Chapter 2745

Chapter 2745

Chapter 2745

Bai Kesi's schedule was in a hurry, and he didn't stay in Zhoushan for too long. After breakfast the next day, he was about to leave for Hangzhou. Shi Chengwu and Bai Letong would also leave with him.

At this time, Tao Hongfang and the others no longer had to think about whether to stay or stay, so they didn't need to wait for the next order in Zhoushan, so they naturally walked with them happily.Although Zhu Zian has not yet determined the next work arrangement, but he is currently attached to the East China Sea region, and there is nothing wrong with following Shi Chengwu. Of course, he also boarded the ship together.

It was the shogunate special envoy Masuyama Masatoshi and his party, because there were still some trade projects to be dealt with in Zhoushan, and they had to stay in Dinghai Port for two more days before going to Hangzhou to meet with Shi Diwen.

During his stay in Zhoushan, Bai Kesi did not meet with Masaki Masaki, and only after he set off from Dinghai Port did he hear Bai Letong and others talk about the situation of the special envoy.

In the past 20 years, as the founder of the Haihan ordnance industry, Beks has participated in almost all the negotiations of foreign large-scale arms trade, so it goes without saying that he has relevant experience.Now that he has arrived here, he will definitely participate in the follow-up arms trade negotiations. At this time, he has done a little homework in advance.

"Since this person is selected as a special envoy as a general's relative and has no military experience, then things will be easy." Beks said with a relaxed face: "When he arrives in Hangzhou, first arrange the food, drink and fun. Come on, let him experience the prosperity of the kingdom of heaven, and then take him to the shooting range, let him see the power of live ammunition shooting. After he has a better understanding of our weapons and equipment, we will sit down and talk about kickbacks. If Everything is going well, and maybe the deal can be negotiated before the Chinese New Year.”

Bai Letong said: "What if the other party doesn't like this?"

Beks waved his hand and said, "First of all, you need to be clear about what the opponent's purpose is. The shogunate asked us to buy arms, and they were not too sensitive about the price. They just asked us to deliver them as soon as possible, which means that they urgently need these arms to strengthen their strength. It is not too difficult for us to realize the request of the other party. All we have to do is to make the other party feel that the money is worth the money. For the person in charge, as long as the final result is beneficial to the country and beneficial to ourselves , Do you think he has any reason to reject our kindness?"

Beks paused intentionally, allowing the young people sitting around him to have time to digest, and then continued: "If you want to gain the initiative in trade negotiations, you must have conditions that can be used to bargain, but you Think about it carefully, is there any condition that the shogunate can offer at the moment? Could it still threaten us by severing trade with our country?"

What Beks said was indeed true. The closed-door policy pursued by the shogunate for a long time made its international situation very closed, and this situation also caused Japan to be limited to passive in diplomatic and trade activities, without much room for choice.

Japan can no longer find a second trading partner like Haihan, which is geographically close to its own country.The Ming Dynasty has already existed in name only, and the coastal areas are basically all controlled by Haihan, while North Korea has become a vassal state of Haihan, and both diplomacy and trade are subject to Haihan's arrangements.As for other Western and Southeast Asian countries, the scale of trade with Japan is too small, and even if they are added together, they are far from being comparable to Haihan.

In recent years, the shogunate has tasted a lot of sweetness from the trade between the two countries, and there are also a group of vested interests in the country, including high-level shogunate officials. Negotiating chips.

What's more, the current situation is that the shogunate wants Haihan, which makes Haihan a little more active in the negotiation.

Shi Chengwudao: "The shogunate intends to purchase expedition-class warships. I think they want to build a maritime armed force in one step. Therefore, we persuade the shogunate to purchase exploration-class warships on the grounds that the delivery period is too long. What does uncle think about this?"

Bai Kesi said: "The strategy you adopted in the previous negotiations was correct. First use the delivery date to hang their appetites, so whether we sell them or not in the end, this will be a very useful bargaining chip. As for the military Considering this, we will probably have to wait for my meeting with your father before we can come to a clear conclusion. In my personal opinion, selling a few expedition-class warships to the shogunate is actually not harmful to the overall situation of the East China Sea region, but it may stimulate To North Korea, and then bring more orders for warships to our country."

From the standpoint of Beks, he certainly wished that the order for arms export would be as big as possible.This will not only bring huge economic benefits to Haihan, but will also enhance Haihan's international influence.

And these few expedition-class warships are still far behind the naval detachment stationed at the Sasebo base. Bai Kesi does not think that this will change the balance of power in the East China Sea.

Bai Kesi continued: "Amakusa Shiro is still in contact with the Satsuma clan. I think this is also a target that can be used. The Satsuma clan has been secretly conducting trade with our country through the Ryukyu Kingdom for these years, and their minds are far more active than the shogunate. If the shogunate While hesitating on the issue of arms purchases, then we can still play the Satsuma domain card."

Although everyone may not participate in the subsequent negotiations, they all listened with gusto.The clues and ideas mentioned by Beks are actually aware of them before, but these young people still lack specific ideas and practical operations on how to integrate these factors together as bargaining chips in their hands, and then have an impact on the arms trade. ability.Bai Kesi's guidance can just make up for their shortcoming in this part.

Although Zhu Zian did not participate in the discussion, he was also listening intently from the sidelines.If it had been placed half a year ago, he might not have understood all of what Bex said, but now that he has traveled overseas, he can already understand seven or eight percent.

In Zhu Zian's view, Bai Kesi's views on the international situation are more sophisticated, and he doesn't have the same worry about gains and losses as these young people before. His purpose and means of doing things are quite clear, and he is extremely confident in his own judgments. This may be the extraordinary thing about the ruler of Haihan.

Compared with Master Shi in Hangzhou, Bai Kesi lacked the murderous aura typical of a lieutenant general, but he also exuded the majesty of a superior person from the inside out.What he said seemed to be automatically regarded as the golden rule by the people around him.Zhu Zian really wanted to know, when Bai Kesi arrived in Hangzhou, he and Shi Diwen would have the final say.

(End of this chapter)