Originally, he wanted to get pressure from Rama VI to give up his plan to let the delegation go to China, but it failed because of Hu Wenqing's appearance―――――― well, in fact, even if Hu Wenqing did not go to the palace to support Rama VI at that time, in fact, Rama VI may not have given in. After all, Rama VI is also one of Thailand's more accomplished monarchs, and since he has decided to join the Chinese Alliance, the possibility that he will change his mind halfway will naturally be relatively small.

Charles, on the other hand, doesn't think so.

After all, when facing Charles in the past, Rama VI's attitude was still relatively deferential. Now Rama VI categorically rejected his request, which naturally made Charles feel humiliated, and even hated Hu Wenqing because of this relationship, thinking that it was because of Hu Wenqing's relationship, so Rama VI, who had always been deferential, would have the courage to refuse him.

So after leaving the Thai royal palace, Charles immediately rushed to the embassy and telegraphed the news to the British government, hoping that the British government would take some measures.

It's just that even Charles himself knows that maybe the British government can do something. But I'm afraid that at most, it will be some diplomatic pressure on China or Thailand, and as for sending troops and the like, even Charles himself knows that it is impossible.

Others may not know, but Charles himself knows very well, that is, the current British national power has indeed declined greatly because of the war. This can be seen from the recent reduction in the funding of the embassy.

If there is a real war. Whether Britain had the war funds to send an expeditionary force is probably a matter of two things. In contrast, the Chinese are obviously much more relaxed, after all, China has gained a lot of benefits in this war.

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on this. The British can be said to be jealous, after all, the British government can be said to have paid a lot in this war. As a victorious country, it is difficult to say that Britain has gained more benefits than China, a power that is only a relatively minor position―――――― as a war country, although Britain has indeed paid a huge price, but it has to be said that the British have gained the same benefits.

This is especially true of the defeat of direct competitors in Europe's Big 6. It is conceivable that in the loss of such a direct competitor in Germany. At the same time, with France's old rival suffering more than its own losses, how much influence will Britain have in Europe?

As for the Americans? Truly. Through this war, the U.S. government has also grown to a point where it is unreasonable. However, after the conclusion of the Washington Treaty and the successful conclusion of the Washington Conference, isolationism in the United States reached an unprecedented height. In this case. An isolationist America would not pose much of a threat to Britain.

In other words, now is the time for Britain to recuperate, and all the British have to do is to quietly restore their strength, and then continue their glory without the sun setting―――――― if China does not appear.

In fact, even if China does not appear, Japan or Germany will come out to challenge Britain. After all, the name of the strongest in the world will be coveted by any country. And what about the vengeful Germans, and the ambitious Japanese?

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Not only did it acquire a considerable area of Russian territory. Also acquired a large amount of oil-bearing land in the Middle East, plus during the war. China's thriving industry.

By any measure, China has now grown into a behemoth that is not inferior to Britain and France. If there is a shortcoming, it is only the navy.

But with the signing of the Washington Treaty, the British Navy, which had an overwhelming advantage over China, has now weakened to a surprising level.

Sometimes, Charles even suspects that this is a conspiracy of the Chinese, after all, Britain's advantage over China is almost obvious. However, with the signing of the Washington Treaty, although this advantage still exists, again, after the signing of the treaty, the advantage is no longer obvious.

To put it simply, if the original British Navy is a towering tree relative to China, and China can only be regarded as a small ―――――― sapling that is thriving.

Then the Washington Treaty is equivalent to a ruthless attack on the towering tree of the British Navy, making this original towering tree become a small tree that is only a little taller than the Chinese Navy in the blink of an eye...

Although the height is still a little higher, but is it anything else...

"The glory of the British Empire..."Looking at Feng Na of the Thai Royal Palace outside the window, Charles couldn't help but sigh. At this moment, Charles had a hunch that the good times of Britain in Asia, or at least in Southeast Asia, were coming to an end...

In the future, the master of this land will be China, the former central empire and the old empire. And no longer the British Empire, the once empire on which the sun never sets.

The myth that the sun shines forever may come to an end in the near future.

After all, it is impossible for this world to have an empire that will never die, and in a way, when a country climbs to the top, it is also when it begins to weaken.

The same is true for now.

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While Charles was still sighing, in the other direction, Rama VI and Hu Wenqing in the Thai royal palace and some of Rama VI's henchmen were also celebrating.

As for what to celebrate? Celebrating that victory not so long ago, of course.

At the banquet, not to mention Rama VI, who sat on the throne, and Hu Wenqing, who was slightly inferior to Rama VI. Even some of the other Thai ministers had smiles on their faces. This even includes some ministers who were originally more inclined to the United Kingdom.

As once said, even if it is closer to the UK. This doesn't necessarily mean that they really like the UK. It's more because they feel that it is more beneficial for their country to lean towards the UK, and in fact the British may not be comfortable with what the UK is doing.

Of course, no matter how uncomfortable they were, they didn't dare to anger the British, after all, Britain was too powerful compared to Thailand. But not so long ago, they had seen with their own eyes the weakness of the British, who had been imposing and proud in front of them. Charles, who was not even willing to talk to them many times, could only make some bluffs in front of them this time......... Threat?

They don't know if they can be called a threat, because compared to some of the threats of the past. This time it can hardly be called a threat, and it is all because Hu Wenqing was standing aside at that time.

Whenever Charles wanted to threaten King Rama VI or the Thai government, Hu Wenqing would lightly take the topic on himself.

That's right, maybe Charles dared to threaten Thailand. Or even the threat of force. But for China, it may not have the courage to do so. After all, Charles is still clear about China's strength, and of course he knows even more about the fact that Britain is not capable of threatening China by force...

As a result, the tall image of the British in the minds of the Thais suddenly disappeared, and was replaced by a bluff image.

At this point, although these people dare not say that they do not have a sense of reverence for Britain, the original awe can be said to be about to disappear.

"In any case, I would like to thank you, Mr. Ambassador, this time...", as he sat in his seat, Rama VI raised his glass. He chuckled at Hu Wenqing.

To be honest, this time Rama VI can also be described as raising eyebrows. After all, in the past, the British would often come to his door to threaten him.

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As it has been said, the Thais of the past were like a gas bag, threatened at every turn by the British or the French. Such a day is naturally difficult for ordinary Thai people, but it is also torturous for Rama VI.

After all, no king wants to see his own land being arbitrarily divided little by little.

Every time the territory is ceded out, it is a kind of flesh-cutting pain for the king of Thailand. Even King Rama VI had a time of doubting what if one day, the British and French dismembered Thailand little by little, and finally made the whole of Thailand like Chile―――――― or worse, simply annexed it.

Fortunately, he finally doesn't have to worry about this problem now, and at the same time, Hu Wenqing's support not long ago finally made him raise his eyebrows. So at this moment, Rama VI's face can be said to be full of smiles, and sincerely, this smile has not appeared on Rama VI's face for a long time since the end of the Spanish flu.

At the same time, it seemed that he was infected by this smile, and the faces of the other ministers present and even the surrounding subordinates and guards were almost all filled with such smiles.

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Yes, it is true that no country wants to return to the almost dependent state of the past, but compared with the days of oppression by Britain and France, the Chinese approach is obviously closer to their hearts. What's more, this time it is just an alliance, and it needs to accept China's command in many things, at least theoretically, Thailand is still an independent country, and China is equal, the two countries are just allies, although in fact Thailand still needs to accept China's command, but in fact, the two countries are equal, at least theoretically...

After a burst of laughter, Rama VI leaned slightly to the side to bring himself closer to Hu Wenqing, and then asked softly. "By the way, Mr. Ambassador, I don't know when the delegation of the Iranian government will pass through Thailand, if so, please let them stop in Bangkok for a while, so that I can also do my best to be a landlord, after all, we will be allies with Iran in the future, and we should also get close to each other."

Maybe it's because of something not so long ago. King Rama VI did have a certain sense of identification with this alliance, so after it became clear that the Iranian government had also sent a delegation. King Rama VI wanted to know the timetable for the delegation's passage through Thailand, as he had said. If the Iranians pass through Thailand, then the Thai government, as a future ally, will naturally need to show goodwill to the Iranian government.

After all, the two countries will be allies supporting each other in the future―――――― of course, the most important point is that there is no conflict of interest between the two countries, after all, the distance between the two countries is too far away, and the possibility of conflict of interest is almost none.

This was true even in later generations, after all, one in the Middle East. One is in the Far East, and the distance between the two countries is inevitably too far. I don't dare to say that they are separated by a whole Indian Ocean, but from a certain point of view. I'm afraid it won't be much worse.

Not only Rama VI, but even the other ministers present looked at him with a smile after hearing his words.

Just like Rama VI, after what happened not so long ago. Everyone here also has a considerable sense of identification with this alliance. They also want to give a certain closeness to this future ally―――――― anyway, it is just to show the friendship of the landlords, at most it is just to come to some welcome banquets, and it will not cost too much money, so why not.

However, hearing Rama VI's words, Hu Wenqing shook his head slightly and said apologetically. "I'm sorry, Your Majesty, the Iranian government delegation has already left, but I'm afraid they won't pass through the vicinity of Thailand. So..."

Hearing this, Rama VI couldn't help but be surprised. "How. Could it be that the Iranian delegation does not intend to take the route of the Strait of Malacca?! ”

"Actually, it is," he said, and after glancing at Rama VI and then at the people present, Hu Wenqing explained. In fact, the delegation of the Iranian government came out a long time ago, but they took the 6th route ...."

Speaking of which, Hu Wenqing explained again. "Your Majesty, you should have heard about the Iranian Railway, right?"

Rama VI nodded, of course he had heard about it, in fact it was not just him, I am afraid that everyone present had heard of it. After all, the Communist government made a lot of promises to the Iranian government for the completion of the Iranian railway, and it was also because of this relationship that the existence of this railway can almost be described as a sensation in the world.

Seeing that Rama VI seemed to be very clear about the existence of this railway, Hu Wenqing also nodded slightly. "In fact, this railway is of great significance, because it is the only road connecting our country with the territory of the Middle East, without which we would have lost our connection with the territories of several provinces of the Middle East when the shipping lanes of the Indian Ocean were cut off..."

"It is conceivable that such an outcome, if it happens, can almost be catastrophic for our government. After all, in the absence of any support, several provinces in the Middle East can be described as isolated, so no matter how much it costs, our government needs to be able to build a connection between the two territories, which is why our country later wanted to build a railway in Iran, thank you very much for the support of the Iranian government, and finally this railway was formed, and the reason why the Iranian government delegation did not pass through the sea 6 this time is to take a look at the railway under construction? ”

"Haven't Iranian railways been completed yet?"

Hearing Hu Wenqing say this, a minister on the side asked softly.

"Of course..."At this time, the whole banquet has almost stopped, and the surrounding music has also stopped under the signal of people, and almost everyone in the venue has looked at Hu Wenqing. Although China also hopes to be able to complete the railway in the shortest possible time, so as to ensure our interests in the Middle East, in fact, the construction of the railway cannot be so simple after all, so so far, the railway is only about half built, and there is still a relatively long way to go before it is completed. ”

"But I believe it won't be long before the railway will be completed..."

"So, when the railway has not yet been completed, how did the Iranian delegation take Route 6?"

"It's simple. Although the railway has not yet been completely completed, the construction of the entire railway did not start from Heilai, but began to extend from China's Middle East provinces and Central Asian provinces. So the Iranian delegation only needs to take a car to the section of the railway that has been built in Iran, and then take the train along the way to enjoy the scenery. ”

In fact, although the construction difficulty of the entire Iranian railway is not low, it is definitely not high, at least it is definitely not as difficult as the construction of the Qinghai-Tibet railway, which is the real difficult project. After all, the geography of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway is very complex, and the altitude is very high, and it is not easy to build a railway on it.

If it weren't for the relationship. Nor can the Nationalist government just build roads in Tibet instead of railways.

But even then, it was very difficult to build the entire railway. This difficulty is not just geographical. It's also about the length of the railway―――――― yes, it's the mileage problem.

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Although it is true that the railway being built in Iran is called the Iranian Railway, it does not mean that the railway is limited to the part of the railway in Iran. In fact, the Iranian government has done little to no help for the railway, except for some administrative help. After all, Iran itself does not have the capacity for this.

Not to mention building railways or something. I've never heard of tunnels being built from both ends of the railway, but I've never heard of tunnels coming from both ends and in the middle―――――― and tunnels are often built in this way.

And although it is true that the railway is called the Iranian Railway, it is not only the Iranian section, but also the Central Asian and Middle Eastern aspects. After all, what should be said about the railway, it cannot be said that the original Iraq and Central Asia already had a railway in the territory, just waiting for the Iranians to agree, and then only need to build that part of the Iranian territory.

In any sense, it was Iraq and Central Asia that should have started construction first.

Forget about that part of Iraq. After all, the actual area of Iraqi provinces is not very large, not to mention that cities like Baghdad are not very far from Iran―――――― compared with the distance between Lanzhou and Dihua. This is indeed not far from the word "railway".

But there are some problems on the Central Asian side, after all, the area of Central Asia is very large. Moreover, in the past, some railways in Central Asia were also built in the direction of Russia, and they were never built in the direction of Iran...

If you want to build a railway in Iran, you can imagine how much time it will take.

Even if the Iranian railway is now rushing to work, it is only a short distance from the territory of Iran. It should be noted that the Iranian railway is a double-track railway, and the carrying capacity is very strong, of course, although the amount of work has also become larger, but considering that the national government has invested more manpower and material resources, it will not be a big problem.

Anyway, the government has just discovered a large oil field recently, so there is no need to worry about this.

At least, there is no need to worry about money ...

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After listening to Hu Wenqing's account, Rama VI and other Thai officials present finally understood.

Naturally, the Thai government will certainly not be able to understand the length of the railway. After all, the area of Thailand as a whole is somewhat smaller than that of Central Asia and Iran.

But even so, everyone present can understand how magnificent this railway is, after all, it is an important road connecting the whole of Central Asia and the Middle East.

"The importance of this railway is self-evident to our country, which is why we are strengthening the military of the Iranian government, so that the Iranian government has the power to protect this railway."

Speaking of this, Hu Wenqing glanced at the people present. "In fact, the Iranian government has formed at least two armies with the help of our government, that is, almost 100,000 troops, but in our country's view, such troops do not seem to be enough to ensure Iran's security, so it was not long ago that the news came from the country that it was decided to help the Iranian government to form a regular army again, so that Iran has at least one army corps. In this way, the safety of the entire railway can be ensured..."

"A legion..."Hearing Hu Wenqing's words, everyone present couldn't help but show shocked expressions.

Although for a country like the United Kingdom, the United States, or China, the strength of a legion is actually nothing. But this is not necessarily the case for Thailand.

After all, the military strength of the whole of Thailand is not particularly strong, a legion of more than 100,000 people, such a military force is even enough to sweep the entire Indochina Peninsula, let alone just one Thailand?

Uh-huh, sorry sorry, definitely make up o-o in an hour

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