v3 Chapter 1073： Put Argentina on the negotiating table

After Xia Yu and Elena left, Prince Philip packed up his things and returned to London. He met his wife and Margaret Thatcher one after another, and informed them of the content of their meeting with Xia Yu.

The two people's opinions are very unified. Margaret Thatcher will meet with Xia Yu on behalf of the government. The stability of Xiangjiang can be discussed, but the premise is to ensure that Xia Yu's news can play a huge role in Britain.

Ten o'clock in the morning the next day.

Xia Yu arrived at No. 10 Downing Street and saw Margaret Thatcher, who hadn’t seen him for a long time, and Prince Philip, who had just met yesterday, in the prime minister’s luxurious meeting room.

The surface work of politicians has always been done well, and the atmosphere of meeting is very friendly.

After a simple greeting, Margaret Thatcher sat on the main seat, invited Xia Yu to sit on the sofa on the left, and Prince Philip on the sofa on the right.

According to the division of labor as stated yesterday, today Prince Philip is mainly as an observer, and the negotiation is dominated by Margaret Thatcher.

As time is urgent, and it involves serious issues like war.

Therefore, Margaret Thatcher did not chat with Xia Yu too much, and went straight to the topic.

I saw her looking at Xia Yu solemnly and said: "Mr. Xia, Prince Philip told me the general information yesterday. After discussion, we reached a preliminary opinion."

Xia Yu condensed his eyes, looked straight at her, and concentrated his attention.

Margaret Thatcher continued: "The stability of Hong Kong can be negotiated, but only if your information is of great help to the UK."

"I represent the government, and Prince Philip represents the royal family and is responsible for this promise!"

"Of course it's okay!"

Xia Yu suddenly smiled and nodded.

Now that the Prime Minister and Prince Philip put the stability of Xiangjiang on the negotiating table, the last trace of worry in his heart is gone.

His confidence is getting stronger!

"Then, please tell us the details you know."

Margaret Thatcher said immediately.

Xia Yu smiled and said, "This is a long story. I just made preparations in advance and wrote the relevant information in my notebook. Please wait a moment!"

After speaking, Xia Yu opened the briefcase he brought, took out a notebook in the eyes of Margaret Thatcher and Prince Philip, and then solemnly handed it to Margaret Thatcher. .

The latter immediately took the notebook and opened it, and Prince Philip also looked over.

The above information was handwritten by Xia Yuchun, and the printer was useless.

Fortunately, his handwriting is very beautiful, and there is no obstacle to browsing.

When they saw an obvious country name, both Margaret Thatcher and Prince Philip looked incredulous.

Argentina!

It turned out to be Argentina?

How do they have the guts?

It's just a wild talk!

Margaret Thatcher wanted to throw the notebook out of her hand for a moment, but considering that Xia Yu was used as a bargaining chip to negotiate, Xia Yu could not fool them, so she kept her patience and kept looking down.

Just as she kept browsing, her mentality gradually changed.

Seeing Margaret Thatcher and Prince Philip's expressions becoming more solemn and cold, the corners of Xia Yu's mouth raised slightly, and he drank his coffee leisurely.

At the same time, he once again deduced in his mind how the simulation would be more appropriate for a while.

After a long time, Margaret Thatcher and Prince Philip finally read the information in the notebook, and their faces were very solemn.

"Argentina Provisional Military Government!"

Thinking of everything in her mind about the Argentine Interim Military Government, Margaret Thatcher flashed in her eyes.

If someone told her before that Argentina dared to provoke Britain and launch a war against Britain, she would never believe it.

Although Argentina is now a large South American country and the British influence is weakening, it is not something that Argentina can provoke!

Furthermore, she has not received the following report on the attitude and instability of the Argentine military government.

And to be honest, the territorial conflicts between Britain and Argentina are mainly concentrated in the Malvinas Islands.

With the continuous loss of overseas colonies after World War II, Britain's attitude towards overseas colonies has changed.

In the past two decades, the British government has analyzed the Malvinas Islands, which are isolated in a corner of the South Atlantic, many times. This is a heavy burden, and giving up is the best choice.

It's just that because of the lack of resources on the islands and most of the residents are British. They have no independent capital and do not want to become Argentines. They have been hanging in the air. Even the British government has repeatedly persuaded the islanders to accept Argentina so as Get away.

Especially in the past ten years, the British government has been actively negotiating with Argentina in an attempt to properly resolve the Falkland Islands issue. It has also signed a number of agreements. The United Kingdom has not only agreed to allocate the nationality of the island’s residents and resources such as oil and fishing For Argentina, even after Margaret Thatcher came to power in 1979, he further mentioned the new plan of returning the sovereignty of Falklands to Argentina and the gradual transfer of administrative power.

No matter how you look at it, it's like letting Argentina wait to receive Falkland Islands!

One wants, one wants to give. Negotiations have been going on for almost 20 years, and the results will soon be seen.

So after seeing Argentina at the beginning, Margaret Thatcher would feel very absurd, and only when Argentina gets his brains will take the initiative to launch a war.

But after reading Xia Yu's intelligence and analysis, Margaret Thatcher is now dubious.

She somewhat believes that the risk of war is there, and it is not small.

Because "foreign wars can transfer internal contradictions" has been tested by history, and this is a mistake made by dictators in the past!

The group of stupid and muscular men in the Argentine military government is really likely to do unreasonable things.

The domestic situation in Argentina has become out of control, let alone a military government that has barely shown its ability to govern the country for decades. It may not be possible to reverse it if it is replaced by the British government.

After all, the situation in the UK is not too light compared to Argentina. If so, the UK is still struggling in the quagmire.

According to the information written in Xia Yu’s notebook, Argentina’s internal conflicts are now very acute. Statistics show that in the past six months, Argentina’s inflation rate has exceeded 500%, and its GDP has been three consecutive quarters. A year-on-year decline of more than 10%, the decline in manufacturing output has fallen by more than 20%, while the increase in worker wages has not exceeded 20%.

The Federation of Trade Unions in Argentina, which has gained more and more supporters, has launched a long-term general strike, and the government has been spurned and hated by the people.

The chairman of the Argentine military governing committee and the commander-in-chief of the army, Oboldo Fortunato Galtieri, is incompetent and incompetent. He has been relying on high pressure to reluctantly maintain his rule. Now the opposition in Argentina is one after another. Galtieri urgently needs political achievements to prove the military. The timeliness of the government proves that it can change the country!

The solution is to recapture the Falklands with a strong hand and become an Argentine national hero.

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For a long time, Margaret Thatcher put the notebook on the table, her complexion recovered, she looked at Xia Yu quietly, and slowly said: "Mr. Xia, I have read the information, but this information is full of uncertainty. ."

"And most importantly, Argentina will never be our opponent, and we will not fail!"

In the last sentence, Margaret Thatcher said powerfully, as if she was telling an established fact.

The negotiation has officially begun!

Xia Yu smiled faintly, and said in a hurry: "Ms. Margaret, although the British army has not fought in 20 years, the strength of the United Kingdom is beyond doubt. I believe that in the world, Argentina is absolutely Not an opponent of Britain."

"But Falkland Islands is next to Argentina, but it spans half of the earth for Britain. The supply and troop lines are too long."

"I believe that before seeing my information, no one will believe that Argentina wants to retake the Falkland Islands by force. For example, if you have not received such information, you can see that the people below do not take this piece of information. Take it seriously."

"Under this situation, can the Falklands garrison resist the Argentine army?"

"Once the Argentine government successfully retakes the Falklands, Britain's reputation will be hit hard."

"With my current intelligence, as long as Britain prepares well in advance, it will be able to thoroughly teach the Argentine military government, and it will certainly be able to achieve a full victory. It will be a huge victory for you and for the United Kingdom. ."

"To be honest, the value of this intelligence is extremely huge."

Margaret Thatcher's eyes flickered, and her heart moved.

She has been in office for so long. Because of the privatization reform, the unemployment rate has risen sharply and her support rate has been declining.

And her diplomatic achievements are not much. If she can show her tough foreign policy by beating Argentina, she can definitely improve the trend of temporarily stopping the decline of British influence, and it can also give herself a greater approval rate...

just……

The stability of Xiangjiang is also a relatively important direction of her diplomacy. Xiangjiang's geographical position in Asia is also very important, and she still does not want to give up.

Must maximize benefits!

After thinking about it, she looked sharply at Xia Yu and asked: "But Mr. Xia, none of this happened. This intelligence contains too many speculations. What do you think the Argentine military government will be in? Time to act?"

Xia Yu pretended to think for a moment, and said affirmatively: "According to the current situation in Argentina, Galtieri can't hold on for too long, he can only hold on for more than half a year at most."

Margaret Thatcher frowned on the weekend and asked questioningly: "In other words, around April next year, Galtieri will act. What if he does not act?"

Facing Margaret Thatcher’s aggressive posture, Xia Yu’s smile faded away. He sat upright and said solemnly: “He will definitely act. This is the only way he can maintain his rule. If he doesn't do this, he will only be ousted."

"As a dictator, he has a high probability of doing this."

Margaret Thatcher bit a bit and retorted: "But none of this has happened yet, and it may not even happen."

"So if you want to use this intelligence as a bargaining chip, it's not enough."

Prince Philip also sipped and said: "Mr. Xia, the Prime Minister is right. The value of your intelligence cannot be reflected intuitively. It is full of uncertainty."

Margaret Thatcher looked regretful, and her tone was full of regret and helplessness: "It's a pity that we can hardly agree to your terms."

Xia Yu frowned and said in a deep voice: "Ms. Margaret, first of all, I want to declare one more point. The British government has the right and obligation to manage and develop Hong Kong. Even if Argentina will not make any extraordinary moves, the United Kingdom has the obligation to let Xiangjiang resumes prosperity."

Seeing that Margaret Thatcher's face was a little ugly, Xia Yu's tone became softer and slowly said: "Of course, what you said makes sense, then we can choose a compromise!"