With a chubby face, a pair of gold-wire glasses on the bridge of his nose, if he changes into the yellow pants of the 'Locust Army' and puts on a black silk coat, then he is a traitor translator.

Yuan Shikai's appearance is easy to give people a good impression and make the target relax their vigilance.

Of course, although his current fame in Myanmar is great, it is all related to guns and arms. These can only show that he is tough backstage, and he is a spokesperson on the stage of China's overthrow, and whether this is powerful or not is two different things. So the current Yuan Shikai is very deceptive.

Ming Zhuang made such a mistake. The first time he saw Yuan Shikai, he directly relaxed his heart that was raised when he received the notice.

As a Burmese prince, Ming Zhuang is the 'head of one side'. When he can not leave his control, he will never take risks easily. Although the Ming Zhuang troops are currently on the Shan Plateau and are holding a bowl of rice from China, he is absolutely vigilant against China.

Burma is still like this, the British army is constantly increasing its strength in Burma, and now although the atmosphere between China and Britain is tense, who dares to guarantee that the two sides will not reconcile in the next second? The Chinese will not buy themselves for the British?

As a big aristocrat, Ming Zhuang is very aware of the characteristics of the country's interests first!

When he came to Lashio this time, he explained to his son, be careful and vigilant, once you find that the Wehrmacht is moving, don't take care of yourself, and leave quickly!

This heart has always been in my throat. Seeing the chubby Yuan Shikai, the tension disappeared a lot.

"The prince's name is not only resounding in Myanmar and Shan State, but also in the land of Yunnan and Guizhou in our country. The next one is a trader, where there is a lively place. I heard that your current situation is not very good, can you introduce someone to Yuan? ‘

Not so good? Ming Zhuang smiled bitterly. It's not just bad, it's bad!

When he talks about the current situation in Myanmar, he has tears in his eyes. January 1 of this year [Western Calendar]. The Anglo-Indian government, on the instructions of Whitehall in London, announced the decision to annex Burma. The circular stated, "By order of Her Majesty, all the territories formerly ruled by the King of Tin Robes, which are now part of Her Majesty's territory, shall be ruled by officials appointed by the Anglo-Indian Governors in accordance with Her Majesty's will". The announcement was published simultaneously in London, Kolkata, Yangon and Mandalay.

Thus, from 1 January 1892, Burma became a province of British India.

Next. Prendergast, the commander-in-chief of the British invading army, personally came to the palace and ordered the exile of the king of tin robe and the queen Supur Lakshat. Forty-five minutes later, the Burmese king and queen were escorted out of the palace, aboarded by the warship "Sun", and exiled to Tenagiri on the west coast of India.

The British then pursued the same economic policy in Upper Burma as they did in Lower Burma, ordering the expansion of rice cultivation and then seeking to develop the forestry industry, that is, to exploit the Burma's teak resources.

During the last two decades or so of British control of Lower Burma, a large number of British goods were imported and Burmese rice and teak were shipped to Europe and the British colonies in the East. It is the development model of Lower Burma, and it is also the development model of the British colonies.

The British would not develop high-tech industries in the colonies, but would only let their colonies produce raw materials and ship them back to the British mainland. Then a large number of manufactured goods were brought in from the mainland, one in and one out, which was the foundation of the glory of the British Empire. The strength of the British and the strength of Germany are two completely different concepts!

Over the past two decades, trade by sea from Lower Myanmar has increased dramatically. In 1855/56, imports for the sea trade in Lower Burma amounted to Rs. 10.7 million. Exports stood at Rs.3.7 lakh by 1878/79. The import and export values were Rs.49.1 million and Rs.70.85 million respectively. In just 23 years, imports have increased fourfold. Exports increased by 18 times. And since the 60s of the 19th century, exports have consistently exceeded imports. However, this kind of foreign trade surplus status has not brought material benefits and technological progress to the people of Lower Burma, because Myanmar's foreign trade is almost completely controlled by the colonial government and foreign companies and merchants, and all the income from foreign trade is monopolized by them, while the exported materials are Burma's resources and the products of labor created by the people's blood and sweat. Scholars in China have long been called by scholars in China about this ugly trade done by the British: "In this kind of trade in which the people of the colonies are damaged at both ends, the British colony "is like a candle lit at both ends." According to the Chinese Military Intelligence Agency, the total volume of maritime trade in Lower Burma was Rs. 14.4 million in 1855/56 and reached Rs 160 million in 1883/84, a tenfold increase in less than 30 years. [11 rupees is worth about 1 pound]

More importantly, rice is the first exporter of Lower Myanmar, followed by forest products. After the 80s of the 19th century, these two products accounted for more than 80% of the total value of exports, which is an extreme deformity of the trade structure.

This kind of trade structure, no matter how much it does not develop, people will know that something is wrong. It's just that the Burmese are powerless to change the situation.

Lower Burma, with a population of only 3.5 million, has more than 5,000 prisoners in custody for many years. This is an extremely high crime rate in Myanmar, a country that believes in Buddhism. And the British had already carried out a de facto extermination of Buddhism in Lower Burma - by the 80s of the 19th century, at least half of the villages in Lower Burma had no monasteries.

This is just as there are no small churches in the villages and towns of the Westerners, and there are no land temples in the villages of the Chinese.

Now that the British have entered Upper Burma, with the brutality of the British army, the current situation in Burma can be imagined. Prince Ming Zhuang tears down his eyes just by thinking of the current chaos in Burma and the high-handed policies adopted by the British.

Yuan Shikai's eyebrows raised inadvertently. The Burmese people of Ming Zhuang and others only thought about the harm that the British had done to Burma, but they did not know how much energy the British had spent on Burma.

The experience of the second half of last year made the Indian colonial government and British soldiers on the battlefield realize that the Burmese resistance was more widespread and tenacious than anyone had expected. The British and Indian colonial governments had to send additional military and police to suppress the resistance of the Burmese people. In November 1890, there were about 11,000 British troops in Burma, and by the end of the war in 1891. The British army had grown to 220,000, and by the first half of 1892 that number had increased to 32,000. There are also 16,400 gendarmes. The total number of military and police personnel was nearly 50,000, while the total population of Upper and Lower Burma at that time was less than 8 million. The ratio of military police to residents is 1:160.

Britain's military expenditure on the Third Anglo-Burmese War was only £500,000, and in 1891 it had already reached £1,100,000, and it would at least double this year.

With such a large investment of human and financial resources, for a small country like Myanmar, especially just one of Myanmar, if colonial rule is not considered high-pressure, then what level can it be considered high-pressure?

This area, this proportion, is not a puppet army. can also catch up with the little devils in North China during the Anti-Japanese War.

"My country has always supported your national independence movement. Otherwise, I wouldn't be standing here, would I? Yuan Shikai's words once again dispelled the frustration in Mingzhuang's heart, and at the same time won Mingzhuang's favor again.

"Yuan is not talented, and he has seen the holy face before coming to Myanmar. The emperor repeatedly cares for the contemptible people and wants to join hands with friends. But I think you still have a big problem at the moment. ”

"yes." Su Yanan and Su Yebang came over, and Su Yanan sighed: "Our weapons are too backward, and our equipment is seriously insufficient, if we have enough artillery, our country will not be so oppressed by the British." ”

"Of course the cannon is good, but will you use it?" Yuan Shikai saw Su Yanan and said strange things. immediately dismissed it without hesitation. "Besides, you Burma is rainforest and mountainous, and transportation is scarce, can you move with the army with artillery?"

"That's a few thousand pounds. Stuck in the mud, are you really moving? ”

Yuan Shikai said a few words unceremoniously, Su Yanan's face was scornful. Ming Zhuang on the side was slightly fluted at first, and then smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth.

Burmese these aristocrats. Although the anti-British position is very consistent, they are internal. There is also a dirt relationship between each other. Ming Zhuang and Su Yanan's father, Mikye, although they were both the same in the tin robe era. There was a sense of sympathy, but now, there was really no brotherhood.

The people in these royal families are well aware that China's convening is probably to establish a key target of support among them. This is a critical moment when "either the east presses the west wind, or the west wind presses the east wind".

Su Yanan was bored in front of Yuan Shikai, and looked at it happily.

"Everybody is Oriental. We are the same yellow-skinned and black-haired, different from those white-skinned pigs. What's more, China and Myanmar have a long history of intersection, and Myanmar has long been a subject country of China. It's a pity that the former Qing Dynasty was corrupted, and the past was unbearable. ”

"But now China is stronger. We have lost the opportunity and reason to intervene in Myanmar head-on, but we have given up before, and there is no reason to find it again when the country is strong, but we can still contribute to the cause of Myanmar's independence behind the scenes. ”

"My saint has already said that as long as you show achievements on the battlefield, guns, gold and silver, there are."

Yuan Shikai said and took a leather bag from the clerk behind him, took out a pinch of manuscript, and handed it to Ming Zhuang, Su Yanan and others.

This is a set of exchange tables with clear prices. How many people you have in your troops, and to what level of combat effectiveness you have, you can first receive as many weapons and funds as you want. Then what kind of 'reward' can be obtained by destroying a British police station, what kind of 'reward' can be obtained by eliminating a squad of British troops...... and what kind of reward can be obtained by eliminating 'a regiment' of British troops, all of them are indicated.

It's simply a clear price, and the currency is what is written on the manuscript - points. Then they can use the points to exchange for the things they need, from guns and bullets to military uniforms, cloth, medicine, food, salt and sugar, and everything else in daily necessities. And all the supplies are provided free of charge.

Of course, these records have to be verified by Yuan Shikai's people. If you cheat, you will have to deduct points again.

Ming Zhuang and the others were stunned when they saw it. But Yuan Shikai's mouth was very tight, and he only revealed the 'summary of results' at the end of the year, which did not seem to be news. Then Yuan Shikai took them to see the heavy machine gun and the light machine gun that had perfected the manufacturing process and performance, and then the flying thunder gun manufactured by the Kunming Arsenal in accordance with strict production procedures!

It can drop explosives at a distance of 300 meters and can withstand 120 to 150 launches from the main one. (To be continued......)