Rebirth of Hong Kong 1981

   Chapter 326 Thai Rice

   Whether you invest in Brazil or Australia, it takes time to plan for the long term.

   He couldn't have bought the farms and pastures with his left hand, and the land with his right hand would have grown up by himself.

  With the help of HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank, Carrefour does not need to spend much effort to open up the market in Asian countries.

   Even as long as he acquires the retail stores owned by the two banks, he can gain a firm foothold in various countries.

   However, in terms of suppliers, especially grain and oil, if he wants to be out of control, he has to carefully select the partner.

  It is good that the inland can be self-sufficient now. Exports are obviously impossible. The hundreds of millions of people in Southeast Asia cannot solve the food shortage of 120,000 tons.

   The only one who can help him solve this problem is Thailand, which is why Yang Chen ranks Thailand alongside Brazil and Australia.

   In the face of Thailand's power politics, the four major grain merchants have no way to control the source and monopolize Thailand's farm products.

   Now the four major grain merchants are still hidden in the dark, who knows if the grain he buys is theirs when he enters Southeast Asia next.

  In order not to be controlled by the four major grain merchants, we must find a stable supplier from the very beginning.

   Thailand is the best choice. As an Asian grain exporter, Thai rice is very popular in Southeast Asian countries.

   However, investing in this country is a bit of a headache.

  The political scene in this country is very strange. The generals who hold military power in their country are always inactive and always like to carry out coups.

   Later generations have given statistics to the Thai government, since the first military coup in 1932. Thailand has experienced more than 20 military coups, large and small, promulgated 17 constitutions, held more than 20 general elections, and formed about 50 cabinets.

   It is no exaggeration to say that the modern history of Thailand is a vivid history of military coups.

  If the industry he invests in is just an ordinary industry, it’s just a small business, but he is interested in the most important pillar agricultural product industry in Thailand.

  If you want to do business safely in the complicated political environment of Thailand, it is obviously impossible to find a strong partner.

  Thailand is a constitutional monarchy, very similar to the British political system, which implements a system of separation of powers.

The only difference between the two is that the separation of powers in the UK is executive, legislative and judicial. The separation of powers in Thailand is the king, the military and the elected government.

  The Thai military and the elected government have been fighting for power for a long time. Once the elected government has the upper hand, the generals will show the barrel of their guns and kill them directly.

   As the saying goes, 'The snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman wins'.

  The back and forth between the Thai military and the democratically elected government makes it difficult for the common people to see it. The person who finally benefits must be the king who is not usually involved in political affairs.

  The king acts as the arbiter of the military and the elected government, thus holding the right to speak in the political situation.

   Therefore, although Thailand is a constitutional monarchy, the king of Thailand has the right to speak in the country.

  Although the king of Thailand does not participate in the military and political affairs, both the military and the elected government must be subject to its constraints and restraint.

   The life of the current King Bhumibol of Thailand is legendary. He has experienced ups and downs in the political arena in his life, but he has always stood firm.

  The most representative is the military coup in 1992, when General Suchinda of Thailand staged a coup due to electoral defeat.

   Then, Bhumibol summoned Suchinda and the opposition leaders into the palace to reprimand and teach. All Thai people watched the scene of the leaders bowing their heads and kneeling in front of Bhumibol on TV.

   The two high-ranking bigwigs knelt in front of the king who had no real power in name, followed by the general Suchinda who held military power even voluntarily stepped down.

   This is unprecedented in a constitutional monarchy.

  In all constitutional monarchies in the world, their kings are basically just a symbol and have no actual power at all.

A king like   , let alone a general who holds military power, kneels, even an ordinary soldier.

   This shows how powerful the king of Thailand is.

  Bhumibol is known as the "coolest" king. He is the longest reigning king in Thailand. He has been in power for 70 years, nine years longer than the longest reigning Emperor Kangxi in our country.

   In the ranking of the reigns of emperors around the world, he ranks second, and the first is Louis XIV of France, which king has been in power for 72 years, almost a century.

The reason why    focuses on this king is that in addition to his nominal identity, the king is actually a shrewd businessman.

  Bhumibol's royal family is the richest group in Thailand, and its wealth accounts for about 10% of Thailand's GDP.

   In the "Forbes" 2015 list, Bhumibol with 30 billion US dollars in assets, overwhelmed a number of Middle Eastern royal families, and won the "richest royal family" crown.

   Since the other party is a businessman, it is not difficult to cooperate with the other party.

   Of course, before that, he must have a firm foothold in Southeast Asian countries. Only when he has a large number of retail stores in his hands can he be qualified to discuss cooperation with any king.

  It is obviously difficult for ordinary rich people to arouse interest in the eyes of the other party. After all, the other party is the king of a country. No matter how small the country is, it is not a businessman who can compare.

   What's more, Thailand's economy took off in the 1980s, and it became one of the four little tigers in Asia after Hong Kong (Bay Bay, South Korea, and Singapore).

   It can be said that the potential of Thailand is very great in the future. Even if the financial crisis in later generations will hit the Thai economy, it will not be defeated.

  The business opportunities are unlimited. As long as he can find a stronger backer, he will not be afraid of the ups and downs of Thai politics after he has established a firm foothold in Thailand.

  The future retail market is mainly in the supermarket segment. In future generations, Walmart has been ranked first in the world's top 500 for many years. It is not difficult to see how much influence supermarkets have on a country's economy.

  Once he has a large number of retail stores in Southeast Asia, Thailand, which relies on the export of farm products, will inevitably depend on him.

   Of course, he is still very weak now, so he will not foolishly run over to find a legendary king to discuss cooperation directly.

  Although with his current fame and worth, it is enough to meet the King of Thailand.

  However, cooperation such as cooperation must be established on the basis of equal conditions in bilateral relations in order to be fair.

   If the two parties are in an unequal position, one party will inevitably suffer.

   No matter how hard he works, he will always be weaker than the other in terms of identity, but the loss is also divided into small and large losses, whether it is a small loss or a big loss, which requires Yang Chen to show his strength next.

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   Thank you TT boss for the three rewards, thank you God of Creation 1 boss for the reward, and serve cold drinks to the two bosses. .

   (end of this chapter)