On the afternoon of June 15th, the same person met for the second time in the original riverside stilt house, and after more than a week, Ba Song once again sent an invitation to Li Mai for an interview.

It has been three days since Li Mai talked on the phone with his wife and children. Several important things have happened in the last three days.

First of all, on the part of the authorities, Ba Song is under the greatest pressure since the crisis, and there are two paths in front of him, first, resignation, and second, dismissal. Of course, there is a third option - he fights and then gets a coup d'état.

Secondly, thanks to the assistance of the Saber Regiment, FKY has obtained vital information - the Hard Bank Company has reached a secret agreement with Chaiba. In other words, according to the current situation, as soon as Ba Song takes office, the new government will announce that the Kra Canal project will fall into the hands of the Japanese. This is the biggest crisis that FKY has ever faced.

Finally, the Americans made it clear that they do not want to see anything happen that undermines the economic stability of Southeast Asia, but the US government will not intervene in the project. In other words, whether it is FKY or Hard Bank and the Sumitomo Group behind it, the biggest resistance has disappeared.

The world can see that the Americans are no longer able to exert their past influence in Southeast Asia.

Standing in Ba Song to see Li Mai's situation, it was already the most critical moment, so he waited for so many days, and he finally had the confidence to send Li Mai an invitation to talk again.

Looking at Ba Song's situation from Li Mai's point of view, Li Mai admires Ba Song's patience to this day. Anyone who wants to sit in his position can get him off the stage a day in advance, and he will never wait for a minute longer, and he will have many dreams at night.

The problem is that Li Mai never thought that he and FKY were at the most critical moment with the Kra Canal project.

It was still the same table, the two of them sat facing each other, and the simple tea set on the table was brewing tea.

Ba Song's face was haggard, while Li Mai's face was the same as always.

Pouring a cup of tea for Li Mai, Ba Song slowly spoke, "Mr. Li, I think our second conversation will be much smoother than the first. ”

"I hope so. Li Mai stared at the tea leaves that were slowly precipitating, and said lightly.

Ba Song took out a cigar and handed it to Li Mai, who waved his hand, took out his Great China, lit one and smoked it.

Ba Song lit his cigar and said, "Mr. Li, as a welcome gift for the second meeting, I would like to provide you with a piece of news that I believe is important to you. ”

Li Mai smiled slightly, spit out a puff of cigarette, and did not speak.

"I have received information that the Hard Silver Company has reached a secret agreement with Chaiba, and that the Kra Canal project, if there is no accident, is coming into the hands of the Japanese. ”

Smiling faintly, Li Mai took two puffs of cigarette before saying, "Who does Guess Ba represent? Does the agreement of the opposition parties have legal effect? No. Ba Song: Now, you, are the prime minister. Only the agreement signed by your government has the force of law. ”

Ba Song's brows jumped, and he followed Li Mai's words and said, "But I will soon no longer be the prime minister, and the current government will be reorganized by the new prime minister." ”

After a pause, he said, "Mr. Li, I think we should have a frank conversation. ”

Smiling slightly, Li Mai said, "Obviously, you will not admit defeat under the attack of the opposition party." For me, I will only negotiate and cooperate with officials who can represent the interests of the Thai people, regardless of who the family members are. Do you see what I mean?"

Ba Song frowned and looked at Li Mai, even so, he still didn't believe that Li Mai had a chance to turn the tide. With the resignation of himself and the opposition party supported by the Hard Bank Company and the Sumitomo Group behind him coming to power, what ability can Li Mai take the fat from other people's mouths?

After thinking about it, Ba Song said, "Mr. Li." You know, I'm a supporter of the Kra Canal project. From the day I entered politics, I have been a strong supporter of the Kra Canal Project. Because that can greatly promote the development of our economy and improve our position in the international community. ”

"I think if you can help me get through this governing crisis, I think we'll have an exemplary cooperation. ”

After a pause, Ba Song said, "You don't need to give me the same level of support as the Japanese give to Chaiba, you know, I mean support that goes beyond the scope of the company." Mr. Li, on the premise of fully considering your actual situation, I would like to propose a cooperation plan. ”

Li Mai motioned for him to continue.

"You organize a Chinese investment group to sign an investment agreement with our country, and of course the investment funds must reach a certain level. The root cause of the current crisis of confidence in the government is the economic downturn, as long as we can restore the people's confidence in the government, I can solve it myself. ”

Li Mai smiled and shook his head slowly, "What's the difference between this and directly and publicly expressing support for you?"

Ba Song wanted to say something, but Li Mai waved his hand to interrupt him and said, "There is no problem in organizing an investment group, and there is no problem in investing 50 billion yuan here a year." Do you know what's the problem?"

"The question is, can you still be in control of the country." This is the basic premise of our cooperation, and this condition cannot be established, and none of what you say will be true. ”

Ba Song's face suddenly turned cold, and even fools could understand what Li Mai meant. Neither will he help in his own time of crisis, but he also wants to get the Kra Canal project after he has solved all the troubles himself.

"Mr. Li, don't you think your thoughts are a little naïve?" Ba Song's tone was a little cold.

Pulling the corners of his mouth, Li Mai said, "I am a businessman, and I will not interfere in anything that has nothing to do with business." You solve the crisis of your government yourself, and don't take it out as a condition to bargain with me on the Kra Canal. ”

Smiling faintly, Li Mai took a puff of his cigarette and said, "Whether it's you or Chaiba, you can't afford the responsibility of one-third of the country's population going hungry." ”

Ba Song was stunned for a long time, and he didn't understand what Li Mai's last sentence meant.

"Mr. Ba Song, it is the principle of our company not to meddle in your internal affairs, not a pretext. I hope you can get rid of the current predicament as soon as possible and lay a solid foundation for our cooperation. ”

After Li Mai finished speaking, he got up and left.

Ba Song was stunned for a long time, and when the Minister of Industry and Agriculture walked in, he heard a somewhat demented Ba Song muttering to himself: "One-third of the country's population is hungry?

The Minister of Industry did not react, but the Minister of Agriculture was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly a cold sweat came down, and hurriedly stepped forward.

"Is that really what he said, sir?" asked the Minister of Agriculture.

Ba Song came back to his senses and nodded, "Is it possible that the yield of rice will be reduced?"

The Minister of Agriculture has understood, and said in a deep and slow voice, "The rice harvest is very good, and it is expected to increase this year." But...... One-third of our rice fields and nearly half of our rice production are in the hands of a single enterprise. ”

Ba Song stood up suddenly, and his face changed greatly, "What company?"

"Sunshine Agricultural Group, the world's largest agricultural group, a Chinese enterprise. After the Minister of Agriculture finished speaking, he wiped his sweat.

As if a gust of wind blew away the confusion in front of him, Ba Song finally understood why Li Mai was so confident - it is very likely that Li Mai could influence the decision-making of Sunshine Agriculture Group!

If this is the case, there is no need to do much at all, only to reduce the supply, and first of all, the cities of the country will be in a panic. The people live on food, and people who can't earn money in other places may protest, but if they don't even have food to eat, they will rebel!

"Immediately go and check the relationship between Li Mai and Sunshine Agriculture Group, I think I must have a third meeting with Li Mai!"

As soon as Ba Song's words fell, the Minister of Industry said, "The founder of Sunshine Agriculture Group is an old subordinate of Li Mai's father, and it is generally believed that the founder of Sunshine Agriculture Group is actually just Li Lu's agent. In other words, Sunshine Agriculture Group is simply the Li family's industry. ”

"How do you know?" said Ba Song, staring at the Minister of Industry.

The Minister of Industry bowed his head slightly and said, "This was news from many years ago. ”

"Then why didn't you tell me earlier!" Ba Song suddenly burst out, saliva about to spray the Minister of Industry's face.

"I'm sorry, Prime Minister. The Minister of Industry bowed his head and said.

Ba Song increased the amount with his hand, "No wonder Li Mai has no fear, even if we are replaced, the Japanese have taken the Kra Canal from Chaiba, and he has a way to turn the tide." It turns out that he holds the lifeblood of this country in his hands!"

There is no doubt that it is the lifeblood, food security is the same as national security, and if this aspect is lost, the country is lost. People want to eat, which is a natural phenomenon that no force can change. How many wars have there been between China and foreign countries over grain in ancient and modern times?

In the environment of economic globalization, you don't know that those industries in your country are monopolized by foreign capital, and you don't know what industries in your own country are controlled by enterprises abroad. In the case of you and me and I have you, everyone is pinching each other's handfuls, so the world is peaceful.

If one side tries to turn the situation around, war will break out.

Pa Song is not incompetent, on the contrary, objectively speaking, since he came to power, Thai society has been relatively stable for a period of time. The loss of economic points is more due to the impact of the international economic crisis.

At this point, he finally figured out his doubts, and Ba Song's first thought was to do his best to keep his position, and then hand over the Kra Canal project to FKY, so as to use the energy of Guò Li Mai to seek a big economic growth.

He finally understood why Li Mai would bite one point without pressure - you must always be able to represent the authorities.