Thailand is different from northern Myanmar. Tang Cheng intervened strongly in northern Myanmar because he found the right time. It happened to be when the Japanese army attacked Myanmar. The British army fled without a fight, putting all the pressure on the Chinese army. . At that time, northern Burma was in a period of extreme chaos. In addition to the Japanese army, there were also northern Burmese chieftains of varying sizes fighting for their own rule. When Tangcheng's forces first entered northern Myanmar, they only established a foothold in northern Myanmar in the name of mining and smuggling.
Later, with the changes in the war in Myanmar, and Hans's continuous bribery of high-level British troops, Tangcheng truly entered northern Myanmar and began to establish its own power. But Thailand is different. After all, Thailand is a complete country, and they also have a royal family. In particular, when the Japanese army was ravaging South Asia, Thailand was not filled with wars like Myanmar. Even when the Japanese army attacked Myanmar, the Thai army cooperated with the Japanese army from the flanks and tried to cross the border to attack the national army.
When the Japanese retreated from Myanmar, many Thais helped the Japanese army provide evacuation routes, and even deliberately concealed the direction and route of the Japanese army's retreat in front of the expeditionary force and the British army. In other words, the Thais who did not suffer losses in this war were, to a certain extent, even on the side of the Japanese army. Therefore, it is very difficult to control such a country. But Tangcheng didn't care. As long as the British didn't object and took over Thailand's police department and army, the rest would be easy.
After the Japanese originally planned to occupy China, it would take several generations to subtly control the entire China. After all, China is too big. But Tangcheng didn't have that long, so he planned to give the Thais a simple and crude solution, first controlling the Thai army and police. Then use economic means and the Chinese businessmen groups in South Asia to gradually control Thailand's economic lifeline. Without the two pillars of military and economic support, even if the Thai royal family gains support from Western countries, they will not be able to make much trouble.
Then there are the second-line Burmese troops who were ordered to enter Thailand. The Burmese natives have tasted the benefits of robbing Thais, and they will not stop anymore. As long as Tangcheng makes good use of the conflict between the Burmese and the Thais, over time, the Thai commoners at the bottom will completely lose their respect for the royal family without seeing the royal family come forward. As long as Thailand's upper class is controlled, the lower-class civilians who don't even know how to read can only accept their fate.
A week later, Tang Cheng returned to Japan after leaving behind a lot of affairs. As soon as Hans met, he couldn't wait to ask about things in Thailand. Tang Cheng did not hide it, he took out the map directly, pointed at the map on the table with his finger, and began to draw a pie for Hans. "I didn't originally want to control the whole of Thailand. I just thought that there are many beautiful islands off the coast of Thailand. I just thought that I would take this opportunity to build a few islands so that we can have more vacation places in the future. .”
"But I didn't expect at that time that the Jews were so capable of fighting that they even occupied Bangkok. The Thai army retreated all the way. I saw that such a good opportunity would be wasted if we didn't join in. A good opportunity. Our people crossed the border from northern Myanmar and happened to intercept the Thai royal family who was trying to escape south in Han City. The royal family is in hand, so what do I have to worry about!" Tang Cheng smiled triumphantly, comparing himself and Thailand The agreement between the royal family was told to Hans word for word.
When Hans heard this, he didn't speak for a long time, and just looked at the map on the table carefully. After a moment, Hans finally looked up at Tangcheng, "I don't know if anyone has given you any advice, but the terms you negotiated with the Thai royal family are very good! You don't annex them directly, but just take over their military power and police department. This saves a lot of trouble! Without the protection of force, it is difficult for the Thai royal family to stir up trouble even if there are people behind it." Hans said Tang Cheng's purpose in one sentence, which surprised Tang Cheng.
"But your decision to mobilize the Burmese troops to move south is a bit hasty. I know that you intend to use those Burmese people to suppress and control the Thai people. But if the greed of the Burmese people is infinitely magnified, once a third party appears to support them, these The Burmese army may take the opportunity to expand. By then, a badly beaten Thailand is not the result we want to see!" Hans expressed his worries, but saw Tang Cheng looking at him with a look of disdain. He curled his lips and sneered.
"Don't tell me, I just want those Burmese natives to cause trouble! The current Chinese in Burma, plus the Germans you brought from Europe, the total does not exceed 600,000. Although our cleaning team is already very large We are working hard, but the number of Burmese people is currently at least more than nine million. The difference in the number of people is more than ten times, which is our biggest trouble. If they really want to cause trouble, I can just solve them. One batch.”
"The same goes for the Thais. Those damn guys are still saying good things about the Japanese. If the Burmese and Thais really start fighting, we will only be the ones who benefit in the end!" In front of Hans, Tang Cheng didn't hide his plans. From Tang Cheng's words, Hans finally figured out Tang Cheng's next plan, especially Tang Cheng's intention to retain the Thai royal family. "I kept them because I didn't want the British to take the opportunity to cause trouble. A locked up royal family can't cause any trouble."
Tang Cheng abandoned the mess in Thailand and ran away to Japan. After receiving the news, Zhang Jianghe could only temporarily transfer people from northern Myanmar to take over the affairs of Thailand. The Chinese businessmen living in Thailand have now found an opportunity to make a comeback. They have even taken the initiative to contact Chinese businessmen in other countries in South Asia and invited them to come to Thailand for development. Among all overseas Chinese groups, only those living in South Asia have the worst life, because they are often oppressed by local indigenous people.
They didn't believe what happened in Thailand at first. It was only after they received telegrams and letters from Chinese businessmen in Thailand that they finally believed in the great changes that had taken place in Thailand. When they got to know Thailand, their first impression was that patrols wearing red military police armbands could be seen everywhere, but none of the corrupt Thai policemen could be seen. "This is nothing, let alone the police. In Thailand now, even the army has been abolished!" The local Chinese businessman who came to pick up people at the pier secretly pouted at the patrol teams on the pier.
"Did you see that those wearing the military police armbands are all from northern Myanmar! They are all private soldiers of the Tang family in northern Myanmar! The Thai royal family is imprisoned in the Bangkok Palace. The current Thailand is the responsibility of the Tang family in northern Myanmar. Forget it. Whether it is the police station or the army, it is others who have the final say! In other words, Thailand now belongs to us Chinese!" Chinese businessmen from other countries in South Asia finally figured out what Thailand is after two days of traveling in Thailand. The current status quo, in Thailand now, it is indeed the Chinese who have the final say.
According to Tangcheng's plan, Thailand, like Myanmar, must not have heavy industry and chemical industry. The cultivation of agricultural and forestry crops, grain and tobacco leaves is what Tangcheng most welcomes. Thailand was not originally a big rubber planting country. After establishing relationships with Chinese businessmen in other South Asian countries, Tangcheng planned to promote rubber planting in the area south of Bangkok. Tangcheng had told Hans a long time ago why he should not develop heavy industry, but Hans didn't understand the forced implementation of rubber planting in Thailand.
However, Tang Cheng was not in the mood to explain these things to Hans now. He had not stayed in Japan for a few more days and hurried back to Myanmar. Tang Cheng returned to Myanmar because he received a telegram from Zhang Jianghe. The incident in Thailand attracted the attention of some people in China. There have always been British troops stationed in Myanmar, so Tangcheng is not worried about people in the country causing trouble. However, the situation in Thailand is different. Neither Americans nor Jews can come forward to help Tangcheng take the blame.
When I returned to Tangcheng in Myanmar, I went to see Zhang Jianghe for the first time. Compared with the last time we met, Zhang Jianghe looked very tired now. "You're such a restless kid! Things in Myanmar haven't been settled yet, and you're causing trouble in Thailand again!" Zhang Jianghe was still very happy to see Tangcheng, but his tone when he spoke didn't sound right. optimism. "My people who stayed in Chongqing said that the government is already planning to move back to Nanjing. What you did in Thailand has a great impact. Some high-level figures in the government have noticed you."
Tang Cheng did not take Zhang Jianghe's warning to heart. His return to Myanmar this time was mainly to prepare for the establishment of a secret arsenal in northern Thailand. "Just keep an eye on me! With the current situation in the country, they will be busy soon. By that time, I'm afraid they won't have time to pay attention to me anymore." Tang Cheng's answer made Zhang Jianghe slightly stunned. Although Zhang Jianghe has been in Myanmar, he owns an independent radio station and has frequent contacts with Yan'an.
The Japanese surrendered, but depending on the government's attitude, it is very likely that the agreement will be broken. Once the domestic war starts, both the national government and Yan'an will become extremely busy. Just a few days before Tangcheng returned to Myanmar, Zhang Jiang and Cai sent away a group of artillerymen who went south to northern Myanmar for training. This group of artillerymen has already experienced actual combat in previous Middle East wars. After they return to Yan'an, they will immediately become the backbone of the Eighth Route Army's artillery force.
When these artillerymen left, they even took away more than a hundred American mortars and a batch of artillery shells that had been repaired by the northern Myanmar arsenal. These mortars and artillery shells will soon be effective on the battlefield. These American mortars were bought by Hans's recycling company from the US military in the Pacific at cabbage prices. The mortars that were originally supposed to be eliminated were refurbished and repaired by German ordnance technology in northern Myanmar. Their performance was not much different from the new ones leaving the factory.
