"Mr. Ambassador, please sit down." Liu Yiming looked at Bi Sheng with an expressionless face.

"Good day, Your Majesty." Bi Sheng put his right hand on his chest and bowed slightly.

"There have been a lot of worries lately, so I'll keep the story short. There are two main things I need to talk to you and France about today." Liu Yiming nodded and stretched out his hand to signal Bi Sheng to sit down.

"Oh? I don't know what's going on?" Bi Sheng sat on the sofa, leaning forward slightly, as if listening.

"The first thing is about the Algeciras meeting in six months. It involves the issues of the Western Pacific and the Blue Empire. We need to further confirm the attitude of the French allies." Liu Yiming said solemnly.

"This... we fully support Nanhua's demands, but on certain issues, out of helplessness, France cannot express its position directly and can only provide support within its capacity. However, we will definitely abide by the covenant." Bi Sheng knew it as soon as he heard it.

Something went wrong, but I didn’t know where the problem was, so I could only do Tai Chi.

As for the covenant? The military cooperation covenant signed between France and South China was mainly aimed at the British, and it was British military operations in the Far East.

After the signing of the sincere agreement, the conflicts between Britain and France on the issue of the Far East colonies have almost disappeared, especially since Britain implemented strategic contraction and focused most of its energy on the Germans.

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Logically speaking, the possibility of conflict and war between South and Britain is very small.

"No, no, no! I'm not asking about this, I'm asking about France's attitude towards Germany. Last month, I ordered the army to prepare for battle, but France compromised. I don't know about this negotiation..." Liu Yiming asked

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"France's interests cannot be violated, especially the Germans...and the United Kingdom." Bi Sheng added.

"Okay, let's talk about the sincere agreement." Liu Yiming stared at Bi Sheng's every move.

"Sincere agreement? I'm sorry, Your Majesty, I don't understand what you mean. This is just a statement of mutual understanding between the two countries." Bi Sheng's face was full of confusion.

The spheres of influence of Britain and France do not overlap with that of South China. If we insist on speaking, the area in Arabia was occupied by the British with tacit approval of South China. Arabia is adjacent to Persia (Iran), and there are also several pro-British guerrillas in Yemen.

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"Is Your Majesty worried that we will turn to Britain? Please rest assured, Your Majesty, France is not Britain, we will not abandon our allies, and the alliance is still valid!" Bi Sheng said confidently.

Isn't Nan Hua just worried about the British? Of course, the great France is not a person who breaks its promises. Although it has been reconciled, France will not miss it if it can cause some trouble to the British.

"Okay, let's talk about the second thing now." Liu Yiming nodded unequivocally.

"Please tell me." Bi Sheng excitedly picked up his cigarette. It would be great if it could cause trouble for Britain!

"We have some questions about the provisions of the sincere agreement between Britain and France regarding Thailand." Liu Yiming paused and gave Bi Sheng some time to think.

"With all due respect, Your Majesty, even in the original oral treaty of our alliance, there was no clause about Siam." Bi Sheng's excited heart calmed down and he frowned.

"Nanhua's commercial base, port, and cargo terminal in Thailand." Liu Yiming said softly.

"These will not change and will remain the same in the future." Bi Sheng thought for a moment and put down the cigarette in his hand.

"But as far as I know, Thailand has signed a treaty with Britain and France, and is negotiating with Russia, Japan, Germany, Italy and other countries. I don't know if it is an accident, but no one informed us..." Liu Yiming laughed,

"I don't know, does France know about this?" Liu Yiming stared into Bi Sheng's eyes.

"France doesn't know this, but we have finalized a demarcation treaty with the United Kingdom. France will focus more on Morocco and Europe, as you know." Bi Sheng crossed his fingers, a little unnaturally.

"So, if I say that Nanhua wants to defend the interests he deserves, I wonder what France's attitude will be?" Liu Yiming changed the question.

"Huh~ Your Majesty, I must remind you that Thailand is an independent country. If the methods are too rough, many countries may be resentful."

Bi Sheng paused for a moment: "According to the South-France Covenant, France will remain neutral on this matter, but South China should ensure that France's interests are not infringed."

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Willing to fulfill the covenant? That is a good thing.

"Okay, we will try to solve the problem through diplomatic means." Liu Yiming nodded, picked up the teacup, and did not drink.

"If it's okay, I'll take my leave first, Your Majesty." Bi Sheng stood up and saluted.

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"What do the British say?" Xu Hui cracked melon seeds and said relaxedly.

"The British are unwilling. Once the Thais compromise with us, where will the British stand? The advisors to the King of Thailand are all British." Liu Yiming also cracked melon seeds.

"Then what should we do? Send troops? Thailand is an independent country, so we have to prepare an excuse." Xu Hui said.

"No, not even a colony. Nanhua's troops cannot go ashore directly unless requested by the King of Thailand." Liu Yiming said calmly.

"I sent the diplomatic note myself, but the response from the King of Thailand has not yet arrived. I feel suspicious. Just knowing the diplomatic note, the Americans are already making comments." Xu Hui shook his head.

"Of course, they want a springboard. Japan is negotiating with the British on port issues. After the Anglo-Japanese alliance, Japan has reason to talk about these things." Americans are the most active.

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Because the King of Thailand promised them the right to do business at will, as long as they do not make big mistakes, businessmen from all over the world can do business "freely".

"If we do it now, the pressure will be great." Xu Hui shook the melon seed shell.

"Let Jiang Wang go, the SCI's violent organization is enough to handle that small army." Liu Yiming put down the melon seeds in his hand, stood up, looked at the slowly descending red sun in the distance, and stretched.

(Note: sci, abbreviation of southchinaintelligence, translation: Nanhua Intelligence, not that academic journal!)

"What if it fails?"

"Then send the navy. A new batch of patrol boats of about 200 tons has been launched. The destroyers can also go north to Bangkok. In the name of a friendly visit, they will protect the overseas Chinese if there is a problem." Liu Yiming nodded.

Don't look back, just lie down on the railing and look into the distance.

"How many people are there in sci? How is the equipment? Can it be completed?" After all, it is just one country, and Xu Hui doesn't think anything can be done.

"If you don't point them in the attack, the attack will be blocked by other countries. There are various warlords in Thailand. It will not be difficult to go to the United States to collect a batch of weapons and equipment and spend some money to overthrow the rule of the Thai king." Liu Yiming said.

I have no intention of occupying it directly.

Britain and France are only strategically shrinking, not giving up. Liu Yiming is not ready to go to war with Britain.

Nan Hua has developed so fast. To put it bluntly, it relies on primitive accumulation of medicines, luxury goods, and daily industrial products. Together with oil from Brunei and Arabia, it supports the automobile industry and then promotes heavy industry.

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All funds come from plunder.

It is not an exaggeration to say that every gold coin in Liu Yiming's hand was stained with blood and dirty things.

However, Liu Yiming replaced the blood and tears of the Chinese on the gold coins with the blood and tears of oppressing the Chinese.

This is enough for now, we cannot do big propaganda and raise big flags. On the one hand, Liu Yiming doesn't understand it, and on the other hand, we don't have the material and ideological conditions at the moment.

"If you decide, just do it." Xu Hui thought for a while and agreed.

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Jiang Wang sneaked into Thailand with several teams under SCI. The friendly visit still requires good communication, and it also takes time to transport various firearms and ammunition supplies to Thailand.

Liu Yiming chose to go out and take a look. As usual, he went to various laboratories first.

After the first round, it was all about ink painting skills. The machine tool processing capabilities were insufficient, and there were not enough senior technical workers. As a result, many products had been released, but they could not be mass-produced.

Take the Nezha steam turbine, for example. With 40 senior skilled workers working hard, one Nezha 9 model can be produced in one year. It is small in size and can provide 30,000 horsepower per unit.

However, due to processing capacity issues, it has to be overhauled once every one month of operation, and the reliability of full power operation cannot be guaranteed.

The Nezha 8 can also provide 30,000 horsepower, but it is large in size and has high energy consumption. It is impossible to replace the Chang'an and Luojing. Even if it is installed by reducing the cabin, the voyage will be greatly shortened.

There is also a 300-horsepower diesel engine, an inline 4-cylinder engine as big as half a tank, which is durable.

There is also a V8 that is as big as the current tank engine. It is produced and made by hand. One engine requires one worker to work for one month, and the pass rate is less than 10, because only ten units were made, and only one worked continuously for 24 hours.

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On the contrary, the 105 series artillery and corresponding self-propelled artillery have developed rapidly.

"Is this what you wanted me to see?" Liu Yiming looked at this simple infantry fighting vehicle.

——Or wheeled amphibious infantry fighting vehicle.

"We used the Type A armored vehicle as the basis, replaced it with a diesel engine, and adopted a closed body, so that it can run on the road and swim in the sea, but only offshore." Qian entered the car with Liu Yiming, who was familiar with the road.

Came to a beach.

"There are two types of equipment, 37 cannon or 127mm machine gun, weighing 72 tons, using an 80-horsepower low-speed diesel engine, a maximum speed of 50 kilometers per hour on 6 ground, 35 off-road, and a maximum speed of 75 kilometers per hour on water. It meets the requirements..." Qian Jin introduced

Yes, the Navy will definitely buy this thing.

As for the Sixth Army? The Sixth Army is already poor. It has relied on the Construction Corps for a long time and cannot afford it.

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"Where's the self-propelled artillery?" Liu Yiming nodded. The amphibious tank was used for landing on the 6th battle. The demand was not very big. It was just a precautionary measure.

To improve combat effectiveness, you still need large-caliber artillery!

"We used the 152 self-propelled howitzer to make modifications, including lowering the center of gravity, increasing the length of the vehicle, increasing the power, etc., to create a 105 mm self-propelled howitzer and self-propelled cannon." Qian Jin took Liu Yiming into the car.

Before reaching the self-propelled artillery station, Secretary Wang squeezed his head out from behind the carriage.

"Your Majesty, it's an emergency. The Americans don't know where they got the news, claiming that we are going to carry out military operations against Thailand. The U.S. Navy has moved south and is about to enter the Gulf of Siam. The Prime Minister is waiting for you."

"Minister Qian, lend me your car." Liu Yiming grabbed the steering wheel, drove Qian Jin out, and rode Juechen towards Zhangtai Palace.
Chapter completed!