Because of the opening of the Jiegao and Muse ports, the Burma Highway has become the economic artery of Myanmar, and Shan State's position in northern Myanmar has become very important.
At that time, the four major families divided their territories and assigned Shan State to the Wu Rui family.
Moreover, the Wu Rui family has been entrenched in Shan State for so many years and has become deeply entrenched and has an unshakable position.
However, where there are people, there are rivers and lakes. Among the senior officials of the military government, they do not want the Wu Rui family to dominate Shan State.
Therefore, they began to use some small tricks to secretly communicate with Dad and separatize the old market.
He even tacitly allowed General Maoliang to sell standard weapons to the Kachin Independence Army.
The purpose is to let them contain Wu Rui and split Shan State. War breaks out frequently, and Wu Rui will not be able to unify Shan State.
Ye Qing smiled: "In China, there is a saying that if you are not in your position, you will not seek to govern. The same is true in northern Myanmar. We don't need to discuss this yet."
Ciaohu frowned: "In the beginning, the reason why General Wu Rui agreed to Maoliang stationing in Lashio City was because he wanted to use the power of the Maoliang family to contain the Kachin Independence Army."
Ye Qing shook his head and said: "This is General Wu Rui's wishful thinking, and he is also seeking skin from a tiger.
The closest to Kachin State is Nandu Town under the jurisdiction of Muse City, and Lashio is only a distant threat.
The reason why the military government chose Lashio City for Maoliang to garrison was that Lashio City was the transportation hub for the entire Shan State.
Let’s make an assumption, if the military government regards General Wu Rui as the leader of the rebels and wants to attack Mandalay.
As long as Maoliang's private army is allowed to hold Lashio City, the army under General Wu Rui cannot reinforce Mandalay. "
The three brothers and sisters looked at each other, and at the same time their hearts trembled.
In fact, even the Bamar people are not monolithic within themselves. Instead, they are split into different factions due to conflicting interests.
Moreover, because of the long-term colonial rule of the Eagle Kingdom in Myanmar, most of the Bamar people became lackeys of the West.
There are very few Burmese who are as friendly as Wu Rui.
Because of this, the military government regarded them as heretics. The determination to uproot them is even stronger than the elimination of the Kachin Independence Army.
But Wu Rui's family is also very powerful, especially since it has been operating in Shan State for many years. Its influence is deeply entangled. Once it is forced to rebel, there will be endless troubles.
In particular, the Burma Highway runs through the entire Shan State. Once the government forces declare that Wu Rui's private army is a rebel, it will enter a state of war.
Wu Rui can rely on the Burma Highway to obtain a large amount of resources. On the contrary.
As long as the supplies of the government army are cut off, the balance of victory will pour towards Wu Rui's private army.
However, Ye Qing's words also gave the three brothers and sisters a little more ideas.
In northern Myanmar, there are not only the Kokang Alliance Army, but also the Kachin Independence Army, as well as hundreds of armed forces of various ethnic groups.
Even the government forces with aircraft, tanks and artillery could not completely wipe them out.
When the war breaks out, they go into the mountains and forests. When the rainy season comes, they will fight back crazily...
Ye Qing guessed what the three brothers and sisters were thinking and smiled: "Since the Three Kingdoms period, the Central Plains Dynasty has begun to conquer the Southern Barbarians.
Zhuge Liang, in particular, had conquered the south seven times, but he only allowed these cave owners and chieftains to become vassals and pay tribute.
The most recent ones, the Ming and Qing Dynasties, only regarded the various ethnic groups in northern Burma as vassal states, not as territories.
Even when the Eagle Kingdom and the Elf Kingdom ruled the colonial Burmese country, these local armed forces never surrendered. "
Bai Hu looked at him in surprise: "Ye Qing, you mean that there is no way to unify northern Myanmar."
Ye Qingxin said that it was not that there was no way to unify, but that it was impossible to unify, and nodded affirmatively: "Because all ethnic groups in northern Myanmar belong to the same family, and unification will hinder the interests of all ethnic groups.
What's more, the early Panglong Agreement already clarified that all ethnic groups have the right to autonomy.
If you want to unify, you have to break the inheritance model of each clan and family world, and then you have to abolish the Panglong Agreement. If you are not careful, you will become the public enemy of all clans. It is better for northern Myanmar to maintain the current structure. "
Ciaohu nodded in approval: "Silently develop your own armed forces, secretly accumulate strength, and wait for the opportunity to unify northern Myanmar."
Ye Qing chuckled and shook his head: "If you do this, not only will all ethnic groups regard General Wu Rui as an enemy, but even the Bamar people will not be able to tolerate him."
Greedy Wolf said excitedly: "What I mean is that war is the norm in northern Myanmar. We just need to draw chestnuts from the fire."
Ye Qingxin said, you are finally on the road: "Yes, it is an impossible task to end the hundreds of years of war in northern Myanmar. It is not only the reasons that are difficult to agree on, but also mixed with the opinions of all parties. Benefit.
Therefore, we must first clarify what our interests are, how to ensure our interests, and what we should do if someone wants to take away our interests. "
Ciaohu looked at him: "Brother, tell me."
"Our interest is to let the two elder brothers quickly grow themselves, rely on Muse and Lashio, occupy the Burma Highway, and get a share of the border trade."
Ye Qing said solemnly: "However, huge interests will also arouse the covetousness of others, including people from the military government and people from the Wu Rui family.
Therefore, we must have a sufficient number of well-equipped private troops in our hands to ensure sufficient deterrence and counterattack capabilities.
And now, the indulgence of the military government in northern Myanmar towards the private army is actually the most beneficial to us. Even if we are insignificant and underdeveloped, they will turn a blind eye. "
Ciaohu nodded. The current military structure of the military government is composed of the private armies of the four major families. This is because the family that controls the military has already tasted the sweetness of the division of interests. Therefore, even if they jointly formed a military government, no one would hand over military power.
Moreover, because the interests of each family have different needs, the private army also obeys and disobeys the military orders of the military government.
Unless the interests and demands of the four major families are completely consistent, the army will have combat effectiveness.
Ye Qing smiled and said: "However, our congenital defect is insufficient foundation."
Ciaohu nodded slightly. The four major families were all families that had developed over hundreds of years. The oldest one could be traced back to the dynasty period.
The wealth they have accumulated over the years is absolutely astronomical, not to mention that they have funding from the West. "
Cunning Tiger had already guessed the meaning of Ye Qing's words.
However, this guy refused to talk about it in a roundabout way, and simply said it himself.
"We need the Ye family's full support, but we don't want the benefits in vain. In our territory, the Ye family can mine gold, brass, etc."
He was struggling to survive in a land of tigers and wolves like northern Myanmar. He knew better than anyone else the cruelty of this world, and the covenant concluded with family ties was just empty talk.
Only interests can make the covenant exist forever.
Ye Qing worked hard to plan a path for himself and Tanlang to dominate the Shan State. In time, it would not be difficult for the two brothers to become the overlords of the party, and they would naturally reciprocate.
Only if the little brother gets enough benefits and allows China to see his strength in Shan State can it be considered a real win-win situation.
