Until the last hundred years, countries in the western continent rose up with the help of the industrial revolution and began to gradually gain an advantage.However, the advantages they occupy, most of which are military advantages promoted by industry, are still far from the ancient civilizations of the Eastern Continent culturally.

After all, the ancient civilizations in the Western Continent were destroyed because of this set of laws of the jungle. Without thousands of years of cultural heritage and inheritance, the Western Continent seemed to lack stamina in terms of culture. reasons for its widespread popularity.In addition to novel information exchange methods, the profound cultural heritage cannot be ignored.

In the original time and space, Hualan Kingdom was impacted by the culture of the Western Continent due to the cultural invasion of later generations. Many people abandoned the tradition to pursue the so-called modern culture.In later generations, the local culture of Hualan Kingdom was not revived until the country's economy grew, but many things were lost and could not be found.

In Zhao Shouhong's era, the country's traditional culture had been fully revived. Hualan culture filled every planet inhabited by human beings, and even suppressed the culture of the Western Continent to perish.In this life, Zhao Shouhong adheres to the principle of rejuvenating traditional culture, and always insists on carrying forward traditional culture through new carriers. That's why Hualan culture is now blooming all over the world. This is where Zhao Shouhong believes he has made the greatest contribution. Its significance Even more than reviving the country's economy.

Regarding the future foreign policy, Zhao Shouhong originally hoped to use the law of the jungle in the Western Continent to slowly erode the countries of the Western Continent, unite the whole world to form a joint force, and develop into the universe.But now it seems that the cost of such an idea seems to be too high. Although war is inevitable, if annexation is adopted after the war, it will cause more turbulence due to the mixing of nationalities in the country.This is very unlikely to form a joint force, but will cause the government to devote too much energy to maintaining stability, resulting in a huge waste of resources.

The tributary system proposed by Boss today reminded Zhao Shouhong. It seems that after conquering countries, such a system can be adopted to firmly link countries together.Of course, Hua Languo would not be so stupid, and if the reward was more generous than the tribute, he had to grasp the actual benefits.

The first thousand and 280 chapters signed the contract

For example, grasping the other party's financial market, resources and policy trends, while helping them get rich, can also feed back Hualan Country.In this way, Hualan will always be the most prosperous country, and the nutrients it absorbs from other countries can also support its own space program.When the Hualan nation is the first to enter the universe and unveil the true age of space exploration, then there will be no problem with the long-term prosperity of the Hualan nation.

Now that Bao Si proposed this tributary system, Zhao Shouhong had to think about it.Looking at Bao Si, whose eyes were full of eagerness, Zhao Shouhong said in a deep voice: "As for your country's request for tribute, I personally agree, but it needs to be submitted to the Congress for approval. But I want to tell you first, once the tribute system is implemented , I’m afraid it’s not as simple as paying tribute every year, please have your country mentally prepared for this, and you can consider not joining.”

Boss' face changed when he heard this, he was afraid that the Hualan Congress would put forward very harsh conditions, which would be difficult for the Zhaini Kingdom to accept.Participating in decision-making beside Nehru, Boss knows how difficult the country is in. Once it is isolated internationally, the economic development and national security of Zhaini will be greatly threatened, and even turbulence is not uncommon possible.

This time when Boss came to Hualan Country, Mingli was looking for weapons and equipment support, so that they could continue to supply military equipment after the war started.In fact, Boss' real purpose was to bring Zhaini into Hualan's system and gain protection.

Originally, the best condition was to join the SCO, but in the SCO, apart from the slave states such as Goryeo, Raksha, and Wa, they were puppets such as Lanfang and Southern Cross that had just merged into Hualan. country.Even the Ottoman Republic, which has a lot of military and political cooperation with Hualan State and has a deep friendship, is just an observer.

The Zhaini country does not want to lose its national autonomy, at least in terms of military and political affairs, and does not want to become a puppet, so they must seek another model of asylum.Even if the Hualan Kingdom does not grant any asylum to the Zhaini Kingdom, as long as they accept their tribute, it will be difficult for other countries to take advantage of the Zhaini Kingdom. Although this has the meaning of pretending to be a tiger, it is beyond what Nehru can think of. The best way.

Zhao Shouhong now said that the tributary system may not only include tribute, but it can be understood in a disguised form that the Hualan Kingdom only needs to be a slave country or a puppet country, which is unacceptable to the Zhaini Kingdom.Once the military and political personnel of the Hualan Kingdom were installed in the government, the Zhaini Kingdom would inevitably gradually become a puppet, which was unacceptable to Nehru and him.The Zhaini nation has struggled for so long, and it seems that they will be able to drive out all the invaders. If they become puppets because of this at this time, they will lose all their efforts.

Seeing the change in Bao Si's face, Zhao Shouhong roughly guessed what he was thinking, and he waved his hand and said, "Mr. Bao Si doesn't need to be so worried. In fact, the situation is not as serious as you imagined."

"President Zhao means..." A gleam flashed in Boss' eyes.

Zhao Shouhong said: "We only hope that all countries that pay tribute to Hualan Kingdom will unify their financial markets, so as to avoid the financial turmoil in each country affecting the prosperity of Hualan Kingdom. In addition, although the military, government and economy of each country are independent, they must Under the call of the Lan Kingdom, following the Hualan Army to fight, of course, there is a reward. In addition, all countries maintain complete independence, and the Hualan Kingdom will not interfere in any way."

"Is this true?" Boss' eyes lit up.

"Of course, where there is an obligation, there is a right. I said that neighboring countries should be mutually beneficial. Countries have paid so much, and Hualan Kingdom will also give certain economic benefits. At least in terms of tariffs, it is different from other countries." Zhao Shouhong It is rather vague, because these professional problems require professionals to calculate.If he agrees on a hothead, it will not be worth the loss if it causes troubles to the country's economy.

But even such ambiguity has shocked Boss.Once the Zhaini Kingdom joins the tributary system, it can enjoy great economic benefits and be protected by the Hualan Kingdom while maintaining its independence.Such conditions were even more favorable than the best results he had imagined with Nehru in advance.

After Boss negotiated with a delegation composed of financial, diplomatic, and military personnel from the Hualan Kingdom, the two parties signed a contract.This contract is not effective immediately, because the prerequisite for it to be effective is that the Zhaini Kingdom can unify the entire southern subcontinent and completely expel the power of the Saar people.

Only then will the Hualan Kingdom recognize the identity of the Zhaini Kingdom and allow it to become the first member of the tributary system.According to the provisions of the treaty, the Zhaini Kingdom will set the amount of tribute according to the tax situation within the national system, and the annual amount of tribute is approximately equivalent to [-]% of the government's fiscal revenue.

The Zhaini Kingdom needs to send no less than [-] troops to fight with the Hualan Kingdom when they are recruited by the Hualan Kingdom.The benefits obtained from the battle will be distributed according to the number of troops sent by each country, roughly [-]% of the vested interests will be held by the Hualan Kingdom, and the remaining [-]% will be distributed by the servant countries and tributary countries.

In order to prevent countries from causing financial turmoil, the financial systems of each country are managed by Hualan State.Basically, Hualan Kingdom set up a financial center in Guanghai City, which is responsible for the management and control of other sub-centers.In Hualan, Shudu, Yuezhou and Darwin on Southern Cross Island were established as sub-financial centers, and their independent stock exchanges were established.In addition, a stock exchange was established in the capital of each tributary state, which was responsible for the control of the country's economy.

In addition to their obligations, the tributary country also enjoys preferential tariffs for import and export trade with Hualan Country. This preferential policy is determined by Hualan Country's foreign tariff policy, which is equivalent to about one-third of the foreign tariff.The Hualan Kingdom unconditionally supplies all kinds of materials needed by the tributary country, including industrial products, agricultural and animal husbandry products, and military equipment, but does not include mechanical equipment and industrial aircraft.

Boss returned home satisfied with the contract, and before he left, he placed a big order.This includes 30 Type 150 semi-automatic rifles, [-] Type [-] submachine guns, [-] mortars of various calibers, [-] [-]mm caliber howitzers, and the ammunition used by these weapons.One hundred Benlang [-] tanks, three hundred Hualan three-ton trucks, [-] oil tankers, and seventy tractors.

The reason why Zhaini bought so many light weapons but only bought so little mechanized equipment was not that they had no money, and these weapons were all purchased through loans.In fact, because the illiteracy rate in Zhaini is extremely high, there are not many people with driving ability, so they have to do what they can.

The first thousand and 280 chapters of strategic interests

On the second day after Boss returned to China, the General Logistics Department had already begun to transfer weapons to Zhaini.These are second-hand goods that have been eliminated, and there is no need for factories to re-produce them, so it is very convenient to transport them.As long as the train capacity is sufficient, these weapons can be delivered to the Zhaini people within a week at most. However, the Zhaini people have not done anything yet, but the Saar people have changed.

It turned out that after the Hualan army advanced all the way and defeated the Gaul army without temper, the Siamese army also showed more and more defeat.After the Kokang Second Garrison suddenly appeared in Udon Thani, the Siamese main force, which was on the front line of Vientiane and was still unable to capture the Hualan Army's position, was in a desperate situation.

Together with the paratrooper division, the two garrison divisions that came up as reinforcements launched a powerful countercharge.The Kokang Second Garrison, located in the south of the battlefield, also launched an offensive. The two armies attacked from the north and the south, and the Siamese army ran away with their heads in their hands.This main force, which the King of Siam had placed high hopes on and rescued the king's capital, disappeared in just one day.

Then the heavy troops mobilized by the Hualan Army began to go south with all their strength, and cooperated with Yang Biao, who was besieging Bangkok, to launch an attack.However, when attacking Bangkok, Yang Biao kept his eyes on the south, and the place south of the Kra Isthmus was what he paid the most attention to.

In this era, Siam controlled the passage to the Strait of Malacca, where the Kingdom of Johor was controlled by the Saar Empire.

The Kingdom of Johor, also known as the Sultanate of Johor, was the second Islamic feudal state established in the Malay Peninsula in the early sixteenth century.As early as the [-]th century, the Kingdom of Johor began to fight against the Portuguese colonizers, and was later invaded by the Red Haired Kingdom, Sikhs, Bugis and Siam, and was controlled by the Saar Empire at the beginning of the [-]th century.

This country is not too big, and there are not many special products. The reason why so many countries want to control it is because of its superior strategic location.As the sea hub connecting the middle mainland and the eastern mainland, the Strait of Malacca has an irreplaceable advantage. Especially after the Hualan Kingdom began to develop, [-]% of the sea freighters are transported through here every year.

It can be said that the Strait of Malacca holds the throat of Hualan's maritime transportation. Various industrial products produced in Hualan are shipped to the western mainland through this strait, and petroleum products from the central mainland are also shipped back to China from here.

Although Hualan State has many large railways that run through the country, sea transportation is naturally the best in terms of low freight costs, so the Hualan State government dreams of controlling this important sea transportation route.Now that the opportunity has come, Yang Biao intends to take advantage of the opportunity of occupying Siam to see if it is possible to attack the Kingdom of Johor and take control of the Straits of Malacca in his hands.

After the army arrived in the outskirts of Bangkok, Yang Biao handed over the task of attacking Bangkok to the two follow-up garrison troops, and led the No.13 Army to attack southward, intending to hit the border of the Johor Kingdom in one fell swoop.Unexpectedly, Yang Biao hadn't taken the initiative to provoke, and the Saar people couldn't sit still.

After the establishment of Kokang Province, the Saar people lost a large colony. Today, in the southern peninsula area of ​​the eastern mainland, the Saar people’s colony is only a corner of Xingjiapo, and the Johor Kingdom is its barrier.Now Hualan Kingdom has reached its doorstep by using troops against Siam.If the Sar people don't respond, and wait until the Hualan Kingdom finds an excuse to attack the Johor Kingdom, the Sar people will be cornered.

In this critical situation, the governor of Saar stationed in Zhaini immediately decided that the [-]nd and [-]rd colonial divisions of Saar stationed in Xingjiapo would go northward, and after crossing the Kingdom of Johor, they would occupy the territory of Siam as a countermeasure against Siam. Hualan's buffer zone.

However, Marquis Lin Lithgow, the governor of Zhaini, never expected that the commander of the Xingjiapo Defense Force, Major General John, who had received the order, changed the order without his permission.Major General John considered it purely from a military point of view. In order to ensure victory and consolidate the rear defense, when the two colonial divisions attacked, they also brought the Royal Guards of the Kingdom of Johor with them.

The northern part of the Johor Kingdom is a slender canyon, which is easily taken advantage of by the enemy troops coming from the sea, and the Marquess of Lin Lithgow did not agree to send the Sardon Continental Fleet to help, so Major General John had to find a way out by himself.Among the few troops in the Kingdom of Johor, the Royal Guards are the only ones that Major General John can look up to.Although he does not consider sending this team to the front line in person, it is still possible to protect the rear transportation line and the coastal area.

The two troops wanted to be brought together in this way, and under the unified command of Major General John, they marched towards Siam.The Saar army quickly entered the territory of Siam, conquered Tao Gong and Yala in one fell swoop, and the whole army quickly advanced towards the Kra Isthmus.Major General John, who led the team, played very smoothly, without even realizing that the danger was in front of him.

At this time, Yang Biao had passed through the Kra Isthmus and was rushing towards the border of the Kingdom of Johor in the south. At the same time, a squadron of the Hualan Guodong Ocean First Fleet was also moving westward, intending to help his army attack this long and narrow peninsula. .

The No.13 Army of the Hualan Defense Force led by Yang Biao and the Saar Colonial Army led by Major General John met unexpectedly in Songkhla.Both sides were a little surprised when they found out the banner of the opposing army.Neither of the two generals expected that they would encounter each other in this place, and as a result, both of them were very cautious.

Encountering the Saar army suddenly, Yang Biao immediately radioed the staff headquarters to ask for instructions, while Major General John began to dig fortifications and build a position without saying a word, intending to defend the place.

Jiang Fangzhen and Bai Chongxi who received Yang Biao's report were also very surprised, and they immediately reported the situation to Zhao Shouhong.Looking at this telegram, Zhao Shouhong thought for a long time, and finally asked: "What is the opinion of the General Staff Headquarters?"

Jiang Fangzhen glanced at Bai Chongxi. He was about to retire, so he hoped to give the young Bai Chongxi the opportunity to perform like this.Bai Chongxi has worked with Jiang Fangzhen for many years, so he naturally knew what the other party meant, so he could only clear his throat and said, "According to the battle reports from the Western Continent, the Saar Empire has suffered heavy losses in troops, and they have already begun to mobilize troops from various colonies to help the mainland.

After the Teutonic State forced Gaul to surrender, it built landing ships at various ports in the Saar Strait, preparing to land on Saarben Island.In addition, at the invitation of the Roman State, the Teutonic State began to enter the southern continent to fight.Lieutenant General Rommel, the commander-in-chief of the Southern Continental Army, was very capable, and he beat the Saar people without the power to fight back.If this momentum can be maintained, I believe that the power of the Saar people will soon be expelled from the southern continent. "

"You said that the problem in the Southern Continent has nothing to do with the problem we are facing right now?" Zhao Shouhong asked with a smile. He had a good impression of this wise general, so he hoped to guide him to express his opinion.

The first thousand and 280 chapters of the fierce shelling

Bai Chongxi looked at Zhao Shouhong, then at Jiang Fangzhen and said, "Actually, I think it's a good time to start a war with Saar, no matter from the situation of the Eastern Continent or the Western Continent. We can use this opportunity to Attack the Saar Empire. This will not only avoid intervening in the hegemony of the Western Continent, but also obtain sufficient benefits in the Eastern Continent."

"Tell me what you think, what kind of benefits can we get?" Zhao Shouhong continued to ask.

Bai Chongxi replied without hesitation: "The first is the Strait of Malacca, which is the most important traffic artery in the eastern mainland. Once we defeat the Saar, we will not only be able to occupy this place, but also expel the strength of the Saar from our hinterland." , This is very good for national security. In addition, the Andaman Islands, which are the keys to the Strait of Malacca, must be controlled. In addition, as the most important stronghold in the entire Zhaini Ocean, Diego Garcia Island must also be in its own hands. "

Bai Chongxi's strategic vision made Zhao Shouhong very satisfied.As for the strategically significant locations on the Zhaini Ocean, he also considered the history of later generations, and the result coincided with Bai Chongxi's idea.

Seeing Zhao Shouhong nodding repeatedly, Bai Chongxi continued: "What's more, the other two strategic locations we need are also in the hands of the Saar people."

"What strategic location?" Zhao Shouhong raised his head and asked.

"Suez Canal, Strait of Gibraltar." Bai Chongxi said the two names word by word, which made Zhao Shouhong's eyes light up.As the world's number one naval power, the Saar Empire not only relies on its powerful naval fleet, but also because it has naval bases all over the world and controls all the sea routes in the world.It can be said that these traffic arteries and naval bases supported the hegemony of the Saar Empire.

As long as these sea routes are mastered, any country intends to challenge the Saar Empire, as long as these sea routes are blocked, the country's economy will inevitably be greatly affected.But now, the national strength of the Saar Empire has taken a turn for the worse, and they are no longer able to protect these places, so the Hualan Kingdom has the idea of ​​​​replacing them.

Yang Biao soon received a clear telegram, looking for an opportunity to start a war with the Saar.Yang Biao was ecstatic when he received this telegram. He immediately asked a deputy head named Yang Mingtao to meet with him and submitted a document to Major General John.This document stated that Hualan invaded Siam because Siam was the first to go to war.Now the Saar people are taking advantage of the fire for no reason to rob, which seems to be against international justice.The Hualan Army hereby hopes that the Saar Army will withdraw from its defense zone, otherwise all consequences will be borne by you.

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