Chapter 739: About the members of the royal family
Lin Xiao felt that he was already on Mingzhu's side, and he had lost too much time.
But now it seems, or very likely, that he will have to stay in Mingzhu for a long time, because the royal family members of the Siamese side are very likely to visit in the short term and have a secret meeting with Lin Xiao.
Of course, the topics that they could discuss between themselves were naturally the determination of the time for the construction of the Kra Canal, as well as how much Lin Xiao should contribute and how much shares he would have in this project.
In fact, the amount of shares that Lin Xiao occupies in the Kra Canal Management Company also means what Huaxia can occupy in the Kra Canal project in the future.
This is a relatively big topic, so ordinary people can't make decisions on behalf of the royal family, so Wu Ruocai said that the Siamese royal family will send a heavyweight royal family member to discuss the details of this matter with Lin Xiao.
Lin Xiao didn't know much about the royal family of Siam, so he specially asked Wu Ruo.
Wu Ruo didn't bother him, so he gave him a detailed explanation of the situation in the Siamese royal family.
About 50 years ago, the current king of Siam had to ascend to the throne at the age of 19 because his brother was assassinated.
Under the Constitution, the King is the Commander-in-Chief of the Siam National Armed Forces and exercises his powers through the Parliament, the Cabinet and the Courts, according to the Constitution, and the Government allocates 100 million baht per year for the expenses of the royal family.
The King of Siam was quite open-minded, respected and loved by the people of the whole country, and he was particularly concerned about the people living in the more difficult areas, and tried every means to help them solve their problems.
In particular, it is worth mentioning that the king set up a milk factory in the royal palace, planted experimental fields, advocated and personally donated funds to set up royal development projects, opened up demonstration forest areas and rice experimental fields, and carried out small and medium-sized agricultural scientific research experiments, which played an exemplary role in improving the planting level of Siamese farmers and increasing their income.
"His Majesty also attaches great importance to domestic stability, knowing full well that only a stable situation can create conditions for economic development and enable the people to live and work in peace and contentment." "Therefore, whenever there is some element of instability in the domestic political situation, His Majesty the King, with his high prestige, calls and personally does the work, and soon turns the situation into peace. It is precisely because of the wise leadership of His Majesty the King that Thailand has been able to develop smoothly in all aspects of politics and economy, and even if it encounters some temporary difficulties, it can be resolved relatively quickly. ”
"I've also heard a little about this situation, so I have reservations about the news that the military has overthrown the king's power." Lin Xiao nodded and replied.
"Crown Prince Lalong is sixty years old, he is currently a general of the Royal Air Force, the head of the Janissary Regiment of the First Division of the Royal Janissary, often represents His Majesty the King at some important state events and celebrations, assists the King in handling daily affairs, and visits China twice on behalf of His Majesty the King, and the Crown Prince loves poetry and football." Wu Ruo said again.
"This, you said that this important member of the royal family, could it be Crown Prince Laron himself?" For this question, Lin Xiao expressed great interest.
After all, if the King of Siam is old and not suitable to travel back and forth, so the possibility of him coming to China is almost none, then the most influential member of the royal family is naturally Crown Prince Lalong himself.
Since such a big business is to be discussed, it is not impossible for Crown Prince Lalong to come to China.
"It can't be!" Wu Ruo directly denied Lin Xiao's speculation.
Seeing Lin Xiao's puzzled face, Wu Ruocai explained, "His Majesty the King and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince are in danger of a country, at this time, naturally they cannot be moved lightly, they need to sit in the country, once there is any change, they need to use the last strength to fight with the **** to the end, so both of them can be considered." ”
"That makes sense." Lin Xiao nodded, and did not object, "Then among the members of the Siamese royal family, who else can take on such a heavy responsibility?" ”
"His Majesty the King and the three princesses, perhaps one of them will visit China instead of the royal family, and then meet with you." Wu Ruo guessed, "This matter, I will naturally know when the time comes, this is all a matter decided by His Majesty the King himself, and there may be relatively large variables." ”
When Lin Xiao heard this, he couldn't help but feel some curiosity about the actions of the Siamese royal family.
As far as he knew, the King of Siam had three princesses, but they were all very old.
The eldest princess is more than sixty years old, after receiving the primary and intermediate education in China, she went to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to study abroad, married the Americans after graduation, and moved to the United States and gave up the status of the princess, and had three children after marriage.
The second princess is almost sixty years old, and she was also dignified and virtuous, approachable, diligent and studious, versatile, and often followed the king and queen to inspect various places, assisted the king in charitable activities, and attended important state events and ceremonies on behalf of the king, and was later named the crown prince and had the right to inherit the throne.
She loves literature, music and painting, has visited many countries including China, she began to study Chinese history and literature under the guidance of the king and queen at a young age, she loves the splendid civilization of China for 5,000 years, and can speak fluent ordinary language.
Overall, the second princess has a very important position in the hearts of the Siamese people, often surpassing the influence of the crown prince, but she has no intention of claiming the throne.
The third princess is relatively low-key, and she is not young anymore, and it is difficult to see her appear in state events in her spare time.
"If you say that, maybe the second princess is very likely to come to China to visit......" After Lin Xiao heard this, he judged.
After all, the eldest princess and the third princess are basically outside the political life of Siam, and it is extremely unlikely that they will undertake such political tasks, so the second princess, who is almost comparable to the crown prince, may secretly visit China and then discuss cooperation.
This judgment is still relatively reliable, Wu Ruo also thinks that there is such a possibility, and she also said that she once undertook security work for the second princess, and she is indeed a very influential member of the royal family, and she also has an approachable charm.
"That's not right......" Lin Xiao suddenly thought of another question, and couldn't help frowning and said, "If the other party is a member of the royal family, then what kind of etiquette should I use when I see her?" I've heard that in Siam, it seems that there is still a popular prostration to the royal family? ”
Lin Xiao had heard before that Siamese people were not allowed to use "ministers" or "small people" in front of the king, but to call themselves the servants of the Buddha, Siamese believed in Buddhism, and the king was like the incarnation of the Buddha, and the prime minister who claimed to be the elected government was no exception.
"It's not so outrageous, only in formal occasions, it will be more grand." Wu Ruo explained, "For our domestic people, when visiting the royal family, we can't use namaste, such as standing, men bow, women have to squat, called lotus silk or lotus squat, hands hanging on both sides of the body, when the royal family members sit and talk, regardless of gender, they must bow on the ground, elbow in front of their knees, bow or salute, put their hands together, and touch their foreheads. When listening to the metaphor, you can raise your head and hold your hands together in the same position. ”
"This posture seems to be a bit too a**, right?" When Lin Xiao heard this, he immediately frowned and said.
He suddenly remembered that when the female prime minister of Siam was meeting the second princess, there were some photos circulating on the Internet, which seemed to be this posture, the second princess in the photo was sitting and talking, and the female prime minister was leaning on the ground, elbows in front of her knees, raising her head, holding hands together to maintain the original position.
Fortunately, the female prime minister of Siam has a graceful figure and a good face, so such an action is somewhat beautiful, but it just looks a little weird.
"It's just for your own people, you're a foreigner, and you certainly don't need to do that." Wu Ruo said, "So there is no need to worry about this etiquette." ”
"Do you need to do that when you meet the royal family?" Lin Xiao asked Wu Ruodao with some curiosity.
"Naturally, you don't need it." Wu Ruo said with some reserve, "As the leader of the Tai organization, my existence is equivalent to the heavenly gods who have descended to assist His Majesty the King, and there is no need to do these worldly rituals at any time. ”
Sure enough, the political status of the tai organization in Siam is not ordinarily high, it almost appears in the posture of assisting the king, and the treatment of the gods is not as good as that of the Buddha, but it is also a very awesome existence.
Wu Ruo was able to take over the position of the leader of this organization inexplicably, which was equivalent to a hereditary prince of the protectorate, and no one dared to despise her, especially Wu Ruo's own strength, which was also advancing by leaps and bounds all the time.
After all, the accumulation of power over many generations will make a person change dramatically.
Although Lin Xiao's situation is different, it is almost the same in essence, except that the power inherited by Lin Xiao is more spiritual, and almost has the ability to turn things upside down, while the power that Wu Ruo accepts is more focused on calligraphy and body transformation, etc.
Of course, in terms of quality, the gap between the second primordial deities of the cultivators of the extraterrestrial starry sky and the empowerments of the Siamese people from generation to generation cannot be calculated, the difference is too great, and it is not on the same level at all.
Despite this, although Wu Ruo's strength was not comparable to Lin Xiao, he could also be compared to the decision-making master among the superpowers.
Until now, Lin Xiao felt that if he fought to the death, Han Ya might not necessarily be able to defeat Wu Ruo steadily, after all, Wu Ruo's inheritance carried a lot of killing power, and Han Ya was simply transformed into an alien by Lin Xiao.
"In that case, we have to wait a few more days, I just hope that there won't be any big trouble in Hexi City." Now in this situation, Lin Xiao also has to stay.