Rebirth capital madman - Chapter 1197

After Iraq occupied Kuwait, the U.S. responded swiftly. U.S. President Bush Sr. soon announced that the U.S. would launch a defensive operation aimed at preventing Iraq from invading Saudi Arabia, namely Operation Desert Shield. Saudi Arabia is as risky as that.

The U.S. Secretary of State James Baker organized an alliance to support the Kuwaiti royal family. The number of members reached more than 30, of which the “Five Eyes Alliance” and some members of NATO must be indispensable.

The United Nations has also passed several resolutions one after another. At the same time, the United States is less opposed to the series of reasons given by the US government to join the war, including the importance of oil to the US economy and the long-term friendly relationship between the US and Saudi Arabia. Before the Vietnam War, it can be said that the legal basis was almost prepared.

To put it simply, the ruler of Iraq could not have complied with the ultimatum’s timeline for troop withdrawal, destruction of lethal weapons, etc. It would be detrimental to prestige and no face to agree to without a beating.

The difference in this process is that the army has not moved, and the food and grass are in the preparation gap. For Mi Di, who is engaged in war almost every year, and in a sense, war is also a business. Everything is very familiar.

The figure of military expenditure may not be accurate, but there are traces that it is not far away. More than 60 billion U.S. dollars, most of which must be apportioned to the followers, like those who are restricted by the current constitution of the country and cannot send combat troops. Ben and Germany, about $16 billion, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and other Gulf countries about $36 billion, and so on.

Still the same sentence, war is also a business, and a huge amount of military expenditure can easily flow through the financial system, and it can be fully stained with crystal clear essential oils.

Huifeng Bank has no chance to take a sip. In addition to the fact that its peers who are dripping with oil have made progress in strength, they will inevitably lose their status in the world accordingly.

The logic is simple. Other investment banks are qualified to participate, but Huifeng Bank can only watch from the outside. Still thinking of buying a member of one of the Big Four clearing banks in the UK?

Ever since, Huifeng Bank in the Hong Kong government controlled by the ghosts encouraged it for a while, and then there was a voice that Xiangjiang should donate part of the war expenses to the suzerain country, which naturally refers to Britain.

Gao Xian, who was sitting in the office of the CEO of Hong Kong Financial Management Bureau, received the news immediately. While others were still pondering whether the Xiangjiang Financial Management Bureau would be required to apportion the money, and what percentage to apportion, Gao Xian couldn’t help laughing.

What about colonies paying tribute to the suzerain country? This has all entered the 1990s. The level of awareness of the public is not comparable to that of previous years, not to mention that there are still only a handful of years before the reunification. To spend money from the scope of Xiangjiang, you have to spend your time emptying out the warehouse. suspicion.

Therefore, Gao Xian gave a very clear instruction to his subordinates. They are so busy now that there is no need to waste and waste precious energy on this so-called donation. It will not be too late until the Legislative Council discusses it.

Sure enough, as Gao Xian expected, don’t look at the people in Xiangjiang who have all kinds of distrust of the prospect of return. There are many filial sons and grandchildren who fan the flames and create anxiety. However, the reaction to Xiangjiang’s donation of part of the war expenses to the United Kingdom is surprisingly unanimous. , Even those filial sons and grandchildren dare not rub the heat.

One of the main reasons for this is that the concept of taxpayers has deepened. The Hong Kong government controlled by the ghosts wants to pay tribute and give favors to the suzerain country. In essence, it is using the money of Hong Kong taxpayers. Few would.

The debates in the Legislative Council are not as noisy as the crowds of people scolding. The supporters and opponents can come and go for several rounds in an orderly manner.

The supporting party also realized that Xiangjiang donated part of the war expenses to the United Kingdom, and the colonies paid tribute to the suzerain country. After the equivalent, it was too disgusting. Therefore, from the third world oil crisis, Xiangjiang, which relied on external input for energy, Unable to stay out of the matter, launched a lobbying.

In addition to summarizing the complaints of the people, the opposing party also pointed out that, as an international financial center, Xiangjiang should remain neutral in its official attitude.

To put it in a heart-warming way, in this bustle, there are not many Xiangjiang, and there are not many Xiangjiang, it seems that you have a sense of presence? Just do a good job in the Hong Kong International Financial Center, which is related to making a living, and that’s it!

More importantly, although all the energy needed by Xiangjiang relies on external input, after the first world oil crisis in 1973 and the second world oil crisis in 1979, Xiangjiang’s The energy supply structure has been built and developed relatively strong, and has a certain ability to resist sudden changes in the market.

Specifically, in the energy supply structure of Xiangjiang, Happy Energy, which occupies a core position, is a local company in Xiangjiang that the government can exert effective influence on. It was founded by Sir Gao after the outbreak of the first world oil crisis. The crisis has made great contributions, seizing most of the market shares of international oil companies that cannot guarantee energy supply even though prices have been raised several times, and now provides more than 60% of Hong Kong’s fossil energy needs.

Over the years, Happy Energy has built a huge and complete system on Tsing Yi Island, including tanker terminals and warehouses. On the one hand, it can meet the delivery needs of some oil varieties of the Xiangjiang Futures Exchange, and on the other hand, it can cope with the current third world emergencies of the oil crisis.

At the same time, Happy Energy has a certain oil refining capacity in Yuen Long Industrial Estate, one of the three major industrial estates in Xiangjiang. It also maintains close ties with energy peers in the Mainland and Southeast Asia, which are relatively close to each other.

Therefore, there will be no crisis in Xiangjiang’s energy security, and naturally there is no need to donate part of the war expenditure to the United Kingdom for some energy security, and get involved in the war whirlpool in an official capacity.

In this way, in the debate between the two major battlefields, the opposing side used momentum and facts to firmly step on the supporting side, and the inside story of Huifeng Bank’s idea behind it was also revealed and received another round of scolding. , reputation was hit again.

The disheartened and embarrassed supporter, in order to regain some ground, made efforts to conduct a comprehensive inspection of Happy Energy to confirm whether the mainstay of Xiangjiang’s energy security is worthy of that trust.