Hong Kong: Rise of the Kings

"The weather in London is really weird! It's not even evening yet, the sky is already pitch black and you can't see the road!" Du Yongxiao complained in the car.

Butler Tom said: "Isn't it caused by the smog? London has always been called the city of smog. Everyone thinks the word smog is very romantic. In fact, we Londoners have had enough of this kind of weather."

Jerry, the black driver who was in charge of driving, couldn't help complaining, "Yeah, 28 out of 30 days in a month are long foggy days in London. The situation is a bit better today. After all, seeing the sunshine, I want to see it on weekdays." It's a luxury to be in the sun!"

Of course Du Yongxiao understands the complaints of these two "London natives". Although Londoners like Dickens' "Oliver Twist", it does not mean that they like the smog weather. Look at the street outside at this moment. It is evening, but the London Traffic Police But they have to light gas lamps to make road signs and guide traffic for passing vehicles.

"So if there is a way to change the status quo, I mean change the weather in London, at least let you see more sunshine, would you like to?"

"Uh, what?"

The white housekeeper Tom and the black driver Jerry looked stunned.

"I'm telling the truth, don't look at me like that." Du Yongxiao rubbed his chin, "If you want London to change, then drive quickly and let me meet that honorable leader of the Conservative Party, Edward Heath!"

...

"Oops! Our proposal this time is nothing new, and many of our views are old-fashioned. In contrast, the other side's promotion of long-term economic development is extremely powerful!"

a house in London,

Edward - Heath is in the living room with a group of members of the Conservative Party discussing the speech proposal for the election of the prime minister.

A member said: "Since they made such a suggestion, why don't we make the same suggestion, the big deal is to see who is wonderful!"

"Nonsense! We can only follow each other's butts in this way, and we will be ridiculed by voters!"

"Yeah, we have to have our own unique point of view!"

"You can't learn from others, but you have to be innovative, it's so difficult!"

Everyone was frowning.

Mrs. Thatcher said: "Actually, we can find another way—"

"Like what?" Edward looked at her.

Although Thatcher was a woman, Edward valued her very much and felt that she was more capable than ordinary men. You Qi is vigorous and decisive in doing things, which suits his appetite.

"I haven't figured out the specifics, but—"

"But what? If you don't have specific content, don't talk about it!"

"Yeah, I thought you were amazing!"

Others spoke sarcastically.

Thatcher could only shut up.

Edward glared at the others, "What about you, besides learning from your opponent, what advice do you have?"

"this---"

Everyone shut up.

Edward sighed, the big Conservative Party thought it was full of talents, but in the end there was not even anyone who could give an idea.

At this moment, someone came in and reported: "Sir, there is a Chinese named Du Yongxiao outside asking to see you."

"Du Yongxiao?" Edward was stunned for a moment, suddenly he didn't remember who Du Yongxiao was, and was about to order him to be driven away.

Mrs. Thatcher said, "Isn't he the distinguished guest of Mr. Howard?"

A word to remind the dreamer.

"I remembered! It turned out to be him!"

The last time Du Yongxiao was a guest at Castle Howard, he met Edward and others.

And Du Yongxiao gave sharp comments on the future development trend of the UK, as well as political and economic aspects, which opened Edward's eyes.

"Sir, do you want him to come in?"

"Um--"

Edward glanced at everyone, "You guys avoid it for a while!"

"Yes, sir!"

As the leader of the Conservative Party, Edward is still very authoritative. With one sentence, everyone at the scene disappeared immediately.

"Let that Mr. Du come in!"

"yes!"

For a moment——

Du Yongxiao walked into the hall with his personal butler Tom.

The first time Tom came to this kind of place, he was so excited that he even trembled all over. Looking at Edward, he thought that this might be the future Prime Minister!

So he became even more excited.

In contrast, Du Yongxiao was very calm, not at all intimidated by his eyes, and even greeted Edward when he saw Edward: "Hello, Mr. Sith!"

Edward stepped forward with a smile: "Hello, Mr. Du!"

Two people shake hands.

"Please forgive me for coming so late and disturbing Your Excellency!"

"You are a rare visitor! Come, sit down, please!" Edward was very polite on the surface, but he looked down on Du Yongxiao in his heart.

The disparity in status and status between the two is too great, what's the point of you coming here so rashly? If it weren't for Howard's face, Edward would never have received Du Yongxiao.

As for Du Yongxiao's wonderful performance last time, Edward thought it was purely a coincidence afterwards.

Perhaps Du Yongxiao had researched some economic and political content in advance, and then deliberately showed it to everyone. To put it bluntly, it was a kind of social opportunism.

Of course Du Yongxiao also knew that British manners, including gentleman etiquette, were all full of hypocrisy, so he planned to get straight to the point.

"Mr. Sith, actually this time I came here to give you a big gift!"

"Uh, a gift?"

In Edward's surprise, Du Yongxiao asked the housekeeper to take out the gift.

Edward took a look, but it was a sealed kraft paper bag.

It's kind of mysterious.

Edward sneered in his heart, and opened the bag with his hands——

Inside is a manuscript.

"Uh, what is this?"

"This is the "British Smog Control Plan" written by me!" Du Yongxiao took the coffee brought by the maid, looked at Edward and said with a smile.

Edward was taken aback, "Treating the smog?" His eyes lit up suddenly, as if he had thought of something.

When Du Yongxiao saw the change in the other party's expression, he had to admire him. No wonder the other party was able to become the leader of the Conservative Party, with super comprehension.

In fact, London smog has always been a headache for Londoners!

Among other things, the "London Smog Incident" in 1952 alone made Londoners suffer a lot.

From December 4th to 9th, 1952, the sky over London was controlled by a high-pressure system, and the waste gas emitted by a large number of factories and residents burning coal for heating was difficult to diffuse and accumulated over the city.

The city of London was shrouded in a dark mist. There were few cars on the roads, and people groped cautiously along the sidewalks. The electric lights on the street are faintly bright in the smoke, like stars in the dark.

Until December 10th, strong westerly winds blew away the horrible smog hanging over London.

The London smog incident directly or indirectly caused 12,000 deaths due to air pollution, and promoted the process of environmental protection legislation in the UK. Measures include promoting households to switch to natural gas for heating, and relocating thermal power plants from large cities.

In 1954, London passed a special act to control pollution. In 1956, the Clean Air Act was passed and became national law.

Today, although the smog incident has passed for a long time, the smog situation in London has not eased. The treatment plan that Du Yongxiao threw out at this time immediately reminded Edward that it can be used as a fuss, focusing on "climate" and "environmental protection" ", compete with competitors!

Besides, the governance plans written by Du Yongxiao are almost all practical methods from the previous life.

At first Edward didn't pay much attention to it, but the more he looked at it, the more frightened he became, and finally his whole body trembled because of the excitement.

At the same time as finding the treasure, Edward once again looked at Du Yongxiao with admiration.

Du Yongxiao looked at his words and saw that Edward was very excited when he read the manuscript, so he said: "We Chinese pay attention to reciprocating. Last time I hit it off with Mr. Sith, I have long regarded it as a confidant. This time I specially offer advice, please accept it!"

Edward smiled and put down the manuscript, "Your proposal is good, but it is very difficult to implement! For example, what you wrote above is to control the emission of polluting gases from large enterprises. This alone will make our party make enemies everywhere! And you I also know that most of the sources of funds for our party are donations from large corporations, so how can we stop our financial resources?"

Seeing that Du Yongxiao is from Hong Kong, Edward was not afraid of him talking nonsense, so he directly pointed it out to Du Yongxiao.

Du Yongxiao smiled slightly: "Are you talking about campaign funds? Money, I do have some——"

Edward thought Du Yongxiao was bragging, and said disdainfully, "How many?"

"30 million dollars!" Du Yongxiao sipped his coffee and licked his lips: "Is it enough?"