latelenovela Chapter 435 Proton and Study Abroad System
Chapter 435 Proton and Study Abroad System
The new Siamese Prime Minister sent his son.
"This guy, does he think we are still in the Warring States Period and he has to send a hostage?" Zhang Chi sneered with narrowed eyes, but tapped the table with his fingers, obviously not intending to refuse this gift.
The practice of sending children as hostages has existed since ancient times.
If the Siamese Prime Minister could come up with this idea, Zhang Chi estimated that Hao Yi, who was stationed there, must have made great efforts.
For Zhang Chi, accepting the son of the Siamese Prime Minister to study in Myitkyina did not mean that Siam officially recognized the existence of "sovereignty", but it was a political token of allegiance with a very oriental meaning.
If he doesn't accept it, people will be unable to sleep.
"I heard that this guy changed his name to a Chinese one?" Zhang Chi asked casually.
Zhang Guangsong replied immediately, "Yes, his name is Wu Xianghua. He just turned eighteen this September. I heard he attended Anglican High School in Bangkok. In addition to Siamese, he can speak Mandarin, Cantonese, Gallic, and Ansa. He's known as a child prodigy there."
"'Yearning for China', good, promising." Zhang Chi nodded. "Send him to the Nanhua Army Officer School to gain some experience. Tell the Dean of Studies that no special treatment is needed; all training will be conducted according to the standards for reserve officers."
"Yes!"
Tan Zhijie, standing by, couldn't help but clap his hands and said with a smile, "I think there will be more and more international students in our military academies and universities in the future."
"Hahaha!" Everyone in the room burst into laughter.
Zhang Chi did not laugh, but stood up, walked to the window, looked at the blue sky outside, and seemed to be thinking about something.
He had actually anticipated that Siam would take action.
Hao Yi stationed more than 70,000 security troops in the local area under the pretext of preventing the resurgence of the Axis powers. At the same time, as a new police system was established, a large number of local Chinese entered the police and civil service systems.
Siam was already tightly tied to the chariot of the People's Army, while the traditionally influential Gaul and John were busy with European affairs. Both the Siamese royal family and the parliament realized at this time that the traditional "South Asian balance" had overturned, and the only right way was to surrender their allegiance as soon as possible and move closer to the People's Army.
"This Wu Xianghua..." Zhang Chi narrowed his eyes and whispered, "He's no ordinary proton. If he really completes three years of study at our military academy, when he returns, he'll be the new generation of Siamese successor educated by our system."
Zhang Guangsong added, "I have arranged the reception. Young Master Wu will arrive at Fengdu Airport in Yangon by a special military aircraft, and then be sent to the Nanhua Military Academy headquarters in Myitkyina via the military railway."
"Don't call me 'Young Master,'" Zhang Chi shook his head. "Once he gets to the military academy, he'll be a 'Second Lieutenant in Reserve.' He'll eat in the cafeteria, sleep on a bunk bed, run five kilometers, and even have to do his own laundry."
"We don't keep vases here."
Zhang Chi paused, then turned and said, "Also, notify the military academy's publicity department to keep a low profile. Don't hold any welcoming ceremonies, and don't put it on the front page of the newspaper."
"Yes, understand."
However, no matter how low-key this side was, once the news reached Siam, it had already caused quite a stir.
In the parliament, some pro-John noble members angrily accused the prime minister of "betraying his ancestors". Some student organizations in Bangkok also tried to organize a small protest, accusing the parliament of kowtowing to Zhang Chi, but it was eliminated at the beginning by Kim Hee-chan, director of the Central Intelligence Agency, who was well prepared.
Compared with public discussions, the one who was really restless was diplomat John stationed in Bangkok.
"Sending one's son to a Chinese military academy is no longer just ordinary communication; it's a clear sign of bias!" the United Kingdom's ambassador to Siam wrote in a secret telegram. "If nothing is done to stop it, Siam will completely fall into the sphere of influence of the People's Army, and may even be annexed outright."
However, at this time, Number 10 Downing Street was worried about the disastrous defeat in Market Garden. In this "bold" operation, not only did John's own paratroopers suffer heavy casualties, making the bridge over the Arnhem River known as the "Distant Bridge", but even the Big Bobo paratroopers and Maple Leaf troops who cooperated with them suffered huge losses.
This was undoubtedly a huge blow to the United Kingdom as it attempted to lead Europe's post-war order.
At this time, they had no other options except providing all support to Siam except for help and condemning the garrison of the People's Security Army internationally as an infringement on Siam's sovereignty.
In response to John's condemnation, Zhang Chi just sneered three times.
“They’re scared.”
He then asked Zhang Guangsong and Tan Zhijie to jointly draft a "Proposal on Strengthening Training and Cultural Exchange for International Students in Southeast Asia", the focus of which was not on the proton "Wu Xianghua", but on future institutional replication.
"To deepen regional peacebuilding and defense cooperation, we plan to open up schools such as the Nanhua Army Officers School, the Nanhua Naval Officers School, the Nanhua University School of Political Science and Law, and the Nanhua Medical University. We will offer scholarships and quotas for international students from neighboring friendly countries, implement phased training and assessment, and gradually build a reserve mechanism for transnational defense and public management talent."
In other words, sending one Wu Xianghua is a political gesture of goodwill, but sending a hundred of them means establishing a normal system and creating a satellite country structure.
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Soon, not only did Sindhu, the five northeastern states, Siam and other countries send students to study abroad to receive education, but even the Persians sent exiled military officers close to the royal family to Southeast Asia through secret channels to seek help.
But why did the officers who were obviously pro-Persian monarchs become exiles? This has to start with a "partition feast" that took place in 41 AD.
Because the old Persian king was suspected of being close to Hans and there were many oil fields in his country, the innocent Persian people were targeted by John and Da Mao.
Under the pretext of "preventing Persia from turning to the Axis Powers", Russia and the United Kingdom jointly invaded Persia, forced the old king to abdicate by force, and supported the nearly 22-year-old Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi to succeed to the throne.
The Persian royal family completely lost its sovereignty, the army was disbanded, and its economic lifelines such as oil, railways, and ports were completely controlled by the Allies, and it became a semi-colonial and semi-feudal society.
The Russians occupied the north, stationed 3 troops, and supported the local left-wing armed forces. The Johns, relying on the John Persian Oil Company, monopolized the southern oil fields and stationed over 2 troops.
And just recently, a crisis broke out between John and Damao in Persia due to the uneven distribution of spoils.
Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei led a delegation to Tehran, trying to pressure the Persian royal family to sign the northern oil concession agreement, but was rejected by both the Persian royal family and the John people.
At the same time, due to the high-pressure policy adopted by the Great Mao on the northern tribes, anti-occupation sentiment began to erupt within Persia.
As the conflict arose, Uncle Sam also saw an opportunity to intervene and tried to send advisers to take control of the Royal Gendarmerie in order to find a way to divide the spoils after the war.
However, the young king was concerned about the White Eagle, which was far away on the other side of the ocean. Instead, he was more attracted to the People's Security Army that emerged from the John colony in a short period of time.