How could the white-famous crane not be moved?
The place that Siam took out was definitely a god-given land. Bai Minghe has been thinking about it for too long and originally planned to jointly manage it. But now Siam has completely given up, and this part is too extraordinary.
Let’s talk about Ranong first. There is a bay here, and it is a bay deep into the inland.
The length reaches eighty miles, and then the river channel upstream of the bay and the low-lying area can reach another sea with a canal of 120 miles. It can directly connect to the South China Sea and the Gulf of Siam to the Indian Ocean. Then the Malacca Strait is not a must-pass place.
Change, why not?
"The second place!" The Siam prince pointed his finger north and went to another place where the white crane was even more moved.
Chiang Rai!
This place did not originally belong to Siam, but was only captured after the rise of Siam in recent years. However, this place is a strategic location, the southernmost end of the Jin-Triangle in later generations, and now it is a strategic point for the troops sent by the Yunnan army. If you control this place, you can say that the subsequent war will be twice the result with half the effort.
"If you exchange these two places, your prince will suffer a loss." Bai Minghe was unwilling to take advantage of this kind of thing, so he had to increase the price: "You can make up for some silver, or the materials you need. These two places are too important to China, so Bai Minghe is not that he doesn't want to take advantage of it, but that he cannot take advantage of it.
Don’t underestimate the world’s eyes. If you can’t see it now, it doesn’t mean you can’t see it in the future.
When doing business, you must also be fair, unless China is willing to give up Siam as an ally. Otherwise, this time, the Siams will definitely feel the generosity of China. In the next fifty years, they will not think they are at a disadvantage.
Malacca, a strait that is more than 2,000 miles long, is no place here uncontrolled. It is a threat to the sea route.
Bai Minghe didn't believe that five hundred years later, the strait could still be firmly in the hands of China. Even if it was still there, at that time, the people here might not be the same as the local people. So they have a new estuary, which is double insurance, an estuary, and a canal.
Make up for the difference!
This surprised the Siam prince.
He also understood the strategy, but both places can be said to be barren lands, especially Chiang Rai. Siam is really useless here, and it maintains the military expenditure there, but does not have any income. This puts a lot of pressure on the Siam nobles.
It is also based on the fact that the defenders of Chiang Rai heard that China was going to raise troops there.
As for the reason for sending troops, it doesn't matter. Anyway, Siam is in a bad relationship, so I just beat him.
This area is useful to China because of the value of war, but after the war, a large amount of military expenditure is also required to maintain it for at least ten years. Only when the region is stable can the army retreat.
According to the idea of ​​the Siam prince, Chiang Rai is a land that is useless in Siam, and China is useful in exchange for it.
More lands in North Suma Dala that are of great use to Siam, whether they are rice, rubber, sugar cane, spices, etc., will bring huge wealth to the Siam nobles and make the Siam people rich.
At this time, Bai Minghe spoke again: "As for how to change and how much difference, I need to discuss this with the court. But I will definitely make up for it. At least I will give you a route, an important route from Siam East Port to the Suez Canal. Of course, you can order 10 million volts of rice every year when you go to Ceylon."
Sincere trade orders.
You know, Siam’s income is now based on rice.
They have always been worried that if China occupies Nanyang, there will be a richer rice production area there, so what will happen to Siam's rice in the future? You should know that after Siam's large-scale planting in the past few days, farmers have already experienced the benefits of selling rice overseas and become rich.
So I feel more dependent on this kind of order.
"Thank you Mr. Bai, I'll wait for your reply to this matter."
Bai Minghe nodded. Such a thing cannot be decided at once, but some conditions can be raised first. So Bai Minghe said: "Whether to Chiang Rai can you borrow it from me first, so the northern army will borrow it as a fulcrum. If the matter of replacement is not ideal, it will be rewarded if borrowing the city this time."
"I'll go back and order the local troops stationed in the country, but I don't know if Mr. Bai wants them to evacuate or assist?"
"Yeah!" Bai Minghe didn't know the local situation: "Let's do this, the general who commanded the army will decide what to do. No matter what, it will not make Siam Bai's hard work."
"Of course I can trust Mr. Bai." Prince Siam agreed without saying a word.
There should be a subway there, and the new rice from Chameng can be transported from the Siam waterway, so that logistics will be guaranteed. The white-named crane can imagine how satisfied the Ministry of War would be in this time.
After seeing off the Siam prince, the white crane began to sit behind the desk in a daze.
If you want to talk about later generations, there are really people who buy land like this. The United States was founded by war and land purchased, so since the land can be bought, why not buy it?
"What are the young master thinking?" Wan Xueer exchanged a cup of hot tea for the Baiming He.
When there are outsiders, she will call Lord Bai. When there are no outsiders, she will be used to calling Young Master.
Regarding Wan Xueer's question, Bai Minghe did not hide his thoughts and said, "I was wondering whether Ceylon can also change the land, but will they choose to change it? I hope to own one-third of Ceylon and have a territory that truly belongs to China."
"I'm afraid this matter is hard to say, so why not wait for the Japanese to change it first and then discuss it."
Listening to Wan Xueer's proposal, Bai Minghe was a little surprised: "Why didn't Siam change it first?"
"Young Master, the compensation you give Siam is a good thing, but it won't make the Japanese greedy, so it's not better to let the Japanese replace them first, and then Siam replace them, it's low cost."
Bai Minghe shook his head: "You only think of the immediate interests, but not the future. Even if you let the Japanese change first, they must realize that they can be greedy for a little time. Only when they have greed in their hearts can I have some interesting plans, such as..." Bai Minghe pulled a long tone and whispered: "Route!"
route?
Wan Xueer didn't quite understand, but Bai Minghe didn't explain it anymore.
"I'll find a way to spread the news. I think Ashikiri's loyalty must be around Ninoha Hide, and then arrange it again. There will be a tea party in three days. Don't worry, take it slowly, I have a lot of time and can afford to waste it."
Wan Xueer smiled slightly.
Although Bai Minghe's words were joking, they were also a little sad. From the beginning, when his feet were busy, to the point where everything was formal, and there were fewer and fewer official duties. If there was no major event, I would not hand over the documents here.
Moreover, Bai Minghe even had old ministers who were preparing to retire, and such resignation was uneasy.
"Young Master, go to Niba Xiu's place tonight."
"No, I'll go tomorrow, I want to go to your room tonight."
"It's better to come to my room tomorrow night. I just received some official duties from General Wang. I always have to get familiar with it. And Baihu also wants to help me. Qinghe wants to arrange the tea party. Although the tea merchants are doing it, it is a good thing to take this opportunity to have the sisters have fun for a day. The only regret is that the tea here is not good enough."
Wan Xueer said that it was not good enough, which is also a euphemism.
In fact, even though Ceylon black tea squeezed into the last place among 36 teas, it did not really get the recognition of Chinese tea ceremony masters and the people. It is believed that this unique tea industry can be squeezed in not because the tea is good, but because it is grown overseas, which gives a bonus point.
"Actually, he has not yet studied the tea here to the extreme. I dare say that this is the pinnacle of the works, the top three!"
"The top three!" After repeating this sentence, Wan Xueer asked again: "Do you want to tell the tea merchants?"
"No, they will fight forward if they have the will. It is useless to say it without the will." Wan Xueer understood and supported Bai Minghe's theory.
Outside the door, he ordered his hand: "Go and notify me, and the young master will spend the night at Niba Xiu's place in the evening. Then arrange a medical officer, calculate the days for Niba Xiu, Ashiki Ashiki, Uesugi Emei and others, and then make a record and report it."
"Yes!" The subordinate immediately made arrangements.
When Niba Hide heard that Bai Minghe was coming here to spend the night, she was very excited. She said to Uesugi Eimei: "I originally thought that it would take at least half a month to wait, and who would have to come here for a few days. You must prepare well, whether it is you or me. Go and take a shower first. The female official came here and said that there would be a female doctor to check it out, so don't worry about this."
"Check?" Uesugi Emei didn't understand.
"You can't go into the room when you are sick. Lord Bai is not an ordinary nobleman. This is the rule in the mansion. Not only us, but also the two noble princesses and Her Majesty the Byzantine Empress will have regular consultations with female doctors. Even small problems such as getting angry will be treated."
Uesugi Eimei nodded, and she understood.
What she has no experience in preparing for, just follow the arrangements of Niba Hide. Her subordinates can also lend them to Niba Hide for command.
In the study, Wan Xueer was giving advice to Bai Minghe.
"Young Master, now tell them what the Japanese plan is, which proves that our intelligence is very powerful. Pretending to be confused can also be the benefit of pretending to be confused. At least we have more room for operation."
"Then pretend to be confused." Bai Minghe didn't think it was a good thing for people to know how powerful he was.
Wan Xueer said again: "Young Master can mention a few words. Of course, we have to get to the topic and let them know the meaning of the Siam prince coming. But the current situation is that they can't contact the outside world for the time being. Now they have said whether it makes sense or give them a chance to contact the outside world."
"It's reasonable, I still think it's better not to say it for the time being. The Siam prince can mention a few sentences, but it's just one or two sentences. As for their chance to contact outside, they will have a chance when Ashikari Chisue arrives." Bai Minghe made the decision. (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, the novel is better and faster!
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