In a stilt house in the dock area, about 800 meters away from the small alley where Li Mai was raided. The Mekong River flows through it, then through Samut Prakan before emptying into the Gulf of Thailand.

There was a wooden table by the window, and Li Mai and a middle-aged man sat facing each other. The middle-aged man looked like he was in his fifties, slightly fat, about 1.7 meters tall, and his face was full of majesty.

There is a simple tea set on the wooden table, and the middle-aged man is quite skillful in making tea. Glancing at Li Mai, he smiled slightly, looked out the window, and said, "Mr. Li, don't worry, there are three groups of snipers arranged at the commanding heights opposite, and we are safe." ”

Li Mai just smiled and didn't answer.

In fact, sitting by the window is the most dangerous, and that's because your every move is completely exposed to the view of potential enemies.

The reason why Li Mai has no scruples is because the person sitting opposite him is none other than Prime Minister Ba Song. He wasn't worried at all, so Li Mai naturally wouldn't be worried. At least, even if there was real danger, Li Mai might be able to avoid the attack, but he couldn't.

Therefore, Li Mai is very relieved.

After the hard work of Ba Song's team these days, they finally got in touch with Li Mai, so they had their first meeting this afternoon. Ba Song chose the meeting place in the dock area, where the security is more chaotic, naturally because he is more sure of safety here.

"It seems that Mr. Ba Song has studied the Chinese tea ceremony carefully. Li Mai looked at Ba Song's skillful gestures and smiled slightly.

"Yes. "I like to sit quietly and make a pot of tea and drink it slowly, which helps me think about the way out of the country's economy." ”

Haha smiled, Li Mai said, "The way out of the country's economy is not something that can be solved by thinking alone. ”

Ba Song nodded, "Mr. Li, you're right. After a pause, he looked at Li Mai, "So we have to make a move." ”

Smiling slightly, Li Mai knew that this was the point, and waited for Ba Song to continue.

"I believe Mr. Li has also seen that the shape of Bangkok is not very good recently. The pressure on the authorities is relatively high. Since the economic crisis, China's economy has been sluggish, and it is almost supported by foreign tourists. "After all, Ba Song is the head of a country, and no matter how bad the situation comes out of his mouth, he is obviously calm.

"The stimulus measures for the past period of time have not had the desired effect. I think we have to think of something new. After Ba Song finished speaking, he picked up the teacup and drank tea.

Li Mai secretly said in his heart, you have reached this juncture and pretend to be calm, and you don't say a word about the governance crisis you encountered, not even the Kra Canal project, old fox.

With a sneer in his heart, Li Mai also pretended to be confused and said, "I believe that your think tank team will come up with a better economic stimulus plan." ”

Ba Song smiled slightly and said, "Yes." In fact, we are considering deepening economic cooperation with Greater China, such as accelerating the construction of the Mekong Economic Cooperation Zone. ”

After a pause, he said, "Mr. Li, I heard that you have a deep relationship with the Red Car Company. With the withdrawal of Toyota, a large number of places have been vacated in the International Automobile Industrial Park in Samut Prakan province. We welcome Red Car to invest in the factory. ”

Li Mai looked at Ba Song, smiled, and said, "Mr. Ba Song, you are very interesting. In fact, you don't have to come to me, just ask your Ministry of Commerce to contact Red Car. Red Cars is expanding its factories overseas, and you know, the cars they produce are in short supply all over the world. I'm sure they'll be happy to negotiate with you on this issue, as long as the terms are sufficiently favorable. ”

After a pause, Li Mai changed his words, "But, Mr. Basong, I'm afraid you can't see the completion of the Red Car Company's factory in Thailand, right? ”

Ba Song's face stiffened slightly, but he quickly recovered, drank some more tea, thought for a moment, and said slowly, "Mr. Li, it seems that we should talk straight to the point. ”

Shrugging his shoulders, Li Mai said indifferently, "Whatever, I have the whole afternoon." ”

Ba Song was very puzzled, according to the news he received, Li Mai's FKY company had fallen behind in the competition with the hard bank company. Moreover, he also knows that behind the hard bank company is the Sumitomo Group, and has reached a preliminary cooperation agreement with Chaiba.

This means that once he is overthrown, the opposition represented by Chai Ba, whether he or Vachari of the Ministry of Commerce will replace him, will not be able to hand over the Kra Canal project to FKY.

However, why is Li Mai so relaxed and has no sense of crisis at all?

After thinking about it carefully, Ba Song said in a deep voice, "Mr. Li, I don't know if you have relevant news channels. I have some news here, would you be interested in hearing it?"

Li Mai made a gesture of please, "Please speak." ”

After lighting a cigar and smoking, Ba Song said slowly and in a low voice, "The Hard Silver Company has reached a preliminary cooperation intention with Chaiba. Behind the hard bank company is the Sumitomo Group, and Chaiba represents the opposition party. I think you must have an in-depth understanding of the current situation. You must understand what this means. ”

Nodding, Li Mai took a sip of tea and said, "Mr. Prime Minister, I have received relevant news." Opposition parties may force you and your team to resign, or they can stage a coup d'état and replace you. The Japanese have been of great help to Chaiba, and you yourself know very well that you don't have any chance of winning. ”

Smiling, he said, "As for me, the only result is the loss of the Kra Canal project." ”

Ba Song was even more strange, frowned and said, "As far as I know, your FKY company is for the Kra Canal, and you have been preparing for this for a long time. Are you willing to do this?"

Li Mai was not surprised that Ba Song would know this, in fact, he only needed to send someone to Nangang to investigate, and these information was not difficult to obtain. After all, Li Mai never deliberately kept this information secret, and there was no need for it. All information will be made public as the Kra Canal project unfolds.

His fingers tapped lightly on the table, Li Mai smiled faintly and said, "Mr. Ba Song, let's just order it." You don't have a choice now, but I'm not. Suffice it to say, even if the Japanese get the Kra Canal project, I will have a way to get the future authorities to tear up the contract. Do you have doubts about this?"

Ba Song's brows furrowed even deeper, shook his head slightly, and said, "Your government has always adhered to the principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries. Mr. Lee, you can't do that. ”

Smiling slightly, Li Mai said, "You're right. From the moment I set foot in Bangkok, I have represented a private company. As the parent company of the Gun Group Construction Group, and the wholly-owned company of Fankenyou International Investment Company. All my actions belong to the business activities of the enterprise. ”

"In that case, why did you let the future authorities abandon the Japanese and choose you instead?"

Smiling, Li Mai said, "Mr. Ba Song, don't you think this question is rude?"

Ba Song was slightly stunned, and smiled a little self-deprecatingly, the worry between his eyebrows could no longer be fully concealed.

The room fell silent for a moment, Li Mai slowly drank tea, lit another cigarette, and leaned comfortably on the back of the chair and smoked slowly. I don't know if I think he's chatting with a retired old man, where is it like discussing major issues of the country's economy with a head of state.

Ba Song pondered, he now realized that he didn't know Li Mai well enough. I thought that if I found out Li Mai's background, I would be able to grasp the initiative, but now it seems that I only know a small part. Ba Song called Li Mai one by one, Mr. Li one by one, is it because his brain is burning.

Obviously not, he knew that Li Mai was Li Lu's son. Who Li Lu is, he doesn't need others to introduce him. When Li Lu was in the world, Ba Song had just entered politics, and Li Lu's name was like thunder, especially in Southeast Asia.

Didn't the Vietnamese monkey on the side change the flag of the capital and lose face in the 10,000-meter deep trench in the Pacific Ocean?

But looking at it now, Li Mai obviously does not rely on family power. Ba Song is very convinced of this, because he knows better than anyone else that Great China will absolutely not interfere in the internal affairs of other countries. This means that even if Li Mai can borrow the power of the government, he will not be able to use it in this regard. Not to mention the official intervention in the authorities' seizure of the project.

In the past, many times in the past, Chinese companies had to give up very good projects due to pressure from the Chinese government in overseas competition, and the Chinese government did nothing but say a few words at diplomatic conferences. This shows the attitude of ******** -- to firmly adhere to the policy of non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries.

The question is, is Li Mai really capable of making a preemptive strike after the Japanese have signed a contract, or is he simply scaring himself?

It is up to Ba Song's own judgment.

After thinking about it for a while, Ba Song chose to believe that Li Mai had the ability to make the opposition party led by Chai Ba succumb, even if he didn't have any clue yet.

He decided to talk to Li Mai openly and honestly.

"Mr. Lee. Ba Song thought about it and said slowly, "I think we've had a good talk." ”

Li Mai smiled and said, "Or the real conversation, it's only now that we start." Come on, Mr. Prime Minister, let me hear your thoughts, or if there is anything you want to say, say it. Today, we are meeting informally. ”

Ba Song felt very awkward in his heart, he was the prime minister of a country, and he was actually said in such a tone by the boss of a private company face-to-face, even if his implementation encountered a crisis.

But he had to accept it - for now, as Li Mai said, he had no second choice.

"Mr. Li, I hope you can help me stabilize the situation. As a condition, I will hand over the right to excavate and operate the Kra Canal to FKY. Ba Song finally revealed the true purpose of the meeting.

Li Mai narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Ba Song, but he didn't speak for a while......