1890 King of Southeast Asia

Bangkok, Thailand, even though there were rumors that the US fleet was approaching and that South China was conspiring to go to Thailand, Bangkok remained as prosperous as before.

(In fact, Bangkok's permanent population was only a few hundred thousand at this time, and the total population of Thailand was 9 million.)

In the jungle west of Bangkok, the sci Suzaku team arrived at the agreed gathering point.

"Long Yi, you are here too?" Feng Yi, the captain of the Suzaku team, said in surprise.

"You, a birdman, are here, why can't I come?" The captain of the Longhun team said in a tone of indifference.

"The old turtle didn't come, he is obviously better at this kind of thing." Feng Yi stretched his head and didn't see the familiar person.

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"Let's get back to the point, how is your mission completed?" Long Yi said seriously.

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"We contacted seven organizations, including believers, bandits, and rebels, and sold more than 2,000 guns. How about you?" Feng Yi said proudly.

"I am just a humble person, but I sold 3,000 rifles, 20 machine guns, and got 10 instructor positions." Long Yi raised his head.

"Instructor? We can't intervene directly! Have you asked the country for instructions?"

"It's after the war, after the war! Invite us to participate in Thailand's military construction after the war. It intends to use the South China model. We should be able to get a division's material order." Long Yi said speechlessly and proudly.

Thailand has not been peaceful in recent years. After the Sino-French War, the Qing Empire completely gave up Southeast Asia and only held on to North Korea. Later, it even lost North Korea, and had no energy to manage Thailand, which was also a vassal state but not so close.

The Thai king's approach is acceptable. He used the barbarians to control the barbarians, sold sovereignty, ceded territory in exchange for the sold sovereignty, used the power of Britain and France to balance Britain and France, and made friends with other Western countries.

A series of operations and positions made Thailand one of the few independent countries in Asia. (At the end of World War I, Thailand joined the Allied Powers. At the beginning of World War II, Thailand allied with Japan. At the end of World War II, Japan was crumbling. Thailand gave up the territory it had gained in the war, turned the tables, and joined the Allied Powers.)

At this time, the independent countries in Asia were Japan and South China. The semi-independent countries were Thailand, the Qing Empire, and some countries in the Middle East. Anyway, there were only seven or eight in total.

The Ottoman Empire and Tsarist Russia were considered European countries.

"Have you reported to the headquarters? When will the activities start? Those people don't listen to orders and have no discipline at all." Feng Yi found a clean place to sit.

"Stay on the spot, save strength, and the tone is being transported." Long Yi said in a very official tone.

"Then let's just sit there?" Feng Yi spread his hands.

"What else? Take your people to the palace? You can't get out..." Long Yi shook his head.

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The British also set their sights on Thailand, but they were not competing for interests. Britain did not want to provoke the French in such a remote area.

"Your Majesty, the Americans are here with bad intentions!" The British ambassador to Thailand threatened the Thai king.

"I believe Britain will not allow Americans to do whatever they want, right?" Rama V was silent for a moment, his tone low.

The Americans took action. According to Rama V's experience, when a country really ends up, Britain will notify the sale of weapons and will not officially end up - before the end of the war.

The Americans came with two 10,000-ton armored cruisers and five protected cruisers of more than 3,000 tons this time. Compared with the Thai Navy?

The largest warship in Thailand is called Maha Chakri, which was purchased from Britain and entered service in 1893.

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Displacement 2,500 tons, 3,000 horsepower, maximum speed 15 knots, the thickest part of the armor is 51 mm, length 3 meters, width 12 meters, draft 1 meter;

Equipped with 4 Armstrong 120 mm rapid-fire guns and 10 57 mm Hotchkiss rapid-fire guns.

The smallest warship of the United States is the British warship Albany purchased during the Spanish-American War and commissioned in 1900. (Originally ordered by Brazil, the United States was afraid that the British would resell it to the Spanish)

Displacement 3340 tons, 7500 horsepower, 5 knots.

Equipped with 6 152mm 50-caliber naval guns, 4 120mm 50-caliber naval guns, 10 6-pound guns, 4 1-pound guns, a field gun, 4 machine guns, and 3 457 torpedo tubes.

The parameters alone are overwhelming, and the British also gave the parameters to Rama V.

Rama V knew that Thailand could not resist the Americans and could only hope that foreign countries would take action.

"It is inconvenient for Britain to directly participate in your affairs." The minister shook his head.

For Thailand, it is not worth it to get involved in the Anglo-American relationship.

(Of course, this is based on the US's promise not to harm British interests.)

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"I beg you, I am willing to give up the customs, or all the land on the Malay Peninsula." Rama V put his hands together.

"I can only tell you that it is not only the United States that has ideas about Thailand, you think about it yourself." The envoy turned and left.

In the eyes of the British, Thailand is fine no matter what, the few benefits are better than nothing.

But South China and the United States are fighting for this bone without meat, which gives the British an opportunity - an opportunity for further deterioration of relations with South America.

"Notify the United States again, refuse the arrival of American warships, and meet with the South China envoy to discuss the issue of jointly resisting the Americans." Rama V rubbed his head.

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"After multiple inspections, it is confirmed that there is no domestic leak." Wang Yang put a stack of documents on Liu Yiming's desk.

"So, did the French betray us?" Liu Yiming put his hands together. Although he asked a question, his tone was unquestionable.

"Okay, you go down first and supervise the handling of all the findings of this review." Liu Yiming waved his hand.

"I don't understand, Thailand is a good place, why do we have to intervene." After Wang Yang left, Zhang You came out of the small room.

"Nanhua's development model is similar to a train running along a predetermined track. If you want it to run faster and reach its destination as soon as possible, you must continue to invest firewood." Liu Yiming leaned back in his chair and tilted his head slightly.

Zhang You walked behind Liu Yiming habitually while thinking and helped him press his head.

"Is there a risk? How big is the scale of the war?" Zhang You sighed.

"If everything goes well, there will be no war. In addition, I will try my best to avoid war with the United States." Liu Yiming closed his eyes and enjoyed the tranquility.

Dewey was worried about going to war with South China, and Liu Yiming was also worried about going to war with the United States.

The bilateral trade volume between South America exceeded 400 million yuan per year. The United States was South China's second largest trading partner, and it was a net profit every year.

The money earned was used to buy equipment, parts, and even people in the United States.

A large number of American technicians and inventors were attracted to South China by high salaries. If a war broke out, at least half of them would leave.

And the previous wars did not affect South China's trade too much. On the contrary, limited wars made South China more prosperous.

However, if a war broke out with the United States, it would be a protracted war, which did not meet Liu Yiming's idea - to grow up in a wretched manner on the edge of the world.

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"Father, a group of bandits attempted to invade Chiang Mai, but were discovered and expelled by the stationed cavalry regiment." Vasilawu, the son of Rama V, is also the future Rama VI.

He has several firsts in Thai history: for example, he is the first monarch to return from studying abroad.

At the same time, he is also a Thai general - he studied in the UK and became a general after returning home...

"Bandits? Chiang Mai? Expulsion?" Rama V uttered syllables one by one.

"Yes, they are different from ordinary bandits. They have a large number of weapons, but the types of weapons are messy and they advance and retreat without restraint. They are just bandits." Vasilawu said with his head down,

"But because they don't know the details of the bandits, the cavalry regiment stationed in Chiang Mai did not pursue them deeply, but only repelled the enemy."

"The customs cannot turn a blind eye to the large number of weapons. There are enemies behind this matter... Who do you think it is?" Rama V looked at his heir.

Vasilawu raised his head and said decisively: "Chinese!"

"...What's the reason?" Rama V took a deep breath.

"The Chinese are greedy. I have observed Chinese coolies on the roadside. They don't even eat dogs. Moreover, the Chinese have always maintained their own traditions and are unwilling to become Thais." Vasilawu paused.

"Also, whether it is Nanhua or Qing Empire, they are too close to us. They are completely possible and have reasons to support the Chinese!"

"Yes, but there is no evidence to conclude, it is too arbitrary, and..." Rama V closed his eyes, "This can be done by any country, but not Qing Empire, Nanhua and Britain."

Vasilawu widened his eyes, then immediately reacted and clenched his fists.

"Understand?" Rama V looked at his son.

"Understand..." Vasilawu took a deep breath.

"Unlike what you learned in the UK, Thailand is a small country. For us, there is nothing we can't give up except survival." Rama V looked at his son with relief in his eyes.

"We can..." Vasilawu was excited to speak.

Rama V raised his hand to stop him from speaking.

"I know what you want to say, contact Britain, France, or some other country..." Rama V changed his sitting position and stopped staring at his son's eyes.

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"It's useless. Seven years ago, the French made territorial and sovereignty claims to us. At that time, I hired the British as consultants, instructors, and officials.

I went to the British and begged them to restrict the French, but the British asked... asked us to accept the French conditions." Rama V looked at his hands.

"Many territories were lost in my hands. The Malay Peninsula, Myanmar, Laos, large areas were ceded to Britain and France, just for sovereignty."

Waqilawu listened to Rama V's words, loosened his clenched hands, and the light in his eyes disappeared.

"I am not young anymore, my health is getting worse, I won't live for a few years, I will teach you another lesson." Rama V sat up straight.

"Issue a notice to welcome American friends to visit Thailand."

"Ask Britain and France to act as intermediaries and invite Nanhua to trade negotiations, and disclose this matter tactfully."

"Disclose to reporters that the weapons of the bandits are related to foreigners."

"Show goodwill to Chinatown, and let officials treat Chinese and Thais the same in the future."

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Rama V issued a large number of orders in succession, and finally looked at his son.

"I understand your thoughts and am very relieved, but now is not the time. You need to bury your thoughts and your malice towards the Chinese deeply." Rama V stared into his son's eyes.

"We are too close to Nanhua and the Qing Empire. We can do it with ethnic groups, but we have to be careful. Do you understand?" Rama V ended with a statement.

Vasilawu knew what this meant. Rama V had more than one son. If he did not change his attitude, then Rama VI might be one of his brothers.

"Got it..."