Chapter 844

Li Changheng saw Mountbatten standing under the light, and the old man also saw Li Changheng and Annie, whose backs were illuminated by the light outside when the door of the auditorium opened.

And to be honest, Mountbatten is too familiar with Anne, not to mention that Li Changheng used to be the God of Wealth to the English nobles.

Smiling at Anne and Li Changheng without showing any trace, Mountbatten changed his mind.

Instantly, I thought that when Li Changheng met for the first time and the second time, he felt inexplicably close to him. The reason was that he was the only one in the royal family who had ever beaten an islander.

The old man changed his mind, and immediately ignored the speech script he had memorized before, jumped out of most of it, and directly chose the part that Li Changheng would definitely like to listen to, and said, "Do you still remember the battle against the islanders in Yanjilang?"

"Of course, my lord."

"I will never forget those two battles in my life."

Li Changheng prevented the club manager from announcing Annie's arrival, standing behind the black cloth at the entrance of the auditorium, the corners of his mouth turned up more and more.

After thinking about it for a while, I knew that the old guy said this to himself on purpose.

England's combat power is actually not bad. If you really want to fight, the islanders may not necessarily take advantage of it on land.

But the Americans sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, waiting for England to be defeated, so that they can take the opportunity to send troops into Central and South Asia, so that England has to worry that under the death struggle, they will still give the United States an excuse to intervene in Central and South Asia.

Because England at that time had no extra troops at all, and was mobilized from the mainland to Southeast Asia, and even the escorting warships were lacking.

Since whether it was a real fight, with heavy casualties but no reinforcements, or retreating to preserve strength after a fight, the Americans would always intervene. This is why England was defeated in the first Central and South Asian battle.

But this ruined the reputation of the Chinese Expeditionary Army, pig teammates and shit-stirring sticks. For the Chinese, England would never be able to wash away.

Of course, there are still some contributions to fighting the island country, but it is also a fact that they were defeated by the island people.

Therefore, when Li Changheng heard Mountbatten bragging on the podium, saying that he defeated the islanders, he had to suppress his smile.

In order not to be attacked by a group of middle-aged and elderly English people who participated in the Burma campaign with agitated expressions, there is no need to make Annie angry.

Anyway, as time goes by, the English will not even be able to support an aircraft carrier, nor will they be able to develop fighter jets.

Except for clamoring and being a younger brother, that's all.

A few minutes later, I probably saw a disapproving expression on Li Changheng's face.

Mountbatten sighed inwardly, and immediately lost the mood to continue his speech.

And he said with a faint heart, "If this country only remembers the past, gentlemen, I suggest that you enjoy the glory of the past before the only glory dissipates.

In order not to wait for the pound to depreciate again, our wealth shrinks again, and when we can't even maintain the only fleet, we can't tell ourselves that England is still strong. "

"Ha", Li Changheng really couldn't hold back the complaints in his heart, just as he was laughing, Annie pinched his arm.

"Pay attention to the occasion, dear."

"Sorry." Li Changheng hurriedly kissed Annie's face, "I just think that with the current situation in England, Mountbatten should be one of the few people who understand."

Annie was taken aback for a moment, and an expression of anxiety and uneasiness soon appeared on her face.

In fact, Li Changheng is in her heart, extremely smart and often predicts the future trend, she can't believe it or not.

"Is it really that bad?"

Li Changheng shrugged, "Once the pound depreciates again in the next period of time, it will be the second time in three years that the exchange rate will not be maintained, and Wilson may have to cut military budgets and expenditures on a large scale for the first time.

Although doing so has a certain effect on the economy, if you don't have money, you can't research cutting-edge technologies. In the future, England's new ships may be weak as soon as they are on the berth. "

Even if Annie doesn't know anything about military affairs, she knows that it will be difficult to start construction on things that are weak before they start construction.

"Henry, you have such a strong prediction of the economic situation, is there a way to beat us?"

"I'm not God," Li Changheng shrugged. "Since the loss of India, no one can change. This is determined by the market, and many people don't want me to come to the fore."

Annie immediately knew what Li Changheng was talking about, no matter in England or the United States, many people were afraid that he would take part in politics and come to the fore.

Thinking of this, Annie subconsciously hugged Li Changheng's arm tightly to seek a sense of security.

"Don't worry," Li Changheng hugged Annie and kissed her on the forehead, "In the future we will get richer and richer, as long as we don't mess around in America, it is enough to protect ourselves and our children.

And, think of your aunt, and your great-uncles.

Many things are not your responsibility, nor should we manage them, or can manage them. "

"Yeah," Annie finally showed an expectant smile when she heard about the child.

Then she thought that after Charles had a child, she might not even be ranked among the top ten successors as a princess.

At that time, the obligations and rights of the royal family will be deprived little by little, and I immediately feel that Li Changheng is right.

A few minutes later, the headlights in the auditorium were turned on, and Mountbatten smiled and pointed to where Anne and Li Changheng were standing, "Gentlemen, welcome to our Royal Highness the Princess and Viscount Selby."

The auditorium, which was originally said by Mountbatten's last words, had a somewhat serious atmosphere, but cheers and warm applause soon came.

In the eyes of England's upper class and nobles, since Li Changheng is a real nobleman and Annie's fiancé, he is his own.

After all, if you want to obtain the title of hereditary nobleman, you must kneel down on one knee and accept Philip's appointment and oath.

Although Li Changheng was born in the United States, this also prevented him from having the opportunity to swear an oath to the American flag.

Therefore, in the eyes of the English, since the oath has been sworn, the promise and oath must be kept.

It's a pity that only Li Changheng and Philip in the whole world know that when they get the title of nobility, let alone kneel on one knee, they don't even have an oath.

The whole process was that Philip handed him the document and said some things that should be paid attention to.

Philip did not suffer either. The land near Hyde Park, worth 20 million pounds, was secretly returned to the royal family fund after more than a hundred years.

Amid a burst of applause, Annie slowly walked up to the podium with Li Changheng's arms in her arms.

Then he hugged Mountbatten first and performed a face-to-face ceremony, but Li Changheng didn't plan to come to the face-to-face ceremony.

Mountbatten waited for a few seconds, but Li Changheng never walked within a meter distance, so he could only reach out his hand first to shake him in accordance with the rule of reaching out first with a noble title.

"Henry, you still haven't really integrated into the aristocratic system."