Chapter 496: Take the initiative to attack
Even if there is no urging from the Lion City, the United States will take action. www.biquge.info Now that the United States has clearly regarded China as its number one opponent, it has even ignored Russia, and the strategic center has shifted to the western Pacific region, in order to contain China and delay the rise of China.
The United States knows that China has been seeking to enter the Indian Ocean in recent years, and for this reason, they have opened up two routes, one through Pakistan Railway and the other through Myanmar, but neither route can be said to be smooth. As for the Kra Canal, it can be considered their third and only sea route, which is no less significant than the first two.
Only one day after Lu Yang arrived in Thailand, the United States determined his purpose, and their intelligence capabilities were indeed amazing.
"Lu Yang wants to dig the Kra Canal? Is it Huaxia or Penglai Island? Hilani asked.
After several years of confrontation, the United States has completely figured out the relationship between mainland China and Penglai Island, so this issue of Hillani treats the mainland of China and Penglai Island differently.
"According to our understanding, this time it should be Lu Yang's plan, however, the high-level Huaxia seems to have acquiesced, as for whether they have support, we don't know for the time being." CIA Director Hayden said.
"Lu Yang is so confident?" Hilani wondered.
The United States is very clear about Huaxia's ambitions for the Kra Canal, and it is even more clear that the reason why China has not started it until now is because they have no ability to control it, and they are worried that after the canal is opened, they will be picked by the United States.
In fact, this is exactly what the United States intended, so when China contacted Thailand before, the United States only made some symbolic actions.
The United States is very confident that with their strength in Southeast Asia, once the canal is opened, even if there is an agreement between the Chinese and Thai authorities, they will be able to control the Kra Canal. The easiest way is to carry out a military coup in Thailand, support the pro-Mi military government, and then do not recognize the agreement between the previous government and Huaxia, and then introduce the power of the United States.
It can be said that this is the main reason that hinders the opening of the Kra Canal in China.
Hillani believes that Lu Yang must also know this, but the problem is that knowing that there is such a big risk, Lu Yang still invests without hesitation, which shows that he must be sure to deal with the United States in his heart, after all, Lu Yang is not a fool.
"No, you can't let Luyang dig the Kra Canal!" Thinking of Penglai Island's unfathomable technology and strength, Hillani had a bad premonition, and she decided to strike first to stop Lu Yang's actions.
On the second day of his visit to Thailand, Lu Yang, accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister Nahu, visited a Buddhist temple in Bangkok. Thailand is a Buddhist country and is known as the "Land of a Thousand Buddhas", with more than 32,000 temples across the country, including more than 400 in Bangkok alone.
Although Lu Yang does not believe in Buddhism, he respects the religious beliefs of others very much, and visits with Nahu with great interest. As a master calligrapher, Lu Yang's calligraphy is quite valuable in China, and it is not an exaggeration to say that every word is gold. The Thai side also knows this information, so they welcome Lu Yang's inscription.
Everywhere Lu Yang went, Li Zirui accompanied him with a mecha team. There is no doubt that the first appearance of the mecha team abroad has driven many Thais crazy. Along the way, there were people everywhere with their mobile phones to take pictures of the mecha team, and when visiting a temple, there were monks who stepped forward to take photos with the mecha, which made Nahu very embarrassed. For the Penglai Island mecha team, the Thai government definitely does not welcome it, but the people are so enthusiastic......
"That's the end of the visit, everyone is very short of time......" In the afternoon of the same day, Lu Yang refused the invitation of Nahu to visit other scenic spots, "Your Excellency Vice Prime Minister, I hope that your government can respond to my application as soon as possible, if you refuse, it doesn't matter, I believe there will be opportunities for cooperation in the future." ”
Hearing Lu Yang's words, Nahu hurriedly said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Lu, I will convey your request to Prime Minister Ba Xu." In fact, your investment is very welcome throughout Thailand. ”
"Well, I hope it can be faster."
The Thai government has now basically reached an agreement, that is, to talk to Lu Yang. They really can't refuse, because Lu Yang's price is too high, this is 500 billion, equivalent to 76 billion US dollars, 19% of Thailand's GDP last year!
Luyang's conditions are really too lucrative, because the Thai government has previously estimated the cost of the Kra Canal, which is about $50 billion. Lu Yang has made it clear that as long as the Kra Canal plan is launched, the 500 billion investment will remain in Thailand, which means that in addition to the canal, other industries in Thailand can also get 26 billion US dollars of investment!
The negotiation team from Penglai Island arrived in Bangkok at noon that day, Su Yan personally led the team, and Feng Hai accompanied him in a low-key manner. In the afternoon, the two sides held the first round of concrete negotiations at the Prime Minister's Office.
Despite this intention on both sides, the negotiations did not go well. On the issue of investment, it is good to say that since Lu Yang has decided to do it, he will not be stingy with money, mainly because of the management and operation rights of the canal. Lu Yang hopes to refer to the management model of the Panama Canal and establish a canal zone, which will be jointly managed by the two sides, while the Thai side believes that Penglai Island can only share the benefits of the canal and has no right to participate in the management of the canal.
Lu Yang has experienced a lot of negotiations from the beginning to the present, and this time is definitely the most difficult, the two sides have been arguing about this issue for an afternoon, and there has been no progress, which makes Lu Yang finally understand why the Kra Canal plan has not been implemented in China.
At the end of the first negotiations, Lu Yang and Pakistan wanted to hold a press conference, at which Lu Yang admitted that he wanted to invest in the Kra Canal.
"Mr. Lu, why did you invest in the Kra Canal? Is it to get revenge on the Lion City? A reporter asked.
Lu Yang smiled and said, "I don't know what you mean by revenge, in fact, Penglai Island and the Lion City have no contacts. I only invested in the Kra Canal because it was worth the investment, and I believe it would be a great project, in no way inferior to Panama! ”
"Mr. Lu, have you reached an agreement with the Thai political and legal authorities?" Someone asked again.
"Now we have only confirmed the intention of cooperation, and the specific cooperation plan is still being discussed, but I believe that the cooperation is not far away, because we both have such a willingness." Lu Yang said lightly.
"Is the canal your exclusive investment? Or is there still the power of Huaxia behind this? ”
"Personally, I prefer to invest exclusively, after all, I have the strength, but I also welcome strong partners to share the risk......"
After the press conference, Lu Yang handed over the negotiation work to Su Yan, and he would not participate in the second round of negotiations. Through the contact with the Thai government in the past two days, Lu Yang feels that the construction of the Kra Canal is still quite large, and the key question now is how many rights Penglai Island can fight.
As soon as Lu Yang left Thailand, the Secretary of State of the United States, Kleber, arrived in Bangkok, and he urgently made an appointment to meet with Ba Xu, but Ba Xu did not have the courage to refuse the request of the United States.
No one knows what Kleber and Pakistan talked about, but after this conversation, the attitude of the Thai side has changed a lot, and it has become more tough in the negotiations. However, Su Yan is not a vegetarian, most of the negotiations of Tianxin Group were completed by her back then, and in terms of experience, she is not inferior to those diplomats in Thailand.
A few days later, Fusang announced its intention to participate in the Kra Canal project and sent a delegation to Thailand, much to Lu Yang's displeasure. On the same day, he asked Su Yan to suspend the plan for a third round of negotiations, but did not let them return to Penglai Island.
"It's Mi Guo again, it seems that I have to find some trouble for Mi Guo...... Lu Yang knows very well that it is the Mi people who are contributing to all this, and he is also reflecting on his attitude towards Mi Guo, feeling that he was a little too weak before, he was all defensive, and he never took the initiative to attack.
Lu Yang still understood the truth that if he kept it for a long time, he would lose, so he began to plan in his heart.
Negotiations on the Kra Canal plan were destined to be long and difficult, but this did not prevent Lu Yang from making other plans. At the behest of Lu Yang, Li Yilong proposed the "Transparent Earth" plan at the International Space Agency meeting, which aims to launch 108 high-precision satellites to monitor the earth without dead ends.
The "Transparent Earth" program includes monitoring, communication, navigation, early warning, etc., and is very powerful, and once implemented, the surface of the earth will basically have no secrets for humans.
According to Li Yilong's proposal, only member states have the right to use the information of "Transparent Earth", which means that once the plan is completed, the member states of the International Space Agency can achieve real-time monitoring of non-member countries!
"The satellite we want to launch this time is the Tianyan satellite manufactured by Penglai Aerospace Company, with a maximum resolution of 0.01 meters, and full coverage of the earth can be achieved through a network composed of 108 Tianyan satellites! Once the plan is completed, the most powerful communication network on the planet will be ours, the most powerful navigation system will also be ours, and the most powerful surveillance system will still be ours! Li Yilong said at the meeting.
The plan proposed by Li Yilong is too tempting and tempting, and there are no technical problems. The satellite used this time is not a neutrino communication satellite, but a satellite developed by Penglai Aerospace Company, but its performance exceeds the existing technology a lot, and it is fully capable of taking on the responsibility of monitoring the world.
As for the launch, it is even simpler, 108 satellites only need one space flight to be deployed, and it does not take many years as before. (To be continued.) )