I am familiar with King Bhumibol because after his death, almost all the news on the Chinese Internet was there.

For no other reason, this king has too important a position in the hearts of the Thai people, and 100 days after the king's death, countless Thai people lined up to the Grand Palace to mourn the king.

In particular, this king has been in power for 70 years and has put down 20 coups d'état, and if it were not for the existence of this king, Thailand might be at war.

"Seeing the king, isn't it appropriate?" Mo Qi didn't expect Xie Kai to let himself go with him.

She doesn't have Xie Kai's kind of hindsight, nor does she have Xie Kai's shameless and fearless spirit.

Usually when I see Long Yaohua and other bigwigs, I am a little scared.

"What's wrong? aren't you interested in the king or something?" Xie Kai asked Moqi, "anyway, just go talk to him and talk nonsense or something." You don't have to talk or anything. ”

"But the king is really slamming the door, and he doesn't even invite us to a meal......" Xie Kai sighed.

The words made Mozzi sneer.

It's true, just follow along, don't speak, it's nothing.

Shekai went to see King Bhumibol for a purpose.

It's also a good thing to see how this guy fools other people's kings.

After the dinner in the evening and a period of rest, General Bing personally came to pick up Xie Kai.

He didn't say much about Xie Kai taking Moqi, but just told Xie Kai some precautions on the way.

Xie Kai saw that he didn't emphasize that he was going to kneel down when he saw the king or something, and the only worry in his heart was gone.

Thai law requires people to bow to the king when they are received by the king and on certain occasions. There are no requirements for foreigners, but if the other party deliberately embarrasses himself and asks Xie Kai to kneel before the king, it will be troublesome.

Once you really kneel, it will damage the dignity of the country.

In the spacious living room of the resplendent Jirata Palace, Xie Kai met the legendary king of Thailand.

The king, as in the photo, was not tall and thin, and was only wearing an ordinary red plaid shirt, and the king had just arrived when Xie Kai and Mo Qi followed General Bing in.

"Your Majesty, it's a great honor to meet you!" Xie Kai folded his hands and bowed to King Bhumibol.

The king smiled and invited Xie Kai and Mo Qi to sit down.

"General Bing has been recommending you to me these days, saying that you have a lot of very good views on the economic development of our country. As soon as he was seated, a waiter brought him tea, and the king spoke.

Xie Kai glanced at General Bing, MMP, didn't he say that he was talking about arms sales?

When did it become a talk about the economy?

If you want to talk about the economy between the two countries, it should be a matter for the Ministry of Commerce.

General Bing didn't look at Xie Kai and pretended to drink tea calmly.

Xie Kai was helpless, it seemed that if he didn't talk about the economy or anything first, there would be nothing to talk about later.

"Your Majesty, I have no comparison with the professionals in your country's view of the economy. Thailand's economic development is faster than ours in many ways...... "Xie Kai said.

Although China's total economic output is much larger than Thailand's, its per capita GDP is not comparable to Thailand's.

Too much population.

In particular, China's domestic development is all-round development, even if it is a priority to develop light industry or something, it also involves more fields because of the complete national supporting facilities.

"Especially in electronics, there is a lot of development...... I think that in this regard, our unit has a great opportunity for cooperation with your country......" Xie Kai originally did not think about cooperation in other aspects.

But when you think about it, Thailand's electronics industry has grown very well this year.

Especially in industries such as chips.

Immediately an idea came to mind.

"Your country is different from our country, it is not suitable for the development of a full range of industrial fields, you can invest more in advantageous industries to form a professional industrial chain, such as semiconductor manufacturing industry, tourism service industry, agricultural industry and other ......"

Anyway, knowing the development trend of Thailand's economy in the future, Xie Kai naturally didn't bother to think about anything.

Thailand's economic development cannot be as comprehensive as China's.

The industrial system can't even be done.

China needs a lot of chips, whether it is all kinds of electrical appliances or something else, Thailand and NATO are allies, and they have a good relationship, maybe they can become an important supporting country for China in this regard?

The king really didn't expect that a young man like Xie Kai would have such an understanding of Thailand's economic development.

Thailand's current economic development focus is indeed on these aspects.

The electronics industry, in particular, is a major focus for Thailand's development.

The development of China's electronics industry is not good, and a large number of chips are imported from abroad every year.

For such a thing, Xie Kai didn't say much.

They are military-industrial units, and the intergovernmental framework for economic cooperation has been reached, and they will follow to make money in the future.

However, thinking of the role of the China-ASEAN Trade Area on China's economy after the establishment of the China-ASEAN Trade Area in later generations, Xie Kai felt the need to tell King Bhumibol about the ASEAN Free Trade Area.

Thailand is a major member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the second largest economy.

"The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), in particular, can establish a free trade area and promote the rapid economic development of the entire ASEAN countries...... Xie Kai abruptly shifted to this, making King Bhumibol even more energetic.

Xie Kai gave a general account of the establishment of a free trade area in ASEAN in the future, and the dialogue with various countries and trade organizations and the development of trade cooperation in the form of an alliance, all of which he had seen on the Internet, and he did not know how to operate it.

In '91, ASEAN established a free trade area, and it was also '91 that China and ASEAN began formal dialogue and became ASEAN's negotiating partners.

Since then, the cooperation between China and ASEAN has become closer and closer.

Especially after the establishment of the AIIB, which was initiated by China, the cooperation has become even closer.

"In Southeast Asia, due to the different economic development priorities of various countries, we can support each other to establish a more complete industrial chain, and at the same time, we can also provide a more stable internal market for the entire alliance. As a result, ASEAN's competitiveness as a whole will be greatly enhanced in the international market......"

What Xie Kai said, King Bhumibol did not think about it.

It's not easy to operate.

Twenty years after its establishment, ASEAN has not played much of a role until now.

"Xie, this kind of thing, although the prospects are great, but the difficulty of operation is also not small...... General Bing was a little speechless, originally just let Xie Kai casually talk nonsense and directly transfer to the matter of arms sales, but the more this guy talked, the more excited he became.

As if his purpose was not to sell arms.

It is necessary to take the floor to remind Xie Kai.

"The trade barriers of various countries are not small, especially Vietnam's aggression against neighboring countries......"

"Indeed, if we want to maintain the achievements of economic construction, we must have sufficient military strength. Of course, military strength should not be too much, and once it triggers an arms race in neighboring countries, it will not be good. ”

Xie Kai also didn't dare to continue to talk about ASEAN.

There is no other reason, I am afraid that I will fall into the pit and not be able to get out.

The specifics or something, he knows a fart.

King Bhumibol looked at Xie Kai and wanted to ask Xie Kai in detail what he thought or something, but Xie Kai kept talking about military development, so he was a little helpless, so he could only follow Xie Kai's topic and say: "You are right, only a strong national defense can maintain the achievements of economic construction." The proposal for the construction of an aircraft carrier fleet by installments proposed by you is very much in line with our needs and development. ”

Xie Kai proposed the aircraft carrier fleet plan, and the king was indeed very satisfied.

There are no conditions attached, and although there is some interest to bear, it is good for the development of the entire national defense construction.

There is no need for a significant increase in the military budget.

"Your Majesty, the construction of national defense, not only in terms of the navy. In particular, the army and the air force also need to develop at the same time...... Your country's current military is somewhat large, and it is entirely possible to learn from our country's disarmament ......"

"Your Majesty, by all means!" General Bing was anxious.

Xie Kai, bastard, what do you want to do!

The Thai army is already small.

Now that they are proposing to disarm, do you want an order for weapons?

So far, the entire country's army is more than 400,000.

Wouldn't it be less if we disarmed?

"The number of our troops is currently under great pressure on national defense. King Bhumibol looked at Shekai in bewilderment.

The military has always had a great influence on the Thai government, and it has been a military government for a long time.

"Your Majesty, when it comes to national defense tasks, no country in the world has the national defense pressure of the Chinese army, but under such circumstances, our country has disarmed a million, and it has been completed last year. For no other reason, the possibility of another world war in the world is very slim......" Xie Kai said calmly, "The Soviet Union is the most obvious example. ”

King Bhumibol was even more puzzled, "Now the number of Soviet troops is the largest in the world, with a total strength of more than 5 million, and the number of tanks is more than 50,000......"

"Yes, because of this, the economic reform in the Soviet Union has failed!" Xie Kai laughed so hard that the king was a little uneasy. "Just because the military expenditure is too large, the funds that can be invested in economic development and construction are squeezed out. Take, for example, the two major disarmament ...... in the history of the Soviet Union."

The scale of the disarmament of the USSR was comparable to almost no country in the entire world.

Even after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the largest disarmament was more than 2 million at a time after the founding of the People's Republic of China.

After the October Revolution, the Soviet economy was impoverished, and from 1922 to 1923, the Soviet government carried out the first large-scale disarmament in order to save money and develop the economy. This time, more than 4 million people were disarmed, and the entire huge national army changed from more than 5 million to 562,000. Since then, the economy of the USSR has developed at a high speed, and the industrial base has been completed in just over a decade.

And the second time, it shocked the whole world, and it was definitely a super disarmament that has never been seen before or since.