Chapter 1330 - Selling assets
The eyes of the whole world are focused on the Falklands conflict.
Countless people's eyes are focused on both sides of the Falklands conflict, wondering whether the two sides will have a second Falklands War.
In the 1982 Falklands War, Argentina failed and paid a heavy price.
Britain won the Falklands War, but also paid a heavy price, and failed to achieve the great rejuvenation of Britain as advertised by Britain.
It was also this war that made Britain completely turn to the United States. It no longer had the ambition of the empire on which the sun never sets, but relied on its alliance with the United States to maintain its international status.
To put it nicely, it is the "US-UK alliance", and to put it bluntly, it is a vassal of the United States.
Even the former world hegemon, the empire on which the sun never sets. Even the launch of its own nuclear weapons must be applied to the United States, and only with the consent of the United States can it be launched.
This world is so magical!
It is said that the five permanent members are the five permanent members, but now the five permanent members are divided into the upper three permanent members and the lower two permanent members.
If, on the issue of South Ossetia in Georgia, Russia decisively sent troops to participate in the military action of Georgia, defeated the Georgian army, and maintained its status and dignity as a world power.
Then this time, if Britain just let Argentina take back the Falkland Islands by force, Britain's international status and international influence will plummet.
When visiting the United States, seeking support from its ally, the United States, it was not satisfactory. Facing public opinion in the UK, Britain sold everything it had and showed a posture of launching a war.
London, airport.
Scholars from various fields of Chinese cultural relics got off the plane.
This is a team of experts with a scale of 1,000 people, and they chartered five planes.
In this team of experts, the director of the Palace Museum can only serve as the deputy head of the group.
Every expert had an excited look on his face.
Since the 1980s, China has been constantly taking various opportunities to recover the cultural relics of the Chinese nation that have been lost overseas.
Among them, Britain is definitely the top priority.
Since the First Opium War, Britain was the first Western power to open the door of China with powerful ships and cannons.
During the century of humiliation, Britain has plundered countless cultural relics of the Chinese nation from the land of Kyushu, including some very precious cultural relics.
Compared with the compensation paid to Britain in previous times, these cultural relics are undoubtedly more valuable.
With the development of China's economy, the auction prices of Chinese cultural relics in the international cultural relics market have risen sharply, constantly breaking records.
This also increases the difficulty of recovering cultural relics.
After all, the annual funds of various museums in China are limited, and the funds that can be used to purchase cultural relics are limited.
And every year, only some really kind people will really donate cultural relics purchased from overseas.
In the past two decades, the main force in recovering cultural relics is undoubtedly Panshan Group. Panshan Group has brought back a large number of cultural relics for China through various transactions over the years.
Of course, Panshan Group has also paid a price.
So far, the countries with the most Chinese cultural relics are undoubtedly Britain, Japan, and the United States!
As for which country has more Chinese cultural relics, no one knows!
This time, in order to raise military funds, Britain finally compromised on cultural relics.
When the expert team was formed and learned that they would go to Britain to identify cultural relics, these experts were very happy.
If you ask who cares most about the cultural relics of the Chinese nation, then it is undoubtedly the professionals in related professions.
These people have been studying for a lifetime and immersed in this industry.
Among them, some are masters in the field of antiques, some are masters in the field of calligraphy, and some are masters in the field of Chinese ancient paintings.
Even, some are masters who are proficient in all fields!
Many experts here are unfamiliar to ordinary people, but they are absolutely masters in their fields.
The entire expert team includes both the older generation, the middle-aged generation, and the young generation who are emerging.
Their task is to ensure that the cultural relics received are authentic, not fakes.
In the market, fakes are rampant. One is to say that they are ancient cultural relics, but most of them are modern industrial imitations. The difference is huge.
And when it comes to identifying cultural relics, these experts are much more reliable than equipment and instruments.
After the preliminary identification of equipment and instruments, and the check of three to five experts, fakes can basically be eliminated.
Brown personally went to the airport to welcome the expert group and gave them high enough courtesy.
Since moving into No. 10 Downing Street last year, Brown felt that he was very unlucky.
First, the US subprime mortgage crisis broke out, followed by the US financial crisis, which brewed into a global economic crisis.
A correct version of the book in 16-9!
Now it's good, Argentina has taken back the Falkland Islands by force!
After winning the first Falklands War, Britain stationed 1,500 British troops on the Falklands.
But this time, the 1,500 British troops on the Falklands, with perfect fortifications, did not fight for a few days, nor did they inflict heavy damage on the Argentine army, and just surrendered!
This is simply a loss of face for Britain, making Britain comparable to France during World War II.
In addition, Argentina's actions are simply slapping Britain in the face, making Britain completely embarrassed.
Once Britain lets it go, Britain's status and influence will decline wildly, and it will not have the face to say that it is a world power or one of the five permanent members in the future!
After visiting the United States and failing to get support, Britain also knew that it had to rely on itself!
Britain's military industry system has long been degraded. After all, Britain's "deindustrialization" was before the United States, and Britain is no longer the industrial power it once was. Britain's own military industry is far from enough for Britain to support a large-scale war, and it is an expedition.
Especially the British shipbuilding industry, only luxury yachts can be shown off, as for warships, it is not worth mentioning.
Otherwise, the new generation of aircraft carriers of the British Royal Navy would not be delayed until now, and it is even rumored that it has to be changed from nuclear-powered aircraft carriers to conventional-powered aircraft carriers.
And Britain has no money!
It seems that Britain has put out a lot of funds to save the market, but in fact, there is serious inflation in Britain!
Whether it is mobilization or purchasing ships and warships, money is needed.
Money is not omnipotent, but it is absolutely impossible to have no money.
Brown and others thought about it and thought of selling assets to get a sum of money for war.
The weapons of Panshan Group are not of the same system as those of the United States. If the British army wants to use them, it will take at least one or two years of training.
Britain naturally cannot wait for one or two years before launching the Second Falklands War, because by then the opportunity will be gone.
But Britain can use the money it gets to purchase weapons from the Americans, as well as corresponding arms and supplies from Panshan Group, and can afford a transport fleet!
With the current strength of the British army, it is naturally not enough to launch the Second Falklands War, but in addition to withdrawing troops from the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq, the British army can also mobilize for war. (End of this chapter)
