Chapter 327 Buy an island, like the Cayman Islands

early morning,

Taylor woke up.

I have a slight headache.

It was her first hangover. She had drunk a lot of alcohol the night before, including beer, cocktails, and even whiskey. She only remembered that Hardy came and took her and Margaret to a nightclub for a party, drinking, fighting, and boxing.

I don't remember what happened afterwards.

She sat up and found that she was only wearing her lace bra. She looked around and it didn't look like Princess Margaret's bedroom.

This should be a hotel.

She thought of Hardy.

"Hardy, are you there?" Taylor called out.

There were footsteps outside, and Hardy walked in from the living room in pajamas, looking at Taylor who was sitting on the bed with a smile.

Taylor saw Hardy and jumped off the bed, wearing only lace panties, and threw herself on Hardy without caring.

"I missed you so much." Taylor said coquettishly.

"I already said that yesterday." Hardy said with a smile.

"But I forgot a lot of things from yesterday, so I have to repeat them today. By the way, where did you sleep last night?"

"Sleeping next to you."

Taylor was a little disappointed. If he hadn't been drunk, maybe something would have happened.

She had long wanted to give herself to Hardy, but Hardy was very restrained and insisted on waiting until she was 18 years old.

Hardy patted Taylor's little butt and said, "Go take a shower. I've ordered a meal from the hotel. Let's go shopping for clothes after dinner. Your clothes are all dirty from yesterday. You spilled a lot of wine on them."

"I'm going to Buckingham Palace in the afternoon. Princess Elizabeth invites me to have afternoon tea. You should come with us," said Hardy.

"OK."

The two ate in the hotel room, and Taylor took Hardy to the street. Shopping with Hardy felt much happier than shopping with Margaret. Taylor was like a happy little magpie, constantly pulling Hardy to go to shops.

Buy one for yourself and one for Hardy.

afternoon.

Hardy brought Taylor to Buckingham Palace again. In fact, Taylor had lived in Buckingham Palace for some time and was very familiar with the place.

In the gardens behind Buckingham Palace.

Hardy met Princess Elizabeth again. This time the meeting was much more formal. Hardy greeted her, took the princess's hand and kissed it.

Princess Margaret was standing right next to him, and she looked at Hardy with a smart look in her eyes.

He would exchange glances with Taylor from time to time.

"Mr. Hardy, we meet again. The last time we met was at a ball to welcome the investment delegation. Five months have passed in a flash." Princess Elizabeth said.

"Yeah, time flies." said Hardy.

"I heard that Mr. Hardy went to Hong Kong and made a lot of investments there. Here I would like to thank Mr. Hardy for his investment in the British territories." Princess Elizabeth asked.

"In addition to HSBC Bank, an industrial zone has been established, which will have more than a hundred companies moving in. In addition, many other industries have been acquired, with a total investment of approximately US$100 million," said Hardy.

"What do you think about the war in the north? Are you worried about the future of Hong Kong?"

The two chatted about things in Hong Kong.

Margaret and Taylor were sitting quietly beside them.

In the past, when Princess Elizabeth came to meet guests, Margaret seldom came out. Even if she did, she would just say hello and then find an excuse to leave. But today, she just sat quietly beside them and didn't make any excuses.

Margaret actually had no interest in what her sister and Hardy talked about, such as war, politics, and investment.

She was simply interested in Hardy.

Yesterday, Hardy took her to a completely crazy place. This was something she had never experienced before, and no one had ever dared to take her to play like this.

But Hardy dares to do it.

And it seems like my sister can't do anything about him.

Now the thought in Margaret's little head is how to find another opportunity to get this man to take her out to play.

More than just a nightclub.

And much more.

Experience everything the British royal family is not allowed to do.

Let’s talk about Hong Kong.

Princess Elizabeth talked to Hardy about the economic situation in the UK.

Before World War I, Britain was the world ruler and enjoyed unlimited glory. Even before World War II, Britain was still a creditor country. However, in that war, Britain spent a huge amount of 25 billion pounds. In order to pay for the arms costs, Britain sold a quarter of its pre-war overseas investments. The national debt increased by two times compared with the pre-war level, and the foreign debt reached 3.7 billion pounds.

The war traumatized Britain badly.

The casualties were 950,000, the navy lost 4 battleships, 2 battlecruisers, 5 aircraft carriers, 5 auxiliary aircraft carriers, a total of 341 surface warships, and lost control of the ocean.

Before World War II, Britain still had 30 million square kilometers of colonies. Now those colonies have become independent one after another. Although Britain won the war with great difficulty, it became a heavily indebted debtor country after the war. The once glorious British Empire is no longer there.

Britain is very short of money now.

Very short of money.

Although the royal family has almost no control over the UK and power has been handed over to the government, Princess Elizabeth still cares very much about the country.

She knew that the British finances were in trouble, and the man in front of her was a wealthy tycoon. She talked to Hardy to ask if he could solve some of the British financial problems.

"Mr. Hardy, have you ever thought about increasing investment in the UK? In fact, there are many things worth investing in the UK." Princess Elizabeth said.

Hardy smiled.

"The business of the Hardy Group is not like those of traditional conglomerates. The last time I came to the UK with a delegation, I had already invested in the ones that were suitable for me to invest in."

"I know Mr. Hardy has his own bank. I wonder if he is interested in buying British government bonds. The yield on British government bonds is very stable, which is a more worthy investment project. The government also guarantees the government's debt repayment." Princess Elizabeth started promoting government bonds again.

Buy British gilts?

To be honest, Hardy was not very interested. This was no different from a loan. The British government had already proposed this to the delegation when they came last time.

Including loans and Treasury bonds.

Whether it was Rockefeller, Citigroup, Bank of America under the California Corporation, or Hardy's Wells Fargo, they all refused.

Because they all know.

The period of economic collapse is actually the beginning of the feast for capitalists, which is the moment when "capital is king" as many people say. The return on acquiring assets is much better than that on buying bonds and making loans.

"I'm sorry, the Hadi Group has limited funds and is not very interested in purchasing government bonds or lending," said Hadi.

Elizabeth was a little disappointed.

"Then what are you interested in?" Margaret beside her suddenly asked.

In fact, Margaret just wanted to say something because it was too boring to stay here.

"Land. If there is land, I might consider it. Not long ago, I acquired more than 1 million square kilometers of land in Australia," said Hardy.

"I also have a lot of investments in Hong Kong, part of which is buying land."

"You want to buy land in mainland England?"

Princess Elizabeth said that there was not much land in the UK to sell to Hardy because most of the land in the UK was already in private hands.

"It doesn't have to be the mainland, overseas territories are fine, such as some small islands. I like the Cayman Islands, which are in the Caribbean Sea. If I could buy them, I would be a governor or something." Hardy said with a smile.

Hardy liked to look at the globe, and he had looked at many famous places in later generations, including the Cayman Islands.

In fact, there is nothing special about the Cayman Islands. They are just a few small islands in the Caribbean Sea. What makes them famous is that they are one of the famous offshore registered places in later generations.

Of course.

Now it is just an unknown island and few people know its name.

However, Her Majesty the Queen in the future does know about the Cayman Islands. The archipelago consists of three islands with a total land area of ​​about 260 square kilometers. It is now under the jurisdiction of the Governor of Jamaica and has a small population of only more than 2,000 people.

The Cayman Islands are very close to the United States, only 600 kilometers away from the nearest Miami and 300 kilometers away from Jamaica. They are located in the center of the Mediterranean Sea and are surrounded by Cuba, Bahamas, Colombia, Venezuela, Haiti, Panama, Mexico, Costa Rica and other countries.

Um,

Now the British colony Jamaica is also clamoring for independence. I wonder when Jamaica will also separate from Britain.

Princess Elizabeth felt that if Hardy wanted to buy it, she might sell it to him, but she actually felt a bit cheated in her heart.

"What is Mr. Hardy going to do with the Cayman Islands?" asked Princess Elizabeth.

"To be honest, Your Highness, I value its geographical location. You may know that I run a casino, but my casino is in Las Vegas, which is 4,000 kilometers from the east coast to the west coast, while it is only more than 600 kilometers from Miami to the Cayman Islands."

"If I buy those islands, I can open casinos, mainly targeting the East Coast customer base, and develop tourism projects. The scenery there is more beautiful than Miami."

In fact, this idea came to Hardy after he looked at the map after the Basini family of the mafia opened a casino in Cuba.

It is 300 kilometers from Miami to Cuba and 600 kilometers to the Cayman Islands. Although it is twice as far, it only takes an hour by plane, so the difference is not that big.

At that time, Hardy thought that if he could buy the Cayman Islands and open a casino on it, the business should be no worse than that in Cuba. Then, like in later generations, he could register a bunch of banks and it would be very fun to launder money.

Princess Elizabeth knew that Hardy had a casino business.

"If you want to buy the island, do you have any other conditions? The British Empire does not allow the country to be separated." Princess Elizabeth said.

Hadi thought,

Have you lost enough territory in recent years?

"I need full control. I can acknowledge that the islands will always belong to the United Kingdom, but all jurisdiction must belong to me, which is equivalent to a complete self-governing territory."

Elizabeth was not surprised by Hardy's offer. "Mr. Hardy, when are you going to return to the United States?"

"If everything is ok, I will go back at night," said Hardy.

"Why not wait and let me tell the Prime Minister about Mr. Hadi's intention to buy the islands and see what the government thinks."

Hardy's heart skipped a beat.

Is this really possible?

He really was joking just now. Even though the British Empire was short of money, it was still not nice to talk about selling territory.

And he's an American.

"Of course, I will wait for news from Your Highness in London," said Hardy.

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