My 1999

In 1837, after Queen Victoria ascended the throne, Buckingham Palace became the official residence of the King of England.

In the 1840s, construction of the public facade of the palace began, forming a continuation of the image of Buckingham Palace.

During World War II, the palace chapel was destroyed by a German bomb; the Queen's Gallery built on its site opened to the public in 1962 to display the Royal Collection.

Buckingham Palace is open to the public, and the famous handover ceremony of the Guards is held every morning, which has become a major landscape of British royal culture.

Xu Liang has also been famous for this royal residence with many legends.

When he traveled to the UK in his last life, he visited Buckingham Palace during its open day.

But this is the first time I have accepted the Queen's invitation to be a guest.

The motorcade arrived at the gate, was inspected by the palace guards, and then drove in through the gate.

Seeing the rather magnificent Buckingham Palace appear in front of her eyes, An Kaiyue showed excitement on her pretty face and kept looking around through the car window, as if Grandma Liu had entered the Grand View Garden.

"Dear, I heard that Buckingham Palace leaks when it rains? The Queen's Gallery is the worst."

"Um."

"Isn't the Queen of England very rich? The newspaper said that the royal family has tens of billions of dollars in assets. How come it can't even afford to repair a palace?"

"Most of the royal family's assets are real estate and art, and the cash flow is not very large. Of course, it is not ruled out that the royal family does this intentionally."

"deliberately?"

Xu Liang smiled and said: "The royal family spends taxpayers' money. If they spend their days drinking and living extravagantly, there will definitely be a lot of criticism. Maybe due to the pressure of the people, the royal family's money will be stopped directly, and the assets will be confiscated. It is not impossible.

Only by describing yourself as poorer or miserable can you win sympathy and enjoy wealth forever, just like the Chinese saying goes, "Wealth should not be revealed, and wealth should not be revealed." "

"real?"

"Of course, why is it that the Queen's Gallery, which is only open to the public, is leaking but not other places? Moreover, the Queen's personal wealth exceeds 10 billion US dollars, and any banquet can cost hundreds of thousands of pounds. This money is enough to cover the entire Queen's life. The roof of the gallery has been repaired.”

An Kaiyue nodded suddenly.

"I didn't expect that just one leak could have so many hidden secrets."

"If you want to live well and live long, you need wisdom." Xu Liang said with emotion.

An Kaiyue glanced at him, didn't ask any more questions, and continued to look around.

But when the car stopped, she quickly became quiet.

This movement and silence made Xu Liang a little curious.

"Why don't you watch it?"

"I can't embarrass you." An Kaiyue said.

Xu Liang understood and didn't say much. He patted her hand, opened the car door and walked out.

At this time, the person who greeted him also came up.

"Hello, Mr. Xu. I am Henry Christen, the palace steward. I welcome you on behalf of the Queen."

Looking at the middle-aged man in front of him wearing a red bow tie and a neat tuxedo, Xu Liang shook hands with him.

"It is also an honor for me to receive the Queen's invitation."

Kristen smiled slightly and turned sideways.

"please."

Xu Liang nodded with a smile and led An Kaiyue towards the palace.

As soon as you enter the door, you are greeted by a magnificent front hall.

Ornate chandeliers hang from the ceiling.

Exquisite oil paintings hang on both sides.

There are some sculptures placed in the corner.

It can be seen that the art here is worth a lot of money.

After entering, turn into the left corridor under the leadership of Christen.

After walking forward for a while, he pushed open the two-meter-high door, and a gorgeously furnished living room of about a hundred square meters appeared in front of him.

"Mr. Xu, Mrs. Xu, please sit down for a moment. The queen will be here soon."

An Kaiyue, who was called Mrs. Xu, smiled even brighter. After nodding, she followed Xu Liang and sat down on the sofa next to her.

Soon a waiter served tea and cakes.

After a short time, the queen opened the door and walked in.

The two parties chatted for a while and then decided on the investment.

The specific details are of course left to the staff below.

At noon, we had lunch at Buckingham Palace and toured around before leaving.

——

The next day, Qiu Heng, the head of Kunpeng Fund, called.

"Mr. Xu, Kunpeng Fund No. 2 has received an investment of 200 million pounds from the British royal family."

"200 million pounds is a huge sum. ...How much investment has Kunpeng Fund 2 received now?"

"It has already exceeded 6.8 billion US dollars, and it is still growing rapidly. It can exceed 10 billion US dollars in a week at most."

Xu Liang asked, "Who voted the most?"

"Mr. Bill Gates invested US$500 million. In addition, Morgan Stanley invested US$400 million, the Ontario Retired Teachers Foundation invested US$400 million, the British royal family invested US$200 million, and Mr. Li Jiacheng US$300 million..."

"Li Jiacheng invested another US$300 million?"

"Yes, the money was transferred to the company's account three days ago."

"This old man is really willing to do it."

After chatting for a while, Xu Liang hung up the phone.

When I looked up, there was an oil painting of the Thames River on the originally empty wall opposite.

It is the work of Joseph Mallord William Turner, a famous British painter and a representative figure of British academic painters in the first half of the 19th century.

It is particularly famous for its light and imaginative landscapes and seascapes.

A prolific artist, Turner produced thousands of drawings, engravings, watercolors and paintings. He was more interested in light and tone than in form, which laid the foundation for the formation of the Impressionist painting style in the future.

As we all know, rare things are valuable.

Prolific means low prices.

However, even if the price is not tens of millions of dollars like the paintings of Van Gogh and Monet, if this Turner painting is auctioned by Sotheby's or Christie's, it should be no problem to fetch a million dollars.

And this valuable painting was a gift from the other party after the visit to Buckingham Palace yesterday.

The royal family is indeed much more heroic.

Dong Dong…….

There was a knock on the door.

"Come in."

With a slightly hoarse sound of opening the door, Lu Hui opened the door and walked in, holding a stack of beautifully decorated invitations in her hand.

"Mr. Xu, I received this yesterday."

Xu Liang picked it up and took a look. There were many rich British people among them.