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However, after the First World War with Britain, there were problems with people's livelihood in China. made Daming have to temporarily stop the pace of expansion. After the complete withdrawal of the British, there was no Western power in Nanyang. This makes the situation in Nanyang less urgent than before.

So for a long time, the Ming Dynasty will not launch a big war. And these vassal states are also peace-oriented. It is particularly important to properly handle relations with the vassal states. It's just that they are not a country on an equal footing with the Ming Dynasty, so they are very different from other countries when they interact with each other.

It became independent and self-contained. and the Department of Foreign Affairs, which happens to be at the same level. This also highlights the importance that the Ming attached to the relationship between the vassal states.

It is also that there were not many vassal states of the Ming Dynasty before, and the goal of the Ming Dynasty is to wipe out all the countries close to the Ming Dynasty. As a result, the countries of Boni, Sulu, Lanfang and other countries in the South Seas were destroyed one after another. The subjects who were subordinate to the Ming Dynasty at first became vigilant.

Siam's fall to Britain also had a lot to do with the Ming Dynasty's annexation of South Sea Borneo and the Philippines.

Therefore, when it is time to keep a low profile, it is better to keep a low profile!

Of course, the big reason for the Ming Dynasty's rejection of the military agreement is Myanmar. Because there is no Western power in Nanyang, the main threat to the Ming Dynasty basically does not exist. may be regarded as an equal opponent with the size of the Qing Kingdom.

But in the eyes of the Ming Dynasty, the Qing Kingdom is already a sign of twilight. Although there may be some trouble on land, at sea, Daming is not afraid. And the Ming Dynasty is the sea first, so the Qing Kingdom is not a threat.

Then signing a military agreement with Greece Luo is not in the interests of the Ming Dynasty.

After all, the most immediate threat to Siam is Burma to the west. Of course, Myanmar is also the one to be guarded against. But the vassal states of the Ming Dynasty also included Burma. In recent years, Myanmar has been looking to the Ming Dynasty. In terms of commerce and trade, Daming has gained a lot.

So don't look at the merit and look at the hard work! The Ming Dynasty could not blindly take care of Siam's interests and ignore Myanmar's demands. In particular, Myanmar has been opposed to the peace talks from beginning to end. The ambassador to Myanmar was repeatedly questioned by the Burmese king Meng Yun.

This made Daming not too persecutive, so he accepted it when he saw it, and no longer stimulated Myanmar.

In the final analysis, the Ming also needed Burma and Siam to be hostile to each other, and the war continued. Because the Indochina Peninsula, where the people are not living well, is always better than the quiet and peaceful Indochina Peninsula. Not to mention the population of Siam and Myanmar, the population will be drastically reduced as a result. Let's just say that the national strength of the two countries will also decline greatly.

This not only facilitated the large-scale migration of Han people in the future of the Ming Dynasty, but also provided a lot of convenience for the military operations of the Ming Dynasty to annex Siam and Burma in the future. After all, the population of Siam and Myanmar accounts for a large proportion of the total population of Indochina.

Migration requires a lot of effort. At this time, if you die a little more, Daming will clean it up, and it will save you worry and effort. What's more, borrowing a knife to kill people also made Daming less fishy in his life. It accelerated the feudal regime in Siam and Burma and lost the hearts and minds of the people.

and so on, the civil war continued. The time for the Ming Dynasty to settle in Siem and Burma is about to be ripe. This is a long-term plan, and one of the alternatives for the Ming Dynasty to destroy Siem Burma. Although there is no confidence that it will succeed, what should be done will be executed. Again, this is not in conflict with other options.

Even if it is unlikely to be the main cause of the destruction of Siam and Burma, it will become a very important precipitating factor. As long as there is this, it is enough.

All told, it's like a lucrative deal. Regardless of which plan will be successful, the other will play an important role in promoting it.

And as long as Siam-Myanmar never reconciles, Daming will always be able to maintain a transcendent position, and both sides will take it all. One or twenty years may not be guaranteed, but three or five years, it can. Daming will also take advantage of this time to push the national strength to a higher level.

So we can't favor one over the other and do it too obviously.

In this way, in a friendly atmosphere, the Ming and Siam jointly issued a peace proclamation. The main purpose is to introduce the content of the Ming-Siam Peace Treaty and wish the relations between the two countries to be better and better. At the same time, the two countries exchanged ambassadors and resumed normal diplomatic relations. Siam, which was originally embattled, was less threatened from the south after the danger from the east was lifted.

The grim situation of destroying the country before has also eased a lot.

Seeing this, Myanmar is also anxious. He wanted to cut through the chaos quickly and settle the war in Siam and Burma with Siam alone.

But before that, Director Xia Bing suddenly found the Burmese envoy. I don't know what was said, but the Burmese side took the initiative to stop negotiations with Siam. Soon after, the Burmese envoy returned to Burma by boat with a negotiating team of dozens of people.

The Burmese army, which had been stationed in northern and central Siam, also continued to deploy troops to explore the vicinity of Ayutthaya a few days later. It seems that there is a plan for further attack.

Siam, who was still looking at the flowers in the fog and couldn't figure out the situation, didn't dare to delay. While sending people to Burma to make contact, they reduced their forces to the east and south to deal with the Burmese army moving south. If you don't agree with each other, you will fight with the intention.

At this time, Ming and Burma also jointly announced a lend-lease agreement.

The main thing is that Myanmar leased 20 miles south of Yangon City to Daming. The term is 20 years, and the lease fee is 2.5 million Chinese dollars. It stipulates that the Lend-Lease Area can only be used for commercial purposes, and that no warships can be docked, no military installations can be built, and no troops can be stationed.

Compared to the leased area in Siam, it is more restrictive.

Administratively, it's much the same. The passage of the laws of the Ming Dynasty and the implementation of the management system of the Ming Dynasty are also necessary conditions.

With the Lend-Lease areas of Vietnam and Siam in front, it is not surprising that this Yangon Lend-Lease Agreement is not surprising. So when it was announced, it didn't get a lot of attention. Perhaps in the eyes of the officials of various countries, Myanmar could not withstand the pressure of the Ming Dynasty, so they set up a lend-lease area to deepen the relationship between Myanmar and Ming.

Zhenla, Vientiane and other countries followed suit and took the initiative to discuss the matter of leasing the area with Daming.

But what few people know is that Myanmar is under pressure from the Ming Dynasty, and it is not a major factor. More about a contract for the sale of military value and a promise. That is, every year, Daming will export a certain amount of firearms to Myanmar, and the unit price is 80% of the original. Some hemostatic drugs and bandages were also included in the peace treaty for sale.

Warships, too, like Siam, no more, no less, just two. Anyway, if you sell Siam, you will sell, and if you sell Myanmar, you will still buy. Stopped in the port, after a long time, the repair is worthless. Why don't you take it out and exchange it for some money while it's still useful.

It's also a good use!

So as not to sell only Siam, arouse the vigilance of Myanmar.

This sales contract is a secret agreement between Ming and Burma. Therefore, in a short period of time, it was not announced to the public.

As for the promise, it was Daming who promised. In the next Siam-Burma war, the two will not help each other. In order to make it feel at ease, the sales contract is the biggest reassurance. The Yangon Lend-Lease case is the product of Myanmar's reciprocation.