Chapter 557: Eliminating Disasters for Others
Rama VII had a very strange feeling at this time, he was fooled!
He dared to take measures to suppress the march by force because he wanted to drag China into the water together, once the government and the people clashed, but no matter how much reason the government had, public opinion would fall to the weaker side, this is human nature, it is difficult to reverse, so when the nurse persuaded Rama VII to take decisive measures, Rama VII was very hesitant.
Due to the urgency of the situation, Rama VII's royal palace was besieged, and he had to order the security company to be involved, in fact, Rama VII also had his own calculations as a king, he was not unable to mobilize at all, at least the Siamese royal family still has some officers, controlling a part of the army, which is equivalent to the royal guard, the total number is about 3,000 people, very well-equipped, and it is completely okay for them to be dispatched, but Rama VII does not want to ruin his reputation, so he let the security company intervene.
He just wants China to bear part of the pressure and help him share some of the people's grievances, who knows that now he understands that although in fact the Chinese military force is involved, but in reason the Chinese government has no responsibility at all, and it is the team of the security company that is dispatched!
Without China, the brutal outcome would have been borne by Rama VII, but he was reported that the streets were full of dead bodies, that these security teams had killed and wounded at least four or five hundred people in a matter of hours, and that the streets of Bangkok were now littered with dead bodies and blood.
As soon as he thought of these Rama VII, his head suddenly became bigger, and he could even think of how the people in the country would hate him, but he was afraid that from now on his image among the people would be completely ruined, and he would even become a bloody butcher.
The people rebelled and left, and the people's hearts were lost, how can he continue to be the king! After knowing his situation, Rama VII's eyes suddenly darkened, his head was dizzy, and he fell directly on the throne, just pointing at Du Yuesheng with his finger, unable to say a word.
Du Yuesheng didn't pay any attention to Rama VII's reaction. He grinned and said, "Your Majesty." The march was huge, not only in Bangkok, but also in other major cities, and we have the latest reports that other parts of the country are even more disproportionate, not only shouting slogans that hit you, but also storming a large number of businesses. There have been bad practices of smashing, looting, and burning, and those merchants who have put a lot of effort into the economic prosperity of Siam are suffering from the threat of life and property, and I wonder if His Majesty the King can authorize our security company to continue to take strong measures, you can rest assured that we will do everything perfectly, and the despicable labor company has made a decision to accept the criminals in its entirety, as long as we mobilize. Soon Siam will be able to return a peace! ”
"No need, Siam can handle his own problems, and I am confident enough!"
Rama VII categorically rejected Du Yuesheng's request, he already knew that he had fallen into a trap and must jump out as soon as possible, if he relied on China's power again, or even tried to use China, he would only be unlucky faster.
Du Yuesheng has a completely indifferent attitude. In his eyes, Rama VII was completely shooting himself in the foot. Now he is stuck in a swamp, and the more he struggles, the more dangerous it becomes. If you can be honest, there is still a glimmer of life.
At this moment, the waiter ran in in a panic, and his face was already green.
"Your Majesty, something is wrong, there is a riot in the city, and the thugs are lighting fires everywhere!"
When Rama VII heard the news, he hurried out of the palace, and as soon as he arrived at the door, he saw a red light in the distance, and it was already evening, and the fire became more obvious, and there was a faint shout, which sounded like the cry of hell in Rama VII.
He grabbed the chamberlain and asked viciously, "What the hell is going on, who is arson!" ”
The chamberlain's face was already red, and he reluctantly said: "Your Majesty, it was the democrats who set the fire, and after the march was suppressed, these democrat leaders were ready to launch an armed uprising to overthrow your rule, and now they have set fire to Bangkok, and they have fled outside with the help of this chaotic time!" ”
When Rama VII heard this, his face quickly turned pale, and what he had been fearing finally happened, because there were huge contradictions in Siamese society, and the struggle between royal power and civil power only appeared when Siam was moving towards modernization, and at that time China had not yet carried out the Xinhai Revolution.
Throughout the Asian countries, only the Chinese revolution was considered complete, the emperor was driven out in a few months, and then the two restorations were also overthrown, and after Qiao Yu came to power, several purges, the original Manchu remnants of the power were wiped out, and then through rapid industrialization, a powerful industrial and commercial group was supported, relying on this emerging force, completely consolidating the achievements of the Chinese revolution.
Being able to do this is entirely due to the peculiarity of China's social structure, coupled with Qiao Yu's vision and strong control, other countries have no way to follow suit, in fact, including Japan's Meiji Restoration, all retained imperial power and left a large number of feudal remnants.
This was especially true in Siam, where the royal family had almost unlimited power, incomplete reforms, and being sandwiched between large powers made Siam's development difficult, and at this time, with the rise of national democracy, the elite of Siamese society blamed the country's hardships on King Rama VII and hoped to overthrow the king and establish a true democratic republic.
Due to the outbreak of the Great Depression, this situation became more and more obvious, and various ideological currents were rampant in Siamese society, with pro-Chinese, pro-Japanese, democratic, royalist and other factions leaning against each other; Democratic-republican, fascist, and majority parties are clash with each other in their political tendencies.
This situation is actually similar to the original Republic of China society, but now under the leadership of Qiao Yu, the country has developed rapidly, and the people's living standards have been greatly improved.
Ordinary people don't care about this, they care more about who can bring tangible benefits to themselves, who can make their lives happier and more dignified.
The Siamese people were not as easy as China's, their incomes were shrinking, and their situation was becoming more and more difficult, and although the march was instigated by the Japanese and the democrats, the scale of the march was also a manifestation of the concentrated outbreak of social contradictions in Siam.
These democrats did not expect the government to carry out a bloody crackdown at the first time, but also wanted to mobilize the people through peaceful demonstrations, create momentum, promote ideas, and mobilize more people to join them.
The swift action of the Canal Security Company broke their plans and the Siamese army joined in the crackdown, so that the march did not last at all, and on the contrary, lost a lot of backbone.
What followed was a city-wide manhunt, and if no action was taken, they were afraid that the entire democratic forces would be wiped out, so they decisively decided to attack as soon as possible while they still had the strength in hand.
Japan's support for them is not empty words, and it has also provided some arms and funds to arm the entire democratic forces, and they have secretly trained some of the armed forces with students and young officers as the main force, and they are now using them.
The city of Bangkok was constantly on fire, the shouts of killing were incessant, the Siamese army was also disrupted by the counterattack, and the leaders of the pro-democracy faction and a considerable part of the armed forces had taken advantage of the chaos to withdraw from Bangkok, and there was no doubt that they were preparing to push the war on the whole country.
"Your Majesty, do you think the situation is still under control?" Du Yuesheng walked behind Rama VII with a smile at this time.
"Your Majesty, you ordered the Bangkok tragedy and the bloody suppression of the uprising, if these people take power, I am afraid that Your Majesty's situation will be worse!"
"I didn't make it, you did it, and it has nothing to do with me!"
"What's the difference, go and explain to the rioters, I don't care anyway!"
Du Yuesheng spread his hands between words, and then turned around and strode towards the palace gate, Rama VII's brain was spinning rapidly at this time, he knew his situation, internal and external troubles, if the wave of uprisings spread all over the country, I was afraid that his throne would really be over.
Thinking of this, he took a few steps forward, grabbed Du Yuesheng's sleeve, and said loudly: "Mr. Du, you must help me now, as long as you pass this difficulty, I will fully cooperate with your business in Siam, and you will become the biggest businessman in Siam!" ”
Du Yuesheng would have been tempted by this promise before, but now the Chinese government is involved, especially since the two aircraft carriers are still on the way.
Du Yuesheng believes in a principle in doing business, that is, he manages what the government can't manage, and he will never interfere with what the government can. Therefore, he sneered: "Your Majesty, in the next grass people, the strength is weak, and I can't help you, but for the sake of our friendship, I advise you, don't always play your own wishful thinking, some people are not something you can play!" ”
Why didn't Rama VII understand Du Yuesheng's words, this was accusing him of not having the same heart as China, and Rama VII was constantly scolding himself at this time, China is a behemoth, and it is not something he can calculate at all, why didn't he see his own weight clearly!
"Mr. Du, don't let it go, I know you have a way, you must show me a clear way!" As he spoke, Rama VII stuffed a piece of paper into Du Yuesheng's hand, "This is my private account, a total of two million yuan, and I will thank you afterwards!" ”
Money is always a good thing, and Du Yuesheng is not exempt from vulgarity, he glanced at it, then folded the note and put it in his pocket.
"Your Majesty, the rioters have also attacked a large number of Chinese businessmen this time, and they have suffered heavy losses, you may as well send a request to China, saying that there is a large-scale humanitarian crisis in Siam, and asking China to send troops to help quell the rebellion, and your life will definitely not be threatened!" (To be continued.) )