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The Queen of England asked curiously: "Earl Williams, do you mind telling us what your major investment is?"

"Of course I don't mind!" Henry said, "Speaking of which, my next few investments must be supported by the British government!"

"Please tell me, if it is reasonable, I will help you persuade the British government!" The Queen of England showed her favor to Henry and smiled slightly.

"Then I will say one thing at a time, first of all," Henry thought for a moment, "the first is the Thames Water Company of the United Kingdom. The British government proposed the policy of privatizing the water company in 1989, so I want to buy Thames Water UK hopes to get the UK government's approval!"

Thames Water is the third largest water company in the world, and its business is mainly concentrated in the United Kingdom and the United States. The first largest water company is the famous Vivendi, and the second largest water company is Suez Lyon Water Group. What does the water company do? In simple terms, water affairs refers to the industrial chain consisting of raw water, water supply, water saving, drainage, sewage treatment and water resource recycling, etc. Waterworks are only part of the water company!

If Henry wants to buy the Thames Water Company in the United Kingdom, it is equivalent to controlling the water use of most of the United Kingdom and some parts of the United States, and its identity and status will be greatly improved!

Water is the source of life, and controlling the water in the UK is equivalent to controlling the lifeblood of the UK!

Henry thought to himself, even if he did not buy the British Thames Water Company, then in 2000, it would have been acquired by the German RWE Group for more than 4 billion US dollars. Since German companies can buy them, they should be able to too!

Sure enough, hearing Henry's words, the Queen of England immediately said: "There should be no problem with this, but the price... Your Excellency Earl Williams, how much do you plan to buy the Thames Water Company?"

"Four billion dollars!" Henry responded casually, as if four billion dollars were like a pile of waste paper.

At the current purchasing power of the US dollar, $4 billion is definitely much more expensive than $4 billion in 2000, and Thames Water is still developing, so it can be inferred. The price of $4 billion is definitely far more than the market value of Thames Water in the United Kingdom!

A middle-aged man looked surprised and hurriedly said something in the ear of the Queen of England.

After listening to the Queen of England, she nodded.

Henry saw the Queen of England and the middle-aged man talking. He picked up the glass and drank slowly, and when they finished talking, Henry continued.

after awhile. The Queen said to Henry: "His Excellency Earl Williams, the purchase of Thames Water is not a big problem, please move on to the next investment!"

"Okay," Henry said, "the second investment is, I want to buy British Energy!"

in 1989. Not only the privatization and reorganization of water companies. And the power company has also been privatized and reorganized, and finally divided into many power generation companies. However, the transmission company is still exclusively operated by the State Grid Corporation! The British energy company Henry wants to buy belongs to nuclear power plants and controls 8 of the 10 operating nuclear power plants in the UK!

The technical content of thermal power, hydropower and wind power is a bit low, so Henry wants to buy a nuclear power plant. At present, the most mainstream of nature is the thermal power plant, but the pollution is serious. The nuclear power generation is the future trend, the power generation is large, the air pollution is small, and the research of nuclear energy will have more uses!

At present, the power generation of British energy companies can provide 31.5% of the electricity in the UK, and the market value is very high.

Controlling the UK's water use, and then controlling the UK's electricity consumption, whether it is the Queen of England or the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, must pay special attention to themselves! Sneeze yourself. Great Britain is shaking!

Henry thought for a while and added, "About $20 billion!"

As soon as the words fell, everyone was shocked and speechless. First, it was 4 billion US dollars, and now it was 20 billion US dollars.

Prince Andrew next to him was stunned at the moment. Although he was from the Swedish royal family, he didn't have much money. Henry opened his mouth and kept his mouth shut, and it was tens of billions of dollars. The 250 million dollars he just reported was too shabby in front of him! Although Prince Andrew knew that Henry was the richest man, he had never seen such a big spender!

Prince Andrew said that he has a shallow knowledge and has never seen such a rich man! He even suddenly had the illusion that he was not a prince, but a beggar...

At this time, the Queen of England asked: "Earl Williams, what other companies are you planning to buy?"

After controlling water and electricity, the next step is finance.

"Your Majesty, you know, I bought Barings Bank before."

The Queen of England said: "Yes, I know this, the money of the British royal family is still handed over to you Barings Bank for investment management!"

"In order to expand the scale and profitability of Barings Bank, I will acquire a number of banks in the UK!" Henry said, "Acquiring banks can be done according to market operations. There are many banks in the UK to choose from. But Thames Water and British energy companies need permission from the British government!"

"Don't worry, Earl Williams, the British government should agree to sell the two companies!"

Henry nodded, "Well, it would be best if this was the case!"

At this time, the dinner was almost finished. After the dinner, Henry was about to leave Buckingham Palace, but the Queen of England called Henry to her side with a smile.

"Your Majesty, what's the matter?" Henry asked after observing the Queen's expression.

"What do you think of Prince Andrew?" the Queen laughed. "I mean, do you think he's worthy of Princess Ulysses?"

Henry smiled bitterly in his heart, what is the answer?

Henry was silent for a moment, glanced at him, and saw that Princess Ulysses was looking at him not far away. Although his face was frosty, his heart was filled with sadness. When Henry thought of Prince Andrew's blond face and rough lion-like appearance, he immediately felt unworthy for Princess Ulysses.

A flower in cow dung?

Henry shook his head and said to the Queen of England, "Not worthy!"

"Then who do you think deserves it?" The Queen of England smiled meaningfully and looked at Henry.

Henry knew what the Queen of England meant when he saw her expression.

"I think..." Henry's heart was a little complicated. Princess Ulysses was the most temperamental and beautiful woman Henry had ever seen. If she was a normal person, Henry would have laughed it off, and it was definitely necessary to hide her in a golden house or something. , Who told her to look so beautiful! But her identity is an English princess, and Henry has to consider more factors...

To go up or not to go up, that's the big question!

(To be continued ~^~)