Great Power - Chapter 594

Du Xiaomei knew that Zheng Jianguo had money. After all, she donated money and bought planes. It was either in tens of millions or in hundreds of millions, but the statement of tens of thousands of dollars per second still gave her a great impact: “didn’t you get the money against the law?”

Zheng Jianguo shook his head. Since the end of the oil contract, Lu has continued to spend about 1.3 billion. Not to mention the 1 billion he earned from his last investment in Hong Kong Island, even based on the 13 billion balance in his savings account, the interest given to him by the Swiss bank is enough to wipe out this expenditure.

Since the collapse of the Brinton forest system, the US dollar has become the main linked credit currency of European countries. At present, with the ultra-high interest rate of 20% in the United States, developed countries all over the world have raised interest rates to deal with the outflow of hot money.

It was at the end of last year that the little devil who opened foreign capital and foreign exchange management gave an ultra-high interest rate of 15%, while the Swiss bank offered an interest rate of almost 10% for savings accounts.

At the beginning of the establishment of the umbrella fund, Charlie opened a settlement account in the Swiss bank in order to ensure frequent trading operations. The capital transactions under this account need to pay management fees to the bank.

Since the end of the operation of the oil contract, Zheng Jianguo has changed the nature of the account into a current savings account. Although the interest on the current savings account opened by UBS is only 4.0%, because the base of this money is large enough, the entry of several hundred million in a year can just wipe out his expenses last year.

So now, with the income from investing in Hong Kong Island, the cash in UBS’s savings account has returned to the $14 billion mark.

Under this figure, even if it is calculated at UBS’s current interest rate of 4%, it is thousands of RMB per minute.

Of course, Zheng Jianguo didn’t say to Du Xiaomei, “don’t worry. If I broke the law and committed a crime, the police would have caught me. Do you think no one wants to see me arrested for making mistakes?”

Du Xiaomei stopped eating, and her face changed slightly. She was surprised: “so you just found so many security guards? Oh, do you have to pay tax? ”

Zheng Jianguo tilted his head and said, “of course, if you don’t pay taxes, the police and public security will come to the door.”

Du Xiaomei shook her head: “I’m talking about domestic tax payment? Didn’t you hand it in? ”

Zheng Jianguo smiled. The domestic individual income tax was also implemented last year, but it has little to do with him: “Mom, you don’t have to pay the money earned abroad at home. Don’t worry. I’m going back to New York at noon today. I’m expected to come back tomorrow afternoon – evening.”

He had to travel to cope with Du Xiaomei’s concerns. In order to avoid being caught by my mother again, Zheng Jianguo quickly got up after dinner and left. His schedule today is relatively intensive.

Take old John back to the living room and check his belongings. Zheng Jianguo will go to the Embassy of the Republic with the Royal Commissioner of the British Ministry of foreign affairs. After seeing the smiling Zhang Mi, without saying a few words, he followed the ambassador’s car to No. 1 southwest of Westminster, which is exactly Buckingham Palace on this street.

As the bedroom of the British monarch, Buckingham Palace is not located in a quiet place like Kensington Palace, but in Westminster. It is only a quarter of the Forbidden City in scale. There are no tall walls and gates. Even the guards are in the charge of the police attached to sugland field.

Of course, the police at the gate of Buckingham Palace are fully armed. The combination of submachine guns, bulletproof vests and walkie talkies can deal with all emergencies just by watching.

It’s just that the purpose of Zheng Jianguo’s side is the mounted police riding a tall horse. The high hat even makes people suspect that it is specially used to cover the rain.

However, as the co pilot sat old John and the Royal Commissioner of the British Ministry of foreign affairs, these thoughts only wandered in Zheng Jianguo’s mind. What he thought most was whether the ceremony could be completed in an hour. He had to hurry to the airport.

Just as the rain fell on the window, Zheng Jianguo’s previous idea of whether the ceremony could end on time became a worry about the size of today’s rain: “does the forecast say it will rain?”

Old John in the co pilot looked back and said, “no, the forecast says it’s sunny today -”

Slowly nodded his head, Zheng Jianguo listened to the Royal Commissioner next to him speak in a unique tone: “it’s not you. There’s a saying that spring rain is more precious than oil?”

Looking at the Commissioner named Spencer Eide in surprise, Zheng Jianguo pulled his mouth and said, “Oh, it’s true. Spring rain is as expensive as oil. It’s true for farmers who live on farming. Indeed, rain plays a vital role in the growth of grain -”

Is this guy satirizing his membership?

I don’t know whether it was the resentment that little sister Du almost pulled her to reclaim, or whether Spencer Eide’s tone was mixed with the content with clear directivity. When Zheng Jianguo had this idea in his mind, old John in the co pilot had said, “Mr. Commissioner, are you satirizing?”

The color on his white cheek changed slightly. Spencer Eide looked at Zheng Jianguo seriously. When he found that the other party was looking at Old John in surprise, he quickly opened his mouth to the cold faced old housekeeper: “Mr. John, I assure you that I have no intention to satirize Zheng. Neither my identity nor my duty will allow me to have such intention –”

Speaking to the old housekeeper, cypress Eide turned to Zheng Jianguo and said, “Mr. Zheng, I just want to make the atmosphere harmonious. You put a lot of pressure on me earlier.”

Looking at the Commissioner’s expression, Zheng Jianguo realized that he probably wanted to flatter or get close, but it was counterproductive because of cultural differences?

Of course, this product may be really ironic!

But the other party opened his mouth and explained. Zheng Jianguo nodded what he could do, pulled a smile from the corners of his mouth and said, “I went down to God before, but I didn’t deliberately aim at you -”

With such a small episode, Zheng Jianguo found that the car drove into the iron fence door opened in the rain. As the car stopped in front of the atrium, old John opened the door for him.

Zheng Jianguo’s status today is different. As an honorary object, the royal family gave him the treatment of taking the envoys’ atrium. This road only depends on the name. It is prepared for envoys and state officials of various countries.

When he got out of the car in front of the atrium, he faced a small square courtyard. After bypassing the small courtyard, he stepped on the big carpet of the licensed channel. He saw Prince Andrew standing among various sculptures with a smile. He said hello from a distance: “Zheng, didn’t you bring Camille and Joanna? I heard Eugenia say they’re here for spring break. ”

Stepping on the thick scarlet carpet, Zheng Jianguo and Andrew shook hands and smiled: “they have gone to the airport. I have to rush to the airport after I’m busy here. There’s an important meeting waiting.”

Nodding to the ambassador of the Republic accompanied by the Commissioner, Andrew made an invitation gesture and sideways said, “please come in, and the guests will be waiting for you.”

“Is Eugenia in there?”

Looking at the resplendent and deep corridor, Zheng Jianguo stepped on the carpet and went to the auditorium with the ambassador. He found that on both sides of the suddenly open and tall auditorium, there were more than a dozen men and women, young or old, men’s suits and women’s dresses. After sweeping his eyes, he did not find Eugenia’s shadow.

Standing in the middle surrounded by marble, wall panels and sculptures, Zheng Jianguo did not forget the actions that Spencer Eide had told him earlier and was asked by old John. When he stepped in front of the group, he found that Andrew, President of the Royal Society, was among the many people with strange faces, That is to say hello by nodding.

When Andrew Huxley winked at the end of the red carpet, Zheng Jianguo slightly turned his head, stepped on the red carpet and walked towards the gorgeous woman at the end.

As Zheng Jianguo is not British, the medal ceremony was not placed in the auditorium of the main hall, and the medal awarded by the queen was not worn by him personally, but handed over to him in the form of handover: “Dr. Zheng Jianguo, thank you for your contribution to science, charity and public health -”

And give the human genome project to Britain and the proceeds?

Zheng Jianguo smiled with a warm spring breeze. After the idea flashed in his mind, Zheng Jianguo remained unchanged. He bowed again according to the old John’s advice and began to say, “it’s a great honor to establish such a relationship with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and won such an honor.”

The queen with a graceful look but bright eyes nodded with a smile. Zheng Jianguo and her sideways looked at the photographer next to her. After a crackling shot, the ceremony ended, but Prince Andrew next to ran over: “Zheng Jianguo GBE -”

Turning to see that the queen had gone far, Zheng Jianguo raised his eyebrows and looked at him: “do you want me to call your Highness the prince?”

Shrugging his shoulders, Prince Andrew said casually, “of course, you can call me Andrew or my prince. We are friends, aren’t we?”

Hearing this guy’s serious explanation on his face, Zheng Jianguo knew that his rhetorical question was misunderstood because of the cultural differences between the two sides. He couldn’t help but say, “I mean, you can call me Zheng or Zheng. Don’t deliberately bring GBE.”

“No -”

Shook his head, Prince Andrew’s face was free to shrink, and said, “although you are not British, when we call you, we must take your full name and suffix. If you are British, then you are Sir Zheng Jianguo, and now you are the winner of the Grand Cross of Lord Zheng Jianguo.”

Is this really a cultural difference?

Zheng Jianguo nodded suddenly. Then when he wanted to speak, he found that many people had surrounded him. The first President Andrew said, “Zheng Jianguo GBE, don’t forget to attend the meeting the day after tomorrow. If you know you’re busy, don’t go to your house to celebrate.”

Knowing that the old man was helping himself out, Zheng Jianguo also knew how to deal with this matter: “then go to my house tomorrow night to celebrate, and please give me a reward.”

Prince Andrew was curious, “are you really leaving soon?”

“Yes, your highness.”

Zheng Jianguo said with a smile, and then continued: “but I’ll be back tomorrow afternoon. If you’re free, you can go to my place to play.”

With a happy look on his white cheeks, Prince Andrew nodded, “that’s settled -”

Shaking hands with the playful prince, Zheng Jianguo still didn’t find the crown prince and his wife after sweeping the people present again. He couldn’t help but wonder, “why didn’t you see the crown prince and his wife?”

Blinking, Andrew said with a smile, “well, you should know the news tomorrow, if you can come back from New York.”

In fact, after attending the March meeting of the perfect Lijian Physics Society, Zheng Jianguo heard the news from old John: “the princess has been pregnant for five weeks. This is really good news. It would be better if she could give birth to a prince.”

Facing the excited old John, Zheng Jianguo is already familiar with the Britons represented by him. Since Princess Anna married to the royal family, the British media did not report the news of her pregnancy, which has almost become a heart disease in Britain.

Of course, Zheng Jianguo was not surprised by the news of the princess’s pregnancy. After all, more than eight months have passed since she got married last July. It’s not normal until she is pregnant.

Now with this news, it seems that the idea of inviting guests tomorrow can be avoided?

As if to confirm Zheng Jianguo’s idea, old John said excitedly, “Your Highness the crown prince invites you to attend the dinner tomorrow evening. Shall we start now?”

Looking at the watch on his wrist, Zheng Jianguo silently calculated the time difference and said, “now you can start. You can arrange it. I’ll say hello to the professors.”

Old John nodded and turned away. Zheng Jianguo found Fisher who was chatting with people and said he wanted to go. He saw him nod: “if I knew your child was born, I wouldn’t let you come.”

After pulling the corners of his mouth, Zheng Jianguo directly ignored this kind of statement. Before listening to the words of the professor, it seemed that IBM was going to make trouble at the meeting, but now the first day of the meeting was over, and no one jumped out, so that the big moves he had already prepared had no place to put.

Of course, when people talked about their baby, Zheng Jianguo didn’t take the topic. He and Yang Na haven’t married yet. Zheng Chaochao belongs to illegitimate children. According to the European and American concept, they are illegitimate children. Although the United States is not as traditional as Britain, it can’t be said on the table.

So what Zheng Jianguo could do was to nod his head noncommittally and talk about going back to Britain: “I won’t attend the meeting in the afternoon. I have to go back to the emergency room on the 1st of next month to continue the previous training. Now I go to Britain to accompany the children. If there’s anything, we’ll call again.”

Fisher shook hands with a smile and said, “don’t worry. We’ve all developed it first. They’re still groping. Pay attention to safety on the road.”