Chapter Ninety-Four: The Chairman and the Special Envoy
The special envoy sent by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the Director General of the Department of Asian Affairs.
Zhang Sheng promised to meet with the special envoy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday, and today the special envoy arrived in Linjiang, which was surprisingly efficient.
The government-in-exile that used to be in Linjiang has all returned to Dongshan, but when Zhang Sheng and Director Qian meet, Chen Zuoyan, the newly appointed director of the International Liaison Bureau of the "Guobang Autonomous Republic," is still present.
Chen Zuoyan was originally the director of the land planning department of the Meng Socheng regime, and one of Zhang Sheng's old friends, who was good at dealing with the outside world, and was appointed director of the foreign liaison bureau in the new government formed by Zhang Sheng.
The meeting place between Zhang Sheng and Director Qian was in the presidential suite reception room of the Pearl Hotel, which was a secret meeting and was not disclosed to the news media.
In fact, in front of the meeting between Zhang Sheng and Director Qian, he received a call from his father Zhang Shuoshan, and on the phone, Zhang Shuoshan did not say anything, but only asked Zhang Sheng about his future plans.
Zhang Sheng and his father didn't talk very well, just like two strangers, Zhang Sheng also knew that his father must have felt that he didn't know him, and in his doubts, chatting with himself became extremely angry.
From the content of the chat with his father, Zhang Sheng knew that his father did not know about this secret meeting, and it was obvious that from the senior leaders of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the leaders of the Central Committee, they were not prepared to play the family card, and this kind of military matter was not something that the family card could influence.
In the extremely luxurious and magnificent reception room, Zhang Sheng and Director Qian each brought a few attachΓ©s, and after sitting down and exchanging a few polite words, Director Qian smiled and said: "I am entrusted by the leaders of the Party Central Committee, the State Council and the Ministry to meet with Chairman Zhang, hoping to have an open and honest talk with Chairman Zhang about the recent situation in northern Myanmar. β
Zhang Sheng smiled: "I also sincerely hope that the motherland can play the greatest role in the peace process in Guobang." β
Hearing Zhang Sheng call the "motherland", Director Qian's eyes flashed, and he said: "Chairman Zhang is a native of China, and now he leads the local armed forces in northern Myanmar and has defeated the main force of the government army in southern Myanmar several times. β
Zhang Sheng smiled, "I have studied the Chinese art of war since I was a child, and I have benefited a lot from reading the military works of the founding fathers of our People's Liberation Army. I hope that when it is declassified in a few decades, the Chinese people will no longer be so sensitive, and when they can be immune to these things, the Chinese people will truly recover their great power.
Director Qian smiled, and the topic continued, saying: "Chairman Zhang, you should know that our Chinese government's policy all along has been to maintain stability and peace in northern Myanmar, and we also hope that Chairman Zhang will work in this direction with a blood line. If it is truly for the well-being of the people of Kobang, it is to restore lasting peace. β
Zhang Sheng frowned slightly: "I completely agree with your opinion, the Burmese people should know that only by establishing an autonomous government supported by the people in Guo State can we reach a consensus on peace. β
Director Qian smiled slightly, this armed leader in northern Myanmar is not easy to deal with, his attitude is very sincere, but his position is actually very tough.
Zhang Sheng also said: "As I said in my letter to the people of Guobang, it is our consistent goal to build a democratic, free, prosperous and prosperous Guobang society, so I sincerely hope that the peace agreement in northern Myanmar will be reached at an early date and that the Guobang section of the China-Myanmar Railway can resume work as soon as possible." β
Hearing this, Director Qian was slightly stunned, the progress of the China-Myanmar Railway in the southern section of Myanmar is still good, but the section from Nanla to Nanjie has been blocked many times since the Mengsuocheng period.
The Mon Socheng regime was very opposed to the construction of the railway, because he believed that this railway would help the southern Burmese government to actually rule the country, and the opening of the north-south artery railway would not only make it more convenient for the Burmese people to travel to and from the country, but also affect the state from all aspects, and once the war began, the government army in southern Myanmar could directly mobilize troops from the hinterland and quickly enter the battlefield in the country through the railway, so that with the strength of the people's army of the country, it would not be able to resist the offensive of the government army at all.
This is also the case with China's investment in the construction of hydropower stations, factories and other projects in other areas controlled by ethnic armed forces in northern Myanmar, and most of the ethnic armed forces in northern Myanmar are not enthusiastic about these projects or even obstruct them, mainly because they are afraid that these projects will become a pretext for government forces to enter northern Myanmar in order to protect the safety of the projects.
However, listening to the meaning of this "Chairman Zhang", he did not oppose the construction of the Guobang-Nanla section of the China-Burma Railway.
Surprised, Director Qian smiled and said, "Chairman Zhang's opinion is very pioneering. β
Zhang Sheng smiled: "As long as it is beneficial to the Guobang Economic Exhibition, I will definitely give the green light, and I will never abandon the century-old plan for my own selfishness." β
Director Qian nodded silently, "Chairman Zhang" can be regarded as open and honest, has made great concessions, and has his own principles that he adheres to very much, and this information needs to be fed back to senior leaders.
"I reiterate, Mr. Special Envoy, that if we do not have the right to full self-government, we will go to war with the Burmese again at any cost, and that I hope that, Mr. Special Envoy, do not think that I am bluffing, and do not doubt my resolve. As he spoke, Zhang Sheng slowly leaned back in his chair, looked at Chen Zuoyan, and said, "Next, Director Chen will introduce to Mr. Special Envoy several major contradictions that are not easy to reconcile in the peace talks between us and the government forces in southern Myanmar. β
Director Qian smiled: "Okay, I'll listen to you." β
After seeing off Director Qian and returning to the reception room, Chen Zuoyan asked, "Chairman, to what extent do you think China will be involved?"
Zhang Sheng smiled and said: "It's hard to say, but peace is made, and it mainly depends on what kind of concessions Lao Myanmar makes. β
Chen Zuoyan nodded: "What the chairman said is true." β
Zhang Sheng pondered and said: "Do you see if there is a channel to contact Peng Yongxin? If he also supports Guobang to gain more autonomy power, the old Burmese will not have many cards, unless they must create trouble regardless of international public opinion." β
Chen Zuoyan was surprised: "Will Peng Yongxin agree?" After all, the Burmese army was colluded with Peng Yongxin.
Zhang Sheng said with a smile: "He is a man with power ambitions, if he thinks that he can sit in the No. 1 position in the new regime, then he will be happy to see it happen if he takes the opportunity to get rid of the shackles of Lao Burma." β
Chen Zuoyan nodded: "Okay, I'll go back to Dongshan, and Peng Yongxin, I still had a little friendship in the past, I want to find a way to contact him and listen to what he means." β
Zhang Sheng bowed slightly: "Be careful, don't let Lao Mian come into contact with him." β
Chen Zuoyan agreed repeatedly.