The 625th Division had a company stationed at Yaman, and two speedboats docked at Yaman.

The area around the Chao Phraya River is a vast plain, and on the east and west banks of the river, there are countless villages, especially on the west bank, which is Thonburi of Siam, which is now part of China.

On the east bank, where the future Bangkok was located, is now just a farmland and a village, and the purpose of Gao Junshan's visit is to build the city of Bangkok.

After the speedboat patrolled along the west bank for more than 50 miles, Gao Junshan ordered to turn around and return from the east coast, and sailed for more than 20 miles, they came to a prosperous town, which was where the future Bangkok was located, Gao Junshan ordered the speedboat to dock, and he wanted to go ashore to go to the field to see what the predecessor of Bangkok was like.

There is no doubt that it is suitable for the construction of a city, as evidenced by the later Bangkok.

The sailboats on the river are very busy, and the river is turbulent, especially in the center of the river, where the tumbling water rolls up layers of waves.

Due to the large number of boats on the river, the speedboat could only move at a speed of 11 or 2 knots, and now that it was ready to land, the speed was reduced to 5 knots.

Gao Junshan got up from his chair and came to the railing on the port side, grasping the railing tightly with both hands, watching the bustling flow of people on the shore.

The speedboat docked at the dock of a rice distribution center, and a sailor flew ashore, put a rope on an iron post on the edge of the dock, and then set up a gangplank, and Gao Junshan and his party stepped on the gangplank to the pier.

Li Derong and his men also jumped onto the dock one by one, vigilant of the surrounding environment.

Gao Junshan saw a teahouse not far away, and he said to a few entourageists, "Let's take a rest in the teahouse!" ”

Sun Dahai walked at the forefront, and seven mermaids entered the teahouse.

As soon as I entered the teahouse, I saw an old man sitting behind the counter, there was not a single tea customer in the teahouse, and I couldn't see a running hall, the teahouse was very small, and there were only three tables.

The old man was dressed as a Han man, and when he saw someone coming in, he took the initiative to greet the seven people in Chinese: "A few guest officers, you have worked hard all the way!" I have the precious Yunnan Maojian here, is the guest officer coming to a pot to relieve fatigue? ”

Sun Dahai responded politely: "Listening to the accent, you are also from the Central Plains, uncle, give us a pot of high-quality hair tips." ”

The old man happily stepped forward and greeted: "Guest officer, please take a seat first, and the tea will come soon." ”

After the seven of them sat down, the old man quickly brought the tea.

Gao Junshan asked curiously: "Old man, don't you have a run here?" ”

The old man smiled: "Yes, there is." At this time, there were few visitors, so I let him rest in the backyard. ”

Sun Dahai said: "You don't come out, you, the shopkeeper, can still care about people." ”

The old man smiled again: "What kind of person, it's my son who runs the hall." Small business, can't afford to hire people! ”

Gao Junshan asked: "Are there many people who come to you to drink tea?" ”

The old man said, "Now is not the time, an hour ago my three tables were full. ”

Gao Junshan asked, "Who are they?" ”

"Businessman!"

Gao Junshan asked again: "What kind of business?" ”

The old man was also very patient: "Those who come here are all engaged in the rice business. ”

"Oh!" Gao Junshan continued to ask, "Are they all Chinese?" ”

"How can it!" The old man shook his head, "There are people from all countries, there are Kedah, Aceh, Perak, Johor, and even Westerners. ”

Gao Junshan asked again: "The rice boats here shuttle frequently, and a lot of rice is transported every day, right?" ”

"This place grows four rice crops a year, and there is so much food that I can't eat enough!"

Gao Junshan politely said to the old man: "Old man, I'm sorry to disturb you!" ”

"You're welcome, you're welcome." The old man said playfully as he left.

Gao Junshan said to Sun Dahai: "You go and tell Li Derong outside and let him do two things." First, send someone to the pier and inform the speedboat to return to Pattaya first, and we will not go back tonight; Second, send someone to contact the local garrison, and we will go back to the barracks after drinking tea. ”

Sun Dahai came back after going out for a while, the seven of them drank tea and chatted, and Gao Junshan asked the shopkeeper to serve some snacks.

Only halfway through the dim sum, Li Derong came in to report that he had contacted the local garrison, and that a battalion headquarters of the 625th Division was stationed here.

The market was no longer noisy, and after Gao Junshan and his party crossed a street, they came to the barracks.

At the battalion headquarters, Gao Junshan told the battalion commander that they were going to have a meeting here, and asked the battalion commander to arrange food and lodging for the night, and the battalion commander accepted the order and went to arrange it.

After the seven people sat down at the battalion headquarters, Gao Junshan officially announced the meeting.

There was only one topic on the agenda, and that was whether or not to build a city on the site.

Gao Junshan put everything he saw and heard along the way on the table, he asked everyone to discuss and discuss first, and he listened to everyone's opinions.

Ma Wen, Sun Dahai, Liu Wenxiu, and Hong Pengju were in favor of building a city here, while Hui Yan and Tian Qiliang were against.

Sun Dahai, Liu Wenxiu and Hong Pengju didn't say any reason, just agreed, but Marven said some reasons, he said: "We have traveled all the way, the merchant ships are very busy, what are they busy with? They are all busy transporting the rice from here to other countries in the South Seas. We can't just watch these merchants just take the rice away, we have to set up a checkpoint here to strictly control the export of rice. Therefore, it is necessary to build a city in this area, and only in this way can the export of rice be effectively controlled. More importantly, we don't know where the rice is being shipped out, and if the rice is sent to the enemy, and if we don't detain it, won't we help the enemy? ”

Tian Qiliang had a different opinion, he said: "It is enough to set up a checkpoint as long as an army is stationed here, and there is no need to build a city here." At present, we have Vladivostok in North China, Shanghai in East China, Hong Kong in South China, and Xichang in West China, and these four cities are all built according to the scale of large cities, and in the South China Sea, there are Cam Ranh Bay and Yangon, which are also built according to the pattern of big cities. Cam Ranh Bay is a large military port, which can not be counted, but Yangon is also a big city under construction, and there is no doubt about it, we have so many big cities in the country to be built, and if we want to build again, we must be very cautious. ”

Tian Qiliang said this, paused, took a sip of water and continued, "I think Yangon is already under construction, and it is not suitable to build a big city here. ”

In the face of fierce arguments between the two sides, Gao Junshan made a final speech.