章節 1064: Chapter 1064: The Rothschild Family on the Alert
The influence of the United Kingdom in the world determines the upper limit of the influence and strength of these British families in the world.
For these aristocrats, of course, they hope that the United Kingdom will become more prosperous.
But this is not a hundred years ago, and the myth of the British Empire has long since been shattered.
In particular, over the past 20 to 30 years, with the independence of not only the British colonies but also other countries, Britain's influence abroad has plummeted, and its prestige has also declined.
Although the vast majority of these independent countries have also joined the British-led Commonwealth, Britain has had a hard time playing the role of leader as it loses various rights.
When people's hearts are scattered, it is hard to lead a team!
The rise of local capital in various countries and the invasion of American capital have also led to the continuous erosion of interests that originally belonged to British capital.
Although Hong Kong was a leased territory, the situation was the most obvious. The original four major British consortia had been eliminated by Xia Yu, leaving only one that was still struggling to survive.
From this one can see the general situation. The Howard family's interests outside the UK are constantly decreasing.
Moreover, the Howard family has been a royalist since ancient times, and Duke Carter Howard absolutely does not want to see the influence of the UK decline again.
And from what he knew of Xia Yu, Xia Yu had no need to, and would not, lie to him.
Thinking carefully about the consequences, he had to be extremely careful about what Xia Yu said!
After a long silence, although he felt that Xia Yu would not tell him, Carter Howard still wanted to try.
However, Xia Yu did not want Duke Carter Howard to ask, because no matter whether he said it or not, the result would not be what he wanted.
So when he saw that Duke Carter Howard was about to speak, he preempted him and said, 'Sir Carter, I can vouch for what I say with my personal integrity. Since you don't want to get involved, can you help me contact Prince Philip?'
Duke Carter Howard swallowed his words back down, and after staring at Xia Yu for a long time in silence, he nodded slowly, 'Yes.'
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Two flowers blooming together, each expressing a different view.
While Xia Yu was dining with the Howard family, the Rothschild family also obtained some information about Xia Yu.
The Rothschild family castle.
Jakob Rothschild was about to start his meal when he suddenly saw his cousin Evelyn Rothschild walk in.
'Evelyn, you're just in time, join us for dinner.'
Evelyn Rothschild glanced at the food on the table and said with a faint smile, 'Okay.'
Once Evelyn Locher had joined the table, the maid quickly brought out a full set of cutlery.
'Evelyn, why are you free today?'
Jacob Locher asked casually while cutting the steak.
Evelyn Locher immediately said, 'Mainly because I have received extremely important news that I think may have a great impact on us, so I hurried back to tell you.'
Jacob Rothschild paused in his movements, looked up at his cousin and asked, 'What is the urgent news?'
Evelyn Rothschild cut the steak with a knife and forked the small portion, saying concisely, 'Xayu came to London yesterday and left this morning for the Howards.'
After saying this, he put the steak in his mouth, chewed with his mouth closed, but kept his eyes fixed on Jacob Rothschild.
As expected, Jacob Rothschild was very concerned about the news. His brows furrowed slightly. After a moment of thought, he guessed suspiciously, 'He hasn't been to London for almost a year, and this time, as soon as he arrived, he went to see Carter Howard. Is it about the new telecommunications company?'
Evelyn Rothschild shook her head and said, 'I don't know about that. He has strong security forces both overtly and covertly, and we can't detect the content of his conversations or his specific itinerary.'
'But considering that he teamed up with the Howard family and Prince Philip to take over Cable & Wireless last time, which proves that he is very interested in the telecommunications market, so at this time, I can't think of any other purpose for him other than the telecommunications market.'
'What's Margaret's attitude like?'
Jacob Rothschild shook his head slightly and said, 'It's still unclear for the time being. I met with her and she didn't give a clear answer. We still have to try a little harder.'
Evelyn Locher said with a slightly serious expression and a low voice, 'Then we must be even more careful. According to the information that Charles sent from the Hong Kong newspaper, Xia Yu has made huge profits in this sudden stock market crash in Hong Kong. His Jiuding Group has already spent more than 4 billion pounds, and the amount of his funds is still terrifying.'
'We have to prevent him from losing his mind and competing for the second telecommunications company regardless of the cost.'
Jacob Rothschild nodded in agreement and said in a low voice, 'You are correct in your consideration. We must treat him with a more cautious attitude.'
After a moment's thought, Jacob Rothschild said again, 'Evelyn, you must mobilise all your resources to keep an eye on Xia Yu's movements and do your best to investigate the real purpose of his visit to London.'
'And I will once again increase my efforts to compete for the new telecommunications company.'
'Yes, no problem,'
Evelyn Rothschild nodded in agreement.
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Xia Yu was not aware of the Rothschild family's actions.
Because after lunch at the Howards', he set off for Windsor, the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire, in the southeast of England.
At Howards' Castle, the Duke of Carter Howard had agreed to Xia Yu's request and was willing to act as an intermediary. He had a phone call with Prince Philip, and the specific meeting place would be at Windsor Castle in Windsor town.
At that time, the Queen and Prince Philip were on holiday in the world's largest inhabited castle.
Unfortunately, when Xia Yu arrived in Windsor, the Queen had to return to London at short notice due to a sudden matter, and Prince Philip stayed in the castle to wait for his meeting with Xia Yu, as he had an appointment with him.
Windsor Castle is also the main administrative residence of the British monarch, and naturally has top-notch defensive capabilities.
For this reason, Xia Yu's bodyguard team was taken seriously, and he only entered Windsor Castle with Elena, where they met Prince Philip, who had just turned 60, in the reception hall with its quaint and elegant style.
At the age of 60, although he has carefully maintained his appearance and has fewer wrinkles than his peers, the shiny bald head and sparse hair are also obvious signs of the passage of time.
When he saw Elena, who was closely accompanying Xia Yu, Prince Philip's eyes flashed with surprise, and his gaze at Xia Yu changed slightly. He seemed to have misunderstood something.
'Mr Xia, and the beautiful and pure Ms Elena, welcome!'
Prince Philip got up and smiled, welcoming Xia Yu and Elena to the party.
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