As a result of this setback the conservative siam leaders drew back from open innovation and let young siam take the lead in introducing reforms we do not know all the initiatives that were discussed at the time but it seems likely that one of the reforms proposed by young siam was the abolition of gambling the tax farm which had been in the king’s hands since 1870 this proposal closely fitted with conservative siam’s campaign because gambling was considered a major cause of debt and slavery young siam could be relied upon to urge change and its vanguard role gave conservative siam the freedom th ally with old siam if the changes proposed ran counter to conservative interests in the manpower and financial reform desired by conservative siam as we shall see conservative siam’s early relationship with young siam had not always run smoothly the conservative and particularly somdet chaophraya were loath to approve efforts favoured by young siam which might overmuch enhance the king’s position but some time after the second coronation the two groups appear to have forged a marriage of conservative one offspring of which was co-operation on the gambling issue