Beiyang reactionaries

Swaying from side to side and relying on the strong is the way for a small country to survive.

Nothing to criticize.A big country has the way of survival of a big country, and a small country has the way of survival of a small country.All for their own survival and their own interests.There is nothing noble in it, and there is nothing mean.

Thailand originally thought that Japan was a king, but Japan was not able to win Myitkyina for a long time, which made Thailand realize that Japan may also fail, and Japan is not as powerful as imagined.Such a judgment is very scary for a small country like Thailand.

Because once Japan is defeated, a small country like Thailand will be buried with it, without any power to fight back.

Therefore, it is understandable that Thailand wants to cling to China.

"Chairman, Siam has a very good geographical location, and it is currently the most powerful country in the Nanyang region. If Siam decides to turn to China, it will be of great benefit to our future Nanyang strategy. And Siam is the largest country in Nanyang. In the past, Siam exported more than 200 million tons of rice every year, and at least it could feed 1500 million people for a year. This is why Siam’s arable land is not fully developed. If Siam’s arable land is well developed, it will be well developed. To develop their agricultural technology. Given Siam's arable land, it is common to export more than 500 million tons a year. It is not a problem even to reach 700 million tons or 800 million tons. That is to say, the rice exported by Siam every year feeds the Three to forty million people is easy."

Yang Wei interprets Thailand from another angle.

It means that Thailand is still a very important Southeast Asian country.

"Ah."

Duan Xun nodded and said: "In the future world, whoever controls oil will control all countries in the world. Whoever controls food will control mankind. Especially for a country with a large population like ours, food is the most important thing. Heavy. Siam is the largest grain producer in Nanyang, and Siam's status in Nanyang is indeed very special, worthy of our win over."

"Chairman, after all, Siam is an independent country with an independent political system and military system. It is not a Japanese colonial government, but an ally of Japan in Southeast Asia. Unlike Japan's slave countries, it has its own independent diplomacy. It will be of great benefit to win over Siam and smash Japan's influence in Nanyang in the future."

"it is good."

Everyone agrees.

Although Thailand is only a small country, it is a very important country in Southeast Asia.Winning over Thailand is good for China.So Duan Xun immediately said: "Minister Wei (Wei Chen team)."

"Chairman."

"Responding to the Siamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Supreme Council agreed to the request of Luang Phibun Songkhram. I will meet Siamese Prime Minister Luang Phibun Songkhram in person in Beijing."

"Yes."

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"Prime Minister Songkham, welcome to Beijing."

On June 1941, 6, Thai Prime Minister Luang Phibun Somkham came to Beijing.

In fact, after getting Duan Xun's consent, Luang Phibun Songkham did not delay and left Thailand the next day.Luang Phibun Songkhram is different from the previous North Korean government leader Cui Xian and the US special envoy Stilwell who visited China secretly.It is completely aboveboard to come to Beijing.

Thailand's poor economy even led to a confrontation between the Thai people and the police, causing bloodshed.Both the government and the public in Thailand are concerned about this matter, which has affected the prestige of Luang Phibun Songkham in Thailand.Luang Phibun Songkham has been in the army for many years, but the foundation of public opinion is not so solid.

Once it really loses popular support and is abandoned by the Thai civil service group, it is still very difficult to secure the position of Prime Minister of Thailand.Although the Thai army supports him, it does not mean that all army generals support him.He is different from Duan Xun.

Although Duan Xun also relied on the army to sit on the position of supreme leader.But the Chinese army was created by Duan Xun.At present, the middle and high levels of the Chinese army are more or less Duan Xun's classmates and students.As the creator of the current Chinese army, Duan Xun has a strong control over the army.Luang Phibun Songkham did not have such control over the army as Duan Xun.

So now that Thailand's economy is unstable and prices are soaring, Luang Phibun Songkham is still very anxious.

Thailand's own things can't be sold, and things you want can't be bought.In order to solve the economic problem, Luang Phibun Songkham negotiated with Japan several times, hoping to get Japan's help.But in order to fight the war in Japan, all the funds flowed into the military department.Japan's own economy is not good at all, and the living standards of the people are very poor, and there is nothing they can do to help the situation in Thailand.Since Japan cannot help itself, Luang Phibun Songkham certainly has to find other ways.He came to Beijing aboveboard on the grounds of solving economic problems.

However, there was no direct flight to Beijing.

The straight-line distance from Beijing to Bangkok is more than 2000 kilometers. How can passenger planes fly so far.Let alone passenger planes, even military planes with a range of more than 1000 kilometers are rare.At present, most fighter jets, including bombers, have a combat radius of no more than 2000 kilometers, which means that the range does not exceed 2000 kilometers.Only those top-level, long-range strategic bombers will have a combat radius of more than 5000 kilometers and a range of nearly [-] kilometers.But there are not many such planes.

So Luang Phibun Songkham's journey was not so easy.

He first flew from Bangkok to Kunming, then from Kunming to Chongqing, then from Chongqing to Wuhan, and finally from Wuhan to Beijing.And for safety, it will not fly at night.

Therefore, it took more than three days on the road.

But these three days have given Luang Phibun Songkham a preliminary look at the situation in big cities in China.Especially Chongqing and Wuhan, two industrial cities in China.These two cities have large areas of factories and are the most industrially developed cities in China.

When Luang Phibun Songkhram was resting, he visited some factories in these two cities accompanied by a guide from China.Rang Luang Phibun Songkham was an eye-opener.When he was studying in France before, he saw the big cities in France.

Europe was considered invincible at the time.

But this time when he saw the industrial city in China, Luang Phibun Songkham was completely stunned.Because the industrial cities of Chongqing and Wuhan in China have far more cities, populations, and industries than the French cities he has seen.

Of course, compared to this, Luang Phibun Songkham has a new understanding of the size of China and the large population of China.After all, it took a full three days to take the plane, although there was some rest in the middle, which still surprised Luang Phibun Songkham.

"Chairman Duan, thank you for your hospitality."

Luang Phibun Songkham was very polite.

Although I knew before that China is very big, with a large population, it is a big country.But after personally experiencing it, Luang Phibun Songkham understood what a real big country is.No wonder China can blatantly do business with Germany, but the British Navy does not stop it.Similarly, China and the United States are also blatantly doing business, and Japan also does not stop it.This is the foundation of a powerful country.

Both Britain and Japan are currently world-class powers.But none of them dared to offend China, so that China would still have unimpeded trade in the world war.

But what about Thailand?

As soon as the British blockade, the trade between Thailand and Germany was completely cut off.Facing a big country like China, Luang Phibun Somkham knew that he had to lower his profile.The number of troops China can arm will even exceed the total population of Thailand.

Of course, it is also very interesting for China to welcome Luang Phibun Songkham this time.After Luang Phibun Songkham arrived at the Beijing airport on the afternoon of June 6, Yang Wei, vice chairman of the Supreme Council of China, personally received him.

In the evening, Premier Dai Kan hosted a welcome banquet in person.

The next day, that is, at 1941:6 in the morning on June 12, 09, Duan Xun, the chairman of the Supreme Council of China, met with Luang Phibun Somkham.This kind of treatment is already giving Luang Phibun Songkham enough face.

"Prime Minister Songkham, is there any discomfort along the way?"

"No, it's been fine all the way."

Luang Phibun Songkham nodded quickly.

Then he said: "I saw the development and strength of your country during this trip, which touched me very much. I saw a developed modern city and a strong industry in Chongqing and Wuhan in your country. We It is really a blessing for all Asian countries, and even more so for all Asian nations, that a country as powerful as China can emerge in Asia."

"you flatter me."

"No, no, no. Chairman Duan, what I say is from the bottom of my heart."

"Then I would like to thank Prime Minister Songkham for his appreciation. In fact, our two countries drink from the same river, and our relationship should be better than that of ordinary countries."

"Yes, Chairman Duan is right."

Luang Phibun Songkhram nodded.

China and Thailand are indeed drinking from the same river.The Lancang River in China is the upper reaches of the Mekong River.China's Lancang River flows south and enters the four countries of Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, and Cambodia, which is the famous Mekong River.

For Thailand, the Mekong River is a very important river.Therefore, it is absolutely no problem for the two countries to drink from the same river.

"Chairman Duan, our country has a deep relationship with China in history, and the relationship between the two sides has always been very good. Moreover, there are many Chinese in our country, and we have a very good relationship with the local people."

"Prime Minister Songkham, but how do I hear that Siam is currently unstable. Some people are provoking ethnic conflicts, and even shouting the slogan of 'kill all Chinese'?"

Duan Xun spoke abruptly.

Luang Phibun Songkham was startled for a moment, almost broke out in a cold sweat, but quickly hid his emotions.Although it is only the fourth day of his visit to China this time, Luang Phibun Songkham really saw the strength of China.