Chapter 2728
Chapter 2728
Chapter 2728
Compared with normal trading, the arms business is undoubtedly more profitable, and it is easier for Haihan to exert influence on buyers through such channels.Although Zhu Zian is not familiar with military affairs, he also knows that in the early years of Ming Dynasty, through some secret channels, he spent huge sums of money to buy a lot of weapons and equipment made by Haihan. However, due to the lack of corresponding training methods and tactical command system, these weapons and equipment were converted into combat effectiveness The effect is not particularly ideal.
Of course, the weapons and equipment that Haihan sells to the outside world are often not self-use models, and their combat performance is significantly different from that of the Haihan Army's own equipment. Therefore, purchasing Haihan's weapons does not mean that they will soon reach the same combat power as the Haihan Army.Even the servant armies of North Korea, Annan and other countries, which are officially recognized by Haihan, have the same system and equipment as Haihan, but there is still a clear gap between their combat power and Haihan army.
Although the servant army is the main customer of Haihan Arms, it also has a disadvantage, that is, the speed of equipment update and elimination is very slow. If there is no large-scale war, it is normal to buy a batch of weapons and use them for 30 to [-] years.For example, the matchlock guns exported by Haihan in the early years, although the performance is backward, but because there is no objective demand for updating and upgrading, they are still installed in large numbers in the armies of many countries in East Asia.Therefore, actively looking for new customers and creating market demand has become an important development direction of the Haihan arms trade at this stage.
A political system similar to enfeoffment of feudal vassals like Japan seems to have maintained a peaceful situation for decades after the Tokugawa shogunate came to power. However, due to its unstable ruling foundation, most parts of the country are still autonomous by separatist forces At any time, it is possible to return to the Warring States Period before the Tokugawa Shogunate.
Zhu Zian even has reason to suspect that one of the purposes of Haihan's attempt to stir up civil strife in Japan is to turn this place into a huge arms market. Apart from making profits, he can also take the opportunity to increase his influence on various forces in Japan force.
Of course, while doing these plans, Haihan will continue to maintain diplomatic relations with the Tokugawa shogunate to ensure the smooth operation of the existing business system.The main mission of the mission to Edo this time was to discuss trade-related issues with the Tokugawa shogunate.
But perhaps the fleet that visited Edo Bay was too large, and the shogunate was obviously afraid of it, and arranged a guide ship to bring the fleet to the mouth of the Tama River, [-] miles south of Edo Castle, and let the fleet dock here temporary anchorage.
This approach is similar to the treatment the fleet received when they visited Nagasaki, but because Edo Bay is large enough, the anchorage is farther away from the city, and the precautions for the fleet are fully displayed.
However, the mission did not raise any objections to this arrangement. The mission of the United Fleet is not to attack Edo Castle. It can make the shogunate feel the pressure and take certain precautionary measures. It has achieved the purpose of showing off its force. There is no need to really force the other party to Chen Bing Edo Bay to make the atmosphere too tense.
The only person who clearly expressed dissatisfaction with this was the North Korean general Ando-seok who came to Edo with the Haihan mission.From the standpoint of his own country, he wished that the relationship between Haihan and Japan would be as tense as possible. It would be better to just tear up his face and fight, so that even if North Korea couldn't eat meat, he could at least have some soup along with it.
Of course, Anderson also knows that the possibility of such a situation is very small, so it is necessary to show the Japanese the close relationship between North Korea and Haihan, so as to deter the Japanese.But now it is arranged thirty miles away from Edo Castle, which makes it difficult for the few Korean warships in the joint fleet to show their presence.
He can only hope that before leaving Edo, Haihan can arrange an event similar to a joint military exercise, and pull the team to the vicinity of Edo Castle to show off their force.
Although the shogunate was apprehensive about the arrival of the United Fleet, it actually showed that it attached great importance to it. Therefore, the officials who came to the anchorage to welcome the Haihan mission were also of high status. It was Sakai Tadakiyoshi who served as the "old middle man" in the shogunate .This official position is almost at the top of the shogunate system, almost equivalent to the status of the six ministers, but the responsibilities and authority are even broader.
Tadaki Sakai conveyed the current shogun Tokugawa Ietsuna's welcome to the Haihan Mission, and said that he would provide convenience as much as possible for the mission during its visit to Edo.As for the specific arrangements for the meeting between the two sides, we will also keep in touch with the diplomatic mission.
On behalf of the mission, Shi Chengwu presented a batch of gifts to Tadaki Sakai, as well as a document written by the executive committee, and asked him to deliver it to Iezuna Tokugawa.
There is nothing important in the documents of the executive committee, and they are basically diplomatic rhetoric without nutrition.Because when preparing this document, it was only confirmed that the Donghai Region would send a mission to visit Japan, but the tasks to be completed were not yet clear, so only a courtesy diplomatic document was prepared, and no mission was involved in visiting Japan. specific mission.
After the two sides had a brief meeting in accordance with diplomatic etiquette, Tadaki Sakai took the initiative to leave, leaving behind two officials to coordinate various needs of the mission.But until he left, he did not agree with Shi Chengwu on a specific time to meet with the shogun.
"It seems that his boss is planning to let us hang out first?" Tao Hongfang asked Shi Chengwu after watching Zhongqing Sakai and his party leave.
Shi Chengwu said: "That's not necessarily the case... The current general can't take charge at the moment, and the people around the general should really make the decision. It's hard to say what the other party's considerations are."
The current shogun Tokugawa Iezuna was born in 1640 and is only 15 years old this year.Although he succeeded to the position of shogun at the age of ten, he is still very immature in governing, so many political affairs still need to be handled by the former general, that is, the courtiers left by his late father Tokugawa Iemitsu.This includes his uncle Hoshina Masaoyuki, old Naka Sakai Tadakiyo, Abe Tadaaki, Matsudaira Nobuzuna and others.
Although these officials directly appointed by the shogunate are loyal to the Tokugawa family, they also have their own interests and demands, and their attitudes in handling various affairs are not necessarily consistent.The mission's plan to visit Edo had been notified to the shogunate at least two months before. When they arrived in Osaka Prefecture, the local area had also dispatched a courier to send the mission's visit schedule to Edo. Just make arrangements for the meeting, there shouldn't be such a delay.
All Shi Chengwu could think of was that the internal opinions of the shogunate had not yet been unified, and there was no clear attitude towards the visit of the Haihan Mission.
(End of this chapter)
Compared with normal trading, the arms business is undoubtedly more profitable, and it is easier for Haihan to exert influence on buyers through such channels.Although Zhu Zian is not familiar with military affairs, he also knows that in the early years of Ming Dynasty, through some secret channels, he spent huge sums of money to buy a lot of weapons and equipment made by Haihan. However, due to the lack of corresponding training methods and tactical command system, these weapons and equipment were converted into combat effectiveness The effect is not particularly ideal.
Of course, the weapons and equipment that Haihan sells to the outside world are often not self-use models, and their combat performance is significantly different from that of the Haihan Army's own equipment. Therefore, purchasing Haihan's weapons does not mean that they will soon reach the same combat power as the Haihan Army.Even the servant armies of North Korea, Annan and other countries, which are officially recognized by Haihan, have the same system and equipment as Haihan, but there is still a clear gap between their combat power and Haihan army.
Although the servant army is the main customer of Haihan Arms, it also has a disadvantage, that is, the speed of equipment update and elimination is very slow. If there is no large-scale war, it is normal to buy a batch of weapons and use them for 30 to [-] years.For example, the matchlock guns exported by Haihan in the early years, although the performance is backward, but because there is no objective demand for updating and upgrading, they are still installed in large numbers in the armies of many countries in East Asia.Therefore, actively looking for new customers and creating market demand has become an important development direction of the Haihan arms trade at this stage.
A political system similar to enfeoffment of feudal vassals like Japan seems to have maintained a peaceful situation for decades after the Tokugawa shogunate came to power. However, due to its unstable ruling foundation, most parts of the country are still autonomous by separatist forces At any time, it is possible to return to the Warring States Period before the Tokugawa Shogunate.
Zhu Zian even has reason to suspect that one of the purposes of Haihan's attempt to stir up civil strife in Japan is to turn this place into a huge arms market. Apart from making profits, he can also take the opportunity to increase his influence on various forces in Japan force.
Of course, while doing these plans, Haihan will continue to maintain diplomatic relations with the Tokugawa shogunate to ensure the smooth operation of the existing business system.The main mission of the mission to Edo this time was to discuss trade-related issues with the Tokugawa shogunate.
But perhaps the fleet that visited Edo Bay was too large, and the shogunate was obviously afraid of it, and arranged a guide ship to bring the fleet to the mouth of the Tama River, [-] miles south of Edo Castle, and let the fleet dock here temporary anchorage.
This approach is similar to the treatment the fleet received when they visited Nagasaki, but because Edo Bay is large enough, the anchorage is farther away from the city, and the precautions for the fleet are fully displayed.
However, the mission did not raise any objections to this arrangement. The mission of the United Fleet is not to attack Edo Castle. It can make the shogunate feel the pressure and take certain precautionary measures. It has achieved the purpose of showing off its force. There is no need to really force the other party to Chen Bing Edo Bay to make the atmosphere too tense.
The only person who clearly expressed dissatisfaction with this was the North Korean general Ando-seok who came to Edo with the Haihan mission.From the standpoint of his own country, he wished that the relationship between Haihan and Japan would be as tense as possible. It would be better to just tear up his face and fight, so that even if North Korea couldn't eat meat, he could at least have some soup along with it.
Of course, Anderson also knows that the possibility of such a situation is very small, so it is necessary to show the Japanese the close relationship between North Korea and Haihan, so as to deter the Japanese.But now it is arranged thirty miles away from Edo Castle, which makes it difficult for the few Korean warships in the joint fleet to show their presence.
He can only hope that before leaving Edo, Haihan can arrange an event similar to a joint military exercise, and pull the team to the vicinity of Edo Castle to show off their force.
Although the shogunate was apprehensive about the arrival of the United Fleet, it actually showed that it attached great importance to it. Therefore, the officials who came to the anchorage to welcome the Haihan mission were also of high status. It was Sakai Tadakiyoshi who served as the "old middle man" in the shogunate .This official position is almost at the top of the shogunate system, almost equivalent to the status of the six ministers, but the responsibilities and authority are even broader.
Tadaki Sakai conveyed the current shogun Tokugawa Ietsuna's welcome to the Haihan Mission, and said that he would provide convenience as much as possible for the mission during its visit to Edo.As for the specific arrangements for the meeting between the two sides, we will also keep in touch with the diplomatic mission.
On behalf of the mission, Shi Chengwu presented a batch of gifts to Tadaki Sakai, as well as a document written by the executive committee, and asked him to deliver it to Iezuna Tokugawa.
There is nothing important in the documents of the executive committee, and they are basically diplomatic rhetoric without nutrition.Because when preparing this document, it was only confirmed that the Donghai Region would send a mission to visit Japan, but the tasks to be completed were not yet clear, so only a courtesy diplomatic document was prepared, and no mission was involved in visiting Japan. specific mission.
After the two sides had a brief meeting in accordance with diplomatic etiquette, Tadaki Sakai took the initiative to leave, leaving behind two officials to coordinate various needs of the mission.But until he left, he did not agree with Shi Chengwu on a specific time to meet with the shogun.
"It seems that his boss is planning to let us hang out first?" Tao Hongfang asked Shi Chengwu after watching Zhongqing Sakai and his party leave.
Shi Chengwu said: "That's not necessarily the case... The current general can't take charge at the moment, and the people around the general should really make the decision. It's hard to say what the other party's considerations are."
The current shogun Tokugawa Iezuna was born in 1640 and is only 15 years old this year.Although he succeeded to the position of shogun at the age of ten, he is still very immature in governing, so many political affairs still need to be handled by the former general, that is, the courtiers left by his late father Tokugawa Iemitsu.This includes his uncle Hoshina Masaoyuki, old Naka Sakai Tadakiyo, Abe Tadaaki, Matsudaira Nobuzuna and others.
Although these officials directly appointed by the shogunate are loyal to the Tokugawa family, they also have their own interests and demands, and their attitudes in handling various affairs are not necessarily consistent.The mission's plan to visit Edo had been notified to the shogunate at least two months before. When they arrived in Osaka Prefecture, the local area had also dispatched a courier to send the mission's visit schedule to Edo. Just make arrangements for the meeting, there shouldn't be such a delay.
All Shi Chengwu could think of was that the internal opinions of the shogunate had not yet been unified, and there was no clear attitude towards the visit of the Haihan Mission.
(End of this chapter)