Chapter 337: Big Pie for MacLehose
Chapter 337: Big Pie for MacLehose
Upon hearing what MacLehose said, Li Shaoan showed his surprise without any concealment on his face.
"Sir, do you know what you are saying?
He is the head of the Special Branch of the Hong Kong Police Force, and you should know the significance of the Special Branch to the British Empire better than I do. "
Of course, MacLehose was well aware of the significance of the Special Branch. It was the deepest nail buried by the British Empire here.
But because of this, he wanted to sell the Political Department even more.
Now that we have already cooperated with Li Shaoan, we must make up our minds and give it our all.
these years.
As the MacLehose family and Li Shaoan's Xiangjiang Financial Holdings began to cooperate, he became more and more aware of Li Shaoan's power.
The more you understand, the more afraid you become.
This is another Rothschild family before World War I.
Perhaps in a few years, it will evolve into its complete form before World War II.
Faced with the founder of such a huge force, Murray MacLehose had no confidence in confronting him.
Since you can't beat them, just join them.
Now that you have joined, give it your all and leave no room for retreat.
According to MacLehose, the Trench family's business group has been growing in recent years, and the family assets have exceeded 200 million pounds.
To foreigners, money is power, or even more important than power.
Because in the Western world, money can buy power, but power may not necessarily be converted into large amounts of money.
He wanted to surpass the Trench family and become Li Shaoan's closest partner.
He also wants to become the founder of another consortium and leave countless resources for future generations.
And the position of governor is not hereditary in his family.
Why not use it to obtain resources?
Anyway, the British Empire is now being betrayed by their own people and is in despair, so one more person won’t make any difference.
This was MacLehose's most sincere thought after his change of mind.
“I’m sure of it.
Yes, Mr. Li, I am absolutely sure. "
As if to make his attitude clear, Murray MacLehose repeated it seriously.
After thinking for a while, Li Shaoan suddenly stretched out his hand to shake hands.
MacLehose was delighted.
He understood that this was a true acceptance of him, making him an important partner like Trench.
So he quickly stood up, held Li Shaoan's hand with both hands, bowed slightly and said:
"Then please take good care of me from now on, Mr. Li."
Li Shaoan laughed loudly upon seeing this:
“Sir.
I think within five years your family wealth will be more than £500 million.
I have no doubt about that.”
When MacLehose heard him say that the family's wealth would exceed 500 million pounds within five years, he was stunned and looked incredulous.
Although the current pound is not as valuable as it was in 1972, one pound can be exchanged for 16 Hong Kong dollars.
But now 100 million Hong Kong dollars can be exchanged for 20 million US dollars, and 20 million US dollars can only be exchanged for 11 million pounds.
How much is 500 million pounds? Nearly 10 billion US dollars.
Am I, the governor, really that valuable?
"Mr. Li...Mr. Li, you didn't lie to me, did you?"
Murray MacLehose was so excited that he began to stutter.
Although the money he approved from the Hong Kong government exceeded US$10 billion, it was the Hong Kong government's money, not his personal money.
If we exclude the money he earned from working with Li Shaoan, his monthly salary is actually only HK$300,000.
Converted into British pounds, it's just over 30,000.
"of course not."
He smiled secretly in his heart, and then said in a decisive tone.
Hong Kong's economy is just beginning to take off. In a few years, I believe MacLehose will understand the value of his position as Governor of Hong Kong.
Now that MacLehose has completely devoted himself to him, Li Shaoan is also very happy.
In addition to the descendants of the British Empire who were cleared out before, if the British Empire wants to secretly transfer Hong Kong’s wealth in the future, it will not be possible.
Hearing Li Shaoan's decisive words, Murray MacLehose was very excited.
"Mr. Li, I will ask Peng Dingguo to come and report to you now."
Li Shaoan nodded and agreed. He also wanted to see whether Peng Dingguo was the real one or a fake one.
With his consent, MacLehose pressed a mechanism on his chair to notify the people outside.
After a while, Colida pushed the door open and walked in.
After respectfully greeting Li Shaoan, he looked at his boss.
"Sir, what can I do for you?"
MacLehose nodded and said:
“Collida.
Go and inform Peng Dingguo, the head of the Political Department, and ask him to come to the Governor's Office immediately."
"YES SIR."
Sir, if you have no further instructions, I will leave first."
"Go."
During the next hour of waiting, Li Shaoan painted a tangible rosy picture for MacLehose, causing his mood to fluctuate constantly.
“So Jazz.
I think you can serve the citizens of Hong Kong for the rest of your life, until 1997."
In his previous life, he was able to live to the new century despite his loss.
Following Li Shaoan in this life will definitely be much smoother than in the previous life.
Although MacLehose was willing in his heart, he knew it was a difficult task.
There is no way the House will agree to that.
Then he shook his head and smiled:
"I am very grateful to Mr. Li for his recognition of my work, but I don't think either the House of Commons or the House of Lords will agree to my lifelong service to the citizens of Hong Kong."
Li Shaoan laughed and said:
“It doesn’t matter even if it’s impossible.
Wait until you get back.
You can also be a distinguished member of the House of Lords like Sir David Trench."
Knowing that this was Li Shaoan's promise to him, Murray MacLehose could not help but feel happy.
Given Li Shaoan's current network of relationships and financial status, he does not think this is an unfulfilled promise.
The big pancake made by handsome An was like the most delicious appetizer, which made dear Sir Murray MacLehose unable to resist drinking a few more glasses.
If you drink more, you will talk more.
Unconsciously, Li Shaoan heard a lot of romantic stories of the upper class in the British Empire.
MacLehose put one hand on Li Shaoan's shoulder, and they joked while hugging each other's shoulders:
"So Prince Philip has many close friends, and he is not as loyal as others think."
Although he had seen a lot of these gossips from short videos in his previous life, hearing MacLehose tell these things in person still gave him a sense of freshness.
After all, those who make short videos are not as clear as Sir Mike.
Men gather together.
Apart from talking about international affairs, the rest is about women.
The two of them boasted for a while, and then they heard a knock on the door.
MacLehose put down his glass and said with a hint of majesty:
"Come in."
After getting permission, Colida opened the door and walked in with a man in his fifties.
"Sir, Director Peng has arrived."
When Peng Dingguo saw MacLehose and Li Shaoan, he immediately stood at attention and saluted:
"Good morning, Your Excellency the Governor. Good morning, Sir."
Although Peng Dingguo is at the same level as Li Shaoan in terms of position, he is also one of the Assistant Commissioners of Police.
But he was very self-aware and did not dare to dream of being on equal footing with Li Shaoan.
As an Ansa, and having experienced days of poverty, he understands how powerful the consortium is.
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