As mentioned earlier, there are very few countries in the Asian region that are still in a state of independence, and even fewer of them can use them.

The strongest of them all, without a doubt, must be the Japanese Empire. However, the problem is that even if there is a 'rejuvenating association' and the current Japanese government is willing to maintain a certain degree of friendship with China, it is absolutely impossible for Japan to become a member of the 'alliance' established by China and accept China's leadership, at least in the short term.

Therefore, Yan Shao could only make the goal as realistic as possible, and at this time, Iran and Thailand came into Yan Shao's eyes.

First of all, Iran, as one of the existing ancient civilizations, still retains a certain amount of strength. It is only because of the decay of Iran and the oppression of Britain and Russia in the past that it has become so weak.

Now, like many other countries, they need help and guidance. As long as this is done well, then even if they can't become a power that can stand shoulder to shoulder with Britain and France, it is probably no problem to compete with countries like Portugal―――――― at least they can help a little, right?

Moreover, Iran's geographical location is also very important, and if China's territory in the Middle East is really attacked, then Iran can provide some help. For this only land lifeline, Yan Shao will never give up.

In a way, this also increases the need to help Iran.

After all, only when Iran becomes strong enough can the safety of Iran's railways be better guaranteed. In the face of an external blow. It is possible to hold out until the build-up and reinforcement of the Wehrmacht.

According to the current plan, China will help Iran build two armies, plus some in Tehran. The guards protecting the Iranian royal palace and the king, which numbered about 100,000 men.

Including some of Iran's own troops, the total strength of the entire country is roughly equivalent to a single army corps.

Although these forces are not very large, especially in the European theater. But in the Middle East, it can already be called extremely strong. Naturally, China's help to the Iranian Kingdom has also made the Iranian government very inclined to China.

Leave aside those pro-Russian elements for the time being. After the fall of Russia, it was necessary to find a home or something, even if it was originally pro-British, after witnessing the strength of China and 'fairness and justice'. There are also those who want to change the meaning of the court―――――― the six words 'fairness, justice, and openness' are not only a rule that the national government abides by when dealing with internal affairs, but also a criterion when conducting diplomacy with other countries, and it is also a trump card.

Whether it's Iran or Thailand. Or some other country. Basically, they have all had the experience of being oppressed by Western powers. In this case, the appearance of a country adhering to the above 'six-character mantra' will naturally make them have a heartfelt favor, and if they add that this country was also a part of the oppression, then the goodwill will also turn into a sense of closeness...

Of course, this is just a 'beautiful' set on the surface, in fact, if any country really does this, it is estimated that it is not far from the death of the country. In fact, there are not many dirty things in the private affairs of the national government. It's just that it's all a secret, and it's never been publicized...

At the same time, in a few decades. I'm afraid these things won't be publicized.

After all, these are highly confidential, and if they are really to be publicized, even if they do not shake the country's foundation, the impact will be quite bad.

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In addition to Iran, another core of the alliance that Yan Shao conceived in the future is Thailand―――――― in fact, he and hope is Japan, but unfortunately Japan may not be able to count on it in the short term.

Although Thailand is more oppressed than Iran, it also has more power. At least compared to Iran, the current Bangkok dynasty will never be overthrown because of some inexplicable things and equally inexplicable troops.

What's more, the current monarch of Thailand is relatively capable, which also gives Thailand more potential for development.

In a way, according to the statistics of the national government. According to the potential of Iran and Thailand, even if the two countries cannot reach the British and French Cheng dù, it is still no problem to at least surpass Italy with the help of China―――――― of course, it is only limited to the land side, as for the navy, I am afraid it will take some time, at least for the time being, neither Iran nor Thailand can be called a surface fleet that can be called a navy. This is true even in Iran, after all, what Yan Shao's Nationalist government has given away is nothing more than some second-hand warships.

And it's still some of the ones that have little combat effectiveness and are almost about to be eliminated.

But even so, it's a very good thing for Iran. At the same time, because Iran had almost no naval ties in the past, if Iran was to build a new navy, someone would have to help.

Originally, when it comes to the navy, except for Britain, Germany is probably the strongest in the world―――――― the United States naval fleet is huge, but it has no actual combat experience, at least whether it is the Battle of Jutland or some other naval battle, the US Navy almost has no chance to be involved.

As a result, no matter how large the Americans' navy is, it is difficult to compare with the British.

In other words, if the Iranians really want to find a teacher, then the British are definitely the best option. After all, the level of the British Navy is still very strong.

It's just that since the fleet is composed of warships donated by China, it is natural that the Chinese side will need to help with the professor's affairs. Although there is still a big gap between the current Chinese navy and the United Kingdom or the United States, it is at least much stronger than Iran, and it is absolutely no problem to get in. Of course, it is also because of this relationship that even the Iranian Navy has almost fallen under the control of China after the Iranian Army―――――― and there is no way to start building a navy. Naturally, those naval officers sent by China will have a greater say.

What's more, don't forget that there are still a bunch of old bureaucrats in today's national government.

Maybe these guys aren't very good at doing something else. But if you ask them exactly how to prosecute some officials of the Iranian government, they are definitely experts in this area.

Basically, all you need to do is use Chinese dollars or pounds sterling or something, up and down, and naturally, these people go to their own countries, and even forget their beliefs.

Of course, the Iranians are not unaware of this situation. After all, Iranians are not all idiots, and they will always sense that something is wrong. It's just that even if they were aware of it, it wouldn't be of much use. After all, relative to Iran. China is simply too big, so big that they can barely resist it.

What's more, although China's behavior is not so pure, it is a hundred times stronger than Britain and France. One only needs to think of the days when they struggled under the oppression of the British and Russians. Think about what the Chinese are doing today. Naturally, they are more receptive.

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In fact, in addition to Thailand, Iran and Japan, which is not so easy to deal with, Yan Shao also favors Turkey―――――― well, maybe Turkey's religious issues are a little troublesome, but since there is already such contact with Iranians, it doesn't seem to be a big problem to have one more.

Moreover, in later generations, Turkey and Iran were in fact very good secularization among similar countries. In contrast, the religious issue of countries such as Saudi Arabia is still severe.

Of course, there is another problem. The problem of the Turks and Xinjiang.

This problem is more familiar to many people in later generations, and it may even become a very serious trouble and problem.

However, that is only if China's national power is relatively weak. It is precisely because China's national strength is relatively weak that so many countries want to take advantage of the weakness, and even a second-rate country like Turkey, which is a later generation, actually has the courage to come to China for trouble.

However, in this era, China is definitely a behemoth for Turkey, so it is difficult to say whether Turkey still dares to provoke China.

At least in Yan Shao's view, loyalty is never important, the most important thing is strength.

If you have the strength, then no matter which country will provoke you, it will even be loyal to you. But if you don't have the strength, then don't count on this, it's no fun!

And in today's Asia, there are really not many countries with a certain level of strength, especially independent countries. But Turkey is definitely one of them, although Greece itself is not a particularly strong country in Europe, but at least it can be called second-rate, especially when the Greek Navy itself also has a certain strength―――――― the reason why Turkey originally bought the Agincourt battleship from the United Kingdom, the biggest reason is to have a Greco-Turkish war with Greece, which shows that Greece still has a certain strength.

After all, if Greece has little strength, then there is no need for Turkey to do so.

Even if there is no way to compare with other countries, Europe can still be called second-rate.

Today, Turkey, despite its repeated losses, has been completely and completely dismembered. But even so, in the war that took place on Turkish soil, the Turks were still able to fight inextricably with the Greeks, and even had a slight upper hand.

Although this is entirely due to the support of Soviet Russia in terms of weapons and equipment behind the scenes, if Turkey is given a certain amount of time, then at least Turkey can also help a little. ，

Moreover, Turkey's strategic location is extremely important, first of all, it can easily block the entire Black Sea itself.

Secondly, Turkey is adjacent to Iraq, so if anything happens in the future, the Communist government can easily send troops into Turkey through the relationship between Iraq and Turkey on land, and then through Turkey into Europe...

One can imagine how important Turkey really is...

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Moreover, despite the extreme decay of the Turkish Empire, in the First World War, the Turks were still remarkable. In particular, the Battle of the Dardanelles left the British dead and wounded hundreds of thousands, but in the end, in addition to admitting defeat. There was little alternative, and even Churchill himself had to take responsibility for the relationship. The reason for the collapse of Tsarist Russia has a lot to do with it.

However, although the Turks did have considerable strength, Yan Shao was not in a hurry to establish relations with the Turks. The reason is very simple, because there are still big contradictions between China and Turkey. If nothing else, you must know that almost all of China's territory in the Middle East can be said to have been Turkish territory. This alone has already made the Turks very unhappy.

Not to mention the fact that in addition to that part of the Middle East, China occupies a significant part of Turkey's current territory. Although only a small part, it was mainly used to border the Caucasus region, which was controlled by Soviet Russia.

But even so, it is definitely not a very simple thing to reach a certain agreement with the Turks.

This is also the reason why Yan Shao has never been in contact with the Turks. It's not because I don't want to. It's because there's no way...

Even if Yan Shao wanted to strengthen relations with the Turks, a territorial issue alone could be a big obstacle.

Therefore, at least in the near future, Yan Shao still focuses on Japan, Thailand and Iran.

At the same time, according to Yan Shao's strategy, in the near future, Yan Shao intends to form an alliance with Thailand and Iran. A future that can confront the European and American powers, and at the same time the very beginning of the Asian alliance ...

In fact, so far, Yan Shao has sent his own envoy.

The Iranians were very interested in the alliance proposed by Yan Shao. After all, pro-China forces are now very rampant. What's more, Iran is now almost on the verge of being sued by China. Of course, the most important thing is that China's every move is obviously much fairer and more just than that of the UK. It is easy for Iranians to get close to China, unlike the British or Russians, who are easily disgusted, and after comparing the two, the Iranians still know which side to choose.

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Bangkok, Thailand...

Although in the future, the current Bangkok dynasty will be overthrown by the group of students sent to France by King Rama VI, ―――――― it is not right, to be more precise, it will become a constitutional monarchy.

Of course, in the eyes of the Thai monarch and then King Rama VII, this was certainly not the case.

Rama VII was the younger brother of Rama VI, and was actually second in the order of succession to the throne at that time. The original crown prince died unexpectedly in February 1925, and he ascended to the throne in November 1925 without adequate preparation.

Unfortunately, when he ascended the throne, the Great Depression was not particularly far away, so soon after he came to power, he encountered a world economic crisis (the Great Depression), and Siam was not spared in this world economic crisis. The young king, who had been educated in Europe since childhood, dismissed a large number of court laborers in order to save money. This caused widespread discontent, which, combined with the poor economic situation of the time, culminated in the revolution of the summer of 1932 and the establishment of a constitutional monarchy. The new government gave the king two choices―――――― to give power to Parliament to remain king (constitutional monarchy) or simply abdicate. King Rama VII chose to retain the throne. He famously replied at the time: "In order that the process of forming a constitutional monarchy can be carried out as gently as possible, I agree to be a puppet." ”

On March 2, 1935, Rama VII finally abdicated because the new government almost completely violated the original intent of democratization, and he felt that he could do little about it. He then moved to England citing health problems, where he died during World War II.

Although the later Rama VII can almost be said to have been cheated by his own brother, at least during this period, the current Bangkok dynasty is still in a relatively prosperous period.

Although Rama VI has never been able to spend money accurately, the Thai government is not particularly financially struggling today in the absence of an economic crisis.

It is also because of this relationship that today's Rama VI has won the support of the people by virtue of the many policies he established in the past.

Of course, if it were all there was to it, it might have been much simpler, but in reality it's not that simple.

At least for the time being, Rama VI. This king, who has a high status in the hearts of the Thai people, is now struggling with some things and even having a headache...

This question is the olive branch that the Chinese government threw out not long ago...

One looks very tempting indeed. But there are some olive branches that Rama VI doesn't know how to choose...

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"Your Majesty, the Chinese ambassador has been waiting for a long time, should we give them a clearer answer now?"

In the Thai royal palace, looking at Rama VI sitting on the throne, a minister who had been standing below him asked softly.

Although he really didn't want to disturb Rama VI, who was thinking hard, it had been some time since the Chinese raised the mention. As time goes by, the Chinese become more and less patient. At least in recent times, the tone of the Chinese ambassador has become more and more blunt.

These were not good signs, and they were a source of concern for the ministers of the royal palace.

If others may not know, then they are well aware of Chinese power in Indochina―――――― after all, Thais are not idiots.

Over the years. The power of the Chinese has been constantly infiltrating the Indochina Peninsula. Not just ordinary areas like French Indochina, or British-controlled colonies like Burma, but even Thailand itself is within the reach of Chinese infiltration.

In a way. Destroy Thailand. China doesn't even need to use military force.

In fact, over the years, there have been some people in Thailand who have been promoting the idea of 'Greater Asia'. The idea itself is very simple, that is, all Asian countries should unite to resist the aggression and colonization of the European and American powers, and liberate all the colonized Asian countries from the close people of the European and American powers.

Naturally, this alliance formed by Asian countries definitely needs to have a core to exist, after all, any country needs to have a core leadership.

So here's the problem. Who is best suited for this role?

China!

In the past, the most suitable country for this role would have been Japan. So the most suitable country for this role right now is China.

Because whether it is military, industrial, economic, population, resources, and even territory, China is far stronger than Japan, and it is also the most powerful country in the whole of Asia. Even a great power that can compete with the European and American powers, it can be said that there is no more suitable country except China.

Moreover, China was originally the core of East Asia, but it has only weakened in the past 100 years because of this or that relationship. But now that China has re-emerged, China is the most suitable country for this position.

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Not long ago, the Chinese ambassador to Thailand officially proposed to the Thai government a Triple Alliance that would include China, Iran and Thailand. The main purpose is to ensure that the interests of the three countries are not encroached upon by the Western powers, and in this alliance, China will be the protector of the two countries, as well as Thailand and Iran―――――― and even in the event of a conflict between the Western powers and the countries in the alliance, China and the other countries in the alliance will provide a certain amount of military support.

At the same time, although the alliance was originally composed of only three countries, China, Thailand and Iran, it was definitely not just these three countries in the end, and all Asian countries or countries that share the same ideas as the alliance can join the alliance...

In other words, this alliance is a justice alliance to ensure that all weak and small countries will not be bullied by the great powers―――――― of course, the last four words are said by the Chinese ambassador to Thailand himself.

To be honest, Rama VI was not reluctant to join the alliance, but he knew better what it was all about. Although Rama VI welcomed the alliance, as King of the Kingdom of Thailand, he could not help but consider the reaction of Britain and France.

After all, this alliance is aimed at Britain and France from a certain point of view, and if they really join this alliance, maybe Britain and France will not react to the initiator of this alliance, that is, China, but...

What about Thailand?

What if they were to go after Thailand?

Naturally, according to the explanation of the alliance, if there is really any country outside the alliance that dares to attack the countries in the alliance, then there is no doubt that China, as the leader of this alliance, will definitely jump out.

But...

What if China is cowardly by then?

Yes, if China is instigated, then the alliance proposed by China can basically be declared a failure. But for China, it's just the price of discredited and failed alliances, but for the Thais, it's more than that...

That will come at a cost of losing the country, even if Britain and France will not let the Kingdom of Thailand, the current Rama VI will definitely not be able to continue to stay in his current position.

This was also a very deep pain for Rama VI, who had long been accustomed to power.

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It's just that, as the minister just said, the Chinese have been waiting for a long time, and it's time for an answer. Otherwise, if you anger the Chinese, you don't even need to do it yourself, you just need to encourage the Thai young people in Thailand who have been deeply involved in the 'Greater Asian' thinking over the years, and it is enough to make the Bangkok dynasty drink a pot...

Therefore, although he was really unwilling to make a decision, after a long silence, Rama VI still opened his mouth to the ministers below.

"Indeed, it's time to tell the Chinese that we will answer..." said this, and after a slight mutter, Rama VI said in a deep voice. Send someone to the Chinese Embassy and inform Ambassador Hu that I want to see him..."

"Yes!" Hearing Rama VI's words, one of the ministers below suddenly said with some excitement.

At the same time, other pro-China or anti-British and anti-French ministers also showed joy on their faces. As has been said, China's infiltration of Thailand has been going on for some time, but these infiltrations are not limited to the bottom, even the top is also very infiltrated.

However, on the other hand, since there are pro-China people, there will naturally be pro-British or pro-French people. And after hearing the words of Rama VI, the expressions of these people became much more complicated.

On the one hand, as Thais, they don't want to see their country strong, but on the other hand, the deep fear of Britain and France also makes it difficult for them to believe that the newly rising China can compete with Britain and France.

It's just that now that Rama VI has made a decision, it is impossible for them to want to go against it ...

However, this did not prevent them from giving news to the British and French...

At the same time, despite having made up his mind a long time ago, Rama VI's face still had a complicated expression.

That's right, if you had to choose between Britain and France and China, King Rama VI would definitely choose China. But that doesn't mean that Rama VI likes China.

After all, in the past, Thailand has always existed as a vassal state of China. Today, it is difficult to get rid of it, how can King Rama VI be willing to let Thailand become a vassal state of China again?

It's just that...

Current events are not up to people... (To be continued......)