The location proposed by Hiroo Mitsui is the Kra Isthmus on the Malay Peninsula.

Kra Isthmus is a narrow strip of land in the south of Siam, connecting the Indochina Peninsula in the north and the Malay Peninsula in the south, about 400 kilometers south of the isthmus (between 7 degrees and 10 degrees north latitude) are all Siamese territory, the narrowest point is more than 50 kilometers, the widest point is about 190 kilometers, east of the Gulf of Siam, and then to the east is the South China Sea and the Pacific Ocean; It is bordered by the Andaman Sea to the west and enters the Tianzhu Ocean to the west; It is bordered by the Malay Kingdom at the southern end.

There is no doubt that if the canal is built on the Kra Isthmus, it will be a huge benefit not only for Siam, but also for the countries of Northeast Asia, including the Eastern Tang, which will be a great economic benefit.

Instead of passing through the Strait of Malacca and detouring through the Malay Kingdom and the Lion City, ships can go directly from the Andaman Sea in the Tianzhu Ocean to the Gulf of Siam in the Pacific Ocean.

Compared with the Strait of Malacca, the voyage is at least about 1,200 kilometers shorter, which can save 2-5 days of shipping.

Of course, compared with the pure economy, the Kra Isthmus Canal plays a particularly obvious role in the geographical field, and if this canal is completed, it will directly change the current geopolitical pattern of East Asia.

It will add a crucial weight to the plans of the Eastern Tang Dynasty and the Galaxy Consortium to seek to establish a new order in East Asia.

In fact, Huang Haojie's idea of the Strait of Malacca is very simple and rude, that is, either it is controlled by me, and if I can't control it, then this place will be ruined.

The Strait of Malacca is the only way for East Asia to pass through the sea route with the Tianzhu Ocean, and it is also the only way for West Asian oil to be imported into East Asia.

However, such a sea artery that is vital to the East Asian region, the Eastern Tang Dynasty and the Galaxy Consortium have little influence at all.

On the contrary, it is the Mi Li family, through in-depth cooperation with Lion City and the establishment of a security base, to achieve de facto control of this maritime lifeline.

This is undoubtedly extremely unfavorable and intolerable to the Eastern Tang Dynasty and the Galaxy Foundation, especially as the overall strength of the East Asian region is increasing day by day, and the game between the East and the West is becoming increasingly intense.

In order to establish a new East Asian order led by itself, it is necessary to change the unfavorable situation of being controlled by others, although the energy status of oil has declined with the promotion of electric vehicles, and now oil is mainly used as a chemical raw material for domestic purposes.

But this kind of vital sea artery, controlled by hostile forces, is also something that Huang Haojie cannot tolerate.

Given the Lion City's pivotal position in the Strait of Malacca, convincing them to remain neutral in this game would greatly reduce the pressure on us.

But this is impossible, the reason why Lion City can have today's achievements is determined by its special geographical location in the final analysis.

It is precisely because they hold the throat of the Strait of Malacca and are a natural harbor that Lion City can vigorously develop entrepot trade, and on this basis, it has derived high-end industries such as finance, so that the country can leap into modernization.

However, the expansion of geopolitical influence by Dongtang and Galaxy Technology has a fundamental impact on their existence value.

At present, Southeast Asia has become a key region in the game between the east and the west.

Western countries are a typical maritime civilization country, and maritime hegemony is deep-rooted; China, on the other hand, has been a typical continental civilization since ancient times, and although it has been undergoing transformation since modern times, it is still unable to compete with the West at sea.

Therefore, relying on Yunnan, Guizhou and Lingnan, China has gradually expanded its geopolitical influence on the Indochina Peninsula by way of land advancement, which is difficult to stop for the rice grains on the other side of the Pacific Ocean.

Through construction projects such as the Pan-Asian High-speed Railway and the Burma-Diandian Pipeline, we will continue to strengthen our geopolitical ties with the Indochina Peninsula.

Economically, the Dongtang and Galaxy Consortiums have also consciously transferred some low-end industries to Indochina Peninsula countries such as Annam and Jianpuzhai to build an economic cooperation circle led by themselves.

With the close connection with the Indochina Peninsula, especially the successive completion of various transportation facilities, the status of the Strait of Malacca in international trade is bound to decline significantly.

We can transport oil, gas and ore from West Asia and Heizhou to Myanmar and Siam, and then transport them to China by railways and pipelines. This is much shorter than the sea via Malacca; The same was true of the Eastern Tang Dynasty's shipment of industrial products to the West.

The close geographical relationship between the Eastern Tang Dynasty and the Indochina Peninsula determined that the control of these land routes was far stronger than that of the Strait of Malacca, which is located at the farthest point of the Indochina Peninsula.

Therefore, using the Indochina Peninsula as a fulcrum to weaken the status of the Strait of Malacca is not only a phased approach to the east-west game, but a long-term strategy in line with national interests.

And this strategy, of course, cannot be accepted by the Lion City, which relies on the Strait of Malacca for its survival.

However, if the East Asian order is dominated by the rice grains, as a maritime civilization on the other side of the Pacific, they will certainly not promote the replacement of sea by land in Southeast Asia, and the status of the Strait of Malacca will be guaranteed.

Different ways of expanding geopolitical influence determine that the contradictions are difficult to reconcile.

Even if the plan to build the Kra Canal is not successful, the Eastern Tang and the Galactic Consortium will still replace Malacca's trade hub as much as possible by rail and road.

Once the Kra Isthmus Canal is opened, the choke point and convenience of the Strait of Malacca will no longer exist, and the control of the Mi Li family over Malacca will lose its practical significance.

Compared to Malacca, sea vessels sail through the Kra Isthmus Canal, which has great advantages in terms of time and cost.

Under such circumstances, the distribution of canal and waterway resources has become an important weight in determining the future and destiny of the industrial countries of East Asia, especially Northeast Asia.

If this canal is built and managed by the Dongtang and Galaxy Consortium, then with its own strength and right to speak, it can intervene in the distribution of canal resources to a considerable extent.

This means that the sea vessels of the Eastern Tang Dynasty and the countries friendly to the Eastern Tang Dynasty will be able to enjoy more of the benefits of cheap and preferential passage through the canal.

East Asian countries are basically export-oriented economies, and the Tianzhu Ocean route is very important to them.

Of course, the Kra Isthmus Canal is not the only route, and all ships can still pass through the Strait of Malacca unimpeded.

The problem is that the extra 1,200 kilometers and 2-5 days will significantly increase the efficiency and cost of passage for these vessels.

Of course, the benefits of the Kra Isthmus Canal to the Eastern Tang are not limited to Northeast Asia and the northern part of the South China Sea.

In the southern part of the South China Sea, it can also be used to make huge profits.

The way in which China expands its geopolitical influence seriously threatens the status of the Strait of Malacca, so of course they are extremely wary of us as for the three beneficiary forces of Malacca, the Malay Kingdom, the Indian Mud, and the Lion City.

At the same time, these three regions are located in the southern part of the South China Sea, which is relatively geographically isolated from the East Asian continent, and domestic influence here is also inadequate.

However, this situation will be greatly changed once the Kra Isthmus Canal is completed, and the Kra Isthmus Canal will alienate the two sides from reality.

However, the emergence of this canal will greatly reduce the status of the Strait of Malacca, and then seriously weaken the geographical value and development space of Malacca.

With the passage of the canal, the pattern of the southern part of the South China Sea will change, and the Eastern Tang Dynasty and the Galaxy Consortium will gain the strength and possibility to suppress these three regions and force them to submit.

In the north, they will use both grace and power, and in the south, they will bully each other, and establish a new East Asian order through different means.

If the Kra Isthmus Canal is completed, this strategy will be more widely developed.

Of course, the construction process of the canal will not be smooth, and the project has been cooperated by private enterprises before, but the progress has been dragged on paper.

Now that the Galaxy Consortium wants to intervene, it is conceivable that in the future construction process, it will be obstructed and sabotaged by forces from all sides.

However, in view of the strategic importance of this project, coupled with the strength of the two big hooligans of Dongtang and the Galaxy Foundation, it is enough to resist the interference of various forces and make this project go smoothly.