What Tangcheng needs to do now is to use the method of bundling interests to reach a strategic cooperation relationship with the British royal family. At least until that big mushroom blooms in the northwest desert, Tang Cheng must firmly embrace the thick leg of the British royal family, otherwise he will have to face the even more shameless Americans. Although Myanmar's prospects are good, Tangcheng knows that based on Myanmar's current strength, it can bully neighboring small countries. In this East Pakistan conflict, if it were not for the British support behind it, Myanmar might not be able to succeed as long as India takes it seriously.
Tangcheng, who looked at the map carefully, waited for the bureau leader and Zhang Jianghe to arrive before finally revealing his plans for Africa. "This time around the East Pakistan region, if it weren't for the British backing and small tricks, Fang Shengli and the others might not be able to win comprehensively. As the old saying goes, if you want mules and donkeys to work well, you have to feed them first. .For us, Britain is the working mule or donkey, and the Africa Project is the food we want to feed them."
As he spoke, Tang Cheng motioned to the two bureau chiefs to look at the map on the table, "When Hans and the others were working in Europe, a Gestapo man who escaped from the battlefield by chance wanted to exchange a piece of information for the opportunity to take his family to South America. The locations marked on the map were calculated from that data. There are gold mines, copper mines and diamond mines. Diamonds are definitely not as good as the white jade and jade our ancestors played with. So, I want to give the diamond mines to the British government, and we and the British royal family will specialize in gold and copper mines.”
Bureau Zuo and Zhang Jianghe also knew about the creation of artificial diamonds in Tangcheng. Moreover, they were already middle-aged and were not very interested in diamonds. Compared with diamonds, they preferred gold. hard currency. Regarding Tangcheng's decision to bring in the British royal family to make a fortune, the two bureau chiefs did not raise any objections. They all knew that Myanmar could not do without the support of the British royal family. They were both cunning and cunning. Especially when going to places like Africa, the British royal family’s signboard is simply not easy to use!
Why did Tang Cheng mention the matter of mining in Africa when Hans went to Europe? It was because Tang Cheng didn't know how to explain to the bureau chief that he knew the origin of the news about mining in Africa. Therefore, Hans, who was traveling non-stop in Europe, once again became Tangcheng's shield. The British royal family who received the telegram responded quickly. Not only did Thomas once again serve as the royal envoy, but the Queen also sent a royal butler this time.
"I have a mercenary force on the border of Thailand. They were originally used to guard neighboring countries, but now it seems that they are overqualified." As Tang Cheng spoke, he reached for the phone on the table and dialed a number. Two minutes later, Henry came from Knock on the door and come in. "This is Henry, the commander of the mercenary force. He was once a member of the Royal Rifles.
A major in Regiment G. My suggestion is that Henry's mercenary troops be transferred to Africa to cooperate and protect the technical personnel who go to Africa for prospecting. "
"Once the prospectors determined the location and reserves of the mining area and decided to mine, the royal family and the Thomas family each rushed to support some armed personnel and combined with Henry's mercenary troops to form a mine protection team, specifically responsible for the safety of our mines in Africa. Whether it is diamonds, Whether gold or refined copper, both are valuable goods, and the escort needs to be carried out by trustworthy people." Thomas and the royal steward, who learned Henry's true identity, almost unanimously agreed with Tang Cheng's suggestion.
"To be honest, I don't know which of these locations are diamond mines and which are gold mines, so prospectors still need to confirm. I personally suggest that the diamond mines should be given directly to Downing Street in exchange for the government departments giving up on the investigation. The hostility between the royal family and the nobles at the grassroots. I have information channels. Downing Street seems to be planning to incite the grassroots forces to oppose the privileges of the nobles. They want to divert the attention of the grassroots people and cover up the lack of government functions."
What Tang Cheng is saying now is no longer news in London, but not many people know about it, especially the people at the bottom who have no idea at all. Listening to Tang Cheng talking about this matter at this moment, neither Thomas nor the royal butler looked very good-looking. However, neither of them clearly understood Tangcheng's proposal to give up the diamond mine. In their opinion, no matter what the government did, just ignore them and use the diamond mine to cater to the government.
Tang Cheng saw something strange in the expressions of Thomas and the two, and then smiled at the two of them, "Africa is very big, and there are countless minerals of all kinds. Even if we can occupy all the mines in Africa, so what! The situation in London Unlike here, my attitude is more important than anything else, but that is not the case in London. Don’t underestimate the power of the people at the bottom. The French Revolution is a good example." Tang Cheng said this a bit It sounded alarmist, and both Thomas and the royal butler just rolled their eyes at Tang Cheng.
Tang Cheng found that Thomas and the two men didn't seem to take it to heart when they reminded him, so he stopped mentioning it. Because of Tang Cheng's proactive concessions and Thomas's mediation, the royal butler quickly signed a cooperation agreement with Tang Cheng on behalf of the British royal family. In this agreement, the Tang family and the Thomas family represented by Tangcheng, together with the British royal family, jointly funded the African Mining Company to jointly develop African minerals. The British royal family provided necessary political help, while the Down family provided military support, and the specific operations were completed by the Thomas family.
This is not the first time that Tangcheng and the British royal family have cooperated. The previous Burmese cigarettes have now appeared all over Europe. As the European agent of Myanmar cigarettes, the British royal family not only gained a lot of profits, but also helped the sales of other products through the cigarette sales network. Thomas has never doubted Tangcheng's ability to create profits. After all, United Oil is the best example. The noble men who joined United Oil have drilled at least six oil wells in the Gulf area.
Three days later, Henry took half of the mercenary force and accompanied the Thomas family's prospectors to Africa. Going to Africa with them also brought a large amount of supplies. According to Tangcheng's plan, as long as the Thomas family's prospectors find the first mineral site, Tangcheng will continue to dispatch the remaining mercenaries and rush over to support Henry and the others. Thomas, who had signed a cooperation agreement, did not return to London or go to India to help Mountbatten, but stayed in Myanmar.
After declaring independence, India did not take any external actions as the outside world hoped, such as using force to retake East Pakistan. Although India has continuously mobilized troops domestically after declaring independence, it does not seem that the target they are wary of is Myanmar. "Ha! They think Pakistan is easy to bully!" Tang Cheng, who had already noticed the strangeness, was full of disdain and contempt for India when chatting with Thomas. Indeed, looking at India's current reaction, they do not dare to provoke Myanmar.
The heavy-armed troops commanded by Fang Shengli have not left the Dongba area, and according to Tangcheng's orders, Myanmar is still recruiting local indigenous people. They will continue to form militia forces and continuously march into the Dongba area to shoulder the defense Border missions. The conflict in East Pakistan not only gave Myanmar an extra piece of territory, but Tangcheng also used this opportunity to transfer as many young and strong indigenous men from Myanmar as possible. Only after the number of Chinese in Myanmar reaches the scale expected by Tangcheng will he consider rotating the Myanmar militia stationed in the Dongba area.
Thomas, who could not see through Tangcheng at first, finally understood that Tangcheng was the one who benefited the most from the Indian independence incident. Downing Street, which was originally guaranteed to win, seemed to have benefited, but in fact it took the blame for Tangcheng. Thomas still believes that it is because without the instigation and fueling of Downing Street, Myanmar would not be able to send troops to the East Pakistan region. He didn't know that even without Downing Street's participation, Tangcheng would still send troops to the Dongba area.
Because, Tangcheng has known for a long time that from the moment it became a British colony, India has been a paper tiger with a strong foreign power but a weak government. India seems to have a vast land and a large population, but they cannot even guarantee basic arms production. Almost all weapons and equipment need to be imported from abroad. Moreover, the Indian army lacks training. After all, in the army, personal bravery cannot influence the development of the war. The main problem is that India's caste system has seriously affected the composition of the army.
When not fighting, the Indian army, which has a caste system, can still ensure the integrity of the army. But once on the battlefield, faced with a hail of bullets, those low-caste Indian soldiers may not be willing to sacrifice their lives to comply with the orders of high-caste officers. During this conflict in East Pakistan, Fang Shengli and the others had more than once encountered incidents where high-caste officers forced low-caste soldiers to attack Burmese tanks with explosives, only to be betrayed by the low-caste soldiers on the spot.
After independence, India did not make the reaction that the outside world wanted to see, which made everyone who paid attention to India feel uninterested. But Tangcheng did not waste this great opportunity. The day after Henry and the others left, Myanmar began to recruit local workers aggressively. Tangcheng was about to start building roads connecting the Dongba area. Thomas happened to be in Myanmar. Through Thomas, Tangcheng purchased a large amount of explosives from the British army for highway construction.
With the investment of a large amount of explosives and road construction machinery, the construction of this east road connecting Myanmar and the Dongba region does not seem to be as difficult as people imagined. In particular, Tangcheng is very wealthy. When designing this highway, the existence of winding roads and culvert tunnels was reduced. When encountering unavoidable and dangerous terrain, Tangcheng has only one method, which is to directly use explosives and machinery to bulldoze the entire mountain or fill the entire valley.
