Chapter 454: Peninsula Reconciliation (5) Chiang Mai
Therefore, once Siam signed a similar treaty, the fate will be the same as that of Myanmar, and the lifeblood will be in the hands of the Ming Dynasty. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info Despite the moment, Myanmar looks very imposing and has regained its status as a regional power before the civil strife. But in reality, it's just a mirror, a castle in the sky.
Because the Ming Dynasty wanted to let Myanmar devote itself wholeheartedly to the war against the shy, he intended to support it. In many ways, a certain amount of grace is given. Especially in terms of immigrants, the most repatriated by the Ming Dynasty and rejected are Myanmar immigrants.
This has allowed Myanmar's population loss to be curbed to a certain extent.
In addition, it also gives certain assistance economically. Even the most scarce grain and grass were sold.
Otherwise, with the current situation of heavy taxes and barren fields in Myanmar, the people would have been boiling over the sky and uprisings would have erupted one after another.
Therefore, as long as the Ming Dynasty has a heart, there will be waves again in Myanmar, and the blood will continue to flow.
Siam was also aware of the benefits and disadvantages, but he had to sign. Because compared with the current situation of burning eyebrows, any harsh conditions that are detrimental to the interests of the country are worth sacrificing.
At the beginning, Myanmar didn't know the inner curve. Just to survive the danger of destroying the country, he had to make sacrifices.
This is like a series of unequal treaties signed between the Qing and the foreign powers in later generations. Although a lot of national interests are sacrificed, they are nothing compared to the rights of the rulers.
As soon as the official date for the negotiations was announced, representatives of all parties met with Director Xia Bing of the Foreign Affairs Department one after another. If it weren't for Nanfeng's closed door, Liu Weiguo and Zhang Xiao would have gone to the Indian Ocean to take charge of defense. It is estimated that their house will also be stepped on the threshold.
In this way, after full communication with the Ming Dynasty, the eight-nation negotiations composed of Ming, Siam, Burma and the five eastern countries officially began.
Although Siam seemed to be at a disadvantage, Siam was not defeated in the end and did not take the initiative to sue for peace with the other seven countries. So it's not yet at the point of being slaughtered.
Siam categorically refused to cede the entire northern region and compensate 100 million Chinese dollars for war losses.
After all, Chiang Mai is an ancient city with a long history of culture. As early as the 13th century, King Muang Lai had his capital here. At that time, Chiang Mai had thousands of miles of fertile fields and a riverside moat, and gradually developed into a base for Thailand's golden age.
Later, the Lannatay Kingdom was established, and Chiang Mai became the capital of Lannatay. This was the beginning of its golden age.
Because of its geographical location, it is of great strategic significance. So it has become the object of both sides of Siam and the United States.
This has allowed it to maintain a certain degree of independence.
Plus the branches of the ancient Silk Road in the neighboring south. Therefore, the goods of Qingguo/Burma will gather here. Then head down the river into Bangkok Bay. Making it an important business hub.
With this unique condition, the local economy is prosperous, the country is peaceful and peaceful, and it has become the economic center and cultural center of northern Siam.
It was not until 1556 that Chiang Mai was conquered by the Burmese army. This golden age has just come to an end. Due to the occupation that lasted for 100 years, Chiang Mai's culture/religion/rituals/customs were heavily influenced by Myanmar.
Chiang Mai did not return to Siam until 1775, when Trung Sin unified Siam and drove Burmese troops back to the Thai-Burmese border.
But Siam at that time, the war was at the beginning of the peace. Domestic remnants in Myanmar. Cool Peel. Cut down, a piece of decadence. Fail. This has made the local power of Chiang Mai slowly grow and develop. Thus in fact, the formation of a seal. Construction and cutting. Occupy.
For the Siamese decree, it is also a violation of the yang and the yin. Although the king of Siam had the intention to send troops to intervene. But the war between Burma and Siam on the border has never stopped.
Therefore, the local separatist forces in Chiang Mai have become a relatively important weight. He turned a blind eye to this and allowed him to dominate his own territory.
This time Burma attacked Siam, and secretly contacted the local pro-Burmese forces. In order to come to the outside and occupy Chiang Mai.
It's a pity that people go to higher places, and water flows lower places. Chiang Mai's separatist strength had already been in the arms of Daming when he revealed his intention to solicit. Therefore, in the face of Siam's olive branch, the local separatist forces have no intention of accepting it.
Under the instruction of the Ming Dynasty, he was like a snake with Myanmar. This is the main reason why Myanmar has not been able to break through Chiang Mai with the help of 'Neiying'.
Today, Myanmar wants the entire northern region, which is not a small piece of territory. Including Chiang Rai, Lampang, Phrai, Phrai, Phra Xiao, Nan, Mae Hong Son, Lamphun and so on, the territory occupies a quarter of Siam.
If it is so easily ceded to Myanmar, then according to Myanmar's greedy nature of eating in a bowl and watching the pot, the central and northeastern regions of Siam will always face the threat of Myanmar. Because Chiang Mai is located in the northern region, the terrain is relatively high. For soldiers, it is a place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. So Siam is easily passive in the face of Myanmar.
Therefore, from the perspective of national defense and security, Siam did not think about it and directly refused.
As for the matter of compensating 100 million Chinese yuan, he also said that he could not do anything on the grounds that the country was poor and the people were poor. It can be regarded as a complete rejection of Myanmar's conditions.
Not only that, but Siam also made a rake to let Myanmar withdraw from Siam unconditionally.
It is also Siam that has dependence, and the Ming Dynasty has also promised not to let Myanmar weaken Siam too much. In addition, at the beginning of the negotiations, it was all tentative contact. It's not that easy. Show your hole cards.
That's why Siam dared to refute Myanmar's demands and put forward demands that were even more unacceptable to Myanmar.
In this case, the representatives of Myanmar and Siam are talking like chickens and ducks, and there is no consensus on negotiations at all. And because the two sides have long been dissatisfied with each other, at the negotiation table, they tore their faces regardless of it, blushing and arguing with thick noses.
The representatives of the five countries present were all dumbfounded. It is really unimaginable that at the negotiating table, the negotiators of the two countries can still quarrel and scold regardless of words and deeds.
In the end, it was Xia Bing, the representative of the Ming Dynasty, who slapped the table and asked the guards to put a shuttle of ammunition against the ceiling. Also in the quarrel Siamese represented. I finally realized that I was on the realm of the Ming Dynasty.
At the same time, it also made them put away their contempt and correct their attitude towards Xia Bing. It is also in this era that there are very few women who are officials. Especially this kind of position that deals with others, it is basically all men.
This made the representatives of Siamese look down on Xia Bing. Even if it hinders Daming's face, he didn't show it on the bright side. But in words and deeds, there is a sense of contempt.
This led to a quarrel at the negotiating table, in front of Xia Bing.
However, as the old saying goes, if you don't make a sound, it's just a blockbuster. Xia Bing, who is good at observing words and feelings, has always been forbearing. It was only at the moment that the musket filled with gunpowder smoke was used to make all parties put away their contempt for her.