Chapter 2901
Qian Tiandun understood the other party's intention, but still said noncommittally: "If you want to coordinate actions, you need to confirm the same goal in advance. I wonder what specific plans your country has?"
Ruan Wenxing responded quickly: "I am only in charge of the government affairs in the Cam Ranh Port area. I don't dare to speak nonsense about the government affairs."
Qian Tiandun smiled and said: "Then Master Ruan will tell you his personal thoughts and let me learn from them."
Ruan Wenxing's words may not be effective, but to a certain extent they can represent Annan's wishes. Moreover, Qian Tiandun suspected that Feng Annan's agreement with Ruan Wenxing to cooperate so quickly might be due to instructions from Annan's senior management.
Ruan Wenxing gritted his teeth and said boldly: "I think Borneo is a good place. If we can develop it together with your country, we should have good profits in the future."
Borneo is the island of Kalimantan located in the south of the Philippine Islands. It is separated from the Indochina Peninsula where Annan is located by the entire South China Sea, and the voyage is about two thousand miles.
The biggest feature of Borneo is its large area. As the third largest island in the world, its area is more than double the territory of Annan. Moreover, there are only some indigenous tribes on this large island and there is no relatively powerful country. For Annan who is thirsty for land, it is indeed a relatively easy target.
Annan Kingdom has been in constant territorial disputes with neighboring countries for the past 20 years. However, under Haihan's deliberate suppression, it cannot completely let go and start a war with neighboring countries. Although it has a military advantage over its neighboring countries, it has not really taken advantage of it. To what benefit. Borneo, which is vast, sparsely populated and has no strong enemies, is simply a tempting cake in Annan's eyes.
The only trouble is the South China Sea that lies between the two places. This is indeed a big problem for Annan State, which lacks experience in developing overseas colonies.
Of course, this problem is not without a solution. The safest way is to get Haihan to work together. However, Haihan's interest in Borneo has always been very limited, and he is not even willing to invest resources in building large-scale colonies.
This place may be an attractive and delicious steamed bun to Annan, but to Haihan, it is worthless, tasteless and a pity to abandon. The soil quality in most areas of Borneo is relatively poor, and the environment is not suitable for growing food crops.
If cash crops are to be introduced, a large number of trained laborers must be moved to the local area to obtain profits by setting up plantations, which is too costly for Haihan. In Southeast Asia, there are many places to choose from with better planting conditions than Borneo, and it is difficult for Borneo to rank among them.
There are also relatively few valuable local mineral deposits, and the only oil that Haihan is interested in is the oil on the northern coast of Borneo. However, due to the difficulty of mining, it is currently only registered as a resource reserve and there is no rush to develop it.
In addition, southern Borneo belongs to the traditional sphere of influence of the Matalan Kingdom. Out of respect for the Matalan Kingdom, Haihan also consciously kept a distance from the Matalan Kingdom in this area to avoid unnecessary conflicts.
Although Qian Tiandun did not know much about the situation in Borneo, he also knew that the lack of action in the area for so many years must be due to limited oil and water in the area, otherwise the Nanhai companies would have swarmed in. But if the Annan people were willing to take the front line, he would be happy to see it happen.
"Borneo? Okay, no problem." Qian Tiandun agreed without hesitation. Feng Annan remained calm, obviously he had expected this. This made Qian Tiandun feel a little strange. Could it be that the Annan people's ambitions only stopped here?
Of course, things are not that simple. Seeing that Qian Tiandun agreed so readily, Ruan Wenxing then put forward other conditions: "If your country builds ports elsewhere in the Indochina Peninsula in the future, I hope you can also use the cooperation model of Cam Ranh Port, between the two countries." my country will jointly develop and build it and allow our country to station troops.”
Qian Tiandun thought to himself that it turned out to be just an appetizer, and this was the time to get to the point.
The east coast of Indochina Peninsula is almost all Annan territory, and the southern coast is occupied by Champa, Cambodia, Siam, Pattani, Johor and other countries that have always been at odds with Annan. Haihan has occupied the southernmost east exit of the Strait of Malacca, probably We will not attack the area between Annan and Xingdao again.
Then the conditions proposed by Ruan Wenxing coincided with the plan proposed by Feng Annan at the meeting, focusing on the west coast of Indochina, that is, the vast area on the west side of the Strait of Malacca.
Ruan Wenxing specifically proposed to use the Cam Ranh Port model as the benchmark, which made it difficult for Qian Tiandun to directly reject his request. According to the agreement between the two countries at that time, Cam Ranh Port was not only an important military base for Haihan, but also provided for the use of the Annan Army. To this day, Cam Ranh Port is also home to an Annan navy fleet and an army of more than 2,000 people.
Qian Tiandun suddenly understood why Feng Annan seemed so confident when he proposed the plan to divide the sphere of influence at the meeting. It turned out that this was not only his personal idea, but also included Annan's weight.
If you deny Feng Annan's proposal, it will be equivalent to refusing to allow Annan to participate, which may affect the future operation of Cam Ranh Port. If what Nguyen Van Star said represents the attitude of Annan's senior officials, then the consequences may be more serious and may even affect the relationship between the two countries.
Qian Tiandun looked at Feng Anan and saw that he was also staring at him with a smug expression, obviously very proud of this ingenious arrangement.
Qian Tiandun said: "I plan to develop to the west side of the Strait of Malacca, but have you ever thought about it. The person leading the operation may be General Roger who is more familiar with the area. The terms you negotiated with me will be It may not work. ”
Feng Annan said: "That's why we want to talk to you. I believe you can also see that Roger likes to be arbitrary in doing things and is not willing to cooperate with others. We can't reach an agreement at all with him. Old Qian, you are A sensible person, you know what is best for the country. What we need to do is to expand our territory steadily, rather than being reckless and adventurous.”
Feng Anan's words were quite rude. If Roger were present, he would inevitably have another argument with him. But his words are not completely unreasonable. Although Xingdao has money, soldiers, and strong mobility, it is a small place and is far less rich in materials than Annan Kingdom. If they really want to build a new base overseas, Xingdao may not be able to match the help Feng Annan can bring.
But what Feng Annan wanted to do was to compete with Xingdao, and Qian Tiandun had previously promised Roger that he would cooperate with him. If he changed his mind at this time, Roger would be offended to the end.
Qian Tiandun smiled bitterly and said: "I can't make a decision on what to do to benefit the country. When we have a meeting tomorrow, I will kick the ball to Lao Yan and see what he says!"
(End of chapter)