Chapter 3750 Naked Coercion
Lin Feng's words made Ron completely understand. .I finally understood why Lin Feng was so sure that he could feed Xu Shubiao's family to death. He was not afraid of his revenge, and he even told himself that if he could make money this time, he would take the opportunity to make more money. It turns out that all this stems from Thaksin.
Thaksin was born in an ordinary businessman family in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand, on July 26, 1949. He is the fourth generation of Thai-Chinese, and both his father's and mother's lines are Hakka. Regarding Thaksin's background, to be honest, Lin Feng was really speechless. In some countries in Southeast Asia, apart from Japan, most of the leaders such as Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand have some Chinese ancestry. Of course, many of them have passed through several generations. Although the blood relationship is still there, it has faded. This can be seen from the way these countries compete with each other when dealing with China.
But think about it. Although the leaders of these countries have Chinese ancestry and can be regarded as a fraction of Chinese, this does not mean that they have to sacrifice their own interests to cater to you. After all, people are selfish. What's more, not all Chinese people are willing to sacrifice their own interests to meet the needs of the country. It might have been possible in that era, but in today's era, it's not so common.
But now Thaksin was forced to resign on April 4 this year. The reason is that Thai publishing tycoon Lim Ming Tat publicly accused Thai Prime Minister Thaksin of corruption, saying that in order to receive 3.5 billion baht in kickbacks, Thaksin forced the military to purchase old Russian fighter jets that were not suitable for Thailand's national conditions. At the same time, Shinawatra, which is controlled by the Thaksin family, The group sold 49.6% of the group's controlling stake to Singapore's state-owned enterprise Temasek for approximately US$1.88 billion. Shinawatra Group owns shares in Thailand's top companies in many industries, including Thailand's largest telecommunications and mobile communications business company and Thailand Satellite Communications Company. This has also been criticized by Thaksin's political opponents.
Of course, this alone will not lead to Thaksin resigning. What really made Thaksin reluctant to resign was that in the general election on April 2, all political opponents believed that Thaksin would be defeated. As a result, Thaksin was re-elected with 70% of the vote and was successfully re-elected as prime minister. This is unbearable for those hostile parties. They all tried their best to defeat Thaksin, but in the end, Thaksin was still elected. Therefore, these political parties quit and encouraged members of those parties to abstain from voting, which resulted in the loss of many regional members and ultimately made it impossible to form a national parliament.
Such a large resistance was unprecedented in Thai politics, which eventually led the King of Thailand to summon Thaksin for talks. After some talks, Thaksin finally chose to resign as prime minister. Then, in the middle of the night on September 19, Thai Army Commander-in-Chief Sonthi suddenly launched a coup, leading the army into downtown Bangkok, surrounding the government headquarters and the Prime Minister's Office, claiming to overthrow Thaksin Shinawatra, who was attending the United Nations General Assembly in New York at the time. Sonthi claimed that Thaksin had been corrupt during his administration and was incompetent to lead the country. The coup was supported by King Bhumibol of Thailand, and Thaksin went into exile in the United Kingdom.
Of course, although Thaksin is in exile in the UK, his influence still has a huge number of believers in Thailand, and the 'Thai Rak Thai Party' he formed still has a strong influence in Thailand. Moreover, his family also has huge power in Thailand and is the well-deserved first family. With the power of the Thaksin family in Thailand, it was enough to help Lin Feng suppress Xu Shubiao.
As for why Thaksin wanted to help Lam Feng, it is simple: Lam Feng has more investment value. Compared to Xu Shubiao, Lin Feng was undoubtedly much stronger. In particular, Thaksin is now living in exile in the UK. The relationship between Lin Feng and the United Kingdom is naturally something that Thaksin needs to rely on.
Therefore, Lin Feng immediately called Thaksin.
"Hi, Prime Minister Thaksin, how are you doing in the UK?" Lin Fengxiao asked.
"Haha, Lin, what's the matter? I'll help you if I can.
"He smiled and asked directly. Lin Feng called him so suddenly, so naturally he wouldn't ask him if he was doing well in the UK. In fact, as long as you have money, how can you not live well in the UK? Even if you are a politician As long as you have money, Britain will give you asylum, and you can live like an emperor in Britain. No, Abramovich is wanted by Russia, and the powerful President Bush even directly ordered the KGB. Go to the UK to arrest Abramovich. As a result, as soon as the KGB people arrived, they were watched by the British CIA 6, and every move was monitored. Abramovich was also protected by the British police, so the KGB finally He returned in vain. Thaksin is more noble than Abramovich. In terms of wealth, his hidden wealth is no less than Abramovich. In terms of status, he is the most beloved prime minister of Thailand since the founding of the country. Naturally, the treatment received in the UK is better.
"Haha, Prime Minister Thaksin, you should know better about what happened recently!" Lin Feng asked with a smile.
Thaksin smiled. He naturally knows very much about this lawsuit in China. One involves his friend Lin Feng, and the other is Thailand's second family. Although he has moved away from Thailand, his power still has the upper hand in Thailand. How could he not be aware of such an important matter.
"Haha, Prime Minister Thaksin, is there any way to prevent the Xu family from getting this diplomatic immunity?" Lin Feng asked.
Hexin chuckled.
"Mr. Lin, you should know that I am already the Prime Minister who has stepped down, and there has just been a military coup in Thailand, and those soldiers don't like me too much. After all, I am on the side of the civilians. In this case, I Help you, how?" Thaksin shrugged and said helplessly.
If someone else heard Thaksin say this, they would definitely let it go. After all, a prime minister who has stepped down and is in exile, and a military coup has just occurred in the country, what can he do? It would be in vain to ask such a former prime minister! But Lin Feng is different. He comes from the future and knows very well what the future situation in Thailand will be.
It is not uncommon for a military coup to happen in Thailand. This is a very normal situation. The Thai [***] coup has happened many times. But a military coup is useless. You must know that soldiers are only suitable for charging into battle, but managing a country depends on politicians, not soldiers. This is why after a military coup, the country must eventually be handed over to politicians. After you, a soldier, take charge of the country, it does seem that you have a lot of power, but if you don’t know how to manage the country, then you may have even less in the future. Therefore, the military and government can only return power in the end.
Given Thaksin’s power and position in Thailand, as long as the military and government return power, the Thai regime will inevitably belong to Thaksin’s forces. This is not to say that Thaksin's personal power is really powerful in Thailand, but that Thaksin is speaking for the Thai civilians. Therefore, no matter how Thaksin loses power in the country, even if both the Thai [***] government and the Thai government do not like Thaksin, he can still be in power. Even if he cannot be in power, people from his faction will also gain the support of Thai civilians. Therefore, Lin Feng does not believe that Thaksin has no ability in Thailand. Moreover, as far as Lin Feng knows, the King of Thailand still admires Thaksin very much, but the King of Thailand pays more attention to the stability of Thailand's political arena and social harmony, so he will let Thaksin resign. But this does not mean that the King of Thailand will not support Thaksin, otherwise, in Lin Feng's memory, no matter how Thailand votes in the next few years, it will always be Thaksin's faction that wins.
"Prime Minister Thaksin, do you want me to help you get rid of those generals? How can soldiers interfere in politics!" Lin Feng said with a smile.
"Don't! Mr. Lin, don't joke. This matter can't be joked about!" Thaksin's expression tightened and frowned.
Although Lin Feng's tone sounded a bit joking, if Lin Feng really did it, it would not be impossible. Lin Feng's character makes him capable of anything. If Lin Feng really kills several Thai generals, Thailand will be in chaos. After all, Thailand still has the Japanese army, and if these generals are assassinated, Thailand will really fall apart. Although Thaksin believes that with his power in Thailand and the support of the Thai king, he will eventually regain power in Thailand. But the Thai civilians will suffer during this period.
If he was not afraid of the suffering of Thai civilians, Thaksin would not step down.
"Haha, Prime Minister Thaksin, don't joke with me. Regarding Varayuth, the crime of intentional homicide in China must be punished in prison. Therefore, if the Thai side really grants him diplomatic immunity, I can guarantee that Varayuth will still not be able to return to Thailand. At the same time, there is another point, that is, the Thai government will definitely be subject to my wrath!" Lin Feng said lightly, "Prime Minister Thaksin, I am definitely not joking. Perhaps many people already know that Soros is working for me."
His confidence sank. He naturally understood what Lin Feng meant, especially when Lin Feng mentioned Soros, he had no doubts. Lin Feng was threatening him. If he didn't help, then Lin Feng would let Soros attack Thailand again. And with the funds Lin Feng had now and Soros's second experience, Thailand might not be able to withstand this second blow. Especially now that the political arena is turbulent, if it really suffers such a blow again, it will be over.
But Thaksin was really upset about Lin Feng's threat. How can you threaten people like this? You are too direct! Although he was not willing to offend the Xu family for Lin Feng, he didn't say no. As long as he paid enough, it was not impossible. For example, if you invest in a few more large factories in Thailand, labor-intensive factories, then he would consider agreeing. But you are threatening directly like this, what is this! But Thaksin couldn't refuse. Lin Feng is a madman, and he is very trustworthy. What he said is bound to come true.
So, this made Thaksin depressed. He didn't know what to say. (To be continued.)