Wu Ruo's arrival still alarmed some people.

At least, Lin Xiao's father-in-law, Han Shengxian, made a special call to inquire about the incident.

"What did Han Ya tell you?" Lin Xiao asked directly.

"This kind of big thing, do you think Han Ya might not tell me? Anyway, I'm also the actual person in charge of the Military Commission, right? When Han Shengxian heard this, he immediately felt that he had been insulted, and said with some indignation.

"Father-in-law, you're too careful, I'm just confirming the channel where you got the news, after all, this matter is still being kept secret." Lin Xiao smiled when he heard this.

In fact, Wu Ruo's visit to China this time can be regarded as a secret operation, and neither Siam nor Huaxia officials have received specific notices.

It was only because Wu wanted to find Lin Xiao that he passed the relationship with Han Ya's special service team, and this happened that Wu Ruo came to Mingzhu with Han Ya.

Of course, because of the special relationship between Han Ya and Han Shengxian, it was impossible for her to hide such a major matter from Han Shengxian, so Han Shengxian soon knew about it.

"Since there is such an opportunity, then you have to pay more attention." Han Shengxian looked at the problem from the perspective of national strategy, and naturally attached great importance to the Kra Canal project, "Once this matter is successfully operated, it can be said that it is a major event that will benefit the community and the future, and the international situation of the entire Indochina Peninsula and even Southeast Asia and Northeast Asia will immediately undergo tremendous changes, and the living space of our China will also be greatly improved." ”

"Of course, I also know this situation, otherwise, how could I raise so much money and prepare to take down the Kra Canal project?" Lin Xiao nodded and replied.

In fact, Lin Xiao calculated very well that this large project is indeed a stimulating project with great benefits for Huaxia.

Although the actual space of this section of the canal, which is about 100 kilometers, does not seem very long, it still takes five to ten years to excavate.

In other words, this is a big project that has been running for a long time.

So, as far as Siam's local enterprises are concerned, it is simply impossible to undertake such a large construction project, so the final solution is to choose a large company with considerable strength from Huaxia to undertake the project.

In this way, it seems that Lin Xiao may have to invest about 30 billion US dollars, but through the operation of project bidding or something, a large part of these funds can basically be recovered.

This is called meat rotting in the pot.

After all, if Lin Xiao reached an agreement with the Siamese royal family to get rid of Wu Chai the leader of the military's stubborn forces for them, in exchange for the conditions, the excavation of the Kra Canal would definitely be handed over to Lin Xiao to operate, then he would act as an investor and a builder, and it would indeed be a very cost-effective thing for him to spend the dollars from this hand and earn them back with that hand.

The most important thing is that the Siamese side should also be relatively satisfied, because they do not need to pay any price, they can sit back and enjoy the profits, and then directly divide the profits from the operation of the canal according to the proportion of equity.

Why not do such a good thing?

The only obstacle now is the leader of this stubborn military force, Wu Chai who is in the middle of it, preventing the opening of the Kra Canal and the infiltration of the Chinese forces, and the main reason is that the United States is secretly supporting him to establish a military government and monopolize power in Siam.

But the royal family is very dissatisfied with Wu Chai approach, although the king is not involved in this matter on the surface, but now the development of the situation has indeed gradually escaped his control, so he must let the people of Siam live back to their original state, then Wu Chai is a target that must be eliminated.

Of course, some of the leaders of the forces who have a relationship with Wu Chai also need to be eliminated at designated points.

"You're really rich, and it's going to cost three or four billion dollars to do." Han Shengxian listened to Lin Xiao's words, and couldn't help but be a little speechless.

In fact, the Chinese military and the government do not care much about the specific investment and profits of the Kra Canal, and what they care about is that through the excavation of the Kra Canal, Singapore's monopoly on the Strait of Malacca supported by the Americans will be changed.

Once this maritime lifeline becomes no longer the only one, the attitude of Singaporeans will not be so tough, and they will even lower their requirements in order to continue to enjoy the huge profits brought by the shipping route in the Strait of Malacca.

At that time, Huaxia was equivalent to one more choice, and how to choose between the two maritime lifelines became a relatively easy political game.

Because of this, Han Shengxian seemed very concerned about this matter.

As for Lin Xiao's investment in the construction of this canal, and he occupies a considerable share of the shares in the canal management company in the future, and has a considerable right to speak, it is naturally a good thing for Han Shengxian.

It's just that if this matter is really successful, it shouldn't be possible in five years, and Han Shengxian hopes to be very satisfied with the results of the Kra Canal digging within his second term.

In terms of specific site selection, the Huaxia military has long had some plans, and even made careful investigations and produced renderings.

"There was a proposal to dig this canal as early as the 17th century, and it was really proposed more than a hundred years ago during the reign of King V of the Bangkok Dynasty." "King Chulalongkorn the Fifth was a king who was a strong advocate of innovation and traveled all over Europe to introduce advanced Western technology to Siam. At that time, the international maritime industry was already quite large, so the idea of opening the Kra Canal to facilitate the sea passage between the Pacific and Indian Oceans was born. However, at that time, it was not fashionable for international cooperation to build mega projects, and Siam alone could not be able to do it. World War I, World War II, the Cold War, and the Indo-China War followed, making it even more difficult for Siam to take care of it. Ten years ago, the issue of digging the Kra Canal was brought up again, and a solid research and argument began, and at that time, our military considered getting involved, but unfortunately because of the intervention of the Americans, it failed. ”

"It's a bit of a pity." Lin Xiao knew about this, so he naturally felt a little pity.

If the Americans had not intervened at that time, there would have been no embarrassing situation in which the maritime lifeline was in the hands of Singaporeans and Americans.

According to the plans of the relevant agencies of Siam and Japan, a total of 10 river plans were designed along a narrow section of 400 kilometers.

Although some of the schemes have a short river channel, they have to cross the mountains and are difficult to construct.

The more unanimous opinion tends to be excavated from the southern part of the narrow section, with a total length of 112 kilometers, although the river is longer, but the terrain is relatively flat, and there are not many settlements along the line, in Huaxia words, there is not much pressure to demolish and relocate.

As for the construction period and cost, preliminary estimates at the time took 10 years and cost $28 billion.

If unconventional construction is used, such as nuclear technology, it will take seven years and invest $36 billion.

But from the perspective of current technological upgrading, perhaps this project can be successfully completed in about five years, which is the main reason why Han Shengxian pays special attention to this project, because in this way, he will be able to see the completion of the Kra Canal during his tenure.

And this canal is also crucial to the meaning of the military's existence.

Through a railway in the north of Siam and a canal in the south of Siam, the actual influence of China on Siam will immediately increase a lot.

As for the actual influence of the Americans on Siam, it will become somewhat shaky because of the loss of military power.

In the middle of this upswing, the situation in the entire Indochina Peninsula may be revitalized.

"If you can win this project, you must pay attention to the problem of site selection!" Han Shengxian repeatedly instructed Lin Xiaodao, "I will ask people to show you the design drawings of the scheme, and you must understand that the strategic significance is far greater than the economic benefits!" ”

At present, there are two prominent plans for the excavation of the Kra Canal, the northern line is at the isthmus of Ranong and Chumphon, the western side is Myanmar, the southern line is between Songkhla and Satun, and the southern line is Malaysia.

From the perspective of economic benefits, because the international waterway from the South China Sea into the Indian Ocean must bypass Sri Lanka, so the most economical international route is the southern route, which can save about 660 kilometers of voyage, while the northern route has obvious saving advantages for the destination of Myanmar and the Ganges Delta region, and the saving advantage of the main international route bypassing Sri Lanka is not as obvious as the southern route, saving dozens of kilometers less.

Considering the cost of excavation, the terrain of the southern line is the flattest, the cost is the lowest, and the mountain range crossed by the northern line is two or three hundred meters above sea level except for one at an altitude of 100 meters, and the cost of excavation is very high.

However, from the strategic aspect of China, the southern route is in the center of the Malay Peninsula, too close to Malaysia and the Strait of Malacca, there is no advantage, although the economic benefits of the northern route are not as great as the southern route, but because the next door is Myanmar, which is greatly influenced by the Chinese influence, and not far from the land of the Indochina Peninsula, it has the significance of sharing the strategic role of the Strait of Malacca.

Han Shengxian's meaning was naturally that he was worried that after Lin Xiao got the right to dig the Kra Canal, he didn't know what to do, so he casually chose a place to excavate, which might have a bad impact on the strategic intentions of the Huaxia military.

After all, this in itself is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and if it is lost, it may leave a generation to regret it for the rest of its life.

"Okay, I get it." After hearing what Han Shengxian said so much, Lin Xiao nodded to indicate that he knew, "When you go back, you send someone over to participate in my negotiations with the Siamese royal family, and you always have to write this condition on paper, otherwise, I'm worried that they will default on the debt." ”