Chapter 2723
Chapter 2723
Chapter 2723
Seeing that Kozaki Yuta was still hesitant, Shi Chengwu could only continue to put pressure on him: "This mission will visit your country this time, and will visit several other seaport cities in the future, and will also discuss with the local government at that time. Projects related to trade cooperation. If we can’t achieve the expected results in Nagasaki, then we can only try to put the resources we promised in the next few stations. After all, compared with Nagasaki, the basic conditions should be still there. To be even better, there will be excellent development prospects in the long run.”
In terms of the geographical situation of the Japanese archipelago, the Kyushu area is actually far away from the political and economic center of the country, and it can be regarded as the border of the country, and the location of Nagasaki is even more of the border of the border.But because of this, Nagasaki, located at the western end of Japan, has become the first stop for foreign businessmen entering the country, and has been officially designated as a port specializing in international trade.
But the prosperity of Nagasaki is based on commercial activities. It is not a big city like Osaka, Kyoto, and Edo in the traditional sense, nor does it have any special products. Its function is only a trading port.Even in the Kyushu area, Fukuoka, Saga, and Kumamoto are cities that are larger than Nagasaki in size.
If Haihan is willing to invest resources and get the cooperation of the local government, it is not impossible to support one or two trading ports in Japan with similar functions to Nagasaki Port.After all, those well-known trading ports under Haihan's rule have only been in operation for more than ten or twenty years. Regarding how to build a trading port, Haihan ranks second, and probably no one in this world dares to be number one.
What Shi Chengwu meant was to let Ozaki Yuta understand that the trade status of Nagasaki Port is not completely irreplaceable. If he is unwilling to cooperate with Haihan, he may have to face his country's newly emerging competitors in the future.
Considering the market share of Haihan-related trade in Nagasaki Port, Kozaki Yuta also has to admit that the intensity of Ishi Chengwu's pressure is actually no less than military threats.Not to mention the replacement of the trade position, even if part of the business is taken away, Nagasaki's influence will be greatly reduced, and the consequences will also directly affect Ozaki Yuta.
But even so, Ozaki Yuta still did not let go immediately, but changed the subject, and began to talk about the various preferential treatment and care given to Haihan merchants by the local government, trying to prove to the Haihan Mission that the Nagasaki authorities have always been in harmony with Haihan. Merchants maintain a good cooperative relationship.
The talks in the morning did not yield any substantive results, but Yuta Kozaki did not flatly reject the conditions proposed by the mission, so there is still room for maneuver.
At noon, everyone left the Nagasaki Enforcement Office and returned to the Haihan Chamber of Commerce for lunch.During the dinner, He Li asked Shi Chengwu to participate in the follow-up talks.
He Li is not a member of the mission, nor does he have an official status, so he only attended the morning meeting as a civilian.However, in terms of familiarity with the local situation, no one in the mission can compare with him. Shi Chengwu thought about it for a while, and agreed to the request, but he asked He Li to talk about his thinking first, and what method he was going to use convince each other.
He Lidao: "Judging from the meeting in the morning, Kozaki Yuta obviously still has doubts about the Major General's proposal, but I think there are three reasons for his ambiguous attitude. There will be retaliation later. Third, it is not yet possible to confirm whether the attitude of the Haihan merchants will be consistent with the mission. I still have some luck in this regard. What I can do next is to clearly tell Ozaki Yuta that the Haihan Chamber of Commerce I will support the official opinion of my country without hesitation, and even abandoning Nagasaki is also within the optional range. Only by cutting off his thoughts can he be forced to make a decision."
Tao Hongfang asked: "Will this force him to jump the wall and do something that is not good for us?"
He Li responded: "Ozaki Yuta is very practical, he will not risk his wealth and life. Besides, even if the mission leaves, the Sasebo base is still there, which is enough to deter the local government."
Bai Letong asked: "But since Japan is implementing a country-locking policy, if we threaten to withdraw from this market, will it not achieve the desired effect at all?"
He Li said with a smile: "The so-called lock-up is actually not because we are worried about us doing business, but because we are afraid that Westerners will come to preach and spoil the people. As far as I know, the annual income of the shogunate from international trade activities has already accounted for Its annual revenue is about [-]%, and the number is increasing year by year. If we withdraw, it will not only be as simple as leaving a few businessmen, but will directly bring the country's cross-border trade to a standstill. Even if Ozaki Yu is too afraid, the shogunate will not Allow this to happen."
If the Haihan Chamber of Commerce organizes the collective withdrawal of merchants, it will inevitably cause chaos in the Nagasaki market. A large number of local people who rely on trade activities for a living will collectively fall into a state of unemployment, and various rumors will also take advantage of the opportunity to breed, and may even cause Western Businessmen also left here to avoid the limelight.At that time, it will undoubtedly be an extremely serious blow to the business reputation and trade environment that Nagasaki has built up with great difficulty.
After some discussion, everyone felt that He Li's words were reasonable.To put pressure on the Nagasaki authorities without using military means, the only means available at present are trade sanctions, and the statement of the Haihan Chamber of Commerce is of course a very important weight.
During the meeting in the afternoon, Shi Chengwu really pushed He Li to the front of the stage and asked him to negotiate with Ozaki Yuta.He Li did not disappoint him. He said bluntly at the beginning that if the Nagasaki authorities were unwilling to accept the cooperation plan proposed by Haihan, then the Haihan Chamber of Commerce would consider withdrawing from the Nagasaki market collectively at some point in the future and transfer to other markets. local trade activities.
After hearing He Li's words, Ozaki Yuta finally couldn't hold back his calm expression.Of course, he knew very well what He Li said meant. Although the other party did not propose a specific time, as long as such rumors spread, it would immediately have a negative impact on the local public sentiment.The Haihan Chamber of Commerce does not even need to take actual evacuation actions, as long as there are rumors, it is enough for the shogunate to hold the local government accountable.
Kozaki Yuta even considered the possibility of Haihan using military means to force himself to submit, but he never expected that there would be such a move.
He frowned and thought for a long time, but still couldn't think of a solution.He didn't believe that Haihan merchants really wanted to withdraw from Nagasaki, but he couldn't make others think so.Once word got out, even if only one tenth of the people thought that Hai Han was going to give up Nagasaki, it would cause consequences he couldn't bear.
(End of this chapter)
Seeing that Kozaki Yuta was still hesitant, Shi Chengwu could only continue to put pressure on him: "This mission will visit your country this time, and will visit several other seaport cities in the future, and will also discuss with the local government at that time. Projects related to trade cooperation. If we can’t achieve the expected results in Nagasaki, then we can only try to put the resources we promised in the next few stations. After all, compared with Nagasaki, the basic conditions should be still there. To be even better, there will be excellent development prospects in the long run.”
In terms of the geographical situation of the Japanese archipelago, the Kyushu area is actually far away from the political and economic center of the country, and it can be regarded as the border of the country, and the location of Nagasaki is even more of the border of the border.But because of this, Nagasaki, located at the western end of Japan, has become the first stop for foreign businessmen entering the country, and has been officially designated as a port specializing in international trade.
But the prosperity of Nagasaki is based on commercial activities. It is not a big city like Osaka, Kyoto, and Edo in the traditional sense, nor does it have any special products. Its function is only a trading port.Even in the Kyushu area, Fukuoka, Saga, and Kumamoto are cities that are larger than Nagasaki in size.
If Haihan is willing to invest resources and get the cooperation of the local government, it is not impossible to support one or two trading ports in Japan with similar functions to Nagasaki Port.After all, those well-known trading ports under Haihan's rule have only been in operation for more than ten or twenty years. Regarding how to build a trading port, Haihan ranks second, and probably no one in this world dares to be number one.
What Shi Chengwu meant was to let Ozaki Yuta understand that the trade status of Nagasaki Port is not completely irreplaceable. If he is unwilling to cooperate with Haihan, he may have to face his country's newly emerging competitors in the future.
Considering the market share of Haihan-related trade in Nagasaki Port, Kozaki Yuta also has to admit that the intensity of Ishi Chengwu's pressure is actually no less than military threats.Not to mention the replacement of the trade position, even if part of the business is taken away, Nagasaki's influence will be greatly reduced, and the consequences will also directly affect Ozaki Yuta.
But even so, Ozaki Yuta still did not let go immediately, but changed the subject, and began to talk about the various preferential treatment and care given to Haihan merchants by the local government, trying to prove to the Haihan Mission that the Nagasaki authorities have always been in harmony with Haihan. Merchants maintain a good cooperative relationship.
The talks in the morning did not yield any substantive results, but Yuta Kozaki did not flatly reject the conditions proposed by the mission, so there is still room for maneuver.
At noon, everyone left the Nagasaki Enforcement Office and returned to the Haihan Chamber of Commerce for lunch.During the dinner, He Li asked Shi Chengwu to participate in the follow-up talks.
He Li is not a member of the mission, nor does he have an official status, so he only attended the morning meeting as a civilian.However, in terms of familiarity with the local situation, no one in the mission can compare with him. Shi Chengwu thought about it for a while, and agreed to the request, but he asked He Li to talk about his thinking first, and what method he was going to use convince each other.
He Lidao: "Judging from the meeting in the morning, Kozaki Yuta obviously still has doubts about the Major General's proposal, but I think there are three reasons for his ambiguous attitude. There will be retaliation later. Third, it is not yet possible to confirm whether the attitude of the Haihan merchants will be consistent with the mission. I still have some luck in this regard. What I can do next is to clearly tell Ozaki Yuta that the Haihan Chamber of Commerce I will support the official opinion of my country without hesitation, and even abandoning Nagasaki is also within the optional range. Only by cutting off his thoughts can he be forced to make a decision."
Tao Hongfang asked: "Will this force him to jump the wall and do something that is not good for us?"
He Li responded: "Ozaki Yuta is very practical, he will not risk his wealth and life. Besides, even if the mission leaves, the Sasebo base is still there, which is enough to deter the local government."
Bai Letong asked: "But since Japan is implementing a country-locking policy, if we threaten to withdraw from this market, will it not achieve the desired effect at all?"
He Li said with a smile: "The so-called lock-up is actually not because we are worried about us doing business, but because we are afraid that Westerners will come to preach and spoil the people. As far as I know, the annual income of the shogunate from international trade activities has already accounted for Its annual revenue is about [-]%, and the number is increasing year by year. If we withdraw, it will not only be as simple as leaving a few businessmen, but will directly bring the country's cross-border trade to a standstill. Even if Ozaki Yu is too afraid, the shogunate will not Allow this to happen."
If the Haihan Chamber of Commerce organizes the collective withdrawal of merchants, it will inevitably cause chaos in the Nagasaki market. A large number of local people who rely on trade activities for a living will collectively fall into a state of unemployment, and various rumors will also take advantage of the opportunity to breed, and may even cause Western Businessmen also left here to avoid the limelight.At that time, it will undoubtedly be an extremely serious blow to the business reputation and trade environment that Nagasaki has built up with great difficulty.
After some discussion, everyone felt that He Li's words were reasonable.To put pressure on the Nagasaki authorities without using military means, the only means available at present are trade sanctions, and the statement of the Haihan Chamber of Commerce is of course a very important weight.
During the meeting in the afternoon, Shi Chengwu really pushed He Li to the front of the stage and asked him to negotiate with Ozaki Yuta.He Li did not disappoint him. He said bluntly at the beginning that if the Nagasaki authorities were unwilling to accept the cooperation plan proposed by Haihan, then the Haihan Chamber of Commerce would consider withdrawing from the Nagasaki market collectively at some point in the future and transfer to other markets. local trade activities.
After hearing He Li's words, Ozaki Yuta finally couldn't hold back his calm expression.Of course, he knew very well what He Li said meant. Although the other party did not propose a specific time, as long as such rumors spread, it would immediately have a negative impact on the local public sentiment.The Haihan Chamber of Commerce does not even need to take actual evacuation actions, as long as there are rumors, it is enough for the shogunate to hold the local government accountable.
Kozaki Yuta even considered the possibility of Haihan using military means to force himself to submit, but he never expected that there would be such a move.
He frowned and thought for a long time, but still couldn't think of a solution.He didn't believe that Haihan merchants really wanted to withdraw from Nagasaki, but he couldn't make others think so.Once word got out, even if only one tenth of the people thought that Hai Han was going to give up Nagasaki, it would cause consequences he couldn't bear.
(End of this chapter)