken away. Occupy, I can't expel these people, I got these two places, what else is there besides some useless wasteland, mountains, forests and coasts?

Taxes? My God, do you think there are taxes in those places? Is the tax money enough for 500 million interest?

Not only does it not make money there, but in order to stabilize the current sentiment of the people and the rebels, I have to invest a lot of energy and money.

Hardy finally gave the conditions:

US$5 million to purchase 50 square kilometers of Singapore's seaside area, including nearby sea areas, to facilitate later reclamation and development, to establish its own exclusive berthing area, etc.

Acquisition of all vacant land and sea areas in Penang and Malacca for US$30 million.

Originally, these two places belonged to private manors, companies, and land, but they still belonged to private individuals. Even if they became Hardy's fief, they could not deprive these people of their assets. That was impossible, but the rest of the land belonged to him.

Most of these remaining places are places that people were not optimistic about before, so the value can be imagined.

200 million U.S. dollars were purchased for 10-year British treasury bonds. The British government awarded Penang and Malacca, which became the fiefdoms of Hadi.

Previously, Penang and Malacca, like Singapore, were direct colonies of the United Kingdom.

The rest of Malaya are all affiliated colonies, and the main leaders on the ground are the sultans, that is, small kings one by one. However, there are no sultans in Penang, Malacca, and Singapore, and they are directly managed by the United Kingdom.

Now Penang and Malacca are handed over to Hadi for management.

Hardy needs to admit that the two places belong to the Dominion of the British Empire.

However, Hadi only owns two fiefdoms of Penang and Malacca, and does not have the governorship of Malaya. The British governor in charge of Malaya is still in Singapore.

in addition,

Hardy also agreed to spend US$100 million, US$50 million in British Telecom, and US$50 million in British Medical Services Group.

These two are state-owned enterprises, serving the basic telecommunications and medical care in the UK. They also urgently need financial support for their development. Hardy’s purchase of their shares is beneficial to the infrastructure construction of the UK. With his money, the government does not have to pay for support from its own pocket. These businesses develop.

Compared with buying government bonds, Hardy felt that investing in telecommunications and hospitals would have a higher rate of return.

Regarding the price given by Hadi, the Prime Minister was already a little tempted, and said to Hadi: I need to discuss with the cabinet before making a decision.

Of course, I'm waiting for news from His Excellency the Prime Minister. Hadi nodded.

 …

When Margaret returned to Buckingham Palace, Princess Elizabeth came to see her and found her sister's room full of salutes.

You bought a lot? Elizabeth asked.

Margaret smiled triumphantly, Yes, the luxury street in the United States gathers luxury brands from all over the world. I bought gifts for you, father, queen, and queen.

Although the future queen will not lack anything, she is still very happy to receive a gift from her younger sister, Margaret, you have talked with Hardy for so long, how hopeful do you think this deal is?

Hadi really wants Singapore, said Margaret.

Elizabeth shook her head, I'm afraid Singapore can't give it to him. Singapore is still very important to the UK, so I can only sell him a piece of land.

Margaret shrugged, Then I can't guarantee it.

Tell me about what you have learned during your trip to America. Princess Elizabeth asked with a smile.

What did Margaret think of, and talked about the TV series she watched with her sister, I think we can introduce more American TV series, Hardy's ABC TV station has filmed many good-looking TV series, and I have been chasing them these days. They're all addicted.

As for the gambling and the madness with Hardy in Las Vegas, Margaret certainly wouldn't tell her sister.

The two sisters chatted about TV dramas.

 …

The content of the negotiations between the Prime Minister and Hadi was transmitted to Buckingham Palace the next day, and Hadi agreed to give up Singapore. Princess Elizabeth was very satisfied with this. As for Penang and Malacca, they were just two colonies directly under the British administration.

It is even more important for the UK to be able to exchange for much-needed funds.

If there is a disturbance over there and independence, then Britain will have nothing to gain, so it is better to sell some money now.

As for the price offered by Hardy, the princess and the Prime Minister have actually accepted it, but they still want to get some more money from Hardy, the big benefactor.

On the third day, Princess Elizabeth hosted Hardy on behalf of the royal family. There was no grand reception this time, but a simple family banquet. There were only Princess Elizabeth, the Prime Minister, the Cabinet Minister of Economy, Princess Margaret and Hardy.

The dining table is also a negotiation table.

As a result of the final negotiation, Hardy took out another 50 million and loaned it to the Bank of Scotland. At the ceremony next year, Hardy will be promoted to Viscount, and his descendants will enjoy hereditary inheritance.

in a few days.

The United Kingdom announced that in recognition of Hadi's significant contribution to the British economy, Hadi will be awarded the title of hereditary viscount, and Penang and Malacca in Malaya will be given as Hadi's fiefs, and Hadi will be awarded the governorship of the two places.

Since then, Penang and Malacca have become autonomous dominions, completely under the control of Hadi.

The newspaper did not announce how much Hardy spent, but the gossip spread quickly, saying that Hardy spent nearly 400 million U.S. dollars in order to obtain these two fiefdoms.

Many people are shocked when they hear this number.

$400 million,

Just to get two small sites in Southeast Asia, many people feel that it is not worth it. It may take countless years to earn back the 400 million US dollars through those two places, and I heard that there is a lot of trouble there now, clamoring for independence , Those two places may not be able to keep.

Many people secretly ridiculed Hardy for making a loss-making deal, and the hundreds of millions may be in vain.

Hardy scoffed at these claims.

Those people only see the simple question of return on investment, but they don't know that these places will be worth trillions in the future.

Even through these two places, he can build a real state.

As for how to keep the fief, Hardy is no ordinary businessman, and the 'Hadi Security and Defense Company' is his gun.