Whether it is the early 20th century or the 21st century, or thousands of years ago, or perhaps no matter how many years to come, international law has always been the hegemony of Hongguoguo.
National strength determines everything. A big fist is justified. This is a truth that will never change.
Lanfang has been aggressive from the first day since its establishment. Whether it is against Russia or Japan and Korea, Lanfang's attitude has always been to attack and expand. If there is an opportunity, it will expand, and if there is no opportunity, it will create opportunities.
Also expand.
Of course, at this point, the French are the same as the Lanfang people, or people all over the world. As long as there is an opportunity, they will definitely expand.
There are only those big rocks left around Lanfang that cannot be chewed off for the time being, and Siam has become Lanfang's only target at the moment.
Actually speaking carefully, there is no direct conflict between Lanfang and Siam. They don't even share a border with each other. They are separated by French Indochina. This is why Qin Zhiyuan wants to cooperate with Lyautey. He can only cooperate with Lyautey.
, Lan Fang can launch an attack on Siam.
Siamese people are still very obedient. If you want to do something, then you need a suitable reason. Lyotey does not object to Qin Zhiyuan's opinion, which does no harm to Lyotey himself.
Lyautey was an outstanding colonial soldier. Continuously expanding new colonies for France was one of Lyautey's responsibilities. To be honest, it had been less than half a year since Lyautey came to Magic Indochina. Even without Qin Zhiyuan's advice, Leotey
Tai also wanted to do something, but Leo Tai was not a man who kept to himself.
Just as Lyotey said, the Siamese people, who were caught between the French and the British, had always been cautious, fearing that they would offend the British and French and lead to the destruction of their country.
The Siamese people have always dared not make any discounts on the demands of the French and British. For example, Siamese rice is indeed delicious, but if the French want to buy it, the Siamese people are just hungry.
Even if he was pregnant, he had to give priority to the French, so it was not easy for Lyote to find an excuse for the Siamese.
Do you need a reason? The rice they sold us last month was not as delicious as before. Does this count? Qin Zhiyuan doesn't want to exchange rice for high-speed rail. If he wants to eat rice, he just needs to take down that area.
Yes, Your Majesty, you are absolutely right. This is the greatest disrespect to us, so we have to teach them a lesson. Lyotey is obviously interested, and the Cam Ranh Bay matter has been forgotten.
In fact, Lyautey did feel regretful and inappropriate regarding the Cam Ranh Bay port, but he had no intention of overturning the agreement signed by Bastien and Lanfang. Compared with the small Cam Ranh Bay, the friendship between France and Lanfang
More importantly, Lyautey knew very well what his most important task was in his position as Governor-General of Indochina.
In the current Southeast Asia, there is almost nothing that can bypass Lanfang. If Liotei wants to secure his position as governor, he must maintain a good relationship with Lanfang, otherwise he will not be able to reap the benefits of Liotai.
The consequences of the feud with Lan Fong in Southeast Asia were obvious, and the Governor of British Malaya was the best example.
After the founding of Lan Fong, in less than three years, the selection of governors stationed by the British in British Malaya was changed again and again. The second one only took office for two months, and he had not even arrived in British Malaya.
When Laiya took office, he was already replaced due to the unfavorable war situation.
The current Governor-General of British Malaya, Qin Zhiyuan, knew Hubert Gough who served as the commander of the British Fifth Army during the World War.
Hubert Gough was quite smart. After taking office, he actively repaired the relationship with Lanfang. In addition, the British had withdrawn from Sarawak, so the relationship between Lanfang and British Malaya has gradually eased. Although the British
The British Malayan territory on Wanghaizhou Island was lost, but the Malay Peninsula was also retained.
At this point, the British can be sure that Lan Fang must have played a key role in the Sarawakians' resistance to the British. But even if they knew it, the British were helpless. The British now have no ability to launch a war.
, the Lanfang people did not openly break up with the British, the British could only knock out their teeth and swallow them in their stomachs.
Compared with the depressed British, the French are in a happy mood. Lyautey and Qin Zhiyuan have reached a cooperation agreement, and the specific steps need to be discussed in detail. This is not something that Qin Zhiyuan and Lyautey have to do personally, but as a staff
Qin Zhiyuan invited Liotai to sit in his office for a while.
Cam Ranh Bay is the most important military port in Lanfang. Qin Zhiyuan has his own office here. In fact, it is not appropriate to describe it as an office. It is more appropriate to describe it as a palace.
Like all offices, Qin Zhiyuan doesn't like splendor and decoration. The decoration style has always been simple and practical. However, because of his status, the utensils used are naturally crafted by skilled craftsmen, which makes it feel a bit low-key and luxurious.
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Sitting on the balcony of Qin Zhiyuan's office, Qin Zhiyuan poured a glass of red wine for Leotai, sat comfortably on the rosewood deck chair, and looked at the Lanfang in the military port. Qin Zhiyuan could really feel the completely different situation.
European leisure and comfort.
I am indeed in a good mood, at least the air is much stronger than in Europe and the sunshine is brighter.
You really gave me a big problem. What I'm most worried about now is where to get the army. You don't know how poor the Governor's Palace is. The military expenditure for the second half of the year has not been paid yet. Lyotey will be gone when he gets here.
Having been so high-spirited just now, Lyotai felt a little depressed when he thought of the tragic reality.
If you want to conquer Siam, you will definitely need an army. The biggest problem in Lyautey's hands now is that there is no army. Compared with France, French Indochina is also a vast territory, but there are only two dissatisfied soldiers in the entire French Indochina.
There are no infantry divisions, navy or air force at all, which is completely different from the powerful Lanfang.
The military strength of the entire French Indochina is not even comparable to that of Cam Ranh Bay.
Lan Fang has always stationed heavy troops in Cam Ranh Bay. At the earliest, there were two semi-mechanized divisions stationed here. Now because of the establishment of Greif's Marine Corps, all the garrison troops have been replaced by Marine Corps.
Greif deployed two brigades of Marine Corps in Cam Ranh Bay. Each brigade has more than 11,000 people, which is not much smaller than the ordinary French infantry division. Coupled with the powerful Cam Ranh Bay fleet, it is much smaller than the average French infantry division.
The power in Lyotei's hands was much greater.
There are also many factories and mines here. Qin Zhiyuan doesn't care that you can be so poor.
Like other French colonies, the purpose of French Indochina is to export industrial raw materials to France, and at the same time, it will also import some industrial products and become a dumping market for French products. For such a colony, it is difficult to say how much the French government attaches importance to it.
It's just nonsense, and naturally it can't be said to be rich.
It's true, but it's all in the hands of those cunning businessmen, and trying to collect taxes from them is almost like killing them. Lyautey didn't have a good impression of businessmen, and he was not polite when he spoke.
Relatively speaking, the French still attach great importance to the importance of taxation. Of course, French businessmen are not fuel-efficient. As long as they are willing, taxation is not inevitable, and they still evade tax openly.
You can report to Congress. Qin Zhiyuan will make suggestions. In any case, Qin Zhiyuan will not help Liotai bear military expenses.
Don't dream about reporting. I'm afraid that by the time those reports are approved, Siam will have already become yours. Liotai looked at Qin Zhiyuan and smiled a little weirdly.
During the World War, Qin Zhiyuan was still Lyotey's subordinate, so even though Qin Zhiyuan has become the king now, Lyotey has not changed his attitude towards Qin Zhiyuan. Of course, this may be Lyotey deliberately using this attitude to express peace and harmony.
Qin Zhiyuan's closeness may also be possible.
Even if I have enough military spending, I can't build a strong army. Don't think I don't know. Look at your foreign legion. At least one-third of it is Annan. You are really greedy. Why don't you
All the Annan people have gone to help you fight the war. Liotai turned the topic to Qin Zhiyuan.
I think so, but that's not appropriate. Qin Zhiyuan did not deny it and accepted Lyotei's accusations in full.
You will also know that if it is inappropriate, Liotai has no intention of letting Qin Zhiyuan go.
It's definitely inappropriate. The way of thinking of those women, old people and children, Qin Zhiyuan, is different from Liotai's.
It's really crazy, I said, you don't understand what I mean. Lyotey rolled his eyes widely to express his speechlessness.
Don't worry, I have no idea about Annan. No matter how much I want, Annan will always be France's Annan. Qin Zhiyuan's vows really seemed sincere.
To be honest, Lyotey was also worried about Qin Zhiyuan's aggression. Staying next to Lanfang and looking at the current situation in Japan and British Malaya, Lyotey had reason to remind Qin Zhiyuan.
Qin Zhiyuan certainly understood what Lyautey meant, but from Lanfang's perspective, Qin Zhiyuan still hoped that France could withdraw from Asia. Including the United Kingdom and the United States, they should all withdraw from Asia and give Asians a pure Asia.
Of course, this sentence can also be translated as Qin Zhiyuan hopes that the power in Asia will be simpler, so that Lanfang can play a more important regional role.
Qin Zhiyuan would definitely not say this in front of Lyautey, but when the time is right, Qin Zhiyuan would not mind instigating the relationship between the French and the Annan people. Again, there are no permanent friends.
There are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests. To be continued.
