Maudan is not far from Yangon. Even if you take a bus, it only takes five or six hours. When Prime Minister Chen Jiasheng and Minister of Transportation Liu Fenghua arrived at Maudan, it was only the afternoon of January.

"Commander." Chen Jiasheng and Liu Fenghua both respectfully saluted Qin Shou. The two of them were dusty all the way, and their tiredness could not be concealed.

The Myanmar military government is in a mess, with industrialization plans being launched, and large-scale immigration and transportation facilities construction are slowly beginning. The military government staff are all moving around and are very tired.

"Prime Minister Liu, thank you for your hard work." Qin Shou said.

"Commander, our hard work is nothing compared to the soldiers fighting bloody battles on the front line." Chen Jiasheng smiled.

As an old overseas Chinese, he experienced much more than others. Before the Anti-Japanese and Rescue of Myanmar, although the Chinese were considered rich in Myanmar, they were bullied by British colonists and local natives in Myanmar. They worked hard to make some money, but not only did their property safety not be guaranteed, but if they were not careful, they would even lose their lives. Such a life is described as a matter of not being safe.

However, after the Anti-Japanese Rescue and Rescue and Rescue and Rescue and Rescue, everything changed. The British colonists had been beaten away by the Anti-Japanese Rescue and Rescue and Rescue and Rescue and Rescue and Rescue and Rescue and Rescue and Rescue, everything changed. The British colonists had already become the targets of the Anti-Japanese Rescue and Rescue and Rescue and Rescue and Rescue and Rescue and Rescue and Rescue and Rescue and Rescue, and now there are millions of young and middle-aged Burmese working in various construction sites, mines and fields. If they resist, they would be whipped or even killed directly, making the Burmese natives able to tolerate enslave.

Although the number of Chinese in Myanmar is not large, it has now become a well-deserved race of power. Moreover, with large-scale immigration into Myanmar, the number of Chinese will only increase. In the end, Myanmar will become a completely Chinese country.

When thinking of this, Chen Jiasheng and other overseas Chinese respected the Myanmar military government very much. At the same time, they also worked hard to do their own things so that the Myanmar military government could become stronger.

I briefly asked about the recent work of the Myanmar military government and learned that all work is being carried out in an orderly manner. In particular, a large number of immigrants are entering Myanmar from the three southwestern provinces, which made Qin Shou feel much more relieved.

Afterwards, Qin Shou and the others' conversation got to the point.

"Prime Minister Liu, this time I found you mainly because of one problem. That is the issue of prisoners of war. In the first battle, we captured 150,000 Thais. In the future, capturing 400,000 to 500,000 Thais in the entire Thai battle will not be a problem. If so many prisoners of war are kept in vain, it would be a waste of food. So, I want to build one or two railways connecting Thailand and Myanmar to further strengthen the connection between these two regions. In the future, we can effectively control these two regions." Qin Shou said.

Chen Jiasheng and Liu Fenghua were both silent. However, they had an idea in their minds. From Qin Shou's words, they knew Qin Shou's plan. After the anti-Japanese rescue ** occupied Thailand, they obviously would not spit it out again. This means that their territory will become larger and larger in the future.

Of course, this is not harmful to everyone. After all, who doesn’t want the territory they control to be larger?

"Commander, it may be very difficult to build a railway between Thailand and Myanmar. He thought of the Angkor Mountains, which blocked the transportation between the two countries. If you want to build a railway, you have to cross this mountain range." Chen Jiasheng said.

Qin Shou nodded: "It's true. But even if the difficulties are great, we have to do it. Last year, Japan myself planned to build a railway from Banpeng in Kanchanaburi Province to Danbuzaya, Thailand. Preparations have been underway for a while. But because Myanmar was occupied by us, this plan can only go bankrupt. We can pick up this plan. Although the terrain is complex, we have enough labor to implement it. Even if we don't build a railway, we can bear it."

Chen Jiasheng and Liu Fenghua were shocked when they heard this. From this sentence, they could hear Qin Shou's determination. It was obvious that Qin Shou planned to use the bodies of those prisoners of war to pave the railway.

In another time and space, when Japan himself built the Thai-Myanmar Railway, he invested a lot of manpower. More people died. The railway originally planned to be completed in 6 years was completed 415 kilometers of railways 17 months after the high mortality rate of workers (January 17, 1943). The railways from both sides were connected in Kon-Pantita. The living and working conditions of road builders were unimaginable. About 25% of prisoners of war were killed due to excessive fatigue, malnutrition, abuse or various infectious diseases that were unintentional (such as cholera, malaria and dysentery). The death rate of Asian workers was higher, but the Japanese army did not record it in detail. After completion, most prisoners of war were transferred to Japan. The remaining maintenance workers not only lived a bad life, but were occasionally attacked by Allied airstrikes.

A total of 12,000 Japanese troops (Fifth Railway Wing) were recruited, and the Allied forces captured 62,000 (6,318 were captured from the UK, 2,815 were from Australia, 249o from the Netherlands, and the rest were probably from the United States and other countries.), tens of thousands of Thais, 180,000 Burmese, 80,000 Malaysians (including local overseas Chinese), and 45,000 Indonesians carried out construction.

By the time the project was completed, more than 100,000 people died in the project. The high mortality rate made the Thailand-Myanmar Railway also called the death railway. Almost every kilometer of railway, hundreds of people died. The entire railway can be said to be paved with human corpses.

"Commander, if there are hundreds of thousands of prisoners of war for us to use, there will probably be no problem." Liu Fenghua said.

Although he thought Qin Shou's actions were a bit too cruel, this was undoubtedly the best way to save costs.

"Two railways, one from the south and the other from the north, are from Chiang Mai, Thailand, cross the mountains, connect to Dongshu, and connect with the railway network in Myanmar." Qin Shou continued.

Liu Fenghua's face became more serious. The railway in the north needed to cross wider mountains and the terrain was more complex. If it was successfully built, it would cost more funds. Of course, this means that more people would die.8
Chapter completed!