Hardy Empire 1945 - Vol 2 Chapter 392: : Eat, drink, prostitute and bet on a dragon

After leaving Princess Margaret’s room, Hardy returned to his room. Hardy also lived in this hotel, and it was not far away, only two rooms separated.

But he was not as idle as Princess Margaret. He went back to the room to think about how to deal with the matter, and finally picked up the phone to call the White House, hoping to see President Johnson before Princess Margaret’s reception.

President Johnson gave Hardy a lot of face.

Specially made time to see Hardy in the evening.

As the sun sets, in the back garden of the White House, President Hardy and President Johnson are walking and chatting. The bodyguards are far away. No one knows what they are talking about.

The next day.

Hardy got up in the morning to look for Princess Margaret, and found that her eyes were darkened and she looked awake.

He didn’t know that Her Royal Highness didn’t have a good rest yesterday. Instead, he gambled all night and lost twenty thousand dollars.

“No rest?” Hardy cared.

“Yeah, I hate jet lag.”

Margaret did not dare to say about staying up late to gamble. At this moment, she was not only tired, but also distressed, because she had managed to save the money.

“I met President Johnson yesterday and talked a lot with him.” Hardy said.

Margaret immediately cheered up, “How is it, what did President Johnson say?”

“President Johnson said that he can help delay the repayment, but continue to provide assistance and loans to the United Kingdom. The United States has no plans in this regard for the time being.”

To put it bluntly, this is rejection.

“The situation in the UK is very bad now. Some of the former British government bonds have matured and the government bonds have been sold off in the market. If the British government does not absorb them, it will seriously affect financial credibility.” Margaret frowned slightly.

Margaret didn’t understand this very well. All of this was what Princess Elizabeth told her. This was another problem facing Britain, so she asked the United States to help.

“Now that the United States is at war, funds are mainly invested on the battlefield, and all foreign aid is temporarily suspended. I am afraid it is difficult for the United States to help now.” Hardy said.

Hardy knows that the United States is not rich now, and wars have always been gold swallowing beasts. This is the beginning of the United States has invested 5 billion US dollars, and it is expected that there will be more in the future, let alone let him borrow money from others, and don’t charge money. Not bad.

“At the reception tonight, I will talk to President Johnson personally, I hope he can change his mind.” Margaret said.

Hardy shook his head inwardly.

The results of negotiations are often outside the negotiating table.

Margaret is a complete political novice, and doesn’t understand this at all.

Moreover, Hardy’s proposal to not continue to aid the United Kingdom was also made by Hardy. He told Johnson that even allies cannot respond to requests, as that would make the other party feel confident.

As for the issue of aid, it is Hardy’s preparations for an exchange with Britain.

The less money you have,

The better time I make money.

When talking to Hardy, Margaret yawned several times. Hardy looked at the tired Margaret and stood up and said, “You can rest again. We will go to the White House together in the evening.”

“OK.”

When Hardy left, even though Margaret was very sleepy, she didn’t sleep. She called the steward to help her recharge $20,000 in the bank.

This girl is completely addicted to gambling.

Fortunately, in the end, she still knew the severity of the matter. After eating at noon, she slept, and then she regained some energy.

evening.

Hardy and Margaret took a car and brought the delegation to the White House. President Johnson, his wife, and many officials greeted Princess Margaret at the White House. Although the British Empire was gradually declining, Johnson still did a great job. foot.

The dinner is very grand,

During this period, Margaret wanted to ask President Johnson to extend the loan and continue to obtain loans, hoping for a turnaround. President Johnson smiled and said that the loan could be postponed, but the loan was helpless because the US finances were not well-off during this period.

It was exactly the same as Hardy said.

This disappointed Margaret.

Without the loan, for her, the task is only half completed, and the money for the national debt has not yet been settled, but she also knows that since the other party has made a decision, it may be difficult to convince her.

After talking about formal topics, President Johnson enthusiastically said: “Princess Margaret is a rare visitor to the United States. If you have time to stay and visit a few more places, I believe the American people will welcome the visit of Her Royal Highness.”

Margaret nodded gracefully, “I really meant it. I plan to go to New York to see, and then to Los Angeles to see Hollywood. You know that I also have a few friends here in the United States.”

She didn’t just ask for money for these two things. Before coming, Princess Elizabeth also arranged for her a third task, which was to maximize the influence of the British royal family.

In this world, there are many constitutional monarchy countries, but the world most agrees with the royal family is the British royal family. On the one hand, because of the British heritage, on the other hand, the British royal family is well managed.

They have been sparing no effort to show the existence of the royal family.

When Margaret came to America, her sister asked her to go a few more places so that people could see and hear the names of the British royal family.

For this task, Margaret readily agreed.

Because in this way, she can play outside in a fair manner, which is much more interesting than nesting in a few palaces all day long.

The reception is over.

Hardy accompanied Margaret back to the hotel. They all had some drinks tonight. Margaret blushed. After returning to the room, the servant brought tea. After exiting, Margaret frowned and said:

“When I came, my sister said that the prime minister was worried about the maturity of the national debt, which was hundreds of millions of dollars. If it is not delivered in time, it will have a great impact on the financial reputation of the UK. My sister is very worried. I want to share the worry for my sister. What do you say? Is there a solution?”

“Look for a bank loan.” Hardy replied.

“But several banks in the UK can’t get the money at all. If they can get it out, the government won’t have to worry about it.”

“Can you find a private loan?”

“Hundreds of millions of dollars, whoever has so much money, I am afraid it is only you American consortia. My sister said that you were not interested in national debt when you last aided. In fact, the government tried to contact a few companies, but they were rejected.” Margaret said.

Saying here, Margaret looked at Hardy, “Baron Hardy, would you like to buy those treasury bonds?”

Hardy shook his head immediately.

“Did you forget that I had sold a large amount of British government bonds before and repaid a sum of money to the Bank of England? The low rate of return on government bonds is too low for funds.”

Hardy rejected Margaret’s proposal in one fell swoop.

Although he wants to make a deal with the British government, he can’t let the other party see his intentions at a glance. He wants the other party to take the initiative and catch up with him, so that he will not be exposed.

“How will your schedule be arranged next?” Hardy asked.

Speaking of the next itinerary, Margaret suddenly became energetic, “Hadi, you promised to stay with me, how do you plan to arrange the show for me.”

“I can take you wherever you want, and I will arrange the rest.” Hardy said.

“I’m going to Las Vegas to see the casinos there, and I’m going to Hollywood. I want to see all the stars I have seen in the movies.” Margaret said excitedly.

“No problem.” Hardy agreed.

If it is someone else, this requirement is difficult to meet, but it is not a problem for Hardy at all.

After Hardy left, Margaret called the butler and asked him to report to his sister Princess Elizabeth about the meeting with President Johnson tonight.

The telegram soon arrived in England.

After seeing her sister’s telegram, Princess Elizabeth did not have joy on her face. The war loan was postponed. This is one aspect, and more importantly, the maturity of the national debt. If it is not handled in time, Britain’s financial credibility will decline and the consequences will be very serious.

Even if it is as strong as the United States, dare not let the national debt default

The next day.

The group left Washington by private jet and came to New York, the largest city in the United States. Princess Margaret’s visit to the United States has already been published in the newspaper. After her plane stopped at New York Airport, many people came to pick it up.

Margaret waved and greeted everyone.

Then Princess Margaret came to Wall Street and felt the prosperity of the New York Stock Exchange. Then she visited the Statue of Liberty. The next day she saw a song and dance on Broadway and visited the Metropolitan Museum on Fifth Avenue.

The whole trip took two days, and Hardy accompanied him throughout the journey.

Then the group took a plane to Los Angeles. This time the destination was Hollywood. In order to meet Princess Margaret, Hardy specially organized a welcome reception. Several hundred Hollywood stars attended the reception.

At the reception,

Princess Margaret delivered a speech, hoping that Britain can also develop in the film industry like Hollywood.

There were already many British people among these stars, who were very respectful to Margaret. Elizabeth Taylor and Margaret were good friends. Tyler took Margaret’s hand and introduced her to many Hollywood stars.

That night.

Margaret and Taylor slept together and had a long conversation.

Afterwards, the princess team announced that Princess Margaret was a little tired due to running around for a few days and she was going to rest in Los Angeles for a few days. In fact, no one knew that Hardy took Princess Margaret and Taylor together on a private jet the next day. Come to Las Vegas.

In order to conceal people~www.mtlnovel.com~ Hardy specially hired two special makeup artists from the film company, and painted Margaret and Taylor makeup separately. When they were dressed up, they seemed to have changed, although they are still very different. Young and beautiful, but without the original appearance, it is impossible to see that it is the big stars Elizabeth Taylor and Princess Margaret of Britain.

You can relax now.

As for the two makeup artists, the orders of the big boss were naturally tight-lipped.

At the Caesars Palace Casino, even Margaret, who lived in the palace since she was a child, was amazed, “The majestic and luxurious degree of this casino has checked Windsor Castle.”

Inside the casino,

Margaret and Taylor each carried a plate full of chips, which was given to them by Hardy, each for 200,000 dollars.

The two girls began to enter the crazy gambling mode.

Hardy is going to let Margaret here, enjoy the one-stop service of eating, drinking, prostitution and gambling, and feel the enthusiasm of Las Vegas people.